Chapter 168 A special way of traveling
It's no wonder that Amber Xiu didn't have the final say. After all, as a lich, he had to do some evil things occasionally to stay true to his original intention. Otherwise, if he was kowtowed to by the holy warriors every day, what kind of undead would he be? How would other undead friends view him?
It is difficult for ordinary undead to read the memory perfectly even if they take out other people's souls.
The soul is fragile. When the two forces of control and struggle collide with each other, the soul will be damaged. This is why most undead are stupid and mentally retarded.
Only those who willingly become undead can retain most of their sanity.
But Amberxiu is different. His ability to create souls allows him to fabricate a soul. After years of research, his understanding of the soul far exceeds that of ordinary people.
The soul of this goblin was pulled into threads by Amber, and his memories were all on these soul threads, without any omissions.
"Let me see, hunting, eating, sleeping, eating, eating, eating... you glutton! Ah, this part, what a poor bard... No way, he even didn't let go of the tree hole..."
Amberxiu read the goblin's memory bit by bit. Most of it was boring and meaningless about eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, and the rest was some extremely heavy and disgusting content.
The thread of the soul broke and shattered in Amber's hands, turning into scattered starlight. After spending a lot of time skimming through those meaningless things, Amber finally found what he needed from the soul of this goblin, but the information made him quite embarrassed.
Catherine appeared beside Amber Xiu and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Can't find the right way?"
"There is a way. It's not far from the west coast, but the problem is that we need to pass through several druid tribes in the Emerald Dream Forest. The druids in the Emerald Dream Forest have just made a decision to cover most of the Emerald Dream Forest with a dream barrier. Once an outsider approaches, he will fall into an eternal sleep."
"Why? Why is it that nothing goes well wherever we go?" Catherine complained.
"Why else? Because of Ryan's little incident. The Golden Kingdom was completely defeated and has already withdrawn from half of the desert. Cuimeng Youlin was afraid that Ryan would fight them as well, so they started preparing for the war a long time ago. They just completed the ceremony half a year ago. The dream barrier enveloped Cuimeng Youlin, and outsiders could not enter it at all.
"These goblins were also driven out by these two kinds of enchantments. The Emerald Dream Forest is now in a state of war, so many tribes that usually don't obey have been driven out."
Amber Xiu wished he could kill Ryan right now. This group of religious lunatics were causing trouble every day, making the neighbors nearby feel uneasy.
But Amber suddenly had an idea and said to Catherine, "No, I can't go, but you can. The elves are not affected!"
Because of the blessing of the elven gods, the elves have absolute free will. Their minds are not affected by drugs and spells, and things like sleeping tea are completely ineffective against them.
Catherine retorted, "You are no different. The dead don't need to sleep."
Amber Xiu shook his head and said, "No, you underestimate the ability of these druids. The effect of the dream barrier does not care whether you need to sleep or not. Any foreign insect that enters the dream barrier will fall into a deep sleep, even if the insect only lives for one day and will not sleep at all."
Each kingdom has its own specialty. Emerald Dream Grove is named after the Emerald Dream. Just like Auroville is a forbidden area for the undead, even legendary undead will be purified if they go there.
This barrier, which was created by integrating the power of the entire kingdom, cannot be resisted by an individual. Even a weaker god would suffer a great loss if it came.
In other words, only if the elven gods are strong enough, their blessings may be able to withstand the dream barrier.
"You mean, let me take you through this dream barrier?"
Catherine was eager to try. The last time she went alone to act with a group of paladins, although she was nervous, it was also exciting. She now felt that she was a mature adventurer and could try to stand on her own.
Amber shook his head and said, "No, no, my original plan was to go to the west coast together and take out the artifacts hidden by the elves. But I didn't expect the druids to be in such a tense situation now. Now my plan has changed."
Catherine stared at Amber with suspicion.
"You want to cheat the Druid out of his money again?!"
"What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? I've always made money in a proper way, and I've always followed the agreed-upon rules. Don't make up rumors. I've never cheated anyone." Amber Xiu explained seriously, and then ignored Catherine's contemptuous look and continued, "What I mean is that the druids are very nervous now. They are afraid that Ryan will do something to them, so your presence is very important to them."
Catherine retorted, "Me? I only represent myself. I'm no longer the Fairy Queen, you know."
This homely elf has come to her senses now. Last time she cheated the holy knight, she almost ruined the reputation of the elves. If Amber hadn't helped her to get it back, she would have really become a liar who teamed up with the undead to cheat people.
"No, you don't understand what I mean. The elves are in a weak state now. Who is your biggest opponent? Is it the dwarves? Your real threat is your allies, the group of religious lunatics who chop people down by shouting holy light and justice. This is a very good opportunity for the elves to strengthen their connection with the druids of Emerald Dream Forest."
Amber Xiu said solemnly, "I didn't ask you to lie to them, but to hold a formal meeting with the druids to discuss whether the two countries can cooperate on something that will benefit both sides. Although the distance between your two countries is far, if you spend some money, it is not impossible to build a super long-distance national teleportation array, so that you can take care of each other."
"Isn't our goal the artifact? Why do you suddenly ask me to talk to the druids about cooperation between the two countries?"
Catherine stared at Amber, as if trying to see through his thoughts.
Amber explained: "Because the druids are in a special situation now, I changed my plan. Think about it, they are full of anxiety now. If you come to visit on behalf of the elves, they will definitely welcome you. If the negotiation goes well, wouldn't it be the best opportunity for Naomi to secretly learn some skills from the druids?"
In order to save Harvey, they need the help of the Time Dragon to go back to the past, so Naomi has to transform into a Time Dragon. There are two conditions for transforming into a Time Dragon. The first is that Naomi’s own druid ability is sufficient to transform into a dragon, and the second is the time artifact.
Amber was originally planning to work together to obtain the artifact and then come to the druids to get some benefits, but now he thinks it is more efficient to split up into two groups, after all, Naomi doesn't know how long it will take to master the power of transforming into a dragon. Catherine visited in a public capacity, and then let Naomi pretend to be Catherine's pet to exchange experiences of the wild form with those legendary druids. This is definitely better than learning secretly.
But if this happens, it will be difficult for Amber to follow Catherine.
No matter how much he disguises himself, the undead Amberxiu is incompatible with the natural environment and cannot deceive the druid with strong perception.
So, in order to avoid trouble, it is better to act separately.
Amber analyzed it carefully for Catherine, and Catherine finally understood what he meant. This time she didn't need to lie, she just had to visit the Emerald Dream Forest in the most normal way.
Although this is not as thrilling, Catherine doesn't want to cheat anyone again. After all, most druids have a good relationship with elves.
"But how are you going to get through this dream barrier by yourself?" Catherine asked.
Amberxiu does not have the ability to resist the barrier, and once he enters the range of the barrier, he will fall into a sleep.
"I'll take a detour."
Amber chose the simplest way.
"Won't it be a waste of time? How long will it take to take a detour here?" Catherine asked in surprise.
Amber said: "If I take you with me, it will take seven or eight days, but if it's just me, it will only take one day."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"How is this possible? Do you think I will hold you back?" Catherine said unconvinced.
She is also a legendary wizard. Although she is a transformation wizard, she also knows spells like flight and space door. These are the only tricks a wizard can use to travel. What other methods can Amberxiu, a prophecy wizard, have?
"I can't explain it to you. Some methods can only be used by the undead."
Catherine really wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, but as a working person, Amberxiu didn't want to say anything and she had no choice but to take Naomi to the nearest druid tribe.
Amber drew a map for the two of them and pointed out the specific directions. He believed that with Catherine's ability, she would not get lost in the forest.
After seeing the two off, Amberxiu went straight into his private space and adjusted the time flow rate to the fastest.
Amber Xiu dug out a lot of metal materials from the laboratory. These were special metals that had been transformed into corpse properties. Originally, Amber Xiu was going to have Dahei and Erha test it before replacing his body, but these two guys probably didn't know where to run to delay time, so Amber Xiu didn't have time to catch them back for the time being.
It doesn’t matter whether he can withstand the holy light now. What Amberxiu needs now is just solidity.
Amber took out pieces of silvery-white metal parts. These were not ordinary silver, but very expensive mithril. Mithril was strong but much lighter than steel, and was the best armor material. However, the production was small and very expensive.
But it’s not a big problem. Withered Rose is the owner of the largest mine. He can buy things like mithril at the most favorable price.
By combining mithril with some special alloys and adding the magic power furnace carefully crafted by Ambershu, a perfect mechanical body was created by Ambershu.
The soul fire separated from the original skeletal body and merged into this mithril machine.
A few seconds later, the magic power reactor in his chest lit up, and Amber came back to life.
After clenching his fist and taking a few more steps, Amber Xiu said in surprise: "After loading the power reactor, the mechanical body is indeed much stronger than the skeleton."
Another discovery that surprised Amberxiu was that after he obtained the power of the legendary ranger, he had extremely strong control over his body. He had completely mastered his new body after just a few minutes of movement, and did not need to spend hundreds of hours practicing like Dahei.
"It's better than I thought. That saves more time."
Amberxiu, who had replaced his mechanical body, walked out of the private space, and with him came a huge magic cannon.
Amber calculated the direction briefly, pointed the muzzle at the sky, then opened the barrel and drilled in a special shell.
The special shells, also made of mithril, allow him to hide inside them and then use the power of the magic cannon to shoot the shells out.
The maximum speed of the flying technique is only 60 to 70 kilometers per hour, but this magic cannon he modified can accelerate the cannonball to more than 1,000 kilometers per hour. If the feather falling technique is added to the cannonball itself to reduce the weight, the speed will be even more terrifying.
Of course, this is a theoretical value, and Amber has not tested it.
Today is a good time to try it.
“I have dedicated my life to science.”
Amber entered the shell and activated the magic cannon with magic power.
After more than ten seconds of charging, the magic cannon made a loud bang, and the mithril shells streaked across the sky, leaving behind a white turbulence.
(End of this chapter)