Endurance, hidden meeting room.
Now.
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It's not a very large space.
In the simple meeting room, an outdated and rare mechanical clock hung on the white wall, ticking dully. A flag hung from the other wall, but there was no decoration, just a plain color, and the edges were a little yellowed.
There was a long table in the middle of the room. The six captains sat on both sides of the long table. On the short side facing the door sat the chief commander of the Death Guard, the captain of the first company.
Barasin.
There was a small lamp in front of each person, which was the only source of light in the room. The muddy yellow light hummed weakly, barely illuminating the already dim room.
"Please take a seat."
Barasin on the other side spoke, and the Barbarus language spoken in a High Gothic tone was particularly strange, with the light sounds being emphasized, which caused the phrase to stutter.
He motioned for Hades to sit on the other side of the long table, facing him.
[Thanks.]
Smooth High Gothic.
Hades sat down.
There was a brief silence, and the clock on the wall was ticking.
[You don't look surprised.]
Barasin looked towards Hades, his tone steady.
[I have more or less realized this special training method.]
Hades answered fluently.
[We were too hasty and didn't make arrangements properly.]
Hades blinked. He didn't expect the other party to be so polite.
[No, no, no, I really enjoy training with everyone from Terra, and I also learned a lot of different tactics.]
After hearing Hades' answer, Barasi remained calm and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
[Let us both be honest.]
[Hades.]
[From the ghost of Barbaros, right?]
Hades nodded.
It seems that the other party has checked some of his affairs on Barbarus in detail. Saying this is both an expression of sincerity and a secret demonstration.
The other party is a hunter hiding in the shadows, while Hades is the prey that has long been exposed to the sun.
But the other party has no ill intentions, this demonstration is just to give them more bargaining chips.
The hunter spoke.
[As the temporary commander of the former Dusk Raiders, the chief commander of the current Death Guard, and the captain of the First Company, I hope that I can reach some agreement with you.]
[Speaking.]
[Please let me explain our reasons to you first.]
[Perhaps you also know that after each Primarch returns, the Legion's recruitment planet will generally be changed to the Primarch's home planet, and no longer recruit soldiers on Terra.]
[This also means that we from Terra are destined to be a thing of the past.]
Hades did not move, waiting for Barasin to continue,
[But the iteration of the Legion is not achieved overnight. It is a long process, which may even take hundreds of years.]
[During this period, every battle and every change meant a decrease in the number of Terrans.]
[Our position will become increasingly marginalized.]
Hades spoke, and damn, his voice was a little hoarse.
[So you hope that after this, I can]
Hades thought about it and chose a word.
[Take care of these Terrans?]
The other people who were originally as still as statues began to move. Some blinked, some looked away, and Jialuo continued to remain motionless.
But Barasin laughed, a smile spread across the corners of his mouth.
[It seems that you are not too modest, which will make our conversation go much more smoothly.]
[Yes, yes, that's it, but it's more than that.]
The rare smile disappeared again, and Barasin said seriously,
[In fact, we need your help right now.]
The other people at the table also looked at Hades.
[In our contact with the Primarch, we realized that our Primarch might not appreciate us very much.]
He did not use "Legion Commander", nor "Lord Mortarion", nor "Father".
Barazin was talking about the "Primarch".
Rebellion in the details.
This time it was Hades' turn, and he planned to find out the other party's plans again.
Hades raised his eyebrows.
[So, you want me to talk to Mortarion?]
Barasin was silent.
Then he spoke again,
[.You can say, yes.]
[We hope you can improve the Primarch's attitude toward us.]
A single thought from the Primarch could mean the difference between life and death on the next battlefield.
[I know this is against the rules of the legion.]
[But we understand that some people have already done this.]
[Besides, you and that person have a life-long friendship.]
Hades was silent.
Well. In a sense, it can be said that I have fulfilled the wish I made in Barbaros.
Um.
No, no, no, now is not the time to think about this.
If Hades wanted Mortarion to change his opinion of the Terrans, he felt that he would be unlikely to be able to defeat the God of Death. But if he wanted Mortarion to not deliberately eliminate the Terrans, Hades felt that he could give it a try.
Hades asked back,
[This kind of thing doesn't change on the surface. How can you guarantee that I have persuaded Mortarion?]
Barasi looked at Hades with a calm expression.
[We believe you won’t.]
At least from previous observations, whether Hades was pretending or being sincere, he had already made his attitude clear.
If Hades was sincere, then there would be no need for him to lie or hide anything, and he would help the Terrans on his own.
If Hades was pretending—
That's even easier.
This means that Hades discovered the captains' thoughts and chose to accept them.
In other words, he was waiting for Barasin's bargaining chip.
[If you are willing to help us, we can slowly transfer some of the control of the Terrans to you.]
The reason why Barazin chose Calastiphon in the beginning was that he had a good relationship with Mortarion, which met the first prerequisite.
The second prerequisite is.
He is very greedy.
Barasin understood him, no one was not greedy.
Because of greed, he will not give up what he can get, nor will he easily give up what he already has.
As long as he is lured with the command of a part of the Terran army, he will willingly hope to continue to expand his power in the Terran army.
He would try to save the Terran army from the Primarch -
His own treasures.
In this way, at least it can be guaranteed that the Terrans will not be deliberately treated as the Purple Sand Army by the Primarch and sent to high-intensity battlefields.
But. That was Carastiphon.
Barasin looked at Hades opposite him. In the previous character profile and analysis, Hades' image was not too inclined to this.
In the profiles of Barasin and others, Hades is a man who is thoughtful inside but rough on the outside.
At the same time, Hades is also very concerned about the direction of the Terrans.
But he doesn't seem like someone who is eager for power.
Barasin sighed silently in his heart.
I hope Hades is also a power-hungry person.
otherwise.
He is very skilled in using advantage to win the hearts of others, but otherwise he would have to use those illusory "love and righteousness" to lock down the opponent.
He's not good at this.
Hmm... It seems like we are going to Sanjiang today
I really didn't expect that so many people would like to read my articles. I never thought of the current achievements when I wrote this book.
Well, to be honest, since I don’t pay much attention to the rankings on these sites, I still have no idea about this result ()_(:з」∠)_
So… Anyway, it means that a lot of people read my books? Something like that
Thank you all for reading my article (≧▽≦)!!! Thank you for your support, otherwise I would not be on this list.
I will try my best (_)
(By the way, it seems like I can ask for monthly tickets these days? If you have extra, can you give me a few? ~(￣▽￣～)~)
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By the way, I tried my best in the battle of wits, but this is the limit of my brain power, not the character's. They are smarter than me, so please make do with it ()
Happy reading (σ′▽‵)′▽‵)σ
(End of this chapter)