Elder brother's garrison

"Deep Sea Will... Don't come out to rescue me this time like you did last time..."

"..."

The air was quiet all around, with only the flames burning on the land-based ship.

The flames flickered twice, moving even without wind.

Xiao Bai put his hand down with satisfaction and looked at the determined Rome in the distance.

Well... all the preparations have been made. Next up... is the match against Roma.

No matter what the outcome of this match is, Xiaobai will have no complaints.

"Rome, I'm ready too," Little White said with a smile and a wave.

"Received, Admiral!" Rome jumped up in the distance, then immediately bent down, a buzzing sound coming from the ship's rigging behind him.

In the absence of a referee, the signal for the exercise must be handed over to some neutral entity.

Xiao Bai took a rock out of the ship's equipment space and threw it forcefully into the air.

Whoosh! ! !

The stone flew into the sky with a whoosh and disappeared into the thick clouds.

About six or seven seconds later, the stone fell from the sky.

Rome stared intently at the stone.

The rock fell freely, heading towards the sea.

Boom!

Then, the stone fell into the sea, creating a ripple.

This is the signal to begin the exercise!

Rome activated its ship's rigging almost immediately and sped towards Xiaobai. The main guns behind her rigging rapidly swung horizontally and launched a salvo at Xiaobai first.

Boom boom boom!

Several shells flew across the sky like meteors, heading straight for Xiaobai.

Compared to the last exercise, even with just this first round of shelling, Xiaobai could clearly feel Rome's progress.

In terms of trajectory, timing, momentum, and angle, this first round of attacks far surpassed Roma's performance in the previous exercise. Xiao Bai even felt that Roma's initial attack this time was starting to resemble Veneto's style by eight or nine points.

Rome's growth... is truly rapid.

As Xiaobai thought about it, the ship's rigging behind her gradually turned, and the heavy armor blocked the Roman cannon fire with a series of thuds.

But at that moment, Xiaobai raised an eyebrow and was surprised to find that he felt a cracking sensation in his armor.

The next second, the Roman cannonballs exploded on Xiaobai's ship armor, creating several bursts of fireworks, with tiny white fragments scattering in all directions.

"Huh... what is this...?"

Xiao Bai looked at the damage on the ship's equipment in surprise.

The damage to the land-based ship equipment was actually not significant; if converted to health bars, it was roughly equivalent to losing a sliver of health. However, even so, Rome did indeed inflict considerable damage on the little white ship.

You should know... the armor on Xiaobai's land-based ship is so strong that even the shelling from a regular Deep Sea Commander can hardly cause any real damage.

“I see… Veneto mentioned before that although Rome hasn’t been remodeled, she suddenly awakened a ship girl skill after our last exercise. It seems to be an ability that can deal massive damage to heavily armored enemies…” Xiaobai sighed, looking at Rome in the distance with satisfaction. “Rome’s progress is really obvious. It seems we might really lose this exercise…”

Xiaobai turned the ship around, the land-based main guns were fully charged, and it roared at Rome.

A massive beam of energy erupted instantly.

Rome had already taken precautions against Xiaobai's energy cannon. The moment they saw Xiaobai turn the cannon around, they abandoned their attack rhythm and began to prepare to dodge.

The energy cannon fired, and Rome narrowly avoided it.

The energy cannon barrage ended, and the next energy cannon shot from the land-based ship-mounted system entered its cooldown period.

Xiao Bai raised his hand, and the land-based ship-mounted runway opened up. A large number of blue B-25 carrier-based aircraft roared into the sky, circling and approaching Rome.

Rome lost to B-25 carrier-based aircraft last time.

This time, Rome seems to have done its homework in advance.

Xiaobai's ability to control carrier-based aircraft is almost zero. The reason she can use the B-25 carrier-based aircraft seems to be because after the B-25 carrier-based aircraft was integrated into the land-based ship equipment, it developed some basic level of self-discipline. It is precisely because of this little bit of self-discipline that Xiaobai can use air superiority capabilities to a minimum even if she does not operate the carrier-based aircraft.

However... the autonomous B-25 carrier-based aircraft really lacks a lot of adaptability and is definitely far inferior to the manually operated ones.

Upon seeing the B-25 carrier-based aircraft launched by the White House, Roma's expression became extremely serious. She rapidly turned around, began to accelerate and decelerate erratically, and then suddenly sprinted to change course.

Soon, the B25 carrier-based aircraft were left behind by Roma.

If it were a real carrier-based ship girl manually controlled, Roma would definitely not be able to shake off the carrier-based aircraft. However, it is precisely because Shiro's carrier-based aircraft are in autonomous mode that Roma is able to shake them off in this way.

"Admiral—this is my carefully prepared counterattack!!! How about it!!"

After shaking off its carrier-based aircraft, Rome excitedly activated its shipboard equipment and charged towards Little White.

Xiaobai looked at Rome's aggressive demeanor with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on her face.

Rome... These past two years of training have truly paid off... Based solely on the combat skills she just displayed, her current combat ability has genuinely reached the top tier of newbie naval commanders.

For a fleeting moment, as Xiaobai looked at the figure of Rome, he thought of Bismarck.

Like Rome, Bismarck's ship equipment tiers are not actually among the best of the super top-tier ship girls like Veneto, Richelieu, and Missouri. However, the reason why they can now become top-tier ship girls at the beginner level who stand out from the crowd is mainly because they can make up for the "deficiencies" of their ship equipment through their "own" strength.

Rome...it's really great!

Xiao Bai was deeply moved.

then.

As Xiaobai watched Rome draw closer and closer, she gently patted the land-based ship's rigging.

The 510mm secondary guns mounted on the land-based ship instantly rose up and began firing a barrage of 510mm cannon fire at Rome.

To Rome's almost frozen, shocked gaze, an endless barrage of cannonballs instantly obscured all her room to maneuver, and the next second, Rome's figure was covered by an endless barrage of 510mm cannons.

Rumble rumble rumble—

Fierce explosions rang out one after another, and smoke and dust almost shot into the sky.

Xiao Bai gently patted the ship's rigging again.

The incessant firing of the 510 machine gun finally stopped.

The smoke and dust on the sea gradually dissipated.

Disheveled and covered in filth, Roma lay sprawled on the water, his rear end pointing skyward, his ship's rigging already reduced to fragments.

Rome, defeated!

Chapter 3398 The Resurrection of Rome

In the pitch-black darkness, Rome felt as if his consciousness was floating on the sea.

I can't feel my hands and feet, nor can I feel any thoughts.

After a long while, the blurry scenery around us suddenly became clear.

In a daze, Rome felt as if he had stepped into a stream that seemed to have no end. Beside the stream was a shore covered with beautiful red flowers, and at the far end of the shore stood a kind old woman who was waving at him and calling out to him.

"Rome……"

"This is liberation~"

"Once you come here, you'll never have to train every day again!"

"..."

The voice was filled with a hypnotic magic.

Rome instinctively wanted to go ashore.

However, just before Rome's feet touched the other side, a majestic yet tender voice rang out behind her.

"Rome, where are you going?"

"Have you finished training today?"

Along with the sound came a powerful, almost tangible pulling sensation.

Rome was like a coin that had fallen into a washing machine, being pulled and swept into the distance, only to watch the scenery before my eyes vanish in an instant.

……

“Wa ...

Rome screamed as he opened his eyes and sat up abruptly from the sea.

When Rome opened its eyes, the view it saw again was a dark and vast sea, and the thick, smoky wreckage of cannonballs scattered on its surface.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder, and fragments of ship equipment, broken into centimeter-sized pieces, floated on the water's surface like flower petals.

Rome gasped for breath, looking around blankly.

The next second, with a snap, the rapid repair device that had split in two above Rome's head fell into her arms and landed on her lap.

Roma looked down at the rapid repair device, touched her forehead, and found her hands covered in cold sweat.

what?

who I am? where am I? What am I doing?

My memories... seem to have vanished?

Rome was puzzled by her situation when suddenly a soft, warm voice sounded in front of her.

"Rome, you've finally woken up."

Upon hearing the voice, Roma suddenly froze and looked up ahead.

In front of Rome, Little White was looking at her with a smile.

"How are you feeling? Do you want another quick repair device?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"Huh? Admiral, what are you doing here?" Rome asked blankly. "Where's the boss? Where's the Empire? Where am I?"

"Huh? Don't you know what just happened?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

"Uh... what did we do before?" Rome remained bewildered.

"Could it be that he suffered too much shock and lost his memory?" Xiaobai touched her lips, staring at Roma's innocent expression. She thought for a moment, then removed her index finger from her lips and leaned closer to Roma. "In that case... I'll give it a try..."

Xiao Bai gently poked Rome's forehead with his index finger.

The next second, a blazing stream of mental energy burrowed into Rome's head through Xiaobai's fingers.

Rome suddenly felt a heat in her head, followed by a buzzing sound, as if she had been punched hard with boxing gloves. She cried out and covered her head.

Just as Rome was about to ask Xiaobai what she had done, her mind, which had been clearing up after the pain, suddenly became much clearer.

A flood of memories surged from the depths of my mind.

Rome stood frozen in place, his eyes flashing with a multitude of memories.

I encountered the admiral at the training ground... I was dragged into special training by the admiral... I ran to the deep sea with a group of people... there was the fierce battle just now... and finally, the 510 machine gun that emerged from the admiral's ship rigging...

Chug tug tug tug…

The terrifying sound of the 510 machine gun echoed once again in Rome's ears through memory.

Rome shuddered, clutched her head, rolled over, and screamed.

"Oh no! My memory... my memory... I remembered it!!!"

Rome rolled, crawled, and writhed on the sea, clutching its head and screaming.

After a long while, Rome collapsed, limp and weak, and sat up as if accepting reality, panting heavily.

"Do you remember it?"

Seeing that Rome seemed to have finally returned to normal, Xiaobai smiled and lowered her hand.

"Ugh, ugh... did I just have amnesia...?" Roma was covered in sweat as she savored her newly awakened memories, staring at the little white figure in shock. "Admiral, Admiral... did you just... annihilate me again??"

"A narrow victory," Xiaobai replied with a smile.

"How long...how long was I unconscious?"

"Not long, just a few minutes."