Hades was silent.
In fact, regarding his own black domain, his biggest source of information at present is the figure king Trazin, followed by the empirical regulations he has summed up in his daily practice.
He knows how to feel the black field, how to shrink and expand the black field, and knows to what extent the black field can defeat which psychic species.
But when it comes to other things, regarding the principle of the Black Realm, it all depends on Trazin's mouth. Hades still has to wonder whether Trazin will lie to him.
According to Trazin, Hades itself is a warp black hole, slowly and inevitably leaking everything in the warp into a lawless world.
Devouring warp and psychic energy would accelerate the expansion of the black hole, so the Emperor placed restrictions on it.
And this essence is manifested in the anti-psionic special attack in the physical world. Hades's daily attacks also confirm this.
But why does he still receive responses to others' prayers? ? ?
Hades thought about it. Regarding [Response], he needed more information and feedback, otherwise he would not be able to complete the inference.
And what if someone else is actually praying for someone other than Hades? The so-called response may not have been given by Hades.
In fact, in addition to the four vendors of the subspace, Nurgle, Khorne, Tzeentch and Slaanesh, there are also demons in the subspace who are in charge of other emotions or thoughts.
The thoughts and emotions of psionic species can create corresponding demons in the subspace, or they can be absorbed by existing demons.
Famous ones include the future Sapphire King, a demon born from the death of the Primarch Feinus Manus.
When the Primarch died, the violent emotional fluctuations between the Legion and Manus gave birth to this demon and gave it the special attributes of the Iron Hand.
So in fact, there are many and varied demons in the subspace, and they don't necessarily have to be the Four Vendors. Other demons will also respond to people's emotions and thoughts - as long as believers go there to pray.
Therefore, the power of their prayers cannot be ruled out. The end of the inflow is not Hades.
Although Hades has been feeling hairy everywhere lately.
He needs more information.
Hades spoke seriously,
"Kirkland, so-called [response], we still need accurate evidence, not your hypothesis."
"Sir! I will--"
"You! Don't pray here!"
Hades made a prejudgment and blocked the sage's attempt. Kirkland squirmed twice and tried to express his dissatisfaction, but Hades decisively chose to ignore it.
Hades realized that it was useless to communicate with a fanatical believer. Even if he was asked to produce evidence, it might have been processed. Hades looked at Mago, the Hades who was pretending to be an ostrich just now.
He has short black hair, golden eyes, and spots on his face that appear to have been corroded by chemical substances. These are the characteristics of the Galaspa people.
There were shallow burn scars on the side of her face. Based on her occupation, Hades suspected that she might have been burned by the high-temperature transport pipe in the Hades tank.
It is true that the Cerberus main gunner is easily burned by uncooled equipment during an emergency exit, but Hades does not intend to widen the width of the tank, and these hounds need to remain flexible.
To be honest, she was quite miserable. First she was suspected of being an Alpha by Hades, and then she was stalked by the Sage Kirkland.
Obviously, the conversation between Hades and Kirkland just now, and Kirkland's fierce words, frightened this mortal who had not had much contact with other Death Guards except for the technical sergeant.
But a frightened person is not suitable for interrogation. They will subconsciously follow the interrogator's words and instinctively obey and admit everything.
Hades cleared his throat and spoke as gently as possible,
"Margo of the 037th Regiment, don't be nervous. You were actually dragged down by Kirkland. Tell the truth and you can return to the regiment."
"I remember you. You were the dog who followed Captain Sothlan in the gang-hopping battle No. 2. You were the group that went deepest into the opposing fleet. You did a great job."
"You, my lord, I saw you then."
"Yes, you were near the enemy's command room. I happened to behead the leader on the other side. You were trying to die with the enemy on the other side. Yes, I witnessed it."
"Brave and heroic actions only represent my personal opinion. You have proven your loyalty to the Death Guard and the Empire."
Hades nodded solemnly. He had always respected these souls who dared to rush forward and sacrifice.
The premise is that she didn't shout "For Hades" at that time, otherwise Hades would give her a wandering dagger.
Some little secrets that glow green and are extraordinarily efficient.
But Hades suddenly realized that he probably shouldn't say this. Appropriate encouragement is effective and can arouse positive emotions, but excessive encouragement can make emotions go to the other extreme.
The problem is, Hades thought about it, and it seems that in his position, except for Kirkland, a lunatic like Kirkland who didn't care about class and dared to scold the emperor before, most people would be happy because a person of high class is willing to talk to them. Crazy.
Sure enough, Margot trembled even more and seemed to be about to cry.
After all, people are social animals. When their sacrifices and determination are seen and encouraged, what could be more exciting than this?
Oh, maybe the identity of the person who witnessed and boasted is not ordinary.
Hades sighed in his heart. If this continues, he may not be able to complete the interrogation today.
He didn't worry about letting other tombkeepers come. If he made another shocking statement, Hades could be cremated directly.
"Margo, I hope you can calm down. There are many things going on and time is tight. I believe you can adjust your mentality."
Hades smiled and tried to lighten the atmosphere.
"I get nervous sometimes. It's human nature. You don't have to put pressure on yourself to feel that way."
Just words of comfort. Not being a being like a Space Marine who has transformed his mind and body, Hades didn't believe that this emotion could be contained immediately.
Margot still lowered her head and said nothing——
But what was surprising was that Hades suddenly felt a ridiculous illusion. In this completely enclosed space, he suddenly felt a weak tremor, like a breeze.
ha?
If he felt something, Hades looked at Mago on the other side of the trial table. Bad thoughts emerged from the dim and blurry water. It couldn't be——
Margot was still the same as before, with dusty fatigue, but she was no longer shaking, and a deeper fatigue and weakness enveloped her.
Won't fuck.
The closer distance makes the senses become clearer, the hazy objects have clear recognition, and the path of thoughts becomes more targeted, pointing straight to Hades.
The evidence is ironclad, and now even Hades has to admit that he did feel the prayer. And he really responded to the other side - although he did not know what he responded to.
Kirkland recorded the changes in the room with interest.
"I'm sorry, my lord, but I have completely calmed down."
A weak voice sounded, and Margo raised her head, but still did not dare to look at Hades. She stared cautiously at her reflection on the table.
"What were you doing just now?"
"Pray, Lord Hades [Pluto]."
"to me?"
"to you."
"I am not a goddess."
"you are."
Hades felt a sense of powerlessness. The oil guy who originally believed in religion could be crazy. Hades could still attribute this to a fragment of the void dragon, but those who originally believed in the truth of the empire turned to believe in gods.
Hades decided to deceive. At least compared to Kirkland who already knew the lie, Margot was not contaminated by the information.
"The Imperial Truth has said that there are no gods in this world."
"I just happen to have abilities similar to those of a negative psyker. Essentially, I'm just an ordinary human being. I'm born and I die, just like you."
Margot was silent. She seemed to be thinking about something. Hades only hoped that she would not be fooled into Kirkland's mind.
Then the woman spoke cautiously,
"Sir, forgive me for being shallow, but I have read those books, and this is what is written in the books. If you are not God"
"Then you are God's representative on earth."
Hades almost choked with a mouthful of blood. When he was expelled by the crowd because of the Black Domain, did he ever think that he would encounter such a strange scene in the future.
When does he need to prove that he is human? Such a weird topic.
"Why do you think I am a god? If it is so-called prayer, I want to say it is just a kind of prayer. You can understand it as spiritual power and witchcraft."
The untouchables are not in the public eye. Hades directly said that the untouchables were untouchable, which would most likely not be explained clearly.
But the public's understanding of sorcery and psykers is high, especially among the Death Guard, a demonic and anti-psionic legion.
Margot said nothing, she looked at her reflection on the table.
For a person who has climbed up from the bottom of Galaspa, the words attached to Hades' identity are of great weight, and of course she is willing to believe it.
This gentleman is very handsome, but he does not look like the gods wrapped in golden light or black gauze in the book. He does not have a plain linen cloak or an everlasting olive leaf laurel crown.
But Mago still thinks that Hades is a god, or at least he is not a human.
But why do you think so? If the adults said not to read those prayers that made her sleepy.
Finally, she got the key.
"Sir, in the conversation you just had with the sage, including the conversation with me, I have been feeling a sense of dissonance."
"It is this sense of disobedience that makes me feel that you are not the person I see."
"I've been looking for where the disobedience came from, and I finally found it."
Hades raised his eyebrows, "What is it, Margo?"
What is it? Can't he change it?
Margot took a deep breath and said with a trembling voice,
"My lord, you consider yourself a human being like me."
Hades blinked, huh? Otherwise, he feels that he is a human being, and that is not nonsense.
"Yes, that's right."
Hades nodded.
A sly smile appeared on the corner of Margot's mouth, she had found her evidence,
"That's it, my lord, that's it."
"You only care about yourself as a human being, but you don't care about what I said before. In fact, no adult will allow me to compare them with myself."
Margot spoke slowly, word by word,
"God doesn't care about class, only people do."
God is equal. He sees the misery of all things in the world and does not ridicule it.
Only God can have this kind of flawless quality. Even those adults will have aloof arrogance.
If it had been anyone else, Margot believed that she would have been torn apart after she said what she just said.
"In the conversation you just had, you always put yourself on an equal footing with me."
"And the attitude towards me is no different from the attitude towards the sage."
Kirkland, who was tied up beside him, made an electronic sound that was half admiration and half defiance.
"The commander of a legion, my lord, has been talking to me on an equal footing just now, with a mortal auxiliary at the lowest level."
Hades is stuck,
"This is just a quality and not a basis for your judgment."
"You are still trying to convince me, sir, can you find another adult like you?"
"I'll repeat what I just said to him."
In fact, Hades had already started brainstorming in his mind, but he realized that no such person existed in the Death Guard, not even Vox.
Hades thought for a while, maybe the Barbarus people could do it, but the Galaspa people probably couldn't.
Hades took a deep breath. He felt that he could not explain himself. Even if he started to pretend to be angry now, the Hades would not believe it.
"You can't define the concept of a god yourself and then apply it to things that fit this concept. Maybe I am a special case."
"What if you can also answer the prayers of believers?"
Margot said quickly,
"You have the name of an ancient god. You look at everything in the world equally. You can answer the prayers of believers and expel the pollution of alien races."
Margot glanced at Kirkland, who quickly took her words,
"You can also understand the machine of silence, expel the rules of chaos, change the landscape of the planet, and control the power that symbolizes death——"
Margot spoke,
"Are you just a special psychic with high moral character? Or are you a god?"
"You have the power, knowledge, and character that are in line with a god. You have the corresponding authority. If it is not a god, how can we call such an existence?"
It's over.
Hades slowly realized that even jumping into the Yellow River would not wash him away.
Although there is no Yellow River in Terra, there is no sea.
And is he really that strong?
The two men were too immersed in their logic to extricate themselves, although Hades could not point out the flaws in their language.
Because just looking at their descriptors, this kind of person would be called a saint even in Hades's simple understanding——
But the premise is just to look at their adjectives! No, Hades is definitely not like that! These two people deified him!
slander! This is slander!
Hades knew that he was not a god.
He is human.
He wants to keep his citizenship!
But he obviously couldn't refute these two men.
After a long silence, Hades spoke slowly,
"Last warning, I am human, put away your dangerous thoughts."
Kirkland's joyful voice rang out, with a cheerful tingling sound at the end,
"Yes, my lord, of course you are human."
Kirkland had already expressed his attitude, and Margot followed the sage and spoke,
"Yes, my lord, if you say yes, you are."
"I regret my previous offense, my lord."
Margo lowered her head, then raised it again, her eyes sparkling,
"Lord Hades [Pluto], I have completely understood that you are far more perfect than I imagined."
What do you understand? ! Don't understand blindly!
What should he say? Can we win back this city?
Even if this is the case, as long as they are not allowed to preach, there should be no impact, right?
Let him think about it, this is so weird. Hades always has a plan for how to deal with the invasion of Chaos, but he does not have a plan for himself to be called a god.
Hades had a straight face,
"I don't think you repent."
"It seems that you need punishment. I think the dungeon on the Endurance is suitable for you."
Margot and Kirkland looked at each other, witnessing Hades fleeing.
A strange revolutionary friendship was established between two people with huge differences in identity.
"I said He is humble."
"Yes, Sage."
"And He won't actually punish us."
"I trust your word, sage."
(End of chapter)
