Elder brother's garrison

what happened.

Does Iowa never close the door when she takes a shower?

"Iowa?" Xiaobai called softly, then peeked into the room. "Are you in there? Why isn't it closed..."

"Whoo~"

Just as Xiaobai poked her head in and was focusing her attention on the magnificent bathtub in front of her, before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a warm breath brush into her ear.

"Alas?!"

Xiao Bai shuddered and instinctively screamed, then covered her ears and stumbled back several steps to the other side.

"Hi, Admiral." Iowa was standing by the door of the room, bending over and blowing air, and said to Shiro with a smile, "You can't just peek into a lady's bedroom, not even if you're the Admiral."

"Eh? Uh...uh..." Xiaobai covered her ears, looking at the neatly dressed Yi Ahua standing there, an embarrassment welling up on her face. "I'm...sorry..."

"Beep. Although that's exactly what I was going to say, Admiral, you're the first person in the world to treat Iowa to food and buy her a gift, so it's not unreasonable to grant you the privilege of freely entering Iowa's room."

Iowa smiled at Xiaobai, then gently moved from the doorway to the front and extended a hand to Xiaobai.

"Admiral, welcome."

"Uh..." Xiaobai felt a kind of pressure from Iowa in front of her, just like Missouri before her marriage.

How to do.

This ship girl seems to be in danger in many ways.

If Missouri were here right now, that would be wonderful.

But as the admiral, I can't just leave these ship girls, whom I've worked so hard to create, here unattended...

Emmmm......

Xiao Bai scratched his cheek, hesitated at the door for a moment, then nodded to Io Hua, took Io Hua's outstretched hand, and walked into her room.

Iowa's hands were warm and soft, yet surprisingly strong, giving one a sense of security when held.

"Iowa, uh, you're not taking a shower?" Xiaobai asked Iowa curiously after entering the room.

"Hmm?" Iowa looked at Xiaobai for a while, then turned to look at the bathtub that was constantly making the sound of water, and a look of understanding appeared on her face. "Oh... I see."

Iowa took Xiaobai's hand and led her to the bathtub.

When Xiaobai got to the bathtub, she noticed that the large bathtub Iowa had bought was now filled with light pink water, a yellow toy duck was floating on the surface, and the scent of cleaning agents was constantly wafting up from the water.

At the other end of the bathtub, a small water pipe, hidden in a blind spot, is tightly connected to the bottom of the bathtub.

"Eh? This is..."

“Even I wouldn’t take a bath when the door is open, let alone a brand new bathtub, which needs to be disinfected, right?” Iowa smiled at Xiaobai.

"Ah...you're right..." Xiaobai nodded, blushing. "I'm sorry, I was overthinking it."

"No, actually, it makes me very happy to see this side of the Admiral who cares about me so much," Iowa said with a smile to Shiro.

"Ahem..." Xiaobai coughed lightly, "Well, Iowa, you really like bathtubs..."

“A bathtub is a good thing.” Iowa smiled. “Well, Admiral, although it’s a bit late to bring this up now… but, may I ask if Iowa has one at his home in the port area…”

"Yes, yes, we can have any of these."

“That’s wonderful. That must be the most beautiful sentence I’ve ever heard in my life,” Iowa said with a smile.

“…Um, Iowa?” Xiaobai scratched his head, hesitating for a moment.

"Please speak, Admiral."

"Iowa, did you... recognize me when we bumped into each other earlier?"

"What do you think, Admiral?"

"...So you recognized me after all, right?" Xiaobai asked. "That's why you suddenly said you wanted to go shopping with me, right..."

"It's good that the Admiral didn't have the heart to refuse my invitation," Iowa said with a gentle smile.

"...Uh, Iowa, why didn't you tell me sooner..."

"Hmm... As a girl, Iowa naturally wants to know what impression the Admiral has of her, especially when it comes to feminine charm, right?" Iowa said to Shiro. "After all, if Iowa tells the truth, the Admiral's attitude towards her will naturally change, won't it?"

"But weren't you originally my ship girl...?"

"Ah, I really like the way the Admiral declares his sovereignty over me." Iowa patted Shiro's head. "Bonus points, bonus points."

"..." Feeling the touch of a hand on her head, Xiaobai pouted, "So... when you said you'd have your admiral return the money to me, you meant..."

"Iowa will cherish the gift the admiral gave her."

Iowa gave Little White a sweet smile.

Chapter 1201 Who is the Strongest Battleship?

The first ship of the Iowa-class battleships, USS Iowa.

Although the name is a bit of a tongue twister, you can tell from the name itself.

She's a top-tier Iowa-level leader, a top-tier star.

Missouri and Wisconsin were also Iowa-class battleships, the third and fourth ships respectively. From this point of view alone, one can more or less understand the subtle power and nobility of the Iowa-class battleships.

—She's Missouri's older sister.

That's absolutely amazing.

The Iowa-class battleships, among American warships, possessed near-top-tier battleship capabilities. Furthermore, due to the USS Missouri's role in deciding the outcome of a world war, the entire Iowa-class battleships held an extraordinary and unique status in human history.

in short.

It means to be in the spotlight.

These sisters are all big stars in the ship girl world; if any one of them landed, the entire admiral circle would tremble.

And returning to the familiar topic, as humanoid representations of historical ships, the strength of ship girls is clearly divided into two equally important parts. One part is the actual combat power of ships in human history to which the ship girls belong, and the other part is the legends bred by the ships—this part of the legends is basically manifested in the form of the skills possessed by the ship girls.

There is actually a very clear example in Shiro's naval base.

For example, Little White's aunt, Veneto.

As a ship girl from an ancient and historically significant ship, Veneto is actually at a disadvantage in terms of ship equipment performance, as most of the top-tier battleships in the naval base are superior to her.

However, although Veneto's ship equipment performance was somewhat disappointing, she unexpectedly gained a ferocious skill in the area of ​​ship legends. This skill could generate a force field that could absolutely protect her, and it could also increase her cannon fire power. Relying on this violent skill, she directly became one of the most talented ship girls in the newbie naval base.

Of course.

Xiaobai completely failed to attribute Veneto's current achievements entirely to her talent. This disregard for Veneto's hard work is unfair to her. Skills and ship equipment performance are ultimately just the potential that ship girls can tap into, and are ultimately just icing on the cake. Without superb training and profound combat experience, everything is just fluff.

The reason for mentioning the composition of the ship girls' strength is...

What I really wanted to say was that the Iowa-class battleships, as ship girls, have the potential to surpass the top tier in both the performance of their ship equipment and the strength of their legendary status.

—They are extremely valuable.

The world of ship girls is quite realistic; their salaries are all related to their strength, and in special circumstances, they may occasionally receive a boost based on the ship girl's fame.

No wonder Iowa never felt the pinch when buying clothes or bathtubs, no matter how many zeros were on the price tag.

After all, if a world-class star like Iowa were to receive a normal salary as a ship girl, just based on the title of "Big Sister of the Iowa Class," she might earn more than ten Saratoga combined.

Xiao Bai pondered.

In her mind, there's probably only Yamato, the strongest battleship in the world right now, who, after becoming a ship girl, can surpass Iowa in terms of salary.

it's a pity.

Yamato is a deep-sea vessel.

Therefore, the salary is only that of a newbie naval garrison-level office worker cleaner.

However, although Iowa is exceptionally valuable and seems to require meticulous care.

However, it seems that Xiaobai doesn't need to worry about the issue of settling Iowa.

Although Iowa was a ship girl who had only been out of the construction device for less than a few hours, in terms of adaptability, she was far superior to the ship girls from the Duan Shuiliu family in the courtyard who had fought on the battlefield for ten years. Apart from pointing out the direction of Iowa's room, Xiaobai hadn't had time to do anything for Iowa before she had already settled herself in comfortably using the black card she had "borrowed" from Xiaobai.

……

In short, no one in this world has such a strange hobby as to enjoy chatting while staring at a bathtub being disinfected. After a brief chat with Iowa, Xiaobai and Iowa left the room and returned to the courtyard of the siheyuan.

yard.

Luo Lian, who had been missing for a while, suddenly appeared. She was kneeling on a cushion, fanning the president, Er Gou, who was resting his head on her lap with a small fan.

Beside Luo Lian, Bai Ying and Ming Shi each sat on a small chair. The Ming Shi brand oven was running superbly. On the other side, Bai Ying held a sweet potato in one hand and handed red banknotes to Ming Shi.

Xiao Bai temporarily suppressed the urge to complain about Bai Ying.

"Xiaobai, you are back."

Luo Lian, who was fanning President Er Gou, heard Xiao Bai's footsteps. She turned her head and smiled at Xiao Bai.

Luo Lian's face was clean, and Xiao Bai didn't see the fatigue on Duan Shuiliu's ship girls and President Er Gou's faces.

"Lianlian? Where did you go just now? I couldn't find you."

"I was in the blacksmith shop with the two of them. I just closed the door, they slept, and I studied the ship equipment design drawings for a while, and that was it." Luo Lian gave Xiao Bai a thumbs up.

understood.

Luo Lian and the others are pushing President Er Gou out to take the fall.

"Hello, my name is Iowa."

Yi Ahua, standing behind Xiao Bai, greeted Luo Lian with a smile.

Luo Lian nodded slightly to Yi Ahua.

"Holy crap!" However, the Second Dog President on Luo Lian's lap wasn't so calm. After hearing Iowa's voice, the Second Dog President, who had been enjoying himself on Luo Lian's lap, suddenly sat up straight, with an expression and posture as if he had seen a formidable enemy. He took several steps back with extreme vigilance, "You! What are you up to now, you bastard!"

"Oh dear... it seems I really have left a bad impression on this beautiful lady..." Iowa's eyes were filled with deep apology. "This..."

Iowa and Xiaobai exchanged a glance.

"The president's name is Konaka."

Xiao Bai spoke up.

“Miss Naige.” Iowa’s face lit up with a bright smile. “I have deeply realized the mistake of my actions, and I hope Miss Naige can give me a chance.”

"Even my father never treated me like that! Why should I give you a chance to rebuild the ship!"

"Ah... I'm so sorry to have troubled you, Miss Naika. You were the first person to smile at me after I came out of the construction device. At that time, Iowa hadn't experienced human warmth yet, so I couldn't help but relax a little and act a bit coquettish towards you..." A hint of sadness welled up in Iowa's eyes, and tears glistened in her beautiful eyes. "...After all, I had just come out of the construction device and knew very little about human society. I was a little flustered. I was so happy, so very happy, to have a kind-hearted, young, and beautiful person talk to me at that time..."

"..." President Er Gou.

Xiao Bai could clearly see a look on Er Gou's face that said, "Oh no, this woman is at it again. I can't trust her at all—but what she said seems to make sense. Anyway, she's a beautiful woman. Maybe I should just forgive her so I can take advantage of her later."

"Cough cough cough!" Little White quickly reached out and ran in front of Iowa, interrupting Iowa's spellcasting.

"Um, um, cough cough..." Xiao Bai coughed lightly a few times, attracting Iowa's attention.

"Hmm? Admiral?"

"Uh, anyway! Iowa, now that you've left the construction device, do you want to come with me to see someone?" Shiro raised her hand. "Yamato-neechan went to a lot of trouble and took a lot of risks for you, Iowa—uh, speaking of which, where is Yamato-neechan?"

"Yamato?" Guild Master Er Gou pointed to Shiro's room. "Ever since she broke off the horn on her head this morning, she's been saying she's a cripple and went to your room to sleep. She hasn't come out yet."

"Ah... after all, that horn is a very important thing to Yamato-neechan..."

Xiaobai nodded in understanding, then looked at Iowa, "Iowa, Yamato-neechan is the Abyssal Fleet that's responsible for taking care of you... um, the Abyssal Fleet. Don't be afraid, she's a good person. I'll tell you about this in detail later..."

"Hmm." Iowa smiled and nodded at Xiaobai, showing no particular reaction to hearing the words "Deep Sea Aquarium Ship" from Xiaobai.

It seems that Iowa was not surprised by the existence of Deep Sea Yamato.

"But speaking of which, why did your construction device create Iowa?"

Hearing Xiaobai's words, Luo Lian, who was sitting to the side, asked with some doubt, "Xiaobai, didn't you say before that the ship girls in the construction device would most likely be related to the Deep Sea Yamato? Like Shinano and Musashi or something?"

“Uh… um…” Xiaobai scratched her head and turned to look at Iowa. “Actually, I was just thinking about this too… but I think it might be because Yamato, as a top-tier Japanese battleship, and the top-tier American battleship, always have some kind of entanglement in terms of legends.”

"For example, people might bring it up and discuss who is stronger?" Luo Lian asked.

"In a one-on-one fight, Yamato is definitely stronger," Guild Master Er Gou suddenly interjected, giving a thumbs up. "Yamato basically dominates in every stat."

“Forcing 5w5 to fight 7w one-on-one is a rogue act. Iowa’s advantage lies in its high mobility. Although she would be at a disadvantage in a one-on-one fight using a battleship, she…” Luo Lian seemed to have something to say.

then.