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Chapter 392 I heard that the Death Army in Douya’s new army book has split again

In fact, unlike what Guilliman was worried about, Eldalad had never had even the slightest idea of ​​"doing something to the Imperial Saint during this meeting". Some time ago - according to Terra's standard calendar, it might be twenty or thirty years ago - the fluctuations of the Vast Ocean gradually revealed the great changes that were about to come to the Eldar prophets who had mastered the subtle secrets. When this omen was still too vague for some unclear reason and did not attract widespread attention, Eldalad had already carefully thought about this issue and came to the conclusion that he had been carrying out until now.

After a while, when the ripples of "the alien star fell into the Milky Way" were captured by the prophets in the Ark, and a series of subsequent omens finally became clear to a certain extent, Aidalad became more determined: the arrival of the Outlanders disturbed the threads of countless destinies, making the future possibilities that were originally like spread pages that could be easily read by his compatriots who knew the way ahead become blurred. At the beginning, several major Arks gathered together because of this important but vague vision. Each prophet wanted to borrow the wisdom of his colleagues, but they could not reach a consensus on this matter. Aidalad learned about these things later. He did not participate in the meeting, but even if he did not hear the general process of the meeting, he was still not surprised that the representatives of each Ark finally parted unhappily.

After all, the last time the Death Army convened the various Arks to discuss a major plan, even though the threats sent by Lady Thirst were already posted in the faces of all participants*, they failed to successfully get their people to reach a consensus.

Of course, he heard the specific details later. The "Shadow Prophet" Hilandri Curtain Walker* suddenly appeared as one of the participants and told the members of the Death Army who were absent from the event about all this, and then disappeared as suddenly as she appeared. The councils of each Ark had their own opinions, and some people wanted to continue to wait and see, but in general, "nip the variables in the bud as quickly as possible" was the mainstream attitude at the time. According to the will of the Laughing God, Curtain Walker tried to persuade her fellow tribesmen on the Ark to hold back for the time being and not to disturb the already blurred thread of fate too much. Her persuasion was more or less effective, but not all Arks agreed with this view.

This was in line with Eldar's own attitude, and he also confirmed a small part of his guess based on the Laughing God's reaction to this matter. In the warp, the tide of fate is about to surge again - and it is likely to be a tsunami of a rather large and irresistible scale. No matter who wants to stop this drastic change, it is tantamount to an ant trying to shake a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but this does not mean that the prophets with exceptional skills among the Eldar are incapable of guiding the situation in a direction that is more friendly to their race. Eldar has this confidence, but he also knows very well that guiding a wave of this scale requires extremely complicated arrangements and precise plans, otherwise a slight mistake will lead to a huge mistake, and he must design all of this very carefully.

Unfortunately, after he jumped into this subject with overflowing confidence, he found that the whole thing was much more difficult than he expected. As a highly skilled Eldar prophet with a long history, Eldar knew that in the long history of the entire universe, this was not the first time that foreign objects from outside the universe fell into the Milky Way through some unexpected method. But generally speaking, such accidents would soon be corrected by the universe spontaneously, and would not even be reflected in the waves of the Supreme Heaven. But not this time. This outsider used some unknown method (of course, he later figured out that it was because of the unreasonable and excessive preference of the Lord of Humanity) to fix himself firmly, and personally stirred up a few ripples in the subspace. For some reason (the favor of the gods, not even a single god), it was almost impossible to observe the fate of this outsider. Eldar had to spend a lot of time to unravel the cocoon through the method of mutual influence and confirmation between things, and indirectly infer the behavior of this outsider.

The more he worked on this matter, the more fragments he salvaged from the Vast Ocean, and the more complete the picture these fragments pieced together became. Eldalad did not dare to say that he had already pieced together the full picture of the plan that the Emperor of Mankind intended to implement through this outsider, but this scaly claw alone was enough to terrify him. The reappearance of the Goddess of Harvest and Mother of All Things, Isha, brought his fear to its peak. After this incident, he felt that he urgently needed to talk to the other party - for the sake of the Eldar gods and the Emperor of Mankind, he really didn't do anything (in time), just wanted to talk to the other party face to face. Of course, the method used may be a little complicated and tortuous, which may have caused some unnecessary misunderstandings...

All in all, it wasn't a good start at all. The confrontational attitude of this young outsider said a lot, but given his youth, it could have been guided.

This rather tempting idea only flashed briefly in the prophet's mind before it was forced to disappear under the stern gaze of the imperial regent. It's not that I don't have confidence in my conversation skills, but it's better not to talk nonsense in front of a son of God who is sometimes very impulsive and irritable, and who is obviously in a bad mood?

"In principle, I agree with your point of view." There is no point in sweet talk on this very natural issue. Eldalad chose to acknowledge the objective gap between humans and the Eldar. "But just as some stars will revolve around each other, dancing in harmony in the vast dance of the universe, humans and the Eldar do not have to be incompatible."

"Maybe so," Fujimaru Ritsuka replied, "but considering some historical reasons, I am pessimistic."

If we go into the topic of "historical reasons" in detail, this conversation will most likely not be able to continue. Everyone present can easily understand this point, so no one tries to go deeper into it - whether it is explanation, refutation, or prospect. Aidalad didn't even say anything like "at least we can have hope for this", and he smoothly moved on to the next topic:

"But now, the possibilities in the galaxy have been greatly expanded." The prophet said, half in statement and half in accusation. "The flow of destiny has been disturbed by your existence. For my people, the clear and visible water flow that symbolizes the future has become turbulent and difficult to discern because of your actions. The waves of conflicting trends collide with each other, and while they disappear like a whirlpool, they also swallow up other possibilities connected to them. As a member of a race with narrow perception, it is normal that you don't understand how terrible this means to our more sensitive races. I don't intend to blame you for this; I am also very clear that what you are doing is indeed stirring up the turbid stagnant water of the High Heaven, which will undoubtedly be reflected in reality and bring about drastic changes to the material world. The Lord of Mankind and His entire empire stand behind you. I think such a huge change cannot be stopped by a weak mortal like me."

"That's the truth, Prophet." Fujimaru Ritsuka calmly responded to all of the above, ignoring any of the subtle and complex emotions conveyed in it, and asked his next question directly to the core, "Everyone is very busy, I think we shouldn't beat around the bush. You insist on meeting with me, who do you want to represent and what kind of request do you want to make?"

Aidalad was somewhat speechless. He was sure that what he had written on the invitation was indeed a language that even monkeys could understand, but he still patiently responded to the question that he thought he had already made clear: "I represent the Death Army--"

"——Then the one who is speaking to me now should be Lady Eveleene." Fujimaru Ritsuka interrupted him mercilessly, "No offense, Prophet Eldar. You may be a very respected figure in the galaxy, but I'm sorry, in a topic that is bound to cause conflict, only the 'Chosen Ones' and the 'Chosen Ones' can truly achieve effective communication." On the question of whether the Emperor is a man or a god, Fujimaru Ritsuka has always had a very flexible standard, and Guilliman was not very surprised by this. Putting aside the religious issues, this rhetoric is obviously using his status to pressure others, but the method is really too crude. The Primarch did not think that the prophet would be blocked by such a clumsy rhetoric, but Eldar, contrary to the expectations of everyone present who knew him a little, was indeed embarrassed and paused.

"I have to admit that I didn't expect this." The prophet quickly found his voice. "You are an outsider without a shadow in this universe. The favor of the gods makes the thread of fate entangled with you particularly difficult to interpret. I am not making excuses, but all the omens related to you are difficult to interpret, which indeed makes many of my judgments about you very inaccurate."

"But you were still able to track my flight path accurately, and even accurately grasped the window of time when I came to Macragge temporarily." Fujimaru Ritsuka pointed out calmly, "I originally wanted to ask you how you did it, but after thinking about it carefully, it seems unnecessary. After all, you won't teach this method to me, and I won't be able to learn it even if you teach me."

Guilliman, who had been silent until now, had promised beforehand that "if nothing unexpected happens, the leadership of this conversation will be handed over to Fujimaru Ritsuka", so he couldn't help but said, "You should ask. Not to mention that you agreed to this meeting because you wanted to find out the truth about this matter, what if other enemy forces use this method to arrange a decapitation operation against you? You should understand the principle and take precautions."

Fujimaru Ritsuka didn't say anything, but he let out a sigh of relief. Idaladu pretended not to see it and answered very briefly:
"It's just careful observation and delicate calculation of the waves of the High Heaven. It's nothing special. In theory, every creature that can read the omens of the warp can do something similar. Unfortunately, this requires very careful judgment, excellent control of details, and rich experience. Even for my people, this is a very difficult thing."

The prophet quickly passed over this topic, which he thought was unimportant, and tried to return to the content he originally wanted to express: "I admit that in the following request, the daughter of Inijed and I have not reached a complete agreement. Please regard this as me, as an Eldar prophet who has the ability to peek into the highest heaven and has a deep attachment to the galaxy and universe where he lives, standing in front of you and making a request: no matter what your next plan is and what will the Emperor of Mankind has given you, before implementing it, please take a closer look at the galaxy itself that carries your plan."

Fujimaru Ritsuka paused for two seconds, then complained unhappily: "Why do you Eldar have to speak so roundaboutly?"

Of course, she said this after she understood the other party's implicit meaning. After complaining, she also responded to the prophet's unfinished words in a very clear sentence: "This goes back to our original topic - of course, before I put the plan in the Emperor's mind into practice every time, I fully considered the environmental factors and possible impacts. But unfortunately, I think about these issues from the perspective of "benefiting mankind". If you think differently from the perspective of "benefiting the Eldar" based on the clues you have, then I can only say sorry - this is why I said that on issues that may conflict, only the "Chosen" and the "Chosen" can truly achieve effective communication. After all, the basis for mutual compromise between the two sides in a conflict is the exchange of interests: when one party in the conversation directly represents the will of the gods, unless the other party is another agent of similar personality, otherwise, you can hardly put forward a persuasive bargaining chip that can make a god voluntarily retreat."

Of course, Fujimaru Ritsuka knew that this was quite biased. But it seemed that Adalard could not think of a way to break through this logic in a short time. It was commendable that he did not give up. However, when he was searching for the next useful words, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke again:

"I'm very curious about how much you, as a bystander, understand about this plan that I just started to implement not long ago." She began to reason with interest. "I originally thought that perhaps after the phased success, the possibility that 'the Emperor will eventually step down from the throne and return to humans' made your race nervous. But you just said that you and Lady Evelene did not reach a consensus on 'advising me to think more about the impact before executing the plan.' I think that although the fact that the Emperor stood up from that stupid torture device is indeed nervous, if you think about it carefully, you will find that it is not something that is worth making a fuss about for races other than humans. Considering that it is you, the prophet, who came here to advise me, instead of Lady Evelene, I believe you must have foreseen something else."

After these words came out, the only people who remained calm in the room were Fujimaru Ritsuka who said these words, and her two guardians, Akurdona and Santo, who had been mentally prepared. The humans present (including Koken who had already known about this through the gossip within the Imperial Guard) were excited because they learned that "the Emperor is expected to rise", while the Eldar were uneasy because they recalled "a possibility that Eldarad had foreseen".

"Indeed." The Prophet sighed. "As you said, you work for the benefit of humanity, while I work for the benefit of the Eldar. Since you do not hide this at all, I will also speak frankly: indeed, I have not yet figured out how all this will happen. But in the future I have read, if I allow you to continue to implement the Emperor's plan, then all the Eldar, regardless of their branch, will one day completely wither and die, and disappear completely from the galaxy. This is the bottom line that I will never let go."

"I understand why Lady Evelyne is not here." Fujimaru Ritsuka showed no guilt for being "accused", and even seemed to want to laugh. "I heard about the resurrection of the Eldar God of Death and the prophecy of the God of Laughter from the Emperor. It may be very offensive for me to say this as a human, but, sorry, isn't this a good thing for the Death Army? This way, the God of Death will eventually be born, and you can finally kill Slaanesh - it can also be regarded as solving a trouble that the ancient Eldar Empire caused to this galaxy."

Adalaad paused awkwardly, and when he spoke again, the toughness in his tone was obviously forced: "As a member of the Eldar, I cannot accept such an outcome. If the brilliant culture and history of my race cannot be passed on by our people, then all our efforts will be meaningless. No matter what, I must at least preserve the fire."

(End of this chapter)