Elder brother's garrison

"Hmm? Serious business?" Xiaobai tilted her head curiously. "Didn't you call me up here just to say goodbye?"

"No, saying goodbye is one thing, but there's more important business to discuss," Mu Yu said. "Little Bai, aren't you curious about what I just said?"

"What?"

"The president of Chapter Eight had not been appointed until yesterday," Mu Yu said with a smile, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Oh...so, the position of Admiral Guild Leader for Chapter 8 has been secured." Xiaobai realized.

“Exactly!” Mu Yu nodded.

"Who is it?" Xiaobai asked instinctively.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu remained silent, simply smiling as she looked at Xiao Bai.

Even Ringo was looking at Shiro with tenderness.

President Er Gou seemed to sense the atmosphere and was also drawn to Xiao Bai.

In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Xiaobai.

Little White blinks.

suddenly.

Xiao Bai was startled.

This atmosphere...

what?

Could it be that?

Chapter 3332 Thanks

In such an environment, Xiaobai suddenly sensed the gears of fate being turned.

Xiao Bai subconsciously leaned back on the sofa, her gaze towards Mu Yu filled with doubt and probing.

"Wait, wait a minute... Could it be that you mean..."

"As expected of Little White Sister, your reactions are so quick." Mu Yu laughed.

"No way..." Xiaobai's expression was quite strange for a moment.

"Admiral Lu Lin, please rise." Mu Yu's smile faded, his expression turned solemn, and he slowly walked to Xiao Bai.

Mu Yu acted as if she were about to formally announce some major event.

Xiaobai subconsciously looked at Ringo and President Ergou beside him.

At this moment, Ringo was sitting quietly in her seat, calmly staring at the coffee table in front of her, while President Er Gou silently picked up his teacup, looking at everyone present with the expression of a bystander watching a melon.

Xiao Bai sighed inwardly and slowly got up.

"Admiral Lu Lin, in recognition of your outstanding performance and remarkable contributions to Chapter Eight, I, on behalf of the Admiral Headquarters, hereby grant you the management and operational rights of the Admiral Guild for Chapter Eight." Mu Yu produced a small, square, black wooden box from behind him, holding it in one hand. "I hope that in the future, you will continue to uphold your original aspirations, forge ahead with determination, use your light to illuminate others, warm your compatriots, fight against the deep sea, and protect the land. May your future journey be boundless and your sails set."

Finished.

Mu Yu bent down slightly, the solemn expression on her face slowly fading, replaced by a smile, and handed the small black box to Xiao Bai.

Xiaobai stared at the small black box, her brows furrowing and then relaxing.

"So... the guild leader of the Eighth Chapter Admiral's Guild... is me?" Xiaobai asked.

"Haha, Admiral Lu Lin, congratulations!" Mu Yu said with a smile. "Chapter 8 is the highest main storyline area in our admiral circle. Being the guild leader here means your status is definitely no lower than any governor."

"Can I refuse?" Xiaobai didn't take the little black box, but kept asking.

"Little White Sister, what makes you say that?"

"Because it sounds like such a hassle..." Xiaobai sighed, "Managing my own naval base is already exhausting enough... I don't have the energy to be the president of the Admiral's Guild."

"..." Mu Yu.

Xiao Bai's words left Mu Yu speechless for a moment. Her hand holding the small black box hung in mid-air, and she looked embarrassed.

The Admiral's Guild Leader in Chapter 3333... that's a highly sought-after position.

This is not just about material benefits, but also about spiritual and social status benefits!

Even without considering anything else, just look at how the Admiral's Guild even dispatched two governors to serve as temporary guild leaders at the beginning of the eighth chapter's release, and you'll know how important this position is.

Although serving as the guild leader does indeed mean a "relatively large" workload, based on Mu Yu's understanding of Xiao Bai's work ability, this workload is simply not worth mentioning for Xiao Bai!

How could a newbie like me possibly complain about this job?

"Little, Little White Sister, you...you should reconsider..." Mu Yu smiled awkwardly, pleading in a somewhat humble voice.

“This is an appointment letter directly dispatched by the highest management of the Admiral and Governor-General. It’s no use refusing it.” Ringo said to Shiro from the side, “If you think being a guild leader is too troublesome, don’t worry. I will leave some people to assist you. The workload will not be too heavy for you.”

"Huh? Really?" Xiaobai looked at Lin Qing in surprise when she heard her words.

"Okay." Ringo nodded, raising her slender hand towards Mu Yu. "Take it."

"..." Xiaobai followed Linqin's gaze to the small black box that Mu Yu handed over. She sighed, and finally resignedly raised her hand to take the small black box from Mu Yu's hand.

Mu Yu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Bai accept the small black box.

"Oh dear, little Bai, this is such a good thing, why are you acting like you've been wronged?" Mu Yu complained.

"What are the benefits of becoming the president of the Admiral's Guild?" Xiaobai asked.

"Of course there are. This is Chapter 8, a territory frequented by high-ranking admirals. If you become the guild leader, everyone here will have to follow your orders. And how terrifying is the daily revenue of Chapter 8? It has money, resources, connections, and a bunch of high-ranking admirals working for you..." Mu Yu said, counting on her fingers.

"But I'm not short of money, and the resources in the naval base are sufficient. As for connections... I don't think my reputation will improve much after I become the president of the Admiral's Guild..." Xiaobai said. "So for me, being the president of the Admiral's Guild is just a job that takes up a lot of my time but offers no real benefits..."

"Ah, this." Mu Yu was speechless for a moment.

"Sigh, but oh well, after all, Ringo said she would leave someone to help me with the guild's miscellaneous affairs." Xiaobai lowered her head and touched the small black box in her arms. "Besides, this is the Admiral Headquarters' decision, so there's no way to refuse. There's nothing else I can do."

"puff."

Chairman Er Gou burst out laughing, spitting out a mouthful of tea.

Mu Yu didn't know what expression to make when he looked at Xiao Bai, so he sat back down on the sofa with a sigh.

Ringo poured a cup of tea for Shiro and pushed it in front of her.

"From today onwards, you are President Lu Lin." Ringo said softly to Xiaobai, her lips slightly pursed, revealing a faint smile.

"Um... why did the Admiral's Guild make me the Admiral's Guild Leader for Chapter 8?" Xiaobai asked, holding the little black box, feeling somewhat resigned but still puzzled.

"Who knows? We're curious about that too." Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Mu Yu immediately launched into a torrent of complaints, "Little Bai, you have no idea! Back then, to bring you from human society, I basically offended everyone at the Admiralty Headquarters. Those stubborn old men were incorrigible and obstinate, and until recently they kept telling me that this was against the rules, against the dogma, and that I was acting recklessly and disrespectfully. It was so annoying—although later events proved my..." "Your judgment is sound. Ever since you successfully cleared Chapter 8, those old geezers haven't been as indecisive as before. But I know them too well; they hold grudges deep down. They still have some issues with you, Little White. I thought some old geezer would be parachuted in again for the Chapter 8 Admiral Guild leader position, but yesterday headquarters suddenly sent a message saying you'd be the leader, Little White. There was no warning at all; I'm really surprised."

Mu Yu said a lot of things, as if she had to get them off her chest.

Xiao Bai listened to Mu Yu's words and turned to look at Lin Qing.

Ringo nodded slightly, proving with her actions that what Mu Yu said was true.

"So, I was suddenly appointed?" Xiaobai asked, holding the little black box.

"Yes, that's right." Mu Yu nodded.

"That's really strange..." Xiaobai muttered to himself.

Although Xiaobai wasn't particularly interested in the position of guild leader, she was still somewhat curious about it.

After all, while Xiaobai wasn't exactly incompetent in terms of merit and achievements as the guild leader of Chapter Eight, as Mu Yu just mentioned, there were quite a few people in the current Admiralty Headquarters leadership who disliked him, a self-taught admiral. In their eyes, an admiral who had never attended a naval academy was practically a symbol of treason. The fact that they didn't cause trouble for Xiaobai was already a great favor to the world's number one naval base. With these people around, how could a highly coveted position like the guild leader of Chapter Eight, which was considered extremely desirable by ordinary people, possibly fall into his hands for no reason...?

Unless someone with immense power defies public opinion and, like Mu Yu pulled him in to become the admiral, forcibly takes the chairmanship upon himself...

However, Mu Yu is already the most powerful person Xiao Bai knows. If even Mu Yu can't figure this out, who could be more...?

Xiao Bai was thinking this as he looked down.

Suddenly.

Xiao Bai was taken aback.

A flash of light crossed my mind, like a bolt of lightning streaking across the night sky.

Xiao Bai looked down at the little black box in his arms.

"I have a question," Xiaobai said.

"What's the problem?" Mu Yu replied.

"What is this?" Xiaobai asked, holding up the small black box.

"This is the guild leader's identity card for Chapter 8. It was sent over from headquarters yesterday," Mu Yu said. "According to the rules, no one except you, the guild leader, is qualified to open this."

"Did you open it?"

"How could I dare?" Mu Yu said.

"Hmm..." Xiaobai picked up the small black box with her fingers, and thoughtfully placed her fingers on the small black box, then opened the lid.

It might be because it hasn't been used yet.

The lid of the little black box was fastened very tightly.

Xiaobai used a little force to remove the lid.

After removing the lid, inside the small black box lay a thin, black card that appeared to be semi-transparent.

Under the daytime sunlight, this black card seemed to exude a faint coolness, its surface shimmering with a luster unlike any other metal in the world.

Xiao Bai picked up the card with his fingers, and was somewhat surprised the moment his fingers touched it.

—Is this card made of Deep Sea Dean Metal, which has been completely purified of deep-sea energy?

Wow, they're really going all out?

The moment Xiaobai took off the card, another small piece of paper fell out of the black box.

Xiao Bai caught the piece of paper with quick eyes and hands, unfolded it and glanced at it, then a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

The piece of paper wasn't big; it looked like it had been casually torn from a notebook.

There was only one line of handwritten words on the piece of paper.

"Young friend, how was the gift of gratitude this time?"

The handwriting was like a vigorous cedar tree, bold and powerful.

Chapter 3334 President Xiaobai

Xiaobai looked at the writing on the piece of paper, gave a bitter smile, and then clenched the paper in her palm.

"Hmm? Did you just pull something out?" Mu Yu, who was standing nearby, asked curiously when she saw the piece of paper. "Little White Sister, what's that?"

"It's nothing, probably someone else accidentally fell in," Xiaobai replied.

"Oh... sigh, these days, the people responsible for transporting such important items are so careless." Mu Yu nodded, as if he had thought of something, and said to Xiao Bai, "They actually let this kind of junk get in. What if the cards inside get lost? This stuff is very precious... I remember it was the same when headquarters sent this over yesterday. Logically, it should have required at least a team of ship girls to escort it, but only one ship girl came when it was delivered."

"Is that ship girl blonde, wearing glasses, and dressed in a white office lady suit?" Xiaobai asked.

"I don't know," Mu Yu said. "When I came to pick up this little black box yesterday after receiving the message, the person who delivered it had already left. Should I go ask the staff member who greeted me yesterday?"

"Uh... never mind then, let's just forget about it." Xiaobai shook her head. "The ship girls that were delivered yesterday have already left?"

“Yes.” Mu Yu nodded. “I heard from the people in charge of guarding the border that the people from headquarters didn’t stay long after they arrived. It seems they didn’t even open a hotel. They left very quickly.”

"..." Xiaobai nodded silently.

The handover of guild leadership in Chapter 8 is not something that can be done in a day or two.

After briefly explaining the matters concerning Chapter Eight to Xiaobai, Muyu and Linqing sent Xiaobai back for the time being. The Admiral Guild would announce the news of the World's Number One Admiral concurrently serving as the Guild Master of Chapter Eight the next day.

Xiao Bai, after all, came from an administrative background and had helped President Er Gou in the second chapter. Therefore, he became familiar with the tasks in the eighth chapter very quickly, which earned him praise from Mu Yu and Lin Qing.

After a brief familiarization with the work and confirming that there were no major issues, Xiaobai bid farewell to Guild Master Ergou, Ringo, and Muyu, and then left the top floor of the Admiral's Guild with Shenying.

In the elevator.

Little White held the small black box, looking at the silent Divine Eagle.

"Miss Divine Eagle."

"President Lu Lin, what are your orders?" Shen Ying replied.

"...You changed your tune so quickly." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly. "Well... speaking of which, Sister Ringo said she'd leave some people to help me manage Chapter Eight... could it be..."

“Yes, it is my admiral.” Shenying nodded. “Until Admiral Lu Lin is fully adapted to the job, my admiral will assist you until that day comes.”

"It really is Miss Yingying." Xiaobai nodded and smiled.