Today's tutelary fort remains peaceful.

Thinking that his own garrison was not well-known in this world, it might be a good thing.

Xue Cheng lowered his head and stared blankly at the surging sea below.

"Splash!" In the afterglow of the setting sun, a huge black fish as long as an arm broke through the sparkling sea surface, swaying its body in the air, soaring up like a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

"How amazing..." Xue Cheng stared blankly at the big fish rising higher and higher. Soon, the height of the big fish was level with his eyes.

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Xue Cheng's scalp suddenly tightened. "No! The height between the warship and the sea surface is several meters. What kind of fish is this? Its jumping ability is too terrifying. It's definitely not normal."

Just as he thought of this, he saw the huge fish, which was covered with black scales and looked particularly ferocious and terrifying, stretch out its body and point the barrel of the machine gun on its side at him.

Wait, a machine gun?

The dense roar of machine guns merged into one, and Xue Cheng fell to the ground in time, barely avoiding the metal storm.

Ella's reaction was even faster. Without thinking, she pulled out her pistol and pulled the trigger at the big fish while making an evasive move. The seemingly small women's pistol made a deafening bang and accurately penetrated the scales of the big fish, causing a ball of black blood to burst out at the position of the fish's head.

The gunfire stopped abruptly, and the big fish fell back into the sea helplessly. Ella didn't bother to check and shouted back the admiral who had heard the noise and was about to come over to support with his gun drawn. Then she hurriedly helped Xue Cheng up and hid in the corner: "Hey! How are you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Xue Cheng held his left arm tightly with a strange expression.

"Are you hurt? Let me see!" Ella noticed something was wrong with Xue Cheng, and despite his refusal, she forcibly pried his fingers apart, and saw a bullet hole on his white sleeve.

"I'm really fine..." Xue Cheng explained helplessly, but Ella still tore off his clothes regardless, revealing his arms which had just begun to show some muscular outline.

"Huh? How can it be okay?" Ella's fingers slid across the smooth skin, and she clearly saw the bullet hole.

"Maybe it's just a scratch on the clothes?" Xue Cheng's eyes flashed. He quickly stood up and dragged Ella away: "Now is not the time to talk about this. Who knows what monsters there are in the sea. Let's go back to the cabin first!"

Ella's heart trembled, and she quickly followed Xue Cheng and hid back.

Following the report of the incident, the warship quickly turned around and sailed away from the sea area. An order was issued from the headquarters, and the originally scheduled celebration banquet was cancelled, leaving the admirals who had just returned from a great victory completely confused.

three days later.

"Hey, Ella." In the office, Lexington crossed his arms and glared at Ella with a stern expression. "The temporary combat command center at the Navy Headquarters is said to be heavily guarded and absolutely safe, but a deep-sea monster nearly beheaded an important figure. Don't you owe us an explanation?"

Beside her, there were Missouri, Richelieu, Washington, Hood, Bismarck, Battlecruiser 1913... more than a dozen wedding ships surrounded the originally spacious office, with different expressions and a strong crowd watching.

If the space wasn't so small, I believe there would be more people coming to ask for punishment. But it didn't matter, because when she was at the dock, Ella had already received a lot of cold stares and obscene gestures.

"You, you guys shouldn't look at me like that." Ella said with a wry smile, "We're not gods, how can we possibly calculate every possible scenario? Besides, isn't Xue Cheng fine?"

"It's okay?" Mutsu, standing in front of the window, pointed outside and said unhappily, "You call this okay?"

Ella didn't go over to look because she had already seen it when she first arrived.

"Another group!" Outside the office building, the garrison had set up a row of sports facilities such as horizontal bars and parallel bars under the shade of trees in the early stages of its construction. Xue Cheng was half naked, doing pull-ups while sweating profusely.

"One! Two! Three! Four..." Little Changchun, who was wearing a gauze skirt, was sitting on the ladder next to him, shaking her legs, not caring at all about the rust on her snow-white skirt after the rain, and counting for Xue Cheng.

"Ten!" Changchun cheered. Seeing Xue Cheng land on the ground, he clapped his hands vigorously: "Admiral, you're great! So powerful!"

"Hey, what's that?" Xue Cheng gave a thumbs-up and smiled brightly. "It's not over yet. Next up are push-ups. Watch me!"

Xue Cheng had just finished pull-ups and started exercising again before he had time to catch his breath.

"One! Two! Three! Four..." Listening to the counting sound coming from outside the window, Mutsu raised his eyebrows, looked at Ella, and repeated again: "You call it okay? It's obvious that she was so frightened that her brain has become abnormal!"

Ella's eyes wandered. "What's wrong? Isn't it good to be active? I heard Xue Chengli challenged himself to transform into a muscular man in three months. I think he'll have a chance this time."

"So, you think the Admiral's current behavior is normal?" Hindenburg said impatiently. "That salted fish has always been just talkative, but since returning this time, he has become extremely energetic and motivated. Is this the first day you've known him?"

"Hey, Hindenburg." Hood secretly poked her from behind and whispered, "Don't say that. Give the admiral some face..."

Hindenburg pretended not to hear and continued, "You must give us an explanation. Otherwise, the next time a deep-sea monster attacks, your Navy Headquarters will suppress it on their own. We, the garrison, will not accompany you."

Ella gave a helpless smile. "Haven't we already covered the logistics and daily expenses of the Deep Sea Garrison? And the rewards for defeating the deep-sea monster have already been distributed to you. What else do you want?"

Hindenburg's eyes widened, he rolled up his nonexistent sleeves, and rubbed his hands together, saying, "Those little things are just the beginning, and you think you can get rid of us? Ella, we may be familiar with each other, but by doing this, do you think we're easy to bully?"

Ella was almost pissed off. "You guys are easy to bully?" This was the biggest joke I'd ever heard.

However, seeing that Lexington, Missouri and the others were silent and let Hindenburg talk, Ella could more or less guess what they were thinking.

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Bargaining in front of me? Then I'll show you what a negotiation expert is!

Ella sneered.

Outside the office building, Xue Cheng finally finished his exercise. He wrapped himself in a large towel and sat in the shade of a tree with Xiao Changchun to enjoy the cool air.

"Admiral, let me help you wipe the sweat." Changchun took out wet wipes from the ship's space and carefully helped Xue Cheng wipe the sweat from his head and face, as virtuous as a young wife.

Missile destroyers are not as miserable as battleships. Judging from their body shapes, Changchun is even larger than some older sisters. However, her personality is as pure and innocent as a little girl, which makes Xue Cheng feel like he is in Genji.

Xue Cheng looked at Changchun's slightly pursed light pink lips and serious expression, and his heart was moved. He couldn't help but move closer.

"Huh? Admiral?" Little Changchun looked at Xue Cheng who suddenly approached him and tilted his head in confusion.

Xue Cheng woke up in shock. He looked at Changchun who was so close to him and stepped back suddenly. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, which he had just wiped clean with great difficulty.

His cheeks were hot, and he coughed lightly. He plucked a leaf from Changchun's shoulder, shook it, and said, "It's okay, it's just a fallen leaf."

"Oh, I see." Changchun didn't care. He moved closer and put his hand on Xue Cheng's shoulder: "Admiral, don't move. You're sweating again."

Xue Cheng lowered his head obediently, letting Xiao Changchun wipe the sweat off his face. A flash of alarm flashed through his mind: It's started again, it's always like this lately...

Three days ago, Xue Cheng was ambushed by the big fish. Although he dodged in time, a bullet still penetrated his arm. However, before Xue Cheng could feel the pain, the bullet stuck between his muscles and bones seemed to melt into his flesh and blood, disappearing out of thin air. Even the wound and the splattered blood disappeared.

If Xue Cheng had not seen the bullet hole and touched the blood on his hand while lying down, he would have thought it was an illusion.

It was also from that time that Xue Cheng noticed some changes in his body.

First of all, his strength increased dramatically. Although he was a beginner, his bench press easily exceeded 100 kilograms. His endurance, speed, recovery ability and reaction ability were all greatly enhanced.

Although it was not to the level of an inhuman being, it made a qualitative leap in his originally ordinary physical fitness, making him a real athlete.

When he first discovered this change, Xue Cheng excitedly thought that he had awakened the "plug-in" that countless time travelers had before him. So he ran to the side of the road excitedly, found a small tree as thick as his arm, and chopped it down with all his strength.

The small tree shook a little, and a few leaves fell off. Xue Cheng held his red and swollen palm and did not dare to remove the gauze for two whole days.

Judging from the results alone, the cheat was indeed effective. At least for a normal person, even with medication, it would be impossible to recover within four or five days after the attack he had, but Xue Cheng only needed two days, and almost all of his motor abilities were greatly enhanced.

All I can say is that plug-ins do exist, but only a little bit. However, Xue Cheng has been contented, and he has no intention of going out of his way to find another big fish to give himself a shot and become stronger.

Because from some recent subtle signs, Xue Cheng really can't be sure whether this change is benign or malignant.

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214. Subtle Changes

Could it be that the attacks of those deep-sea monsters carry the ability to infect others, just like zombies? Could it be that I've been corrupted by the resentment of the deep sea?

Such thoughts often emerged in his mind, making Xue Cheng feel uneasy. In recent days, he always dreamed that he grew tentacles and turned into an indescribable image.

Perhaps it was to temporarily forget this uneasiness that Xue Cheng has recently devoted himself to sports.

"Admiral." Xue Cheng was daydreaming when he heard a soft voice from afar. From the direction of the stairs facing the office building, a fairy-like girl wearing white Hanfu and with smooth black hair walked slowly towards him, carrying a thermos.

"Yixian." Xue Cheng greeted and took the initiative to go over.

"I stewed some rock sugar lotus seed soup and just took it out of the refrigerator." Yixian looked at Xue Cheng's muscles that were already beginning to take shape, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she put the thermos on the bench.

"Lotus seed soup with rock sugar?" Changchun's eyes lit up, and he raised his hands and cheered, "Great! Sister Yixian, I want some too!"

"Little greedy cat." Yixian gently tapped Changchun's forehead and said unhappily, "Don't worry, you'll be fine. Go and wash your hands first, and the admiral too."

Changchun stuck out her tongue mischievously and went to wash her hands with Xue Cheng. When she turned around, her rusty skirt immediately caught Yixian's eyes. When Changchun came back, she was inevitably scolded again.

"Wow... the lotus seed soup cooked by Sister Yixian is so delicious!" After the lesson, Changchun held the small bowl, put it into his mouth little by little with a spoon, squinting his eyes with an intoxicated look.

As soon as Xue Cheng took a sip of the sweet and cool lotus seed soup, the heat that had not yet subsided after the exercise immediately dissipated a lot. He showed an expression of enjoyment, and with a glance, he saw Yixian sitting next to him, looking at him with a smile.

"Yixian doesn't want to eat?" Xue Cheng asked curiously.

Yixian was stunned for a moment, then said, "No, I've already eaten."

"Even though I just ate..." Xue Cheng looked up at the sky. The afternoon sun was at its strongest. It was still some distance from Yixian's residence to here. Such hot weather was a bit unbearable.

He thought for a moment, scooped up a spoonful of lotus seed soup, and tentatively handed it to Yixian's mouth.

Without thinking, Yixian lifted the hair at her temples and subconsciously put it into her mouth. She sipped the spoon, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Suddenly she came to her senses, hurriedly spit out the spoon, turned her face away and tidied her hair.

Shy. Xue Cheng smiled inwardly and was about to tease Yixian when a resentful gaze fell on him.

"Changchun?" Xue Cheng looked at the girl who suddenly became full of resentment in surprise, not knowing how he had offended her.

"Woo..." Changchun puffed up his cheeks and said unhappily, "The Admiral only has eyes for Sister Yixian and has never fed me!"

"Silly girl." Yixian rolled her eyes at her. The little girl certainly didn't understand palace fighting or vying for favor, but she cared deeply about fairness. She snatched the spoon from Changchun's hand, scooped up a spoonful of rock sugar lotus seed soup, and handed it to her mouth, saying, "Here, eat it, and don't accuse us of being partial."

Changchun bit the spoon with a roar, then turned his gaze to Xue Cheng, "Sister Yixian fed me just now, it doesn't count, I still need the admiral to feed me."

Yixian raised his beautiful eyebrows and said in a fake angry tone, "Why didn't you say that just now?"

"Hehehe..." Changchun pretended to be stupid.

In the office on the floor, the bridesmaids surrounded Ella and criticized her. Lexington was alone leaning against the window, with his arms folded across his chest, silently watching the three people in the shade of the trees downstairs.

After an unknown amount of time, the office returned to calm. Ella and the other marriage ships who had come to ask for an explanation left one after another. Lexington sat alone in the office, looking at a form carefully in his hand, and comparing it with the data on the computer screen from time to time.

"Click." The sound of the door lock sliding was heard, and Xue Cheng, who had changed into new clothes, appeared at the door and walked in.

Lexington raised his head and looked at Xue Cheng with a half-smile: "Admiral, welcome back."

Xue Cheng scratched his hair. He knew that Lexington had probably seen everything he had just done with Yixian and the others. He said a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry for leaving you with so much work while I went out to play alone."

Lexington put down the report, leaned back in his chair, exhaled softly, and said tiredly, "Forget it. Who made our admiral so unreliable?"

Xue Cheng sneered. Ever since he tried to be clever and "negotiate" with Ella and ended up being made a clown, he decided to hand over all the power of the garrison to Lexington.

As for himself? Xue Cheng felt that the "link" job that Fu Bo mentioned seemed more suitable for him.

Noticing that Lexington seemed very tired, Xue Cheng wisely came up behind the girl, gently massaged her shoulders, and asked, "How is it? What did Ella say?"

Lexington closed his eyes contentedly, enjoying Xue Cheng's service. He slowly spoke, "The Deep Sea Garrison's share of supplies doesn't count. Besides the reward for suppressing the beast tide, Ella also promised an additional reward of ten thousand each for four types of resources, supposedly to calm the admiral."

Xue Cheng laughed and shook his head: "How could I be frightened? It was Ella who was quite frightened. If she was frightened, she should have been given it."