Elder brother's garrison

The person walking in front of the giant was dressed in a close-fitting and proper white naval uniform, with long flaxen hair hanging down his back, and a faint, gentle smile on his lips, looking at Little White and Hood sitting on the bed.

"Hude, I always told you to practice more, but you suddenly went out and made a fool of yourself in front of Xiaobai."

Lexington said to Hood with a smile.

"Uh..." Hu De poked his forehead with his finger, his fair cheeks flushed with embarrassment, too embarrassed to look directly at the people present.

"Lexington!" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise once again, calling out the name of the ship girl in front of him.

"Little White, I'm here." Lexington smiled at Little White.

"So the two old friends Bismarck was talking about were you two!"

“That’s right. When I received Bismarck’s call last night, I was quite surprised. I even thought for a moment that it was an AI-generated scam call.” Lexington said with a smile, resting his elbow on one hand and tapping his chin lightly with the other. “I never expected that someone like Bismarck would take the initiative to invite someone out. In all the years we’ve known each other, this is the first time I’ve seen this. So no matter how busy or tired I am at the naval base, I can’t give up this precious opportunity.”

“Yes, indeed…” Hu De chimed in, muttering to himself, “She called so late at night, I thought she was up to something.”

"So Hood agreed to come as soon as he heard Bismarck's invitation?" Xiaobai asked.

"Who, who, who came as soon as they heard the invitation?!" Upon hearing Xiaobai's words, Hood's face visibly flushed, and steam began to rise from her hair. "I, I'm very busy! I'm organizing three tea parties a day now, and the girls at the naval base are waiting for me. How could Bismarck possibly get me to come? Besides, why should I accept her invitation? That guy is clueless and like a block of wood. Heaven knows what kind of treatment I'll get after she drags me here..."

As if a strange switch had been flipped, Hu De started complaining to Xiao Bai non-stop.

Little White listened to Hu De's words with a smile.

Indeed... that's the normal reaction for Hood.

When Xiaobai was speculating about the ship girls who had a good relationship with Bismarck, he did consider Hood, but he thought that it was unlikely that a proud senior like Hood would readily accept Bismarck's invitation, so he did not include Hood as one of his targets.

"So, Hood, how did you agree to Bismarck's request?" Little White asked Hood.

"Cough cough cough." Hood paused in her rant about Bismarck, coughed, took a couple of breaths, and looked at Little White with a gentle gaze. "It's all because Bismarck said that this trip wouldn't just be with her, but also with you."

Chapter 3559 An Unintentional Blow

If it were a personal invitation from Bismarck, especially in a one-on-one situation, given Hood's thin-skinned nature, he would most likely have quickly declined the invitation on the first occasion.

However, if Bismarck had added the phrase "Little White is also here," then Hood would indeed have had no reason to refuse the invitation.

After all... who would dislike a beautiful, cute, smart and capable sister-in-law?

Bismarck thus inadvertently gained control of Hood.

Little White never expected that she would become the bargaining chip that attracted Hood to come. She was somewhat surprised by this, but she couldn't help but admire Bismarck's sixth sense.

People say Bismarck was unreasonable, but actually he was quite shrewd and knew how to navigate social situations...

They gave Hood, who was suffering from motion sickness, a little time to recover. Once Hood felt he had recovered enough, the four of them left the teleportation room and went to the hall.

Watching the ship girls come and go in the hall, the scene was lively and bustling.

Hood and Lexington couldn't help but stop and watch for a while.

"Huh? Sister Lexington!"

"Sister Hood!!"

"Wow! Mrs. Leigh! You've come too!"

The passing ship girls quickly noticed the two ship girls, and they immediately stopped and greeted them with delight.

"Hello everyone, I've come to visit." Lexington greeted the ship girls with a smile. "How's life here?"

"Reply, Madam! The Admiral's office is amazing; it has practically everything!"

"Life is getting better and better."

"yes----"

Lexington chatted happily with the ship girls who surrounded her.

As expected of Lexington, who is beloved and trusted in the naval base, she looked so relaxed and happy when chatting with the ship girls. The ship girls also seemed to cherish the opportunity to talk with Lexington and were reluctant to leave.

As Xiaobai and Hude were watching the Lexington performance, they suddenly heard a familiar voice behind them.

"Hood, Lexington, Admiral, and Super Yamato, Iowa greets you all."

Xiao Bai and his two companions, including Lexington in the crowd, turned around upon hearing the voice. They saw Iowa, with a smile on her face, had somehow appeared behind them and was bowing respectfully to them.

"Isn't this Iowa?" Hood waved to Iowa as soon as he saw him. "It's been a while. How have you been in Chapter Eight?"

"Thanks to you, we're living quite well here. It's a bit of a shame that I haven't been able to see Sister Hood," Iowa said with a smile as she approached Hood.

"Hey, you have such a big mouth." Hood covered his mouth and laughed.

Hood knew, of course, that Iowa's words were probably just polite words, and he didn't know how sincere they were. But no matter how polite they were, they were still pleasant to hear, and Hood always felt happy when he heard them.

"Are the girls in Missouri doing well?"

"Missouri gets along really well with the ship girl sisters here."

"No wonder they're from Missouri, they're successful everywhere."

Hu De and Iowa started chatting animatedly, one sentence after another.

Lexington had just said goodbye to the ship girls who had come to greet her, and she returned to Shiro's side, watching Hood and Iowa get along well.

“Iowa looks much more radiant these days,” Lexington said. “Has she had some good fortune recently?”

“That’s right.” Xiaobai nodded. She thought for a moment and said to Lexington, “I’m not so sure about the good things… but I’ve already appointed her as the secretary ship for Chapter 8.”

"From the Admiral's Guild?" Lexington looked at Little White.

"Yes."

"No wonder."

"By the way, she's coming out with us today too," Xiaobai added.

Hearing this, Lexington raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at Little White with a smile.

Lexington reached out and patted Little White's head. For some reason, her gaze was suddenly filled with a kind of elder's kindness. Little White didn't understand why she was like this.

But just as Xiaobai was about to ask Lexington a question, Lexington put down his hand, smiled, and came to Hood and Iowa.

“Iowa, Hood, we should go find Bismarck,” Lexington said with a smile.

“Sister Bismarck just got back and is with Sister Tirpitz right now,” Iowa said with a smile to Lexington. “Let me take the two sisters there.”

“Please show me the way,” Lexington said.

“…?” Hood listened to Lexington’s words and suddenly felt a little strange, so she glanced at Lexington again.

"Hood, what's wrong?" Lexington felt Hood's gaze and looked at her with a smile.

"Am I imagining things? Why does your tone seem a little strange all of a sudden?" Hood asked curiously.

"Was my tone strange?" Lexington asked Iowa with a smile.

“No.” Iowa shook her head and said obediently, “Sister Lexington has always spoken to me with the same gentle and kind manner as a real sister.”

"That's what's strange..." Hood muttered to himself.

After a brief conversation, the group returned to Tirpitz's game room, led by Iowa.

As soon as the group arrived at the game room door, they saw two golden figures kneeling on the ground inside, leaning on Tirpitz's shoulders. The three of them were affectionately entwined together, pointing at the game screen on the television.

"Here, here, attack here first."

"No, no, we should hit this!"

"The reward was given here last time, I saw it."

"This is much more obvious!"

Enterprise and Saratoga were talking back and forth, leaning forward as they spoke. Tirpitz, sitting on the ground, felt her vision being gradually covered by four oval-shaped objects, their immense weight making it impossible for her to lift her head.

Tirpitz fired a shot at the game screen.

The game screen displays "miss," indicating that ammo is used up and the level has ended.

"I'm out of bullets, you two go down first..." Tirpitz uttered his last words, "I can't breathe..."

Only then did the company and Saratoga release Tirpitz, and the two of them sat down beside her with their arms crossed to begin a discussion.

"I told you to call that side first."

"But last time it was clearly..."

As the company and Saratoga were talking, suddenly, as if sensing something, Saratoga shuddered, and a distinct shockwave spread from the soles of her feet all the way to her head, almost whipping her long golden hair into waves.

Saratoga's eyes widened as she turned to look at the doorway.

"Little, Little White?!" Saratoga exclaimed in surprise, then she saw the person behind Little White, and her surprise suddenly turned violent, her beautiful face instantly draining of color. "...Sister, sister???"

"Jiajia, I'm here!" Lexington called out with a smile.

"Ah... Sister, sister, what are you doing here..." Saratoga glanced at the game room subconsciously, and only after seeing that it had been cleaned up did she breathe a sigh of relief, still somewhat astonished. She then quickly got up, skipped and hopped into Lexington's arms, nuzzling against her chest and acting coquettishly, "Sister... you're here..."

Lexington patted Saratoga's head.

"Have you been behaving well in Chapter Eight lately?" Lexington asked with a smile.

“Mmm-hmm!” Saratoga said.

"You didn't secretly form a small group with other ship girls while I was away, staying up all night playing games, neglecting rest, and only eating junk food, did you?" Lexington asked with a smile. "I don't think so, right?"

"..."

Saratoga was sweating profusely after Lexington patted and stroked her head, and she stammered.

"Sister, sister... I, I'm afraid of the dark..."

Saratoga's portrayal of Lexington was characterized by cowardice and timidity.

Lexington chuckled and poked Saratoga's nose.

"I don't have time to deal with you this time. I'll let you off this time for Xiaobai's sake, but don't do it again."

“Sister—” Saratoga hugged Lexington as if she had been granted a pardon, her hands immediately roaming over Lexington’s soft, full body. “You’re the best, you’re the best…”

Lexington sighed and slapped Saratoga's little hand away, then lightly flicked her forehead.

"Wow, this place is getting more and more lively."

Tirpitz looked at the crowd at the entrance of the game room and muttered to himself.

"Tirpitz, where is your sister?" Hood asked Tirpitz.

"Didn't my sister just go to take out the trash?"

"Has she not finished pouring yet?" Hood frowned, putting her hands on her hips.

“This…” Tirpitz was speaking when her gaze suddenly turned to the people behind her.

As if sensing something, everyone subconsciously turned to look at the door.

Outside the door, Bismarck was seen wiping his hands with a towel and walking towards the door.

"Bismarck, you're back!" everyone exclaimed.

“Hmm.” Bismarck looked up at everyone, especially Lexington and Hood, before nodding in response, “You’re all here.”

"What do you mean 'we're all here'? Since it's an appointment, isn't it normal to be on time?" Hood said to Bismarck, hands on hips. "But when we came here, you, the one who invited us, not only didn't come to pick us up in person, but you even went to take out the trash. Isn't that a bit too ungentlemanly?"

"I'm sorry." Bismarck looked at the fuming Hood, blinked, and looked down to examine Hood's clothes.

"What are you doing?" Hu De sensed the threat and quickly covered his chest. "You're not going to hit me, are you?"

“You look great in that outfit,” Bismarck said calmly.

"Hiss..." Hu De gasped. She was surprised and astonished. Her pink mouth was almost agape, her fair face flushed red, and her head was steaming like a boiling kettle.

Chapter 3560 So you play too...

In front of everyone, Hu De's face suddenly turned burning hot, and his head began to hiss and crackle like a kettle boiling over.

"Hahahaha, you you you you you...you stinky cat, what are you up to now!" Completely transformed into a human-shaped water bottle, Hu De's tone was chaotic and her emotions were agitated. She retreated, half-laughing and half-blaming, her arms flailing in the air like tai chi, until she reached Tirpitz's side. Her eyes flickered towards Bismarck as she spoke, but each time they met Bismarck's face, she would excitedly recoil. "Wh-what, what's so pretty and beautiful about it? I don't know! This is just my everyday outfit! I-I-I...I didn't dress like this just for you! I only came here because Xiaobai is here! Let me tell you, even if you suddenly say something like that to me, don't expect my opinion of you to change. Bismarck is just a nobody; being clueless about romance is simply your passive attribute. I won't be fooled by you! You should give up on these tricks that only little girls fall for..."

Hood rattled off a long string of words like a machine gun, while she turned and hugged Tirpitz, who was sitting on the ground playing games. Her two slender hands rubbed and rotated on Tirpitz's face as if she were playing with a crystal ball.

As Hood spun and stroked it, Tirpitz's face seemed to generate static electricity.

"..."

Tirpitz endured Hood's torment with a blank expression.

Bismarck silently watched as Hood applied static electricity to Tirpitz while speaking. She turned around and exchanged a glance with the people behind her.