Elder brother's garrison

“They’ve already taken on the pressure of fighting for me…that’s what they’re good at…so how can they bear the pressure of life too…”

“They’re with me…of course I want them to be happy.”

“I’m a man…and an admiral…”

"man……"

"Don't they all like to show off their strength..."

Chapter 939 For the Ship Girls

Humans have divided all the world's coastal deep-sea disaster areas into several chapters of sea areas for admirals to train, based on the strength of the deep-sea ships in them.

Every year, newly appointed admirals, after a short adjustment period, arrive at the sea area of ​​the first chapter with their initial ship girls.

The ship girls are slowly acquiring resources and experience to become stronger in their battles against the Abyssal Fleet in the first chapter.

Over time, this accumulates to full term over the years.

As the ship girls' training levels slowly increased over time, the resources of the naval base also slowly increased. As a large amount of resources were accumulated and consumed, new companions were built and new equipment was developed.

Multiple ship girls accompanied the admiral, supporting each other, smiling, sweating, laughing and joking, and conquering the seas.

Finally, the new ship girl defeated the endless Abyssal ships at the final node, and the new admiral was thus given the opportunity to advance to the next chapter's sea area.

An ordinary admiral, thus pulling his ship girls along, takes a step towards the future.

One chapter after another.

As the number of chapters in the sea gradually increases, the enemy's strength also grows stronger. While the naval base is growing stronger day by day, the enemy has unknowingly become incredibly difficult to deal with.

The artillery fire gradually lost its ability to reach the enemy's armor, and the clear seawater gradually became murky like a swamp. Every battle fought with all one's might does not necessarily bring the rewards of hard work.

The ship girl will fail, dragging her tattered ship equipment and exposed limbs, carrying the unconscious bodies of her comrades, head bowed, crawling back into the sea, to return to her beloved admiral's side.

The admiral took care of the defeated ship girls, analyzed the battle situation for them, summarized the reasons for their defeat, scolded them for their carelessness, forgave their mistakes, and then comforted the dejected ship girls, opening his arms to the ship girls who were questioning their existence.

--come on.

The admiral's home is the harbor of the ship girls, and the admiral is the ship girls' home.

The ship girls grow after their defeats. They learn to pay attention to the changes on the sea surface while smiling, and they know how to be reckless and how to cower.

On the sea, the ship girls no longer need the admiral's guidance; they can perform well enough even without the admiral's help.

So this time, it was the ship girls who, in turn, pulled their admirals towards higher sea areas.

Countless cannon fire rained down from the sky, scorching and tearing through the black steel.

Finally, with a feeble howl, the enormous figure sank to the bottom of the sea. The Admiral's ship girls, after overcoming countless hardships, finally sank the deep-sea flagship of Chapter Five, and the Admiral earned the right to proceed to Chapter Six.

Chapter 940 is a truly high-level sea area. It resembles a boundless field, with numerous traces of cultivation left by high-ranking admirals on its surface.

One generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade. Countless resources are like various jewels buried at the bottom of the sea. The ship girls who enter the sixth chapter will make another progress in strength, the naval base will be elevated, and the admiral's position will also be promoted.

Ordinary admirals have reached their destination, while high-ranking admirals have begun their journey.

From then on, the salted fish leaped over the dragon gate, wagging its tail and raising its head, soaring into the sky.

This is the life of the vast majority of admirals in the world.

In the notes left by Brother Xiaobai, it was clearly stated that there are roughly two types of admirals in this world.

One type was pushed up to the sixth diagram, and the other type was not pushed up.

Admirals who reach Chapter 6 can enjoy the abundant resources and excellent leveling environment of Chapter 6. There, the level of ship girls will be improved dramatically, and the combat power of the naval base will be greatly enhanced.

However, even though the resources in Chapter Six seem inexhaustible, if they were given freely to admirals worldwide, even Mount Everest would eventually be devoured piece by piece. Therefore, in order to limit the number of people who can obtain these resources and to ensure that they are truly used by admirals who deserve them, rather than by those who take advantage of the situation, only admirals who have conquered Chapter Five and proven their potential are qualified to set foot in the waters of Chapter Six.

How many admirals in the world are still stuck on Chapter 5?

There are countless.

There are far more than that.

Among them, some are indeed opportunists, while others are simply muddle-headed and accomplish nothing.

Of course, there were also a few unlucky players.

Just like the male admiral in front of Xiaobai, holding a coffee and looking weathered.

He was not unskilled, nor was he unclear about his goals. He was frugal, kind to the ships, and had a harmonious relationship with the ship girls. His experience as an admiral was not fundamentally different from that of the admiral in Chapter Six.

—The only disadvantage was the lack of battleships.

The male admiral lowered his head, looking at the coffee cup in his hand, his expression somewhat bewildered and helpless.

The kill scene in Chapter 941 has been stuck for a very long time, several years.

Over the long years, repeated defeats had almost worn away his ambition. Every time he returned from an expedition, looking at the warehouses where a large amount of resources and a large barrel of repair fluid were missing, the admiral, alone at the gate of the garrison, would smoke and lament in his heart.

Let's just leave it at that.

Being a salted fish is fine too.

Anyway, I can't beat them.

I did my best.

The admiral silently smoked his cigarette, squatting on the ground watching the ash from the cigarette butt fall to the ground, scattering into sparks in the moonlight.

You'll hear the sounds of ship girls happily playing in the water.

Not far away, the ship girls in the repair pool stayed up all night soaking in the pool to save some repair equipment for the admirals. They huddled together, looking up at the cracked ceiling, chatting and laughing.

"I hope I haven't been hit today. By the time of the night battle, my ship's equipment was already badly damaged."

"It's not the younger sister's fault; it's the older sisters who failed to block the enemy's attack in time."

"Sigh, if only we had a battleship or aircraft carrier companion."

"Stop talking, or the admiral will start another massive construction project! We'll be starving for months."

"We can do it without new companions!"

"Next time, next time I definitely won't get hit by the enemy."

"It's okay, the admiral said we'll be able to clear the stage soon!"

"Yes, yes!"

"I heard that once we get to the sixth chapter, the money allocated to the admiral will be much, much more."

"We won't have to rush to conquer the seas every day anymore."

"I saw a really pretty dress when I flipped through the book last time. When I get to Chapter Six, I'll ask the Admiral to buy it for me!"

"You always want to ask the Admiral for everything. Why don't you just give yourself to the Admiral?"

"Hehehe, I'm going to be the Admiral's wedding ship someday! I bought these clothes to show the Admiral!"

"Small colored blanks".

Amidst bursts of laughter and chatter, the ship girls' slender arms pushed the repair fluid, and the gurgling sound of the water reached the admiral's ears.

"Hmm. Such a strong smell of smoke. The Admiral is smoking again."

"Admiral! Stop smoking!"

"Admiral, did you hear that? Admiral—!"

"Smoking is bad for your health! Give it up!!"

"Give up now!!"

……

The ship girls' drawn-out shouts rang in the admiral's ears.

However, this did not dampen the admiral's enthusiasm for smoking.

The admiral, squatting by the door, puffed on his cigarette, tilted his head back, and looked up at the starlight in the sky, as if gazing at a beautiful painting.

—The moon in the sky is so round.

—There are so many stars accompanying the moon.

The admiral took a deep drag on his cigarette.

He suddenly laughed at his own tasteless comment.

That's fucking stupid.

Sure enough, I couldn't give up.

Someone like me, who has very little willpower, can't even do something as simple as quitting smoking.

How could they possibly give up on other things?

I can do everything.

Whether it's being obsequious, flattering, or shameless, I can do it all.

We just won't give up.

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The waitress propped up half her face, gazing at the view outside the coffee shop window.

"So you're still not going to give up, are you?" The waitress propped her chin on her hand, not glancing at the male admiral at all, and said calmly, "Let me make this clear, I won't change my opinion of you just because you said you wanted to show off. If you keep bothering customers next time, I'll beat you up again."

The male admiral nodded somewhat awkwardly to the waitress: "I know... I'm not asking for sympathy, it's just..."

"Just what?"

"Could you please not tell Blaine about my situation?"

"..." The waitress glanced coldly at the male admiral, snorted, and stood up. "I'm not a gossip, goodbye."

"Thank you so much for the coffee..."

"Forget it, you don't want to owe the store manager either, so let's each pay our own way."

“That won’t do, I’ll do it…” The male admiral quickly stood up, pressing his hand on the table.

"Come on, if you really had that much spare money, would you have ridden your bike all the way back from the beach?" The waitress waved her hand. "You sit here and wait for your ship girl. We're leaving."

After saying that, the waitress pulled Xiaobai toward the counter.

Behind the counter, a young girl who looked quite young was quietly wiping the plates with a towel. Seeing Xiaobai and the waitress approach, the manager put down the plates and smiled at them.

"Welcome, ladies," the little girl shopkeeper greeted them with a smile.

"How much are two cups of coffee?" the waitress asked.

"That was on me, it was free."

"I don't want my first cup of coffee to be paid for because of that man," the waitress said, pointing to Xiaobai. "Look, she's paying."

The little girl shopkeeper looked at the white cat being pointed at and smiled apologetically: "Okay. Two mixed coffees will cost eighty yuan in total."

The main appeal of coffee shops is the ambiance and relaxation they offer.

So coffee at coffee shops is really quite expensive.

Xiao Bai sighed inwardly, then took out a banknote from his wallet and handed it to the shop manager.

Luckily, Xiaobai is very rich.

Chapter 942 Sorry

Xiao Bai stood there silently watching the store manager, who had taken the money, skillfully making change at the cash register.

The store manager looked very young, probably only a primary school graduate or junior high school student, but she seemed quite skilled at her job. After Xiaobai handed her a large bill, the store manager quickly took out the corresponding change from the various small boxes in the cash register.

Just as Xiaobai was watching the shopkeeper take out change and was about to reach out to take it, she heard the sound of a stool being moved next to her.

The waitress actually sat down in front of the counter.

"Hey? Sister, why did you sit down?" Xiaobai asked the waitress.

"Didn't you say you came for coffee? I didn't touch the ones at that table. Can you order me a cup here?" The waitress said to Xiaobai, patting the chair next to her.

"...I thought you were leaving, sister..."

"I'm not leaving. It's not easy for me to skip work for once." The waitress patted the stool next to her again.

Xiao Bai reluctantly sat down, then looked at the manager apologetically: "Excuse me, let's not give you change yet... let's order some more."