This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 112 The Elf Queen’s Last Hope

 There will always be a price for using power that is not yours.

Even gods are no exception. Veshalon, the Lich God, accepted the gift from the Lord of Storms and became a god, but he couldn't bear it and ran away.

 How can a mere mortal master the power of legend without going through a long period of time.

 Catherine used her legendary power to forcibly promote others, giving half of the elves power, and making them inevitably infected with magic addiction.

 The power that has been integrated into the bloodline cannot be eradicated, and will be used unconsciously in daily life. Then the addiction will become stronger and stronger, and everything will begin to be extracted. If the elves are just short-lived, it doesn't matter. As long as you be careful, they will die of old age before the magic addiction takes hold.

 But it happens that elves are immortals.

 According to estimates, even if you have been restraining yourself from using this power, your addiction to magic will begin at about three hundred years old.

 At first, I just felt my appetite got better. However, it is difficult for ordinary food to produce a feeling of fullness, so you need to consume magical food, such as certain refreshing drinks, etc.

 Furthermore, you cannot leave the magic drink in your hands, otherwise you will lose your energy and experience various uncomfortable feelings in your body.

 After it gets worse, the magic power will be lost quickly even if you lie still. At this time, you need to eat magic potions directly, but you will never be able to fill this growing black hole.

 The feeling of being drained of magic power will make the elves go crazy, not only the physical torture, but also the soul will be corroded. Normal emotions will begin to blur, leaving only violence and cruelty, as if you want to transfer your pain to others, using this method to alleviate your own symptoms.

There are already dozens of elves suffering from the sequelae of magic addiction, which symbolizes that the first wave of magic addiction is about to come.

If the elves do nothing, the addiction to magic will continue to break out, and then the elves will fall into despair and completely perish.

 In order to solve this problem, Catherine once tried a long prayer, hoping to get guidance from the gods. However, the solution given by the elves and gods shocked Catherine.

 Abandon the elves that have been infected with magic addiction, save the elves that have not yet been infected, and just split these infected ones out.

 Catherine couldn't believe that this was the answer given by the elves and gods.

It sounds like there's nothing wrong with it, but that's half of the elven population.

 Catherine could not accept this result. She did not understand why the gods who had always loved the elves would make such a cruel decision.

At the risk of blasphemy, Catherine continued to ask, and in the end, Catherine only got a rhetorical question: "Is the elves facing some kind of crisis of genocide, and do they have to use this method to struggle for survival?"

 This question left Catherine speechless.

　　When sharing their power, the elves did not have any internal or external troubles. It was Catherine who lost her due restraint after acquiring this legendary power.

If all the elves can have legendary power, then she will be the greatest queen in the history of the elves.

 She couldn't stand the temptation and eventually made this big mistake.

The elven gods will never give up on their families. They generously give the elves various blessings to make them the best race, and at the same time teach them patience, kindness, and restraint of desires.

The elves have been fighting against the world for many years. No matter how other kingdoms change, even in the era of dragon rule, the elves must be given enough respect.

 This is the protection of the elves by the elves and gods. External dangers have never been a real threat to the elves.

 As a result, the pampered child played with fire by himself at home.

Perhaps, an ugly scar can make this spoiled child remember the lesson and allow the child to truly grow up. Losing half of the population is a painful experience for the elves, but if they can truly realize their mistakes, the elves will be able to prosper again sooner or later.

The elves and gods love the elves as a race, not the elves of a certain period.

 If a civilization needs to develop, it needs to correct its mistakes.

This may seem cruel, but in the eyes of the gods, the race of elves has been multiplying, and life and death continue to intertwine. Today's elves are no longer the first batch of elves. The total number of dead people is dozens of times greater than the current number of elves.

 Death is nothing. If the direction of civilization development can be re-corrected, such a sacrifice is worth it in the eyes of the gods.

 But Catherine couldn't accept it. She couldn't watch half the elven population die without even knowing they were going to die.

During the crisis when the first batch of demonic addictions were about to break out, such a big mess occurred in the Alchemy City, and the kingdom was about to be destroyed. Catherine saw the opportunity, and after discussing with the top leaders of the elves, decided to launch a foreign war.

The Alchemy City also retains a large number of alchemical industrial systems. If these things can be seized, the elves can produce a large number of cheap alchemical potions at a low cost, which can effectively alleviate the mortality rate when the first batch of magic addiction attacks.

Although it can only be regarded as delaying death, as long as there is enough time, maybe there will be a turn for the better?

Moreover, the desert dwarves will also compete for the territory of the Alchemy City, which will be a brutal war. Instead of letting the tribesmen die in despair, why not let them die in the war, which would at least be less painful. They will also be recorded in the history of the elves as war heroes, rather than a bunch of "numbers" who died in vain because of the Elf Queen's stupid behavior.    This is why the elves must send troops.

 This is also the reason why the elves want to expel all the locals. The elves cannot let outsiders discover the disease of magic addiction, otherwise it will lead to catastrophic results.

The previous closure of Silvermoon Highgarden was also related to this. They could not let any information leak out.

 Now, the war has begun.

  The magic contracts signed by the Twilight Guards to those lords are actually a special legendary power.

As we all know, the ranger can choose a race as his "rival".

 When facing his old enemy, the Ranger will gain huge advantages, such as higher hit rate, lower hit rate, enhanced resistance, etc. This power against old enemies will also be strengthened as the ranger advances to legend.

 Catherine shared the legendary power with the elves, allowing elves with non-ranger professions to also gain the effect of locking in "rivals".

 All lords who signed a contract and then violated it will be locked as the "old enemy" of the elves. Fighting on these territories, the elves will gain corresponding powerful advantages. It behaves like you shot an arrow casually, bypassing the city wall and hitting the defender's head by chance. Someone else fired a magic cannon at them, but only a few were hit.

 With such an advantage, the elves' attack will be very smooth and they can quickly capture these cities with alchemy systems.

 Then you can start working overtime to produce alchemy potions to prepare for the upcoming magic addiction disease.

Although the battle situation seemed to be going well, Catherine could not be happy.

No matter whether this war is won or lost, the elves will definitely suffer heavy losses.

Catherine took out a letter and handed it to the old king beside her and said: "This is a letter from a lich in the Alchemy City. I don't know how to respond."

The old king took it and read it. The content written in the letter was very simple. It was that some of the Twilight Guards were captured. As the local lord of the Alchemy City, the lich wanted to sit on the negotiation table with the elves.

 The old king sighed and said to Catherine: "Our war is not for negotiation, and there is no reason to avoid casualties."

 “I know, but are we just going to give up like this? How do you want me to reply to that child?”

Catherine felt like an executioner, constantly forcing her people to die, all just to cover up her mistakes. She had thought countless times that if she could sacrifice herself to solve the problem, she would die without hesitation.

However, doing so will only accelerate the collapse of the elves. Once the addiction to magic breaks out, the elves will turn into madmen, causing far more damage than half of the population.

 This is a kind of despair with no choice at all.

 The old king sighed, knowing that Catherine could no longer hold on.

Before the war officially started, the elves had suffered a large number of casualties due to such aggressive tactics. More than once, elves had raised questions, and they could only watch these Twilight Guards who had shared their power die, but could not tell them the truth. .

Each battle damage report will make Catherine feel guilty. These pressures are constantly overlapping, making the elf queen's spirit close to collapse.

"Your Majesty, let's talk to this lich. I remember that Cicero did not accept your power sharing. He should survive."

 The old king's words made Catherine's eyes light up. Can she finally save an elf?

 It felt like a ray of light appeared in the dark night of despair, and she couldn't help but put all her hope on it.

Catherine said excitedly: "Then let's get ready right away. I want to negotiate with this lich personally."

The old king quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so grand. If you go in person, you will only give the other party the opportunity to offer an outrageously high price. Liches have never been a kind species. They have no humanity at all. I will send someone to do this. Do it well. If you negotiate in this state, you may make wrong judgments.”

Catherine shook her head and said: "Give me this chance. You and I both know that after this incident is over, my soul will fall into hell. This is my last request. I want to save them personally. Please is you."

Seeing Catherine's desperate pleading expression, the old king knew that it would be difficult for him to refuse this request.

 This is the life-saving straw that allows Catherine to persist. If she is not allowed to go, it will be like cutting another knife in her tense spirit.

Now is not the time to collapse. If Catherine cannot hold on any longer, the elves will usher in complete destruction.

“I will arrange this negotiation as soon as possible, but please, Your Majesty, you must be calm and cannot expose our secrets to save people. Any unreasonable price will make the other party suspicious..."

The old king warned earnestly, and at the same time, he decided in his heart that he must investigate the lich clearly before negotiating and find out his details. The lich must not be allowed to discover the crisis facing the elves.

 (End of this chapter)