Chapter 913, Eternal Loyalty
As soon as Martins regained consciousness, he knew he was a completely different person.
He had never heard Gu Hang refer to him as the Original Body, the Father of Genes, or the Son of God. When he first joined this secret transformation project, he did so purely out of trust in Gu Hang. When Gu Hang said that there was a top-secret research project that required his participation, he came without hesitation.
He knew the risks of this experimental surgery. Gu Hang had told him that there was a chance that he would not be able to get off the operating table.
But he still agreed.
First of all, he knew that Gu Hang would not cheat him.
Secondly, he also hopes to gain more powerful strength.
Although he is now the Chapter Master and is considered the "initial shareholder" of the Alliance, he came very early, so his status in the Alliance is very high. Especially in the Alliance's very powerful Space Marine Management Association, his status is quite high, and he has a huge influence on the current Space Marine group of more than 250,000 in the entire Alliance.
As a big boss in the management association, Martins' status has surpassed that of an ordinary Space Marine Chapter Master. He is a person who can really decide the fate of an ordinary Chapter with a single word.
The training and supply of new blood, the supply of the chapter, the combat coordination of multiple chapters, loyalty review... these are all part of his job.
Of course, his biggest responsibility is to lead his own regiment and fight on the front line. As for the management of the Space Marine Management Association, he mainly performs his duties through voting seats and remote meetings.
No matter how you look at it, he is considered to be in a high position of power.
In this case, why should he take the risk?
But in fact, he still took the risk.
He performed the original casting operation despite the high mortality rate.
He has to set an example.
Otherwise, if even he, the 'original shareholder', the biggest representative of the Alliance faction of Space Marines, and the boss of the Management Association, does not support the Primaris operation, how can the Primaris Space Marines be fully promoted?
Of course, this is not mandatory.
No one asked Martins to do this. He just had enough political acumen to recognize it and act on it.
He survived the dangers of the Primaris surgery - this thing, it is said to have an overall mortality rate of up to 30%, but in reality, it is not fair to everyone, closer to one-third. The stronger and more determined the Space Marine is, the easier it is to survive the transformation surgery. On the contrary, the mortality rate will be higher.
Compared with the benefits brought by political significance, the power increase brought by Primaris Casting itself is also considerable.
His combat power level increased by at least 10 percent.
It was already very difficult for Martins to improve even a little bit on his original foundation. The effect of his own training and exercise was already very insignificant; the accumulated combat experience was no longer significant enough.
It is really surprising that the original casting has risen so much in one go.
Moreover, there is a special organ called 'Kawl's Furnace', which can have a miraculous effect that is almost like bringing the dead back to life.
And this time, when Gu Hang asked him in person whether he was interested in participating in such an experimental operation, he agreed without hesitation.
He had experienced the battle with the Bone Crusher King.
Even though they were the victorious party in the end, the sense of oppression brought by this top individual combat power and its influence on the overall strategic situation were still fresh in his memory and shocked him.
What if we encounter such an enemy again in the future?
Is it possible to assemble a lineup so smoothly every time like the last time when they surrounded and killed the Bone Crusher King?
If he had already possessed the power of Primaris at that time, would the situation have been better? Wouldn't it have been possible to sacrifice fewer of the Chapter Champions who were the pillars of each Chapter?
He didn't know.
In order to make more contributions to the Alliance, humanity, and the Empire, he was willing to take the risk and perform this operation.
And after the surgery, he really felt that everything was different.
In his original understanding, he thought this was another operation similar to Primaris.
However, when he woke up, he realized that the two were definitely not on the same level!
If the improvement brought to him by the Primaris surgery was 10%, which was still just within the scope of "improvement", then the change brought about by this surgery was a revolutionary change.
He now felt that he could easily kill his past self.
It's not that he is not modest, but the fact is, before the operation, he was already one of the strongest among the 250,000 Space Marines in the entire alliance. The only ones who could definitely beat him or be on par with him were the living saint of the Saints - Raymond Weiss, the legendary hero - Dante, and the Blood Shark King - Ewing.
And now he can be sure that none of these three can be his opponent.
Is this something that can be achieved with ordinary technology?
He felt one point of surprise at the power, and the remaining nine points were filled with worry and hesitation.
Martins realized long ago that power is definitely not without cost.
The cost of Primaris transformation is huge, as it carries the risk of death if the operation fails, yet it only brings a 10% improvement.
Now, the improvement is more than doubling. Triple, quintuple, or tenfold are not enough to describe it! It is a leap in the essence of life!
What price did he pay for this power?
He did not regret participating in the operation, nor did he think that Gu Hang, who invited him, would harm him.
He was just worried, does Mr. Gu know what the price is?
He didn't have to worry for long. When the door of the operating room opened, the first person who walked in was Gu Hang.
Gu Hang looked Martins up and down and nodded with satisfaction.
His gentle voice somewhat alleviated Martins's worries: "It seems that you are in good condition. There are no problems with your physical indicators. Everything is as expected."
"I feel... very different."
"Yes, you are totally different from before."
"So...what's the price? What's the price?" Martins said bluntly.
Gu Hang just smiled.
He knew what Martins was worried about. He thought about the wording for a moment and said something in a way that the other party could understand: "The price may be that you will never betray me."
Martins also laughed: "That's not the price."
After a pause, he added: "This is grace."
Gu Hang said: "That's nothing. I will pay the rest of the price. What you have to pay is eternal loyalty to humanity, the empire, and me, that's all."
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There is one more chapter before dawn.
(End of this chapter)
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