Warhammer: Lord of the Endless Monsters

Chapter 503 The Crown Prince of the Empire, the Future Ruler of Humanity
The next day, Rhodes' massive flagship finally arrived in Holy Terra, and this time the large-scale expeditionary fleet did not return.

Only Commander Rhodes returned; the Unyielding Expedition had only completed its first phase and did not mean that the expedition was over.

In the second phase of the Unyielding Expedition, in addition to dealing with the dark side of the Empire, humanity must continue to expand its territory and completely eliminate some undiscovered planets on the outskirts of the Milky Way and some alien forces within the Holy Land of the Human Empire.

When Rhodes' flagship arrived in Holy Terra, it was immediately greeted with cheers from all the people of Terra. Flowers flew through the Terra sky, and beautiful music filled the streets.

Countless Imperial Guards, clad in golden armor, stood on both sides of the road to welcome Rhodes' return; among them were even several gigantic Imperial Guards.

More than a decade has passed, and the number of giant Imperial Guards has reached several hundred. All of these are Imperial Guard warriors who have undergone super beast transformation.

"Welcome back, Imperial War General!"

"Welcome back, Ice Queen! Welcome, Princess!"

"Welcome back, welcome home, young Primarchs?"

"Long live the Empire!"

"Bless you! The greatest family in the empire."

People cheered and waved to the Rhodes family from both sides of the street. Rhodes, his wife Elena, and their two children, Luo Tianfeng and Luo Tianxing, smiled and waved back to the people on both sides of the street.

They had enjoyed this kind of scene before in many Empire worlds. Now their family was a model family of the Empire, with a total of 4 people, all of whom were Primarchs. Elena was even known as the Mother of Primarchs, the Mother of the New Era Primarchs.

Thanks to the promotion by the battle nuns, Elena's reputation is now even more renowned than Rhodes', and she is known as the strongest woman in the Empire. Elena feels somewhat helpless about this title.

But to be honest, if we're talking about women, she really is the strongest one. The strongest of the other women are his genetic offspring, the fighting nuns.

Even some of the Empire's female judges applied to join Elena's ranks, to become a battle nun, a demigod.

The genetic modification surgery on the Battle Sisters has been corrected, and their current strength is not much weaker than that of the original Super Space Marines.

The weapons and equipment used were also personally crafted by Helotia, the great sage of the Martian Mechanicus.

The beautiful scientist under his command has now achieved an unimaginable status within the Martian Mechanicus, and has even merged with a cosmic beast, truly becoming a super life form.

Over the past decade or so, she and Belissarukauer have practically taken control of the entire Martian Mechanicus, completely eradicating the old and outdated Martian Mechanicus.

Let these old-time parasites disappear completely into the dust of space, and begin to study new technologies instead of archaeology and excavation.

The power armor worn by all Space Marines has now been replaced with the latest Terminator model, and the older modular power armor has been phased out!

Amid cheers, Rhodes and his family walked through the sea of ​​people in Holy Terra. Rhodes was somewhat emotional, thinking back to how it had been less than 20 years ago.

Holy Terra has just been invaded by the forces of Chaos, and almost all areas except for the Terra Palace have fallen.

At that time, he even took the opportunity to eliminate most of the high lords and imperial nobles, but in less than 20 years.

Here came another group of people from all over the empire, once again turning Holy Terra into a sea of ​​people, and the most dazzling pearl of the empire.

The people are the currency of the empire—that statement is absolutely true!
"Father! You seem to have something on your mind?" Luo Tianfeng asked, looking at Luo De.

"I just feel a bit sentimental. Two years before you were born, this place was invaded by Chaos, and at that time, almost all the ordinary people in Holy Terra died out."

"Guilliman and I came here and launched a war against the forces of Chaos, successfully driving them out," Rhodes said.

“That was truly a brutal war! I really wish I could have been by your side then, fighting alongside you,” Luo Tianfeng said.

"Hahaha! There will be opportunities in the future. The Empire's war against the Xenomorphs and its expansion to the edge of the galaxy have only just begun."

"Soon, you will lead your genetic offspring to achieve great things on the battlefield, and I will give you a Pedan mothership then," Rhodes said.

Currently, you still need to exchange for a single mothership from Rhodes, but after you get it, you can send it to the Martian Mechanicus for modification.

It was made at least twice as big, and equipped with Void Array, warp travel technology, Geller force field generator, and various Imperial weapons.

“I am eagerly awaiting my father’s return!” Luo Tianfeng said.

He could finally have his own mothership! And his own genetic offspring!

"Remember to see if there are any women you like, such as female Imperial Navy personnel or noblewomen!" Elena said.

As a mother, these are the things she cares about most: your son is an adult and should find a partner.

After all, unlike those genetic prototypes of the old era, they didn't have that kind of desire or need, but their sons were born naturally and would naturally need a partner.

"Hahaha! Mother, this is still a long way off. Let me think about it slowly. Anyway, we're never in a hurry."

"If nothing unexpected happens, you'll have at least several future daughters-in-law. On the one hand, I won't be much behind my father," Luo Tianfeng said with a smile.

With an eternal lifespan, he will naturally have no shortage of companions, and there's no rush. His father promised him that when there are enough mythical beasts in the universe in the future, he can provide one for each of his companions, so that they can at least have the same lifespan.

Rhodes was speechless upon hearing this, as if his ability to build a harem was somewhat inferior to his son's. He currently only had a few Elven women and Elena as his human companion.

The main reason is that Rhodes didn't even consider other human women in the empire. Elena's appearance was already top-notch in the empire, and after merging with the cosmic beast, she became even more beautiful, completely on par with Eldar girls.

But the female soldiers of the Star Guard and the battle nuns were only passable in appearance; the noble nuns were the prettiest!

However, Rhodes, who was the perfect socialite type, didn't fancy these noble nuns.

"Finding humans is fine, but whatever you do, don't attack the Eldar. That's my bottom line," Elena said. Her son absolutely could not go after those pointy-eared creatures.

“Hahaha! Mother, I think the women of the Spirit Clan are really quite beautiful,” Luo Tianxing said, standing to the side.

From a human aesthetic point of view, the spirit race is definitely more attractive! No wonder Father found so many spirit companions!
"Damn it! I said no, and that's final!"

"I will not allow your father to bestow cosmic beasts upon any other race other than humans or their companions," Elena said.

I gave birth to you two bastards just so you could fight the Spirit Clan. If you go after the Spirit Clan again, damn it, I will never let the Spirit Clan get away with this!

Rhodes smiled wryly at the sight. The little nun had been so gentle at the beginning, like a docile little lamb!
When did it become like this?
Women are so fickle!
Upon arriving at the Holy Terra Palace, Guilliman warmly welcomed Rhodes and ushered him inside, where a colossal avatar of the Emperor stood before him.

"Welcome back, War General of the Empire!"

As the golden gates of the palace slowly opened, the golden light emanating from the Emperor's avatar shone on Rhodes' shoulder armor. Guilliman stepped forward and nodded to Rhodes, his Destiny Power Armor gleaming with a cobalt blue glow under the light of the Terra star.

“You’ve brought back more than just victory,” Guilliman said, pressing his power boxing gloves against Rhodes’ shoulder, the clanging of metal echoing in the silent throne room.
“And the safety of the entire Holy Frontier Starfield of the Empire.” He pointed to the holographic projection floating in mid-air, which marked hundreds of newly discovered habitable worlds and records of the extinction of hundreds of alien civilizations.

All of these are Rhodes's achievements, all of which are due to Rhodes's annihilation of the enemy, the recovery of planets, and the discovery of new planets. These expeditions over the past ten years are even comparable to the battles during the Great Crusade.

The number of Space Marines involved had reached the scale of the Great Crusade; it was a sacred war for the Empire, and a sacred victory.

The Emperor's avatar spoke, "The second phase of the war must be accelerated. The dark side of the Empire awaits your salvation, my War General."

Over the course of more than a decade, the first phase of the Unyielding Expedition was completed almost perfectly, with several Primarchs launching attacks in various places and conquering vast territories.

They conquered countless lost and undiscovered worlds of the empires, eliminated countless aliens, and even defeated the Tyranids.

It's important to understand that before Rhodes appeared, the war between the Empire and the Terran Zerg was always extremely difficult, except after the first invasion that defeated them on Macragge.

Since the Third Terran War, the Empire has suffered more defeats than victories; no one has been able to stop the endless swarms of insects.

But after Rhodes emerged, he became the nemesis of the Tyranids.

It was as if wherever he was, even the appearance of a massive Tyranid fleet wouldn't matter, because they would ultimately be repelled by this Imperial Warmaster.

Rhodes and Elena also bowed to the Emperor and Guilliman in acknowledgment.

"The victory in this war was also thanks to the subsequent material support. I was only responsible for commanding the soldiers in battle on the front lines," Rhodes said.

This isn't him being modest; he played this Unyielding Expedition with absolutely no tactical depth.

Basically, I crushed them all. If I encountered a strong opponent, I would be stronger than them. The most dangerous battle was the war against the Tyranid Zerg's Great Devourer clone more than ten years ago.

However, the Empire suffered almost no losses in that war. The Dark Cosmic Emperor, which he summoned, single-handedly bore the brunt of everything and annihilated the Tyranids.

"Rhodes, you have achieved an unimaginable victory. You have brought glory to the Empire and deserve to be rewarded." The voice of the Emperor's avatar pierced the heavens and resounded throughout the entire Holy Terra.

This was a psionic amplification of the Emperor, intentionally amplifying the voice to reach the entire planet, so that all the people could hear his words, because what followed was extremely shocking.

At this moment, the people of the empire outside Terra were also very puzzled. What kind of reward would the Emperor give to the War Marshal? His position could no longer be promoted.

The Imperial War General can be considered the most powerful person under the Emperor, and to some extent, his status is even higher than that of the Regent and the Chancellor.

Perhaps the emperor will reward this general with some material rewards, such as increasing his territory or exempting it from taxes.

Standing beside the Emperor, Guilliman looked at Rhodes with a complicated expression. This was less of a reward and more of a heavy burden for Rhodes.

“I’m just fighting for humanity, I don’t need any reward,” Rhodes said.

"Mistakes must be punished, and merits must be rewarded. From your appearance until now, you have made unimaginable contributions to humanity and the human empire."

If it weren't for you, humanity would have been struggling on the brink of extinction. You retrieved all the Primarchs 11, you rebuilt the Legion, and you saved Macragge.

You saved the Baal system, saved the homeland of Sanguiles, and then stormed into Holy Terra, lifted the siege of Terra, and thwarted the traitors' plot.

By joining forces with the Eldar, they opened up the dark side of the Empire and saved the First Primarch, Lion King Leon.

He created a new Titan, King Bridge, and a new Knight Armor for the Empire, and later rescued the Primarch, Roguedon.

Launch a great expedition, leading all the Primarchs to reclaim the lost glory of the Imperium, settle scores with those despicable Xenomorphs, and defeat the Tyranids.

After careful consideration and discussion among the gene bunker members, I have decided to appoint you as the Crown Prince of the Empire.

"You will become my successor, the second emperor of the empire, and in the near future he will complete his coronation ceremony." The emperor's voice echoed throughout Terra, plunging the entire holy Terra into a deathly silence.

What did they hear? They heard unbelievable news!

The local authorities have actually announced the empire's second emperor and crown prince. Does the immortal really need a crown prince?

However, the Emperor has been sitting on the Golden Throne for many years, and it is said that the one speaking now is just a powerful incarnation.

With his achievements, Warlord Rhodes was indeed qualified to become the second emperor.

At this moment, Rhodes was also a little annoyed. What are you doing, you yellow weasel? I've become the second emperor of the empire!
The Emperor had mentioned this to him before, but Rhodes always thought the other party was joking. Now, the weasel has unleashed a powerful attack on him.

However, at Guilliman's prompting, Rhodes accepted the important task of becoming the crown prince of the empire.

(End of this chapter)