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Rongcheng Naval Academy, as the largest military academy in Asia, boasts an impressive entrance. Two towering pillars, approximately ten meters high and cast in a cement gray, support a massive marble slab that is one meter thick and arcs gracefully when viewed from above. The words "Rongcheng Naval Academy" are carved into the surface of this grand marble in a style reminiscent of being chiseled by knife and axe, exuding an aura of ironclad authority and majesty.
Today marks the graduation day for Rongcheng Naval Academy, which also coincides with the annual recruitment day for the Naval Academy. As a result, many students and their parents have gathered at the school entrance to participate in the admission assessment. The once solemn entrance is now filled with a cacophony of various voices.
In contrast to the young boys and girls who are visiting the school for the first time and may become his juniors, Chuyang simply saluted the sentry on duty, showed his student ID, and passed through the heavily guarded checkpoint manned by two armed soldiers, entering the Naval Academy amidst envious glances from the crowd.
There was no choice; Chuyang was quite familiar with these soldiers. During his eleven months back from the internship at Naval Base to Rongcheng, he often visited the school library during his free time or on weekends to read various books for self-improvement. He always used the southern gate of the school, which was closest to his residence, so over time, he naturally became well-acquainted with these soldiers. If it weren't for regulations, he wouldn't even need to show his student ID to enter the academy.
"Hey, Chuyang, what are you staring at? You look so lost!" A teasing voice suddenly reached Chuyang's ears as he stood in the shade of a tree.
"Nothing much. How's your internship going, Ye Zhengyang?" Chuyang quickly withdrew his gaze and turned around, playfully punching the young man in front of him.
The young man appeared to be in his early twenties, dressed in a crisp White Admiral Uniform, just like Chuyang. However, unlike Chuyang, he sported a stylish short haircut and had a bright smile that revealed a row of neat white teeth, giving him an overall sunny appearance—a true handsome youth.
His name is Ye Zhengyang, a classmate of Chuyang and his roommate for two years. He is also one of Chuyang's few close friends at Rongcheng Naval Academy. Hailing from Jiangcheng, known as the steel city in Northeast China, he is a typical Northerner but does not exhibit the ruggedness often associated with that region; instead, he has delicate features resembling those of a refined Southern gentleman. To put it bluntly, he has a pretty boy look. Moreover, he is somewhat infatuated with beautiful women.
During their first two years at the Naval Academy, Ye Zhengyang would arrive early at the cafeteria every day at eleven o'clock to claim a window seat near the door. He would order two dishes and watch as various beautiful Fleet Girls came in and out while he devoured his rice. Often, he would leave half of each dish untouched after finishing his meal. This habit made Chuyang deeply understand the saying that beauty is worth savoring. Of course, Chuyang enjoyed sitting beside him, helping him finish some food while listening to his evaluations of the figures and faces of the Fleet Girls.
However, over time, Chuyang noticed that Ye Zhengyang merely enjoyed watching but never approached any of those Fleet Girls who had not signed contracts with an Admiral, remaining passive instead of actively pursuing them.
Sometimes, Chuyang wondered if there was something wrong with him! Just looking without taking action seemed pointless; true men should both admire and pursue. Take himself for example—he had practically approached all the unclaimed Fleet Girls in the academy. Although he ended up with nothing to show for it, at least he took action. But as for Ye Zhengyang, in his words: "Is it wrong to just enjoy looking? I don't actually like anyone."
"So many Fleet Girls, is there not one that can make you act?"
"Chuyang, let me put it this way! It's a calamity, and when the calamity comes, I can't escape. It's like a turtle looking at a mung bean; I, this Admiral turtle, have my sights set on that yet-to-appear Fleet Girl mung bean."
However, although Ye Zhengyang is a bit of a joker, his luck is extraordinary. Six times with Fleet Girls, and all of them turned out to be Fleet Girls, plus he even built Heavy Cruiser Kago. So Ye Zhengyang is truly one of the elite graduates this year.
But even now, Chuyang still doesn't know whether this guy has found his "mung bean," or if the "mung bean" he mentioned is hidden among those six Fleet Girls.
"The internship isn't that great, Yamato, don't rush off just yet! You have good taste; do you want me to help you ask that Sister for her address or something?" Today is the first day of school, so along the tree-lined path leading to the Comprehensive Building, many tables are set up with bright red recruitment banners. The Sister Ye Zhengyang mentioned is sitting under the Guzheng Club's recruitment banner across the road.
"Get lost! If I liked her, would I need your help?" Chuyang laughed and cursed. He wasn't just boasting; over the years of fishing for ships, he had developed a thick skin. If he really was interested in that Sister, he wouldn't need Ye Zhengyang's help; he would have approached her long ago. The reason he was staring at that Sister just now was merely because it reminded him of some people and events. They both loved playing the guzheng and had long black hair cascading down their shoulders. Unfortunately, that person had already left this academy; the past cannot be pursued.
After some laughter and banter, the two friends walked side by side down the path. Ye Zhengyang gazed toward the end of the path where the sunlight reflected off the glass windows of the Comprehensive Building and casually asked, "Chuyang, haven't you found any Fleet Girls yet?"
"I've already found one; her name is Firefly, but we haven't signed a contract yet." When it came to Firefly, Chuyang couldn't help but feel a bit melancholic. As a transmigrator who had played Fleet Girls games in his previous life, ever since he learned about the existence of Fleet Girls in this world, Chuyang had dreamed of having a Fleet Girl and becoming an official Admiral. However, after his conversation with Zhang Jianlin and seeing little Kiddo frowning in her sleep, Chuyang decided to give up on becoming an Admiral. But that had always been his dream; how could he just let it go? Yet for Firefly's safety, he had no choice but to give it up. This left him in a state of deep inner conflict, which was also why he almost got hit by a car while lost in thought.
"So where is Firefly?"
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