Elder brother's garrison

Lexington seemed to be enjoying the feeling of hugging Little White as well.

"Sigh... When Jiajia isn't home, I really wish someone could hug me more..." Lexington hugged Xiaobai, closed her eyes, gently patted Xiaobai's back, and murmured in a nostalgic tone, "When Jiajia was home, she would always come over while I was working and touch me all over while I was writing documents. I used to find it quite annoying and would always say a few words to her. Now that she's suddenly gone, I've started to miss the days when she would touch me like that."

"Should I call Saratoga back?" Little White looked up and asked Lexington.

"I'll go find her next time." Lexington shook her head and smiled slightly at Little White.

……

a long distance away.

Chapter 3771 Guild.

Saratoga, who was playing a racing game with Tirpitz, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and up to the back of his neck.

Saratoga's shoulders trembled slightly, his face paled, and the game controller in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

"Huh? What? You're about to get lapped by me?" Tirpitz noticed Saratoga's state and said to her while drinking her iced cola.

"I felt... like a gust of evil wind just now blew up my spine..." Saratoga said, still feeling the effects of the wind, hugging his arms and looking puzzled.

"How is that possible? The room temperature is 27 degrees Celsius right now."

"Sara? Did you catch a cold?" Enterprise, who was lying next to Saratoga reading a comic book, put down her book and, like a golden caterpillar, crawled to Saratoga's lap, resting her head on Saratoga's thigh. "Do you want to rest for a bit?"

“Hmm…” Saratoga pondered for a moment, then shook her head at the company on her lap, “Probably not.”

“I’ve got you covered.” Tirpitz’s voice came from the side.

"Aaaaaah! Despicable! Despicable! Taking advantage of someone in distress!" Saratoga hurriedly picked up the game controller from the ground and screamed as he took control of the race car on the TV screen.

……

Xiao Bai spent some time with Lexington in the office, and he also took advantage of this short period of time to finish his work.

The workload at the newbie naval base has indeed decreased recently.

Perhaps because Xiaobai himself works at the Admiral's Guild, the Admiral's Headquarters has reduced the task quotas for newbie naval bases, so now newbie naval bases only need to handle daily ship girl sorties, exercises and exchanges, and the minimum level of naval base internal affairs.

Of course, the sheer size of the newborn naval base means that even its internal affairs are far more demanding than the total workload of most naval bases. However, both Shiro and Lexington have fought their way up from the busiest period of the naval base, so this amount of work is indeed a bit insufficient for them now.

Lexington even recently found her life too leisurely due to the reduced workload at the naval base, which made her uncomfortable. As a result, she had to implement a temporary rule that the secretariat would only need to work three days a week, with all other work being handled by her personally.

Xiaobai had no objection to this, as long as Lexington was happy.

After finishing his work, Xiaobai had tea with Lexington for a while and chatted about daily life. Finally, Xiaobai said goodbye to Lexington and left the admiral's office.

Xiao Bai's next task is to go to Jinan and help her realize her wish to modify the ship girls' missile equipment.

After leaving the admiral's office building, Xiaobai stood in the square in front of the building, looking left and right.

At this time... Jinan is probably waiting for her in the dormitory assigned to her, right?

If I remember correctly, the dormitory in Jinan is very close to Xiaobai's dormitory.

However, Jinan is currently the only one in her dormitory. Given Jinan's personality... she probably won't stay obediently in the dormitory; she'll likely run off to be with the other ship girls.

With this thought in mind, Xiaobai immediately felt at ease. She simply returned to the ship girl dormitory building and then back to her own dormitory.

When Xiaobai returned to the Bismarck family's gate, the gate was wide open, and the inside was bustling with the laughter and chatter of the ship girls.

As Xiaobai took off her shoes and walked inside, she listened intently to the chatter of the ship girls, and sure enough, she heard Jinan's voice inside.

Xiao Bai walked into the living room and looked inside.

At this moment, the living room was filled with ship girls and the Deep Sea Dean dressed in a maid outfit, sitting on the sofa and floor cushions.

Loki was squatting on the round table and coffee table, pouring juice for everyone. In the very center of the group, Jinan was sitting on a small chair, gesturing wildly at the others.

"Hey, actually, I've known the Admiral for quite a while now. I had a vague idea of ​​who he was back when we were still in the construction phase. The first time I saw him, I..."

Chapter 3772 Jinan's Request

When ship girls chat, the most frequently discussed topics are undoubtedly related to the admiral.

This is based on big data statistics. In naval bases where the happiness index exceeds 80, the ship girls tend to talk about the admiral. Furthermore, according to survey feedback, discussing topics related to the admiral is the fastest way to enhance friendships among ship girls.

Xiao Bai wasn't surprised that people in Jinan were talking loudly about themselves.

Xiao Bai even deliberately stood in the corridor outside the living room, smiling as she watched Jinan tell her story to the ship girls in a serious manner.

Just as Xiaobai was listening to the conversation in Jinan with a smile, Missouri and the others in the living room noticed Xiaobai's arrival. However, they did not call out Xiaobai's name, but instead gave her knowing smiles, exchanged glances with her, and nodded.

Hood and Bismarck were not in the living room, which means Hood probably went to a tea party, while Bismarck went to steal aluminum.

There's no problem. If Hood and Bismarck aren't around, then Little White is the most important person in the house.

Xiao Bai simply leaned against the wall and continued listening to Jinan's boasting.

"I'm not afraid of Montana and Jean Bart being here today. Actually, I'll tell you all, I've known the Admiral the longest!"

"The admiral knew I was special a long time ago. When I was still a construction machine, she hid me and then fed me bit by bit with destroyers!"

"The admiral always sleeps with me in her arms at night!"

"What? You're saying there's nothing to hug about a metal shell? That's not right! I even took a bath with the Admiral when we were in construction mode! We're all completely honest with each other, aren't we!"

"It's really true!"

"That's exactly right! The admiral and I are going in the same direction!"

"When I reached the maximum progress, my goal was to join the Admiral's faction and become one of his ship girls!"

"Waaah! Now the Admiral won't let me stay at her house! That's so mean! Waaah! I gave my first kiss to the Admiral!"

"..."

Xiao Bai listened to Jinan's words and smiled helplessly.

The woman in Jinan covered her eyes pitifully, and her tone was soft and weak, sounding aggrieved, which seemed to make sense.

"So, the Admiral has let Jinan down?"

Kamikaze sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, cracking sunflower seeds as she asked Savoy beside her.

"That's just one side of the story," Savoy said casually, a smile playing on her lips as she stared at Jinan. "But this little girl is quite interesting."

“Hmm…that’s true, the Admiral probably doesn’t like this type of girl.” Kamikaze looked Jinan up and down after hearing what Wu Yiqi VIIIling Qi Lu Yi Wan Savoy said, and then said.

"Tell me, which type does the Admiral prefer?"

"Of course, it's someone like me." Kamikaze said smugly, crossing one arm over her chest, her arm supporting her chest and making her curves look heavy.

"Tsk." Savoy turned his head, as if he had seen something dirty, and clicked his tongue. "Boring."

"Oh dear, is it just jealousy?" Kamikaze chuckled from the side.

"..." Savoy frowned, his handsome brows furrowing, his fingers cracking as he clenched them.

"You're mistaken. Jinan is just a bit petite, but she's got a great figure, at least as good as Changchun." On the other side of Kamikaze, Shinkai Zuikaku took a sip of juice and interjected, "She's not a small boat, she's a missile destroyer."

“Did you hear that?” Savoy said.

“I heard you, I heard you—” Kamikaze shrugged.

Squatting on the ground, Deep Sea Kaga was stacking blocks with Deep Sea Hindenburg. Deep Sea Hindenburg heard Kamikaze's words and smiled as she raised her smooth arm.

"I heard it! I heard it!" Hindenburg shouted from the Deep Sea.

"Super Yamato, what have you and the Admiral been doing lately?" Deep Sea Ryujo asked, sipping his milk as he looked at Super Yamato.

“Uh…” Chao Yamato paused, her face flushed, and she turned her head to the side. “I did… I did… quite a lot.”

"Huh?" Deep Sea Dragon was stunned, looking puzzled.

Pachina fell asleep on the soft cushion beside her, completely undisturbed by the noise in the living room. She slept soundly, even turning over, which immediately made her maid outfit askew.

Seeing that the commotion in the living room had subsided, Xiaobai finally coughed softly.

"Cough cough!"

Xiao Bai's cough instantly silenced the living room.

Whether it was the Deep Sea Dean who was having a heated discussion or the ship girls who were watching the show with smiles, everyone's eyes turned to look at Xiaobai.

The moment Xiaobai was seen, the living room buzzed with excitement.

"Ah! Admiral! You're back!" Hindenburg jumped up and excitedly pointed at Shiro, causing the blocks she had just assembled to collapse to the ground with a crash.

Kaga Fukami stared at the fallen blocks, then silently turned her gaze to Shiro.

"It's so lively! Everyone's here!" Xiaobai said with a smile and a wave.

"Admiral! Admiral!" Hindenburg from the Deep Sea hopped over to Little White, raised her arms high, and said excitedly, "Welcome back! Barbarossa is back too?!"

"Barbarossa isn't there yet; she's on vacation in Chapter Eight." Little White smiled at Hindenburg of the Deep Sea. "I'll ask her about it later."

"Hey! Good!"

Hindenburg lowered his hands.

Xiaobai reached out and ruffled Deepsea Hindenburg's hair. Deepsea Hindenburg obediently lowered his head, happily stroking Xiaobai's fingers as they grasped the pointed horns on his head and stroked them up and down.

Hindenburg in the deep sea immediately showed an expression of great enjoyment.

The Hindenburg's pointed tip is cool and smooth, yet hard to the touch, much like touching metallic ivory.

After Xiaobai let go, Deepsea Hindenburg immediately showed an expression of lingering satisfaction. Xiaobai smiled at her and looked at the remaining ship girls, especially Jinan, who was gathered in the center of the crowd.

When Jinan saw Xiaobai looking at her, she immediately looked up and scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, Admiral, you're back..."

"Yes, if I don't come back soon, I'll become a heartless mother," Xiaobai said.

"Oh, Admiral... I was just kidding..." Jinan came to Xiaobai's side and shook Xiaobai's hand. "Besides, I didn't say anything wrong... Admiral, you did take a bath with me when we were building the machine."

Xiaobai was speechless in front of Jinan. She sighed helplessly and reached out to tug at Jinan's fox-eared hair.

"Oh dear, be gentle..." Jinan blushed, looking shy.

"Is this hair?"

"Hehe!" Jinan hugged Xiaobai, "Admiral, are you going to take me to find other ship girl sisters now?!"

"Yes."

Xiaobai patted Jinan on the back, then looked at the ship girls and deep-sea deans present and smiled helplessly.

"Well... Anyway, Jinan and I will go and use her special abilities first. We can talk about the rest when I get back tonight," Xiaobai said with a smile. "Everyone is free to do as they please, so don't worry about me."

"Understood, Admiral!"

The ship girls raised their hands in response.

Xiao Bai nodded to the people present, gave them a meaningful look, then patted Jinan on the back and pulled her out of the living room.

After Xiaobai and Jinan left, the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy in the room remained silent for a while.

"Looking at it this way, it seems the Admiral quite likes Jinan," Kamikaze said, glancing at Jinan and Anshan sitting at the coffee table.

“Yes, Jinan is always very vibrant and likable.” Changchun nodded to Shenfeng and said with a smile. Halfway through her sentence, she turned to Anshan and asked, “Sister Anshan, what do you think?”

“Uh…” Anshan looked like she didn’t know what to say. She took a bite of the biscuit and nodded vaguely, “Yes… she is quite lively… um.”

Pachina, who had been lying on the floor, woke up groggily. She rubbed her eyes and got up. Just as she was about to reach for a glass of water on the coffee table, she looked up and saw Anshan and Changchun sitting together.

Pachina's gaze was first drowsy and confused, then hazy and bewildered, and finally even became doubtful.

"...Two...Changchun?"

"Ah, hello there, I'm Anshan." Anshan picked up a water glass, smiled, and handed it to Pachina. "Would you like some water?"

“…?” Pachina, holding her water glass, stared at Anshan in confusion, then sighed, lay down on the floor, and went back to sleep. “I must still be dreaming…”

……

After Xiaobai and Jinan left the dormitory, the two walked down the stairs.

Jinan followed Xiaobai cautiously, looking at Xiaobai's profile, blinking her eyes, and occasionally peeking her pink little head in front of Xiaobai.

"Jinan, what happened?"

"Admiral... are you angry?"

"Ok?"

"I just talked a lot about you."