Elder brother's garrison

Correct.

The real reason.

Actually, it's just that Xiaobai is greedy for food.

only.

Xiaobai is, after all, a girl. In front of Miss Duan, whom she admires, Xiaobai really can't say something like, "I've been putting it off until now because I wanted to pick out some high-quality content."

“…Let’s change them together.” Duan Shuiliu repeated Xiaobai’s words slightly, as if he understood Xiaobai’s idea. “…Okay, I understand.”

"Ha ha……"

"Do you need me to slow down the rate at which merit points are gained?" Duan Shuiliu asked again.

"Huh? No need, no need!" Xiaobai waved her hand.

"Okay." Hearing Xiaobai's words, the worry on Duan Shuiliu's face finally disappeared.

"Sister Duan, are you worried about me? Thank you." Xiao Bai looked at Duan Shuiliu standing in front of her like a pillar, expressionless, and couldn't help but laugh. As she spoke, she picked up a small piece of fried pork chop from her bowl with her chopsticks and held it out to Duan Shuiliu. "Sister Duan, would you like a piece? This was made by the admiral of the world's tenth naval base. It's delicious."

"..."

Duan Shuiliu stared at Xiaobai's chopsticks, thought seriously for a while, then nodded, brushed a stray hair behind his ear, and bent down.

Then, amidst the envious gazes of the ship girls near the sofa, she took the fried pork cutlet from the white chopsticks into her mouth.

—It's delicious.

Although rumors of a mortal feud between the world's number one and number tenth naval bases, and a fight to the death, are spreading uncontrollably within the Admiral's Guild.

But here at Xiaobailou...

The relationship between the world's number one admiral and the world's tenth admiral remains as close as ever.

Two hours later.

After their free meal and drinks were over, Xiaobai and Missouri finally left the military police building.

"Um----"

Stepping out the door, Xiaobai stretched and said, "The expedition is over, the daily visits to the ship girls are over, and today's mission is complete!"

"Then go back to the yard to eat Deep Sea Dean Metal?" Missouri chuckled, covering her mouth as she watched Xiaobai's relaxed, off-duty demeanor.

"Haha..." Xiaobai deflated instantly after being poked by Missouri, and his face turned red.

“Admiral, don’t be embarrassed. Those deep-sea metals were originally farmed for you by our predecessors. Seeing you squatting by the deep-sea metal mountain every night, picking through them like walnuts, is already the most satisfying development for our predecessors. So please don’t feel like you’ve wronged them,” Missouri explained to Xiaobai.

"……"noob.

Fortunately, just as Xiaobai was wondering how to respond to the joke, his phone inside his clothes rang twice.

After Missouri bowed and gestured for Xiaobai to do as he pleased, Xiaobai then took out his phone.

It wasn't a phone call.

Instead, it was two text messages.

Xiao Bai curiously clicked on the first text message.

The first message was a text message from Lexington.

The wording is precise and appropriate, as gentle as a spring breeze, making people feel comfortable.

In Lexington's text message, he wrote that the situation at the naval base had been stable and peaceful these past few days, even a little too leisurely and boring. However, there was some good news: the upgraded bracelet that he had asked Lexington to make last week was now showing some progress. In short, a few days ago, he had someone send the half-finished product to Chapter Six, and it should be arriving soon.

Xiaobai turned off the text message.

Oh wow.

Has Yamato's new bracelet arrived?

Finally, I can bring Yamato back from the cold sea to sleep with me.

This is a good thing.

Xiaobai opened the second text message.

The second text message.

It was actually posted by Luo Lian.

Luo Lian rarely takes the initiative to contact Xiao Bai, so Xiao Bai was slightly surprised and curious when Luo Lian took the initiative to send him a message.

Xiao Bai quickly looked down.

The message, like Luo Lian herself, was concise, direct, and to the point.

"I am coming."

Chapter 1145: A Large Number of People Appear Suddenly (4500 words)

Luo Lian's text messages, like the person herself, have always been simple, direct, and to the point. Although this text message only has three words, the amount of information it contains is enough for a novice to savor for a while.

With a hint of surprise, Xiaobai put her phone back in her pocket.

"Admiral? Is this a message from the naval base?"

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded, then looked at Missouri, "Lianlian came to us with a half-finished high-grade bracelet."

"Oh my..." Missouri paused slightly upon hearing Xiaobai's words, "This is quite an unexpected turn of events."

The place where Xiaobai is now is a proper high-level sea area, quite a distance away from the second chapter sea area where Luo Lian was originally located.

Luo Lian is now the current president of the Admiral's Guild, which covers an entire sea area. The fact that Xiao Bai asked Lexington of the naval base to come over when Xiao Bai was in the second chapter must have involved a huge information exchange that is hard for ordinary people to imagine.

“…There are so many keywords in that sentence.” Missouri smiled at Xiaobai.

"Haha..." Xiaobai chuckled dryly twice.

"Then, Admiral, shall we go pick up Admiral Luo Lian now?"

“Lianlian didn’t write down when she’s coming, nor did she say where we should pick her up. Judging from her usual style, she’ll probably come to our place to find us.” Xiaobai thought for a moment and then spoke to Missouri, “Anyway, let’s go back to the courtyard and wait for a while, shall we?”

"Admiral, did you tell Admiral Luo Lian where we live?"

"No."

“Missouri thinks it might be better if we wait at the entrance to Chapter City,” Missouri suggested.

"Hmm..." After listening to Missouri's words, Xiaobai pondered for a while, then shook his head, which was unusual for him. "I guess not."

Seeing that Missouri didn't seem to understand, Xiaobai smiled at her.

"After all, it's Lianlian. Even if I don't tell her where I am, she will find me very accurately."

Missouri smiled and nodded slightly.

Xiao Bai's usual style of doing things has always been very light and cautious, but when it comes to matters concerning Luo Lian, he is surprisingly full of confidence.

It's quite fresh.

But this is also good.

You may have.

It has a unique flavor.

Missouri looked at Little White's face with a smile.

Xiao Bai's shoulders inexplicably twitched at the sight.

Around 3 or 4 pm, most of the naval bases in Chapter City were still open for business, and the admirals and ship girls were still on the beach. Only a small number of naval bases, like the newbie naval bases, liked to leave early or simply took the day off and were not on the beach.

Xiaobai and Missouri walked back to the entrance of the courtyard house along the slightly quieter street.

"Speaking of which, Admiral, when will Admiral Luo Lian arrive?" Missouri asked Xiaobai as if she had suddenly remembered something when they reached the entrance of the courtyard.

Xiao Bai stopped at the threshold of the courtyard gate upon hearing this. Xiao Bai turned around and looked at Missouri standing behind him.

"Hmm... Lianlian only said in her text message that she was coming, without mentioning anything else, so I didn't know either—actually, it's because Lianlian didn't tell me when she was coming that I didn't want to wait for her at the city gate..." Xiaobai said with an embarrassed smile.

"Ah...when does the Admiral think Admiral Luo Lian will return?"

"I don't know. Oh, does Missouri have something to discuss with Lianlian?"

"After all, Admiral Luo Lian is a good friend of the Admiral. Even if it's Missouri, Missouri would still make proper preparations for such a distinguished guest."

"No need to be so polite. We all lived together every day when we were in the Chapter Sea."

“Hmm… the Admiral is right.” Missouri chuckled, covering her mouth, and looked at Little White with a meaningful gaze. “Those days were also an unforgettable time for Missouri.”

Come to think of it, the rapid development of Missouri's relationship with Little White also seems to have happened on a certain night in the second chapter.

Xiaobai has a very good memory.

Missouri's casual teasing instantly brought back memories of that night for Xiaobai, and her face immediately turned bright red as Missouri stared at her.

"Missouri, that's not what I meant..." Little White mumbled.

Actually, if Missouri occasionally teases Xiaobai like this, Xiaobai, who is already an old married couple with Missouri, won't react with much shyness.

But things are different now.

Since arriving at Chapter Six, for some strange twist of fate, Missouri seems to have become quite popular with the other ship girls.

In the morning, Missouri was about to set off, and in the afternoon, the ship girls from the military police would each pester Xiaobai and Missouri. In the evening, Missouri would be dragged around by destroyers, Wisconsin, and even Soviet ship girls, causing Xiaobai to sleep alone with a cold blanket for a whole week.

Of course.

Xiaobai has grown up and is no longer the little kid who couldn't sleep without someone to keep him company when he was in kindergarten.

but.

The ship girl's body is not only curvaceous, soft, and sweet, but having such a beautiful woman lying next to you, even without any intimate interactions like a wedding ship, just occasional conversations or even quiet breathing, makes for a far superior sleep experience compared to the feeling of being alone with a cold blanket and suffering from insomnia.

So, during this time, Xiaobai actually missed the feeling of Missouri still being by his side.

However, due to her usual shyness, Xiaobai was too embarrassed to hold Missouri's hand and ask her to sleep with her in front of the other ship girls at night. Not only would Xiaobai be so ashamed that she would want to crawl into the ground, but she also had a feeling that something terrible would happen. So Xiaobai had never done it, and just kept wondering in her heart whether Missouri would come tonight or not.

At this moment, Missouri suddenly teased Xiaobai when Xiaobai didn't react, her eyes seeming to see right through Xiaobai's little thoughts, making Xiaobai quite embarrassed in an instant.

"Is the Admiral referring to the things Missouri did with the Admiral?" Missouri asked with a smile.

"..." Little White pouted angrily.

"Ah, I see..." Missouri murmured softly. She took two steps forward, got closer to Xiaobai's body, and bent down slightly. "Speaking of which, Missouri hasn't been to the Admiral's bedroom for quite a while now."

"..."

“…Missouri has also been having some trouble sleeping these past few days. If the Admiral doesn’t mind, could Missouri come and bother the Admiral for another night?” Missouri asked with a smile, extending her hand to Xiaobai’s palm and gently tapping Xiaobai’s palm with her little finger.

"..." Xiaobai lowered her head, slowly grasped Missouri's little finger, and didn't say anything, but the blush on her face didn't fade at all.

"Then, Admiral, tonight, Missouri will be..."

Rumble rumble rumble—

Suddenly, just as the atmosphere between Missouri and Little White reached a delicate juncture, quite unfortunately, a faint tremor came from the paving stones of the street.

Xiaobai and Missouri subconsciously looked towards the end of the street.

On the horizon, a white van with the word "Express" written on it drifted out of a nearby intersection with a loud whistle and roared toward the courtyard of the newbie garrison.

Fortunately, the streets were relatively deserted.

Otherwise, with that speed, it would be illogical if it didn't knock a row of admirals flying like a bowling ball.

The small truck screeched to a halt in front of the courtyard house with a whirlwind of engine noise, under the quiet gaze of Xiaobai and Missouri.

With a bang, the trunk of the small truck opened.

“Ahhhh————”

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

With two familiar screams from Xiaobai, Sukhbaatar and Odin, who were dazed and whose eyes had turned into the shape of mosquito coils, fell out of the trunk one after the other, and landed with a thud on the floor tiles in front of Xiaobai, curling up into a ball.

"Huh?! Lord Su?! And Odin too!" Little White looked at the two supply ships on the ground in surprise.

With a thud, the door of the small truck was pushed open.

"Xiao Bai!" Wearing a baseball cap and casual clothes, Luo Lian and Guild Leader Er Gou smiled as if they had reunited. Luo Lian jumped out of the driver's seat of the small truck, opened her arms, and rushed into Xiao Bai's arms in the blink of an eye, hugging Xiao Bai and rubbing against his chest. "I'm here!!"

"Ah, it's Lianlian... Eh???" Xiaobai subconsciously caught Luo Lian, letting her wriggle in his arms, and then looked at the guild leader Er Gou following behind with some surprise.

President Er Gou took off her baseball cap, letting her long black hair fall over her shoulders. She glanced at Xiao Bai and Missouri beside her, then gave Xiao Bai a knowing look and winked at her: "Did I disturb you?"