Elder brother's garrison

"Ah...that's true." Xiaobai chuckled dryly, "Hahaha..."

Tirpitz turned back and started playing the game again.

On the TV screen, a tiny figure whose health bar was almost depleted from being beaten by the enemy after the show stopped, picked up a large cleaver and began hacking wildly.

This is a recently popular sandbox game where players take on the role of a hero who saves the world. They explore a vast map, collect various hidden elements, and gradually grow stronger before defeating the Demon King and reaching the pinnacle of life.

Because of its rich gameplay, it has received high scores from many gaming media outlets.

"Ah, there's a reward ahead." While watching TV, Xiaobai suddenly spoke up to remind them.

"where?"

“There’s a mountain to the left ahead, and a temple halfway up the mountain,” Xiaobai said.

Temples are an inherent feature of this game and also a unique hidden element.

Tirpitz thought for a moment and looked at the map.

There is indeed a mountain around the figure, actually quite far away.

Tirpitz changed into a suit that increased his speed, and his character swiftly ran towards the direction Little White pointed. Then, he skillfully climbed the mountain.

The temple, hidden by rubble, was found in an inconspicuous location.

“Incredible,” Tirpitz said. “How did you know?”

"This game is very famous."

"Ever played?"

Does video conferencing count?

Tirpitz looked at the sweet smile on Xiaobai's face but didn't say anything.

—You have such a good memory.

After spending another several tens of minutes at Tirpitz's, Xiaobai finally felt sleepy again. After a soft yawn, she straightened her pajamas and went back to her bedroom.

Tirpitz, sitting in front of the television, watched out of the corner of his eye as Little White left.

In those few tens of minutes, Xiaobai helped Tirpitz find many hidden materials and rewards. She also provided very helpful game tips and recipes for some equipment and disposable consumables, with such high accuracy that Tirpitz thought Xiaobai was following a strategy guide from some advanced player.

Could it be a hardcore gamer who claims to not play but is actually very passionate about games?

However, there probably aren't many girls who like this kind of game...

Come to think of it, Xiaobai doesn't seem to really enjoy reading comics, but surprisingly, she remembers the plot very clearly.

—A strange person.

Thinking about these things was quite strenuous, so Tirpitz gave up and immersed himself completely in the world of the game.

……

Meanwhile, in the admiral's office, Lexington was still organizing documents.

In reality, the admiral's job is far more complicated than Lexington and Xiaobai described. Most of the time, it involves reviewing documents that seem dispensable but are unavoidable.

Even if a ship girl has a lot of energy, she will feel tired after doing it for a long time.

Lexington rubbed his temples and turned to look at Saratoga, who was asleep on the table.

Her husband had contracted so many illnesses from working day and night on these documents. Lexington agreed to let Shiro become the naval commander's successor not as a way of entrusting her with the work, but to appease the ship girls in the naval commander, including herself. Therefore, Lexington had long ago decided to take on this complicated work herself.

If Little White gets sick from overworking, Lexington will be too ashamed to face her husband.

“Next… is…” Lexington rummaged through the parchment document bags scattered across the table.

She pulled out a brand new folder.

It was delivered in the last few days, but Lexington was too busy with work to check it right away.

...and indeed there is no need to check it.

This is Lu Lin's information.

Before a new admiral takes office, they will send over their documents. However, Lexington felt that letting someone else inherit the naval base would be disloyal to her husband, so she didn't look at the first few documents. As for Lu Lin's documents, she felt it didn't matter whether she looked at them or not, since she would be welcomed anyway, so she didn't look at them either.

...Shall we take a look?

Lexington thought for a moment and then unwrapped the parchment.

Chapter 21: A Joke: An Ordinary High School Girl

What kind of person is Xiaobai?

When Lexington first saw Little White in person, she was asking him for some liniment with a wronged expression.

To be honest, although the encounter was somewhat unexpected, Xiaobai didn't surprise Lexington too much.

Just as Lexington thought, Xiaobai was an ordinary human girl.

She was just a small, weak, easily startled, and even somewhat timid little girl.

Just as the admiral often describes.

Petite, slow-witted, obedient, slightly fragile, slightly insecure, simply adorable, simply likable.

It's a creature that can heal the soul if you keep it around.

He is a person who has no connection with "uniqueness".

This is one of the reasons why Lexington decided from the beginning to take on most of the admiral's work privately.

Xiaobai should just be herself. As the admiral of the naval base and the faith of the ship girls, she should just live happily. Occasionally, she can attend some banquets among admirals, bringing along the strongest ship girls from the naval base. Sometimes she can play with destroyers on the beach, and then symbolically do a little bit of the admiral's work.

Just live happily.

Humans are, after all, too fragile.

Ordinary people are not capable of handling such a demanding job.

However, Lexington was ultimately wrong.

Admittedly, Xiaobai's brother, Lu Yun, often mentioned his sister to the ship girls, but after leaving home, Lu Yun could only learn a little about Xiaobai from the letters she sent him.

Talent is something that no one can really explain.

The documents in the parchment file bundle are information about Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai is very young, so there aren't many pages, only two or three.

The first page features a half-body photo of Xiaobai wearing a high school uniform, followed by some basic information such as her name, address, and superiors.

The second page.

It's a beginner's IQ test.

The test results were above average, slightly better than the average person.

Simply put, this is a level that can be described as intelligent. Up to this point, it's still considered average.

Lexington's gaze fell upon the densely packed identification standards and the tedious identification process. At the very bottom of the paper, there was a line of small print.

"Exceptional memory."

Lexington opened his mouth.

She turned to the last page.

The top half of this paper records all of Xiaobai's documented written test scores from when he started elementary school at age eight until high school.

—Most of them were perfect scores. Occasionally, a point or two would be deducted from a few subjects.

His theoretical scores were exceptionally high.

The bottom half of this paper also includes an assessment of a novice's memory.

There was too much length in the text, so Lexington habitually looked towards the very end.

Xiao Bai's remarkable memory was only gradually discovered after she started elementary school, specifically after Lu Yun became a commander. At that time, Xiao Bai's parents noticed that she could quickly memorize some classical Chinese poems and texts. Initially, they treated it as a good memory, but when Xiao Bai could recite an entire Chinese text from memory after just one glance, her parents gave her a little test using pi.

After watching for a while, Xiaobai was able to memorize tens of thousands of decimal places.

It was only then that I realized Xiaobai possessed the talent of photographic memory.

This is similar to the assessment of beginners in this review.

She is a genuine "genius".

With just a little thought, one can recall everything they have ever seen.

Many tasks that require repeated practice to become familiar can be mastered by beginners after just one viewing.

This is a powerful talent that allows one to make the most of information resources.

This is one of the reasons why Shiro was entrusted with the world's number one naval base at the young age of eighteen.

A man stared blankly at the paper for a long time before Lexington finally took the parchment back.

The expression on her face was so peculiar that even she herself couldn't understand it.

……

The next day, when Little White's head peeked out from the other side of the admiral's office door, Lexington had already brewed the first cup of tea.

"Good morning..." Xiaobai said awkwardly.

"You're not late," Lexington said with a gentle smile, holding her teacup. "Would you like a cup of tea?"

"Um... thank you." Xiaobai hesitated for a moment, feeling a little uncomfortable, before stepping inside.

Then, behind Xiaobai, the silent Prestige and Counterattack followed.

Lexington covered her mouth and giggled.

“You’ll get used to it,” she said. “Reputation can be quite clingy.”

“…Hmm.” The young man’s face was flushed, and he seemed to be still not used to having someone following him around.

Lexington looked at the reputation behind Little White.

Shengwang raised his lowered eyes, revealing a pair of heterochromatic eyes that were gold and blue, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

That was a smile of prestige that Lexington hadn't seen in a long time.

"Well, is there a test?" Lexington asked, looking at Xiaobai.

Xiaobai nodded.

For students who are new to the field, taking exams can actually be one way to alleviate their discomfort.

Lexington pulled an exam paper from the files beside him.

The questions posed by Lexington mostly consist of basic questions and answers about professional knowledge.

Is there a time limit for the exam?

"Hmm... then let's make it an hour."

"kindness."

Xiaobai sat down in the chair and adjusted to a position she liked.

He took out his pen and slowly began to write on the test paper.

—It's like copying from a book.

"...Speaking of which..."

Lexington looked down at Little White, who was writing slowly, and spoke softly.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

“…Well, like this.” Lexington placed the teacup in front of Xiaobai. “The Admiral has some paperwork to do. Would you like to try doing it in a moment?”

"Okay."

Without hesitation, Xiaobai agreed to Lexington's request.

Lexington smiled and looked at Little White for a long time.

"……Thanks."

She thanked him in a low voice.

Chapter 22 Work