In this universe, such a thing as "fate" can be regarded as "Tzeentch" in some contexts.

Not long ago, Enkidu had expressed his doubts about whether the 'Lord of Pleasure' and the 'Lord of Change' were in good condition, and Debit judged that the meaning of the word "fate" in Vogrim's sentence was in the context of the above.

That being the case, although there have been no servants on the battlefield that clearly belong to the Lord of All Changes, the impact that this Chaos Power can have on the situation in other ways should not be underestimated. Even in Debit's original universe, things like "fate" and "cause and effect" were quite difficult to get rid of, let alone in the current situation where it is almost certain that "there is a malicious actor behind the scenes".

But even though Tzeentch is one of the four Chaos Powers in this universe, it is clear that he cannot create something out of nothing when he controls his fate. Fujimaru Rika once explained in detail to Debit and Texcatlipoca the paradoxical power of this subspace deity, although he can freely manipulate the thread of fate in a seemingly omniscient manner, but he cannot be truly "omniscient", and "playing with fate" is not a costless thing for him that can be truly carried out as he pleases.

To put it simply, if he wants to "play with the thread of fate," he must first meet the precondition that the thread must exist, and that he must "touch."

For example, for "outsiders without silk threads" such as Rika Fujimaru or Debit, Tzeentch can only have a very limited influence on themselves, and can only grudgingly guide their fate by influencing other people, things, and things that are not directly related to them. For example, while the Emperor is indeed the native of this universe, Tzeentch obviously has no direct control over the fate of the flaming golden sun projected in the subspace opposite Terra—unless he dies himself.

However, returning to the current situation, whether it is Ferus Manus or any member of the Iron Hand Warband, it is clear that their threads of fate do not fit the above two exceptions, and can only be unguarded under the ill-intentioned fingertips of the Lord of Change. If Forgrim is right, and his attack is under the watchful eye of Tzeentch, then the Iron Hand will be wrestling with a true god head-on if he wants to win.

- And if they "want to win", they also need to meet a prerequisite first: find the table that is used to break their wrists, otherwise everything will be meaningless.

If this question were to be placed in this universe alone, it might be painstakingly turned into an unsolvable problem by Tzeentch. The Lord of All Variations certainly has the ability to hide the table while his opponent watches it, and even if the latter is about to discover its existence by accident, the Supreme Eagle, who has never intended to play any fair fight, can immediately spot the omission in his plan and adjust accordingly to ensure that the table remains invisible or unattainable in the eyes of anyone outside of himself until the dust settles.

But alas, in the current battle, he missed Debit's existence. Perhaps because of the latter's status as an "outsider", or perhaps because of Texcatlipoca's deliberate care, Debit was aware of the existence of "the table" even before everyone had even set out: the three myths of Jericho, Gorgon, and Istavan V. Whether or not Tzeentch found out about this, he apparently didn't do anything about it.

However, why these three stories?

Istavan V. is the best to understand, but also the most difficult to crack. Fogrem did kill Ferus Manus at one point, and as long as the two were on the same battlefield, the repetition of this "drama" was almost inevitable, and it didn't even require Tzeentch to intervene;

The legend of Gorgon seems strange here, but it is not entirely incomprehensible. Perhaps Tzeentch wanted to reenact the drama of Perseus slaying Gurgon with the help of the gods. But if you don't look at the nickname "Gorgon" that Ferrus is holding, no matter how you look at it, the current Fogham is the one who is more in line with the descriptions of "monster" and "monster related to the serpentine form";

The most incomprehensible is the legend of Jericho. The entire fleet did not encounter any visible obstacles on its way to the planet Jerick, and until the warship of the Emperor's Son suddenly appeared, everything went very smoothly, and there was not the slightest sign of "something being fulfilled" in it. Debit frowned at the increasingly intense artillery fire around him, and went back to all the myths and stories in his mind, as well as everything he knew about the planet Jerick itself, before he vaguely realized one thing:

After confirming that Tzeentch is watching, and that the planet's name "Jerick" is most likely not a simple coincidence, if this "myth" is not supposed to be now, it should be before and after.

In this universe, the origin of "Catholicism" itself is inseparable from the emperor who has been secretly promoting the development of human civilization. So, in a sense, the fact that "Pyrus took Jerick in seven days" during the Great Expedition may inadvertently coincide with the story that "the 'Lord' gave the city of Jericho to His chosen people in a seven-day ritual." It may have been a simple coincidence in itself, but it did give Tzeentch a chance to conceptually confuse "Jerich" with "Jericho". At least 10,000 years after the Treasury of Mimir was built on this planet—

He suddenly realized that he and the Iron Hand had been stuck in a blind spot that was "taken for granted" by those in the know. As he judged not long ago, the "Legend of Jericho", which is strongly related to "God", has really become a winner and loser, and even a winner and loser who puts them in a dilemma.

Suddenly realizing that something was wrong, Debit brought his consciousness back from his mind to reality, and quickly looked around, past the several Terminator Guards who were still guarding the Chinese army according to the order. At this time, about four minutes had passed since the melee started again, but he still successfully and accurately grasped the signal of Linderrick's power armor, which was gradually approaching the front line of the battlefield, in the chaos, and urgently sent a message to the chief think tank: "How is the overall battle situation now?" Is the Iron Hand going to lose? ”

Normally, Lindrick in the middle of a fierce battle would not have paid attention to such non-nutritious information that had nothing to do with the battle itself—but Debit's wording was too harsh for any Iron Hand to endure such suspicion and would immediately dismiss it as an insult. The chief think tank, who had already been fighting with the great secret keepers who were scurrying around, released the spell he was preparing with fiery anger, and then took advantage of the little time to reply angrily: "What are you talking about *Medusa's foul language*!" Of course the Iron Hand will win! ”

"I'm not talking about something like that that that has to do with the goal of battle or the will to expect!" Debit's voice, very rare, sounded even more anxious than Lindrick's, "I need actual data and logical arguments!" Do what you do best! Then tell me if the Iron Hand will lose if this deduction continues! ”

Linderrick wanted to scold again, but the more rational part of his mind had already made him realize that Debit must have asked for some reason. Therefore, the chief think tank cursed the air while sinking part of his mind into the chain of command, and spent 0.3 seconds to retrieve the battle report data so far with his own authority, and it took 0/1 second to realize that there might indeed be something wrong with this:

There are too many "coincidences" that are happening on the battlefield and which, on the whole, are favorable to the adversary. The coincidence that "damage to our members due to mechanical failures" is almost negligible in the Iron Hand Warband, which is so small as Astarte's strict standards, has accounted for 7.4 percent of the current attrition in the war report - and the trend is rising. In just four or five minutes, the number of battle losses on the Iron Hand side on the battlefield was already 42.86 percent higher than originally expected.

The iron-clad data smashed Linderrick's anger at once, but it was absolutely impossible for him to agree with Debbit's phrase "whether the Iron Hand will lose". After a half-second pause, he yelled at the battlefield murmur and replied to the other party in the communication channel: "Judging from the data, there is indeed something very wrong, and there are so many 'coincidences' that will cause damage to our side that are abnormal!" ”

"The legend of Jericho really echoes reality!" Debit barely reached Lindrick's side at this time, "Legend has it that the Lord decreed that when they entered the city of Jericho, they should not plunder. Nothing can be taken for yourself. Otherwise, the Lord's wrath will cause them to lose in the ensuing war! ”

"What?" Linderrick had indeed heard the story from Debit not long ago, but he didn't immediately understand where it echoed reality, "But—"

"We all take it for granted that 'the collection in the Treasury of Mimir belongs to Ferus Manus'." "But it should not be overlooked, this treasure trove has existed on the planet Jerick for more than 10,000 years—and with this level of time accumulation, it is certainly possible to say in the occult that 'everything in that treasury belongs to Jerick as well.'" ”

When they were in the Mimir treasury, no one could have imagined that the toy-like "generator" that Ferrus took out of it would determine their fate in the rest of the battle.

Miwoo (serene)

(End of chapter)