Elder brother's garrison

"Huh? A break?" Yamato Akagi asked in surprise. "Weren't we supposed to stand for another half hour?"

"..." Reputation didn't speak, but silently walked towards Shropshire, which wasn't far away.

"Although I don't know why... but... it's so good to be able to rest!" As soon as the reputation left, the Deep Sea Deans present put down their buckets and collapsed onto the grass with a splash, and for a moment, there was a chorus of groans.

Chapter 2541 A Trip for Two

"Life as a maid at the naval base doesn't seem easy..."

Xiao Bai secretly glanced at the Deep Sea Deans who had put down their buckets and were resting on the ground in the distance, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Xiao Bai initially considered going up to greet the Deep Sea Deans, but seeing them sitting on the lawn looking distressed, rubbing their shoulders and legs, Xiao Bai gave up on the idea.

The Deep Sea Deans rarely get a chance to rest. If she were to show herself at this time, as the maids' superiors, they would have to force themselves to stand up again because of their lack of rest. Xiao Bai felt that she shouldn't torture them like that.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai nodded silently and prepared to turn and leave.

But before Xiaobai could look away...

The next moment, in Xiaobai's sight, he saw Reputation walk all the way to Shropshire, lower his head and say a few words to Shropshire.

Shropshire, who was holding a bucket of water, showed a slight look of surprise after hearing what Reputation said, and then looked over at Little White.

The eyes of Xiaobai and Shropshire converged.

The little white guy in the corner waved a bit shyly at Shropshire and made a shushing gesture at her.

"..." Shropshire.

Shropshire looked around, then quietly put down the bucket, silently walked past the Deep Sea Deans, and headed towards Little White.

The Deep Sea Dean, sitting on the ground, did not notice Shropshire's departure.

Xiao Bai took two steps back and waited in place for a while.

A few seconds later, a faint sound of footsteps approached, and Shropshire came around from the direction of the lawn and appeared in front of Little White.

"Good morning, Admiral." Shropshire bowed slightly to Xiaobai and gave her a happy smile.

"Good morning, Deer... Shropshire." Little White smiled at Shropshire, scratched her cheek sheepishly, and said apologetically, "Um...did I disturb you?"

“No.” Shropshire shook his head.

"That's good." Xiaobai lowered her hands with relief and smiled at Shropshire. "Is now a convenient time?"

“Miss Renown said I have one hour of free time,” Shropshire replied. “Also… she just asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that she asks for your forgiveness, Master, as I am currently preoccupied and cannot greet you immediately.”

"As expected of a prestigious reputation..." Xiaobai muttered admiringly. She walked to the corner of the wall and secretly glanced at the lawn again.

On the other side of the lawn.

Reputation was kneeling beside Pachina, giving Pachina's sore and numb thighs a massage to relieve the pressure.

It seems that he really can't get away for the time being.

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze and smiled at Shropshire behind him.

"Want to take a walk together? I'm going to the coffee shop outside the naval base to buy some tea."

“Mmm.” Shropshire’s eyes lit up, and she nodded obediently.

Little White and Shropshire left the lawn and headed towards the central square of the garrison.

Springtime in the naval base is exceptionally beautiful, especially around noon. A gentle breeze carries the fragrance of flowers, and the temperature is neither too hot nor too cold, as if everything in the world is draped in a light pink filter.

The ship girls who were out for a walk saw Shiro and Shropshire and waved to them.

Good morning, Admiral!

"Wow! Miss Luming! Good morning, Miss Luming!"

"Are the Admiral and Miss Shikamei on a date?!"

"..."

Shropshire followed obediently behind Shiro. Whenever nearby ship girls greeted her or asked about her relationship with Shiro, Shropshire would always lower her head shyly, and the light pink on her cheeks would linger for a long time.

Xiaobai, on the other hand, had completely gotten used to the greetings from the ship girls. She smiled and greeted the ship girls who came up to her, answering their sexually (censored) harassing questions with ease.

"Our ship girls are all very enthusiastic, right?" When she had a little free time, Shiro turned to Shropshire and asked her with a smile.

“Hmm.” Shropshire nodded gently.

"How was your first day at the naval base? Are you settling in?" Xiaobai asked again.

“Hmm.” Shropshire looked up and smiled at Little White. “...Very good.”

"If you have any special needs, feel free to let me know," Xiaobai said with a smile to Shropshire. "Our naval base's mission is to provide the ship girls with the best possible life, so please feel free to ask for anything!"

"..." Shropshire paused slightly upon hearing this, thought for a moment, and then asked Little White, "...Anything is fine?"

"As long as it's within my power."

“…Well…” Shropshire began, looking at Little White, “I would like to apply for a flowerbed.”

　"Flower garden?"

“It’s a place for cultivating flowers,” Shropshire said with some regret. “I’ve always wanted a garden of my own, but I didn’t have the money when I lived with the mercenary group, and I didn’t have the time when I went to human society, so I can only plant a little bit of flowers in my spare time…”

"I see." Xiaobai thought for a moment, then smiled at Shropshire. "The flowers in Shropshire are very beautiful. I also hope there can be more of these flowers—um... how about this, I'll go talk to Lexington this afternoon and see if we can build a special greenhouse for you to cultivate flowers?"

“Thank you, Admiral.” Shropshire patted his chest and said quickly, “I… I will pay for the construction of the greenhouse, as well as the site fee…”

“It’s all free, talking about money among family members can hurt feelings.” Xiaobai smiled at Shropshire.

"..." Shropshire looked at Little White with emotion.

"Oh! Admiral spotted!" Just then, several clear and melodious voices rang out from not far away.

Before Xiaobai and Shropshire could turn around, there were two whooshing sounds, and two petite figures, one white and one yellow, rushed towards Xiaobai from a distance. One of the snow-white figures jumped up and landed on Xiaobai's upper body, holding Xiaobai's head firmly. The other yellow figure rushed in front of Xiaobai and pressed against Xiaobai's stomach.

"Admiral, admiral, long time no see!" The one hugging Xiaobai's head was a destroyer dressed entirely in white. Her long hair danced in the wind, and she looked like a white facehugger, clinging tightly to Xiaobai's head and refusing to let go.

"Admiral! I'm back!" The one supporting Little White's belly was a blue-clad destroyer with blond hair. She was bent over like a little calf, her head constantly turning left and right on Little White's belly. "Hahaha! Guess who I am!"

"Hmm—oh... is it a daydream and a firefly?" Little White reached out and patted the daydream on her face, then touched the firefly's head on her stomach.

"Aha! You guessed right!" Fantasy and Firefly happily released Little White, bounced back to their original spot, waved their pink arms at Little White, and shouted, "Admiral! Admiral! We're back from our expedition!"

"Hmm? Is it just the two of you going on this expedition? I remember there were others in your team..."

"Ah, found it, found it—" A lazy, delicate voice quickly came from afar, followed by a row of petite girls in swimsuits slowly following. "Kuangxiang—you guys are running too fast! What if you get lost...wait, isn't that the Admiral!"

As soon as the little girl in her various swimsuits saw Xiaobai, she ran up excitedly.

"U47, U81, U96, U1405, it really is you guys." Xiaobai smiled as she looked at the submarine ship girls who walked up.

"Yo! Admiral! U47's off duty in style!" The blue-haired submarine ship girl raised her arm and smiled at Shiro. "Don't ask me to work overtime for the next two months, okay!"

"..." u81 walked up to Xiaobai while holding the puppy in her arms. The three puppies in her arms jumped onto u81's head, making room for u81's hands so that she could take two steps forward and quietly lie down on Xiaobai's belly.

Xiaobai lowered her head, smiled, and patted U81's head before looking at the submarine ship girls in front of her.

"Thank you for your hard work on this mission."

"It's not hard work, it's just some really simple stuff... Huh?" U47 had just said this when her gaze fell on Shropshire next to Xiaobai. She was stunned for a moment, then her eyes widened, and she pointed at Shropshire, "Ah!!! It's the older sister from the TV series!"

"Huh? It really is!" As U47 exclaimed, the other submarines and destroyers present all looked at Shropshire in surprise. "She looks exactly like that beautiful older sister from the TV series!"

"Admiral! Admiral! Your ship salvage skills are so amazing that you can jump into a TV drama and bring out a beautiful older sister!" Kongxiang excitedly clenched his fist, his two little feet jumping around on the ground, his face full of admiration and surprise.

"Hahaha..." Xiaobai looked at the submarines and destroyers in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

Shropshire had only been in the naval base for one day, and there were indeed some Martian ship girls in the base who were not well-informed and did not know about this news, especially the imaginary firefly U47 and others. They had just returned from an expedition, so it was even less likely that they would know about Shropshire.

"This isn't the older sister from the TV series..." Xiaobai explained to the ship girls.

"Huh? Isn't it just one person?" Kongxiang and u81 looked at Xiaobai with innocent eyes.

"Uh... not exactly... in a way, Shropshire is the character from the TV series..." Xiaobai hurriedly explained to the ship girls, "Those TV series are fictional, but they're filmed with real people, and the actress who plays that beautiful older sister you're talking about is Shropshire..."

Chapter 2542 White Rabbit Cafe

"Huh?? The things in the TV series, are they... are they fake??"

Upon hearing Xiaobai's explanation, Kongxiang and U81 were both shocked, looking at Xiaobai with expressions of utter disbelief, as if they had witnessed Ultraman being defeated by a monster.

broken!

So, it turns out that Kongxiang and U81... are still at the stage of believing that things in TV dramas are real events?! Then my explanation just now was tantamount to shattering their beautiful memories...

"Uh... I, that's not what I meant..." Xiaobai immediately became flustered.

Just as Xiaobai was at a loss, Shropshire, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward.

Shropshire squatted down and gave Dream and U81 a bright smile.

"Would you like to touch your sister's face?" Shropshire asked with a smile.

"...Is it...okay?" Kongxiang and U81 were stunned.

“Hmm.” Shropshire closed his eyes and offered his cheek to Kongxiang and U81.

Kongxiang and U81 cautiously reached out their little hands and gently pinched Shropshire's cheek.

"Do you think your sister is real or fake now?" Shropshire asked with a smile.

"Ah... of course... it's true..." Kongxiang and u81 looked at each other, stammering.

"So, what you see on TV is all true, you know," Shropshire said with a smile to Dream and U81.

"Ah! Really!" Kongxiang and u81's faces immediately lit up with renewed hope.

"Yes." Shropshire nodded with a friendly smile.

"That's great! The beautiful older sister is real!" U81 and Kongxiang hugged Shropshire, the shattered look on their faces completely disappearing.

Seeing this, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh... this new sister is really something." U47 gave Shropshire a thumbs up, looking admiringly at her. "She managed to make U81 so happy with just a few words, that's amazing!"

"Hello," Shropshire smiled at U47.

"Hehe, the Admiral is getting more and more amazing!" U47 grinned at Xiaobai, then pulled U81 and Kongxiang out of Shropshire's arms. "Alright, alright, we just came back from an expedition and we still have to report to the Admiral's office! The Admiral is going on a date with a pretty lady, let's hurry up and finish our work!"

The submarines and destroyers bid farewell to Little White and Shropshire, and happily headed towards the admiral's office building.

Little White and Shropshire watched their retreating figures until they disappeared from sight before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

"Admiral... not careful enough." Shropshire's bright smile faded, and she turned her head to gently remind Xiaobai.

"I...I'm reflecting on my actions..." Xiaobai looked at Shropshire with an embarrassed expression. "Speaking of which, Shropshire, was the way you were just now...like a character from a TV drama?"

“Yes.” Shropshire nodded.

"You switch roles so quickly! Don't you need to get into character?"

"...professional competence."

"As expected of you." Xiaobai smiled.

As Xiaobai and Shropshire chatted, they walked towards the garrison.

The tea leaves for the sweet tea that Xiaobai used were purchased by Lexington from a coffee shop near the naval base. The coffee shop was not opened by the ship girls who were new to the naval base, so it was not inside the naval base, but it was not far away. Xiaobai and Shropshire walked out of the naval base gate and walked to one side for about half an hour. Sure enough, they saw a simply decorated black coffee shop on a deserted roadside.

A temporary sign with pink lettering hung above the door of the coffee shop.

Xiao Bai stood in front of the signboard and looked at it.

"Hmm... White Rabbit Cafe?" Xiaobai touched her chin, blinked strangely, and looked around at the surroundings.

The newbie naval base is located in a remote corner of the city by the sea. In theory, there shouldn't be any buildings within dozens of miles of it. This cafe is located just outside the territory of the newbie naval base, but even so, the location is still very remote. Not to mention the city center, the nearest civilian building is at least an hour's drive away.

Even if I opened my business here, I doubt any customers would come...

This is a really strange coffee shop.

However, the tea leaves here are really great, and it tastes delicious.

If it tastes good, then I won't care about all that.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai pushed open the door of the coffee shop and went inside.

The coffee shop door opened, and the bell on the door rang crisply. Soon after, a familiar, soft voice came from inside.

"welcome--"

The café's decor was very traditional, and the space wasn't very large; at a glance, there were only a dozen or so tables and chairs in the entire hall. Following a "Welcome," a petite figure climbed onto a chair and appeared in front of Xiaobai and Shropshire.