"Come on! Come on! Come on...... Oh my God, he won! He actually won! Prince Joachim wins! ”

On a hot summer evening, the open-air swimming pool at the Kiel Naval Academy is quite lively, and the cadets gather here not entirely because of the hot weather. Since www.biquge.info chosen the path of the navy, whether you are engaged in military or civilian work in the future, the basic skills of the navy must be firmly mastered, and swimming is one of them. When the young men get together, there will naturally be competition when there is communication, and it is normal for them to learn from each other.

As the two competitors arrived at the same end of the pool, the surrounding drum noise finally slipped from the peak, and most of the onlookers were surprised by the outcome of the competition. In their eyes, the tall, muscular senior Klad is simply a natural swimmer, he has won the Academy Cup 100-meter swimming championship twice in a row, and his opponent, Prince Joachim, who has just entered the Kiel Naval Academy, is only a 14-year-old boy, two sizes smaller than Clad, from shoulder to toe There is nothing particularly outstanding, and he actually beat Klad in the full 400-meter swimming competition. The huge gap inevitably made people wonder, but when those who pinched the clock reported the reading of about 4 minutes and 20 seconds, the voice of doubt suddenly disappeared, and countless eyes were refocused on the boy who was panting against the pool wall.

Is the royal bloodline really so magical?

If royal blood has a bonus effect on swimming speed, how can Joachim's brother, the third German prince Adalbert, explain his mediocre performance in this regard?

"Full marks for swimming, perfect marks for long-distance running, perfect marks for fighting, perfect marks for doctrine, perfect marks for mathematics and mechanics, and 99 points for shooting...... What a mortal does! A muscky, good-looking student muttered to his companion.

The companion beside him was neither tall nor handsome, and he looked like he was the type that stood out from the crowd. Looking at the perfect boy in the pool, he shook his head: "With such an amazing performance, it's no wonder that he is known as a once-in-a-century genius of the Hohenzollern family, and he is so handsome, it's really ...... Tsk, it makes people want to kill themselves with jealousy! ”

"It's a blessing that the German Navy has such a royal member!" Another tall cadet next to him chimed in, "I sincerely hope that he will become the commander of the fleet beyond Nelson, so that we can see the German Navy become the number one in the world in our lifetime!" ”

"Yes, it's time for the German Navy to produce a top-level naval commander!" The well-built student Ying Zan said, and although his companion with good facial features and a handsome temperament was a little reluctant, he still had to accept the reality gap between himself and the perfect boy.

At the end of the pool, the tall, burly Clad climbed ashore first, bent down, stretched out his hand, and pulled Prince Joachim up with respect.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is doing well!" Someone by the pool shouted from the head, followed by many people echoing and applauding.

By the time he got ashore, Natsuki's breathing had smoothed out a lot, and he smiled in a friendly manner, waving to his classmates around him, and walking to the locker room in a normal manner. Like the third prince of Germany, Adalbert, he enjoyed a little privilege in terms of residence and food at the Naval Academy, and other treatment was completely the same as that of ordinary students, neither personal attendants served him nor private tutors to teach him, and his training and assessment were carried out with his classmates, and his excellent results won the confidence of his classmates.

At the entrance of the passage to the pool locker room, a young man in a navy uniform who was similar in age, size, and even temperament to Joachim handed the standard stainless steel cup to the victor, and exclaimed: "Okay, even Clad has been killed, amazing!" I lost this meal convincingly! ”

Avoiding the eyes of outsiders, the corners of Natsuki's mouth provoked a smug smile, a hundred years can bring a lot of changes to this world, and the skills and skills of sports are one of them. If one had just looked very closely at his and Klad's swimming style, it would have been easy to see that he hit his legs much less frequently than Klad, and that the strokes of his arms and the coordination between his arms were very special. In the case of not much difference in strength and physical fitness, more scientific and reasonable techniques ensured that Natsuki won the victory with a clear advantage.

"By the way, how did you develop your monster-like stamina?" At the Naval Academy, the one who dared to use the word monster to describe Natsuki was Christian, who was also a prince. The Second German Empire consisted of 4 kingdoms, 6 grand duchies, 5 duchies, 7 dependent kingdoms, as well as a number of free cities and imperial territories. Christian was Friedrich, Grand Duchy of Oldenburg. The son of Archduke Auguste, a year older than Joachim, the two had known each other as children and had the same interest in the sea and ships. Together, they collected catalogue information on every class of warships built by European countries over the past two hundred years, and based on these materials, they produced hundreds of models of ships, which were so exquisite that even those who grew up would be amazed by them.

With the illustrious status of the two, it is not difficult to enter the Kiel Naval Academy at the same time.

Of course, Natsuki wouldn't tell the bare-ass playmate that he was a kid who grew up by the sea and could swim before he learned to run. He casually said nonsense: "Magic elixir, wizard magic, hmm...... There are also some special recipes that you would like to try? ”

Christian has thick eyebrows and small eyes, a high nose and thin lips, and looks like Philip, the double captain of Bayern Munich and the German national team. Ram resembled him, sneering, "You're a fool to me!" ”

Natsuki smiled and walked into the locker room: "Okay, if you are willing to get up two hours early every day and exercise with me, I guarantee that you will at least be excellent in swimming lessons in a few months." ”

The guy with thick eyebrows and small eyes said outside the locker room: "Uh-huh, it's good to sleep two hours less every day and change to a swimming lesson, do I seem to be someone who can do that kind of thing?" ”

"Sleep, you can never get enough sleep!" Natsuki taught irresponsibly inside, "How much you pay will how much you get, when you complain that you swim slower than a turtle, don't forget that turtles also swim for more than ten hours a day." ”

"But if the effort and the gain were equal, I would have won Louise's heart a long time ago! Oh, little fairy of my dreams, when will you accept my pure love? "The spring heart sprouts and sighs for a long time.

Natsuki quickly came out of the shower and wiped his head as he said, "There are a few things in the world that are unreasonable, hungry beasts, brainless fools, and the love you dream of all day long. To be honest, I don't think our little Louise has reached the stage of talking about feelings yet, maybe wait another two or three years! ”

Christian flatteringly handed over the olive oil: "If I can win her heart, let alone two or three years, I can wait ten years." Joachim, my good brother, you will stand with me in this matter in any way, and I will be at your disposal at any time in this life, as long as I succeed. ”

The Grand Duchy of Oldenburg was less than one-tenth the size of the Kingdom of Prussia, and its political influence and wealth resources were not comparable to those of Prussia, but this did not mean that Christian had Joachim. For hundreds of years, the Oldenburg family has produced kings of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Greece and even Tsarist Russia. Although Christian had little chance of becoming the Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and wearing a Danish, Greek, or Russian crown was only theoretically possible, this family resource could still play a big role under certain conditions.

"If Louise had given my advice a very important place when choosing her husband, your chances would have been the greatest of all suitors, but you also know that I could not influence her life's events, and the marriage of a German princess was a major event for the entire royal family. The advice for you is...... Do your best to be the best you can and overwhelm each of your competitors with undisputed performances! ”

For Natsuki's suggestion, Christian thought hard about it, frowned, and said, "So, I'd better get up two hours early every day to swim with you?" ”

Natsuki smiled and patted his arm: "It's not just swimming, but every homework and everything!" ”

Poor Prince Oldenburg's head suddenly drooped, and although it was beautiful to show people with a perfect performance like Natsuki, the effort behind it was almost cruel. During the two summers they spent together, Christian also tried to keep up with his companions, but each time he failed in a bad way, and these experiences always made him feel that he was not born to be the best material.

When the autumn wind blows, the boring initial training is finally over. In the assessment of freshmen, which focused on physical fitness and basic skills, Prince Joachim, who performed very well in training, really lived up to expectations, and he ranked first in all assessments, setting the best score for freshmen in the history of the Kiel Naval Academy, and the Admiralty Earl Tirpitz came to the academy to present him with the Outstanding Cadet Award.

The star is so dazzling, not only the cadets of the same period, but even the Naval Academy, which has not graduated from the previous two sessions, also feels regret and helplessness while envious. In their view, the next three years of the Kiel Naval Academy will be a "Joachim period", and no matter how good the performance of others, it is bound to be overshadowed by the light of the German prince, and it is difficult for the top achievers to receive the attention and appreciation of the naval department as the previous cadets. Of course, there are also people who regard being able to be a classmate with such a genius prince as the capital of their military career, so they spare no effort to get close to and please this prince, and for a time it became a trend, and all kinds of praise were endless.

Joachim, who rose to fame at a young age, was not to rest on his laurels, not only focusing on his schoolwork, but also on his charisma and organizational skills. Unlike his brother Adalbert, who held honorary positions in the cadet guild and various established associations, he was very assertive in founding the Friendship Association, providing financial assistance to students from poor families, leading students to volunteer activities in local shelters and orphanages in Kiel, and also funding college football tournaments to promote the spirit of close teamwork. These positive activities not only created a positive image for Joachim, but also helped him discover a group of "potential stocks" with good character, outstanding ability and flexible thinking among his fellow students - imitating Marshall's "black notebook", Natsuki wrote down these names, communicated with them more on weekdays, and helped and cared for them in an appropriate way. Wait until they have completed their studies, and then recommend them to positions suitable for personal development with their own connections, so as to cultivate a group of capable people who can be trusted by themselves.

After rigorous initial training, although the naval cadets are not yet comparable to real soldiers, they have drawn a line with their past civilian status in terms of behavior and temperament. Next, they will receive formal naval courses including seamanship, gun and gun operation, tactical theory, ship engineering, as well as politics, law, philosophy, foreign languages, and finally candidate officer training and ship internships. Thanks to the accumulation of knowledge in his "childhood", Natsuki has at least an entry-level grasp of most courses, and his combined strengths and consistent diligence are still creating a myth of perfection in his academic performance.

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