Chapter XVII: Joining the Army
Port Gabred.
The third largest military port on the west coast of the Kingdom of Pharytis faces the vast Black Sea and is one of the most important bridgeheads of the Age of Discovery, which began two hundred years ago.
In addition to being home to the Kingdom's Third Fleet, it is also an important trading center with a large and prosperous population.
Even because of the huge income obtained from maritime trade, a large part of the military expenses of the Third Fleet were filled. For the kingdom, both its geographical location and its economic and military influence were crucial.
In the afternoon.
Captain Shelley and his squad are on routine duty at the watchtower in the harbor. The sun was fine today, and the wind and waves at sea were not great, but Captain Shelley's mood was far less than the weather.
"My goddess Judy!"
It was a very suitable day to go out to sea to fish, but I had to run to duty. It would be nice to have Judy out fishing with us on a sunny afternoon on a day like this!
The captain was thinking about what was wrong, and listlessly observed the sea in the distance with the telescope in his hand.
The blue sea, the white clouds, the unchanging scenery, and... Merchant vessel.
Nothing out of the ordinary.
"Wait, what's that? There's a boat in the back, black... Black Sails !! a pirate!"
Captain Shelley, who was born into a powerful family and had never even been on a battleship a few times, was so shocked that he almost immediately jumped to his feet.
"Bell, bell, bell......"
The continuous alarm bells echoed on the sea, causing a burst of chickens and dogs to jump in the harbor, and Gabred, who had never dared to provoke a pirate since the opening of the port, echoed the sirens of the pirate attack for the first time.
......
On the afternoon of the day after the battle with the Blood Anchor, it was half a day later than the scheduled arrival time, when the Yellow Bird and the Blood Anchor approached the port one after the other.
Captain Joseph never imagined that one day he would be greeted with such a "grand" welcome!
"Escorted" by two battleships with sixty-four guns on their double decks, the Yellow Bird and the Blood Anchor slowly moved into the berth. Goddess, those are two fourth-class battleships!
If it hadn't been for the fact that the identity had been announced in the flag language in advance, the navy on the warship would have been suspicious, and perhaps the whole ship would have sunk into the sea with joy and sorrow.
Merchant ships have just come to a standstill.
Mr. Captain did not dare to delay, and with a more agile attitude than a young man, he flew off the Yellow Bird and explained clearly to the admiral who came to contact him, and only then did he lift the oolong alarm issued by the rookie captain.
Later, the corpse of a pirate was carried down from the Blood Anchor, and the heroic deeds of the Yellow Bird spread throughout the harbor, causing a huge sensation in Gabred.
You must know that even if the navy warships are dispatched to patrol the route on a daily basis, most of the pirates encountered will be driven away, and in very few cases, they can use the advantage of the artillery fire of multiple warships to sink the opponent.
It is rare to be able to completely annihilate pirates in a broadside battle and capture the opposing pirate ship in its entirety.
After all, pirate ships can't do anything else, and they are all first-class fast. When encountering a warship cruising or seeing something, it is impossible to turn around and run, and it is difficult for the warship to pursue it for the sake of route safety.
Although it was a fluke, a merchant ship was able to kill the plundering pirates and capture the other pirate's ship, which was enough for the captain to brag for the rest of his life.
If you attend a celebrity party, many noblewomen and celebrities may give him a chance to meet privately in order to hear about his heroic deeds. When the time comes, you can have a good chat, and you may encounter a romantic wind and snow.
While Captain Joseph and the crew of the Yellow Bird were enjoying the enthusiastic cheers of the people of Gabred, Evan had quietly disembarked with his share of the trophies, gold coins worth two hundred golden lions.
Although he didn't want to be in the limelight before joining the Navy, so that his future colleagues would have any bad thoughts. But this sensational event is obviously not so easy to hide.
His name has quietly entered the ears of some fleet leaders as the events spread, arousing the interest of some people.
With regard to the spoils of war, all countries have introduced laws that all the booty obtained from the fight against piracy on the seas belongs to the individual and does not need to be handed over to the state.
Therefore, the subsequent disposal of the sloop speedboat Bloodanchor, as well as the temporarily unknown pirate bounty, is still worth looking forward to.
As for whether Captain Joseph will ignore this part of the golden lion, Evan is not worried, this world is an extraordinary world after all, and the relationship between individuals and organizations is not absolutely weak and strong.
Maybe in Captain Joseph's mind, Evan was the stronger side.
Instead of hanging out after getting off the boat, Evan went straight to the point.
When he inquired about the address of the enlistment office on the docks, Aven received enthusiastic guidance from the local residents, who not only pointed out the address of the enlistment office, but also told him about the entire recruitment process.
Thanks to the enthusiastic passers-by, Ai Wen walked through more than a dozen streets with his bags on his back, and finally came to a courtyard in the middle of nowhere, where even the walls were a little mottled.
After repeatedly confirming that the rusty brass door plate was indeed written "Royal Navy Third Fleet Recruitment Office", I realized what it meant that it was not easy to find in the mouths of passers-by who came to point out them.
Ai Wen wondered in his heart, is he so poor in the navy?
"That..."
Ai Wen turned around, and a man with slightly dark skin and half a head taller than himself who was as strong as an iron tower showed a somewhat shy smile:
"Well, I wanted to ask, is this the Navy Recruiting Office?"
"Uh... I haven't gone in yet, but that's what the door sign says. Are you here to join the army too?" said to Evan with a smile on his honest appearance.
"Yes, yes, I'm Gary Farman and I'm here to join the Navy, hello!
"Hello Evan Galiot!"
The stout man wiped his hand vigorously on his clothes, grabbed Aiwen's outstretched right hand and shook it vigorously.
After letting go, he seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Ai Wen with a worried face: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot when I was excited, your hand is okay, right?"
Ai Wen spread out his clean and white right hand, and there was nothing abnormal, but a prompt popped up in the digital vision.
Name: Gary Farman
Gender: Male
Status: Reserve Navy
Attributes: Constitution 0.7
Power 0.65
Agile unknown
Intelligence unknown
Ability: Unknown
This statistic of physique and strength is similar to that of an orthodox knight who has been practicing for several years.
Evan knew that he was a guy with natural powers, and he was even more perverted than his first opponent, Billy the Black Bear.
Seeing that he couldn't control his strength at all, Evan knew that this guy's strength was definitely innate. Unlike relying on systematic exercise and practice like myself, I have accumulated little by little to reach my current height, and there are no uncontrollable problems.
Otherwise, you won't shake hands with others, and you'll be worried about hurting people.
"Sure enough, I should go out and see more. Evan sighed secretly.
It's only been a few days since I left Leopold's small place, and I've met so many powerful guys, and the days to come will be exciting!
"My hands are fine, don't worry that I have a lot of strength. But you do have to pay attention to one thing in the future, if you change to someone else, you may break bones!"
Smiling at Gary absently, Evan's face was a little strange, it was strange that such a tall and stout person would blush?
"I... I'll take notice. Touching the back of his head, this guy obviously didn't know the bottom of his heart, and his voice was very small to make a guarantee.
"Let's go, since we're at the door, let's go in and have a look!" Evan was the first to step into the small courtyard, walking along the long corridor lined with shrubs on both sides to the depths of the courtyard.
A moment later.
Aven sat upright on a wooden chair, and across from him, a major officer in military uniform with a cold face quickly wrote something on the page in front of him.
"Name?"
"Evan Galott. ”
"Age?"
"Fifteen years old. ”
Glancing up at him, he didn't say anything, and the officer lowered his head and continued to fill out the form.
"Where's my hometown?"
"Leopold. ”
"Do you have any specialty?"
"Swordsmanship is okay, I know some nautical knowledge and potion knowledge. ”
The officer made a knowing expression and ended the question, writing his name at the bottom of the form, not asking if Evan was literate, and asked him to write his name on the form as well.
"Get your stuff out!"
"What... Ahh Although I don't know why this officer would know, I remembered Viscount Andrea's request before leaving, and obediently took out the so-called "letter of introduction".
Seeing Ai Wen's doubts, the officer gave him a blank look: "Don't you know how big the gap between you noble children and ordinary young people in terms of appearance and behavior is?"
Tian Tianjing wants to pretend to be an ordinary person and not rely on his family to make a career, I don't know if it will cause a lot of trouble to our work?"