Chapter 117 Is it that simple?
Shar's contract seemed very harsh to others.
Bring Shar a legendary follower within ten years, or make three holy warriors who believe in light break their oaths and fall.
There are few legends to begin with, and most of them have their own beliefs. It is extremely difficult to get them to convert to a fallen god, especially a god that is despised on the continent.
Moreover, the gods will look differently upon believers at the legendary level. If such people convert, a war of faith may occur at any time.
The same goes for the fall of a paladin. Even though Ryan has a lot of paladins, only the most devout believers can become paladins.
It's OK to kill such a person, but it's hard to make a holy warrior break his oath and fall. Amber had captured so many holy warriors before, all of them were ready to die, with extremely firm wills.
If it were someone else, it would be difficult to succeed in a hundred years, let alone ten years.
But Amber is different.
His legendary ability to weave the future for others can drive even the kindest and most upright people mad with just one bad day.
A painful future doesn't make it easy for people to change their minds.
Ten years is more than enough.
If there is really no other option, let the elves create a legend of their own and sacrifice themselves for the race. This should be quite noble for them.
Shar was also very decisive. After Amber signed the contract, she left a deep dark shadow.
This is a ball of constantly wriggling darkness. When you focus your eyes on it, it feels as if your soul will be sucked into it.
Amber first threw a few dice of fate to confirm that this thing was not a curse left by Shar, then he reached out and touched the deep darkness.
A black object with life attached to his hand, and hundreds of millions of runes lit up, rushing to drill into Amber's bones. Amber felt as if his soul was invaded by something, and the surging knowledge forced into him, making him feel dizzy for the first time in a long time.
After a long moment, the shadow fell off his arm and returned to its slowly twisting state.
Amber opened his mouth and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
This is the ashes produced by the burning of the soul fire. Just now, for a moment, his soul fire almost exploded.
Amber sighed: "Is the magic net such a complicated thing? It's even more ridiculous than the wish spell."
I thought the previous Alchemy City's prayer plan was already very sophisticated, and the magic and alchemy knowledge involved could fill a library. But compared with the magic network, this thing is really a small witch compared to a big witch.
Amber Xiu just took a quick look at the principles of the magic network. Before he could see more details, his soul voluntarily withdrew from the perception because it was unable to process such a huge amount of information.
It’s no wonder that Shar left this black shadow behind, because she knew that if the magic web was written down, its contents might fill the entire kingdom.
Amber touched his head and found that he had underestimated the power of the magic net.
"No wonder the idiots who seized the authority of the magic network were directly blown to death. If they were not the gods of the highest rank, they would not be able to control the magic network at all. The influx of information alone would be enough to blow mortals to ashes."
The foolish behavior of mortals always originates from arrogance and pride, then ends in tragedy and finally becomes a joke passed down to the world.
Amber warned himself not to learn from that greedy mortal. As for the magic network, he only needed to find the part that could calm the chaotic and disordered magic power.
After a long pause, Amberxiu reached out to touch the black shadow again, and immersed himself in the endless ocean of knowledge again.
In this way, he would immerse himself in the research for a while, then exit and write hundreds of pages of notes, then enter the shadow to check the content, and then exit and write hundreds of pages again. Amber was completely immersed in the research.
But the elves were not so calm.
The failure of the Wheel of Fortune ritual made the elves extremely vigilant against the lich Amberxiu. They only now realized that Amberxiu had power over the entire elves in the field of prophecy.
Although they felt that the lich Amber was a bit troublesome before, he was just a trouble. A mere legendary lich was like an ant against an elephant compared to the elves.
But if the other party is proficient in prophecy, it’s a different matter.
The power of fate is something that even the gods fear.
You are destined to fall, and even if you have the greatest power, you cannot escape this fate. The only one who can transcend fate is Io, the god of creation. All other creatures are actually struggling in the web woven by fate.
The power displayed by Amber is close to that of a god.
An opponent who is well versed in prophecy means that most conspiracies and tricks are meaningless to him. The only way to deal with such an opponent is to use open conspiracy.
The power of the elves is far greater than that of a legendary lich, and is also stronger than the desert dwarves who are fighting on both sides. This is the biggest trump card of the elves. Previously, the elves were conservative in the war just because human lives were too valuable. Now more than half of the population is infected with the magic addiction disease, and they have to be sent to the battlefield for consumption. In the case of not sparing human lives, the fighting power of the elves will make the Ryan Empire choose to avoid it.
This is the biggest trump card. As long as the elves crush them fairly, the war will definitely be won.
The old king said to Catherine earnestly: "Your Majesty, during the negotiation process, we must firmly show this attitude. We will definitely win this battle, no matter who the opponent is, the result will be the same. Only based on this point, this negotiation will be beneficial to us."
Catherine also nodded. She understood the advantages of the elves, but she also said with concern: "But we cannot ignore the opinion of this lich. The goal of our negotiation this time is to rescue Cicero and the others."
The old king was very worried after hearing what Catherine said. This was the key to Catherine's survival, but it would also be the biggest handle for the other party. If the weakness was caught, the negotiation would be at a disadvantage. It can only be said that fortunately the lich did not discover the biggest secret of the elves, otherwise the negotiation would be even more difficult to proceed.
Catherine seemed to understand that there was something wrong with her position, so she could only say to the old king: "We still don't know enough about that lich. We need more information."
The old king nodded and said, "I know, so I found a human. He used to be a member of the Alchemist Council and has dealt with the lich many times. Maybe I can get some information from him."
Catherine's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Then please ask him to come over."
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After a while, Gustavo Flynn with a serious face appeared in the palace of the Elf Queen.
Compared with before, the legendary alchemist looked better. Although he was still serious and stern, his eyes had become clearer and he no longer felt as stressed as before.
Although the ultimate goal of the Alchemy City failed, Gustavo Flynn also put down the heavy burden. As a legendary alchemist, as long as he does not put pressure on himself, he can live a comfortable life.
After the destruction of the Alchemy City, he went to Silver Moon Court. In this world, only Silver Moon Court could satisfy his need for alchemy research, but he did not expect to encounter various accidents after entering and was completely trapped in Silver Moon Court.
Gustavo Flynn hopes that this opportunity to meet the Elf Queen can help him regain his freedom.
But the moment he saw Catherine, the old man Gustavo Flynn was in a daze for a long time.
The beauty of the Elf Queen is stunning even for elves, let alone humans. She is like a self-enchanting aura, and those with weaker willpower will kneel down and pledge their allegiance to the Queen, becoming her loyal followers until death.
Catherine was used to this and waited patiently for Gustavo Fring to come to his senses.
Gustavo Flynn was in a daze for more than ten seconds before he came to his senses. He quickly lowered his head and dared not look at the Elf Queen again.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I was rude."
"Don't worry about it, Master Flynn." Catherine didn't care about this detail at all, and got to the point anxiously: "I heard that you had an encounter with that lich, and I want to ask you for some information about him. If you are willing to help, the elves will remember this friendship."
Gustavo Flynn replied, "I'm not actually very familiar with that lich. I've only had a few academic arguments with him. He has a high level of attainment in alchemy. Our president has invited him to join the Alchemist Council many times, but he has always refused..."
Gustavo Fring embellished many details of his acquaintance with Ambersau, without deliberately belittling him, and even implicitly praised him as a genius among geniuses.
After all, he was defeated by Amber Xiu and lost completely from head to toe. Only when the opponent is stronger, will he, a loser, look less ugly.
It’s not that Gustavo Fring is incompetent, but that he met a true genius that is rarely seen in a thousand years, so his loss was not unfair.
Catherine didn't know all this. She only knew that Gustavo Flynn had to leave his homeland because of this lich. Although she didn't know the details, it was obvious that Gustavo Flynn had a great hatred for this lich.
This lich is even more powerful than imagined, as even his enemies are not stingy with their praises when talking about him.
As they chatted, Catherine asked again: "As far as you know, does this lich have any obvious weaknesses? His hobbies, or his obsessions?"
It is well known that liches have their own obsessions. When it comes to obsessions, the lich's sanity will plummet, or even completely lose its sanity. This is what Catherine wants to know most. With this information, she can gain an advantage in negotiations.
Gustavo Flynn said without hesitation: "Gold coins! There is no doubt that his obsession is wealth! He has a fanatical pursuit of money and wealth. If you give him enough gold coins, you can even make him offer his life box."
Catherine said in surprise: "It's that simple?"
It's just money, the elves have plenty of it. If we could save people just by paying the ransom, that would be too easy.
(End of this chapter)