Elder brother's garrison

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"What should we do with this research and construction machine?" Xiaobai turned to Luo Lian beside her and asked, "Should we send it back to the sea?"

"If we can send it back, of course it would be better to send it back... However, I don't think it will obediently return to the sea." Luo Lian stared at the research and construction machine.

"Uh...that's true." Xiaobai glanced at Anshan furtively.

Anshan was chatting with Changchun. She had just taken a shower and her face was slightly flushed. Her clothes clung to her soft skin, and her slender neck, with a few strands of gray hair that were not completely dry, rested on her delicate collarbone. Looking further down, through the curves of her loose clothes, a streamlined, slender, and full figure was clearly visible.

Anshan is truly a place of breathtaking beauty.

The research and construction machine probably thinks the same way.

However, the "delicious food" of the research and construction machine does not refer to beauty, but to food.

Strictly speaking, the scientific research and construction machine came all the way from the sea to Anshan just to eat the food.

This feels a bit like some foodies in human society who, in order to enjoy some delicious barbecue and fried skewers late at night, will go through the trouble of riding their bicycles to a famous restaurant on the other side of the city to order them. Judging from this, as long as Anshan remains here, the temporary garrison will be almost infinitely attractive to research and construction machines.

You're such a glutton!

But being gluttonous is also acceptable.

After all, people only come here to eat.

Thinking of this, Xiaobai squatted down in front of the research construction machine, reached out and grabbed its tentacles, then fiddled with the third technology lock on the research construction machine, staring blankly at the 69% progress mark.

"Should we just fully charge this research and construction machine?" Xiaobai tilted her head and asked Luo Lian.

"After it's fully fed, a huge pillar of light will appear, right?" Luo Lian thought for a while and said to Xiao Bai, "If people see the pillar of light coming out of our garrison, we'll be in deep trouble."

"What should we do then..."

"To be honest, I haven't decided yet," Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai after thinking for a while, "but we definitely can't let anyone else find out."

"That's for sure..." Xiaobai smiled wryly.

"Let's not receive any guests today," Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai.

"Hmm." Xiaobai nodded, looking thoughtfully at the research and construction machine. Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into her mind. "Oh, right! Lianlian, I just thought of a way..."

"any solution?"

“It’s like this…” Xiaobai turned her head, just about to speak to Luo Lian.

But before Xiaobai could finish speaking, suddenly, the dormitory door was pushed open, and Nia strode in.

"Little White! Oh no! The ship girls said there are guests outside!" Nia said as soon as she entered the door.

"Guests?" Xiaobai and Luo Lian in the room were stunned for a moment, then said, "Nia, let the guests leave... We won't be entertaining anyone today, no matter who they are."

"Uh... I, that's what I thought at first too." Nia scratched her cheek and said somewhat awkwardly, "But the guest who came... um... said she had arranged to meet you today, Xiaobai."

"Ah? Who is it?"

“…Ning Lu, she also said that you agreed to her interview yesterday, Xiao Bai.” Nia pointed to her finger and said awkwardly, “…Just now, she’s someone I know.”

"..." Xiaobai stood there, mouth agape, stunned.

Chapter 2822 Ning Lu's Visit

“…Ning Lu?” Luo Lian raised an eyebrow at Xiao Bai’s reaction, then looked at Nia. “I don’t recognize the name. Is she a friend of yours?”

"No, no...we're not even friends yet..." Nia quickly waved her hand at Luo Lian, then secretly glanced at Xiao Bai before saying to Luo Lian, "Um...I didn't know Xiao Bai knew Miss Ning Lu either..."

"Then who is she?" Luo Lian tilted her head.

“…He’s a reporter.” Xiao Bai sighed and said to Luo Lian.

"reporter?"

"Ah."

"Are there reporters in Chapter Eight...?" Luo Lian asked, puzzled.

"She's both a reporter and the admiral of Chapter Eight." Xiaobai paused slightly, thought for a moment, and then continued to Luo Lian, "She's not an official reporter, though... well... to put it in a more understandable way, she's like an all-knowing admiral. For example, she posts high-traffic threads on admiral forums and also runs her own newspaper, publishing gossip and rumors for other admirals to read."

"I see." Luo Lian nodded.

“Well, when I first came to Chapter 8, I was interviewed by Miss Ning Lu.” Nia raised her hand to her face and said to Xiao Bai and Luo Lian, “That’s when I met Miss Ning Lu. Although she is a high-ranking admiral, she is a very easy-going and friendly person… well, she’s quite nice.”

As Nia spoke, her hands clasped together somewhat nervously, and she said awkwardly.

"How did Xiaobai meet her?" Luo Lian asked Xiaobai curiously.

“Yesterday… I met her yesterday, on the beach in the 8-1 area.” Xiaobai said with a forced smile. “She helped me a bit then, so I promised her that she could come to the temporary naval base to interview me when she had time—I never expected her to choose this time.”

As the saying goes, timing is everything. Ning Lu's visit to the temporary garrison at this crucial moment was certainly a bit chaotic for Xiao Bai.

"Wouldn't it be better to invite Miss Ninglu back after all..." Nia asked cautiously.

"How about we let Ning Lu come at another time?" Xiao Bai said to Luo Lian.

"Sigh..." Luo Lian sighed, holding her forehead. "No, please don't."

"what happened?"

“The research and construction machine in the 8-1 sea area has just disappeared, and the entire eighth chapter is in chaos. If it were an ordinary guest, we wouldn’t see them. But if they are guests who have made prior appointments, it would seem too suspicious to turn them away…” Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai and Nia. “Besides, the Ning Lu you mentioned is a reporter, right? I don’t think it would be a good thing for her, as a reporter, to become suspicious of us.”

“Uh…yes, that makes sense…” Nia swallowed.

"So what do we do now?" Xiaobai asked.

“To see...and to see him openly and honestly,” Luo Lian said.

"What about the research and construction machine?"

"We'll just have to hide it."

"Ugh……"

As Xiaobai and the other two finished speaking, they all turned to look at the research and construction machine in the bedroom.

Under the watchful eyes of Xiaobai and the other two, the research and construction machine sat obediently on the ground, its mechanical tentacles retracting into the cabin, as if it had fallen asleep and was behaving itself obediently.

“It seems it understands what we say,” Nia said, approaching Xiaobai and Luo Lian.

Although it's unclear to what extent this research and construction machine has developed intelligence, it seems that understanding human language is not a problem for it.

Xiao Bai looked at the scientific research and construction machine in front of him with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow, and smiled helplessly.

Hopefully... nothing will go wrong.

……

Since the research and construction machine has appeared in Changchun's dormitory, we can lock the dormitory door from the inside to keep it out.

To prevent the research and construction machines from escaping, before leaving, Xiaobai specially arranged for several newbie naval girls from the naval base, as well as several naval girls from the Nia naval base, to patrol outside the Changchun dormitory in batches at regular intervals. The main reason for not arranging the naval girls inside the dormitory was to prevent them from being "accidentally injured" by the indiscriminately sucked-in research and construction machines as food.

After all, it's one thing for a scientific research and construction device to understand what you're saying, but it's quite another to obey it.

After settling the research and construction machine in Changchun's dormitory, Xiaobai personally put several locks on the main gate of Changchun's dormitory before taking the key with him and leaving the dormitory with Nia and Luo Lian.

Xiao Bai and his two companions arrived at the main gate of the temporary garrison.

"Nia, let's not talk about the research and construction machine for now. When I'm being interviewed later, we need to act a bit distant, like we agreed before," Xiaobai said to Nia, who was standing in front of the gate.

"Understood!" Nia nodded quickly and gave Little White a thumbs up.

"And what about me?" Luo Lian asked.

"Lianlian, go to Nia's side."

"Forming cliques, huh? I understand." Luo Lian nodded, coughed twice, and took a step closer to Nia.

As the nominal owner of the temporary garrison, she still had to greet Ning Lu, the admiral, when she came to visit in person.

Nia took a deep breath in front of the closed door, then gestured to the ship girls on both sides to open it.

Boom boom—five

The gates of the temporary garrison were pulled open amidst a heavy grinding sound.

The view of the street in front of the door then came into view.

On the street outside, stood a female admiral with a camera hanging around her neck, a big smile on her face, a tall and slender figure, glasses, and a ponytail. She was Ning Lu, whom Xiaobai had met yesterday.

"Hello————" As soon as Ning Lu saw Nia appear, she immediately showed a warm smile. She stood on tiptoe, raised her arm, and waved lively at Nia. "Admiral Nia, it's been a long time! It seems like the last time we met was the last time! How have you been lately!"

“Miss Ning Lu…” Nia looked at Ning Lu, let out a sigh of relief, and walked out with a smile, “Welcome!”

"Hahaha, I've been preparing for this visit for so long! Have I caused you any trouble?"

"No... I just didn't expect you to arrive so early, Miss Ning Lu."

"I can't wait any longer." Ning Lu clenched her fists and wiggled her elbows a few times as she spoke. "Did Admiral Lu Lin tell you that I'm here?"

“Yes, I didn’t say so before, but as I just heard, I already know from Admiral Lu Lin that you’re here,” Nia replied.

Xiaobai had just instructed Nia to act distant from her in front of Ninglu.

A girl.

The closeness of a relationship is sometimes reflected in the details.

Nia felt that if she wanted to show a sense of distance from Xiaobai, then changing the way she addressed Xiaobai might be one of the details.

really.

When Ning Lu heard Nia mention Xiaobai, she noticed that the word used was not "Xiaobai" as she usually did, but "Lu Lin." Ning Lu's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Ning Lu glanced at Nia for a few seconds, then turned her head away, her gaze bypassing Nia, and saw Xiao Bai and Luo Lian standing not far behind.

Xiao Bai smiled and waved to Ning Lu.

“…Oh ho.” Ning Lu smiled at Xiao Bai, then lowered her head, patted Nia’s shoulder, and sighed, saying, “Admiral Nia, thank you for your help today.”

“Okay.” Nia nodded. “Let’s go to the reception room first.”

"Okay~"

Ning Lu carefully protected the camera, bowing and smiling at the surrounding ship girls as she walked through the gate. She walked up to Xiao Bai, her gaze suddenly becoming somewhat complicated as she looked at her.

"Good morning, Admiral Ning Lu." Xiao Bai smiled politely at Ning Lu.

“Admiral Lu Lin…” Ning Lu said to Xiao Bai, “What I told you yesterday… about Nia…”

"Hmm?" Xiaobai tilted her head, pretending to know nothing.

“…Never mind, it’s nothing.” Ning Lu sighed, glanced at Nia behind her, and shook her head.

Upon seeing Ning Lu enter the temporary garrison, the ship girls guarding the gate stepped forward, preparing to close the open gate.

"Hey! Wait, don't pull!" Ning Lu quickly stopped the ship girls behind her.

"Miss Ninglu, what's wrong?" Nia asked curiously.

"Sorry, there are actually people behind me." Ning Lu scratched her head, smiled at Xiaobai and Nia, then walked to the front door, waved towards the street, and called out, "Okay, everyone come on up!"

A series of light footsteps followed.

The footsteps mingled together, sounding like a downpour.

Soon, under everyone's watchful eyes, the crowd on the street surged, and then a large group of cute and clever destroyers wearing yellow helmets and blue dresses followed, carrying all kinds of filming equipment, flower baskets, and gifts, panting as they ran into the temporary naval base.

"Excuse me!" After entering the temporary naval base, the group of destroyers lined up in two rows and then bowed 90 degrees to Xiaobai and the other ship girls in the base.

The destroyer that rushed into the temporary naval base had at least forty or fifty men.

Wow, so many...

Xiaobai and his two companions stood frozen in place, staring at the group of destroyers dressed in identical uniforms before them.

"Um...Admiral Ning Lu, these destroyers are..."

"Hey, it's because I'm starting a newspaper soon," Ning Lu said to Xiao Bai with a smile. "I'm the only human in our newspaper. You see, running a newspaper takes a lot of work. How could a weak girl like me handle everything? So I transferred some destroyers from the naval base to help out—don't look at me like that, don't worry, don't worry. Although they're destroyers, they're very obedient and won't cause you any trouble. Look, as soon as they heard I was coming to interview you, they even prepared a gift for you!"

Chapter 2823 The Crisis of the Destroyers

As Ning Lu finished speaking, the destroyers, wearing helmets and blue coats, stepped forward and handed over the gift boxes, holding them above their heads.

"Good morning, Admiral Lu Lin!" The destroyers greeted the ships with charming smiles.

"Hello..." Xiaobai smiled at the destroyers and reached out to accept the gift box they handed over.

The destroyers then ran back to their formation.

"Admiral Ning Lu, where did you find so many destroyers?" Xiao Bai smiled as he watched the destroyers run back to their formation, then looked away and asked Ning Lu with a puzzled expression.

"Huh? Aren't destroyers the most numerous type of ship?" Ning Lu asked, puzzled.