On the Endurance, the returning Lord of Death and Hades were on their way to the opposite port. After arguing with Horus for a while, Malcador was about to head to the Death Guard.
He will chat with Hades and Mortarion for a while.
[Have you finished discussing this with the Night Lords?]
Hades nodded.
"It's nothing particularly important. I mainly tried to win over Sevatar and finalized a redemption agreement with him."
Mortarion blinked.
He could perhaps understand how Hades used rhetoric to get the other party to accept those unacceptable terms, but he could not understand how he could try to win over the Batboy in this situation.
[…Hades, how did you convince him? ]
So Hades repeated to Mortarion his analysis from Sevatar's perspective.
Mortarion frowned deeply.
[When did you become so kind? Conrad stabbed you in the chest, and you still care about his legion?]
The thought of Hades trying to pull in the Night Lords while he himself berated Konrad Curze... Mortarion didn't feel good.
[Why would you trust a legion like this? They look like they're going to...]
Hades smiled.
"They can't wait for the day of true rebirth."
As things stand, the possibility of Konrad Curze and the Night Lords falling into depravity is still very high. If they do not eliminate the scum in their own legions, most of the Night Lords will surely rebel - even if Konrad himself may not have such intentions.
If they want their loyalty, then they must be cleansed, but after the cleansing... Hades believes in Sevatar's management ability.
If the Night Lords awaken the light of humanity and decide to be loyal, then just let them fight guerrilla warfare, and cooperate with the legions that mainly attack the front battlefield (such as the Death Guard) to deal damage.
Hades makes decisions from the perspective of the legion, and as for the Primarch... Who is he? I'm not familiar with him.
Even Hades's hint to Sevatar was to weaken Primarch Konrad Curze's control and influence over the Legion.
Instead of gambling on Konrad Curze's change of heart, it would be better to spend some time developing the Death Guard, or give Guilliman some advice in advance so that he can try harder to increase the number of troops.
This is much more efficient than improving the Night Lords.
Even in Hades' decision-making, if he hadn't started with Barbarus, he would now be in Death Guard. Putting aside personal factors, the most efficient strategy should be to start with Macragge to prevent Guilliman from being corrupted, and then advise Guilliman to deploy troops in advance, kill Magnus at the beginning, and then immediately return to defend Terra.
By then the Ultramarines will mobilize 500,000 Smurfs to garrison Terra. No one else can help, not to mention the Warmaster. Even if Khorne comes, he will have to slap him in the face.
You just need to build up your troops, and F2a will take care of the rest.jpg
Rather than trying so hard to persuade the Primarchs, it would be better to let them feel the vastness of the people. No matter how strong the Primarchs are, except for special Primarchs like the Angels or Magnus, the rest can be killed by Titans. And the Ultramarines are a legion with several Forge Worlds loyal to them alone...
…Therefore, Macragge has always been a pain in Hades' heart.
Hades silently glanced at Mortarion, who was still pondering Hades' words and the agreement... Never mind, Death Guard is pretty good too.
As long as the legion does not rebel, this hardcore line-of-sight division on the front battlefield will play an unimaginable role on a large-scale battlefield.
What Hades needs to worry about now is that if he is transferred by the Empire, the Death Guard will not make mistakes and become corrupt again, and that after he leaves, the Death Guard must develop logistics and increase its troops.
But... Hades quietly turned his eyes away. If Mortarion still fell into darkness, it would be estimated that only the descendants of Barbarus would follow the Primarch this time, and not even all the descendants of Barbarus.
The reason is simple. On other recruiting planets, the education system set up by Hades is all about loyalty to the Empire and loyalty to the Emperor, and there is very little about specific Primarchs and specific legions.
At least apart from tax evasion and tax avoidance, the Death Guard's education system is oriented towards war, military and production.
If Barbarus wasn't the homeworld of the Death Guard, and therefore needed to emphasize loyalty to the Primarch... Otherwise...
Hades has also been intentionally retaining an administrative team headed by Garoterra, so that even if the legion is split, it can quickly adapt to the battlefield.
Mortarion may have known what Hades was doing, or perhaps he did not, but either way, he condoned Hades' actions.
On the other side, Mortarion was still pondering what Hades had said... Can't wait
Mortarion made a mental note of the time on the agreement, if Hades did not attempt to further weaken the Night Lords in subsequent operations, then that was what happened during that time period.
It doesn’t matter, the Lord of Death thought slowly.
[The Night Lords will pay for their reckless behavior, although the blood of his cub cannot bring much pain to this negligent father.]
Hades was happy.
"Mortarion, your punishment on him has caused him enough pain."
Anyway, when Hades saw the bloody, twitching face in pain, he realized that Mortarion's creativity in sadism was quite amazing.
It wasn't revealed before because the Lord of Death thought it didn't matter... or was he too lazy to do all these fancy things
Mortarion laughed proudly.
[He will be immersed in a nightmare of shattered worldviews. Whenever he sees the bat kid, he will think of this nightmare.]
"besides… "
Hades said slowly,
"I suppose Malcador will have to take me away this time. What do you think, Mortarion?"
Mortarion paused, and a muffled voice came from under the mask.
[I thought we had already discussed this topic.]
Hades raised his eyebrows. He remembered that it seemed that Mortarion had always wanted to push him into the Ultramarines.
"So the result is?"
[This is your decision. As a comrade, I am happy to see you maximize your abilities.]
Mortarion looked at the road ahead. They were almost there.
[As the head of the legion, the Death Guard will always recognize your authority as the commander. ]
Hades was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"Mortarion, you can see how I have always wanted to build the Legion. These directions are... what I have deployed based on the future I have seen."
Hades said solemnly,
"We must work hard to increase the number of legions, establish a complete logistics system, and make friends with the Forge World. At least, we can learn more technology from them—"
[You want to keep Kirkland Sage? ]
Mortarion suddenly spoke up.
[You can take the Zeroth Company with you, Hades.]
Hades blinked.
"I'm not sure yet. It depends on what the Empire wants, but I hope the Death Guard will keep the Zeroth Company."
"…As for Kirkland…"
Hades helplessly thought of the fanatic, but he had to admit that Kirkland was the most efficient person at work and the one who could best understand Hades's meaning. Many times, Hades brought Kirkland with him to connect with the Forge World.
"I plan to have him take the ship that I asked Ruster to build. I will decide based on the situation and decide whether to have him drive the ship to my place or stay in Death Guard."
"Besides, maybe I'll be back by then."
Mortarion glanced calmly at Hades.
[I'll keep an eye on him, along with your crazy little followers.]
"Stop laughing at me, Death."
[I will, Hades.]
The bright blue light shone on the armor of the two men, and the ship from Terra slowly landed at the port of the Endurance.
Malcador appeared at the hatch of the ship, and the old man, who had just finished arguing with Horus, looked disheveled and exhausted.
He glanced at Hades and Mortarion indifferently, as if he already knew that they had almost finished their arrangements.
"Get aboard, Hades."
Wait, we're leaving now?!
It’s a little late, there will be the next chapter if your hands don’t hurt.
Allow me to be lazy and create a second group later. To be honest, it’s enough to just read the book. It’s not necessary to join the group to see the writers.
(End of this chapter)