Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

Chapter 284 04.0283: ‘The first night of torment in the warp’

Led by the servant, Horatio came to Officers’ Quarters No. 5.

His Officers’ Quarters were located directly above the Reserve Officers’ Quarters.

It had larger and more complete supporting living and entertainment facilities, including daylighting windows that could see the void.

Of course, these windows had now been closed with steel curtains and replaced with holographic scenery dynamic images.

In just ten hours, he had personally experienced the torment of warp navigation.

When he walked alone in the corridor, he always felt that there would be a strange laugh behind him, followed by a lewd voice whispering his name, so close that it was like someone was sticking to his ear.

Even the auricle could feel the warm and moist heat.

[God Emperor, these damn tricks. ] He didn’t care and just kept walking forward.

Sometimes, he would see twisted tentacles growing on the wall.

But when he looked closely, he found that there was nothing there, as if the previous scene was just an illusion caused by his blurred vision.

In addition, there was another strange thing: sometimes blue frost would form on the steel wall out of thin air, and a scarlet liquid like blood would flow down.

When he asked the guard on duty what was going on, the guard said calmly that it was the "essence of the subspace" and that there would be cleaning slaves to deal with it later, so he asked him not to touch it.

The many strange phenomena along the way made Horatio doubt whether he could sleep peacefully.

He remembered the experience told by a friend who served in a submarine in his previous life.

It is said that when underwater, the calls of whales and other marine mammals sound like the screams and cries of "Sirens".

The strange ethereal sounds came from all directions. Many recruits suffered from insomnia when they first boarded the submarine. With the help of a psychological counselor, it took a long time for them to adapt.

Horatio thought about it, isn't he now equivalent to being on an oversized submarine?

Finally, he arrived in front of his bedroom with his heart beating faster instinctively.

Horatio used his pupils to scan and entered the officer's bedroom numbered '0501'. The blank column of the identity information card in front of the door was quickly replaced with his name.

This is a large bedroom of about 260 square meters, which is larger than the alternate officer's bedroom he was in last time.

It is more like the ship's residence of a noble family in Shangchao, which integrates a bedroom, a reception area, and a separate bathroom.

The bathroom is in a separate room opposite the bedroom, which can be seen after passing through the Roman arch.

The spacious Roman stone bath emits warm heat 24 hours a day, and the purified water that keeps pouring into the bath flows into the bath from the spring on the wall.

The waste heat of various mechanical equipment in the ship will be collected and used to heat the bath water.

Under the volatilization of steaming, the chlorine taste of the purified water is weakened a lot, but the officers still won't drink it. They have better choices.

Across a glass door, opposite the bathtub, there is a velvet sofa, under the bench is a carpet, and on the side there is a small wine cabinet on the wall, which contains a bottle of red wine from Quatis and several silver wine glasses.

It seems that this means that officers can lie on the sofa and drink and rest after taking a bath.

Horatio heard that the reason for providing officers with unlimited alcohol is that it will be difficult to fall asleep without alcohol during the warp voyage, which will eventually lead to officers becoming ill from overwork.

But when alcohol doesn't work, the ship's doctor needs to prescribe sleeping pills, and the servants will provide wake-up services.

However, the Imperial Navy also has a limit that cannot be crossed for officers to drink.

That is, they must not get drunk.

Especially when they are on duty for the next shift.

If the officer is still drunk when it is time to take over, the Navy Military Supervisor will take action.

The first time is to lash 50 times in front of all officers.

The second time is to be shot in public as a warning to everyone.

The military orders of the Imperial Navy are dozens of times stricter than those of the Imperial Guard.

Military orders are as strict as a mountain. Even if he is the only heir of Spyr, he is no exception. Once he touches the red line of military orders, he will still eat enough explosives.

As for the consumption of tobacco.

Since the beginning of human beings in the navy, it is a taboo to use fire on board the ship without authorization, even if the hull has changed from wood to all steel, or even pure gold.

This long-standing rule has also been passed down to the Imperial Navy in the 41st millennium.

Unauthorized use of open flames on board the ship will result in flogging at the lightest and shooting at the worst.

This is also why the Imperial Navy is willing to equip the soldiers of the armed forces with power weapons and .455 caliber naval bolt guns, instead of mass-equipping the more cost-effective hot melt and plasma weapons like the Astra Militarum.

Even officers can only smoke in a specially specified small smoking room with fire extinguishing equipment and fireproof doors.

This unpleasant smoking experience has successfully helped many naval officers quit smoking.

There are two other rooms in the suite, one of which is an officer's study with an elegant desk and matching writing equipment.

There is also an officer's reception room, but this reception room is often converted into a private trophy collection room by officers.

After a simple wash, Horatio took off his military uniform and hung it on the hanger.

He finally understood why the officer's bed was a Victorian-style bed with a curtain and ceiling, and in addition to the outside, there was a separate shower and washroom, as well as a toilet in the bedroom.

If a person lives in such a large bedroom without these curtains to form smaller enclosed spaces, he will definitely suffer from insomnia due to the lack of security due to the spaciousness.

Even if he gets up at night, he doesn't want to go too far to the toilet.

He looked at the dark ceiling and felt the faint weird laughter beside his ears. He lay there for a long time and not only couldn't fall asleep, but his heart became more and more panicked and empty for no reason, which made him more energetic.

Finally, he saw that he couldn't sleep for much longer and had to take turns on duty.

Horatio simply got up, poured a glass of wine and drank it, then found the consecrated earplugs and eye mask from the bedside table, and used the bedside setting device to set a reminder alarm on the door control outside the door, so that the servant would knock on the door to wake him up at the specified time.

There is a reason why naval officers enjoy extraordinary luxury treatment.

This is the subspace navigation that they are accustomed to, which may be experienced tens of thousands of times in their lives, and it is so ordinary that it cannot be more ordinary.

During the voyage, everyone was enveloped by the terrible and powerful negative emotions in the warp every day.

These endless negative emotions are the basis for breeding the power of the four gods and shaping the warp.

It is a collection of "anger, hatred, suffering, sorrow and suspicion" produced by all intelligent creatures in the galaxy.

It is also a torture device for torturing warriors who advance into the warp.

Without strong perseverance and the spirit of finding joy in suffering, a person will soon fall into madness in this environment.

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"How did you sleep last night?" At breakfast time, Horatio greeted Farida and Louise with a cup of hot coffee with fresh milk.

The three people all had dark circles under their eyes, like three pandas gathered together.

"Just barely, Lieutenant Cochrane.

I don't feel much discomfort compared to the physical universe, but the mobile patrol is really too tiring, and my whole body aches." Farida sighed, and her tone seemed to hint at something.

As an untouchable, she was like an invisible person in the warp. Although she was not affected too much, the busy duties of the military supervisor made her exhausted.

"Well, I have a headache from sleeping... It's like someone twisted my brain with a knife when I was asleep." Louise, who was fully armed, rubbed her temple through the shell gloves.

The daily meals in the naval officers' cafeteria are ordered by ordering, and officers can choose any dishes according to their preferences and appetites of the day.

The dishes are all made by excellent specially hired chefs, with a wide variety of varieties, good color, fragrance and taste. There is no need to worry that the chefs can't make them, but only that the officers have no appetite.

Now, Horatio and the two ladies in front of him have no appetite. Horatio plans to use the lactose in coffee to replace his breakfast. He really has no appetite to eat solid food.

However, those officers who have been accustomed to the warp navigation are in sharp contrast with them. They still seem to have a strong appetite and eat their favorite food one by one.

"Morning, Lieutenant Cochrane." Archie, Harvey, and David Betty passed by him and greeted him listlessly.

Harvey and David Betty, who always kept their hair straight, looked rather sloppy now. Their hair was either curled back or tilted forward. It was obvious that they hadn't taken care of it.

"It seems that everyone didn't rest well." Horatio held the coffee and teased with a wry smile.

"But it's the first time to sail in the subspace. It will be fine in a few days." Then he encouraged.

"Yes, it's time. We should be at our posts." Louise stood up, took a deep breath and forced herself to take the sword beside her and put it back into the sword belt.

Horatio and Farida had a simple snack and walked out with Louise.

Not long after, they saw a team of fully armed sailors blocking the road ahead, and then a medical officer and his assistant passed them and rushed in.

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