Elder brother's garrison

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"Hey, little girl, what a coincidence that you're here for a walk too?" Sukhbaatar greeted Little White with a skewer of squid in his mouth.

"Lord Su... Sister Yamato and the others came up here to avoid the ship girls, what's going on with you...?" Xiaobai asked the four supply ships curiously.

In this eighth chapter of Xiaobai's expedition, in addition to the ship girls from the naval base, she also brought along the Deep Sea Dean and the supply ships.

The reason why Xiaobai brought the Deep Sea Deans along was just mentioned by Deep Sea Yamato.

Because the Deep Sea Deans themselves possess combat power surpassing that of ship girls, and they can directly obtain resources in the ocean to replenish their combat power and repair their ship equipment, this characteristic gives them a great advantage in the resource-limited sea areas like Chapter 8. Xiaobai thought that maybe they could help her, which is why she brought them along.

As for the other four supply ships... Although, apart from the one in the deep sea, the other three of these four supply ships all possess ridiculously strong combat power when they get serious, Sukhbaatar and Odin had long ago said that they were just here for a retirement vacation and would not provide any assistance to Xiaobai in terms of combat power, so Xiaobai did not have much expectation in this regard.

The main reason for bringing supply ships is that these supply ships are quite capable.

First, there's the auxiliary abilities of the goddess of the hearth.

Bringing the Vesta is like having an unlimited rapid repair device, allowing the ship girls to fight on the sea without any worries.

Secondly, Xiaobai discovered that, as supply ships, their ship equipment performance did not disappoint the reputation of supply ships. The capacity of their ship equipment space was astonishing.

The combined resource capacity of Sukhbaatar, Odin, the deep-sea supply ship, and Vestal is greater than the combined resource capacity of Xiaobai's twenty or thirty ship girls. With them, Xiaobai's resource limit for this expedition has more than doubled.

—As for why Shiro brought the deep-sea supply ship but not Akashi…

God knows exactly what kind of structure Akashi's ship equipment is.

Although she is also a supply ship, her storage and support capabilities are no different from those of ordinary ship girls. Even her only two outstanding abilities, business acumen and blacksmith shop function, are useless when exploring the eighth chapter. After weighing the pros and cons, she had no choice but to stay in the naval base.

As for why Akashi, despite being a supply ship, has a completely different art style from the other four supply ships...

Xiaobai doesn't know.

Xiao Bai didn't dare to ask.

"Oh, you mean this?" Sukhbaatar looked at Xiaobai's questioning eyes and pointed to the campfire in front of him. "Well, we just thought the carriage was a bit noisy, so we came out to get some peace and quiet. We'll go back to bed when we rest tonight."

"Oh..." Xiaobai looked at the other three supply ships, his gaze lingering on the goddess of the hearth.

Vestal was a supply ship that had only recently joined the newbie naval base. Xiaobai had considered introducing Sukhbaatar and Odin to Vestal, but then too many things came up to him, so he decided to wait a while before introducing them. However, just when Xiaobai finally managed to find some time to contact Vestal and introduce Sukhbaatar and the others, he discovered that in just a few days, Vestal had already mingled with the other supply ships and seemed to be getting along very well.

"Hey, little girl." The Vesta and the other supply ships sat on a bench, chewing on dry squid, and waved to Little White. "Want to come sit with us? It's very relaxing."

They get along so well.

It's like it's melted into me.

"Uh... haha... I don't need to." Xiaobai smiled at the ship girls.

"Don't be shy, it won't make a difference if you take one more seat. Sukhbaatar's grilled squid strips are really chewy." The goddess of the hearth picked up a yellow squid strip and handed it to Little White. "Here, have a taste."

"Uh... well... thank you." Xiaobai took the squid strips, and seeing the expectant look in the female stove god's eyes, she still put a small piece of squid strips into her mouth and chewed a few times.

A unique fresh and slightly fishy smell, along with the aroma of smoky dried seafood, spread throughout Xiaobai's mouth with just a few chews.

Ok……

If we only consider the taste, it's actually delicious.

"Well……"

Xiao Bai chewed on the dried squid, revealing an embarrassed expression.

This is dried squid.

She couldn't chew it.

As a newbie who has tasted all kinds of deep-sea metals and savored the flavors of hundreds of deep-sea deans.

She actually...

Can't chew it...

This dried squid is described as having excellent chewiness...

To put it bluntly, it was practically a rock-hard iron stake. If she didn't use the power of the ship's equipment to increase the biting force, it would take Xiaobai an entire afternoon to chew through that tiny dried squid.

Absolutely.

How did they make this dried squid harder than deep-sea metal...?

"If you're looking to kill time, dried squid is simply the world's best snack," Sukhbaatar said with a smile, watching Xiaobai chew on the dried squid. "Just like me, the world's best~"

"Hahaha!" The other three supply ships echoed in unison, looking relaxed and content, creating an incredibly harmonious scene.

"Well... I'll enjoy this..." Xiaobai said with a wry smile to the supply ships, pulling the dried squid out of her mouth. Looking at the small tooth mark at the tip of the squid, she chuckled and stuffed it into her ship's equipment space. "Um, Lord Su, since you all want to stay here... I'll head back now. If you get hungry or anything, be sure to get back to your carriages as soon as possible..."

"Okay, we know~" The supply ships waved to Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai waved his hand with a wry smile, then turned and crawled back into the carriage under the sunroof.

Immediately, cheers erupted from the carriage from the ship girls: "Wow, Admiral, you're back!" "We've been looking for you for ages!" "Admiral, I—"

"That little girl is really popular with the ship girls." Sukhbaatar said with a smile, biting into a piece of squid, as he looked in the direction where Xiaobai had disappeared.

"Hmm... after all, she's ruthless..." The deep-sea supply ship shrugged, slurped the squid strips in her mouth, and muttered to herself with her head down.

"The fact that the ship girls like her is proof of her outstanding personal charm..." Odin sipped a long strip of squid, and then glanced at Vestal, "Speaking of which, we don't think we've asked Vestal how you met the Admiral?"

"It's all a karmic entanglement, a karmic entanglement..." the female kitchen god said relaxedly. "Anyway, I'm already working for this garrison now, and I'll be their slave from now on. Why bother with the past?"

"Oh……"

"Oh……"

"Oh……"

The three supply ships looked at Vesta and nodded.

The quiet atmosphere lasted for a few seconds.

The flickering blue campfire crackled and sparked, then quickly vanished in the howling wind.

“Alright, now that the Abyssal Ships have all left, and the little girl has also departed, it’s time to continue our previous conversation.” Sukhbaatar pulled out a piece of squid strips, poked them twice in the campfire like a fire poker, then lowered his head and waved to the other three supply ship personnel.

Upon hearing this, the three supply ships' expressions shifted slightly, and they all lowered their heads.

The supply ships began to discuss the matter in hushed tones.

"As everyone knows, Odin and I told the girl before that we would absolutely not help her in battle... Although she didn't expect us to contribute by bringing us here, we still need to consider the most basic thing: ensuring the safety of the girl and her ship girls..."

"I still have some self-respect; I can't just eat for free, right? But the young lady didn't ask me for help, so I'm too embarrassed to ask directly..."

"So! The first meeting on secretly protecting the little girl continues. Where were we talking about before those deep-sea creatures came up?"

"Article Six: When the little girl ship girls can no longer withstand the onslaught of the Abyssal Fleet in Chapter Eight, should we be the first to step forward and save the world...?"

"..."

The supply ships huddled together in the bright blue flames.

sneaking.

Muttering to himself.

The truck, carrying a load of ship girls, sped along the deserted highway, its whirring sound echoing as it passed through one remote road after another. Gradually, the surrounding scenery changed from slightly bustling houses to endless green mountains and clear waters, and the road began to become increasingly rugged and winding.

The truck is moving.

On the roof of the train carriages, the supply ships were having a lively meeting.

The clouds in the sky had a pale white hue.

Crystal snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

"Ah! Admiral, look, it's snowing outside!"

"Admiral, it's snowing!"

The carriage was immediately filled with the lively voices of the ship girls, all dressed in their finest attire, creating a bustling atmosphere.

Autumn is over.

It's winter.

Chapter 1797 Arrival (Chapter 8)

A week flies by.

The truck carrying the ship girls sped further and further away, gradually leaving the human city. The green hills and clear waters gradually turned into a dry and wild landscape. The sky was desolate, and light snow kept falling. The mountains on both sides of the road were covered with a layer of white snow. The land on the mountainside was mottled, and on the snow layer stood patches of dry and dark tree branches, which looked like a large number of people standing in the snow waving their slender arms, quietly and conspicuously waving towards the road.

at last.

at some point.

Where the horizon meets the sky in the distance, a vast, snow-white, dry forest slowly rises at the very edge of the view.

at the same time.

The seemingly endless highway that had stretched beneath the truck's feet was now abruptly cut off in the distance. At the end of the highway, only traces of past construction remained, along with a large expanse of yellow and red warning signs. Behind the signs stretched endless, desolate jungle and rugged land, their destination unknown. The signs were marked in bold red, with words like "No Entry," "Danger Ahead," and "Turn Around Immediately," forcing drivers to pay attention.

The truck, which had been traveling at a constant speed the whole time, finally began to slow down as it came to the end of the road. With a groaning sound typical of trucks, it slowly came to a stop at the end of the road, leaving a dark tire track in the thin snow.

The truck is parked.

The carriage was then pushed open.

"Admiral, we've arrived!" Accompanied by a clear and sweet call, several slender figures jumped out of the carriage and landed on the snow-covered cement road. They stretched and propped themselves up on their arms, their eyes wide with curiosity as they gazed at the distant jungle, exclaiming with great anticipation, "Wow... is that our destination?"

It's snowing lightly now, and the temperature around us has dropped so low that you can exhale solidified white vapor from your mouth with just a breath.

Winter is very cold.

But most of the girls who jumped off the train were wearing light clothing.

Although their attire wasn't particularly revealing, their delicate arms and legs, snow-white necks and slender waists were mostly exposed to the air. Some of the more voluptuous girls even had a cleavage that opened freely upwards, welcoming the falling snowflakes with their deep cleavage. Each snowflake landed precisely in the girl's fair and tender haven, only to melt instantly into a tiny, barely perceptible droplet from the girl's body heat.

Even with their skin exposed to the frigid environment, none of the girls who jumped out of the carriage showed any signs of discomfort. They even stretched their limbs, fully enjoying the temperature around them, with expressions of utter novelty.

"Actually, we can't see it yet. The area further back is too dangerous, and the road conditions are bad. The truck can only take us this far." The ship girls who got off the truck later smiled as they looked at their companions who were enjoying the snowy weather. They said to the ship girls who had just experienced the snow, "So later, we'll have to walk there ourselves."

"Ugh...this is so troublesome..."

"This is what land reclamation is like. Without the trees planted by our predecessors, there would be no shade for our successors... When we reach the eighth chapter of the sea, the resource supply stations, rest and protection zones, and so-called safe sea areas that we usually take for granted will not exist. We will even have to build our own houses."

"What about food?"

"Go fry some fish yourself."

"Eh--"

The ship girls chatted about their thoughts on Chapter 8 as they gradually disembarked from the carriage.

The train carriage was deserted.

Gradually, only Xiaobai and Missouri remained.

Missouri was kneeling on the ground, tying a snow-white scarf around Little White's neck.

"Like this, like this, and like this again... Hmm, all tied." Missouri tied the scarf around Xiaobai's neck, making a neat knot, then smiled and touched the hem of the scarf, saying to Xiaobai, "Admiral, how does it feel?"

"Hmm...it's warm, and not too tight." Xiaobai tightened her scarf and smiled at Missouri. "Thank you, Missouri."

"The person who knitted this scarf was Senior Yixian. If the Admiral wants to express his gratitude, then he should thank Senior Yixian. Missouri simply helped the Admiral tie the scarf; it's nothing." Missouri stood up, smiling as she looked at the scarf around Xiaobai's neck, her laughter melodious. "Senior Yixian's craftsmanship is truly excellent. This scarf is beautifully knitted and thick. Even Missouri wants to ask Senior Yixian for one."

“Okay, I’ll ask Yixian when I get back.” Xiaobai smiled at Missouri. “If she has time, she should be happy to knit you a scarf too.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, Admiral,” Missouri replied with a smile.

Xiaobai and Missouri stepped out of the carriage.

Outside the carriage, the ship girls, the abyssal dean, and the supply ships stood together, all looking up at Xiaobai standing at the carriage door, as if waiting for Xiaobai's instructions.

"Ahem. Um..." Xiaobai was a little uncomfortable with the serious atmosphere. She coughed lightly twice and then pointed to the dry jungle at the end of the road. "Anyway... the location of Chapter Eight's sea area is in that direction. Due to road conditions and dangers, trucks can't take us there. We'll have to rely on our own two feet from now on... But please don't be too nervous. Let's treat this as a lighthearted activity in Chapter Eight's sea area for now. We can talk about serious matters when we actually arrive at Chapter Eight."

When Xiaobai finished speaking, the ship girls' eyes became much more lively.

Little White took a deep breath and waved its little hand.

"Now that everyone is ready, let's not delay and set off!"

"Let's go! Yay!"

The ship girls all spoke in unison.

The area where the sea is located in Chapter 1798 is just behind this dry, dense forest that stretches to the horizon. Perhaps it is even further beyond this forest. In spring, summer, and autumn, the forest grows lush, humid branches and leaves, and in winter, it is covered with cold, hard icicles, like a natural wall separating the sea from the human world.

If the exploration of Chapter 8 makes progress, and I uncover valuable information, and the Admiral's Headquarters issues orders allowing me to proceed with further development, I guess I'll have to carve out a resource transport route directly to Chapter 8 from this dense forest...

Looking at the endless, dry, dense forest and the distant view where there wasn't a trace of water, Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.