Elder brother's garrison

Xiaobai turned his head and saw Missouri carrying a small plate of spaghetti bolognese, walking towards him.

"Isn't Missouri going to chat with the other ship girls?"

"Missouri has already greeted all the seniors, and they all feel that as a married ship, Missouri should stay by the Admiral's side at this time." Missouri's face was full of sunny smiles.

Xiao Bai paused for a moment, then glanced behind Missouri.

Behind Missouri, in the distance where the battleship girls were gathered, many elegantly dressed older women blushed and looked on with envy. They were clenching their little fists and waving them in the air, cheering for Missouri from afar.

—Although he didn’t know what was going on, Xiaobai had a subtle understanding of what Missouri had done.

“Admiral, the banquet has been going on for so long. Since Wisconsin hasn’t arrived yet, how about we grab something to eat together?” Missouri walked up to Little White.

"Ah, thank you, Missouri." Little White reached out her hand to take the plate.

However, when Xiaobai reached out, Missouri subtly raised the plate, avoiding Xiaobai's hand.

Under Xiaobai's strange gaze, Missouri turned to the side and plopped down on the other side of Xiaobai. Then, with her proud and shapely soft curves, she pressed her half of her body against Xiaobai's and gently snuggled up to her.

Missouri's body was soft and light.

It's very comfortable.

"Huh? Missouri..."

"Admiral——"

Missouri, holding a plate and smiling, gently leaned close to Little White's ear.

Missouri murmured in a low, coquettish voice.

“...Missouri just said that we should eat together.”

Her gentle, melodious voice seemed to carry the fragrance of honey, causing Xiaobai's face to flush red.

A series of happy screams rang out from the battleship girls who had just left Missouri's seat.

Xiao Bai looked around nervously.

However, Xiaobai discovered that even though Missouri was acting cute in broad daylight right next to him, the admirals around him were still chatting amongst themselves, and no one was looking in his direction.

Even if an admiral's gaze accidentally drifts towards Shiro because of the ship girls' screams, they quickly look away and continue chatting with their companions as if it were nothing unusual.

No one seemed to care about her situation, which made Xiaobai wonder if she was being too dramatic.

“Admiral, Missouri is currently wearing the wedding ring you gave her. Feeding her is a very normal thing for a married ship... for your partner.”

Missouri noticed the nervousness on Xiaobai's face, and she smiled gently at Xiaobai and said.

"Ah...but...this is...a public place."

"It's okay. Because Missouri is a ship girl."

Missouri realized that Little White didn't seem to be refusing, so she picked up the only fork on the plate, gently twirled a few strands of bright red spaghetti, and slowly held it out towards Little White's mouth.

"Missouri is just a little puppy, just wanting some affection from the Admiral and to act cute. Has the Admiral ever seen a pet refuse to lick his hand just because it's a public place?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than the fork twirling spaghetti was already pressed against Xiaobai's lips.

While still pondering the strange metaphor of Missouri, Xiaobai subconsciously opened his mouth and gently sipped the red noodles curled on his fork.

Accompanied by a pungent aroma, the sweet and sour tomato flavor instantly spread in Xiaobai's mouth, and Xiaobai subconsciously chewed a couple of times.

It has a smooth texture.

A critical line.

—Hmm, this is Xiaobai's favorite food.

Watching Little White blush as it silently chewed, Missouri, smiling, seemed unusually satisfied.

"Admiral, is the taste alright?"

"Ah."

“Missouri can make this too. When we get back to the naval base, Missouri will make it for you.” As Missouri spoke, she rolled up a few strands of spaghetti and slowly put them into her mouth.

“…Mm.” Xiaobai nodded.

On the other side, Ella was also looking at Missouri and herself with incredibly bright, starry eyes, filled with envy.

"Little White, do you like spaghetti?" Ella asked.

"Hmm... noodles... I like them."

"Oh ho ho—" Ella covered her mouth, looking at Little White with a mysterious smile.

"Ah... wh, what's wrong?"

"Little Bai, do you know? Spaghetti is a really interesting food."

Where?

"My ship girl told me that every single strand of hard spaghetti thought it was straight before it went into the pot."

"Cough cough cough cough————"

Before Xiaobai could swallow a mouthful of noodles, he clutched his chest and began coughing violently.

"Huh?? Xiaobai, are you alright?!"

"No, no... Oh cough cough..." Xiaobai shook her head and waved her hand violently.

Xiaobai is so embarrassed.

It feels like Ella's words had a hidden meaning...

At this moment, Xiaobai had a subtle feeling of being shot in the back.

Chapter 953 Wisconsin

Generally speaking, at gatherings between admirals, the ship girls and the admirals do not stay together.

The admirals and ship girls each found their own circles and performed their respective duties.

The admirals' duty is to foster relationships between different naval bases through interactions with other admirals. They would raise their glasses, show off their ships, and boast to each other. Perhaps when they had a good chat, the admirals would slap their thighs and agree to team up for a map-clearing trip next time, or to have friendly exercises during their free time.

In this respect, it is the same for both high-sea area admirals and low-sea area admirals.

Then, compared to the extravagant and wasteful admirals, the ship girls they brought along had to perform more arduous and boring duties.

—They were in charge of eating.

As the saying goes, "Every grain of rice on the plate is the result of hard work." Wasting food is a shameful act. The admirals don't have the time or stomach capacity to eat all the food and drinks on the table. So, while the ship girls are responsible for being beautiful, they also have to be responsible for not hurting the farmers' feelings.

Even though the theme of the banquet was the salvage operation in Wisconsin, the division of labor between the ship girls and the admirals remained crystal clear.

only.

The admiral and ship girl of the novice naval base are an unconventional and unorthodox group.

“Admiral, ah————” Missouri closed her eyes and opened her mouth toward Little White.

Little White put the fork with the noodles rolled up into Missouri's mouth.

"Admiral, Missouri is also needed."

"Ah."

"Admiral, it's time to feed you Missouri."

"Admiral, would you like meatballs or noodles?"

"Admiral..."

Missouri's sweet and melodious voice called out, and Missouri sat down beside Little White like a little bird nestled against her.

Even though Missouri seems older and more mature than Xiaobai in both appearance and physique, for some reason, no one felt that Missouri's current coquettish and cute persona was out of place amidst her calls that were oblivious to others and full of dependence.

—This newbie naval base is responsible for feeding everyone present with dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing or being single).

Just before Xiaobai was about to faint from shame, her forehead practically steaming, she finally finished the plate of spaghetti.

Eating is so tiring.

Xiao Bai put down the empty plate and breathed a sigh of relief.

—To be honest, ever since the incident on Corola Island, Xiaobai has never really liked banquets where everyone is a stranger.

Why hasn't Wisconsin appeared yet...?

Just as Xiaobai was thinking about asking Ella how long the banquet had been going on, a series of crisp footsteps echoed down the corridor.

Amidst the sound of footsteps, Mu Yu and Yu Ge emerged one after the other from the back of the corridor, surrounded by staff.

Upon Mu Yu's appearance, a clattering sound rang out. The admirals who had been conversing in the hall immediately put down their wine glasses and food, straightened up, puffed out their chests, and looked at Mu Yu with some restraint and seriousness.

Mu Yu... seems to have a very high status in the eyes of these admirals.

Xiao Bai was looking at Mu Yu with curiosity, but when her gaze passed over Miss Yu Ge and looked further back, she suddenly paused.

Surrounded by staff, Mu Yu and Yu Ge were followed by a third woman dressed in extremely luxurious and beautiful attire.

Even though she was the last of the three, the woman behind Yu Ge still showed no sign of being subservient. With her swan-like neck held high, she walked with her face slightly turned to the side, looking down at the admirals in the hall with a mysterious and proud smile.

Above the red lips and between the eyebrows and eyes.

Beneath her striking and spirited features, it was as if the red flowers were covered in sharp thorns.

The form-fitting white dress cascaded down her slender figure to the floor, revealing large swathes of snow-white skin from her chest to her shoulders below her delicate neck. It clung to her body, shifting gently with each step she took, as if it might slip off at any moment.

The admirals present were already somewhat prepared for this woman who clearly held an unusual position.

Since this is a banquet in Wisconsin.

Her identity is self-evident.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Mu Yu walked to the center of the hall.

Mu Yu looked at the admirals present from left to right and nodded.

“Wisconsin,” Mu Yu called out.

"Hmm." The woman behind Yu Ge spoke softly, then stepped past Yu Ge and came to Mu Yu's side.

"Let me introduce myself," Mu Yu said to Wisconsin, seemingly quite serious in public.

The admirals present all felt a chill run down their spines and immediately turned their gazes toward Wisconsin.

Regardless of whether these admirals were determined to take Wisconsin, they were all very curious about what Wisconsin looked like.

—After all, this ship girl has quite a lot of clout. Not only did she send the Pacific Governor as a witness, but she also invited so many industry bigwigs (referring to the newbie naval base) to show their support. Wisconsin delayed showing up for a whole week before these bigwigs arrived.

Is this ship girl's rigging made of diamonds?

Facing dozens of slightly questioning gazes in an instant, Wisconsin did not back down at all. She took a step toward the admirals, quite generously displaying herself in the midst of everyone's gazes.

"I am Wisconsin."

"above."

Wisconsin opened her mouth slightly, meeting the silent, judgmental gazes before her, and instead looked directly at the admiral with some interest, saying this.

He didn't use any pretentious words or make any special moves.

They didn't make any special expressions.

She just stood there quietly.

However, the admirals present all sensed an incredibly sharp confidence emanating from Wisconsin.

—I'm awesome!

A strange sound suddenly echoed in the admirals' minds.

Many admirals also showed smiles of interest.

Putting aside strength, the very presence of this arrogant girl—who, despite being the one who let us down, shows no remorse whatsoever and acts as if we've gotten a huge advantage—is enough to make admirals secretly itch to conquer her.

The more inflated the ship girl is, the more the admirals want to see her obediently following behind them.

After Wisconsin's introduction ended, Mu Yu glanced at Wisconsin, who remained completely unfazed even under the admirals' noses, and seemed quite satisfied with the unique personality of this year's new ship girl.

"Since everyone has been invited, I won't say much more." Mu Yu said simply to the admirals, "The reason we haven't held banquets before is because we really can't spare any manpower here. These are some of the few days we've been able to rest in the last month or two, so please understand. After all, even today's banquet was achieved by sacrificing the only day off for all the staff in this building in the last two months."

After Mu Yu finished speaking, the admirals below nodded in agreement.

"And then, this is Wisconsin, as I just introduced. This is your first formal meeting. As you all know, Wisconsin has the potential to become the strongest battleship. Considering only her combat power, she is someone whose presence is well worth your time here. However... Wisconsin is also a beautiful lady, and I hope that all of you admirals will give her the respect she deserves. Well, that's all for now. This is just a banquet, so everyone can get to know each other first. It's not time for Wisconsin to choose her admiral yet, so please just treat this as a casual chat and make friends."