Elder brother's garrison

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Even the most energetic ship girls are showing signs of exhaustion; just how intense is the overtime work here...?

"Sister Yuge, how long has it been since you last worked?"

“I’ve been working here since I took office… yesterday was my first day off.” Miss Yuge couldn’t hold back her tears. “We really don’t need these extra deep-sea metals anymore… but we always have to work overtime because of this money… even though there’s overtime pay, we never have time to spend it… sob sob…”

"Uh……"

And then yesterday, my hard-earned day off was taken up by Xiaobai and Wisconsin...

With a sharp crack, it felt like an arrow had pierced my back.

Seeing the barely suppressed grievance on Miss Yuge's face, Xiaobai suddenly felt a little sorry for her...

She's such a kind young lady...

Xiao Bai thought to herself as she looked at Miss Yuge.

"Speaking of which, Sister Yuge, do you know why the deep-sea ships on the sea are attacking cities so aggressively?" Xiaobai asked.

"I don't know. Many experts who came to investigate said it might be due to ocean currents or tectonic movements..." Miss Yuge shook her head.

Miss Yuge's expression was very genuine and confused; she didn't seem to be lying.

Xiao Bai withdrew her gaze and glanced back at the sea.

In fact, with the help of the Deep Sea Will, it wouldn't be a problem to disperse the Deep Sea Abyssal Ships approaching this area. However, this is ultimately just a temporary solution. Once Xiaobai leaves the city, it will return to its old state.

Xiao Bai showed a helpless expression.

"Sister Fisherman's Song".

"Hmm?" Miss Yuge, her eyes bloodshot, raised her head.

"Um, when did the Abyssal Fleet start its relentless attacks on this city?"

"Everyone in this city knows this; it was about eighty years ago."

"Eighty years ago..." Xiaobai thought for a moment, "What were some of the more famous things that happened in this city eighty years ago?"

"Becoming famous?"

"It's the kind of news that goes like, for example, that someone from a big family has come, or that some kind of statue or totem has been built, or something that looks really weird."

"...Probably not." Miss Yuge shook her head.

"Ah... I knew it." Xiaobai chuckled dryly.

Well, as expected, Miss Yuge is only a newly appointed president, so asking her to answer such historical questions is indeed too much to ask.

Besides, if there really were items that could attract deep-sea ships, their appearance in this city probably wouldn't have made much of a splash...

I'm sorry, Sister Yuge.

Even the will of the deep sea cannot find the item silently in a target the size of a city.

Xiaobai did his best.

Xiao Bai secretly clasped his hands together, silently apologizing in his heart for not being able to help Miss Yu Ge escape overtime.

—At least let the staff here get a few more days of rest before I leave this city.

With that in mind, the group left the beach, passed through the walled city, and headed towards the fortress.

On the way back, Wisconsin followed quietly behind Xiaobai, seemingly not in a very high mood.

"Speaking of which, did Wisconsin choose you as its admiral?" Yu Ge Xiaobai, who was walking beside Xiaobai, turned his head and asked Xiaobai.

"...Yes, actually we made an agreement a few days ago." Xiaobai smiled apologetically at Miss Yuge. "...I'm sorry for breaking the rules."

"It's alright. The ultimate goal of this banquet was actually for Wisconsin to find a suitable admiral. Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need for any rules." Miss Yuge said to Xiaobai. "After all, since he is the world's number one, Wisconsin would definitely be more valued by him and contribute more to protecting humanity than to be idle here with us."

"……Maybe."

Xiao Bai lowered his head shyly.

How can Xiaobai explain to Miss Yuge that the ship girls living in the newbie naval base actually have more leisure time than the old men and women practicing boxing in the park on weekends...?

"Sister Yuge, speaking of which, wasn't it you who built Wisconsin?"

"Ah."

"Huh???" Wisconsin, who was behind Xiaobai, suddenly raised her head and looked at Miss Yuge in shock.

"Sister Yuge, haven't you considered contacting Wisconsin first and seeing if you could become the Admiral of Wisconsin?" Xiaobai asked curiously.

“I’m not cut out to be an admiral, and Wisconsin doesn’t like me either.” Miss Fisher Song turned around and smiled gently at Wisconsin.

Turning back, Miss Yuge thought for a moment and looked at Xiaobai.

"Moreover, I actually made a very serious mistake when I built Wisconsin, so I was stripped of my right to Wisconsin very early on."

"Huh? Error..."

"Yes, the construction machine that built Wisconsin was a construction machine that had been abandoned for a long time. The guild strictly forbade anyone to use it. That day, I just went there to get some materials and accidentally touched the construction device before activating the construction machine. I didn't expect... it would work on the first try."

"Ah... a ship girl construction facility that has been abandoned for a long time..."

"Ah."

Why is it abandoned?

"I heard it's a malfunction."

Xiao Bai chuckled dryly at Miss Yuge: "It's broken, why didn't you send it back for repair? It's just been sitting there all this time?"

"Hmm." Miss Yuge smiled shyly, "I heard that it was a rapid construction device introduced by the president of the previous generation, so its appearance is different from ordinary construction devices. It can't be sent back for repair, so it has been kept here for some commemorative purposes."

"Oh, I see." Xiaobai nodded.

It's quite a coincidence that the construction of Wisconsin took place.

Little White blinked as it looked at the fortress that was now almost within reach.

Walked a while.

……

……Um?

Wait a minute.

A construction device with an incorrect shape?

The shape of the construction device... seems to have remained unchanged since the discontinuation of the era, right?

Xiao Bai suddenly stopped walking. She turned her head and looked at Miss Yuge beside her with a strange expression.

"Sister Fisherman's Song".

"Huh? W-what's wrong?"

"That construction device that built Wisconsin... how many years ago was it introduced?"

“…Uh, the previous president…let me calculate…uh…” Although Miss Yuge didn’t quite understand what Xiaobai was asking, she still hurriedly stretched out her fingers and quickly calculated, “…the president above the president above the president…”

"Ten years, twenty years, thirty years..."

"..."

"Ah, I've figured it out!"

"It was eighty-one years ago!"

written request for leave

I'm going to visit relatives in another city for the Chinese New Year. Today, the round trip will take almost a whole day by car. I get carsick all the time, so I can't write anything on the car. That's why I'm postponing today.

I'm going to visit relatives in another city for the Chinese New Year. Today, the round trip will take almost a whole day by car. I get carsick all the time, so I can't write anything on the car. That's why I'm postponing today.

Chapter 962 The vegetables are so bad they're practically picking their toes, the next one...

After counting frantically on her fingers for a while, Miss Yuge finally said this to Xiaobai.

At the same time, a very subtle expression appeared on Xiaobai's face.

"Eighty-one years?"

"Yes. The term of office for each of our presidents is generally no more than twenty years. When I took office, I read the resumes of the previous presidents. Because of the Wisconsin incident, my predecessor had only been in office for a few years before being replaced. So the total time until that predecessor was about eighty-one years."

"...Sister Yuge even remembers this!"

"Ah, after all, I'm a little curious about the seniors..." Miss Yuge said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

"The average term of office for the presidents here is really short," Xiaobai said, puzzled.

Logically speaking, the tenure of a proper job should not be as short as twenty years. Even the position of admiral, which often involves leading ship girls into battle, usually has a tenure of nearly fifty or sixty years.

“Ah…yes, it is indeed quite short,” Miss Yuge said.

"Why is it so short?"

"..." Miss Yuge remained silent.

"Sister Yuge?"

"...Because the seniors all developed serious illnesses from overwork after twenty years and had to rest." Miss Yuge turned her head away somewhat forlornly, her gaze vacant.

"……"noob.

Xiao Bai felt that it was best for him to remain silent at this point.

Xiao Bai smiled awkwardly at Miss Yuge and turned his head away.

Little White stared at the fortress gate, lost in thought.

At first, when Miss Yuge mentioned that the construction device that created Wisconsin had a rather unique appearance, Xiaobai already had a special feeling in her heart.

Unexpectedly, Xiaobai's casual question, driven by her inner desire for citrus, actually uncovered some truth.

—That special construction machine has been in this city for eighty-one years.

Eighty-one years.

It was a very delicate time.

It was around the same time that the Abyssal Fleet began attacking the city.

"By the way, Sister Yuge."

"Ah."

"Could you take me to see the construction facility that built Wisconsin?"

Miss Yuge suddenly paused, looked at Xiaobai, twitched her fingers, and remained silent for a while, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"According to the guild's rules, unless there are special circumstances, it's not allowed to bring non-guild staff to the basement..."

"Can't you make an exception?"

"Ah, this, but..."

Miss Yuge lowered her head, her voice filled with helplessness.

Although Yuge is relatively lenient with Xiaobai in personal matters, she is someone who has violated the guild's rules in the past, so she seems to take this matter quite seriously.

Seeing Yuge's troubled expression, Xiaobai felt a little embarrassed to force her for a while.

"Is it an abandoned, faulty construction machine?" Just then, Ella, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly asked Yuge to confirm.

"Ah, yes, that's right."

"Then let me see it," Ella said, pointing to herself.

"what???"

“My family researches construction devices, you know me, right, President?” Ella said to Yuge with a smile. “If it were me, I might be able to help you fix the construction device, then it wouldn’t be a special case, would it?”

"Uh……"

"If I repair the construction device, won't you get credit for it, President Sister? Maybe you'll get a promotion and a raise, and then you can live a leisurely life sitting in an office in the city, drinking coffee and slacking off every day."

"Ah, um..."

"If you don't tell anyone, it won't be considered a violation."

"..."

"Even if the construction device isn't repaired, it's okay, right? Anyway, you took us there to repair the device, so you have a legitimate reason and no one will punish you."