Elder brother's garrison

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"Just a fleeting glimpse, right?" Mu Yu said with a smile.

"This shouldn't be a video you filmed, right?" Xiaobai asked.

“Yes, this was taken by a fishing boat, and the photographer is a 32-year-old fisherman,” Mu Yu said. “According to him, the incident happened about two weeks ago. When he was fishing at sea, he suddenly encountered a storm and accidentally captured the presence of these two deep-sea deans. Fortunately, the two deep-sea deans did not seem to have any intention of attacking him. After a fleeting glimpse, they disappeared into the sea, and the fisherman returned safely.”

"What's wrong with this video?" Xiaobai asked.

"The video itself is fine," Mu Yu nodded. "The problem lies elsewhere."

"What other place?"

"...This video was first uploaded about two weeks ago. It went viral on the world's largest video website with the title 'Sighting Two Deep-Sea Deans,' and became a highly popular video with millions of views within five minutes. The fleeting glimpse of the two Deep-Sea Deans was particularly loved by netizens, and it has now spread to every corner of the internet," Mu Yu said. "After learning about this, we took targeted measures, but no matter how we blocked related videos or tried to guide public opinion, the traffic for this video remained high. In fact, a large number of tourists even went to the sighting location to search for the Deep-Sea Deans. Now the traffic is even more frightening. No matter what website you visit, just mentioning the four words 'Deep-Sea Deans' will generate extremely high online buzz."

"……"noob.

Chapter 2247 Idol?

Although Mu Yu's words sound a bit long, they can actually be summarized in a simple way.

"You mean... this Deep Sea Dean's video is very popular among the public?" Xiaobai asked Muyu.

“That’s right.” Mu Yu nodded.

"...This video went viral...Is the problem serious?"

"That's too serious." Mu Yu sighed helplessly, then said, "Little White, you know that although we humans share this world with the Deepsea Abominations, in order to ensure the safety of the people and the stability of society, we usually impose protective restrictions on all information about the Deepsea Abominations. Therefore, for most civilians, they only know a general idea of ​​what the Deepsea Abominations look like, what their habits are, and what the Deepsea Dean, as the leader of the Deepsea, is like."

"Since you've already imposed restrictions, how did this video appear?" Xiaobai asked, puzzled.

“Even the best-laid plans can have flaws,” Mu Yu said helplessly, spreading his hands. “Logically speaking, it’s impossible for ordinary people to come into contact with the Deep Sea Deans. Even if there’s a one in tens of millions chance that they were lucky enough to encounter a living Deep Sea Dean on the surface of the sea, given the Deep Sea Deans’ superhuman insight and ferocious nature, those who encounter them would most likely end up as fish food. The number of cases where someone manages to escape unharmed from the Deep Sea Deans and happens to capture a clear video is one in tens of millions, an extremely rare case that is unprecedented and will likely never be repeated. This video happened under such a low-probability event, so even we are helpless.”

"The impact must be... quite bad," Xiaobai sighed softly after hearing Mu Yu's words.

"That's right. Little White, you heard me just now, right? The sea area where these two Deep Sea Deans were sighted was originally just an ordinary fishing ground, but now, half a year later, it has become a tourist destination. Every day, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world come to search for the Deep Sea Deans. There are even some vendors who spontaneously appear in the area to make Deep Sea Dean-related products. The Deep Sea Dean-related industry chain is beginning to take shape."

"Aren't they...aren't they afraid of dying?"

“The world is so big, and with such a large population, we can always find hundreds of thousands of people who aren’t afraid of death, right?” Mu Yu scratched his head helplessly as he mentioned this, and then said, “But these are minor matters. We sent professional admirals to investigate, and there is no trace of the Deep Sea Dean in that fishing sea anymore. There isn’t even a trace of the Deep Sea aura on the surface of the sea. It seems that the Deep Sea Dean has long since left that area.”

"You mean there's something even more serious?" Xiao Bai listened to Mu Yu's words and caught the meaning behind them.

"Little Bai is getting smarter and smarter." Mu Yu looked at Little Bai's face and nodded with satisfaction. Then, in front of Little Bai, she picked up her laptop and opened a webpage.

"Chapter 8 has internet access?" Xiaobai looked at the computer screen curiously.

"It's equipment from the expedition team; I borrowed it." Mu Yu opened a webpage, switched to a familiar search engine, typed in "Dean of the Deep Sea," and clicked search. "Little White Sister, look, this is the current state of the internet."

Mu Yu pushed the laptop to Xiao Bai.

Xiaobai took the laptop and looked at the webpage intently.

The webpage displayed search results based on the four keywords "Dean of the Deep Sea". The webpage was filled with dense discussion posts and video posts. A novice could easily click on any of them and find tens of thousands of hot posts. Upon further reading, it was indeed found that there was a heated discussion about the videos of the two Deans of the Deep Sea.

There are a lot of comments.

……

"These two deep-sea ladies are so cool and sexy, I love them!"

"I thought Dean Shenhai would be ugly (laughs). If he looked like that, it wouldn't be a problem for me."

"Don't even mention it, I saw those two Deep Sea Dean cosplayers at the anime convention the day before yesterday..."

"Give me a shout-out! I'm cheering for Miss Deep Sea!"

"The director of the deep-sea institute in the video didn't harm the fishermen who found them, probably because they are kind-hearted... Suddenly I feel that the humans who drove them back to the sea are a bit cruel..."

"Upstairs, you're a sanctimonious hypocrite, confirmed."

"Heh, humans can sometimes be more evil than the deep sea..."

"Are you a bunch of elementary school kids? Have you forgotten how many humans the Abyssal Fleet killed back then?? Don't you know that even now, there are admirals and ship girls protecting us on the beach?! How can you talk to them like that?!"

"To kneel down just because of a pretty face, that's the worst thing about humanity (laughs)."

"Then just tell me if it looks good or not, and that's it."

"If I had to choose how I die, I'd rather be killed by them than go to work."

"Stop it, everyone. I want to say something. I'm announcing that half the people in this discussion thread are... what the hell!"

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……

Xiaobai flipped through the discussion threads page by page, reading through the first few pages of comments. Then he exited the webpage and opened several video websites, browsing their comment sections.

I've finished reading it.

Xiao Bai let out a long sigh of relief.

"Little White Sister, how are you feeling?" Mu Yu asked Little White.

"I can't explain it..." Xiaobai scratched his cheek, handed over the laptop, and said, "It seems... there are quite a few people who like Dean Shenhai?"

“Yes.” Mu Yu took the laptop from Xiao Bai. “Perhaps it’s because the content of the video is too novel, or perhaps it’s because the two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy are too charming, the resistance to the Deans of the Deep Sea Academy’s statements on the internet has decreased a lot compared to before.”

"This...this must be very bad..." Xiaobai asked, "What if an organization really appears that surrounds the Deepsea Abyssal Ships..."

Xiao Bai himself doesn't dislike Dean Shenhai.

But Xiaobai also knew very well that humans had to hate the deep-sea amphibious ships.

“Not necessarily. Although the video is very popular, it will eventually cool down. Most people are still clear-headed. The small number of netizens who praise the Dean of the Deep Sea Ships... are probably just venting some emotions from real life.” Mu Yu shook his head and said seriously, “In any case, the Deep Sea Ships will always be the mortal enemy of mankind. They are brutal and ruthless creatures. This premise will never change.”

"..." Xiaobai tidied the hair behind her ear.

"However, even so, the problem is still very serious." Mu Yu raised her finger and said seriously, "As you can see, Little White Sister, because of the glimpse of the Deep Sea Dean's true face, some discordant voices have gradually emerged in the previously one-sided opinions about deep-sea creatures on the Internet. These discordant voices may not be able to cause great damage to the foundation of human society in the short term, but if this kind of idea is allowed to enter the public, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future."

"...Just tell me what you want me to do."

"Oh ho, little white girl is getting better and better." Mu Yu smiled and clenched her fist. "That's right! The task we're entrusting to the rookie garrison this time is to have you weaken, or even eliminate, this discordant voice among the people!"

"Am I to go and find these two Deans of the Deep Sea Academy?"

"No."

"You want me to wipe them out? To bring back their corpses?"

"Not at all."

“…Then…” Xiaobai lowered his head and thought seriously for a while, “Does it mean that our naval base should also film a video of the ruthless Deep Sea Dean, and then disguise it as a civilian video and post it on the website? To lower the Deep Sea Dean’s reputation among the public?”

"Haha, that's indeed a good idea." Mu Yu laughed, but still shook his head. "But Little Bai, you have to understand that once a certain idea is formed, it becomes extremely difficult to weaken or remove it. Humans are the best at deceiving themselves. Once something happens that is different from their own ideas, people will always convince themselves to ignore the truth. So in this situation, it is often better to guide than to block."

"Is it better to guide than to block?" Xiao Bai asked, tilting his head in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"Ahem." Mu Yu lowered her head and coughed lightly. "So, what I mean is, Little White Sister..."

As Mu Yu finished speaking, he raised his hand, struck what he thought was a very cool pose with a smug look on his face, and pointed his finger at Xiao Bai's nose.

"Little White Sister!"

"you want!"

"To become an idol?!"

Want to be an idol?

An idol!

Do they look alike?

吗！

……

Mu Yu's powerful voice echoed in the wooden house before finally disappearing.

Xiao Bai stared blankly at Mu Yu's fingers and blinked.

"...Huh?" Xiaobai took a step back. "What do you mean?"

"It's exactly what it sounds like," Mu Yu said with a smile, placing his hand on his hip as he spoke to Xiao Bai. "Over the past two weeks, our headquarters has been researching why that video was so popular, analyzing which elements of the Deep Sea Deans resonated with netizens. Based on our research, we've concluded that the reason netizens feel favorably towards these two Deep Sea Deans is because..."

"Is it simply because they're good-looking?" Xiaobai interjected.

"Cough cough cough..." Mu Yu broke down, unable to catch his breath, and coughed forcefully twice. "Yes...yes, that's the reason..."

"Isn't it obvious..." Xiaobai said.

“Research… naturally needs to be rigorous… just like ordinary people can distinguish between palms and soles based on shape, professionals will present solid evidence based on texture, smell, color, and so on…” Mu Yu coughed lightly twice, then continued to Xiao Bai, “Back to the original topic, since it’s because of their beautiful appearance that hundreds of millions of netizens have such a good impression of the Deep Sea Deans, then as long as we bring out beauty of the same level, or even far surpassing that of the Deep Sea Deans, I believe their existence will become fragile, and that discordant voice will dissipate over time.”

Chapter 2248 Farewell

"I think I understand what you mean... but what does this have to do with idols?" Xiaobai asked with a dark face after listening to Mu Yu's words. "What about the Deans of the Deep Sea Sect?"

"Anyway, there's no sign of him, so let nature take its course."

"This relationship is too complicated..."

"Isn't this relationship quite clear?" Mu Yu pointed at Xiao Bai and said seriously, "Faced with netizens who have been brainwashed by Dean Shenhai's beauty, a brave admiral stepped forward to save them!"

"Is this the method of countermeasures you were talking about?!"

"This is the best solution that the Admiral Headquarters came up with after half a month of research, Little White Sister." Mu Yu sighed. "Of course, Little White Sister, don't misunderstand. I don't mean for you to go out and become an idol yourself—well, although you do have the qualifications, but if it's you, as a human, who becomes an idol, then this matter loses its meaning. What I meant was that the person who becomes an idol is not you, but your ship girl."

"Kantai Collection girls? My family's?"

“Yes.” Mu Yu nodded, rested his chin on his hand and thought for a while before slowly saying, “Since Dean Abyss can win people’s hearts with his beauty, then ship girls can do the same. Moreover, the ship girls’ identities are opposed to Dean Abyss’s and they have a great positive effect on the human camp. I’m sure that people who were fond of Dean Abyss because of his appearance will have their previous thoughts vanish once they see the even higher level of beauty displayed by your ship girls, Little White Sister.”

"Is this really reliable...?" Xiaobai looked unsure.

"Hahaha! To turn precious military ship girls into idols, I wouldn't have dared to even think of it before!" Mu Yu laughed. "But that's exactly what happened, and it was the only and best solution we could think of. Isn't that amazing? This world is truly extravagant!"

"Hey, this..."

Xiao Bai held his forehead and opened his mouth.

Xiao Bai really wanted to refute something, but for some reason, he couldn't actually say anything specific for the time being.

"So, Little White Sister, after hearing the requirements for this mission, do you want to accept it?" Mu Yu asked.

"...What would happen if I refused..." Xiaobai hesitated for a moment before replying.

"Hmm... if you refuse, Little White Sister, we'll probably entrust this to another naval base," Mu Yu replied, stroking her chin. "This mission doesn't strictly require the ship girls to be strong; beauty is all that's needed. I reckon many ship girls selected from idle mid-to-low-tier naval bases would meet the requirement, but..."

"But what?"

"Selecting ship girl idols... well, it does damage our prestige a bit. Even we don't want to make a big fuss about it, so the selection is limited to individuals within the naval bases," Mu Yu said. "The newbie naval base has the highest quality ship girls in the world, and it also has the largest number of ship girls in the world. Therefore, we definitely hope to select talents from the newbie naval bases."

"Hmm..." Xiaobai covered her mouth, frowning as she pondered.

"Little White, don't worry too much. As I said, this ship girl idol mission is supported by the Admiral's Headquarters. It's not a profit-making activity, but rather an event to enhance the Admiral's Headquarters' image," Mu Yu said with a smile to Little White. "With the Admiral's Headquarters' influence, we can definitely bring in top-tier resources and traffic to help you carry out the event. And the event will go smoothly, expanding your reputation in a very short time. I believe many industry professionals will be willing to cooperate with us under our guidance."

"Hmm..." Xiaobai frowned even more.

"Also, after you've chosen your idol ship girls, you can also act as their manager and participate in activities with them," Mu Yu said with a smile. "After all, they're your ship girls. If I let them go to such a chaotic place as human society with an unfamiliar team, even if I promise you something, you'll still be worried, right, little white girl?"

"..." Xiaobai's tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little.

"Also, although this ship girl idol mission is essentially unpaid and we don't have any rewards for you," Mu Yu said, "during the mission, Little White Sister, you will be considered to be on vacation. You can stay in human society for a few more days and do whatever you want. We will show you the greatest tolerance, for example... letting you openly take the ship girls home to visit them."

"…!" Xiaobai stopped thinking, her eyes widened, and she looked up at Mu Yu. "…Really?"

“I vouch for this as the Governor-General of the Pacific,” Mu Yu nodded.

"..."

Xiaobai looked at Ringo beside her.

Ringo nodded slightly.

“…Okay.” Xiaobai held up her little finger to Muyu. “Then you have to promise me that my ship girls won’t suffer any mistreatment there, and you won’t force them.”

"That's for sure, after all, she's a ship girl from the world's number one naval base." Mu Yu smiled with satisfaction. "Little White Sister, you'll be coming along too. If you find anything you're not happy about, just make a mess of the place and leave. I'll clean up the mess."

"Then it's settled," Xiaobai said seriously.

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

Mu Yu extended her little finger and hooked it towards Xiao Bai.

Just before Mu Yu's little finger was about to touch Xiao Bai's finger, Xiao Bai reflexively withdrew his hand.