Firearms in a Fantasy World

Chapter 144: The Southern Star

Translator: Cinder Translations

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Alan stood at the end of the queue, his expression very nervous. He alternated between looking towards the shipyard gate and checking if his collar was properly arranged.

Captain Quik patted his head, "Hey, kid, what are you doing? Stop fidgeting and stand properly."

"Uh... Yes!" The young boy's face turned slightly red, and he fixed his gaze forward, no longer moving.

Last night, they received a notification from Naval Headquarters that a VIP was coming to inspect the shipyard. This prompted the crew stationed at the shipyard for equipment acceptance on the original Hope and another ship to prepare for the reception.

It wasn't until this morning after breakfast that the shipyard learned: the person coming to inspect was Lord Paul Grayman of Alden.

As the scheduled time arrived, the officials and soldiers in the factory were assembled to welcome them. Factory manager Rubin led them.

Alan had only joined the navy a few days ago and was unfamiliar with many things and people. Hearing that Lord Alden was coming to inspect them inevitably made him nervous.

In his life, the highest-ranking official he had seen was the mayor of the nearby town, and the closest to a lord was the tax officer who came to collect taxes in the village. He had never seen a real nobleman, let alone the actual ruler of a territory.

According to the adults, these were the people whose every word and action could determine the fate of commoners like them.

What did the Lord of Alden look like? Did he look like an ordinary person with a nose and two eyes?

Just as he was lost in thought, a announcement came from the gate: "Earl Grayman has arrived!"

"Attention! Salute!"

With Quik's command, all the soldiers immediately went from standing at ease to attention.

Then a group of people walked in from outside the gate.

"Salute!"

With the second command, the soldiers all saluted in unison.

Among the group that entered, Alan recognized one of them as Navy Commander Austin. At this moment, he and another person were returning the salute to the soldiers.

As for the other person, judging by the respectful demeanor of those around him, it was not hard to guess that he was Earl Paul Grayman of Alden.

Alan was a bit surprised. The count seemed to be only about sixteen years old, with dark brown hair and eyes, a plain appearance. Because he grew up in a noble family, he looked a bit more robust than his peers in the village. Was this young person really the highest ruler of Alden Earldom?

Behind the Earl was a woman with green hair. At twelve, Alan had already begun to notice the looks of the opposite sex. He had never seen such a charming older sister before. The girl he met at the pirate base was also very beautiful, but compared to the one in front of him, she could only be called a green apple.

"Are these our navy reserves?" Earl Grayman saw a row of neatly standing young boys.

"Navy reserves?" Austin was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"Aren't you using children to train reserve officers? I now decide to rename them 'Officer Cadets'."

"That's a good name, sir. From now on, they will be 'Officer Cadets' of our navy."

The young Earl approached the equally young officer cadets and said, "I learned about your experiences from Austin's report. I hope you can consider the navy as your second home."