[Attention should be sincere, not pretentious.] 】

[—Killiman, notes, 73.]

It was a small reception room in the glory of Macurag, and it was obviously more private than the one Hades had gone to, but it also had just the right amount of casualness.

Killeman stood, pulled a thick notebook from the shelf, turned around, and sat down behind his desk.

Then he looked up at Motarian, who was sitting across from him, and in the only doorway to the room, Hades sat on the couch by the door, cloaked, and the black scythe in his hand blocking the door.

A slight feeling of displeasure pervades Killiman's room, but according to Hades, it's a property inherent in his untouchable realm—disgusting creatures with subspace projections.

He was ready, Gilliman drew his pen and spoke calmly,

[My brother, I have a lot of questions now. 】

He was answered by Motarian's deep voice,

You also have plenty of time to ask questions, and we have come far enough in the field of how to guard against psionics to answer most of your questions. 】

Killiman stared into Motarian's eyes, hoping to see something in the eyes of the Lord of Death, but alas, Motarian was also very calm.

[Then, please explain to me in detail how the Death Guards discovered Abstu's betrayal and learned that they would act on Peace Day.] 】

[And, the specific truth of those two phantoms.] My think tank director told me that the first blue phantom was an extremely powerful psionic malevolent entity, but he couldn't tell me anything else, including the second entity that had left him nearly unconscious. 】

Motarian's gas mask hissed,

[Next time, keep your think tank chief away from the death guard.] 】

A mocking smile mingled with Motarian's words,

[The Death Guard has some anti-psionic weapons, which may only be uncomfortable for ordinary warriors, but for psykers, they are deadly. 】

[I don't think you'd be happy to see your think tanks hurt by mistake.] 】

Killiman spoke, wondering where Motarian's inexplicable rejection came from,

[Then you should tell me in advance.] 】

Beneath the mask, Motarian gave a mocking smile, he had already reminded him, but the brother was clearly not sensitive to all sorts of obscure topics about psionic powers, and he was preparing—

There was a rustling sound at the door, and Hades changed his posture and hugged the sickle.

The mocking words turned a corner in an instant,

【. If there's a next time, I'll let you know about it directly. 】

This succeeded in causing Killiman to smile kindly at Motarian, who seemed to think that their relationship had eased.

Motarian decided to ignore Killiman's feelings.

[Why are the Death Guards aware of Abstu's anomaly?] This civilization was founded by sorcerers, its rulers, its people, all sorcerers, and sorcerers are the best at deception. 】

[Never believe the words of a wizard, never.] 】

[Killiman, my brother.] 】

Motarian looked sarcastically at the Lord of Otlama, and many wrinkles appeared next to his eyes,

[You ask a wizarding civilization to give up their foundations, just like you ask a person who breathes air to stop breathing, and there is not the slightest resistance from the other side, don't you realize the problem? 】

The tip of the quill made a small black dot on the paper, and Killyman stared at Motarian without changing his face.

[Prior to this, I had not come into contact with a civilization full of psionics, nor did I know their main means of attack, and they disbanded all their armies and diverted all forces that could be called threatening. 】

[And when they make concessions and compromises, they are also competing for interests, and when negotiating terms, they are indeed trying to seek the best interests of their own planet, and they are also trying to maintain cooperation with the Legion. 】

[From the perspective of this civilization, war is obviously unnecessary, even if they really want to start a war, it will not be the layout on the day of peace day, they will be more cautious. 】

Killiman stared at Motarian earnestly, and he could sense that Motarian, who was still sneering just now, was beginning to retreat,

Because Killeman is right, and even now, the logic of the sudden betrayal of this civilization has not been sorted out.

So Killiman said in a sincere voice,

Now will you be willing to answer my questions, my brother? 】

Motarian replied vaguely, and he suddenly realized that he had been cornered by Killiman's words.

Because this civilization really does not want to rebel, they want to integrate into the empire, as a wound, and continue to corrupt the empire.

And the Death Guard detonated them early and forced them to defect.

But to explain Killiman's question would mean that Motarian would need to admit that the Death Guard was intentional and that the civilization really didn't want a rebellion.

Although Motarian appeared to be indifferent to all of his brothers, in his contact with Killiman, he realized that the Blue Brother valued people, hope, and all positive and upright things more than anyone he had ever met.

Motarian hesitated.

[My commander was the first to notice the anomaly, maybe you can ask him about these details.] 】

In the end, Motarian chose to say this, as if he was not at ease, and he quickly added the next sentence,

[Hades is also the master of the Silent Ashram, he has studied anti-psionic energy more deeply than anyone else, and he has absolute sensitivity when it comes to the topic of psionics. 】

Without waiting for Killiman's reaction, Motarian stood up directly, then strode to the door, and motioned for Hades to come over.

So Killiman saw the self-contained Motarian sitting in the doorway, and Hades, who was standing next to the Motarian chair with an unknown expression.

Killiman was silent.

In his heart, he silently raised Hades's status again, and it seemed that the position of the Lord of the Silent Order was greater than he had imagined, and Hades might be in charge of the affairs of Terra.

"Excuse me, can I sit?"

Hades smiled awkwardly but politely, remembering that before boarding the Glory of Maculag, he had promised Motarian to explain it to his brother.

He probably shouldn't have believed Mortarian's eloquence.

Killeman immediately made a "please" gesture.

[Absolutely.] 】

Hades sat down, and when he turned his head to face Killiman, he seemed to instantly take on the mask of a politician, and Killiman couldn't help but let out a small sigh in his heart,

"Master Killiman, in fact, we can't think about the actions of these wizards with normal minds."

Hades said solemnly,

"The layout of the army, the construction of the defensive front in front of the psionic energy, these are not to be considered, or rather, they are not points that need to be focused on."

"For wizards, they are more focused on special meanings, more on vague characteristics."

"For example, the day of peace is a meaning, and it is easier to make waves in subspace than other dates."

"Any special date, a special place, even a special thing or person, can have a special meaning in subspace, and these special things will bring power to them."

"An altar, a special date, can give them the ability to call the wind and rain, cut off the enemy's communications, block the fleet's signal, make the enemy's soldiers delirious, and even attack their own side, it is possible."

"Lord Killiman, that's why the Death Guard is so wary of Peace Day, as it's itself a signal for war."

Hades's words left Killiman in deep thought, and he had indeed heard vague but similar descriptions from the think tank, but the think tank was not sure of his language and could not draw common conclusions.

[In other words, the Abstus want to use some kind of psionic spell on Peace Day, a special date, to fight the Empire?] 】

Hades nodded.

[But even then, their spells don't]

Killiman's voice grew quieter,

[Because the Death Guard went to stop them?] 】

Hades smiled,

"That's right, my lord, I led the Death Guard to stop their plot, but I was ambushed as well."

Thank you for your hard work. 】

"It's just a matter of duty."

Killiman and Hades were caught up in a round of polite conversations, while Motarian at the door was brooding.

It turns out that the same can be said.

In the shadow of the hood, Motarian glanced deeply at Hades, who was slinging to Killiman.

How many lies did this guy say when Motarian didn't know it?

And then the two figures.

Hades swallowed and became serious again,

"As Lord of the Silent Retreat, I want the Ultramarines to forget about them, or downplay them."

Killiman's eyes widened slightly in surprise, and he was about to say something, but Hades raised his hand and motioned for Hades to finish,

"Master Killiman, I want to know, what was your first reaction when you saw that blue figure?"

The light shone brightly in the room, but Killiman felt that the swaying oppression was stronger,

[What is that, this is my first reaction. 】

He saw Hades become astonished,

"That's all? Are there any other emotions? ”

Killeman began to think, and he let his perspective sink into the moment of his memory, the great blue phantom.

[Seriously, I was shocked and wished I wanted to know what was going on, and wanted to order the Ultramarines to form Defensive Formation 5.] 】

"Gone?"

[It's gone.] 】

Hades opened his mouth, could he say that it was Robert Killiman?

[But for the second black phantom, I felt discomfort, I didn't want to look at it directly, that was my first reaction.] 】

Hades waved his hand weakly,

"The first apparition is some kind of great sorcery of the enemy, which has the power to shake the heart and arouse the most evil desires in the heart, and only the determined mind is not affected by it, and even in memory of it, this witchcraft has the potential to pollute the heart."

[So you want me to pay attention to whether there are some thoughts that shouldn't appear within the Ultramarines?] 】

Hades nodded, talking to Killiman to worry.

Killyman pondered for a moment,

[Okay, I'll keep an eye out for the Ultramarines who participated in the battle this time.] 】

"As for the second figure, it's an anti-psionic weapon of the Death Guard, and the Death Guard doesn't want it to be revealed at the moment."

Motarian at the door coughed twice, which managed to make the smile on Hades' lips twitch twice, but he froze.

But fortunately, Killiman didn't pay attention to this, and he just agreed to Hades seriously.

Today's code is 6.8k, yes!

2/14 owed

(End of chapter)