Elder brother's garrison

"Let's talk about these things later, Nia. I want to go in and exchange some money," Xiaobai said to Nia.

"Little White, are you short of money?" Nia tilted her head.

She had seen Xiaobai's wallet; putting aside her achievements, it was bulging with cash, truly embodying the quintessential image of a rich, beautiful, and successful woman.

Did Xiaobai spend all that money in just one day?

"Um... I'm short on money," Xiaobai replied, blushing. "So I'd like to exchange my merit points for some money."

“…Okay.” Nia nodded.

Heaven knows what Xiaobai did with that money.

Is there some place in the world where you can buy ship girls? Did she use that money to buy ship girls?

That's impossible.

Nia and Xiaobai entered the Admiral's Guild.

As soon as I entered the guild, Miss Xie Yun came up to me: "Miss Lu, Nia, you're here."

Miss Xie Yun greeted me with a warm smile, as if she were seeing a long-lost friend.

"What kind of service do you need this time? Xie Yun will do her best." Xie Yun glanced at the ship girls behind Xiao Bai, whose numbers had clearly increased again, and her heart trembled slightly.

As expected of the world's number one admiral, the number of ship girls seems to increase as if by magic.

"Okay, I'm going to wait in the dining area for a while," Xiaobai said.

Xie Yun nodded in acknowledgment and led Xiaobai into the dining area.

There were always many admirals in the dining area. When they saw Xiaobai and Nia follow Xie Yun into the dining area, they immediately dared not even breathe loudly.

Xie Yun led Xiao Bai and the others to two tables placed close together: "Miss Lu, please sit here. Please feel free to let me know if you need anything."

After speaking, Xie Yun took a few steps back to the entrance of the dining area, where she waited at a distance.

Even with twelve people sitting around two tables, it still felt a bit crowded.

Xiao Bai picked a spot and sat down.

As soon as she sat down, she felt a cool breeze rush past her as pachina sat down next to her expressionlessly.

The ship girls around Pachina seemed to understand that Pachina had no ill intentions towards the admiral, but the fact that a deep-sea dean dared to sit next to the admiral with such an attitude made the ship girls somewhat resentful.

Fubuki lifted her leg and squeezed between Shiro and Pachina, while Roma and Veneto sat on the other side of Shiro.

As these ship girls moved, Xiaobai's ship girls swarmed to sit at Xiaobai's table, the eight of them packed tightly together.

"Ugh, this is terrible." Sukhbaatar had no interest in fighting with these ship girls, so she sat down at another table with the tired-looking Empire.

Nia and Cleveland, seeing that the table where Little White was sitting was also incredibly fierce, could only regretfully follow Sukhbaatar to sit on the other side.

I don't know why the atmosphere at Xiaobai's table is a bit heavy.

"Would you like something to eat?" Xiaobai asked.

It was quiet.

"Um... it's a bit crowded," Xiaobai said, feeling the pressure coming from all directions.

The tables in the dining area are quite small; it feels a bit cramped for four to six people, let alone eight people crammed together—it would be quite uncomfortable.

It was quiet.

"Um... how about I go to another table..."

"No!" all the ship girls shouted in unison.

“…Okay.” Xiaobai lowered his head.

Xiao Bai glanced at Pachina.

Through the snow, Pachina was looking at him with a strange smile.

Pachina and Xiaobai have a special relationship. They have never met in real life, but Pachina has gained Xiaobai's memories. To Pachina, Xiaobai is like an old friend she has known for sixteen years, someone she is very familiar with.

That's why she's so close to Xiaobai.

Pachina originally came to human society to have fun and find Xiaobai. Although the process was a bit complicated and she almost lost her life, she ended up being safe.

Pachina could tell that Xiaobai wanted to protect himself.

Wow, this girl is definitely the one I've chosen.

pachina likes this kind of person.

"Little White, don't you want to eat something?" Nia asked from another table.

"No, thank you."

“Alright, let’s begin now. Xiaobai, order a bottle of wine and put it on the table so everyone knows you’re planning to exchange your merit points for money,” Nia said.

"Oh, okay." Xiaobai struggled to pull her hand out of Chuixue's soft body and ordered a bottle of wine from Xie Yun.

Xie Yun quickly brought out a bottle of wine and placed it on the table in front of Xiao Bai.

Little White waits.

One minute.

Two minutes.

three minutes.

ten minutes.

Still, no one came.

Chapter 248 Rome Inherited His Sister's Extraordinary Abilities

Things started to get awkward.

Xiaobai and a group of ship girls squeezed together, staring at the bottle of wine on the table.

A long time has passed, but no one has come up.

"Nia...why is no one coming?" Xiaobai asked awkwardly.

Nia sat at a table next to Xiaobai with a wry smile on her face.

The reason no one came was not because Nia misremembered the way to give the code, nor because Miss Xie Yun served red wine instead of white wine, nor was it a common reason like the admirals having no shortage of merits.

In reality, there has always been a shortage of merit points, and most of the admirals who spend so much time in the dining area are there to make deals.

Their reason for not going forward is simple.

That's because they don't dare.

Who is Xiaobai?

She's a legendary player who, on her very first day here, brazenly kicked the guild owner's ass and acted recklessly.

This powerful figure and the ship girl sat at a table, exuding murderous intent, staring fiercely at the wine on the table as if they were bait in the middle of a trap.

Moreover, even a fool can see that the table where Xiaobai and his group are sitting is clearly a battleground; who would dare to come up there without fear of death?

They feared that if they went forward, they would be completely exploited by a group of ship girls before they even had a chance to say a few words.

In any case, all the admirals present lowered their heads.

“Xiaobai, your expressions are a bit scary. The others probably won’t dare to come up,” Nia explained to Xiaobai.

Xiaobai looked around at the ship girls.

The ship girls stared at Pachina, their expressions somewhat serious.

"Um... could you all relax a bit? We seem to have scared the other people..." Xiaobai said.

"Then why don't you just go and find someone to trade with?" Sukhbaatar suggested, seeing Xiaobai's troubled expression. "Trading in person should be fine, since everyone here really needs merit points anyway."

Sukhbaatar is right.

Veneto nodded: "Admiral, leave it to me."

"Then I'm sorry to trouble you."

“It’s alright.” Veneto shook his head and winked at Rome. “Rome, you know what to do, right?”

"Don't worry, Sister Veneto, Rome knows!" Rome gave Veneto a victory sign, pressed down on the table, and pulled himself out.

Rome left the table, and instantly the crowded situation eased.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

Rome is Veneto's sister, and as sisters, they are of one mind. As a ship girl who also possesses Veneto-class ship equipment, she should know very well what she needs to do.

Rome walked with a smile, his hands behind his back, toward a blonde female admiral not far away.

As expected of Veneto's sister, every gesture and movement exudes the same confidence and spirit as Veneto.

It seems that Rome, though only recently born, has the makings of a good diplomat.

Rome stopped in front of the female admiral.

Rome smiled and raised her long leg, then slammed it onto the female admiral's desk.

The female admiral, who had her head down, saw Roma's foot suddenly stomp down in front of her, and she shrank back in fright.

Eh?

The group of ship girls at the table were all taken aback by Rome's actions.

"Hey, you over there, look up." Roma leaned close to the female admiral, his smiling expression suddenly transforming into a roguish grin. "Do you have any money?"

"Huh??!!!" The female admiral turned pale with fright.

"Huh? Didn't you hear me, young lady?" Rome murmured in the female admiral's ear. "Do you have any money? You do, you must have some, right?"

"No... I didn't, I didn't..."

"Hey? Aren't you the admiral? You must get a salary, right? Don't hide it. Everyone here knows what you're supposed to do, right?" Rome chuckled, interrupting the female admiral. She held out her hand, her ten fingers twirling deftly. "Our admiral's short of money, you know what to do, right? I think you're a smart girl, you shouldn't misunderstand what I mean, right?"

"me……"

"What's the use of having so much money? Right? Our admiral is short on cash, shouldn't you at least offer a token of appreciation? It's always good to make more friends when you're traveling, isn't it? Think it over carefully, I, Roma, consider you a friend, so don't disappoint me..."

"I... Waaah... Waaah..." The female admiral was almost brought to tears by Rome's relentless questioning.

The admirals in the dining area dared not speak out against their anger.

This isn't a transaction, it's robbery!

"Slap!" Veneto stepped out and slapped Roma hard across the back of the head.

Roma was slammed onto the table by Veneto with a loud bang.

"The admiral sent you here to trade with people, not to rob money. What are you thinking?" Veneto grabbed Roma and bowed to the frightened female admiral. "I'm sorry, my sister has caused you trouble. Please forgive my rudeness."

"Waaah... I have no money... I have no money!" The female admiral didn't even dare to look at Veneto before running away crying.

This female admiral was present when Veneto acted with impunity a few days ago. She had witnessed Veneto's methods, and now, threatened by Rome, she didn't even dare to stay there.

Seeing the young woman hurriedly swipe her card and run out of the dining area without even daring to look back, Veneto was speechless.

"Huh? I wanted to make a deal with her..." Roma, who was being pulled by Veneto, sat on the ground and muttered to himself with an innocent look on his face.

Veneto sighed, rubbing his forehead.

Why are young people these days so reckless? That brat Rome.

While a little bit of threat and violence is acceptable in order to close a deal, she clearly went too far.

This way, the transaction simply cannot be completed.

"I'll give you a good talking to when we get back; you've completely disgraced me."

"Huh? Sister Veneto??"

Veneto glanced around the dining area.

Wherever Veneto touched, all the admirals lowered their heads.

Just then, Veneto saw someone familiar.

"Oh." Veneto released Roma's hand and walked over to a male admiral. "Long time no see."

The male admiral looked up at Veneto with a look of utter despair.