Chapter 164: People just left the teleportation array in the Ryan Imperial Capital
The time for reckoning has come. Amber Xiu’s victory is equivalent to occupying the entire Sand Shadow City.
Alan had no way to refute this point. If the Silver Moon Knight did not take action, Amber would only need to maintain the effect of the dark magic, and the people in the city would fall into complete panic.
If the power of faith fails, Sand Shadow City will fall completely.
"So, everyone in Sand Shadow City is my captive. Is there anything wrong with this algorithm?" Amber Xiu said.
Silver Moon Knight snorted coldly, then said, "I have already prepared three million gold coins for you. I have already given you an extra amount."
There are less than a hundred holy knights and about two thousand soldiers, which add up to less than three million. The Silver Moon Knight decided to be generous so that this money-grubbing lich would not have any objections.
The Silver Moon Knight really doesn't have the energy to settle accounts with Amberxiu here.
However, Amber Xiu sneered and said, "Three million gold coins? Are you sending away beggars? This was not the price we agreed on at the beginning."
Silver Moon Knight said angrily: "You are a lich and you are not good at math? How did you calculate more than three million?!"
Amber Xiu immediately retorted: "It was agreed that the militiamen would be formal soldiers, each worth one thousand gold coins. How many militiamen do you have in Sand Shadow City?!"
"One hundred and eighty-seven!" said the Silver Moon Knight in a decisive tone.
This was the city where he had been stationed, and he was very familiar with these numbers.
"Haha, you Ryan people are really good at bargaining. The number you registered is more than a hundred, but when the war started, the number of people who participated in defending the city was far more than that. Aren't those who are charging the Holy Light Magic Circle considered militia?! They have already participated in the war, and you tell me that they are civilians?!
"The population of Sand Shadow City is close to 50,000. If each person gets 1,000 gold coins, that means at least 50 million gold coins. Add to the original 3 million, that's 53 million gold coins!"
After hearing these words, Silver Moon Knight almost couldn't breathe.
Amidst the violent coughing, the Silver Moon Knight could only glare at Amber Xiu fiercely, but he could not refute a single word.
According to the unspoken rules of war on the mainland, this is indeed how it is calculated.
The basic requirement for war not to affect civilians is that civilians cannot participate in the war. You say you are just paying taxes and helping to deliver some supplies, which can barely count as you are a civilian. But if you take up arms and stand firm on the city wall, and then others break into the city and you say you are a civilian, that is just quibbling.
The same goes for the Holy Light Magic Circle. This is a city defense system that protects the entire city in all aspects. Therefore, all believers who charge the magic circle cannot be considered civilians.
But if they calculated it this way, the Ryan Empire would suffer a great loss. When others were at war, the elderly and children were not counted as militia. The Sand Shadow City had just experienced a war, and the young and strong people in the city had died at most 20,000 people, but the lich just opened his mouth and calculated it based on the maximum population.
The Silver Moon Knight wanted to argue, but he simply didn't have the energy.
Allen was confused. He had called on the whole city to join the defense so carefully, but he ended up giving money to the lich?! The young man felt his head buzzing. What useful operations had he done in this day? He was completely led by the nose by the lich. Every response was within his calculations. He became the best assistant for the lich to harm the empire...
A stronger sense of guilt than before surged into his heart. Alan had lost the ability to think. The fear of Amber was deeply engraved in his soul.
This lich is so terrifying.
Silver Moon Knight really didn't have the energy to settle this account with Amber Xiu, so he could only say to him: "The Empire will send professional negotiators to settle the account with you."
Amber Xiu said firmly: "Delay will be considered as liquidated damages! You must remember that you swore an oath to the Holy Light. Look where we are. This is the temple of the Lord of Dawn. Your gods are watching us!"
As soon as Amberxiu finished speaking, the statue of the Lord of Dawn in the temple shone brightly, as if responding to the lich's question.
Seeing this strange sight, everyone quickly knelt on the ground again, even the Silver Moon Knight was no exception.
Amber: ...
Is the Lord of Dawn so stingy?
It's just 50 million gold coins from you, which is not even a drop in the bucket for Ryan. And you're just showing off your power. Isn't your vision too small?
Amber said to Silver Moon Knight: "This... is not impossible to give a discount."
We still have to give the gods face, after all, this is their territory. But the discount is the limit, let alone the Lord of Dawn, even if Io comes, we can only give a discount.
When it comes to life obsessions, the lich has no rationality at all.
The Silver Moon Knight no longer wanted to talk to Amberxiu and asked him to leave the Temple of Light.
The Lord of Dawn suddenly showed a miracle, it must be something important.
Amberxiu is the first among the undead who was able to walk out of the Temple of Light unscathed after accepting the kneeling worship of the Holy Knight.
No one knew what this group of holy warriors discussed in the temple, but Alan soon reappeared in front of Ambersu, and his previous look of shame and anger changed to calm and composed.
"Master Ultraman, we will pay the 53 million gold coins you requested immediately. Please wait."
There was no more resentment or self-pity in Allen's tone. Instead, he became more mature, as if there was a layer of light around him.
Amber Xiu couldn't help but frown. No way, could this kid have gotten away with it? The Lord of Dawn might have given this kid some benefits.
"Alan, have you been blessed by God?" asked Amber Xiu.
Alan just smiled politely, and then said: "Destiny is a gift from the gods, whether it is good or bad. If you want to ask whether the Lord of Dawn has blessed me, I can tell you that no, I have not received any power from the gods..."
Amber Xiu quickly raised his hand and said, "Okay, no need to say more, I understand."
This kid had an epiphany.
There are many such records in history where devout believers finally see the true face of God. Some people's faith collapses because of this, while others have a deeper understanding of the doctrine.
I don’t know what the Lord of Dawn said to this kid, but Alan has entered another realm.
Amber Xiu didn't know what specific improvements had been made, but it was estimated that this kid had been recorded in the Lord of Dawn's notebook.
Holy Light, please open your eyes and see clearly who is the winner. There is no reason to reward the loser!
Amber Xiu felt a little unhappy. He had spent all his energy and effort to plan, but in the end, Alan got the big prize. It felt great to have the protection of the gods.
Alas, why is there no god who can protect the undead? What the hell are things like Velsharoon?
There are not many reliable dark gods, and Amberthur prefers powerful gods like Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, who match his talents. But Oghma doesn't care much about faith, and prefers those bards who play the piano and flute all day long.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Amberxiu has a talent for learning magic, but he has absolutely no talent for singing, dancing, writing lyrics or composing music.
Don't even think about trying to fool Oghma with songs you heard in your previous life. Oghma is qualified to review every creative idea before it is born. It is impossible to deceive the Lord of Knowledge.
Among the remaining gods, few can be compared with the powerful Lord of Dawn.
The gods that Amberxiu likes are not liked by others, and those who extend olive branches to Amberxiu are all ugly guys like the Goddess of Night and the Goddess of Pain. It is just like a blind date.
After expressing his feelings about the hardships of the undead, Amberxiu could only sigh and put the mountain of gold coins into his private space.
It’s true that the Ryan Empire is really rich. Amber received it after waiting for half an hour.
The money has been collected, and the letter of introduction from the Silver Moon Knight has also been obtained. The next target is the Green Dream Forest.
Amber Xiu warmly shook hands with the serious-looking Silver Moon Knight in front of the teleportation array and said, "Take care of yourself. If you need to practice again next time, come to me again and I'll give you a 5% discount!"
Silver Moon Knight also said in the most sincere tone: "You'd better never come here again."
This forced a paladin to completely ignore the etiquette of hospitality, which shows how much of a shadow Ambersh had cast on the Silver Moon Knights.
The light of the teleportation array lit up, and Amberxiu and Catherine arrived in another city full of holy light.
As soon as Amberxiu appeared, holy light power like a waterfall gathered above his head. The power of this holy light was not on the same level as that of Sand Shadow City.
Because this is the capital of the Ryan Empire - the City of Dawn.
The power of faith accumulated over thousands of years, just a little bit of it is enough to shatter Amber's body.
No matter what legendary lich or golden throne, they are powerless against this almost divine power.
Fortunately, the Silver Moon Knight had arranged everything for him. As soon as the power of holy light was activated, the holy warriors outside the teleportation array worked together to unlock Amberxiu. The huge holy light turned into a magnificent stream of light and scattered over the city, making Amberxiu's soul beat wildly.
If this had been a little bit worse, he would have been reborn with his life box.
A holy warrior wrapped in silver-white heavy armor said to them, "Please do not move here. The second transmission is about to begin."
This is the capital of the Lion Empire. No matter what the reason, Amberxiu, a lich, cannot be allowed to wander around the city, so Amberxiu must wait here at the teleportation array and send him away directly after the second teleportation is ready.
Amber Xiu secretly felt sorry. He had originally wanted to look around and leave some small gifts for the City of Dawn, but who would have thought that he couldn't even get out of the teleportation array.
Not only that, there were dozens of fully armed holy warriors in front of him staring at him covetously. If he dared to make the slightest move, they would probably shout the name of Holy Light and let him taste the power of the Holy Slash.
Amber complained to the paladin in front of him: "That's too much. I'm your friend Ryan, not a wanted criminal."
The paladin remained unmoved. All of them had been carefully instructed not to speak to the lich unless necessary.
Don't respond, don't respond, absolutely don't respond!
This is an undead whose mouth is covered with poison. Any words that come out of his mouth are blasphemy.
Amberxiu said a few more words, but ended up making himself look stupid. He didn't know what effect these paladins had added to their armor, and even ignored Catherine who was standing next to them.
Amber thought for a moment, took out the Codex of the Dead, and wrote a message in the group chat: [I am in the capital of Lion. I just left the teleportation array and was blocked at the door by a group of holy warriors. Friends, I want to go into the city for a stroll. Is there any way? ]
(End of this chapter)