Lighthouse Harbor was very lively, with twelve gallopy warships docking at the dock, porters transporting dry food and fresh water buckets to the warships. The sailors got off the ship and set up tents on the open space of the port, made fires and cooked, and slept and rested.

Since leaving Venetta, sailing warship sailors had to drink cold water and eat wheat cakes that had become dry due to loss of moisture. They only tasted hot soup and fresh bread for the first time after arriving at Lighthouse Harbor.

The lucky people who were drawn on other boats also camped on the shore to cook, but they were strictly isolated from the sailors and were not allowed to contact each other.

The sailors on the galleys were the same. The sailors of each boat set up camp alone, and the adjutants and interns took turns patrolling, and no sailors were allowed to leave the camp of the ship without permission.

These measures are all for epidemic prevention. Lieutenant General Naresha lived at sea all his life. In his opinion, it is a matter of time before infectious diseases broke out on the dirty and crowded galleys, and no matter how hard he tries, it is impossible to avoid it.

The only thing the admiral could do was prevent the sailors from spreading the disease to the sailing ship.

There is a berth outside the port, where other ships in the fleet are anchored.

The entire fleet seemed to be anchored in the anchorage in a mess, but in fact there were internal rules.

The Glory and the supply ship were berthed on the innermost side, the large merchant ships carried by the Third Legion infantry were berthed near the Glory, and the main naval sailing warships were in the outer circle to protect the merchant ship carrying infantry.

Other light ships in the fleet were placed farthest from the flagship by Lieutenant General Nareshaw, as the outermost layer and sentinel of the entire fleet.

At night, the warm port gradually became silent, but the atmosphere on the Glory gradually warmed up, and a grand banquet was being held on the Glory.

The temporary partitions on the artillery deck were removed, and the square table was put into a long table, and it was placed from the bow to the stern.

Antonio and Narezo, the two generals, sat side by side at one end of the long table near the bow of the ship, while other naval officers and army officers sat face to face, roughly in descending order of ranks to the stern.

The navy brought the newly slaughtered cattle, pigs, chickens and ducks, fresh vegetables and fruits, and fine wine from the port.

The chef on the boat sold twelve minutes tonight, and the small kitchen on the boat kept bringing out big dishes and putting them on the long table.

The recipe for these dishes is simple, nothing more than roasting and cooking. The meat is inserted on an iron fork and roasted, and the vegetables and fruits are washed and put on a plate.

But it is rare to eat fresh meat and vegetables on the boat. Everyone was very happy to eat it. They praised the chef's good skills and praised the big and thick sailor's face to the red.

The officers gathered in the cabin, and the sailors on the deck received double portions of spirits according to the standards of the Victory Festival, enjoying the barbecue and vegetable soup delivered from the kitchen. Although there were no tables and chairs, they were no less happy than the officers.

Winters had never attended such an interesting banquet, and the venue was so dim, low and simple: behind Winters' chair was the cannon of the Glory, not very high above his head was the deck of the Glory, and dozens of candles placed on the dining table were the entire light source in the cabin.

There are tablecloths without hooks, exquisite porcelain, and gold, silver and knife and forks - in fact, there are not enough tableware. The Glory has never received so many officers. According to the rules, officers cannot use sailors' tableware, so the officers sitting in the back of the long table rely on their hands to eat meat.

But the atmosphere in the cabin was so warm and joyful. In Winters' opinion, I don't know how much fun it would be to the reception where everyone in the Navare family pretended to behave and the serious meal inside the Army.

Who would have thought that the strict Navy would throw the concept of rank aside when he arrived at the dining table?

On the artillery deck of the Glory, army officers and naval officers gathered together, and no one could tell that these were the two gangs who usually looked down upon each other.

The officers didn't drink much, but their faces were full of flush. Antonio made a lot of witty words, and laughter came from time to time on the dining table on the bow of the ship.

Winters, Bard, Andre and other warrant officers had seats at the end of the dining table. They could not hear what the generals on the other side of the dining table were saying, only waves of laughter slamming the table.

However, the advantage is that they are far away, and no one cares about the manners of these intimate trainee officers. Moreover, all the dishes are served from their positions, so several warrant officers can eat very much regardless of their appearance.

Andre handed his plate to Winters, and the plate was filled with a lot of meat like a building block. His cheeks were bulging, and while chewing hard, he said vaguely: "Eat...Eat this meat, this part is roasted delicious..."

Winters also took half of the barbecue to his plate, raised his wine glass and smiled, "To the chef! To the flames in the hearth! To the pig again!"

Andrey smiled and stretched out his wine glass, and the two clinked their glasses.

Bud also raised his wine glass and clinked it silently. He never liked to talk while dining.

At this moment, sitting opposite several army warrant officers were four or five hairy children who looked only in their early teenage years.

One of the little kids with blonde curly hair was trying hard to break a rib, but his strength had not yet grown, and the ribs were extremely strong and could not move no matter how hard he tried.

Seeing this, Winters stood up, took out a knife and pried the ribs down the crack of the bones, and put them on the blond child's plate.

The little kid in the blue officer uniform stood up and said politely in a childish voice: "Thank you, Your Excellency, Army."

Looking at these children, Winters remembered Benway's younger brother Charles. So he simply rolled up his sleeves, removed the meat from half a roasted pork, and shared the meals for the children.

These little kids in officer uniforms were extremely polite, and every time Winters put the meat on their plate, he would get up to thank him.

Although they were only eleven or twelve years old, they had not even reached the voice change period and were completely children. But they were of the same military rank as Cage, and they were both candidates for naval officers, and Cage was only that old when he first boarded the ship.

This is how the Venetta Navy trains officers. The Army runs a military academy, and the Navy directly sends these eleven or two-year-old children onto warships. In the Navy's view, warships are the best military academy.

These children left their parents at the age of 11 or 2 and were sent to live on board. As trainee officers, they learned how to use sextant and charts by the captain, how to control the wind and waves of the sea, and how to win the respect of sailors.

When they reach twenty years old - if they can survive the hard life at sea - they will become a tough, tenacious man.

At that time, they will be qualified to participate in the assessment of the Navy Committee. After passing the assessment, they will enter the real naval officer class and become an adjutant.

But now, the intern officers in front of Winters are just children.

"Do you have anything else to eat?" Winters asked after giving every child in front of him a plate full of meat.

The blond curly-haired child looked at each other with his companions, stood up and bowed slightly, "That's enough, thank you."

Winters felt the kid more and more cute, and reached out to touch his head, and smiled and said, "You need to be welcome."

But this little officer who was angry with the intimacy of this act, the originally polite blonde child angrily knocked Winters' hand: "Don't treat me as a child, I'm a naval officer!"

Winters laughed. Not only did he not feel angry, but he thought this little adult was even more cute.

Andre also laughed and stood up, picked up his glass and said, "I apologize to you on behalf of him, and I wish you all the naval officers."

After saying that, he finished a full glass of wine in one breath.

The blonde curly haired naval officer was not willing to be outdone. He poured himself a full glass of wine and raised his head to drink it.

Winters punched Andre and bowed sincerely to the little Navy trainees: "I was abrupt just now, sorry."

At this time, I didn't know what was talking about at the dining table on the bow of the ship, and another burst of laughter came. The generals and generals of the Army and Navy were so angry that they slapped the table hard.

The lieutenant general stood up with a smile, held his wine glass high, and toasted loudly: "To my lover and my wife - I hope they will never meet!"

This playful remark triggered a burst of fierce laughter in the cabin, and all the officers raised their glasses together: "To the lovers and the wife - may they never meet!"

Then everyone drank it all in one go.

A song suddenly came from above, and the sailors on the deck drank wine and ate meat, and began to sing the boat song in harmony:

“Back to the quiet hometown,

Let the sea roar, friend!"

Lieutenant General Naresha was in high spirits, and then the sailors sang:

“Escape from countless storms,

We are safely on the shore!"

All the naval officers smiled and looked at each other, all stood up and sang:

"Don't forget your old comrades on the ship!

Lalalalalalala, oh!"

Antonio also stood up and clapped his hands to beat the naval officers' chorus. Under his guidance, all the army officers stood up to beat the naval officers.

"We're in charge of the same gun,

Let's wipe the deck together,

I'll clean the cannon, you load the bullet,

Win the battle and return with triumphant return!"

After a few seconds of pause, the sailors on the deck sang together with the naval officers in the cabin:

“Escape from countless storms,

We are safely on the shore!

Don’t forget your old comrades on the ship!

Lalalalalalala, oh!"

Everyone filled the wine glasses again, waiting for the two generals to say their toasts.

However, suddenly, there seemed to be a thunder sound on the sea in the distance.

The lively atmosphere of the banquet cooled down quickly, and the originally noisy cabin instantly quieted. The officers were really familiar with this voice.

"Thunder? Or cannon?" Winters suddenly realized, trying to distinguish the source and direction of the sound.

Another series of thunder sounds came.

It was the sound of artillery, Winters was sure of it, and it came from the direction of the sea.

How could there be a sound of artillery? Could it be that the Taniria Federation wants to use the same trick again?

The quiet cabin became noisy again in an instant, and the officers cursed and looked for their swords and coats.

"Quiet!" Lieutenant General Naresha yelled.

All the officers in the cabin were frozen in place and turned to look at Lieutenant General Nareshaw.

"The Falcon and Amelia report that since the day before yesterday, two fast ships have been placed behind us not far or near. Therefore, General Serbiati and I think that instead of finding pirates, it is better to create opportunities for them to fight us!" Lieutenant General Naresha said calmly and calmly: "Tonight, the wind direction, tide, and formation are not conducive to us. The pirates of the Federation must have thought they had seized a good opportunity given by heaven, and we will collect the first blood debt tonight!"

"I announce the First Order of the Joint Command: Toll-out the enemy invading tonight." Lieutenant General Nareshau announced loudly, and then he raised his glass: "This glass, to win!"

After saying that, he drank it all and smashed the wine glass to pieces

Except for a few senior officers, most officers only knew what was going on at this time.
To be continued...