You're awake? The surgery was a success
"You're awake? The surgery was a success, you gave birth to a big, healthy baby girl."
"Ah?"
Luojia felt a little dizzy; anyone who had slept for thousands of years would feel this way. But she quickly grasped the situation and recognized the group of people surrounding her. "Angeltæ, Copernicus, Galileo, Second Brother! Oh, and Zhuang Sen too."
"What do you mean? Why are you so excited to call out to everyone else, but when it's my turn you just have a deadpan expression and say 'oh'? Am I really that unlikable?"
Zhuang Sen is good in every way, except he lacks self-awareness. It's already a favor that he called you by name; what more do you want?
But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Luojia woke up and looked around at the laughter and joy of his descendants, who were still setting off fireworks indoors. Luojia knew that he had finally left that dream.
"Second Brother, eldest brother, I missed you so much! They all bullied me. That idiot Valdor chased us and slashed at us. I ran for so long to get here. He almost killed me."
Wait, what's that smell? Were you having a barbecue just now? What's that thing in the cage?
"My daughter, didn't I just tell you? You two look exactly alike, like you were made from the same mold."
Following Mordred's finger, Luojia indeed saw a small creature locked in a cage. It was no more than 50 centimeters tall, but it looked exactly like her, except that its hair was black. It was struggling back and forth in the cage before being knocked to the ground with an electric baton.
"No, she really is my daughter?"
"Isn't that obvious? I pulled this out of your belly; everyone can testify to that."
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes."
"I saw it too!"
Everyone present could testify, and not only that, they also took out a precious video of the cesarean section and placed it next to Luojia for her to watch.
In the image, a group of people were squatting beside the crystal coffin, pulling Mordred out by her tail. Even Zhuang Sen had to come over to help, and they finally managed to pull Mordred out of the coffin.
Just then, a black ball of flesh quietly slipped out of Luojia's body, and was then smashed into a meat patty by Zhuang Sen with quick eyes and hands.
"At first I thought it was your kidney. I thought since Zhuang Sen had smashed it, I might as well roast it and eat it. It's good to use the principle of 'like cures like' and not waste it. It'll help you recover."
I had already prepared the cumin, chili, and barbecue sauce, and then I discovered that the kidney had escaped. It took me ages to catch it; it was this thing.
"Ha~"
"Hey, it still dares to breathe on you. Looks like it needs a dragon fruit CPR."
Looking at the little thing that was tightly bound with a rag and wrapped in several layers of plastic wrap, practically a miniature version of himself, Luojia was momentarily stunned, yet also felt a deep connection to it.
Three hours later, the once quiet Ashen One became incredibly lively. With the help of the Dog-men chef brought by Mordred, dish after dish was served to celebrate the Primarch's resurrection.
Even the Space Marine were quite excited when they saw the dishes. The thought that if the main courses were this delicious, the main courses would be incredibly satisfying!
What they didn't know was that this was actually the main course: noodles with fried rice, a stew with steamed buns, even the soup was porridge, plus a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) made with an unknown type of meat, making it extremely high in carbohydrates.
Serenity's cuisine is subpar; if you want something new, you have to go to Macragge. But Luojia had a great time eating there.
Looking at Luojia, who was engrossed in eating like a starving ghost, and glancing at Mini Luojia, who was also gorging herself on the table, Mordred still reminded her, "This is a piece of Black Skins residue that you've digested. It's the main reason why you've become like this, similar to cancer cells in your body. Are you sure you want to keep it?"
"Keep her! Elysia a natural lover, perfect as my pet. Second Brother, don't you also have Morgan?"
"You even gave him a name? He's definitely born to love people."
Their eyes met, and looking into Mordred's eyes that were as pure as ever (0), Zhuang Sen didn't really understand the meaning behind it, but he still nodded instinctively to indicate that this thing was not dangerous.
Whether Zhuang Sen was trustworthy or not was unclear, but his instincts were reliable, especially after discovering that the little guy wasn't stupid and could actually count from one to ten. Mordred then gave up on the idea of having a barbecue.
The Primarch's appetite has always been a mystery. They are amazing creatures that can survive on soil. After eating a full three tons of various foods, Luojia finally stopped eating, slumped in the chair with great satisfaction, and his missing kidney grew back.
But for some reason, Luojia felt uneasy after eating and drinking her fill, especially when she saw Mordred and Zhuang Sen staring at her with strange looks.
That look was so strange; it gave her the creeps, like a weasel seeing a hen.
"Second Brother, why do I feel like there's something strange about the way you guys are looking at me?"
"Is something wrong?"
"I don't know, it just felt really weird, and both of your eyes were glowing green, it was kind of creepy."
"How Could? We're just happy. You're my own sister, and your Second Brother loves you the most, right, Zhuang Sen?"
"That's right." Zhuang Sen forced a slightly creepy smile, which startled Elysia, who shrank into Luojia's arms. He continued, "I'm quite excited about your return, especially Guilliman. He'll be so happy. Also, you don't know this, do you? We have a new sister named Sisyphus."
Luojia truly didn't know that when she woke up that year, the entire Holy Terra was deserted. Realizing she had made a grave mistake, she decided to flee with her offspring at lightning speed.
During this time, her whereabouts were exposed again, and she encountered the gloomy-faced Valdor. Before she could even greet him, she was chased by the former Grand Marshal of the Adeptus Custodes and eventually ran to the hiding place she had once discovered by chance.
To be honest, Luojia was able to discover Inwit because of Mordred. Back then, she was sent to guard Tallarn, and Tallarn was very close to Inwit. She heard this from Gawain, that big mouth.
By the time she reached this place, she could no longer hold on, and fearing she would descend into madness, she could only choose to fall into a deep sleep.
"So do you know how long you slept?"
"How long can I sleep? It's not like the empire will be destroyed just because I take a nap, is it?"
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"Hard to say!"
"Ah?"
Luojia wasn't acting; she genuinely didn't know how long she had slept. She was still groggy when she woke up and was only now coming to her senses. She had no idea that she was an old popsicle—no, wait, an old popsicle-shaped spicy chicken frame.
So, unsurprisingly, after realizing that she had slept into the 41st millennium and that the entire empire had become a cesspool, Luojia became withdrawn, especially after hearing about the various Abstract Maneuver of the Imperial Cult since she left.
Why has the Imperial Cult become like this?
No one can answer this question, just like Guilliman's Astartes Codex, which had good intentions but ultimately became nothing more than toilet paper.
Just as Mordred and Zhuang Sen were tutoring Luojia, an extremely tiny Warp Rift appeared in Terra.
Seeing the two groups of people dressed in coarse linen clothes, wielding primitive weapons and slashing at each other, driven by instinct, the dog that had inexplicably appeared in the center of the battlefield instantly lay down. The dog scrambled into a clump of grass and ran wildly all the way to a village.
"Who am I? Where am I? Why am I yellow? No, I'm just a dog, How Could I talk?"
"Brother, there's some wild meat here!"
"Are you blind, Fan Kuai? This isn't wild meat; it's a dog kept by nobles. We've struck it rich!"