This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 111 Demonic Addiction

 Going south from the Alchemy City, the scenery becomes more and more beautiful as you go.

 The desolate wilderness gradually disappears into the colorful sea of ​​flowers, and the well-maintained roads take into account the beauty of art and the efficiency of traffic.

If you continue to go forward, you can see the more obsessed scenery. The mountains are undulating, the green is green, and the forest with the perfect fusion of the buildings hidden in it is the best example of the harmonious combination of natural scenery and architectural aesthetics.

This is Silver Moon Highgarden, the kingdom of elves.

 In the past, an endless stream of tourists came to Silvermoon Highgarden every year just to take a look at the scenery inside.

 But that was a long time ago.

Ever since the price of magic materials began to increase, the elves have entered a semi-closed state, basically not allowing outsiders to enter, and all outsiders who entered by force were left among the elves.

 In recent times, the only people walking on this beautiful road of flowers are elves, fully armed elves.

The Twilight Guards have all been dispatched and divided into elite teams to enter the territory of the Alchemy City. These elites can easily break through the defense lines of those lords and deliver the magic contract to them.

As more lords signed the contract, many Twilight Guards successfully returned to Silvermoon Highgarden to report.

In the Queen's Palace at the highest point of Silvermoon Highgarden, the Elf Queen Catherine is wearing a simple white robe. With her face upturned, she does not look like a queen, but more like an ordinary elf girl who has just woken up and has no time to dress up. But even without any decoration, the beauty of this elf queen is enough to put any beauty to shame.

The elves are a unique race. Every elf has a beauty that other races cannot match, and Catherine is a stunning beauty that even the elves would envy.

 From the time she was born, the elves knew that they were going to have a new queen.

This is not because the elves only look at faces, but because the more beautiful the elves are, the more favored they are by the gods. This is also true. Catherine has shown extraordinary talents since she was a child, and her talents in magic and art are far beyond those of her peers.

 Later, she was successfully promoted to legend, and then, in a state of great popularity, she was crowned the new queen by the old king himself.

And this Elf Queen did not disappoint the people's expectations. During her reign, she brilliantly solved many problems for the Elf people. Such as the Felin Demon Sun disaster, the Warcraft War, etc. These big troubles that were considered disasters for other kingdoms were easily resolved by her.

 Originally, Catherine could be written into the history of Silvermoon Highgarden and become a great queen.

 But...there are always buts in the world.

 Catherine sat on a bench made of gold, looking at the map in front of her in trance.

 This is a map of the entire territory of Alchemy City. It looks like a parallelogram that is not very regular.

To the north of the Alchemy City is the huge golden desert, and to the south is the Silver Moon Highgarden.

Now the Alchemy City exists in name only. It is flanked by the two kingdoms, and it is only a matter of time before it is annexed.

On the map, many small patches have been dyed emerald green. These are territories where magic contracts have been signed. Although they look fragmented, they already occupy one-fifth of the entire land.

 The plan is progressing smoothly, but there is not much happiness in Catherine's eyes when looking at the map, only a touch of sadness that cannot be erased.

The old elf standing aside said to Her Majesty the Queen: "Katherine, you must cheer up. If you are still trapped in self-blame, the elves will also come to an end. You are our queen, you." Take responsibility.”

 Catherine pursed her lips and said to the old elf, "I wish I had not taken the crown from your hands."

The old elf was the previous king, but after abdicating the throne, he became a subject of the Elf Queen and has been assisting her in managing Silvermoon Highgarden. The elves do not have a strong desire for power, and they do not have the habit of passing on blood. This kind of joint management by the two kings can greatly reduce errors in the elves' decision-making.

  But this refers to the general situation.

"Catherine, stop blaming yourself. This decision was originally recognized by all of us. We were blinded by greed. Now is not the time to find out who is right and who is wrong. This war is the only way for the elves to continue. Throw away those unnecessary emotions and do what you should do.”

Catherine closed her eyes, shook her head and said, "Is this really the way to save the elves? Even if we take over the entire territory of the Alchemy City and get those alchemy production lines, can we solve the problem of magic addiction?"

Demon addiction, when he heard this word, the old king was shocked.

 This is the biggest crisis for the elves, and it is also a secret they have hidden for a long time.

  The elves originally lived in peace with the world and had no ambitions for external expansion. Why did they suddenly increase the price of magic materials significantly, and why did they directly send troops to invade the territory of the Alchemy City?

Most of the elves don’t know the true meaning of this war. They think they just see the unclaimed land and are ready to occupy it.

  But if it was an ordinary war, how could it be possible to force the indigenous people to migrate before the war started? There was no room for negotiation. The elves were not fools and would not make such a stupid mistake.

Although the elves are xenophobic, they are not to the extent that they look down upon foreign races. Otherwise, Silvermoon Highgarden would not have been opened to outsiders to visit and travel in the past. Now he is doing it more decisively than Ryan, and the reason for this is "magic addiction". This is a special disease that only a few people know about, but the elves have actually been infected on a large scale.

This is all related to the abilities Catherine gained when she was promoted to legend for the second time.

Catherine was originally a legendary ranger. Her legendary favor is that she can use a small amount of magic materials to create powerful magic-breaking weapons. This allowed her to make many military exploits when she was young, leading the elves to achieve brilliant victories amidst disasters.

As time went by, her attainments in the school of change became deeper and deeper, and she was eventually promoted to legend for the second time in this capacity.

Although the elves often work part-time in other professions because of their long lifespan, it is extremely rare for them to be promoted to legend for the second time. Everyone thinks that Catherine is a unique elf queen and the true darling of the gods.

 But the bad thing is the legendary favor that Catherine received from her second promotion.

 Selflessly sharing, this is Catherine’s legendary ability.

 She can choose a power she has control over and share it selflessly with others.

There is no threshold. As long as the other party is willing to accept it, you can get the gift of power, and you will not be harmed by it. The only problem is that it cannot be taken back.

This sounds very powerful, like infinitely replicating the legendary power. Catherine is a double legend. If she selflessly shares her power with others, wouldn't it be possible to mass-produce legendary warriors for the elves?

 At the beginning, everyone in the elves thought so. When using selfless sharing for the first time, Catherine allowed a loyal Twilight Guard to gain the power of a legendary ranger. He could also easily create magic-breaking weapons, and also improved the ranger's various skills to a higher level.

 Just because the power comes from the Queen's gift, when it is really used, it is still a little worse than a real legend.

 But this result is still shocking. Legends are extremely rare existences. There are many parallel imports in the legendary level that are not worthy of the name. They can stably allow people to obtain the power of legendary rangers. This is already the power of gods.

The elves have been carefully observing for several years and have not found any side effects from the Twilight Guard. What surprises them even more is that when the Twilight Guard's children were born, they seemed to have inherited some related powers. The newborn elves have sharper eyes and stronger arms than others. This legendary power can even be inherited.

 A few years later, the child slowly grew up, and the elves still found no problem. This child is stronger, more talented, and seems to have a larger appetite. But this is not a problem. Strong children should eat more.

 At this time, the elves have not yet realized the seriousness of the problem.

 The old king even suggested to Catherine that she should weaken her selfless sharing ability and not pass on the complete legendary power, because doing so would require a long time to cool down each time she shared it. The old king suggested that power sharing should be carried out in a targeted manner.

  Catherine agreed to the old king's suggestion and shared the ability to create magic-breaking weapons with many elven craftsmen. She weakened the ranger-related abilities and shared them with many young elves.

 The Twilight Guards began to fully expand their recruitment in those days, because the Queen was too generous and there were too many geniuses.

The elves are becoming stronger day by day, and Catherine's reputation has reached its peak at this time. Who can refuse such a queen who can benefit all elves?

However, the real tragedy soon emerged.

The Twilight Guard who was the first to accept the sharing of legendary power began to have problems. His body seemed to have been poked by something, and his vitality and magic power would continue to be swallowed up by this hole. Slowly enough at first that no one could notice, but as he continued to use the legendary abilities he had acquired, the hole kept getting bigger.

 Not only does he need to overeat to maintain his physical needs, but the gap in his magic power is extremely serious. If a large number of magic items are not provided to him in time to replenish his magic, this black hole will drain the magic from his body, making him feel worse than death.

What’s even more frightening is that his children also suffered from this situation.

The child who was known as a born legend died because his magic power was out of control before he grew up.

 At this time, the elves discovered that all power requires matching control.

 Acquiring legendary power without reaching the legendary realm, even a little bit of it, will have extremely serious consequences.

 The essence of legendary power is the law of the world. If you don’t understand this law and use it forcefully, you will have to pay an extra price.

 For mortals, borrowing legendary power requires constantly paying the price of magic power.

 All the elves whose power was shared by Catherine were infected with "magic addiction" to varying degrees, and their demand for magic increased significantly. Once they could not be replenished in time, they would die in pain.

 When this was discovered, half of the elves had received Catherine's "selfless share".

 Although most of the effect has been weakened due to subsequent sharing, it is still a legendary power.

Even though most elves have not yet reached the serious level of "magic addiction", Catherine knows it very well.

 The elves are almost finished.

 (End of this chapter)