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

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The sage before him had a fleeting red glow on his face, then continued speaking without any hesitation.

"I apologize, sir, I made a mistake earlier. This is tea that we just casually snatched from the Barbarus Star Ring. Please enjoy it."

You're just spouting nonsense in front of people like that?!

But what could Hades do? Charon, the royal guard, and Sister Blackfa were still watching him intently from behind. He couldn't very well say anything directly. The weak, pitiful, and helpless Hades could only pick up his teacup and take a sip.

Hmm, it really tastes good. Hades couldn't resist taking another sip.

"I hope you recognize the relationship between the two sides and treat the cooperation with the right attitude."

The sage opposite him started saying "yes, yes, yes" again.

But thankfully, these mechanical sages stopped being so outrageous after that.

In Greière's foundry, the machines roared, and a long procession of red-robed figures moved among them. If you looked closely, you would see a small white-green patch in the center of the red robes.

"That's enough, that's enough."

Hades silently pushed back another servo skeleton that flew down carrying snacks, but the servo skeleton still persistently flew down from the sky and nudged Hades' hand.

Seeing this, the sages surrounding Hades quickly asked if they had been poorly entertained. Hades silently swallowed the burp that was about to escape his lips and declined the sages' enthusiastic recommendations for snacks. These guys, aside from anything else, were masters of information gathering, and they quickly deduced Hades' personal preferences from the Death Guard's food supply.

Although most sages have been modified to be unsuitable for normal eating, this does not mean that there is no delicious food in the world of forging.

Hades blinked blankly, feeling too full. He vaguely remembered coming to talk about equipment with Death Guard. Why had it turned out like this?

No, Hades, you can't eat anymore.

You need to get down to business, Hades. Don't let the mechanical sage's constant calls for "handsome guy, have another bite!" distract you from your own life.

Hades thought this with great pain, and then spoke.

"Thank you for your hospitality, but I would like to first discuss the collaborative production between Mine and Deathguard."

The implication is: stop feeding them.

Upon hearing this, the leading sage quickly dispersed the ranks of people of varying heights. Once the group of skeletons carrying plates had dispersed, several long assembly lines appeared before Hades' eyes.

"Sir, we have specially assembled several production lines, which are for several of Greier's main products."

As a large-scale foundry, Greier has considerable expertise in ground-based heavy vehicles and missiles.

For example, the Greihei-class Hellhound tanks, equipped with heavy flamethrowers, would be a powerful weapon for attacking in narrow terrain. Although their range is extremely short, the raging flames can purify everything in their path.

Because of the Hellhound's offensive characteristics, these tanks are also known as urban warfare dogs. One variant is the Poison Wolf, which replaces the fuel tank with a gas tank.

Poison Wolf is actually quite suitable for Death Guard, especially since Death Guard has a Legion Commander who is keen on making poisons. They can choose different recipes based on specific aliens, offering a customized service.

Another famous product of Greiel is the Greiel Manticore missile launcher, while another world known for producing Manticores is the infamous Yomiuri 8.

The most notable feature of the Manticore missile launcher is its highly advanced missile weaponry. These incendiary rounds, capable of automatic target acquisition and carrying high-explosive damage, can inflict considerable damage on heavy units such as tanks. (Due to ancient Warhammer lore, the missile's stats are confusing; this article has automatically corrected them to normal Warhammer missile stats.)

The missiles that can cruise automatically are quite good. Hades stared at these missiles. Since Grei had a complete production line for manufacturing guidance systems, these missiles didn't necessarily have to be mounted on the Lion Scorpion.

Hades thought to himself.

The following chapter will involve Death Guard's weapons and such, and it's going to be a long one. I'm currently stuck on this... I'll definitely update more tomorrow to make up for it, I'm very sorry...

Chapter 190 The Weapon of Loyalty

Inside the Mint design factory, the lights were on, and countless mechs dragged unfinished weapons in and out, the echoes of plasma flames reverberating.

Several high-ranking sages were left behind, vying to watch Hades's actions from a distance away from the core design area. Even though Hades promised to teach them how to manufacture it afterward, these sages were unwilling to miss a single detail, silently chanting prayers as they watched intently.

Hades, positioned at the center of the sages' vision, was manipulating the mechanical arms with fluid grace, modifying them while keeping the dark domain within a reasonable range and focusing on the design.

The dark zone is created to prevent interference from the warp. Although Hades himself is not affected by the warp, it's better to have an extra layer of protection.

As for the machine soul, these mechanical parts are still just components and do not possess a relatively complete machine soul. Even if there is a slight fluctuation of spiritual energy, Hades can restore calm with a single Black Domain.

Not all machines have machine souls. Machine souls usually appear in machines that have been used for a long time and have been imbued with emotions by the people around them.

Initially, Hades' Dark Domain would still make the Machine Souls uncomfortable, leading to targeted incidents. However, after clearing out Barbarus, Hades discovered that his Dark Domain could directly "erasure" the Machine Souls.

This happened after he unconsciously picked up a gun made by Greiel. A scream rang in Hades' ears, and then silence returned.

Then the Grei'ai sages discovered that the exceptionally high-quality gun they had specially chosen had been transformed into its most standard form, conforming to all the calculations on the blueprints.

Hades silently withdrew his hand; it seemed he had just accidentally killed a machine spirit.

Hades then tested the weapons in Grei's arsenal and gained some insights.

Mid- to low-level machines without a machine spirit will operate in the most standard condition. There will be no situation where a plasma gun takes a long time to overheat after firing, nor will it shut down because the soldiers do not treat it well.

Generally speaking, it is not easy for such low- to medium-grade machinery to develop a machine spirit.

But what about high-level machines? For example, the Knight and Titan mechs are known for their machine spirits that can interact with the pilot.

Piloting both Knights and Titans requires the pilot's consciousness and soul to deeply penetrate the mech. The most common explanation for their mech soul is that it is a mixture of countless pilots' consciousness and soul, or a mech soul awakened by the pilot's consciousness and soul.

Hades has two theories regarding the crucial role of machine spirits in controlling mechs like Knights and Titans. The first is that after the machine spirits are erased, these mechs will operate in standard mode.

The second possibility is that these mechs will be scrapped, or at least partially scrapped, because Hades has never heard of knights or titans without machine souls. In other words, unlike low- to mid-level machines, machine souls are likely to play a practical role in the operation of these types of mechs.

If it's truly the second type, then Hades would be in serious trouble facing this type of mech.

Hades, controlling the Dark Domain, glanced thoughtfully at the knight mech in the corner of the armory. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but the knight mech seemed to shrink back a little.

Hmm. The experiment is a bit too costly, so we'll postpone it for now.

Let's see if we can try using other people's Knights and Titans later.

Wait, wasn't there a crippled knight in the Death Guard's warehouse? The knight they took down with a stasis grenade on that plague planet.

However, the pilot of that knight was an untouchable, and the knight itself looked too rudimentary; it didn't seem like it had a mechanical soul.

Can an Untouchable become a Knight pilot?

Hades pondered.

I'll have to go check it out after that.

Hades now possesses a wealth of knowledge about anti-psychic energy, and his Dark Domain has been further strengthened, allowing him to continue developing Blackrock technology.

Hades chose to negotiate with Mint first, keep the production line running, and then go back to the small workshop to manufacture his Blackstone technology.

Regarding Blackstone Technology, Hades hoped that the Sage Kirkland could create an assembly line for him, but realistically, that's unlikely.

Moreover, the Blackrock technology that Hades currently controls is the Blackrock Tower. Without Hades' control, those Untouchables who want to activate the Blackrock Tower would have to sacrifice at least a few lives to do so.

Hades has not yet found any powerful Untouchables. Even the Silent Sisters are not particularly strong in the anti-psychic domain.

Powerful untouchables are really hard to find.

Hades sighed and continued to modify the armor and firearms by hand.

A week later.

Mortarion silently looked at the armor and weapons before him, while Hades stood beside the Primarch, once again checking these modified weapons.

Mortarian was still engrossed in the chemical reactions in the laboratory. The highly toxic crystals that precipitated from the atmosphere of Barbarus gave Mortarian many good experimental opportunities. With just a few modifications and precipitation, he could create beautiful gases of different colors.

The crystals formed from the entire atmosphere of Barbarus were enough for the Death Guard to use for a long time, Mortarion thought with satisfaction.

After developing the 51st new type of air, Mortalian was summoned from the laboratory by Hades's document approval process.

“I’ve picked through them; these will be the key logistical support that Greier will provide for Deathguard in the future.”

In addition to official supplies from Mars and the Empire, the Death Guard can also obtain additional logistical resources from Grei's.

Hades, having finished taking inventory, handed Mortalian a long list that stretched to the ground and was still extending.

"You can add anything else."

Hades casually pointed behind him, and Mortarion turned around to see the parchment neatly stacked throughout the entire side room.

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Motalian chose to look down at the list in his hand.

The list mainly consists of tanks and other armored vehicles, along with a significant amount of ammunition and weapons for ordinary auxiliary soldiers. However, Mortarian had never heard of the names of these weapons before.

"These are not weapon models officially compiled by the Empire."

Mortarian looked at Hades.

"In my previous investigation of Greier, I did not see these types of weapons."

Mortarian shifted his gaze to the weapons Hades had just sorted out.

"Is that all?"

Hades nodded, walked over and knocked on a tank. All the equipment on display was personally modified by him.

"That's the case for now."

Although the Legion's weapons range from warships to pistols, Hades is primarily focusing on armored and guided weapons, given Grei's current production lines and capacity.

After all, you can't expect a forging world that primarily manufactures armor to suddenly start mass-producing aircraft. For supplies in this area, you'll have to ask the Empire and Mars for them.

Hades may be good at crafting, but unique pieces are not really of much significance in war.

"They were initially given to the mortal auxiliary army."

Even among the large number of Space Marines (30), the mortal support troops accompanying the Legion are a force to be reckoned with in combat.

Although the Legion will be deployed on battlefields with high intensity that are difficult for ordinary people to participate in, if the auxiliary troops are allowed to operate heavy vehicles to assist the Death Guard in combat, the power of the ordinary auxiliary troops can be fully utilized to provide additional assistance on high-intensity battlefields.

After all, the recruitment of Space Marines may be subject to many restrictions, and the success rate of Geneseed has also locked the upper limit of each Legion's population, which means that no matter how much they farm, the number of Space Marines cannot be too large, as the Ultramarines next door are an example.

However, recruiting mortal auxiliary troops is relatively easy in a world with hundreds of billions of people, such as a nest city. If the strength of the auxiliary troops were slightly increased, the sheer number of them would allow for a qualitative leap.

Moreover, there are already quite a few weapons and armor available for Space Marines, leaving less room for maneuver and improvement compared to civilian troops.

"This is a modified version of the Hellhound, or rather, a modified version of the Poison Wolf. I haven't decided on a name yet. It further enhances agility, making it easier to maneuver within enemy heavy armor. It has a replaceable large-capacity gas tank, two heavy flamethrowers, and simplified versions of Liontail Scorpion missiles mounted on its flanks."

"We can store Barbaros's air, or some other gas, inside, depending on what kind of enemy we encounter."

Hades said,

Mortarian was very satisfied with this modification. He could already imagine the dense fog that would spread as these heavy tanks stormed into the enemy battlefield, and the Death Guard would have an excellent combat experience with the help of these tanks and the fog.

Let the enemy feel the love from Barbaros.

"Let's call it Hadeshound."

Hades nodded, clearly not understanding the double meaning of Mortalian's words, assuming it was simply a matter of using the inventor's name and giving him the original name.

"And then this."

Hades picked up a rocket launcher with one hand; in Hades's hands it looked like a large gun, but it actually required a strong Asgardian soldier to lift it.

This is a rocket launcher with a rather simple appearance. The key is the ammunition inside, which is all guided. Furthermore, the type of ammunition can be changed independently, including explosive, chemical, and thermoelectric types.

“I took Grei’s Lion Scorpion missile, simplified it, and made it into a personal weapon. This is the auxiliary military version. There is also a Space Marine version over there.”

Hades pointed to another, significantly larger and more complex version of the rocket launcher, which was designed to fire based on Greier’s existing grenade launcher, but with far greater firepower.

These rocket launchers, equipped with the Greier precision guidance system, will fill the gap in small-scale ground attack firepower. When armored formations have not yet arrived on the battlefield, or when our side has not yet gained air superiority, these man-portable weapons will provide the first batch of precision fire support.

"These are all called Lion Tail Scorpion rocket launchers."

Mortarion glanced at the rocket launcher, and the Primarch was surprised to find that the weapon was not so high-tech. It looked so simple, easy to operate, and easy to maintain.

After the fairly standard introduction, Hades reached into the corners of the ground and began to touch the things there.

"Look at this again."

Hades picked up a rifle that was faintly gleaming green.

It looks like a regular Space Necromancer Gauss rifle, with a shell on it and the Imperial double-headed eagle emblem stuck on it.

In fact, this double-headed eagle emblem was pasted on by the Grei'ai sages and has nothing to do with Hades.

Mortarian silently looked at Hades, who silently looked away.

"Ahem, this is a useful rifle called the Ghost Rifle. Its reaction device is quite special, but that's about it."

Thanks to Tarachin for the necromantic technology. Although that guy deliberately concealed and distorted some of the knowledge, making it possible for them to only replicate the smallest and most rudimentary electric motor, even so, this simplified version of the Gauss rifle is still the best choice to greatly enhance the individual strength of the auxiliary troops.

It won't overheat, has low recoil, and can tear everything apart at the atomic level, theoretically ignoring all physical defenses—if one shot isn't enough, then two.

When fighting the Necromancers, the Space Marines relied on their high individual mobility to dodge the damage from these rifles, rather than taking real damage head-on.

However, this gun's main strengths lie in its low recoil and small size. In the Space Marines, there are many weapons that can cause the same damage when enlarged, making this weapon seem rather useless. Therefore, it is more suitable for mortal support troops.