Hades smiled politely, though his smile hid more helplessness.

He originally thought that the emperor ...... At least...... will maintain a certain sense of distance from him, or rather, a sense of mystery.

It's like that letter from the past.

In Hades' expectation, the emperor would be more of a monarch than a ...... Ahem.

According to the emperor's series of silky social combos just now, a bad speculation suddenly rose in Hades's heart.

The Emperor, Neos, seemed to really want to just talk to Hades—on a near-equal footing (Hades wouldn't dare say they were completely equal).

From his repeated correction of what Hades called him, to his offer to be honest, it seems that the emperor is really trying to communicate with Hades.

Hades blinked heavily, until then he had respected and admired the Lord of Humanity - not the Primordial.

But now......

Hades took a deep breath, and he took the initiative to speak,

"Neos...... I surrender to you my loyalty and frankness, then...... I want to ask, why me? Why do you trust me? ”

The emperor smiled, as if Hades had finally asked the question,

"Then why do you trust me?"

Hades swallowed, he decided to test it,

"We have just talked about being honest, Neos, because of my own cultural literacy, I can't understand rhetorical questions, figurative sentences, analogy sentences, analogy sentences, and allusions...... and a series of languages that require a high level of comprehension. ”

The emperor's smile deepened,

"I appreciate your sense of humor."

Hades nodded,

"Thank you for your appreciation, and at the same time I don't think it's necessary to change the subject."

The emperor's smile froze for a moment, and he paused, as if he was not used to this, but he spoke anyway,

"I chose you because I know you will only choose humans, and as you know, I will only choose humans."

"We can't accept anything but humanity, we can't tolerate anything else, and we can't tolerate anything else."

Although Hades was sad about entering the Warhammer, it was true, and Hades could only affirm the emperor with silence.

The Emperor continued, pondering how not to use metaphors, which is perhaps a trivial challenge, which means more words, interpretations.

"You weren't my original master plan, but your growth and abilities speak for themselves, so I chose to change my plan."

Hades stared at the emperor and said softly,

"What was your original master plan?"

"Netway, Imperial Truth."

The emperor said calmly, his expression becoming serious again,

"And now?"

"Netway, state religion."

Even though he had been mentally prepared for Machado a long time ago, when the middle-aged man, the emperor, personally said the state religion in front of Hades, Hades still felt a chill behind him.

Hades slowly, as he pondered his words,

"So...... This trip to the City of Perfection do you wish to ...... Establishing a state religion? ”

"Yes and no."

The emperor naturally spoke,

"The Anglican has always been on our list of backup plans, but for a variety of reasons, we've put it on hold."

"And then you enabled it again because of me? Why? ”

The Emperor paused for a moment, then he got up from the end of the table, walked across from Hades, and sat down again.

He stared at Hades intently, his hands crossed, and the olive laurel sparkle in his black hair,

"I envy you, Outlander, the rules of physics are the basic laws of the world you live in."

"But here, in my hometown, subspace and the physical universe are mixed together to give birth to life."

"Imperial truth confuses you, because it's similar to your old habits, isn't it?"

Hades coughed, he was modified not to cough, and the emperor didn't know if it was because he had hit Hades' psychology or if he had just used a rhetorical question.

But according to his usual habit of speaking, he should now continue to speak, not pause.

"The Great Expedition is accompanied by heavy and massive negative emotions, which continue to tear the curtain and catalyze the erosion of the physical world by subspace."

"The imposition of Imperial Truth slowed down the process, securing the little grit left in the hourglass for the expedition."

"Do you understand, Hades?"

This time Hades did not cough, so the emperor classified Hades' cough just now as the first conjecture, and at the same time classified Hades as a person who was not rigorous.

"I understand,"

Hades's voice was a little low,

"As long as the Great Expedition gathers enough resources and establishes a network, humanity will have room to escape the erosion of subspace for the time being."

"But if my memories are true, you have failed on this path of imperial truth and the Net, Neos."

The emperor smiled casually and shook his head, the double-headed eagle insignia on the wall behind him seemed to shine even brighter,

"You only remember one ending? I thought you knew enough of the routes, and they were all real. ”

"Even if it is the path of defeat that you believe in, I have held the blade of victory."

Hades blinked, he was indeed thinking, but it seemed rather boring to think about the old path now, because they both knew that the empire had now found a new, very different path.

"Neos, why did you change it when you knew that the original plan could also be won?"

Bright golden flames burned in his dark eyes, and the emperor stared at Hades's dark pupils,

"This path has a better chance of success."

The emperor said,

"That's all, Hades."

Hades understood why Machado and the others were willing to follow the emperor, who was astonishingly confident when it came to empires and humanity - he sounded really confident about success.

And if you add that glittering psionic aura...... Hades couldn't think of a human in this world who could reject the emperor.

But the good news is that Hades is immune to the Emperor's psionic aura...... At the same time, he felt that the words were very much like the pie that his bankrupt boss had drawn for him before he ran away.

Now Hades has updated the image of the emperor to the boss who squeezes the subway.

Hades thought about it, if he continued like this, he would have to listen to the speech, which he was too familiar with, and it was still the kind that was full of pies, so he decisively changed the way of asking questions and asked questions from the details.

"I seem to understand, Neos, but I still wonder why your master plan chose to burn the City of Perfection and ...... Why don't you talk to your heir, Luojia? ”

Hades was glad to see the pyramid scheme-like passion in the emperor fade, and refused to verbally draw cakes, starting with you and him,

"The Whisperer......"

The Emperor paused,

"They gain power through their ideas and beliefs, but their beliefs are also eating back."

Hades pondered, he knew what the emperor was referring to.

"Their faith has twisted you, Neos? They think you're dignified, and you're really starting to be apathetic? Faith gives you strength, but at the same time makes you no longer yourself? ”

The emperor nodded faintly,

"It's not all,"

He said

"The many mortals under the command of the Whisperers have also distorted Luojia and the Whisperers by their beliefs, and they have begun to forget the Legion's mission and indulge in their own religious world."

"As a figurative representation of faith, the perfect city needs to be burned, or the proponents of the faith-twisted will eventually be removed."

Hades blinked, he whispered a little, and said uncertainly,

"Why don't you just remove the name-bearers?"

On the emotional side, if Hades were the decision-maker, he would be adamant that all rebels should eat their guns before the big rebellion, and if they don't do well, they should reduce the size of their legions.

…… Although this is likely to lead to a change in the rebels.

The emperor was silent, but he finally broke the silence,

"I created Seventeen, he was the most obedient to my primordial, he was the one who prepared for the state religion, and in that assumption that no longer exists, I think he has the ability to change himself, he will be reborn from the ashes, and lay the foundation for the creation of the state religion in the future."

"I knew that every primordial had the possibility of falling into the abyss, and I could see the turbulence of the future, but I didn't expect that they would choose my most docile heir as the first, on a strategic level, for the four gods at that time, the Whisperer and Luojia were not the best choice, I thought they would choose ......"

The Emperor's voice lowered,

"Now it seems that this is nothing more than a naked mockery."

The Emperor said lightly that now even without psionic perspective, he could feel Hades in deep contemplation, so he remained silent until Hades' somewhat relaxed voice sounded, but Hades's opening was more like to ease the atmosphere than for him to finally finish thinking,

"I didn't expect you to have a ...... for the original So much emotion? ”

The emperor looked at Hades calmly, he obviously disagreed with Hades's statement,

"I created the Primordial Form, first of all, to ensure the smooth running of the Great Expedition, and secondly, I allowed them to call me Father."

"Seventeen, Luojia, Bearer, as long as they have not fallen into the abyss, then I will gladly use them, even if they need to be warned."

Hades pondered, if you follow the logic of the emperor...... The current route is the Internet and the state religion, which means -

"The City of Perfection won't be burned, Neos?"

"No,"

The Emperor shook his head,

"They still need to be corrected, and if Seventeen still can't see clearly, then I'll send the First Legion, and Ryan will faithfully carry out his duties."

"I'll show you what the Empire has now, Hades, and you won't have too many doubts."

"Step 1,"

The emperor looked away from him, he lowered his eyes, staring at his own reflection on the desk, his black hair hanging down, and he saw the reflection of a middle-aged ordinary man.

"I will tell Number Seventeen on the ashes of the City of Perfection that I am God."

Hades gasped.

MD, the conversation with the emperor involves the core plot, and the conversation hasn't been finished for a long time, why are you talking so much

Not anymore today

(End of chapter)