Chapter 167

It's a fine day with light clouds and wind, high sky and wide sea.

The snow-white gulls circled in the sky, the waves beat on the beach one by one, broke into snow foam and returned to the sea, and the little crabs chased the waves on the fine sand, a plain and peaceful scene.

As a small fishing City, Leopold is more busy than usual in such weather.

Good weather is the sea's gift to the fishermen. No matter how much fish they get, at least in this calm weather, they don't have to worry too much about whether they can return safely.

Small fishing boats float on the sea, carrying fishermen and their hopes.

There are elderly people, housewives and even half year old children on the shore repairing fishing nets and sewing sails... They can do their best to add strength to the men at sea.

"By the way, today is the day of the arrival of the naval cruiser?" Two "old men" who are old but still agile, working together to repair an old sail are chatting while working.

In fact, they are less than 50 years old, but their long-term life at sea makes their appearance much more complicated than their actual age.

"Well, it should be today. In a small town like ours, which is not on the main waterway, the routine cruise is about once a half month. My son told me in the letter he sent me before. The shop assistant read it for me several times! "

Another old man used a special needle to sew the canvas tightly and straightly, showing his exquisite craftsmanship. He didn't reply.

"Little Luke was able to write his own letters only two years after he joined the Navy?

How nice to join the army! After learning the skills, even if we retire in the future, the military pay plus the one-time retirement subsidy of the kingdom should be enough to buy a brand new fishing boat, right

Hearing his old friend's slightly envious voice, old Luke sighed softly. Old friends just think it's good to join the Navy, but who knows how many sleepless days and nights they've spent, for fear of waiting for their son's death notice?

Although the future is good, as a father of a Navy soldier, it's hard to understand.

"Look! It's the navy ships coming

At this time, I don't know who yelled on the shore, woke up old Luke who was lost in thought again, and looked up.

A sailboat, much larger than an ordinary fishing boat, appeared on the distant sea level, breaking the waves and riding the wind.

With the arrival of the "conch", the wharf in the small town was bustling.

Because, as a naval cruiser, in addition to the responsibility of protecting the safety of the people, "conch" also carries their expectations for their distant relatives.

Although there is no clear functional orientation at this time, to some extent, they are indeed part of the official "postal system".

For port cities, sea transportation is much more convenient than land transportation. At least there are no mountains, rugged roads and endless wild animals in the wilderness.

In particular, non bulk goods and letters are often delivered by means of cruise ships, which are safe, fast and regular, forming an official mailing network.

The low-level cruise ships are also willing to receive some extra money, and sometimes there are additional "thanks" from their families.

"Sir, we have handed over the letters from the fleet sailors and the money and belongings for their relatives to the people in charge of receiving them at the city hall. Do you think we should trim it or go back directly? "

Bog, the first mate in charge of logistics, finished the work at hand and asked about the itinerary of Evan.

It is now the third day after the total annihilation of the "fish monsters".

It's only two days away from Gabriel. It's close to the end of the cruise mission. It's also the safest part of the whole cruise route, so Borg's tone is very relaxed at this time.

"Well, let's fix it. I haven't been back for a year. I just need to go ashore." Elvin nodded and said to Berg.

"Come back?" The chief officer was obviously slightly surprised.

"Haha, Leopold is my hometown! I lived here for five years before I joined the army. " Seeing the familiar scenery not far away, which had no change compared with a year ago, Elvin took a breath, as if the air here was very fresh.

Except for Gary, who followed suit, no one brought him. With a shake of the captain's cloak, Elvin strode down the "conch".

Seeing the two men's back, the first mate suddenly gave a pep talk: "er... I haven't deducted the goods delivered to Leopold before, have I?"

...

Leopold is just a small town with a population of less than 20000. Elvin has lived here for five years and of course has many familiar faces.

"How are you, grandfather James?" Just close to the block where Whitestone pharmacy is located, Elvin sees a familiar neighborhood.

"Are you... Little Elvin? Oh, I can't even recognize it. I'm in good health! "

Many of my acquaintances are afraid to recognize the young officer in a straight uniform. It wasn't until Elvin took the initiative to say hello that he was sure that he was a teenager next door who had left his hometown for a year."Is aunt Geller going shopping?"

"..."

and the young people nearby, after a year, are once again dominated by the terror of "other people's children"! Just this time, stronger than ever!

Well, maybe there will be more familiar faces of Leopold in the recruitment of the Third Fleet this year.

Evan and Gary walk all the way, introducing the place where they used to live. Gary, who has grown up like an iron tower, listens silently and agrees with each other from time to time.

Soon Elvin saw the little white stone drugstore on the corner again.

For a moment, my mind surged, and I had too many memories related to it, like a scratch in my soul that could not be erased. Even though it's been a long time, Elvin is still hard to let go.

In the end, he could only sigh in his heart: "the shop is still the same as before, but grandfather Leo is no longer there...

he raised his hand and pushed the door open.

Ding Ling Ling -

when the familiar doorbell rings, Elvin's brain is in a trance. Although it's only a short year, it seems that a long time has passed in his mind.

"Hello, guest! What would you like? " A crisp female voice brings Elvin back to life.

"Why? Where's Sanjie? " Ivan saw behind the counter that wearing plaid skirt arm in arm is busy able women, doubt way.

Sanji, who should have been the store manager, was replaced by a very strange woman, which made Elvin not respond for a while.

Bang -

however, don't wait for the other party to answer.

The small door leading to the warehouse behind the pharmacy store was suddenly pushed open, and a tall and thin figure rushed out:

"ah! Is Mr. Evan back? "

Wearing an apron and sleeves, sangi, who was just dispensing the medicine, ran out of the room and stopped in front of Elvin.

After a careful examination for a while, the tall and handsome young officer was forced to face his employer.

Although Elvin is still the same as he was, he is more perfect than before. In addition to one year's military career and dignified military uniform, it is obvious that it has changed a lot compared with the ordinary civilian youth before.

"Hi, Sanjie, don't you recognize me?" Although Ivan was only sixteen years old, he was taller than sangi, who was in his twenties. He looked down at his eyes and said with a smile.

It was only then that the familiar voice was confirmed by sangi.

"It's really you, Mr. Evan! Are you already a naval officer? What a prestige. That is great! I knew you would succeed before you joined the army

After wiping his hands on the apron, Sangji was so excited that he was incoherent that he didn't know what kind of etiquette to treat his "employer" at this time.

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