Elder brother's garrison

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Is this country finished?

Why should a high school student inherit this naval base? Isn't there anyone else who can do it?

Is this some kind of cheesy novel plot?

"Shh... Keep your voice down. Calm down." The brother's friend quickly looked around, then lowered his voice and said to Xiaobai, "What can we do? We're desperate too."

The older brother's friend explained to Xiaobai, "That's how it is. These ship girls seem very loyal to your brother. Well, it's normal for ship girls to develop feelings for admirals because they're so naive. After your brother left, they couldn't accept other admirals. Usually, when we encounter ship girls in this situation, we recommend that they be dismantled and turned into humans to experience human society. But those ship girls from your brother's family... sigh..."

"What's wrong with my brother's ship girls? Aren't you reluctant to part with them because they're so beautiful?" Xiaobai asked, frowning.

"It's not so bad that they're too pretty, although they really are very pretty. Ship girls are naturally beautiful, but that's not the core issue. The main problem is their combat effectiveness. If we send them for dismantling, it will be a huge loss for us." The brother's friend also covered his face. "The twenty-odd admirals we sent in before were all tortured beyond recognition and resigned. We had no choice..."

Xiao Bai stared blankly at her brother's friend.

Wait, did I just hear something very important?

"Excuse me, what does 'not human-like' mean...?"

"Oh, ten are seriously injured, seven or eight are missing limbs or something, and some have mental illnesses... Hey, hey, little white girl, what are you doing..."

"I just went to the restroom." Xiaobai stood up from the chair, looked at her brother's friend, and gave him a gentle smile. "...And you think I'd say that? No, I'm quitting my job."

"No, little sister!" Just like before at Xiaobai's house, the brother's friend suddenly jumped up and pounced on Xiaobai's thigh.

"Thump!" Little White quickly took several steps back, causing him to miss his target.

"I don't want to take this dangerous job!" Xiaobai took off her hat and threw it at him. "Why should I take this terrible position?!"

"No!" The brother's friend seemed to be very skilled at grabbing legs. He quickly did a somersault on the ground and pounced on Xiaobai again, hugging her leg tightly. "Xiaobai, let me explain. I was talking to your brother's ship girls about the next admiral we'd be receiving. Only when I mentioned your brother's sister did his ship girls hesitate!"

"really?"

"Really, really, look at my eyes."

"Too disgusting, no way."

Xiaobai picked up the hat and put it on his head.

I adjusted the position of the hat brim slightly.

"Your brother seems to have talked about you with the ship girls a lot while he was at the naval base, so the ship girls' impression of you should be much better than that of the average admiral we sent over," the brother's friend said, seeing that Xiaobai was somewhat hesitant.

"Really."

"Really, really, look into my eyes."

"Too disgusting, no way."

"I'm so innocent!" The brother's friend blinked and looked at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai sighed.

She lifted her foot, took off her shoe, and gently stepped on her brother's friend's head.

"Then you should let go! You pervert!" Xiaobai said as she stomped him off her thigh.

"Ah, I've clung to so many powerful figures that I've gotten into the habit of not letting go."

"Whose coattails have you been clinging to, the Pacific Governor?" After kicking the man away, Xiaobai grabbed a chair next to him, put on his shoes, and asked.

"Ah... Governor, this is a bit difficult, but I often rely on your brother's connections."

"Ah, that's it."

Xiao Bai's lips curled up slightly.

After all, my brother is the "world's number one" brother.

Little White tapped the train floor with the toes of its newly-shoeed feet.

"Are Mr. Friend and my brother on good terms?" Xiaobai asked.

"Hmm." Hearing Xiaobai's words, the brother's friend was clearly stunned for a moment, and then smiled after a long while. "Very good. To the point where if I were a girl, I would marry him."

"……kindness?"

"Wait, little white sister, what's with that excited, expectant look on your face!"

"Ah, my apologies." Xiaobai took two steps back and bowed deeply to her brother's friend. "I never imagined that my brother and you had this kind of relationship. I'm so sorry."

"Wait! Wait! Why are you suddenly using such formal language? Why are you being so polite all of a sudden? Wait, wait, wait, this isn't the kind of concern we're talking about. I'm a straight person! And with so many beautiful older women in your brother's base, there's absolutely no reason for him to be gay!"

"Uh...but..." Xiaobai covered her mouth with her sleeve, her delicate face full of confusion.

"No buts please! We can never be together! That was just an exaggeration! I apologize, I apologize, I misspoke! I'm so sorry!!!"

Inside the train, surrounded by onlookers, a man who was clearly more than ten years older than the girl was kneeling on the ground, apologizing and shouting to her.

Perhaps, only after the young female admiral has left will this man realize how shameful his actions are.

And so, Xiaobai and the man took the train and arrived at the airport.

The train, coming to a slow stop with a whistling sound, pulled the girl back from the sadness of leaving home.

The man beside Xiaobai, who looked noticeably more haggard, was looking out the train window.

"Little White Sister, this is the airport." As he spoke, he pulled a stack of yellow bags from his briefcase. "This is your plane ticket, your admiral's certificate, and a series of other things you should need. Someone will pick you up after you get off the plane."

"Aren't you going?" Xiaobai took the briefcase and suddenly asked, "Or is it that your friend is guarding another sea area?"

Although this older brother's friend was somewhat unreliable, he seemed to possess a strange sense of security. When Xiaobai was told to leave, she naturally felt a little uneasy.

From a physiological point of view, Xiaobai is still just a high school student.

"Ah...actually," the brother's friend smiled sadly, "actually, I haven't been an admiral for a long time."

"Huh? Excuse me, what did you say?"

“Yes, you heard me right,” the brother’s friend said softly. “I actually stopped being an admiral a long time ago.”

Seeing that Xiaobai still looked confused, the brother's friend started talking to himself.

"Actually, the position of admiral requires talent..." the brother's friend said, giving a wry smile. "If you don't build any ships, you won't have any to carry you, and naturally you can't be chosen as admiral... When I was in naval academy, I did want to be an admiral, but I just couldn't build any decent ships—oh, maybe that's a bit unfair to my ship girls. What I mean is, I couldn't build any ship girls with strong combat capabilities to support me in protecting this ocean. That's why, the year I graduated, I chose a civilian job, while your brother chose to be an admiral."

"Didn't you say we could inherit someone else's naval base?" Xiaobai asked.

“Not everyone is qualified to inherit a naval base when they are a newcomer.” The brother’s friend gently patted Xiaobai’s head. “Any naval base is the culmination of an admiral’s life’s work, and it has many powerful ship girls who regard the admiral as their own parents or even lovers. The difficulty of handing it over is as difficult as climbing to the sky.” As he spoke, he withdrew his hand. “Little Xiaobai, although you may not know, the stepping stone you are taking now is built on the pinnacle of your brother’s ten-year admiral career. The title of world’s number one did not come for nothing.”

Xiao Bai lowered her head slightly.

"Will people be jealous?" She gently pulled her hat brim forward to cover her eyes. "Will people bully me?"

"...Probably not," the brother's friend said. "After all, you're that person's sister."

As he spoke, he searched his person again.

"Oh, by the way, here you go." He handed over a yellow business card. "My contact information is on this. If you encounter any difficulties, just contact me, and I promise to help you to the best of my ability."

Xiao Bai accepted the business card.

The business card simply had a phone number written on it in a very messy way, without even a signature.

She picked up her backpack, which contained only one or two pieces of clothing and some loose change, and turned around.

My parents have always said that once you step out of the house, you are an adult.

In a social sense, in that instant, Xiao Bai's identity certificate was changed from sixteen years old to twenty-one years old, and he also obtained a high degree from a well-known naval university, received a high military rank, and earned a high salary.

When he was very, very young, Xiaobai also dreamed of becoming an admiral.

...Although the process was a bit strange, I think I'm starting to catch up with my brother a little bit, right?

Xiao Bai turned around and gave her brother's friend a bright smile.

"Thank you, then I'll be going."

The older brother's friend looked at Xiaobai, smiled, and nodded.

"Take care along the way."

I waved goodbye to Xiaobai.

……

After the girl was out of sight, a deep sense of vicissitude slowly settled in his clear blue eyes.

He glanced at the sky outside the window and couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief.

"Anyway, Lu Lin (Xiao Bai's real name) has been sent to that garrison, and things should be quiet up there now." He then took out a pack of cigarettes from his inner pocket and skillfully picked one out.

The dozen or so people who were just chatting beside him, seemingly like strangers, suddenly stood in two neat rows around him.

This feeling is like that of a soldier who has been training for a long time.

One of them stepped forward, pulled a lighter from his sleeve, and with a snap, lit the tobacco on his brother's friend's fingertip.

The wisps of smoke rose into the sky from between his fingers like a thin mist.

"Admiral! Admiral!" A girl emerged from the tightly packed wall of people behind him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" The man looked at the girl, who was less than half his height, and couldn't help but smile. "How many times have I told you, I'm no longer the admiral."

"An admiral is an admiral. Z31 was an admiral from the moment she was summoned, and she still is now," the girl named Z31 said, her eyes filled with confidence in her role as admiral.

The man chuckled softly, gently unbuttoned his tightly buttoned shirt, and took a clean, sheathed military knife from his henchman beside him.

"Whatever you say." The man raised his military knife, his image instantly transforming from a docile, domestic man into a wild and unrestrained rogue. "Were you going to ask about Lu Lin just now?"

“Hmm.” Z31’s golden eyes were filled with confusion. “Why did the Admiral send Brother Lu Yun’s sister there? The older sisters there are already…”

"Since she's Lu Yun's sister, then it must be fine, right?" The man put a cigarette in his mouth and vigorously rubbed Z31's hair. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh..."

"Let's go." The man turned around and walked towards the other side of the airport. "Back to the Pacific."

"Being away from the job for too long isn't good either. Although I've had Fletcher help me out these past few days, I guess I've reached the point where I can't take it anymore."

"After all, I am the Governor-General of the Pacific, aren't I?"

"Little White Sister?"

Chapter 3 Bismarck

Xiaobai had wondered what his brother's naval base would look like.

In Xiaobai's mind, since it was a naval base, it must be a large villa with colorful gardens, a canteen that regularly served delicious meals, a large plaza filled with the laughter of destroyers, various recreational facilities, and a serious-looking office building decorated in red, etc.

However, when Xiaobai stood in front of this so-called naval base, what he saw was a port.

...a round harbor.

Looking through the main gate, you see a circular plaza surrounded by buildings of varying heights.

There are one-story bungalows, two-story canteens, three- or four-story dormitory buildings, and a square office building directly in front.

The square was empty, with only a flower bed in the middle with sparse yellow flowers and green grass.

There was no one there.

The gate was tall and stood there, bright red.

Xiaobai was drawn to this subtly serious facility.

Is this my brother's garrison base?

Xiao Bai thought for a moment and then took a step forward.

"Hey, little girl, pay up." A man's voice came from behind.

"Ahhh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." Xiaobai quickly turned around, her face flushed.

Behind them, in a small blue taxi, an elderly man in his fifties or sixties was looking at Xiaobai with a helpless expression.

"I'm so sorry, Grandpa, I...I..."

"It's alright, it's alright." The old man put his arm on the car window and looked at Xiaobai for a few moments.

"Let me see... Hmm, seven hundred yuan."

The naval base is located in a relatively remote coastal area, uninhabited by ordinary people, and with inconvenient transportation. The nearest place is a brewery about a kilometer away. Therefore, a taxi ride from the city center to here is usually charged round trip, and 700 yen is a very reasonable price.

Xiao Bai reached into his wallet and found that he didn't have enough change.

"Yes, can I pay by card?"

"Oh, sure. How do I pay? Do you want a POS machine or a QR code?" The driver skillfully took out a small card reader from next to his seat.