Chapter 10: The City of the Sea
A blue-gray camouflage painted aircraft sailed across countless white and blue waves between the turquoise sea and the vast blue sky, heading for an unknown region. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
A magical flying machine that looks like an airplane but has a different structure is flying at a very low altitude and fast in a way that is close to the surface of the sea. The raging sea breeze and the occasional waves below it did not affect it, and it continued to cruise at a fast speed.
The wide fuselage of the ground effect aircraft only accommodated eight passengers, and a large number of extra spaces made the cabin appear empty.
Stable and fast without much noise, this is the boy's evaluation of the special aircraft he is riding at this time. At this time, he was sitting by the window, and naturally he could see the turquoise flash of the window flying by, and the occasional island figure.
The boy was looking for information similar to the aircraft he was riding on for a while, but he still had no impression for a long time. In this era when human beings have to compete with the deep sea for sea supremacy, air supremacy is also a particularly important thing, and if there are any noteworthy aircraft, they have already been discovered and used by human beings. It's just that apart from the large islands and land, which are firmly under the control of humans, human planes cannot reach anywhere else.
The strong electromagnetic interference after the catastrophe has led to the limitation of the maximum flight altitude of human aircraft, followed by the interference of surface reconnaissance aircraft and water fighters from the deep sea, and human beings cannot use their own aircraft at the front line. As a result, human aircraft, and the limited tools that have gradually been reduced to inland and island land, cannot once again show the glory of dominating the skies before the cataclysm.
Arantus took a slight interest in the craft he was on, but had no clue and eventually put it down.
With such high speed and low-altitude seaworthiness, why hasn't it been used on a large scale? The boy was a little surprised.
Sitting next to him were Anne and Veneto. Anne seemed to be a little sleepy, and hung her head slightly, as if she wanted to rest.
Farther away, the other admirals they had met in the harbor and their shipwives.
One was a tall young admiral whom Aritus had an impression of, and who had come here aboard the Limon. The other is a petite girl with large black glasses who looks like she can't confirm her real age, and she seems to be only an eleven or twelve-year-old child from her appearance. She was leaning against the body of the Japanese girl beside her, enjoying the rare tranquility.
Everything in the cabin was quiet, and no one had the idea of speaking out loud, probably a little unfamiliar and didn't know what to say.
Perhaps feeling this embarrassment, the middle-aged uncle, who had been filling in something in his record book, finally interrupted the silence for a long time.
"Heck, you're a lot quieter than the previous batch of students, but it's not a good thing that young people aren't active." , the middle-aged uncle seemed to point to it.
"I haven't been so quiet before, I was excited for a long time when I knew that I could come to the Central Naval Academy, let alone get on this exclusive flying machine......," the uncle said with a nostalgic feeling.
"The academy's flying machine was officially put into use five years ago, I remember that you have been working in the academy for more than ten years, and it was more than ten years ago that you studied at the Naval Academy." , The young man sitting in the main driver's seat coldly pointed out the mistake of the middle-aged uncle.
"Ahaha...... It's been too long and I've got it wrong...... In the past, it took a long time for the ship to bump and bump before it could come over, ah......", when the uncle pretended to be stupid and was about to fool the past, he heard the young man's question:
"Were you also a Viceroy? ......", the young man's spiritual power has not completely recovered from his body, and he still retains part of it for emergencies, which is already a habit he has honed in the confrontation with the deep sea.
The middle-aged uncle's face seemed to have a little more nostalgia, but then a trace of remorse appeared, but in the end it all disappeared. He looked at Aritus, who had turned his gaze to himself, and released his mental power slightly.
After the spiritual power of the two touched for a moment, it was quickly withdrawn. And this process, in addition to the two just now, and the girl who seemed to be sleeping just now also noticed.
"That's what it used to be...... Many years have passed, and even the use of spiritual power is not good, and it has been abandoned for too long. After all, I'm just a freshman guide in the academy now, and your kid's mental strength is quite good...... How long has it been since you woke up? The middle-aged man asked with an unchanged face, he didn't have much surprise at the failure of his temptation just now.
The students who can come to the Central Naval Academy are either admirals and have a very deep relationship, or they are geniuses who are extremely rare in their talents. After all, a commander's spiritual power determines how many ship girls he can command at the same time, and the initial strength of his spiritual power after awakening also determines the upper limit of his growth.
The young man in front of him, who didn't seem to be very old, seemed to have a bit of a strong mental strength, which could reach the standard of a formal admiral, and easily blocked his spiritual power.
Since there was no equipment to test it, he could only give a rough judgment like this, but even that surprised him a little.
"Old Zhong, the personal information about the students is confidential, and if you ask indiscriminately, you can comply with the regulations," the young man who sat in the driver's seat and controlled the ground effect aircraft reminded in a cold voice.
"Oh, anyway, I'll have to take a test when I get to the academy......," the middle-aged man said with a chuckle, but didn't continue to ask.
After all, if the academy strictly follows the system, they have no right to intervene in the personal information of the students.
"It's not a particularly long time," the teenager threw out a vague reply.
"It can't be too long, otherwise you'll already be an official admiral." , The middle-aged uncle said with a smile and continued to fill out his form on the electronic light screen.
"Uncle, did you say that we were the first to arrive here?" , The tall young man who was whispering to the brown-haired and brown-eyed girl next to him suddenly asked.
"Well, the first batch today, but there were few people in the first two days, after all, there is still more than half a month before the official start of your session." As a guide, he has the obligation to guide and answer students' questions.
Of course, when they officially register, they will naturally send out an internal guide to the college, where they will get more detailed information. But before that, he was able to tell some of the new students some important information.
"There don't seem to be many people......," said the tall boy with some surprise when he heard this. Even if there is still half a month before the start of school, there should be many people who have already come to the school, but according to this uncle, it seems that this is not the case.
"The number of students in each class of the Central Naval Academy is very limited." , the young man sitting in the main driver's seat answered.
"It's true that I don't know how many of you are in this class, but there were only one hundred and seventy-four freshmen in the class four months ago," said the middle-aged uncle, who thought for a moment.
"Those who can afford to come here are not ordinary people. The Central Naval Academy has very strict requirements for students, and the first mandatory requirement is that the awakening age must not exceed 16 years old. The girl's light voice came from the corner, and Alitus looked over a little, only to find that it was a girl with big black hair and a large frame who was originally in a deep sleep.
Awakening mental power before the age of 16 is definitely not a very low requirement. According to statistics, the average age of awakening of Admirals is between 18 and 22 years old, and there are very few people who can awaken their spiritual power before this age.
"The second requirement should be mental strength, right?" , Alitus said this speculation after a little thought.
"Yes, our Central Naval Academy only needs the best talents, even if they enter through their family background, they will be kicked out if they can't pass the minimum mental strength requirement in the admission check." The middle-aged uncle did not have any prejudice against those who came here through their family backgrounds.
There is nothing particularly unfair about this request, according to research, the descendants of the Admiral are more likely to become Admirals than ordinary people, and they also have a deeper understanding and experience of fighting the deep sea due to their family background.
Humanity is desperate to fight against the deep sea, and for the Admirals who have their own background, they are born to stand on a higher starting line.
Of course, geniuses also receive special treatment. The Naval Academy of the Humans is always open to geniuses, because only a very small number of those people can cultivate their spiritual power to the point where they can command several large fleets. And only this kind of person is the main force that can compete with it in the event of a large-scale invasion of the deep sea
"Your classmates in the future, maybe you will be vice admirals or even admirals in the future, don't ignore this link too much......", as a middle-aged uncle who came over, looked at the three extremely young preparatory admirals on the plane, two men and one woman, and couldn't help but prompt.
The middle-aged uncle seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by a slight tremor in his body.
"I'm close to the academy airport, ready to land." The voice of the youth came from the main driver's seat, and then Arrites noticed the huge structure emerging from the window.
Yes, not as imagined as an island, but as a massive structure standing above the turquoise sea.
Steel and glass form part of this behemoth, and a metal structure that seems to have an incomplete border divides the sea into a world of its own. The high degree of unity of human mechanics and aesthetics adds a bit of grandeur to the building, and the colorful colors produced by the refraction of glass add a sense of beauty and grandeur.
This is a miniature city built on the ocean, condensed not only the achievements of human craftsmanship and technology, but also carrying nearly a thousand admirals and ship ladies. If you look into the distance, you can see a number of small harbors and many ancillary facilities attached to the huge maritime city.
"Welcome to the Central Naval Academy, where you will be living for the next year." , The middle-aged uncle looked at the shocked few people and said with a certain sense of pride.
As it approached the huge sea barrier, the ground effect vehicle slowly adjusted its bearing, and finally stopped at a relatively wide entrance on the third floor.
"Old Zhong, it's your task next." After the young man parked the fuselage securely, he took a long breath of relief and clicked on the light screen to view today's news.
As a pilot responsible for driving ground effect aircraft, he is also under a lot of pressure. After all, this thing is not ordinary, and it is very different from driving a ship. What's more, this is a product that combines contemporary technology and unscientific magical materials, and the driver must expend mental strength to control it.
"No problem." After the middle-aged uncle made an OK gesture to the young man, he stepped off the aircraft with a few people in the cabin and walked straight into the interior of this huge building along a passage.
"You should all have received a hint from the Academy by now, as well as a temporary pass for the time being. Please remember not to run around next, because you don't know where the average student can't go. After the middle-aged uncle issued a notice to the college in his personal electronic ID card, he said solemnly to several people behind him.
This is the Central Naval Academy, but it is also an extremely important military base, and although it is generally not on combat duty, there are still many classified areas that are not allowed to be entered without permission.
It was only a few tens of seconds later that everyone saw the temporary pass issued by the academy under the prompting of the chip in their bodies, and after confirming that all the people in the circle had it, the middle-aged uncle opened a closed metal door.
This is the gateway to the interior of the academy, which can only be passed through with a pass.
"If you rush in without a pass, the metal mechanism here will immediately close and release a strong current, of course, this kind of thing has no effect on the deep sea, but it is still extremely deadly to people." , the uncle led a group of people to walk around in the spacious passage, and verified their identities several times before they were able to pass normally.
The interior and exterior of the building are similar, mainly composed of metal and glass to form the basic structure here, of course, more places can see the existence of electronic light screens, can be timely understanding of the internal news of the college.
For example, what Arrites just aimed at was the announcement that some areas of the academy were temporarily suspended, some news about Cristobal, and of course, most of all, reports on the situation in the sea.
Perhaps it was the freshness of immersing himself in the novel world, but the few people who followed him did not whisper, and they were very quiet all the way.
The group came to the administrative area on the third floor unhurriedly, and the middle-aged man finally stopped after stepping into a certain room, and said to several young people behind him
"Several, my authority has made me so here, and the next step is the official enrollment stage, please get ready." After the middle-aged uncle said goodbye to everyone and gave blessings, he disappeared through the gap of another gate.
In front of them was a huge metal door several times the size of the previous one, and on top of it, the words 'Admission Registration Office' were displayed on an electronic light screen.
But even the weakest of the people could feel the strong sense of danger coming from the giant metal door.
After a moment of hesitation, Aritus opened the door with his own permit.
After all, they are here to report to the school, even if there is something behind them that they don't know, they still have to go in after all.
What appeared to them was a peaceful scene.
A woman in loose-fitting clothing, with long black satin-like hair and wheat-colored skin, sat in her seat, laughing with a young man beside her.
However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that she had nothing to do and dragged the young man to speak, but the young man didn't care at all.
To be precise, he was forced by the strong sense of oppression generated by the lady next to him, and did not dare to complain. The radiation energy on the lady's body had reached a level where she could feel it without the use of instruments, and the most terrifying thing was that she had not released her ship's suit.
Even so, everyone's keen intuition told them that this was a terrifyingly powerful ship with a high energy level.
Perhaps sensing the crowd outside the door, or perhaps having finally found an excuse to get rid of the chatter, the young man stood up and whispered:
"Welcome to the Central Naval Academy, and of course, the first thing to welcome you is our entrance exam."