Elder brother's garrison

Xiao Bai gritted her teeth, turned around with a look of utter despair, and ran back the way she came.

Although the Deep Sea Will has returned, it has at least provided some protection. Xiao Bai has passed by the Deep Sea Occupation Ships several times in the Deep Sea Territory, and the Deep Sea Occupation Ships have not made any attack on Xiao Bai.

Soon, as the cool air slowly seeped into its bottom, Little White ran to the edge of the safe sea area.

To Xiaobai's surprise and delight, Missouri was waiting for him in front of the safe waters.

"Admiral, you're back." Missouri smiled at Little White, bent down slightly, and stretched out her hands.

Little White waved to Missouri and then jumped into her arms.

Missouri's embrace was warm; on this cold and merciless sea, only Missouri's embrace still had a trace of warmth.

"The Admiral is so cold," Missouri said to Xiaobai with a smile.

"Hmm..." Little White snuggled against Missouri's chest. After being enveloped by Missouri's body heat, which dispelled the chill that was eagerly poking at Little White's bottom, Little White finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Missouri, why are you waiting for me here?"

"Is the Admiral dissatisfied?"

“Ah, no, it’s even better here,” Little White said gratefully to Missouri.

“Missouri thought so too.” Missouri smiled at Xiaobai, then bent down, hooked her arms around Xiaobai’s knees, and picked her up. “Admiral, what do we do next? Want a cup of coffee?”

"Hahaha..." Xiaobai chuckled dryly a few times, "Let's skip the coffee."

Last time in Missouri, he bought himself coffee, and then left himself, which led to him being transported to a bygone era and living a miserable life for half a year. Now, Xiaobai has a psychological aversion to coffee.

"That admiral..."

"Missouri, let's go back," Little White said to Missouri.

Missouri laughed: "Yes, my admiral."

On the artificial city of the island in Chapter 640, as night deepened and most of the admirals and ship girls were sound asleep, two white figures, one large and one small, like thieves under the moonlight, darted into the city from afar, leaped into the air, and began to dart across the rooftops of the artificial city.

Missouri quickly drove Little White back to Nia's yard and put Little White down. After saying goodbye to Missouri, Little White quietly slipped back into its room.

She jumped onto the bed, and the blankets, warmed by her own body heat, grew cold again while she was away. Xiaobai sighed, then closed her eyes and entered her mental world.

Xiao Bai returned to the grassland of the spiritual world and landed in front of the villa of the Deep Sea Will.

In the villa's garden, a deep-sea phoenix in a white dress was still watering the flowers, looking serene.

Xiao Bai pushed open the door of the villa and went inside.

In the living room of the villa, Deep Sea Will was sitting in front of the television, surrounded by several Deep Sea Phoenixes dressed in different outfits. Several small red-haired heads were all facing the television screen, watching intently.

"Deep Sea Will," Xiaobai called out to the Deep Sea Will.

The Deep Sea Will, who was watching TV, turned around and looked at Little White: "Count how many times you've come in today."

"Hehe." Little White scratched his head sheepishly. "Deep Sea Will, what are you looking at?"

Chapter 641 Daily Construction

As Xiaobai spoke, she moved closer to the direction of the Deep Sea Will, leaning down to look at the small television in front of it.

The television screen didn't show the variety shows Xiaobai had watched, nor did it display game footage, cartoons, or TV dramas; instead, it showed a pitch-black sea.

The lighting was poor, the television screen was dark, the black sea surface kept rising and falling, and several deep-sea ships emitting red light could be vaguely seen on the water.

"Eh? This isn't..."

"The surface of the sea where you were just now," the Will of the Deep Sea said to Little White.

"Oh..." Xiaobai nodded. Indeed, this sea surface was exactly the same as the sea surface she had seen with her naked eye earlier. "Could this scene be the one transmitted by that split-off, Xiaohong?"

"Yes." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded. "With this, we can see what's happening on the surface of the sea."

"This is so convenient," Xiaobai exclaimed, looking at the screen.

"Although I'm not afraid of anything actually happening, I was just killing time anyway, and it was a good opportunity to test out how to release my spiritual body, so I gave it a try," said the Will of the Deep Sea.

"Remember to recycle it," Xiaobai said to the Will of the Deep Sea, a little worried.

“I know.” The Will of the Deep Sea frowned, and although somewhat reluctant, he nodded nonetheless.

"Oh, by the way, is this method of splitting into multiple entities effective against the Deep Sea Will?" Xiaobai asked.

The Will of the Deep Sea turned to look at Little White: "I don't know."

"Haven't you tried it?"

A doctor cannot heal himself.

Xiao Bai was speechless again.

"But if you want me to turn into a child and call you 'Mom,' that's not impossible." The Will of the Deep Sea looked at Xiaobai with eyes that seemed to see right through her, a slight smile playing on her lips. "Mom?"

"...Let's forget about it." Xiaobai quickly waved her hand.

"That's a real shame," Deep Sea Will said calmly, then picked up the remote and tapped the TV.

The TV screen, which was just showing a black sea, was switched to a variety show in the next second.

After the show was changed to a variety show, the deep-sea deities around Deep Sea Will stood up from the ground. Some wiped the floor, some acted cute, and some served tea to Shiro.

Xiao Bai slowly sat down next to her, close to the Will of the Deep Sea, and watched a variety show on TV with her.

"Is this variety show good?" Xiaobai asked.

"Ah."

"I used to watch it a lot when I was a kid, but I stopped watching it much when I went to junior high school."

"Oh."

"This show is airing right now," Xiaobai said to the Deep Sea Will.

"..."

"But it's not very interesting now. However, if you want to see the Deep Sea Will, I can go and catch up on it," Xiaobai said, sitting next to the Deep Sea Will.

The Will of the Deep Sea remained silent, staring blankly at the television screen.

Xiao Bai wasn't one to bring up topics, and after saying those few words, he had nothing more to say.

She sat next to Deep Sea Will, hugging her knees, and watched a variety show on TV with Deep Sea Will.

After a while, Xiaobai suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder.

Xiao Bai turned her head and saw that the head of the Deep Sea Will was resting on her shoulder. She was still looking at the TV with a blank expression, and the image on the TV screen was reflected in her red eyes.

Little White smiled silently at the Will of the Deep Sea.

"My mental power is too vast. If you want to split me, the mental power you need to consume is far greater than splitting a few little reds."

"Splitting them requires my mental power, doesn't it?"

"Not much, just enough for an afternoon nap."

No wonder I was sleepy this afternoon.

"...If you were to split into two parts of myself, you might need to sleep for a year," the Deep Sea Will said calmly.

"No problem, I'll sleep for a year if I want."

"..." The Deep Sea Will, which was resting its head on Xiaobai's shoulder, moved its eyes toward Xiaobai. Then, it reached out and pinched Xiaobai's other cheek.

"It hurts," Xiaobai said.

"You're not allowed to say that again."

"Oh."

The will of the deep sea then released Xiaobai, who was staring blankly at the television.

“That…it’s so lonely,” the Deep Sea Will murmured in a low voice, as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

As the sun slowly rises, the artificial city of Chapter Two welcomes a new day.

Nia pulled back the covers and jumped out of bed.

She drew back the curtains, opened the window, and gazed at the clear sky, breathing in the fresh air deeply.

"Good morning, Admiral!" In the courtyard, several of Nia's ship girls had already woken up. They stood in twos and threes, greeting Nia with smiles on their faces.

After Nia returned the greeting, she also left the room. Just then, Bismarck, dressed in black, walked in from outside the courtyard carrying a basket full of vegetables and meat.

"Good morning." Bismarck nodded to Nia.

"Greetings, Bismarck." Nia bowed to Bismarck. "Is Little White awake?"

“She usually wakes up at 6:30,” Bismarck said, raising her hand to look at her watch. “It’s about time; we can wake her up.”

Bismarck, having said this, prepared to walk towards Little White's house.

“I’ll go.” Nia quickly walked up to Bismarck, giving her a friendly smile. “Bismarck, you just finished grocery shopping, it must be quite a hassle to put all this things away. I’ll take care of Little White!”

Bismarck looked at Nia, thought for a moment, and nodded: "Then I'll trouble you."

"Ah, okay!" Nia, who had received Bismarck's permission, smiled broadly. She patted her cheeks, and after watching Bismarck go into the kitchen, she quickly ran to the outside of Shiro's room and gently pushed the door open.

As expected, Xiaobai was not locked.

Nia opened the door and went into Little White's room.

Inside the room, Xiaobai was covered by a blanket, with only her two little feet and hands sticking out.

"Little White, it's time to get up." Nia said with a smile as she squatted down in front of Little White's bedside. She poked Little White's hand with her finger and smiled at him.

Xiao Bai moved its body, but did not react.

"You'll suffocate if you cover your head with the blanket." Nia was overjoyed to see Xiaobai, who was unusually staying in bed. She gently lifted the corner of the blanket and looked inside.

Xiao Bai was sleeping soundly, looking like he had stayed up all night and hadn't woken up properly.

Looking at Xiaobai's peaceful sleeping face, Nia felt that in that moment, everything about her was healed.

So Nia made a bold decision.

She took out her phone and snapped a picture of Xiaobai, who was still asleep.

Two hours later, Xiaobai slowly woke up from her sleep.

She sat up in bed while yawning, and then stretched out a very comfortable yawn.

"It feels like I slept for a long time," Xiaobai muttered to herself, feeling the comfort emanating from her body.

“Yes, it’s already eight o’clock.” Nia’s voice rang in Xiaobai’s ear.

"Huh?!" Xiaobai was startled and quickly turned her head to look at her side.

Nia, Saratoga, Missouri, Bismarck, the four sisters Fubuki, and Changchun were all squatting by his bedside, holding their faces and staring at him.

"It's rare to see a sleepy admiral like this." Missouri smiled at Xiaobai, who was looking at him with a terrified expression.

"Uh..." Xiaobai suddenly felt her face burning hot. "...Sorry, I overslept."

"It's okay, it's okay if it's a little later." Nia said to Xiaobai without any concern, with a satisfied look on her face.

Under everyone's gaze, Xiaobai got out of bed with an embarrassed expression.

Nia's courtyard only really came alive after Xiaobai woke up. Soon, everyone finished washing up and eating breakfast.

Nia took Cleveland and Takao Atago with her, and then left the courtyard with Shiro, heading towards the Admiral's Guild.

"Nia, are you only bringing Cleveland and the other two ship girls with you?" On the way to the Admiral's Guild, Xiaobai asked Nia with some curiosity.

"correct."

"Aren't you going to attack the nodes anymore?"

“We’ve already cleared the fourth node. We were just collecting materials in the first node,” Nia said to Xiaobai. “We’re doing pretty well now.”

"Oh..." Xiaobai smiled at Nia, then lowered her head and looked at the phone screen in her hand.

"Little White, what are you looking at?"

"It's a variety show that I haven't watched in a long time, but I suddenly want to catch up with it again," Xiaobai said.

Nia curiously looked at Xiaobai's phone screen and saw that it was a variety show that had been around for quite a while. The hosts in it had exaggerated and funny expressions, and it was quite energetic to watch.

Xiaobai didn't put her phone away until they reached the entrance of the Admiral's Guild. The group went up to the second floor of the Admiral's Guild. Nia went to replenish the ship girls' resources, while Xiaobai went to find Guild Leader Ergou and received her exclusive mission.

Yes, during his six-month admiral career, the ship girls taught the newbie a very important lesson: it's foolish not to take advantage of backdoors.