Chapter 552 060551: The First Sea Trial of the Bayonet-Class Epic

Chapter 552 06.0551: ‘The first sea trial of the Bayonet-class Epic’

“I am the current head of the Navigator Crosby family. Our family has a long history. According to the legend of the ancient genealogy, our ancestors once served as navigators in Terra in ancient times in a unit code-named the 8th Air Wing and the 100th Air Bombing Group. It has a long history and countless honors.”

The skin is so pale that it is deeply disturbing, and the whole body is wrinkled like a skeleton covered with a layer of human skin. The old man in front of him, leaning on a long staff with a giant eye sculpture and a huge special eye mask on his forehead, talked to the captain and introduced himself.

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[8th Air Wing, 100th Air Bombing Group...] Horatio savored this familiar number.

[Hiss! It can't be the 'Bloody 100' that lost more than 60% of its crew when the United States fought against Germany in World War II. ]

"Nice to meet you, nice to meet you. I am the captain of the Epic, Lieutenant Colonel Horatio Cochrane. The future of subspace navigation depends on your family. Although the chief technical priest on the ship told me that subspace jumps may not be needed for a while."

"Please rest assured, Captain, when you need it, we will ensure that you and your warship reach the target safely and efficiently. Members of our Crosby family have guided thousands of subspace navigations over hundreds of years, and rarely make mistakes!"

"Of course, Rear Admiral Edward Perroux has a high opinion of your family.

I believe in you, Patriarch, but the Epic needs more precise and fast navigation guidance, because we are a long-distance cruiser attack ship, and the execution speed of subspace jumps and the accuracy of the position of rushing out of the subspace are important for our operations."

Horatio saluted respectfully, and the patriarch of the navigator family leaned over and bowed in return.

His respect is not without reason.

Navigators are mutants in various senses, and their mutation should be executed on the spot according to the Imperial Law.

Just because the third eye on their heads can "negotiate" with the warp, providing them with the perspective of the warp, their talent is indispensable for any controllable and efficient long-distance warp navigation.

Since warp navigation is almost the only way for the human empire to travel faster than light, under this rigid demand, the Navigator family naturally becomes an indispensable and important part of the human empire.

In the 41st millennium today, the Navigator family has political and economic bargaining chips that are completely disproportionate to its population and legal status, and naturally no one will be stupid enough to shout the Imperial Law of executing mutants in front of them.

Each Navigator family is rich enough to rival a country, extremely arrogant and corrupt. In their spare time, they either indulge in Hamlet-like extravagant life or stage Machiavelli-like political struggles on Terra.

For the Imperial Navy, navigators who specialize in this field are always safer than the potential dangers brought by other psychics.

But this does not mean that they are immune to the influence of the subspace. In order to accurately guide, the room where the navigator works on the ship is not covered by the Geller stand. The old navigators who have been on duty for a long time have more or less mental problems, and the mutation will become more and more serious, and even in the end they will lose their human form. The only good news may be that most of them will not live to such a serious mutation.

And their eye should not be underestimated. Anyone who looks directly at their third eye that can tear open the subspace rift during navigation has already ushered in a tragic fate.

What is even more thorny is that the navigator family has its own armed family guards. These fully armed soldiers do not belong to the warship or the captain. They only obey the orders of the navigator's parents.

However, the Imperial Navy also strictly controls them. Their range of activities is very small, almost limited to the cabins around the navigator family, and they are supervised by the military supervisory committee. The military orders of the Imperial Navy also apply to them.

After meeting the new members on the ship, Horatio returned to the command bridge.

"Dear." Farida came over with a round belly. This big belly made the girl, who was once tight and agile, now have a strong wife's gentleness, worthy of the word "wife" to describe her.

Unlike usual, she was not wearing the straight and majestic military supervisor uniform and shiny long leather boots, but a loose sheepskin nightgown.

She thought that having a big belly was disrespectful to the military supervisor uniform, because it no longer fit, which damaged the majesty of the military supervisor committee, and even damaged her identity symbol and the mission of the God Emperor.

So in order to take care of her conveniently, Horatio also settled her in a separate officer's bedroom, which was very close to the officer's infirmary.

"How are you recently?" He asked with a smile.

"Very good, I can feel our little baby kicking me." She smiled happily, and with doting maternal love, she gently stroked the bulging belly, comforting the little life inside.

This untouchable, once lonely canary who lost her mother when she was young and grew up in hatred and tears, and whose father was busy, finally got the fruit of her love. A huge and rich sense of happiness lingered in her heart, enveloping and enriching her whole body.

"I plan to conduct a regular void sea trial on the Epic, testing and experimenting with the performance of the new ship in the physical universe, so that I can have an idea. I have set this section of the voyage to sail from Basor back to Zhendan, which is in the Imperial Navy control area and is also safe.

When we arrive in Zhendan, I will put you down, and you must take good care of our child. It is also a good choice for him to be born in Zhendan, be baptized in the temple there, receive the blessing of the Emperor of God, and then grow up happily in a good nursery. When we return, we will take him back to the Abyss Port, and then we can hold a grand wedding."

"Well, dear." After hearing this, her expectations for the future made her eyes sparkle, but soon her face became reluctant, and her smile became a little forced: "Be careful. Don't... let the child lose his father."

Horatio held her hand with one hand and stroked her bulging belly with the other hand: "Don't worry, I will definitely come back."

He didn't want to set too many flags. Once he set sail, everything in that dangerous and unpredictable universe would be full of unknowns.

Horatio walked to the fence in front of the captain's throne, looked at the larger command bridge and the many more officers, and said in a loud voice:

"Officers and warrant officers, although I have worked with many of you for the first time. But I think you have heard of the achievements and reputation of the Epic, and you all know my name and what I am capable of.

Since you have become officers and warrant officers on the Epic, I have only one request for you! That is, at any time, you must trust my command and my decision!

As a member of the Imperial Navy, everyone must perform their duties!"

The officers on the bridge all cast their eyes on this young but extremely heroic lieutenant colonel.

He is so famous that he has become famous in various attack fleets and the naval circles that participated in the Second Damocles Gulf Expedition. Even in the entire Gothic Fleet, he is considered to be well-known.

For officers, it is a supreme honor to serve under such a young saint and meritorious captain - this often means that their career will be smoother than other colleagues, because following such an ace captain, they can gain more military merits.

"Long live the captain! Long live Cochrane!" Many people took off their hats, threw them into the air, and shouted in unison.

"Now, we will start the first regular sea trial! Navigation Department, plan the shortest route to Zhendan! We will test the various performance parameters of the Bayonet-class Epic on the return journey to ensure that she can safely exert her due strength in our future operations behind enemy lines!"