Chapter 365: The Imperial Warmaster is Poisonous
The reunion of father and son is a happy thing, but it will become boring if you see it too much.
Upon hearing that their Primarch had returned, the three legions immediately rushed to Holy Terra. Even the various chapters that were wandering outside were led by the veterans of the regiment, ready to return to their roots.
Without exception, no matter whether it was the Wolf Cub or the Stinky Can, they all burst into tears after seeing their own Primarch. Only the Iron Warriors almost survived, because after tens of thousands of years of assimilation, they had become as heartless as the Black Watch.
Taking advantage of the momentum of the expedition's great victory, the Emperor immediately decided to hold a military parade on Terra, allowing all the Primarchs and legions to go to Terra to celebrate the birthday and prepare for the second expedition.
In the past, this parade would have taken at least an entire Terran year to prepare, but now every legion's home planet is connected by high-speed rail, and a trip to Terra doesn't take long.
In response to this, Hogg specially gave himself the title of Minister of Transport, allowing Luo Jia, the charlatan, to add another title to his own title of Lord of Black Light.
For the first time in ten thousand years, so many demigods gathered on Terra. For a time, the entire empire was in turmoil, and countless pilgrims flocked to it, wanting to bask in the glory of mankind once again.
As Puma Wild Boys, the White Scars were the first legion to arrive at Holy Terra. Although the Khan's whereabouts are still unknown, this group of sales boys have a close relationship with the Black Watch, who also run goods. They have directly infiltrated Hogg's team and followed their good uncle.
Seeing the return of the primarchs of other legions, Qin Xia, then commander of the White Scars, went straight to Hogg, hoping that he could help the legion find the primarchs, and the legion would reward him handsomely.
After all, the Khan disappeared at the gate of the Webway. When it comes to familiarity with the Webway, perhaps no one in the entire empire knows it better than the Black Watch who keep the elves in captivity.
Hogg naturally would not shirk such a duty. He also wanted to find a good brother, so he directly agreed to Qin Xia's request and refused the so-called thank-you gift. He just hoped that the White Scars would stop selling fake goods. If they continued like this, the reputation of Black Watch Shipping would be ruined by them.
In response, Qin Xia just smiled and said that they had never sold fake products, and the poor quality was only due to improper use and operation. Users should look for the reasons from themselves and cannot blame them.
Qin Xia had just left when a group of tall black uncles in green armor came running over, also hoping that Hogg would help them find the Lord of the Fire Dragon, and they would reward him handsomely for this.
After all, the Fire Dragon Lord was abducted by the aliens. Who in the Empire is most involved with the aliens? Blackwatch, who has the highest rate of using alien weapons, must have a way.
After agreeing to the request and rejecting the gift using the same rhetoric, Hogg discovered that Tushan, then the leader of the Salamanders, did not leave, but stood there with a shy look on his face.
I have to explain here that Salamander is the tallest among almost all Space Marines. After the Primaris transformation, it has reached an astonishing three meters in height. Black Watch is the shortest, with a maximum height of less than two meters and three meters. The Primarch Hogg is only two meters and two thousand nine hundred and five millimeters.
A three-meter-tall, black-robed man showed this expression, which directly caused great psychological damage to Hogg:
"No, tell me what difficulties you have. Stop staring at me like that, okay? Do you Salamanders want us, Blackwatch, to help you sell fake goods?"
Seeing that Hogg had misunderstood, Tushan waved his hands and said righteously:
"You know, sir, we Salamanders have never sold fake goods. Although White Scar placed an order from us, we are only responsible for production and have no involvement in the sales process at all."
"As a believer of Black Light, I just hope you can sign an autograph for me." He took out a hardcover copy of "Black Light Holy Words" and looked at Hogg with eager eyes.
Unexpectedly, even the most honest fire lizard has learned bad things. Since he is his believer, Hogg no longer cares about it. He took out a pen and signed his name in that unique ugly font.
Watching the silly kid weighing more than half a ton leave happily, Hogg was just about to find a place to play some games and relax when the door was broken open from the outside again. But this time it was not the Space Marines who came, but the big guy Jonson.
"Good brother, I beg you for a favor!"
Hogg was really confused now. Everyone was looking for their father and the original body, but how come your father was gone too? Wasn't that old man Huang showing off in the palace? Could it be that Huangpi was also missing? He grabbed Hogg's hands and it was obvious that Zhuangsen was not very experienced. He first closed the door, then looked around and confirmed that there was no one around before he told the whole story:
"Hogg, I've never asked anyone for help in my life, but you must help me this time!"
"Before looking for you, I have already arranged everything for the other brothers. Do you know why father wants to summon the primarch?"
"Ah! Launching a second expedition just to show off for a military parade?"
"Tsk! Stupid." Zhuang Sen slapped the table and pointed at Terra under his feet and said:
"It would be much easier to just give the order to launch the expedition. There's no need to gather all the brothers together. You only saw the surface. You even sent dog people into the Imperial Guards. How come you don't know this little inside story?
Hogg thought to himself, what could I know? In order to help Old Man Huang recover from his injuries, he and Aisha were almost drained of their energy by the yellow-skinned man. Now they just wanted to find a place to have a good sleep.
He wasn't the one who sent the Dog Guards in either. Is it necessary to investigate what those dogs, who could be bribed with a can of meat, know?
Seeing that Hogg's confusion did not seem fake, Zhuang Sen sighed deeply: "From what I know, my father is using this military parade to establish the position of the new warmaster of the empire."
"Although my brothers had nominated me to be the warlord, it was only a temporary position after all, and it was not legitimate. I have never asked for anything in my life, except to be a warlord. So you understand!"
Speaking of this, Hogg was no longer sleepy, and hurried to make a py transaction with Zhuangsen, and promised that he would be there and would nominate him as the war commander.
Watching Jonson gradually leaving, Hogg thought, what's so good about being Warmaster? There was Orpersun before and Horus after. Anyone who becomes Warmaster will die. This position is simply poisonous. Whoever wants to be it can be it. I won't do it anyway.
And the fact is just as Johnson said, as the military parade began, on the top of the Himalayas, the highest peak of Terra, the home planet of mankind, the Emperor announced that he would appoint a new Warmaster of the Empire.
Grand ceremonial music sounded, and under the watchful eyes of a row of golden-armored guards, all the Primarchs stepped onto the stage and finally came to the side of the Emperor, facing all the people of the Empire.
This was supposed to be a solemn occasion, but after seeing the guards with wandering eyes and wearing special helmets, Hogg couldn't help laughing out loud.
After all, at the coronation ceremony of the Imperial Warmaster, there was a row of dog-headed guards, which is a kind of black humor just thinking about it.
Listening to the Emperor's passionate and infectious speech, Hogg knew that this guy was trying to charm everyone again, but he still cheered up and continued listening.
After speaking for two hours, when Hogg was about to fall asleep, the Emperor suddenly raised his right hand and shouted excitedly:
"The new warmaster of the empire is my proudest offspring who has endured humiliation and insults for thousands of years, and has been hypocritically flattering heretics, but has always been loyal to the empire..."
"The descendant of——Ezekiel Abaddon!!!"
Leon Johnson was petrified on the spot.
(End of this chapter)