Perseverance, a hidden meeting room.

Right now.

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That's not a lot of space.

A humble conference room, an outdated and rare mechanical clock hangs on the white wall, ticking dryly. A flag hung down from the other wall, but it was not ornamental, just plain, with some yellowing around the edges.

In the center of the room was a long table, and the six company commanders were separated, sitting on either side of the long table, and on the short side facing the door, sat the chief commander of the Death Guard, the commander of the first company—

Barasin.

In front of each of them was a small lamp, the only light source in the room, and the yellow light whispered weakly, barely illuminating the already dimly lit room.

"You may be seated."

The Barasin on the opposite side spoke, and the Barbaros spoken in a high gothic tone was particularly strange, and the light tone was stressed, which caused the phrase to be stuck and stuck on the ground.

He motioned for Hades to sit on the other side of the long table, facing him.

[Thank you.] ］

Fluent High Gothic.

Hades sat down.

There was a brief silence, and the clock on the wall was walking.

[You don't seem surprised.] ］

Barasin looked at Hades in a steady tone.

[With such a special training method, I am more or less aware of it.] ］

Hades replied fluently.

［...... It was we who were abrupt and didn't arrange it. ］

Hades blinked, he didn't expect the other party to be so polite.

[No, no, no, I enjoyed training with guys from Terra, and I learned a lot of different tactics.] ］

Hearing Hades' answer, Barasin remained calm and couldn't see what he was thinking.

[Let's both be honest.] ］

[Hades.] ］

[Revenant from Barbarus, right?] ］

Hades nodded.

It seems that the other party has checked some of his things in Barbaros in detail, and by saying this, he is not only expressing sincerity, but also demonstrating in secret.

The other party is a hunter hidden in the shadows, and Hades is the prey that has long been exposed to the sun.

But the other side had no ill intentions, and the demonstration was just to give them more leverage.

The hunter spoke,

[As the temporary commander of the former Twilight Raiders, the chief commander of the active Death Guard, and the commander of the first company, I hope that some agreement can be reached with you.] ］

[Please speak.] ］

[Let me state our reasons to you first.] ］

[As you may have learned, after each Primordial returns, the Legion's recruiting planet will generally change to its home planet, instead of recruiting from Terra.] ］

[This also means that we from Terra are destined to be in the past tense.] ］

Hades did not move, waiting for Barasin to continue,

[But the iteration of the legion does not happen overnight, it is a long process, perhaps even hundreds of years.] ］

[During this period, every battle, every change, meant a decrease in the number of Terra. ］

[Our position will become more and more marginal.] ］

Hades spoke, damn it, his voice was a little hoarse.

[So you want me to be able to ...... after this] ］

Hades thought for a moment and picked a word,

[Caring for these Terrans?] ］

The other people who had been as still as statues moved, some blinked, others looked away, and Garo continued to remain motionless.

But Barasin laughed, a smile spreading to the corners of his mouth,

[It seems that you are not overly modest, which will make our conversation much smoother.] ］

[Yes, yes, that's it, but that's more than that.] ］

The rare smile disappeared again, and Barasin said,

[In fact, we need your help right now.] ］

Several other people at the table also looked at Hades,

[In contact with the original...... We realized that our original ...... Maybe doesn't appreciate us too much. ］

He didn't use "Legionnaire", he didn't use "Lord Motarian", and he wasn't "Father".

Barasin is talking about the "original body".

Rebellion in the details.

This time it was Hades' turn, and he planned to probe the other party's plans again.

Hades raised an eyebrow,

[So...... You want me to talk to Motarian? ］

Barasin was silent.

Then he spoke again,

［...... Yes, so to speak. ］

[We hope you can improve the attitude of the original towards us.] ］

The difference between the thought of the original body is the difference between life and death on the next battlefield.

[I know that this is very much out of line with the rules within the Legion.] ］

[But we understand that there are already people who do it.] ］

[And, you and the ...... It's a lifelong friendship. ］

Hades was silent.

Although it was out of place, Hades always felt that he was a pendant doll raised in the name of Motarian or something.

Well...... In a sense, it can be regarded as fulfilling the wish he made in Barbarus.

Well......

No, no, no, now is not the time to think about that.

If Mortarian were to change his opinion of the Terras...... Hades felt that he was unlikely to be able to outlast the Grim Reaper, but if Mortarian was to stop trying to purge the Terras...... Hades felt like he could try.

Hades asked rhetorically,

[This kind of thing is not something that can be seen on the surface, so how can you guarantee that I will persuade Motarian?] ］

Barasin looked at Hades with a calm expression,

[We're sure you won't.] ］

At least in the previous observations, whether Hades is pretending or sincere, it has already shown his attitude.

If Hades was sincere, then he wouldn't have had to lie and hide it, he would have helped the Terra.

If Hades pretends—

It's simpler.

This means that Hades discovered the idea of the company commanders and chose to accept it.

That is, he was waiting for Barasin's chips.

[If you're willing to help us, we can slowly cede some control of the Terraclan to you.] ］

The reason why Barracin chose Karastiphon in the first place was because he had a good relationship with Mortarian and met the first prerequisite.

And the second prerequisite is ......

He's greedy.

Barasin understands him, there is no one who is not greedy.

Because of greed, he will not give up what he can get, nor will he easily let go of what he already has.

As long as he is caught with a portion of the command of the Terra army, he willingly wants to continue to expand his power in the Terra army.

He'll try to keep the Terra army in front of the Primordial—

His own treasures.

In this way, at least it can be ensured that the Terragens will not be deliberately used as the Purple Sand army by the original body and sent to the high-intensity battlefield.

But...... That's Karastiphon.

Barasin looked at Hades opposite, and in the previous character profile and analysis, Hades's image was not too inclined to this.

In the profiles of Barasin and others, Hades is a thoughtful person who is rough inside.

At the same time, Hades is also very concerned about the direction of the Terra.

But he doesn't seem like a man who seems to be hungry for power.

Barasin sighed silently in his heart.

Hopefully, Hades is also a power-hungry man......

Otherwise......

He's pretty good at how to use the Sharp Attack, but if it weren't for that...... You have to use those ethereal "love and righteousness" to lock the other side.

He's not good at that.