Cristobal

This huge city, built on the banks of the seven great engineering wonders of mankind, was founded by the new human beings who overcame many difficulties after the cataclysm. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info when human beings have not yet restored their own industrial capacity and carried out infrastructure construction, the inconvenient land transportation can not achieve the deployment of resources and manpower as quickly as the sea transport, and the maritime transportation industry of mankind has also been revived.

Cristobal also relied on its excellent geographical location, and then the revival of the maritime industry and grew rapidly.

In the beginning, it was just a small gathering place for human beings, but after nearly 100 years of construction, it has finally grown into a modern city with a total area of 3 million square kilometers. As an important passage from the Caribbean Sea to other seas, it has been razed to ruins by the artillery fire of the deep sea several times, but the tenacious new humans have rebuilt their homes here again and again. In the end, the New Human Federation, established by people of insight, thwarted the attack of the deep sea in a fierce battle more than sixty years ago, and completely drove it out of this place.

If you walk in the undeveloped area around the city, you can see the ruins of the buildings built in the past, and the traces of artillery fire that still remain today, which is a testament to the struggle between humans and the deep sea.

And today, the 'Limon' sailing from the port of Viglia Mill, carrying its passengers, arrived in Cristobal, the second largest city and the third largest port of the New Human Federation, and the sixth most populous city.

Standing in front of the cabin, the boy looked out the window at the dense buildings that gently passed by, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The reason for the extreme unevenness in the development and industrial division of mankind in this world is that mankind has no choice but to move important cities and industries to places that are more difficult to attack in the deep sea when it cannot seize sea supremacy.

For example, the Sin Chew Islands where he lives, because its strength is not enough to compete with a large number of deep seas, the sphere of influence of human beings is limited to the sea area to which the Sin Chew Islands belong, and both resources and population are somewhat insufficient. Under such circumstances, mankind can only assume a passive defensive posture and cannot afford to develop overseas territories.

As far as he could see, the port of Vigliamir, where he was stranded on the way, was a miniature version of the luxuriant city hidden among the rocks, still mainly defensive, but growing enough to support further development.

And when it comes to the Caribbean Sea, which is located in the core sea area of mankind, even if it is its own back garden, human beings have finally regained some of their former glory. The sheer number of buildings, busy highways and urban light rail lines, and the dense density of ports and berths seem to be built on a pre-catastrophic scale in the past.

The fact that such a huge city can be built here is not only a testament to the industrial capacity that humanity has restored and further developed, but also the faith and determination of mankind to resolutely defend this territory.

"It's a little bigger than the one on the light screen before." , Anne, who stood next to her with blonde hair tied in a single ponytail, looked at the building that was slowly moving in front of her and exclaimed.

It was also the first time she had come here in person, and although she had seen it on the virtual network or on the optical screen TV before, she had not really felt the scenery of the most prosperous area of the New Human Federation.

"It's a lot more prosperous than I've seen before." , a girl with white hair and red eyes, holding a cup of macchiato coffee at some point, stood in front of the railing and said.

During the three-day sea voyage, there were not many accidents, not even in the deep sea. After all, the secondary impact of the deep sea has passed, and the humans who are fighting on the front line have once again bought enough time for the humans behind them after making unknown efforts.

The deep sea in the territorial sea has been cleared and naturally much less. Of course, this is only a temporary reduction in the frequency of the deep sea, and in the future, these uncertain deep seas will be born in a special way in the territorial waters controlled by humans.

And the human network that has been connected is also trumpeting the fact that humanity has once again thwarted the attack of the deep sea and successfully defended human society.

A trace of anger rose inexplicably in the young man's heart, and he naturally knew that this propaganda was not wrong in many ways. Indeed, a brief peace has once again come to this world, and humanity's struggle with the deep sea has entered a lower state.

But the anger in his heart did not subside, for he remembered the suffocating drowsiness, the desperate feeling of despair.

It seems that everyone has forgotten that there are still places that have fallen into the hands of the deep sea, and the human defense line is gradually shrinking. It is already a bit difficult for humanity to cope with the increasingly powerful deep sea, and this is not something that can be felt by those who live deep.

But Aritus, who fled from the Star Continent in embarrassment, could feel the dark tide surging under a peaceful and peaceful situation.

He didn't think that the deep sea's offensive against humanity would stop, perhaps this truce was just a temporary adjustment, and the deep sea would eventually sweep in and confront humanity again.

As his thoughts worked, he had gradually suppressed that trace of anger and thought about something else.

In the boy's contemplation, time passed involuntarily, and the Limon finally docked slowly in the harbor of this huge city.

Under the urging of the two girls beside him, the young man pulled two boxes and walked down the boarding ladder to get off the passenger ship. The teenager who was calling for his identity to check the traffic map accidentally saw a black-haired and black-eyed teenager and a brown-haired petite girl far behind him.

He didn't carefully observe the changes in the personnel on the ship, and naturally he didn't expect that the young man who was suspected of preparing for the admiral did not get off the ship, and he also came to Cristobal.

There is only one naval academy established in Cristobal, which is the best Central Naval Academy of the New Human Federation. If it is good, the teenager behind him may be his future classmate.

Pressing the rest of my mind a little, the first task when I first arrived here was to find my way to the Naval Academy.

Nova Cristobal is being built into a sprawling city, and it is the light rail and electric vehicles that make up the city's rapid transit network. The energy mix of the New World is more geared towards hydrogen and radiant energy based on Aukin, traditional fossil fuels are no longer used in large quantities, and even an old oil field near Cristobal has been abandoned for many years.

Aritus, who was relying on the road to confirm the route, suddenly realized that there was no direct path to the Central Naval Academy on the prompt route, but only told him to go to a port called Gatun, and then did not tell him the specific route.

The map he could find did not mention the specific location of the Central Naval Academy, which made him a little confused.

"Admiral? What's wrong? The white-haired and red-eyed girl was wearing a cool summer dress, and was turning her gaze to the buildings in the distance, feeling the huge industrial capacity of human beings, but she was surprised to see the hesitation on her admiral's face.

"I'm a little unfamiliar with the terrain...... Hey, the academy's reply was so fast? Arites paused slightly, checking the status of his personal email through the electronic ID card in his body.

The moment he disembarked and arrived in Cristobal and connected to the virtual network, he had already sent his personal identification and application to the Central Naval Academy's public mailbox. And he didn't expect the college to deal with it so quickly, not only sent an email to inform him of the matter, but also attached a special ride permit and ride guide.

The guide clearly explains how to get to Gatun Port by car...... Halfway through it, Aritus almost skipped it, because the route he had guided was no different from what Aritaus had inquired about.

But he insisted on reading the whole article until he learned that there would be a special waiting area and equipment to get to the Central Naval Academy at Gatun Port.

This solemn and confidential way can actually be understood by him. After all, the Central Naval Academy, as a large-scale academy for training preparatory admirals, not only has an educational function, but also has an important mission to defend the city, and it is not a place that ordinary people can easily enter in any case.

"Admiral?" , the girl's voice made him turn back from his thoughts after reading the text.

"It's okay, I was looking at the itinerary just now. Let's take the light rail 421 to the harborside platform and ......," the boy explained a little before taking the two girls on the busy traffic line.

Behind them, the young men and girls who hurriedly disembarked from the Limont chose a random urban light rail line and set off on their journey......

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Gatun Port

While the landmarks show the port, the deserted sight raises suspicions.

As a port, there are no passenger terminals and no dedicated platforms, which is a bit abnormal, but this can be explained by the fact that it is not a passenger ship here. The few berths and the rusty warehouse doors behind them make it seem as if they no longer function as a port.

The anchorage in the harbor has been abandoned for a long time, and the current situation is full of messy iron frames, so that those who come here have already understood that this is an abandoned port.

When Aritaus first saw this, he thought the guide was written incorrectly, but then calmed down again.

He didn't think that the Central Naval Academy would make a big fuss, he was just curious about what means of transportation would be able to get in such an abandoned port?

"Judging by the traces, it has been a long time since a ship has docked here." , The girl with white hair and red eyes beside her carefully observed the aging rust on the berth and the drag marks caused by the friction on the ground.

"But I'm sure this is the place on the map." The boy looked back at the brand-new gate of the port and whispered.

Although the place is abandoned, there is still an advanced electronic identity verification system at the gate, and all three people independently confirm their identities, and Veneto and Anne are even required to show their ship's outfit before they can officially enter the place.

Moreover, it seems that this is already a military jurisdiction, and there are no residential areas and shops around, if expected, this is already the place hosted by the Central Naval Academy.

A moment had passed, and Aritaus, who had been staring at the distant sea, suddenly turned to look at the giant gate of the harbor behind him.

Because he heard the sound of machinery and synthesized electronics, and in the distance, two figures, one small and one large, appeared in their sight. But it was not the pair of boys and girls that Aritus had expected, but two girls who were not too old.

The shorter one was a petite girl with long black hair and dark glass-framed eyes, and the tired look on her face and her blank eyes made it clear that she was not in good spirits at this time.

"Miss Admiral, you've arrived at your destination." Standing beside her was a gentle girl dressed in a gentle style with gray hair and brown eyes.

"Hmm, really...... Although I was a little dizzy, I didn't see the boat that could take us to the academy, ......", the petite girl said as she struggled to straighten her big black-framed eyes and stare at the harbor in the distance.

"Do you want to wait a little longer?" , The gentle Japanese girl also noticed that something was wrong here, of course, she was sharp-eyed, and she naturally noticed the three Aritas who were standing in front of the berth, but they didn't go to ask anything.

"Well...... I'm a little sleepy...... Haruna will wake me up again if there is something. The girl yawned, slowly closed her eyes, and leaned towards the girl beside her.

The Zephyr girl seemed to have become accustomed to the life habits of her own admiral, perhaps worried that her sleep would not be stable, and gently held the sleeping girl in her arms.

Of course, such arm strength is certainly not something that ordinary humans can do, and Aritaus, who is observing from the sidelines, has already found a faint radiation reaction from her body.

In this way, he could naturally guess that the girl in her arms was also a reserve admiral who came to study at the Central Naval Academy.

But they didn't wait long, and with the extremely low sound of puffiness, everyone present couldn't help but raise their eyes, until they realized that the flying object was skimming over the sea at great speed.

This is not the seaplane that Aritus had in mind, but a special being that resembles an airplane but has a different structure, which rushes from a sea antenna at a very high distance with great maneuverability, suddenly gains some altitude after flying to the near sea, and then begins to slowly descend from the ground.

Half a minute later, the white fuselage, which had stopped making a sound, suddenly opened a hatch, and a middle-aged uncle wearing a dark blue special military uniform looked at the five people who were standing in the port, and said with a little pride:

"Welcome to the Central Naval Academy's special ground effect aircraft, you are the first batch of students today."