Mordred's Inner World

Aside from Emperor Malcador and Eldar, whose whereabouts are unknown, Mordred's origins have always been a mystery.

All the Primarchs knew was that their strange-looking brother was a ghost who had once been active in Old Terra Era, and was later captured by their father and molded into Primarch.

This statement is both correct and incorrect, since Mordred's 30k Era was not Terra, but a blue water planet called Earth.

Whenever Mordred hears others talk about World War I as humanity's first Cruel Civil War that affected the entire Solar System, he always just smiles and remains silent, adding another stroke to this anecdote.

After all, cables don't ask where they come from, and the strong don't ask where they come from. Mordred never mentioned his past to anyone, and the only Emperor who ever glimpsed his Inner World was successfully corrupted into a fool.

Mordred once asked the Emperor which trait she had inherited from him, and the Emperor replied that it was charm.

The definition of charm is quite abstract, after all, everyone has their own preferences. For example, the speaker whose right hand is always angled upwards at 45 degrees is not particularly outstanding in appearance, and can even be described as ordinary.

But once he's in the beer hall, he possesses an amazing and convincing charisma that gets everyone to fight alongside him.

As for the charisma the Emperor spoke of, it was actually his ability to become the image that anyone would most like to see.

In the Lion King's eyes, Mordred was a knight who was particularly to his liking and who was on par with him.

To be fair (my reasoning is the only reasoning; if you're unreasonable, I can explain physics to you).

Mercy (A true knight would give a swift death to a heavily wounded person feigning death, and then finish them off with a final blow.)

Bravery (Never turn your back on the enemy; be the first to rush forward and smash their head in. Even in a sneak attack, face them head-on.)

Sacrifice (A true knight understands the meaning of sacrifice; for the greater good, teammates will not hesitate to sacrifice themselves.)

Honor (fighting for honor, even at the cost of everything.)

Spirituality (Make full use of your Super Brain, follow your instincts and harness your Super Strength.)

Humility (meaning being polite and respectful, implying that one must obey the elder brother).

Honesty (The cost of lying is extremely high. To be honest and trustworthy, one must eliminate the enemy. If the other party is dead, then I have not lied or deceived anyone.)

In conclusion, in Zhuang Sen's view, his second brother perfectly embodied the Eight Virtues of a knight, was on par with him, and even shared his dazzling blond hair. What else could he be but a good brother?

This is Mordred seen through the Lion King's eyes, but in Russ's eyes, his Second Brother is even better, practically identical to himself. Not only can he eat and drink a lot, but he is also cunning and treacherous. Most importantly, he is sensible and knows his place.

It's relatively normal for two people with completely opposite personalities to see Moreleide in completely different ways. As for Mordred in Luojia's eyes, that's even more abstract—he's a completely capricious sadist.

It might sound like a negative review, but for Luojia Jia, he was the perfect older brother in her eyes.

Luojia's identity Primarch made her one of the very few at the top of the pyramid, and even the Emperor showed her a certain degree of favoritism.

Who wouldn't shout "Long live the Princess!" upon seeing her? Even Zhuang Sen would be mindful of his image. Only Mordred would scold or even beat him, which made Luo Jia, who was essentially a Luojia, extremely happy.

If you put all the Primarchs together and asked them to write an 800-word essay, everyone's description of Mordred would be different, and many would even be completely opposite.

The scraps of his Primarch within him can increase each Primarch's initial affinity towards Mordred by one, while the traits he inherited from the Emperor allow him to become a mirror, reflecting the image that others most desire to see in their minds.

The combination of these two factors allowed Atlas to easily infiltrate other legions. If Mordred hadn't returned early, Atlas might not have even known he had a father.

So what kind of person was Mordred? Perhaps even he himself has forgotten.

Ever since Opened Eyes, Mordred felt out of place in the world. He knew he didn't belong here, yet he couldn't escape.

Even if she was unwilling to admit it, Mordred had been alienated by the world. Compared to her nearly two-century-long life as Primarch, those memories of the past 20 years were so insignificant.

If he were content with this, that would be fine; he could be a happy Serenity country bumpkin. But Mordred is an extremely conflicted person, with a kind of inexplicable arrogance. He always thinks everyone else is an idiot and only he is normal.

A gambling father, an abandoned mother, a brain-dead brother, a mentally challenged sister, and even the enemies are all abstract Chaos God.

This idea is shared by every Primarch, even the Emperor, but only Mordred holds an equal and contemptuous view of everything.

To be more specific, this mentality is a common problem among all time travelers: looking down on everyone and finding fault with everyone.

Even if he finds something displeasing or unpleasant, Mordred cannot single-handedly destroy the world. He can only accept this fact and try his best to disguise himself as the person others want to see, because only in this way can he avoid feeling lonely.

The boy who once ran freely on the grassland with his dog has forgotten the way he came and is lost in the maze he has created for himself.

And this was also the Emperor's first impression of this world when he entered Mordred's Inner World —chaos!

Since entering Mordred's Inner World, the Emperor has shed his Golden Shining inflatable suit and transformed into a young man with a metal collar, an incredibly ugly school uniform, and a punk hairstyle.

Yes, that's right. The Emperor has become a punk rocker, the kind that looks really irritating. The Emperor doesn't know why he turned out this way. Perhaps in Mordred's eyes, this is just how the Emperor is.

As Perpetual has lived through human history, the Emperor was able to deduce from the surrounding buildings that he must have arrived in the 30k Era.

After all, news of NBA player Kobe's retirement was being displayed on a loop on the subway platform.

The reason the Emperor remembered it so clearly was because Mordred was shot down by his sons with Lance during their first meeting, while he was boarding the airship at the time.

What can I see, man!

However, this is not the reason why the Emperor believed Mordred's Inner World was extremely chaotic, but rather because some things around him had appeared that were completely out of step with the 30k Era.

Take, for example, those police dogs being led by Dog-men. Putting aside why Dog-men existed in the 30k Era, and ignoring whether leading police Dog-men handlers is like walking a dog, a police dog is still a dog, isn't it?

But why are the Space Wolves being led by the Dog-men scaled down? How Could these wolf cubs end up in Mordred's Inner World? Are he and Russ really that close?

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, the Emperor once dreamed of turning Ol' Peson into a sheepdog, locking it in a cage to steal sheep, and roasting the sheep right in front of him.

But why is there a massage parlor that looks so shady next to the subway platform? And there are several big Lei Furry soliciting customers at the entrance.

Instead of cars, the streets were filled with thick mushrooms, all sorts of pedestrians who would fall asleep the moment they lay down, and burly men riding electric scooters to buy melons from melon stalls.

A man in sunglasses Plasma Pistol, squats on the ground, devouring fried rice and shouting "It's so delicious!"—a spirited young man.

He was digging while drinking a strange white liquid, making "ouch" noises. Guess what? He was a typical middle-aged man.

Then the middle-aged man was kicked to the ground by a fat man who yelled, "You broke my kidney, you have to pay me 500 Q coins!"

Looking at everything before him, the Emperor suddenly realized that Mordred's abstract personality might have been formed in his hometown.

Every single one of them seems abnormal.

And those thieves who put their hands into my school uniform pockets right in front of the police, daring to steal from me in broad daylight! I'm a minor, for crying out loud.

Wait, a thief?

Glancing at the school uniform that was exactly the same as his own, the Emperor also reached into the other person's pocket, and after succeeding, he walked out, avoiding the sewer whose manhole cover had been pried off.

In this seemingly abstract Inner World, the Emperor did not act rashly. Instead, he casually grabbed a kind-looking Old Man and asked for directions using the student ID card in his pocket:

"Grandpa, how do I get to No. 1 Middle School?"

Turn left at the next intersection and take Chenghua Avenue.

Perhaps feeling that the student in front of him resembled his grandson, the old man was quite enthusiastic in offering the Emperor a ride on his electric scooter.

Looking around at the streets teeming with all sorts of strange and monstrous people, Emperor, sitting on the back of the electric scooter, felt something was off. But before he could figure out which 30k Era this was, a policeman suddenly stopped the scooter.

Listening to the policeman and the old man's repeated tug-of-war over "Where are you going? I want to walk on Chenghua Avenue, "Emperor felt that if he interrupted their conversation, something bad might happen. So he decided to make a quick getaway and followed the road signs to the school that was already very close.

Faced with this so-called school that had Sentry Gun Turret, high-voltage wire mesh covering the walls, and even a minefield buried at the school gate, the Emperor was no longer as surprised as before.

After all, the Imperial Loyalist Academy is also arranged in this way. He has already discovered that Mordred's 3K hometown is different from the Terra he remembers 3K from; perhaps this is just a local characteristic.

But just as the Emperor was about to enter the school with the crowd, a cold gun barrel was suddenly pressed against his head.

Looking at the giant black and white the Beast before him, with a red scarf around its neck, the Emperor instinctively took a step back, and then heard it speak in Mandarin with a strange accent:

Do you buy QQ coins?

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