Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 70 02.0070: ‘Acting on His Will’

Two Sword-class frigates were galloping towards the pirates who were chasing the channel cargo ship fiercely like hyenas.

These pirate ships were converted from various civilian ships, most of which were various civilian ships called "fast ships".

This kind of ship is cheap, fast, and unarmed, but pirates like them very much, and they are equipped with some strange light artillery, specifically to rob slow-moving transport ships.

Even close to the Abyss Port, dangers are still everywhere. From the Chaos Fleet infiltrating from the Eye of Terror to the pirates hiding in the asteroid belt, they threaten the safety of the waterway at all times.

There are so many of these void thieves, hiding in various nooks and crannies of the void and breeding.

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Even if the Gothic Fleet regularly dispatches Viper-class reconnaissance ships to patrol the surrounding area, it will be difficult to clean out these 'cockroaches'.

"Report real-time parameters."

Commodore Edward Perroux sat on the captain's throne, and Captain Sterling Lord stood beside him looking into the dark void.

This is a common anti-piracy mission, which is called a 'target shooting competition' in the navy. Because the weapons of these small pirates cannot break the void shield of the frigate, it is very suitable for naval cadets to practice their skills.

Of course, Brigadier General Edward personally came to fight the pirates because he discovered that these pirates had delivered weapons to suspected gangs in Vegas.

Now these pirates were robbing a cargo ship carrying military supplies, and he was caught red-handed.

"The distance to the escort target is 8570 kilometers, the approach rate is positive 2.1, the bearing is +327, the phase is ZL, moving from port to starboard."

Horatio sat in front of the display console closest to the captain's throne and reported the information in an orderly manner.

Usually this position was the throne of the captain of the war department, but now Horatio sat here, with a captain standing beside him to guide him in operating these instruments.

Archie sat a little further away, and Fidio stood beside the gunner. Leidos was responsible for assessing the fire risk and arranging the damage control team in place in advance. Louise, who was fully armed, was arranging the inspection of the integrated bridge, engines, and The key fortification of the life support system room and the dispatch of anti-jump help personnel.

But this mission of the latter two is more like an exercise. After all, these little pirates can't penetrate the void shield at all, let alone join the regular frigates of the Imperial Navy.

Everyone is supervised and guided by officers from their original positions. They do not take the initiative to intervene, but only correct the students in a timely manner when they make mistakes.

"Locked on target, three illegally modified speedboats. This ship is allowed to speed up to 12 void knots. It is expected to reach the short-range gun range (approximately 481 kilometers) in 5 minutes." Horatio looked at the student operating the auspicious device. The data briefing was reported to Commodore Edward Perroux, who served as the captain.

"Okay, close to the short-range gun range and then fire! Let the "Valiant Warrior" outflank and intercept. Don't let these scum escape. This ship will be responsible for the main firefighting mission."

Horatio quickly sent out precise reference route coordinates to friendly ships for the captain of the Valiant Warrior to refer to. He thought about the attack route alone, and then sent the next combat responsibilities to each department one by one.

If the battleship is a human body, Commodore Edward is the brain, Horatio is the cerebellum, Fidio is the fist, Leidos is the platelet, and Louise is the white blood cell. It is precisely because of this that a giant ship several kilometers long can stop human enemies in the void.

"No. 1, No. 2 turret, single-shot calibrated firing." Horatio issued combat instructions to Fidio, who was the gunner.

"Target locked, calibration completed, single shot test fired, estimated trajectory spread 2 kilometers, hit rate 98.98%, fire!"

"Single shot test fire, fire!" The firing order was conveyed to the gun control center of the two light twin-mounted macro artillery batteries. After receiving the order, the artillery fort sergeants there shouted at the macro artillery operators at the top of their lungs to fire.

Bang! Bang!

With two loud roars, Horatio felt the entire command bridge tremble, and he could clearly see the orange-blue flames spitting out from the bow turret.

Even the light macro cannons, these huge cannons produced by the Abyss Port Foundry Enclave are carefully crafted by the mechanical priests. Each cannonball engraved with the Sky Eagle emblem is like shooting out a huge spire castle, which is impossible for those fast ships. Blocking fierce firepower.

Two cannonballs hit a clipper ship amidships, violently knocking it off course and breaking its balance rudder. It rolled uncontrollably in the void like a spindle that was out of line.

"Hit! Target A1 has lost its ability to move and fight." The student in charge of the lookout gave feedback.

"The No. 2 turret continued to fire at the A1 target, and the No. 1 turret turned to the new target." Brigadier General Edward said.

"After No. 1 turret fires at the original target, turn to target A3." Horatio issued a new command.

"We received the surrender signal from target A1." The student on the communication station shouted.

"Blow it up! I don't want to waste the gallows." Brigadier General Edward said without mercy.

"Yes!" Some nervous students immediately cut off the communication request.

"Remember, don't waste your soldiers jumping to join ordinary pirates' ships! Such treacherous bastards will bite you before they die at any time." Brigadier General Edward yelled.

"Fire!"

Violent explosions and macrocannon fire illuminated the void.

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"Well done, ladies and gentlemen, we wiped out all the pirates without any injuries. Captain Sterling, prepare the battle report and logbook."

Commodore Edward stepped onto the deck of the starport and spoke solemnly to the students and his first mate, and then he looked at Horatio.

"Mr. Horatio, your performance today makes me and Captain Sterling very satisfied. Regarding your last proposal to go to the Vegas area to develop an underground intelligence network, Major General Hood has approved it."

"Thank you for your hard work, Your Excellency."

"All great operations are carried out secretly. We cannot alert others to the navy's movements, so you need to hide your identity."

"Going in uniform will only make them distrust me."

Brigadier General Edward nodded.

"If you need any resources, you can tell us directly, and we will try to satisfy you as quickly as possible. It's just that the speed of the empire's administrative process to transfer supplies... I really can't compliment you. Therefore, we allow you to use a little 'means', just like you did before, to alleviate the urgent need."

Sir Edward Perroux's hint was spot on, and Horatio knew exactly what he meant by the little 'means'.

"Once the situation is right, we will also send someone to assist you."

"But what about the Hive City Marshals? The Hive City Marshals there accept both black and white. Once we use force to cut off their breasts, they will definitely come to our door. If we use the Navy's credentials, news of the Navy's involvement in the Vegas area will soon be known. It will spread all over.”

Brigadier General Edward seemed to have been prepared. He took out a small price from his arms and handed it to Horatio with a smile.

When Horatio took a closer look, he couldn't help but take a breath of air.

It was a very inconspicuous little trinket, but it represented the empire's highest license of power - the Inquisitor's Rose Knot.

With this in his possession, let alone the Hive City bailiff, he would be fine even if he killed the Justice Department bailiff.

Due to the great power of this object, only strictly selected inquisitors and the inquisitor's most trusted cronies will possess this object.

"Where did you get it? Your Excellency." Horatio looked at the bright red jewelry and asked in a low voice.

"An old friend of mine. When I was young, I once escorted an inquisitor. He was very different. In the end, we became friends. This replica was a token he gave me. Of course, it also gave me the title of Emperor. The special mission of the emperor’s service.”

Commodore Perroux handed Horatio the bright red rosette of the Inquisition:

"Except for commanding the battleship, I can no longer kill demons. I wanted to pass this mark to your father. Now, I transfer the rights and obligations contained in it to you, Thomas's son, Speyer's Descendants, your genetic sequence has been entered with the permission of that adult, so feel free to take it."

Horatio did not expect that the man in front of him actually had such an identity - an attendant of the Inquisition.

As the agent of the God-Emperor, the Inquisitor has the power to recruit all the resources and personnel of the empire, and those loyal people who have served the Inquisitor for a long time and have withstood strict tests will receive such a replica as the authority and reward for performing their duties.

From the generals to the common people, these confidants who serve the judges are collectively called "the attendants of the court".

Horatio heard that as long as an unauthorized person picked up the mark, he would be injected with neurotoxin from the poisonous needle contained in it and die suddenly.

"Seeing this thing is like seeing the emperor. Anyone who dares to obstruct or leak it will be regarded as disobeying His will and will be killed without mercy."

Horatio accepted the mark and bowed.

Commodore Edward patted Horatio on the shoulder.

"Do His will and serve the Empire, Attendant of the Inquisition Horatio Cochrane."

There’s a lot of fighting ahead! war! war! Fighting is fun! Let’s kill!