This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 248: The Alchemy Factory Under Construction

 History is a very interesting thing. Even in this world where immortal species are everywhere, history still has many shadows that cannot be revealed.

This may not have much to do with lifespan, because even if you ask people today what major events happened in the past few months, you will often get dozens of different answers, many of which are completely opposite. It may happen even if you chat and fight.

 In the final analysis, it is because people have different standpoints, different outlooks, and different things they know.

 So studying history sometimes means studying human hearts.

 Amberxiu didn't understand this. He thought that Arthur Lane's heroic spirit would be difficult to bring much useful information to Heki Stone. After all, this heroic spirit had no idea what happened after the death of the dragon tyrant.

But Huggie Stone said: "Being able to talk to this Holy King in person, even if it is just the Holy King in his youth, is enough to reveal many mysteries."

Let professionals do professional things. Amberxiu took the dwarf vampire to his underground city, took out the artifact hourglass, and placed it in front of Heki Stone.

Arthur Lane's heroic spirit appeared in Amber's call, still looking weak and translucent.

 Heroic spirits are very special. Once their power is consumed, it is difficult to replenish it.

When Heggie Stone saw Arthur Lane, he almost knelt down and said with great excitement: "You are His Majesty Arthur Lane. It is a great honor for me to see you in person."

The flowing winds and springs created by the World Weaving Technique maintain their original frequency. This spell can permanently change the terrain and weather, like making a request to the world, and the world gives you an eternal response.

Huggie Stone still wanted to insist and salute the heroic spirit, but Amberxiu reminded: "Hey, please find out the camp, okay? The undead kneel to the Holy Light heroic spirit and let other people in the Mourning Poets Society know, I'm afraid... Gonna kick you out."

 And the heroic spirit Arthur Lane inherited the character of the holy king and would not admit this kind of glory that did not belong to him.

Huggie Stone said quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty, I am indeed a vampire, but I am also a historian."

Hodge Stone was filled with hatred, but he was unable to refute. Ambrose was right, the nature of the two things was indeed different.

 He is honest when doing business. He said he would give Huggie Stone time to ask questions, so Umberto wouldn't deliberately cause trouble here.

Huggie Stone glared at Ambrose and said, "If you interrupt again, I will fall out with you! Get out, and people like you who don't understand history don't get in our way."

 Arthur Lane said with emotion: "Sure enough, times have changed. I had never heard of dwarf vampires in my time."

Arthur Lane was embarrassed by this vampire and said quickly: "Don't say that. Strictly speaking, I and the emperor who founded the empire are not the same person."

This statement sounds like a date between a man and a woman, but Amberxiu is not a light bulb here.

Heggy Stone said angrily: "You have the nerve to accuse me?! Who brags about the paladin all day long and gives you a collective kneel?!"

Leaving the laboratory to these two people, Amberxiu came to the fountain in the center of the city.

Amberxiu smiled and said: "That's different. It's an honor for me to tell you. If you tell me about it, you'll be kicked out of the Mourning Poets Society."

Amberxiu almost laughed out loud and quickly said, "No, Your Majesty Ryan, there are not many dwarf vampires in this era."

 Therefore, although Arthur Lane is still a pure Holy Light Heroic Spirit, he is still very weak.

Herky Stone:…

 Arthur Lane was a little surprised when he heard this and asked: "Are you a vampire?"

Amberxiu has ways to help, but these methods are often necromancy. He doesn't want to pollute Arthur Lane's heroic spirit. What will happen if Lane doesn't recognize him and doesn't pay him.

Even if it has partial memory, the heroic spirit is still a heroic spirit. It is already another completely independent soul and has no relationship with the main body.

 After such a long time, Arthur Lane slowly accepted the reality.

An endless stream of undead are busy everywhere, digging the ground, paving tunnels, directing water to where it is needed, and digging out sand, stone and gold from buildings that have not yet been completely excavated, and transporting them to different places. Storage.

These skeletons do not work very accurately. Occasionally, skeletons will spin in place, and some will collide with each other, scattering the transported items all over the floor.

 But it’s not a big problem, because these undead don’t know fatigue, and even if they make mistakes, they will make up for it on their own.

 At first glance, the work efficiency is not as good as that of humans, but if time goes by, the undead are still the most time-saving and labor-saving "workers".

Amberxiu spread his perception, covering most of the city, and found that the project was progressing well.

It seems that Harvey understood the drawings well, and the division of the site is very reasonable. From the raw material handling area to the processing area to the batch filling area, everything has been carefully planned, just waiting for Amber Xiu to preside over the construction.

Amberxiu came to the center of the alchemy factory and happened to see Harvey holding a torch and directing the skeletons to work.

Seeing Amber Xiu's return, Harvey quickly came over and reported: "Teacher, as per your request, I have roughly planned the site, and the work of clearing the space has been completed. It is estimated that it will be completed in half a month. ” ˆ ˆ Amber Xiu nodded and said, “Well done, I’ll tell you, you can still understand the drawings. I brought the magic essence refining furnace back, and you will be responsible for supervising the installation.”

Harvey said awkwardly: "Teacher, don't give me such an important job. I really can't understand the alchemy drawings."

Amberxiu said strangely: "But you have done a good job in adjusting the divisions."

 Harvey smiled bitterly and said: "I was blinded by the power of prophecy."

After Amberxiu left, Harvey found that he could not understand the details of the drawings, let alone make adjustments, but he could at least understand that the alchemy factory was roughly divided into several areas.

Amberxiu asked him to adjust the regional distribution according to the architecture of the dungeon. That was simple. Harvey chose to just throw the dice.

Throw a dice in front of each building, and in whatever area it is thrown, the building and the nearby area will be divided into the same area.

 It took a few days, and Harvey was almost exhausted, to divide all the areas.

  But it can be divided into regions and let him be responsible for supervising the work. He doesn't even know what a magic element refining furnace is, so he can't find the direction even if he throws the dice.

After hearing his explanation, Amber Xiu couldn't help but said: "I really don't know if you are a genius or an idiot. This is how the power of prophecy is used? Are you really afraid that the goddess of fate will slap you to death?!"

What surprised Ambrose was that Harvey was progressing so fast. He already had so many dice of destiny that he could throw them all in every corner of the city?

Harvey said helplessly: "Teacher, don't force me. I can learn other spells quickly, but alchemy... I really can't understand it."

 Harvey was also helpless. He used to think that he was a smart man. After all, he had successfully entered a profession with such a high threshold as a prophecy mage, and he could master various spells very quickly.

 But alchemy is not good. This test is not the ability to cast spells, but the memory.

Harvey has read Amber's collection of books. Alchemy does not require any spellcasting ability. Any mortal can operate it, but one must remember the characteristics, uses, processing methods of each material, as well as various data and operation details. .

Harvey was really dizzy with this kind of rote memorization. He persisted for two days and then decided to give up. He really had no talent for learning alchemy.

Amberxiu said disappointedly: "Thankfully you are still a mage with increased intelligence."

Harvey could only say helplessly: "Teacher, there are not many people in the world who are proficient in everything like you."

At least half of this compliment was sincere. After seeing Amber's collection of books, Harvey understood that his teacher was the type of super knowledgeable person who might not be the undisputed number one in a certain skill. , but what he knows is definitely superior to most people.

 The gap between Harvey and Ambrose in this aspect is really huge, and I don’t know how many years it will take to catch up.

 But Amberxiu said coldly: "Flattery is of no use to me."

 “Teacher, I mean it sincerely.”

 “It’s useless to flatter someone sincerely.”

 …

Amberxiu has lived for such a long time and has spent most of his life on adventures. It can be said that he has seen everyone, and he has long been immune to such verbal compliments. Harvey might as well spend a few thousand gold coins to honor him as a teacher, which would be more effective.

But looking at Harvey's troubled look, Amberxiu didn't force him any more. Some people really don't have alchemy talents, so this can't be forced.

"Then I'll give you another task. Go to the ground and help me investigate which alchemy potions were most used by desert people in the past, their approximate sales volume, price, and the user groups who use the potions. Come back with a detailed investigation."

Amberxiu took out a stack of parchment from his pocket, with many questions written densely on it. This was a market research form he had thought up himself. If you want to reopen the alchemy market, you have to do it according to the living habits of different regions.

Amberxiu doesn’t have time to deal with these tedious matters by himself, and students are there to take advantage of them.

 Harvey quickly took it. It was not difficult if he was just doing research, and it was also a good thing for him to be able to return to the ground. After all, Harvey is a human being. Staying underground all day long and hanging out with a group of undead will have a serious impact on his body.

“I understand, teacher, I will definitely get it done for you.”

“Okay, go quickly.” Amberxiu waved his hand and asked Harvey to leave, and then walked into a huge building.

This looks like some kind of religious place in a lost civilization. The ceiling is much higher than those of private houses. The lobby is wide enough to put down the entire magic essence refining furnace. But I don’t see anything like a statue. Amber Xiu doesn’t know archeology. There is no way to tell anything more.

Originally, this church-like building was filled with gold benches and various gold decorations, but these things have now been emptied.

Amber Xiu is painting a teleportation magic array in this lobby. The magic element refining furnace is too huge, and the various parts are piled up like a hill. Therefore, it is very troublesome to build. The teleportation array can only be used to send workers and parts together. come over.

Before he finished his work, Huggie Stone suddenly appeared in front of Amberxiu and said excitedly: "I have made a big discovery! I may have guessed the reason why Arthur Lane disappeared that year!"

 (End of this chapter)