Elder brother's garrison

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“Isn’t this great…” Little White said to Saratoga.

“Emmm…” Saratoga frowned and reached out his hand again.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The cannon barrel lying in Little White's palm suddenly stood up again, waving powerfully in mid-air at Saratoga's palm.

"It's clearly underestimating me!" Saratoga slapped her thigh, her eyebrows furrowed, her eyes wide, and she said angrily to Little White, "Look, it won't even let me touch it!"

"Uh..." Xiaobai silently looked at the cannon barrel, then at Deep Sea Yamato, "Yamato-neechan, why don't you try touching my secondary gun?"

"Sure." Yamato shrugged and rubbed the upright cannon a couple of times.

Under the hands of the Deep Sea Yamato, the 510 secondary gun, while not as obedient and fawning as it had been in the hands of the White Knight, also did not show much resistance as it had before with the Saratoga. It was simply touched and let it be.

“Isn’t this good?” Yamato Aqua withdrew his hand and said to Saratoga.

"But, but I just..."

Saratoga was also puzzled. She had just stretched out her hand to wave when the 510 secondary gun, as if it had been injected with gunpowder, swung around in mid-air with great force, looking arrogant and as if to say, "If you dare touch me, I'll smash your head in."

Saratoga pondered; "I haven't offended the 510 secondary gunner before."

Why is this cannon so selective in its use?

“It must be because it hates ship girls.” Just as Saratoga was racking her brains, Bismarck spoke up.

"Huh?" Little White looked at Saratoga curiously. "What do you mean?"

“This secondary gun was originally the equipment of the Deep Sea Dean, right?” Bismarck said. “Its original owner was our enemy, so the barrel should still retain some hostile intent towards ship girls.”

"Oh...I see." Saratoga finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Saratoga had just thought that she was disliked by Shiro's ship equipment. If that were the case, it would be a huge blow to her mental state.

"Are the secondary guns easy to operate?" Bismarck asked Whitey.

"Hmm... I'll give it a try." Xiaobai nodded, and then, using the same common sense as controlling ship equipment, manipulated the secondary gun barrel.

The cannon barrel, which had been swinging powerfully in mid-air, stopped abruptly after receiving Xiaobai's command. Then, the thick cannon body spun around behind Xiaobai and, like two giant tentacles, made a small heart shape with its fingers towards everyone.

"Ah, it's quite easy to control," Xiaobai said to Bismarck.

"Hmm...then we need to test its combat capabilities a bit." Bismarck pondered.

“It wouldn’t be very convenient to test the secondary guns here, with people from other naval bases all around,” Xiaobai quickly interrupted Bismarck’s thoughts, smiling apologetically at Bismarck. “Well… anyway, they’re already installed, and these two secondary guns are quite obedient, so we don’t need to worry about any other issues for now. How about we wait until we get back to the naval base to consider this matter?”

“Alright.” Bismarck accepted Xiaobai’s suggestion. She glanced back at the quick-repair devices that were cracked in half all over the room, blinked, and said, “Then I’ll go clean up these scraps.”

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Bismarck!"

Xiao Liu nodded with a smile.

"Go for it, sis." Tirpitz yawned and climbed onto Little White's bed.

Bismarck watched expressionlessly as Tirpitz climbed onto the bed, then walked to Little White's bed and lifted Tirpitz up from the bed.

"Sister, I'm so tired," Tirpitz said to Bismarck.

"Okay, then hurry back to your room and kneel on the washboard."

"Sis, at least give me some face in front of Xiaobai."

"Then come with me to carry these scraps down the stairs."

Bismarck spoke slowly.

Tirpitz paused, glancing back at the wreckage of the rapid repair device that filled almost half of Little White's room.

"...I think kneeling on a washboard is the better option."

Tirpitz's head slumped over Bismarck's shoulder.

"..."

-

In Ella's yard.

Finally, the long and tedious meeting came to an end. With some rare free time, Admiral Zhao Kuo and Admiral Li Hua strolled in the courtyard near the sea, discussing the feasibility of the plan in a casual manner.

It's quite ironic, actually.

Although being an admiral is a dream job that is destined to be surrounded by countless beautiful girls, and the gender ratio of all admirals is predominantly male, the number of female admirals in the world's top ten naval bases is surprisingly not small.

Especially after Admiral Haoding left the base alone to gather information on the enemy's actions, only Admiral Zhao Kuo and Admiral Li Hua remained in Ella's house.

"Admiral Li Hua, you don't look too well lately. Are you having some kind of acclimatization problem?"

While breathing in the rare fresh air, Admiral Zhao Kuo asked Admiral Li Hua with curiosity.

"No, I'm fine, I'm fine." Admiral Li Hua looked slightly haggard. Faced with Admiral Zhao Kuo's sudden question, he shrugged and could only give an awkward smile.

"Alas, Admiral Li Hua, as an admiral, life is inevitably stressful. If you have any psychological or physical discomfort, please don't hesitate to speak up," Admiral Zhao Kuo said to Admiral Li Hua with concern. "After all, a healthy body is the most important thing for an admiral."

"Thank you for your concern, thank you for your concern..."

Admiral Li Hua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, closed his notebook, looked at the sky, and sighed deeply.

"Alas... Back then, Admiral Lu Yun was a prodigy, a dragon among men. When he was still alive, no matter what kind of deep-sea disaster I encountered, I would have a strange sense of security, as if as long as he was alive, everything would be alright." Admiral Zhao Kuo said with emotion, letting out a deep sigh. "Alas, but such an outstanding and invincible admiral, worthy of our emulation, ultimately succumbed to illness. Although it's not quite appropriate for me to say this, I feel that Admiral Lu Yun's experience serves as a warning to us to always pay attention to our health."

"Indeed, indeed."

Admiral Zhao Kuo and Admiral Li Hua sat down on a bench with a clear view of the sea and both sighed.

"Speaking of which," Admiral Zhao Kuo bowed his head and said to Admiral Li Hua, "Now that Admiral Lu Yun's newly established garrison has been shelved for three years, it finally has a successor. What are your thoughts on this new admiral, Admiral Li Hua?"

"Uh." Admiral Li Hua's face paled, his body stiffened, and he tilted his head haltingly. "I...I?"

“Yes.” Admiral Zhao Kuo was muttering to himself with his head down, not noticing the strange look on Admiral Li Hua’s face. “Alas, in my opinion, although Admiral Lu Lin is not as outstanding as her brother, she is also an upright, selfless and warm-hearted admiral.”

"Upright... honest and selfless?"

"Yes, the ship girls who risked their lives to rescue Admiral Nanxing not only did not ask for anything in return, but also remained humble and modest. Moreover, after returning, they were willing to hold a meeting with us despite their fatigue. Such qualities are worth learning from."

"..." Admiral Li Hua opened his mouth, about to say something, but after thinking for a while, he closed it with an embarrassed look on his face.

My dear brother.

The world isn't as simple as you think.

What does it mean to not expect anything in return?

Look how much Admiral Nanxing is infatuated with little Lu Lin...

“However… of course I’m not complaining about Admiral Lu Lin.” Admiral Zhao Kuo sighed with a worried look. “Although Admiral Lu Lin is an excellent admiral, he still lacks a sense of security.”

"sense of security?"

"Yes," said Admiral Zhao Kuo. "Admiral Lu Lin is, after all, just a girl specially recruited by the Governor-General. She lacks a lot of knowledge about admirals and operational experience. I'm worried that due to her lack of experience, she might neglect operations, causing the naval base's combat strength to decline rather than improve..."

"Neglecting operations?" Admiral Li Hua was taken aback.

“Yes,” Admiral Zhao Kuo nodded. “As fellow admirals, we all know that the work of an admiral, if taken seriously, is both tedious and arduous. The operation of a naval base is a matter of either progress or regression. Many admirals originally had bright and limitless futures, but in the end, they lost to laziness, bowing down to the adoration of ship girls and the rich material life, forgetting their original aspirations, and only caring about enjoying a wonderful life with the ship girls, thus missing the qualification to become a world-class naval base.”

"..."

"Alas, Admiral Lu Lin is an admiral of excellent quality, but she has not been experienced enough as an admiral and is still young. If she cannot resist the temptation of material things and starts to become lazy, causing the influence and combat power of the rookie naval base to decline, that would be a great pity..." Admiral Zhao Kuo slapped his head and muttered nervously.

"..." Admiral Li Hua silently looked at Admiral Zhao Kuo. He raised his eyes and stared at the sky for a while, then thought for a moment, "Hmm... Zhao Kuo."

"What's the matter?"

"Well... I think your worries in this regard are unnecessary."

"Ah? What do you say?"

"A newbie naval base, huh? Is it...?"

Admiral Li Hua was preparing to explain to Admiral Zhao Kuo.

Right now.

Then a loud rumbling sound was heard.

A tall, black-clad, cat-eared ship girl, expressionless, dragged several large sacks containing open rapid repair devices past Admiral Zhao Kuo and Admiral Li Hua.

The numerous large sacks of rapid repair devices formed a small hill behind the ship girl, creating a rumbling sound on the ground with each step she took.

Admirals Zhao Kuo and Li Hua stared blankly at the ship girl, who carried the mountain of wreckage from the rapid repair device to the nearby garbage collection point. Then, she threw the wreckage fragments into a corner of the collection point, filling the previously empty corner.

The rapid repair devices, broken in two, lay scattered on the ground, gleaming brightly in the sunlight.

The ship girl clapped her hands and walked back to the dormitory building with a blank expression.

"Huh? I remember this should be Bismarck from the newbie naval base..." Admiral Zhao Kuo stared blankly at the passing black-clad ship girl, waving at her with a puzzled expression, "Hello! May I ask—"

Bismarck, who was clapping her hands and leaving, stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Admiral Zhao Kuo.

"Hello, are these remnants of rapid repair devices from devices previously used by your naval base?"

“…” Bismarck nodded.

"Huh? Judging by its freshness... it seems like it was just used recently?"

"For today's use." Bismarck nodded again.

Zhao Kuo, the admiral, stood frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at the pile of rapid repair devices stacked in the corner.

"So much fast repair... so much in just one day... even in high-difficulty sea exploration, you wouldn't use this much in a day... what is going on..."

Bismarck's ears twitched.

Bismarck glanced furtively at the sky.

"Training costs," Bismarck replied expressionlessly, then bowed to Admiral Zhao Kuo and left.

The foolish Admirals Zhao Kuo and Li Hua were left behind.

Chapter 1539 Yamato's Overnight Stay

Under the watchful eyes of Admirals Zhao Kuo and Li Hua, Bismarck walked back to his dormitory building alone and disappeared from their sight.

Admiral Li Hua watched Bismarck's departing figure, shrugged helplessly, and turned to look at Admiral Zhao Kuo beside him.

"So, Zhao Kuo, you... Holy crap!"

When Admiral Li Hua saw Admiral Zhao Kuo's expression, he was greatly startled.

Just moments ago, Admiral Zhao Kuo had looked worried, but as he gazed at the dormitory building, he bit his lip, his face flushed like a young girl in love, and he burst into tears.

If you're talking about a young girl having romantic feelings, then she's pregnant.

The main problem was that Zhao Kuo was a healthy but lazy man, burly and thick-waisted (mostly fat). For such a man to make such a flamboyant crying face, especially next to Li Hua, was really too nauseating for Li Hua.

Admiral Li Hua stumbled back several steps until he was off the bench, then looked at Admiral Zhao Kuo with lingering shock.

"Zhao... Zhao Kuo, what are you doing...?"

“Li Hua…Admiral Li Hua…” Admiral Zhao Kuo looked at Admiral Li Hua through teary eyes, his lips pouting, “I…I…”

"No, wait, don't do this, let's be normal, I'm scared." Admiral Li Hua felt a chill run down his spine, and he shuddered. He quickly said to Admiral Zhao Kuo, "You...you wipe your tears before we talk..."

"Oh...oh, I was too excited, I'm sorry." Admiral Zhao Kuo finally realized what was happening. He lowered his head and quickly wiped away the tears on his face. Then, he sniffed, glared at Admiral Li Hua with his sharp eyes, and said, "I understand, Admiral Li Hua!"

"Huh? What do you know?"

"I understand! All my previous worries were unnecessary!" Admiral Zhao Kuo patted his chest and pointed to the mountain of quick-repair equipment wreckage in the garbage area. "Admiral Li Hua, you see that too! Those wreckage! We've been admirals for so long, we've used tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of barrels. Just by looking at them, we can easily tell that those barrels are fresh goods that have been used recently!"

"Uh...yes, that's true."

"I was worried that Admiral Lu Lin, being new to the area and too young, might become lazy due to the temptations of material things, but seeing those rapid repair devices made me realize!"

Admiral Zhao Kuo said to Admiral Li Hua with emotion,

"Even Admiral Lu Lin, even at such a young age, has her mind constantly on the ship girls! Such a large amount of rapid repair device debris can only be produced under high-intensity training! Admiral Lu Lin is not slacking off; on the contrary, she is training with the world's number one level of hard work unique to the world's number one naval base!"

"..."

"Is this Admiral Lu Lin?! A humble, warm-hearted, kind, and tenacious young admiral!" Admiral Zhao Kuo's eyes welled up with tears again. "Even if she inherited the world's number one naval base, even if she didn't work hard for five or ten years, the status of the rookie naval base wouldn't be shaken. She could have just sat back and enjoyed the world's most materially abundant life, surrounded and adored by the best ship girls, yet she still chose to work hard and steadily! I... I actually worried about such a strong person before. I'm so ashamed, so ashamed, so unworthy of such praise, waaaaaah————"

As Zhao Kuo was speaking, he suddenly covered his face with a loud "waaaah" and began to sob.

Admiral Li Hua stared, mouth agape, at Admiral Zhao Kuo's expression of being instantly charmed by Xiao Bai. He was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing something was wrong, and his face turned pale.

"Wait... Admiral Zhao Kuo, you... could it be that you have feelings for Admiral Lu Lin...?"

"Yes! I admire Admiral Lu Lin! She is the most genuine and most suitable person in the world to be the world's number one admiral!"