The day to board the ship had finally arrived while the recruits were waiting apprehensively.
There wasn't the grand ceremony they had imagined, because all the warships that needed to replenish their troops actually had their own missions. This world's seas were vast, and a single trip out to sea could last several months. It was impossible to gather all of them and hold a grand ceremony.
But apart from Eugene, the Third Fleet still sent out a civilian lieutenant colonel to be responsible for sending each batch of recruits onto the ship to show the importance they attached to it.
There was a sequence to the boarding plan, and the stationed warships that had yet to return to port maintained their training and continued to wait apprehensively. In fact, most of the recruits who boarded the ship started from small sixth-class warships like single-masted longsail warships, unless they performed exceptionally well during the recruit training period.
Of course, if they were the children of influential families or outstanding students who graduated from the Royal Naval College, then it was a different story.
It wasn't until a week after the boarding activities began that Elvin was directly awarded the rank of warrant officer (reserve officer) as the first in the comprehensive training of this batch of recruits. He entered the battle sequence and stepped onto the Silver Wing cruiser.
Elvin also knew that if it weren't for the viscount's letter of recommendation, things wouldn't have been so simple. This was because most of the reserve officers on the ship were the children of influential families or graduates of academies. If ordinary civilian recruits wanted such an identity, no matter how capable they were, they would first have to endure the waves of the sea for two years.
Unlike the marines of the same period who mostly boarded sixth-class communications ships, the Silver Wing was a fifth-class cruiser. The hull was forty-five meters long and had forty cannons. It was also one of the main warships of the "privateering fleet" that existed tacitly among the various countries. There were 250 people on board, but there were less than 200 people on board.
Among the sixth-class warships, the first four classes were battleships, known in full as "Main Battle Line Battleships." They were the main battle units qualified to participate in large-scale fleet naval battles.
Although the Silver Wing wasn't at the level of a battleship, it was only below one. But since Eugene solemnly said that he was responsible for the arrangements, then the uniqueness of this warship naturally wasn't limited to this. To be precise, the captain of the Silver Wing, Colonel Gör, wasn't limited to this.
Colonel Gör's abilities were outstanding. Not only was he a powerful veteran Knight, but he was also a former captain of a Level 4 Battleship. It was only because the original battleship had been severely damaged in the battle (in fact, this was only what the officials said to the public. The real reason was not disclosed to the public) that the battleship had been returned to the factory for major repairs. The Third Fleet did not have a temporary replacement for a fourth-tier battleship, so they had to temporarily use this fifth-tier battleship.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy to send Elvin directly to a fourth-grade ship as a reserve officer.
What he didn't know was that the "things" he had obtained from this warship were far more than he had imagined.
In addition, Elvin found the name of Colonel Gör familiar, but he didn't think too much about it. After all, there were so many people with the same name in the world. It was normal to run into a familiar name.
When Elvin carried his carry-on bag and boarded the Silver Wing with Gary, he found that among the 30 new recruits, only he and Gary were new recruits. The other 28 were veterans transferred from the Level 6 Communication Ship.
Although they were called "veterans", they were not very old. The oldest one was probably 20 years old, but after spending a long time at sea, they looked a lot older than their actual age.
These veterans looked at Elvin and Gary with a subtle gaze. They didn't dare to make any big moves, but they faintly excluded the two of them from the team. In every world, there was a tradition of veterans bullying new recruits, not to mention that the opportunity that they had received after serving for many years was easily taken by two new recruits. Naturally, they felt it was unfair.
However, the two of them were not afraid at all. Not to mention Elvin, who was a peak-level Trainee Knight, even Gary, who had just embarked on the path of transcendence, could beat them.
As Captain Gör had already gone to the naval base to report after the ship docked, the new recruits didn't have a chance to meet the captain for the time being. Therefore, after a simple handover between Eugene and the Silver Wing, the new recruits were led to their respective cabins by the veteran crew members of the Silver Wing to settle down.
Elvin's cabin was at the front of the ship. It was a separate room specially for the officers and reserve officers. The conditions were much better than the common cabins on the lower level of the ship where the crew members were squeezed together.
Although Elvin wasn't someone who couldn't bear hardships, but when he thought about the scene of hundreds of smelly men who might not even bathe for months squeezed together, Elvin felt extremely grateful to Viscount Andrea and Colonel Eugene.
However, Elvin was obviously happy too early. He was very satisfied with the environment on his side, but that might not be the case on Gary's side.
To be honest, Elvin had already expected this kind of situation, but he didn't think that the conflict would come so quickly.
Major Eugene had already taken Gary's talent into consideration by sending him up, but even if he didn't have the ability, he still gave him a warrant officer rank. Naturally, he was sent to the same cabin as the new 'veterans' on the ship.
The cause wasn't important. As long as they wanted to find fault, even Gary, who was an honest person in Elvin's eyes, could be easily provoked.
"Beat him up. Let this kid know who's the boss on this ship."
"If he doesn't listen, he'll be hugging everyone's toilet bowl when he sleeps!"
"You're just a new recruit. When we were fighting the pirates, you were still drinking milk."
It was normal for veterans to bully new recruits. Usually, as the weaker side, the new recruits would be the ones at a disadvantage. However, it was different in this world. They had chosen the wrong target to bully.
When the group of people pushed each other onto the deck, Elvin, who had heard the commotion, also walked out. However, he didn't immediately step forward to support Gary. Instead, he leaned against the aisle door, wanting to see the results of Gary's training.
Today, the Silver Wing had arrived at the port. Apart from the necessary personnel, most of the crew members had already disembarked and were relaxing in the bustling downtown area of Gabrite. When the remaining marines saw this scene, they didn't stop them. Instead, they gathered together in groups of three to five and watched the commotion with great interest.
Looking at the group of veterans surrounding him, Gary chuckled without much care. "Cut the crap. Let's fight! If I lose, I'll naturally listen to you. If I win, you'll have to listen to me. "
Elvin's' training 'didn't only include swordsmanship. It also included personality and concepts. Gary, who was now much more confident in his strength, wasn't afraid of anyone of the same age except for Elvin.
"Hahaha. Has this new recruit gone crazy? Does he think he's invincible just because he's tall and strong and learned swordsmanship for a few days during recruit training? "
"Let him have a taste of the might of us veterans."
"Yes, yes, yes. Suffering a little now is better than being shot by pirates in the future. This kid has to thank us."
This group of veterans was clearly divided into a few small groups. They didn't have a unified leader, but their opinions were very much in agreement. They wanted to teach this kid, who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, a little bit of suffering.
A muscular young man walked out and threw his military knife to his companion. "Let me." After boarding the ship, the weapons in everyone's hands were real. Although they were prepared to fight, no one had the guts to use a knife.
After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for the others to react. He got into a fighting stance and directly charged at Gary. The group of veterans slightly distanced themselves, preparing to enjoy how the veterans would torture the new recruit.
"Ha! Eat my fist! "
"Peng!"
However, this guy came back even faster. His fist was only halfway through when he was kicked back by Gary with a "Peng" sound. He crashed heavily into the crowd of onlookers.
"Ah! Jason, are you okay? "
When the muscular young man's companion helped him up, another person had already rushed forward.
"I'll teach him a lesson."
"Peng!"
Another kick.
“...”
Gary had never trained with the Knight's Breathing Technique back then. His natural constitution was as high as 0.7. Now, how could these ordinary people whose highest constitution was only 0.5 be able to compete with him?
Just think about it. Back then, the Blood Anchor's chief officer, Crewe, whose highest agility was 0.7, was unstoppable on Yellow Swan. Gary wasn't any worse than him now.
"Everyone, let's go together! Avenge our brothers! "Someone in the crowd shouted. Then, everyone rushed forward.
"Jealousy is indeed one of the original sins!" Seeing this scene, Elvin sighed softly. He took off his sword and rushed forward as well.
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