Elder brother's garrison

"No, no! The president just smiled at us several times! She's a very gentle person!"

"Ahhh... I'm so nervous, I almost forgot my lines just now..."

"I almost made a fool of myself in front of the president..."

"I absolutely don't want to embarrass myself in front of the president on my first day of work..."

The three ship girls in blue uniforms huddled together nervously. They pulled out a bunch of cosmetics from their ship equipment space, glancing at each other's faces while nervously touching up their own makeup.

Chapter 3970 Dedication and Rejection

"...You three...you're really nervous today..."

Looking at her three companions huddled together, Ticonderoga suddenly smiled and made a joke.

"Ticonderoga! We were so worried!" The ship girls in blue uniforms turned around immediately upon hearing the voice and said to Ticonderoga, "This is the first time we've met the Chairman face to face like this! We had absolutely no idea what kind of person the Chairman is!"

"Don't worry, the Admiral is a good person," Ticonderoga said gently.

"That's true. After spending some time with her, I feel that the guild leader is super easy to talk to..." The ship girls patted their chests with relief and said softly, "Now I'm relieved. I feel like this bodyguard team can last a long time... There have always been rumors outside the guild that the guild leader is a very fierce person, but now that I've seen it with my own eyes, it's completely nonsense, baseless rumors... The guild leader is clearly so gentle, how could such rumors have been circulating for so long..."

"...Some people tend to believe only what pleases them or sounds appealing." After a brief silence, Ticonderoga solemnly addressed the ship girls, "Our admiral is a tolerant and compassionate person; she won't care about unfounded slander from the outside world. However, as her personal guard, it is our duty and obligation to step in and stop such rumors as soon as we hear them in the future."

"Understood!" The ship girls all gave a thumbs up.

"But... you say it's the bodyguard, but I feel like we haven't done anything all morning..." a ship girl asked curiously. "It's been so long, and all we've done is stand outside the office and deliver some documents for the chairman... I just checked our monthly salary and benefits, and it's much higher since we became bodyguards than when we were on patrol... But is it really okay for the workload to decrease so much all of a sudden...?"

"The primary duty of the Royal Guard is to protect the Chairman's safety..." Ticonderoga said softly.

"But the president is already very safe with Super Dahe and Miss around..." the ship girls wondered.

“…” Ticonderoga was silent for a moment, then looked up at the ceiling.

Could it be that……

Is being a bodyguard actually a very easy job?

Ticonderoga began to suspect that he was now being paid without working.

……

"Admiral..." After leaving the guild hall, Chao Yamato cautiously asked Xiaobai while the two were in the elevator, "Is this alright?"

"Huh? What do you mean it's okay?" Xiaobai looked at Chao Yamato.

"As for Ticonderoga... let's leave that aside for now, but the other five ship girls with her aren't from our naval base," Super Yamato said to Shiro. "Having them around all the time might be inconvenient."

"Hmm...that's true." Xiaobai thought for a while.

"Does the Admiral think so too?"

“Yes, if there are always people guarding the door, we can only work in the office,” Xiaobai said sincerely to Chaoda.

"..." Upon hearing this, Chao Dahe lowered his eyes, his face showing an expression as if the admiral was saying something strange again.

"I was just kidding." Xiaobai smiled. "Don't worry, they are all trustworthy ship girls."

"I feel a little unsafe with ship girls that aren't linked to the admiral..." Super and Little muttered to themselves.

"Many of the deep-sea deans in our naval base haven't established a mental link with me either," Xiaobai reminded Chaoda.

"Ah..." Chao Da was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

That's true...

The danger levels of the Deep Sea Dean and the ship girls are on a completely different level... Compared to the Deep Sea Deans who, when released, almost always cause major trouble, these are just a few personal guard ship girls who haven't established a mental link with the Admiral. They do look much cuter and more harmless.

The concerns about the super-large scale dissipated.

Ok……

And then again... given the admiral's unique charm... those guard ship girls, if they spend too much time with him, might...

Chao Da and Xiao Bai secretly watched each other, keeping their last words to themselves.

Shiro felt Chao Yamato's gaze, turned her head and gave Chao Yamato a sweet smile.

She pressed her hand to her chest, turned her head away so that Xiaobai wouldn't see her current expression.

……

The Admiral's Guild's reception room is a small conference room on one of the floors on the second floor.

When commendation ceremonies are usually held, Luo Yingying organizes them in this meeting room on behalf of Xiaobai. During the event, staff members are responsible for taking photos, recording, and writing press releases. In short, it's the well-known operating procedure.

Initially, Admiral Li Chen thought he was just an ordinary member of the many admirals.

This morning, Admiral Li Chen got up exceptionally early, a rare occurrence. His ship girls became the first team to contact the Black Tower at the 8-4 sea area node, and unexpectedly became the first team to escape from the Black Tower and bring back a large number of rewards.

Hundreds of thousands of supplies, and a high-quality main gun.

Although Admiral Li Chen's ship girls did not ultimately clear the Black Tower, only managing to complete the third floor before being defeated by the Abyssal Fleet on the fourth floor after a series of battles, the first-clear reward for the third floor did indeed go to him.

When his ship girls rushed back to shore carrying the rainbow-quality battleship main guns, and smiled at her with the joy of a bountiful harvest, thunderous applause and cheers resounded all around the shore.

Friends in the admiral circle I know sent me messages to congratulate me.

The Admiral Forum is buzzing with people talking about themselves.

The admirals' guilds even invited his ship girls to the guild for interviews as soon as possible. A large part of the news about the Black Tower in the guilds during the entire eighth chapter was provided by Admiral Li Chen's ship girls.

At that moment, Admiral Li Chen felt as if his life had reached its peak.

In that instant, Admiral Li Chen felt as if he had become the protagonist.

He felt that he had never been so valued in his life.

It wasn't until... when he came to receive the award, and heard from the staff that the person in charge of awarding him the award was not the gentle, beautiful, generous and elegant Miss Yingying, but the president of the Eighth Chapter Admiral Guild himself, that he realized something was slightly off.

I understand...

There's no need to pay so much attention to me, is there?

The Admiral's Guild Master in Chapter 3971... isn't that the world's number one Admiral, the terrifying one nicknamed the White-Haired Ship-Saving Demon...?

Admiral Li Chen felt a chill run down his spine at the thought, large drops of cold sweat began to stream down his forehead, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably.

Admiral Li Chen nervously surveyed his surroundings.

He was alone in the guest room prepared for him by the Admiral's Guild. The room was quite spacious, but there was no one else there.

Admiral Li Chen had never felt so strongly before, like a "prey" trapped in a cage, a lamb to the slaughter.

bad……

Admiral Lu Lin probably doesn't know... that I once said bad things about her on the admiral forum...

Admiral Li Chen is a typical "minor" admiral. His ranking in Chapter 8 is quite ordinary. Unless something special happens, he will always be a minor character in Chapter 8.

For this reason, Admiral Li Chen sincerely believed that he would never have anything to do with the top ten admirals... The top ten admirals probably wouldn't care about the words of an ordinary admiral like himself, so he also anonymously followed the trend on the admiral forum and left comments under several posts about "Admiral Lu Lin's unserious work attitude, dumping all the work on Miss Yingying, which is really irresponsible blah blah blah".

Admiral Li Chen broke out in a sweat.

What happened to those who offended Admiral Lu Lin?

Admiral Li Chen grew increasingly fearful, feeling that his days were numbered.

Just now.

The door to the guest room was pushed open.

"Huh? Why are the lights off in this room? It looks like an interrogation room." Xiaobai walked into the room and looked at it strangely. The curtains were drawn and the lights were off. She stood on tiptoe and reached out to turn on the light.

brush!

In an instant, light filled the entire reception room.

Admiral Li Chen, covered in sweat, shuddered and stiffly turned to look at Xiao Bai.

"Hello...President..."

"You must be Admiral Li Chen? I just looked at your file." Xiao Bai smiled at Admiral Li Chen, completely unaware that Admiral Li Chen's face had suddenly turned pale. "Oh dear... I guess the Admiral's Guild was too busy today, and the staff neglected you a bit. Don't be angry, I'll go out and talk to them later."

"..." Admiral Li Chen.

Xiao Bai walked up to Admiral Li Chen and waved to Chao Da behind her.

Chao Dahe stepped forward and placed down an exquisite wooden plate containing a medal and a certificate.

"The Admiral's Guild is busy today, so let's skip the formalities," Xiaobai said to Admiral Li Chen with a smile. "Anyway, congratulations, Admiral Li Chen."

As Xiao Bai spoke, he picked up the medal and was about to pin it to Admiral Li Chen's chest.

Admiral Li Chen didn't dare to move. He watched Xiao Bai, sweating profusely, until Xiao Bai pinned the medal on him.

Xiao Bai went through a simple procedure, praising Admiral Li Chen's contributions, and then had Chao Dahe take a picture of himself and Admiral Li Chen.

The whole process only took a few minutes. After it was done, Xiao Bai smiled and spoke to Admiral Li Chen.

"Admiral Li Chen, that concludes today's commendation ceremony. Next..." Xiao Bai was about to dismiss everyone when, in the next second, Admiral Li Chen stood up as if struck by lightning, his eyes widening as he looked at him.

"Chairman!!!" Admiral Li Chen shouted, "I have other matters to attend to!"

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Regarding my colored battleship main gun... I... I... I want to dedicate it to the Admiral's Guild!"

"...Keep that thing for yourself, why give it to the Admiral's Guild?"

"I can dedicate it to you too!"

"...I don't need it either," Xiaobai said blankly.

Chapter 3972 is amazing, isn't it?

The so-called "Outstanding Admiral Commendation Conference" is a solemn ceremony held by the Admiral Guild every once in a while.

This initiative aims to inspire the enthusiasm of its admirals for expeditions, demonstrate the guild's deep care and attention for each admiral, and serve as an important ceremony to establish a strong emotional bond between the guild and its admirals, fostering a close relationship of mutual support, interdependence, and joint progress.

……

crunch--

With a sound, the door to the guest room slowly opened and then quietly closed again.

Admiral Li Chen, wearing a white corsage on his chest and holding a small wooden tray containing exquisite medals and a large number of resource cards, stood in front of the reception room, feeling as if he had been transported to another world.

Admiral Li Chen stared blankly at the corridor before him.

Today's Chapter 8, the Admiral's Guild is really busy.

Before Admiral Li Chen, a constant stream of people came and went. The staff of the Admiral's Guild hurriedly moved between their workstations, carrying documents. The air was filled with the sounds of light footsteps, the rustling of pages turning, greetings and inquiries, the constant tapping of keyboards, and the ringing of telephones. The various sounds blended together, creating a sense of oppression and exhaustion. Admiral Li Chen had been standing at the door of the waiting room for more than ten seconds, but not a single passerby had glanced at him.

Say something.

For someone who has just received an award for outstanding admiral, this level of disregard is a somewhat frustrating treatment.

But at this moment, Admiral Li Chen felt a great sense of security.

"hiss--"

Admiral Li Chen took a deep breath of the sweet air as if he had been reborn. Then he lowered his head and looked at the resource exchange cards and exquisite medals that were the rewards for outstanding admirals in the wooden tray he was holding. His eyes were filled with tears.

Ugh.

Survived...

I actually... survived unscathed.

Admiral Li Chen truly felt that he was facing a life-or-death situation today.

After being personally received by the world's number one admiral, who was also the president of the admiral's guild, Admiral Li Chen's mind was filled with the rumors from Chapter 8 about the fates of those who had directly or indirectly offended the world's number one admiral... At least in Admiral Li Chen's memory, those people were either ruined, their families destroyed, investigated by the military police and found to be nonexistent, and they had vanished without a trace, or their entire naval bases had been targeted by the world's number one admiral, then slowly devoured, and finally swallowed up in one gulp...

The world's number one admiral is really not someone to be trifled with.

Just being watched by her was a thrilling experience, like walking a tightrope on a cliff ten thousand meters high...

Admiral Li Chen had never felt such regret for something he had ever done. He not only regretted participating in several discussions about the world's number one admiral on the admiral forum, but he also regretted leading his ship girls to challenge the Black Tower so early today, and regretted becoming the first admiral to clear the Black Tower today, thus attracting the attention of the world's number one admiral... He wished he could have slept until noon today, or even late afternoon, before leading his ship girls out to battle.

Fortunately... Admiral Li Chen considered himself a smart man.

At least in the final moments, he could still see one thing clearly—a mere rainbow cannon was nothing but a meaningless external thing compared to his own life, his naval base, and the group of ship girls at home who were crying for food.

Therefore, Admiral Li Chen had just found an opportunity to speak, and he wanted to fight for a chance at his future by handing over the colorful cannons.

As it turns out, handing over the colored fireworks did indeed work.

At least in any case, the world's number one admiral did not make things difficult for himself and left unscathed.