Elder brother's garrison

"Enterprise, let me introduce you." Xiaobai stepped forward and introduced to Enterprise, "The two next to Veneto are the sisters that Veneto built last time. The one on the left holding the book is the Empire, which is an aircraft carrier like you. The green one on the right is Rome, which is a battleship."

Xiaobai then pointed to Pachina and Sukhbaatar: "This is... Pachina and Sukhbaatar, they're basically my ship girls for now."

It's not convenient to disclose Pachina's identity right now; Xiaobai plans to explain it to the company when he returns.

The company looked at Pachina, who was standing next to Sukhbaatar, with a strange expression.

The company had a good intuition; she always felt that this ship girl named Patina was a bit strange.

"Hello." The new ship girls greeted the company one after another.

"Oh! Hello everyone!" The company waved happily.

Seeing so many adorable juniors, the company was overjoyed and immediately forgot about that strange feeling.

My own admiral is slowly getting his own ship girls too!

As the company looked at the youthful yet remarkably refined aura of power emanating from Rome, their eyes narrowed with delight.

This ship girl named Rome, although not highly trained, possesses an aura that many ship girls in the naval base lack, an aura that can only be cultivated on the brutal battlefield.

This isn't something you can cultivate just by frying fish. You can't develop this skill without going through hundreds of hellish battles where you narrowly escape death, and without constantly pushing your potential to the brink of physical and mental collapse.

—This child is incredible.

The company was secretly astonished.

Why does it feel like we're seeing a weakened version of Bismarck?

Cleveland stepped forward and bowed to the company: "Hello. I'm Cleveland."

“Enterprise, she’s Nia’s ship girl,” Xiaobai explained.

"Yes." The company looked at Cleveland and nodded. "Hello."

This guy named Cleveland is pretty good too. Although his aura isn't as refined as Rome's, he's still quite formidable.

—The ship girls in the First Sea Area are all so skilled now. It's terrifying.

The company finally arrived at Xiaobai's side, and without delay, everyone headed straight for the second floor.

The admirals who were watching from the sidelines were shocked by this series of developments. They wanted to go up to the second floor, but were stopped by a group of burly men in suits.

"We want to go up there! Ugh!"

"Sorry, the whole place is booked out," the burly man in the suit said.

"Is it even possible to book an entire venue?"

"Excuse me."

"Can I take my ship girl up for a resupply?"

"We apologize to all the admirals for the inconvenience caused by booking out the entire venue."

"That's going too far!"

"I'm sorry, but if you try to barge in, it will be considered a violation of the Admiral's Guild's rules. Depending on the severity of the offense, we will revoke your right to enjoy the Admiral's Guild's services for three to six months in accordance with the Admiral's Guild's regulations."

The cold voice of the man in the suit made all the admirals pause.

This punishment is truly severe.

The admirals who had gathered at the stairwell dispersed, looking disgruntled.

As soon as Xiaobai and his group stepped onto the floor of the guild's second floor, they could see the enormous black mountain piled up in the center of the second floor.

The densely packed deep-sea metal was piled up tightly, emitting a cold, eerie light.

Around the mountain peak, burly men carrying large packing boxes were pouring deep-sea metals from inside the boxes onto the mountain.

"Wow—" Rome exclaimed in amazement at the enormous spectacle.

This was the harvest of the entire admiral's efforts over a month in the first chapter of the sea area, laid out right before their eyes. Seeing that massive metal mountain that kept growing larger with the movements of the surrounding staff, Rome was truly thrilled.

Being number one in the world is indeed great.

Barbatos and Xie Yun were also standing next to the metal mountain, proofreading a pile of documents.

"Mr. Barbatos, thank you!" Xiaobai and his group walked up to Barbatos and thanked him.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Barbatos was still in the shadow of being threatened, and replied weakly, raising his hand.

"Did you provide these metals?" the Enterprise asked Barbatos.

“Yes, it was I who provided it,” Barbatos said. “May I ask who you are…?”

"Me? I'm the admiral's ship girl. I just arrived. Nice to meet you. My name is Enterprise."

"Hello, hello..." Barbatos wiped his sweat as he looked at the company.

Barbatos isn't an admiral, so she doesn't know much about ship girls, but this ship girl looks so imposing, she's probably another SSR.

As expected of the world's number one naval base, they have so many ship girls at home it's like they're stumbling on the street.

“Mrs. Lie told me that before I left.” After greeting Barbatos, Enterprise turned to Little White, lowered her head, and whispered a few words in Little White’s ear, “She did this and that and that…”

"Oh!" Little White nodded. "No wonder it's Lexington."

Xiao Bai smiled and looked at Barbatos: "Mr. Barbatos, may I ask you..."

"This really is all the deep-sea metal the Admiral's Guild possesses! I swear!" Barbatos, fearing that Little White might say something frightening, quickly raised three fingers to swear.

“Yes, I believe you.” Xiaobai nodded. “Mr. Barbatos, did the Admiral’s Guild take the goods that were supposed to be sent to headquarters last month in order to provide us with these deep-sea metals?”

Barbatos looked at Little White with a troubled expression.

He glanced at Veneto and Roma out of the corner of his eye.

What does that mean?

Should I tell the truth?

Seeing Veneto's nonchalant expression, Barbatos nodded: "Yes, that's right."

"As expected." Xiaobai clapped his hands. "Well, we feel bad about taking Mr. Barbatos's deep-sea metal. How about my naval base helps you submit the share to headquarters? Of course, the money for purchasing Mr. Barbatos's deep-sea metal will still be given to you."

"Huh?" Mr. Barbatos was first dumbfounded, then overjoyed. "Thank you, Miss Lu!"

Xiao Bai's words not only helped Barbatos out of his predicament, but also indirectly gave him a large sum of money.

Good heavens, I've suddenly gone from being a victim to the biggest beneficiary?

Barbatos could hardly believe it.

Seeing Mr. Barbatos's ecstatic expression, Xiaobai felt relieved.

The White Marine Headquarters has plenty of deep-sea metal, but there's just too much to move in a short time. That's why they need to requisition what's in the Admiral's Guild. Lexington was concerned that losing so much deep-sea metal might cause the Admiral's Guild some cash flow problems, so he instructed the Enterprise to pass on his message to White Marine.

"I'll bring up all the supporting materials for Miss Lu right away!" Barbatos was as happy as a 500-pound child. His lips were no longer pale, he stopped sweating, and he felt like his legs were nimble. He glanced at the documents in his hand and ran downstairs happily.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

I will add more chapters, but I'm not a professional writer, so I can only make up for it slowly... (crying and kneeling)

(Let's do a simple calculation: in high school, writing an 800-word argumentative essay, even when ideas flow freely, takes at least 20 minutes. So, 9000 words would take nearly four hours. Without getting stuck, I would have to sit in front of the computer for four hours like a dog to write 9000 words. However, in reality, I spend about six to nine hours a day writing 9,000 words.)

So generally speaking, when I don't have time, I will choose to guarantee a minimum number of updates.

The idea of ​​"cooing" doesn't exist. I'm a pigeon with integrity. When you all think I'll coo, I won't. That's the highest level of cooing.

See you tomorrow~

Bonus chapter progress (10/44)

Chapter 300 I cover this card and end this round.

Starting the construction facility requires not only deep-sea metal, but also large quantities of fuel, ammunition, steel, and aluminum. However, it's actually the sheer volume of resources required that pose a greater challenge to the other admirals than the deep-sea metal itself.

After all, deep-sea metals can be accumulated eventually if one is willing to do so, but not everyone can accumulate those resources.

After waiting for a while, Barbatos, who looked like a ball of flesh, returned with a row of burly men carrying resources.

"Miss Lu! Miss Lu!" Barbatos himself came running over with a plate of resources.

Mr. Barbatos ran over to Little White and Nia and showed them the resources on the plate he was holding.

Mr. Barbatos had very few resources on his plate; if we compare it to the standard that a battleship requires 400 units of fuel, Mr. Barbatos had less than 10 on his plate.

However, since the person in question is the guild owner, they are also providing me with resources. Even if the amount is small, it is still a small gift with great sentiment.

Xiao Bai was still very touched.

"Miss Lu, Admiral Nia, may I ask what formula you are going to construct?" Mr. Barbatos didn't mince words. His untrained body was already panting from carrying just one plate, so when they arrived at the location, Barbatos didn't force himself to carry the plate but handed it to the attendant beside him.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai nodded and asked Nia beside her, "What do you think, Nia?"

"I'll listen to you," Nia replied obediently.

"Let's build light ships first," Xiaobai said.

If Nia has a very rich foundation, then building a battleship for Nia is not out of the question. However, Xiaobai also needs to consider Nia's future.

Building large ships like battleships and aircraft carriers right now would not be a good thing for her.

Rome and Veneto receive nearly ten times the daily supplies of Cleveland, and Nia simply cannot afford the enormous appetite of a battleship girl.

“Okay!” Nia nodded.

Upon receiving the message, Mr. Barbatos waved to the staff behind him, signaling them to put resources into the construction device.

Nia watched as the staff poured bucket after bucket of resources into the entrance of the construction device, and nervously clenched her hands.

The last attempt to build Nia was a disastrous failure, so she now has some reservations about building.

"Don't be afraid, Nia." Little White picked up a piece of deep-sea metal and handed it to Nia. "Today is different."

Nia nodded to Little White.

Today is different. We've prepared 1,082 pieces of deep-sea metal. Even if Nia is truly an exceptionally African, she still has to create something, right?

What's more, Xiaobai even invited the company over today.

Xiao Bai turned his head and looked at the company behind him.

Xiao Bai talked with Lexington for a long time last night about businesses. Lexington told Xiao Bai that the good fortune of businesses is indeed not accidental, and that worshipping businesses can indeed be used to pray for good fortune.

For example, burning incense, kneeling down, bowing, or taking some personal belongings can be very useful.

If we compare luck to something tangible, then the luck of someone like Xiaobai, who is from Africa, would be about the size of a fingertip; the luck of an ordinary person like Nia would be about the size of a fist; and the luck of a company would be a towering pillar of good fortune.

Burning incense and bowing can indeed borrow some of the luck from this pillar of good fortune.

Although borrowed luck isn't your own and will slowly disappear if left unattended, you can use it up and turn it into something good before it disappears.

This is roughly the principle behind business.

This is one of the reasons why Xiaobai spared no expense to airlift the company from the naval base.

Xiaobai walked up to Enterprise and said, "Enterprise, can you help Nia?"

"How can we help?" the company asked.

"Blow a breath or something?" Xiaobai asked.

It would be more effective for Enterprise to proactively offer buffs than for Nia to come and pay homage to them.

"What's wrong with blowing on it? I'm not a monkey." The company pouted. "Then I'll just wish her good luck with her shipments."

"This is it!" Xiaobai clapped her hands, thinking it was great.

The company looked helplessly at its admiral, then turned its gaze to Nia, who was standing in front of the construction device.

The company opened its mouth, about to say something, but then suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly turned to look at Xiaobai.

"Oh, by the way, Admiral, do you think it's better for her to get a lot of ship girls, or to definitely get powerful ones?"

"Can't we offer our blessings together?" Xiaobai asked.

"Hmph, Admiral, don't be too greedy." Enterprise crossed her arms, giving him a look that said, "See, you don't understand." "This thing is like a buff of the same attribute in a game; one of them will override the other."

Seeing the company's serious expression, Xiaobai nodded.

When it comes to sharing good fortune with others, businesses have more to say.

"So that's how it's said..."