Elder brother's garrison

"When she took office here, she claimed that she had received a lot of care from your garrison."

"Eh?!"

Chapter 310 The Wooden Man [Third Update]

Sukhbaatar looked at Xiaobai with a completely clueless expression and stared at her curiously.

"do not you know?"

"Uh..." Xiaobai looked at Sukhbaatar embarrassedly, "How long ago was that?"

"Three or four years ago."

“Back then, I wasn’t the admiral of this naval base yet,” Xiaobai said. “I inherited the naval base from my brother.”

“Oh, I see.” Sukhbaatar nodded knowingly. “No wonder you don’t recognize him.”

Inheriting a naval base is not uncommon. Many retired admirals in the world still have considerable combat power due to the remaining ship girls in their naval bases. Therefore, rather than breaking up these ship girls with whom they have deep feelings, admirals prefer to find a reliable successor to continue managing the naval base.

However, the ship girls in the naval base usually don't buy into it.

“That person might have come looking for you because you’re here; after all, you’re an old acquaintance,” Sukhbaatar said.

"Oh……"

It seems that Lexington's statement that her brother had no friends at all is not accurate.

After all, her older brother is the world's number one admiral. Even if he has terrible interpersonal relationships, he still has at least a few people he knows. It seems that Ringo, who came earlier, is one of them. She wonders what her relationship with her brother is.

However, judging from the fact that they traveled a long way to see me after learning the news, it seems that our relationship is at least not bad.

This is the first time Xiaobai has ever seen someone so beautiful.

"I never imagined that Ringo would know my brother." Xiaobai muttered to herself, her rich imagination running wild.

Just as Xiaobai was still daydreaming on the beach, Veneto and Fubuki returned with the ship girls Roma and Nia.

Nia's three ship girls stepped ashore through the water and immediately collapsed onto the beach with a splash.

Rome, trembling, shuffled back to the beach, struggling to stay upright: "Waaah...so tired..."

“We’ve only used thirty buckets today; we’ll use the other seventy this afternoon,” Veneto said ruthlessly.

"Stop! This isn't training!"

Rome cried out in despair.

Ignoring Rome's shouts, Veneto walked over to Little White and asked, "Admiral, I just saw someone coming by. Who was it?"

“He’s my brother’s friend,” Xiaobai replied.

"A friend of the former admiral?" Veneto was taken aback.

Chapter 311 Is it possible to meet someone like this?

"We should be able to meet again the day after tomorrow." Xiaobai didn't say much more, but changed the subject, "Veneto, how's your training going?"

“Well, putting Roma aside for now, Cleveland has improved a lot in the last two days. I underestimated her ability to handle things,” Veneto said. “Even if you put the same training you give Roma on her, she could barely manage.”

"What about Helena and Wichita?"

"Not bad."

"That's good." Xiaobai looked at the three ship girls lying on the beach.

Veneto was a natural instructor. Her teaching methods were both simple and difficult. They were simple because the training was simply about increasing the amount of training, using the simplest, most basic, and most primitive methods to push you to your limits and hone your skills, making you break through your limits and surpass yourself time and time again.

However, this method is difficult. First and foremost, it demands a high level of talent from the ship girls being trained. Some ship girls can endure hardship, while others cannot. Not everyone can be as energetic and lively as Rome, who was subjected to a full week of torture by Veneto. Therefore, for instructors, it is crucial to grasp the ship girls' limits. If the judgment is made too early, the training effect will be greatly reduced; if the judgment is made too late, it may even harm the ship girls' physical and mental health.

Veneto's grasp of the limits was quite remarkable. Even Helena and Wichita, who were somewhat unable to keep up with her training methods, were completely different from before.

After all, Veneto's training methods don't produce "strongmen," but rather "fighters."

That way you can rest assured.

Although it was only three days, it was enough for Veneto to train Helena and Wichita from rookie ship girls who had just emerged from the construction device into "fighters" who could stand alone in the first sea area.

Veneto chatted with Xiaobai for a couple more minutes, then raised his hand to check the time.

"Rome, let's go."

"Huh? You're leaving already? Helena and Wichita haven't had a good rest yet!"

"What are you talking about, Rome? They need at least another hour of rest."

"...Could it be that..."

"Let's go, you two. You still have seventy buckets to use today."

"No! Aaaaaaaahh ...

Rome was dragged into the sea by Veneto amidst the pitying gazes of the crowd.

Veneto's love for Rome was truly profound.

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.

Time flies like an arrow, slipping through our fingers like sand without leaving a trace.

It felt like just yesterday that the time for the exercise Ian and Nia had agreed upon had arrived.

On this day, the beach at the first node was packed with people.

Shops have opened one after another behind the beach, selling popsicles, drinks, food, beverages, binoculars, and cameras. There are so many, and business is booming.

When Barbatos arrived in his private car, he couldn't help but marvel at the sight of the beach surrounded by crowds.

No wonder football and basketball games are always packed with spectators.

When anything is related to a competition, and the two sides are arguing about who is stronger, there are always a lot of people who like to come and watch.

Barbatos got out of the car and respectfully opened the back door.

"Sir, we've arrived," Barbatos said to the people inside the vehicle.

Ringo got out of the car, nodded to Barbatos, and then tiptoed to look out into the sea.

Barbatos looked at Ringo's slender neck, which was accentuated by her standing on tiptoe, and sighed inwardly.

He exudes such elegance in every gesture, and he's so handsome, how could he be a man...?

“The exercise hasn’t started yet. I’ve already instructed the Admiral’s Guild to prepare supplies for Admiral Lu Lin. They should be here in less than ten minutes if they return to the Admiral’s Guild,” Barbatos said to Ringo.

Ringo nodded.

There were no referees during the exercise.

Because the admirals themselves are the referees, anyone can tell which ship girl lost combat capability and which fleet won the exercise.

At this moment, on the shore, Ian, dressed in a neat naval uniform, stood quietly, with five anxious ship girls standing behind him.

Ian looked more weathered than before, but much calmer.

Recently, her hair, which had become messy due to her decadent lifestyle, was neatly cut into a buzz cut, making her look a little more presentable.

Three days ago, the news that Nia had acquired six ship girls had spread throughout the city. In other words, starting from that day, Nia's biggest disadvantage in the exercise with Ian had disappeared.

Ian's chances of winning plummeted from that day onward.

The crowd had expected to see Ian in a hysterical or resentful state today, but to their surprise, Ian was more composed than ever before.

The crowd surrounded Ian, making room for him and the soon-to-arrive Nia to confront each other.

Ian waited quietly, looking at the sea in front of him, without saying a word.

Compared to his composure, Ian's ship girls were completely different.

Ian has five ship girls: three destroyers, one light cruiser, and one light carrier. Their training level and equipment are all quite good, making this configuration one of the best in the entire First Sea Area.

However, even with their own strength, the ship girls still suffer from mental torment.

Several destroyers even tugged at the hem of the leading light carrier, somewhat fearfully.

When the fourth node changed, they happened to be in the sea and encountered a deep-sea fleet.

I won't go into details, but basically, when the entire fleet was badly damaged and on the verge of collapse and certain death, they were rescued by a fleet led by Veneto.

As ship girls, after that battle, they almost lost the confidence to set foot on the sea again, and every night they would have nightmares about being attacked by deep-sea fleets. The destroyers, in particular, have woken up crying countless times in their sleep.

In addition, his own admiral was also under great pressure from his family, and he drank heavily all day long, and began to ignore the ship girls.

When these ship girls learned that they were going to have an exercise with the admiral who had saved their fleet, they became even more frightened.

Already filled with fear of battle, the fact that they had to practice with their saviors only intensified the anxiety of these ship girls.

Gradually, the time for the exercise was approaching.

The exercise time I applied for was 10:00 AM, and now the clock has already struck 10:00 AM.

The surrounding admirals, seeing that the time was approaching, all began to look back at the way they had come.

Sure enough, at that moment, a long black private car was speeding towards them on the road.

A blonde ship girl was sitting on the roof of the vehicle, tilting her head back and looking very happy.

"Hahaha... This is so much fun..." The car was going quite fast, and the ship girl's long hair stood up like a broom behind her head as the wind blew it up.

The car eventually stopped on the side of the road.

The car door opened, and Nia and Xiaobai were initially squeezed out of the car.

Then, one by one, the ship girls popped out of the vehicle like dumplings being scooped out of a pot.

"Wow—it's so crowded—"

"It's so crowded!"

"Uncomfortable..."

As if by magic, sixteen ship girls stepped off the bus one after another.

The girls tidied up their slightly disheveled clothes from the crowd, and then followed the ship girl who had been sitting on the roof of the vehicle toward the beach.

The surrounding admirals consciously made way for the nearly twenty people.

Xiaobai and Nia walked into the circle that had been cleared by the crowd and looked towards Ian, who had been waiting there for a long time.

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.

It's been a long time since I've had a late-night update; I'm adjusting my mindset...

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Chapter 312 In fact, Veneto is a severe siscon.

Xiaobai and Nia's ship girls also took their positions behind them.

Many admirals were watching the battle in the first node sea area, especially the admirals in the fourth node sea area, all of whom came. Three days ago, all the admirals who saw Nia create a new ship girl in the admiral guild were there.

Many admirals with good eyesight looked at the ship girls following behind Nia with disbelief in their eyes.

Nia's ship girls, apart from Cleveland who is highly trained, are all new ship girls who were built three days ago and have not even been on the battlefield. Logically speaking, even if they train like crazy, after three days, they shouldn't be able to achieve much.

However, the ship girls following behind Nia were all surrounded by a strong aura, like veterans who had fought on the battlefield for many years. Behind each ship girl's gentle or resolute eyes lay a sharp aura.

The seven ship girls stood in a row, their condensed auras merging together like intertwined flames and smoke, forming an aura as powerful as a collapsing mountain, leaving people speechless.

Is this still a ship girl who just stepped out of the construction facility three days ago?

The admirals stared at the ship girls behind Nia, their faces full of questions.

This aura is something no rookie ship girl could have. Even if you told these admirals that these ship girls were just thugs temporarily sent down from the high seas, they would believe you.

This is the result of Veneto's training.

Veneto's hellish training not only improves the ship girls' training level, but also enhances their combat power.

These two concepts are slightly different.

The so-called "training level" refers to the degree of familiarity a ship girl has with her own ship equipment after a long period of combat.

Something similar to weapon proficiency.

The higher the training level, the more it proves the ship girl's familiarity with her own ship equipment, and the more skillfully she can use the heavy ship equipment.

Shipboard equipment offers rapid power generation, stable power recovery, and higher accuracy.