Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 213 A Happy Hathor
"Lord Harken! You're right. It's a waste of resources for the Tidal Wars to be controlled by our Reflector Warband alone! So I hope that you, Lord Harken the Starseer, will have oversight of the Tidal Wars to prevent us from wasting resources." Hathor directly proposed the lowest possible exchange.

After all, when negotiating prices, both sides always go back and forth, trying to cut each other's prices.

In any case, it's just regulatory power; the ultimate command of the tidal warfare is still in our hands.

However, he clearly forgot that he was the one asking for help and he was also the one in a hurry. Once the essential characteristics of a follower of the Lord of All Changes are activated, it will temporarily trap him in a certain limited understanding.

Haken the Starslayer stood frozen in place, staring speechlessly and helplessly at Hathor in the holographic image.

Having dealt with these warbands who worshipped the four Chaos Gods for so long, he discovered that these guys always had certain characteristics of their respective gods.

For example, Khorne's mindless charges and one-on-one combat, and Slaanesh's constant... tsk tsk. Thinking about this gave him a toothache!
Putting everything else aside, just consider the faith in the ever-changing Lord Tzeentch. These guys are quick-witted and adept at using schemes and psychic powers.

However, they seem to really enjoy haggling with others, and they are very immersed in the fun that haggling brings them, no matter when.

Just like now!
You're the one who's begging, aren't you? Now it's like he, Harken the Starseer, is kneeling and begging you.

At the same time, he once again admired his master Abaddon. To be able to make a deal with the Chaos Gods instead of worshipping them, and to still be able to use their power to achieve his goals, he was undoubtedly a man of both wisdom and courage.

"Can't you see all those meteorites ahead? Get out of my way right now!" Harken roared, his face grim. This shout immediately snapped Hathor out of his reverie, who was about to immerse himself in the fun of haggling.

He glanced at the holographic projection of his own fleet on the command platform beside him, which was already heading towards the Tide Station. A fleeting look of tension crossed his face!

"My lord, what do you think of this? You can send people to supervise our use of the Tide Station. If there are any unreasonable situations, you can raise questions and apply for a ban on its use..." Hathor hurriedly said, changing his conditions, which meant that he had handed over a portion of the command to the Black Legion.

If Lord Ahriman finds out about this, he'll probably get a severe scolding.

"Hathaway, Hathor! It's you who's in a hurry now, not me. You still dare to play word games with me?" Harken slammed his left arm on the command console in front of him, leaned forward, and asked Hathor in the holographic projection with a mocking tone.

The power to supervise and the actual power to command are two completely different things. Supervision is supervision, but aren't the people in charge still your people?

What's the difference between being supervised and not being supervised?
And then they added the word "application" at the end. What's going on?
To whom should we apply?

Who can agree?
"Lord Haken, please tell me! What do you want?" Hathor finally said through gritted teeth.

Isn't all they want to do is take control of the tidal stations?
I'll give it to you, but let's see if you dare take it all.

“In the council of the nonmaterial tidal stations of Claris, my people will control half the seats. If we disagree, you cannot proceed.” Starseer Harken revealed his true intentions. Although the Reflector Warband also operates as a council, it is their own internal mirror council, composed of seven wizards.

Ultimately, Hathor and Ahriman still have the final say on all matters. To put it bluntly, it's just a one-man show run by their Thousand Sons Legion and the Reflector Warband.

In the past, when they were sent there, they would ask me for all sorts of resources, saying they needed to build defensive arrays and weapons. Every time I needed to activate the defensive and offensive facilities of the Tide Station to deal with the Empire's enemies, they would always make excuses and not give their all.

Aside from certain large-scale wars, and even minor skirmishes, the tidal station's attack facilities are never activated; it's practically blind.

I never had a chance to mess with you guys before, but now that you've delivered yourselves into my hands, you can't blame me.

If it weren't for the deal between Lord Abaddon and the Chaos Gods, and the current temporary cooperation, I would have already devoured the entire Tide Station.

Thinking this, Harken looked at Hathor in front of the screen with great pride.

Hathor nodded in agreement after thinking for only a few seconds, and then immediately turned off the holographic projection.

After seeing the holographic projection abruptly shut down, Harken, without getting annoyed, chuckled and said into the fleet's communicator, "Full speed ahead! Annihilate those fools who are the Corpse Kings."

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair with a smug look on his face, inwardly praising the Empire's actions with great satisfaction.

This is truly a timely help. In fact, there have been countless instances in the past where the Empire has been used to weaken the influence and command of the Chaos Four's followers in their controlled territories and the Black Legion.

Of course... sometimes the Empire uses them when weakening the forces of these Chaos Gods. But that's alright, everyone benefits from this back-and-forth exchange!

If Tie Hui had witnessed the whole thing, he would have shouted, "Awesome! Lord Abaddon is truly loyal through a roundabout way!"

As for whether these followers of the ever-changing Lord will make a fuss or have a bigger scheme in these matters?
Harken waved them off, indicating, "It's all easy!"

At worst, he could join forces with the Empire again, but he didn't let his guard down. After his initial excitement, he quickly arranged for people to take control of the council positions at Tide Station. He also wanted to say a few words, especially regarding the cowardly tactics often used by the followers of the Lord of Change.

As he expected, Hathor's barely suppressed anger vanished instantly after the holographic projection was turned off.

His eyes were filled with excitement and the satisfaction of a successful scheme. Especially when he thought about the successful completion of the plan, walking up to Harken kneeling on the ground, looking down at him, revealing the whole plan, and seeing his regretful and unwilling expression, the thought made him tremble with excitement.

After calming himself down, he turned to the mortal believer attendant who had entered and said, "Bring Mekaba in!"

"Yes!"

Tiberius, inside the Seraph case, scratched his head, watching as a large portion of the Reflector fleet blocking his way began to turn back.

He was at a loss for a moment, and he strongly suspected that this was a scheme and a trap set by the group of reflective warriors.

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(End of this chapter)