Elder brother's garrison

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"go quickly."

"it is good!"

Lexington is so understanding.

Little White said goodbye to Lexington, and then, as if reluctant to part, threw herself into Lexington's arms, kissed her on the cheek, and then, blushing with satisfaction, ran backwards, waving as she ran out of the office.

Little White's affectionate gesture naturally made Lexington cover her cheeks and laugh non-stop.

Little White left.

Lexington, who was covering his face and smiling, was the only one left in the office.

Lexington slowly lowered his hand and glanced at the sky outside the window.

"These days..."

"Life is getting better and better."

Lexington's eyes gazed at the sky, a mixture of relief and nostalgia in them.

……

Hancock and her friends haven't returned since they left. It seems something interesting must have happened while they were looking at houses, which caused them to be delayed.

However, this was exactly what Xiaobai wanted.

Xiaobai really wants to see someone right now.

After paying his respects to Lexington, Little White hurried toward the flower garden in Shropshire.

The flower nurseries in Shropshire are spring-like all year round, and from a distance they look like a colorful fairy garden. Little White walked into the greenhouse of the flower nursery. As soon as he stepped on the flower path, the fresh fragrance of flowers mixed with the smell of damp soil wafted over him.

People in Shropshire rarely leave their flowerbeds.

It was getting late, and Xiaobai had deliberately left Lexington early to see Shropshire, though she was still a little worried about him getting off work and going home.

Fortunately, Shropshire did not leave.

Xiao Bai soon spotted the graceful maid's back on the cobblestone path in the center of the flowerbed.

The blonde maid in sight is arranging colorful flowers in a hand-woven flower basket.

The colors in the flower basket are vibrant and colorful, yet they blend together harmoniously. The shapes and colors of the flowers suggest that they are not competing for attention, but rather following a perfect fusion of visual and tactile elements.

Xiao Bai's eyes lit up, and he wanted to call out.

But the next second, her hand paused in mid-air as she suddenly noticed that there was another ship girl standing in front of Shropshire.

Xiaobai stared intently at another ship girl, then looked somewhat surprised.

In front of the blonde maid, a ship girl with a curvaceous figure, tall and shapely, with long purple hair piled up and a faint smile on her lips, was handing bouquets of flowers one by one to the maid who was weaving a flower basket, keeping pace with the maid's rhythm.

Yeah...

I didn't expect this person to be here too.

"Mutsu, Shropshire," Shiro called out to the two people in front of him again.

The two ship girls who were weaving flower baskets heard Xiaobai's call. Their hands paused slightly, and a small flower bud turned towards Xiaobai.

The two ship girls turned to look.

"Admiral, it's so nice to see you at this hour!"

When Mutsu saw Shiro, a look of surprise first appeared on his face, which was then replaced by delight.

"Mutsu, what are you and Shropshire doing?" Shiro stepped forward, looking at the two ship girls in front of her with curiosity.

"Admiral, I'm helping out in Shropshire." Mutsu smiled and waved the bouquet in his hand.

"Help me?" Shiro looked curiously at the flower in Mutsu's hand.

"The flower baskets from Shropshire are very popular in our garrison. Although she can only weave a few a day, having such beautiful flower baskets at home always makes people feel relaxed and happy," Mutsu said to Shiro with a smile. "Weaving beautiful flower baskets is a slow job. The shape and color of each flower are carefully selected. I can't help with anything else, so I can only lend a hand and do some small favors to ease the pressure of flower selection for Shropshire."

Chapter 3447 I've Avenged You

"So you're here to help." Shiro looked at Mutsu with a smile. "That makes sense, after all, Shropshire is your junior."

“Shropshire is much more popular than me now,” Mutsu said with a smile. “She’s a star in our naval base now, does the Admiral know? Every day, ship girls come to her asking for flower baskets, fruit, or vegetables. The line stretches from the Admiral’s office building all the way to the ship girl dormitory. She’s really something now, and people call her the Flower Garden Fairy.”

"Haha..." Xiaobai chuckled.

Seeing that Shiro and Mutsu were chatting happily, Shropshire put down her flower basket and turned to walk deeper into the flower garden.

A little while later, Shropshire brought out a bowl of fresh fruit and placed it in front of Little White.

The fruit grown in Shropshire, even without peeling or removing the flesh, instantly fills the air around Xiaobai with a rich fruity aroma.

"Admiral, have something to eat." Shropshire looked at Little White tenderly.

"Isn't your fruit in Shropshire in such high demand?" Little White asked curiously, looking at the fruit in front of him.

“This area was reserved specifically so as not to affect others,” Shropshire shook his head.

"Oh, I guess I won't be polite then." Xiaobai smiled, reached for a bunch of grapes, plucked a grape the size of a thumb, and put it in her mouth. "...Wow, so delicious."

Xiao Bai savored the distinct layers of texture in her mouth, the grape pulp with a taste like fine nectar, and the mouthful of juice, and instinctively exclaimed in admiration.

Fruit may sound like an affordable commodity, but it can actually be quite expensive.

Take grapes, for example.

While you can enjoy a good amount of regular grapes for just over ten yuan, there are some special products on the market that cost hundreds or even thousands of yuan if you look into the specific varieties.

During the time Xiaobai worked as an actor agent in Yuncheng, she was fortunate enough to eat some exorbitantly priced fruits thanks to various local directors, including, of course, those super grapes that cost hundreds of yuan per grape.

To be fair, if you don't consider the price-performance ratio, some exorbitantly priced fruits are actually quite delicious.

However, those things are probably just snacks for the rich. No matter how delicious the exorbitantly priced fruit is, it can't really be that delicious. The price of several hundred yuan per fruit is too much of a challenge to Xiaobai's consumption concept. Therefore, after trying it a few times, Xiaobai lost interest in it.

but……

When Xiaobai ate the fruit grown in Shropshire, he really felt that even if the fruit sold for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands, it would be a profitable deal.

Because it's absolutely delicious!

With that one bite, it felt like trillions of cells throughout my body were cheering.

Xiao Bai even felt like he wasn't eating grapes, but some kind of magic elixir.

Little White licked his fingers and sighed over Shropshire.

"Shropshire, how do you grow such delicious fruit?"

“…I don’t know either.” Shropshire shook his head.

"I guess this is a kind of innate talent..." Xiaobai said, reaching out to pick up another grape and popping it into her mouth. "Can I take these with me?"

"Okay, take it."

Shropshire gave a crisp nod.

Little White smiled at Shropshire.

“Speaking of which, Admiral,” Mutsu looked at Shiro and suddenly asked curiously, “it’s really not easy to see you at this time… Did you come here specifically to see Shropshire?”

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded, chewing on a grape as she said, "There's something I want to tell you."

"us?"

“Yes, it’s perfect that you’re here too, Mutsu. Let’s tell you everything at once.” Shiro nodded.

Mutsu and Shropshire looked at Little White.

Xiaobai swallowed the grape in her mouth, took a breath, and spoke to the two ship girls in front of her.

"Mutsu, Shropshire, do you know... the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group?"

"...!"

Xiao Bai clearly sensed that the expressions of Mutsu and Shropshire changed drastically after the words "Li Huo Mercenary Group" were uttered.

Shropshire's previously calm and serene expression changed the moment she heard "Li Huo," as if triggered by some physical reaction. She suddenly lowered her head slightly, her face filled with a gloomy expression. Mutsu, standing beside her, also frowned at the same time. She remained silent for a few seconds, her expression also unpleasant.

"...Admiral, have you seen the Fire Mercenary Group?" Mutsu asked, gently patting Shropshire's shoulder as he turned to Shiro.

“I’ve dealt with them before,” Xiaobai nodded. “They’re quite difficult to get along with.”

“…Sigh.” Mutsu seemed to agree with Shiro’s statement. She gave a wry smile. “Admiral, Shropshire and I were ship girls who used to work in the Fire Mercenary Group.”

“Just as I thought.” Xiaobai stroked her chin, looking at Mutsu. “Mutsu, I remember you said before that the devastating attack in Shrop County seemed to be an accident caused by mismanagement of the mercenary group…”

"About this..." Mutsu looked away, feeling a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. "Admiral, I admit that when I described the situation in Shropshire, I added a few embellishments... You know, we were just strangers who had met a few times back then, not that close... And you didn't know Shropshire at the time."

“It’s alright, I understand. After all, not everyone is willing to tell others about their blood feud as soon as they meet.” Xiaobai expressed her understanding, and continued to ask, “So… the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group really did something very wrong to you, and the devastating attack in Shrop County wasn’t just an ordinary accident, right?”

“The Fire Mercenary Group deliberately withheld resources from Shropshire to repair its ship equipment,” Mutsu said, his expression gradually fading and replaced by sorrow.

Were you aware of this at the time?

“I was completely unaware, Admiral. I was kept in the dark the whole time. I didn’t even know they would deliberately not repair the ship girls’ equipment.” Mutsu shook his head. “That’s why, after learning about Shropshire’s situation and seeing her condition deteriorate to the extreme, forcing her to have her equipment removed, I became utterly disappointed in that organization and left the Fire Mercenary Group.”

“There, high-ranking and low-ranking ship girls live in two different areas. Unless I’m specifically assigned to an expedition, I don’t usually see Mutsu-nee,” Shropshire explained from the side.

“I see. I’ve pretty much figured out what happened.” Xiaobai nodded. “The Fire Mercenary Group only provides resources to repair ship equipment for the high-ranking ship girls they consider to be. As for the other ship girls, whether or not they are repaired depends entirely on the leader’s mood and attitude… Shrop County’s ship equipment was severely damaged during a certain expedition. When she returned to report the battle damage, it was not dealt with in a timely manner. This matter could not be communicated to Mutsu, the region with high-ranking ship girls, which led to the tragedy that occurred in Shrop County during the next expedition.”

"That's roughly how it happened." The two ship girls nodded.

"Sigh, the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group is really inhuman," Xiaobai said.

"Admiral, did you encounter the leader of the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group?"

"Yes, we encountered it." Xiaobai nodded.

"Then... could it be that he..." The two ship girls paused slightly before asking again.

"I avenged you!" Little White laughed. "I gave him a good slap!"

Chapter 3448 Fruit is so delicious

Shropshire and Mutsu both froze on the spot, instinctively looking at the hand that Shiro had raised.

Xiao Bai's hands are small and delicate, with pink fingertips, glossy nails, and soft, white palms that look boneless.

It's hard to imagine whether being slapped hard on the cheek by this hand is a punishment or a reward.

"Admiral, you... slapped him?"

“Yes.” Xiaobai nodded.

The two ship girls exchanged a glance, then looked at the little white girl in front of them, who was picking at grapes and putting them into her mouth like a little squirrel.

“…Good, well done,” Shropshire murmured.

"Admiral, are you sure you hit him hard?" Mutsu asked worriedly. "Li Yan is actually a pervert, so don't let him get his way."

"I used force, I really used force," Xiaobai said earnestly. "Although I didn't use a lot of force, I still knocked out several of his teeth."

"Oh... then I'm relieved." Upon hearing this, especially after learning that Li Yan's teeth had been knocked out, Mutsu breathed a sigh of relief. She then gave Xiaobai a faint smile. "Admiral, how did you end up with the Li Huo Mercenary Group again... I heard from the ladies at the naval base that you went on a business trip to Kyoto these past few days. Is the Li Huo Mercenary Group there too?"

“Yes, I went to check out the repair pool at the Goddess of the Hearth Clinic before, and I accidentally ran into the Fire Mercenary Group.” Xiaobai said simply, “The specifics are… well, it’s just like you think. They went to Kyoto to cause trouble for the repair pool, so I, as the biggest boss of the repair pool, had to have a proper meeting with their boss.”

"The Fire Mercenary Group is used to running rampant and domineering, so they've really bitten off more than they can chew."

"Yes, they suffered a terrible fate..." Xiaobai recalled the news report about one death and one injury that she saw on TV the day after she returned home from the factory ruins. She paused for a moment, then smiled at the two ship girls in front of her. "Well, anyway, I came here to tell you that the person who bullied you before has been thoroughly bullied back by me! You can forget about this person from now on; he will never cause trouble for your lives again."

"Admiral is mighty!" Mutsu clapped his hands, his face full of admiration.

Shropshire, who was standing nearby, watched Little White. She silently walked over, picked up a banana from the table, peeled it, and handed it to Little White.

Xiaobai took the banana and took a bite.

This banana... the flesh is as soft as a milkshake, and the milky flavor is so rich that Xiaobai doesn't know whether he's eating fruit or drinking milk tea.

"Thank you," Shropshire said softly to Little White, watching him eat the banana.

"You're welcome." Xiaobai smiled. "Oh, by the way, there's something I'm quite curious about."

"what's up?"

"After leaving the mercenary group, Shropshire, didn't you become a big star in human society...? Back then, you were a super top star, practically a household name." Little White said to Shropshire while eating a banana, "Being that famous, didn't the people in the Blazing Fire Mercenary Group realize that Miss Deer Cry was you?"

“Mercenary groups are usually traveling all over the world and have very little time for leisure.” Shropshire shook his head. “However… a few months after I debuted, the Fire Blaze Mercenary Group came to me.”

"What do they want from you?"

"It seems to be following the commander's orders to ask me for compensation for the food and training expenses from previous years," Shropshire said to Xiaobai after thinking for a while.