Chapter 114: Showing off magic in front of Mystra
The elves are preparing for negotiations, and so is Amber.
The desert dwarves have already been contacted and are preparing to send the first batch of dwarf guards over. The first batch of immigrants have also gathered at the border. Amberxiu helped select several pieces of wasteland and prepared to reclaim and build a city.
Amberxiu doesn't need to worry about city construction. The desert dwarves are very good at construction. Give them three days and they can build a city wall for you.
What Amberxiu needs to do is to "persuade" the nearby lords to welcome the desert immigrants.
In fact, it was not difficult. The Dwarf Iron Guards and Ambershu's skeleton army were teleported to the northern border. After a few simple walks, Ambershu received their non-aggression pact.
There are still many peace-loving people. The orc tribes, lizardman lords, and human nobles all expressed a warm welcome to the dwarf immigrants and provided humanitarian care to these war refugees.
Interestingly, the first batch of immigrants sent by the dwarves were also orcs, lizardmen and humans, which exactly matched the races of the surrounding lords.
Amber thought that the King's Hand, Hoffman Ironfist, was a smart man.
The biggest advantage of the Kingdom of Gold is its open and free policy, which is very similar to the former Alchemy City.
This first batch of immigrants can just integrate into the existing environment, making it easier for subsequent large-scale immigration to be accepted.
In just a few days, the immigrating orcs had already run to the indigenous tribe to play wrestling, and the lizardmen had already rolled in the mud with their own kind. As for humans... well, not every race was so welcoming to their own kind.
Although there were some minor accidents, overall, the immigrants had a good relationship with the surrounding lords.
The Golden Kingdom actually didn't want to go to war with both sides. After all, Ryan had beaten them to the point where they had almost no power to fight back. It was also very difficult for the desert dwarves to withdraw troops to the rear to open up the map.
So Hoffman Iron Fist directly told Amber Xiu that the immigration issue should be handled gently if possible, and it would be best if there was no violent resistance. This idea coincided with Amber Xiu's, and the two sides cooperated tacitly to suppress the chaos in the Alchemy City as much as possible.
As a result, a strange phenomenon emerged. The Kingdom of Gold, as a foreign invader, and Amberxiu, as an evil undead, neither of them killed many people together. Instead, the local lords fought each other in the chaotic environment, causing many casualties.
It’s not the lords’ fault that they are crazy.
Just imagine, your family has been passed down for hundreds of years, but it only has such a tiny territory. There is a rare opportunity, and your weak neighbor loses the emperor's protection and becomes food at your fingertips. Who can bear it in this situation?
Regardless of whether the desert dwarves rule in the end or the elves want to kill them all, the greater the power, the more qualified they are to negotiate. Only with power can one control their own destiny. This is human nature. Who would hand over their destiny to others?
Even the deceived Duke of Skinning could not hold back and sent someone to ask for instructions from Amber. Of course, Amber would not let this believer of suffering come out to cause trouble, and still used "everything is part of the plan" to deceive him, ordering him to stay in the territory and not to take the initiative to provoke a war.
As a result, after a period of time, a rumor spread among the indigenous lords - a mad lich was maintaining world peace.
Being a lich and reaching this level is unique in history.
However, the effect was visibly good. The war was confined to a very small area. Moreover, due to the intervention of Ambershu and the dwarves, many lords who were ready to make moves had to choose to wait and see.
Otherwise, the dwarf army and Ambershu's undead army would hold a "military parade" outside their territories, and these small lords would have no choice but to surrender.
Now, it depends on the situation of the elves.
Amber Xiu had been waiting for the elves' reply, and had postponed the transaction with the dwarves. Originally, Cicero and the other elves should have been sent to the desert several days in advance. This was not an easy task for Amber Xiu, after all, the dwarves offered a million gold coins, which was already a very good price.
However, the elves had not responded yet, which made Amber Xiu feel a little impatient.
According to the time, Naya should have returned to Silvermoon High Court long ago, and the letter has been delivered to the Elf Queen. If the other party refused to negotiate, Amber would not be surprised, but the elves just suspended the actions of the Dusk Guards and did not reply to Amber, which seemed very strange.
In the past two days, Amberxiu was thinking about whether he should go to Silvermoon High Court in person, but before he made up his mind to act, Amberxiu suddenly had a strange feeling.
"Someone is spying on my fate?"
At the same time, in the palace of Silvermoon High Court, a huge magic circle was formed under the magical control of dozens of elven elders. The huge force pushed the magic circle like a wheel of fortune to rotate continuously.
This is a magical ritual that the elves spent a lot of effort to create. After continuous modification through several generations, it can be used to explore everything one wants to know in a simple way.
Allowing so many elven elders to cast spells together at one time is a very high level of treatment. It is a major event that concerns the survival of the elves and is treated so grandly.
The Wheel of Fortune is turning, and the letter in the center of the magic circle is being corroded and shattered bit by bit by the magic energy. The remaining breath of Amberxiu on it becomes the position of the Wheel of Fortune. As the Wheel of Fortune turns, Amberxiu's life will be revealed.
The magic circle slowly revealed the image of Amberxiu sitting in the castle, with a calm skull face and only his eyes emitting the light of soul fire.
The old king stood aside, carefully looking at the image displayed by the magic circle.
Is this the lich who wrote the letter?
It looks ordinary, no different from an ordinary lich.
But at the moment when the two looked at each other, the lich's empty eyes seemed to penetrate the barriers of time and space and fell on the old king.
The old king was indeed a powerful and legendary figure, and he immediately noticed something was wrong.
The lich in front of him was not the illusion of the past, his sight was as real as reality.
"What's going on? Is there something wrong with the operation of the magic circle?" the old king asked hurriedly.
The elven elders hurriedly checked carefully, but found nothing wrong. The wheel of fortune was still spinning smoothly. As long as they applied a little more strength, the scene before them would begin to reverse, showing the lich's past life.
By collecting enough "past", you can try to deduce the future. If everything goes well, you can predict the outcome of the negotiation.
But just as they were about to take action, the shadow of the lich displayed in the center of the magic circle suddenly moved.
It was clearly just a projection at a certain moment, but at this moment it seemed to come alive. The lich snapped his fingers at the elves.
The next second, the wheel of fortune began to spin uncontrollably.
As soon as the old king saw the panicked looks of the elf elders, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
It’s a pity that he is not good at magic and can only watch and can’t do anything.
The elf elders were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They didn't even know what was happening. The magic circle was not destroyed, and the wheel of fate was still running, but it was completely out of their control.
It was incredible that they had taken control of the magic ritual they had prepared for so long in just a moment.
But no matter how hard they tried, the wheel of fortune was like a lover who had changed his mind, completely indifferent and mercilessly thrown into the arms of others.
The elf elder had to tell the old king the terrible truth: "The ritual has been controlled by someone and is now completely out of control."
"Can't we cut off the supply of magic power?" asked the old king.
"It has been cut off a long time ago. Now the magic ritual is not running on our power."
The old king's face changed drastically. This sounded too ridiculous.
Not only did the other party instantly seize control of the magic ritual, but he was also able to provide magic power for the magic circle from such a distance?
The elves were in chaos, while Amberxiu sat in his castle, watching everything in front of him with interest.
After seizing control of the other party's magic ritual, Amber was able to see everything that happened on the elves' side.
They actually wanted to spy on his fate. I really don't know what's wrong with these elves. He is the real darling of destiny. Even though they have broken up cruelly, the power of destiny still tries every means to get back together with him. They simply love him so much.
You said this was a trap set by Loviata?
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Haha, traps are also part of fate.
It sounds great, but either you don't believe it, or you believe it all. There is no middle ground.
The magic ritual of the Wheel of Fortune seemed quite powerful, but in Amber's opinion, it was just a crude trick. None of the elves in front of him truly mastered the power of prophecy, they were just simulating it through this magic ritual.
Just like artificially building a dam to influence and modify the water flow, it is generally effective. But if the water flow has its own will, no matter how high and strong the dam you build is, it will be meaningless, because the flood at this time can ignore the restrictions of the river channel and go directly upstream.
Amber has regained the legendary power of destiny. These elves playing prophecy in front of him is like showing off magic in front of Mystra.
Amber touched his chin, thinking about why the elves did this.
Compared to the entire elves, he was just a legendary lich, so there was no need to treat him so solemnly, right? What on earth made these elves spend so much manpower and resources to investigate his intelligence? The elves' behavior was not in line with common sense, so there must be a reason for it.
"Hehe, could it be related to the reason why they started this war?"
Amberxiu's finger gently drew a circle, and the elves saw the Wheel of Fortune spinning wildly. Scenes of light and shadow appeared in it, and the face of the Elf Queen Catherine became clearer and clearer.
The elf elder shouted, "Oh no! He is using the power of fate to spy on our secrets!"
The old king roared, "Destroy this magic circle, now!"
However, the elf elder said helplessly: "It cannot be destroyed. This magic circle was designed to prevent external forces from interrupting it. Even if we destroy this place, it will not affect the operation of the Wheel of Fortune."
The old king said angrily: "Is there no emergency stop function? How do you usually maintain it?"
The elf elder was even more helpless, and explained: "Of course there is, but the premise is that the control of the magic circle is still in our hands. Who would have thought that the person being observed could control the wheel of fate?"
At this critical moment, the Elf Queen Catherine appeared in this secret room.
The elves saluted quickly, but Catherine had no time to respond.
She gathered her magic power and injected it into the Wheel of Fortune, trying to interfere with the operation of the magic circle and directly destroy the structure with brute force. Catherine and Amber were both legendary spellcasters. Although Catherine was not good at the power of destiny, it was easier for her to destroy than to maintain.
The two parties, who had never met before, were fighting with magic across thousands of miles. This was an unexpected surprise that no one had expected.
But Catherine could not give in. The secrets of the elves must not be known to the other party.
After a long time, the rotation speed of the Wheel of Fortune slowed down, and the flickering lights and shadows disappeared.
Catherine withdrew her hands with sweat on her forehead. The old king hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation? Is the secret kept?"
Catherine nodded and said, "It should be kept."
"Thanks to you." The old king said with lingering fear.
Catherine smiled bitterly and shook her head, saying, "It wasn't me who stopped him. He gave up on his own initiative."
"What did you say?"
The old king was surprised. He didn't expect that even Catherine couldn't stop him. But what did it mean that the other party suddenly gave up? "I can't control this magic circle. It was the lich who took the initiative to return the control of the magic circle. He said..." Catherine hesitated for a moment, then continued: "He said that this is his sincerity and he hopes that the negotiations can go smoothly."
The old king frowned, not knowing whether he should believe the other party.
"He really didn't discover our secret?" the old king asked.
Catherine nodded and said, "I can be sure of this. The Wheel of Fortune has not revealed the secret of the devil addiction disease. All relevant information has not yet been revealed."
"That's good. That's good."
The old king breathed a sigh of relief, it was a blessing in disguise. But after this, they had to reconsider their negotiation strategy. This lich was much more terrifying than imagined, worthy of being a member of the Mourning Poets Society.
Meanwhile, Amber was opening the Codex of the Dead and writing furiously: [Friends, I know the secret of the elves, but you won't believe it if I tell you.]
The Wheel of Fortune did not reveal the secrets of the elves, but... after Amberxiu came into contact with Catherine's magic, he used her magic as a guide and peeked into her life.
There is no need for a dozen people to gather in a circle to perform some ceremony. Amberxiu only needs a thought, and hundreds of dice of fate can unveil the mystery of fate for him and reveal the secrets of the elves before him.
But Catherine did not have Amber's ability to sense fate and knew nothing about it.
Now that Amberxiu has mastered the biggest secret of the elves, the negotiation plan should be changed.
(End of this chapter)