Elder brother's garrison

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As this is a special exercise concerning world rankings, the Admiral Headquarters has set many restrictions on the Admiral Ranking Battle to ensure maximum fairness and transparency. For example, the same naval base can only be challenged a maximum of three times per month by different admirals. After failing an admiral ranking battle challenge, there is a huge cooldown period of up to six months during which the same naval base cannot be challenged again. Furthermore, the ranking of the challenge target and the world ranking of the challenger must be limited to within the top ten. Admiral challenges exceeding this number will not be accepted or recognized. Also, the use of "report teams" is prohibited in the Admiral Ranking Battle, etc.

There are quite a few restrictions like these.

However, corresponding to the various restrictions is naturally the reward mechanism corresponding to the world ranking.

Every time the World Admiral Ranking is settled, a round of "settlement rewards" is awarded to the admirals on the ranking. For those ranked outside the top 10,000, the settlement rewards may be negligible, but for those ranked in the top 100 or even the top 10, the settlement rewards are so substantial that they can drive many admirals into a frenzy.

This is why the admirals in the admiral circle are still extremely enthusiastic about climbing the rankings.

Generally speaking, the "World Admiral Ranking" is a ranking of "world admirals".

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of the Admiral Headquarters, the World Admiral Ranking enjoys unparalleled influence and persuasiveness within the entire admiral community.

To gauge a commander's standing within the commander community, simply ask about their ranking on the world commander leaderboard.

In most cases, the information obtained will not deviate too much from the facts.

However, people like Nia, who have been frantically pushing through the main storyline and have hardly ever touched the Admiral Ranking Tournament, are actually quite rare in the world. She is an exception.

"I can't believe it, Nia, you've only played a dozen or so Admiral Ranking Battles." Xiaobai said with some emotion as he flipped through Nia's folder.

"Because I only recently had some free time..." Nia smiled shyly at Xiaobai, "How many times have you attacked Xiaobai's naval base?"

“Well… our naval base doesn’t actually have that many ranked battle records, probably less than a hundred.” Xiaobai said to Nia, “Since I took over the naval base, I haven’t participated in a single admiral ranked battle.”

"Eh...is that so?"

"After all, when my brother left the naval base to me, it was already the best in the world..." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly. "The only people qualified to challenge me are the other top ten admirals. They are all principled people and would not take advantage of someone in distress."

"Even the world's ninth admiral has never been challenged?"

"I don't know, at least it's not in the records."

"It seems that even the former Ninth Admiral of the World is quite afraid of the World's Number One Naval Base..." Nia murmured to herself, patting her chest.

Xiao Bai smiled and put down the folder.

"Anyway, as long as we climb up the rankings quickly, that's all that matters." Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile, "With Nia's skill level, even if she played with her eyes closed, she could still get into the top 1000, or even the top 100 in the world, right?"

"I... I probably'm not that good..." Nia smiled wryly at Xiaobai. She lowered her head and thought for a while, then suddenly paused, and looked up with some worry. "Ah... but if that's the case, there is indeed a very difficult thing..."

"Hmm? What difficulty level?"

“My current world ranking is over 11,000,” Nia said, pointing to the folder. “The naval bases I’m qualified to challenge right now all seem to be in the first or second chapter… They’re either guarding their respective sea areas or working on the main storyline in their respective chapters. The first and second chapters are so far away from the eighth chapter; it would take me ten days to half a month just to get there… So… is there really enough time?”

Chapter 2873 Luo Lian at Ease

"...Do we really have enough time?" Nia asked Xiaobai with great concern.

After listening to Nia's words, Xiaobai picked up the folder thoughtfully and stared at the records on it for a long time.

There are many restrictions on initiating an admiral ranking battle. The biggest restriction is that an admiral can only initiate a battle against a naval base ranked ten places higher than themselves. At this point, for someone like Nia, whose pitiful ranking is outside the top ten thousand, the naval bases of similar rank are geographically a million miles away…

It would take at least half a month to make one round trip.

Thinking about this, Xiaobai suddenly found himself in a dilemma.

Seeing Xiaobai's troubled expression, Nia immediately felt guilty.

"Xiaobai... I'm sorry, I'm usually too lazy..." Nia lowered her head and apologized sincerely.

“…Sigh, it’s alright.” Xiaobai looked at Nia’s lowered head and said to her, “After all, Nia, you really don’t have much time or energy to climb the world rankings.”

"What do we do now..." Nia asked pitifully, covering her hands.

The biggest problem facing Nia now is not combat power, but transportation.

"Hmm... well, it is indeed a bit troublesome." Xiaobai thought for a while, and finally made a decision. She smiled at Nia, "Don't worry, Nia, I have a way."

"Huh? Is there any way?"

“Nia, do you remember? My naval base has a special method that can easily teleport personnel.” Xiaobai said to Nia with a smile, “I used this ability to transport my ship girls to Chapter 8 at the beginning. Since I can transport ship girls here, I can certainly transport you and your ship girls there as well.”

"Huh? Is it...is it possible?" Nia immediately clasped her hands together and asked in surprise.

"People with poor physical condition might feel dizzy," Xiaobai smiled. "At least if we use this method to move, the distance can be shortened as much as possible."

"Xiaobai! Thank you..." Nia was moved to tears.

“It was I who encouraged you, Nia, to run for the top ten admirals, so it’s only my duty to help you.” Xiaobai nodded with a smile and said to Nia, “Nia, you don’t have much to do right now, so why don’t you pack your bags and prepare for the admiral ranking battle after you finish your official duties today?”

Nia's current world ranking is over 11,000.

Based on the assumption that a player can advance a maximum of ten places per battle, even with an undefeated winning streak, Nia would still need to participate in at least a thousand Admiral Ranking Battles...

There is a long way to go.

Xiao Bai patted Nia's shoulder. Just thinking about how exhausting it was made him feel a pang of fatigue all over his body.

However, Nia didn't mind at all at this moment. She just smiled sweetly at Xiaobai, constantly encouraging herself and promising that she would do her best and not let Xiaobai down.

Xiao Bai looked at Nia with satisfaction at her vibrant appearance.

After giving Nia a few final words and asking about Luo Lian's location, Xiao Bai left Nia's dormitory.

Nia said that Luo Lian went to the living room to read by herself today.

Since the research and construction of the machine was put on hold, Luo Lian has had plenty of free time.

Xiao Bai said goodbye to Nia, left the dormitory building, and headed to the meeting room near the dormitory building.

The reception room was usually empty and very quiet. When Xiaobai pushed open the door, Luo Lian was sitting alone at the round table in the hall, looking at the documents on the table as if she were having a meeting with herself.

"Hmm? Xiaobai?" Luo Lian turned around and looked at Xiaobai entering the reception room.

"Lianlian, I've come to find you!" Xiaobai waved enthusiastically at Luo Lian.

"Hmm...they must have come all this way just to find me, so they probably don't have any other purpose..." Luo Lian turned to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, has something unusual happened?"

"More or less..." Xiaobai scratched his head and walked up. "Lianlian, are you reading a book?"

"Well, strictly speaking, I'm looking at the Admiral information for Chapter Eight that I've been collecting lately." Luo Lian tilted her head and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's like this." Xiaobai pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Luo Lian. She rubbed her hands together and asked Luo Lian, "Lianlian... I mean... um... are you interested in the top ten admirals?"

"..." Luo Lian stared at Xiao Bai, "Which area of ​​interest are you referring to?"

"What interest should replace it?" Xiaobai asked rhetorically.

"..." Luo Lian looked at Xiao Bai with a puzzled expression, but after staring at Xiao Bai's face for a while, she quickly realized something.

Luo Lian nodded to Xiao Bai.

"I see. So, Admiral Zhao Kuo is also going to resign?"

"Yeah...he told me today...wait, Lianlian, how did you know?"

"Isn't it written all over your face?"

"Is...is it really that exaggerated?" Xiaobai covered her face in bewilderment.

"..." Luo Lian smiled and said to Xiao Bai, "In short, Admiral Zhao Kuo entrusted you to help him train a few admirals to become the next top ten in the world, right?"

"Yes, yes..." Xiaobai nodded subconsciously, "Lianlian, you're good at everything. Being a top ten admiral shouldn't be too difficult for you..."

"I only have Warspite and Des Moines as ship girls, Shiro, you're a little too confident in me."

"Uh... thinking about it, it's true..." Xiaobai smiled sheepishly, but after a couple of laughs, her gaze remained incredibly sincere. "But... but I just think Lianlian, you can do it..."

"To have you think so highly of me, I feel like my life has been worthwhile." Luo Lian placed her hands on her thigh and smiled at Xiao Bai. "However... Xiao Bai, actually I'm not very interested in the admiral's job. Compared to being an admiral, I think I'd prefer to be the head of the admiral's guild in the second chapter, or a researcher or something like that."

"Is that so..." Upon hearing Luo Lian's words, Xiao Bai immediately lowered her head. "Then, there's nothing we can do..."

“However,” Luo Lian spoke up again, “that’s true. Xiao Bai, what you said reminded me of the time when we were in school. The first and second place in exams always belonged to the two of us.”

"Eh? Lianlian?" Xiaobai quickly looked up.

Luo Lian pursed her lips and nodded at Xiao Bai.

“Now that you’re the world’s number one admiral, Xiaobai, perhaps I should indeed bring back the world’s number two admiral.” Luo Lian said it quite calmly, as if she were talking about an extremely ordinary little thing.

"But, Lianlian, aren't you uninterested in being an admiral...?"

“The job of an admiral is too easy. I’m usually very busy, and the work isn’t challenging at all. From my perspective, I’m really not interested in it.” Luo Lian raised her arm, revealing her snow-white wrist. “However… if I were to become the world’s second admiral, it might become a bit more interesting for me.”

"Lianlian!" Xiaobai exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be?!"

“Yes, it’s that question.” Luo Lian nodded, stood up and said, “The world’s second best, right? Leave it to me. In a sense, this is also inheriting Master’s will.”

The master that Luo Lian mentioned naturally refers to the former world's second admiral, Er Gou, the guild leader.

"Lianlian, I can offer you the greatest possible help!" Xiaobai quickly approached Luo Lian and said to her.

“No need for that… um… maybe not.” Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai, “Could I borrow your Super Dahe for a while? I might need her teleportation ability to get somewhere.”

"Sure! I'll persuade her to help you and Nia!"

"That's fine then." Luo Lian nodded.

"Don't you need any other help..." Little White asked pitifully.

"...It's just getting second place in the world, it's not a big deal." Luo Lian said to Xiao Bai, "It's not something that requires your help."

"...Lianlian, you should still remember that you only have two ship girls, Warspite and Des Moines, right..." Xiaobai swallowed.

"Don't panic, it's not a big problem."

"Is this really not a big problem..." Xiaobai said, "You...you're not planning to use two ship girls to reach second place in the world, are you?"

"How is that possible?"

"...Yes, that's right..."

“Warspite is still on paid leave, I'm not heartless enough to call her back to work overtime,” Luo Lian said. “In other words, the only ship girl I can currently control is Des Moines.”

"...It's even more outrageous..."

"Don't panic, it's not a big problem." Luo Lian patted Xiao Bai's shoulder. After thinking for a while, she continued to say to Xiao Bai, "I happen to have some free time these days, so I've found something to do."

"..." Xiao Bai looked at Luo Lian, unsure of what expression to make.

To reach second place in the world with just one ship girl...

That feeling is just too outrageous.

Even a ship girl at the level of a newbie naval commander shouldn't be this powerful.

Unless she becomes a ship girl herself and lets Luo Lian use her.

It can't be that exaggerated...

To let Lianlian use him or something...

Xiao Bai covered her mouth, her face slightly flushed as she looked at Luo Lian.

"What's wrong? You seem to have a fever?" Luo Lian raised an eyebrow and asked Xiao Bai, who was speechless and blushing.

"N-nothing..." Xiaobai quickly turned her head away. "Well... since Lianlian said you don't need help, I won't ask anymore... But if you encounter any trouble along the way, you can come to me for help anytime you want... If it's Lianlian, I can agree to any request..."

Xiao Bai's voice grew softer and softer.

"Okay, then it's settled." Luo Lian gave Xiao Bai a thumbs up.

Chapter 2874 Let professionals handle professional matters

Luo Lian returned to the round table, put away the notebooks and various documents on it, and went back to Xiao Bai's side.

"Let's go." Luo Lian said earnestly to Xiao Bai, holding the things in her arms.

"Huh? Where to go?"

"Let's go back to the dorm," Luo Lian said matter-of-factly. "Didn't I just tell Xiaobai that I and Nia were going to try to climb the world rankings? It's time to go."

"Huh?? So fast?" Xiaobai asked hurriedly, "No...don't we need to prepare anything else?"

"I am ready."

"...Oh, is that so..." Xiao Bai looked at Luo Lian's calm demeanor and fell silent.

Luo Lian is always ready, no matter what.

Xiao Bai and Luo Lian left the reception room one after the other.

"Oh right, Lianlian." On the way back, Xiaobai stared curiously at the documents in Luo Lian's arms. "These documents about the eighth-chapter admirals in your arms, are they what we collected when we held the martial arts tournament?"

"Yes, I also took the opportunity to collect some other things later." Luo Lian nodded to Xiao Bai.

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