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Arcturus Space Station, Star Alliance Naval Academy, graduation ceremony site.

A slightly older, gray-haired general leads the graduates in taking the oath:

"I hereby solemnly swear,"

"I will dedicate my life and strength to protect the Federation of Galaxies and protect human civilization,"

"We will uphold the justice of all intelligent life in the universe,"

"From the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to the edge of the Milky Way."

"Today is the beginning, and the end is the end."

It was an oath that has been taken at every graduation ceremony since the founding of the Naval Academy, and every student has heard it at least three times, but when it is their turn to take the oath in person, they are still thrilled.

It was kind of funny that Connor mingled with a group of excited graduates and took the oath with them.

The N7 is a special forces unit of the military, and even if becoming an N7 is a kind of "graduation", the celebration ceremony cannot be accompanied by these fresh graduates.

No, it should be said, there was no celebration at all, and this was undoubtedly the first assignment she received with Anderson and Cicero after graduating from N7: to join a fleet as graduates of the Naval Academy.

Because it was too strange to wear a helmet at the graduation ceremony, Anderson, who had a relatively mature face, did not come to attend at all, and Cicero was not sensitive to such a crowded occasion due to brittle bones, but Connor, as a android, would not change in appearance, and there was nothing abrupt about mixing in a group of students.

As for the fleet to join...... Connor looked at the rather energetic and articulate old man on the stage.

[Confirmed information: Star Alliance Admiral Jon Grisham, Commander of the Star Alliance's Third Fleet.] Born in ......]

[Extended information: The Third Fleet of the Star Alliance: Due to the rapid expansion of the Star Federation between the stars, the exploration and escort tasks of the Second Fleet are too heavy, and it will be too bloated if the ships and personnel continue to be expanded, the Third Fleet will be formally formed after discussion and decision by the Star Federation Council, and the fleet commander is 'Jon Grisham', and the formation plan of the Fourth and Fifth Fleets is still being discussed. 】

If nothing else, the Second Fleet's role will shift from exploration and escort to area defense, just like the First Fleet, except that the First Fleet is guarding the Earth and near-Earth galaxies such as Arcturus, while the Second Fleet is guarding the outer layers of the galaxies it has explored and discovered in the past three years.

The third, fourth, and even fifth fleets should be similar, all of them explore outward for a distance and then switch to in-situ defense, which looks like the first and second rings of traditional urban expansion, except that the fleet defense area cannot be in a ring shape.

This time as an N7 graduate was arranged to enter the Third Fleet, presumably the admiral is clear, but he should not be interested in talking to them alone, after all, the stars can wear the admiral star is basically a doer, pursuing the concept of "gold will always shine", "the cone is in the bag, and the end is self-revealed", if it is good enough, there will always be a chance to see it, if it is relatively mediocre, it is meaningless to see it now.

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As Connor had speculated, Admiral Grisham led the graduates to take the oath and then left, leaving only a few civilian arrangements for the various fleets to pick people.

Although the diversion of this class of graduates will mainly be inclined to the Third Fleet, but the First Fleet and the Second Fleet are not completely lacking in people, if the graduates and his classmates both choose the same fleet, it is okay, how to go to different fleets, and then it is unlikely that they want to meet easily, so they began to tell their parting feelings in advance, and even took the opportunity to confess but were issued cards, in short, the atmosphere after the ceremony was quite warm.

However, Connor, a fake student, had no classmates or instructors to say goodbye to, and after going through the motions, he went directly to meet Anderson and Cicero as prompted by EDI.

When Connor found Anderson and Cicero and Bass, they were talking to a stern-looking officer.

"Oh, Shepard, you're just in time," Anderson waved at her, "This is Adjutant General Grisham, and he's invited us to join the Third Fleet's flagship battle group." ”

The so-called flagship battle group is actually the personal guard of the flagship, although it can perform some combat missions alone, but when the flagship has to join the battle, it must make every effort to ensure the safety of the flagship, and in most cases it is in a safe position.

So, was it really arranged? But on what exactly is the influence? Connor wasn't sure what to do for a moment.

[Indicates obedience to orders, but hopes to get more fighting opportunities.] (Model)】

[Indicates obedience, but hopes that Anderson will be allowed to bring the dog on board.] (Rebellious)】

[Indicates obedience to orders.] 】

This action is recommended as an option...... There's nothing wrong with it, if the lieutenant doesn't know that they are N7 and is only here to recruit elites, making some requests that contradict his ideas at this time will only detract his impression points from him and cause trouble for himself in the future.

"I'm willing to obey the military department," Connor saluted the adjutant before gesturing to Bass after he returned the salute, "I hope that my classmate will be allowed to bring his dog." ”

"Wang! [Hell a dog! Bas was dissatisfied.

"Of course there is no problem," the adjutant was an elegant and easy-going brown-haired middle-aged man, with a calm temperament that most old people preferred, and said with a smile: "As the captain of the ship, Ensign Anderson has the right to carry military dogs on board. ”

"Captain?" X3

"Didn't you fill in the volunteer yourself?" The adjutant raised his eyebrows: "Second Lieutenant Anderson wants to be a captain, even if it's a frigate, Second Lieutenant Shepard wants to be a stormtrooper captain and participate in more battles, and Second Lieutenant Cicero wrote 'I'm the best pilot in the world'." ”

"......" Cicero was stunned, but quickly reacted: "Hell, how can the instructor hand in that volunteer?" ”

"Hehe," the adjutant continued, "and in the graduation evaluation, your instructor highly appreciated the tacit understanding of the three of you, and General Grisham thought that he could give you a boat to try." ”

This can be determined, Connor nodded secretly, at least the adjutant didn't know that they were arranged, and looking at General Grisham's attitude, most of them were not clear in advance, but guessed afterwards.

"Of course it's best if we can continue to cooperate, then ......" Anderson's acting skills were half a beat slower before going online: "When are we going to board the ship?" ”

Connor shook his head slightly when he expressed "longing to have his own ship", but the lieutenant should not have noticed this in his preconceived circumstances.

"Once the transfer is done," the adjutant apparently pleased with Anderson's "youthful urgency," "it was a pretty beautiful girl, and her name was Pillar of Autumn." ”