This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 156 Entering the city in disguise

 In Amber's adventurous life, he has not ridden many things. After all, he is a mage. If there are any special terrains, he can fly directly to them with flying skills. If he travels long distances, he can ride a horse.

 So it was his first time to ride something like a black panther, but he felt very bad.

When Catherine was riding on the black panther, the ups and downs of her body matched the rhythm of the black panther's running, as if they were merging into one.

Ambassio was riding on the black panther and felt like his bones were being shaken to pieces. If he hadn't been so agile that he could take off and volley and turn seven and a half times on the spot, he might have been thrown off.

Later on, Amberxiu learned that riding skills were not included in the ranger inheritance. This was something that Catherine herself practiced later.

Catherine also refused to share her riding skills. Although the girl said she couldn't talk about Amberxiu, she still felt that Amberxiu was enslaving Naomi.

She really guessed right. A lich like Amberxiu was used to enslaving others. If Naomi hadn't been so badly hurt by "family love", causing her to surrender to Amberxiu wholeheartedly, the two would not have been able to form a contract. .

I can only say that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. It is a match made in heaven.

Although it is consensual, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking advantage of the situation.

 Catherine is clumsy, but her sensitive heart allows her to see through Ambrose's thoughts at a glance.

 But the mainland teleportation array is in the city, and Amberxiu doesn't have several months to make a detour.

 But the problem is that the Lion Empire has a very bad habit of building large-scale "undead dispersing magic circles" in every city.

 Catherine really didn’t know much about the undead, so she could only sigh and said, “I wish I had your huge personal space.”

There is no way. The location of the artifact given by the elves is in the depths of the sea. If you want to reach that place, you must traverse the entire Ryan and then enter another kingdom-Emerald Dream Forest Noria.

Emerald Dream Forest is a typical closed country with very high restrictions on visitors. A lich like Amber Xiu, who was born in the Alchemy City, is definitely not allowed to enter Emerald Dream Forest.

It’s not that Amberxiu would lie down on the spot and turn into a corpse without moving. If a light priest comes to check, it will be exposed. At that time, the undead creatures have maliciously sneaked into Ryan’s territory, and they can only start fighting directly.

Once those weak skeleton zombies enter the range of this magic circle, they will immediately be burned by the holy light and have no choice but to run away. Although Amber Xiu is a powerful lich, this magic circle does no harm to him, but the constant flashing and bombarding holy light can mark him out from the crowd.

Catherine's charm is indeed very strong, and no one will refuse to facilitate her as long as she asks.

How to get into the city was a question, and then Catherine made a suggestion.

 This is equivalent to telling everyone in Lane that there is an undead creature that wants to sneak into the city.

But Amberxiu has Catherine's help. As long as the elf queen shows her true colors and stands in front of people, the druids of Emerald Dream Forest will probably greet her with red flags, gongs and drums. As long as Amber Xiu is careful not to reveal his identity as a lich, entering Emerald Dream Forest should not be a big problem.

　　You must go to sea from this druid-dominated country to reach the location where the artifact is buried by the shortest route.

The two of them were not running around unconsciously. Instead, they spent most of the day, teleporting several times, making a large circle across the desert death line, and entered the desert city controlled by the Lion Empire.

It is completely different from a technical lunatic like Alchemy City, so the relationship between the two countries is also the worst. If they were not so far apart, they would have started fighting.

At that time, the paladin army was dispatched to give Amber a few rounds of Holy Slash, which was quite troublesome.

 The real trouble is how to cross the Lion Empire.

Amberxiu could only explain to her patiently that a corpse is a corpse and an undead is an undead. These are two completely different things.

"How about you pretend to be a corpse? I'll send a friend's corpse back to Emerald Dream Forest and borrow Ryan's mainland teleportation array."

 As a last resort, Amber Xiuzhen did not want to deal with those paladins in the territory of the Lion Empire. This would be like dealing with mages in the mage tower. Only adventurers with unqualified IQs would make such stupid decisions.

Emerald Dream Forest has a parliamentary system, which is very similar to Alchemy City. It is composed of several druid tribes with different associations and factions, plus a few tribes such as centaurs, goblins, giants, fishmen, and lizardmen. They send their own representatives. , formed the Green Dream Council, adhering to the system of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and rejecting blind expansion and bottomless transformation of nature.

Later, Amberxiu had to use flying skills to cheat and float directly on Naomi's back. He just grabbed the hair on Naomi's back and was dragged away. However, in the end, he was still not as good as Catherine and was beaten far away in the competition. Far behind.

Amber Xiu shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. Even if the private space created by an ordinary mage is huge enough, it can't fit even a legend."

Most mages can study the power of space to create a space pocket of their own, but the size is generally limited and not many things can be stored. Even if the space is large enough, there are restrictions on what can be stored in it. If the mass is too large or the energy contained is too high, it will greatly increase the load on the private space, and it will explode if you are not careful.

Amber Xiu has never heard of a private space that can accommodate a legend.

His private space, which is the size of a castle, is a high-end product created through the power of prayer. It already has some of the characteristics of the Kingdom of God. Even the favored ones like Catherine don't have it, so they can only look at it with greed.

But this thing cannot be lent to others, otherwise Amberxiu can hide inside and escape the detection of the Lion Empire.

 After thinking for a long time, Amber Xiu suddenly had a sudden idea and captured the mercury figurine.

The silver-white little guy jumped up and down to get close to Amber Xiu, and seemed to have grown a little bigger over the past few days.

"This is the mercury zombie I created. It is absolutely alive and will not be detected by Ryan's magic circle. If I do this..."

Amberxiu reached out his hand and lifted his chin hard.

Amid Catherine's screams, Amberxiu took off his own head and put it into the body of the mercury zombie. The feeling of being wrapped in mercury is not good, but Amberxiu’s skull is not metal, so it will not be digested by the mercury zombies.

Mercury Zombies have strong magic resistance and should be able to avoid detection by the magic circle.

 Catherine looked at the skull that had been submerged in the mercury and fell into complete silence.

 Undead is too convenient, how can we still play like this?

The most important thing for a lich is actually the soul. As long as there is a carrier that can hold the soul, it doesn't matter what shape or size it is. A head can just be hidden inside the mercury zombie.

 “I can’t speak, I’ll be on your own later. Catherine, can you lie?” asked Ambrose.

“How could it be impossible for such a simple thing?” Catherine said confidently.

 Haha, nine out of ten such arrogant rookies will have problems... However, it's hard to say that Catherine has the aura of charm around her.

Amberson has no choice now but to pin his hopes on Catherine.

In order to ensure the success rate, Amberxiu also reminded Catherine not to go into the city looking like an orc, and not to be arrested as soon as she got close. She must turn into a human appearance.

Catherine was filled with excitement and carefully prepared a new identity for herself.

The human ranger from the Alchemy City has traveled in Silvermoon Highgarden for a long time, so his behavior will be somewhat similar to that of the elves. This setting is simply impeccable.

My parents are still alive at home. My father is a businessman and my mother is a ranger. I chose to become a ranger because I admired my mother’s adventures back then. He also made a contract with his family that if he couldn't earn enough 100,000 gold coins within ten years, he would go back home and get married.

The fiancé arranged for her by her family is a nice guy, but she really doesn't like it, so she is now in a state of semi-escape from marriage, so she needs to remain anonymous and is determined not to go back even if she doesn't make enough money.

I met the mercury slime next to me when I was training in the sewers of Alchemy City. I found it interesting and contracted it as my pet.

　　We are currently working towards the goal of becoming the legendary ranger.

This time I went to Emerald Dream Forest to promote my beast companions. It is said that druids have ways to help these beasts evolve into more powerful forms.

Looking at the new identity she made up, Catherine felt very satisfied. All the details had been taken care of, and there would definitely not be any problems if others asked.

In this way, Catherine brought the mercury zombies to this city called Sand Shadow.

The desert city that originally belonged to the dwarf kingdom now has no other races besides humans. The city walls did not change much, but white-gold light kept flashing over the city, and the entire city was enveloped in a huge magic circle of holy light.

Even before entering the city, you can hear the song of the Lord of the Dawn coming from the city.

The city that had just been recaptured by Ryan was an important moment for missionary work, so the religious atmosphere in Sand Studios was particularly strong.

Catherine took one last look at her notes to make sure she had memorized all the details of her new identity, and then she mustered up the courage to walk towards the city gate.

She is now transformed into a human girl, wearing a light leather armor and a cloak common in the desert. Most of her face is covered, only a pair of eyes are exposed.

 But even though it was wrapped so tightly, when Catherine appeared at the city gate, the soldiers guarding the door were still stunned for several seconds.

 Why is this girl’s eyes so beautiful? ! I was fascinated by it accidentally.

Catherine walked over and was about to announce her home when she saw several rays of holy light falling from the sky and starting to circle around the body of the mercury figurine, as if she sensed something.

Catherine suddenly felt panicked. Didn't she say that the mercury zombies could use magic resistance to block the detection of the magic circle? Why was she discovered before she even entered the door?

The soldiers seemed to have noticed something was wrong. They didn't care to look at Catherine. They drew their swords in their hands and started chanting prayers.

In the land of Lane, every devout believer can borrow the power of the Holy Light, even children. This is the forbidden land of the undead, and Amber Xiu does not dare to break in by force.

Catherine wanted to explain, but there was no such content in the pamphlet she compiled before. Wasn't the plan based on the premise that it would not be discovered? Now that he has been directly discovered, how can he lie to others?

Just when Catherine was panicking, the mercury zombie spit out a small bone fragment like a hiccup.

Those holy lights that were constantly flying nearby seemed to have found their target and immediately flew towards this small piece of bone, purifying the broken bones containing dark magic power into ashes.

Mercury Zombie made a simple and honest voice: "Hiccup, I'm sorry, I just swallowed a few skeletons on the road and they are still digesting them. Hiccup~"

The mercury figurine spit out another bone fragment, which indeed attracted the purification of the holy light.

ˆCatherine then reacted and quickly explained: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, I forgot about this. The desert has not been peaceful recently. We encountered many undead creatures on the road."

The soldier guarding the door looked at Catherine and believed her words without thinking.

"So that's the reason. Dear Ms. Ranger, your righteous deeds are admirable. I will issue you a certificate here to avoid you being interrogated after entering the city. Excuse me, what is your name?"

　　When the last question was asked, the guarding soldier’s eyes shone.

 (End of this chapter)