Elder brother's garrison

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A clear, ringing bell rang out in the living room.

Saratoga and Tirpitz looked toward the source of the sound and saw Missouri, who was preparing dinner ingredients at the dining table, take out her phone, glance at the caller ID, and give a faint smile.

"Hello? Is this the Admiral?" Under the watchful eyes of Tirpitz and Saratoga, Missouri answered the phone, chuckling softly into the receiver. "This is Missouri—yes, I'm at home preparing dinner. Yamato-senpai and the others just returned, and the Admiral would like some... Hmm? Ah... I see. Missouri understands. Please give my regards to Veneto-senpai, as well as Rome-senpai and Imperial-senpai. Okay."

The phone call was very brief.

Missouri smiled and put down her phone, her fingers brushing the ends of her hair behind her ear. As if nothing had happened, she continued humming a song and peeling garlic.

"Click click click click click! KO!"

As a muscular, scarred warrior on the screen howled as he was knocked to the ground, his health bar emptied, a burst of intense and exciting electronic music rang out, lingering for a long time.

"Wow! I won!" Enterprise raised the controller high, a rosy smile on her face, her arm swinging in the air. "Tirpitz! This game is so much fun! Although the move list is so long, I can't remember it at all, but I didn't expect to be able to pull off a super move just by randomly pressing the buttons! But why did your character suddenly stop moving just now? Tirpitz? Tirpitz?"

The company turned its head to look around.

Tirpitz and Saratoga were turning their heads, gazing at Missouri in the distance, completely unaware that the game had already ended.

“Tirpitz? Saratoga? What’s wrong with you?” Enterprise put down the controller and moved closer to Saratoga.

"The difference in rank... is just too great..." Tirpitz sighed and said to Saratoga, "I'm not kidding, but the difference between you two is probably similar to the difference between Bronze and Diamond ranks, right?"

"Hmm..." Saratoga wanted to refute this, but she couldn't come up with any battle achievements to support her claim. She pouted, listlessly lowered her head, and remained silent for a few seconds. However, she quickly raised her head again, her eyes burning with fighting spirit. "No! I can still fight!"

Saratoga rolled to his feet and then trotted over to Missouri.

Missouri!

"Ah, it's Saratoga-senpai?" Missouri put down the garlic she was peeling halfway through and smiled gently at Saratoga, who was rushing over. "What's up, Saratoga-senpai? Dinner won't be ready for another half hour."

“No, it’s not about dinner!” Saratoga shook her head quickly, then hurriedly stepped forward and put her hands on Missouri’s shoulders. “Did Little White just call you?”

“Yes…” Missouri nodded.

"!" Saratoga quickly climbed to the table, sat down next to Missouri, grabbed the garlic Missouri had placed on the table, and started peeling it like Missouri. "Then... I'll peel the garlic for you..."

“I am extremely grateful.” Missouri smiled gratefully at Saratoga. “With Saratoga’s help, Missouri will have a lot of time saved.”

“…Well…on this topic…” Saratoga wasn’t affected by Missouri’s words of thanks. She sat in her chair, gently swayed her legs, tightened her thighs, and twisted her body slightly before nervously asking Missouri, “Could you tell me what Little White said to you?”

"Ok?"

"Um... Xiaobai... it's been a long time since he got off work... and he still hasn't come back," Saratoga muttered softly.

"..." Missouri stared at Saratoga, a hint of understanding flashing in his eyes. "...I see. What the Admiral just told Missouri was indeed related to this matter."

"Can you tell me?"

“Of course you can—in fact, Missouri was planning to tell you all after peeling the garlic.” Missouri smiled at Saratoga. “After get off work today, the Admiral went to the modification factory to meet the Imperial seniors who had been modified, and then, since Senior Veneto was there, she went to Senior Veneto’s house for a visit. She just called to tell Missouri that she doesn’t need to prepare dinner for the Admiral.”

"Huh? The Veneto family?"

“Yes, I heard from the Admiral that she had agreed to visit Senior Veneto’s house.” Missouri said casually, peeling garlic with nimble fingers. “As the Admiral’s first true marriage ship, Senior Veneto has been busy training Senior Rome and taking care of Senior Empire, so she has rarely had close contact with the Admiral. Now that Senior Empire has been successfully refitted, Senior Rome can finally rest. It’s time for Senior Veneto to spend more time with the Admiral.”

As Missouri spoke, she couldn't help but exude an aura as if she were already standing on the finish line, holding a trophy and wearing a wreath, watching a large group of runners striving towards the finish line behind her.

Saratoga suddenly felt that for a moment, Missouri, who was sitting right next to her, was also so far away.

“So it was… he went to Venetoga…” Saratoga was momentarily stunned by the aura emanating from Missouri, and could only blink blankly.

“Yes,” Missouri nodded.

"...Then...when are you coming back?"

“Hmm… It’s rare for the Admiral to spend time with Senior Veneto, so we’ll probably chat for a long time. I heard that Senior Veneto has already taken care of dinner, so we might stay until seven or eight o’clock in the evening?” Missouri said to Saratoga in a joking manner, “But… if we get really into the conversation, we might even end up staying overnight at Senior Veneto’s house.”

"Overnight...?!" Saratoga exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes.” Missouri said, placing a peeled clove of garlic on the table. She stared at the smooth surface of the garlic for a moment, then chuckled softly. “However… Veneto is a very conservative and upright person. There are Roman and Imperial elders in her house too. Even if she stays overnight, it will probably only be something like holding hands and having intimate conversations, right? Saratoga, you don’t need to worry.”

Missouri said, turning to look at Saratoga.

However, Saratoga clearly didn't take Missouri's last words to heart.

At this moment, Saratoga sat in a chair with his eyes wide open, looking pale and absent-minded, as if he had suffered a great shock.

"Overnight...overnight..." Saratoga's head swayed back and forth, and finally, with a thud, he collapsed onto the table, like a thoroughly pickled salted fish, unable to get up again. "Little...Little White..."

Saratoga's murmurs drifted from her cherry-like lips, lingering for days.

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"Ah!"

At the same time, Little White, who was sitting on Veneto's sofa, suddenly jolted awake, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and sneezed.

"Admiral? You've caught a cold?" Before Xiaobai could even finish sneezing, Roma, who was lying on the ground, sprang up with a swift motion. Roma grabbed a few sheets of paper from the coffee table, knelt respectfully in front of Xiaobai, and held the papers high above his head, presenting them to Xiaobai. "Admiral! Use these papers!"

"...Thank you, Roma." Xiaobai took the tissue from Roma and wiped her mouth. "Um...it's okay. I didn't catch a cold. It was probably just some dust that got into my nose and caused a reaction."

Chapter 1781 Italian Destroyer

As the owner of land-based ship equipment, the great mother of the deep sea will, a human being who rivals the deep sea people, the owner of the newbie naval base, a player who collects all Iowa-class ship girls, and the beloved of the deep sea Yamato, Xiaobai's physical qualities have long surpassed those of ordinary people. Even if we don't say she is immune to all poisons or impervious to swords and bullets, at least she can maintain a normal body temperature in winter and summer. A mere cold or chill cannot affect Xiaobai's body at all.

However, after hearing what Xiaobai just said...

Rome's expression tensed up again.

"What! There's dust! That's terrible!" Roma hurriedly pulled out a rag and a water sprayer from her ship's equipment space, circling around Little White with a tense expression, constantly scanning Little White's body, under her, and the surrounding environment as if facing a major crisis. "If there's dust in our house that can make the Admiral sneeze, it's a huge mistake in our cleaning work. If the Big Sister finds out, I'm doomed!"

"Huh... is it that serious?"

"This is serious!" Rome said, as he lay down on the ground again, sticking his butt out under the sofa where Xiaobai was, and reached his arm in to grope around. "Is it here! Is it here! Damn it! I cleaned this place this morning before I left!"

Rome kept touching and probing under the sofa, her smooth arm reaching out again. Rome's fair skin was free of any dust.

"It's nothing...no need to take it so seriously. Rome, your house is very clean. I just sneezed...it's probably just a coincidence, it happens occasionally." Xiaobai quickly stopped Rome and patted the spot next to her. "More importantly, Rome, you must be very tired today, right? Don't worry about me so much, come and sit down and rest."

"Oh..." Roma looked at Xiaobai with some doubt. She glanced down at her arm and agreed with Xiaobai's statement. "Then... okay then."

Rome stood up and sat properly next to Xiaobai, straightening his back, keeping his legs together, placing his hands on his thighs, and looking straight ahead.

"Rome, you don't need to be so tense... relax a little." Xiaobai looked at Rome's tense body and smiled at him. "Remember when we were in the first chapter? Just use the same lifestyle you had back then."

"Huh? Oh...oh..." Rome blinked and nodded.

"...Roma, what do you usually do at home?" Xiaobai asked Roma.

"Hmm... watching TV?" Roma replied, relaxing her back as she slowly leaned back on the sofa.

"Let's watch TV together for a while then," Xiaobai murmured, grabbing the remote and pressing the power button on the TV.

The television is turned on.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of exciting battlefield sound effects and explosions of artillery and ammunition came from the television, and the visuals showed a grand scene of two armies clashing.

"Oh! Come to think of it, it seems like it's time for this program to start!" As soon as Roma saw the screen on TV, her eyes lit up instantly. She quickly adjusted her posture and began watching the program with great interest.

"Huh? Rome, this is..."

"This is a really popular war drama right now! I watch it every day!" Roma gave Xiaobai a thumbs up, then started talking non-stop as if sharing her favorite treasure. "This drama is so exciting! The war scenes are grand and powerful, the plot is deep and artistic, and as a war film, it also has many outstanding character storylines. There are not only protagonists who always stand firm, but also many ordinary people who originally lived in various circles but were eventually caught up in the war. Among them are teachers, nurses, and office workers, and each of their corresponding storylines is very profound! My favorite is the storyline of one of the nurses! Her story is so touching, and she's beautiful and a great actress..."

Rome blah blah blah as he introduced the little white cannonball.

Ok.

This is indeed a way of sharing one's hobbies with loved ones.

Xiao Bai smiled and listened quietly to the introduction of Rome.

Although the admiral's job is relatively relaxed, the hours are from dawn to dusk, so Xiaobai naturally doesn't have much time to watch TV dramas. She doesn't know much about film and television... probably not even as much as she learned about games from Tirpitz.

"Ah, Admiral, look! She's out! She's out!" Roma pointed at a female character appearing on the TV and excitedly told Xiaobai, "Before the war, this nurse was a very delicate girl working at a large hospital. She couldn't endure any hardship. After the war, her workplace was affected, she lost her loving family, and even the hospital where she worked was occupied by the enemy. She was forced to work for the enemy's wounded. As a result, in this situation, she, who was originally very delicate and couldn't stand hardship, took the initiative to take on the job of an intelligence agent and became an intelligence agent who infiltrated this hospital! Providing crucial information for our troops fighting on the front lines!"

"Wow...that's amazing." Xiaobai echoed Roma's words and looked at the TV screen.

The TV drama has shifted from grand war scenes to a dramatic one. The enemy leader, who has suffered a defeat, begins to suspect that there are spies in his army and orders a thorough investigation of the spies. Then the TV camera focuses on a female nurse who is treating the wounded in the ward.

Xiao Bai took a special look at the female nurse.

Indeed, as Rome said.

This nurse is quite beautiful. Although she looks young, her acting skills are superb. It is obvious that her beauty is not achieved through makeup and post-production retouching, but is natural. Even her temperament surpasses that of other female characters by a large margin.

The actresses lately... are of such high quality.

Xiao Bai nodded in approval as he watched the actress's performance in the TV series.

The actress's performance was so captivating that even Xiaobai couldn't help but watch with bated breath, just like Roma.

The plot of the TV series is full of twists and turns, especially the scenes involving the female nurse, which are even more tense, exciting, and gripping. Coupled with the female nurse's superb performance, it truly leaves a lasting impression.

"Hmm, it's very good." When the plot finally switched to the storylines of other characters that Xiaobai was slightly uninterested in, Xiaobai turned to Roma and chuckled, "I think I understand why you like this TV series, Roma."

"Hehe, really?" Roma scratched his head and smiled at Xiaobai. "Ah, Admiral, let me tell you, this actor has only recently become popular. This drama didn't have this role before, and the drama wasn't this good back then. Since this actor was added halfway through, the drama has improved several levels in terms of both plot and entertainment value!"

“Oh…I see.”

"Yes!"

While Xiaobai and Roma were talking, the TV replayed the story about the nurse. Roma quickly turned his head, holding his breath, and focused intently on the TV.

"Please don't let them find out, please don't let them find out..." Rome prayed to the female character being interrogated by the enemy in the TV series.

Xiaobai glanced at Roma's profile. She rarely saw Roma so focused outside the training field, and couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Bai leaned back on the sofa and looked around.

Perhaps because she had lived in Bismarck's house for so long, which had been converted into a three-person living room, Xiaobai initially felt that Veneto's house was a bit small when she suddenly entered a normal living room. However, upon closer inspection, she found that the furniture and decorations were all there.

Veneto's home is decorated in a European style, which is very modern and elegant. The furniture also follows the same style, making it look very high-end.

Directly opposite Xiaobai and Rome, a mass-produced Deep Sea Taihou sat on the sofa, while Empire lay on his side on Deep Sea Taihou's lap, taking a nap.

I felt Xiaobai's gaze drifting over.

The mass-produced deep-sea Taihou, which was stroking the Empire's head, looked up and met Shiro's gaze.

When Xiaobai distributed a limited number of Abyssal Taihou to the ship girls in the naval base, Veneto was one of the first ship girls to respond. She came to the office almost on the first day and took an Abyssal Taihou home.

Xiaobai had no idea how the deep-sea giant phoenix was treated after being taken home by Veneto.

But looking at it now... it seems she's doing quite well.

Xiaobai smiled slightly at the deep-sea phoenix.

While Rome was watching TV and the Empire was sleeping, Xiaobai quietly got up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Veneto was standing on a stool, chopping vegetables with a rhythmic thud against the stove. Pots and pans around her were bubbling away, exuding an air of professionalism.

—I never expected Veneto to be such a professional cook...

But yes.

Veneto previously mentioned that he had been living in human society for several years, towing a pair of Italian destroyers, so his life skills should have been maxed out long ago, and it's not surprising that he can cook.

Ok.

Xiaobai doesn't have high requirements.

At least I should be able to have something hot for dinner.

Xiao Bai left the kitchen without disturbing Veneto.

As Xiaobai left the kitchen and walked down the hallway, he heard two clear ringing sounds from the doorbell of Veneto's house.

"Huh? Is there anyone?"

Xiaobai looked at the door curiously. She wanted to turn around and tell Veneto or Roma, but then she remembered that Veneto was still cooking seriously and Roma was enjoying a TV series. So Xiaobai changed her mind, walked to the door, and pushed it open.

"Big Sister Veneto!!!" As soon as the door opened, a series of cheerful, childlike cheers rang out from outside. Several enthusiastic destroyers rushed in, burying their heads in Little White's arms and rubbing against her affectionately. "Big Sister! We're here to play! Hehe! Big Sister's arms are still as spacious as ever!"

That statement is surprisingly hurtful.

Although it's true.

Feeling the little heads nuzzling against his chest and the sweet scent of girls all around him, Xiao Bai couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

"..." Xiaobai looked down and saw that the destroyers in his arms were the same destroyers who had lived in the human world with Veneto before. "Camicia?"

Chapter 1782 Italian Ship Alliance

"Huh? Isn't it Big Sister?" The little heads that were huddled in Xiaobai's arms stopped when they heard Xiaobai's voice, then looked up at Xiaobai's face. After seeing Xiaobai's face clearly, they showed a surprised expression, "Huh? It's the Admiral! He looks exactly like Big Sister!"

"Hello..." Xiaobai smiled awkwardly and greeted the four destroyers with her head down.