Elder brother's garrison

"If you feel any discomfort in this body, remember to tell the Admiral immediately. The Admiral might be able to cure you."

"...Is the admiral still a ship girl doctor?"

"The admiral is omnipotent."

“I see, I’ll remember that.” Illinois nodded with a smile. “Truly a reliable admiral.”

"Speaking of the Admiral, Illinois, what is your impression of the Admiral?"

"me?"

"Yeah yeah."

“Hmm…Although she is still quite young, the Admiral is a girl whose beauty rivals that of her older sisters.” Illinois turned her head to look at Xiaobai and said slowly, “In my understanding, it is not a common thing for humans to have such beauty.”

"That's it."

"I noticed Missouri has a ring on her hand. Could it be that Missouri is the Admiral's wedding ship?"

"exactly."

“Missouri is the Admiral’s wife, Iowa is the Admiral’s secretary ship, and New Jersey is the Admiral’s daughter.” Wisconsin patted Illinois on the shoulder, looking at her with a sigh. “So, Illinois, you’d better keep up the good work. Now you’re a member of the Iowa-class, after all. We Iowa-class ships and the Admiral are closely related, like blood relatives. We even live under the same roof. Don’t just get to know our Admiral superficially. That would be embarrassing. You should at least be the kind of ship you can bathe with, hold hands and go grocery shopping with!”

"Thank you for your guidance, Wisconsin sister," Illinois said with a smile to Wisconsin.

“Wisconsin, don’t just talk about us, tell us about your relationship with the Admiral too,” Iowa said with a smile.

"Hmph, do I even need to say it?" Wisconsin raised her nose to the sky. "Of course I'm the Admiral's ship girl!"

"..." Illinois.

……

Xiaobai listened to the five Iowa-class ship girls chattering and laughing non-stop, and of course she didn't interrupt them at this time.

Xiaobai glanced at the open hatch of the super construction machine, walked forward alone, closed the hatch, and then collected the scattered resources.

Xiao Bai stood in front of the super construction machine's operating platform again and reached out to touch the buttons on the platform.

"...Hmm...As expected." Xiaobai sensed it for a while and sighed.

"Admiral? Why are you sighing?" A voice sounded from behind Xiaobai. Xiaobai turned around and saw that Montana had followed.

"Ah...it's Montana. Aren't you chatting with them?" Xiaobai asked.

"Since the sisters are recognizing each other, I'm just a lone wolf, so be it, I won't get involved." Montana shrugged. "How about I keep the Admiral company?"

"Haha... thank you." Xiaobai smiled.

"So what was the Admiral sighing about just now?" Montana asked Xiaobai curiously.

"He wasn't sighing about anything... well... it's just..." Xiaobai raised his hand with some emotion and gently poked the shell of the construction machine in front of him with his finger. "This super construction machine is almost finished."

"...What do you mean, 'about the same'?"

"Durability".

“Oh…right, I heard you say this construction machine has a limited number of uses.” Montana nodded. “So, the number of uses has reached zero?”

“Strictly speaking, it’s not about the number of times it can be used… it’s more like…” Xiaobai thought for a while and explained to Montana, “It’s like there’s some kind of energy in this construction machine. Every time a ship girl is built, the energy in the construction machine is distributed… This construction machine built New Jersey before, and now it’s built Illinois, which has made the energy contained in this construction machine very thin.”

"Can it be restored?"

“Based on my experience, it seems unlikely.” Xiaobai said regretfully, “The technology used in this construction machine is beyond what humans can understand now, and the rune fonts inside are far more complex than any rune strings I’ve ever encountered.”

“Oh…” Montana reached out and pressed on the construction machine. “But the Admiral just said that there is still some trace of energy in this construction machine, right?”

“Yes, it does, but it probably can’t build anything with full capacity anymore,” Xiaobai said to Montana. “The Illinois, as a project ship, seems to have absorbed a lot of energy from this construction machine.”

"Let's give it a try, what if it works?" Montana said to Xiaobai.

"What if it fails?" Xiaobai asked.

"Admiral, aren't you unlucky? What difference does it make to you if you fail again?"

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai almost choked on his own breath and fainted.

Damn it, how come Montana's words make such a good point? I can't refute her at all.

“You’re right.” Little White covered his head and sighed. “With only a little energy left, perhaps we should try to continue building.”

Xiao Bai used the Admiral Network to thoroughly inspect the construction machine in front of him.

Actually, Xiaobai didn't have any clear evidence regarding the "energy" theory of the super construction machine, but with his powerful mental strength, he could indeed sense that the mental energy fluctuations emanating from this construction machine were much weaker than before.

To make a slight analogy...

It's like the feeling of the construction machine that built Missouri during the Age of Discontinuity before it started building North Carolina.

Of course, the construction machine is in a slightly better condition now than it was back then, though not by much.

The only certainty is that this construction machine will reach the end of its life after completing the next construction.

If the weaker construction machine can build North Carolina, then this slightly better construction machine can't possibly fail to build it, right?

"I'll help the admiral load resources."

Montana was engulfed in golden flames, which transformed into mechanical arms that grabbed resources placed on the ground and loaded them into the construction machine.

Xiaobai, meanwhile, stared intently at the construction machine.

If there isn't enough ship girls available, then the Iowa-class ship girls probably won't be produced.

Who will it be this time?

Xiaobai reached out and adjusted the construction formula to the general formula that had previously been used to build Illinois. However, when her finger hovered over the start construction button, Xiaobai glanced back at Illinois and suddenly changed the construction formula back to the large ship formula.

Come!

bet!

If you win, you'll be surrounded by women; if you lose, you'll go home and sleep!

After adjusting the formula, Xiaobai pressed the start button on the construction machine again.

The construction machine immediately began to hum and run.

When the Iowa ship girls heard the sound of the construction machine running, they immediately stopped talking and turned their eyes to the direction of the sound.

"Huh? Admiral, you've activated it again??"

Wisconsin said in surprise.

"Yeah, I still have one more construction machine to build..." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly at the Iowa-class ship girls, "Just trying it out..."

"Goodness, Illinois, look, you've only been a new ship for a short time as the admiral, and someone new is already taking your place." Wisconsin said to Illinois with her arms crossed, "Our naval base is just so competitive. You'd better work hard so you don't become a marginal ship girl with no role."

"Sister Wisconsin is right."

Illinois smiled, her gaze drifting to Little White, her bright red eyes shimmering.

No one knows what Illinois is thinking at this moment.

But for some reason, when Xiaobai looked at Illinois, she inexplicably felt a strange sense of guilt, as if she were being cheated on in front of him.

Just as Xiao Yi was feeling guilty, the construction device behind her suddenly made a creaking sound.

Everyone instinctively looked at the construction machine.

The super construction machine was no longer as stable as when it had just built Illinois. It began to shake violently, and there were occasional sounds of metal tearing and twisting, as if the construction machine was trying its best to squeeze out the last bit of life.

"That sound... is it about to explode?"

The ship girls immediately became alert upon hearing the sound of the super construction machine.

"Admiral, just in case, let's go down first," Montana said, subtly standing between Little White and the Construction Machine.

“…Hmm…that makes sense.” Xiaobai nodded, looking at the construction machine and responding softly.

Just as Xiaobai had guessed, this construction must be the last one that this super construction machine will do with all its might.

After this construction is completed, this construction machine will probably be scrapped, just like its three predecessors...

Ugh……

Looking at the creaking construction machine, Xiaobai felt a mix of emotions: tension and anticipation, but also heartache and regret.

Chapter 3665 The Evil Ghost in the Smoke

If possible, Xiaobai really wanted to spend a little more time with the construction machine in front of him.

But the situation probably doesn't allow it.

The construction process of the Super Construction Machine was not smooth this time. After Xiaobai and Montana stepped down from the operating platform, everyone took a few steps back. They stared intently at the Super Construction Machine creaking and swaying on the ground. Accompanied by sharp, low groans of metal twisting and tearing, Xiaobai clearly felt the mental energy fluctuations inside the Super Construction Machine begin to become disordered. The temperature in the air seemed to be slowly rising at this moment, and the surrounding space was filled with a sense of tension and pressure similar to that before a popcorn machine is opened.

"Will this construction be successful?" Montana, of course, also noticed the difference between the two constructions by the Super Construction Machine, and asked Xiaobai with some doubt.

"Maybe... maybe?"

Xiaobai was a little unsure.

Her self-confidence is a little lacking.

In fact, judging from empirical theory, the remaining energy in the super construction machine is probably more than that of the super construction machine that built Missouri during the Age of Discontinuity. Since the construction machine in Missouri could build North Carolina, there's no reason why the current construction machine couldn't...

However, the current state of the super construction machine seems a bit too strained.

Hopefully, this construction won't fail...

"Was my previous construction like this?" Surrounded by people, Illinois stared at the super construction machine for a while before turning her gaze away and asking.

“It’s different. When we were building you, the construction machine was very stable,” the ship girls replied one after another.

"Yes, by the time you were being built, the construction machine would already be completed," Wisconsin added.

“Oh…” Illinois looked thoughtful.

Just as everyone was about to speak and continue the discussion.

Suddenly, everyone clearly sensed that the super construction machine in front of them seemed to have undergone some special changes.

The creaking sound emanating from the super construction machine suddenly became sharper and brighter, and the rising temperature around it became scorching. Everyone turned their gaze to the construction machine, and after watching its surface turn red at a visible speed, a crack appeared on its outer shell, accompanied by a crisp crackling sound.

"bad!"

Among the ship girls, someone suddenly shouted out.

The next instant, Xiaobai felt several hands reach behind him and press down on his shoulders. Then, a series of forces pulled Xiaobai violently backward.

Before Xiaobai could figure out what was happening, she saw figures rushing towards her, golden flames instantly rising and filling her vision...

boom! ! !

The explosion finally occurred.

Right after the first crack appeared, as if some perfect balance had been broken, numerous cracks instantly spread across the entire construction machine, starting from this crack.

Immediately afterwards, the super construction machine was blasted into pieces by powerful firepower from the inside out.

A powerful blast of air, carrying metal fragments and thick smoke, hurtled outwards like a landmine explosion.

Boom boom boom boom!!!

Xiaobai clearly felt the floor beneath her feet tremble as her body plummeted to the ground.

However, at this moment, Xiaobai certainly wasn't in the mood to dwell on what had happened to her.

Because at that moment, Xiaobai had one thing on her mind.

—Huh? The Super Construction Machine…exploded?

It exploded??

Construction failed?

It’s over.

I guess I'm still unlucky.

As Xiaobai watched the thick smoke and blast waves rushing towards her like a violent tsunami, she suddenly felt incredibly frustrated. A sense of powerlessness against fate made her feel utterly exhausted.

The world is spinning...

……

Rumble, rumble...