Elder brother's garrison

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At the very front of the cruise ship's deck, two figures, one tall and one short, stood in the wind, waving and gazing at the beach.

Chapter 3221 If you ask, I won't sell.

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The cruise ship emitted a loud blast of its return to port, the sound echoing across the entire sea and even continuing its journey towards the city.

Everyone on the beach stared blankly as the huge cruise ship slowly approached the shore.

Everyone's eyes instinctively turned towards the front of the cruise ship's deck.

On the cruise ship, Montana stood like a triumphant general, one foot planted on the sharp corner of the deck, her body ablaze with flames. The sea breeze, carrying the scent of the deep ocean, fiercely lashed against Montana's body, yet it could not dispel the flames on her.

Behind Montana, a delicate, snow-white figure stood beneath Montana's fiery wings, cradling a magnificent, amethyst-like horn as she gazed at the crowd on the beach.

Seemingly noticing that everyone's attention was focused on her, the snow-white figure gently raised her hand and waved to the crowd.

The ship girls on the beach narrowed their eyes and then unfolded.

"This...this is Admiral Lu Lin and Miss Montana?"

"So it wasn't a deep-sea siege after all..."

"So Miss Montana could actually build such a huge ship...?"

"Their return means... the Deep Sea Dean in the sea area has been......"

"Yes! Yes! Look at the token in Admiral Lu Lin's arms! That thing looks a lot like the one we saw on Dean Shenhai in the blurry video footage!"

"So...so awesome!"

"Admiral Lu Lin has won!"

The ship girls cried out with joy upon seeing the golden cruise ship.

At the entrance to the command center, the staff of the Admiral's Guild stood dumbfounded, while Admiral Haoding, standing beside her, immediately broke into a relieved smile after a brief moment of shock.

"Hahahaha! As expected of Admiral Lu Lin!"

Admiral Haoding burst into laughter, as if he were exhaling all the pent-up frustration he had been holding in.

……

There are no ports on the beaches of the 8-2 sea area that can accommodate such a huge cruise ship.

Fortunately, the cruise ship was under perfect control in Montana, and even without port towing, it remained steadily anchored in the waters near the beach.

The cruise ship lowered its long bridge, and Little White, carrying the amethyst horn in its arms, slowly walked onto the beach.

The Admiral Guild staff and ship girls rushed over like a swarm of bees. They stared in disbelief around the newly arrived Little White, swallowing hard and stammering.

"Admiral Lu, what's wrong...?"

Xiao Bai knew that the people in front of her probably already knew the outcome of the matter; they just wanted to confirm this reality with their own words.

So Xiaobai smiled slightly at everyone, lifted the crystal horn in her arms a little, and said to everyone.

"Yes, I've defeated the Deep Sea Dean, and I've rescued all the ship girls."

"Ohhhhhh!!!" Upon hearing this, the staff of the Admiral's Guild immediately burst into a loud cheer.

"Admiral Lu Lin! You...you're amazing!!!"

"As expected of the world's number one admiral, you have never let us down!!"

"Admiral Lu Lin, um, um, may I ask where the rescued ship girls are...?"

"..."

Xiao Bai waved, signaling a member of the Admiral's Guild to step forward. She pointed to the golden cruise ship behind her.

"The ship girls who encountered the Deep Sea Dean this time have all been rescued by Montana and me. They are currently housed on this cruise ship, but they are still unconscious. Could you please help us go up and carry them down?" Xiaobai said.

"Yes, yes!"

Upon hearing this, the employees of the Admiral's Guild immediately saluted and bowed to Xiaobai with excited expressions.

The staff quickly formed a small team and walked along the long bridge where Xiaobai had just come down onto the cruise ship. Before long, they carried the ship girls off the cruise ship one by one on stretchers.

In an instant, blankets were laid out on the open space on the beach, and the bodies of the ship girls were placed on the blankets in a row.

The staff member in charge of counting the missing ship girls was taking notes.

"A total of 1021 ship girls went missing this time. After counting, Admiral Lu Lin and Miss Montana rescued all 1021 ship girls, without missing a single one!" The staff member who finished counting the ship girls looked at Xiaobai with emotion and excitement, "Thank you, Admiral Lu Lin! You saved the lives of thousands of ship girls!"

"Thank you, Admiral Lu Lin!"

The surrounding members of the Admiral's Guild also saluted, their faces showing admiration.

The feeling was as if Xiaobai was a great hero who saved the world.

"..."

Feeling the admiration of everyone, Xiaobai forced a smile, but felt somewhat embarrassed inside.

how to say……

Now that things have come to this, Xiaobai really can't bring herself to say it: these ship girls all disappeared because of her...

Rescuing them was merely Xiaobai's way of making amends for his mistakes.

If even one of these ship girls were to die, Xiaobai would be filled with anxiety for the rest of her life.

"No need to thank me so much, I was just doing my duty as a traveling admiral... Compared to me, any ship girl or admiral who dared to step forward and sign up for the rescue team is far more admirable." Xiaobai said to everyone, smiling apologetically. "Um... well, you all go ahead with your work, I'll take this to the command room and hand over the situation to the admiral's guild..."

After saying that, Xiaobai hugged the long horn of Deep Sea Yamato in his arms and ran to the command room.

Xiaobai subtly avoided the respectful gazes of the crowd, but as they watched her departing figure, the ship girls present showed even greater admiration in their eyes.

"As expected of the world's number one admiral..."

"Even though she rescued over a thousand ship girls with a simple gesture, a feat worthy of being recorded in history, Admiral Lu Lin still doesn't seem to care at all..."

"What's most touching is that Admiral Lu Lin also said that compared to her, we are even more worthy of respect... That's just too much..."

"Waaaaah, she really is... I'm so touched..."

The ship girls present were deeply moved as they watched the ship girls being safely transported by the Matsushita River cruise ship.

……

Just as the Admiral's Guild staff and ship girls were helping to dismantle the rescued ship girls near the cruise ship, Xiaobai had already arrived at the command room on the beach with the keepsake.

At the entrance to the command center.

With a bright smile on his face, Admiral Haoding and the support staff, who were still staring blankly into space, watched as Xiaobai approached.

"Admiral Lu Lin, congratulations on your triumphant return!" Admiral Hao Ding clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xiao Bai.

"You've all worked hard." Xiaobai stopped and smiled apologetically at Admiral Haoding. "Um... look."

"Yes, I saw it! Admiral Lu Lin, you perfectly resolved this maritime anomaly and rescued all the ship girls in distress!" Admiral Hao Ding laughed heartily. "From now on, all the admirals in Chapter 8 will owe you a great debt of gratitude!"

"That's not necessary..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek.

"Didn't Miss Montana come down with you?"

"Hmm... she's maintaining the cruise ship. This time, the cruise ship needs to carry quite a few people, so she can't leave for a while." Xiaobai glanced back at the golden cruise ship on the sea. "She'll be free once all the ship girls have been moved away."

"I see!"

Just then, the staff member next to them finally came to their senses.

The staff member, regaining her senses, adjusted her glasses, looked at the purple horn in Xiaobai's arms, and let out a long sigh.

"My goodness... Admiral Lu Lin, you are truly... incredibly brave!" A staff member stepped forward and said excitedly to Xiao Bai, "If we had known you could resolve this deep-sea anomaly so easily, we should have entrusted you with the task sooner!"

"Ah ha ha……"

"Is this the token of execution you're holding?" the staff member asked quickly.

"Yes." Little White nodded, slightly raising the long horn in its arms.

Judging from the energy contained in the long horn on Deep Sea Yamato's forehead, it is definitely not as precious as the Deep Sea Dean Metal inside her body.

However… there is one good thing about the long horn of the deep-sea Yamato: the constituent elements of this horn are exceptionally pure crystalline substances. This gives the long horn a beautiful and clear shape, just like a gemstone. As for other functions such as being warm in winter and cool in summer, having a smooth and jade-like feel, or even emitting a faint purple glow at night, even without considering the actual value from an energy perspective, the long horn of the deep-sea Yamato should be a rare and top-quality jewelry material in the world.

The staff member stared at the token of execution in Xiao Bai's arms and swallowed hard.

"Excuse me... may I have a look?" the staff member asked in a low voice. "After all, it is the execution token of the Deep Sea Dean, so... the Admiral's Guild has an obligation to check it."

"Sure, but don't let it out of my sight." Little White smiled and picked up the long horn. "This is my trophy, and I'm taking it back."

"That's right, that's right..." The staff member nodded hurriedly, picked up the long horn, and crawled back into the command room.

Xiao Bai and Admiral Hao Ding walked into the command room together.

Inside the command center, simple identification instruments were set up. Staff members placed the long horn into the instruments for a brief examination, and after about ten minutes, the results were quickly obtained.

"According to the appraisal results, the deep-sea energy contained within this horn is still very active, indicating it was only recently retrieved from the Deep Sea Dean." The staff member returned to Xiaobai, holding the horn. "The horn is completely free of scratches, crystal clear, and has a warm, smooth feel. However, according to analysis, the horn's quality will slightly decrease after the deep-sea energy dissipates, but this is unavoidable—Admiral Lu Lin, congratulations, you have obtained a priceless treasure from the Deep Sea Dean."

"Anything good will do." Little White reached out and took the long horn.

"Admiral Lu Lin, I wonder... do you have any intention of selling it?" the staff member asked again.

“I want to collect it.”

"What about the Deep Sea Dean's deep-sea metal? Or other parts from his body would also work..."

"I want to collect them all," the pretty boy said without batting an eye. "Those are the spoils of war of the Deep Sea Dean, they're very rare."

"Ah...that makes sense."

Upon hearing this, the staff member gave an awkward laugh.

indeed.

How could the world's number one admiral covet such a small amount of worldly possessions... The items obtained from the true Deep Sea Dean are top-tier treasures, and no one would be willing to sell them.

Chapter 3222 Regret

Everything on Dean Shenhai's body, even a single cell or component, is a genuine, priceless treasure.

Unfortunately, after a deep-sea creature is killed, most of its body tissues are decomposed by the deep-sea aura. After degradation, very little remains. Generally speaking, a deep-sea creature will only leave behind a piece of deep-sea metal at most after death, and not even a hair will remain. Even a top-tier creature like the Deep Sea Master, which is a high-concentration deep-sea aura, will only leave behind some scraps of keratinous tissue.

The staff of the Admiral's Guild were well aware of the value of these Deep Sea Dean "parts" and knew that Xiaobai would definitely take all the Deep Sea Dean's spoils for himself. Therefore, after feeling a little regretful, they did not say anything more.

"Oh, by the way, although we can't sell the Deep Sea Dean's spoils to you, we've already met, so please take this back to the Admiral's Guild." As Xiaobai spoke, he took out a heavy bag of metal blocks from behind him and handed it to the staff member.

"Huh? Admiral Lu Lin, this is..." The staff member subconsciously took Xiao Bai's bag, his eyes showing surprise.

This bag is so big and heavy!

The bag was filled with a lot of solid objects that clattered and rattled together. It was much heavier than it looked. When the staff member caught the bag, he didn't expect that his arm would be pulled down by the weight.

The staff looked at Xiaobai's slender arms in surprise.

How could Admiral Lu Lin, a petite human girl with slender arms, lift such a heavy bag so easily?

She's stronger than she looks.

As the staff member was thinking, she subconsciously glanced at the open bag.

Upon seeing the bag filled with silvery-white stones, the staff were initially stunned, then their eyes widened in surprise.

"Huh? This is... Deep Sea Dean Metal?? And there's more than one piece???"

“Strictly speaking, this is mass-produced deep-sea metal, a product of a special event in Chapter Six about a year ago.” Xiaobai explained to the staff with a smile, “I bought some things from the governor before, and I agreed to pay with mass-produced deep-sea metal. Since you’re going back soon anyway, could you please take these back for me on your way?”

"This...this is such a precious item, shouldn't we need a ship girl to escort it?" The staff member instinctively hugged the bag in his arms tighter, immediately breaking out in a cold sweat, and stammered as he asked.

"You're just ship girls... how could you possibly get lost?" Xiaobai chuckled.

“That…that makes sense…” the staff member murmured and nodded.

"Alright, that's all for today. I should head back now," Xiaobai said to the staff.

"Ah! Okay, okay!" The staff member, holding the bag in his arms, was lost in thought for a moment, then quickly nodded and stepped forward, saying, "Um, that! Admiral Lu Lin, regarding the mission rewards for saving so many ship girls this time... our Admiral's Guild..."

"I didn't put in much effort, so just stick to the rewards mentioned in the app. If you can't come up with them right away, feel free to give whatever you think is appropriate." Xiaobai waved her hand, as if she didn't want to discuss the topic any further. She picked up her long horn and prepared to leave the command room. Before leaving, she said to the staff one last time, "Oh, by the way... I'll submit the combat report for this expedition a couple of days later, is that okay?"

"No problem!" the staff member nodded quickly.

"That's good." Xiaobai smiled slightly, picked up the long horn, and left the command room.

……

After saying goodbye to Admiral Haoding and the staff in the command room, Xiaobai left the command room.