It's time to give out the rings, Admiral!

Volume 1, Chapter 507: Shameless!

"Little Rou, you're awake? What happened? Xiao Fei told me you seemed unwell just now. Are you alright?"

Lexington's gentle and soothing voice made the girl freeze for a moment. She looked up at the woman who had appeared at the door of her bedroom and immediately frowned, revealing an expression of great alarm.

In the evening, Lexington wore a loose, light-colored dress. Her flaxen hair looked incredibly charming and beautiful under the pale yellow light in the room. In the girl's eyes, the woman in front of her, with her proud chest puffed out, seemed to be showing off to her as she walked into her room step by step with her lewd figure.

Looking at her incredibly fake expression, which seemed genuinely concerned about her, the girl secretly glanced at the small steamed buns that her brother couldn't even hold in one hand, and then felt a surge of bitterness and jealousy.

My brother always says that when looking for a girl, you must find one with a gentle and lovely personality. A good figure isn't that important; the most important thing is that she's suitable for you. But what's the result? In such a short time, all the women he brings back are filthy women with such vulgar bodies! My brother is truly a deceitful and wicked liar!

"Little Rou, are you angry?"

The girl still didn't answer, and the woman in front of her, seeing this, slowly walked over with a worried and somewhat troubled expression.

As Lexington's exquisite face drew closer, even though she had just resolved never to give in to these shameless women who dared to deceive her brother, the girl felt immense pressure. She clenched her fists tightly, her gaze fixed on the woman in front of her, arguably the most troublesome of the women her brother had brought back. With a gentle fragrance wafting by, Lexington sat down on the sheets beside the girl.

From the moment she entered, Lexington could sense that Little Rou was very hostile towards her. She was so wary of her, and even when Lexington came to her side, she seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. Even without consciously noticing, she could clearly feel it.

Even though Lexington had anticipated from the beginning that Xiaorou wouldn't welcome him like her husband's elders, he truly hadn't expected her to be so wary of them. The fact that she'd just ignored Xiaofei, forcing her to come looking for him, showed that things were indeed going to be quite tricky.

Sigh... But we can't entirely blame Xiaorou. Who told our silly little fool to be so confident and bring us to her without even a word?

Little Rou was so frightened that she fainted. Everyone rushed to carry her inside without even taking a break, and they worried for a long time until a doctor was called. After examining her, the doctor said that she had only fainted due to excessive fright, and they were finally relieved. All the blame, in essence, can be said to be the fault of that little rascal who confidently said that Little Rou would be very happy to welcome him and his sisters!

Thinking about that scoundrel who still thinks that Little Rou fainted because she was too excited and therefore isn't worried at all, Lexington pouted and sighed almost imperceptibly.

Being a wife is really tough! Not only do I have to help a certain clueless idiot handle all the daily affairs of the naval base, but I also have to manage the romantic relationships of so many women in the port area, and from time to time, I have to be stricter with myself in creating opportunities for the other women, even with others...

And now, she actually has to help him worry about his relationship with Xiaorou. Looking back, she feels that if she doesn't squeeze him dry so that he has no energy left to go out and flirt with other women, how kind of her would she be.

However, she didn't dislike helping her darling with these problems that shouldn't be her headaches; in fact, she even enjoyed it a bit.

There was no other way; that little fool simply couldn't handle things himself. If he were to do it himself, everyone would probably be left heartbroken and waiting in vain, just like before. To prevent that from happening again, she had no choice but to take over. To be honest, it felt good to have everything under control and to know her husband's interpersonal relationships inside and out. At least nothing unexpected would happen again, and there wouldn't be any more painful events like her husband leaving her for a year.

She gently stroked her smooth belly beneath the fabric, her cheeks flushed, and then she smiled slightly. Her darling had rested for over ten days; his energy should have almost fully recovered. When the opportunity arose, she'd let him make it up to her properly. Right now, the most important thing was to deal with Xiaorou's problem.

"Little Rou, I know you don't welcome me, but can we sit down and talk first? Believe me, we don't have any intention of taking your brother away."

Lexington spoke slowly, using the gentlest tone possible. To make this trip to Tianshui enjoyable and without regrets, they needed to resolve Xiao Rou's problem. Hearing Lexington's words, the girl, who had been on high alert and had a stern face, also spoke up.

"What's there to talk about? I will never accept you as my sister-in-law, absolutely not, unless I'm dead! You've deceived my brother, I will never acknowledge you!"

"And you! You already have a daughter, yet you still try to seduce other people's brothers. You're shameless!"

The girl with a cold face said resentfully that she felt she had nothing to say to these bad women. All she wanted was for them to leave quickly, to carry the train away overnight, and to go as far away as possible, so that she and her brother would never see them again in this lifetime!

The girl's voice was extremely cold and ruthless. Her fighting power would increase exponentially whenever her own brother was involved, which made Lexington quite difficult to deal with.

There was nothing wrong with disliking herself. She could reason with Xiaorou and explain things clearly. She believed that Xiaorou would understand her. However, when she heard Xiaorou's last sentence, she was slightly taken aback. She realized that Xiaorou seemed to have misunderstood something. Because she hadn't had time to explain things clearly before, Xiaorou had such a misunderstanding. No wonder Xiaorou was so angry and rejected her now.

"You've misunderstood, Xiaorou. I'm sorry, I didn't have time to explain it to you before, which caused this misunderstanding."

"Actually, Xiaofei isn't my daughter. She's just a younger sister who looks a lot like me. She's not the Admiral's daughter either. She's also one of the Admiral's ship girls, just like me. So, could you please calm down and talk to me? I promise I'll explain everything to you clearly..."

Volume 1, Chapter 508: Let Me Tell You a Story

"You've misunderstood, Xiaorou. I'm sorry, I didn't have time to explain things clearly before, which caused this misunderstanding... Actually, Xiaofei isn't my daughter, she's just a little sister who looks a lot like me. She's not the Admiral's daughter either; she's a ship girl of the Admiral, just like me. So, could you please calm down and talk to me? I promise I'll explain everything to you clearly..."

Lexington spoke softly with a gentle expression and a soothing tone, doing her best to calm the girl in front of her, who naturally gave her a sense of familiarity, and to talk to her.

She adored this young, cute, and beautiful human sister, not just because the girl was her husband's important sister, but perhaps also because, after spending so much time with her beloved, she noticed that Xiao Rou's mannerisms and some unintentional little gestures were remarkably similar to her husband's, especially her clear eyes, which were practically identical. This, perhaps, was why she liked the girl so much.

The girl frowned. Instinctively, she was somewhat skeptical of Lexington's explanation, but looking at his expression, his extremely sincere smile, and his gentle eyes, she couldn't help but doubt her own judgment. Could it be that what he said was true? Or was it just a misunderstanding on her part?

"Then why does she call her brother 'Dad'?"

"Well... how should I put it? It's actually one of Phelps' little quirks. Just like how Jiajia likes to call the Admiral her brother-in-law, and Unicorn Sister likes to call the Admiral her brother. I believe you can understand, Xiaorou. After all, even ship girls don't necessarily have to call the Admiral 'Admiral' or 'Commander'."

It seems I really just misunderstood? I knew it! How could my brother suddenly have a daughter? My brother knows so much, even if he's a little silly sometimes and I worry about him when I'm not around, but even so, he shouldn't be completely fooled by a bunch of ship girls, right?

But if it's just a misunderstanding, where did my brother get so many ship girls? Didn't the letter say there were only two? I thought they were just tagging along because they thought my brother was easy to bully…

"Even if Phelps isn't your and your brother's daughter, how did your brother get married to you and that guy named Glorious? It's only been a little over a month. I don't believe your brother would do something like this without consulting anyone else."

The girl's anger subsided considerably, but in its place, her gaze toward Lexington became even more suspicious and wary. Even if her brother hadn't been deceived and the fact that he had a daughter was just a misunderstanding, the fact that she suddenly had two "sisters-in-law" couldn't possibly be a misunderstanding, could it?

My brother himself said that the two of them are his wedding ships, and look at the woman in front of me, she's wearing a diamond ring on her left ring finger! This must have been given to her by my brother!

Looking at the sparkling diamond ring on Lexington's finger, the girl's expression grew even more serious. The misunderstanding being cleared up hadn't improved her situation; instead, it had made it even more severe. Her brother hadn't been deceived, so he had given them the ring willingly? Even if there were other reasons behind it that she didn't know about, the ring in front of her couldn't be faked.

This woman is really hard to deal with. I don't know what kind of bewitching drug she gave my brother, but she managed to bewitch him like this in no time. Zhuo Yuelin, that vixen, has been working hard for more than a year without making any progress.

The girl thought to herself, and Lexington smiled when she heard the girl's questioning voice.

Being doubted by a girl is no big deal, as long as she is willing to listen to his explanation and is no longer so angry that she can't listen to him at all. As long as they can communicate, Lexington is confident enough to make this lovely girl believe him. Even if that doesn't work, dispelling a large part of her wariness will be enough to satisfy him.

“I will explain all these things to you properly, little Rou. But before that, can I tell you a story first? I believe you will want to hear it.”

"story?"

The girl tilted her head, puzzled. She felt she couldn't quite keep up with the thought process of the woman who posed a deadly threat.

Wasn't she supposed to be explaining to me what her relationship with her brother really was? I was trying to gather more information to prepare for the long battle that was about to begin, so why did she suddenly start telling stories?

"Yes, a story."

Lexington nodded, and without making a sound, she shifted her body again, leaning closer to Xiaorou. She raised her head, her gentle, clear, sea-blue eyes meeting the girl's face, and smiled as tenderly as autumn water. Then she began to speak.

"This is a story about an admiral and his ship girls. So, let me begin. Hmm... where should I start? Well, let's start from the very beginning."

"In the beginning, there was a young man who aspired to become a great admiral. He studied hard and honed his skills diligently, but he failed to achieve his goal of becoming an admiral. Repeated failures in the exams made him somewhat disheartened, and he even felt that he would never become an admiral in his life. But one day, he was noticed by Instructor Ella of the Governor's Mansion, and suddenly he became the admiral he had always dreamed of..."

"You've been chosen? What happened?"

"Ahem, don't interrupt, little Rou. Of course, the above story was all a joke. However, it is true that a boy was indeed taken a liking to Instructor Ella, and he was suddenly and inexplicably given the title and profession of admiral. This boy is the protagonist of my story."

"Our protagonist, despite not having studied any professional knowledge, was just an ordinary human boy before the Governor's Office discovered his talent. He was like a conscript who was turned into an admiral and successfully obtained his initial ship. At first, his port was very weak, and he was accompanied by only a few destroyer girls."

"Although he was forced to become an admiral, the young man also had his own ideals and goals. Even though he was not strong at the beginning, he still worked hard to train himself step by step with his destroyer sisters."

"Unlike other admirals who would retreat into passive defense after driving the Abyssal Fleet out of coastal waters, he relied on his planning and the efforts of his destroyer sisters to learn from their failures and gradually grow stronger, thus conquering one sea area after another."

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Volume 1, Chapter 509: Profound Meaning

"Unlike other admirals who would retreat into passive defense after driving the Abyssal Fleet out of coastal waters, he relied on his planning and the efforts of his destroyer sisters to learn from their failures and gradually grow stronger, thus conquering one sea area after another."

"Because he conquered a sea area that he had failed to capture before, he gained merit. Because of the Governor's Office's commendation of him, more and more people came to know him. In fact, as the good news kept coming, many of the free ship girls in the Governor's Office also became his little fans."

"Not to mention that this young man is quite handsome, his attitude and personality are also very likable. Perhaps he is a little shy and timid, but after achieving merits and even being promoted in rank, his character of not being arrogant or taking advantage of his position is really loved by the group of free ship girls in the governor's mansion."

"Some ship girls didn't approach him, perhaps because they were shy or for some other reason, but some ship girls took the initiative to approach him and even became his ship girls."

As Lexington spoke, she suddenly blinked, as if revealing a nostalgic expression. She paused, and in front of the girl, cast her gaze toward someone outside the girl's boudoir, whose identity she couldn't discern.

With a slight smile, she continued, "And so, the boy's naval base gradually grew stronger. He diligently trained the ship girls in his port, completed missions, accumulated resources, used them for large-scale construction, and gained even more ship girls. In addition, with the ship girls who came by reputation or were rescued, his port grew stronger at a rapid pace, even surpassing the strength of those veteran admirals. It was so strong that he could even repel a large fleet led by an Abyssal flagship with just a few ship girls."

"From a few to dozens, from dozens to hundreds, so many ship girls that others would find outrageous or even unbelievable gathered in his port area. The old port area could hardly hold so many girls. In fact, because of the expansion, he even had a conflict with the person in charge of the Maritime Bureau. Later, the Governor's Office stepped in and moved his port area from a small port called Paiqu in Shuiyan to an island called Huanmeng Island in Tianshui Port in Tsugawa City."

"The new port area is very large and beautiful. It is even connected to the naval academy on the other side by a bridge. Because it is located on an island, it is convenient for the ship girls to launch attacks and conduct daily training. This secluded place, like a paradise, makes the ship girls feel very comfortable and satisfied."

"But..."

"what happened?"

As he spoke, Lexington stopped and turned to look at the girl in front of him, as if keeping her in suspense. This made the girl, who had been saying no but had been listening attentively, show an urging expression. Lexington, who secretly curved the corners of her lips, tapped her palm.

"The boy's daily life was uneventful. Apart from the necessary sorties and daily tasks, there was nothing else of importance. However, with his ever-growing number of ship girls, the mundane life in the port was bound to change."

"Take the issue of relationships for example. As you know, Xiaorou, we ship girls are very dependent on the admiral for life, and his girls are even more so. With such an outstanding admiral that makes people want to go out and show off, you can imagine what his girls will become."

"Those who like each other like each other, and those who are in love are in love. Because someone is too oblivious and unwilling to respond to everyone's feelings, the ship girls below almost went on a rampage. Fortunately, he finally noticed the changes in his ship girls and married his most trusted secretary ship at the right time."

"This put everyone at ease for a while, but marrying only one wouldn't do. There were so many girls in the port who wanted his attention and affection. So, under various hints, urgings, and even explicit suggestions, he finally spent a lot of money to buy more Oath Rings from the small merchants at the Governor's Mansion."

"However, this person is really unpredictable when it comes to relationships. He doesn't follow any rules, such as ability, order, or the size of everyone's contribution to the port. He just suddenly picks a ship girl he likes and marries her on a whim. This puts the hearts of the girls who also admire him at ease, because the admiral doesn't only like those powerful older sisters. But this also brings a problem. Who knows when it will be their turn, given the admiral's speed and whimsical nature?"

"He married so many ship girls? What a scumbag!"

After Lexington finished speaking, the still alert girl interjected, saying that according to Lexington's words, the protagonist of this story had obviously married quite a few ship girls. Why would such a philandering guy have so many ship girls who like him? It's unbelievable!

She frowned, glanced at the door, listened carefully to the voice still chatting with neighbors in the living room, and then slowly relaxed her brow.

My own brother is the best. Although he's just as clueless as a blockhead, he's definitely not as fickle as that guy in the story! Yeah, that's right! There must be a reason why a few marriage ships suddenly appear! My brother isn't that kind of person!

"Yes, he's married more than twenty wives of all ages, and sometimes he even had affairs with both of them. What a despicable womanizer, don't you think, Xiaorou?"

"But there's nothing we can do. Everyone likes him, trusts him, and loves him. We can't just wait around with our feelings for the rest of our lives, can we? Besides, we ship girls don't really care about these kinds of issues. As long as we can be by his side and receive his favor, that's enough. It's better than everyone scheming against each other because of feelings, or even staging a palace drama in the port."

"The ship girls who have been married want to be pampered more, while the ship girls who haven't been married want to become the admiral's marriage ship. The peaceful and warm daily life, but with many ups and downs, passes by little by little. However, one day, something unexpected happens in this port."

For some unknown reason, Lexington, who had been smiling at the girl as she spoke, suddenly changed her expression, becoming heavy and complicated. In front of the girl, Lexington's face was somber, and her light blue eyes revealed a hint of pain and unease, as if she were empathizing with the characters in the story. She furrowed her brows tightly.

"That day, due to everyone's mistake, the Abyssal Fleet sneaked up under the cover of darkness and attacked their naval base. An Abyssal destroyer bombarded the boy's residence. After the girls fought off the Abyssal Fleet, they discovered that their admiral had gone missing..."

Volume 1, Chapter 510: Do You Understand?

"It was a dark, rainy night. After a day of torrential rain, under the cover of darkness, those hateful deep-sea creatures sneaked into the waters near the naval base. After a day of training and missions, their ship girls were already resting, most of them already asleep."

"The long-term mundane life made them lose their vigilance. No one was on night watch, and the group of Abyssal ships made their way to the vicinity of the naval base without any obstacles. It started with an air raid by the Abyssal carrier's carrier-based aircraft. Bombs were dropped on the dock in the port area. The deafening explosions destroyed all the facilities on the dock, and the group of ship girls who were sleeping were instantly awakened."

"Thanks to their thorough training, the ship girls, who had just reacted, immediately organized a counterattack. The aircraft carriers launched their carrier-based aircraft directly from the ground to intercept and retaliate, while the other ship girls entered the sea one after another to intercept the following deep-sea forces."

"The port area was severely damaged. Apart from the warehouses and key facilities that were protected by heavy armor and were not damaged much, most of the living facilities suffered varying degrees of damage."

"The deep-sea creatures were quickly wiped out, but when everything was resolved and everyone was anxious and remembered that the admiral was still in his office, all that remained of his office was a mess, and the most important admiral had vanished without a trace."

At this point, Lexington turned her face away and secretly wiped the corner of her eye. Even though her husband had returned to her side, recalling this incident, which had almost become an indelible nightmare, was like tearing open the wound in her heart again. She still felt a sharp pain and heartache, and even an unstoppable fear.

Especially now, to immerse myself in the story so deeply and tell it to my little sister Xiaorou, it felt like I was back on that despairing night. Lexington felt his fingers trembling slightly.

"Little Rou, you should know that the Admiral is very important to us ship girls, right?"

"..."

The girl nodded without speaking. Looking at Lexington's increasingly immersive and suppressed expression as he spoke, as if he had truly experienced the event himself, she instinctively sensed something was amiss.

"The feeling they can sense is like... well, it's probably like how you, Little Rou, would suddenly lose your brother one day."

"..."

Enough said, I'm already getting into it.

Hearing Lexington's words, the girl couldn't help but catch her breath. She had had similar dreams before, in which her brother left her. At that time, she had just started to rely on her brother for survival, and she was always worried that her brother would also leave her.

It was a terrible nightmare, and even now, the occasional recollection of it still sends chills down her spine. It was far more terrifying than the previous dream of her brother with so many women, a dream that had now become reality. Because, although her brother had brought so many women back, at least he hadn't left her yet, whereas in that dream…

"That's probably what it feels like: despair, helplessness, fear, and confusion..." Lexington continued. "Upon discovering that their admiral was missing, almost all the ship girls were completely stunned. They wandered around the port area at a loss, searching the entire port area all night long, even looking into every crack in the rocks, just in case they found their admiral's body."

"Fortunately, the best news is that even after searching the entire port area, the naval academy across the bridge, and even the surrounding waters within dozens of nautical miles, they still couldn't find their admiral. This at least means that their admiral may not have perished, but has simply gone missing for other reasons."

"And what happened next was quite logical. The entire port area was mobilized to search, no matter how long it took, even if they had to search the whole world, they had to find their admiral. Coordinated by the secretary ship that took command in place of the admiral in the emergency, the hundreds of ship girls were divided into dozens of teams and began searching along different routes and in different directions."

"This search lasted for more than a year. They searched almost every city, big and small, in the country. Then they turned their attention to other countries. Fortunately, the port had accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. Even though they spent a lot of money to find the admiral, they were still able to keep going."

"But more than a year is too long. The long period without any news from the admiral has inevitably led many ship girls to develop pessimistic thoughts. Some of the sisters who are not very determined have even developed a lot of negative emotions. They can't eat or sleep. They are focused on finding the admiral day and night. If they stop, they might break down."

"However, perhaps the sincerity of these ship girls truly moved the heavens. Just over a month ago, when the secretary ship brought that group of girls back, they actually found the long-lost admiral in their own home."

"Can you believe it, little Rou? The admiral who has been missing for more than a year still looks so silly. The bewildered look on his face when his ship girls finally found him really makes you want to hug him and comfort him."

"He lost his memory, but for these girls who had finally regained what was most important to them, it wasn't a big deal. The only concern was whether his amnesia was caused by an injury and whether it would leave any aftereffects. However, after the hospital examination, no problems were found, so they were relieved. Memories can be recreated, but if the admiral is gone, then everything is truly gone."

"The story ends here, little Rou. Did you understand?"

Lexington smiled gently, finished telling the story, and looked at the girl in front of her. Suddenly, she reached out and grabbed the girl's hand. The girl frowned, struggled slightly but couldn't break free, and then seemed to give up, her brows furrowed as she fell into deep thought.

The girl wasn't stupid; on the contrary, she was very clever, especially since this matter concerned her own brother. After the Lexington story was finished, the intelligent girl quickly grasped the general idea of ​​everything. However, understanding everything didn't mean she could process such a large amount of information, because if it really was as she thought...

To put it simply, if everything is true, then for her, and for her younger sister, the situation is inevitably heading in the worst possible direction...

Volume 1, Chapter 511: Conditional Exchange

If my brother really was an admiral before...