Chapter 546 Hell Bank Opens

Hell's external statement has always been "Bail has never betrayed and has been Zariel's subordinate from the beginning to now."

Amber knew very little about Bayer. He only asked the God of Alchemy and the Goddess of Wealth about some secrets of hell after going to hell, so he knew that these two had some unpleasant pasts.

As for the specific details, Amber Xiu was not very clear. Perhaps only the two lords of hell themselves could explain it clearly.

Logically speaking, Amberxiu just wants to keep a low profile now and doesn't want Melina to provoke those old lords of hell from the beginning.

Not to mention a particularly sensitive character like Bayer.

A lord of hell who once rebelled against Zariel, succeeded in taking power, was defeated by Zariel again and became his subordinate again. He also has the title of Chief General of Blood River.

This kind of big man should not be underestimated in terms of wisdom or personal strength. For Melina, this kind of opponent is still too much for her.

But since the other party came to him in person, Amber Xiu could only try his best to deal with it.

After reading the other party's invitation letter carefully, it was found that the Hell Lord nicknamed the Forked Horn Butcher was Melina's neighbor. The distance between their territories was less than 20 kilometers, separated by wilderness and a small lava lake. It would only take Cambion half an hour to reach there by flying.

Melina's annexation of territory and large-scale construction attracted the attention of this neighbor.

Out of devilish habit, the Forked Horn butcher wanted to meet Melina to confirm whether this new neighbor was a non-interference person or was ready for a fight as soon as possible.

It sounds like there is nothing wrong with it. Compared with other lords of hell, this straightforward meeting and negotiation can be considered "above board".

But the time and place were set by the Forked Horn Butcher.

He invited Melina to a hellish tavern called "Pigs and Lazy Men", which was scheduled to take place three days later.

Amber Xiu didn't know much about hell, but judging from the content of the invitation letter, it should be a very famous place. Because the other party only left a name, no specific coordinates, and no more description.

Obviously, the reputation of the "Pig and the Slob" pub is so well-known that it does not need much description.

There is no problem fighting with the devil, but you have to be careful if the other party challenges you to a fight. When you arrive at the agreed location, there may be an army of one hundred thousand people rushing out to beat you up.

With their devilish morals, they are capable of anything.

But this Forked Horn Butcher seems to have a close relationship with Bayer, and Amberxiu cannot ignore his invitation, otherwise a war will break out sooner or later.

After thinking for a moment, Amber wrote a letter back to the Forked Horn Butcher in the name of Melina.

The content was brief. The meeting place remained the same, but the time was postponed for a month. The reason was simple: "I am preparing to meet with Grand Duke Zariel and have no time to meet him for the time being."

Melina has now obtained the authority of the Lord of Hell. If Zariel is interested, he can find out by just doing a quick check.

So the secret cannot be kept for long. Anyway, the power is already in hand, and Amber has already reached an agreement with Zariel on the subsequent cooperation. Now is a good opportunity for Melina to officially appear.

He even sent his daughter to hell to work for Zariel. I think the devil's arch-guild would be very satisfied with his "pledge of allegiance".

Amber replied like this, and then ordered people to find out where the "Pig and Lazy Man" tavern was and what its origin was. At the same time, he also had to inquire about Bayer's situation. This forked horn butcher might have come to communicate with Melina at the instruction of Grand Duke Bayer, so Amber had to be prepared.

Hundreds of years of experience have taught Amber Xiu that the outcome of a negotiation is often decided before the formal meeting, and when the actual meeting occurs, it is just a formality.

After dealing with this matter, Amberxiu became more concerned about the construction of Melina's territory.

Because the lordships exchanged by Melina were all helpful for territory construction, the inner and outer walls of the new fortress had been built in a short period of time.

Amberxiu referred to the characteristics of the Underdark and transformed the territory into two areas, above ground and underground, and then divided the functions according to ordinary devil fortresses.

From the surface, Melina's territory is slightly larger and seems a bit empty, but the real key part is underground. The winding terrain can only be adapted by races that have lived underground all year round.

As this new territory grew, the abundant soul fragments attracted many demons to join. Although most of them were weak individuals such as inferior demons and cowardly demons, Amber accepted all who came, which was completely inconsistent with the habits of other hell lords.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, especially those territories guarding the edge of the Blood River, who are also responsible for hunting lone demons.

Most of these weak devils are transformed from the souls of sinners, and any farmer can kill them with a dung fork. Such weak devils should become food for other devils, not even cannon fodder on the Blood River battlefield, but only rations for the demons.

Melina has such a rich territory, but she also accepted a group of little devils with no fighting power. What on earth does she want to do? Kambien advised Melina more than once that the territory had just started operating and she couldn't accept so many wastes that wasted food. Even if the output of soul fragments was high, it couldn't stand the waste of these wastes.

But Melina ignored Cambian's suggestion and said coldly: "This is my father's arrangement."

This sentence was enough, because Kambien already knew who the lord's father was.

In all of Hell, if there is a devil who has not heard of that name, he truly deserves to die.

The notorious fraudster, a ruthless man who had to admit his mistake even when the Grand Duke of Hell was cheated, is said to have become a guest of Grand Duke Zariel.

This big shot must have some deep meaning, which is not something that a small Cambion like Cambion can question. But Cambion is not stupid. He does not understand Amber's order, but it does not mean that he will do nothing. He began to carefully observe the little cowards and inferior demons in the territory, trying to figure out what the fraudster wanted to do with these wastes? Then Cambion found a pattern. Every once in a while, there would always be a few little cowards or inferior demons who were received by Melina, and they looked reborn after they came out.

Obviously, these lucky ones all received a large amount of soul coins. The devil cannot become stronger without souls, especially these newly converted sinners, who are at their weakest. With just a little bit of resources, they can quickly upgrade.

Kambien originally thought that the fraudster was selecting talented devils and training them to become the real power of the territory. But in fact, this is not the case. These little devils will leave the territory after gaining a certain level of strength.

Every devil that leaves here will bring one or several magic mirrors that can be used for instant communication, and a look of high spirits, as if leaving this place to accomplish some great cause.

Seeing this, Kambien could no longer inquire further.

Being a subordinate, you have to be sensible. You can ask for information that you can get by just taking a quick look, but it is not worth the risk to dig deeper. Knowing it may not be of any benefit to you, but may anger the fraudster.

But when he woke up in the middle of the night, Kambien would always keep thinking about this question: What was that adult doing?

Kambian served as his steward in the territory with doubts until Melina took him to Zariel's mansion.

When Kambian heard the order, he was stunned for several minutes. He never thought that he would be qualified to step into the official residence of Grand Duke Zariel in his lifetime.

That is the most noble place in the whole of Avernus! I was just a wandering kambion in the wilderness not long ago. How long has it been before I can set foot in such a place?

At this moment, Cambian became more determined to follow Melina.

This lord doesn't look very smart, but her father is really too powerful. No, it should be said that he has exceeded the limit of the word powerful.

Melina only brought two of her subordinates, Kambian and Monica, to Zariel's residence, and the process was uneventful. Zariel greeted Melina with a big smile on his face, and then enthusiastically expressed his intention to promote Melina to become the captain of his personal guard.

Melina agreed to be a member of the Royal Guard in name only, but she would continue to run her own territory at ordinary times. She would only come to serve the Grand Duke of Hell when Zariel summoned her.

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

This bargaining made Campion and Monica sweat again, especially when Melina said no. Campion and Monica thought they were going to die here. But Grand Duke Zariel was unexpectedly easy to talk to and gave Melina a chance to choose.

Finally, Melina was given the title of a personal guard, but she was still free to act at other times. And not only Melina, but also Campion and Monica received rewards from Zariel.

The rewards that should have been given to those who had made outstanding achievements on the Blood River battlefield were now listed in front of these two small characters, allowing them to choose.

Kambion did not hesitate and decisively chose a drop of Anzumo's blood. Although Kambion was not weak, the devil blood in Kambion was too mixed, and it was a garbage body with no future at first glance. A devil like him who had no talent would become stronger more slowly than others even if he was given a large number of soul coins.

Anzumo's blood can help Kambien purify his blood, making it easier for him to become stronger in the future. In hell, fists are more useful than tongues.

Monica's bloodline is very high-level, the bloodline of the devil and the elf, both of which contain powerful magic, but it is difficult to use it normally. So Monica chose a very good staff, which can greatly enhance her spellcasting ability.

Even the subordinates brought by Melina were rewarded. In the eyes of others, Melina was Zariel's most favored rookie.

But in Amber's opinion, Zariel still didn't believe him.

There was no need to check. The drop of Anzumo blood in Kambien must have been tampered by Zariel, and the same was true for Monica's staff. But Amber had to accept it. This was the art of mutual compromise.

Since Zariel couldn't interfere with the bank's business, he used this another way to monitor Melina.

Amberxiu had no objection to this. After all, Zariel was the Grand Duke of Hell, and he couldn't really not give him any face at all.

With this meeting, Melina's position in Hell was completely secure and there were no longer any hidden dangers.

So, after Melina returned to her territory, Ambershu also frankly told Zariel about the meeting between the Forked Horn Butcher and Melina.

"Pronghorn Butcher?" Zariel asked, frowning. "What is this?"

The gap in status was too great, and Zariel probably had never heard of this little devil who was dozens of levels removed from Bayer.

"It may be related to Grand Duke Bayer. I don't know him, so I'm asking for your opinion out of courtesy." Amber organized his words carefully and said to Zariel, "I don't know what Grand Duke Bayer's situation is. What attitude should I take towards him?"

When Zariel heard the name Bayer, he immediately showed an angry expression, but he quickly calmed down and said to Amber, "Don't worry, Bayer has only one mission now, which is to keep an eye on the Blood River Fortress for me. Fighting the demons forever is his mission, and his only mission."

"It's that simple? Then Melina's meeting with this Pronghorn butcher..."

Zariel waved his hands impatiently and said, "Don't bother me with such trivial matters. The bank is about to open for business, and Mammon has already found the first batch of customers. Strictly speaking, your soul belongs to me, and we can't be outdone by Mammon. Pay more attention to business matters and don't let Mammon monopolize it all."

The preparations for Hell Bank have been almost completed, and the funds provided by Amber Xiu have arrived smoothly, so it is time to open the business.

In order to boost its influence, Mammon suddenly attracted business worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and its customers included devil dukes from other levels of hell.

In the plan, Amber was just a money-printing machine that provided necessary guidance, but did not participate in the specific work. Zariel was qualified to participate, but he did not have the ability or talent in this area, and now he looked like a person who only took dividends. According to the development policy designed by Amber, the bank's profitability in the early stage was very poor, and it had to wait until the harvest time to make a lot of money.

Zariel felt that he was at a disadvantage and could only continue to ask Amber for help and advice.

Amber Xiu laughed and said, "I have been prepared for this."

Amber's figure on the magic mirror slowly faded away, replaced by a series of data. The complex and changing numbers made Zariel dizzy, but he still recognized what was displayed on it.

"This is... scattered savings? It adds up to this much?"

Amber replied, "Yes, Mammon's resources in high-end clients are unmatched in the entire hell, but hell is so huge, and it's not just the hell lords who have money.

"Thirty to fifty soul fragments can be compressed into a soul coin of slightly lower quality, but the process is complicated and ordinary devils don't have this ability. Only the lords of hell can collect and compress them on a small scale to make coins. Soul fragments are worthless and can only be used as food. But what if these soul fragments can also be considered wealth?"

Amber Xiu appeared on the magic mirror again. He waved his hand and said excitedly: "If each of the billions of devils in the nine layers of hell deposited one cent, how much wealth would this be?"

(End of this chapter)