Elder brother's garrison

A crisp, echoing sound flashed by.

Pompeii flicked the cap off the sparkling water bottle with his finger.

The next moment, rain carrying the scent of golden wheat fell from the sky.

……

The barbecue was a fairly festive meal, but afterwards, the entire campsite was left in a mess.

In the end, Pompeii and Zara stayed at the camp to clean up the mess they had made to celebrate Garibaldi's actions (which was mainly Pompeii's doing), while Xiaobai, Jinan, Chaoda, and the other two took Garibaldi and said goodbye to them for the time being before returning to the ship equipment modification factory.

Chapter 3790 The Ship Girl Who Can Hide So Well

"Um... Admiral!"

On the way back to the factory, Garibaldi looked at Little White's profile and suddenly called out to him.

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there something you need to do?" Xiaobai looked at Garibaldi.

"Hehe, what could be more important than modification?" Garibaldi scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "I just wanted to ask, besides me, who else at the modification factory is modifying missiles?"

“Ah… this?” Xiaobai nodded knowingly and smiled at Garibaldi, “The modification factory is quite lively now. Alaska, Guam, and Kiat from Killin’s family are all over there.”

So many people!

"They were all found in Jinan," Xiaobai said, patting Jinan's shoulder on the other side.

"Ugh... I really can't eat anymore..." Jinan covered her mouth, rubbed her round little belly with her other hand, hiccuped, and looked a little sick.

Xiao Bai looked at Jinan and smiled.

"Jinan is really amazing..." Garibaldi said softly, his hands behind his back and his green eyes, which shone with a green light, staring at Jinan. "It has a magical ability that can affect other ship girls and promote their transformation. It feels like it would be a treasure no matter where it is placed."

“That’s right.” Xiaobai nodded, completely agreeing with Garibaldi’s view.

However, these words of praise did not reach Jinan's ears at all. At this moment, Jinan was covering his mouth because he had eaten too much barbecue, and occasionally he would make dry heaving sounds from his throat.

When Xiaobai and his group returned to the modification factory, it was indeed bustling with activity.

The four Gearing sisters had already finished their baths. Kiat was wearing a white hospital gown made of sheer material, the same style as those worn by Alaska and Guam. The four destroyers nimbly darted around the factory, playing and frolicking.

Guam and Alaska sat on the sofa, smiling as they watched the ship girls. They quickly noticed that Shiro was leading the group back and waved to her.

"Admiral, you're back again."

"Let me see who the admiral brought back this time—isn't this Garibaldi? What a coincidence, you're also doing missile modification?"

Guam and Alaska greeted each other warmly.

"Hello, sisters from Alaska and Guam!" Garibaldi quickly stopped and bowed to them, then smiled broadly.

"The fourth missile ship girl has been spotted!"

Kiat's voice came from the other end of the factory. The next second, Kiat, wearing a hospital gown, ran up to the crowd and waved his arm at Garibaldi.

"Garibaldi!"

"Hello, Giard." Garibaldi looked at Giard and smiled at him.

The three destroyer sisters behind Kiat caught up a step too late.

"Kiart, wait for us—"

Gearing, Frank Knox, and Bauer, who had been dragged along, followed. When the three saw that Xiaobai was there, they all called out "Admiral" in a clear voice, and then looked at Super Yamato, Jinan, and Garibaldi.

"Garibaldi, you've done the modifications too! Congratulations!"

The moment they saw Garibaldi, the destroyers immediately offered their congratulations.

Garibaldi quickly returned the salute to the destroyers.

"Garibaldi, the bathroom is over there, want to go take a shower?" Alaska pointed in the direction of the bathroom. "You won't be able to shower once the renovation starts."

“Ah…it’s okay, I actually showered at noon…” Garibaldi quickly said, raising her arm and sniffing her body. “Now, now…uh…”

Garibaldi stopped midway through his sentence.

Because she suddenly remembered that she had just finished a camping trip with roasted meat... she was covered in oil and the smell of barbecue seasoning.

“Garibaldi, let’s go take a shower together! It’s very spacious inside!” Kiat immediately understood Garibaldi’s words. She walked up to him and, ignoring his reaction, grabbed his wrist and headed towards the bathroom.

"Oh! Ah... well... that's fine then..."

Garibaldi instinctively followed Kiat and looked back at Little White.

Little White waved to Garibaldi.

Garibaldi was relieved, and the Gearing-class destroyers pushed her into the bathroom.

The bathroom door is closed.

There was a moment of silence inside the door, then suddenly, a cry of surprise came from Kiat.

Wow! Garibaldi! You're huge! Unexpected!

“Wow——”

"Waaaaaahh ...

Garibaldi's voice was filled with shame and panic.

"..."

Xiao Bai, standing outside the door, smiled as she looked at the closed bathroom doors. She thought for a moment, recalling how Garibaldi had looked when he was beside her.

Hmm, Yi Er Lin Er Lingqi passed away...?

Garibaldi... was it really this scale that made people gasp in astonishment...?

I hadn't noticed this at all before. Could it be like Deep Sea Kaga, another hidden super attribute...?

Xiaobai didn't think too much about it. She exchanged a glance with Alaska and Guam, who were sitting on the sofa, and they both smiled.

"Has Yubari still not come out?" Shiro asked.

“She just came out for a bit, checked Kiat’s condition, and then went back in,” Alaska said to Shiro. “Oh right… speaking of which, Yubari said she also wants Kiat’s training data and asked the Admiral to get her a copy as well.”

"Ah...yes."

Xiaobai nodded immediately. She walked to the workbench not far away and found the form and pen that Yubari had placed on it.

"We need a copy of the training data for the modified ship girls, right... I'll just write Garibaldi's data in as well."

Xiao Bai sat at the workbench and quickly copied down all of Kiat and Garibaldi's training data from the last six months.

After writing the last word, Xiaobai got up, stretched a few times, and returned to the sofa.

On the sofa, Jinan and Chaoda were chatting with Alaska and Guam. When they saw Xiaobai return, they all stopped talking.

"Admiral, you're back!"

"Hmm, what were you guys talking about just now?" Xiaobai asked with a smile.

"Shh—Admiral, this is our ship girl's secret." Everyone immediately stuck a finger to Xiaobai's lips.

But Xiaobai clearly sensed that every time she let Jinan chat secretly with the ship girls, the way they looked at her when she came back was strange.

"So mysterious..." Xiaobai said helplessly, "Alright, we should go find the last missile ship girl."

"Hehe, get up!" Jinan stood up.

"Jinan, how's the barbecue in your stomach digesting?"

"I used the ship's power and it was completely absorbed immediately."

"...You can't rely too much on ship equipment in your daily life."

"Hehe, this won't happen again!" Jinan said, walking up to Xiaobai with a bright smile.

Xiaobai wasn't sure if Jinan had taken her words to heart. She simply reached out and ruffled Jinan's pink fox-ear hair before preparing to leave the factory with Jinan and Chaoda.

However, just as Xiaobai was about to leave, several familiar voices suddenly came from outside the factory.

"Oh, the factory gate is indeed open!"

"Admiral, are you inside—"

Xiaobai and Jinan were both startled when they heard the noise outside the factory, and then looked out in surprise.

"That sound...is it from Changchun or Anshan?"

Everyone looked outside and, sure enough, saw Changchun, Anshan, and two other ship girls who almost never accompanied them walking into the modification factory together.

Changchun and Anshan need no further explanation, but Xiaobai's attention was drawn to the two ship girls who were with them.

Of the two ship girls, one was dressed in a neat and formal white performance outfit, with a tall white hat on her head. Her red hair in a single ponytail and her beautiful face were quite eye-catching. The ship girl next to her was dressed much more casually. She was wearing only simple black athletic shorts and a multicolored athletic top, with a white athletic jacket draped over her arms. She also had a white baseball cap with black patterns on her head, and her light yellow hair was sticking out from under the cap. She was also blowing bubble gum.

"Huh? Baltimore?! What are you doing here...?"

The moment Xiaobai saw the two ship girls who were with Changchun and Anshan, she was immediately surprised.

"Ah... Admiral... Good afternoon." Baltimore stopped in her tracks, somewhat embarrassed, and tucked her red ponytail behind her head, glancing shyly at the group of white-haired girls. "Sorry to bother you..."

"Good afternoon, Admiral."

The athletic girl next to Baltimore raised her hand to Xiaobai, appearing much more relaxed and at ease compared to Baltimore's reserved demeanor.

"Good afternoon." Xiaobai looked at the athletic ship girl and smiled back at her. "Chicago."

Baltimore is a ship girl who has had relatively close contact with Shiro and developed some relationships with her. As for Chicago... she was originally a ship girl in the naval base, but she is of the same rank as Baltimore. After Baltimore joined the naval base, the two of them seem to have become sisters.

"Admiral, Anshan and I originally wanted to come and see how many missile ship girls you've found... but on the way we ran into Baltimore and Chicago." Changchun explained to Xiaobai, "Baltimore and Chicago just finished their training not long ago, and when they heard that the Admiral was here, they also wanted to come and see."

“It’s Baltimore who wants to come and see us…” Chicago said, blowing bubble gum as she spoke.

"Waaaaa, Chicago, don't say it, don't say it, don't say it..." Baltimore immediately started pounding Chicago's shoulders, "I...I...I just wanted to come and see my comrades at the conversion factory who were undergoing missile conversion! I absolutely, positively didn't have any other intentions!"

"Sigh..." Chicago sighed helplessly, "Fine."

"Admiral, um, um... I haven't caused you any trouble, have I..." Baltimore withdrew his hand and asked cautiously, somewhat nervously.

"Of course not," Xiaobai smiled at Baltimore. "You're very welcome."

Baltimore breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Xiaobai's words.

Xiaobai smiled as she gazed at the ship girls before her, when she suddenly felt someone tug at her clothes.

Xiao Bai looked down and saw Jinan grabbing his sleeve and staring at him.

"Jinan? What's wrong—" Xiaobai asked instinctively, staring into Jinan's eyes. Suddenly, as if realizing something, she paused, "Ah? Wait... Jinan, you don't mean to say..."

“Admiral, I smell it…” Jinan stared blankly at Xiaobai, “The scent of missile modification… is right here.”

Sure enough!

Chapter 3791 Chicago

Xiao Bai was surprised, but also not so surprised.

To be honest... when Jinan suddenly interrupted Xiaobai's conversation with Baltimore and the others, and quietly tugged at Xiaobai's sleeve to ask to speak, Xiaobai felt that Jinan probably wanted to tell her about the missile ship girls.

After all, that's exactly what Jinan did when we had barbecue with Garibaldi just now.

"Admiral, Admiral," Jinan called softly to Xiaobai, constantly tiptoeing on the ground, chirping like a little bird to remind Xiaobai.

"Yes, I heard you..."

Xiaobai gently patted Jinan's head, then touched her own forehead and bangs with her other hand, before looking at Baltimore and Chicago with a strange expression.

In this modification factory, besides Changchun and Anshan, there are other ship girls waiting for modification and those being looked after. The only ship girls left that haven't been inspected by Xiaobai and Jinan are these two in front of us.

Even using the process of elimination, we can probably figure out one thing.

The missile-modified ship girls that Jinan sensed are probably located between Baltimore and Chicago.

This is ridiculous...

"Sigh, what a coincidence! Before we even had a chance to look for her, the missile ship girl just showed up in front of us." Xiaobai exclaimed sincerely.

"Admiral, I know! It's because missile ship girls are attracted to each other!" Jinan, like a student who had already figured out the answer, quickly raised her hand and gave the answer.

"Alright, alright, so you're the missile ship girl with the 5A panel, right?" Xiaobai smiled helplessly at Jinan and reached out to rub her fluffy pink hair.

"..."

"Missile ship girl?"

The conversation between Xiaobai and Jinan naturally attracted the attention of the four people standing in front of Xiaobai.