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

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At most, he needs to worry about not letting the power of faith get too much, otherwise he will grow too fast and become uncontrollable when the constraints are gone.

There's no need to worry about this for the time being. There are only two of them, and to be conservative, there might be a hundred or so in the hounds. That's still less than the spiritual energy Hades gained from consuming just one Lord Randan.

Therefore, the warp-like impact of faith itself is relatively small; we only need to consider the Empire's attitude.

Of course, Hades was referring to the possibility of being discovered.

Hades knew that as long as nothing too outrageous was done, neither the Empire nor the Emperor would turn a blind eye to such behavior.

From the Mechanicus of Mars to the God-Emperor of Loga, the Baal faith of the angel Saint Gilles, and the All-Father of the Wolf King Ruth.

Only those who dared to speak out were too arrogant, and then they got hammered.

The empire does not interfere with any other religious beliefs, as long as they are within reasonable limits.

Hades thought about the current state and scale of his playful antics.

Uh... I doubt anyone would be interested.

Hades gradually figured out a solution through brainstorming.

He sighed, stood up, and naturally ignored the group of Star Speakers who looked exhausted.

"Bring those two over here."

Hades once again shut out the strange thoughts that popped into his head: "The path is not lonely," "That is Him."

In the interrogation room, Hades sat silently in the main seat. The line between light and darkness was so clear that the commander was surrounded by complete darkness, with only the glaring red light from his left eye.

Margot and Kirkland sat obediently in the interrogation chairs, waiting for Hades to speak.

Cold, emotionless words rang out.

"I want to reiterate one last time that I am not a god, regardless of what you think."

"but--"

"If you swear complete loyalty to me, that you will not hide anything from me, and that you will carry out my orders without misinterpretation."

“Then I can let you keep your own opinions and assign you some specific tasks.”

Hades watched the two men exchange a glance, their eyes brimming with barely concealed excitement.

"Lord Hades, may your wish be granted."

Margot swallowed hard, and solemnly recited her vow. Though her words lacked the embellishment of action, they felt hollow.

She subconsciously felt that the place was too simple, everything was too simple, but her reason told her that things should be this way, and that Hades was not one to crave extravagance.

"I, Margot, swear complete loyalty to Hades, to have no secrets from you, and to obey your every command."

Kirkland repeated it, in a completely mechanical voice, devoid of any emotion.

Hades remained motionless in the darkness.

"I hope you can keep your oaths. If you break them, the judgment of the sickle will never be absent."

“Discipline that has never been absent, sir, is our honor.”

The deity did not offer any opinion after hearing the believer's words.

"Okay, now I need you to pray."

? !

These words surprised Margot and Kirkland, who had assumed they had accepted everything.

Hades handed over a piece of paper, which appeared to be parchment torn off from the foundry, and was stained with machine oil.

The two looked over and heard a few words, all of which were prayers.

For Hades.

For Om Messiah.

[For the Death Guard.]

For the sake of death.

In the name of Hades, the god of death.

In the name of Ohm Messiah, the god of the underworld.

【.】

Margot blinked in surprise.

"Sir, is this?"

Hades looked at her.

"At least for me, religion doesn't need a veil of mystery."

"How about it?"

Hades looked at Ugo, whose eyes were closed as he sensed the fluctuations of the warp, sparks of psionic energy dancing around him. Had stood by, assisting with this psionic deep dive.

"Commander, please wait a little longer."

Hades acquiesced to the lamplighter's request, and turned to look through the one-way glass in the room at the two people praying inside.

The soft prayers came through the earpiece; apart from Hades, no one else could hear anything from the interrogation room.

It doesn't necessarily have to be a psionicist; Hades himself could sense that the prayers were directed at him.

As for why there were only lamplighters, it was because the Star Speakers were terrified and begged Hades to let them go back.

These people, exhausted by their own jobs, could no longer bear the agonizing task of standing beside Hades.

Was I really that scary?

Hades thought helplessly.

"My lord, our senses are completely immersed in the subspace; your projection is too..."

The Star Speaker fell silent, shrinking back and lowering his head.

What could Hades do? Knowing how horribly bad his warp projection was, he could only let them go.

According to Ugo's explanation, Hades' own subspace projection was indeed a blurry, deep black, surrounded by a hazy golden light.

“Isn’t it less scary?” Hades asked.

"But it's not just that,"

"Vision is just the most superficial metaphor. Psykers immersed in the warp possess a far richer and more acute set of senses than the five senses."

In these senses, Hades possesses a projection that no psionicist would want to look directly at.

Hades could sense that Ugo was also suppressing his disgust, because Ugo and Had were originally supposed to be sharing the view, but Had directly... well, he swallowed it back.

Hades pretended he hadn't seen anything.

As if sensing something, Hades turned around and continued to wait for Ugo.

Ugo opened his eyes. The sudden shift from the warp to the physical world made him feel slightly uncomfortable, while Hades patiently waited for the lamplighter to readjust to his new surroundings.

"How about it?"

Ugo's eyes flickered in their deep-set sockets; he was afraid of Hades, yet he skillfully suppressed his fear.

Hades knew he was choosing the right words.

"Lord Hades, there were indeed faint sparks approaching you, specifically the first, fifth, and sixth times."

Hades nodded, showing him the two items.

For Hades.

In the name of Hades, the god of death.

In the name of Ohm Messiah, the god of the underworld.

They are all prayers containing the name of Hades, the god of the underworld.

Hades blinked; it was more or less in line with his prediction.

Because he himself does not possess any so-called "authority," no other words or emotions, except for his own "Hades," can reach him.

In other words, you must name him specifically, saying "Hades," otherwise it won't work.

When people are thinking, if they think about killing and bloodshed, then Khorne will gain that power, or he will feel anger. In short, it doesn't necessarily mean naming names.

Moreover, most of the time, the faith power obtained by the four Warp Gods is the kind that is not named; a vague emotion or concept is enough.

Like the God Emperor in the original work, as long as believers' thoughts meet conditions such as "humanity" and "for the sake of humanity," they can be provided with faith power.

From this perspective, Hades is different from these subspace beings.

The reason the Mechanicus' prayers failed was most likely because they didn't chant "Hades" (of course, Hades would never allow them to), but instead chanted "Om Messiah," so naturally Hades couldn't sense it.

Hades pondered, now he knew he had to name names.

According to experiments, if other concepts and emotions are added along with naming names, it seems that the response is also in his favor.

"Ugo, could you describe it more precisely? Are there any differences in how these sparks behave?"

Ugo paused briefly to recall, then spoke.

"The first psionic fire was directly thrown into your dark domain, but the fifth and sixth times were a little slower, and it was more like... you devoured them."

Hades pondered, "In other words, faith power imbued with other concepts might resist coming to me because of those concepts."

Does this depend on the believer's level of devotion and understanding of the concept?

Of course, Hades doesn't need this for now; it's enough that he knows he must pray in his name.

Hades spoke again.

"Ugo, could you cast some psionic control spells on those two people?"

The lamplighter looked at Hades with some surprise.

"Lord Hades, is this what you wish to do?"

Hades smiled.

"It's just an experiment."

Only one update today. No update tomorrow, same old reason, still exams to submit. I want to write a bunch of fast-paced stuff, but I just can't seem to get the hang of it! Ughh ...

Chapter 251 This is Science

Hades stared at the lab report, lost in thought, unaware that he was the only person standing in the entire area.

Behind him stood Ugo, the lamplighter, who looked utterly dejected. It seemed that casting spells beside Hades was putting him under immense pressure and was draining him greatly.

So now he's sitting there looking completely exhausted, with Had next to him. Had is also feeling terrible because he helped Ugo contact the warp.

Meanwhile, in front of Hades, the two believers in the observation window were also exhausted and were sprawled on the floor without any regard for their image.

Praying to Hades seemed to be a laborious task; in fact, Hades suspected that Margot and Kirkland were both on the verge of fainting.

The conclusion was clear, Hades thought easily, which saved him a lot of time and effort.

Currently, it appears that control-type psionic spells can be cleared or weakened through prayer.

For the simplest spells, prayer is sufficient; however, if the spells used by the psychic are more profound, the level of prayer needs to be increased.

In other words, believers need to be more devout.

But being too devout isn't a good thing either.

If we compare each person's warp projection to a flame, then the control of a psionicist is like adding a splash of color to that flame.

Prayer is to cast one's own flame into Hades' dark realm.

The stronger the psychic magic, the more corrupted the flames become; to remove them, one must shave off more of one's own flames.

However, if too much is shaved off, it will cause irreversible damage to one's soul flame.

Therefore, the essence of removing the debuff is that the believer will allow a portion of their flames to be consumed by Hades, but the consumed portion happens to be contaminated with psionic energy.

On ordinary days, if you're in a bad mood and casually mutter "Pluto," it might give you a sudden chill down your spine, but it's not enough to completely remove the debuff.

Furthermore, if you are given a positive buff by a psionicist, praying will remove the positive buff.