Chapter 144 Emperor Emperor Emperor, Emperor Spirit!
The most important factor in measuring the strength of a region is whether its industrial base is complete enough.

After decades of development, the Alicia Sector has been able to achieve self-sufficiency. Therefore, it is very easy for Blackwatch to build a production line of Rick the Robot Cat.

It may be out of sentiment, or it may be to leave a trace for one's lost youth.

In order to make these low-quality robot cats an auxiliary race for Blackwatch, Hogg also equipped them with special equipment.

Hogg shamelessly plagiarized the image of a multiverse bully and built a similar dimensional space pocket for these mechanical Ricks.

Although there is no four-dimensional space like the genuine product, it is better to have it than not. Ricks with a pocket on their belly can provide first-class wartime logistical supplies for the Space Marines of Blackwatch.

Each one has a capacity big enough to hold a Leman Russ tank, enough to support the ammunition consumption of a high-intensity battle, allowing Hogg's boys to carry more individual firepower.

And Hogg was quite generous with his materials. Thanks to the good relationship between Blackwatch and the Night Lords, most of the high-quality adamantium mines on Noztramo were sold to Alicia.

These Rick skeletons were made of refined gold very luxuriously. If the Martian Mechanicus saw this, they would definitely curse Hogg for wasting such a great resource.

The adamantium skeleton and the liquid metal skin make these Rick robot cats very resistant to damage. Even if a grenade is fired at their face, they can quickly repair themselves.

Perhaps because they were born from the psionic energy that Hogg devoured the Forger, this group of short and fat guys have superb mechanical knowledge and are comparable to Hogg boys like the Orcs.

And after a veteran Blackwatch soldier discovered that Doraemon's pockets were perfect for hiding stolen goods and that they could imitate him, the caped cockroaches became even more enthusiastic about their friends.

The newly born fifth generation of Rick was quickly sold out. The Black Watch, who did not have their own robot cat, strongly demanded to expand production, but they did not know that Hogg was powerless.

In order to become a Rick robot cat with a soul, it is necessary to use items with machine souls as the core for reconstruction and assembly, which puts a shackle on the reproduction of their population.

For a race, such shackles are fatal, but for humans, only imperfect creations are allowed to accompany them.

Without the influence of human emotions, machine souls cannot germinate, and without machine souls they cannot reproduce. This is why Hogg is confident in the existence of this emerging race.

Hogg has already set Rick's upper limit in terms of newborns. They can only become vassals of humans and be controlled by them.

The great sage Candice, who understood this, did not stop Hogg's experiment this time. Instead, she provided a lot of guidance and suggestions to her disciples. However, she still had concerns.

“Hogg, although the Rick clan has no potential to harm humans, other imperial forces will not listen to your explanation. What if they come after you?
You should know that what you did this time is about to touch the red line of the Emperor. Anyone who sees this group of Ricks will think you are working on AI. Have you thought about how to explain it to the Emperor?"

Hogg, who thought it was a huge problem, waved his hand and said arrogantly:
"How dare they! Those losers can't understand and they blame me? My Blackwatch is not for nothing. If they want to make up a story, I'd better ask my descendants if they agree."

"My sword is not bad either. If they dare to say something, I will kill them all the next day."

But thinking about the empire's current misfortune, Hogg also felt that these crazy guys might really use this to attack him. You can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.

Hogg, no longer arrogant, squatted on the steps, thinking about how to justify his creation. Soon his "amazing wisdom" gave him an idea.

"Teacher, what do you say we should give Rick a new identity?" "New identity?" When Candice heard Hogg's suggestion, she knew he was going to do something, so she raised her chin to signal him to continue.

"Teacher, you see, the Eldar were able to open the webway, so Old Man Huang tacitly accepted them as sub-humans; later, the Zerg could wage a war of attrition for the Empire, so Old Man Huang also accepted them as pets.

So this time I'll give Rick the name of Emperor Spirit, what do you think? ╰(￣ω￣ｏ)"

"Puff!" Candice sprayed out a mouthful of engine oil.

She suspected that her voice receiver was broken. Such an outrageous statement caused her processor to heat up by 7 percentage points. The danger alarm sounded, indicating that her biological brain was seriously overheating.

Thanks to the pre-set processing program that started working, the pale white refrigerant evaporated into a cloud of mist, thus preserving the biological brain that Candice had used for more than 300 years.

"Traitor, do you think I don't know the territories of those guys? You came up with such an unreliable idea!"

"Return the Emperor's Spirit, Hogg, if you want to die, don't implicate me. The Alicia Sector is not enough to be harmed by your words. Are you awake?"

Not expecting that his words would cause such a dramatic reaction from the great sage, Hogg hurriedly supported his teacher and carefully explained his ideas.

"My wise sage, don't panic. I have scientific basis for this." "Huh? Scientific basis?" Candice thought to herself, what a bullshit scientific basis! Aren't you making up a story that the emperor is an evil god?
The other Primarchs love the Emperor madly and are afraid that something might damage his reputation, but you, on the other hand, are afraid that your old father will not live a good life.

Seeing his most trusted teacher staring at him with distrust made Hogg feel wronged, but a truly strong man would not be trapped by his heart. He continued to explain:

"Listen to me first. The Emperor advocates the Imperial Truth and suppresses all supernatural witchcraft, right?"

"Yes, that's right. This is the basic national policy of the empire today, but what is the connection with the Emperor's Spirit?"

"Hey! You look so anxious." Hogg straightened Candice's hood which had been tilted by anger just now, and his voice came like the whisper of an ancient god.

"Imperial Truth tells us to believe in science and analyze the laws of the universe in a realistic way. But the Rick I created is a complete product of technology. You can't accuse me of playing with psychic witchcraft!

And even if they were born because of my psionic power, my psionic power is just a copycat version of the power of the star god. They are definitely the best in physics.

You said that my old father would be so happy to see this little thing that can do scientific research, fight on the battlefield, smoke, drink and swear? "

Candice thought what Hogg said made sense, and although she still felt it was a little weird, she didn't want to argue anymore.

In this way, several Rick robot cats and a report written by Hogg himself were sent to Terra urgently.

A week later, the Emperor, who had just come out of the Internet, roared at the robot cat named 'Emperor Spirit' who was selling e-cigarettes to him:

"Hogg, you are itching for trouble! I'm going to beat you to death."

(End of this chapter)