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

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Aside from Horus, the Primarchs who had contact with Mortharian did not hold the Lord of Death in very high regard.

An eccentric man, unpredictable in his moods, fond of sarcasm, yet not a delusional monarch high above the throne.

Unspokenly, or perhaps because they thought he was indeed boring, and moreover, Mortarion had not found any friends in the Primarch circle, the topic of the Fourteenth Legion was rarely mentioned.

The addition of the new brothers has attracted even more attention from the Primarchs.

Perhaps because the Death Guard's KPIs were indeed performed well, the Empire granted them some extra time to rest and reorganize.

After all, the Death Guard intercepted and annihilated two types of aliens in Ruster, successfully protecting the world after Ruster.

Of course, Hades also believed that his own "petition" also played a role.

After Macado's inhumanity, Hades tearfully described the impoverished, destitute, and destitute state of the Death Guard.

Of course, Hades also wrote some other things, such as some little stories about the various Primarchs and Legions that he knew.

If the Emperor doesn't care, then just leave all of this to Makado!

Hades would never admit that this was an attempt to set a trap for Macardo.

To prevent alteration and erasure, the letter was sent on the empire’s largest black ship, accompanied by King and Hades’ two Ghost Knights.

His knight—Hades—was nearly heartbroken.

Jin returns to Terra. Having gained considerable knowledge of Blackrock, he will serve the Soulless Ones of Terra and Macardo.

Makado agreed to give Jin access to Terra's technology, since the Emperor had stored some great treasures like the Psionic Titan on Terra.

Compared to knights, the difficulty of creating Titans is on a completely different level; they are the pinnacle of human industrial and technological achievements.

Hades reluctantly realized that Makado had once again put a carrot on his head, making him work harder.

Although working and becoming stronger are not mutually exclusive.

On Mortarion's side, the Primarch was still puzzled by the Custodian's words, so Hades simply gave Mortarion the letter that Macardo had sent.

Mortarian read the letter with a frown the entire time, and in the end he realized that not actually killing Macado on Terra was a mistake, a failed decision.

Mortarian and Hades berated Macado for half the night, but eventually reached a consensus on their attitude towards Macado.

The next time they argued, Mortarion rushed over to attack Macado, and Hades pretended to be blind, saying he couldn't see anything and didn't try to break it up.

Cough cough, I'm not capable of sneaking in and taking sniper shots.

Although Hades knew that the final outcome would be Mortarion being beaten by Macardo.

But what if Mortarion wins?

Keep it up, Mortarion. Hades will offer any help he can, except for direct assistance.

Aside from denouncing Macado, the Death Guard is currently relatively free. It seems that their bad reputation has spread, and other legions are not bothered by them. In the star system near where the banquet took place, the Death Guard's interactions with mortals have become much smoother and easier.

The Ruster system is still recovering, but the shipyards of the Forging World are already filled with all sorts of ships—some were acquired by the Death Guard after they wiped out two types of Xenomorphs, while others were unilaterally allocated to the Death Guard by the Empire.

Hades could guess who these ships originally belonged to.

The Ultramarines and Imperial Fists absorbed the warriors of the Vanishing Legion, while the Death Guard absorbed the ships of the Vanishing Legion.

Although these ships had already been unilaterally looted by the Empire, leaving only a basic empty hull and no crew members, they were all gone.

But as long as it exists, it's good.

If you include these ships that currently have little combat capability, the Death Guard's fleet has suddenly expanded by a third.

Hades figured he could dismantle a few ships and piece one together for himself—otherwise, it would be too late by the time Juste truly restored its production capacity and started manufacturing ships.

The Death Guard fleet drifted in orbit around Ruster Prime, and the Legion Commander had recently been spending time on the ships, selecting his preferred vessels.

The remaining hounds and death guards continued to help the sages of Rust restore production. This time, Hades specifically instructed the gravediggers to keep an eye on the Legion's discourse, prohibiting any religious rumors or the formation of ideas that would ridicule religion.

Imperial Truth, boy!

Although it's wrong, at least it fits this version.

As for what the Legion Commander was doing, it seems that because Galaspa was incorporated into the Death Guard's recruiting planet, the Mortalians, who were fundamentalists about recruiting planets in the original work, seemed to have let go of this part of their obsession.

Perhaps it is because Mortarion realized that production and development are what the Legion urgently needs now.

Warriors, artillery fire, swords, the more the better.

Mortalian is negotiating with Ruster Forge World, as the Lord of Death wishes to incorporate this planet into the Death Guard's recruitment planet program.

Mortarion always handled matters concerning the recruitment of Legion troops personally.

When Mortarian led his fleet to besiege Memanic, the people on Miner 7 in the Ruster system left a deep impression on the Lord of Death.

Due to the complex terrain of Mining Planet 7, the Just Mechanic Church has not yet developed a large-scale automated mining model here, and rudimentary manual mining is still in place.

Perhaps it's because these tech enthusiasts, after calculating for a long time, still think that manual labor is cheaper and more efficient.

The people here make a living by mining ore and exchanging it with the sages for resources, living year-round in the intricate mine tunnels beneath the planet's surface.

When the alien ships arrived, the people, armed with pickaxes, fought the aliens through a complex network of tunnels, displaying astonishing resilience and fighting spirit despite extreme shortages of supplies.

The Lord of Death was very pleased with this.

Yes, there is a code.

Chapter 262 People Can't Be Idle

"Thanks for your hard work."

Hades nodded to the wise man Ruster who was beside him, and then watched as the wise men directed the servants to tow away the ship he had designated.

The rest is up to Ruster to forge the world. According to the Great Sage, Ruster's world furnace will be ready to start construction soon.

This furnace, pulsating with crimson magma, will perform its function perfectly, even though people do not know what it is, while those who do know are kept in the dark and roar in anger.

The contracts for the No. 7 mining planet were almost finalized. Although this was somewhat unusual, the sages of Rust chose to compromise to the greatest extent possible in the face of the Death Guard.

On the one hand, Rus'st is in dire need of rebuilding, and the resources of a legion would greatly aid the reconstruction of the Mechanicus.

On the other hand, Hades' personal actions during the Battle of Ruster attracted many followers, and with the Death Guard's current assistance to the Mechanicus, the population of a mining planet doesn't seem so hard to give up.

The selection process for Mine Star 7 was quite simple; the Death Guards only needed to select the boys who had shone in the previous war.

Because of the small population, the Death Guard does not intend to recruit hounds here. Under Hades's instructions, Ruster has begun a slow process of large-scale industrialization on this mining planet, which will alleviate the survival pressure on the locals.

Regarding the order that Death Guard gave to Ruster, construction in this star system cannot begin for the time being. With nothing else to do, Death Guard's ships began warp jumps, and the main fleet prepared to return to Barbaros to replenish supplies.

Incidentally, explore the waterway between Just and Barbaros to establish a subsequent passageway.

The journey through the warp was rather long, so the Deathguards began training the new recruits directly on the ship.

With most tasks completed, the management department unexpectedly experienced a period of downtime.

Hades sat listlessly at the conference table, staring at the list of new recruits on Mining Planet 7. He was there on behalf of the Foundry to see if there were any promising recruits.

After all, they come from a mining planet, so some of them have an innate sensitivity to metals.

Hades suddenly realized that the Fourteenth Legion's manpower now consisted of a Barbalus, a Galapa star system, and a mining planet number 7.

They are: Wilderness Survival Farmer, Crazy Nest City Worker, and Underground World Miner.

Hades brainstormed for a millisecond: should he acquire a Craftsman Planet next?

Once Hades realized this, he could no longer look directly at the new Death Guards, which caused him to hallucinate some strange images.

Specifically, this would make him look at the new recruits with a kind of benevolent gaze.

To be honest, the recruits who hadn't yet been transformed into big guys were only teenagers. After being brutally beaten on their home planet, they were selected for the Death Guard, ready to be brutally beaten in war.

If Hades were not a Deathguard, but an Ultramariner or an Emperor's Son, he would say, "This is truly unfortunate."

Moreover, it seems that the Death Guard's atmosphere is indeed among the most serious and oppressive of the dozen or so legions. To outsiders, joining the Death Guard is like going to prison.

Although the Space Marines' emotions become dulled after surgery, in reality, they are not much different from ordinary people in their daily lives; they experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness just like everyone else.

Generally speaking, each legion cultivates hobbies and interests for soldiers' daily entertainment and relaxation in order to reduce their mental stress. After all, high-intensity combat and the high-pressure environment of the legion are indeed a significant challenge to their mental well-being.

On the positive side, the Ultramarines will study humanities and social sciences, the Blood Angels will be immersed in art and culture, the Iron Hands will cultivate a love for mechanics, the White Scars will learn calligraphy and poetry, and the Emperor Fist and Iron Warriors will learn architecture and infrastructure.

And Death Guard. Death Guard has nothing!

According to the theorem that the mother planet's culture influences the legion, the Death Guard should learn to farm or climb mountains or something.

But these hobbies are certainly not worthy of the Legion.

Hades, I'm pondering.

This in the end is why?

He looked at Mortarian, who was approving the list of new recruits, and wondered why.

"Motalian, why do you think this is?"

Motalian, on the other side, didn't look up, but gave Hades, who was acting crazy as usual, a friendly gesture to the Empire.

Hades stared at Mortarion, the biggest culprit who had caused Legion culture to be utterly destroyed, who was still engrossed in approving the list.

Generally speaking, the top influences the bottom; management will affect the soldiers below, especially in a legion where individual differences are largely eliminated.

It seems that Motari has nothing to do now. He's either in the lab, in the training hall, or staring blankly at the battle reports.

However, this only led to a high degree of specialization for Death Guard pharmacists, and had little impact on other Death Guards.

Galo and Vox are the training and review files.

As for Hades, Hades has no leisure time!

This kind of life, this ascetic daily routine, might actually be more interesting for the warriors of the Death Guard when battles break out.

Hades suddenly realized his mistake.

He completely overlooked the importance of building a strong military culture and ensuring the mental well-being of the soldiers.

Hades slammed his hand on the table. "No way!"

Mortarian looked up and gave Hades a disdainful glance, signaling him to be quiet.

If the Primarch had learned the proverbs of Old Terra, then Mortarion would say, "Don't go crazy here."

Hades ignored Mortalian. Among the Death Guard, only Hades had truly experienced a healthy and normal human and social environment, so let him have it!

Hades hurriedly ran to find Garo, the leader of the gravediggers, who was shirtless and fighting in the duel cage. Before Hades arrived, Garo had won 68 consecutive matches and had been in the duel cage for three days.

By the way, Vox is sitting under the Duel Cage with a bruised and swollen face.

Hades rushed onto the stage in three quick steps, dragged the bloodthirsty Gara off, and Gara tried to fight him, but Hades, relying on his higher stats, stopped Gara from fighting.

Of course, Gara almost gave Hades a hard time. Although Hades looked big, his evasion was maxed out. He used his size advantage to pin Gara down and then dragged him out. He half-pushed and half-reluctantly pulled Gara down.

Hades heard nothing of the crowd shouting things like, "Commander dragged the company commander to work!" "No sportsmanship!" "The company commander was caught skipping work!" "Commander is so scary!"

It was Galo who wanted to punch him.

"Calm down, calm down."

Hades handed him a bottle of water, smiled, and automatically ignored Galona's murderous glare.

"What happened again?"

After calming herself down, Jialuo asked,

"Don't tell me your bed collapsed again."

The Deathguard's management has reached a consensus: if Hades does anything that defies common sense again, they should simply mock him. The Commander's Bed has become their best weapon against Hades.

Sure enough, Hades' expression froze, and he blurted out things like, "How can that be called a collapse? It's a matter between two people, how can he not have ruined it?"

"Ahem, no, let's get down to business."

Hades noticed that his expression had become serious.

"I'd like to ask if any new recruits have consulted the gravedigger about anything other than the psychological issues related to that incident."

Galo stared calmly at Hades, his fists itching again.

"speak English."

"Are they used to the atmosphere of the Death Guard? Do they have any difficulties with that?"

"And after high-pressure combat, have any mental health issues arise?"

Galo took a sip of water.