Warhammer: I don't want to become a stinky can!

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"So that's how it is!" Hades thought, "No wonder."

He remembered those two academic fanatics; it was them! Hades' doubts were immediately dispelled.

However… Hades’ eyes drooped, it seemed that Jin-306 was still alive… Good thing… He had originally prepared himself to only see the Corpse King when he woke up.

"So I've been designated a Primarch by the Empire?" Hades continued, "or did King tell you all to call me that in private?"

“You’re not the Primarch!” Blake raised his voice urgently. “How could you be something like a Primarch? You are far more than they are—”

"Wait?! You mean something like Primarchs???"

Blake abruptly stopped talking.

Hades stared at him in disbelief. Blake realized he had said the wrong thing, but his father's gaze was so intense that after a long silence, Blake finally spoke softly.

“The Great Sage Jin often tells us about Lord Mortalian’s great deeds, and Lord Karas often berates Lord Mortalian in his political classes—so everyone thinks Lord Mortalian is somewhat anthropomorphic.”

Personification? What horrible thing has Mortarian done this time?

At this moment, Hades was unaware that this might not be a metaphor, but rather a direct description of Mortarion after his sanctification.

Hades felt completely bewildered.

"And you, as a god-human who is on par with the God Emperor in the state religion, are naturally far superior to the original body."

State religion? What?!

On par with the God Emperor?!

Hades felt the question marks popping up in his head were about to explode. What terrible things had the Empire done in the past ten thousand years?

If Luojia High School is gone—where does the national education line come from?!

Could it have been Mortarion's doing?!

Hades raised his hand, signaling Black to stop talking for now.

He took a few deep breaths and said weakly,

"I see……"

“You can call me Father, Blake.”

Hades first calmed his mind, which was full of questions, and said as calmly as possible,

For some reason, when he said those words, he felt that he had grown older, more weathered, and had to shoulder some kind of responsibility... Hades had a feeling that he wanted to find a secluded place to smoke a cigarette and calm himself down.

“Father,” Blake said immediately.

For some reason, these words evoked a sense of comfort within Hades.

Although... Hades looked up with a weary expression, he had already anticipated that the empire, which had enshrined him in the state religion and was even on par with Neos, would probably do something drastic again.

But there must be something about these tough jobs that he doesn't find offensive?

For example, the Hades Chapter.

Hades calmly accepted it once again.

Let it be weird.

"Good, I am very pleased to have a son like you who fought to the very end."

Hades said, "But Black, I'd like you to tell me about the Empire. Let me think... shall we start with the First Legion, the Dark Angels?"

He planned to listen to the State Church's harsh teachings one last time, as Hades was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it.

Yay! That's it!

Chapter 555 Waking Up, First Time Breaking Through Defenses

The campfire crackled, and in the deep, crimson sky, the shadows of the departing Tyranid swarm swept across like dark clouds.

Hades sighed, sat down by the fire, and regrouped.

This atmosphere is perfect for having something to drink, but unfortunately, he doesn't even have water on hand, except for Tyron's bio-soup.

Hades looked at Blake. "Speak."

The First Legion's Dark Angels... Hades thought, at most they're fallen angels. Speaking of which, if he were to send a distress signal to the galaxy now, would it be faster to be found by others to send "I am Hades, v50" or to send "The First Legion has no secrets"?

The First Legion, the Dark Angels, are known for their little secrets in the original story. Back in Caliban, Luthor led a portion of the Dark Angels in a rebellion against the Empire, and later fought against the returning Lion King.

The battle was quite chaotic, and the result was that Caliban was blown to pieces. Most of the dark angels who participated in the battle were labeled as "traitorous" fallen angels and were relentlessly hunted down by the First Legion.

But among the fallen angels... there are those who have sworn allegiance, those who haven't, and even those who are loyal to the Emperor; it's quite a mess.

Hades blinked.

The two key figures who persuaded Luthor to rebel were Karas of the Death Guard and Eribus of the Word Bearer.

But these two people have already escaped their original fate through my intervention, so... the current situation of the First Legion might not be so bad.

Hades wasn't worried that the Lion King would rebel. Although his emotional intelligence was a bit low, he was absolutely loyal to the Emperor.

So much so that when the Emperor appointed Horus as Warmaster, he secretly summoned the Lion King and said that he knew that Leon's loyalty did not require the title of Warmaster as a reward.

Loyal, so very loyal.

Black paused, then scratched his head. "The First Legion... I don't know much about it."

Hades could only try to persuade them gently, "What is their home planet now?"

“The Stone Fortress,” Blake replied.

Hades was stunned. The Stone Fortress? Caliban still managed to destroy it?

"What about their home planet, Caliban?"

"It's been bombed, sir."

"And what about Leon Johnson?"

“Missing,” Blake said. “My lord, most of the people from your time have disappeared, but I know that there seems to be a warrior in their legion from a period close to yours, Luther.”

Luther?!

Tiny Hades, a huge question mark.

Wait, if Luther didn't rebel, how did Caliban blow it up?

Surely it's not like the Lion King rebelled?

No, no, no, Hades calmed down. It could be someone else; maybe someone will jump out from some hidden corner.

"What else do you know?"

Hades asked, but he didn't expect Black to say too much. He figured even the inner circle of the First Legion probably didn't understand the situation.

Blake shook his head.

hiss……

Hades thought about it and realized that in the original story, the war between the Lion King and Luthor didn't actually destroy Caliban. What truly caused Caliban to explode was something called the Tuchucha Engine.

The Dark Angel of 41k, hoping to prevent the Caliban massacre and thwart the Fallen Angels' plot, used the powerful artifact, the Tuchucha Engine, to travel back in time to the year of the Caliban Civil War.

And they successfully defeated Caliban.

If he's alright, Hades could go and see what's going on.

Because according to the timeline, the future that the Dark Angel traveled back to has not yet occurred.

However… since Luthor has become a loyalist… Hades remained silent. What exactly happened on Caliban?

After pondering for a while, Hades decided to skip the Dark Angel storyline for now.

*skip

"Continue with the legion."

Hades gestured for Black to continue, and Black nodded.

"The Third Legion's son of the Emperor is a traitor to the Empire, allying with Chaos and Abaddon the Great Raider."

Not surprisingly.

"The Fifth Legion, the White Scars, have a very low profile within the Empire's territory,"

Blake stated frankly, "I fought alongside them, and I loved having them take me for a ride—as did my brothers from the other chapters."

"The son of Hades has a good relationship with White Scar?"

Hades asked this question on the surface, but in his heart he was thinking. Since the traitorous legion, the Son of the Emperor, was mentioned, but the Iron Warriors of the Fourth Legion were not mentioned, this proved that the Fourth Legion had been expelled from the Empire.

Just like the Second and Eleventh Legions.

Hades was able to think of that.

Blake laughed, as if recalling his past wild car chases across the grasslands.

"Yes, the White Scar Warriors also favor fighting against the Son of Hades."

Hades also loves racing – no one can resist twisting the throttle of their motorcycle to 200.

"Where is the Khan?"

"Missing."

"The Sixth Legion, the Space Wolves, had a falling out with the Inquisition, and Lord Leman Ruth has been missing ever since."

After becoming familiar with the information Hades wanted, Blake became proficient.

"Their home planet Fenris has also gradually disintegrated, and they now live on Wolf Fang Fortress, the largest fragment of Fenris."

Fenris exploded too??

Hades fell silent.

Space Wolf... Space Wolf... Wasn't it the Wolf King who imprisoned Magnus in Fenris back then? Did Magnus do something stupid again?!

Hades felt dizzy at the thought of Magnus. He covered his eyes with his hand, and for some reason, he always felt...

Before him, the crackling campfire danced, seemingly a silent reminder of the great tragedy and sacrifice of that year.

But staring at the ball of fire, Hades couldn't remember what had happened.

What joys and sorrows unfolded around the campfire in those years?

Hades blinked, and subconsciously touched his right eye. He felt a wet touch on his hand, and tears welled up in his eyes without his realizing it.

What exactly happened that year?

"The Internet Path—" Hades suddenly asked, "Black, do you know the Internet Path?"

Blake blinked in surprise. The puppy instinctively glanced at Barry, and only after confirming that Barry was still in a deep sleep did Blake cautiously speak.

“The Great Sage Jin said… the network is a little broken, but not much. However, he said the network is all garbage, and he scolded the Imperial Guard for being obsessed with the protection and maintenance of the network… The Great Sage Jin said that the true future of mankind does not lie in the network.”

Blake swallowed hard.

“Father, these are all rumors circulating within the battle group. I don’t know if they’re true or false, so please don’t say that I told you.”

The damage to the network was not severe, which means that Magnus's foolish act as described in the original story did not occur.

Hades breathed a sigh of relief, though he still felt something was off. What had happened on Fenris?

He waved his hand casually.

“Blake, your dad is Hades. Whoever says you can’t say anything, I’ll go beat him up.”

"...It is the great sage Jin."

"That doesn't matter at all."

Hades said, "But since Sage Jin has said so, let's not spread this for now."

Blake stared at the campfire, and he had indeed had some expectations about Hades drawing the Sage of Gold.

Hades pondered for a moment, since the question had come to the internet,

"Where is the Emperor? Is he still sitting on the golden throne? What is his condition?"

"According to the state religion, the God Emperor may be awakening soon."

These words roused Hades.