"He was a product of Human Alchemy."
Just as Qin Mo was about to pass through the wall and leave the laboratory, the Emperor finally spoke.
"A pure creation of genetic science, untouched by Psychic Power or the Warp. I call it Human Alchemy."
"They will be exceptionally powerful, capable of facing a thousand alone, invincible against ten thousand."
In three sentences, the Emperor summarized the Adeptus Custodes, as well as his most cherished test subject—the test subject who would become the most powerful Adeptus Custodes in the future: Constantine Valdor.
"Human Alchemy?" Qin Mo stopped and turned to examine Valdor. "He doesn't look as formidable as the warlords' enhanced warriors."
Of course, Qin Mo did not mean it.
No one knew better than Qin Mo how powerful the Adeptus Custodes were, or how powerful Valdor was. He perhaps knew even better than the Emperor, who was carrying out this project.
But with someone like the Emperor, if Qin Mo did not give him something to argue about, the man truly might not say another word before Qin Mo left.
"Is your standard for judging whether an enhanced warrior is strong based on whether he looks big and muscular enough?" The Emperor walked to Valdor's side as he slept. "They can wage bloody war without sleep or rest like killing machines, and they can also become Scholars who spread reason and wisdom. Every one of them is unique. What right do the warlords' enhanced warriors have to be compared with my creations?"
Hearing this, Qin Mo walked back to Valdor and looked up at the little giant's face.
Then he shook his head. "Not big enough, not muscular enough, not visually imposing enough."
"I said that being big and muscular is not the standard for judging strength!" The Emperor sternly