At that time, Kirkland was just an ordinary sage.
Even though he had climbed to this position with the help of his pre-programmed genes, he was still just an inconspicuous part of the many complex factions on Mars.
He needs resources and authority.
Some sages of higher level found him. They were believers who did not believe in the scam, or vested beneficiaries who were dissatisfied with the division of power.
He is useless, but the knowledge he possesses gives him meaning.
And he will ultimately devote himself to knowledge and truth.
He calculated, he explored, he climbed, and Kirkland vowed to reveal lies with the truth.
He's been to planets filled with alien technology. He's been exposed to technology that caused large parts of his body to malfunction.
Finally, he found a document in a lost ruin that recorded "the cursed."
It is an existence that is even more powerful than the Untouchables and has even greater control over psychic energy.
Their existence is extremely rare, and most of them are killed by psykers in childhood.
On the altar of the ruins, the scene of the cursed being sacrificed by the psychic shaman seems to be still going on.
Tiny scratches in the river of time announced the psychic vacuum that once occurred here.
This kind of existence can devour all spiritual energy.
He needs samples.
There was no way he would give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Thank you for your reminder, but for my own reasons, I am unwilling to cooperate with the Terra department, which is not conducive to my research."
"Then you just catch it?"
Kirkland paused, then his sounder creaked.
"I'm very sorry, sir, but your physique is indeed a very rare specimen. It would be a waste if you were to become just a space marine."
"I really didn't want to see this situation, so I acted a little hastily."
"If you are willing to abandon your identity as a Space Marine and study anti-psychic energy with me, the sage, you will surely achieve more brilliant results than the Space Marines."
"Sage, I can promise not to harm your body."
"I advise you not to try to deceive me under the guise of cooperation. If you really want to obtain scientific research data, then I suggest you put it from my perspective."
Hades impatiently plunged his scythe into the ground.
"Time is running out."
If the sage in front of him was really willing to cooperate with him, Hades would of course be very happy.
But at the moment, it seems that the sage still wants to knock him out with a club and take him away.
Hades thought for a moment. In the other party's eyes, he was just a space warrior with a special physique and did not show any other value.
He decided to put out some bait.
"Let me put it this way. I am interested in your anti-psychic research because my Primarch hopes to establish an anti-psychic unit in the legion and hopes to research anti-psychic weapons."
"How do you feel about cooperating with a legion, providing relevant technology, and not interfering with your research?"
First see if the fish is taking the bait.
The Mechanical Sage's figure shook, and the two pendant stones on his robe swayed.
What is the difference between working with the Legion and working with the Empire
"Thank you for your kindness, but I, the sage, do not want to cooperate with the Legion."
"You can't continue this conversation like this."
The other party's idea of cooperation means that Hades would leave the original organization and participate as an individual, but Hades does not think so.
"We provide the funds, and you only need to provide the technology. You can even just provide the anti-psychic equipment. Are you unwilling to do that?"
"And I can also participate in your experiment."
Sage Kirkland was silent again.
It seems that Hades is not tempted by his proposal, but he is very persistent in his research results.
And there was no way he could agree to do research for the empire.
Then he would pretend to agree to the other party's proposal, simply ask for first-hand information, and then after Hades returned, he would immediately delete the information stream and leave Mars.
After a long while, he slowly spoke.
"Your offer really makes me excited,"
"So my answer is yes,"
"But it would be too hasty to discuss cooperation at this moment. Besides, I cannot tell how much of your legion you can represent, Your Excellency."
"Why don't we discuss this in detail another time? Sage, I will go back and make more detailed preparations."
This is wanting to run.
Can you escape if your lair is exposed
If Hades returned safely and the sage did not contact him again, he would immediately contact Malcador (there was no other way, he did not have the contact information of the female sage) and directly send him the address of the sage.
If this wise man contacts him for a detailed discussion later, then he can wait and see.
The time was running out, and Hades didn't want to send the distress message he had edited directly to the Jordanian Sage.
"I hope you make the right choice, Sage Lan Ze."
Hades looked at the sage, but Kirkland was still in his original state, and his mechanical face made it impossible to tell what the other party was thinking.
It was an unpleasant conversation and neither side achieved their goal.
However, a gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the Kirkland Sage.
"Mr. Hades, as an apology, I will give you the handling rights and control code of Jin-306."
"Also, as an apology, I have another stasis grenade here that I would like to give to you."
"So, Your Excellency, can you please..."
Can I do something
"Can you use your anti-psychic field to cover me, the sage?"
Hades was silent.
Then he lifted the obituary and placed it directly on the sage's shoulders.
As if realizing what Hades was doing, the other party did not resist at all.
The black area was conducted, and flashes began to appear on the opponent's body - some electronic equipment was malfunctioning.
When Hades wordlessly took away his sickle, an electronic explosion like a long sigh came from the other side.
"That's it!"
The sky was filled with smoke and dust. Hades stood there, watching the huge garbage truck slowly go away.
Both of them had their own ulterior motives.
The sage who got the surface data had to release Hades under compulsion, otherwise the distress message edited in advance by Hades would be sent.
But even so, the sage planned to leave Mars for a while after making a false promise.
Hades, who had learned the sage's address in advance, chose to report it immediately after returning.
The only thing the two sides could agree on was probably the stasis grenade in Hades' hand.
A roar was heard and the wild wolf came running towards them.
Manning whistled.
"I've been watching you chatting with the robot from a distance, and you're finally done!"
"In the end, there was no fight!"
Hades smiled and got in the car.
"Walk!"
The female sage from last time slowly walked out of the darkness and looked at Hades who had just returned to his personal lounge.
"You really lured him out."
Then the mechanical arm behind the female sage slowly stretched out, with Malcador's secret pattern clearly visible on it.
Hades took off his helmet speechlessly, and the moment he saw the secret pattern, he sent the sage's address to the other party.
The woman raised her eyebrows. She had never been able to successfully intercept these.
"You also cracked his key?"
Hades nodded.
"If we couldn't come to an agreement, he wanted to arrest me."
"You should have cooperated with him as a person."
Sage Collier Jersey spoke,
Hardy paused.
"I don't quite want to be dragged away as a test subject yet."
"Well, that guy is a bigot. He hates the Emperor from Terra very much. That's also where his motivation comes from."
"How should I know? I thought he had a flexible bottom line when it came to interests."
Hearing this, Collier Jersey was amused and smiled.
"That's very true."
But the expression disappeared in an instant.
"Cooperation with the Legion is no different from cooperation with the Emperor in his eyes."
"Lord Malcador has always admired the work of that sage, but unfortunately he has been reluctant to show his talents."
"I was planning to let you try, but it seems that the other party really hates the Emperor."
"So what are you going to do next?"
"arrest."
"After this failure, there will be no one behind him to protect him, so just follow the usual practice."
"You will also be given a copy of his scientific research results according to the situation, but generally after an arrest, there won't be much left that can be successful."
The sages will destroy their crystals on the spot, delete the information, and cancel the keys.
"By the way, Master Malcador and Master Mortarion may arrive on Mars in the near future."
After delivering the message, Collier Jersey was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Hades.
The conversation with the sage "Lan Ze" just now made Hades realize that this sage has extremely strong anti-psychic scientific research capabilities, and it would be a waste if he gave up.
Is it just a simple emotional issue, because he hates the emperor so much, and not because of political or interest factors
"Can we let him talk to the Death Guard again? I think there is still hope."
Collier Jersey gave Hades a strange look, then she nodded and left again.
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