Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 30 02.0030: ‘The value of birth’

“Is this the son of Captain Thomas Cochrane, the only descendant of Admiral Speyer?”

“Yes, he is.”

“All officers of the ‘Swift Eagle’ salute the son of Thomas Cochrane, the only descendant of Speyer!”

Dozens of officers stopped talking and stood up to salute Horatio.

It is almost impossible for a group of naval officers with star domain organization to salute a dirty kid wearing battle-damaged legal department bulletproof armor.

Such a grand ceremony made other passing officers look at this dirty kid, whispering to each other, such as ‘Hey, that’s Thomas Cochrane’s son’ ‘God Emperor, the only descendant of Admiral Speyer has been found’. Many naval officers couldn’t help but stop here, and some officers who admired Admiral Speyer also spontaneously joined the salute.

Generations of Gothic Fleet naval personnel who have been influenced by the legend of the Gothic War since childhood, the legendary stories of Ravensberg, Abridar, and Spyr have accompanied them since childhood.

They are heroes who enjoy the highest respect, and the supreme legends engraved on the Gothic War Monument in the Terra Palace.

"Huh?" The officers' actions caught Horatio off guard: "Uh... that..."

He didn't know what to say, and decisively returned a Sky Eagle salute to everyone.

"We are officers on your father's ship. Your father is an outstanding naval captain. We deeply regret his affairs. We didn't have time to say a lot to him." The leading lord captain said with a solemn face and maintained the Sky Eagle salute.

"If there is an afterlife, we hope to work with your father by the grace of the God Emperor! May his soul return to the Golden Throne."

A group of officers took off the silver-rimmed double-cornered hats on their heads, nodded solemnly and mourned.

"Only my father... died...?"

Horatio realized something instantly. A naval warship is a tight unit. Once the captain dies, the officers usually also suffer heavy losses.

But so many people in front of him obviously don't look like they have experienced a fierce battle.

"My father, how did he die?" Horatio asked.

But the whole place was silent, no one spoke.

Finally, only the captain spoke: "I'm sorry, none of us know. After we returned to the port to rest, after a while, the Navy Department notified all officers on the ship that Captain Thomas Cochrane had died, but did not tell us what happened."

[The cause of death is kept secret...] Horatio pursed his lips. It seems that he can't get any more useful information from here.

However, as the first mate on a warship, the second in command after the captain, the lord captain stepped into the threshold of a senior officer, but he was not informed of the situation. How big a deal did his father get into? ?

An inexplicable sense of panic swept Horatio's heart.

"My father, is he a very powerful person?" Horatio was silent for a while and asked.

"He is the most outstanding, boldest, and most tactically imaginative captain I have ever seen, bar none." The Lord Captain said solemnly, giving the highest evaluation:

"The 'Swift Eagle' is a dreadnought MK2 light cruiser, but under your father's bold and innovative tactics, we once defeated and paralyzed the traitor's large cruiser with torpedoes at the cost of minor casualties, and even achieved a glorious record of surpassing the two Lord Captains in terms of the tonnage of prisoners captured. He is just like Admiral Speyer in the world."

Horatio was dumbfounded.

Fighting across levels, or across two levels, not only won, but also with minor casualties? ? ?

This is a rare legendary battle history in the entire history of human naval warfare.

"If he hadn't died, I believe he would have been able to open up a meritorious reputation no less than that of the Hood family and continue the great cause of Lord Speyer."

When the captain said this, he bowed to Farida Hood on the side to express his apology for the offense.

The fact that he dared to say this in front of the Hood family members was enough to prove his recognition of Captain Thomas Cochrane and also demonstrated Admiral Speyer's reputation in the Gothic Sector.

"Thank you." Horatio nodded with a wry smile.

"If you need any help in the future, you can always come to us. Although we cannot repay the kindness and benefits your father has brought us, we hope to help his descendants in the future."

[Navy connections? ! ]

Horatio was very grateful. It seemed that his father, whom he had never met, had left him a good hidden wealth.

The Lord Captain nodded to the second mate of Major General Alexander Hood again, and the crowd dispersed and went their own way.

The captain walked forward and knocked on the double door with the words "Navy Loyalty Office" hanging on it.

"Come in."

After pushing open the door, the office was filled with smoke and the smell of cigarettes. Two burly officers were talking.

"Horatio Cochran?" A middle-aged man in an officer's uniform put out his unfinished cigarette, stood up from the guest chair, and nodded to Farida Hood and the captain.

He was sturdy and well-trained, with cheeks that looked like they had been shaved with two files, sharp and angular, and quite charming as a veteran of the battlefield.

Another person sitting on a chair and saluting was a brigadier general. From the nameplate on the table, it can be seen that he is the chief officer of the Naval Loyalty Department.

"Yes, sir!"

"I am Pringle Sterling. I am the Lord Lieutenant of the cruiser Indefatigable. I served on the cruiser with your father for five years in the early years. Your father was the former lieutenant, and he became the Lord Lieutenant in the third year. He is worthy of being the descendant of Speyer, the youngest Lord Lieutenant." The man said slowly.

Then he turned his head and smiled at the chief officer: "Then, his father was recommended by Sir Edward Peru to be a lieutenant commander in the navy and command a frigate. He was like a fish in water. He commanded a warship independently and became a big shot in the Gothic Fleet."

"Yes, it's a pity." The chief officer nodded and praised, looking for something in a pile of documents.

Then the man sighed long: "But who knew that he would fall like a meteor? His death is a great loss to the Imperial Navy and a great blow to the Cochrane family.

He is a rare living fountain in naval warfare theory. If he can leave his writings, the Imperial Navy can train more innovative officers like him in the future. What a pity."

"How did my mother die?" Horatio asked.

"Your mother is also a hero, a combat nun of the Holy Rose Convent. She died while fighting against the ship plague."

"Can combat nuns get married?" Horatio was a little confused by the huge amount of information.

"It depends on the convent. If it is the Holy Rose Convent, it's fine. This group of nuns can't get along with the state religion. They preach their own religions and have their own personalities. However, the navy likes the teachings of the Holy Roses, justification by faith, which is in line with our style."

Horatio had some impression that the Combat Sisters seemed to be divided into two major congregations, but he didn't know the specific divisions and differences.

[Let's learn about this later, maybe we can ask a battle sister.]

The chief officer took a deep puff of his cigarette, pressed the cigarette butt into the boat-shaped ashtray, then took out a file bag wrapped in brown paper, handed it to Horatio, and said:

"This is your admission letter to the Loyalty Academy. After a meeting, the Navy Department decided to let you enter the 'Fleet Maritime Department' and train you as a candidate for fleet command. But the rest of the road depends on you.

The rules cannot be changed, even if you are the only living descendant of Speyer, some things must be explained to you in advance so that you can be mentally prepared."

"Let me tell him, I came from the Loyalty Academy." Lieutenant Pringle said.

"You are 16 years old this year, right? This age is a bit old for the Fleet Maritime Department. Most of the people in your department have been trained since they were in the single digits, and the candidates who directly boarded the ship are also this age."

"When selecting command talents, many considerations must be weighed. Once you are not competent, it is very likely to cause irreversible effects on the entire ship or even the entire fleet."

Horatio's heart skipped a beat.

"I can do it." He immediately straightened his chest and said solemnly.

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