At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

On the vast sea, a small motorboat was speeding forward, riding the white waves.

Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue clasped tightly onto the anti-rollover bars on both sides of the cockpit, emitting two vastly different cries.

Lin Xinyue, panicked: "Ah—can't you go slower! Just! A! Bit!"

Gu Yu, face lit with excitement: "Wuhu—takeoff—"

Having unlocked his Sailor Skill, he felt as natural as a fish in water aboard the speeding motorboat, wishing he could steer with the joystick in his grasp.

Lin Xinyue looked despondently at Gu Yu, wasn't this guy prone to seasickness? So why did he now seem like a monkey let loose?

Can a human's Constitution really be so exaggerated? To adapt this fast?

For a moment, she couldn't tell who was the one with seasickness, as she had begun to feel dizzy herself.

Fortunately, she hadn't eaten anything in the morning and didn't feel the urge to vomit yet.

"Bro, can I give it a try? Is this thing tough to steer?"

Gu Yu looked at the intensely focused driver steering the motorboat and tentatively asked.

The driver looked at him in surprise, then quickly waved his hands.

What a joke, although Gu Yu seemed well-adapted to the motorboat's operation, his words betrayed his complete ignorance about motorboats.

If he messed around with it at this speed, the best outcome would be veering off course, and the worst, shipwreck and loss of lives!

"Pff, boring." Gu Yu pouted, truly wanting to experience piloting the motorboat.

But the driver clearly wasn't going to let him practice, and seeing that he was busy, Gu Yu didn't insist further.

"Stop messing around, I'm really scared of you now."

The motorboat's speed had become steady, and it no longer bounced as before, allowing Lin Xinyue's heart to finally settle.

Hearing Gu Yu's little scheme, she rolled her eyes at him.

Was this something one could simply try their hand at?

This was the open sea; capsizing meant disaster!

"I was just curious…" Gu Yu scratched his head.

Just then, a beam of golden light suddenly shot into the cockpit from behind. Gu Yu let go of the bar and turned around to see the sun breaking through the sea's horizon.

Rays of golden light spread across the sea, turning the entire area into a golden ocean.

The Ark lay quietly on this Golden Sea, and Gu Yu suddenly thought of a passage from a history book describing the Battle of Yalu River: "We joined the military to defend the nation, having braced ourselves for life and death long ago. Now, there is only death left!" as the Zhiyuan, already tilting, advanced at full speed, colliding with the Jiyue.

At that moment, the Ark, like the Zhiyuan back then, quietly guarded over this golden sea territory.

But unlike back then, today's Huaxia could no one dares to provoke!

Now, the great nation, with concern for the world, not only refrains from bullying the weak but also actively aids other countries in need!

Gu Yu felt deeply moved; the Zhiyuan once sank beneath the sunset, while the Ark now stands tall in the sunrise!

Times have changed, and now he felt immensely proud of his motherland standing behind him.

"Yu, it's so beautiful..."

Lin Xinyue couldn't help but walk out of the cockpit and onto the deck to gaze at the stunning scene.

"Yeah… I've never seen such a scene; this is the beautiful landscape of our motherland!"

Gu Yu nodded, realizing that 'beautiful' could not begin to describe the view before them.

It was a sentiment only the Huaxia people could appreciate.

One could say: A myriad of rays dye the sea breeze, with surging waves consistent through the seasons.

Or: The half-scorched sky bursts forth as the angry sun shoots out a thousand beams.

Alternatively: In an instant, the fiery wheel rises upon the waves, the wind flipping and shattering gold into my embrace.

The profound cultural depth imbued the scenery with even more sentiment, a romance ingrained in the Huaxia people that foreigners could not comprehend.

"Haha, is this your first time watching the sunrise at sea? It is indeed a sight one never tires of," the driver turned to the two of them and said with a smile.

Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue turned around, about to speak, but then they saw a completely different vista.

It was an incredibly bustling city, shining like a strip of pearls along the coastline.

In the vast port of Xiangjiang, speedboats raced, large fishing boats had set sail, and countless colossal cruise ships along with international freighters marked with various English letters were docked.

People on the docks were covered in a layer of sunlight's golden glow, looking from afar like golden ants moving back and forth.

This was one of the busiest and most efficient international ports in the world, a major hub in the global supply chain—Xiangjiang Port.

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Lin Xinyue looked at the city drawing ever closer, her expression becoming more and more excited.

She tightly gripped Gu Yu's arm, jumping up and down with joy.

Gu Yu, too, was excited. After drifting at sea for three days, he was finally about to feel solid ground beneath his feet.

Although he had now become quite accustomed to life at sea, humans were ultimately land creatures.

Drifting on the sea for a long time could lead to a lack of belonging, a lack of security.

"I want to eat curry fish balls, egg waffles, cart noodles, Bowl Rice Pudding, shark fin soup in a bowl..."

Seeing the port getting closer, Lin Xinyue shook Gu Yu's arm vigorously.

Gu Yu watched her with a smile, "You've come prepared haven't you? You even remembered what special snacks there are?"

With her eyebrows raised proudly, Lin Xinyue said, "Of course! My plan was to come to Xiangjiang with Ya after graduation; I had the guide all ready. I just didn't expect to be coming with you now—"