Elder brother's garrison

South Pier is located in a rather remote area of ​​Corola Island, one of the few places in the brightly lit island that is not illuminated by light.

Corola Island is an artificial island that has undergone massive expansion in just a few years. Behind its prosperity, however, lies an ugly side.

South Pier was the first large area built when Colorado Island was still relatively small. However, due to mismanagement and multiple expansions of Colorado Island, this so-called pier was eventually incorporated into the inland part of the island and was gradually abandoned.

Nowadays, the South Wharf is mostly used as a huge open space.

The cement ground was covered with dusty containers like honeycomb, and there were several abandoned photography studios not far away.

Saratoga frowned and covered his nose.

The air was filled with the smell of dust that hadn't been cleaned for years.

Regions that are rapidly developing often abandon areas that have lost their development potential. This is an example, for instance.

Was Xiaobai brought here?

Saratoga closed her eyes and felt it.

After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes.

"Found it!" Saratoga's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Richelieu is here.

Although Richelieu had done her best to suppress her aura, preventing Saratoga from accurately determining her location, she was unable to completely eliminate it.

Saratoga jumped onto a relatively tall container and looked out into the distance.

The open space here is really huge. Standing at a height of five or six meters and looking into the distance, all you can see are densely packed shipping containers and dilapidated abandoned sheds.

If we searched for them one by one, I really don't know how long it would take.

That's probably why Ella chose this location.

Even if Saratoga finds this place, she won't be able to pinpoint her exact location immediately. Furthermore, the presence of the White Knight prevents Saratoga from indiscriminately bombing and destroying the area with her carrier-based aircraft.

—You've really got a good plan.

Saratoga's breathing became rapid involuntarily.

She jumped down and tore open the metal sheets of two or three containers, only to find them all empty.

The efficiency is too low.

"Little White... Little White... Little White..." Saratoga unconsciously clutched her head, murmuring anxiously.

Where are you...?

Saratoga couldn't help but think of White's brother.

I couldn't help but recall a film I'd occasionally seen a long time ago depicting the torture of prisoners.

The kidnapped hostages suffered all sorts of horrific torture.

Saratoga even couldn't help but imagine what it would be like if she found Little White later, with Little White covered in wounds and crying in a dark corner.

Saratoga would absolutely go crazy.

What should I do... what should I do...

If only my sister were here.

My sister is so much smarter than me, she'll definitely find a way...

As Saratoga violently tore open the metal sheets of the shipping containers one by one, tears welled up in her eyes.

After tearing open twenty or thirty shipping containers, Saratoga still couldn't find any trace of Little White.

Saratoga was not a calm person.

Faced with a situation that her long-reliant ship equipment couldn't resolve, she didn't even know how to handle it.

Saratoga, trembling all over, covered her face, broke down, and squatted on the ground, sobbing.

"What should I do... It's right in front of me..."

Sister, please help me...

Just then, a powerful wave suddenly erupted from afar.

In an instant, Saratoga felt as if something had brushed past her body.

It was something that looked like an explosion, yet left no trace.

Like ripples on water, like a gale, like a raging fire.

It instantly spread out not far ahead.

In an instant, invisible ripples engulfed Saratoga.

Without any pushing force, Saratoga was gently pushed to the ground by these ripples.

As if someone were gently stroking her face, her crying stopped instantly.

In the blink of an eye.

Saratoga found herself standing in a vast, boundless grassland.

A gentle breeze caressed my body. Beneath me, lush green grass stretched as far as my waist.

For some reason, Saratoga's panicked heart suddenly calmed down.

She parted the green grass in front of her with her hand and walked forward step by step.

The grasslands are not barren.

In a far-off place, there stands a graceful red tea tree.

Tea trees stand on the edge of the grassland, and on the other side of the grassland is a cliff.

On the other side of the cliff is an endless sky.

For some reason, Saratoga seemed to be drawn to the tea tree and walked towards it.

As we got closer to the tree, the grass, which was waist-high, gradually shortened until it only reached our ankles, causing a slight itch.

Various unnamed wildflowers grow on the grassland.

Some are white, some are yellow, and some are purple.

Saratoga walked over to the tea tree.

Xiao Bai, dressed in a white dress, was sleeping peacefully against the tea tree.

As the breeze blew, Xiaobai's black hair and the hem of her skirt seemed to come alive, dancing in front of Saratoga.

Saratoga eventually walked up to the little white dog.

……

open one's eyes.

It was still the dilapidated South Wharf.

Saratoga was panting heavily.

He stood up and looked into the distance.

A feeling of bliss, as if filled with something, permeated Saratoga's body.

She chuckled softly.

There's no need to be anxious anymore.

She started running and quickly headed towards the distance.

—I'll be there soon, Admiral.

Chapter 64 Blood

...Ten minutes ago.

"To become the true world number one?"

Ella held the small bottle between her fingers, a friendly smile on her face.

Xiao Bai opened its eyes, but did not give an answer.

She turned her head and stared at the ship girl who was standing quietly in the dark corner with her head down for a while.

"What exactly is the Admiral Network?" Xiaobai turned around and asked.

"The Admiral Network is essentially a system that, after developing the brain to a certain extent, uses certain materials to endow humans with a powerful spiritual force." Ella seemed to have a fairly thorough understanding of the Admiral Network. "This spiritual force can control a large amount of information, match the ship girls' equipment, and achieve the effect of linking and sharing perspectives and thoughts. At the same time, because this is itself a kind of information and data integration ability, the strength of the Admiral Network will vary depending on the upper limit of a person's data capacity."

At this point, Ella patted her chest with considerable pride.

“My admiral network is incredibly strong among admirals,” Ella said. “I can suppress any ship girl who isn’t protected by an admiral network of equal rank within the scope of my own admiral network.”

Xiao Bai responded with an "oh".

So that's probably why Saratoga isn't here.

"Is the Admiral Network within the Erlin Wuling Jiushan group?"

“There is no distance limit for linked ship girls, but there is a range for linking or suppressing actions like mine. My range is about one kilometer in radius.”

"That's quite an amazing ability..." Xiaobai said.

“This is unique to me,” Ella replied with a smile. “It has nothing to do with computing power; it’s a power unique to me. After all, I am a Primal Stone.”

"Raw stone?"

"Okay, don't worry about it." Ella opened the small bottle and poured out the capsule.

"Speaking of which, I think Miss Ella drugged me with something that would make me faint," Xiaobai suddenly asked.

"Oh, you knew?" Ella looked rather surprised.

"Is it in that bottle of wine?"

"The alcohol is just normal alcohol, you know. What if it gets the other admirals drunk?"

Xiao Bai tilted her head, thinking about it with some confusion.

Xiao Bai always stayed with people and ate the same things as them.

Therefore, there should be no medicine in the food or air.

“This is it.” Ella put the capsule back and took out a sachet from her clothes.

“Although this has no smell, it has a stimulating effect. Some clinics also use it as an anesthetic. However, if this comes into contact with alcohol, it will increase the effect of the alcohol many times over.” Ella put the sachet back. “When I secretly came to see you this morning, I had twenty of these with me.”

“Oh, I see…” Xiaobai nodded knowingly, then thought for a moment and turned to ask, “But how are you so sure I’ll drink?”

"Don't forget I'm the one who started this party. While I can't drug you, getting you to drink shouldn't be a problem," Ella replied with a smile. "Like, getting the Governor to toast you?"

Xiao Bai gave a troubled smile.

"Oh, right, there's something else I want to tell you." Ella casually took the capsule back.

"What is it?"

“Delaying won’t work,” Ella said with a smile.

"...Oh, have we been discovered?"

"Do you think that just because there are ship girls here, your ship girls can find you?" Ella said. "No way. Let me make it clear first, because you don't have the Admiral Network, your ship girls can't confirm your location. Richelieu's aura has also been concealed by me using the Admiral Network, so in just a few minutes, absolutely no one will find this place."

“Well, let me say something else,” Ella said, holding the capsule. “I don’t mean you any harm. I’m just here because you need the power of the internet right now. At least for now, I’m much safer than those ship girls in your house who are about to go berserk.”

Xiao Bai lowered his head.

“I have no intention of activating the Admiral Network, and even if you take the drug, you won’t be able to activate it,” Ella said. “So, even if you take the drug, I won’t let you go back until you see the Admiral Network.”

It seems we've reached the final decision.

Xiao Bai looked at the capsule in Ella's hand.

Why did you tie yourself up here?

—Xiaobai probably knew. It was probably for the sake of convenience after he rejected Ella.

It seems that all we can do is eat it.

Xiaobai bit her lip.

……