This Lich Needs More Money

More than half a year has passed since the battle in the arena, and Ryan has suffered unprecedented damage.

But they did not lose on the battlefield.

With the truth about the dragon revealed and Arthur Ryan's sacrifice again, the whole Ryan fell into chaos and confusion.

The more fanatical the faith, the greater the damage caused after the collapse.

In the past six months, the number of suicides in Ryan alone exceeded one million, most of whom were members of the army, especially Ryan's paladin corps, which suffered extremely heavy losses.

Knowing that suicide would go to hell, those paladins still chose this extreme method.

Because facing the accountability of other kingdoms, facing the evidence of countless war crimes, and facing the consequences of human supremacy for many years, they simply could not atone for their sins.

Apart from going to hell, they had no other choice.

Allen tried his best, but he had no time to take care of these paladins. He needed to focus on other civilians.

The collapse of faith caused chaos in the country. The orcs and dwarves did not launch an open attack, but there were many other threats.

For a time, people in Ryan were in a panic, and prices of all kinds of goods soared.

The once prosperous kingdom, where everyone had enough to eat, had experienced famine and unrest in just a few months. Allen alone could not save the empire.

Fortunately, James Watson, the former supreme judge, was still there, and his connections were still there.

In this chaotic moment, the Watson family all went out.

James Watson took over the Privy Court again, first stabilized the nobles in the imperial capital, and then sent a large number of reserve talents from the imperial capital to various places.

This thousand-year empire has never lacked elites, and those young people who came out of the seminary just lacked opportunities. James Watson personally selected and gave these young people enough authority against all odds, and sent them to the local areas. They didn't care about the army, but only about people's livelihood. They were specifically responsible for allocating supplies, comforting the victims, and assisting those local lords to stabilize the chaos.

Allen, as the representative of the Ryan Empire, began several months of diplomatic work.

Ryan was about to collapse and could not withstand external attacks at all. The orcs and dwarves had a deep hatred for Ryan. Allen had to stabilize these two neighbors. If they fought now, Ryan would be completely destroyed. Now only Allen could represent Ryan in diplomacy, and no one else would be recognized.

Allen's eldest brother should have appeased the army, after all, he was once the highest-ranking general.

But Allen's eldest brother, Anger Watson, was a general favored by the Dragon Emperor. After the Dragon's identity was revealed, he naturally became the target of public criticism. Anger Watson's will was not so firm. On the third day after Arthur Ryan's death, he also committed suicide in front of the monument.

Cade Watson, who usually liked to be lazy, walked out of the house after his eldest brother committed suicide and contacted those panicked generals. Ryan is not just the Watson family, they are just not as "whitewashed" as Allen.

Those generals thought they were guilty and waited anxiously for the punishment of the gods. They themselves were not qualified to set an example for others, so they could do nothing. Cade Watson saw through people's hearts, so he first contacted the nobles who had supported Allen to split Ryan, and assembled the first combat-capable troops with them as the center, and then began to quell the rebellion.

First, suppress the riots, and then regroup the army and appease the warriors whose faith collapsed.

Cade Watson's achievements exceeded everyone's expectations. This useless man who looked lazy and didn't care about anything on weekdays successfully played a role in calming people's hearts at this time. Most of the anxious paladins were shocked by the strong holy light on Cade Watson when they saw him.

After that great decisive battle, many paladins and priests of light could no longer use the holy light. It was also because of this situation that they despaired and thought they were guilty, leading many people to commit suicide.

And the way Cade Watson comforts others is to loudly announce to everyone all the stupid things he has done, all the behaviors that violate the doctrine, while wearing this dazzling holy light.

"When I was in the seminary, I peeked at the nuns taking a bath!"

"After I was punished for skipping school, I spit on the teacher's back!"

"I stole money from home, and I pushed it on my brother Allen, who was only seven years old at the time!"

"I went to the battlefield, but because I was afraid of death, I became a deserter on the first day, using the excuse of encountering goblins, but in fact I stabbed myself twice!"

"I also killed innocent people on the battlefield, and my hands were stained with the blood of innocent people!"

"I embezzled! I did business with that lich, and I received a lot of kickbacks as a middleman!"

...

One by one, the crimes that would have been honorably executed if they were spoken out in the past were now spoken out by Cade Watson, but the holy light on him did not diminish in the slightest.

"A sinner like me can still use the Holy Light, and the Lord of the Dawn has not given up on me? Do you know why?"

Cade Watson looked at the dejected but somewhat expectant holy warriors and said loudly: "Because I will never give up hope! This is the doctrine we believe in. We must be like the dawn, always keep hope for the future, and always bring hope to others!"

Everywhere he went, Cade Watson would use his crimes to encourage others.

The effect was surprisingly good. Under the encouragement of Cade Watson, many people once again burst into holy light and gathered around him.

But Cade Watson soon transferred the admiration of these people to his younger brother Allen. In Cade's words, Allen was the real saint. He had never made a mistake since he was born and had always firmly practiced the doctrine.

With the help of this brother, the domestic situation finally improved.

But when Allen, who was far away in the desert, heard about this, he hid and cried for a long time.

Because he knew very well that his second brother had never done these wrong things.

The Watson family had very strict family education. Even the eldest brother Ange Watson, who was the most brainwashed by the dragon, had never done so many wrong things. The three Watson brothers, the most serious violation of the doctrine was lying to others.

Cade Watson was lying now. He sacrificed his honor to rekindle the hope of those sinners and let Ryan get back on track.

Perhaps it was because of this sacrifice that the holy light on him became more dazzling.

Allen did not dare to cry for too long, because the next step was another energy-consuming negotiation. The dwarves demanded that Ryan compensate for the losses caused by the active invasion. Even if the figure was only one-tenth, Ryan would be completely bankrupt now.

But there was no way. Ryan could only admit his mistake and hope to be forgiven by the other party.

The desert must be returned. There was no room for negotiation. As for compensation, it needed to be discussed further.

Allen felt a splitting headache. He had not slept for many days, but the dwarves were pressing him step by step. He didn't know how to deal with it now.

And once the talks here broke down, the orcs would definitely not sit idly by. They might even send troops again despite the lack of food.

If the lich was still there, it would be great. The lich could get anything done as long as he was paid, and no matter how greedy the lich was, he would always leave a way out for the negotiating opponent.

Unfortunately, he was no longer there.

Just as Allen washed his face with cold water and prepared to meet with the dwarf bureaucrats again, he suddenly heard a vibration.

Looking back, the portable magic mirror placed at the head of the bed was vibrating.

Before Allen opened it, he saw Amber's face appear on the mirror.

He still looked like the black-haired boy, still smiling. Amber said, "Hey, long time no see... It's only been half a year, how come you look ten years older, Alan?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Alan's eyes warmed up and he almost cried again.

Alan gritted his teeth and said, "Master Ultraman, you really... Please save Ryan!"