Chapter 172 03.0171: "Bonus and Reputation"

"How does it taste?" Seeing Horatio chewing it carefully in his mouth, Farida came forward and asked curiously.

"The meat is firm and juicy. Every time you chew it, the delicious and sweet meat juice explodes in your mouth, just like biting into a popping pearl. To put it in an analogy... it has the flavor of some poultry, but with the texture of Grox meat."

What Horatio really meant was that the meat tasted like chicken, but had the firm, springy texture of beef.

"You can try it. I think it tastes pretty good."

After hearing what he said, Farida also began to accept the fragrant thick slices of meat on the silver plate in front of her to a certain extent.

She carefully cut off a small piece from the corner and then pierced the meat with a fork.

With just a slight poke, the greasy meat juice flowed out from the pierced site.

She couldn't help swallowing at the aroma of meat.

The girl, wearing a navy uniform, was dignified, beautiful, and yet bold. She slightly opened her pink lips and put the steak into her mouth.

With the slight movement of lips and teeth, the steak fell into the tongue.

The warm and soft touch really does feel like eating Grox meat.

But this is a kind of white meat, which naturally lacks the slight fishy taste of red meat.

When you chew it carefully, you will find that it is much more delicious than Grox meat, with sweet juice and an attractive meaty aroma.

"It's delicious." She smiled serenely back at Horatio.

Every official who tasted the beast raved about it.

Looking at the monster's huge body, Horatio couldn't help but think of a law of this world: the more ferocious and brutal the animal, the more delicious it is and the higher its economic value.

Like Grox, Ant Bull, and this Kolotalid that is full of treasures.

"Our Mr. Horatio's performance in this naval battle was truly amazing."

Commodore Peru looked at Horatio and offered him his glass.

"If it weren't for his important shot that destroyed the engine of the Dreadnought-class light cruiser, I'm afraid the shame of the Imperial Navy would have continued, and even remained unsolved for hundreds of years. And all of us would have lost a large amount of patrol bounty today."

Brigadier General Peru praised loudly to everyone at the table without reservation.

"Ms. Farida Hood also played a crucial role. I thank her for her precise, thorough and quick calculation and calibration."

He raised and held out his glass to the Commodore.

Horatio did not take all the credit for himself, but shared the glory with his diligent deputy.

Just like a gentleman holding a lady's hand, he led the somewhat awkward girl into the topic of conversation.

"Ah..." Farida immediately raised her head and politely raised the goblet placed on her right hand with her slender white-gloved hands.

“Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Horatio. I should mention that he has worked very hard today.

Not only did he command the macro artillery array well, he also bravely led the armed forces to repel the enemy's invasion.

His timing in calling the shots is something I need to learn from as a case study.”

"Mr. Horatio issued the call to arms at the right time. I have checked it in detail from the military judge's records." Military Supervisor Carson, who had drunk some strong liquor, exhaled a breath of foul air, but his mind was obviously very clear.

When an officer issues a call to arms, after the battle is over, a ship's inspector and another naval officer come to check the timing of the order and the amount of damage and loss to ensure that the decision made by the officer who issued the order was reasonable.

After all, once the order is issued, it is inevitable that guns will be lost. The more times the order is issued, the more guns will be lost.

Abuse of power is a terrible thing on a closed warship.

Perhaps there was an overzealous sailor who had hidden a laser pistol and pointed a gun at the head of the officer who had punished him when he was caught off guard. There were not many officers on the ship.

Everyone has important responsibilities, not to mention the person who was assassinated. What if he was the military inspector, the first mate, or even the captain?

"Of course, your heroic deeds today have impressed all of us. You will receive the reputation of the Admiralty and bonuses."

Captain Peru raised his glass and said loudly to the officers in front of him: "Ladies and gentlemen, let us congratulate Mr. Cochrane and Miss Hood for their outstanding performance."

Clap - everyone raised their glasses to congratulate this handsome man and beautiful woman.

"What are the Navy Department's reputation dividends and bonus dividends?" After taking a sip of wine, Farida rolled her eyes and asked Horatio in a low voice with some confusion.

"The former is a prestigious award from the navy, and the latter is an actual material reward." Horatio took a sip of the wine in his glass and explained with a smile:
"Every time a void ship is captured or effectively sunk, everyone can share in the dividends in proportion to the tonnage, class, rarity, and the supplies and treasures on board."

Farida blinked as she listened to Horatio's story.

"In this naval battle, we sank three cruisers, captured a light cruiser, and destroyed four raiders.

The total amount of the prisoner bonus was equal to the value of the enemy ship, while sinking it would only give one-fifth of the value.

The Admiralty offered higher rewards for capturing enemy ships because it not only brought victory but also strategic and logistical value.

This is also why the Imperial Navy was obsessed with boarding battles: officers were eager to capture enemy ships.

Based on the actual damage caused by each warship to the enemy ship, the warship that wins the duel can obtain all the spoils worth the enemy ship, and the warships participating in the encirclement will be divided into the first wave according to proportion.

Of course, this is an internal award from the Imperial Navy, so the results achieved by the Space Marines and the Mechanicus will be evenly divided among the naval warships that caused damage to the ship.

Taking the Indefatigable as an example, after the first wave of ship-based dividends are counted, all the battle results obtained by the Indefatigable will be distributed proportionally to all the crew members on the ship.

Captain Peru, as the fleet commander, is entitled to one-eighth of the total bonus for the entire fleet. In addition, as the captain, he can also receive one-quarter of the total bonus pool of the Indefatigable as a reward.

The 69 officers on board the Indefatigable will share a quarter of the total bonus on a proportional basis based on their seniority and rank.

A quarter was given to non-admiralty officials, such as technical sages, ship inspectors, state religionists, medical officers, and the hundreds of masters who served as civil officials.

The final quarter will be distributed among the 15 crew members on the ship in proportion to the treatment of sailors of different ranks.”

"So how much do we have?"

Seeing Farida ask this, Horatio made an estimate based on the memories he had seen in his mind.

A Dreadnought-class light cruiser costs hundreds of millions, not to mention the supplies it carries.

"The share of a reserve officer is one-third of that of a naval captain, which is about six million Gothic coins.

This is equivalent to your father's fixed salary for one month when he was not serving as a rear admiral. If an officer is off the ship for rest or is not assigned a specific position, his salary will be reduced to half of the original amount. "

Horatio quickly estimated in his mind based on a conservative number, and the actual bonus he would receive was only slightly more, even close to eight million.

During the last Q-ship battle, Captain Sterling gave Horatio a share of the spoils according to the captain.

The two captured ships given to Horatio and a quarter of the value of the thousands of tons of munitions produced by Lucius added together only brought up to ten million.

This time, the share for the reserve officers alone will be over six million.

As you can imagine, in the near future.

The income he would receive when he became a commissioned lieutenant in the Imperial Navy would surely allow him to live a very respectable and luxurious life without worries.

　Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket, QAQ thank you!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)