After finishing his conversation with the logistics personnel, Art Student turned his gaze to Gray and the other two, who stood respectfully to one side, and continued, "Have you compiled the gains and losses from this operation?"
Facing the Lord of the Stars's question, Gray and the others knew what answer he wanted. The three hurriedly checked the reports submitted by the soldiers through their powered helmets.
After reviewing the information uploaded by their subordinates, Mendeleev stepped forward and respectfully reported to Art Student, "My lord, our navy suffered no casualties this time. We only expended a large amount of ammunition and warship energy.
"We captured a total of one Vengeance-class Large Cruiser, three Dictator-class Heavy Cruisers, three Dauntless-class Light Cruisers, two Endurance-class Cruisers, and four Battle Barges.
"Three Mars-class Battlecruisers, four Scimitar-class Frigates, three Firestorm-class Frigates, two Sword-class Frigates, and ten Cobra-class destroyers.
"These are all relatively intact, with only their engines and shields severely damaged. They can continue to be used after repairs. Altogether, we captured thirty-five Imperium warships.
"The remaining warships were destroyed by our heavy firepower. There are also many damaged vessels that should still be usable after being towed back to the fortress spaceport and undergoing extensive repairs. So, the spoils we seized this time are far from insignificant."
After stating the figures compiled by his soldiers, even Mendeleev could not help feeling astonished. He had not expected to capture so many warships—nearly a third of the navy's current scale.
Although Mendeleev had already calculated the Imperium fleet's numbers after Gray and the others led the boarding actions, he had not expected so many warships to remain barely usable.
After the battle, Mendeleev returned to the fortress with Gray and Anrida, leaving his deputy, Tulas, behind to continue leading the fleet and tow these damaged