This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 125

 The two talked for more than half an hour, but neither got what they wanted.

 Catherine is not good at negotiating.

 In the past, when she needed to argue with others, as long as she said a few words in a gentle tone, most of her negotiating opponents would give in.

If you frown and show a troubled expression, the other party will make more concessions.

Catherine is also very aware that this advantage comes from her beauty, but she has become accustomed to it over the years and is used to facing people who are easy to "persuad".

 Now, she met Amber Xiu.

Obviously this lich was also affected by her charm when they first met, so why is it not having any effect now?

Amberson maintained a polite smile on the surface and looked directly at Catherine. In fact, he was trying hard to curb his external perception, just listen to what she said, and try not to "look" at her.

Amberxiu thought he was a very good negotiator. After developing the ability to read micro-expressions, he could easily see through the inner feelings of living people with an accuracy of up to 90%.

 But this time when he met Catherine, Amberxiu discovered that this trick had only side effects.

 Catherine is really easy to understand. This elf queen is not good at hiding her thoughts.

But when Amberxiu saw her embarrassment and uneasiness, he began to soften his heart and almost even said the words "discount."

This Elf Queen is so outrageous that she can even enchant a lich.

This made Amberxiu understand that he had met a real opponent. When Queen Catherine sat at the negotiating table, she was like a talented player who could defeat ten skills at once. You don't care whether she knows negotiation skills or not, as long as she sits A slight smile or a slight frown will make your opponent completely unable to resist.

Angeliu's technical player was suppressed by the strength of the opponent. He had to converge his perception. On the surface, he was watching Catherine, but in fact he only listened to her voice and kept reminding herself that gold coins were true love.

Without this method of reading micro-expressions, the effect of chatting with the other party just by listening to the voice is naturally much worse.

 The result is that the negotiations get bogged down and neither side gets what they want.

Catherine doesn't care how much the ransom is, she just wants to get the principle of the magic seal without attracting Amber's attention.

 Amber Xiu didn’t know that she was crazy about promoting the ransom plan. How could the treatment plan for addiction be sold so cheaply? The ransom for the captives was actually a sincere payment.

Amberxiu couldn't hold it any longer and could only say to Catherine: "It seems that we have not been able to reach a consensus for the time being. It is almost dawn. Her Majesty the Queen should go and take a rest. The formal negotiations will arrive soon. I hope we can An agreement can be reached smoothly.”

Catherine was indeed a little tired. She didn't expect that this lich was really insufferable. Coupled with the fierce battle last night, she was very exhausted, so she could only nod in agreement.

As a result, she slept for a whole day. When Catherine opened her eyes, there were several elves with worried expressions standing around her.

As soon as they saw Catherine waking up, they asked with concern: "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

 Catherine said doubtfully: "I'm fine."

 “But, Your Majesty, you slept the whole day.”

 Catherine stretched and suddenly found herself refreshed.

 Catherine said in surprise: "It's amazing, I haven't had such a comfortable sleep in a long time."

In recent years, due to the pressure of addiction, Catherine could hardly sleep peacefully every day. She always had nightmares, and her dreams were full of horrific scenes of the destruction of the elves.

 But today was different. It was as if all the stress accumulated before had evaporated in this sleep, giving Catherine a feeling of being reborn.

 The elves also looked at each other, many of them didn't sleep well last night. This is the lich's castle after all, and who knows if there will be any broken palms or rotten spiders crawling onto their beds at night.

I didn’t expect Her Majesty the Queen to be able to sleep all day without being affected by the environment at all. Is this a legendary powerhouse? Compared with Her Majesty the Queen, they are still far behind.

Catherine looked out the window at the sun that was about to set. Feeling full of energy, she ate some dry food she had brought with her and prepared to talk to Amberxiu about the issue of prisoners. Catherine summarized the mistakes made during yesterday's negotiation and felt that she would be able to find a breakthrough today.

 However, when she found Amberxiu again, Catherine found that there was one more person.

 In Amberxiu's laboratory, in addition to the lich who transformed into a black-haired boy, there was another beautiful woman with skin as white as snow. This woman has a similar temperament to Catherine. Catherine can tell at a glance that this lady must also be a high-ranking person.

"Your Majesty Catherine, you are finally awake." Amberxiu greeted her warmly, and then introduced her: "I would like to introduce to you, this is Ms. Rose, the Queen of the Underdark."

 Apoptotic Rose gave Catherine a polite smile, but there was no smile in her eyes.

 Catherine also tried very hard to be polite, but she was very surprised on the inside.

Apoptotic Rose, the Queen of the Undead in the Underdark. Although Catherine has never met this person, she has already heard of her name. Because the kingdom of the Apoptotic Rose is built next to the underground silver sea, this woman is also known as the Silver Queen. The power and cruelty of the Apoptotic Rose are spread throughout the Nine Kingdoms.

What does this lich mean by inviting the Queen of Roses here?

Apoptotic Rose was specially invited by Amber Xiu to help.

 Catherine's charm ability is so powerful that even a lich like him who wants money is seriously affected. Presumably, his soul is still male, so the charm effect he endures is particularly strong. If you continue to negotiate, it is easy to make mistakes. If you fail to make money that you could obviously make, you will lose money. This is like Ling Chi to Amber Xiu.

 Because he didn’t want to regret it, he specially invited Apoptotic Rose here.

This person is also a lich, and his soul is female. His resistance to Catherine's charm must be higher than his own. Anyway, I can't take all the benefits from the elves, so I will definitely share the cake with everyone in the Mourning Poets Society, so I simply let the Apoptotic Rose negotiate for me. Anyway, Amber Xiu's base price has been revealed to Apoptotic Rose, and I believe that the Queen of the Undead will not cheat her own people.

Catherine said to Apoptotic Rose very politely: "It turns out to be Sister Rose. I have heard of your name a long time ago. You built a kingdom of the dead from scratch. I admire this achievement very much."

Apoptotic Rose also said politely: "Sister Catherine is so polite. You are the queen that all women admire most."

“Sister Qiangwei is friends with Ultraman Master? It seems that my visit disturbed your party.”

"No, it is precisely because of your arrival, sister, that he asked me to help out a little. I can make the decision regarding the elven prisoners. Sister, just talk to me."

Catherine glanced at Apoptotic Rose and thought that the old king's information was indeed correct. Both of them were members of the same organization. Otherwise, it was just a matter of a few elven captives. How could the Queen of the Undead come to negotiate with her in person?

Catherine did not want to negotiate with the Queen of Roses. She had already thought about how to deal with Amberxiu, but the preparations before the sudden substitution were wasted.

"Ultraman Master, are you doing this because you think I was rude in some way yesterday, so I even gave away the leadership of the negotiation to others?"

Amberxiu smiled and said: "Ms. Qiangwei is not someone else. I am completely at ease if I leave it to her. Of course, it is not because of any conflicts in yesterday's exchange. It is just because I have some personal matters today and cannot stay in the castle, so I invited Qiangwei." Madam helps. She can represent me fully, and the decision she makes is my decision.”

Although Catherine didn't believe Ambrose's excuse, she couldn't find any other reason to refuse.

Time is getting tighter and tighter. She can't wait until Ambrose is free to talk. Who knows how long he will delay.

 Catherine said: "In that case, I hope I can reach an agreement with Sister Qiangwei today."

"Of course, as long as the price is right. Sister, you heard what he said. This time, I represent the interests of both of us. The price you agreed on yesterday, I think you can adjust it again."

"Correction, we didn't have a good negotiation yesterday, so naturally we can't discuss the price. A ransom of 20 million gold coins per prisoner is absolutely impossible. There is no sincerity at all in this price."

"The elves don't care about the mere tens of millions of gold coins. The wealth accumulated by the elves can buy all the nine kingdoms. This is something everyone on the mainland knows. My sister said this, but it is too insincere. "

"Having money doesn't mean you can spend it arbitrarily. This is the wealth accumulated by the elves over the generations. I am just looking after it. I am not qualified to agree to such an unreasonable price for the elves to rectify it."

“But delaying it will be even more detrimental to you. After all, we undead do not feed people. These elves need to provide extra food every day, and the cost is increasing. If we delay it any longer, the price will only become more expensive.”

 …

The only two queens on the mainland were sitting opposite each other, with smiles on their lips and calm voices, but the content of the chat was getting more and more destructive.

But every time when the conversation was about to run out, both parties would tacitly take a step back and talk about issues such as governing the country and dressing up. After the atmosphere eased, a new round of confrontation would begin.

Amberxiu only listened for a short while, and then decisively left the small room. Apoptotic Rose performed very well and seemed not to be affected by Catherine at all.

And if Amberxiu continues to listen, he may be unable to help but speak for Catherine, and Apoptotic Rose may have to sever the cooperative relationship with him.

 Leave professional matters to professional people, and Amber Xiu did have something to deal with today.

Because the dwarves sent news that traces of **** demons appeared again near the ruins of the Alchemy City. If the dwarves had not built a temporary camp, I am afraid these demons would choose to attack directly.

This situation is not quite right. Hell demons appear frequently. It should not just be someone opening the door to hell, but a certain lord in **** preparing to invade. If this culprit is not solved, this demonic invasion may not be completely solved.

 But the lords of **** all possess power close to that of gods, and their true bodies are hidden in hell. If they were really so easy to eliminate, they would have been slaughtered by the gods long ago.

Amboxiu alone will definitely not be able to deal with the Hell Lord, and he must borrow more powerful power.

“If I declare to the outside world that the Hell Lord is massacring humans, will the Lion Empire send troops? Moral kidnapping should have a very good effect on moral paladins..."

With all kinds of deceptive plans running through his mind, Amberxiu flew towards the ruins of the Alchemy City. No matter what, he wanted to capture a few demons first and find out which **** lord was causing trouble.

I overslept. Sorry, the update is late. Sorry.

 (End of this chapter)