Chapter 218 The Choice Given by Fate
Although Amber Xiu said that he was about to succeed, Catherine felt something was wrong and asked, "Is there a problem? You look very stressed."
Amber Xiu said in surprise: "You can see this?"
How could a lich have any expression? No matter if it is a skeleton or a mechanical body, it should have no expression. Amber changed into a human form, but did not show any expression change. How did this girl see that?
Catherine said, "You don't usually talk like this. I can't tell, but I can tell that you're not in the right mood."
Amber Xiu said with emotion: "It's amazing, Catherine, you have grown up and learned to distinguish other people's emotions."
The naive Elf Queen also began to develop into a smart person. It is true that birds of a feather flock together. After spending a long time with Amber, most people will become smart.
This is true for Catherine and Harvey as well.
Amber Xiu only hopes that in the future everyone around him can improve their intelligence to such a great extent, so that he can get things done with less worries.
"So, what's going on?" Catherine asked curiously.
Amber Xiu could only explain: "So far, our plan has been going too smoothly. I have a bad feeling."
"Smoothly? We've gone through so many roundabout ways, and it's still smooth?"
Catherine was confused. How could this trip back to the past be considered smooth?
At the beginning, they were trapped in underground ruins with no way out, and then encountered a bunch of disgusting toads. They finally found a way out, which led to the garbage dump where the gods exiled foreign objects. It was unknown how much effort Amberxiu put in, but he finally got back to the desert.
This is also called smooth sailing? What would it be like if it wasn't smooth sailing? Amber Xiu said, "At least, we haven't encountered any unsolvable problems yet. You have to know that we are actually taking advantage of fate. From what I know about this fate... this person is not just stingy. It's impossible for him to let me off so easily."
"Maybe you're thinking too much." Catherine said it very tactfully. In fact, she wanted to say that Amber was too pessimistic.
From the moment she met this lich, Catherine felt that he was not only greedy, but also a bit paranoid and always thought of the worst in everything.
She didn't quite understand the lich's habits, but she didn't approve of that lifestyle either.
"Of course I'm not thinking too much. In fact, I already feel that something big is going to happen. It's a pity that I don't know what it is yet," said Amber Xiu.
"Can't you use your ability to tell fortunes?" Catherine asked.
Amber Xiu shook his head and said, "It's not the right time yet. The real key is to create a false prophecy for Harvey. I haven't completed this task yet, so the subsequent impact will not appear, and divination is meaningless. This warning is actually the opportunity given to me by fate to choose. If I stick to the original plan, there will definitely be big trouble. If I turn back now and give up Harvey, then the misfortune will not come."
Having been with the Goddess of Destiny for a long time, Amber Xiu knows her "personality" very well.
The goddess of fate, who seemed to be a bitch, was quite fair in some aspects. Amber thought of modifying the prophecy to take advantage of the loophole, and the goddess of fate gave Amber this opportunity, but fooling fate must pay a corresponding price.
It is not clear what the price is now, but it will definitely not be an easy one for Amber Xiu.
However, since he's already here, it's impossible for Amber Xiu to give up now.
"Be prepared. If you don't handle this well, you will really die," said Amber Xiu.
Catherine was a little nervous about what Amber said, but she was not panicked. After leaving Silvermoon High Court, Catherine had broadened her horizons. One adventure after another made her much more mature than before. No matter what danger it was, she was confident that she could face it.
Catherine said, "Unless it's the gods who intervene, what danger can there be between you and me?"
Amberxiu felt that what Catherine said made sense. With the power of the Golden Throne, he was considered one of the most powerful legends. Plus, Catherine was the Elf Queen who was covered in magical weapons, so the chance of him being defeated was very small, not to mention that he could run away even if he couldn't win.
But having said that, preparations must still be made.
"Don't follow me around these few days. Make your preparations and try to pray to the elven gods."
"Ah?" Catherine said doubtfully, "But the gods haven't responded to me for a long time. I guess they haven't forgiven me for my mistakes yet."
Catherine's expression became gloomy. Her pitiful appearance made Amberxiu couldn't help but comfort her: "Time is a very interesting thing. The elves and gods may not know that you have returned to the past, so if you pray to them now, maybe it will arouse their curiosity."
Apart from Io, there is no omniscient and omnipotent god. Some gods have powers similar to omniscience and omnipotence, but are also limited to their own duties.
Take the Goddess of Magic for example, her omniscience is limited to magic, while Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge, is closer to the realm of creativity. There seems to be no priesthood related to time among the elven gods, and they are unlikely to sense Catherine's return to the past.
In other words, if Catherine prays to the elven gods now, they will be able to sense the existence of two Catherines.
Once the gods became curious, they would naturally respond to Catherine's prayers.
As long as there is communication between gods and believers, everything will be fine. Maybe Catherine can regain the favor of the gods.
Amber explained it to Catherine, but Catherine shook her head and said, "Praying with this mentality is the real blasphemy. The gods have given the elves all the good things, and the elves can only be grateful from the bottom of their hearts. How can I use such a small trick to calculate the gods? Once I do this, they will definitely be disappointed."
Amber: ...
As a lich with little faith, Amber Xiu really didn't think of this angle. But he didn't have much say in matters of faith. Since Catherine said this was wrong, he should listen to her.
What Amberxiu didn't expect was that when Catherine just refuted his words, she was suddenly stunned.
"What's wrong?" Amber asked with concern. Could it be that he was really punished for blasphemy?
A layer of silver-white light shone on Catherine's body, and she seemed to be bathed in moonlight.
Fortunately, the two of them had returned to the hotel long ago, otherwise they would have been surrounded by the people of Ganlu City.
After a long while, the silvery-white moonlight flowed into Catherine's body like water, and then the Elf Queen opened her eyes.
"Catherine, what happened just now?" Amber asked.
Catherine said excitedly: "It was the Moon Goddess. She said that the gods have forgiven my mistakes. She gave me the blessing of moonlight. Under the moonlight, I will not be hurt again."
"Haha, then... really... congratulations to you." Amber said gritting his teeth.
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Amber Xiu's soul was filled with envy, jealousy and hatred. Wasn't this blessing a bit outrageous? Catherine had made a big mistake before. Even if the gods were happy with what she said just now, you elf gods should forgive her, and give her a blessing? Amber Xiu looked at the jubilant Catherine and couldn't help asking, "Can you help ask the Moon Goddess if I can be her believer?"
Catherine rolled her eyes at Amber Xiu and said, "You want me to blaspheme the gods, right? Do you really believe in the gods? Don't you know what's going on?"
Amber: ...
Damn it, what's wrong with being a pan-believer? As long as the elven gods give him more benefits, he can believe in them a little more.
I'm really jealous. All the gods that Amberxiu met before said that they wanted him to be the chosen one, but in the end they didn't give him any benefits. Look at the elven god, how generous he is.
Amber Xiu said helplessly: "Go and rest, I'm tired."
Back in his room, Amber temporarily forgot about the excitement and began to prepare for the next possible accident. Although he didn't know what it was, he would definitely do his best to solve it.
Naomi in the private space has slept for so long, she should have recovered almost completely. And it’s time to sort out those messy materials and do something at the same time.
Amber was busy, and Harvey was almost done.
Harvey lay on the bed with a look of despair on his face. Sawtooth Knife, who was sitting at the head of the bed, said with satisfaction, "I didn't expect that a human like you who looks skinny and weak could last so long. It's obvious that you don't have much experience. But don't worry, I will teach you slowly."
Harvey sighed, not knowing whether he should hold a grudge.
He was resistant at first, but later he found that this female orc was actually quite pretty if you looked closely.
Although her skin was dark, it was like silk, and the few shallow scars not only did not make her look ugly, but instead gave her a bit of wild beauty. Although she had orc fangs, her facial features were actually closer to those of an elf, except that her lips were thicker.
Harvey is not some innocent little boy. If he thinks about it carefully, he actually has nothing to lose.
However, although this orc was beautiful and he didn't mind a fleeting romance with her, he couldn't be her male lover for the rest of his life.
You still have to find a way to escape, you just have to find the right opportunity, and you have to cover it up well. You can't be stupid enough to tell the other person that you are going to run away.
After thinking carefully for a long time, a vague plan began to emerge in Harvey's mind.
Harvey said to the "Sawtooth Blade": "How much money does the tribe need now? Didn't you say you would replace weapons for everyone?"
"I think I'm still short of 400 to 500 gold coins. I want to exchange for some enchanted weapons this time. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
"I think, let's go to the tavern tomorrow and win back all the gold coins together." Harvey said tentatively.
"Okay, I've said it before, it's better to win once, going more than once will only lead to more trouble." Sawtooth Knife happily held Harvey's face and said, "How about we try again now?"
Harvey had a bitter smile on his face and his waist was almost broken.
However, in order to lower her guard... Harvey could only smile and say, "Come on, let me drink a bottle of vitality potion first."
(End of this chapter)