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In fact, she shouldn't have been allowed to take any of them.

"Take it, I don't need it," Xiaobai replied with a smile.

Seventy or eighty pieces of deep-sea metal were nothing to Xiaobai's naval base; they were so heavy that Xiaobai would have found them difficult to even hold. If it weren't for the fact that Nia might feel embarrassed, Xiaobai wouldn't have wanted to take his half.

“I…” But Nia still couldn’t bring herself to do it.

“Take it. It’s not for your sake.” Veneto looked at Nia and advised, “You can use these deep-sea metals to build and develop, and even buy some equipment to arm your Cleveland. You shouldn’t refuse for the sake of your ship girls.”

Nia fell silent.

“…Thank you, Xiaobai.” Nia whispered her thanks to Xiaobai.

Ordinary people can't imagine the lifestyle of big shots, and Nia only just realized this herself.

They give 10,000 merit points directly to the destroyer as pocket money, and completely disregard 70 or 80 deep-sea metals.

It's good to be rich.

The group gathered their belongings from the beach and left.

Veneto's one-click sweep mode is over. After another half day, the number of Abyssal Fleet ships at the finish line should be restored.

It has to be said that deep-sea amphibious ships are really good; no matter how many times they are sunk, they will never be wiped out.

On the other side of the beach, an admiral who was anxiously waiting for his ship girl glanced a few times in the direction of Shiro.

"What are you looking at?" asked the other admiral who was in his team.

"Just now, I think I saw a mountain of deep-sea metal in the hands of those girls," he said, wiping his eyes.

"You must be mistaken. Which admiral here has that much stock?" another admiral said.

"Hmm, maybe..." The admiral shook his head, dismissing the previous thought. "Maybe he confused some iron equipment with deep-sea metal."

I'm probably just too tired. After all, with so many people working on deep-sea metal, who would stay at the first node?

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Xiao Bai and his group returned to the Admiral's Guild.

Before even entering the Admiral's Guild, Xiaobai saw the same Admirals who had been sitting at the guild entrance yesterday, holding up signs asking to form teams.

However, many admirals looked somewhat gloomy that day.

It's obvious that those were the admirals from the first node, who had returned hastily after a morning of fruitless work because Veneto had wiped out the deep sea at the end point.

After a slight apology in their hearts, Xiaobai and Nia walked through the crowd and entered the Admiral's Guild.

"Nia and that big shot are back too," someone who saw Nia and Xiaobai this morning whispered.

"They probably didn't get anything either," someone gloated.

"Save your breath. Putting Nia aside, that white-haired girl next to you is not short of money. Didn't you hear that the guild boss gave her 10,000 merit points yesterday?"

"I……"

Xiaobai and Nia unknowingly became the center of discussion among the crowd.

Of course, people outside the union don't care what the newbies are talking about.

Xiao Bai walked into the guild. The hostess standing outside the dining area saw Xiao Bai's arrival, her eyes lit up, and she walked over respectfully: "Miss Lu, do you need help?"

Seeing the hostess at the counter taking the initiative to provide close service to Xiaobai, many admirals sitting in the dining area cast envious glances.

The hostess is quite a figure in the Admiral's Guild. Although her position isn't high—she's merely a mascot—no one dares to disrespect her, because she represents the face of the Admiral's Guild. To neglect her is tantamount to slapping the guild in the face.

Moreover, the young lady is exceptionally beautiful, with delicate features and a curvaceous figure; every movement of her eyebrows exudes charm and allure.

To be served personally by someone like that is a truly prestigious position.

"Yes, we're back from the expedition. Where can we resupply the ship girls?" Xiaobai asked.

"Please follow me." The hostess bowed to Xiaobai and led him upstairs.

Another young woman walked to her position and temporarily took her place.

Xiao Bai looked towards the young lady's chest.

Her name was written on the bright silver sign.

Xie Yun.

The first floor of the guild is for the admiral to relax, and most of the area is a restaurant. The second floor and above are for the ship girls to rest and recuperate.

Xie Yun led Xiaobai and Nia to the second floor.

The second floor of the Admiral's Union building was more spacious than the first floor, and the rows of machinery made the atmosphere much more solemn.

The admirals here weren't as relaxed as they were downstairs; instead, they stood still, waiting for their ship girls.

Xiao Bai discovered at least ten construction devices here.

Xie Yun led Xiaobai and the others to a toll booth.

"Miss Lu, are your ship girls going to be repaired together?" Xie Yun asked.

"Okay, together." This question actually asks whether or not to pay the bill together.

Xie Yun looked at the staff at the toll booth: "Six people in total, for replenishing combat resources and repairing ship equipment."

“The ship’s equipment doesn’t need repair; it’s undamaged,” Veneto said.

"Understood." Xie Yun nodded politely to Veneto, then turned to the toll booth and said, "Then we'll just replenish combat resources, six people."

The staff at the toll booth handed out six forms, which Xie Yun then passed to Xiaobai and Nia: "Miss Lu, just fill in the information of the ship girls who need to replenish resources on these forms."

Xiao Bai looked at the five forms in his hand.

You need to specify the ship girl's type and name, and the admiral must also sign their consent. The fees vary depending on the ship type.

However, that's also true; the resources needed to equip Veneto's ship equipment are enough for all four Fubuki sisters.

Xiao Bai picked up a pen, wrote down the information of the five ship girls on the form, and handed it to Xie Yun.

She also collected the form that Nia had finished writing and placed it in front of the staff at the toll booth.

The staff member picked up the form and looked it over.

"Huh?" The staff member was taken aback as he looked at the last form in his hand.

That was information about battleships.

The staff looked up and glanced at the five destroyers surrounding Xiaobai.

"Um..." He was originally thinking that it was possible that the admiral had filled it in incorrectly, and wanted to give him a heads-up.

After all, once this form is submitted, the fee is irreversible, and the fee for a battleship is much higher than that for a destroyer.

"This is a distinguished guest, hurry up and go." Xie Yun, the hostess, interrupted him.

He also stared at the staff with a serious look that required little talking.

"Yes!" The staff member was startled and quickly walked into the room behind him with the six forms in his hand.

Xie Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

The worst of the situation has finally passed.

Yesterday, Veneto beat up an admiral because someone mentioned her destroyer; she doesn't want that to happen again.

Xie Yun recalled what Mr. Barbatos had said to her alone this morning.

This master absolutely must be served well. I don't care about any benefits she gives me, I just want her to stay out of trouble. From the moment Xiaobai enters, I'll provide 24/7 personal service. If she's hungry, I'll feed her; if she's thirsty, I'll bring her water; if she's tired, I'll find her a chair; if she's sleepy, I'll get her a room. Even if she wants to have a lesbian relationship, she'll have to obediently comply, otherwise, if she gets angry, this guild hotel can forget about staying in business. As long as I serve her well, once this master leaves, promotions and raises will be a breeze, and I'll reach the pinnacle of life without a second thought.

Xie Yun turned around and looked at Xiao Bai, who was standing and chatting with Veneto and Fubuki.

It looks just like a ship girl.

But this "ship girl" is actually the current admiral of the world's number one naval base, a powerful figure who can make everyone in the entire first chapter of the sea kneel down with a single stomp of her foot.

Chapter 230 Corporate Buffs

After waiting for a short while, several staff members came over from the other side of the second floor and led Xiaobai and Nia's ship girls to resupply.

The ship girls are resupplyed quickly, and Xiaobai doesn't need to leave. He can just wait in place for ten minutes or so, and the ship girls will be ready to go out at full health.

"Is there anything else you need, Miss Lu?" Xie Yun asked Xiao Bai with a smile, showing no intention of leaving.

Xie Yun is the type of person who won't annoy others, so being around Xiao Bai won't make Xiao Bai feel uncomfortable.

“Then, Nia.” Xiaobai called out to Nia beside her.

"I'm here!"

"Do you want to try building it?" Xiaobai pointed to the construction device on the other side of the second floor.

Nia only has one ship girl so far, and this won't work. Without White, even if Cleveland's level is high, she won't be able to get to Chapter 2.

"Miss Lu and Nia, are you going to start construction?" Xie Yun asked Nia.

Actually, Nia and Xie Yun are colleagues.

Nia thought about her inventory.

There are nearly ten deep-sea metals in Cleveland, and Xiaobai gave himself another thirty or forty. If we build on a small scale, it doesn't seem like a bad idea.

"Then let's give it a try. Thank you so much, Sister Xie Yun," Nia said to Xie Yun.

Xie Yun smiled simply, then led Xiaobai and Nia to an empty construction device before leaving for the time being.

A moment later, Xie Yun walked over carrying a large tray of black deep-sea metal, followed by several rows of burly men in suits carrying buckets of resources.

The scene was exceptionally enthusiastic, as all the admirals around couldn't help but turn their attention to it.

"Sister Xie Yun, how come you have so many resources?" Nia was startled when she saw the deep-sea metal on the plate in Xie Yun's hand and the resources in the hands of the dozen or so burly men beside her.

Xie Yun had prepared enough resources for her to build at least dozens of times.

"It's alright, you can use it." Xie Yun didn't care at all. Barbatos had already said to take good care of Xiaobai, so this was really nothing.

Anyway, she didn't care; it was all public money, and Mr. Barbatos would reimburse her for it himself.

"Nia, start your performance," Xiaobai encouraged from the side.

You know what, what Sister Xie Yun did really made Xiaobai feel comfortable.

I need to get back the admiral's certificate from Veneto later to settle Nia's bill.

Nia was at a loss.

"Let's get started. This is not the time to hesitate," Xie Yun encouraged Nia.

"Uh, well, thank you." Nia then took a piece of deep-sea metal from Xie Yun's hand and opened the construction device in front of her.

"If we're going to build it, let's follow the formula for large warships," Xiaobai recommended.

“Yes.” Nia nodded.

The men in suits stepped forward and poured the corresponding resources into the construction device.

Construction is always the most extravagant activity for an admiral; the oil and steel consumed in constructing a large-scale ship girl is enough to cause the losses of six destroyers in several battles.

Looking at the construction equipment crammed full of things in front of her, Nia swallowed hard.

This is all money.

Cleveland might not even be able to save enough money in a week...

With a strange sense of guilt, Nia glanced at Xiaobai before throwing the deep-sea metal into the construction machine.

With a click, Nia pressed the switch.

The construction device gradually closed, locking together tightly, and began to vibrate rhythmically like a chestnut.

Nia looked nervously at the chestnuts in front of her.

"Boom!" Soon, the rhythm of the chestnut, no, the construction device, began to become noticeably irregular. This irregularity grew larger and larger until the entire construction device came to a sudden stop.

A plume of black smoke billowed out of the construction device.

As Xiaobai watched Nia shrouded in black smoke, he couldn't help but recall the days when he built it.

Well, I have some feelings about it.

"Cough cough cough." Nia waved her hand to clear away the black smoke in front of her.

"The construction failed, don't be discouraged, hero, please try again." Xie Yun ignored the black smoke that choked her nose and walked to Nia's side with a plate of deep-sea metal. "Let's try again."