Elder brother's garrison

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In the end, Xiaobai sighed helplessly and decided not to try to open up the truth.

—Forget it, it seems that even President Er Gou doesn't know that he actually has a bigger and thicker main gun than hers. Maybe next time when no one is around, I'll show her my ship equipment and she'll confess.

Seeing that Xiaobai seemed to have finally given up on questioning him, President Ergou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ahem, in short, I'm only telling you about this because of my honorary sister-in-law." President Er Gou coughed lightly twice, then reached out and patted Xiao Bai's head as he said, "Anything you don't understand? I can explain anything related to this factory to you."

“I have it,” Kaga said, raising his hand.

"Okay, Kaga-san, may I ask?"

Why is it production line number eight?

"Because the other factories are in other buildings, next one."

“Me!” Missouri raised her hand.

"Why is it necessary to protect the secrets of the construction device?"

"There are too many ship girls and the food supply can't keep up. Next one."

"Me!" Luo Lian raised her hand. "Could you show me the blueprints for the construction device?"

"Here." President Er Gou pointed to a workbench in the distance.

Luo Lian ran off in the direction that President Er Gou had pointed.

Xiao Bai was a little surprised: "Um, shouldn't the blueprints for building the device be kept safe?"

"Blueprints? Those were leaked a long time ago, there's no need to keep them anymore." President Er Gou shrugged helplessly.

"Huh? It's been leaked??"

Xiao Bai was startled.

"Yeah, decades ago? Or a hundred years ago? Anyway, some bad guys sneaked in and stole it."

"Uh... so what happened next?"

"And that's how human society came to have degraded construction devices and civilian ship girls," said President Er Gou. "But as long as the important things weren't stolen, it's not a big deal. After all, just taking the construction blueprints isn't very useful."

When President Er Gou got to this point, a hint of smugness appeared on his face.

"What is the other thing?"

"For the device to operate successfully, some special components need to be systematically imprinted with special symbols, based on an understanding of them. Those symbols are a language, and currently only one other family in the world, passed down through a single lineage, can barely master them. Apart from them, even our ancestors, who have been studying these symbols together for hundreds of years, couldn't figure them out, let alone these petty thieves. They're simply trying to replicate them." Chairman Er Gou hummed as he spoke, full of self-satisfaction.

"Uh... a symbol?"

“That’s right. Little White, have you ever seen the opened ship equipment? There are several gears inside with lots of patterns drawn on them,” said President Er Gou. “That’s the core of the construction device. It’s made by people who specialize in these parts and then sent over a long distance. If you don’t master the technology to make that, no one can make the construction device.”

"Oh..." Xiaobai nodded thoughtfully.

The patterns inside the construction device?

Xiaobai had indeed seen it. When Xiaobai went back to make the dating, Linglan had explained to him that those patterns belonged to a rather special language.

Xiao Bai looked helplessly at the arrogant President Er Gou, who stood in front of him with his hands on his hips. Looking up at the proud expression on President Er Gou's face, Xiao Bai felt a little helpless.

As the savior who brought the construction device to humanity, Xiaobai said he couldn't stand it anymore.

Sister Linglan spent a few months figuring out the symbolic language, and then gave it to you guys for five hundred years, and you still haven't deciphered it...

Just how bad are you guys...?

Chapter 888 The Missing Hot Guy (4000 words)

The construction plant is the kind of processing plant that determines the fate of mankind; in essence, it is a kind of scenic spot.

But to be honest, for reasons that couldn't be explained to President Er Gou and the others, the construction device had long lost its mystery for Xiao Bai.

Xiaobai had no interest in factories to begin with, and while a massive production line might seem impressive at first glance, it was actually quite boring after a while.

Finally, with nothing else to do, the group left the factory with a blueprint for building the device.

Having seen the construction equipment and feeling that she had benefited greatly, Luo Lian took out her notebook on her way out of the factory and started recording various data and thoughts as she walked.

President Er Gou glanced curiously at the notebook in Luo Lian's hand and was surprised to find that it contained information about constructing devices.

"Hmm. You also like researching and building devices?"

"One of my hobbies," Luo Lian replied.

Luo Lian has two hobbies: being a novice and building devices.

"A hobby? Wow, that's amazing. This stuff is so boring, you actually like it?" President Er Gou asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Luo Lian paused, her pen still, and looked at President Er Gou with a hint of confusion.

"Huh? What's wrong?" President Er Gou was taken aback, not understanding Luo Lian's expression.

"...Yeah, it's pretty boring." Luo Lian nodded, then muttered to herself in surprise, belatedly frowning. "Hmm... if it's so boring... why did I even bother researching this..."

Luo Lian suddenly began to question the meaning of life.

President Er Gou never expected that his casual remark would have such destructive power.

She quickly reached out and grabbed Luo Lian's pen: "Don't give up on your dream. Once you make a breakthrough, you'll be a superior person, never having to worry about food or clothing for the rest of your life, and you'll even have girls bathing you in the morning and warming your bed every day."

"...I'm not short of money, and I don't like girls (except for Xiaobai)..."

Luo Lian doesn't have many coins left, but her statement that she could never be short of money is surprisingly irrefutable.

President Er Gou could see that Luo Lian was rapidly beginning to question her own hobbies...

Her pen tip began to tremble.

President Er Gou was startled. She glanced at Xiao Bai, and a thought flashed through her mind. She quickly shouted, "Little Bai, my little sister!"

"Huh?" Little White tilted its head.

"If Luo Lian succeeds in her research, will you grant her one wish?"

"Uh... yes, that's possible..."

"!!!" Luo Lian's eyes lit up. She gripped the pen tightly with a snap, a fighting spirit bursting forth from her body, burning fiercely. "I will dedicate my life to this research!"

Luo Lian suddenly understood the meaning of life.

Seeing Luo Lian's eyes come alive, President Er Gou breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, this child has taken a liking to his sister-in-law...

President Er Gou wore an expression that suggested he was watching elementary school students in puppy love, like someone who had been through it all.

"So, how's your research going?"

"Know a little bit."

"Ah, I know a little bit, that's alright. If you encounter any problems with assembling the parts, let me know, and I can find someone to teach you."

"Oh……"

"Once you've successfully completed your research, you can even have your wish to lick the back of Little White Sister's knees."

"oh!!!!!!!!"

The fighting spirit emanating from Luo Lian burned so hard that it made Er Gou's face sting.

Xiao Bai looked helplessly at the two people beside her who had inexplicably assigned her to this role.

President Er Gou smiled, seemingly unconcerned about Luo Lian's research into building the device.

That makes sense.

After all, it's been five hundred years, and despite the efforts of generations of ancestors, their family still hasn't figured out the symbols and characters left by Lily of the Valley.

What does five hundred years mean?

Even a monkey would be almost a spirit after five hundred years.

That's enough time to raise a deep-sea Yamato of the Dean's caliber.

After so much time had passed, Xiaobai could only conclude that perhaps everyone in the Mu family was suited for science and technology, and lacked any talent for languages.

So these noobs have probably given up on themselves long ago, and now they're just hoping to find a reliable person among them to understand these words so they can teach them.

Of course, President Er Gou wasn't pinning her hopes on Luo Lian; she was just habitually offering help whenever she saw someone researching and building a device.

The group left the factory, and it was still daytime outside.

A very long black vehicle had stopped on the side of the road at some point.

Only after Xiaobai and the others came out did the car window slowly roll down.

Muna leaned out of the car, smiling as she watched Shiro and President Er Gou walk towards her.

"Hello, Bai-meimei, Nai-ge, and Luo-lian." Mu-nai-hua greeted everyone warmly.

"Wow, you're really well-informed." Er Gou walked to the front of the car and waved to Munaihua inside.

"You silly girl, why did you bring Bai-mei here?" Muna Hana's face showed a hint of reproach. She first addressed Chairman Er Gou, then looked at Xiao Bai and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Bai-mei, I originally wanted to tell you about the family business after the wedding..."

It seems that Muna is worried that Shiro will be angry.

"It's alright." Xiaobai smiled, waved her hand, and didn't seem to mind.

Building a factory for equipment... I don't know the specifics, but it must involve a lot of complicated matters. Even though Xiaobai and Luolian have established a relatively deep connection with the Mu family through their relationship with Chairman Ergou, Munaika is, after all, the second-in-command of the Mu family. She has many things to consider and many things to worry about. It's impossible for her to simply tell Xiaobai, whom she's only met a couple of days ago, such confidential information.

In fact, after Shiro learned about the construction and processing plant, Konohana, who came to his door, still greeted him with a friendly smile, instead of sending a bunch of black men with ropes to tie him up and take him back to silence him. This alone was enough to make Shiro happy.

This proves that Muna has no ill intentions towards her; she's just waiting for President Er Gou to give her a reasonable explanation.

President Er Gou shrugged.

"Look, first of all, she's just my sister-in-law, you know, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and we'll all know what family matters sooner or later." President Er Gou pointed at Xiao Bai and said, then pointed at Luo Lian, "Look, this one's identity is even simpler."

"What is your identity?"

"My sister-in-law's loyal lackey."

President Er Gou's gaze remained calm.

"Naige, don't talk nonsense. How can a girl say such things?" Muna Hana frowned, looking apologetically at Luo Lian, "Luo Lian, my sister is always outspoken, please don't take what she just said to heart..."

However, Muna Hana stopped mid-sentence when she saw Luo Lian's expression.

The usually calm and composed Luo Lian was not angry at all after hearing Guild Leader Er Gou call her Xiao Bai's lackey. Instead, she was extremely excited and clasped her hands together. Her face was flushed with excitement, and her eyes were shining. She looked like she had heard some very happy news.

"..." Muna Hana's expression was strange as she carefully examined Luo Lian's eyes.

As the second-in-command, Muna was used to being flattered and had seen all sorts of expressions many times. Over time, she gradually became able to subconsciously read people's expressions and understand the true feelings of the people in front of her.

—This is Luo Lian without pretense; she is indeed quite happy right now.

—Wait, did someone say something nice about her just now?

These days, is there anyone who would be so happy to be called a lackey?

Muna looked at Luo Lian with a puzzled expression.

"See, I told you, this is a real lackey." Chairman Er Gou said, patting the car door. "Oh, by the way, I've given her all the real estate I've accumulated over the past ten years, so don't you dare lay a finger on her."

"We won't touch your stuff." Muna Hana glanced helplessly at Chairman Er Gou. "Okay, I understand. You're all trustworthy people, right?"

"Yes, please go back, sir."

"You silly girl, you always run away after only a few words. Am I that annoying to you?"

"I'm a straightforward person, you know me. I'm just afraid of making you angry," President Er Gou said with a smile to Mu Naihua.

“Sisters, please tell me what you have to hide.”

"Kang Kang's approval?"

"..." A hint of murderous intent crept into Konohana's smile. "Nekago, I just found a sexy maid outfit online that looks similar to lingerie..."

"Hey, hey, are you kidding me? You're going to kick me in the crotch and gouge my eyes out?!"

"I'm really looking forward to the day you wear it. Maybe Naige would be perfect as a group leader."

"Hey! Hey no, you're really playing this, right?!" President Er Gou yanked open the door, jumped into the car, and reached out with both hands to grab at Mu Naihua.

Muna let out a cute scream, and immediately she and President Er Gou rolled into the carriage and started wrestling.

Hey! What are you doing getting in my car?!

"Let's hitch a ride!"