The damp breeze could not shake the rock walls of the cape, and the foam formed by the unprovoked waves crashing on the reef was fleeting, and everything seemed frivolous compared to the immutable stones. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Everything seems to have returned to its former tranquility in the morning, but in this scene there is a turbulent undercurrent. With a long strip of reef as the central dividing line, the two girls who keep their distance from each other have a delicate balance between the small movements of their bodies.

The two people, who can also release their spiritual power to perceive changes in each other's radiation energy, and have extraordinary insight ability, can roughly judge each other's actions after just by using the slightest physical changes.

However, the two girls who did not receive the order maintained a state of restraint.

The light shone on the soft faces of the girls, but the metallic sheen behind them from time to time meant that both of them had already revealed their ship's suits.

Garibaldi stared at Suzuya's every move from afar, but she didn't dare to be easily distracted, she knew that she was inexperienced, so she paid more attention to the small details before the war.

As Veneto's prompt sounded in the spiritual network, the two girls who were originally parked and did not move changed from stationary to accelerated in an instant.

However, the changes that occur in this moment alone can reveal the difference in ability and experience between the two parties.

Suzuya, who was wearing a light brown uniform and long skirt, easily started the main engine and took the initiative to distance the two people, and constantly maintained the main engine to reach the maximum speed as soon as possible.

Having fought the deep sea many times, she knew that it was necessary to maintain a normal rhythm during the battle. And she fought against Garibaldi's direct assault, so as to avoid getting involved in such a reckless battle. Cautious but not flinching, brave but not at a loss, here is the combat experience she has summed up.

Fortunately, the tactic she feared did not appear, and it was only now that she remembered that she had to face Garibaldi, who was still a little inexperienced.

And when I turned my eyes into the distance, I could see the girl with long brown hair, who seemed to be acting in an awkward envoy outfit.

Suzuya didn't laugh at her or resent her, as she remembered that Garibaldi had added a lot of new outfits. Garibaldi, who had just been born, was replaced with more advanced and complex ship equipment, and his control of the ship equipment also decreased a lot.

Thinking of this, her eyes couldn't help but turn to the white-haired girl standing in the stands. Since Veneto and Garibaldi had the same origins in their previous lives, Garibaldi naturally changed into some of the new ship outfits that Veneto carried. Veneto's implication is that instead of waiting for later training to complete and adapt, it is better to try to control a more advanced and comprehensive ship from the beginning.

Fortunately, Garibaldi seems to have lived up to their expectations, and even if there are more obstacles, they have overcome them in hard training, and they are now barely functioning.

Garibaldi, who also chose to distance herself, stared at Suzuya from afar, and after not having much combat experience and knowing her natural abilities, she chose to give Suzuya the right to fight, so as not to have too many flaws in herself.

Suzuya's long light green hair fluttered in the wind, and she noticed that the other party did not show too much initiative, and after meditating for a while, she poured some of her spiritual power into the ship's armor behind her, and determined Garibaldi's position according to the solution.

Just using some of the ship's guns to test fire to lock the position, the firepower of the three turrets should not be underestimated. Thanks to the battlefield grinding and replacement of the solving equipment, even the tentative offensive has gained a more ideal walk.

Garibaldi, who had been following Suzuya's movements, observed the artillery fire flying in mid-air, keeping in mind the dogma of the training, and carefully raised the protective energy layer to avoid additional damage.

Boom boom! The high heat and radiation shock wave formed by the explosion of the high-explosive bomb were resisted by a thin and tough wall of light, making it impossible to further harm the girl behind it.

After the satisfactory success of the first round of test firing, Suzuya controlled five batteries of artillery to continuously carry out long-range shelling, and under the blow of the dense barrage, Garibaldi was temporarily unable to return fire.

However, Suzuya's naval guns could not perfectly support the fast firing cycle, so naturally they stopped firing after most of the naval guns still needed to cool down, and observed Garibaldi's condition at this moment.

After the smoke cleared, the long-haired tan, who was still protected by the weak wall of light, gasped gently and adjusted her state in time. Under the blow of Suzuya's leading round of naval guns, even if he is still safe and sound at the moment, the mental pressure still exists.

Suzuya, who witnessed Garibaldi's state at this moment, frowned slightly and thought for a moment.

Unlike the usual crushing battles against destroyers, cruiser battles are difficult to break through the protective layer and inflict heavy damage when both have some protection and are at a slight distance.

She had also experienced this experience in the confrontation with the deep-sea cruiser, and at that time, she could rely on the containment of her teammates to defeat the opponent with continuous firepower, but it would not be so easy to think about at this moment.

"I ...... I'm going to fight back! Accompanied by another shrill cannon roar, Garibaldi gave Suzutani a kind reminder from the spiritual link.

Hearing this, Suzuya was not distracted, but devoted more energy to calculating the trajectory of the cannonball in mid-air. The maneuverability supported by the 36 knots allowed Suzuya to avoid the flames above him as if he were strolling through a leisurely garden, and he was able to analyze the battle situation with more effort.

Bang knock knock! The sound of continuous shelling resounded in this sea area. The two girls continued to shoot with the ship's guns, but the battle was still in a stalemate.

As he continued to collect data and analyze it, Suzuya vaguely felt that there seemed to be something different about Garibaldi, which was weakly but continuously changing the direction of the battle.

Measured purely by the amount of firepower projected in this battle, Suzuya, with fifteen naval guns and a slight advantage in rate of fire with a bonus to experience, should have the upper hand, but in reality this is not the case.

After a little estimation of Garibaldi's damaged armament at this moment, Suzuya was surprised to find that Garibaldi, who had suffered more shells, was not in a bad condition, and even the level of loss was only slightly higher than hers.

"Why is this happening?" Suzuya gradually lost control of the battle she had anticipated, and she knew that she must have undercalculated something, which caused the battle to drag on.

After a long battle, the already fragile serial gun turret finally cracked after a single blow, making one of the ship's equipment temporarily unusable.

The damage to turret No. 3 had heightened Suzuya's vigilance, and with the weakening of the firepower on this side, she already understood that the situation had changed.

With the second gun halted and scrapped again, Suzuya knew he couldn't afford to delay it any longer. Knowing that his tactics had failed, Suzuya suddenly changed course and rushed towards the position prescribed by Garibaldi.

There was more to her arms than just naval guns.

Garibaldi, who had observed the change in the tide of battle, seemed to be at a loss, and after panicking a salvo to try to stop Suzuya, she began to pull away from the rear, forgetting the fact that Suzuya herself was faster than her.

Flutter! Flutter! Suzuya, with four triple torpedo tubes suspended on his legs, is also capable of lightning strikes, and is a high-speed torpedo with both long range and high damage.

In the face of the fan-shaped torpedo attack that was constantly approaching and shrinking, Garibaldi finally fell into a small state of damage due to the high damage he suffered and the damage to the ship's equipment was too large.

"The battle is over, and Suzuya wins." Standing at the top of the stands, Veneto, who had been keeping his eyes on the place, promptly informed the two of them of the end of the training.

"Whew...... Suzuya is really amazing. Garibaldi, who barely avoided the torpedo but was hit by the ship's gun, sighed lightly and sighed.

"I'm just training for a long time, and Garibaldi is also very potential." After the battle, Suzuya carefully put away the ship's armor and observed the damaged parts, and then glanced at the girl and replied.

"It's just the first official exercise, and it's really beyond my expectations to be able to support it for so long." Relying on her extraordinary eyesight, she noticed that Garibaldi's ship's suit was not badly damaged. Most of the damage was caused by long-term shelling, which means that Suzuya's shells did not directly break through Garibaldi's protective energy layer.

"Suzuya, didn't your previous firepower suppression have been effective?" In the spirit link, Veneto also sent an inquiry. Veneto, as a bystander, observed some details more carefully, naturally witnessing the fact that Garibaldi, who was inexperienced in the face of dense artillery fire, did not suffer serious injuries.

"Well, that's true...... If Garibaldi's natural abilities are factored into the battle, then this situation can be explained. Suzuya asked Veneto for confirmation with a slight suspicion.

"I haven't used my innate abilities, I've been observing, and I've not noticed any anomalous fluctuations in radiant energy." Veneto replied cheerfully.

"How could it be ......" Suzuya was speechless, and after thinking for a while to no avail, he walked towards Garibaldi and asked some details about the battle just now.

"Huh? Venetor said that he was not allowed to use the natural ability, and he couldn't be distracted in the intense battle just now. Garibaldi tucked his long brown hair in the wind and answered Suzuya's question with a puzzled expression.

"And how did you resist such heavy artillery fire just now?" Hearing this, Suzuya became more and more unable to understand what had just happened in the shelling battle.

"It's just like what Suzuya's predecessors said in their training, and directly use the protective energy layer to resist?" Garibaldi tilted his head and stared at Suzuya beside him in surprise.

"Garibaldi should have a talent for protection and a ship's superiority." After receiving Suzuya's relay, Veneto roughly deduced this fact based on some information in his mind. She has been dealing with and learning many things with the Admiral for a long time, and she knows a lot about the information and knowledge of ships.

"If that's the way it works...... But I did underestimate her before. Suzuya, who roughly understood this, sighed like this.

Garibaldi did not use his innate abilities to obtain such a battle, and if he was able to use his abilities in time after being experienced, it would be even more difficult for Suzuya to win.

"Alright, I've recorded all the footage of today's battle. Suzuya and Garibaldi, please submit your battle report and experience to me today. "Veneto, who had completed all his tasks this morning, left the stands without hesitation after giving a notice to the two of them, and returned to the town guard mansion to prepare for official business.

"Huh......" Shi Jinfeng, who was staring at Veneto's departing back, gasped lightly and sighed softly:

"I always feel that Veneto-sama exudes a strange oppressive force......

"Maybe it's because she's already on her way to the third level? I don't usually see her on a regular mission, but her level up may not be slow at all......" Mogador muttered with a little envy.

"Huh?" Shi Jinfeng was a little stunned when he heard the news, but thinking that Veneto was the ship's mother who had followed the Admiral for the longest time, it seemed that it was a matter of course to step into the threshold of the third energy level.

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Da-da-da, da-da-da. A crisp and continuous knock sounded, but the girl standing in front of the door received no response. This made her involuntarily a little worried, but as a secretary ship, she also had to consider her subordination to the Admiral, and she did not want to break into it without permission. Even if this is a bit paranoid, she will continue to persevere.

"Is it Veneto? I'm sorry for the morning training observation, so please come in. The young man's deep voice, which was completely different from usual, reached her ears, and Veneto pushed the door in without saying a word.

The boy did not sit in front of the light screen of his desk as he used to do, but leaned sideways and looked out of the floor-to-ceiling window, as if he was reminiscing about something.

The office that appeared in front of Veneto's eyes was very different from that of a month ago, and because some of the equipment and furniture were stacked here, the room that was still quite spacious was a little crowded, and even though the girl had tidied up many times, it still did not improve.

The girl walked slowly towards the direction where the young admiral was, but out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the things placed on the work table. In the few metal instruments, it was a dull stone fragment mixed in.

A girl with a memory far beyond ordinary people, she recalls that this is a fragment excavated in the ruins of a town guard's mansion. And she was even in a coma for a long time due to interconnection, and to this day the two of them do not know its origin and true purpose.

However, the impression of the boy is not a reckless person, and even if it has been confirmed many times that the fragments are not dangerous at this time, they should not be thrown on the workbench at will.

"Admiral?" The girl shouted softly to the boy again, but it was rare to witness the boy's slightly out of shape side face.

"Whew...... Sorry, it's a bit bad. The boy noticed Veneto's footsteps, followed by the emerald fragments that had been left in one place, and with some weakness got up and contained them in a special test tube.

"What progress has the Admiral made on the debris these days?" Veneto also saw that the boy seemed to have something on his mind, but he didn't ask directly, but paid attention to the matter.

"Sorry...... I've done some research, but I haven't learned much so far, and maybe I shouldn't have spent so much time on it. There was a rare hesitation on the boy's face, and he didn't seem to want to waste time on a project that was making no progress.

"It would be best if you could crack it, but the Admiral doesn't need to worry too much." Veneto replied in a calm tone.

"Hey...... I don't really care about that...... Suddenly, there was a message from the academy. The boy looked at Veneto's face, and was silent for a moment, but explained to her what was in his heart.

"Academy? The Admiral should not have much contact after graduation...... Is there something going on at the academy? Veneto asked, after a moment of speculation in his mind.

"Whew...... A student who was in the same class as me and was in the same class was unfortunately killed in the town guard house of Mujerez, to which he was assigned...... "There was a strange melancholy on the young man's immature face, and even after the loss of relatives and friends around him, he still felt the fragility of life again.

"......" Veneto, who learned the news for a while, didn't know how to answer the boy. She's not the kind of person who doesn't know the world and knows that an admiral has died and can ignore him at will. And she also knows very well that the students who can enter the Central Naval Academy, and the fact that they can pass the graduation assessment shows that they have considerable strength, and can even be compared with some experienced formal admirals who have not yet been promoted.

"Maybe it's really impermanent, I'll go to Blecado in a few days and use the remote projection to attend the funeral, and then the town guard will need to get rid of Veneto." The young man said after a sigh.