Chapter 33 Who Pays Compensation?
Outside the castle, a cobbled-together army stood in the cold wind.
The approaching winter weather made these militiamen shiver.
Amberxiu paid no attention to this mob formed by several nearby lords, but focused his attention on the holy warrior in the front.
After they parted at the bar, the two hadn't seen each other for more than half a month.
Amberxiu didn't expect that this paladin would mix with the nearby small lords. It was a bit of a self-depreciation for a paladin from the Ryan Empire to mix with that Porcupine Knight.
This time, Amberxiu did not transform into a human form, but appeared directly in the form of a lich's skeleton.
As soon as Amberxiu appeared, the Porcupine Knight rode out on his horse and said to Amberxiu righteously: "Dirty lich, I am Knight Aldrich Jaais. You have deceived my people with evil magic. Now I declare as a noble of the Alchemy City that if you do not release my people today, you will provoke a war."
The Porcupine Knight was very confident today. Even when standing in front of a lich floating in the air, he could still scold the other party loudly without worrying about his safety at all.
Because he not only has thousands of soldiers around him, but also a mage advisor, and more importantly, he is also accompanied by the holy knights of the Ryan Empire.
If there is any profession in this world that is most effective in restraining the undead, it must be the Paladin.
What does he have to be afraid of if he can ask the Holy Knight for help?
Amber looked at the people in front of him carefully, and then said: "The Ryan Empire is intervening in the matter of Alchemy City. Is there going to be a war?"
The holy warrior replied in a deep voice: "Master Ultraman, there is no need to accuse me. I am just training in the Alchemy City as an adventurer. As an adventurer, I am hired by the lord to fight the undead. This is in accordance with the laws of the Alchemy City. Thank you for the lesson you taught me before. It is indeed very important to abide by local laws."
"Oh, it seems that you have not been idle during this period. You have almost completed the background investigation on me, right?" Amber Xiu asked.
The paladin shook his head and said, "We should indeed investigate it thoroughly. Unfortunately, the life span of mortals is too short. Even the lords around me only know that you have been transformed into an undead for less than a hundred years. Other than that, I can't find any other information."
"You are very honest." said Amber.
This is not surprising, this is the time gap between the immortals and mortals. In this world where the average age is only 30 or 40 years old, Amber Xiu can stay in the castle for decades.
After two generations of mortals, the story will quickly become "Legend has it that there is a terrible lich in the castle", "No, I heard that there is a handsome vampire", and so on, and the story will quickly become a dozen different versions.
These small lords nearby are not from big families with a long history. Trying to investigate Amber's information is almost like investigating the life of an ancient person after several dynasties.
If Amber hadn't let out Ultraman Tiga's common name in the tavern, the holy warrior probably wouldn't have known that the castle belonged to Amber.
There were not many people in the Alchemy City who knew Amber well. He was just a paladin and was not qualified to have these people provide him with information. As for these small lords, they were even less worthy of mention. Their status was not even as good as that of the paladins.
The paladin said in a pious tone: "Honesty is our creed. I will strictly abide by it even when facing the dead."
Amberxiu was thoughtful and quickly adjusted the plan he had prepared.
Amber said to the group of people in front of him: "Time is gold, and stop talking nonsense. Are you here just for my captives?"
captive?
The Porcupine Knight felt something was wrong, but could only repeat, "Return my subjects to me and make legal compensation, and we can avoid war."
These small lords gathered together not only for the sake of the hundred or so free people who had fled, but more importantly, they wanted to extort some money from Amberxiu to overcome the current crisis.
In their eyes, those great nobles who have passed down their legacy for hundreds of years are all extremely rich. You, an undead who has lived for hundreds of years, don't have to support a large family. You spend less and earn more, so you must be rich. Maybe a few gold coins that flow out from the fingers of this lich will be enough for them to eat their fill.
So, money is the key.
But Porcupine Knight never expected that Amberxiu also thought so.
Amber Xiu floated in the air and said in an emotionless tone: "Human, do you think you can avoid paying compensation by making up lies? What do you mean I deceived your people? It was obviously the humans under your command who broke into my territory and caused damage. According to the rules of the Alchemy City, you have to compensate me for my losses!"
Everyone fell into an eerie silence. They had thought of many possible situations, such as Amberxiu arrogantly declaring that humans were trash and then starting a fight, or Amberxiu being afraid and choosing to negotiate... They had thought of many ways to deal with these possibilities.
But he never expected that Amber would lie with his eyes open, and even turn the tables! After a while, the Porcupine Knight said angrily: "There is no point in quibbling. If you hadn't confused them, how could they have run into the territory of the undead creatures?!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Amber Xiu laughed and asked, "Then I have to ask you. You are their lord, aren't you? It was your people who ran into my territory and destroyed my magic trap. Who knows if it was you who gave the order?"
Amberxiu even took out a memory crystal on the spot and projected the image inside, which was the scene where Raul broke into the castle and triggered the magic trap.
The Porcupine Knight was very excited and said, "This is slander. I have never issued such an order. Who knows if this thing of yours is fake?"
Amber Xiu said nonchalantly: "It can be verified. Holy Knight over there, you can tell whether this memory crystal is fake or not."
The Holy Warrior sneered and said to Amber, "Master Ultraman, I won't be fooled by you again. The image of the memory crystal is difficult to fake, but if this human has fallen into your charm, it is not difficult for you to order him to act out this scene and record it. There is no point in checking the authenticity of this memory crystal."
Amber Xiu smiled and said, "You have really become smarter. It seems that I have to charge some tuition fees."
The face of the paladin was covered in a helmet, so his expression could not be seen, but his clenched fists still revealed his inner restlessness. He had been treated as a fool by Amber Xiu in public, and was severely cheated. This was a lifelong shame for him.
Amber did not give the paladin a chance to refute, and continued to say to the Porcupine Knight: "Now it is obvious that I can produce evidence that you humans have entered my territory, but you can only rely on imagination to slander me.
"I don't care what reasons you humans have. Since you have entered my territory, it is a provocation to me. And you human lords must pay the price for your actions! "According to the rules of your human nobles, if you want to redeem the captives, you have to pay. I remember that the price of a freeman with a skill is at least thirty gold coins. But they damaged my magic trap, which cost three hundred gold coins, and also stole my skeleton puppets, which caused damage, and the repair cost is two thousand gold coins.
"Want to take him away? Bring me money! Otherwise, his soul, his body, and everything about him will be used as materials for my experiments to make up for my losses."
(End of this chapter)