Elder brother's garrison

Glory stood up and walked to the beach, looking lost and dejected.

"Ice popsicles for sale! Ice popsicles for sale!" The little girl's cries caught Glory's attention.

On the beach, under a large parasol, a white-haired girl stood with her back to herself, close to two ship girls.

One ship girl was reading a book carefully, while another ship girl with white hair was sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed, her head resting on the young admiral's lap.

The young admiral smiled gently at the little girl standing next to her, who was holding a large box of popsicles: "Lord Su, you've made a lot of popsicles again?"

"Yes, it's incredibly profitable!"

"I clearly gave you a lot of money."

"People have to work to live. Every penny counts. Do you want an ice pop?"

"Hmm, give me two... give me four." The white-haired girl glanced at the ship girl reading a book. "Empire, would you like some popsicles?"

"Yes." The ship girl, who was reading a book, nodded.

Glorious looked at this group of people who seemed out of place with the admirals around them, as if they were on vacation.

—With so many ship girls around, why not go on an expedition?

Glory was acting strangely.

Just then, the white-haired girl seemed to sense that someone was watching her, and she turned her head to look at Glory.

A pair of dark golden eyes looked at him as if they were emitting a strange light.

With a thud, Glorious felt his heart stop for a moment.

Only then did Glory get a clear look at the girl's face.

She quickly covered her chest and turned her head away.

—She's really beautiful. If it weren't for the fact that she doesn't seem to have any ship equipment aura, Koei would have thought she was a ship girl.

Glory walked away quickly.

Xiao Bai watched the departing glory, lost in thought.

"Little White, what do you see?" Nia asked, perfectly huddled under the parasol.

"Yes, a ship girl just walked by."

"Ship girls? That's normal, there are plenty of ship girls here." She took the popsicle Sukhbaatar offered. "Thank you."

"Hmm...it's normal...but that ship girl feels a little different." Xiaobai handed the two popsicles to Pachina and Empire, then put the popsicle in her hand into her mouth.

"What's the difference?"

"The eyes, I suppose," Xiaobai said, gently sucking on her popsicle as she recalled.

That ship girl had a pair of unwavering eyes that shone with a steadfast will, like the starry sky.

Their eyes were bright and sparkling; you could almost think they were glowing.

Chapter 279 The Reasons Rome Was Criticized

Empire seems to really like the book that Xiaobai gave her.

The book Xiaobai bought for her was a fairy tale book, which is a children's book with very little text and mostly illustrations. She only read it for ten minutes before finishing it, but after reading it once, she read it again, and after reading it a second time, she started reading it a third time.

And so she has read this fairy tale book over and over again until now.

Xiao Bai hadn't expected the Empire to enjoy reading so much; she'd miscalculated. She'd thought the Empire would just skim through the book and then obediently lie down on her lap to sleep.

Empire herself said she would prefer to read books that are full of text rather than simple children's books.

Xiao Bai looked at the empire that had been immersed in words.

—Although she has a youthful and cute appearance, and is at the age where she likes cute things, she surprisingly likes profound literary works…

Honestly, to be honest, I'm not a big fan of reading.

Empire also said she wanted to read literature related to the ring, and after thinking about it, Xiaobai seemed to only have The Lord of the Rings.

Xiao Bai licked his popsicle while carefully recalling the memory.

Let's go back to the city and find a bookstore to buy some books for the Empire.

"Xiaobai, the people over there have all gathered together." Just as Xiaobai's thoughts were drifting further and further away, Nia called out to her.

"Well?"

“Look,” Nia pointed to the beach over there.

On the beach, most of the admirals had gathered together, their expressions extremely solemn, as if they had encountered some major event. The crowd grew larger and larger, and soon all the admirals on the beach had been assembled.

"What happened?" Xiaobai asked.

"Should I go take a look?" Nia stood up.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go with you." Xiaobai patted Pachina, who was lying on his lap eating an ice pop, and then pulled his leg out from under her head.

Xiao Bai also stood up and walked to Nia's side.

Nia looked down at Xiaobai's legs, lost in thought.

"what's wrong?"

"Xiaobai, your leg was used as a pillow by Patina for so long, but when you pulled it out, there wasn't a single red mark."

"It's probably because I exercise regularly and am quite fit," Xiaobai smiled.

With the ship's equipment constantly adjusting and protecting its body, even if someone only used it as a pillow for a short while, no red marks would appear.

She turned her head to look at the person on the ground.

"Empire, Patina, don't wander off!" Little White said to the person and the Deep Sea in front of him.

"Yes." They said in unison.

Xiaobai and Nia walked towards the crowd.

Xiaobai and Nia were located quite far from the main group of people, and it would take them a while to walk there.

"A deep-sea cluster has formed..."

"I heard that Luo Yin's ship girls were attacked and almost didn't make it back."

"Has your ship girl returned?"

"No, damn it, I'm so anxious."

"What happened to the fourth node?"

"Things were peaceful before, but I don't know what's been going on these past two days."

As Xiaobai and Nia approached the crowd, the whispers reached their ears.

“Xiaobai, they seem to be talking about the deep-sea cluster,” Nia said.

"A deep-sea cluster?" Xiaobai was somewhat surprised.

Under normal circumstances, the number of deep-sea creatures is maintained at around six per team, and only occasionally can a group of deep-sea creatures be detected.

Deep-sea creatures are weak when fighting alone, but if they gather together to form a deep-sea fleet, their destructive power is like that of army ants.

In Chapter 280, the ship girls in the sea area have basically never seen an Abyssal fleet and lack experience in fighting enemies. If they were to encounter an Abyssal fleet, it would be a very dangerous situation.

"Someone's ship girl has been attacked." Nia turned to the admirals gathered in front of her and said, "It's one of Luo Yin's ship girls."

"Are you hurt?" Xiaobai asked.

"I don't know." Nia walked over to the admirals and went in to ask them a few questions.

Because of Xiaobai's presence, fewer and fewer admirals dare to bully Nia or give her the silent treatment. Moreover, Nia's strength is indeed increasing, so the admirals on the fourth node are not so hostile towards Nia.

Nia is, after all, a beautiful young woman with no personality flaws. She's actually quite likable, and no normal man would go out of his way to annoy her.

Nia came back.

“I understand the general situation,” Nia said to Xiaobai.

Nia glanced at the admirals behind her.

After noticing Xiaobai's approach, many admirals secretly watched him while discussing the matter.

“Let’s go to the Empire and Patina first.” Nia took Little White’s hand and walked towards the parasol.

As Nia walked, she explained to Xiaobai, "The general situation is that when Luo Yin's ship girls went on expedition today, they encountered a group of Abyssal Fleet ships gathered together, about sixty of them."

Sixty people!

Xiaobai muttered to herself worriedly, "Sixty deep-sea ships attacking those ship girls, they must be in great danger."

Nia gave Xiaobai a complicated look.

Cleveland had told Nia how powerful Xiaobai's ship girls were, and Cleveland never lied, so Nia knew that Xiaobai's ship girls could easily defeat even the top 100 deep-sea ships, let alone the top 60 in the first chapter.

Xiaobai's concern wasn't about Veneto and the others, but rather about the other weaker ship girls being attacked.

“I asked around before, and in short, Luo Yin’s ship girls were not harmed,” Nia said. “They encountered another group of strong ship girls, and together they resisted the deep-sea fleet and escaped back.”

"What about the other team?"

"I heard they're continuing their expedition into the sea." Nia finished speaking and sighed. "Honestly, the ship girls should have returned immediately when something happened in the sea. They're just stubbornly continuing their expedition. They're too confident in themselves. Do they think they're as powerful as your ship girls, Xiaobai?"

Nia also subtly praised Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai smiled shyly.

“In short, everyone is hoping this is just a coincidence,” Nia said. “If it’s some kind of deep-sea activity, then things are very dangerous in the fourth node right now.”

"Okay." Xiaobai nodded.

That's true. If something goes wrong with the Abyssal Fleet in the fourth node and they all form a fleet, then the ship girls of these admirals who are conquering the ocean will be in danger.

Even for the ship girls from the White House, there is a limit to the number of enemies they can handle at once.

If the opposing force becomes too large, even Veneto will have no choice but to retreat.

Xiaobai and Nia walked back to the parasol.

Xiaobai sat back down. Pachina had been waiting there for a long time. When she saw Xiaobai sit down, she slowly nestled onto Xiaobai's lap.

Xiao Bai reached out and picked off the sand grains that Pachina had gotten on his face from rubbing it on the beach.

"Veneto and the others should be fine, right?" Nia asked, noticing that Xiaobai didn't seem worried at all.

"Hmm... I don't know, I just hope nothing bad happens," Xiaobai said.

At that moment, a train from the city center stopped on the beach.

Several admirals led the ship girls down onto the beach.

As soon as they came down, they saw the admirals gathered in a group not far away.

"Please do not set out for battle now!" As soon as the admirals came down from this side, the admirals who had gathered there shouted loudly and waved their hands in this direction.

The admirals, who had just gotten off the bus, were still confused and their faces were full of question marks.

Several impatient admirals rushed over and explained the current situation to them.

Seeing the tense atmosphere on the beach, Xiaobai couldn't help but worry about Veneto.

She thought for a moment, closed her eyes, and activated the Admiral Network.

The Admiral Network can link with ship girls. A marker will be left in the ship equipment of the linked ship girl. If the Admiral wants to talk to the ship girl or convey a message, he only needs to activate this marker.

In a way, it's quite similar to making a phone call. The first time, you need to connect the phone line at close range, but afterwards you can dial long distances and chat on the phone for hours.

With his eyes closed, Xiaobai slowly found the marker corresponding to Veneto through the Admiral Network and gradually activated it.

Xiaobai's admiral network is a bit of a burden on the ship girls. Xiaobai has never dared to open the admiral network casually. However, recently, due to obtaining Pachina's mental power, Xiaobai's ability to control the admiral network has increased dramatically. If she is careful, there shouldn't be any problems.

Activation successful.

Just like an LCD screen suddenly turning on, Xiaobai saw a black ocean. The feeling of warm sunlight on his body disappeared and was replaced by a chilling cold. He also heard the sound of wind breaking in his ears.

"Huh? Admiral?" Veneto's voice reached my ears. "Is that you, Admiral?"

“It’s me.” Xiaobai nodded.

“It’s rare for the Admiral to contact us like this,” Veneto said. “Is there something you need?”

Veneto's perspective shifted to the side.