Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 427 06.0426: "Buy the best equipment and build the best imperial navy!"

"Captain, according to your request, we have purchased 116 million cans of premium food, all of which have been put into storage, 50 tons of selected flour have been stored, 67 tons of fruits and vegetables have been stored in cold storage, and 115 tons of various high-quality meats have been put into the freezer.

The total cost of the Epic's full supply is 13677650.05 Gothic coins, of which 6934769 is subsidized by the Navy. Your personal expenses are 6742881.05.

Here is the detailed bill, Captain!"

A girl wearing the uniform of a civilian officer of the Imperial Navy and with her long hair tied into a bun came over with a pile of account books and a bicorne hat tucked under her armpit.

The well-proportioned and smooth long legs were wrapped in white stockings, the exquisite sword snapped as the girl walked, and the young and quiet girl saluted the captain.

The girl's uniform was tailored according to the Imperial Navy uniform standards.

It was very similar to the lieutenant's uniform, but without the gold rank bars on the cuffs and epaulettes on the shoulders to distinguish between civilian and military officers.

She was wearing simple black women's leather buckled shoes. The hem of her skirt only reached above her knees, and the lower part of her calves was wrapped in delicate white stockings.

The entire outfit was custom-made by Horatio at the tailor shop in Upper Nest, including the slender ceremonial sword at her waist.

Given her humble family background, it was still too much of a burden for her to customize a nice uniform.

The price of a complete set of custom-made uniforms was no less than 93 Gothic coins. The monomolecular sword alone cost 63. The two sets of uniforms cost a total of 30, or per set.

The girl didn't want him to spend money, but Horatio acted without consulting her, ignoring the person's constant evasions, and took the person directly to the tailor's shop, called the clerk to measure the size, and made the clothes quickly.

Yin Shuyao later found out that the officers of the Imperial Navy had their uniforms custom-made at their own expense, which made her feel like she owed something, but all she could do was work harder.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Yin, the accountant." Horatio stood up, took the account book from her, and placed it next to a pile of documents on the desk.

Recorded here are the reserve supplies that the Epic is expected to carry during a three-month voyage without resupply.

After strictly comparing multiple factors such as the number of crew members, the difficulty of replenishment, and the need for long-term combat behind enemy lines, this was considered based on the principle of balance.

Horatio recruited 8000 men for the Epic.

The personnel breakdown was 6400 sailors, 500 boarding crew members, and 1100 armed sailors.

The number of armed forces is strictly screened according to the 20% quota of the Guilliman Code.

Although it is entirely possible to increase the total crew number to 10,000, of course, many attack ship captains in other squadrons did so.

But the more mouths there are, the more supplies they consume and the shorter their combat endurance.

Other attack squadrons are making ration preparations with the goal of achieving an endurance of 30 days or at most 50 days.

But Horatio went straight to his First Attack Squadron, to fight behind enemy lines for at least three months.

Therefore, considering the morale issues during long voyages, he did not choose the second-level sea maintenance supply standard provided by the Admiralty without having to pay for it out of pocket.

Instead, he asked the Navy Department to convert the supplies into funds and allocate them to the Epic, and then paid for the excess out of its own pocket, decisively deciding to purchase special-grade naval supplies.

While some captains of small ships and officials of the Ministry of the Interior were still trying to squeeze some money out of this purchase to fill their pockets as usual, he did the opposite and paid out of his own pocket to ensure that the officers and soldiers on the ship enjoyed better supplies.

This is more from a practicality perspective.

For attack boats that fight behind enemy lines for a long time and lack supplies, if the second-level sea maintenance standard is adopted, the soldiers' food, clothing and daily necessities will begin to decrease significantly in the second month of sailing.

If the Titans were to offer their surrender policy again, there might be a mutiny on board.

After secretly contacting the other party, the sailors mutinied, kidnapped the captain and the military supervisor, and then handed the warship over to the Titanium Clan. This happened more than once.

In order to eliminate these hidden risks, Horatio, who has a wealthy family, would rather spend an extra 6.7 million dollars to purchase better logistical supplies.

After all, when a person has more than one billion, who would care about a small amount of money like 6.7 million when it comes to matters concerning his life and future?
Moreover, the Admiralty has made it clear that the naval patrol bonus for the tonnage of enemy ships sunk by attack ships is not calculated according to the old standard of one-fifth of the valuation of captured warships, but according to the new standard of one-third.

According to Horatio's estimation, the money and merit points earned from a voyage would be much higher than the cost he currently spent.

Moreover, with the loyal work of the accountant beside him, the phenomenon of "Commissioner Smith" of the Ministry of the Interior stealing and seizing on his own ships was completely eliminated.

Yin Shuyao is very good at bargaining. She has run a store for her family for a long time, so she also knows how to identify the delivery quality of purchased materials, and through the principle of normal distribution, scientifically check whether suppliers are selling inferior products as good ones.

This made Horatio very satisfied and relieved.

"You look like you haven't had a good rest these past two days. You don't have to feel guilty about custom-making your uniform." Looking at the girl working hard, Horatio counseled her:

"You are so careful with your money that you helped me save money from the fat people in the Ministry of the Interior. The money is enough to buy several sets of the uniform you are wearing."

"Really... Captain?" She rubbed her dark circles, as if she had just realized the effectiveness of her work.

Horatio nodded and sincerely affirmed:

"You're doing a good job at your job, but I don't want you to overdraw your health." Horatio took out a demand form from the other side of the table.

"This is a list of military equipment requirements. I have already calculated the quantities for each item. It is enough to fill all the arsenals on the Epic."

The girl took the arms demand form and glanced over it.

600 Light Macro Cannon Ammunition (Excellent Quality);
800 large laser close-in defense cannon energy battery packs (fine craftsmanship quality);
100 torpedo maintenance kits (high quality);
800 sets of boarding crew carapace armor (fine craftsmanship quality);

2000 sets of heavy-duty sailor bulletproof armor (fine quality);

5000 sets of light bulletproof chest armor and elbow and knee pads (high quality);

12000 Navy Laser Guns (high quality);

12000 Navy monomolecular bayonet swords (fine craftsmanship quality);

50000 laser gun batteries (high quality);

120 heavy bolters (fine craftsmanship quality);
5000 75-round heavy bolt ammunition chains (high quality);

1200 Navy shotguns (fine quality);

3000 naval knives (high quality);
Grenades...

The girl calculated quickly in her mind, and soon came up with a shocking number.

"Captain, even with the Navy's diversion allowance, the procurement costs of these items will probably require you to pay an additional... 230 million Gothic coins!"

Such a high price made the girl secretly exclaim in amazement.

"Money is not a problem. Our enemy is the Tau army, and I only have 8000 crew members, so I want every one of my crew members to have the ability to fight the regular armed forces of the Tau and their minions as much as possible."

Faced with the astronomical figure in billions, Horatio looked dissatisfied.

He was well aware of the level of technology possessed by the enemy he was facing.

The Empire could never surpass the Tau army in terms of overall standard equipment, but at least he wanted his men to be armed to the teeth.

All the equipment he chose to purchase were of superior quality or above.

The free garbage that had been piled up in the munitions warehouses for who knows how long without anyone maintaining it was not allowed to appear in his warships, even if it would cost two-tenths of his total assets.

But he didn't care, especially since custom equipment was theoretically the captain's 'personal property'.

Even if he was transferred to another warship later, as long as his "personal property" was not damaged in battle, he could take it away and move it to the new warship.

"Give me an estimate of how long it will take to complete the inspection. Also, don't overwork yourself, as you still have a long way to go in the future."

Horatio smiled and gave a vague time limit: "Go ahead, Lieutenant Louise will help you deal with the ordnance acceptance."

The girl's cheeks flushed slightly, and it took her a few seconds to come back to her senses. She nodded obediently, then saluted in response.

"Yes, Captain."

The depressed look on the girl's face dissipated visibly. She took light steps, pursed her lips, and walked quickly out of his office door.

[Come on, you will definitely do better and satisfy Mr. Horatio!] She stood outside the door, encouraged herself again, and then walked out with her chest puffed out, holding the account sheet in her arms.

After the girl left, Horatio turned his chair around, rested his head on the pillow of just the right height, faced the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looked out the window, his brows furrowed.

The armed forces of the Tau...tsk, it's hard to defeat them just based on their equipment.

It would be nice to have some Tau equipment captured from the sunken transport.

As a time traveler, he had long heard of the Tau combat uniforms and railguns.

These equipments have a high level of informationization, and their power level is more advanced than the standard equipment of the Empire's mortal troops by 40K standards.

Moreover, the human vassal army 'Guvisa' who serve the Tau Empire can use these equipments, and of course the mortals of the Empire can also use them.

Just deal with the authorization issue for the use of alien weapons.

Well, the issue of authorization for the use of alien weapons...

Horatio thought.

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(End of this chapter)