Chapter 48 Solution
When the Emperor created gene-seed based on the Primarchs, the characteristics of each Legion were already determined, as well as its inherent shortcomings.

Genetic engineering is a profound subject. Even an unscientific emperor has to follow some basic laws and make trade-offs to get something.

For example, the gene-seed of the Thousand Sons of the 15th Legion in Hogg's hands at this time. Since the mother line is Magnus, the gene-seed of the Thousand Sons is destined to cultivate psionically enhanced Space Marines. This was set from the beginning.

If you are gifted with psychic proficiency, you will have to endure the contamination of the warp, just like you will get wet when you go to the sea to catch fish.

After the first batch of Thousand Sons warriors were formed, they began to develop psychic powers independently, but as the development progressed, a terrible and uncontrollable degenerate mutation began to spread.

This strange disease known as Flesh Mutation afflicts the Thousand Sons, and severely mutated Space Marines can only be kept in stasis.

In the Blacklight's laboratory, two Primarchs, one big and one small, discussed a treatment plan with a Thousand Sons warrior who looked completely inhuman in a stasis position next to them.

Magnus once wanted to use the so-called elves to merge into the bodies of Space Marines, so that the flesh and blood adapted to psychic energy would produce habitual antibodies to low-level psychic energy, which was equivalent to an alternative desensitization training.

However, the so-called elves have been confirmed to be demons, so this method has failed, so Magnus can only turn his attention to Hogg.

"My method seems to be useless, so I can only see what you can do."

After carefully understanding Magnus' plan, Hogg did not draw a conclusion, but instead examined the Thousand Sons, who had severely mutated and grown limbs and superfluous organs. Some tissues that did not affect their life safety were removed for testing.

High-concentration nutrient solution was injected into the body of the excised tissue, and the instrument recorded the changes in the incision tissue every 30 seconds.

According to the test, Hogg found that this group of highly mutated flesh and blood tissues were so adaptable to psychic energy that they were simply subspace creatures that existed in the real world.

Long-term use of psychic powers is accompanied by scars from war. Wounds that should have healed steadily are transformed into tissues more suitable for psychic operation due to contamination. The evidence is that the more severely alienated a Space Marine is, the more powerful their use of psychic power is.

But the question is, other legions also have their own psykers, why didn't they suffer from distortion? There must be a difference here.

After telling Magnus about the result, the two began looking for a control group.

Soon, several psykers from different legions were brought to the laboratory for testing, including Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, and Black Watch.

Comparing the data of psykers from different legions, Hogg determined that it was a problem of gene seed.

After extracting the genetic seeds of the mutant Thousand Sons, the new results were used for comparison and various stimulation experiments were carried out.

But anyone who has been to a biological laboratory knows that control experiments are the most troublesome, as interfering factors may disrupt the progress of the experiment.

After conducting 7128 groups of controlled experiments, which took nearly a month, Hogg discovered a special set of data.

Among this set of experiments, the data of Thousand Sons became particularly prominent - the experiment of synthesizing gene seeds.

If humans reproduce by sex, then the reproduction of Space Marine gene seeds is more like unisexual reproduction. Gene seeds implanted in the body will be synthesized in the body after absorbing enough nutrients.

During the synthesis, the gene seed will record the combat experience of the main body and slowly absorb the subspace energy. This weak energy basically cannot contaminate the newly born seed.

However, compared with the data during the synthesis of gene seeds of other legions, the rate at which the Thousand Sons gene seeds absorbed subspace energy was dozens of times higher than that of other legion seeds.

This abnormal level of absorption was recorded from the moment the seed was created, leaving the implanted Space Marine morbidly hungry for psychic energy.

Coupled with the fact that all Thousand Sons are psychic spellcasters fighting style, the highly activated psionic energy causes the flesh and blood to be distorted, and at the same time makes them more eager to use and absorb psychic energy.

Hogg, who noticed the problem, explained his treatment plan to Magnus on the other side:
"Magnus, I have two solutions now and you can choose one. One is that the Thousand Sons warriors will not be able to use psychic powers in the future. After being highly mutated, they are basically hopeless. Once they fall into this vicious circle, they will be dead." This solution was directly ignored by Magnus. Although he no longer believed in the power of psychic power, this thing is indeed useful.

"I choose the second one. The Thousand Sons cannot lose their psychic power." Magnus said excitedly.

"Then I can only suppress the rate of spiritual energy intake during the gene seed synthesis period, and use your genome to make another batch of gene seeds. I happen to have this technology."

Soon a set of black stone devices were transported to the laboratory. Looking at the alien creations flashing green light, Magnus was a little confused.

"What is this? The Empire has expressly prohibited the use of alien technology."

"Come on, forget it. I have already used this thing blatantly, and the Emperor didn't say anything, did he?"

Looking at Magnus who was arguing here, Hogg realized for the first time that Magnus was so naive.

"It's nothing, everyone is using it but you just don't know about it. Believe it or not, other legions have more hidden alien stuff than me.

To be honest, I am even more certain that you are a 'Sunburned Ogryn'. Apart from anything else, just looking at the way you transformed that day, you still have the nerve to say that I use alien technology.

Come on! As Primarchs, we are not clean to begin with. Our existence is the greatest blasphemy against the truth of the Empire. Without the alien technology you mentioned, all these warriors will have to wait for death. "

Magnus was choked speechless by Hogg's words. He became listless and could only watch the device in front of him being installed.

Looking at Magnus who was standing like a child who had done something wrong and was punished, Hogg, who knew the result, looked at the Thousand Sons warriors who had completely mutated in their positions, and rarely suppressed his mentality.

"Xiao Ma! If you want them to end their lives with dignity, you have to take responsibility. I'll ask you one last time, do you accept this plan?"

After hearing what Hogg said, Magnus nodded with difficulty, as if he understood something.

The highly mutated Thousand Sons were placed in the Black Stone device's stand, and the emerald green electric light indicated that the device was running smoothly. The isolated subspace fluctuations made the Thousand Sons, who were enduring pain, relax.

After a while, the swaying deformed tissue began to shrink and was removed bit by bit by Hogg holding a scalpel, leaving behind a basic human shape.

Magnus breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it actually worked. As long as it could save his offspring's life, he didn't care if it was alien technology or not. If anyone said that this device was disloyal, the Thousand Sons Legion would make him organize his words.

Throwing away the scalpel, Hogg took out a huge needle.

"Come here. I want to collect your gene samples to make a new batch of gene seeds. Fortunately, the Emperor did not hide the technology of making gene seeds from me."

Bright red blood was drawn from Magnus' body and several huge incubators were filled.

Having finally gotten a chance to collect samples of other Primarchs, Hogg was not polite and directly filled up a container with blood, almost draining it to death.

Just when Magnus thought that the flesh and blood mutation within the Legion could be completely resolved, he suddenly discovered that his offspring lying on the operating table had lost his life.

Magnus panicked and hurriedly pulled out the needle from his body, held down Hogg who was drawing blood, and shouted:
"Damn it! Tell me what happened to him. He was fine just now, why is he dead now?"

Hogg slapped away the hand that was pressing on him and kicked Magnus to the ground without wanting to tolerate him.

"Didn't I tell you? People with high mutations have only one way to go: death. I have given him a decent ending. He no longer has to endure the pain of deformation. What are you hoping for?"

(End of this chapter)