Elder brother's garrison

"..."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Yi Xian and the deep-sea supply ship walked down the street one after the other. Every two steps, the deep-sea supply ship would turn around and look at Yi Xian with an uncomfortable expression.

Yi Xian followed quietly behind the deep-sea supply ship. Every time the deep-sea supply ship turned around, it could only see Yi Xian's quiet smiling face.

"...Hey, can you stop following me? It's kind of scary." After walking for a while, the deep-sea supply ship said helplessly to Yi Xian behind it.

"Did Yat-sen's face frighten you?"

"No... no, that's not it." The deep-sea supply ship thought for a moment, feeling uneasy. "Ah, never mind, let's walk side by side."

"Okay." Yi Xian walked to the side of the deep-sea supply ship.

The two people stood side by side, one tall and one short, looking more like a mother and daughter.

"What do you want to buy?" the deep-sea supply ship asked, turning its head.

"Snacks and drinks."

"Oh, that's perfect, let's go to the supermarket on the next street together later, they're having a discount on potato chips today," the deep-sea supply ship said. "If you like foreign snacks, you can't buy them there, you'll have to go somewhere else, I'm letting you know in advance."

"Ok."

"Hmm, I also need to buy some more alcoholic juice..."

Didn't you buy a lot the other day?

"Yesterday, some bastard threw away all the alcoholic juices I kept in the kitchen..." the deep-sea supply ship gritted its teeth in anger. "If I ever find out who it was, I'll curse her so that her Wi-Fi signal will never have more than one bar!"

Looking at the state of the deep-sea supply ship, Yi Xian couldn't help but smile.

"...By the way, is it really okay for you to come out with me like this?" The deep-sea supply ship felt Yi Xian's gaze, her face flushed slightly, and then she asked with some curiosity, "What about the two deep-sea deans?"

"In short, we'll entrust it to Bismarck for the time being."

"Oh no, it's over."

The deep-sea supply ship and the two ship girls, Yi Xian and Yi Xian, chatted casually while strolling through the streets, and then slowly made their way towards their destination.

Along the way, perhaps because of the presence of the ship girl-level model Yi Xian, the rate of people turning their heads to look at the ship increased so much that the deep-sea supply ship felt a bit uncomfortable, as if it were crawling with ants.

Fortunately, in the end, the deep-sea supply ship safely bought snacks and drinks. After paying separately, Yixian and the deep-sea supply ship carried their respective items and walked out of the supermarket safely.

The journey was smooth and uneventful.

The calm made Yixian feel helpless, as if she had indeed been worrying unnecessarily.

On the way back, the deep-sea supply ship carried a large bag of snacks on its back and tightly gripped the heavy beverage box in both hands. The deep-sea supply ship's face was flushed red. Several times it wanted to stop and rest, but after seeing that Yi Xian next to it was not red or out of breath, it gritted its teeth and persevered for a while.

Finally, just when the deep-sea supply ship was about to collapse, Yi Xian reached out her hand.

"Do you need help?"

“…Oh.” The deep-sea supply ship readily agreed.

Yi Xian picked up the beverage case and smiled at the deep-sea supply ship.

The deep-sea supply ship pouted and said, "If I had ship equipment, I could carry it too."

"Okay," Yi Xian replied.

"...Thanks."

"You're welcome," Yi Xian replied.

Yi Xian and the deep-sea supply ship walked back to the gate of the courtyard.

In front of the gate, Warspite was squatting there looking completely bewildered, glancing around.

"Warspite?" Yi Xian looked at Warspite squatting in front of the door, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you squatting here?"

"Ah... uh." Warspite saw Yixian and the deep-sea supply ship, smiled awkwardly, scratched her head, and thought for a while, "It's nothing serious... they're just waiting for my admiral."

"Admiral Luo Lian?"

"Yes... She usually goes to the old courtyard in the morning to study the construction device, and then rushes back to eat breakfast when it's time. But today the admiral has been several hours late and hasn't come back yet. I just went to that courtyard to check, and I found that the admiral wasn't there either."

"Sigh...this is so worrying."

Under Yi Xian's gaze, Warspite, who was squatting on the ground, sighed, then covered his chin and drew circles on the ground with his finger.

"My admiral is always so mysterious."

"They disappear without a trace if things don't go their way."

"If this continues, I wouldn't even be alert if the admiral were ever kidnapped by human traffickers one day."

……

"Snapped."

A case of drinks slipped from Yixian's hand and fell to the ground.

Chapter 860 Hurricane Rescue (4000 words)

"Excuse me, how much is this necklace?"

On the bustling street, Missouri squatted in front of a quiet stall, holding a string of sparkling bracelets, and asked with great interest.

This bracelet from Missouri is sparkly all over, with colorful glass beads on the outside and spring wires strung inside. It doesn't look like anything particularly valuable.

It seems more like a toy than jewelry.

"Thirty yuan." The shopkeeper chuckled a little sheepishly as he replied to Missouri, who had inquired about the price. "Miss, these bracelets are usually only bought by destroyer ship girls when they pass by and they find them interesting. Your type is a bit rare."

"Missouri doesn't seem like the type to buy this, does she?" Missouri asked with a smile.

"Not like."

What does Missouri resemble?

"Like a celebrity." The boss was very sincere.

Missouri covered her mouth and laughed: "That's the most palatable thing Missouri has ever heard."

"What's wrong? Why is someone insulting you?"

“Some people also call Missouri a vixen and a mistress.” Missouri shook her head, her smile flawless, seemingly unaffected by such labels.

The boss gave an awkward smile.

"Oh dear, miss, don't tease me. Let's be frank. My stall is small, and the trinkets inside aren't suitable for someone with your style. Why don't you go check out the jewelry store next door?"

"A jewelry store? Thank you, but I've already been to Missouri once, so I don't need to go a second time."

"what……"

“Besides, boss, your bracelet is quite beautiful.” Missouri lifted the bracelet up and smiled at the sunlight, saying, “Look how pretty it is.”

Sunlight shone through the bracelet, reflecting a slightly dim, yellowish glow on Missouri's palm.

"These are just some small, dyed crystals. Compared to the pearls, diamonds, and jade you usually use, they're far less valuable. You're a ship girl, girl. If you bring these to your admiral, he might get angry and come looking for trouble with me."

“My admiral is a sensible and generous person, very gentle and considerate, and also kind and lovely. He won’t be angry with you, boss,” Missouri replied with a smile.

The boss was forced to eat a mouthful of dog food by Missouri.

"Then, boss, shall we sell this bracelet to Missouri?"

"Alright, since you're so eager to have it, I'll take credit for it. How about I give it to you?" the shopkeeper said with a smile, wiping his sweat.

"Thank you very much, boss. Missouri will accept it."

Missouri smiled wryly.

Missouri stood up, clutching the bracelet the stall owner had given her, and stepped back from the stall. She returned to Xiaobai's side, who was not far away. The two of them waved to the stall owner from afar, thanked him, and then continued walking down the street.

"Missouri likes this?" As they walked, Xiaobai looked at the bracelet on Missouri's wrist and asked curiously.

"Hmm—where's the Admiral?" Missouri pondered for a moment, fiddling with the bracelet, before turning to ask Xiaobai.

"I... I think I quite like it. After all, I often saw these being sold near the front gate of my elementary school when I was in elementary school, so I bought quite a few on my way home from school."

“Since the Admiral likes it, then Missouri likes it too.” Missouri replied with a smile, “Missouri just likes things that are good quality and inexpensive.”

Xiao Bai looked at Missouri's clothes with a helpless expression.

Although Missouri doesn't usually show off, all the clothes she wears, from head to toe, are the latest and most cutting-edge styles from fashion magazines, and they're quite expensive.

In Missouri, it's considered normal for a pair of shoes to cost five or six figures.

It's fair to say that any piece of fabric you could rip off Missouri would be worth hundreds of times more than the bracelet she's wearing.

—This is hardly good value for money. Missouri's outfit is almost worth the down payment for a house in a fourth or fifth-tier city.

Under Xiaobai's watchful gaze, Missouri, completely unaware of her surroundings, slowly slipped the bracelet onto her snow-white wrist, then carefully examined the glass beads on it, gently shaking them in the sunlight.

"Admiral, is it good?" Missouri asked.

"...Let's put it away." Xiaobai turned her gaze away.

With Missouri's figure and temperament, she was born to be pampered, because ordinary clothes and jewelry simply couldn't suit her body.

Saratoga sometimes makes do by wearing a pure white dress and playing the role of an innocent young girl.

But Missouri isn't suitable for that.

This glass bead bracelet, which costs less than a dollar, looks incredibly out of place on Missouri, even if it's just on her wrist, which is the least noticeable part of her body. It's like a fly buzzing around her, making her stand out conspicuously.

Seeing that Xiaobai didn't seem to be joking, Missouri slowly took off the bracelet with some disappointment.

"It seems the Admiral doesn't find Missouri attractive," Missouri said pitifully and dejectedly.

"Missouri just isn't suited for this kind of thing, you're gorgeous..."

"...Would the admiral be so angry that he would beat up the shop owner?"

"No, that boss is a good person."

"Pfft." Missouri covered her mouth and laughed. "After all, the admiral is a polite person."

“After all, the boss bribed you with a thirty-dollar bracelet,” Xiaobai said to Missouri.

Missouri covered her mouth and put the bracelet back in her pocket.

"The boss doesn't want Missouri's money, but he doesn't really want to give this stuff to Missouri. That boss just doesn't want to take the blame, that's why he doesn't want the money."

"Ah? Is that so?"

"Yes, that's why Missouri didn't force him to pay. However, Missouri wouldn't take advantage of him for nothing. By taking the bracelet, Missouri was essentially advertising for that stall. The ship girl admirals around him would probably be curious and go there to take a look. Then the owner could casually promote it, and due to the crowd effect, it wouldn't just be a simple thirty dollars a day."

After Missouri finished speaking, she pointed behind her.

Xiao Bai turned around and looked in the direction Missouri pointed. He saw that the sparsely populated stall had inexplicably been surrounded by people after Missouri left.

The shop owner, holding a necklace in one hand and a bracelet in the other, was relentlessly promoting his product to the surrounding destroyers. The destroyers were so impressed by the shop owner's ability to talk big that they all begged their admirals to buy the toy.

The admirals shook their heads helplessly, looking like they really couldn't do anything about it, and then obediently took out their wallets.

After all, it's only a few dozen yuan. For most admirals, it's still worth it to spend those few dozen yuan to buy their own destroyer.

"..." Seeing this scene, Xiaobai was speechless.

Trust between people... vanished in an instant.

Xiaobai looked at Missouri.

Missouri smiled as she stared at Little White.

“Missouri really likes this bracelet more than pearls or jade,” Missouri said to Xiaobai with a smile.

"why?"

“The Admiral’s dating funds could buy a year’s worth of this, so Missouri could go on dates with the Admiral every day, and the Admiral would belong to Missouri for even longer,” Missouri said with her hands behind her back.

"..."

"Shall we go eat next?" Missouri asked Little White. "The Admiral hasn't had breakfast yet."

"Oh, sure. Where do we go after dinner?" Xiaobai asked, nodding.

"..." Missouri stared blankly at Xiaobai, her face suddenly turning red, and she was too shy to look Xiaobai in the eye.

"Eh? What's wrong?"

"Ah... Missouri didn't expect the Admiral to be so direct..."