Chapter 113 Weakness
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Half an hour after meeting Angron.
The Emperor returned to his flagship with the Custodes, reviewing and thinking over the entire meeting.
In the end, he concluded that he had done his best in this matter, and his attitude towards Angron was also the best.
The Emperor then recalled events before Angron's birth.
"Number Twelve must be your least favorite Primarch."
Malcador's voice drifted from memory to the Emperor's ears.
That was a conversation between the two when the original body was still in the manufacturing stage.
At that time, the Terran Unification War had not yet ended.
"Why?" the Emperor asked Malcador in his memory.
The Emperor himself knew the answer, but he was unwilling to confess or admit it.
"Because Number Twelve, like other Primarchs, inherited certain traits from their father. What he inherited was the emotional side of his father."
"Father...sometimes I would even be surprised that their father actually considered these things his children."
Malcador's response caused the Emperor to fall into silence as he stared at the cultivation chamber of Primarch Twelve.
Because Machado was right.
Primarch No. 12’s talent is to sense other people’s emotions, absorb other people’s emotions, and even influence other people’s emotions.
It is not that Number Twelve is born emotional, but that his designed abilities make him emotional.
So this is not a direct hit on the genetic level of character, but a euphemistic inheritance.
It is conceivable that a Primarch with the ability to feel the emotions of others will of course become emotional.
Primarch No. 12...
He will be affected by the emotions of others, and he will also affect the emotions of others.
He will have a strong sense of compassion and sympathy because he can empathize with the emotions of others.
A demigod will realize the difference between himself and mortals on the day he is born. Some of them will not even think that mortals and themselves belong to the same human race, or are their own compatriots, or that they have What responsibility is there to protect those ants...
It will be different on the 12th.
Assuming that when a mortal cries because of the pain of losing a loved one, No. 12 will feel the same emotion, and then he will also be sad and grieved...
So what Malcador said is not wrong at all.
"I hope he is not weak." The Emperor said softly, "I gave him strong empathy not to make him an emotional person, but to enable him to better understand others. Psychology, and exists as a link to maintain the relationship between brothers. If he becomes weak because of his talent, that must be the last thing I want to see."
Makado nodded.
After all, he is an old friend of the emperor, so the emperor hesitated and decided to say one more thing: "You are right, No. 12 will be my least favorite, but I don't like it." Not number twelve per se, but the weaknesses I think I have.”
"Emotions, humanity... I have been deliberately suppressing these things that are not even remotely useful to our cause."
"I also hate these emotions, because I am no longer an immortal with no cares and nothing to do. "Moreover, I am now shouldering the fate of a race. My emotions that cause me to be hesitant and fragile are all weaknesses."
"If No. 12 is born, I will still teach him equally and let him." Learn to suppress and control emotions like me."
The Emperor said a lot.
It was not said with the mouth, but with spiritual energy, so these words were said to Makado in an instant.
"A primarch who can easily sympathize with others...it is foreseeable that what he should learn most is not how to use this talent to treat everyone carefully, but to learn to suppress his own talent and overcome his emotional sympathy for everyone. Otherwise he will be driven crazy."
Makado speculated and speculated.
"Those who are cold should learn not to be cold, and those who are gentle must learn not to be gentle. Cruel." "Perhaps... Number 12 should have been made a female."
< br>Makado had a sudden idea.
This suggestion is not the first time Machado has made it.
"You know I have tried and failed." The Emperor said.
Makado said nothing more. No further mention was made of Number Twelve, or of the suggestion of making a sister or sister to the Primarch.
As the prime minister of the empire and a like-minded person of the emperor, Malcador supports the emperor, but it does not mean that he agrees with all the emperor's decisions.
The Emperor was not sure how much of what Malcador just said was true advice, and how much was roundabout ridicule.
Perhaps Malcador disapproved of giving the Primarch a personality, or even of the Primarch himself.
After this conversation that ended suddenly, the originals were launched all over the galaxy by one person, and any plans to cultivate them personally were shattered as they took off.
The Emperor no longer recalled the past, and slowly walked to the porthole and looked at the planet named Nuceria below.
Prime Minister Malcador, who manages many affairs in Terra, is not here, but the emperor can still think of what Malcador would ask him if he were here.
He will ask if you still don't like No. 12 after seeing this, just like you don't like the human side of yourself.
Malcador's question was more like a necessary question to be thoughtful so as to obtain more reference conditions, rather than out of concern for a primary body.
The Emperor will answer - of course.
Although in the final analysis this dislike is not directed at the existence of Primarch No. 12 Angron itself, it is still related to Angron.
What Angron inherited were several character traits that he was determined to abandon.
However, the Emperor believed that those character traits in himself were harmful, and would lead to the failure of the human race's cause of moving towards a bright future, and would be exploited by the enemy, but they were useful in Angron, because he could Use your talents to build a good relationship with your brothers and maintain the friendship between each brother.
Angron does not need to carry the entire human race on his shoulders, so the weaknesses caused by his humanity and sensibility are not fatal.
The Emperor thought.
The Emperor stared.
I don’t know why...
Seeing that Angron used the weakness he inherited from the maker to win over a reliable person and unite a large group of strong people who stood firmly by his side, Then an effective rule was established, bringing order to a planet filled with slave masters and slaves... The Emperor felt a hint of joy in his heart.
Because this proves that weak traits such as sensibility and human nature are not without merit.
The emperor thought of Qin Xia again, this strange psychic.
The Emperor used psychic powers to explore people's memories. The memories of those who had met or not met him were dug out to piece together Angron's most complete experience, but those memories But the part about Qin Xia was unable to dig out very important information.
Where did he come from? Why is he an Astartes? Whose gene-seed did he use?
There are no answers to these questions.
But one thing the emperor can be sure of is that Qin Xia is not an enemy, at least for now.
He is just a weirdo, not an enemy. Otherwise, in the environment on Nuceria, it would be very easy for Angron to be induced to turn to the Four Gods as long as he is willing.
Qin Xia may have something up his sleeve.
Maybe the truth is this:
A mysterious psyker who has a purpose and a plot, but he tolerates it because his own strength is not enough to achieve his purpose. One day, the psyker saw a very powerful god-like being. This god-like human's power can help the psyker achieve his goals, and he doesn't seem very smart and easy to fool, so he is instigated by the psyker to join the psyker's plot.
Thinking of this, the emperor suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
"If this is the case."
"I hope No. 12 is wise and rational like me, and I hope that the psyker's plan is also a great cause."
< br>The emperor thought.
(End of this chapter)