This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 299 This war is not normal

 Long distance communication has always been a big problem.

Amberson concealed his identity and mailed a letter under a pseudonym to James Watson. It took ten days to get to him.

The letter sent back by James Watson also took a circuitous route, and it took eight days to reach Ambrose's hands.

 When he got the letter, he first despised James Watson.

“You know this little bit of information about such a big thing as the Demonic Dragon Arms? Isn’t it such a waste?”

Amberxiu felt that if he became the supreme judge of Ryan, he would know exactly what the people of the imperial capital dream about every night. Doesn’t this old man have any connections of his own?

 Forget it, I can’t count on this old guy, so I can only find other ways to get information about the dragon’s weapons.

"But what's going on with the last line? It shouldn't be a typo for such a long time, right?"

Amberxiu observed carefully that this line of writing was scrawled very carefully, completely erasing all the written content.

But this also made Catherine feel a bigger blow, because she found that these drow elves really only had deceit and hatred in their minds. Regardless of whether their bodies were free or not, they only thought about **** themselves and escape from this world. place. In addition, it is how to frame the companions, and then climb up on their corpses to gain Catherine's trust.

 But Amberxiu did not enjoy this luxurious and dreamy style. He quickly went upstairs, passed through a group of drow elves, ignored their respectful kneeling, and walked all the way to the top floor.

Catherine said: "I know I can't do anything, so I can only do things according to your tasks. But if you can't even do things step by step, then it's not a matter of not being smart enough, but a matter of my personal attitude." . This is the oracle of the gods, and I will do my best.”

Amberxiu thought for a while and left his laboratory with the letter.

 Cross a few streets and come to the other side of the city.

This gift was a bit heavy. Amberxiu once again confirmed that Apoptotic Rose was the best partner. He was ashamed to see how generous it was. If he had known better, he would have bargained with Shar again.

 Amber Xiu asked her to record all the actions of the drow, and gave her a lot of memory crystals for this purpose.

These vicious thoughts made Catherine completely confused. How could there be so much hatred and viciousness when she was clearly well-fed and well-fed?

Now Catherine and forty drow elves live in this building. The original rough-style giant building has been transformed by the elves, and now it looks much more refined. Many luminous underground fungi have also been planted to decorate the building. Very dreamy.

Amberxiu said to Catherine: "There is no need to work so hard. The drow have been separated from the elves for too long. Bringing them back cannot be accomplished in a day or two. There is no need to push yourself so hard."

This is the room that belongs to Catherine alone. At this time, Catherine is immersed in writing on the desk.

 There is a building here that has been converted into a residence, where Catherine and the drow live. Now there are more than twenty, and Melina later brought twenty more drows, as well as tens of millions of gold coins.

She began to understand the significance of Amberxiu's arrangement of this task. She knew too little about the drow. As a result, she became more motivated to work. The parchment used to record the behavior of the drow could already be filled. Half a bookshelf.

Catherine is a double legend. In addition to the ranger profession, she is also a legendary mage. The success rate of using this thought detection is very high.

 Catherine said strangely: "Why are you here?"

 Catherine probably wanted to do this well so much that she even used thought detection.

 When she saw Ambrose appearing, Catherine raised her head.

Amberxiu was very curious. Isn't this a codeword given to him by the old man? Are you afraid that someone else will get the letter, so you hide the important information?

This was the first time that Amberxiu saw such a sloppy Catherine. Her hair was messy and she didn't know how many times she had scratched it. There were traces of ink on her hands and face.

Whether it is a high elf or a drow, they all have a very good aesthetic, which is much better than the pragmatic style of Amberxiu.

However, there is no magic seal on the ink. It is simply smeared into a ball. How to unlock it?

Well, it is difficult for an unbelieving person like Umberto to understand the behavior of a pious person.

Amberxiu stopped trying to persuade her and turned to look at Naomi, who was next to Catherine and was responsible for sorting out the manuscript.

This druid girl had been living in Amberxiu's private space. The place was a bit messy, but the place was big enough, and Naomi also liked this kind of solitary life without having to communicate with outsiders.

 Later, Amberxiu saw that Catherine was under too much pressure, so he asked Naomi to help.

"Naomi, I need your time dragon power." Amberxiu took out James Watson's letter and handed it over, and then said: "Help me remove the stain on the last line and see what is written inside. "

　　Naomi took the letter, a translucent cloud formed on her fingertips, and she gently wiped it on the stains.

 Soon, the ink faded little by little, revealing the original content.

  She was able to control the power of time before she transformed into a time dragon. Naomi's progress surprised Amberxiu, but what surprised Amberxiu even more was the content of the letter.

 “The Llane Empire is going to send troops to the tieflings? Are these Llane people crazy?!”

The Lane Empire has just finished two major battles, one in the desert and one in the mountains. Although Lane won both of them, they still have to spend money to fight the wars. Food, equipment, and logistics are all real costs. .

Because of Amberxiu's intervention, the desert dwarves had a lot more time to retreat and arranged the retreat more leisurely, so they took away most of the wealth. Most of the desert cities captured by the Lane people have been evacuated. Although Ryan has gained a lot of people, for a long time, Ryan spent money to support the desert. It will not be possible to be self-sufficient again in less than three to five years.

 This side is a bottomless pit of expenses, while the orcs are constantly preparing for the orcs' counterattack day and night, which is a state of permanent war. This requires constant investment in troops and materials, and it also requires a lot of money.

 Sending troops to tieflings at this time?

“No matter how rich the Lane people are, they can’t play like this, right? Are you really not afraid of problems in the country?”

The fanaticism of faith alone cannot fill the stomach. For civilians, they can’t even stand when they are hungry. How can you dedicate everything you have to the empire?

 Amber Xiu didn’t know much about Lane’s economic status, but before the elves greatly increased their exports of magic materials, Lane must have been affected. Coupled with the cost of two wars, their economy was not much better.

They don’t have any internal conflicts that need to be resolved, so why do they have to fight tieflings at this time?

Catherine also saw this sentence and said in surprise: "What reason does Ryan have to send troops to the Kingdom of Unclean Ode? Tieflings have only continued to increase the number of Hell Gates on the border over the years and have not had any head-on confrontation with Ryan. Ryan If you want to attack this kingdom, you must at least find a reason, right?"

Amberxiu chuckled and said: "Perhaps, Ryan is too lazy to find a reason now. Ryan has fallen to this point, and the old guy James Watson is still swinging around. He is indeed a rotten thing that cannot support the overall situation. ”

Amberson also probably guessed James Watson’s entanglement, otherwise he would not have written and erased it. Just like what he said before, this old man doesn't have the vigor and energy of a young man, and he can't break free from the shackles on his body. Facing the empire, he can't do anything that violates his duties, but facing the future, he is worried about it, and he can't do it at all. Stand firmly on the empire's side again. To sum up, we only think about reform, not revolution.

Amberxiu didn’t expect the old man to play much role in the split of Lane. The real leader was still traveling across the continent. By the time Allen returned to Lane, it would be time for the empire to split.

 But now Amberxiu must participate in the war between Ryan and the Unholy Ode. This war is different from the previous one. It is a war launched by Ryan under unreasonable circumstances after the dragon's armed forces revived.

This war should have been initiated by the royal family. They must have wanted to get something from the tieflings, or achieve some purpose.

Amberxiu estimated that 90% of it was related to the magic dragon weapon. This artifact suddenly became usable, and the Lion family must have paid a lot of price. It is very likely that the attack on tiefling this time was related to the use of the magic dragon weapon.

 Amber Xiu can't let the Ryan royal family get what they want. This set of artifacts is more terrifying than ten Silver Moon Knights.

 “What are you going to do?” Catherine asked.

Amberxiu shrugged and said: "There is no information now, so what can I do?"

 “Can’t you make predictions?” Catherine asked.

"Of course you can, but you can't just do divination without anything. You must at least have some information and find the real direction. Otherwise, the results will only mislead my judgment."

As a senior prophecy mage, Amber Xiu has always adhered to one principle.

 Divination cannot be used to guide oneself in the direction, but only when one has a direction can one use divination to obtain more information.

A novice divination mage may perform a divination for himself every day to determine whether he will stay at home or go out on an adventure tomorrow. But the result is often that you get an ambiguous prophecy, and then you make serious mistakes when interpreting it, which ultimately hurts you.

 The reason is that he has no plans for the future and knows very little about it, hoping to let fate help him survive safely.

Amberxiu also reminded Harvey that everything should not be left to the dice of fate. Only when you have a goal can the power of fate be meaningful.

 A life without self-goals, no matter whether you are a legend or a god, is meaningless.

About this war, Amberxiu still knows too little. If he goes to divination now, the result he will get is probably some deceptive fragment, tempting Amberxiu to commit suicide.

“Then how to find information? Are you going to the Kingdom of Unclean Song?”

 Catherine doesn't want Ambrose to leave. She can't live without him now. If she is left to deal with these drows alone, there will probably be a big mess in a few days. Only when Ambrose is here can she feel at ease.

Amberxiu said: "No, I will write to a few old friends. Didn't I tell you that the longest time I have spent in these years is in tiefling territory."

When Umbershoe traveled through time, he appeared in the Tiefling Kingdom of Unholy Ode. But it was an unknown small village. The villagers were half and half humans and tieflings, plus a few other races, making this a small village with little trouble.

It was also in this place that Amberxiu almost lost his life just after crossing over.

  Traveling through time without plug-ins is so miserable, you have to rely on yourself for everything.

Amberxiu lived hard for a few days and finally met his teacher, Old Pete. Ambrose was a man who was beaten as a thief by the villagers, while Old Pete was a crippled old man who accidentally blew up the house due to alchemy and was kicked out.

 The two of them felt sympathy for each other and became masters and disciples.

Later on, Amber Xiu finally became an alchemist and took Old Pete to live in a larger town. Later, before his death, Old Pete tricked Amber Xiu and turned him into a negative asset.

In order to avoid debts, Amberxiu ran away again and came to another city, starting a life of wandering around and changing names.

Amberxiu spent most of his life in this kingdom, but finally chose to leave.

It’s not that this kingdom is bad, it’s that Amberxiu left too many bad memories here in the first half of his life, as well as enemies whose names could be written into a book.

　　It's like playing a game that can't be loaded. If you choose the wrong options, you can only continue until the plot collapses, and you can only run to another city and start over again, leaving a mess all over the floor.

"However, after so many years, my enemies are almost dead."

With this idea in mind, Amberxiu returned to his laboratory, took out a piece of parchment and prepared to write a letter.

The tip of the pen rested on it for a long time before starting to write: "Dear senior brother Vladimir, I haven't seen you for a long time and miss you very much. Things are going well lately. It has been nearly two hundred years since the last discussion on prophecy..."

A long letter, Anbai wrote a whole day, and it was modified many times during the period. The final draft was more than 2,000 words.

After Amberxiu closed the envelope, he called Harvey back directly, handed the letter to him, and then said: "Harvey, you have to deliver this letter to me personally."

 Harvey quickly agreed.

“Teacher, don’t worry, I will definitely deliver the letter to Mr. Vladimir.”

Amberxiu reminded: "Don't call him Mr. Vladimir when you meet him. You can call him whatever you want, but don't call him by this name, otherwise you will definitely be in trouble."

 “Huh? Why is that?” Harvey asked.

“I made a bet with him back then, and he lost and gave his name to me. Therefore, I am the only one in the world who can call him by his name.”

“Uh...Teacher, is this your enemy?”

"What enemy? He is my fellow apprentice. He and I learned the prophecy spell on the same stone slab. Isn't it normal for brothers to compete with each other? Don't think too much about it. He is not a grudge-bearing person, and he will not express his anger casually. for you.”

“Teacher, you still say you are not an enemy?”

  Harvey was speechless. Why was it that every time the teacher gave him such a weird task, he would either run away with the phylactery or open a store to make false publicity. This time, he was asked to deliver a letter to the enemy. This looked like a trap.

 (End of this chapter)