Chapter 3: A 12-Year-Old Father and More Than 10000 Sons
On the tenth day on the Emperor's Dream, Hogg, who did not need sleep but was accustomed to it, woke up from his bed and built a room for each Primarch on the Emperor's ship.

Hogg had talked a lot with the Emperor these days and fully felt the Emperor's trust in him. As they talked, the topic began to go off track.

From Hogg exposing the emperor's experience as a Roman noblewoman in Ancient Terra, to the emperor exposing Hogg's past life as a single man, to talking about various works from the 2K era, the two found a common language.

Hogg discovered that the Emperor was not as boring as he had imagined. In fact, he was just a socially anxious scientific researcher who was a bit introverted. His identity as an immortal made his emotional intelligence as bad as a dog's.

Of course, Hogg suffered a lot of psychic battles, but overall, the Emperor, also known as Neos, was a very good person, and Hogg was allowed to call him Neos.

At first, Hogg was very confused as to why Neos trusted a visitor from outer space so much. After raising this question, the Emperor fell silent and said:

[Because you are a human being, I have seen your entire life in your memory. You have been well educated or protected, so I trust you. Even if you are not outstanding, I am honored to have a descendant like you.]

After hearing the emperor's answer, Hogg was inexplicably moved, but immediately realized that he was bewitched by Old Man Huang. The two began to trash talk each other again, and it ended with Hogg admitting his mistake.

These past few days, Hogg has been studying and researching beside the Emperor. Of course, Hogg is the one being studied.

Thanks to their Primarch-level brains and strong bodies, the two exchanged information at a rapid speed and gained a more detailed understanding of the Empire.

The Empire's Great Crusade is now in its middle and late stages. The Solar Star Region is completely ruled as the rear base of the expedition, while other star regions are treated as the front lines and are slowly being recovered by the Empire.

In addition, 11 original members have returned publicly, among which Ah Fa is still in hiding and the Lion King has just returned.

The Emperor gave Hogg two years to recuperate and also assigned him a great sage of the Mechanicum from Mars as his teacher.

And threw Hogg into an information = infusion machine, and used psychic energy to continuously feed him various knowledge for a week, which almost made his brain stupid. They said that the purpose was to increase his knowledge and recognition, but it was a waste of the Primarch's brain.

"Master Primarch, you have three minutes of rest time. Next, you will learn the basic construction principles of a plasma reactor."

An emotionless synthetic female voice emanated from Candice Lazar's bionic organs. At first, Candice Lazar felt extremely honored and excited to be given the task of teaching the Primarchs by the Emperor.

The intuitive reaction was that after receiving the message, the operating frequency of his own electromagnetic sensors increased by 17 percentage points, and the electrical signal conduction of his flesh tissue became more active. There is nothing more worthy of study than teaching a gene originator.

However, looking at the Primarch slumped in the soft sofa of the Emperor's Dream, Candice Lazar's mentality changed a little.

According to the data shared by the Emperor, the Eleventh Primarch made an unusually rapid progress in learning knowledge compared to the other Primarchs. Even the Primarch of the Tenth Legion, Ferrus, was comparable to him, but he was just too lazy.

To use Gu Taila's words, "He doesn't look like a king." As long as you don't stare at him, he will collapse in a corner like a pile of waste oil.

"Ah! My sage, I have been studying continuously for 73 hours, and I only rested for 10 minutes?" A powerful but breathless voice sounded.

Hogg's schedule has been fully scheduled these days. He studies during the day and at night, and also has to find time to be studied by the Emperor. He also has to be beaten by the psychic giant out of the blue.

[Hogg, your legion is coming soon (gold font)] A psychic call came into Hogg's mind.

[Ah! Okay, Dad.] "Candice Lazar, my offspring is coming. I can't let them see me like this, right? I'll apply for a day off." Hogg's pitiful voice came from the sofa.

"ε=(ο｀*))) Oh! Fine, but tomorrow I want to see you build a stable Type 7 plasma individual reactor by yourself." Hogg came to the deck wearing the power armor made by the Emperor himself. Compared with the other Primarchs who were 3 or 4 meters tall, Hogg's power armor was only 2 meters tall. It was specially made, scaled down according to the proportions of the Imperial Guard's power armor, highlighting the defensive capabilities and modular design, and various modules could be replaced in the future.

After the Emperor handed him this power armor named Raider, Hogg immediately took a bucket of paint and painted the golden armor surface black. The Emperor was so angry that he hit Hogg's head with several golden blows in a row, and it emitted golden light.

A black-painted Queen-class battleship appeared near the planet's airport in Alicia's low-Earth orbit. As the battleship docked, the Space Marines of the 11th Legion's Dark Raiders set out to meet the Primarch.

In the Alicia Hive Square, more than 10,000 soldiers of the 11th Legion stood in it, and the people of Alicia gathered around them. Along with the sound of metal rubbing against the floor, which was captured by Leman's Ear, a figure walked to the front of the stage.

The Space Marines of the 11th Legion were instantly filled with a great sense of happiness. Even though they had never met him before, they knew that the figure in front of them was their father. Even if ten thousand years had passed, the memory of this moment would accompany them throughout their lives and they would be proud of it.

Looking at the brave warriors below the stage, Hogg instantly confirmed their identities through telepathy, "They are my cubs." Taking off his helmet, the face of the Primarch was revealed to everyone.
Looking quietly at his offspring in front of him, Hogg Menethil began his first speech.

A clear voice rang out and spread to every corner of the hive: "Take off your helmets and let me see your faces, my descendants."

Following the Primarch's voice, more than 10,000 soldiers took off their helmets in unison, and all kinds of strange hairstyles appeared in front of them. Hogg, who had prepared a draft, was choked by the colorful spectacle in front of him, unable to speak, with a constipated expression on his face.

But in the eyes of the soldiers of the 11th Legion, it was their handsome and beautiful father with long snow-white hair and a golden halo on his head, smiling at them with satisfaction. They were overwhelmed by the huge sense of pride and happiness and could not even steady their bodies. They could only stabilize themselves by increasing the output of the servo motor.

Huh… Hogg adjusted his state after exhaling a breath and continued his speech:
"My descendants, warriors of the 11th Legion, when you came to my side, I already felt your loyalty and unyielding will.

My proud children, we are connected by the bond of genes, and the light of the imperial truth guides us forward. We are human beings, proud humans!

I hereby promise that as your genetic father, I will lead you to victory after victory and fight to protect humanity. "

Handfuls of pre-prepared flower petals fell from the sky, and the people in the square cheered spontaneously.

The 11th Legion welcomed back their Primarch, and every Alisian was infected by the atmosphere on the scene and vowed to follow in the footsteps of the Emperor's Children.

[Are you satisfied? My Lord!] A hooded figure appeared beside the Emperor who was hiding in the crowd.

[Yes, Malcador, we need bonds to stabilize his existence, we need allies, and he became my heir, is there any stronger connection than this? ]

[But the future we peeked into shows that your descendants are...]

【………】

[No, he is different! I believe in my judgment, he is a human being and will always be a human being.]

[Well, follow your judgment, my Lord]

Petals fell from the sky, and two figures disappeared in the square. After all, they were not the protagonists here today.

(End of this chapter)