Elder brother's garrison

Xiao Bai stared wide-eyed, speechless for a moment.

"I'm entrusting the ship girl to you not because you're Lu Yun's sister, nor because you're the world's number one admiral." Duan Shuiliu gently took the farewell letter from Xiaobai's palm, "...it's simply because you're an admiral worthy of my trust."

“I’m so happy, so happy to receive these.” Duan Shuiliu stroked the corner of the farewell letter envelope in his hand, his gaze softening. “I’m so happy that someone was able to step forward and become the sunshine in their hearts.”

Duan Shuiliu put down the envelope in his hand and looked up at Xiaobai, who had a blank expression.

Duan Shuiliu exhaled softly, leaned forward gently, opened her arms, and pulled Xiaobai into her embrace.

Duan Shuiliu's face pressed against Xiao Bai's face.

"Therefore, no apologies are allowed. No apologies are allowed."

Duan Shuiliu's calm voice rang in Xiaobai's ears.

"It's not you thanking me, it's me thanking you. Thank you for taking in those children, thank you for keeping them from retiring, thank you for letting them still believe in the Admiral and the ship girls, thank you for doing what I couldn't do, thank you, thank you so much..."

The sound of flowing water was gentle and clear.

It was as clear as a winding stream.

Duan Shuiliu tightened his arms around Xiaobai slightly.

"Thank you for letting those ship girls... still be ship girls."

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This volume is now complete.

Chapter 1234 It's so nice to have an older sister!

The sky is clear and the sun is shining brightly.

In front of the gate of the newbie naval base, across the wide cement road, the other side of the sea is calm and boundless.

"Ugh——"

From a distance, the roar of an engine could be heard on the cement road.

A bright red taxi roared towards the gates of the newbie naval base from the other side of the horizon, amidst billowing dust.

The buzzing of the engine grew louder and louder as the taxi approached, becoming increasingly deafening. The bright red taxi's headlights were on, and the entire vehicle transformed into a streak of red lightning as it sped along, appearing in the blink of an eye from the other side of the horizon to the gate of the newbie naval base without showing any sign of slowing down.

Just as the taxi was about to crash head-on into the gate of the rookie naval base.

With a series of creaking sounds, the bright red car made a sharp 180-degree drift just before approaching the gate of the newbie naval base, changing direction and finally smoothly sliding to a stop in front of the gate.

On the cement road.

On the ground trampled by car tires, wisps of dry white smoke rose slightly.

"boom!"

The taxi door was pushed open, and a long, snow-white leg stepped out from inside the car.

Saratoga stepped out of the car, walked outside, took a deep breath of the sea-scented air, and opened her arms.

"I'm home!!"

Saratoga opened her mouth and let out a joyful sound.

Chapter 6 of the Newbie Town Guardian's Expedition: Triumphant Return!

Saratoga stood by the car door, waving his smooth arms, letting the surrounding air dance in his direction.

"This car is really fast, leaving the other sisters in the naval base far behind."

Behind Saratoga, Iowa sighed as she gracefully stepped out of the car, looking around at the scenery with interest before letting out a soft sigh.

"...This garrison is bigger than I imagined."

Iowa looked very satisfied.

Behind Iowa, Bismarck, expressionless, silently stepped out of the car, then bent down and leaned his upper body into the car, embracing the slightly weak-legged Little White from inside.

"Are you alright?" Bismarck asked the little white creature in his arms.

"No... I'm fine... Thank you..." Xiaobai's shoulders trembled, she breathed a deep sigh of relief, and gave a faint smile.

The driver's side window rolled down with a creaking sound.

A lean, old face, tanned dark by the sea breeze, peeked out from the driver's seat.

"Hey, little girl, are you alright?" The old driver called out to Xiaobai twice. "You two told me you wanted to come back early, so I showed you my skills."

"No, it's nothing... Thank you, Grandpa..." Xiaobai forced a smile at the old driver, then tugged at Bismarck's arm, signaling Bismarck to put him down.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright, hehe." The old driver grinned and chuckled. "How was my driving skill, old man?"

"Terrifying, terrifying..."

"Haha, not at all, not at all. Actually, I drove in a car team for a while when I was young, but now I'm too old to race anymore." The old man rested one arm on the car window and lit a cigarette for himself, looking quite weathered.

"How much?" Bismarck asked the driver, pulling out his credit card.

"It's 248 yuan one way. Seeing you young ladies so happy makes this old man quite happy too. Just give me a token amount." The driver skillfully pulled out a QR code with his other hand. "Try this. This is a QR code I made a couple of days ago. Scan this one. I heard that young people are using this a lot these days."

"?" Bismarck tilted his head in confusion.

"I'll pay, I'll pay!" Xiao Bai quickly took out his phone, swiped it on the driver's QR code, and transferred the money with one click.

The driver's phone rang with the sound of payment being received.

"Okay, got it." The driver didn't even look at how much money Xiaobai had transferred to him. He simply turned off his phone, tossed it behind him, and gripped the steering wheel with both hands. "See you next time, little girl."

Goodbye, Grandpa!

The driver's dark face revealed two rows of gleaming white teeth. Then, with a loud roar of the engine, the taxi sped away, billowing thick smoke.

Xiao Bai stood by the roadside, watching the driver, whom she had met by chance, leave.

Xiao Bai turned around.

Bismarck was staring blankly at himself, clutching his credit card.

"Huh? What's wrong with Bismarck?"

"What is a QR code?" Bismarck asked.

"QR codes, also known as two-dimensional barcodes, are a type of barcode that provides readable information, which is an extension of one-dimensional barcodes."

"..." Bismarck's head was filled with question marks.

"Simply put, it's a convenient new payment method!" Xiaobai quickly said.

"Understood." The question marks above Bismarck's head turned into bright light bulbs.

Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to the gate of the newbie garrison.

After sending Duan Shuiliu off in Chapter 6, Xiaobai did not stay in Chapter 6 with the newbie naval girls for an extended period. After symbolically allowing the ship girls to move around and relax for two days, Xiaobai and the ship girls left Chapter 6.

In front of the gates of the new naval base, Iowa was looking up, observing with great interest.

"Iowa, this is our naval base."

Little White walked over to Saratoga and spoke to Iowa on the other side.

"Hmm, it looks like it would be a very comfortable place to live."

Iowa responded with a smile.

"Once the other vehicles arrive, we can go in after we meet up with the other ship girls." Xiaobai held up one finger to Iowa. "I only brought the main fleet of the newbie naval base with me this time, so there are actually many ship girls left in the naval base. Iowa, don't leave later, I'll introduce you to them one by one."

"Thank you for your concern, Admiral." Iowa smiled and bowed to Xiaobai.

"Um, also, the staff member responsible for registering you, Iowa, will probably arrive at the naval base in about half a month, so your salary and official ship girl duties... Iowa, you'll have to wait a little while."

"It doesn't matter."

"Uh, um... the last one is the issue of housing..."

“Since Iowa is family in Missouri and Wisconsin, Iowa naturally wishes to live with them.” Iowa bowed to Xiaobai, displaying his magnificent and imposing figure before Xiaobai’s eyes. “I hope the Admiral will grant me this request.”

Saratoga shuddered.

Iowa applied to live with Missouri and Wisconsin.

Wisconsin and Missouri live with Little White.

Iowa is going to live with Little White.

Dangerous!

Saratoga's fox-spirit radar on his head beeped loudly.

Saratoga sensed something was amiss with the case.

“Not all older sisters have to live with their younger sisters!” Before Little White could respond, Saratoga swiftly pulled Little White into her arms, covered her eyes, and stared at Iowa with a wary expression.

This time.

Saratoga declared that no matter what she said, she would never let Little White be handed over to another woman!

I won't listen! I won't listen! I won't listen!

This time, the enemy is just as dangerous as Missouri!

We can't leave Xiaobai next to such a dangerous woman!

Saratoga was fully prepared to ignore whatever reasons Iowa gave for wanting to stay by Little White's side; her vigilance this time was more than ten times that of the past.

Iowa watched quietly as Saratoga hugged Little White, then looked down at Saratoga's hand covering Little White's eyes.

“Oh my, Saratoga, your nails are so neatly manicured.” Iowa seemed to be attracted by Saratoga’s small hands.

"Huh?" Saratoga was taken aback.

“Your nails.” Iowa reached out and gently touched Saratoga’s hand. Then, with a gentle force that Saratoga found subtly irresistible, she removed Saratoga’s hand from Shiro’s eyes. While gently stroking Saratoga’s fingers, she looked down and carefully examined Saratoga’s nails, smiling as she said, “Saratoga-senpai’s nails are so shiny and smooth to the touch, with very fine, manicured marks… Ah, senpai, the color of this nail polish is quite particular. Although it’s transparent, it’s as beautiful as crystal. It must have taken a lot of effort to apply it. This type of nail polish needs to be completely removed and reapplied as soon as the nails grow a little longer.”

“Eh…” Saratoga stared blankly at Iowa, who was looking down and fiddling with her fingers. “Is this…?”

"Huh? Didn't Saratoga-senpai paint her own nails?"

"Uh...yes, it was my older sister who applied it for me."

"Oh my, it seems Saratoga-senpai has a very loving older sister." Iowa smiled with envy. "Saratoga-senpai's sister is usually very good to you, isn't she?"

"...Uh...that...is true..."

"It goes without saying that it must be very good," Iowa said with a smile. "Upon closer inspection, although you don't wear much makeup, your choice of clothes and perfume is very tasteful... It's fresh with a touch of playfulness, youthful and lively, cute and beautiful. You are already a beauty among beauties, and with such a special temperament, choosing these clothes and perfumes, and adding these finishing touches to your body, must have taken a lot of effort."

“…Oh, I see…” Saratoga nodded haltingly.

"Did Saratoga's sister make all of these for Saratoga?"

"Um……"

"Is that so? It seems that you and your older sister have a really good relationship." Iowa released Saratoga's hand, her face full of smiles.

“…Mmm.” Saratoga nodded shyly and nervously.

Iowa released Saratoga's hand with a gentle smile, which then turned into a melancholy and sorrow, as if the sun had suddenly turned to gloom.

"...Iowa also longs to be so close to the sisters who live with her..." Iowa seemed to be expressing her feelings, gazing at the distant sea view, murmuring softly with a melancholy expression.

Puff.

Saratoga felt an arrow strike his back.

Chapter 1235 Ship Equipment Testing

Countless calculations.

Saratoga never expected this.

Iowa even managed to steer the conversation from a simple topic like fingernails all the way to her own place.

Iowa gave a hint.

Do not!

Iowa has made it clear!

Saratoga looked on with bewilderment at Iowa's melancholy and sorrow, his face filled with longing for family, his heart overflowing with love for his sister, yet ultimately unable to express it—a heartbreaking sight.

"Hmm?" Little White, who was between Iowa and Saratoga, heard Iowa's monologue and scratched her head in confusion. "Well... since you want to get along well with your sisters, then... if you don't mind, would it be okay to live with Missouri and Wisconsin?"

"Admiral, is it alright?" Iowa asked, covering her mouth.