Chapter 280 04.0279: "Welcome Back"

Thanks to the efforts of all parties, the incident in Abyss Port was settled with astonishing efficiency.

In most of the Shangchao area that was not disturbed by the riots, the triumphal ceremony ended successfully amid cheers and applause.

The Salamanders and the Sisters of the Holy Rose restored order to the streets of Mid-Nest.

The Corpse Guild dealt with the mangled bodies and bloodstains on the streets with astonishing efficiency, and just one day later, the streets seemed as if none of the bloodshed had ever happened.

Many people did not know what was happening in the underground world, but that night they received news from the news broadcast that the Guild Alliance voted to give up the right to govern the planet.

But the Guild Alliance did not disappear after its abdication. The new president of the Corpse Guild, the beautiful yet mysterious 'Pale Funeral Queen' Hadinis, cleansed the internal affairs and returned the Guild Alliance to what it was supposed to be - a guild alliance that provides infrastructure services for the entire planet.

Faced with the vacant planetary regime, various forces argued endlessly.

But this time, the Imperial Fleet had its own plans.

The Imperial Fleet is composed of three major departments: the Imperial Navy, the Charter Fleet, and the Civilian Fleet.

Its decision-making body is the Sector Imperial Fleet Council, whose members have lifelong responsibility and are composed of representatives from the three departments.

After endless debates at the administrative meeting led by the Ultramarines, the meeting was mediated by the astonishing wisdom of Cato Sicarius.

All parties finally agreed to divide the 900 seats into three parts.

300 of the seats were occupied by Imperial Navy captains elected by the Gothic Fleet, 300 of the seats were occupied by captains of the Imperial Charter Fleet, and 300 of the seats were occupied by owners of the Imperial Civilian Fleet.

The 900 representatives cover all different classes and political ideologies in Abyss Port.

The Imperial Navy's Gothic Fleet will be responsible for overall security management on the planet.

The naval tribune and naval tribune system moved beyond the naval prison area.

Cato Sicarius referred to the method of the Five Hundred Worlds and abolished the Hive Marshals and replaced them with city inspectors.

These people are different from the naval infantry. They are pure militia, composed of citizen volunteers, and they train twice a month, once for military and once for legal.

They will also perform the duties of firefighters at the same time.

Their chiefs were tribunes appointed by the Imperial Navy, and only the tribunes had the power to enforce the law.

The tribunes are divided into naval tribunes and public security tribunes.

The former is served by naval lieutenants stationed in port or reserve officers who have not been assigned to ships.

The latter is performed by a charter captain who is well versed in the law, or a respected civilian ship owner.

Very Roman.

Yin Shuyao's cousin was shot in the shoulder and was hospitalized, but the empire did not hold him and the citizen army leader Feuilly responsible.

However, since the Citizen Army was also considered to have attacked the Imperial Navy, the Tribunes and the Protectorate would also be responsible for collecting public grievances in order to mediate, but the Citizen Army organization would not be allowed to continue to exist.

As a respected civilian ship owner, Enjolras' father also became a member of the planet's politics.

At the invitation of Inquisitor Ravenno, the leader of the Citizen Army, Feui, embarked on a new path in life: he became a member of the Black Ship.

On the star port docking station.

"Are you leaving, Inquisitor? This is faster than I thought." Horatio came to the starport to see the Inquisitor off.

He looked very haggard.

"The Empire is in danger, and the galaxy is burning, Lieutenant." He smiled and replied with the lyrics of the promotion song:
"I will go to Damocles Gulf first to pave the way for the Empire's expedition. Perhaps we will meet again soon."

"Maybe."

"What are you going to do with that girl?"

“I will send her to Holy Terra, where she will pass the trials, the results of which will determine her future.

The great cause of the God Emperor is waiting for you to complete, and the horizons of unknown territories are waiting for you to expand. I wish you smooth sailing in your upcoming expedition, and the God Emperor expects you to perform your duties conscientiously. "

Horatio saluted the Inquisitor solemnly.

"I heard that Ms. Farida chose the path of the Military Supervisor. Please help me give this Sky Eagle Pendant to Military Supervisor Farida."

Horatio recognized it as a relic of Melina's military supervisor.

"I think this relic is even more meaningful to her."

"Please take care, Inquisitor." Horatio stepped forward and took the pendant from Ravenno.

Ravenno nodded in greeting, then led his men onto the black ship.

Behind him, five Death Watch soldiers also boarded the black ship from the other side.

Titus, wearing a red hood, looked at the mortal who had fought alongside him and nodded slightly.

Horatio gave the legendary warrior a solemn eagle salute.

Among them, Horatio also saw a figure covered in bright red.

Through this opportunity, Brother Romain Rolland, who finally chose to join the Death Watch, silently expressed his blessing to Horatio.

In the near future, they will all set foot on different battlefields to fight for the fate of the empire.
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In the afternoon, in the largest private room in the No. 5 cafeteria of Zhongsi College.

boom! Poof!

Bottles of Quartis sparkling wine were shaken and amber liquid gushed out.

"How does it feel to get the Star Domain Admiralty Commission? Captain Horatio~" Archie was responsible for 'firing' and celebrated for Horatio.

The official name of a naval lieutenant is junior captain, and Archie intelligently erased the prefix "Sub".

Next to him were dozens of close classmates including Louise, Archie, Fideo, Leidos, Harvey, David Betty, etc.

"It feels great!" Horatio smiled proudly.

This was only the first of many, and the Admiralty gave him a Terra-week-long vacation.

Later, he would take Farida to the home of Lieutenant General Samuel Hood for a promotion banquet. Brigadier General Peru and Captain Sterling also prepared one for him. Even Lord Colonel Elphinstone invited him to his official residence for a banquet. Once he got the star domain-level official position, the endless stream of social events was beyond imagination.

This did not include the invitations from many dignitaries in Abyss Port. Even Ms. Hadinis sent him a letter of congratulations. She also spent a huge amount of money to book a tourist destination on the planet for him, the Halbeth Manor, which is known as a ski resort and stargazing paradise, for him to rest and entertain before the long voyage.

After receiving the commission, Horatio did not forget his old classmates who had helped him during his busy years in the Admiralty.

The 25th Squadron was a standard support fleet, commanded by Sir Edward Perroux.

Thanks to this action, the students in front of them also obtained the qualification of candidate officers of the Navy Department and were admitted to the Officer Candidate School.

As a junior captain, he recommended them to Edward Peru, and their performance in the Admiralty during this period was obvious to all, so they were all qualified to board the ship.

So these students are all very happy today.

"Just yesterday, I was still worried about whether I would be transferred to the battleship as a reserve officer." David Beatty smiled bitterly, but he was relieved after all.

"Well, what's wrong with being a reserve officer on a battleship?" Louise didn't really understand.

"Of course it's not good! A battleship takes a long time to repair after going on an expedition!

Besides, the fleet battles we go out to participate in are all apocalypse-level battles, and most of the time we can't get any merit. If we really encounter a war that requires battleships to be deployed, forget about merit, because our lives and deaths are determined by fate." David Betty said with exaggerated expressions and dancing.

“In fact, small ships are promoted the fastest because they have the highest frequency of attendance, are most likely to gain military merit, and are relatively safer than battleships.

Although the promotion of lieutenants is mainly based on time spent, if you want to be promoted to lieutenant colonel, you will have a greater chance of success if you go to these ships with high attendance frequency." Horatio explained to Louise considerately.

It was normal that Louise didn't know this, because David Betty, as the second son of the Ravensburg family, was aiming to be promoted to officer and become captain as quickly as possible.

Going on a ship with too low a frequency of duty is not conducive to accumulating military merits and promotion.

Therefore, it is not the case that the bigger the battleship, the faster it will upgrade. The maintenance cost of a battleship on a long voyage is comparable to that of a squadron composed of cruisers.

Battleships have complex structures and are difficult to maintain. After each voyage, it takes several years to maintain the huge hull after returning.

Therefore, before a clear enemy fleet appeared, the fleets would not deploy battleships at will. The officers assigned to the battleships could only stay in the port and receive half pay. Many of them died without being promoted to colonels.

Therefore, battleships were also jokingly called "nursing homes" by naval officers.

Unless they want to waste time, no ambitious officer would think of being transferred to a battleship when there are no major battles.

Of course, after the Thirteenth Black Crusade began, that was another matter.

"So friends, let's drink to our upcoming expedition!"

"Long live the Gothic Fleet!" The young people stood up together and raised their glasses to cheer.
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After three rounds of drinks, the young officers ended their celebration of the expedition, and Horatio let the Thinker Array drive itself to Farida's residence.

"Mr. Officer, long time no see." The old butler bowed humbly and politely.

"Is Farida home?"

"She is in her room."

"Thank you."

Horatio walked straight up.

He pushed open the door and in the bedroom, Farida, dressed neatly in the uniform of the Military Supervisory Commissioner, turned around hurriedly.

"Why are you here?" Farida lowered her eyelashes, tilted her head slightly, and seemed to have regained some of her girlish habits.

"Can't I come and see you?" Horatio smiled.

"You, when did you go to bed with Valina?"

"Uh... no." Horatio was stunned by her first question:

"We were...rolling the ring, and there was a reason for that."

"I know. Valina told me everything." She sighed and continued:
"Anyway, I have sworn to serve the Emperor. I might die one day. I don't care about you. This is your freedom and right."

Farida turned her head away, as if trying to convince herself.

"Really?" Horatio approached her, took off his hat and hung it casually on the back of the chair.

Boom!

He pushed her against the wall, and Farida looked up suddenly in shock.

Horatio pinched her beautiful chin and said, "If you were with me at that time, maybe this wouldn't have happened. But I won't let you escape again this time."

"Let...let go, Lieutenant Horatio. I am the military inspector and I am still in uniform. This is not decent." Farida blushed and stammered.

"That's just what I like." Horatio smiled and put his lips on hers.

"Hmm!" Farida couldn't push him away at all.

To be precise, she didn't use any force at all, she just resisted symbolically.

Horatio picked her up like a princess in her boots and breeches and threw her on the bed, kissing her cheek while unbuttoning the gilded buttons of her uniform.

"Welcome back," Horatio whispered in her ear.

Farida stroked his hair, breathed a sigh of relief, and chuckled, "You too, welcome back."

　I had never thought about setting up two groups before, but one day, someone came to my book club and said proudly that he had moved my book to Biquge, and even sent the link in the group.

　　The jumping face makes me sick.

　　The reason why I have to delay posting the extra chapter for a day is because I haven’t created the group yet.jpg
　　Let’s do it today if we have time.

　　OK, Qidian's 'only for full subscription users' does not include VIP discount (raw grass).

　　VIP users may have subscribed to all packages but not have enough points.

　　In this case, you can join the book club, then send me a private message with a screenshot of all orders, and I will add them in.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)