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Chapter 227 When we drink blood, what are we drinking?

Chapter 227 When we drink blood, what are we drinking?

"Based on common sense of human ethics, the 'vampire impulse' is undoubtedly a flaw." Fujimaru Ritsuka said to Decker.

"I dare not say that I fully understand the price you have paid to fight against the 'Red Thirst' for thousands of years, and how many brothers have to be executed because of this problem, but I still have to make this merciless request: at least As we discuss this issue, please think of it as a 'design trait' dictated by the Blood Angels' genetic template."

As a Holy Blood Priest, Decker knew rationally that in the case where every Blood Angel brother could hardly escape the symptoms of madness caused by the desire for blood, this "design characteristic determined by the genetic template" "The argument is not untenable.But emotionally, he absolutely cannot accept this statement:

"You mean that the cause of this defect is not due to the mutation of the Chapter's gene seeds from generation to generation, but -"

The pressure from the Emperor's psychic energy suddenly increased, and a faint burning sensation burned through the Blood Priest's gauntlet and burned into his skin.This small amount of pain was almost negligible to Astartes, but for some reason, it succeeded in calming down his thoughts that were about to boil.

"——Calm down, Mr. Decker, we all want to try to solve this problem, don't we?" The girl's voice was unhurried, "Currently, we happen to have a traceability theory for this problem, and the only way to know about this flaw is Why is it formed and how does it work? Only then can we start treating it and start trying to cure it, right?"

"Let me interrupt." Asclepius, who is extremely rigorous in medical research and other issues, interrupted mercilessly. "From the perspective of the physiological mechanism of the Blood Angels, it is obvious that it is necessary to 'cure' the blood-sucking impulse. An impossible thing. The attempt I am currently preparing to make is just trying to find a way to guide this 'vampire impulse' harmlessly."

The psychic pressure slowly dissipated, but Decker still held the bolter at his waist nervously: "What does this mean?"

"Literal meaning. As Ritsuka just said, in essence, this is a 'design characteristic'. If you want to correct this from the genetic level, you must completely change your genetic structure." Asclepius spoke in a straightforward manner, and when these words fell into Decker's ears, they were tantamount to passing judgment on the entire battle group, "This kind of thing is indeed within my ability, but If I really do this, ask yourself, can you still call yourself 'Blood Angels'?"

There is so much shocking information in these two short sentences.Decker felt that he had too many things to ask, such as what the "design characteristics" were, and why this seemingly mortal doctor could claim in such a bland manner that he could change the Emperor's design. , another example - but in the next moment, the first questions he blurted out were not these:

"Where are you holy?"

Asclepius looked a little bored.

"You already know my name." He replied to Decker with half interest, "And my identity, at least at this moment, is just the chief physician on the Stormbound - the Holy Grail is still in its original place. On a shelf?"

He obviously asked the last sentence to Fujimaru Ritsuka.After getting an affirmative answer, Asclepius left the place without saying a word, obviously moving along the numbers on the shelf, looking for something clearly.

Decker's eyes were originally attracted to the doctor who was gradually leaving, but the voice of the girl beside him rang out again:
"What can relieve the symptoms of 'red thirst' must be 'blood' - to be precise, it is the 'blood' that flows in the bodies of most intellectual life forms and is used to carry nutrients and maintain physiological functions. Do you know the cause of this problem? Have you considered it?"

It was a practical question, and it immediately caught Decker's attention.For thousands of years, the holy blood priests of all generations have tried to find alternatives other than blood that can relieve red thirst syndrome, but with little success.

The first thing that was ruled out in actual tests was artificial blood: as a medical product that can be produced at any time, artificial blood can undoubtedly assume any function that blood should perform in the blood vessels of patients who need blood transfusions. This is Time-tested, hard facts.But they can't alleviate even a little bit the desire for blood among the brothers who are suffering from red thirst syndrome.

Later, tests on synthetic blood also clearly failed.The Holy Blood Priests once put aside their functions and used the wisdom of the Astartes to artificially synthesize a blood that was completely consistent with human blood in terms of appearance, smell, composition, trace elements, and even the ratio of blood cells. "synthetic blood".The Holy Blood Priests once gave this synthetic blood and true blood to the Mechanic Priests, and succeeded in making them unable to tell the difference using any instrument - but it was useless.

Not to mention the brothers who are suffering from red thirst, as long as you are a Holy Blood Angel, you can easily tell which one is the fresh blood just released from the blood slave's body and which one is the Holy Blood Priest from the smell wafting out of the container. The work of brothers.Even though they are all exactly the same, they still have a temperature similar to that of the human body.

During these 1 years, generations of Holy Blood priests have experienced various failures on this issue.In the end, up to now, the current strategy of the war group on this issue is still to breed blood slaves. This was true 1 years ago, and it will be true 1 years later.And this repeated failure naturally raised the same question in the hearts of all Holy Blood Priests: Why?
Why does it have to be blood?Why does it have to be blood drawn and preserved from a living human body?Why does it have to be blood flowing safely in veins and arteries, gushing from living throats?Why?
"Because in this question, 'blood' is just a representation, a symbolic concept." The next second, Fujimaru Ritsuka asked and answered himself, "The reason why the special mechanism of 'vampire impulse' exists is that you The body itself is thirsty for 'external life information', and can use these resources to fill itself unconsciously. Although these are all my speculations, I guess that you will feel energetic and wound for a period of time after drinking blood. The speed of healing will also increase. Also, I think this is why the lifespan of the Blood Angels is generally longer among the Astartes." "...I don't understand." Although Fujimaru Ritsuka said in the narration process Some slightly unfamiliar terms were used, but after briefly understanding the meaning, the knowledge that the Holy Blood Priest should have, and even a little bit of subspace taboos, told Decker that it made sense.

However, he still couldn't accept it emotionally: "But if this is a 'design feature', why is it that of all the Astartes, this flaw only appears in us?"

"Because among all the Primarchs, only Sanguinius possessed such a 'characteristic' due to the Emperor's unintentional act." Fujimaru Ritsuka replied under Decker's disbelieving gaze, "Yes, From a certain perspective, this is a proof of the blood connection between you and the Archangel."

"You mean, our genetic father is also——"

"——I can say this with certainty: Sanguinius himself is also troubled by 'Red Thirst'." Fujimaru Ritsuka's tone was quite firm, "The Blood Angel's 'Red Thirst' is not caused by mutation. Defects originate from the inheritance of the gene seed - only because the expression of the same base sequence inevitably suffered deterioration in the process of being downgraded from the original body to the Astartes, the corresponding 'defects' were Zoomed in.”

Decker was silent for several seconds in shock.For the Astartes, this has been a very long time.

"But - why?" Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't know what the holy blood priest was thinking in these few seconds, but when he asked the question, his final expression was fixed on a kind of desperate anger: " Why would the Emperor allow such a flaw to exist? Why would he allow even his most glorious son to become a—"

"It's very simple, because from the emperor's point of view, from the design purpose, this is a more advantageous trait - in fact, a function similar to it should theoretically exist in all space warriors." Fujimaru Ritsuka said almost ruthlessly.

"The 'blood-sucking impulse' brought about by 'red thirst' is just a symptom, a relatively failed and incomplete physiological function that is even more contrary to ethics and morality. But if the ethical and moral aspects are excluded, there is some way to make it Sanguinius takes this function to its extreme, and the ability it ultimately displays is, in theory, the ultimate enhanced version of the 'Gene Detection Nerve'—"

"——The Emperor's original intention is not to need Sanguinius or you to sip the blood of his kind, but to add a means of gathering intelligence and replenishing physical strength on the battlefield to better complete combat missions."

After hearing these words, Decker was obviously confused:
"But... that's just... since the Astartes' manufacturing template already contains gene detection nerves, I don't think this..."

It is always difficult for people to imagine things they have never seen before.Fujimaru Ritsuka, who knew this, completely understood the other party's confusion and doubts, so he sighed and tried to use an alien that the other party obviously knew as an analogy:

"What we are talking about is not something at the level of 'gene detection nerves.'" she said. "For example, the Tyranids can quickly complete targeted evolution by eating the corpses of their enemies on the battlefield. Such things You should have seen it, so you can imagine it, right?”

Decker nodded in confusion.

"The final form of the 'Red Thirst' we are discussing will theoretically be more powerful and more terrifying than the Tyranids' utilization efficiency at the biomass and genetic level."

While saying this, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but shudder.

She has seen how the real "Primal One" "eats".

 Miwu (peaceful)

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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