"There are also changes to Space Marine equipment."
Hades picked up a sickle that glowed green.
Mortarion looked in silence at the number "Fourteen" engraved on the scythe, along with the emblem of the Death Guard.
Aside from the scythe being modified to suit the Death Guard's body type for a better grip, the rest of the scythe remains unchanged.
Of course Mortarion knew what this was. In the previous battle with the Necrons, Mortarion had already known the power of these blades. These blades as thin as mist could easily tear through heavy armor, making those aliens with stiff movements even more threatening.
“This is an ordinary sickle.”
"I know what you want to say, don't explain."
Mortarion spoke silently, choking back the words that Hades had just about to say.
They looked at each other speechlessly, and everything was said without words.
Even a Primarch like Mortarion, who cared little about the Empire, realized that what they were doing was strictly prohibited.
"Well, of course, this kind of weapon is difficult to produce, so it may not be equipped for the entire legion."
"I'm sure it's best not to have a full legion deployment."
Mortarion spoke, and Hades nodded guiltily.
"really."
They felt something was wrong at first sight, but since the only ones wielding scythes were Death Guards, they could use the excuse that "you don't understand scythes" to get away with it.
Then Hades put down his sickle and picked up a dagger that was emitting a faint green light.
For the first time, Mortarion felt his tension break.
"Should I thank you for finally not taking out weapons painted green?"
"Haha, isn't this because our legion's livery is green?"
Mortarion pointed at the green light rifle, green light sickle, and green light dagger that Hades had just taken out from the corner.
“I don’t know whether I should praise your scientific research ability or criticize you.”
A hoarse voice came from under the breathing mask.
"If it can improve combat effectiveness, then that's a good thing."
Hades said righteously,
“.”
If the alien weapons were issued to the mortal auxiliary army, it would be easier to prevaricate, after all, you could directly deny the connection, but if such weapons were issued to the legion directly under your control.
"Have these weapons been tested by the Mechanicus?"
"We are already in the final testing stage and will pass it soon."
The Mechanicus' definition of "innovation" is still relatively vague, and on the battlefield, some emergency modifications and "innovations" can be forgiven.
However, before entering large-scale assembly line production, these products are usually deliberately shelved for a century or two to check their corrosion resistance and whether they are contaminated.
But there are exceptions, and there are many of them. After all, the Mechanicus plays a flexible bottom line.
The sages of Graeae specifically helped Hades speed up the process, and if nothing else, at least as far as the necromancy technology was concerned, Hades guaranteed that it would not be corrupted.
As for other changes, such as those simple-looking rocket launchers, the Graeae sages will conduct more rigorous anti-corrosion tests on them to prevent unexpected situations during use.
Mortarion glared at Hades, but the Primarch still felt that this pile of weapons flashing green light did not look so pleasing to the eye, so Mortarion, who had been immersed in the laboratory for many days, took the initiative to propose to review the process of these weapons.
Hades pointed to a pile of parchments in another room.
After three days of intensive research, Mortarion decided to release the weapons.
After that, the Death Guard developed a new custom. After every difficult battle, the captains of each Death Guard company would personally select the most tenacious individuals in the battle, lead them into the Death Guard's technical chamber, make them drink poisoned wine, and make a silent oath.
Behind each Death Guard that steps out of the technical chamber, there will be an ominous sickle wrapped in gray cloth, the Scythe of Souls.
The Death Guards who obtained this sickle always kept silent about the origin and true appearance of these weapons, and other Death Guards would not try to ask them the truth about these sickles. In campaigns in cooperation with other legions, the soldiers of other legions would only be curious about why these Death Guards carried an extra tattered sickle, but these white-green painted warriors always remained silent about this.
Only when these warriors encounter the toughest battle in their careers will they take off the sickle, untie the cloth strips wrapped around it and soaked in the original body's characteristic poison one by one. The sickle handle soaked in poison emits a strange light, which can easily kill any creature that touches the sickle but is not a Death Guard.
Once this sickle is opened, no one will survive on the battlefield except the Death Guard and friendly forces.
Those other legionnaires who were lucky enough to survive such a battle would vaguely remember that the sickle once exuded an ominous green glow.
The Death Guard will also issue a strange kind of revenant dagger to the mortal auxiliary forces that are most closely connected to the Legion. These daggers, which are slightly infused with alien technology, flash with strange light.
But not many people would pay attention to these mortals who don't like to be in the limelight, so on some battlefields where hand-to-hand combat is required, a strange green color would quietly pass through the space, giving his enemies an undefended blow.
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