Elder brother's garrison

A million merit points may seem like a lot, but compared to this piece of deep-sea flagship metal, it's less than one percent...

It would take over a hundred months of diligent, tireless, and unpaid campaigning at Nia Garrison to accumulate so many merits.

But it will be at least ten, or even twenty years before Nia accumulates enough merits.

Nia asked herself honestly, if she continued to maintain such a high frequency of expeditions, she could still rely on her youthful body to overdraw her youth and endure the hardships of expeditions. But ten years later, Nia would be an old aunt in her late thirties or forties. For most admirals, thirty or forty is the age when they are preparing to soak goji berries in a thermos. If Nia were to maintain such a terrifying frequency of expeditions at that time, she herself was not sure if she would develop some incurable disease from exhaustion.

So how many hundred million merits can a person earn in their lifetime?

This is the only one that comes to mind.

“Deep-sea flagship metal… especially the deep-sea flagship metal from Chapter 8, it’s definitely worth this price right now. I’m being very conservative with my estimate,” Luo Lian said to Nia. She then shrugged. “After all, this is Chapter 8, the most challenging sea area that humanity has reached so far. The top admirals gather here, and you’ve essentially won the prize from them, so it’s understandable that it’s worth a bit more than ordinary items.”

“Ordinary things…” Nia looked at the deep-sea flagship’s metal with a complicated expression.

"It can't be fake, right? Didn't your ship girl personally pry it out of the Abyssal flagship?" Xiaobai couldn't help but laugh when she saw Nia's worried expression. She raised her hand and touched the Abyssal metal slightly, then said, "Hmm... I guarantee with the eyesight of the world's number one admiral that this piece of Abyssal flagship metal is high-quality Abyssal metal, definitely not fake."

"Is the quality of the mass-produced Deepsea Dean metal produced in Chapter Six of the Deepsea Dean event even higher?" Nia asked.

“Well…” Xiaobai thought for a moment, “In terms of the purity of the deep-sea aura, the mass-produced Deep-Sea Dean Metal is actually higher… However, those mass-produced Deep-Sea Dean Metals are obtained from soulless and mindless dolls, so they are more like stones with only energy. Nia, although the purity of your Deep-Sea Flagship Metal is much lower than those mass-produced Deep-Sea Dean Metals, it is superior because it was taken from a once-living deep-sea life. Therefore, the deep-sea metal has characteristics and stories that those mass-produced Deep-Sea Dean Metals cannot match, so its value should be higher.”

"I'm relieved to hear Xiaobai say that..." Nia breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her head.

"Don't worry." Xiaobai smiled at Nia, then slowly lowered her hand.

Empire, who was holding the Deep Sea Flagship Metal, was in a daze. In the instant that Xiaobai pulled her hand away, she seemed to see the deep-sea aura swirling around the Deep Sea Flagship Metal vying to break free from the metal, trying desperately to stick to Xiaobai's fingers, or even to burrow into Xiaobai's body. But the next second, the deep-sea aura clinging to Xiaobai's body seemed to be blocked by something and vanished in an instant.

The Empire freed one hand to rub his eyes and take another look.

The deep-sea aura emanating from the metal of the Deep Sea flagship is serene and quiet.

The area around Xiaobai was also clean and tidy, with no trace of the deep sea.

"The Empire? What's wrong?" Veneto noticed his younger sister's subtle movements and asked her.

"It's nothing." After thinking for a moment, Empire shook her head and said to Veneto, "She's probably just tired."

“I see… After all, this is your first expedition with Rome, so it’s normal to be a little tired.” Veneto patted the Empire’s head with concern, then took the deep-sea metal from her hand. “I’ll hold this metal now, you go and rest.”

"Hmm." Empire rubbed his eyes and leaned unsteadily into Rome's arms behind him.

"..." Rome reached out and gently put its arms around the empire's shoulders, quietly watching the crowd.

"Just leave this piece of deep-sea metal with your Veneto family for now. After we verify it at the Admiral's Guild tomorrow, we can put it away and wait for the price to rise," Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile.

“Okay! After we sell out, we’ll split the profits 90/10!” Nia said seriously.

"How come it's only 10%?" Xiaobai smiled and joked with Nia.

"Then...then I'll just take half a percent..." Nia quickly lowered her head, carefully pointing with her index fingers, and said pitifully, "Um...actually, if you want it, Xiaobai, you can have it all...but...it would be great if you could leave some merit points for my ship girls to buy equipment...I'll also give half of my half a percent to Luo Lian as a thank you..."

Goodness, it turns out that 90% of it is his own.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but laugh when he saw Nia's pitiful appearance.

Nia is far too kind.

With so much money laid out in front of Nia, she didn't even have the slightest thought of pocketing it.

"Nia, I don't need that much. If you want, you can use the merit points from selling this deep-sea metal as you please," Xiaobai said.

"No, no, that won't do!" Nia panicked and said hastily.

“Nia, I’m not short of money. Compared to me, your naval base needs this more, right?” Xiaobai said seriously. “Besides, in the end, you got this piece of deep-sea metal by relying on your luck. I just hitched a ride and benefited from your good fortune. So, you can use the merit points from selling this deep-sea metal however you want. If you really want to share some with me and Lianlian, just give us a little bit, that’s enough.”

"I'll forget about it." Luo Lian raised her hand and said, "Anyway, I didn't deploy any ship girls for this expedition. Besides, I just gave you a suggestion casually. It's nothing to me. Even if you gave me the merit, I would feel embarrassed to accept it."

"Lianlian, don't you want it?" Xiaobai looked at Luo Lian.

"Yes." Luo Lian nodded frankly. She was an outstanding woman who would never bow down to money.

"But Lianlian, don't you want anything?" Xiaobai asked again.

"I've managed to save up a little money... But then again, even if I want something expensive, I can just ask you directly." Luo Lian said more frankly to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, you wouldn't be reluctant to spend money on me, would you?"

“That’s true.” Upon hearing this, Xiaobai smiled and turned to Nia. “Nia, since Lianlian doesn’t want her share of the merit, then we might as well not want mine either. It’s best to use this merit to strengthen your garrison.”

"You...you guys..." Nia stared blankly at Xiaobai and Luo Lian. She opened her mouth, then stamped her feet in frustration, tears welling up in her eyes. "How could you do this...how can you not even share the money..."

"Hey? Nia, why are you angry!"

"I'm so angry, I'm really so angry right now! You're bullying me... I... I'm going to cry, I'm going to cry right now!"

"Why----"

Watching the conversation between Xiaobai, Nia, and Luo Lian, all the ship girls couldn't help but chuckle.

In this world, there are many greedy and treacherous people. Even brothers who are born of the same kind and share hardships can often quarrel fiercely over the distribution of wealth, sometimes to the point of wanting to tear each other apart.

But I never expected it.

Surprisingly, their own admirals were acting in the complete opposite way. They weren't arguing about who wanted more money, but rather about not wanting to split the winnings...

The ship girls smiled, looking at each other, and everyone could see the smiles in each other's eyes.

Indeed, the world is vast and full of wonders.

Chapter 2733 The Maid's Work is Remembered

In conclusion, the topic of dividing the spoils of the Deepsea flagship metal has been temporarily put aside and will be decided later.

After all, although this thing is expensive, it can't be sold in a short time, and we don't know how much it will sell for. If we really want to divide the spoils, it's more realistic to wait until it's sold before discussing it.

After instructing Veneto to put away the deep-sea flagship's metal, Xiaobai and the other two returned to their previous harmonious state.

That evening, taking advantage of the successful clearance of the 8-2 sea area, a grand victory celebration banquet was held in the square of the temporary naval base. Tables covered with white cloth were filled with all kinds of food, and the ship girls carried juice and beer, indulging in leisure and drinking happily until very late.

……

Early the next morning.

When the clock struck 4:30 a.m., Richelieu woke up in his dormitory right on time.

Richelieu rubbed his eyes, pushed open the door, and stood in the corridor looking at the playground in front of him.

Yesterday's celebration banquet lasted until very late, so much so that it was barely dawn when it ended. The ship girls responsible for cleaning simply gave up cleaning for the time being and went home to rest with their bottles of wine. Now that it's morning, the parade ground is a mess as far as the eye can see. Leftovers, empty plates and bowls, white cloths fluttering in the wind, tables and chairs overturned, and sand flying everywhere in the wind.

Richelieu's lips twitched involuntarily.

Richelieu took a deep breath into the air in front of him, then exhaled.

Without a word, Richelieu turned around and went back into the room. He took out a neat maid dress from his ship equipment space, took off his blue military uniform, and skillfully put the maid dress back on.

Richelieu, now dressed in her maid outfit, carried a broom taller than herself. She held the broom handle between her fair arms and gathered her blonde hair into a single ponytail with both hands.

After doing all this, Richelieu lowered his hands, looked at the messy playground in front of him, his eyes shining, and uttered a single word full of fighting spirit.

"it is good!"

……

Xiaobai's bedroom.

When Xiaobai woke up from her sleep, she first felt a heaviness in her body, and it seemed that two exceptionally soft things were pressing against her chest.

Xiaobai groggily opened her eyes, rubbed them, and sat up to look at herself.

Veneto, her cheeks slightly flushed, lay on top of him with her eyes closed. With each breath she took, a faint scent of red wine wafted from her rosy lips and landed on Xiaobai's face.

"Ugh...so sweet...no, such a strong smell of alcohol." Xiaobai, who is extremely prone to getting drunk, felt dizzy as soon as she smelled the alcohol coming from Veneto's mouth. She quickly covered her mouth and nose, propped herself up, and carefully helped Veneto off her.

Veneto, like a large pendant, slowly slid off Xiaobai and fell down beside him.

It wasn't until Veneto left Xiaobai that Xiaobai was surprised to find that there were three other people on her bed besides herself and Veneto.

Rome and the Empire, their faces flushed with a hint of drunkenness, lay quietly beside Little White, each holding one of her arms. Beneath Little White, Littorio lay on her side with her eyes closed in the last gap of the bed, supporting Little White's legs with her body.

Five people were able to lie on that small double bed!

Little White stared blankly at the four Veneto sisters on the bed.

Huh?

How did they end up here...?

I don't think I did anything I shouldn't have done last night...

Xiaobai quickly checked her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief after finding that although they were a bit messy, they were still relatively tidy.

"They probably got drunk last night and didn't want to use their ship equipment to sober up, so they just came to my room as usual..." Xiaobai muttered, carefully stepping over the four voluptuous Veneto-class ship girls and jumping off the bed. "Seriously... Veneto and Littorio are one thing, but Rome and Empire are only a few days old and they're already drinking... Sigh..."

Xiao Bai straightened her clothes slightly, then looked back helplessly at the four Veneto sisters who were hugging each other.

While gaining the trust of a ship girl is certainly a great thing, it's still really... annoying to wake up in the same bed with someone else's ship girl every day.

Looking at the harmonious and beautiful appearance of these Veneto-class ship girls from Nia's family, Xiaobai missed her own Veneto, who was thousands of miles away, even more.

"Since we don't have to go on a campaign today, let's find some time to bring Veneto over for a stroll."

Xiao Bai murmured to herself, walked to the door, and closed it behind her.

Perhaps because she didn't wake up naturally, Xiaobai checked the time on her phone and found that it was only a little before 5 a.m., much earlier than her usual wake-up time.

At this time of day, the sky over the temporary garrison was still somewhat overcast.

It's far too early for the ship girls to wake up, and given that they played very late last night, they probably won't get up yet.

Xiaobai leaned against the railing, feeling the sea breeze, and took a deep breath.

Just then, Xiaobai suddenly saw a familiar golden figure moving back and forth in the square below.

"Ok?"

Xiao Bai looked over curiously.

Isn't this Richelieu in maid form?

What appeared in Xiaobai's eyes was indeed an extremely familiar figure.

Xiao Bai watched as Richelieu, the maid on the playground, collected the leftover food plate by plate, then watched her carefully wipe the tables dry, deftly put away the stools, neatly stack the empty bottles scattered on the ground in a corner, and then pick up a broom to sweep up the non-recyclable trash on the ground...

Xiaobai watched Richelieu work for a while, then, after a moment's thought, quietly went downstairs.

Xiao Bai arrived at the edge of the playground, slightly closer to Richelieu's position, raised his hands towards her back, and softly called out.

"Richelieu?"

"!!!"

Richelieu, who was sweeping the floor, heard Xiaobai's voice. She subconsciously straightened up, hugged the broom in her arms, and suddenly turned around, her face flushed and at a loss, looking at Xiaobai who had appeared behind her at some point.

"Ah? Admiral Lu...Admiral Lu Lin? You...you...when did you..." Richelieu gripped the broom in a panic, his blue eyes darting around in unusual haste, looking left and right.

"I just arrived." Xiaobai concealed the fact that she had just spied on Richelieu's work. She smiled and waved as she walked towards Richelieu. "Richard, are you cleaning?"

“Ah… um… yes…” Richelieu lowered his head awkwardly.

"Why? Isn't this your job?" Little White stopped in front of Richelieu and asked her with a smile.

“Um… it was too messy, so I couldn’t help myself…” Richelieu said, holding the broom and bowing his head, “Admiral Lu Lin… I’m so sorry…”

“There’s nothing to apologize for,” Xiaobai waved her hand, then smiled at Richelieu and said, “But even if it’s just cleaning, there’s no need to change back into a maid outfit, right?”

“…I’m used to it…” Richelieu lowered his head, pitifully putting his hands behind his back.

"……"noob.

Looking at Richelieu's expression, as if he had been caught red-handed doing something wrong, Xiaobai felt a little helpless.

It seems that Richelieu has developed more habits from her two years as a maid at the rookie naval base than I imagined...

Xiaobai thought for a while, then bent down to pick up a bottle from the ground and pointed to the corner where Richelieu had previously piled up bottles and jars.

"Can't we just put this in the corner?"

"Admiral Lu Lin? What brings you here...?"

"I just woke up and have nothing to do. Let me help you."

“No, no… I…” Richelieu hurriedly shook his head.

“I am your admiral, you have no right to refuse me.” Little White pouted and held up a finger to Richelieu. “You answer me now, is it okay to put this bottle in the corner?”

“…” Richelieu looked at Xiaobai with a complicated expression. After a while, she nodded, “Yes…”

"Then leave the collecting of bottles and jars to me, I can handle this little thing." Xiaobai bent down and picked up a few more bottles, saying as she did so, "Sigh... no wonder this is the junk produced by hundreds of ship girls in one night... quite a lot..."

Xiao Bai shook his head, sighed, and walked towards the corner with the empty bottle in his arms.