This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 298 Letter from the Lich

 In the Lion Imperial Capital, James Watson has been busy in his tribunal.

 His work has become much more arduous in recent times, but it is not because Ryan's problems have increased.

On the contrary, after the emperor used magic dragon weapons to make the Lion people who were watching the ceremony younger, it can be said that the Lion people are united as one, and the previous turmoil caused by the death of the Silver Moon Knight has also disappeared.

In the hearts of the people of Lane, the magic dragon weapon is the real artifact that governs the country, and it will not lose its effectiveness just because someone is older.

 James Watson’s work has become busier because many people in the tribunal have resigned. These were the backbones that James Watson had trained for many years.

 Alan was accused of treason, so they believed the rumors, expressed indignation at his supreme judge, and chose to leave their jobs.

 Among the newly recruited people, there are not many who are really capable, so they can only make do with it.

As a result, James Watson has more work.

If it was just like this, James Watson could still hold on, but the bigger trouble came from Ryan's little emperor.

 Ever since he put on the magic dragon armor and flew around, his reputation has been unprecedentedly high.

 In other words, the little emperor wanted to replace someone before, but no one was willing to take over.

  James Watson worked alone in the tribunal until late at night before finishing the last official document.

 With this support, the emperor can put pressure on James Watson.

The first letter is an official greeting from the Archdruid of Emerald Dream Forest. The druids are also very concerned about the appearance of the dragon arm, so they sent the inquiry in a private name.

 Because of such a complicated background, the staff in the tribunal became even more uneasy and did not want to work hard.

 First of all, it was Allen's "treason", which caused many people in Lane to criticize James Watson verbally. In particular, James Watson insisted on using Ryan's Law as the standard, did not apologize to the public, and firmly believed that Allen did not make any mistakes in retiring.

James Watson closed his eyes in pain, this was the last thing he wanted to see.

 Originally, everyone thought that the newly appointed little emperor would be the same as before, just busy giving birth to children. Now that they saw that he could "take on important responsibilities", they naturally gave the emperor considerable support.

This son was once the pride of James Watson, but this letter is full of reproaches to his younger brother Allen. Because of Allen, he also suffered discrimination in the military, which even forced him to express his clear line with Allen in public. He knew that James Watson did not blame Allen, so he wrote back to his father to explain the situation, saying that he had no choice but to express that his father had indulged Allen too much, which led to the current situation.

The Supreme Judgment has not made any mistakes. He has worked hard for so many years and his achievements are obvious to all. If the emperor wants to change someone, isn't that a mess? If I took over the position of Supreme Judgment, wouldn't I be stabbed in the spine by the Lane people and scolded to death?

The little emperor has long disliked this old man. Since he came to the throne, the Supreme Judgment has been criticizing him and showing no respect at all.

 The rest also respect this supreme judge.

 As a result, James Watson's reputation was seriously damaged.

 It was like this before, but it’s different now.

 I rubbed my shoulders that were so sore that they were numb, and gave myself a magic spell. James Watson discovered that if too much magical healing magic was used in a short period of time, the effect would be greatly reduced. He had only heard of it before, but had never experienced it personally.

It’s not that he can’t see his eldest son being implicated, but that he can’t see his eldest son’s depravity, because his education has failed too much.

The little emperor originally had the right to replace the Supreme Judgment, but according to the Lane tradition, the Supreme Judgment requires a legendary-level light priest to serve. Of course there is more than one legendary light priest within the empire, but the problem is that most of them are students of James Watson.

After finally relaxing his muscles, James Watson had time to pick up those personal letters and read them.

James Watson organized his words and responded with some polite words without revealing too much information.

Now that the emperor has regained his prestige, if he changes his position, I believe many people will be willing to accept the position of supreme judge.

 The second letter came from James Watson's eldest son, who is now stationed on the border. He has served in the army for more than twenty years, but his talent is average and he has not yet been promoted to legend.

James Watson knew that if he raised a flag of rebellion, his eldest son would definitely stand against him.

 But Ryan has really fallen.

 James Watson was not prepared to reply, because whether it was him or his son, the concepts established since childhood had been deeply ingrained in the bone marrow, and it was useless to say anything. Let him choose his own path in the future.

 In the third letter, James Watson felt an unknown fire as soon as he saw the signature.

 Tarrazin the Endless, what the **** is this? Although I don’t know the name, I can tell who it is by looking at the font. It’s the lich who wants money. What does this abominable lich want to do? !

Anger diluted the previous sadness, James Watson opened the letter and found two pieces of parchment inside. The first one turned out to be a magic contract with Allen's handprint on it.

 “Two hundred thousand gold coins?! This lich!”

James Watson was so angry that he gritted his teeth, even if he didn’t want to give money this time.

 Before Allen was kidnapped, he could refuse to pay the ransom, but this time it was a debt, and he had no evidence to prove that Allen was being forced. The magic-breaking sword was indeed worth the price, so there was no way to raise a problem.

As for the son's debt to his father, every kingdom in the continent does this, and it is a convention that does not need to be written down. The reason is simple. Every noble in the kingdom today acts in the name of the family.

If something happens to Allen, James Watson will be affected, and his other son far away on the frontier will also be affected. This is how the nobility will be both prosperous and devastated. It was only natural that Allen owed money and asked James Watson for money, and no one could find fault with it.

Even if James Watson knew that this must be the lich's plan, he could only admit it.

I have abided by the law all my life, and even if the other party was a lich, I could not let James Watson violate his principles.

 It’s only two hundred thousand, he can still afford it!

After reading the first IOU, James Watson looked at the second piece of parchment, and there was a piece of news written on it that shocked him.

The Rose Spider Queen was harmed by the lich? Also stripped of four priesthoods?

James Watson wanted to say that Umberto was bragging, but James Watson also knew Umberto's habits very well.

　　He can lie to people, but he will never make it up in such a way that it will be revealed at the first glance.

  No matter what the process was, Queen Rose Spider should really have been robbed of her priesthood by him.

 How did a mere lich do this?

James Watson was puzzled. The contrast between the two was too strong. The Lolth Spider Queen was not one of those weak gods who were killed by mortals casually.

James Watson quickly gave up thinking because he had no time to waste. Amberxiu mentioned in the letter that the elven gods are likely to go to war with the system of the Rose Spider Queen because of this. The war between the gods will definitely be the trigger for the next world chaos. James Watson must be prepared in advance. be prepared.

　　After mentioning so much, Amberxiu asked about the dragon weapon. James Watson thought for a while, finally sighed, picked up the pen and wrote him a reply.

This is an exchange of interests. Amberxiu gave him so much important information, so James Watson could only reciprocate and tell him what he wanted to know, otherwise there would be no next exchange of information.

Whose hands the four priesthoods ended up in, the Lich was very careful not to mention. This was clearly telling James Watson that he still had a lot of exciting information.

James Watson really wants to know, so he can only tell him the information about the dragon's weapons first.

 But James Watson actually didn’t know much. He only knew that the royal family suddenly agreed to display the magic dragon weapons, and then the little emperor put them on and started flying around the city, spreading grace to the Lane people in the imperial capital.

However, James Watson mentioned in his letter that before the little emperor put on the magic dragon armor, an old member of the royal family appeared in the palace, and the two of them stayed in the secret room for a long time.

The use of the magic dragon weapon must have something to do with this old man, but James Watson couldn't figure out the truth. After all, everything about the royal family is kept secret from the outside world. Only they know it. Even the replacement of the emperor is decided by the royal family, and they ministers have no say at all.

 After writing this, James Watson added another sentence: "Because of the dragon's armament, the empire's morale has greatly increased, and it will send troops to tieflings in the short term."

James Watson doesn’t know why he wrote this sentence. Is this considered exposing state secrets?

Strictly speaking, it doesn’t count, because James Watson guessed it himself. The empire set up defenses for him everywhere, especially the newly appointed military minister, who was nakedly hostile to him.

I heard that it was because when the Silver Moon Knight passed away, only Allen was with him. As the Silver Moon Knight's grandson, the Minister of Military Affairs was not able to see him for the last time.

Later, Allen left, and the military minister became even more furious. He cursed James Watson in the court more than once. The conflict between the two sides can be said to be very deep.

Even if there are so many reasons, it seems to be treason to provide such news to Amber Heard.

  James Watson's pen tip stopped on the letter paper, and he didn't react until the ink blackened a large area.

 Finally, he picked up the pen and blotted out the last sentence before sealing the parchment into the envelope.

 No matter what the excuse is, you cannot violate your own principles.

 Even if James Watson has determined that Lane has fallen, he is still Lane's supreme judge. He cannot break the law, otherwise it will only push the empire deeper into the abyss.

 (End of this chapter)