Chapter 23 The Gift of Destiny
A druid told the undead that he would help them for free and was willing to sacrifice his life to protect them.
Amber Xiu couldn't count the outrageous aspects of this scam. He snorted coldly and said to her, "Don't tell such boring lies. Free things in this world are the most expensive. Tell me your real purpose, and then I will consider cooperating with you."
The druid chick looked around and said, "We can find a private place to talk."
Amber snapped his fingers, and a dark barrier enveloped the two of them.
Amber said: "It is soundproof and lightproof. Ordinary detection spells cannot penetrate this barrier. Now you can speak."
The druid girl looked at the dark curtain in shock. She was also a spellcaster and could see how powerful Amber was just by looking at her spell.
Casting requires spells and actions, which are the most basic things. Silent casting is already a very advanced thing. Amber Xiu not only did not use spells, but also deployed the barrier in an instant. If he were in a battle, how fast would this person be able to rub fireballs? The famous Three Fireballs Cult on the mainland only fired three fireballs in six seconds.
This undead is far more powerful than imagined.
I have indeed found the right person.
The druid girl took a deep breath and said to Amber Xiu: "I went to explore the sewers of Alchemy City with my people before, and then I encountered something very scary. My people were trapped inside, and I need to rescue them."
"All your tribesmen are trapped, and you are the only one who can save them? If you want me to help, it won't be as simple as a free guide. You have to pay extra." Amber Xiu said curiously.
"No need, I have my own way. You just need to help me find them. You are an undead, and you are more sensitive to the druid's life light. You can find their location accurately in the sewer. In exchange, I will help you find the slime you want."
Amber hesitated for a moment and asked, "How long have they been trapped?"
The druid chick was silent for a moment, then said, "It's been more than two months."
Amber: ...
In two months, I’m afraid all the bones are gone. Where does the light of life come from?
As if she could see what Amber was thinking, the druid girl said anxiously: "My people are capable of protecting themselves. They are just trapped. As long as I can find them, I can help them out. They must still be alive!"
The last sentence seemed like she was talking to herself, and her voice was already filled with tears.
Amberxiu became more interested in the secrets of the sewer. This broken place not only attracted the holy knights of the Lion Empire, but also the druids... There couldn't be a legendary dragon hiding in the sewer, right?
"What did you encounter in the sewer?" asked Amber.
The druid girl was also very aware of the value of this information, and said to Amber Xiu: "You have to promise me first, otherwise I won't tell you more."
"No problem. I can sign a contract with you right now. If your people are still alive, I will do my best to help you find their location."
Amber thought about it and did not refuse.
No matter how you look at it, this druid girl is more cost-effective than the other two guides.
The danger of the sewer does not change because of the different guides. On the contrary, this girl has seen the horrors of the sewer, which is actually an advantage.
The druid girl couldn't wait to sign a contract with Amberxiu, Naomi Watts. Amberxiu only knew the name of this druid girl now.
This surname is not like the style of a druid. Most druid surnames are related to nature, and there will be special adaptations according to different associations. For example, the surname Eclipse is the inherited surname of a certain branch of the Moon Society Druids, which is quite famous.
Watts... sounds more like a human noble, and his family is probably related to thunder and lightning.
It seems that there are many mysteries about the life story of this druid girl.
However, Amber was not curious about other people's gossip, he just wanted to know information related to the sewer.
"Now please tell me what is in the sewer, Miss Watts?"
Naomi Watts recalled: "I'm not sure what kind of monster we encountered. I was exploring the sewers in the south city, but the dirty sewers suddenly turned into a beautiful garden, just like our old home..."
The druid girl described everything she had encountered in detail. To Amber, it sounded like a high-level illusion with a large scope. There were many disguised dangers in this illusion, such as apples that could bite people, sheep that could suddenly grow claws, and so on.
Although it is very insidious, it is not too powerful. This group of druids are just trapped in the illusion and cannot leave. As for the druid girl in front of them, it was the other druids who sent her out of the illusion so that she could go back for help.
"In the end, you came back alone? Where are your other tribesmen? The entire druid tribe can't be in the sewer, right?" asked Amber Xiu.
“This has nothing to do with our cooperation.”
"Haha, okay, I won't ask any more questions. But according to what you said, this monster is not difficult to deal with."
Although large-scale illusions are powerful, using illusions to trap people shows that the opponent does not have a strong frontal attack capability. If a magician from the Three Fireballs Cult specializes in the Shaping School, he can blow all these druids into ashes in six seconds, and the sewer may even collapse.
Several monsters that were good at using illusions flashed through Amberxiu's mind, and he felt that he should be able to handle them.
"Then let's not waste time, let's go now."
Amber removed the barrier and filed the contract in the tavern, which was considered a notarization. All taverns where adventurers gathered had this service to reduce disputes, and most city-states also recognized the legal validity of such adventure contracts.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
If it weren't for this service, the sour wine diluted with water and the singing of the dwarf howlers would not have attracted so many customers.
After leaving the tavern, Naomi couldn't wait to take Amber to the entrance of the sewer.
But Amber grabbed her and cast an advanced invisibility spell.
The figures of the two people quickly became transparent and finally disappeared completely into the air.
Naomi was startled and didn't know what Amber was doing, but she soon saw two male adventurers walking out of the tavern. They were the thief and ranger who had just been interviewed.
Judging from their appearance, they are actually in the same group.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the tavern, they began to look around, obviously preparing to follow Amber and Naomi.
The ranger even summoned a hound to try to track the two people by scent, but the hound circled several times and still couldn't find the two people.
Druids are in harmony with nature, and the smell on their bodies blends perfectly with the environment. As for Amber, although he is a lich, the smell represents foreign matter and the experimental results may be contaminated, so he has always paid attention to cleanliness. Even the lich body does not have the slightest smell.
But the two men did not give up and walked towards the direction of the sewer entrance, as if they wanted to continue tracking.
After the two left, Amberxiu lifted the invisibility effect.
Naomi asked in confusion, "What on earth are these two trying to do?"
Amber explained: "One acted like a lousy con man, and the other offered a seemingly reasonable but inflated price, the old trick. Now that they haven't fooled me, they want to follow us and take advantage of us. If we get into any trouble in the sewer, they won't hesitate to step on us and rob us of anything valuable."
These are adventurers. In a place without rules, their bottom line is not much different from that of bandits.
"So what should we do now?" Naomi was obviously a rookie with little adventuring experience, otherwise she wouldn't have waited in the Alchemy City for so long without finding suitable teammates, so she wouldn't have sought help from the undead Amberxiu in desperation.
Amber said as a matter of course: "Of course we follow them. They won't give up and will definitely go into the sewer. They want to take advantage of us, so why can't we take advantage of them?"
Amber Xiu showed a happy smile. He had missed an opportunity to rob others before, but now he made up for it. He thanked the God of Destiny for sending him this fat sheep.
(End of this chapter)