Chapter 414 05.0413: ‘Two Letters of Appointment’

When Horatio faintly regained consciousness, he found that he seemed to be floating in the deep sea, his eyes were dark, and he could not see his fingers.

"Wake up, blood heir of Spier——"

A mysterious voice echoed in his ears.

He opened his eyes with difficulty.

"It hurts." He felt as if his body bones had been stepped on ten times by a group of Ogryns and then reassembled by Father Ratty. He could even clearly feel the texture of every muscle fiber and bone tissue in his body. sound.

"Where is this?"

The dull pain in his brain told him that he was in a dark field.

He still clearly remembered that he was fighting a void battle before.

He looked up at the black gold skill tree in front of him.

"I just killed so many greenskins with that impact?"

The bright holy tree suddenly illuminated him. He looked up at the skill tree that would take tens of thousands of soul fires to fill and murmured.

The commanding hand extended a branch.

‘Void Commander (Junior Level)’

‘After activation, the 3000×3000×3000 kilometers around the void creation you command will be regarded as the commanding hand covering the field of vision. ’

Horatio endured his body that seemed to be falling apart in the next second, and concentrated on activating it.

"Wake up, blood heir of Spier, your legendary road has just begun..."

The mysterious sound slowly disappeared, and the harsh alarms and shouts gradually penetrated into his ears, giving him a headache.

"Flagship Captain!"

"Flagship Captain!"

Hearing someone shouting next to his ear, Horatio opened his eyes suddenly, took a breath, and gasped.

The impact was so violent that it directly triggered the throne protection device of the Indefatigable.

His whole body was instantly fixed by the throne's automatic motion. The soft cushioning on the inside prevented him from suffering huge damage during the impact, but it also made his whole body feel the evenly distributed pressure. If someone is run over by a road roller and is still alive, You can probably understand how he feels now.

"I'm fine, report the situation."

"Reporting to the captain, 90% of the personnel in the torpedo launch department were killed, and all the personnel on the ship's lookout post were killed. Counting the casualties in other departments within the ship, the loss of the Indefatigable's crew in this collision operation was approximately 13,000 people.

Since the expedition, the total number of crew members of the Indefatigable has dropped to half of what it was at the time of departure. "

Horatio rubbed his sore temples.

"Where is Commodore Peru? Is the fleet commander safe?"

"The Brigadier is fine, but the impact just now made others a little dizzy."

"We--"--we did it! "Amidst the groans and wailing, someone suddenly jumped up with blood on his head and screamed with joy.

"Flagship Commander! The alien flagship has been destroyed!"

The War Department sent a congratulatory message.

Horatio gasped: "We did it."

"Little Captain, you did a great job. The big stone has completely lost its power in the first battle. It has turned into a void meteorite belt." The voice of Aviation Wing Captain Anya Fasha came through the communication.

Two flying squadrons were seen forming a parade formation, scattering the remaining luminous interference bombs and smoke bombs of various colors, passing over the bridge, flying forward along the spine of the ship, and then spreading out at the front of the battleship.

The scarred Indefatigable was covered with a ribbon representing victory.

"The boulder has been destroyed. Let the surrounding ships hunt down the remaining enemies. Notify the engineering department to repair the Indefatigable immediately and try to restore its combat capability."

"yes."

A ferocious broken head floated in the cold void, with frost in its eyes.

This big head is very conspicuous because it comes from a four-meter-tall super monster. Even among its strong and tough green-skinned counterparts, it is considered a particularly outstanding big guy.

But now, no matter how amazing its combat prowess and how powerful its prestige was before, it is nothing more than a frozen head of death.

Facts have proved that the strength of the aircraft body created by the God of All Machines is by no means comparable to that of the green-skinned creations.

The Indefatigable once again proved her loyalty and tenacity, even though the front of the ship was now smashed into a mess,

Her main structure is still intact, and she is still capable of fighting after simple repairs.

The ship's cannons still roared, threatening all enemies of the Empire who dared to act rashly.

Under the control of the Mechanic Priest, the plasma engine of the Indefatigable flickered a few times and gradually returned to normal output, pushing her away from the meteorite belt.

Without the leadership of the greenskin warlord, the remaining greenskin fleets in orbit instantly collapsed.

The remaining enemy forces scattered and fled towards Fal, but without exception, they were destroyed by the concentrated fire of the Gothic fleet returning from the orbit when they left the orbit, or they panicked and ran into the surrounding anchor mine belts, causing their own destruction.

The Greenskin Fleet and the Chaos Fleet, which were originally at war with the Imperial Navy, also continued to stalk the planet Farr, getting further and further away, until they disappeared from the bird detection instrument.

No one knows whether they died together, or whether they decided the real winner and quietly plotted a famous new conspiracy.

In the interview room.

"We have heard so much about his feats that the state church and a convent of nuns are willing to make him the youngest saint." The admiral said:

"Therefore, the Obscure Star Territory Naval Council decided——

At this moment, Louise realized that it was no coincidence that these three examiners came to Examination Room 31.

They are members of the Sector Naval Council.

Admiral Jervis saw that Louise, who passed the written examination, was from the same expeditionary fleet as Horatio, so he took this opportunity to pass the related candidates and examine Horatio from a side perspective.

Louise was glad that she had not said anything wrong, nor had she exaggerated his ability, but had stated the facts in a realistic and serious manner.

That evening, Louise received her commission as a lieutenant in the auditorium of the Navy Headquarters.

In front of the statue of the Angel of Death, two psychic attendants came in with two scrolls in their hands.

"Through many investigations, we have a relatively clear understanding of Captain Horatio Cochran's character and ability.

And, this is your commission as a lieutenant in the Navy, alternate officer."

Admiral Jervis pointed to the three-meter-long scroll held by the attendant on the right.

The words on the scroll were glittering, written in the ancient and obscure High Gothic language with golden Emperor psychic power. At first glance, people often had to cover their eyes until they could adapt after a long time.

Louise's name was written on it, and at the end it was stamped with the Imperial Fleet Seal and the Imperial Navy Seal granted by Holy Terra to the Star Domain Fleet, and two seals of pure wax.

"Thank you, Admiral. Then this is————"

"This is Mr. Horatio Cochrane's letter of commission."

Louise couldn't help but open her eyes wide and blinked in confusion.

"The Imperial Navy intends to conduct combat trials on a new type of attack ship. This new ship will fill the gap in the Imperial Navy's battleship position that has been vacant for ten thousand years since the Horus Heresy.

The existing rank system can no longer adapt to the addition of new battleships, and this ship is a non-rated ship.

Therefore, the Hazy Star Region Navy Headquarters held a reform meeting. After obtaining the consent of the Holy Terra Navy Headquarters, it decided to pilot a rank that has been sealed for tens of thousands of years - Lieutenant Commander, a commander rank specially matched with non-rated battleships."

"And based on your inquiry today, we have completed the final Inspection.

We all agree that Captain Horatio Cochrane is capable of becoming the first Lieutenant Commander in the history of the Imperial Navy.

In the name of the Emperor!

The Navy Committee of the Obscure Star Region decided to grant Horatio Cochrane the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

And serve as the captain of the E-type attack ship E attack ship.

At the same time, Lieutenant Commander Horatio Cochrane was appointed as the captain of the 1st Attack Group, the 1st Hunting Squadron, and commanded the six attack ships.

His command authority will take effect immediately after Mr. Horatio Cochrane receives this commission! "

Admiral Jervis announced the decision, and Louise saluted the admiral solemnly.

She never thought that she would bring back two commissions for this exam.

One for her Navy Lieutenant and one for his Lieutenant Commander.