Elder brother's garrison

"The things that made me happy today... besides Shiro coming to see me, were the conversations about special ship girls."

After taking a small sip of tea, Lexington put down the teacup and smiled at Reputation.

"Is it about Montana?"

"Hmm? Reputation, you guessed right."

“Because you’ve never been this gossipy before,” Reputation said. “You just asked several questions about Montana in a row.”

"To say I'm gossipy... Reputation, that's not like you at all," Lexington said.

“I’m not a maid sitting here, I’m a sister,” Reputation nodded and said. “You just said that yourself, Mrs. Leh.”

"You're really something," Lexington chuckled.

"So, it really is related to Montana?"

"Ah."

"Because her strength was comparable to Frederick the Great?"

"Ah."

Lexington leaned back gently in her chair, looking out the window at the night sky, which had darkened considerably and where some stars could be faintly seen, and nodded with a smile.

"Frederick the Great's power is too great... If Xiaobai isn't here, no one in this garrison can control her."

"understood."

"Good to know." Lexington raised his teacup and smiled slightly at Reputation. "Let's encourage each other."

"..." Reputation raised his teacup, gesturing to Lexington across the distance.

The sweet aroma of black tea filled the office.

……

The other end.

After saying goodbye to Lexington, Xiaobai walked down the corridor and arrived at the lobby on the first floor of the Admiral's office building.

As soon as Xiaobai went down to the lobby on the first floor, he heard a lively sound coming from inside.

Montana was surrounded by a group of ship girls in the center of the hall. The ship girls treated her like a celebrity, crowding around her in layers and chatting with her enthusiastically.

"So you're the legendary Montana!"

"Hahaha, yes."

"So this is what the world's first Montana looks like! No wonder you were able to fight the Admiral for so long!"

"Ask, accept, accept."

"Your dress has such a unique design!"

"This is futuristic technology. The function of this coat is..."

"Wow!"

As Montana demonstrated the equipment's capabilities, the surrounding ship girls exclaimed in amazement.

Xiao Bai looked at the scene before him and smiled.

It seems Montana gets along very well with the ship girls at the newbie naval base...

"Huh? The Admiral?"

Just then, the ship girls in the crowd gradually spotted Xiaobai coming down from upstairs, and they all waved to her.

Montana, who was demonstrating the technology, also saw Little White and immediately waved to it with a smile.

"Admiral, have you finished your conversation with that person in the office?"

"Yes, we're done chatting." Xiaobai nodded with a smile, then smiled at the ship girls around her. "It's really lively here. Is everyone here to see Montana?"

The surrounding ship girls immediately nodded and cheered.

Xiaobai waved and smiled at the ship girls, then walked to Montana in the path where the ship girls parted.

"Montana, is your ship's equipment repaired?"

"Yes, it's fixed."

How much did the express repair cost?

“More than a hundred,” Montana said.

"It's all set now that it's fixed." Xiaobai nodded and smiled at Montana. "Lexington is really interested in you; she keeps asking me about you."

“In that case, why don’t I go upstairs and see her?” Montana pointed upstairs.

"Forget it... Lexington is very busy. I've already made an appointment with her. When we officially return to the naval base next time, I'll bring Jean Bart and Jinan along so she can see them to her heart's content."

“Good suggestion.” Montana put his hand down.

Xiaobai and Montana chatted briefly with the ship girls around them. The ship girls from the newbie naval base knew that Xiaobai's return was somewhat rushed, so they didn't take up too much of her time. After eagerly satisfying their gossip desires, they quickly and sensibly said goodbye to Xiaobai and left.

Little White and Montana left the Admiral's office building.

"Admiral, where do we go next?" Montana asked expectantly as soon as he stepped out of his office.

"Are you here to visit an amusement park?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

“It’s much better here than at sea,” Montana said. “Since you’ve come all this way, Admiral, you’re not going back to Chapter Eight right away, are you?”

"Um... I'd like to visit the rest of my family next. Do you want to come along?"

“Of course!” Montana nodded, a faint smile on his face. “So, the next step is to go to the Admiral’s quarters?”

"Do not."

"Ok?"

"Go to the flower garden."

"...flowerbed?"

Montana stared at Little White, somewhat surprised.

Little White led Montana down a small path. After walking for about ten minutes, they finally saw a huge, colorful, transparent greenhouse at the end of the path.

It was a greenhouse where one could see through the transparent walls to the colorful interior, a scene of flowers in full bloom.

Montana followed behind Little White, looking curiously at the greenhouse.

"Admiral, are your family members... here?"

"No, I just wanted to get something." Xiaobai shook her head. "But the people here... um... are also my good friends."

"……Oh."

Montana nodded thoughtfully and followed Xiaobai into the greenhouse.

Opening the greenhouse door, you are greeted by a rich fragrance of flowers and the fresh scent of earth.

Upon entering the greenhouse, Montana was greeted by a vibrant display of blooming flowers.

Inside the glass-enclosed greenhouse were flowerbeds of various sizes, each planted with different colors—yellow, red, and purple—and various shapes and forms. Most of them, however, were beautiful flowers that brought joy and displayed graceful forms.

Little White led Montana to the center of the greenhouse.

In the center of the greenhouse is a large lawn of several hundred square meters, with a cobblestone path running along it. The path is lined with lush flowers, each vying for attention and creating a spectacular sight.

In the very center of the cobblestone path, a blonde ship girl in a neat and tidy maid outfit, with a flower basket beside her, was kneeling there. Her peaceful and serene figure seemed to blend into nature.

"Deer...cough cough." Little White called softly to the retreating figure, but stopped abruptly after uttering only one word, coughed, and continued to call softly to the figure, "Shropshire!"

Wow————

As Xiaobai spoke, the figure on the lawn turned around slightly.

Clumps of flowers on the lawn swayed as if blown by a gentle breeze, creating a faint ripple that could lift the tips of one's hair.

The maid ship girl who came into Montana's view had a serene and beautiful face and a pair of blue, jewel-like eyes. When she saw Xiaobai and the other two, a faint smile appeared on her face as if she were seeing an old friend.

This once-popular female movie star has now completely transformed into a ship girl.

Shropshire got up, jogged down the lawn, and came to the two of them.

"Admiral."

"Shropshire, it's been a while," Little White said with a slight smile to Shropshire. "How's the flower garden?"

"Hmm." Shropshire bowed slightly. "Very satisfied, thank you, Admiral."

"No need to thank me if you're with me!" Xiaobai said happily, hands on her hips. "Being able to cultivate so many beautiful flowers proves that our investment was worthwhile!"

“…” Montana looked thoughtfully at Little White and Shropshire.

"Admiral, would you like some watermelon?" Shropshire asked.

"watermelon?"

“Besides flowers, I also grow some fruit trees,” Shropshire said, pointing to one side of the greenhouse.

"Ah... next time, next time." Xiaobai was subconsciously eager to try, but quickly realized that there wasn't enough time, so she smiled apologetically, "I'm going to Yamato-neechan's place later... could you help me prepare something?"

Is it a flower?

"Ok!"

"What kind do you want?"

"Rose!"

"Understood." Shropshire nodded and turned to walk into the flowerbed beside him.

Montana stared at Shropshire's retreating figure, then suddenly opened her mouth to Little White.

"Admiral."

"Hmm?" Little White looked at Montana. "What's wrong?"

“This ship girl is very different from the others,” Montana said to Xiaobai. “She has a very unique temperament… and when I heard you call her just now, it seems you called her by the wrong name at first.”

"Ah...you noticed that." Xiaobai smiled. "Actually, I didn't call her by the wrong name. I just called her by her old name."

"before?"

“Yes… Miss Lu Ming used to be a big star in human society, with tens of millions of fans,” Xiao Bai said. “She was even more powerful on social media and data platforms where things can be manipulated; her fan base was in the hundreds of millions.”

"A major celebrity in human society...why would he be here?"

"It's a long story," Xiaobai said to Montana with a smile. "If you want to know, why don't you ask her yourself?"

After hearing what Xiaobai said, Montana turned to look at Shropshire.

By this time, Shropshire had also gathered the roses. She arranged them neatly in a beautiful way into a flower basket, decorated it with various ribbons, and returned to Little White.

The roses in Shropshire are exceptionally beautiful, with vibrant blooms, full and dewy petals, and a delicate, alluring fragrance.

The flower arranging techniques in Shropshire, in particular, are exceptional.

Although Xiaobai only gave Shropshire a request for roses, the rose basket that Shropshire returned to Xiaobai contained no fewer than five different styles of roses. The arrangement of the numerous flowers and the matching of each color complemented each other perfectly, elevating the scenery of the flower basket to a whole new level.

"Shropshire, thank you!"

Little White hugged the basket of roses and thanked Shropshire.

Shropshire shook his head, smiled at Little White, and then handed Little White a basket.

"Here's some fruit, take it with you."

Shropshire said.

Little White looked at the other basket in Shropshire's hand, and saw that it was filled with fresh oranges, apples, watermelons and bananas—it was also arranged on a plate, much prettier than the fruit platters sold outside.

Chapter 3097 The pain of dying at night

A complex yet refreshing fruity aroma wafted from the basket in Shropshire's hand, a truly delightful scent.

“If you’re short on time, take them home to eat,” Shropshire said to Little White, holding up the fruit basket. When she said this, Shropshire’s expression paused slightly, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her beautiful blue eyes lowered slightly. “...I grew them.”

Seeing Shropshire's shy expression, Xiaobai quickly understood what Shropshire meant and then smiled.

"Oh! Do you mean I should pack it up and take it home?"

"Ah."