This Lich Needs More Money

In Avernus, the first layer of hell, the eternal flames and endless battles are the themes of this hell.

As the lord of the first layer of hell, Zariel's personal hobbies have a great influence on the atmosphere of hell. Of course, it is also related to the geographical location of the first layer of hell.

In theory, the first layer of hell is the entrance and exit of hell. Any devil who wants to leave hell in his body needs to pass through the first layer. The bloody battle between the abyss demons and hell is in the Blood River Fortress on the first layer.

Zariel can become the master of the first layer of hell because of his warlike character.

If it were another hell lord, he would not be able to withstand the eternal bloody battle.

But Zariel, who has recently regarded war as a daily entertainment, has not been to the Blood River Fortress for a long time.

The corpses of demons and devils here are piled up like mountains, but as long as the battle situation does not change, the Grand Duke of Hell is too lazy to take a look.

Because he has more important things to do, that is, to find a way to repair a broken soul.

In Zariel's official residence, the three Grand Dukes of Hell are all distressed about a broken soul.

The soul was shattered, and only a few human figures could be seen from the fragments.

This was the soul of the lich. After the death of the human body, the soul of the sinner automatically fell into hell.

According to the contract signed before, the breached Ambershu naturally fell into the hands of Zariel and Tiamat.

At first, the two dukes of hell were ecstatic and almost had an internal conflict over this soul.

Everyone knew that Ambershu had the power to make soul coins. He was the money printing machine of hell, and he was still in hell as a prisoner. Whoever got him was equivalent to having unlimited souls.

This temptation, I am afraid even the Lord of Hell could not bear.

But before the two really took action, they found that Ambershu's soul was already broken and almost collapsed.

It is hard to say whether this thing can still be called a soul.

This caused Zariel and Tiamat to not dare to use any punishment on Ambershu's soul. This thing was like broken glass barely stuck with spider silk, and it would be completely broken with just a little effort.

That won't do. Once the lich is completely destroyed, they will really lose a lot of money.

The Hell Bank has already started to build momentum. If the principal can't keep up, it will not only lose face, but also lose the principal.

But it is not easy to repair Amber's soul.

Theoretically, as long as time is reversed, Amber's soul can be restored to a complete state.

But in fact, it is not possible. One of the reasons is the dragon blood curse left by the time dragon. This curse itself contains the power of time. Even if Amber's soul is reversed, the dragon blood curse will follow him and tear his soul apart again. As a result, it is very likely that the current state cannot be maintained.

The second reason is that Hell does not allow such operations on the soul. There is a rule issue involved, that is, the soul of the sinner cannot be forgiven in a simple way.

Is retracing time equivalent to retracing the sins he committed? This is a means of deleting memories together, which is equivalent to making the sinner unaware that he has committed a crime.

Of course, many hell lords can do it very accurately and can retrace to any extent they want.

But sorry, the Lord of Hell said that once this starts, it will never end. As the Lord of Hell, don't you know what you devils will do? Retrospective sin washing will become your latest business, and it will become a business that every devil pushes.

Then the whole hell will be in a mess, and all kinds of troubles will arise.

Therefore, the rules of hell are one-size-fits-all.

What the sinner looks like when he goes to hell, that's what he looks like. What sin he committed, that's what sin he committed.

According to the authority of the devil's grand duke, you can punish, but you can also use or release at your discretion, but you can't forgive sins. Forgiving sinners is the authority of the Lord of Hell, and other devils cannot get involved, otherwise it would be rebellion.

Zariel and Tiamat were very annoyed.

If time cannot be reversed, Amber will always remain in this state of being broken at the touch. Not to mention letting him work, he even needs to constantly provide him with nutrients to prevent this soul from really dying.

In this situation, Zariel was too lazy to even watch the bloody battle. It had been the same for so many years anyway, and neither the devil nor the demon could win.

But even though the two Dukes of Hell stared at Amber's broken soul for a long time, they still couldn't think of any solution.

Finally, they had to find Mammon.

This lord of Hell was not the strongest among the devils, but he was definitely the one with the widest network and the richest. Perhaps a pure-blooded and ancient devil like him could have a better way than the two outsiders.

Mammon rushed over when he heard about this.

Mammon was well-informed and knew a lot about the soul. He was confident that he could repair Amber's broken soul.

But when he saw the state of Amber's soul, he was helpless.

"This... How can we save him? It's like carving words on his hair with a red-hot iron, and it can't even burn his hair off. Not many gods can do this."

Zariel and Tiamat both thought this metaphor was very apt. Saving Amber's soul was about this difficult, and even the Grand Duke of Hell couldn't do it.

Mammon paced back and forth in front of Amber's soul anxiously with her big belly. After walking around for a long time, Mammon said, "If you want to save his soul, there are not many options. You should be mentally prepared."

Tiamat heard this and said quickly, "Do you want to wake up Asmodeus?"

Mammon nodded. As long as the Lord of Hell nodded, saving Amber's soul would be much easier. Now the means that the Lords of Hell can use are not available, and they dare not use the forbidden means.

Zariel shook his head and refused decisively, saying, "No, disturbing this Lord's hibernation will not be something that the three of us can bear."

The Lord of Hell has a bad temper. Mammon and his daughter were originally a good couple, but this Lord said to separate them. Although Mammon is the Duke of Hell and the master of the third layer of Hell, this father-in-law said to punish and Mammon dared not even fart.

Once this Lord gets angry, Tiamat can still run back to the Dragon Gods to survive, and Zariel will definitely be in big trouble.

When he thought of the horror of this Lord of Hell, the past memories were like a knife piercing into Zariel's soul, making him tremble all over.

Mammon did not insist, because he also knew how terrible this former father-in-law was, so he said the other two names.

"Either, we go to Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge knows everything, and he must know how to repair this soul. Or, we go to Kelemvor. The God of Death can end all death, and with his approval, this lich can come back to life even if his soul is broken."

Oghma and Kelemvor are easier to talk to than the Lord of Hell, at least they won't be slapped to death if the talks fail.

But the problem is that these two are not so easy to meet.

It's even more difficult to ask them for help.

Tiamat couldn't help but say, "You two, do you want to lose a lot more money? How much will we have to pay to ask these two to help? It's obviously this damn lich who owes us a debt, but we have to spend a huge price to resurrect him? Don't you think there is something wrong?"

This made Zariel and Mammon stunned for a moment, but Mammon said sarcastically, "What else? If we save him, we still have a chance to make money from him. If we don't save him, we will lose money. We have signed loan contracts with many hell lords. If we can't take out soul coins at that time, are you going to default on your debts?"

Zariel and Tiamat were silent.

Mammon was a purer businessman, more decisive than the other two hell lords. He raised his hand and said, "Let's vote, continue to invest, or give up?! I'll make my position clear first. I want to save him and then squeeze all his value!"

Zariel and Tiamat struggled for a long time, and finally they could only raise their hands.

"Very good, unanimous approval, I will go find a way." Mammon couldn't wait to teleport away. It was hard to find Oghma or Kelemvor, so he might have to sell some favors.

When Mammon left, the two Dukes of Hell couldn't help but look at Amber's broken soul fiercely. Damn lich, was this also in his calculations?

Knowing that he was going to die, he deliberately delayed paying the balance, and now forced them to work together to resurrect him?

Did he calculate to this extent?

When he is resurrected, he must be squeezed until there is not a drop of blood left!