Elder brother's garrison

"This setting isn't in Chapter 8 anymore..."

"The garrison headquarters has them."

"Huh? You mean..." Xiaobai was stunned.

“Yes.” Akagi smiled slightly.

The brief conversation between Shiro and Akagi Deep Sea came to an end.

Xiao Bai covered her mouth, thinking as she looked at Nan Xing.

Nanxing was still eating her cake with her head down.

“…Sister Nanxing,” Xiaobai called out.

"..." Nanxing paused for a moment, then looked up at Xiaobai without any guile.

"Sister Nanxing, would you... like to come to my house for a visit?" Xiaobai asked.

"Your...home?" Nanxing asked, puzzled. "Isn't this the place?"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean the temporary naval base... I meant... the newbie naval base." Xiaobai said, "The newbie naval base is quite big, and everyone there is one of our own. Not to mention you, Sister Nanxing, even if I go to play on the sea with you, I won't be afraid of being seen."

“…But…it’s very far.” Nanxing said softly, holding her fork.

"In our newbie garrison, distance is no problem!" Upon hearing this, Xiaobai immediately put his hands on his hips with a smug look on his face.

"?" Nanxing looked at the smug Xiaobai and the chuckled Shenhai Chicheng beside him, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

……

After half an hour.

Xiaobai and Nanxing finished their cake and tea.

The three of them tidied up their room, left the dormitory building, and went to the food warehouse near the canteen.

Inside the food warehouse, Chaoda and Xiaobai, who had received Xiaobai's message, were already waiting. When she saw the three people enter the warehouse, she immediately bowed to them.

"Hello." Nanxing greeted Chao Yahe politely.

“Miss Nanxing…hello.” Chao Da nodded in response.

After the warehouse door was closed, Chao Dahe raised his hand, and the deep-sea aura around him began to flow and fluctuate, eventually forming a dark teleportation vortex in front of the three of them.

Although Nanxing knew that both Super Yamato and Deep Sea Akagi were Deep Sea Deans, she had never seen either of them release Deep Sea aura.

At this moment, when Super Dahe activated her ability, a high concentration of Deep Sea Dean's aura involuntarily appeared on her body. The Deep Sea aura rushed towards Nanxing, causing Nanxing, who was caught off guard, to tense up instantly and subconsciously try to summon her ship girl equipment.

However, just a second before she was about to uncontrollably summon her ship equipment, Nanxing quickly suppressed her subconscious reaction. After suppressing the premonition to summon her ship equipment, she immediately gave everyone an apologetic look.

"It's okay, Sister Nanxing. This is a subconscious reaction for all ship girls, and you're the same since you have ship equipment." Seeing this, Xiaobai smiled and patted Nanxing's elbow. "It's alright, you'll get used to it."

“…Habit…” Nanxing pressed his arm, looking up at the dark teleportation vortex in front of him, “This is…”

"This is the teleportation point that leads to my home."

"...Teleportation point?"

"Oh...it's Super Yamato's ability...her ability is like teleportation...something like that." Xiaobai said to Nanxing, "The person who transported your ship equipment before, Nanxing-neechan, was Super Yamato."

Upon hearing this, Nanxing paused slightly and looked up at Chao Yamato.

After exchanging glances with Chao Yahe for a few seconds, Nanxing thanked Chao Yahe.

"……Thanks."

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Chao Dahe quickly raised his hands and waved them.

"Super Yamato, do you want to come home with us later?" Shiro asked with a smile.

"Ah...Admiral, I...I had made plans to go out with Yamato-nee..." Super Yamato immediately lowered her hands in embarrassment and apologized softly, "So...I guess...it's not possible..."

"It's alright. I called you out of the blue this time, so it's normal that your plans didn't go as expected." Xiaobai didn't mind. She smiled and said, "I'm sorry for calling you out so suddenly."

"...The admiral called me, of course I'll come." Chao Dahe shook his head.

Since Chao Dahe isn't going home with Xiao Bai and his group, Xiao Bai will have no choice but to leave with Nan Xing and Shen Hai Chi Cheng.

Under the watchful eyes of Super Yamato, the three greeted him and then entered the teleportation vortex one after another.

At the other end of the teleportation vortex was the entrance to the canteen of the newbie naval base.

The newbie garrison is bathed in sunshine.

As soon as the three of them stepped out of the teleportation vortex, before Xiaobai could even turn around to introduce them to Nanxing, a body staggered and fell towards them.

"Hey? Sister Nanxing?"

Xiao Bai quickly reached out and caught Nan Xing.

Nanxing is tall and voluptuous, while Xiaobai is delicate and petite. If it weren't for Xiaobai's ship equipment, which makes her much stronger than humans of the same size, Nanxing could probably have pinned Xiaobai to the ground if she fell.

Xiao Bai caught Nan Xing and looked at Nan Xing's face.

Nanxing looked rather unwell; she covered her mouth as if she were about to vomit, as if she were carsick.

"This...this isn't Saratoga's teleportation sickness..." Xiaobai looked at Nanxing in surprise, first muttering to herself, then quickly calling out, "Sister Nanxing, are you alright?"

"Uh... um..."

Nanxing's motion sickness seemed to be a little better than Saratoga's; at least she didn't vomit in the corner like Saratoga did as soon as she ran out of the teleportation array.

Nanxing covered her mouth for a moment to catch her breath, then let out a soft sigh, lowered her hands, and gave Xiaobai a slightly apologetic smile.

"Sorry... I'm... a little dizzy..."

"So Sister Nanxing also has the constitution of being dizzy from teleportation... I didn't think that through." Xiaobai said regretfully.

"...No, it's nothing..." Nanxing shook her head. She looked around at her surroundings, her weak eyes brightening slightly. "...Is this the newbie garrison?"

"Mm." Xiaobai nodded.

"...It's a bit more ordinary than I imagined." Nanxing thought for a moment, then said weakly, "I thought the floor tiles here...were gold."

"..." Xiaobai didn't know where to begin complaining.

So, exactly how did they demonize the newbie naval base in Chapter 8...?

Xiao Bai patted Nan Xing on the back and helped her catch her breath.

"Has Sister Nanxing been a top ten admiral for so long, and has she never even visited the newbie naval base once?" Xiaobai asked.

"Um..." Nanxing nodded, looking at Xiaobai somewhat shyly, "...we weren't familiar with each other before..."

"..." Xiaobai was speechless.

Oh yes.

Speaking of which, Admiral Nanxing used to have severe autism; she didn't interact with any of the other top ten admirals at all.

It was only after she came to understand herself that her autism improved significantly, according to what she heard from others.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai felt relieved and helped Nanxing to her feet.

"Sister Nanxing, why don't you go to our naval base's training ground with Akagi Akagi first, and wait for me there. The sea breeze there is quite pleasant, and you'll feel much better after a while."

"...Aren't you coming?"

“I’ll come too, but I need to go and report to Lexington first after I get back to the naval base,” Xiaobai said.

“…Lexington?” Nanxing asked blankly.

“She is the secretary-general of our garrison’s secretariat,” Xiaobai said.

"Is she also your wedding ship?"

"She is my sister-in-law..."

“…Ah.” Nanxing immediately showed an apologetic expression, as if she had offended the young lady.

Xiao Bai waved his hand dismissively.

Akagi from the Deep Sea smiled and stepped forward to help Nanxing up by the arm.

“Miss Nanxing, I will now escort you there,” Akagi Fukami said with a smile.

“…” Nanxing nodded unsteadily.

Nanxing and Akagi from the Deep Sea left their original spot and headed towards the training ground.

Xiao Bai watched the two of them walk for a while, then turned around and hurried towards the admiral's office.

……

Another half hour later.

When Xiaobai and Lexington left the office and arrived at the training ground, the ship girls of the rookie naval base were training enthusiastically.

In the rest area on the beach of the training ground, Nanxing, who had returned to normal, sat on a rock with her hands flat on her thighs, gazing at the azure sea and the ship girls fighting on the sea.

Nanxing's neck was stretched high, like a snow-white swan.

Akagi, sitting under the reef, was organizing the training resources she would need later.

"Sister Nanxing." Xiaobai waved to Nanxing.

Upon hearing Xiaobai's voice, Nanxing turned her gaze away and looked in Xiaobai's direction.

Upon seeing Xiaobai and Lexington standing beside him with a beautiful smile on her face, Nanxing was taken aback at first. Then she quickly jumped off the reef, came to the group, and bowed to the two of them.

Chapter 3268 Will or Won't

Hello, Lexington.

As soon as Xiaobai and Lexington arrived in front of Nanxing, before Xiaobai could even step forward to introduce them, Nanxing preemptively bowed and greeted Lexington.

Nanxing's reaction surprised both Xiaobai and Lexington.

Nanxing is, after all, a proper top ten admiral. Even if her status is not higher than Lexington's, it is at least no lower than any of the ship girls present. So... when she suddenly put on this obedient appearance of a junior meeting an elder, it was still quite surprising.

Xiaobai was puzzled, and she subconsciously glanced at Nanxing.

Nanxing remained bowing, secretly watching Xiaobai.

Nanxing turned her fair and pretty face to Xiaobai, her expression full of cautious inquiry, as if she were asking Xiaobai if she had done well.

How should a novice evaluate this?

"oops……"

Just as the atmosphere was tense, Lexington broke the silence.

Lexington cupped one cheek in her hand and gave Nanxing a flattered smile.

"Admiral Nanxing, it's a pleasure to meet you. You've come with a very generous gift."

As Lexington spoke, he took a small step forward and gently helped Nanxing up with both arms.

Nanxing's body was straightened, and Lexington looked her over with a smile several times.

"Logically speaking... I shouldn't have come so as not to disturb your enjoyment. But my admiral just told me that Admiral Nanxing, one of the top ten admirals, is visiting us, so it's only right that I, Lexington, come to greet you." Lexington said gently to Nanxing, "Admiral Nanxing... you are one of the top ten admirals, and according to the professional classification, you are of the same rank as my admiral. Moreover, you and my admiral have a deep relationship, and I often hear stories about you from him... Although I'm not sure if you have some misunderstanding about my identity, if you don't mind, please treat me as an ordinary ship girl."

After Lexington finished speaking, his smile widened even more.

Nanxing stared at Lexington's face, and in Lexington's gentle smile that seemed to melt even the hardest ice, she nodded subconsciously.

"Admiral Nanxing, it is an honor for you to visit the Newbie Naval Base. On behalf of all the staff of the Newbie Naval Base, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you," Lexington said with a smile.

“…Sorry to bother you.” Nanxing’s gaze shifted slightly downwards, somewhat reserved.

“Sister Nanxing, Lexington is a very nice person. Just treat her like your own sister and there won’t be any problems!” Xiaobai chimed in with a smile.

"..." Upon hearing this, Nanxing's gaze also shifted upwards, and she cautiously stared at Lexington. "...Okay."

“Admiral Nanxing, my admiral is young and likes to joke, let’s not take it seriously, let’s just keep to ourselves.” Lexington poked Xiaobai’s forehead with his finger and gave Nanxing an embarrassed smile. “Regarding Miss Nanxing… my admiral told me a little about it, anyway… you’re here to borrow the training grounds today, right?”

"Mmm." Nanxing nodded subconsciously.

"Do you need me to find you a few more sparring partners?"

“…” Nanxing quickly shook his head.

"In that case, I won't bother you any longer." Lexington then rubbed Xiaobai's temples and smiled at Nanxing, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you. Have a good time."

After Lexington finished speaking, she summoned several ship girls from the training ground to bring more training resources to everyone. She also asked someone to clear out a training area for Xiaobai and her group to use. Then she took Nanxing's hand and gave her many instructions like a gentle elder. It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that she greeted everyone and left, saying that they could come to her anytime if they encountered any problems.

Xiaobai stayed where she was, watching Lexington's departing figure with Nanxing.