This Lich Needs More Money

Harvey looked at the pale elf in front of him and found that his vague sense had disappeared.

The fate of the elf in front of him seemed illusory, or it might be a special existence that he could not sense.

What was going on?

Harvey did not have the ability of Amber to draw inferences from clues. He vaguely felt that something was wrong, but he could not immediately associate it with anything else. But he learned a trick from Amber. If it doesn't matter, don't let people find out that you feel something is wrong.

So, Harvey asked the pale elf in a daze: "Mr. Elf, who are you? How come you are in my teacher's castle."

Xirik smiled and said: "I should ask you, human, why are you in my castle?"

Harvey frowned. Could it be that after his teacher ran away, the dwarves took back the castle and then sold it again? This is quite goblin-style.

Harvey didn't realize that he just listened to the elf's words and then began to automatically make up reasons and rationality.

This is the power of the Prince of Lies. The lies he tells always make people believe them unconsciously.

Most mortals cannot resist this power. Mortals like Amber Xiu who can find logical fallacies in lies are very rare. The main reason is that his three views are incompatible with this world. The power of the Prince of Lies is generated according to the logic of this world, which makes Amber Xiu instinctively feel something is wrong.

Just like everyone in the world knows the existence of gods, it takes a long time for Amber Xiu to change from an atheist to a theist after crossing. Many preconceived concepts make Amber Xiu need to take a detour to understand the logic of this world, so no matter how perfect the lies created by Xirik are, Amber Xiu will always find the problem more easily.

It's like adding a translation process in the middle, which causes the original perfect lies to become distorted by translation.

Harvey is a native local, but he doesn't have this ability to filter through translation, so when he hears the lies made up by Xirik, he starts to make up reasons for him.

And Harvey is also in an awkward state. If this castle is really sold to this elf, then does he count as breaking into someone else's house?

What should I do at this time?

Harvey tried to recall Amber's teachings. If the teacher encountered such a problem, he would shamelessly say that it was a misunderstanding and then hug the elf to settle accounts with the goblins, put all the faults on the goblins, and finally take back the castle. According to the IQ of the elf, he will have the following different results.

The first one is just working for nothing and building a castle for nothing. The second one is to spit out part of the mental damage compensation. The third one is that after the compensation, he still thinks that Harvey's teacher is a friend worth making.

But Harvey deduced and found that he was stuck at the first step. He was not thick-skinned enough.

Now he can only use another method taught by the teacher.

Sincerity is always the ultimate move.

"I'm really sorry, this was originally my teacher's castle. We were just traveling temporarily, but I didn't expect that it would have a new owner when we came back. Can you tell me who you bought the castle from?"

Amber Xiu knew Harvey very well, so he gave him a warning: If you can't exploit loopholes to take advantage, then you become a guardian of the rules and stand firmly on the side of reason, then the troubles you encounter will be reduced a lot.

Most people should avoid swinging left and right. Those who can't be ruthless and can't be good people often die the fastest.

Harvey was cheated by Dahei Erha and the other two at the beginning, and he wanted to cheat back in the same way. Who knew that these two guys didn't talk to him at all, and beat him up with their fists. From then on, Harvey woke up and realized that he shouldn't play the game of taking advantage. It would be much easier to simply talk about reason.

It's a pity that Harvey is not facing an opponent who competes with him for territory.

Xirik's target is Harvey himself.

I only heard Xirik say: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why those goblins sold it so cheaply. It turns out that they are not the owners of this castle. That's probably going to be troublesome. I heard that something happened at the goblin bank. It's hard to go with you to ask for compensation now."

"Ah? What happened?" Harvey asked curiously.

The castle is dozens of kilometers away from the Dwarf Capital. It takes more than half an hour to get there by flying. And the chaos in the capital has just happened. Harvey really doesn't know.

However, although Harvey had doubts in his mouth, his hands did not stop. He took out his magic mirror and started to scratch.

It's definitely right to ask your teacher about this kind of thing, because this kind of big event is probably related to your teacher.

When Xirik saw Harvey take out the magic mirror, he quietly put his right hand behind his back and rubbed two fingers to create subtle ripples. Without Harvey knowing, the content displayed on the magic mirror changed, and it became a message from Amber Xiu to him, indicating that there was a coup in the Dwarf Kingdom and the Dwarf King's children wanted to rebel and seize the throne.

Harvey was surprised, but he didn't feel anything wrong.

He didn't know much about the politics of the countries, but there were too many stories of princes taking the throne and killing old kings, so it wasn't strange. At most, the timing was not very coincidental. The meeting of the countries was just around the corner, and the impact of rebellion was too great.

However, Harvey didn't take it too seriously. His teacher would naturally worry about such international events, and he, a simple scholar, just needed to do research seriously.

Thinking of this, Harvey felt a little embarrassed. How could he prove that the castle belonged to his teacher?

Xirik smiled and said, "If this really belongs to your teacher's castle, we elves don't have the habit of robbing other people's properties. But the capital is in chaos now, and it may be difficult to verify it at the Goblin Bank. If you don't mind, you can stay for a cup of tea for a while.

"Rebellion, whether it succeeds or fails, will soon produce results. Maybe we can wait for a day to restore peace. "

Harvey felt that the elf's words made sense. Since fate led him here, it must be reasonable, and he shouldn't turn around and leave now. Maybe this strange elf is the key to his promotion to legend?

Thinking of this, Harvey asked, "Thank you for your understanding. My name is William Harvey, an ordinary wizard. What is your name?"

Xirik bowed slightly and said elegantly, "Ciri, you can call me Xiri. But unfortunately, I don't know much about magic. I'm just an ordinary elf with a little money and likes to travel. ”

“Xirui…”

This name has a strange magic, which makes Harvey feel familiar, as if he has heard it somewhere before. People are always more relaxed about familiar things, and this inexplicable familiarity makes Harvey have a better impression of this elf.

Xirui brought Harvey to a small living room in the castle and personally brewed a pot of fragrant black tea for him. Harvey took a sip and felt refreshed immediately. The taste was unexpectedly good.

Xirui took the opportunity to change the tea leaves and put a The book "The Book of Xirui" was placed in a position where Harvey could see it. This book has a strong attraction to mortals. Even if they only see a little bit of the cover, they will be eager to read it and then become a loyal believer of Xirui.

Unfortunately, this trick is not very useful.

Harvey did see the book, but he just glanced at it casually and was not affected at all.

Xirui frowned slightly. He knew that this kid had read "The True Biography of Xirui". Only by reading this book written by Ogma can he be immune to "The Book of Xirui". 》 hypnosis.

That damn lich is really well-defended. I think everyone around him is immune to the hypnosis of the "Ciri's Book".

But it doesn't matter. Xirik has been mentally prepared for this.

After all, he is a fraudster recognized by many worlds. If Amberxiu leaves such a serious flaw, Xirik will have to consider whether he has fallen into a trap.

Although he can't use the "Ciri's Book" to control Harvey, Xirik has other ways.

As the Prince of Lies, Xirik can chat with anyone very happily with just a little effort. Harvey soon felt that the elf in front of him was a very good friend. He didn't have the arrogance of the elves in Silvermoon High Court. He was knowledgeable and particularly humorous.

Xirik talked about his travels around the world, which made Harvey, a young man who had wandered around, feel novel. He had been to those places, so why couldn't he discover the beauty of the elf?

"Mr. Harvey, although you didn't mention your past much, it can be seen that you are a young man who has suffered a lot. You must have worked very hard to achieve what you have today."

This sentence almost made Harvey cry. After so many years, someone finally understood his hard work.

He was really miserable. He had been hungry since he was a child and wandered around. He was deceived into joining a cult. He even learned to read the cult's magic book. As a result, he was targeted by Demogorgon. After a few years of living as a half-human and half-ghost sorcerer, he was deceived by the necromancer to be a sacrifice. If it weren't for the goddess of fate's favor, he would have turned into a zombie long ago.

But after changing to a prophet, he didn't live long. What a good life! Being an adventurer is miserable. Anyone who has done it knows that it is the bottom of society, which is slightly better than being a slave. It is common to live on the edge of a knife. This is not enough. He finally became a mage consultant of a small lord, but he met Amber.

He thought that he would meet a famous teacher after all the bad times, but he only read books for a few days and then took the teacher's life box to the desert. He was exhausted and was captured by a half-blood orc and severely ravaged. When he saw the teacher again, he was about to die and had only a few days left.

During these few days, he was also The teacher's two subordinates cheated him badly, and he experienced the viciousness of human nature again.

After finally breaking the destined death, although he lived a more comfortable life in the future, there was no possibility of free time under Amberxiu. Harvey, who had no idea about business, was forced by Amberxiu to manage the accounts of tens of millions of gold coins, and lost countless hair for this.

After finally meeting another teacher who looked more reliable, Mr. Doom died after just meeting him once. Then, his first teacher quickly went to hell, and Harvey could only hold back his sadness and support the entire industry...

Thinking of these past, Harvey's eyes were really filled with tears. What kind of life was this?

As a result, the teacher always said that he was a child favored by the goddess of fate, but he was favored like this. Harvey really couldn't imagine how those who were not favored survived.

Xirik could feel Harvey's emotional changes, and thought that the atmosphere had reached this point, and it was almost time to take drastic measures.

Xirik said to Harvey with emotion: "Many of the sufferings in life come from our origins and our elders. To be honest, my parents didn't know how to take care of children. They always forced me to do many things under the pretext of doing it for my own good.

"I think the coup in the Dwarf Kingdom is probably related to this. The lives of the royal children will be more strictly restricted, and long-term suppression and restraint will make these children more eager for freedom. And there is only one way for them to obtain freedom. That is to become the king of this kingdom, and dwarves have a long lifespan, so the possibility of being unable to bear it is too great. "

Harvey nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth."

He is worthy of being an elf who lives a long time. These principles are summarized so accurately.

However, Cyric quickly changed the subject without leaving any trace, and asked Harvey: "I think the fact that your life is so difficult has something to do with your teacher, right?

"I've heard that anthropologists exploit their apprentices very seriously. They often work overtime without pay, stay up late, and even complete all kinds of trivial tasks outside of academia. They are forced to dedicate their experience and youth just so that their tutor can produce more papers. Several articles, and the apprentice doesn’t even have the right to sign..."

Cyric's voice is full of magic, leading Harvey to have evil thoughts towards Amberxiu, while suppressing all of Harvey's good intentions towards Amberxiu.

It was impossible to say that Harvey didn't have any resentment. Harvey thought of all the arduous tasks that Amberxiu had given him, and he had never heard him say a word of comfort after knowing him for so long. The communication between master and disciple is always simple and efficient, but there is no human touch at all.

After working so hard for him, I didn't even say "thank you"?

Maybe there was, but Harvey has now completely forgotten all the good things under the influence of Cyric's power.

Harvey began to feel that his teacher was the most greedy vampire in the world, and he wanted to suck out all his bone marrow and sell it for money.

Seeing Harvey's blurred eyes, Cyric knew that he had been affected by him, so he continued to say in a hypnotic voice: "So, you actually hate him, have you ever thought about giving him A lesson? A prank that is not very serious, but will impress him, let him suffer a little, and let him know that he cares about your feelings. Isn't this good? "

Harvey's eyes began to whirlpool like those of other victims, as if he was about to fall completely in the next second.

Harvey said in a sleepy tone: "Yes, I should let him know that I am also a free man, I am not his slave!"

Cyric continued: "Great, I can help you, I just need your cooperation."

Harvey continued to reply: "Okay, I promise you, teach that old guy a lesson!"

Cyric finally smiled, everything went as planned, as if it was destined.

But just as he was about to guide Harvey to the magic circle, Harvey suddenly closed his eyes and fell limply to the ground.

Cyric helped him up. After checking him, he said doubtfully: "The soul consumption is too great? How can this kid's soul be so weak? I carefully hypnotized him, but he can't bear it?"

Generally speaking, as a professional soul with full added intelligence, a mage's soul should be stronger than ordinary people, but Harvey's soul was very weird. It was actually weaker than a newborn baby, as fragile as glass.

Cyric's hypnosis just now had an impact on his soul, but such a gentle impact also made his soul exhausted and he went directly into a coma.

"Something is wrong. Such a fragile soul should not be able to stand firmly. How can it maintain normal actions?"

Although Cyric is not an expert on souls, the gods' understanding of souls is far better than that of mortals. With Harvey's soul strength, he should just lie in bed and wait for death. How can he move freely and even cast spells?

Harvey was in such a state that there was no way he could be used as a sacrifice.

He needs Harvey's evil thoughts, and Harvey needs to personally dedicate his soul in order to strip away the "power" that can cast a curse on Ambrose.

Cyric frowned and was thinking about how to deal with it, but found that Harvey's breathing had become weak, and his soul was still further damaged.

"No, we must rescue him first, otherwise he may not wake up! Damn it, I won't fall into the lich's plan, right? Did he predict that I would use Harvey as a sacrifice? So he used his ability to manipulate Harvey's soul? He's so cruel, he's worthy of being a lich who would betray even the gods for profit!"

Although he was not sure if this was Ambrose's conspiracy, Cyric could not let Harvey die. This was the only candidate for sacrifice. If he was gone, then all the previous efforts would be in vain.

I saw Cyric reaching into the void and taking out a lot of bottles and jars. These are not magical treasures, but they are also special potions that are hard to find for mortals.

Soon, Harvey's condition stabilized. His soul was no longer weakening and remained in a delicate state, at least unable to die in a short period of time. Curing a weak soul is a very difficult problem, but it is only a little troublesome for the gods.

Cyric breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Huh, stupid mortal, it was your cruel conspiracy that brought you death. When Harvey wakes up, I will tell him your betrayal, then what will he do to you?" The malice will expand infinitely, making the effect of my ritual even stronger!"

However, precisely because Cyric was not an expert in the soul, he only knew that Harvey's soul was weak, but did not realize that there was another consciousness hidden in Harvey's soul, a completely independent new soul.

At this time, Harvey was not completely unconscious. His consciousness had sunk into the chaos and nothingness, meeting the new soul.

In that boundless world of consciousness, Harvey was suspended, floating in front of a child emitting a shimmering light.

It was obviously a humanoid made of energy, but this child breathed like a real baby. Harvey picked him up in surprise and said excitedly: "It's finally hatched, my teacher, you finally... No, the teacher said, this is not Mr. Fortune's soul, but a completely independent new child."

Perhaps only Ambrose in the world knew that Harvey had been keeping Mr. Fortune's soul fragment in his soul.

This is a very dangerous operation, but doing so can provide the safest environment for the soul fragments to grow, just like a child growing in the mother's womb, which can be fully protected.

At the same time, this soul fragment will continue to acquire Harvey's knowledge, all knowledge about the prophecy mage, so that the newborn soul can master this knowledge soon after birth and become a true genius.

This kind of operation is very bold and cannot be done by ordinary people. It is as difficult as engraving a novel with millions of words on the tip of an embroidery needle, and it has reached the precision of a hand-made photolithography machine.

Most gods can't do it, only Amber Xiu, an expert in soul manipulation, can do it.

After the operation is completed, it will not only ensure that Harvey's daily life is normal, but also allow the soul fragments to thrive. That is, Harvey's soul will be in a very special state, like a fragile glass ball.

By chance, Harvey met Cyric and fell under his hypnosis. This fragile work of art began to break apart, looking like it was going to die.

But Cyric's frantic efforts to save people were a bit redundant. Amberxiu had already set up the insurance. If Harvey weakened any further, the automatic protection effect would be triggered and the two souls would be separated again. Harvey only needed to sleep for a while. Sleep can be restored.

However, it was Cyric who got involved and used those "treasures" that only gods could obtain, providing powerful treatment for Harvey's soul.

Therefore, the insurance left by Ambrose did not take effect, and Harvey was still in a coma, but he could sense that the child was about to be born, growing from a soul fragment into a complete soul.

Although he is still very weak, so weak that even his own consciousness is incomplete, as long as he is given more nutrients...

Cyric was thinking about how to cure Harvey when he suddenly discovered that the boy's newly stable soul had entered a weak state again.

"No way?! You are really afraid that your students will not die thoroughly enough. You are so cruel!"

Cyric sighed with emotion, and once again poured a large amount of soul-nourishing potion into Harvey. This can't go on like this, and we must find a god who knows the soul very well to help.

However, he has many enemies and few allies. Who should he turn to for help?

To say that the one who knows the soul best is probably hell.

Hell devils are proficient in various methods of torturing, cultivating and transforming souls. Other gods are unmatched. After all, they do not have as many materials to squander at will.

And there is an advantage to asking the devil for help. As long as you are careful when signing a contract, the devil will be the most honest partner and will not care about Cyric's reputation at all.

"Oh, I didn't expect to run to hell. Let's talk to Zariel first."

Cyric picked up Harvey and turned into a dark shadow and disappeared into the castle.