The Iron Father emerged from the dusty Hall of Conquest of the Rakuan Clan, with an extremely large body.

It's not that he's taller than the average Space Marine, but given their close connection to Mars and the habit of the Martian Mechanical Magi to modify themselves to the point of being huge—

Therefore, Markan Ferros, who was probably the least transformed of all the Iron Fathers, except for the silver-gray metal skeleton of his left hand and half of the head that had been transformed into metal, looked like he was covered with the same normal-looking black terracotta armor.

- If you don't count the huge mechanical grappling arm behind Ferros, which is almost two-thirds his height, the shoulder-mounted Seiko Heavy Explosive "Gorgon's Wrath" proudly held high on his shoulder, the ultra-high volt voltage contacts mounted on an additional mechanical arm hanging from his waist, and the "Painful Hand" of the huge power gear axe in his hand.

"O bones and blood of Chemos! Garuda, my faithful companion, I began to think that perhaps they had chosen this place to meet because they had to consider the weight of the other Iron Fathers as well. ”

The Big Metal Bird chirped low in their own link and responded to the phoenix in the binary language of the electric current - a rather helpful fact is that the Purple Court Phoenix had roughly understood the basic use of the basic binary language after waking up in the dreadnought cellar for three minutes, relying on Garuda's demonstration, and by the thirty-third minute had been able to speak them as fluently as any Martian Mechanical Bishop or Iron Father, and quickly ran through the layers of protective doors to the upper levels.

Fogham admits with some shame that when he ran to the upper floors with Garuda, saw the sleeping dauntless with normal life and electromagnetic signals, and took the opportunity to find himself some black paint to blend into, he did feel for a moment some kind of mood swing like a not-so-bright and perfect but indeed joyful escape.

- Otherwise, even he wasn't sure if he would be able to get away with the horror of "those things" back and forth, and there seemed to be one of them, and another of them that had some mental ability to dominate them, and thankfully, he was able to forge some signals to get out as quickly as possible.

Even if you step on the red line, those can almost be considered to be crossed.

He was convinced.

"—but he was probably the most balanced and lightest of the crude creations that had distorted their original perfection."

"Indeed, his transformation should be the least of the company commanders here...... But that's what worries me the most, my flying friends, who trust and rely too much on mechanical judges, who are deceived by clever data, will turn a blind eye to what is happening in front of us, so that we can only focus on the weaving of data. But the human eye doesn't. Like the human brain, they must be persuaded by an other, random and easily 'whimsical' fact of chaotic fate. ”

"——There are gains and losses, good and bad, just look at how the user chooses and judges."

"A very meaningful answer, Garuda, I hope that our own dice can be rolled by our own hands today."

And just as Vogrim Ishtar, though a little uneasy as he was, stood firmly, waiting for Markan Ferros to approach.

The encrypted communication channel between the Iron Hand Company Commanders is always on.

"Sizzle - this channel should be safe, just you and me. Fellos. ”

"I think so, how is it, Basque, you have done a full examination of this ancient warrior, right?"

"That's right, but our doubts, those of the Karagu clan are not gone—never."

"What? Is Sobek Wieland's test results wrong? ”

"No, his data code verification is flawless, and his speed and deconstruction habits through them are even exactly the same as the speed and habits of Master Sobek Wieland when he was in Medusa 10,000 years ago. He's perfect when it comes to passing the verification. ”

"So is there a problem with his various transmission protocols? Has he lost himself in the passage of time from the flesh and the passing of time? ”

"No, his transmission port is exactly what he claims to have experienced, both physically and data, with remnants of systems and models used 10,000 years ago, as well as traces of the latest technology."

"In that case, as the company commander of the Hammonk clan, it is interesting that Hastam specially brought me here...... Didn't Elder Wieland raise an objection to the fact that it was your Karagu clan who was escorting him? ”

"We came here as his escort of our own free will. Hammonk's Hastame and I were at odds on the matter, and he thought Sobek Wieland had no problem with being part of the Guardians of the Holy Forges on regular online or being mobilized as needed - but we had already settled it through the ancient dueling ritual. ”

"You? Basque? I thought that seeing you descend from Mount Karash today was a precursor to some kind of collapse - and that you were dueling Hastem today for a holy dreadnought? This is a truly unusual event, Basque, and I sincerely thought that you were not so concerned about anything other than the patience, seriousness, calmness, and welcoming the return of our genetic fathers until the galactic cooled down. ”

Markan Ferros personally has no intention of judging whether the Karagu clan's wait on the Black Snow Mountain is worth it, but he still has a lot of respect for their 10,000-year-old conviction in the return of the Father of Genes. So when he asked this, he was genuinely surprised, and the currents of emotion were passing through him.

"In that case, why are you waiting here disguised as an ordinary guard? Basque, I don't remember any camouflage traditions or similar hobbies on the part of the Karagu clan. Did Elder Wieland know about this? ”

The patriarch and company commander of the Karagu clan, Basque Calagu muffled his comrades under the helmet of an ordinary Iron Hand warrior and answered his comrades with a code.

"He didn't know. And we don't. The Karagu clan does not have this custom. Every bomb in all of our vehicles is precisely calculated and planned before it is fired, and it will surely land where we want it to land, whatever it is. Calaguse never believed in coincidence and luck, and Markan Ferros, Calagus only believed in the inevitability of cause and effect and logical deduction. ”

Obviously, the Iron Father of the Rakuan Clan was not very patient to dwell too much on this, "In that case, then why did you say that we were going to hold the Steel Moon event here this year, and then called me to meet him?" - Don't tell me it's going to be held, it's almost a lunar eclipse, but this year's recruit selection starts on the other side, and no one can get there right away except for the final end. And—you didn't tell him about it? ”

The patriarch of the Karagu clan answered the question with a small peak that could express the certainty of the nature of the pulse, "has been answered. Markan Ferros, Calagus believed only in the unbreakable causal link and the inevitable calculation of logic: Ferus Manus, the father of our genes, would return to Mount Karash, the place of his arrival, and once again lead his offspring to the promised glorious ascension. ”

The warriors of Karagu are still so optimistic about the slim return of the original gene that they can even completely ignore Gorgon's sacred skull...... The Iron Father of the Rakuan Clan was about to shake his head and let out a secret sigh at this, but when he was halfway through his movements, he suddenly froze.

He suddenly realized what an astonishing thing Basque Calagu was hinting at him.

As if ten thousand years had passed, Marchan Ferros heard a dry question squeeze out of his throat, "Are you sure?" Are you sure it's him? ”

"All our calculations, all our predictive algorithms, all our logical reasoning machines, all our machines rejoice at the same moment, Marchan Ferros, trace it all to its source, at the moment when Sobek Wieland woke up in the cellar of the Gorgonne forge in Hammonk."

Basque Calagu's voice is as firm as the sacred mountain of Karash. "Sobek Wieland is either Ferus Manus himself, or the man who Ferus Manus has descended."

(End of chapter)