Elder brother's garrison

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The Will of the Deep Sea nodded, its eyes filled with a calm curiosity.

Xiao Bai glanced at the crystal ball of the Deep Sea Will.

I can't see anything.

Xiao Bai rubbed his eyes, sat down in front of the TV next to the Deep Sea Will, hugged his legs, and quietly stared at the TV screen.

The television was showing what "Xiaobai's body" saw in the real world. The image had been processed by the will of the deep sea; it wasn't completely black, and there was some light when the body was stretched out. Although the visibility wasn't high, at least the surroundings could be seen clearly.

Xiao Bai breathed on his palm and wiped the TV screen.

On the television screen, as Xiaobai's body sank into the seawater, Xiaobai never saw the white deep-sea deans who floated up from the seabed in bubbles the last time he came to the surface.

Xiaobai's journey to the sea was very smooth, without any obstruction from anyone.

After a while, Deep Sea Will, who was helping Xiaobai level up, raised an eyebrow.

Then, on the television screen in front of Xiaobai, a mysterious device faintly glowing on the seabed could be vaguely seen.

As Xiaobai approached.

On the television screen, a large, peculiar construction device, emitting a faint glow, came into Xiaobai's view.

Unlike when Xiaobai found it last time, the construction device did not undergo a bizarre construction process. Instead, it remained quietly closed, the entire metal shell undulating rhythmically, as if something was brewing within it.

"Ah, found it." In the spiritual world, Xiaobai turned around and called out to the Deep Sea Will that was controlling Xiaobai's body, "Just as you said, Deep Sea Will, there is only that construction device we saw last time, and no enemies."

"Hmm," the will of the deep sea murmured.

Then, Xiaobai from the real world, with her eyes shining like a lighthouse, looked at the mysterious construction device. With a quick movement of her legs, she darted towards the construction device.

As always, no one came to interfere.

In the real world, Xiaobai arrived at the mysterious construction device without any hindrance.

"According to the usual pattern, shouldn't a few people as powerful as that black-clad Yamato from before jump out at this point to hinder us?"

In the realm of the mind, Xiaobai inquired of the will of the deep sea.

"It's possible, but it requires resources." The Will of the Deep Sea said without turning its head, "Even if that black Deep Sea Yamato was pathetic and just a laborer, the sheer amount of resources required to build a Deep Sea Abyssal Ship that could withstand your weakened version of the laser cannon is far beyond what ordinary small sea areas can handle. Besides, as I just said, it was just a laborer. What kind of construction equipment would waste so many resources on a laborer?"

"Uh...so that means..."

"It means it has run out of resources and can no longer build ships."

"Deep Sea Will said."

"...That's quite a vivid explanation..."

Xiao Bai gave an awkward laugh.

The Will of the Deep Sea glanced at Little White, but said nothing.

In the real world, Xiaobai swam to the construction device, reached out and removed the thick seaweed covering it, then put it into his ship equipment space.

After removing the thick layer of seaweed, Xiaobai saw the strange symbols on the screen of the construction device.

These symbols are very abstract and clearly do not belong to human language, but to say that they are the language of the deep-sea amphibious ships would be to give them too much credit.

After all, the cultural environment of the Abyssal Fleet, although it has a few highly intelligent Abyssal Deans to lend it prestige, is still largely undeveloped. Even the vast majority of the unnamed Abyssal Yamato's sister, the green cat-eared Abyssal Fleet, and the golden Abyssal Fleet that was tricked into surrendering its core with a bag of potato chips, are still in a primitive stage of development. The average Abyssal Fleet member is illiterate, and the limited language they use can only express a very small amount of information. Speaking it is both painful and unpleasant. In such a harsh and severe cultural environment, it is impossible for a truly systematic written language to emerge.

After all, look at those deep-sea deans in Xiaobai's family. Even when they talk to each other, they prefer to use human language rather than deep-sea language. This shows just how bad the cultural level of deep-sea society really is.

Xiao Bai touched the strange characters on the construction device screen on the other side of the TV screen.

"...These languages...I can't understand them very well."

“I roughly understand the meaning of a few lines of text,” Deep Sea Will interjected.

"Huh? Deep Sea Will, do you recognize these words?" Little White was surprised and turned to look at Deep Sea Will.

“I don’t recognize it.” The Will of the Deep Sea shook its head. “But I know what’s written on it.”

"?" Xiaobai looked confused.

“Since they’re all construction devices, the information displayed on the screens is pretty much the same; it’s all about the progress of the construction target,” the Deep Sea Will replied. “I guess the first part shows the construction information, and the second part shows the percentage of construction progress.”

"Oh? Oh...that makes sense..." Xiaobai nodded, then looked at the construction machine screen.

Sure enough, although Xiaobai had no understanding of these strange characters, he could subtly discern a fraction of them by comparing them with the characters on the construction machine screens he had seen before.

At least, even a novice can tell from the construction progress.

Xiao Bai's gaze locked onto the very back of the construction machine screen, staring at the jumbled mess of text for a while.

In a subtle way, the strange words gradually combined into a clear and distinct "99%" in Xiaobai's eyes.

Caught up!

Chapter 1172 The Deep-Sea Amphibious Ship Has Its Limits

When Xiaobai saw the large "99%" in the jumbled mess of strange text, he immediately became excited.

A mysterious construction device!

The origin of a massive deep-sea activity!

The progress bar has reached 99%!

And, I am now standing in front of this construction device!

Isn't this a bonus?

Little White happily stood up from the grass, patted its bottom, and ran to the side of the Deep Sea Will. It kept circling around the Deep Sea Will, occasionally going over to look at the crystal ball in the Deep Sea Will's hand, looking very expectant.

"That's enough." The Deep Sea Will, annoyed by Xiao Bai for a while, pressed Xiao Bai's face and pushed him a meter away. "Weren't you just showing little interest in this construction device?"

"Ah... well, but, but Deep Sea Will, you said, how pitiful it would be if the children who came out of the construction device couldn't find their way home, right?" Xiaobai smiled awkwardly, put her hands together, and showed a compassionate expression.

If it weren't for the huge "want" in Xiaobai's eyes betraying him, the Deep Sea Will might have actually believed that Xiaobai's words were sincere.

The Will of the Deep Sea breathed a sigh of relief and pressed his brow.

"In short, while you were observing that thing, I also controlled your body to examine the construction device."

"Did you reach any conclusions?" Xiaobai asked.

“Basically, it’s not much different from the one you brought to human society when the era was over, and it’s not much different from the one that built Wisconsin.” The Deep Sea Will said this, glancing at Little White’s increasingly radiant expression, “There is indeed something being nurtured inside that construction device.”

"That's nice!"

"That makes sense. The life inside should be fully built in a while," the Will of the Deep Sea murmured. "However... there's something I need to tell you."

"Hmm? What's going on?"

"The beings that emerged from here are very likely Deepsea Abyssal Ships," the Deepsea Will said, turning its head to Little White.

"Abyssal Fleet...it's alright." Xiaobai nodded, her face beaming with a smile. "I'll take good care of myself!"

"..." The will of the deep sea looked at Little White and remained silent.

This person usually acts so kind and gentle, but when his affairs are related to salvaging and building ships, his emotions become unusually intense and proactive.

Sure enough, even a newbie like me has started to develop the occupational hazard of human admirals after being an admiral for such a short time.

The will of the deep sea glanced at the sky and sighed.

"Although I think you probably wouldn't mind whether it's an Abyssal Fleet or a ship girl, I didn't actually finish what I was saying," Abyssal Will said to Little White.

"Are there any more later?"

"Hmm. What I was going to say was that although the creatures that come out of this construction device are most likely... or rather, almost certainly deep-sea amphibious ships, I have a way to turn the life inside into normal ship girls." The Will of the Deep Sea said to Xiaobai.

"...Huh?! Deep Sea Will, you can actually do that?"

"Hmm." The Deep Sea Will crossed its arms and nodded expressionlessly at Little White. "I just checked the construction device. The aura inside is still in a rather chaotic state. If I extract all the deep-sea aura from inside, then the life forms created by this construction device will most likely be normal ship girls."

"Deep Sea Will, you're so amazing!" Xiaobai asked in surprise.

"Don't get too excited yet, there are side effects." The Will of the Deep Sea interrupted Xiaobai. "As I just said, as long as the deep-sea aura is extracted, the thing inside will become a ship girl. But if I extract the deep-sea aura, it will inevitably affect the size of this thing."

Deep Sea Will walked up to the television and, in front of Xiaobai, patted the construction device on the television screen.

"Size?"

"If she were born as a normal Abyssal Fleet, because of this event—you know the details, right? Basically, this event provided her with unparalleled experience and resources—her strength after birth... without exaggeration, I can say with absolute certainty that it would be no less than that Abyssal Yamato on the surface, and she might even become the second strongest combatant in your naval base after you," the Abyssal Will said. "But if I extract her Abyssal aura and turn her into a ship girl, her future is uncertain. At least, if we only consider her combat strength outside the construction facility... she would probably only be about the same as the top-tier ship girls in your naval base."

"Oh..." Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully.

After all, the density of the deep-sea aura is, in a sense, equivalent to the strength of a deep-sea amphibious vessel.

If the will of the deep sea were to extract all the deep-sea energy from this construction device, the combat power of the beings inside would naturally be greatly reduced.

"Do you prefer the Abyssal Fleet or the ship girls?" Abyssal Will asked Xiaobai.

“Uh…” Xiaobai hesitated for a moment.

—It is necessary to explain this here.

Although Xiaobai doesn't reject the Abyssal Fleet, to be honest, if we really have to say which one is better, then the ship girls are definitely better.

After all, if Abyssal Yamato were a ship girl, she wouldn't be stuck on the surface of the sea until the ship equipment bracelet was finished being forged, right? After all, if she were a ship girl, life would be much easier for her and Shiro in human society.

So if I had a choice, although it would be more exciting if the one who walked out of the construction device was a "different species" like an Abyssal Fleet, I would still prefer that she was a ship girl.

However, here's the problem: if the Deep Sea Will forcibly turns the creature in this construction device into a ship girl, then the combat power of the Deep Sea Abyssal Ship in the construction device will not only be greatly reduced, but Xiaobai will also bear the heavy burden of changing the life form of a life form without consent.

after all.

Even if a newbie thinks the ship girls are better.

But maybe in the eyes of the Abyssal Fleet, the Abyssal Fleet is a hundred times better than the ship girls?

Whether right or wrong, Xiaobai must take responsibility for his actions.

Xiao Bai gazed at the Will of the Deep Sea and pondered for a while.

I'm in a bit of a dilemma.

"Deep... Will of the Deep Sea, what do you suggest I do?"

"Whatever," said the Will of the Deep Sea.

"……"noob.

The simple phrase "Deep Sea Will" evoked a sense of ever-changing uncertainty in Xiaobai.

Seeing Xiaobai's conflicted expression, the Deep Sea Will casually smoothed his long hair behind his ear.

"If you can't make up your mind, why don't you go to the surface of the sea and look for the Deep Sea Yamato?"

"Hmm?" Shiro looked up. "Yamato-neechan? What's wrong with Yamato-neechan?"

“The aura emanating from this construction device is somewhat similar to that of Deepsea Yamato,” Deepsea Will said. “She is very likely to be Deepsea Yamato’s sister ship… or perhaps a special warship with a close relationship. So if you’re undecided, why not go up and ask Deepsea Yamato? Deepsea Yamato is not only the prototype of the construction device’s worker, but she is also very likely to be related to the thing inside. Compared to you, she at least has the right to help you make a decision.”

"Ah...ah! You're right." Xiaobai looked at the Deep Sea Will and let out a long sigh. "Then let's go ask Yamato-neechan...but speaking of which, I think Yamato-neechan would definitely choose to let the sisters inside continue as Deep Sea Abyssal Ships..."

"More or less." The Will of the Deep Sea nodded.

"That's fine too." Xiaobai patted his chest.

After briefly discussing the following matters with the will of the deep sea, Xiaobai slowly withdrew from the spiritual world and returned to the unfathomably deep seabed.

Before him, the special construction device that had caused Xiaobai so much distress was still shimmering with a hazy light.

The progress bar is stuck at 99%, as if it's frozen, and it won't go any further.

The Will of the Deep Sea said that she had just used her mental power to interfere with the construction device, slightly pausing its progress. She would cancel the pause once Xiaobai had made her decision.

Xiao Bai tried pushing the construction device in front of him.

With the buoyancy of the seawater, the entire construction device was still manageable to be lifted.

With the help of the will of the deep sea, several particularly dark tentacles condensed in the water around Xiaobai and wrapped around the construction device. Xiaobai gently swam towards the surface of the sea, and with a rumbling sound, the seawater tentacles around her directly rolled the construction device off the ground and followed behind Xiaobai.

We returned to the sea.

After Shiro burst out of the sea, Abyssal Yamato squatted on the water not far from Shiro, covering her small hands with a shy look like a girl in love, and fidgeting with the air.

"Yamato-neechan!" Shiro stood up from the seawater, brushed off the black seawater that clung to her like sand, and returned to a dry state. She waved to Yamato in the deep sea.

Hearing Shiro's voice from afar, Yamato in the deep sea quickly turned around.

"Little White, you're back!"

"Ok!"

Deep Sea Yamato jogged all the way to Shiro's side.