Ai Wen is not a pure idealist, and the spirit of the ancestors of the family who have the courage to explore the unknown world is worthy of recognition, but in the case of poverty and whiteness, it would be too empty and illusory to smash the pot and sell iron to invest in ideals.

However, when he truly grasps the power to control his own destiny, Aven will probably follow in the footsteps of the ancestors of Gariot and choose to see the sky and water of this world!

"That's... Warrant Officer Aven, you're going to come on, I'm very strict!"

"Thank you, Captain, I will do my best!"

After singing and finishing, the uncle and nephew laughed at the same time. The sense of alienation that they hadn't seen for five years gradually dissipated, and the two really began to get closer.

Push the cup and change the lamp, concentrate on enjoying the rare food on the table, and talk until late at night.

It's just that there was another episode the day after Evan and Gehr met each other.

Early in the morning, Gehr dragged Aven back to shore and found Aven's instructor, Major Eugene.

"Morning, Sir. Gehr!"

Looking at Gehr who pushed the door in, Major Eugene, who was working on the papers, immediately stood up and saluted. Whether it is the rank of colonel, the rank of knight or the identity of the captain of the main battleship, he needs to show twelve points of respect.

Only then did he notice that Aven, who had come in with Gehr, had lowered his head and did not dare to look at himself, thinking that he had caused some trouble on the colonel's ship.

"Did this boy get into trouble as soon as he landed on the ship? You give him to me, and I'll clean him up. ”

Major Eugene said that he was going to clean up Aiwen, but secretly he was quietly giving Aiwen a look, and his feelings of protection were overflowing.

"Hahaha, Major Eugene, Evan didn't get into trouble, on the contrary I want to thank you for sending him to my ship!

Let's go to the tavern and talk slowly, Iwen and I want to toast you!"

Regardless of the fact that it was still breakfast time, Gelgel pulled Major Eugene and insisted on drinking. Gehr now sees it as a benefactor who brought him back together with Aven, giving him the opportunity to make up for years of debt to his friend, thanking him anyway before setting sail.

Soon, the three of them were already seated in the tavern, and on the way Gell had already explained Aven's situation to Eugene.

"The child is not sensible, and he didn't tell his family when he ran out, but fortunately you sent him to my ship, which really helped a lot. Gell took the glass and brought it to Eugene very sincerely.

"Commander Gell is polite, I just did my duty, I didn't think about it that much at the time, I just couldn't bear to watch Evan waste his years on the communication ship.

He is such an excellent young man, and he can only get the best training when he gets to the captain's ship. ”

Eugene's attitude was very humble, not only did he not take credit, but secretly complimented the pair of uncles and nephews, and there was a smile on his face when he heard it.

The two chiefs chatted happily.

But Ai Wen, who was sitting next to him, could only pretend to be a "problem child of the warping family", and gave Eugene a few glasses with a smile, and slapped him several times by the way.

In his mind, Aiwen's image has also quietly changed from a lonely and down-and-out side branch to the eldest young master of the Qiao family, and Eugene, who was still full of sympathy for Aiwen, would have kicked Aivan's ass if Gehr wasn't still here.

Oh, with my great mercy, I finally helped you find a bright future with the help of people, but instead sent you to your relative's ship?

But Eugene wasn't really angry. After all, young people always have this kind of newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and it is understandable that they want to come out single-handedly to prove their ability without relying on their own family.

However, most of these "calves" will recognize the reality after several years of social beatings, and although they have grown, they have really wasted a long period of time, and some of the gains outweigh the losses.

In this way, in the end, it is a good thing that I made a mistake. I already admired Evan very much, but now that his uncle Colonel Gehr is here, his military career will definitely go more smoothly and he will be able to take many detours.

I'm actually very happy for him!

......

The Silver Wing returned to port for a total of two days, and after a short period of maintenance, repairs, and replenishment, it will continue to cruise within the jurisdiction of the Third Fleet.

And considering Colonel Geer's excellent ability, the danger factor of their mission route will be relatively high.

However, the sailors are accustomed to this kind of life, and the high risk factor is naturally high at the same time. As Zeng Geer said, a person who follows the rules and only wants to live a stable life cannot be a navy or even a sailor.

Most of these people are bold people, and they don't even mind breaking into the famous pirate port "Shipwreck Bay" as long as they are given enough benefits.

In such an atmosphere, Ai Wen also officially went to sea with the ship for the first time as a navy.

Wow –

Wow –

Patrolling back and forth on the deck, waves blooming around him, Evan was in a different mood now than when he left Leopold.

Today is a new starting point in my life.

During the two days that the Silverwing had docked to replenish the ship, Gehr had already introduced the ship to Evan in general, allowing him to quickly integrate into the new group.

The old crew members of this ship were all transferred from the original fourth-class battleship with Gehr.

I don't know what they have been through, the vacancies have not been fully filled, and the regular officers have been promoted internally through Gehr's assignment, and the main chief navigator, steward, sail chief, first mate, second officer, third officer, boatswain, gunner, gunner, etc. have been fully equipped.

But for the time being, the alternate officer like himself is the only one.

After boarding the ship, under the arrangement of Gehr, who was the captain, he tentatively took the position of herald. Responsible for conveying the instructions of some captains, you can also go to any post on the ship to observe and learn, which can be said to be the most conducive to the growth of an alternate officer.

I have to say, that's the benefit of having someone on it!

Otherwise, Shangguan will throw you into the cabin casually, not to mention that you can't learn anything in poor condition, then it will be really sad.

Although the officers on the battleship were strange that the captain treated this newcomer differently, it was not out of line. After all, he was the only alternate officer on the ship, and he didn't think much about it when he took care of the young people and was willing to train him.

This was Evan's request, though not so pretentious as to make Gell treat him equally. But temporarily concealing the relationship between the two is conducive to Ai Wen's integration into the collective, and even if it is exposed after getting acquainted with everyone thoroughly, there will not be too much sense of distance. Relationships seem to be beautiful, but the estrangement between them and ordinary people is everywhere.

The only one who knows what's going on in the middle is Boatswain Chris. But he is Gehr's real henchman and the steward of the ship's sailors, and sooner or later Gehr will find an opportunity to tell him to take care of Evan at least in a possible battle after going to sea.

Whew-

As the Silver Wing sailed out of the port, the water became more open and the wind became stronger, and the sailors needed to readjust their rigging to control the sails in order to stabilize the voyage and achieve the best speed.

"Hey-hey-hey-"

A neat trumpet sounded on the deck, and under each mast there were about ten sailors manoeuvring the sail lines.

"Your Excellency Jabu, can I help control the sails?" asked Aven, who had been watching for a while, as he walked up to the sailor, the head of the cable, Jab, who was directing the sailors to adjust the sails.

During the three months of recruit training, both the knowledge taught by the instructor and the knowledge that Evan taught himself in the library was already filled with a lot of it in his stomach.

Although he had tried it a few times on a small training ship, it was the first time on a real battleship, and Evan wasn't sure if the sail chief would allow himself as a novice to try his skills.

The bearded sail cable chief glanced at Ai Wen, thought for a moment and agreed, after all, he has just gone to sea now, and there will be no danger, and it is a good time for novices to improve now is a good time to practice.

"Well, I agree, but young man, you don't have to go and raise the rigging with the sailors, just stand beside me and watch. I'll explain how and why I do it. "The sail captain had a good attitude and agreed very simply, but at the same time he made his own requests.

Ai Wen also knew that the sail chief was not afraid that he would break his sails, but because the lifting equipment was actually hard work, and knowing when and where to control the sail was the real skill of controlling the sail.

"Thank you, Lord Jabu!"

Standing beside Jabu and listening to him, Evan little bit corresponded to what he had learned in the training camp.

The sail is the most technical device on a sailboat and the only source of power for most sailboats, and is no less important than the engine of the modern world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the heart of a sailboat, but this heart is a bit biased and grows on the outside.

The moving rope on the battleship is white, the static support cable is black, and the main adjustment when manipulating the sail cable is the white moving cable. For a layman, it would surely be dazzling to see the dense rigging on a sailboat.

But if you want to accurately control the sails and fight the wind and waves, you can't do without the help of a rigging system of all sizes.

Let's take a look at how many riggings there are on a three-masted schooner.

Halyards, slings, and swivels are required to control the sails; the sails are controlled by the need for the ropes, the front ropes of the sails, and the halyards are opened; and the sails are reeled: the halyards, the bottom ropes, and the side ropes.

A three-masted sail warship has eleven sails in the first four, four in the middle, and three in the rear, and these riggings have to be repeated eleven times, and this alone requires at least ninety-nine rigging, not to mention spare rigging and some double rigging that requires additional load.

On a sailboat, these riggings may seem complicated, but in fact they are not cluttered, and no matter what the wind and weather, experienced sailors can find the corresponding rigging at the first time and adjust him to the best position.

Even when the sails were balanced, on calm waters, there was no need to use the rudder, and the sailors could make the ship sail in a straight line simply by adjusting the sails.

So the sailors who worked on the three masts had the most important duties and were one of the most important technicians on the sailing ship.

Evan still has a long way to go to become a skilled sail lifter.