This Lich Requests More Remuneration

Fate is a very intriguing thing, incomprehensible to outsiders who believe the power of the Diviner Mage is even more formidable than that of a Deity. Sometimes, it appears to be the case, but in reality, every Diviner Mage manipulating fate is nothing but a tiny butterfly.

When Amberser was weaving the fate of baldness, he did not Blink to someone’s side and shave their head himself.

Instead, he amplified minor events, like dominoes continuously toppling over.

At first, Amberser might have pushed over a domino no larger than a fingernail, the second one a bit larger, and then another, slightly bigger still, until in the end, the force was sufficient to bring down walls, even destroy worlds.

This is the usage of the Dice of Destiny, bringing the probability of all minor events down to one, countless coincidences combining into a single thread, leading to the fate woven by Amberser.

But there’s a problem: the power of fate requires time to brew, to grow from small to large.

This is why Amberser, when dealing with the Ironblood General, only wove a fate of baldness instead of death.

The time difference between the two was too great, baldness could be achieved in a matter of days, while a causal relationship like death needed years, even decades, to ferment—Amberser couldn’t control that process.

Mr. Misfortune, however, had a deeper understanding than Amberser.