Chapter 214 Return to the Desert
Although the president has turned into a tentacle monster, he is still one of the world's top figures.
Amber Xiu is good at tricking others into working for him. He is the type of miser who never gives a penny. Even if he has to pay, he will make a huge profit.
The president was much more generous than Amber. He used his powerful force to suppress the Slaad and then promised them a lot of benefits.
He used both kindness and force to turn these giant toads, which were smarter than humans, into his subordinates.
Because the Slaadi are wise enough, they will choose to compromise when faced with irresistible power.
Although these Slaads only believed in the faith verbally and did not immediately become devout believers, at least the president got what he wanted - a very small amount of power of faith.
After the transformation, the president was in a very special state, like a god, but not completely a god. The power of faith would help him continue to transform into a real god. Perhaps when we meet again next time, the president would really become a brand new god.
Of course, Amberxiu also hopes that the president can become a god when they meet next time.
From all aspects, the president is a very good ally. Amber is a lich, and even though his teacher is the god of alchemy, he is destined to be an enemy of the lawful gods, and the president was also exiled by them, so they are natural allies in this respect.
More importantly, Lord Slaad told the president about the space ritual, which meant that Amber could finally leave this garbage dump of the gods.
But Lord Slaad said something extra: "The space channel created by this ritual cannot let you leave at all. Those who are exiled by the gods will be imprisoned here forever."
Amber asked: "What is the meaning of your ceremony? Is it just hunting?"
"Yes, just hunting. Creatures transformed into Slaad will be infected with the same curse as us, and will be sent to our world after the space channel disappears."
This is just as Amberxiu had speculated before, the dead Slaad's bodies will be teleported back.
Sure enough, the gods would not leave them any way out.
"It's okay. I'm not one of the exiled. As long as you open the space channel, I can leave. However, your ritual doesn't seem to be very stable. Can it be stably connected to the designated location?"
If the Slaad opens the passage and connects to a dead end like the catacombs, Amber's efforts would be in vain.
The Slaad Lord shook his head and said, "I can't help it. I know nothing about your world, and I don't know where you are. Moreover, the seal of the gods is not so easy to break. It's good enough to establish a space channel. We have connected to places without any trace of life more than once. Because of the failure of the ritual, our tribe is also constantly decreasing."
This is a prison of exile, not a resort, so it would be nice to find a chance to leave.
Amber Xiu said helplessly: "Alas, the chance is not enough, let me make up for it."
Every time you use the power of destiny, you are actually asking for instructions from the goddess of destiny.
Goddess, can the future continue to be smooth? Yes, that would be great.
That’s about it. As long as Amberxiu’s dice of fate can still function, it means that the goddess of fate is still on his side.
The Slaad ritual had been prepared long ago, so new spatial passages soon began to appear.
Different pictures appeared one after another, and the space channel was constantly spreading forward like a stream.
Amberxiu also began to throw his dice of fate, making the constantly changing scenes stop at familiar positions.
Soon, Amberxiu threw out hundreds of dice of destiny, and then the space channel finally stabilized. The endless yellow sand shone like gold under the sun.
This is it. Amberxiu walked directly into the space channel and returned to the yellow sand.
Turning around and waving to the president on the other side of the space channel, Amberxiu flew into the desert without looking back.
The space channel slowly disappeared, and the president stared at Amberxiu's back with his only eye until the space channel was completely closed.
Then, the president regained control of the chaos and took action to demolish the Slaad Swamp and push it back into the void.
All the chaos tentacles sank into the ruins, and no trace could be seen.
"Gods... we will meet again. I can't let them know until I am ready."
The president plans to digest the power of faith of these Slaads first, and then capture the next piece of land and collect more believers.
But in order to prevent those gods from looking back at their garbage dump, the president does not plan to merge all the plots of land into one, at least not until he becomes powerful enough.
"No matter what conspiracy the lich has, what he gave me is real... Hmm, what is that? Are there still living people in the Alchemy City?"
The president flew towards a barely intact tower, and then he saw Naomi with her throat slit and her life force gone.
Her body has not yet completely cooled down, but her soul has long since disappeared.
The president silently hovered in front of Naomi's body. After a long time, the originally dormant chaos tentacles stretched out again and captured another nearby piece of land.
A moment later, this small world that was exiled by the gods for unknown reasons was completely destroyed and completely transformed into the energy of the magic circle.
The president's deep voice sounded: "I wish that you can come back alive!"
Amber Xiu naturally didn't know what was happening in the chaotic space, but he was not worried because everything that was supposed to happen would happen.
After returning to the desert, Amber released Catherine.
Seeing this golden desert, Catherine said in surprise: "We are back now? So soon?"
Although Amber did not freeze her time, the total time from entering the Alchemy City to returning was less than two hours.
Amber explained the process briefly, and then reminded Catherine: "Be prepared, the next moment is the most critical. We have to find Harvey, and then create a false prophecy for him at the right time."
But Catherine said, "Wait, since you are back in the Alchemy City, why don't you go find Naomi and rescue her?"
"Rescue? Are you kidding?" Amber Xiu said curiously.
"But you have convinced the president that taking Naomi away shouldn't be a problem, right? If you rush over now, you should be able to catch her before she commits suicide..."
Amber Xiu asked: "Let's not talk about whether fate can be changed. Now that I have saved her, how can a time dragon come to send us back to the past?"
Catherine said, "If fate had already arranged it, and you saved Naomi, you would definitely find another way to go back to the past, right? Just like you said before, as long as the goddess of fate allows you to save Harvey, no matter what method you use, it will definitely come true."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Amber Xiu sneered and said, "What do you think fate is? Is it just a patch made by a lousy novelist when he found that the plot didn't work?"
Seeing that Catherine still looked confused, Amber did not continue to explain. Instead, he grabbed a handful of sand from the ground and handed it to Catherine: "Do an experiment and you will understand. Take this sand with you. You can hold it in your hand or put it in a bag. It doesn't matter. Do you see that city? Harvey should be there. As long as you can bring this bag of sand into the city, I will agree to any request you make."
Catherine didn't understand why, but the condition was extremely tempting.
"Are you serious? Any request?" Catherine asked.
"Yes, I can even give you money." Amber said firmly.
This really means a lot of determination. Catherine quickly said, "Then it's settled."
"Yes, it's settled."
After saying this, Amber drew a few strange arcs in the air with his hands, and then said to Catherine: "Go, go into the city. As long as you can bring the sand into the city, you win."
Catherine quickly put the sand into her magic pocket. This must be foolproof. After collecting the sand, Catherine decisively flew towards the desert city.
Amberxiu floated slowly on the surface of the desert, following Catherine from a distance.
After a while, Catherine arrived at the city gate.
Catherine hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether it would be better to fly in directly or enter through the city gate.
The wall was not high, and as long as she could cross it in one go, the damned lich would lose. However, just as Catherine was about to fly over the wall, the lizardmen soldiers below spotted Catherine flying in the air.
A shrill humming sound was heard, and many magical lights suddenly appeared on the city wall. Magic cannons rose up and aimed their barrels at Catherine.
"Flying is prohibited in Ganlu City! Land immediately for inspection. Warning, land immediately for inspection, otherwise we will launch an attack!"
Catherine looked at the muzzle that was beginning to charge and could only land obediently.
The lizardmen soldiers surrounded her and pointed their spears at Catherine.
Although most of the lizardmen were stunned by Catherine's charm when they saw her, there was still a determined lizardman who grabbed the spear and said to Catherine: "State your identity and purpose, and hand over all your belongings for inspection!"
Catherine was stunned. He was still checking his belongings? She subconsciously covered her magic pocket, which undoubtedly attracted the attention of the lizard man.
"Lady Elf, please hand over your belongings!"
Although he couldn't bear to do anything to this beautiful elf, he had to check it thoroughly as it was his duty.
At this time, Amber Xiu finally arrived.
Seeing Catherine surrounded by people, he just gave her a smile and then went into the city by himself.
A few minutes later, Catherine, who had wrapped herself tightly, found Amberxiu drinking in the pub dejectedly.
Catherine said unwillingly, "You win! When they checked, they dumped everything out of my pockets, and the sand mixed with the yellow sand on the ground. But I don't accept it. If I had entered the city normally from the beginning, I would have won."
Amber smiled and handed the wine glass in his hand to Catherine, then said: "If you are not convinced, let's try again. This cup is for you. If you take it out of the city, you win."
(End of this chapter)