Chapter 267 Damn Fate
"Do you want to discuss with that lich?" The old Elf King thought he had heard wrongly.
This was an internal discussion among the elves. She wanted to consult the lich? What on earth had Catherine experienced during this short journey that she would subconsciously ask the lich for advice?
"I know this is strange, but if you have been with him, you will understand that this person is the best at negotiating business. He can balance the interests of all parties. I believe he can solve this problem."
Catherine went out for a walk with Amber Xiu. She didn't learn anything else, but her self-awareness improved a lot.
She finally realized that she was an unqualified leader, as naive as a little girl who had not grown up. Therefore, when faced with such national affairs, she subconsciously consulted the lich who could solve everything.
Catherine's trust in Amber was built after he performed miracles time and time again.
This lich can make the holy knights kneel to him, turn the Kingdom of Raging Tide into his back garden, and make the druids obey him with just a few words... This lich's mouth must be blessed by the gods, he can solve any problem.
The old Elf King couldn't help but look at his grandson, hoping that he could express his opinion. This was asking for the opinion of an outsider. Was he going to save the face of the Elf race?
Ardarian said without hesitation: "Okay, no problem, let's do as Sister Catherine said. Let's go and discuss it with the lich."
The old Elf King was completely convinced that this grandson was beyond help.
With Aldarian's support, Catherine felt relieved.
But the question is how to contact him? Long-distance communication has always been a big problem. Catherine does not have a magical artifact like the Codex of the Dead that can communicate regardless of distance.
After hearing Catherine's question, Aldarian said directly: "It's not that simple. Send an urgent letter and ask him to come directly to Silvermoon High Court."
Inviting a lich to Silvermoon High Court may be the first time since its establishment.
But the old Elf King no longer had the energy to argue with his grandson. No matter whether Aldarian's words were made up or not, they were all true. He was old and blinded by his past emotions. He could no longer make objective and rational judgments.
In that case, let's leave it to Aldarian, as he is the current Elf King.
Catherine's handwritten letter was quickly delivered to Amber. The Silver Moon Court sent the letter at no cost to the desert in just one hour. However, it couldn't be delivered directly to Amber, so it could only be delivered to Harvey on the surface, and the young wizard delivered it on his behalf.
Therefore, it was two hours before Amber received the letter.
But fortunately, it’s not dark yet.
After reading Catherine's letter, Amber hesitated for a moment and decided to go to Silvermoon High Court.
Anyway, Arthur Ryan's heroic spirit must be dealt with, so I might as well take this opportunity to negotiate the price with Ryan.
I guess with Silvermoon High Court acting as a middleman, James Watson wouldn't dare to take action against him.
Amberxiu put on an ordinary skeleton body, then transformed into the appearance of the black-haired boy and stepped onto the teleportation array, so as to avoid being discriminated against by the elves because of his skull appearance.
After several twists and turns, we finally arrived at Silvermoon High Court.
As soon as he left the teleportation array, Amber could feel the rich breath of life. Why do the elves live long and are so beautiful? In addition to their racial characteristics, the living environment is very important.
Silvermoon High Garden is filled with this kind of life breath that is beneficial to the human body. Not only do the elves live comfortably here, but humans can also live to be a hundred years old without any illness or disaster.
Walking through the corridor, Amberxiu arrived at a magnificent palace under the guidance of several elf girls.
Amberxiu saw Catherine at once. She was no different from before, still as stunningly beautiful as ever. She was so stunning every time they met that even the undead couldn't help but be moved.
However, after traveling with Catherine for a while, Amber had developed some resistance to it, so he was able to greet her appropriately.
Catherine was more excited than Amber. After returning to Silvermoon High Court, she often thought of the days when she went on adventures with Amber. Those were the most wonderful memories of her life.
After a brief greeting, Amber was taken by Catherine to a small reception hall where the new Elf King Aldarian was waiting.
The young Elf King also wanted to meet Amberxiu and wanted to know what abilities he had that made Catherine admire him so much.
However, as soon as the two met, Aldarian's eyes widened and his face twisted slightly.
Aldarian's eyes widened, his face suddenly twisted, his hands tightly grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he was ready to kill this special guest in front of him with a sword at any time.
"It's you?!" Aldarian squeezed out these two words from between his teeth. The resentment was so strong that even the naive Catherine could sense it.
Amber looked at the young Elf King strangely. The atmosphere seemed wrong. Was the elf trying to trick him into coming over and killing him?
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
Catherine was about to ask for clarification, but Aldarian said, "Sister Catherine, please let me talk to this lich for a while alone. This is my most serious request."
Although Catherine didn't understand why, she rarely saw Aldarian behave like this. This matter was not simple, but Catherine could only leave temporarily.
When the door of the room was closed, Aldarian walked up to Ambershroud without hesitation and stared at him without courtesy.
"Well... do we know each other?" Amber asked curiously.
Aldarian walked up to Amberth with a dark face and whispered, "Red River Town, the kingdom of the Tieflings' unclean hymns..."
"Red River Town?"
Amber's long-lost memories were evoked, that was the time when he had not yet become a lich.
At that time, the magic potion of youth was not expensive, and one bottle could last for more than 30 years.
It was also in this place that he had a fierce battle with a drow elf, from the bed to under the bed, and finally killed the drow elf in self-defense.
This is not a big deal. If Shar hadn't said that this was Rose's chosen one, Amber would have forgotten it long ago.
But why did the elf brother mention Red River Town? What is the relationship between the drow elves and the high elves? "We met two hundred years ago?" Amber asked.
"No, it was more than four hundred years ago!" Aldarian said, suppressing his anger.
"Four hundred years... Sorry, I don't remember." Amberxiu should have been very young at that time, maybe when he had just started to become a prophecy wizard. It was really too long ago, and Amberxiu really couldn't remember it.
"You don't remember?! You tell me you don't remember? All my assets at the time were thirty gold coins, and you cheated me out of them! I was starving for a whole half month!"
“Ah, this…”
Amber Xiu felt a little embarrassed. It turned out that this was the fat sheep that he had cheated.
But even though Aldarian explained it so clearly, Amber still couldn't remember it. He really couldn't remember it. Amber had cheated countless people in his life, and a mere thirty gold coins would hardly leave a place in his memory.
Compared to Amber's calmness, Aldarian was completely different. His memory went back to a time hundreds of years ago when he was still a minor and followed his parents to become an adventurer.
As an elf ranger with outstanding talent, everything was going smoothly at the beginning. Just when Aldarian thought that adventure only brought happiness and harvest, he met this black-haired and black-eyed boy in the tiefling's territory.
This man looked so strange, his facial features were not similar to those of any human in any kingdom, and Aldarian became curious. The two of them communicated smoothly, and after a few glasses of wine, their faces were flushed. After a few words from Amber, Aldarian felt that he had met a confidant, a close friend who understood him better than his parents.
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While thanking the elven gods for their protection, Aldarian soon witnessed the evil nature of human nature.
Not only did Amber take away all the gains from his adventure, he also borrowed a large sum of money in his name.
Aldarian didn't even understand when he signed the IOU.
In one day, Aldarian went bankrupt and even his reputation was ruined. He was regarded by local adventurers as an elf kid with no credibility. He must be a drow elf who had undergone skin whitening and was pretending to be a high elf.
This is a huge insult to the elves, and it has reached the point where it can be a life-and-death fight.
But Aldarian could not refute it. He had indeed signed the IOU, although he had not received a penny of the money.
In the end, Aldarian spent a month to pay off his debts, and finally had to return to his parents, admitting that he had underestimated the profession of adventurer. It was also after this that Aldarian began to become cautious, which can be said to be his first step towards maturity, but the price was too tragic.
"Why did you lie to me! I thought you and I were friends! I thought you were my first best friend in life!"
The Elf King Aldarian's eyes turned red when he questioned Amberthau. That was the friendship that the pure boy cherished most.
He had remembered the face of Amberxiu for his whole life. He originally thought it was just an experience from his youth, and now he only felt sad. Unexpectedly, after seeing Amberxiu again, his grievance and anger did not diminish at all. He wanted to chop the lich in front of him with a sword! After listening to Aldarian's detailed account of his experience of being tricked, Amberxiu slowly remembered some of the details.
Amber Xiu smiled bitterly and explained: "Your Majesty, I remember now. Maybe in your opinion, an elf was chatting happily with a human, but in my opinion, you were the one with bad intentions at that time."
"How do I have bad intentions?" Aldarian asked angrily.
"Do you remember what your first words were? You said that my clothes were tattered and that I must be in a very bad situation. And you said that if I followed you, you could protect me. To be honest, anyone who has been an adventurer knows that what you meant was that you were going to find an idiot to be cannon fodder!"
Amber has his own way of cheating people. Generally speaking, he will not offend others unless they offend him.
Aldarian was a well-known adventurer who had just made his debut. As an elf, he was naturally arrogant. When he talked to Amber, he naturally spoke in this superior manner.
Aldarian was inexperienced, but Amber was not. He already had many years of adventuring experience at that time.
A seemingly famous adventurer said to a complete stranger, "Follow me and I'll protect you," and his attitude was particularly overbearing. There is only one explanation for this: he needs a cannon fodder, or a fat sheep.
Amber Xiu had seen too many people like this, so he decisively chose to pretend to be nice to them, then took the money and ran away.
He couldn't remember the specific details, but it was just an embellishment on his adventure.
Who would have thought that an elf that he had deceived would now become the Elf King?
Amberxiu couldn't help but think of his eventful life. His first teacher in life was the God of Alchemy, the drow elf who was killed by a random cannon was the chosen one of Rose, and the elven ranger who was tricked by a random trick was the current Elf King... Amberxiu even began to doubt whether the Silver Moon Knight had a grudge against him when he was young, but he just forgot it.
What a damn fate! However, Amber did not feel guilty at all. Instead, he said to Aldarian confidently: "Your Majesty, four hundred years ago, you were an adventurer, and I was also an adventurer. It may have been a misunderstanding at the time, but I only have one life.
"As an insignificant person, I was always worried about my life. Maybe I didn't investigate it clearly at the time. If you really want to make a fuss about it, I can say sorry to you.
"But if I had to do it again, I would still do it this way. Because I can't confirm whether your so-called kindness hides malice. This is the daily life of an adventurer."
This is the tragedy of the lower class. Amber Xiu was just a passerby who could be exposed to the wilderness at any time. Perhaps there have been countless misunderstandings like this in his life, but it is precisely because of Amber Xiu's cautious and vigilant attitude that he has survived to this day.
This is his past sin, he will not deny it, but he also does not feel guilty. Being at the bottom of society, there are many times when there is no choice.
If the Elf King really wanted to pursue the matter... Amberxiu didn't mind self-destructing again. It was easy for him to change bodies now anyway.
After hearing Amberxiu's apology, Aldarian was silent for a long time, and then said to Amberxiu: "You are right, adventurers are like this, and I only learned this truth later. But don't think I will stand on your side this time. I will do my best to help Ryan and make it difficult for you to sell your heroic spirit for a good price."
Since political excuses are not important, then naturally one's own emotions are more important.
Aldarian decisively chose to take revenge. He wanted to make Amberxiu lose so much that he would vomit blood in order to avenge the thirty gold coins he had lost.
Amber looked at the still young Elf King and chuckled in his heart.
When it comes to business talks, he is unbeatable!
(End of this chapter)