A Strange T'au Fleet

Twenty Primarchs, twenty different enhancements and modifications from flesh to soul—twenty successful cases found through countless horrific experiments, capable of combining human genes with Warp power without collapse.

After receiving the gift from the Emperor of Mankind, Raymond quickly devoted considerable time and effort to studying it.

He discovered that while the Primarchs' genes did indeed contain pure, original human components, those components actually accounted for only a small proportion.

It could even be said that whether the self-proclaimed Emperor of Mankind himself could truly be considered a member of the "human" race was a question that deserved a huge question mark.

Because within the samples, Raymond had found what were almost certainly the upper limits of every possible human male genetic trait in this universe.

As for why there were no women, perhaps it was because men completely surpassed women in strength and physical endurance, and possessed far greater psychological resilience during prolonged, brutal wars. It might also have been related to men's firmly dominant position in society ever since humanity entered the civilized age.

In any case, neither Primarchs nor Adeptus Astartes included women.

More precisely, if these genetic techniques were applied to women, the altered women would not even last three minutes before the unbearable pain caused their genes to collapse.

To some extent, this confirmed Raymond's earlier speculation that the Emperor had been born from humanity's collective consciousness—or was a projection within the Warp formed by the intense desires and emotional fluctuations buried in all human hearts.

Whichever was true, this figure absolutely could not be classified as a "mortal," and it also neatly explained his peerless, heaven-defying talent for Psionics.

That was also why the strongest Adeptus Custodes, shaped from the Emperor's own pure genes, surpassed the Astartes warriors serving beneath the other twenty Primarchs