Chapter 28 01.0028: "Heir of Legend"

Horatio let out a long, refreshed sigh and jumped off the corpse of the Chaos Egg. After a while, the corpse of the meatball, along with the blood, slowly turned into strange ashes and was swept into the black ash on the ground, disappearing without a trace, quite like the style of a certain Blue Bird who loves to play tricks.

"The interference... has disappeared." Farida looked blankly at the beeping communication device and said hesitantly.

"I'm sorry to have frightened you, Miss Hood."

Horatio took out the handkerchief Farida had lent him earlier. After rubbing it clean in the sink, it was steamed dry after being on his body for so long.

"You...you bastard, you really...scared me to death just now." She gasped and spoke the last few words in a low voice, but Horatio still heard them.

[Wow, so you’re still afraid of death.]
Horatio smiled and walked forward, wiping the sweat off her forehead.

However, it was too dark around and this action was not seen.

"You must keep today's events a secret, Horatio. Once we reveal that you saw the Chaos Egg, we will be forcibly brainwashed and have our memories erased, and you will definitely be shot by the Inquisitor." Farida said tremblingly.

"Yeah, I know." As a time traveler, Horatio certainly knew how extremely conservative the empire was.

In order to curb the erosion of Chaos, no sacrifice is too big to be unacceptable, and no betrayal is too small to be tolerated.

Suddenly, several beams of strong light shone down from overhead, making Horatio holding a handkerchief and Farida beside him the only focus of the whole scene.

Several Ministry of Justice shuttles appeared overhead, and a cold warning came from the loud speakers that were so loud that it would blast the ears:

'Drop your weapons and surrender, or we will open fire immediately.'

The shuttle door opened, and a large number of fully armed Ministry of Justice marshals rappelled from the shuttle to the scene, including the elite of the "Sudden Death" team.

Some of them rushed to support the injured Arbitration Inspector Javert, while the others quickly deployed their formation and surrounded Horatio. Countless gun laser pointers were shining on Horatio's chest. With just one order, they could shoot him into a sieve in a second.

"Put the gun away! I am..." Farida walked forward and shouted, but before she could finish her words, Horatio grabbed her shoulders and pushed her behind him.

"Ms. Hood, you also know what the arrival of the 'Sudden Death' team means. If you continue like this, even if you come from a famous family, it may be bad for you."

In order not to implicate the girl behind him, Horatio consciously untied his tactical belt, placed all his weapons on the ground, then raised his hands and walked slowly forward.

Farida swallowed and clenched her hands nervously.

The 'Sudden Death' Team is an elite killing squad composed of the most elite arbitrators of the Ministry of Justice, commanded by the Ministry of Justice and the Inquisition.

They only carry out important tasks and have the power of execution granted by the Inquisition, so they are often used to deal with traitors within the Empire.

Even nobles could be shot if they obstructed their actions.

After all, nothing is more important than the safety of the empire.

This is the right granted by the court.

"But I said I would..." Farida looked at Horatio's back as he blocked the strong light, and murmured with her hand stretched out.

"Miss Hood, you have done enough, thank you." Horatio turned his head, spread his hands, stepped back gracefully, and smiled gratefully:
"Even if I go to the Ministry of Justice, there will always be someone from the Navy to rescue me, right?"

Horatio winked playfully at the girl, reassuring her not to worry.

He wasn't worried at all that he would really be sent to the Ministry of Justice to suffer.

In fact, at the last second before the omen fragment skill disappeared, Horatio already knew that the Imperial Navy's commissioner had already set out and was on the way.

What he has to do now is to delay the time as much as possible while minimizing casualties.

Led by a senior arbitration officer, two "sudden death" special police officers wearing dark blue tight uniforms and crimson-eyed skull masks stepped forward quickly with guns under their arms, quickly handcuffed Horatio, grabbed Horatio's arms on the left and right, took him to the shuttle, and then put Horatio in a straitjacket dropped from above.

The arrested young man always had a smile on his face and did not make any extreme actions. He maintained a decent demeanor, like a noble aristocrat.

Farida stood alone in the strong wind caused by the shuttle engine. She wanted to do something, but when faced with someone who could really shoot her to death, she seemed to lose the courage to move forward.

"Father, I'm sorry to trouble you, but I must fulfill my promise..." Farida's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and she bit her pink lips until scarlet blood appeared.

She took a deep breath and stepped forward, having already made her decision.

Suddenly, the shuttle's piercing speakers rang again.

[+Unknown Empire armed aircraft, you are approaching the Ministry of Justice's enforcement area, please identify yourself and return immediately! Repeat, please identify yourself and return immediately! +]

Horatio and Farida squinted in the strong light, and it took them a while to see the "uninvited guest". "A... Valkyrie fighter?"
Horatio blinked and looked at the Imperial Navy logo on the wing.

[Ah, they are finally here! The Imperial Navy!]
After struggling on the line between life and death for so long, Horatio now breathed a sigh of relief, raised the corners of his mouth with satisfaction, and his heart was filled with excitement.

[+Telegram to the Legal Department, we are the Gothic Fleet of the Imperial Navy, please stop enforcing the law immediately and communicate with our special commissioner. +]

After both parties reported their identities, the Ministry of Justice hesitated for half a minute, then slowly retreated to leave space for the huge and graceful Valkyrie fighter to land.

This is Abyss Port, the home port of the Gothic Fleet.

Apart from the Inquisition and the Emperor's Guards, no other force can openly challenge the Gothic Fleet here.

As the legendary fleet that stopped Abaddon's 12th Black Crusade, the Gothic Fleet has an extraordinary reputation and is well-known throughout the Empire, especially in the Gothic Sector. The Imperial Navy's Gothic Fleet has a considerable say.

The Valkyrie is a vertical take-off and landing fighter with transport capabilities. The propeller jet duct engine slowly adjusts the vector, and the body gradually and steadily lands on the ground.

Escorted by a team of armed soldiers, a naval captain wearing an elegant bicorne hat stepped out from the ranks, holding a cowhide scroll with a purity seal and naval wax in his white-gloved hands.

He first bowed to Farida, then opened the cowhide scroll and said:
“Horatio Cochrane, you have been confirmed to be the descendant of the lost legendary Admiral Speyer, the son of the deceased Chief Lord Captain Thomas Cochrane, and the only heir of the Cochrane family.

According to Imperial Order No. 227, you are now incorporated into the active armed forces of the Imperial Navy's Gothic Fleet and are enrolled in the Saint Abridal Academy. There must be no mistakes."

The captain solemnly folded the cowhide scroll, held it in both hands and handed it to Horatio, then raised his index and middle fingers to perform the Imperial Navy's exclusive salute.

[Chusei Academy…? Descendants of Speyer? ? ! !]
Unexpected news.

The legal department staff looked confused and shocked.

How did the extremely evil death row prisoner suddenly become the loyal heir to the empire?
And he is the descendant of Admiral Speyer, who won the Gothic War and became famous throughout the empire and became a household name? ? ?
"Oh my God..." Arbitration Inspector Javert lay on a stretcher, his face ashen and his breathing rapid.

"I almost killed Speyer's only offspring..." He muttered to himself in self-blame.

"The Cochran family actually originated from Admiral Speyer?!!!!"

Farida's face flushed and her jaw almost dropped, her eyes were filled with shock as if she had witnessed the invasion of the Dark Eldar, the attack of the Orcs, the advent of Chaos, and the collapse of the world.

The Navy Department’s genetic comparison will not lie. The huge gene bank records the most accurate genetic sequence of every naval officer.

This black-haired boy in front of me, he is actually the heir of Captain Thomas Cochrane, the descendant of Admiral Speyer...

That...legend among naval legends.

He rose from an ordinary captain to the commander-in-chief of the Gothic fleet.

A close comrade of Lord Admiral Ravensburg and Colonel Abridar, who had been killed in the line of duty and canonized.

He personally put an end to the heroic descendants of Warmaster Abaddon during the 12th Black Crusade...

Farida was sweating like the other members of the Legal Department, and her eyes were fixed on Horatio.

Since Speyer himself was lost in the warp, many people only remember the real name of the legendary Admiral Speyer, but have forgotten his family.

Although in the following hundreds of years, the Cochrane family did not produce a new generation of "heirs of Speyer".

[No wonder the unknown captain Thomas Cochrane caused such a stir in the Gothic Fleet after he suddenly appeared. It turns out that he is the descendant of Speyer...]
[From the perspective of fame, Admiral Speyer’s family, which was a household name several centuries ago, is indeed more prestigious than the Hood family…]
Thinking of this, Farida's face flushed and she felt like she was suffocating.

"This... this man is a serious criminal in the empire. What qualifications do you have to prove what you said?" The senior arbitration officer of the Ministry of Justice stepped forward and asked.

The naval officer sneered and calmly took out the letter with the seal of the Hazy Star Domain Navy Department.

"This is the highest special decree of the Navy Department of the Misty Star Domain, signed personally by Admiral Delang, the supreme lord of the Star Domain Navy! No matter what the reason, everyone who sees it must obey it!" The captain put his legs together, straightened his chest, held the document for everyone to see, and stated solemnly and proudly.

[An imperial decree issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Misty Star Region Fleet? ! ! !]
If you think about it carefully, it seems that Delong and Speyer were once comrades-in-arms.

This old man who has survived the Gothic War to this day is now the undisputed supreme leader of the Imperial Navy in the entire Misty Star Region.

As soon as the documents were shown, everyone present had to obey and bowed and knelt to show their compliance.

The law enforcement officers from the Ministry of Justice had no choice but to release Horatio, untie the shackles on his hands, and then gave him the Sky Eagle salute.

"Horatio Cochrane, listen!
From this moment on, you have officially become the precious currency of His Majesty the Divine Emperor! Please follow me to report to the Navy's loyal heir! I hope you can perform your duties conscientiously and live up to the reputation of Admiral Speyer! "

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