Unlike Pasiphael, who spent every day pondering how to retire early while wanting to receive full retirement pay and pension benefits, Rear Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Gorchakov was a pure military man, with a resolute character and firm will, active and full of adventurous spirit. Future historians could not help but sigh with irony and dark humor when comparing these two figures — why would a 'real military man,' who could serve as a textbook example, still suffer losses at the hands of a salary thief despite having a significant advantage and sparing no effort? Is this the ruthlessness of fate? Or is the Duchy so hopelessly flawed that even the efforts of a few individuals cannot alleviate the malfunctions of this decrepit machine, let alone eradicate the ills accumulated over centuries?