This Lich Needs More Money

The headquarters of the Alchemy Association is located in the center of the most prosperous commercial street in the Dwarf King's capital. Gustavo Flynn spent a lot of money to buy this lot. Although it was all reimbursed later, he went to the Goblin Bank to borrow money in person to get the first sum of money.

This legendary alchemist never thought that one day he would be so miserable.

But everything is getting better.

Thanks to the lich, the half-dead alchemy was revived through a series of packaging and promotion in an incredible way.

The huge population in the countries has a demand for alchemy products, and the Dwarf Kingdom is in urgent need of a new economic pillar, so the two sides hit it off. The kingdom gave the Alchemy Association a lot of discounts, and the Alchemy Association fed back a lot of taxes to the kingdom after making money.

Everything is good, but the profits of the Alchemy Association have begun to decline recently.

This is a headache, mainly due to the saturation of the market.

The market that can be developed is almost there, and the sales of alchemy have begun to stabilize. The sales of some products have even fallen back, such as many high-end magic products. Others buy these things to keep as heirlooms at home, so they naturally cannot be purchased regularly like daily necessities.

For various reasons, the recent financial report of the Alchemy Association is not very good.

Overall, it is still profitable, and it is a lot of money.

But greed is human nature. If you can make tens of millions a month, but only nine million next month, many people will not accept it. There are discordant voices inside and outside the Alchemy Association, just because they feel that they have made less money recently.

But this is the law of the market, and Gustavo Flynn can't create a bigger market.

"It's a pity. If I can open up the overseas market, I don't have to worry about market saturation for at least ten years."

Gustavo Flynn is still very envious of the overseas Dragon Island and the overseas markets of various ethnic groups, but it's a pity that developing overseas is not such a simple thing, and it needs to be done step by step.

After drinking a sip of tea, Gustavo Flynn picked up the information on the side. This is the recent promotion list of the Alchemy Association. Some alchemists need to be promoted to senior level, and they need to be personally reviewed and confirmed by the president Gustavo Flynn.

Although they were all familiar names, Gustavo Flynn still looked very carefully when he flipped through them. Even though he was already the president, Gustavo Flynn still maintained the rigor that an alchemist should have.

After just flipping through the list of senior alchemists, Gustavo Flynn frowned and asked the assistant beside him: "Where is Isabel's name?"

The young assistant said cautiously: "This... has applied to withdraw from the Alchemy Association, and the application form is in the appendix. According to the rules, withdrawal from the Alchemy Association does not require approval, so Isabel's name was deleted from the new list."

Gustavo Flynn's face suddenly became serious, and his indifferent look made the assistant's heart tremble. This president was really scary when he didn't speak, and just being stared at by those eyes could give people a heart attack.

"Are you refusing to be my student after all?"

Gustavo Flynn was really distressed this time. Isabel was not the most talented student he had ever seen, but she was the most focused student he had ever seen. Other alchemists treat alchemy as a job that requires hard work, but Isabel treats alchemy as her daily life.

She doesn't need to force herself to study, because studying alchemy is her greatest interest. Isabel is improving herself all the time, just like drinking water and eating.

This child has no amazing performance, and even her research direction is to choose "improvement" that geniuses disdain, instead of taking the risk of "innovation".

Only Gustavo Flynn can understand Isabel's choice.

Each improvement study of a formula means that Isabel is familiar with and understands all the principles of this formula. Therefore, the longer Isabel studies, the more formulas she masters, which will make her basic skills very solid and her knowledge will be broader than those alchemists who focus on a certain innovation.

As long as she is given enough time to accumulate, Isabel will eventually usher in a period of explosive growth in her life, just like herself at the beginning, she can come up with a large number of patents in a short period of time, which may affect the development of the entire alchemy.

Because of Isabel's concentration, Gustavo Flynn really wanted to accept her as a student.

Unfortunately, he was a step too late.

Gustavo Flynn couldn't understand why so many people were so devoted to the damn lich, who was greedy by nature? Not only Isabel, but also his other students, the Queen of the Dead, and even the Holy King of Ryan were willing to give his life to him. Now even the people of Ryan began to be grateful to him.

"Fortunately, he died."

Gustavo Flynn comforted himself, temporarily suppressed his inner annoyance, and continued to check the information.

The list of senior alchemists did not change much. The absence of Isabel would not make any obvious changes, but when Gustavo Flynn opened the list at the back, he immediately found something wrong.

"How can there be so many? The number of primary and intermediate alchemists has increased so much?!"

The assistant could only explain: "I have checked again and again, the data is correct, the pass rate of this assessment is much higher than before. Not only that, the number of alchemy apprentices who applied for the exam is much higher than before."

Gustavo Flynn pondered for a moment, then said: "Show me the test questions."

The assistant quickly handed over the test questions for this period. The content of the alchemy exam was very extensive, and the test questions for the elementary and intermediate exams added up to dozens of pages.

Gustavo Flynn read quickly. For him, he could get the correct answers without thinking at all, but these questions were extremely difficult for most alchemists.

"The questions are fine, but this pass rate is abnormal!"

Gustavo Flynn knew the situation of the Alchemy Association very well. How could he not know how capable those apprentices were? It was impossible for so many qualified alchemists to emerge suddenly, unless it was a group cheating.

"Go check those qualified candidates, don't alarm too many people, use truth serum to confirm whether they bought the answers."

This was the only possibility that Gustavo Flynn could think of.

If it was really found that someone in the association bought and sold answers, they would have to be severely punished, otherwise this group of people would only become more and more excessive.

But Gustavo Flynn found that the assistant showed a hesitant expression after hearing this.

"What's wrong? Do you know who sold the exam questions?"

The assistant shook his head and said, "Mr. President, I haven't heard of any cheating, but I heard another more outrageous rumor. I don't know if I should tell you."

"Outrageous rumor? Tell me about it?"

The young assistant in front of him is an alchemist that Gustavo Flynn is quite optimistic about. He is talented and meticulous in his work. He is preparing to focus on training him. Such a person should not use any messy rumors to fool himself. He said it was outrageous, so I want to hear what it is.

"Mr., this rumor comes from a story in the supplement of "Legendary Spells". The name is "Aladdin and the Magic Mirror"..." The assistant simply told Gustavo Flynn the content of the story.

The plot is very simple, but the author wrote it very well. Not only is the plot ups and downs, but the whole text revolves around four characters, the protagonist Aladdin, the protagonist's teacher, the devil in the magic mirror, and the teacher's daughter. To put it simply, it is the most clichéd story. The boy gets enlightenment, defeats the villain and then gets the beauty. However, the plot is very reasonable and the characters are very full.

Even a brief description makes Gustavo Flin very interested and wants to see the original text of the story.

But after Gustavo Flin finished listening, his expression became strange. He asked his assistant, "Do you mean that the omniscient demon in this magic mirror really exists?"

"That's the rumor, but I haven't verified it. I just thought it was a story before, but now it seems that it may be related to the situation of this exam. After all, the questions of each exam are set separately, and then they are handled by special confidentiality personnel, and each process is handled by different people. It is very difficult to get a full set of test questions. It takes so much effort, but what benefits can those apprentices give in exchange?"

The cost of cheating is too high. Alchemy apprentices are notoriously poor and can't afford the cost of cheating at all.

Gustavo Flynn looked at the sky outside. The sun had already set. He told his assistant, "I know about this. Bring me the supplement of "Legendary Spells" and then go back to work. Don't let anyone disturb me tonight."

The assistant hurriedly left with the information. Gustavo Flynn was the only one left in the huge office.

The president of the Alchemy Association picked up the magic mirror on the table and muttered to himself, "The omniscient devil from hell... damn lich, is this a trick you played in hell?!"

A chill came out from his back and instantly flowed through Gustavo Flynn's body.

The lich was obviously dead. It was said that even his soul had been broken. It was impossible for him to be resurrected and there was no possibility of going to hell.

Gustavo Flynn had a bad premonition. This conspiracy that made people feel cold was too much like the lich's method. Although his specific plan was not clear, he could pit his opponents to death every time, and even the gods could not escape.

If his guess was right, the lich did not completely perish, but fell into hell and became a devil, then his previous little action would probably completely anger him.

Gustavo Flynn gritted his teeth, this lingering bastard!

Whether it was true or not, he had to confirm it himself. If the lich was not dead, all the previous plans would have to be overturned and started over. He just hoped that it was not too late now.

After waiting for the sun to set completely, Gustavo Flynn took out the magic mirror and recited the spell in the story: "Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me."

A ball of flame bloomed in the center of the magic mirror, revealing a pretty pink face.

The graceful succubus appeared on the mirror and said to Gustavo Flynn in a charming voice: "Mortal, you summoned the omniscient Parulier."

Parulier looked Gustavo Flynn up and down, as if she was going to swallow him up in the next second.

"So, what do you want to ask?" Parulier asked.

"Parulier?" Gustavo Flynn frowned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere. But it didn't matter. As long as it wasn't the lich, he wouldn't dress up as a woman.

However, it was also possible that he hired the succubus. Gustavo Flynn needed to confirm it again.

"Tell me, are you working for the lich Ultraman Tiga? Did you leak the test questions to those alchemy apprentices?"

Paruliel smiled and said: "Knowledge needs to be exchanged for knowledge. I have the answers to both questions, but what can you exchange for?"

Gustavo Flynn frowned and asked, "Is this considered knowledge?"

Paluliel explained: "Our conversation today is also part of history, and history is a kind of knowledge, are you right?"

Although this is considered sophistry, Gustavo Flynn also understands that the devil will not give benefits to mortals for no reason. If he wants to get the answer from this desire demon, it seems that he really needs to pay something.

"Then what do you want?" Gustavo Flynn asked.

Paruliel thought for a moment, and then said: "You asked two questions, both of which are my personal secrets, so you can exchange them with two secrets. Think about it, if I think these two secrets are not enough The weight, I will leave as soon as I hear it.”

Gustavo Flynn frowned and said, "That's not fair!"

"How naive, do you still expect fairness?" Paruliel said proudly: "When making a deal, the person who exposes the bottom line first will lose. I can sense that you have to know the answer no matter what, and I am right You’re not that interested in your little secret, so you’re the one begging me, right?”

This familiar negotiation technique... Gustavo Flynn is already 80% sure that this lust demon is working for Amber Xiu. Could it be that the lich is really resurrected in hell? Is the leak of the test questions his revenge on himself?

But what kind of secrets should I come up with in exchange for this information? Who can guarantee that the information provided by the devil is the complete truth.

Gustavo Flynn simply said to Paruliel: "Damn devil, I don't want your answer anymore. Tell the lich that I will wait for him here. Regardless of the previous grievances, I am qualified to let him He talked to me face to face.”

But Paruliel glanced at Gustavo Flynn as if she didn't hear him.

"So, if you give up on this deal, then farewell forever, mortal."

Gustavo Flynn was stunned for a moment by Paruliel's words, and then he noticed that the image in the magic mirror began to fade.

"etc!"

Gustavo Flynn only had time to say two words, but Paluliel completely disappeared into the magic mirror.

He could only recite the spell again, hoping to summon Paluliel.

But this lust demon seemed to be very principled, and no matter how much Gustavo Flynn chanted the spell, he never appeared again.

"Did I make a mistake?"

Gustavo Flynn wanted to convince himself that the devil was playing hard-to-get, but in fact she would definitely bring the words to him. But even if there was even the slightest chance of making a mistake, Gustavo Flynn still felt uncomfortable.

Paruliel is right. No matter what the cost, Gustavo Flynn must be 100% sure of the life and death of the lich. This is the bottom line that he cannot give up, otherwise he will not be able to sleep from today on. .

Unknowingly, the lich's influence became so huge that even the slightest bit of gossiping news could turn the president of the Alchemy Association into an ant in a hot spot, unable to keep calm at all.

After trying dozens of times in succession and failing to summon Paruliel, Gustavo Flynn had to call his assistant over and ask the young man to recite the spell.

"Mirror, mirror, tell me."

When the assistant read this sentence nervously, Paluliel's figure appeared again in the magic mirror.

Paruliel said to the assistant: "Oh, poor child, if you are being coerced, just blink. Sister, I can help you. I just need to collect a few insignificant soul fragments."

The assistant was so frightened that he quickly covered his eyelids with his hands, fearing that he would accidentally make a contract with the devil by blinking.

Gustavo Flynn, however, did not care about the safety of his assistant and said quickly: "Don't worry about that and ask me the question just now!"

The assistant had no choice but to stare with a pair of red eyes and ask: "Excuse me, are you working for that Ultraman Master? What plans does he have against the Alchemy Association?"

Paruliel laughed, turned the magic mirror, and said directly to Gustavo Flynn: "Making a deal with the devil, but at the expense of the people around you, is really a traditional method. But I don't care about this little kid. I'm not interested in your secrets, and I'm sorry, I'm not interested in your secrets anymore either."

"What exactly do you want?!" Gustavo Flynn asked.

"Of course it's the soul, your restless soul that is willing to pay the price to pursue the truth, this child's frightened soul, but does not dare to resist for his own future. Reluctance, fear, and greed, what a complicated taste, I love it. Now, you can choose to sacrifice your soul, or this child's, and I will tell you the answer to your question.

"How about it? It shouldn't be difficult to choose, right?"

Paruliel's words made the assistant tremble with fear. He looked at Gustavo Flynn in shock, hoping that he could categorically reject this suggestion. However, Gustavo Flynn hesitated.

He was really moved. After all, he was not the one who died. As long as he nodded, he could figure out the issue he cared about most. But after thinking about it, I realized that this assistant usually did a good job, so it was a pity that he died like this. It’s just a soul, there’s no need to sacrifice the talents around you, wouldn’t it be better to exchange for a few slaves?

Just after making the decision, Gustavo Flynn was about to refuse, but heard his assistant say loudly: "No, I refuse! I won't sell my soul. Why should he decide? I will also sell the soul of this old guy!"

Gustavo Flynn looked at the young assistant in shock. He never expected that this usually obedient and well-behaved child would say such a thing. He had already decided to use slaves as a replacement, but he couldn't even wait for this little time?

Parulier laughed and said: "Look, what an interesting child. You must have been very panicked just now. You didn't know whether the first sentence the old guy said was a refusal or an agreement, so you had to refuse before he opened his mouth, right?

"Oh, for the sake of your future, you can be humble, and in order to survive, you throw away your future. Really good, very decisive? But unfortunately, you guessed wrong, the old guy wanted to refuse this deal. Look, you really should look in the mirror, the expression on your face is really wonderful now. "

Gustavo Flynn frowned at Parulier. This devil could sense his thoughts, just like before. She could accurately judge other people's emotions.

The young assistant was already flustered by Parulier's words. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to explain to Gustavo Flynn, but he seemed to know that it was useless for him to say anything now.

Finally, the young assistant gritted his teeth and said, "Since the decision has been made, I will make a deal with you and sell his soul! ”

Since I have already offended Gustavo Flynn, the next step will definitely be revenge. I will die anyway, so why not just give it a try! When Gustavo Flynn dies, I will have the final say in the process.

Gustavo Flynn laughed in anger and was too lazy to look at the young man any more. He thought he had found a good talent and could cultivate him into his confidant, but in the end he was just wrong.

Sure enough, students as smart and loyal as Isabel are rarer than legends.

The assistant didn't care about that. He had to complete the transaction immediately, otherwise he would die. However, Parulier's answer made him despair.

"Oh, it's a pity, poor child, we devils can only buy and sell things owned by mortals."

The assistant said in shock: "What do you mean by this? Why can he decide to sell my soul, but I can't make a decision? !"

Parulier explained: "You are not qualified to sell his soul, because he doesn't belong to you. Why do I only trade with this old guy? Because your future, your life, and even your life are in his hands. It's fine for parents to sell their young children, and for grown-up children to sell their old parents, but it's not the other way around.

"How are you going to sell something that doesn't belong to you?"

The assistant collapsed to the ground in despair, trying to leave the place by rolling and crawling.

At this time, Gustavo Flynn had already made a decision. He nodded to Parulier and said, "Deal."

Parulier's tail flew out of the magic mirror and rolled up the young assistant in an instant. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't get away.

The hellfire from Parulier's tail burned the young man to ashes in an instant, leaving only a glittering soul coin.

"It's of good quality. I'll take this desperate soul!" Parulier played with the soul coin, and then said to Gustavo Flynn: "As for your question, I don't know any Ultraman Tiga. The devil I cooperated with is called Arthas. I guess you haven't heard of this name.

"As for your plan to deal with the Alchemy Association? Isn't it obvious? I'm just doing what a devil should do. Tempting mortals to fall and willingly offering their souls is the daily routine of us devils."