Elder brother's garrison

"Ah, Lexington, you've come at the right time." Xiaobai quickly handed Mu Yu's letter to Lexington. "Lexington, look, this is a letter of authorization from the Pacific Governor's Office."

"Hmm? From Governor Mu Yu?" Lexington raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. She took the letter and read it carefully. After a short while, she seemed a little dazed. "Oh... it really is... Judging from what's written here, Governor Mu Yu seems to be inviting you, Little White, to visit the chapter city in Chapter Eight?"

"That seems to be the idea." Xiaobai spread his hands towards Lexington.

"Governor Mu Yu's style is truly as enigmatic as ever," Lexington smiled slightly. "When was this chapter city of Chapter Eight completed?"

"I just checked the internet, it was built a month ago."

"...So it's been open for quite a while now."

"That's it."

"It seems our information network isn't very efficient," Lexington said with a smile.

"After all, we haven't been paying attention to news about the main storyline for a long time..." Xiaobai said awkwardly.

Just like some games that always have a special exclamation mark to remind players when they update their game, "The game you are playing has been updated. We have opened a challenging new main story chapter in this update," in theory, the Admiral Headquarters should responsibly notify every naval base that is qualified to challenge the main story sea area of ​​such important news as the opening of the eighth chapter.

However, it's possible that because the newbie naval base was the main force in clearing Chapter 8, it was directly judged by the Admiral Headquarters as a special naval base that had already cleared Chapter 8. When Chapter 8 was released, the Admiral Headquarters assumed that the newbie naval base had already completed the main story challenge of Chapter 8, so they did not send a separate reminder to the newbie naval base.

This indirectly led to the fact that the newbie garrison only received the news a month after Chapter 8 was released, thanks to a private reminder from Mu Yu.

"Hmm... the chapter city of Chapter Eight... I wonder what it's like now." Lexington tapped his chin, gazing thoughtfully out the window for a moment, then smiled at Little White and asked, "Little White, would you like to go see Chapter Eight now?"

"Huh? Can I go?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

"What are you saying, Little White?" Lexington chuckled. "We're a naval base, after all. Isn't it only natural for us to conquer the latest sea area chapters?"

"Uh... but we should have already completed Chapter 8, right?" Xiaobai rubbed his hands together. "...If we leave the naval base just to enjoy the scenery, wouldn't that be a little..."

"We cleared Chapter 8, which hadn't yet been transformed into the main storyline area by the Admiral's Headquarters. What's open to the public now is the chapter city of Chapter 8. There's a difference between the two," Lexington said with a smile, holding up a finger. "And aren't you curious, Xiaobai, what's become of that previously desolate Chapter 8?"

"Now that you mention it, I am indeed a little curious..."

Xiao Bai looked thoughtfully at the computer screen.

On Xiaobai's computer screen, page after page of information about the city in Chapter Eight was playing.

Akagi, who had been lying behind Xiaobai, also gently lowered her body and moved closer to Xiaobai. She put her head on Xiaobai's shoulder and together they carefully read the pages of information about the sea that flashed across the computer screen.

Chapter 2560 The Kingdom of Ship Girls

Changchun's stress response naturally aroused Chuixue's thirst for knowledge.

Fubuki secretly glanced at the diary on Changchun's lap, and a sly smile quickly appeared on her face.

"Hehehe... Since Changchun said that the Admiral's name wasn't written down completely, then it's okay for me, Fubuki, to check it, right? Take this! Here I come!" After saying that, Fubuki let out a howl and pounced on Changchun's thigh.

"No, no, no!" Changchun hurriedly grabbed his diary and ran away in a panic.

"Hey—don't run away! The more you run, the more excited I get!" Fubuki missed her target, but her excitement only intensified. She then leaped up and dashed off towards Changchun's retreating figure, shouting, "If I catch you, you'll let me...hehehehe—"

"Where did you hear such vulgar language?!"

Changchun and Chuixue jumped around inside the truck.

Changchun and Fubuki's figures swept past Shirayuki, Sumiyuki, and Barbarossa, who were playing cards, one after the other. Their rapid running caused the cards piled on the carpet to shake slightly, but it did not affect the concentration of the ship girls and the Deep Sea Dean who were playing cards.

"...Sister Barbarossa, if we play this card now, we win!" Shirayuki explained to Barbarossa while holding the playing cards in her hand. "These are the rules of the playing cards we often play at our base."

"Yes, I understand." Barbarossa looked intently at the cards in Snow White's hand and nodded.

"Can we start playing now?" Chu Xue asked expectantly.

"I'm so excited to play a game with Barbarossa for the first time!" Miyuki said earnestly.

"..." Barbarossa looked at the three destroyer ship girls in front of her, silently took out her card box from her ship equipment space, "I'll use this when we officially start playing the game later."

"Hey—is this Barbarossa's own deck of cards? It looks so exquisitely made!" The destroyer sisters crowded around.

……

Xiao Bai smiled and looked away, turning to the other side.

Sitting next to Xiaobai is Shenhai Chicheng.

Akagi Fukami rested her hands on her thighs, quietly watching the scenery pass by outside the window. The sunlight shone on her, making her look golden.

"Hmm? My lord? Were you looking at me just now?" Akagi Fukami was very perceptive and quickly sensed Shiro's gaze, turning her head to look in Shiro's direction.

"We've been discovered?" Xiaobai smiled.

"Your Majesty's gaze is so intense." Akagi covered her mouth and smiled at Shiro. "Your Majesty would gladly let me see anything you wanted... Or perhaps Your Majesty prefers the thrill of peeping rather than things that are readily available?"

Faced with Akagi's teasing, Shiro just smiled.

"How does it feel to leave the naval base?"

"Hmm... It feels surprisingly peaceful." Akagi lowered her hand and nodded to Shiro. "Thank you, my lord, for giving me the opportunity to accompany you on this trip."

"You seem quite interested in Chapter Eight."

"I am indeed very interested." Akagi Fukami said, gently touching her lips with her finger and showing a look of anticipation to Shiro. "I often hear people talking about Chapter 8 in the naval base. I really want to see the admiral's heroic and invincible figure described by others again."

"Well...I, I'll try my best..."

Xiaobai scratched his head and smiled sheepishly at Shenhai Chicheng.

Taihou, sitting next to Akagi, looked at Akagi with admiration as she chatted and laughed with Haku.

...I'm so envious.

Despite being the newly arrived Dean of the Deep Sea, Akagi from the Deep Sea is able to chat with the Admiral so naturally.

Unlike me... I can't even sit in the same chair as the Admiral without my heart pounding with nervousness, let alone chat with him...

This is the first time the admiral has specifically asked me to go out with her...

I need to do my best.

As she listened to the conversation between Akagi and Shiro, Taihou breathed a few breaths nervously, then covered her mouth with her pink twin tails and twisted uncomfortably in her chair.

"...What's wrong? Do you need to pee?" Saratoga, who was in front of Taiho, stopped peeling a banana and pointed to the corner. "The toilet is at the very back of the carriage."

"No, no, no!" Upon hearing Saratoga's words, Taihou immediately shook her head, her face flushed.

"Hmm...you look a little awkward."

"No, it's nothing... Really, really..." Taihou replied shyly.

“Oh…” Saratoga blinked, thought for a moment, then smiled at Taihou and handed her a half-peeled banana. “Want a bite of banana? My sister said that eating some fruit can help you calm down quickly.”

"Ah... thank you, thank you..."

Taiho looked at the banana Saratoga offered her. She stood there shyly for a moment, then brushed the hair behind her cheek, closed her eyes, and opened her mouth to the banana.

Saratoga watched as Taihou bent down to approach his banana, and suddenly an idea flashed into her mind.

“Ah! I’ve seen this move in the manga that was circulating in the naval base before!” Saratoga suddenly said, pointing at Taihou.

"Huh?" Taifeng froze on the spot. After a few seconds of surprise, her face suddenly turned as if she remembered something, and she became incredibly embarrassed. Her eyes were also swirling in a messy, mosquito-coil-like shape. "Ahhhhhh... Ahhhhhh... I... I... I really should go to the toilet first!"

Da Feng covered her face and ran into the toilet at the end of the carriage.

Just before reaching the toilet door, he tripped and fell because his left foot stepped on his right foot.

Taihou revealed a rather adorable pair of bear-shaped panties in Saratoga's direction.

Da Feng hurriedly got up, tightly covering her skirt with both hands, and slipped into the toilet.

Saratoga looked down at the banana in her hand, then glanced up in the direction Taihou had gone. She shrugged helplessly, opened her mouth, and snapped the huge banana in half.

"Mmm, mmm..." Saratoga chewed on a banana, her cheeks puffing out like a hamster's. "...If you're not going to eat it, then I'll eat it myself..."

……

The cargo truck carrying the newbie naval commander and his group headed towards Chapter 8.

Thanks to improved road conditions and construction, the time required to reach Chapter Eight was greatly reduced. This time, Xiaobai and his group only spent six days returning to the abandoned highway where they first arrived at Chapter Eight.

The truck carrying Xiaobai and his group screeched to a halt by the roadside.

Xiaobai, having finished packing her luggage, got out of the car and onto the highway with the help of the ship girls.

In Xiaobai's memory, this abandoned highway was a desolate area that no one paid attention to just half a year ago. The highway was surrounded by endless black jungle, and there was hardly a human figure around, not even a lively bird.

However, this time, when Xiaobai stepped off the truck and stood on the solid road looking towards the jungle in his memory, even though he was somewhat prepared, he couldn't help but show a look of amazement at the scenery in front of him.

"Wow……"

Not only newbies, but all the ship girls who participated in the pioneering work of Chapter 8 exclaimed in amazement the moment they saw the scene before them.

The treacherous jungle that once surrounded the area had completely disappeared in just six months.

In its place lies a bustling metropolis.

Countless high-rise buildings stand here, and countless highways branch off here, like thousands of streams splitting from the sea. The highway under Xiaobai's feet extends towards the city and spreads out in the bustling metropolis in front of him.

Looking towards the city from where Xiaobai was, the streets and alleys were filled with beautiful figures. These figures had brightly colored hair and wore all sorts of flashy outfits. Some were strolling arm in arm, some were going back and forth in the shops, and some were gathered in twos and threes on the street, holding various snacks and chatting with smiles on their faces. There were at least tens of thousands of these beautiful figures in the city, and they were all ship girls!

"Is this... Chapter Eight?" Xiaobai covered her mouth, looking at the city entrance in amazement.

"The scale of this eighth chapter... is much larger than the cities in the previous chapters we've seen." Iowa, standing behind Xiaobai, commented with some surprise, "A city of this size would be on par with a capital city in human society, right? The Admiral's Guild managed to build this in just six months?"

“It probably used the power of the ship girl predecessors who stayed here,” Missouri said with a smile.

"As expected of the Admiral's Headquarters... they really went all out." Wisconsin looked at the enormous city before her and couldn't help but sigh, "This must have cost a fortune, right? They must have spent millions or something."

Missouri and Iowa looked at Wisconsin and couldn't help but smile.

“Wisconsin is so cute.” Iowa patted Wisconsin’s head.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Wisconsin looked at Iowa with a bewildered expression. "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, no." Missouri smiled and patted Wisconsin's head, repeating Iowa's words, "Wisconsin is so cute."

"Even Missouri!"

Hearing the conversation of the four Iowa sisters behind him, Xiaobai, who was standing at the front, couldn't help but chuckle.

Xiao Bai recalled some reviews of the city in Chapter 8 that he had found while researching information about Chapter 8.

Chapter 2561, the City, is the largest, most complete, and most perfect chapter city built by humankind since the beginning of time.

Since a large number of admirals who graduated from Chapter 7 moved in, this place has acquired a special nickname.

This is the kingdom of ship girls.

Chapter 2562 Initial Number

"I didn't expect things to have changed so much here." Looking at the massive steel city before him, a cool voice came from behind Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai heard the sound and turned around.

Barbarossa slowly walked to Little White's side, looked up and gazed into the distance with a bewildered look.

"The only major changes are on land; the sea should be the same as before," Xiaobai reminded him.

"...Is this why you brought me here?" Barbarossa heard Little White's reminder and gently withdrew her gaze to look at Little White.

"Hmm... well..." Xiaobai pursed her lips, her eyes darting to the side, her gaze wandering. "After all, Barbarossa, you've lived here for over a hundred years... and you even served as a patrol captain or something, right? In terms of familiarity, no one should know this sea area better than you."

"..." Barbarossa remained noncommittal. After a short silence, she said to Little White, "Friedrich should know this place better than I do."

“I don’t really care… but Lexington won’t let me release Frederick the Great.” Xiaobai scratched his cheek. “After all, there are so many admirals and ship girls here in Chapter 8… Lexington is worried that if Frederick has designs on the ship girls and admirals here, it would be a disaster for them…”

"So you believe me?" Barbarossa retorted.

"Hmph." Little White didn't say anything, but just gave Barbarossa a happy smile. "What do you think?"

"..." Barbarossa silently gazed into Little White's eyes for a moment, then looked away, continuing to focus his gaze on the city before him. "...Although the Deepsea Abomination and the Deepsea Dean share the same origin, they are not the same kind of beings. Therefore, I have no feelings for this sea area. If you want to lead your troops to wreak havoc on this sea area, I can assist you, but..."

"But you want payment, right?" Xiaobai smiled, "We talked about that in the car."

“…Hmm.” Barbarossa nodded.

"Speaking of which, Barbarossa, what kind of compensation did you want?" Little White nodded curiously. "You've been saying you wanted compensation, but you've never specified what kind of compensation you wanted. Did you want a raise? A promotion? Your own dormitory? A long vacation? A set of collectible cards? Or something else?"

"We'll talk about it when the reckoning comes." Barbarossa simply shook his head in response to Little White's question.

"Oh...that's fine too." Xiaobai nodded and smiled.

Regarding the agreement between Xiaobai and Barbarossa, Xiaobai did not delve into the details of the "reward" that Barbarossa demanded.

As for why Xiaobai didn't delve into the details of the reward... firstly, it's because Xiaobai genuinely trusts Barbarossa. She knows Barbarossa wouldn't deliberately propose a reward that would make things difficult for her. Secondly, given the formidable resources of the newbie naval base, Xiaobai could easily fulfill any material demands Barbarossa made.

Another reason is that Barbarossa himself probably hadn't even figured out what he wanted in terms of compensation.