Chapter 86 Doing Business with the Spirits

Regardless of gender or race, the most unforgettable thing is often the first time.

Amberxiu traveled through time for many years and had many teachers, some who taught him magic, some who taught him lock picking, some who taught him business, and some who taught him how to enjoy life...but all these teachers are gone.

Immortality is still an unattainable thing for most mortals. If becoming a spellcaster is one in ten thousand, then becoming a legend is one in ten million. And legend is only the threshold to immortality, and there are many accidents that cause legendary strongmen to lose their lives.

The blind old man with a broken hand in front of him was the first teacher that Amber Xiu met after he traveled through time.

At that time, Amber Xiu had just arrived and knew nothing about this world. Moreover, as a time traveler, he didn't even have a system, so he fainted from hunger three days after traveling.

When he woke up, he was picked up by the blind old man with the missing hand.

What followed was a lackluster eighteen-year apprenticeship.

The old man could not speak much. His eyes and one arm were blown off in an alchemy experiment. He passed by and found Amber Xiu almost starved to death, so he took him back out of kindness. Amber Xiu thought he had met a hermit master, so he took good care of the old man and studied day and night.

The result disappointed him. Amber did not learn much from this teacher. At best, he learned the basic knowledge of alchemy. At that time, Amber knew less about alchemy than Isabel.

And this old man doesn't have any hidden treasures, secret inheritance, or extremely special identity.

None of that. This old man was just an ordinary man who was disabled by alchemy. In the last days of his life, he picked up a young man who knew nothing and treated him as both a student and a pension insurance.

The old man had a bad temper and a sharp tongue. He often quarreled with Amber Xiu, but he was very attentive in teaching his apprentice. Amber Xiu was grateful that he saved his life, so he took care of the old man for more than ten years until he died. It was also from that day that Amber Xiu officially became an adventurer. Then he lived a life of wandering for hundreds of years until he was transformed into a lich recently.

He originally thought that this was just an unforgettable memory and never expected to meet this teacher here.

"So you're not a crappy alchemist. You've been pretending for eighteen years, and I've been raising you for eighteen years..." Amber Xiu's tone gradually became agitated, and in the end he roared loudly, "Are you sick?! You old bastard, before you faked your death, you destroyed all the materials I had accumulated with great difficulty, forcing me to dig your grave with my own hands!"

Amber Xiu was really angry. He had never thought that the hard life of those eighteen years was bad. He just thought that he had bad luck and encountered hardships in life. Thinking that his teacher was also disabled, Amber Xiu did not have much resentment. Now seeing this guy standing in front of him alive and well, with the attitude of a hidden boss, the eighteen years of hardship suddenly became a joke.

In other words, after being reincarnated as a lich, he is better able to suppress his emotions, otherwise he would definitely throw three magic missiles at this old bastard right now.

The disabled old man changed his appearance again, returning to the appearance of the young alchemist Gold Coin. He then said to Amber Xiu: "Don't be angry, I didn't fake my death, I really died at that time. However, no one would have thought that after my death, I would be promoted to a god."

"I don't believe you!" Amber Xiu originally wanted to ignore this teacher who suddenly appeared, but suddenly found that he seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

"Wait, you said you were promoted to a god?" Amber Xiu said doubtfully.

"Yes, I am the God of Alchemy, Arkham Solomon."

"You said your name was Old Pete." Amber Xiu sneered.

The young god smiled and said, "After becoming a god, this name is too common, so I changed it later to use the name in the story you told me. My student, are you interested in becoming my chosen god?"

Amber Xiu no longer wanted to pay attention to this bastard, so he turned to the president who had transformed into a one-eyed tentacle monster and said, "I want to make a wish."

Regardless of whether this God of Alchemy is real or fake, Amber decided to get the benefits first.

However, the president seemed not to have heard Amber's words. He stared at the God of Alchemy with his remaining one eye and asked, "You are the God of Alchemy. Why have you never favored us in all these years?"

The God of Alchemy showed a strange expression and said, "You don't believe in me, and even want to create new gods to replace me. You still ask me why I don't favor you? I am just a senior who has gone further than you in alchemy. I have been very polite to a group of juniors who don't even have the minimum respect."

The president immediately retorted, "But you cursed us, making it so that alchemists can no longer create new formulas!"

The God of Alchemy changed his expression and explained to the president: "I don't have this ability. This is Oghma's punishment for you. The Lord of Knowledge believed that the alchemists at that time had seriously crossed the line. If they were not stopped, it would cause irreversible consequences. He discussed with me and temporarily banned your creativity. Of course, I agreed, because I also felt that you had touched the bottom line.

"Gary Wozniacki, you must know what Alchemy City was doing at the time. Those experiments have already surpassed the limits of morality. Even the devils in hell would be ashamed of themselves. But I really regret that I shouldn't have given you a chance to break the curse, which led to the situation today."

Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, the Namer of All Things, is a powerful god of absolute neutrality. It is said that he can decide whether a new idea appears in the world, and it is not difficult for him to ban the creativity of alchemists.

Amberxiu also found it outrageous. What did these alchemists do to cause an absolutely neutral god to bring down divine punishment?

The pupil of the president's one eye contracted, as if he had received a great shock.

"You even created seven towers to humiliate us!"

"Whether it is a humiliation or a reminder, it all depends on how you think."

The God of Alchemy was quite disdainful of the president's question and said in a lecturing tone: "These seven towers represent the seven most common errors in alchemy, which are almost the basis of all experiments. Has the probability of your apprentices making basic errors been greatly reduced over the years?

“Of course. I look at these seven towers every day when I open my eyes. I will naturally avoid these seven stupid mistakes when doing experiments. And you actually regard it as a humiliation.

"Little thing, don't use your mortal thoughts to guess the thoughts of God."

Amber Xiu felt a little strange when he heard this. Wasn't this the same word that the president used to scold Dippel just now? It boomeranged and hit him on the head in just a short while.

Seeing that the president was about to lose his defense, Amber Xiu quickly said, "Don't bother with him, he has a very vicious mouth! There's no point in arguing with him, just fulfill my wish!"

But before the president could respond, the God of Alchemy snapped his fingers, and it seemed as if the whole world had fallen silent.

Not only was it quiet, even the flow of air was still. This was the effect of time standing still, but it was no longer the scroll spell that Amber saw, but was cast by the god himself.

At this moment, the time of the entire Alchemy City stopped, including the two sides fighting fiercely on the ground.

The entire city came to a standstill, with only Ambershu and the God of Alchemy still able to move.

"Okay, now we have time, we can chat slowly." The God of Alchemy conjured up a set of tables and chairs from nowhere, and even prepared tea. He waved to Amber Xiu and said, "My student, do you really not want to reminisce with your teacher?"

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Amber Xiu gritted his teeth, sat opposite the God of Alchemy, and said coldly: "Do I have any other choice?"

The God of Alchemy poured a cup of tea for Amber Xiu and said, "Don't be like this. You are my most admired student. The first time I saw you, I was attracted by your clear eyes that were not polluted by magical knowledge."

Amber Xiu said mercilessly: "Come on, you were already blind when you met me! Besides, isn't this sentence mocking me for being stupid?"

"You see, this is where you are smart. You found my flaw right away."

The God of Alchemy sighed and said with deep sorrow: "But I want to correct one thing. You are definitely not stupid, you are just too greedy. You want to learn everything and know everything, but in the end you know nothing. I never doubted that you could become a legend, but look at what you have done. What is the point of this legend? If you had insisted on alchemy, maybe you would be my subordinate god now."

Amber Xiu was not moved at all after hearing this. Instead, he chuckled and said to the God of Alchemy, "You and I were so poor that we couldn't even get enough food. It was you who misled me and made me think that the end of learning alchemy was to beg for food! If I hadn't learned magic and become a thief, we would have starved to death long ago!"

No matter how Amber Xiu thought about it, he felt that something was not right. This old man didn't know much about alchemy at the beginning, so how could he become the God of Alchemy? This old man must have concealed a lot of things, but he probably wouldn't tell him. Amber Xiu felt that there was no need for him to worry about it now.

"My teacher, you have to understand one thing. I have never been your believer. Don't apply religious ideas to me. You taught me the basics of alchemy, and I have raised you for more than ten years. No matter how you look at it, I have lost out! So, don't look so heartbroken, as if I owe you something. Now, let's get back to the point. What exactly do you want to do?"

After becoming a lich, everything in the living world should disappear, and one should focus on the immediate interests. Amber Xiu now only wants to know the reason why the God of Alchemy appeared here. Is he here to cause trouble or to pick peaches?

The God of Alchemy sighed and said, "Don't worry, I know you want the effect of the prayer. We haven't seen each other for so many years, and the teacher will not treat you unfairly. This prayer is yours, and the other gods have agreed. You don't have to worry."

Amber Xiu immediately discovered the problem and asked, "Other gods?"

The God of Alchemy took a sip of tea and explained, "Yes, although Gary Wozniacki is crazy, his wisdom has indeed reached the level of a god. He turned himself into a divine tool that can perform the wish spell, and he succeeded, which surprised the gods. But, do you think the gods will just watch and do nothing? "The wish spell is the gap between mortals and gods. Being able to perform the wish spell without limit means that this is a godhood that can be picked up and used. How could the gods let a godhood be left in the mortal world?"

Amber thought about it and agreed with the God of Alchemy.

"The nine kingdoms will fight for this artifact, and no one will be able to escape. Because no matter how the fight turns out, as long as we get this artifact, all the troubles will end. If I get this artifact, I will be targeted by legends all over the continent, and they will rush over and tear me to pieces."

The God of Alchemy nodded and said, "Yes, I knew you could figure it out. If these legends unite, the weaker gods will be killed by them. So I came here today to seal this artifact. Otherwise, the whole continent will be destroyed by war. However, before sealing it, I will give you a chance to make a wish, which is fine.

"How is it, the teacher treats you well, right?"

Amber Xiu didn't show any joy after hearing this. Instead, he said disappointedly, "That's it? I've been busy for so long, and the ownership of the prayer ritual is originally mine. You suddenly appear and say you want to take it back, and only give me one chance to make a wish. And you say it's for my own good? Teacher, you are still so good at calculating."

The God of Alchemy's expression became somewhat stiff, and he said helplessly: "I knew it wouldn't be so easy to reach an agreement, but, my dear student, you must have made a mistake. This is an arrangement made after consultation among the gods. Do you have the confidence to go against the will of the gods?"

After hearing this, Amber smiled and said, "Gods? Is this the result of a discussion among the lawful gods? There are far more than one god who wants this world to burn."

(End of this chapter)