Chapter 21: Liches that have lived for hundreds of years are very cunning
Amber counted the gold coins and even took out a piece of parchment to write down the contents of the contract, which he nailed to the notice board in the tavern as a notarization.
After so many rituals, Amber said to the paladin, "Come on, use your evil detection."
The paladin reminded: "If you use magic to resist and become undetectable, it will also be considered a breach of contract."
Amber Xiu said: "If you are worried, you can seal my magic power first."
The paladin shook his head. This was unnecessary. He couldn't have been unaware of whether the evil detection had been affected. Amber was still extremely confident until now. The paladin was a little convinced that he had a clear conscience.
The light of the spell lit up and fell on Amberxiu.
The evil detection spell relies on light to identify the effect. A person of pure goodness will naturally be covered with flawless white light, while a person with evil will have black spots or dark red spots. The higher the degree of evil, the higher the filthy light.
Generally speaking, the evil thoughts in the hearts of mortals will cause a few finger-sized black spots to appear in the light, which is almost the same as the degree of greed for money and beauty but not putting it into practice.
The cultists who believe in evil gods have mostly dim lights, which have reached the level of serious pollution. One can tell at a glance that they have done a lot of evil things.
And when the evil detection spell fell on Ambersu, a thick and indissoluble darkness spread out, completely covering Ambersu.
Harvey: ??? Paladin: !!!
Pub Guest: Huh?
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Everyone thought they were under an illusion. What level of darkness was this? Even the cultists were not so outrageous. Could this person be the evil god himself?
The paladin reacted the fastest, roaring loudly: "You are an undead creature!"
If there is anything other than evil gods that can achieve this effect in the evil detection spell, it is only undead creatures.
This is not a question of whether individuals have done evil, but that the undead race is the opposite of other living beings. It can be said that for living things, the undead are inherently evil and are a class contradiction.
Therefore, all the dead souls are dark, without exception.
Amber waved his hand nonchalantly, dispelling the thick black, and then said, "I will gladly accept the five thousand gold coins."
The paladin's rage was almost materializing, his sword was unsheathed, and holy light condensed on the blade.
This is the most famous move of the Paladin - Holy Slash.
With one strike of the sword, ordinary undead will be reduced to ashes, and not even ashes will be left.
The paladin said angrily: "Filthy undead, what qualifications do you have to take this money?"
Amber pointed his finger at the contract on the bulletin board.
"The contract states that I took the risk of accepting evil detection, and this money is my moral compensation, but it doesn't say that I have to be pure and flawless to get the compensation, right? Look, my identity as an undead has been exposed, and everyone knows about it. Shouldn't I be compensated for something that hurts my self-esteem?"
As soon as Amber Xiu finished speaking, the guests immediately reacted and started cursing.
"Yes, yes, yes. I hate the undead the most. They are dirty and shameless creatures."
"Yes, what I despise the most are the undead. What on earth are skeletons?"
"Destroy the undead, and light will last forever!"
"Ah, I was drinking in a tavern with the undead, and I'm about to throw up."
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The extremely exaggerated acting made the paladin's hand holding the hilt of the sword tremble slightly. It seemed that he was on the verge of exploding.
Amber shrugged and spread his hands.
"Look, my reputation has been damaged, and this money is compensation."
"Despicable and shameless!"
The paladin only repeated these two sentences over and over again. Being too well-educated can sometimes be a problem. He didn't even have many swear words, and they had no offensive effect on Amberxiu.
Just as he was about to swing the Holy Slash, Harvey came over and advised, "Sir, in Alchemy City, being an undead is not a crime, but if you want to purify the undead here, you will violate the laws of Alchemy City."
Harvey winked, alerting the paladin to the small movements of the other patrons of the tavern.
At the nearest table, two lizardmen warriors had already grasped the long handles of their axes; the drow elves in the distance were stringing their crossbows; even the dwarf singer who had been howling like a ghost put down his lute and drew out a dagger; even more outrageous was that the orc bartender took out a bunch of empty bottles and placed them in the best position for people to grab them.
Everywhere I looked, the room was filled with enemies.
When you discriminate against all non-human races equally, you also have to endure the hostility of all races. Facing the holy warriors of the Ryan Empire, they would rather stand with the undead.
Holy Knights are not very welcome in the Alchemy City, and they have fallen into the trap dug by Amber. If they take direct action, I am afraid that everyone in the tavern will take advantage of the situation to rob them.
Although the Paladin was strong, it was impossible for him to deal with the siege of dozens of adventurers in such a narrow place like the tavern. The Paladin could only watch as Amberxiu put away the gold coins and reluctantly put the long sword back into the scabbard.
"As expected, my decision to go out for training was the right one. I might never have the chance to learn this lesson in Ryan. Thank you, Master Ultraman Tiga. The next time we meet, I will gloriously purify your soul with my sword."
Leaving these words behind, the Paladin left the tavern with his teammates.
This holy warrior is quite a character, as he can let go of things easily and calm down quickly.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
The guests in the tavern cheered as if they had won a battle, and sent off the three holy warriors with whistles and boos. When they were about to walk out of the tavern door, Harvey turned around and looked at Amber Xiu deeply.
He had a vague feeling that the undead spirit disguised as a human might be the owner of the castle. He had no basis for this, it was just a simple intuition from a wizard of the prophecy school.
If he guessed correctly, today was not a bad day. At least the chances of him agreeing to the invitation to fight the lich would be much higher. Maybe, they would meet again soon.
Amber looked at the Mage Harvey curiously. Although he claimed to be a magic apprentice, Amber felt that this young man was not simple, and even more noteworthy than the Holy Knight. His feeling was not based on anything, and it was also the intuition of a former Mage of the Prophecy School.
Before reincarnating as a lich, he advanced to the legendary level as a wizard of the School of Prophecy. Unfortunately, the legendary favor he obtained had nothing to do with the School of Prophecy.
The three paladins left, but the excitement in the tavern did not stop. A drow elf started to make a fuss, saying, "Just a few words cost the paladins 5,000 gold coins. I'm afraid you, an undead, will be on the wanted list of the Ryan Empire."
The lizard man next to him echoed, "Yeah, you won't live long anyway, so why not spend the money? How about buying everyone a drink?"
"Five thousand gold coins, enough to buy everyone drinks for a month!"
"Good, give me ten cups first!"
There were many noises, but Amber Xiu did not hesitate at all and said firmly: "Don't even think about it! You, just now you said you would vomit if you drank with the dead! You, just now you called me dirty and shameless! And you, you said that even dogs wouldn't eat bones! I'm still inviting you to drink? You might as well pray to the God of Wealth to rain gold coins!"
"No, I didn't, don't slander me!"
The drow who had just said "What the hell is a skeleton" retorted excitedly. Drow have always been the ones who lied to others, how could they be framed and schemed against by others? This is really outrageous.
The drinkers were also angry. Aren't they just cooperating with your performance? But you turned against me right away?
"You stingy damn undead, you even cheated us!"
"Is this also within your calculations? How shameless!"
"Save the gold coins for the coffin!"
"The undead really have no heart!"
"He should have had a taste of the Holy Slash just now!"
"xxx!!"
"xxxxx!!!"
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The curses gradually became unbearable to the ear, but Amber Xiu didn't care. What a joke, you guys are just a bunch of atmosphere makers, do you really think that a legend can't beat that holy warrior?
It is really presumptuous of a group of little kids to compete with a hundreds-year-old monster in intelligence.
(End of this chapter)