Elder brother's garrison

Xiao Bai suddenly feels that Bai Ying, who used to be so kind and gentle to her, has become a completely different person and is no longer gentle to her at all...

"...Then, Sister Bai Ying...cough cough, Bai Ying, when..."

"Don't move, or I'll kill you." Bai Ying hugged Xiao Bai's neck, their actions were clearly intimate, but her voice was even colder.

“QvQ!!” Xiaobai.

Just then, with a creak, the door to the room opened.

Kaga, looking quite serious, walked in from outside, carrying several newly purchased wholesale military swords.

"Admiral, has the matter between you and Miss Bai Ying been resolved?"

Kaga asked around the room while searching for Xiaobai's whereabouts, and finally found Xiaobai on the ground, hugging Bai Ying very affectionately.

"……"noob.

"..." Looking at Xiaobai's expression that said, "Listen to my explanation," Kaga first tilted his head expressionlessly and remained silent for a while.

Then Kaga silently backed away, left the room, and slammed the door shut.

"……excuse me."

Zhang recommends a book called "The Tenno Hamster Is Not a Captain".

You say I, a dignified Tenno warrior, kill mothers and animals (referring to gibbons), eradicate the I-series virus, and benefit the entire solar system? How did I end up here? (Second Dream's random association)

Kiana (referring to the single-celled organism) comes to the warehouse to steal food every day, which is bad enough, but at least her roommate sometimes brings her some treats. And being forced to be a guinea pig for Honkai energy experiments is another story; at least Theresa, that silly and adorable girl, can at least give me some comics to read.

Where's my spaceship? Where's my Warframe? Where's my mods?! They're all gone?!?!

Ordis! Where have you been?!

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Chapter 1021 Door-to-Door Sales Promotion

Because of the special bond with Akagi, and the rather coincidental timing of Kaga's first appearance, Shiro and Kaga's relationship was still quite good, even though they hadn't spent much time together.

Therefore, Shiro also gained some understanding of Kaga's personality.

Kaga is a ship girl with a very simple and earnest personality, and so single-minded that Xiaobai worries that she might be tricked and kidnapped by bad guys if she goes out.

Kaga walked in carrying a large pile of military swords, probably thinking simply that since the admiral had just broken someone else's sword, he would just buy some swords and let Bai Ying pick a new one to use.

Kaga had not given any in-depth consideration to the difference in value between the two sides' equipment.

Kaga is like that; he's a super opportunist who basically doesn't think too deeply about what he sees.

So, what would Kaga be thinking when he walked into the room and saw Xiaobai and Baiying lying on the floor?

Kaga attempted to assess the situation.

A ship-hunting maniac who'd even risk salvaging an admiral when he's in a frenzy, and a legal loli (a cute, innocent girl) were in a room where no one else was around. The two of them were lying on the floor, one on top of the other, with the legal loli wrapped around Xiaobai's neck and lying on top of her, looking incredibly intimate.

"..." Kaga pondered.

Then Kaga understood.

After understanding the situation, Kaga immediately gave Shiro an admiring look.

—As expected of an admiral.

—Wow, that's brilliant.

While he was still thinking about how to compensate for the losses, the admiral had already seen the far-sighted aspects that Kaga had completely overlooked.

Yes, as long as we win over Bai Ying.

Then you don't even need to pay for the military knife.

The admiral is too strong.

Kaga looked at Shiro with admiration and realized the enormous gap in skill between himself and his admiral.

"……excuse me."

In order not to disturb the admiral any further, Kaga lowered his head solemnly, then slowly left the room and gently closed the door.

With a thud.

The door to the room slowly closed in Xiaobai's sight.

The resounding sound of the door closing echoed in the room, followed by a brief, faint echo that slowly dissipated into the air.

The room fell silent again.

Kaga's footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

"..." Xiaobai's face looked as if he had eaten a bitter melon, and he looked towards the door, trying to use his eyes to keep Kaga outside the door.

Kaga, don't go.

Let me explain.

Things aren't as you think.

—If Bai Ying hadn't just said that Xiao Bai would kill her if she dared to say a single word or make a single move, Xiao Bai would have actually shouted out that classic three-part phrase about being caught in adultery.

However, not only was he in the wrong, but also, due to his strong survival instinct, Xiaobai ultimately didn't shout it out.

Because Xiao Bai wasn't actually sure whether Bai Ying's two words about killing him were just her being arrogant or if she was serious.

Now, Shiro could only close her eyes in despair, praying in her heart that Kaga wouldn't misunderstand too deeply.

Just as Xiaobai was praying for a while, a wriggling sensation came from her body, and a rustling sound reached her ears.

Bai Ying, who had been lying motionless on top of him like a turtle, finally sat up.

Xiao Bai opened its eyes.

Bai Ying's expression remained as calm as ever, but at this moment, Xiao Bai subtly sensed a more unusual and complex emotion deep in Bai Ying's eyes.

It's a bit like liking? And a bit like disliking?

Bai Ying sat on Xiao Bai's stomach, silently gazing at Xiao Bai with a complicated expression for a while. After about ten seconds, Bai Ying finally stood up from Xiao Bai's back.

"Here you go." Bai Ying handed the medal back to Xiao Bai.

"Um...may I move now?"

"Okay."

"Oh, oh." Xiao Bai then reached out and quickly accepted the medal that Bai Ying handed over.

After accepting the medal, Xiaobai examined it carefully for a few more moments.

This medal was awarded to me by Lord Muji and the former Lord Muzhe as a token of their gratitude after Xiaobai brought the construction device to the ancient human city. It looks impressive, but it's actually quite useless.

Xiaobai had previously regarded this medal as a souvenir from a long trip and kept it in his ship equipment space.

In a specific historical period, this item might have been a treasure symbolizing an extremely high status. However, in modern times, this medal is just an ordinary toy medal. If the average person saw it, they would only think that some toy manufacturer had released a new product.

So the fact that Bai Ying recognized this thing at the beginning, and that it caused her personality to change drastically, surprised Xiao Bai quite a bit.

Xiao Bai put the medal in his hand into his ship equipment space, then stood there for a while on the ground, silently putting the other things scattered on the ground into his ship equipment space as well.

After retrieving everything from the ground into her ship's equipment space, Xiaobai stood up. She patted her bottom and then cautiously glanced at Bai Ying.

Bai Ying sat quietly on the stool the whole time Xiao Bai was on the move, with the military knife wrapped in cloth lying flat on her lap.

"Uh, Sister Bai Ying..."

"Ok?"

"Cough cough cough... Bai Ying." Xiao Bai scratched his head on the spot, thought for a while, "Um, Bai Ying, about that medal... do you recognize it?"

“I know him,” Bai Ying said.

“I recognize it… ah.” Xiao Bai murmured subconsciously, echoing Bai Ying’s reply, “Have you seen that medal somewhere before?”

"I've seen it," Bai Ying replied, then asked directly, "Yours is from a period that hasn't been updated, right?"

"..." Xiaobai nodded silently. "How...how did you know this was a discontinuity in dating?"

"Because I survived the period when the dynasty was interrupted."

"??!!!" Xiaobai was startled by Bai Ying's words. She looked up at Bai Ying's face in surprise. "You...you're a person from another generation?"

"What's so strange about it? It's just that they live a little longer."

"Ah...you...could it be...a ship girl?" Xiaobai asked, looking at Baiying.

“...You could say that.” Bai Ying was silent for a moment, then nodded.

“The period was more than 500 years ago…” Xiao Bai counted on her fingers, looking back and forth between her fingers and Bai Ying with a shocked expression.

Ship girls do theoretically have a fairly long lifespan.

However, as mentioned before, although ship girls have long lifespans, there are actually very few ship girls who live past 100 years old. Over the long years, those ship girls either sacrificed themselves on the sea or gave up their ship equipment and became human.

Ship girls like Bai Ying, who have survived from a period of decline to the present day, are probably extremely rare.

"So... Bai Ying, you're one of the ship girls who guarded human cities during a generational shift?"

"More or less," Bai Ying nodded.

"Then... do you know someone named Linglan?" Xiaobai asked again.

“…Who knows, it’s been too long, I don’t remember.” Bai Ying turned her head to the side.

Xiao Bai instinctively felt that Bai Ying must know something.

But looking at Bai Ying's calm expression, Xiao Bai didn't know how to start a conversation.

"Ah... I see." Xiaobai lowered her head. "So that's why you recognized that medal, Bai Ying, right..."

"kindness."

"..." Xiaobai remained silent.

Bai Ying looked at the silent Xiao Bai and suddenly let out a series of light laughs.

Smiling, Bai Ying stood up from her chair and took a few steps to Xiao Bai.

"promise."

Bai Ying pressed the military knife, wrapped in cloth, against Xiao Bai's chest.

"Huh? W-what's wrong?"

"Give it to you."

"Huh??" Xiaobai stared wide-eyed, not quite understanding what Bai Ying meant.

Seeing that Xiaobai hadn't reacted for a long time, Bai Ying frowned and impatiently shoved the military knife in her hand into Xiaobai's hand: "It's yours now."

"This...uh...but isn't this something very important to you, Bai Ying?"

"It doesn't matter, it's just an ordinary knife."

"But when you saw me bite this knife and break it, you screamed like a pig being slaughtered..."

"..." Bai Ying.

Xiao Bai suddenly sensed a murderous aura emanating from Bai Ying.

Xiao Bai quickly hugged the military knife and took a few steps back: "I...I...I didn't say anything!"

The killing intent emanating from Bai Ying slowly subsided.

"Keep this. You've chewed it up like that, I don't want it back now."

"Uh... okay..." Xiao Bai gave Bai Ying a wry smile, "Well, I'll try my best to fix this knife..."

Bai Ying shrugged, indicating that how Xiao Bai treated the knife was none of her business. Then she turned around and walked towards the door, seemingly wanting to leave.

"Oh, right, Bai Ying!" Xiao Bai quickly called out to Bai Ying.

Bai Ying's hand stopped in front of the door. She turned around and looked at Xiao Bai, as if asking Xiao Bai what was wrong.

Xiao Bai held the military knife in his arms, thinking it over and over.

"...Bai Ying, aren't you curious...why I got that medal?"

Xiao Bai asked Bai Ying cautiously.

“…Heh.” Bai Ying didn’t seem curious.