Elder brother's garrison

Xiaobai lay in bed with her face flushed. She first turned her head to look at Chaodahe, who was exhausted and fast asleep on one side, and then looked at Nanxing, who was snuggling up to her on the other side, with only her head and delicate shoulders showing, while the rest of her body was tucked into the blankets.

A faint blush lingered on Nanxing's fair cheeks, but more than anything, she exuded calm and tranquility, as if she were enjoying this peaceful and quiet moment.

The air inside the dormitory seemed to still carry some lingering heat.

Xiaobai was a little confused. She looked at the clock in front of the bed and glanced at the time.

"...Sister Nanxing, are you still awake?"

“…Mmm.” Nanxing closed her eyes, leaning against Xiaobai, and spoke softly.

"So...so you said you wanted to go home earlier because..."

"……Um?"

"...No, it's nothing." Xiaobai thought for a while and decided it was better not to talk about it. She shook her head and let out a soft sigh. "Sigh... Sister Nanxing, it's almost time. I have to go back."

"..."

Nanxing didn't make a sound; she seemed to be asleep, but she clung to Xiaobai's arm and refused to let go.

Chapter 3537 The Invincible Dog

Parting is always a sad thing.

But you still have to go to class.

After resting for a while, Kazuya finally woke up slowly.

As expected of Dean of the Deep Sea, Chao Dahe's stamina bar is significantly higher than others, both in terms of recovery speed and total limit. Just half an hour ago, she was still in a daze, but after a short rest, she immediately became energetic again.

The three of them tacitly straightened each other's clothes, then left the dormitory and went to the living room.

After opening the window and taking a few breaths of fresh air, Xiaobai smiled at the dressed Chao Da and Nanxing.

"Sister Nanxing, once things settle down at the Admiral's Guild, I'll stay here a little longer next time."

"Okay." Nanxing nodded, sitting on the sofa. She picked up a cup of hot water and drank some, then held the cup up to Xiaobai and Chaodahe and said, "...Next time, let's go to the city for a stroll."

"Hmm? Sister Nanxing finally wants to go to the city too?" Xiaobai was slightly surprised.

“I don’t want to go alone… but it’s fine with you guys.” Nanxing said to Xiaobai and Chao Yahe while holding a water glass.

I am flattered.

Xiao Bai placed one hand on her chest and bowed to Nan Xing.

Nanxing put down her water glass, looked at Xiaobai with a calm yet absorbed gaze.

After a while, Nanxing gently tidied the stray strands of hair by her ear, stood up and said, "I'll take you to the teleportation room."

Although it's called a delivery, the distance from the living room to the teleportation room is only a few steps.

Nanxing followed Xiaobai and Chaodahe to the teleportation room. She opened the door and watched Xiaobai and Chaodahe walk into the empty room that was shimmering with silver light, her gaze peaceful.

"See you next time, Sister Nanxing!" Xiaobai waved from inside the room.

“…” Nanxing silently waved his hand and nodded to Xiaobai and Chaoda in turn.

"Oh, right, Sister Nanxing." Xiaobai in the room suddenly seemed to remember something and asked Nanxing, "Sister Nanxing, didn't you tell us before that you've been handling official business faster and faster lately?"

"I already said that," Nanxing said, putting her hand down.

"I've been thinking about this for a bit," Xiaobai said to Nanxing, pointing to her lips. "It's probably because after you became a ship girl, your mental strength increased, which led to an improvement in your work skills."

"Generally speaking, can a ship girl's mental strength be improved?"

"Um... ordinary ship girls probably won't work."

"Then why..."

"Ahem, anyway, it's a good thing that you've improved." Xiaobai blushed, coughed, and said to Nanxing, "In short, Sister Nanxing, your mental strength will become stronger and stronger. When your mental strength gradually becomes strong enough to easily handle the complex affairs of the garrison, you will have more and more time to do other things."

"……oh……"

"So, when you're no longer burdened by official duties, how about coming to Chapter Eight to have some fun?" Xiao Bai said to Nan Xing with her hands behind her back and a very proud smile. "I'm not kidding, my office is quite lively right now."

Nanxing silently watched Xiaobai, paused for a moment, and pursed her lips slightly.

"it is good."

"It's a deal then! See you next time!"

"Ah."

Nanxing waved her hand, looked at the two people in the room, and gently raised her hand to close the door.

After closing the door, Nanxing kept her hand on the doorknob, and after about half a minute, she pulled the door again.

The door opened again, revealing an empty room shimmering with silver light, with only a chandelier swaying alone in mid-air.

Nanxing looked at the empty room and reached out to turn off the lights.

Nanxing returned to the living room, where the processed official documents were stacked together. Nanxing sat on the sofa, holding one of the documents. Her body gradually sank into the sofa. Looking at the empty living room and the empty home, she let out a long sigh and slowly closed her eyes.

The sound of soft breathing echoed in the living room.

……

When Xiaobai returned to the office hall of Chapter Eight, Iowa had already sorted out today's official documents by department and piled them on Xiaobai's desk.

"Admiral, welcome back." Iowa turned around and saw Little White entering the room, and she greeted him with a smile.

"Well, I'm back."

"Didn't Chaoda and your sister come back with you?"

"She's been out with me all day, so I told her to go to the rest area and find a room to rest," Xiaobai said, sitting down at her desk and skillfully picking up a pen and stamp to start processing the documents in her hands.

Xiao Bai's movements are skillful and swift, with very little time for thinking. They seem more like subconscious reactions, even giving the impression that she doesn't think before she acts. Yet, she handles every official document almost perfectly. Some of her handwritten reports, which are thousands of words long, are as precise and accurate as if they were typed, without a single word or punctuation error.

Iowa stood in front of the desk, watching Xiaobai's movements with a smile.

"The speed at which the admiral handles official business is truly astounding."

"Without him, only hands are familiar."

“I don’t think this can be explained by mere skill…” Iowa replied. She walked over to Shiro, bent down to pour him a cup of coffee, and casually remarked, “Admiral, you smell like a girl from outside the naval base.”

"..." Xiaobai stopped handling her official business, blinked, and looked innocently at Iowa.

Iowa smiled and looked at Xiaobai.

"...Is it really that obvious?"

"It's strange, even though it smells like a girl from outside the naval base, it's surprisingly not unpleasant to dislike," Iowa said, pushing the coffee toward Shiro.

"Ahem, let me explain, actually..."

Xiao Bai picked up the coffee cup and said, blushing slightly.

Regarding Xiaobai's relationship with Nanxing, the only people in the entire newbie naval base who knew about it were Xiaobai's married ships and Lexington.

It wasn't that Xiaobai intentionally hid it; it was just that Nanxing said she wasn't ready yet and asked Xiaobai not to make a fuss in the naval base for the time being. After all, she was also a typical socially awkward person. Xiaobai was usually embarrassed by being publicly executed by her ship girls, and she might receive the same treatment in the newbie naval base.

However, Xiaobai did not expect that Iowa's senses were so sharp; she could sense it even though Xiaobai had not told her about it.

It's quite strange, actually.

Logically speaking, Iowa wasn't Xiaobai's marriage partner, so Xiaobai had no reason to feel guilty towards Iowa. But when Iowa said those words, Xiaobai inexplicably felt a strong sense of embarrassment, as if she had been caught cheating, and was even embarrassed to face Iowa's smile.

“Admiral, I know,” Iowa interrupted Xiaobai’s explanation with a smile. “That person is Miss Nanxing, right?”

"……Um……"

"Speaking of which, I've been hearing Missouri talk to me about Miss Nanxing from time to time lately. Ever since she got her ship equipment with your help, Admiral, she seems to have a pretty good opinion of Miss Nanxing." Iowa said, then suddenly changed the subject, smiling at Xiaobai, "But Admiral... when Miss Nanxing was still human, you never seemed to have any special feelings for her. But now that she's become a ship girl, your relationship with her has progressed rapidly in no time. As expected, Admiral, you're still the same as before, you really like ship girls."

"..." Xiaobai blushed, lowered her head, and rubbed her hands.

"But I'm relieved to know that the Admiral still likes ship girls." Iowa covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Recently, the Admiral has been enjoying taking Super-Big and Sister with him. I thought the Admiral's recent hobby had become the Abyssal Dean."

"It's a misunderstanding, it's a complete misunderstanding." Xiaobai felt she needed to explain, "...Actually, I like them all."

“That’s really honest.” Iowa nodded, looking intently at Xiaobai. “Admiral, well… you continue working, I’ll head out now.”

"Okay..." Xiaobai said weakly.

Iowa smiled and turned around, preparing to leave the office.

But soon, Xiaobai suddenly called out to her again.

"Iowa, wait, wait a minute!"

"Hmm? Is there anything else, Admiral?" Iowa stopped and turned to look at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai looked worried, clutching his collar and sniffing the scent on it, glancing nervously at Io Hua.

"Iowa...is my scent...really strong?"

“…Pfft.” Iowa chuckled and covered her mouth with her hand. She shook her head and said to Little White, “Admiral, I was just joking. I’m not a military dog. My nose isn’t that sensitive.”

"But you just said..."

"I was just guessing, who knew you'd blurt everything out with just a little trickery, Admiral?" Iowa teased with a smile. "Admiral, you'd better be more careful in this regard in the future... Language can be used to communicate, but it can also be used to deceive. Don't be fooled by other bad women with just a few words like you did today."

"..." Xiaobai stood still, looking at Iahua.

Iowa returned Xiaobai's bright and flawless smile.

Under the sunlight, Iowa seemed to be shimmering with sunlight all over, and even the smile on her face seemed a little more holy.

As Xiaobai watched, her gaze instantly turned aggrieved, and her cheeks puffed up in anger.

It turns out Iowa was lying to himself!

She can actually say such bullying things about the admiral with such a beautiful smile and without changing her expression!

hateful!

Still talking about others!

You're the bad woman!

"I understand, Iowa."

Little White pouted and looked at Iahua with a wronged expression.

Looking at Xiaobai, Iohua smiled and walked out of the office.

Chapter 3538 The position was earned through one's own efforts

After Xiaobai had finished most of the paperwork for the Admiral's Guild, it was already afternoon before he knew it.

The reason for the slow processing wasn't because Xiaobai's work speed had decreased, but mainly because of the Admiral's Guild's work. After all, it's a relatively real thing, unlike the daily tasks in pay-to-win mobile games that refresh on the hour every morning. Basically, during Xiaobai's work hours, new work documents would be delivered up from downstairs every short period of time. After Xiaobai finished processing one document, she wouldn't receive a second one, leaving her with nothing to do. In the short amount of free time, she couldn't do anything else, so she could only sit in her office chair and stare blankly.

If all the documents could be gathered together and dumped on Xiaobai every morning before work, Xiaobai is confident that he will only need to come to the Admiral's Guild for one hour a day.

However, this is clearly impossible.

The workload at the Admiral's Guild meeting in the afternoon suddenly decreased. Even if there was occasional additional work, as long as it wasn't particularly urgent, it could be left to be dealt with the next morning.

After a satisfying period of work, Xiaobai let out a soft sigh of relief, put down the last report in her hand, slowly got up from her office chair, and stretched.

"Admiral, is today's work finished?" Iowa, who was standing by, asked Xiaobai with a smile.

"Okay, that's enough for today," Xiaobai replied. She smiled at Iohua and said, "Iohua, if there are any additional work documents later, please help me collect them."

"No problem, Admiral, you can leave it to me with confidence."

Iowa nodded and walked to the desk to start organizing the work documents that Xiaobai had processed.

Iowa's movements were skillful and practiced. Her lowered eyes swept across the table as she worked, her fair and slender hands deftly distributing the documents to their respective places. In no time, she had sorted the work files into several small stacks and held them in her arms.

Xiao Bai watched Iowa leave with her work documents and suddenly fell into deep thought.

Speaking of which...

Since the office building renovation was completed and I officially took over as the president of the Admiral's Guild, I don't think I've ever appointed a secretary ship for the Admiral's Guild...

Based on the requirements, Xiaobai does need a secretary ship companion who can assist him in handling his work.

But before Xiaobai could be appointed, Iowa inexplicably appeared before him, taking on the troublesome work that the secretary ship should have been handling...

Her appearance was so natural that no one found it strange.

Xiaobai clearly remembers that Iowa initially came to the office hall with the other ship girls for a vacation and to enjoy the entertainment facilities. However, while the other ship girls were attracted by the luxurious entertainment area and enjoying themselves to the fullest, Iowa started secretly doing small things for Xiaobai, such as serving tea and water and transporting documents. Everyone had seen this kind of help before and didn't find it strange. After all, this kind of work wasn't very valuable and was just a small favor. As long as the ship girls in the new naval base happened to be free, they would help Xiaobai if they saw that she needed it.

As for what happened later...