Mortarion finally didn't do the stupid thing of picking out two random Death Guard recruits and asking them to pray.
This is the kind of behavior that... if you think about it even slightly, you will feel that you are very stupid.
Mortarion even began to worry whether his previous attempt would really make Hades notice something.
If Hades really knew, he would definitely laugh at him... Mortarion stopped his thoughts in time.
The Lord of Death began to sort out the information he got from Ugo and Kirkland.
Kirkland has always insisted that Hades is the god who saved humanity from the Warp, and that sincere prayers will allow believers to receive Hades' protection and stay away from the pollution of the Warp.
Ugo described in detail what the commander had asked them to observe at the time. In the ocean of the warp, human flames would move to the black domain with their thoughts (Ugo's face did not look very good when he talked about the black domain, and he seemed to have made a great determination), and then these flashing flames would be swallowed by the black domain.
Mortarion mused that this was like actively approaching the Black Realm in the realm of the Warp.
If this can eliminate the influence of the subspace on humans, it is also a method.
It is necessary to guide people in their thinking... This is more troublesome...
But... Mortarion pondered, why didn't Hades encourage Kirkland and the others? If the benefits of something outweigh the losses, Hades would definitely choose to do it.
Hades couldn't stand the piety of others? No... Mortarion had never seen anyone more indifferent to the gazes of others than Hades.
So that's... something else
Something that Mortarion didn't know about, the downsides of prayer.
Under the hood, the Lord of Death frowned deeply. What could this be
At the same time, these losses cannot be too expensive, otherwise Hades will not be able to spare Kirkland's life.
Apart from Malcador, Hades had never told anyone that his Black Domain was actually restricted by the Emperor's psychic power, and Mortarion was not a Primarch who used psychic vision, so he could not accurately perceive the changes in the Black Domain.
In the end, Mortarion could only confirm that it was [prayer] or [religion] that would cause Hades to not want to see, but for now, he could still bear the loss. As for what the loss was...
Will it damage Hades? Or will it have an impact on the subspace and the realm of psionics
Mortarion didn't know.
But the Lord of Death had already decided what he was going to do.
Mortarion first gave Kirkran a serious warning. Even though the crazy sage's faith gave him great courage, under Mortarion's deliberate intimidation, the sage still tremblingly swore to follow the oath of not preaching.
In the name of Hades.
After this, Mortarion met alone with former Cerberus member Margo, a quiet and tough mortal who understood the Primarch's intentions better than Kirkran.
Margo's reply to Mortarion was similar to Kirkran's, the only difference being that this mortal who was the first to discover "For Hades" believed that Hades had his own difficulties, and that as believers they should remain silent according to Hades' will.
Mortarion thought for a moment and decided to let Margo go to Ruse to bring back Hades to find the ship that Ruse had customized... instead of letting Kirkland go.
Because Margo herself was not familiar with the Mechanicum, Mortarion also selected a technical sergeant, Pasteur, to accompany Margo.
Mortarion had some impression of the dull-looking technical sergeant. Hades seemed to have mentioned him and gave him a good evaluation.
Pasteur was also nominated by Hades and Enrique on the candidate list for the next successor to the Foundry Hall. If this offspring is really qualified to succeed the Foundry Hall, then he must be able to handle the relationship with the Forge World and successfully bring Hades' ship back to the Death Guard.
Mortarion naturally ignored Kirkland's indicator light which seemed to be flashing very intensely, and asked the sage to go back to continue producing anti-psychic weapons, and by the way strengthened the patrols of the gravekeepers around the sage.
… and the last thing to do is…
Mortarion pondered as he heard steady breathing from under the gas mask. He wondered if the Death Guard had really reached the final step... The Lord of Death had made his decision...
Mortarion summoned Vorcus and Garro and ordered that all traces of the Death Guard commander aboard the Endurance be sealed or altered.
Hades' office, lounge, and single foundry room were all blocked, and no one was allowed to enter except by Mortarion's order.
Then there were the various manuals written by Hades. The Gravekeeper System created by Hades himself was an easy task. Mortarion personally deleted the strange quotes left by Hades in the various manuals.
Mortarion rearranged these quotations in another volume, but did not sign it.
In the video recording of Hades in the duel cage, Mortarion hid the scene where Hades was grinning at the crowd, and retained some blurry images.
Mortarion calmly watched the Death Guard become puzzled by his actions, but the Lord of Death did not hide Hades's achievements. On the contrary, there was always an introduction to the commander's achievements in the memorial room of the Endurance, and the Lord of Death did not forbid the Death Guard from mentioning the commander in their lectures.
For a period of time, there were even rumors among the Death Guard that there was some hidden reason behind the commander's departure, but Garro and Vorx maintained the necessary silence on this.
Mortarion did not respond to this. He simply added the aspect of Legion glory to the education of the planets under the jurisdiction of the Death Guard. The Commander, as the most important person who influenced the style of the Death Guard, was naturally included in the Legion's historical glory as the pioneer of anti-psychic power.
They only need to write down what the commander did objectively and fairly, without describing the image of Hades.
When the next wave of Death Guard recruits arrive, they are greeted by a commander who is in charge, perfect, yet distant.
A powerful and distant figure who profoundly affected the Legion.
In the office where bone white and dark green were intertwined, Mortarion silently reviewed the various strange remarks written by Hades.
He felt a little frustrated, but perhaps it was necessary.
As for these new bloods who are about to join the Legion, Mortarion thought silently that if the opportunity permits (it is better not to have such an opportunity forever), they will certainly be able to shout out words like "For Hades" with full responsibility and piety.
I just don't know if those veterans who tell jokes about Hades can have such pure and subjective thoughts about Hades.
Mortarion couldn't do it anyway.
As for what would happen if Hades came back, saw all this, and started to scold Mortarion and demanded that everything be reversed...
Mortarion converted Hades's personal lounge into a public exhibition room, and spread his various quotations, along with that damn Macragge blanket, on the bed in Hades' lounge.
That’s right, we can’t cover up that crack…
... Mortarion was already looking forward to Hades coming back and scolding him, asking him to change the future.
No more, yay!
(End of this chapter)