Elder brother's garrison

Xiao Bai entered the office, and the men withdrew outside. They closed the door and tested the soundproofing. The effect was indeed remarkable; Xiao Bai couldn't hear any sounds from outside the office, and the same was true for the people outside.

"President Lu Lin, what do you think of this?"

The men from the renovation team wiped the sweat from their brows, looked at Xiaobai as she walked out of the office, and asked her a question.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Xiaobai smiled. She thought for a moment, then reached into her clothes and pulled out a stack of red envelopes. She stepped forward and handed them to the men in the renovation team. "These are a small token of my appreciation. You've always been in charge of the renovations here, right? I wasn't here when you came before, so this is a good opportunity to show my appreciation. I'm very satisfied with the results of your renovations."

The construction team members stared at the thick red envelope in Xiaobai's hand, then their eyes lit up with surprise.

Wow, what a thick red envelope!

No wonder she's an incredibly wealthy woman!

"Thank you, Admiral Lu Lin!"

The men on the renovation team accepted the red envelopes with great gratitude.

Xiao Bai smiled and escorted the men back to the elevator. After watching the elevator fill with their bodies, she waved and pressed the button to close the elevator.

The elevator doors closed, and the renovation team left the office lobby amidst the whirring of the elevator.

……

As soon as the elevator doors closed, the renovation team members inside eagerly pulled out the red envelopes that Xiaobai had just given them and began checking the amount inside.

A few seconds passed.

"Frog fun!"

"How extravagant!"

"The boss is awesome!"

The renovation team members stared in disbelief at the thick layer of gold and red banknotes inside the red envelope, their faces filled with emotion.

Even in Chapter Eight, it had been a long time since they'd encountered a boss who was this generous...

"Wow, no wonder he's the chairman of Chapter Eight, he's got money." The men from the renovation team said.

"That's it."

"But this is the first time I've seen what the president looks like. I didn't expect her to be such a young girl." Another man from the renovation team put the red envelope into his pocket, patted his chest reassuringly, and said.

The men in the renovation team were not strictly speaking staff members of the Admiral's Circle. They were just employees sent by the renovation company that Luo Yingying was responsible for negotiating with. Because of this, they knew nothing about the situation in Chapter 8, and naturally did not know what the guild leader looked like.

"Is this chairman a human?" one of the men on the renovation team asked.

"Of course! Although I don't understand, someone who's the president must be human!"

"She's so pretty, just like the ship girls we saw on the way here." Someone shook their head. "Sigh, does spending too much time with ship girls make human girls start to have built-in beauty filters?"

"Who knows? We just need to get paid and do the job, that's all," someone said, counting the money in the red envelope.

"Hmm..." The men on the renovation team fell silent.

But after a while, someone suddenly laughed again.

"why are you laughing?"

"Oh, no, I just remembered that when we went to the office lobby just now, we saw that many areas had been used, especially the buffet area, where many dishes had been taken. So I couldn't help but laugh—it seems that the young chairman was having a lot of fun in the office lobby before we came."

"Is there still this?"

"It's true."

"As the president, you have to have something special about you."

"Indeed, vending machines aren't something a normal person would place. This chairman probably has some kind of peculiar fetish."

"Yes, just now when we were installing the vending machine, the chairman was standing behind us watching us. Think about it, when we encountered similar situations with female bosses before, when they saw a group of us sweaty, grown men, they would all cross their arms, looking insecure and keeping a distance of more than ten meters from us, or they would have two bodyguards around to protect them, as if they were afraid that we had bad intentions and would do something bad to them."

"Work is already tiring enough, who would break the law?"

"The chairman is so small, but he trusts us completely and isn't afraid at all. Afterwards, he even came up to us and gave us red envelopes. To be honest, we were a little touched."

"However, I still hope that this chairman has some self-protection awareness... after all, not all men in this world are as safe as we are."

"If you encounter someone with ill intentions, you'll suffer."

The construction workers looked at each other, their mouths agape in wide smiles.

Hahaha!

The elevator was filled with the men's knowing laughter.

……

After smiling and seeing the renovation team off, Xiaobai slowly lowered her waving arm.

A shadow rose behind Xiaobai and slowly spread towards him.

"Admiral!"

A delicate cry rang out, and the destroyers sprang out from behind, embracing Little White's waist.

"Admiral, have the guests left yet?"

The destroyers jumped and bounced around impatiently, their small, soft bodies rubbing against Little White.

Xiao Bai turned around and reached out to rub the heads of the destroyers.

"Yes, the guests have all gone home."

"Yay!" Upon hearing this, the destroyers happily opened their arms and shouted into the hall behind them, "Alright!!! You can come out now!"

The destroyers' shouts were crisp and clear, instantly echoing throughout the hall.

The doors to the rooms in various areas of the hall opened in response, and a large group of ship girls emerged.

"Wuhu!"

"Freedom!"

Where were we in the movie we just watched?

"Come over here if you want to play go-karting!"

“Me me me me!!!”

"I just got out of the pool, I'm still soaking wet... I need to use a towel to dry myself off..."

"I'm going to check out the newly installed vending machines!"

"..."

The ship girls poured out one after another and quickly dispersed throughout the hall, instantly restoring the lively scene to its former glory.

Chapter 3507 How Much Authority Does the World's Number One Have?

The functions of Xiaobai's office hall gradually became more diverse and colorful during this period, in response to the needs of the ship girls.

For several days in a row, Xiao Bai did not appear in the lobby of the Admiral's Guild.

Even though Xiaobai didn't appear, her instructions were still accurately transmitted to Luo Yingying through the files. Every file that Luo Yingying submitted via the elevator was processed perfectly and returned with rapid feedback.

During this time, the staff of the Admiral's Guild seemed to have forgotten about Xiaobai's existence. They went about their work as usual, going to work and leaving get off work. The Admiral's Guild opened and closed its doors, and everything remained the same.

Only occasionally, when the staff and Luo Yingying had a break, they would look up and gaze thoughtfully at the ceiling of the first-floor lobby.

...Why has President Lu Lin become so diligent lately?

...Since she came to the Admiral's Guild alone a few days ago and entered the top-floor office hall by herself, she has not come out again.

Of course.

The office hall is fully equipped, and new supplies are replenished there regularly.

Theoretically speaking, even if President Lu Lin chooses to stay inside and never come out, there shouldn't be any major problems.

But was President Lu Lin like this before?

The guild members and Luo Yingying were puzzled.

It's been several days, hasn't she even seen her ship girls?

The ship girls in their household are a bit strange; their admiral has been out at work for so long and hasn't come back, yet they haven't come to check on him...

Ugh……

Thinking of this, the guild members and Luo Yingying couldn't help but sigh.

Forget it.

I should refrain from getting involved in Admiral Lu Lin's affairs. Anyway, she hasn't neglected her work, and it's good that the Admiral's Guild is operating as usual.

The Admiral's Guild employees shook their heads and continued to immerse themselves in their demanding work.

……

Meanwhile, in the rooftop lobby.

"Admiral! Admiral!" A ship girl burst into Xiaobai's office, holding a stack of movie cassette tapes with the title "Love in 1988" written on them. Her face flushed, she spoke to Xiaobai, who was drinking coffee, "This movie is so good! So many of my sisters recommended it to me! Should we go see it?!"

"Hmm? This movie? What's it about?" Xiaobai asked curiously, sipping his coffee.

"This movie tells the story of a homeless, wandering ship girl who, during a journey, encounters a human girl as pure as a lotus flower. The two get to know each other, overcome small difficulties, and their relationship blossoms. Finally, in an ancient era, they take a forbidden step, overcome numerous obstacles, and become an admiral and ship girl, saving the world and living happily ever after!" The ship girl held up the cassette tape, her eyes shining brightly. "Admiral, this is amazing!!! Especially the romance between the two main characters—it's so delicate, romantic, and ethereal. The scene where the human heroine, old and nearing the end of her life, falls into the arms of the still-young ship girl and closes her eyes, saying that her life has been fulfilling and without regrets, and the ending where the ship girl carries the human heroine's ashes around the world, spreading their story to everyone—that was so moving, I almost cried on the spot!"

As the ship girl finished speaking, she even hugged the movie cassette tape and started twisting her body on the spot, looking both satisfied and moved.

Xiaobai held his coffee cup, looked at the ship girl, and smiled wryly.

"...They've already spoiled the ending for me... So what's the point of watching it...?"

"Admiral, this movie is not only great in the ending, but also in the middle!"

"Okay, I'll go when I have time. I have work to do right now, so I won't go," Xiaobai said with a smile, putting down her coffee cup.

"Oh oh oh, okay!"

Although the ship girl was disappointed, she could only nod and leave the office with the movie cassette tape in her arms, looking at the documents laid out in front of Xiaobai.

Xiaobai smiled as she watched the ship girl leave.

Missouri, sitting next to Xiaobai, smiled.

"Admiral, that senior was really looking forward to it, is it really okay to turn it down like this?"

"I have to work." Xiaobai put down her coffee cup, looked at Missouri sitting next to her, who was only a hair's breadth away from her, and smiled apologetically.

"Wasn't the admiral's work already finished?"

"That's today's work. I want to do something different today," Xiaobai said, arranging the documents in her hands neatly and placing them aside.

"Another job?"

“Yes, Missouri, do you remember? Before this guild was handed over to me, it was always managed by the governor.” Xiaobai gripped the mouse, her gaze shifting to the computer screen beside her. “For example, between the completion of the initial clearing and the transformation into Chapter 8, or during the two special events, everything that happened during that time was handled by Sister Ringo and the others. Although they have now finished and returned to their respective territories, the documents they left behind are still there.”

"Does the Admiral wish to review those documents?"

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded. "After all, you'll be the president in the future, so it's best to read these things through."

“Oh…” Missouri smiled as she listened to Xiaobai’s words, resting her chin on her hand and looking at Xiaobai. “The admiral is really dedicated to his duties.”

"It's just looking at the documents, it won't take long."

As Xiaobai spoke, she used the mouse to log into the guild's LAN database. Using her guild leader account and privileges, she quickly found the earliest batch of data in the historical files.

Xiao Bai cupped her cheek in one hand and swiped across the computer screen with the other, first quickly scanning the document names of these early files.

These early documents mostly detail the various plans for transforming Chapter 8 into chapter cities, the flow of funds, the revenue of the Admiral's Guild during the event, the number of Admirals participating in activities within the Admiral's Guild, their names, resumes, etc.

These documents are scattered and fragmented. Although they are early documents, there are at least a thousand of them at a glance.

Although Xiaobai thinks these documents are unlikely to be used, it would be quite cool if he could recite them fluently if they were ever needed.

With a sense of responsibility, Xiaobai opened the documents she thought had some value and glanced at them briefly.

Missouri, who was standing nearby, watched as Xiaobai was engrossed in reading the documents, and then her gaze shifted to the coffee in front of Xiaobai.

After noticing that Xiaobai's coffee had gotten a little cold, Missouri reached out, picked up Xiaobai's coffee cup, gently covered it with her red lips, and drank the liquid in one gulp.

Missouri then got up, made another cup of coffee for Little White, and returned to Little White's side.

"Admiral, have something hot to drink." Missouri sat down close to Xiaobai, her long legs pressed against Xiaobai's, her thighs gently touching.

"Thank you, Missouri." Xiaobai accepted the coffee and took a sip.

"Did you find any valuable documents?" Missouri asked with a smile.