Elder brother's garrison

There's nothing I can do about being envious; Xiaobai isn't so thick-skinned as to give her wedding ring to a violent deep-sea dean.

"Where's Veneto?" Xiaobai then realized that Veneto was gone.

"Huh? What my sister said..."

"I'm here." Hearing everyone looking for him, Veneto emerged from a corner not far away and walked calmly to Little White.

"Veneto, where have you been?"

"Yes, I've calmed down a bit." Veneto didn't hide anything from Xiaobai, nodding slightly and smiling faintly, "After all, the shock was quite significant."

"As expected of Veneto." Xiaobai particularly admired Veneto's straightforward approach.

"As expected of Veneto, most ship girls would blush and feel incredibly shy when they receive a wedding ring. My sister has such good self-control!" Roma flattered from the side. "Only Veneto in the whole world is so calm when she receives the wedding ring... Oh dear!"

Before Rome could finish his flattering words, Veneto walked over and reached out to pinch the flesh on Rome's waist.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, sister... it hurts!"

"What are you talking about? How long have you been built?" Veneto said coldly, one hand on Rome's waist.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Don't pinch me, don't pinch me, sis! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Hahahaha, ahhhhhh—"

Xiao Bai looked at Veneto, who remained calm and composed, and nodded slightly in his heart.

After all, he made it clear when he gave it to Veneto that he didn't mean anything by it, so Veneto wouldn't think too much about it.

It's not surprising that Veneto could remain unfazed.

With their equipment and rings sorted out, the group bid farewell to Xie Yun and left the Admiral's Guild.

Xiao Bai returned to her hotel room.

Veneto breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the bed.

"Veneto, I'm sorry, giving you the ring was a bit too sudden." Xiaobai said apologetically to Veneto, who looked quite tired.

“Yes, it’s alright.” Veneto nodded.

"I'm glad Veneto doesn't mind."

"By the way, Admiral."

"kindness?"

"Is it necessary to have someone serve you in bed or something like that?"

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Veneto's amazing performance was truly a pleasant surprise.

Veneto nodded with a hint of regret only after Xiaobai made it clear that he no longer needed to serve him in bed.

Veneto has always maintained a calm and collected demeanor, and Xiaobai sometimes doesn't quite understand what Veneto is thinking.

But at least Xiaobai knows that Veneto is quite happy to have received the ring.

Xiaobai slept very soundly that night.

The next day, after everyone had packed up and reunited with Nia, they once again arrived at the beach at the fourth node.

Cleveland was in high spirits today, his eyes shining brightly, clearly having been looking forward to this day for a long time.

After changing his equipment, Cleveland gained some confidence in facing the enemy.

She didn't aspire to dominate like Rome, she only hoped to at least inflict some decent damage.

Without saying anything extra, Veneto bid a brief farewell to Little White and then led Rome and the ship girls into the depths of the sea.

Xiaobai and Nia sat on the beach watching the ship girl disappear below the horizon.

Empire and Pachina sat down next to Xiaobai.

"Oh, right, Empire." Little White took out a fairy tale book and handed it to Empire. "This is the book, it's for you."

Empire took the book from Xiaobai and looked at the cover.

The empire is an incomplete aircraft carrier, so its grasp of social common sense is also fragmented. Fortunately, she can still recognize words, so reading books does not pose a major obstacle for her.

Empire was originally going to lie down and sleep on Little White's lap, but when Little White gave him a book, he looked at the cover for a while.

"...Thank you, Admiral." It took the Empire quite a while to remember that he needed to express his gratitude.

The empire turned the pages.

The empire read a line or two.

The Empire's usually calm eyes suddenly welled up with tears.

That's the look in their eyes when they've found something they love.

Seeing the Empire in this state, Xiaobai felt relieved.

It seems the Empire quite enjoys reading, which is all the better.

Xiaobai bought fairy tale books, suitable for children. There's nothing offensive in the stories, so they're probably the most suitable reading material for the Empire, whose heart is as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

Empire leaned on Little White's arm, bent his knees, placed the book on his lap, and slowly began to read.

A minute passed.

Ten minutes passed.

An hour passed.

Xiao Bai was surprised to see the Empire reading silently.

"That empire, aren't you tired?"

"not sleepy."

"Huh?" Xiaobai was stunned.

"Does the Admiral want me to lie on your lap?" Empire turned to look at Little White.

"No, not that. Aren't you still very weak, Empire?" Little White asked.

"Huh?" Empire tilted his head, looking completely clueless about what Xiaobai was talking about.

"Don't you often feel sleepy?" Xiaobai asked.

"If you're talking about feeling listless, I haven't been sleepy these past few days," Empire said to Little White while holding up a fairy tale book.

"Huh? Weren't you still sleeping at this time yesterday?"

The empire held up the fairy tale book, obscuring half of its face.

She pondered for a moment: "Because there's nothing to do, and the admiral's legs feel very comfortable."

Chapter 270 The Deep Sea Amphibious Ship Disappears Again

So, is the Empire the kind of child who goes to sleep when there's nothing to do?

Seeing that Xiaobai had nothing more to say, the Empire continued to immerse itself in the fairy tale book in its hands.

The Empire has developed a habit these past few days of unconsciously getting close to Xiaobai, and now even when it's not sleeping, it will lean on Xiaobai.

As Xiaobai watched the Empire's retreating figure, he finally began to realize a harsh reality.

She has probably recovered by now and is no longer the anemic ship girl who would fall asleep at the drop of a hat.

I never expected my network of admirals to be so convenient. The treatment course that Sukhbaatar said would take at least ten days to half a month was completed in just a few days.

Witnessing a ship girl recover from weakness to normal is a very happy thing for Xiaobai.

"Empire, do you like this book?"

"kindness."

"Then I'll buy you a few more today."

"kindness."

Are there any requirements for the books?

"...I want to see about the ring." Empire turned around, a hint of expectation in his clear eyes.

"Ah... then I'll look for fairy tales about rings..."

"Also, it would be better if there were more words." Empire opened the fairy tale book, pointed to the top, and said, "Preferably the kind with lots of words."

"...Emperor, you're surprisingly mature."

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On the sea.

Veneto and her shipgirl entourage are sailing on the sea.

The sea area of ​​the fourth node is smaller than that of the first three nodes, but since fewer ship girls attempt to conquer the fourth node, it doesn't feel like the area is too small.

Gradually, the azure water began to turn black as if dyed with ink, and the visibility around it decreased rapidly.

The aura of resentment from the deep sea was also rapidly intensifying at the same pace.

Finally, the ship girls sailed into the seemingly endless darkness.

Rome and Cleveland instinctively took a deep breath. As new ship girls, they were not yet used to the feeling of suddenly being immersed in the rich atmosphere of the deep sea.

“Just treat it like stepping into a hot spring and get used to it.” Veneto’s voice rang out at the right moment beside Cleveland. “Although the deep-sea resentment sounds so scary, it doesn’t actually taint the power of the ship girls. The discomfort you feel is because you’re subconsciously rejecting it. Just treat entering the deep-sea territory like you did when you went into the hot spring before.”

Cleveland gave Veneto a grateful smile.

Veneto was like a seasoned veteran, knowledgeable about all sorts of things. Even during battle, the few commands he casually uttered benefited him greatly.

However, even if Veneto said that, about getting used to the resentment of the deep sea or something...

The body's subconscious reactions are truly uncontrollable.

Cleveland felt that he could only adapt to this through long-term struggle.

After entering the deep sea territory, the four Fubuki sisters slowly dispersed and blended into the surrounding environment. Only the occasional red streak trailing behind them in the darkness proved that they were still around.

The ship girls followed the paths they remembered and slowly moved towards the locations they were progressing through.

Yesterday's strategy was not very satisfying because Rome was basically the only one dealing damage the whole time. But since it was only one person, the battles were dragged out for a long time. After fighting all morning, we only managed to push to the first area of ​​the fourth node.

The ship girls couldn't help but sail into the first area of ​​the fourth node.

They arrived at the sea area where they had fought the day before.

"Hmm?" Veneto frowned, feeling slightly puzzled.

Cleveland and Rome also gradually sensed that something was wrong.

The nodes of the chapter sea area are like hunting grounds for the free-range deep sea, with deep-sea ships arranged from few to many according to the concentration of deep-sea resentment.

In other words, even in the outer areas where the resentment of the deep sea is relatively thin, the number of deep-sea ships will be less, but the deep-sea ships will not disappear.

However, since Veneto and her companions set off, they have not encountered a single battle.

"Sister Veneto, why haven't we encountered the deep sea yet?" Rome asked.

“I don’t know.” Veneto shook his head. “It could be just luck, but it’s best not to think that way. In any case, let’s be on our guard.”

High training level is not a reason for Veneto to let her guard down. No matter how high the training level of a ship girl is, combat experience is still just combat experience. It cannot affect the basic attributes that the ship girl has been given since birth. Armor and firepower are the same from level 1 to the maximum level. If Veneto takes a torpedo head-on, even she will be seriously injured. It will not change because the torpedo was fired by a level 1 destroyer.

Upon hearing Veneto's words, Cleveland and Roma immediately perked up.

Veneto nodded slightly.

Fubuki and the others definitely don't need Veneto to communicate with them. Don't be fooled by their cheerful demeanor; Fubuki and the others were already on the naval base's destroyers before Veneto was even built by Shiro. They have more combat experience and more battles than Veneto.

The ship girls advanced into the depths of the abyssal territory.

As expected, just like before, the enemy detection circle formed by the Fubuki sisters did not provide Veneto with any information about encountering enemies along the way.

"Sister Veneto, has another group of people as strong as you come here to clean up the deep sea?" Rome asked Veneto, seeing that there was no enemy activity around.

“The garrison that can send someone like me probably doesn’t have the time,” Veneto said simply, turning around.

Rome seems unaware that Shiro is the world's number one naval base, and her impression of the ship girls in Shiro's naval base is limited to what Fubuki has told her about—a bunch of incredibly strong older sisters.

As for just how strong this "super strong" strength actually is, that's up to Rome to imagine.

—Anyway, she's definitely not as good as Veneto. Veneto is the best in the world. Other ship girls might be a little worse than their older sister.

Thinking about it this way, their own naval base might actually be quite powerful. If five more people as capable as Sister Veneto were to join, forming a super team, wouldn't their fleet be able to leave nothing but desolation on the battlefield?