Chapter 482: Kou Tao Murloc Hero

This negotiation was a successful one for both parties.

Urbano Pacheco confessed everything so he didn't have to worry about Amberio, the "big shot", targeting him, and at the same time he got a promise from Amberio that could potentially turn the situation around.

Amberxiu also reaped a lot of rewards. He had already obtained the secret of the Kou Tao fishmen and found clues to deal with the mentally ill goddess. At the same time, he dragged the orcs into the water and turned them into bait to attract the dragon tyrant.

As for whether Emperor Ryan will participate in the duel, it doesn’t matter.

Amberxiu only needs to continue to use the excuse of peace talks to convene conferences, use Arthur Ryan to lure Emperor Ryan to attend, and then create opportunities at the conference for the Orc King to provoke Ryan.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s a real duel or not, as long as the fighting starts, Amber Xiu’s goal will be achieved.

This went so smoothly as if it was deliberately arranged by the goddess of fate.

"Don't be careless, don't be careless, don't be careless..."

Important things should be reminded to oneself more than three times. Amber Xiu knows that good things often don't come in succession. Even if they do, it must be to set a trap for oneself.

This is the valuable life experience he summed up after hundreds of years.

After leaving the orcs' territory through the teleportation array, Amberxiu returned to the Gold Coin Island, inspected the construction of the transit station, and found that everything was going well.

After several expansions, this island has become a qualified slaughterhouse... Oh, no, it is an area for collecting dragon body materials.

In order to prevent the dark magic of the undead from corroding these materials, Amber's workers on the Gold Coin Island are all Mercury Zombies, a costly race.

After an extremely long period of cultivation in a private space, the intelligence of the first batch of mercury zombies has reached a level close to that of ordinary humans, and some simple alchemical processes can be safely handed over to them.

But these little guys don’t eat food, they eat metal, so Ambersu has to prepare a large amount of metal ore for them.

In theory, it is more expensive than manual labor, but after all, it is an isolated island overseas, and the mercury spirits are very loyal. In addition, when hiring people, one needs to consider the emotions of living people and worry about whether they will steal or rebel.

Overall, although the Mercury Zombie is more expensive, it is more reliable.

The first group of dragons that came for manicures have already arrived. The mercury spirit figurines are using various tools to cut on the dragon claws, sparks are flying and the atmosphere is very hot.

The initial materials are mainly dragon nails, fallen scales, hair and feces, with the purpose of "no pain". If it doesn't hurt, the resistance will be small. Every dragon that comes to get a manicure can get a small amount of "reward". It can be some shiny luxury goods, or food that can only be produced on the mainland, etc.

These dragons are also afraid of being poor. Many giant dragons have never seen pigs, cows, or sheep since they were born. When they ate beef for the first time, they were so excited that tears came out of their eyes.

Ah, it is the taste of hometown in the inherited memory.

That's about what I mean.

Therefore, dragons are generally more cooperative.

After all, it's just a manicure. We've already taken care of everything here, so what's the point of letting the nails grow longer?

A large amount of dragon scales and dragon claws were cut off and then processed into different categories.

As Amber's chief disciple, Isabel was transferred from the Dwarf Kingdom to the Gold Coin Island to preside over the processing of the first batch of materials.

Once the initial processing is completed, it will be sent to the Kingdom of Angry Tide for further processing.

That's the real heavy work, crushing, cutting and fine-processing these extremely strong materials. It's not high-end technology, but it's really laborious.

Therefore, a large number of low-end workers are needed to carry out deep processing, which is a labor-intensive job.

Once this step is completed, the remaining materials will be sent to Amber's own underground alchemy factory or to the Dwarf Kingdom for final processing.

The cost of taking a dragon scale with a diameter of half a meter from the dragon to the final product is about three hundred gold coins.

But the final product can be sold at a high price of at least two to three thousand gold coins.

Countless alchemical formulas circulating on the continent are related to the materials on the dragon's body, and all kinds of high-level magic equipment are inseparable from the bits and pieces of the dragon's body.

Ten times the profit, this is a monopoly business.

This is because Amber is willing to give concessions to the Kingdom of Fury and the Alchemist Council. If Amber was a little more ruthless, he could reduce the production cost to less than one hundred gold coins.

But in business, it’s all about a win-win situation.

Amber Xiu can't squeeze too hard. Making money continuously is the real money. A one-time deal will not amount to anything.

After confirming that everything went smoothly at work, Amber Xiu went into his private space and adjusted the time so that one day outside was equivalent to one year inside.

Then he drew out the relevant information about the Kuo Tao fishmen from the depths of his soul and began to study it.

Mind flayers, like dragons, are born with inherited memories, and they can pass on even more memories since they are a race that relies on mental power.

The memory that Amber obtained was very huge, starting from the time when the Mind Flayer Empire began to enslave the Kou Toa to the final collapse of the empire.

The kuo-toa did not break free from the control of the mind flayers by their own strength. It was because this huge empire collapsed on its own. The mind flayers fell apart due to internal strife and the betrayal of the Githyanki, and they had no time to care about the kuo-toa at all.

Therefore, for a long time after the collapse of the empire, the Kuo-Toa still regarded the Mind Flayers as their masters, waiting for their return.

During this process, the mental torture inflicted by the mind flayer on the kuo-toa murlocs continued.

Mind flayers are never known for their kindness, and their cruelty and viciousness are also well-known in the world. When they enslave their servants, they often impose a special mental curse, constantly torturing the slaves' spirits. Only servants who are praised by the mind flayers can be exempted from this punishment for a short period of time.

This curse will constantly whip the slaves to actively please the mind flayer, just like training a dog.

When the Mind Flayer Empire collapsed, the Kuo-Toa lost their master, and no one could help them escape from this torture. It is conceivable how miserable the Kuo-Toa lived during this period.

No matter how they prayed, no matter how they begged for mercy from the mind flayer as usual, in the end they received no response.

The result was that those who couldn't hold on died, and those who survived went completely crazy.

There are no normal individuals left in the Kuo-Toa race, and only those whose brains have been messed up by the curse survive.

From then on, the madness of the Kuo-Toa became a genetic disease.

This process looks very cruel, but Amber is not here to enumerate the crimes of the Mind Flayer. What he cares about is the mental curse of the Kuo-Toa murloc.

The mental curse did not disappear, it just changed from painful torture to madness.

Simply put, the early Kou Tao fishmen had normal human thinking and knew what eating, drinking, defecating and urinating meant, and what front, back, left and right meant.

But if they don't behave well, the curse will torture their souls and make them suffer. Now, the curse still exists, but in order to adapt to coexisting with the curse, the Kuo Tao fish people even distorted their feelings of pain.

Pain is no longer pain, it may turn into joy, but happiness may not be happiness, it may also make people heartbroken.

I wanted to laugh, but I was crying. I was hungry, but I felt numb and itchy all over.

The extreme chaos brought about by the distortion of the soul has led to the fact that the faith of the Kuo-Toa fishmen is stronger than that of other races, because the mental strength of the Kuo-Toa fishmen who can survive this distorted curse is extremely tenacious.

After figuring out the essence of the Kou Tao fishmen's confusion, Amberxiu gradually sorted out his thoughts.

The mind flayers originally used two methods to reward and punish the kuo-toa.

The first is naturally the most direct spiritual power. The Mind Flayer can directly use its mind to grant the Kuo-Toa murlocs a sense of pleasure and suspend the torture of the curse. This move cannot be learned by Amber, and is a racial skill.

The second method is to use a special prop, a bone whistle, which can achieve the same effect by stimulating the spirit of the Kuo Tao fishman through different sounds.

Amberxiu estimated that this whistle was used by the underage mind flayers in the empire. Their mental power was not enough to directly control others, so they needed to use this kind of prop.

The question now is, will the Kou Tao fishmen who have fallen into chaos be affected by the whistle?

The answer is very simple. Amber made a bone whistle as quickly as possible. The principle of this thing is very simple, and any alchemy apprentice can try to make it.

Then he ran to the deep sea and captured several Kou Tao merfolk.

The number of Kou Tao murlocs is huge, and it is not difficult to find them if you look carefully. The Kou Tao murlocs captured by Amber Xiu all look stupid, and you can tell at a glance that they are pure-blooded.

After controlling these Kou Tao fishmen, Amberxiu blew the whistle according to the records.

An erratic tone sounded, a tone that soothed the Kou Tao fishmen and relieved them of their pain.

Only those kuo-toa who have done their job well and have been appreciated can enjoy it.

As these whistles reached the ears of the Kou Tao fishmen, these stupid guys were stunned for a moment, and their huge eyes began to stare at Amberxiu.

A moment later, one of the Kuo Tao fishmen roared at Amber: "Damned brain-eating bastards! You are finally back! I will kill you, I will kill you!"

The other Kuo-Toa murlocs also let out the same angry roar and began to struggle frantically.

Amberxiu put down the bone whistle in surprise. This whistle actually made these idiotic Kou Tao fishmen regain their normal thinking?

As soon as the whistle stopped, the eyes of these Kou Tao fishmen became confused again. Their anger disappeared and they returned to their previous stupid look.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The whistle can indeed have an impact on the Kuo-Toa murlocs, but the effect has changed.

"interesting!"

This time, Amberxiu separated the Kou Tao fishmen one by one and began to test the effect of the bone whistle.

The effect of soothing the spirit will restore the Kuo Tao's normal thinking ability, but the inherited memories make them have a deep hatred for the Mind Flayer. The original whistle of torture has no fixed effect. The Kuo Tao's strong emotions are directly activated, which may be extreme excitement or extreme sadness.

Finally, there is the whistle that removes the curse effect.

The first two Kou Tao fishmen calmed down after hearing the whistle. Although they no longer showed any extreme emotions, there were no special changes either.

Amberxiu directly examined their souls and found something interesting.

After the mental curse was lifted, the influence of chaos on them was indeed slowly fading away. However, their minds, which had been tortured and driven crazy for a long time, were like a pile of loose sand, unable to find an anchor to support them.

To put it simply, he was originally a complete lunatic, but when his condition improved, he became depressed, and severely depressed.

The soul is like dead ashes. After losing its madness, it also loses the ability to think.

"Does it take time to recover? Or will it never recover?"

Amber Xiu touched his chin. He couldn't judge the situation, but it was definitely not a good thing. This was not the effect he wanted.

The experiment continued, and after four Kuo Tao fishmen became severely depressed, the fifth Kuo Tao fishman finally showed a change.

After hearing the whistle, the Kou Tao fishman in front of Amberxiu regained his sanity from the confusion and fell to the ground crying. Just when Amberxiu thought that the whistle was not very effective, the Kou Tao fishman got up again and said to Amberxiu: "Thank you, thank you, great Master Ultraman!"

Amber asked, "Do you know who I am?"

The Kuo-Toa fishman said loudly: "Yes, you are the servant of the master of the Silent Night Sea. You are the beacon beside the great gods. You are the torch that leads us to freedom."

Amber: ...

This Kou Tao fishman seems to have something wrong with his brain.

When did he become Aige's servant? How did this Kou Tao fishman know about his relationship with Aige? An Boxiu thought for a moment, then asked, "Have you ever changed your faith?"

The Kuo-Tao fishman said excitedly: "Yes, I once believed in false gods, but the result was only chaos and pain. Until that night, I felt the will of the goddess, and her voice brought a moment of peace to my chaotic soul. I am willing to follow the goddess to the end of the sea and travel to every corner of the world."

Amber Xiu said with emotion: "It is true. You are one of the Kou Tao fishmen who provided Aige with the power of faith. Bribodup finally shot himself in the foot."

At first, the Kou Tao fish goddess tried to use the huge power of faith to distort Aige's body and force her to become a god before she was ready. Aige's final response was to directly accept these believers. Don't you believe in me? Then accept my teachings.

Aige's oracle was imprinted into the souls of these Kuo-Toa fishmen. Amber was lucky, as the Kuo-Toa fishmen he captured happened to be one of those who had accepted free will.

Perhaps only for a moment, the will of freedom was imprinted into their chaotic minds, and these Kuo-Toa fishmen became different.

Other Kuo-Toa fell into severe depression after losing their chaos, because there was nothing valuable in their previous lives, and they didn't know what they should do after regaining their sanity.

But all the Kou Tao fishmen who have received the Aige Oracle are different. They have felt the will of freedom, which is like an anchor point that allows their scattered spirits to gather, regain the ability to think, and have the hope of living.

Likewise, they will become fanatical followers of Ai Ge, the kind who would rather die than change their beliefs.

No wonder Bribodup directly cut off the transmission of the power of faith at that time. If he had been a little slower, those Kou Tao fish people would have directly become believers of Aige.

This is not surprising. Who in their right mind would believe a psychopath like Bribodup?

Amber asked, "What's your name?"

The Kou Tao fishman thought for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, but Kou Tao fishmen have long lost the ability to name themselves. I didn't have a name in my first half of life. However, if Master Ultraman is willing to give me a new name, I would be extremely grateful."

Amber did not give him a name right away, but handed him the bone whistle in his hand and asked, "This whistle requires magic to blow, you try it."

The Kuo Tao fishman looked at the bone whistle in his hand in surprise.

The recovered mind made the Kuo Tao fishman very clear about the importance of this whistle. This is the artifact that can liberate the Kuo Tao fishman.

The hands of the Kou Tao fishman holding the bone whistle were shaking. He said excitedly, "Master, can you really give me this?"

Amber Xiu said calmly: "If you can use it, I will give it to you."

The Kuo Tao fishman trembled as he put the whistle into his thick lips and tried to blow it.

Subtle magical power gathered on it, and the whistle made a low sound.

It rang, but the pitch was wrong, but it was enough.

Amber patted the Kuo-Tao fishman on the shoulder and said to him, "From today on, I will give you a new name, which is... Benboerba. Benboerba, your mission is to use the bone whistle I give you to liberate more Kuo-Tao fishmen, so that they can get rid of the control of the Goddess of Psychosis and become true believers of the God of Freedom."

Amber stared at the Kou Tao fishman and said, "Can you do it?"

The Kuo Tao fishman who had just been given a name stood up excitedly and said with tears in his eyes: "I will do it even if it costs my life. Praise you, merciful master, praise the God of Freedom. My compatriots have been tortured for countless years, and finally they can be free!"

A pure force of faith flowed into Amber's body, which was generated by the prayers of this Kuo Tao fishman.

This time, the power of faith no longer carries the effect of distortion and pollution, but is the purest and most precious energy.

Amber taught the Kuo Tao fishman how to use the bone whistle correctly, and then said: "Go, Benboerba, go and liberate your compatriots. You will become a hero of the Kuo Tao fishman! Your name will be remembered forever, and you will enter the kingdom of the God of Freedom and enjoy eternal life!"

Benboerba knelt down devoutly to Amberxiu, again and again, until Amberxiu drove him out, and then he returned to the sea.

He knew where the Kuo Tao fishmen gathered, and he would find a way to liberate more of his compatriots.

After releasing this Kuo-Toa fishman, Amber used the same method to restore the sanity of another Kuo-Toa fishman.

When the Kou Tao fishman was crying bitterly, Amber took out the second bone whistle and said to him: "From today on, your name will be Ba Boer Ben. Go and become a hero who liberates your compatriots!"

This second hero also jumped into the sea with lofty ideals to find his compatriots.

Amber looked at the bag full of bone whistles in his hand and thought that he might not need the help of other gods. This Kou Tao fish goddess is dead! (End of this chapter)