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

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Thus, the Battle of Galapagos came about.

But the legion is not solely reliant on beliefs; it is a complex and massive interest group.

Belief and methods are both indispensable.

In the early stages, small, niche organizations, such as the resistance in Barbarossa, could use rapid growth to cover up their original tactical flaws. But when it comes to large-scale armies, careful planning is essential.

After all, recruiting Space Marines and replenishing fleets is far more troublesome than adding a new member to the population.

Aside from Robert Guilliman, Horus, and Fernus, it seems that the other Primarchs also take a semi-neglectful attitude towards the Legion's management in this regard.

Hades felt a deep sense of powerlessness wash over him, and he decided to give this young, ignorant Primarch a lesson in the value of rice.

"Grim Reaper, why did you choose to attack Galaspa?"

Mortarian blinked.

“The people here are under the rule of a tyrant, just like we were in Barbarossa, so I grant them liberation.”

"But I later found out that wasn't the case."

Motalian continued slowly, pulling over a chair and sitting down to continue.

After meeting with her two older brothers, the Primarch also thought a lot.

"Hades, do you know what the Emperor said to me when I first met him?"

"?"

Hades really didn't know.

"He said I would be the scythe that would liberate him from the tyranny of the entire galaxy."

"He told me that countless human civilizations were oppressed under the feet of tyrants, and that I was the liberator he had created."

"That's why I chose to accept the legion he gave me."

Hades fell silent; he suddenly realized something—

Not all Primarchs were initially willing to work for the Emperor's Great Crusade.

Aside from the Primarchs who were initially captivated by the Emperor's charisma, the Emperor made promises to everyone else.

Some Primarchs craved glory, so the Emperor promised glory; some Primarchs craved favoritism, so the Emperor promised favoritism; some Primarchs craved peace, so the Emperor promised peace.

As for Mortarion, the Emperor promised liberation.

But it is clear that the things promised by the emperor were too vague, or were merely temporary promises.

Once the Primarch truly took over the Legion and was bound to the Empire's war machine, there was no turning back.

Primarchs can certainly use the Legion to try to realize their own ideas and original promises; in fact, every Primarch does so now.

As long as the empire's plans are completed and the red lines are not crossed, the emperor naturally doesn't care about these things.

So in a sense, Robert Guilliman's infrastructure projects were simply because some of his beliefs were related to them and happened to align with the direction of building the Legion.

Um.

Hades suddenly realized that Mortarian actually knew what he wanted to say, but was now threatening him with abandoning his duties?!

Mortarian had already realized that the Emperor's words back then were not what the Empire was asking him to do now.

Ultimately, the key difference lies in the perspective from which one stands.

Hades naturally wanted to develop the Death Guard in order to prepare for the coming bloodshed.

Mortarion, on the other hand, wanted to fulfill his original promise to overthrow all tyranny, which took precedence over the construction of the Legion.

Hades thought for a moment, then spoke cautiously.

"Grim Reaper, now that the Legion has completed its mission of liberation and Galaspar's tyranny has been overthrown, what do you intend to do next?"

Mortarian fell silent.

It never occurred to him.

When he first saw Galaspa, he saw the tyrant's head being beheaded, and he witnessed the tyrant's order crumbling under the attack of the Death Guard.

But he never imagined how a new order would form after the killing and destruction.

In Barbarossa, people simply followed him, and order was established spontaneously.

Hades was speechless. Although he kept claiming to be liberating, Mortalian really didn't want anything else.

"I thought the Empire would send someone to take over the subsequent construction."

Hades spoke,

"It is clear that given the current size of the empire and the chaotic state of frontline management, they have no choice but to break their promise."

Mortarion nodded.

“Except for the tax authorities.”

He added in a low voice

"Death, then why do you wish to overthrow tyranny?"

Hades continued to patiently persuade him, while the Primarch opposite him fell into a new round of silence.

"Oppression is wrong; the oppressed have no freedom or life of their own."

This was the first thing Mortarion learned under Nacre's oppression.

"But in addition to oppression, people in a chaotic and disorderly world are generally unable to obtain true freedom and their own lives."

Hades said.

"Therefore, we cannot simply overthrow tyranny; to achieve your goals, we also need to rebuild."

"Reconstruction will require more manpower and more Death Guards."

"We cannot afford to lose so many soldiers in one battle, because we still need to liberate other civilizations."

"."

"you're right."

Mortarian muttered listlessly.

"I may be too fixated on liberation itself."

"You cannot replace one tyranny with another," Vulcan's words echoed in Mottarian's ears.

"Liberation itself is not a bad thing."

Hades laughed, "He's finally brought this Primarch back!"

Strike while the iron is hot!

"Now is the perfect time to include Galaspa in the Death Guard's recruitment planet program. I checked the official documents beforehand, and the conditions for recruitment planets and post-war conditions just happen to meet the Empire's tax exemption requirements. Let's submit the tax exemption application first, and then discuss the construction in more detail later."

Mortarian slowly opened the communication channel.

"Galo, submit Galaspa's tax exemption application to the Empire."

Without giving the other side a chance to speak, Mortarian quickly turned off the channel again.

Meanwhile, Hades across from him was screaming silently. This leadership attitude of assigning tasks almost triggered PTSD in the overworked worker.

You can't treat your subordinates like that!

"Okay, I did as you said."

Mortarion spoke, and the Primarch, having already sorted out his thoughts, instantly returned to his usual state.

"Galaspa will become the next recruitment location for the Death Guard."

"Now, let's talk about why you missed the Battle of Galapagos."

"Although your mechanical teaching assistant has already said it once, I don't mind hearing it again."

? !

So that's how it is.

Hades, under the deathly gaze of Death, carefully recounted the events on that planet.

"The Spirit Race."

Mortarian chewed on the blasphemous word; well, he'd memorized it.

Since there was still much to be done in Mortalian, Hades briefly explained his plans for the construction of Galaspa.

Then Hades suddenly remembered something and asked about the Death Guard's recruitment.

However, what Hades didn't know was that this one slap, in a sense, saved the entire Death Guard.

"Oh, I sent Karastifon back to recruit soldiers, and it was at his own request."

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ! !

Forget about Galaspa, Barbaros is about to be raided!!!

This is totally a loser's script?!

"Return to Barbaros."

Hades said weakly.

"Immediately, now, right away."

After Mortarian left

The two pharmacists behind the white sheet exchanged a silent glance, understanding the unspoken message in each other's eyes.

The conversation that just took place.

Why do they think Hades is the one who makes the decisions?

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Chapter 130 Carrastiphon, in the Fog

Endurance.

The vast universe flowed on, and the Galapa galaxy moved steadily along its trajectory, while psionic fluctuations began to surge.

Hades' command, sent with the whispers of the Star Speaker and the flashes of psionic lightning, reached distant Barbarus.

Mortarian turned around and silently looked at Hades.

Hades demanded an immediate halt to the conscription of soldiers on Barbarossa and that Karas be placed on leave.

“I’ve noticed that you’ve always been hostile towards Karas.”

"why?"

Hades choked up, and after a long while, he slowly spoke.

"Do you still remember that prophecy, Death?"

"I have seen more than you have."

“I see that Calathiphon was the first Death Guard to fall.”

Mortarian was silent for a moment, then his hoarse voice rang out again.

"But in that prophecy, we will all be more than just him."

Hades took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, I know this may seem like a random targeting, but right now, I really need to go to Barbaros to check on the situation."

Mortarian stopped, and he began to recall, the details of the past appearing clearly in his mind.

Hades and Karas did not get along very well from the beginning.

Motalian simply assumed that they both thought the other was a freak and didn't think much of it.

But in retrospect, Hades' attitude toward Karas back then seemed more like a warning than aversion?

However, they did have a pleasant time together afterward, when the new base was being established and everything was still growing vigorously.

At that time, they firmly believed in the inevitable arrival of the liberation of Barbaros and had no idea that such a bloated and enormous human empire existed.