Elder brother's garrison

The deep-sea loli's will, resting on Xiaobai's lap, raised her eyes to look at Xiaobai, and then nodded.

With a few whooshing sounds, just seconds after the Will of the Deep Sea nodded, a giant seawater tentacle rushed into the air and slowly placed the unconscious Missouri in front of Little White.

At first, Xiaobai was curious about what the Deep Sea Girl's will was doing by raising those huge seawater tentacles, until she saw that the person the tentacles were holding was the unconscious Missouri, and then Xiaobai was stunned.

"Huh? What happened to Missouri?" Little White was startled and quickly sat up from the giant hand. The Deep Sea Lolita Will and North Carolina also knew that now was not the time to act cute, so they also sat up from Little White's body.

Xiao Bai knelt down next to Missouri, looking at her in surprise.

Missouri was covered in water and her face was flushed. Although she was unconscious, her breathing was rapid. More importantly, Missouri was radiating heat. The scent of a mature woman mixed with sweat was constantly rising. When Xiaobai approached Missouri, he thought he was touching a towel soaked in boiling water.

"Hmm?" Sukhbaatar, who was sleeping in the center of the giant hand, was awakened by the sound of the seawater tentacles. She rubbed her eyes, yawned a few times, and sat up from the giant hand. "Ah... I slept so well. Hmm, little girl, what happened?"

"Lord Su!" Xiao Bai looked at Sukhbaatar and, as if seeing a savior, quickly called her over. "Could you take a look at Missouri? She seems to be sick."

"Sick? How can a ship girl get sick?" Sukhbaatar frowned, then walked over to Shiro and glanced at Missouri lying in front of her. "Oh... I see."

Sukhbaatar's slightly tense brow relaxed upon seeing Missouri. She nodded and said to Little White, "It's not a big problem."

Is Missouri alright?

"It's nothing, she just overdid it during training and got dizzy." Sukhbaatar said, slapping his mouth and yawning a few times. "I can see the level-up icon popping up all over her head."

"Ah..." Little White relaxed after receiving comfort from Sukhbaatar.

Shiro has no experience training ship girls, and the training methods used in naval bases are impossible to replicate in this era. After all, there's no 6-1 here, nor are there mountains of rapid repair equipment and resources for Shiro to squander. Therefore, Shiro can only rely on the methods Veneto used to train Roma to train Missouri as gently as possible.

However, Veneto also mentioned that this training method was actually quite cruel. Rome was able to persevere only because that brat was thick-skinned. If this level of training were applied to more emotionally sensitive and weaker ship girls, it might break them. Therefore, caution was advised. In Xiaobai's mind, Missouri should belong to the resilient type of ship girl, so Xiaobai trained Missouri using the same methods Veneto used to train Rome.

Although the result startled Xiaobai, it was just as Xiaobai expected. Missouri was indeed a ship girl with a strong will. She survived the training intensity of the Rome-class ship perfectly without any damage.

—Although we've only managed to stick with it for the first day, what will happen next is another story.

……

Missouri, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes, like someone who had just been resurrected. She quickly took a deep breath and sat up from the ground with a whoosh.

Missouri remembered that she had been so exhausted that she had fallen asleep in the sea, which was full of enemies.

If this were a real battlefield, my actions just now could have resulted in my immediate death, or even made me a prisoner of the enemy, allowing them to do whatever they want with me.

Missouri lowered her head in annoyance, regretting that she had lost consciousness earlier.

However, just as Missouri was regretting it, she lowered her head and subtly felt a chill run down her spine.

Missouri was stunned, and only then did she realize that her clothes had been stripped off, leaving her only in her underwear, with just a small white military uniform simply covering her body. And as Missouri sat up, this simple military uniform top, which only covered her private parts, was slowly falling down.

Chapter 495 The Missouri Round (Part 2)

"Snap!" Missouri blushed slightly and quickly grabbed her falling clothes.

A thin layer of military uniform was wrapped around Missouri's waist, clinging tightly to her fair skin and accentuating her graceful figure.

People with great figures look stunning even in tattered clothes.

"You're awake." Little White's voice came from beside Missouri.

Missouri looked over and saw Little White, who had taken off his shirt, holding a few simple branches and hanging Missouri's clean clothes on the giant hand, which were fluttering in the wind.

"Um... because Missouri had been sleeping the whole time, and I noticed her clothes were all wet and quite dirty, so I washed them for her..." Xiaobai explained to Missouri, "Sleeping in such wet clothes must be very uncomfortable... so I took the liberty of taking your clothes off. I'm sorry..."

As Xiaobai explained, he gestured wildly, his face full of apologetic expression as if he had been caught doing something wrong.

“…” Missouri looked down at the military uniform that was stuck to the front of his clothes.

The little white military uniform was what Xiaobai took off to shield Missouri from the wind. Missouri looked up at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai, who had taken off her shirt, was only wearing a thin shirt underneath. The wind was strong on the sea at night, and the cool breeze kept blowing against her body, making her look even more frail and pitiful.

“It’s wrong to take off a lady’s clothes without her consent,” Missouri said to Little White.

"Ah... I'm sorry..."

"Even if it's just to do Missouri's laundry, you have to get Missouri's permission first."

“…I’m sorry.” Xiaobai lowered her head.

With a "snap," just as Xiaobai lowered his head, a piece of clothing was gently placed on Xiaobai's head.

"Thank you, Lu Lin." With a blindfold covering her head, completely in darkness, Missouri's cheerful voice reached Xiao Bai's ears through the fabric. "Put your clothes on."

"Oh, I'm fine, I have clothes now. You can use this as a small blanket or something, your clothes aren't dry yet." As Xiaobai spoke, she struggled to pull the clothes that Missouri had put on her head off.

Then, Xiaobai saw a beautiful and graceful body, radiating a faint glow under the moonlight.

Missouri stood in front of Xiaobai, not caring at all that she was only wearing underwear. She stood there confidently, gently brushing her hair aside with one hand: "Ship girls don't feel cold. Lu Lin, do you think Missouri would be so petty as to care about covering herself with clothes in front of her comrades?"

Missouri smiled as she generously displayed her body to Xiaobai, gently puffing out her chest and exposing the curves of her body to Xiaobai's view.

What should have been an incredibly elegant scene was instead transformed by Missouri's movements and demeanor into something resembling the poise of a fashion week lingerie show.

Even though Xiaobai is a girl, she almost couldn't help but exclaim "Wow..." when she saw Missouri like this.

So Xiaobai blushed slightly and put the clothes that Missouri had pushed back on her back on.

Missouri watched quietly as Xiaobai blushed as she put her clothes back on and fastened each button before she could finally look away from Xiaobai and focus on her own clothes hanging high up.

"It'll take a long time for the clothes to dry," Little White said to Missouri. "The sea is so damp."

“Yes, Missouri is fine.” Missouri said with a smile to Little White, then turned around and looked towards the center of the giant hand.

Sukhbaatar, the Deep Sea Maiden's Will, and North Carolina—these three little girls were huddled together, their six little legs intertwined, some sleeping soundly, others quietly.

"Did you save me, Lu Lin?" Missouri asked Xiaobai.

"It wasn't a rescue. Missouri, you weren't in any danger to begin with. We just brought you up after training ended," Xiaobai said with a smile.

“It’s so embarrassing to faint during training. Missouri, take this as a lesson,” Missouri said to Xiaobai.

"It's my fault. If I could control the training volume more precisely, it would be better," Xiaobai said to Missouri apologetically.

“Lu Lin, your training doesn’t need to be changed, it’s already very good.” Missouri reached out to touch Xiaobai’s head, but stopped in mid-air. A smile appeared on Missouri’s face, and then she squatted down in front of Xiaobai and said to Xiaobai, “Missouri feels that she is much better than this morning.”

"really?"

“Seriously, Missouri can even see the level-up icon popping up above her head.”

"Hahaha..." Xiaobai was amused by Missouri.

The name Missouri is exactly the same as that of Sukhbaatar.

Seeing that Xiaobai was no longer bothered by her own mistake, but instead laughed at by Missouri, Missouri secretly lowered her head and looked at her hands.

Half of what Missouri said was to comfort Little White and prevent her from feeling disappointed, but the other half was the truth.

Missouri did indeed feel stronger after a day of torment.

During the battle, Missouri had no time to think about whether she was getting stronger, but after the battle, Missouri, reflecting on her experience, was surprised by how quickly she had grown.

When she jumped down from the giant hand to meet the Abyssal Fleet, she was merely a complete rookie ship girl who had just stepped out of the construction facility, with no equipment, no training, and no combat experience. Even when she summoned her ship equipment to fight, she felt incredibly sluggish, as if the ship equipment was as heavy as bricks, making it impossible for her to move freely.

However, after a day of fierce fighting, Missouri discovered that, slowly, as time went by, her ship equipment became lighter and lighter, it became easier for her to judge enemy attacks, and her own attacks became more and more tricky and sharp. Attacks that she couldn't dodge before could gradually be dodged, and enemies that she couldn't hit before could gradually be killed with one shot.

—Perhaps this is proof that I have become stronger.

However, the price was quite high. Missouri gave a bitter smile. She wasn't even sure if she could make it through tomorrow's training. After all, the dark mass of deep-sea ships in today's battle had left a rather ominous mark on Missouri's mind.

Missouri withdrew her gaze, then sat on the edge of the giant hand, stretching her two smooth thighs into the air, feeling the cool breeze from outside the giant hand constantly brushing past her toes, bringing a slightly itchy coolness.

"Speaking of which, Lu Lin, what is your relationship with that child called Deep Sea Will?" Missouri sat there for a while, then turned to Xiaobai and asked.

Xiao Bai's heart skipped a beat, and she thought to herself, "Just as I thought."

"...It could be considered a tragic fate..."

"I heard her call you 'Mom,' Lu Lin, have you already had a child?"

"No way, I've never been in a relationship before." Xiaobai's face flushed red instantly. She sat down next to Missouri, looked at her, thought for a while, and then slowly told Missouri how the will of the deep-sea little girl was born.

The Missouri in front of me is probably the same Missouri from the modern era with whom I have a strange and intimate relationship. Anyway, she will be my ship girl hundreds of years from now, so it shouldn't be a problem to tell her about this little thing.

Missouri listened quietly to Xiaobai's words, then slowly nodded: "So, she was born using your genes and memories to create something like an advanced deep-sea amphibious vessel?"

"Yes, that should be it." Xiaobai nodded.

"No wonder she listens to you so much." Missouri breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xiaobai's words.

This answer is much better than some of the darker scenarios Missouri imagined.

“But with her, humanity should be much better protected,” Missouri said to Little White. “It’s a bit discouraging to say this, but Missouri thinks she’s much more capable than Missouri.”

The fighting power of the Deep Sea Lolita's will is indeed too strong. In addition, she listens to Xiaobai. If she is used to protect human cities, she is practically a guardian deity.

“It’s very powerful…” Xiaobai nodded, but then shook his head, “but it’s not good.”

"Can't you?"

"..." Xiaobai hugged her legs as she spoke, her eyes looking somewhat lost. "I have to go home. I can't stay in that city forever."

"Lu Lin, aren't you a resident of that city?"

"Ah, Missouri, you don't know her yet? Well, I'm not, and neither is Sister Linglan." Xiaobai said to Missouri with a smile, "Sister Linglan may stay in that city in the future, but I will leave sooner or later."

"Aren't you two ship girls and an admiral?"

"Hahaha...that's hard to explain..."

Missouri stared blankly at Little White: "Will you leave?"

"...It'll happen sooner or later. My home is still very, very far away. Without me, the will of the deep sea will become disobedient," Xiaobai said.

Missouri was silent for a while. She lowered her head and thought for a long time before raising her head and looking at Xiaobai: "Lu Lin?"

"Well, I'm here."

"..." Missouri remained silent for a while before raising her finger and pointing to the sky. "Look, the stars."

"Ah, really?" Little White raised her head and looked at the starry sky in the direction Missouri pointed.

The night sky of that era was different from that of modern times. It seemed to have little to do with pollution. The starry sky at night was exceptionally bright and dazzling. Looking up, the starlight filled the sky, as if you had entered a giant kaleidoscope.

Missouri didn't look up; she just stared at Little White, who had raised his head, still pointing at the sky, and withdrew his hand with a complicated expression.

Missouri hugged her legs and gently pressed her face between them.

Missouri was actually trying to ask if she could take him with her.

Chapter 496 Missouri is awesome

Missouri's training was surprisingly effective. Although she failed miserably by fainting before the end of the first day, her performance began to greatly exceed Xiaobai's expectations from the second day onwards.

The next day, after the will of the deep-sea girl pulled Missouri from the surface of the sea beneath the giant hand, Missouri, although looking quite exhausted, remained conscious and even joked with Xiaobai, saying that Missouri had returned after completing her mission.

To this, Sukhbaatar simply said that perhaps Missouri had a high fighting talent, then returned to the edge of the giant hand, picked up his fishing rod, and let those who were willing take the bait, without explaining anything further.

It would be great if Missouri could finish her training day sober, which would save Xiaobai the trouble of washing her clothes.

And so, Xiaobai gradually began to maintain the habit of using the Admiral's Network to nourish North Carolina's body during the day, and chatting with Missouri after the children had fallen asleep at night when she returned from training.

As the sun rises and sets, and the days pass slowly through Xiaobai's fingertips.

As you slowly count, another half month has passed.

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In the dense forest, the leaves rustled softly in the breeze, creating a ticklish sound that made one's heart itch.

Xiao Bai walked to an open space and looked around.

After confirming that the surrounding scenery matched his memory, Xiaobai nodded in satisfaction.

"Lu Lin, where is this?" Missouri's curious voice reached Xiao Bai's ears from behind.

"This is where I was first taken in, and it's also Sister Linglan's hometown," Xiaobai said, turning to Missouri as she answered.

"Miss Lily of the Valley's hometown?" Missouri was taken aback, then looked around thoughtfully.

The two-week training in that dark sea has come to an end. During this period, Missouri's training level has been greatly improved, and like Rome, due to the long-term fighting with the deep-sea ships, Missouri has also gradually developed a Roman-style aura of strength.

The training can now come to an end. First, Missouri's ship equipment level has been improved to a high level, enough to support her in many high-intensity battles. Protecting a human city should not be a problem. In addition, the resources that Xiaobai's ship equipment provided for Missouri are almost exhausted, and the dried meat and rations she brought have been almost eaten by the Deep Sea Lolita's Will. Secondly, since this trip has lasted for too long, it is time to go back to the human city for a visit.

So, after seeing that Missouri was gradually becoming able to handle the deep-sea amphibious combatants under the giant hand with ease, and without needing the help of the giant tentacles of the Deep Sea Maiden's Will, Xiaobai chose to temporarily bid farewell to the Deep Sea Maiden's Will and left that sea area after resting for a day.

Having already experienced the previous separation, she knew that Xiaobai would indeed come back to see her often. This time, the Deep Sea Lolita's Will did not show much sadness. After hearing that Xiaobai was leaving, she simply sent Xiaobai and the others back to the beach with some disappointment, said goodbye, and then turned into a black shadow and returned to the sea.

After watching the will of the deep-sea girl disappear into the sea, Xiaobai took Sukhbaatar and the three people from Missouri and North Carolina on their way home.

However, after bidding farewell to the will of the Deep Sea Girl, Xiaobai did not head straight to the human city. Instead, she took a seemingly longer route, traversing a dense jungle and enduring several days of rainforest, to return to the place where the lily of the valley grew.