This Lich Needs More Money

Chapter 78 The ceremony is ready

 The sewers of the Alchemy City have completely changed their appearance at this time.

The once intricate maze now seems to have been kneaded by a pair of invisible hands, becoming even more fragmented. The walls built with magical energy cut the sewers into different areas, and countless illusions guided the monsters in the sewers to their designated locations.

They are sacrifices and firewood for the wishing ceremony. The flesh, flesh and soul of the monster, as well as memories and emotions, are all integrated into the magic circle and turned into thousands of black threads.

These threads pass through the magic circle, like the long hair of a female ghost, looking for the only living thing in the circle, someone in the central area.

At the core of the ritual magic circle, a naked old man was entangled with these threads and suspended in mid-air.

The old man's body was already stooped, his long pale hair was disheveled, and he was as thin as a mummy.

　　The body is obviously placed in a suffering posture, but there is a fanatical expression on the face.

The black threads were constantly drilling into his body. The flesh, blood and soul from the monster were transformed into energy forms and poured into the old man's body.

 But his withered body was like an abyss that could never be filled. No matter how much flesh, flesh and soul essence he swallowed, there was no feeling of expansion at all.

This weird sacrifice has lasted for an unknown amount of time, and the old man frantically maintained the operation of the magic circle.

Gustavo Flynn stood among a group of alchemists, looking at the old man with a complicated expression.

This man who was once the pride of the Alchemy City is the closest person to a **** in the world. He is Gary Watts, the president of the Alchemist Council.

He once broke the curse of the God of Alchemy, created new alchemical potions when creativity was banned, and resurrected the Alchemy City. He formed a council of alchemists and created enough improved alchemical recipes to fill a dictionary.

　　He had reached the pinnacle of legend many years ago, and was only one step away from becoming a true god.

 But this step is a natural chasm.

 Without the approval of the gods, it is difficult for mortals to cross this gap.

The **** of alchemy looked indifferently at the wise men who practiced this way, and did not respond for countless years.

 Alchemists are obsessed with new creations and new breakthroughs, but in the opinion of this president, he has been stagnant for too long.

 That’s why we had this crazy plan.

Gustavo Flynn can no longer remember exactly which year it was. The president took a shocking design and showed it to everyone.

 A crazy plan, a plan that allows mortals to become gods without permission.

At the beginning, everyone was shocked by this crazy idea. They discussed it behind closed doors for twenty years. During this process, many members of the parliament even chose to leave because the plan was too crazy.

 Gustavo Flynn was one of those who stayed, and everyone who agreed to the plan bet everything on the future.

 After starting the plan, Alchemy City was like a fruit that was constantly being hollowed out.

　　It looks glamorous on the outside, but in fact all the proceeds are used for this plan. Tried again and again, failed again and again, and millions of gold coins were burned again and again.

 Gustavo Flynn has lost count of how many times the sewers have been rebuilt over the years. Several times it was even completely destroyed and then rebuilt brick by brick, which cost an unknown amount of manpower and material resources.

The country that was once the richest among the Nine Kingdoms is now in crisis of economic collapse just because of the fluctuation of magic materials. This is entirely because they have already put all their money into it without considering the future.

The random tax increases, price increases, and various unreasonable operations are all intended to drain the last drop of blood from the Alchemy City to realize this grand plan.

And not just money and time, in order to realize this plan, many members of the Alchemist Council have voluntarily become sacrifices and invested in the magic circle.

 It is precisely because of the self-sacrifice of the legendary alchemist that the last piece of the puzzle of this ritual magic was found. As long as one more legend is invested, the wish ritual should be completely completed.

 In order to achieve this goal, Alchemy City has prepared several plans.

　　First, start pouring a large amount of alchemical potions into the sewers to mutate and evolve the monsters that have been raised in the sewers, causing legendary level monsters to appear among them.

The second is to create false prophecies, allowing adventurers to take the initiative to go to the sewers and become sacrifices for the magic circle. They also hope to attract legendary powerhouses to fill in the last piece of the puzzle.

As for the third option, there is really no legend that can be filled in the magic circle, so the remaining members of the Alchemy Council will sacrifice themselves.

Amberson was targeted, so he was unlucky.

As for the assistance from the Lane Empire, Amberxiu actually misunderstood. What the Alchemy City wanted was not assistance, but the arrival of a legendary strongman.

Amberxiu is the first sacrifice target. If there is a problem on his side, the supreme judge will be inserted into the hole to fill the hole. As for whether doing so would bring about war, they, the alchemists, didn't care. Because if they succeed, they have completed the feat of mortals making gods. If they fail, the Alchemy City will destroy itself without waiting for the Lion Empire to attack.

 But now, both goals have been lost.

Amberxiu blew himself up and fled, while James Watson was still digging a hole in the Lich territory outside the city because he could not find the real phylactery. I heard that they were all preparing to enter the city, but when they passed by a small village, A new phylactery was discovered in the village chief's house.

James Watson went crazy and insisted on checking the entire area of ​​dozens of kilometers. “This **** lich!”

 Gustavo Flynn was originally a staunch supporter, but at the last moment, he felt more regretful.

 Are they too paranoid? Once the plan fails, all these years of investment will be completely in vain, and the future of Alchemy City will be completely destroyed. Moreover, he did not want to become a sacrifice thrown into the magic circle.

Unlike other alchemists, Gustavo Flynn seems to care more about power and status. Although his ideals are lofty, they are not lofty enough to sacrifice himself.

Thinking of this, Gustavo Flynn turned his head and looked behind him. In the corner, stood a young alchemist. He was handsome and always had a smile on his face, as if he was looking forward to what was going to happen next.

 He is also a member of the Council of Alchemists, but is the youngest among all members and the last to join. Gustavo Flynn didn't even know his real name, only that he always called himself Gold Coin.

This is obviously a pseudonym, but the alchemy of gold coins has indeed reached a legendary level, and he volunteered to be the last sacrifice. Now that the lich has run away, James Watson is too late, and there is not much time left before the gold coin suicide sacrifice.

 But why does he look so happy?

Even the companions who sacrificed before need to repeatedly strengthen their confidence when going to die, and throw themselves into the magic circle with a heavy or excited mood.

 The gold coins were too relaxed, and Gustavo Flynn couldn't see the slightest bit of uneasiness or anxiety on his face.

“This kid won’t run away at the critical moment, then won’t it be me who has to be sacrificed?”

With this in mind, Gustavo Flynn took the initiative to walk over and said to the gold coin: "I am responsible for the failure of the plan. I am really sorry."

The young alchemist listened and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter, we have already prepared a backup plan, right? Don't worry, let me fill the last spot. However, as for the last link, we really Are you ready? If the president's humanity cannot be completely cut off, he cannot become a true god."

"According to calculations, there should be no problem. The president only has the last blood relative alive. As long as this blood connection is destroyed, his soul will be completely purified, and the interference of human nature will be removed, and he will be able to function under the influence of the ritual. Evolve into God.”

Gustavo Flynn seemed to be cheering himself up to stabilize the gold coin, and his tone of voice was extremely sure.

Gold Coin looked at Gustavo Flynn and asked: "Is it really so easy to switch between human nature and divinity? It sounds like a twist that a crappy novelist couldn't think of a new plot and forcibly made up. What's wrong? Being free from worries will make you stronger, and the death of a lover can make people break through. This is written in the story, and we seem to think it is reasonable.

"But human nature, divinity, and soul, these things shouldn't be so superficial, right?"

 Gustavo Flynn sounds a little wrong. Is this kid really scared and ready to find an excuse to escape?

"No, our calculations will not go wrong. I believe in the president, he is the person closest to the gods." Gustavo Flynn took out a bottle of potion and said to the gold coin: "Why don't you take a rest first and wait. When the time comes, we'll wake you up."

 Gold Coin looked at the rippling transparent liquid and recognized it as a bottle of powerful sleeping potion.

Gustavo Flynn was worried about himself and was afraid that he would run away, so he hoped that he would sleep until the time of sacrifice.

The young alchemist smiled slightly and said to Gustavo Flynn: "If this can dispel your doubts, I don't mind."

 After saying that, Jin Coin drank the entire bottle of sleeping potion into his mouth, and then immediately yawned.

Before he was about to fall asleep, Gold Coin said the last words to Gustavo Flynn: "Compared with my doubts, Master Flynn, you seem to have less confidence in the plan. Instead of worrying about whether I will back down, it is better to think about How should you deal with it after the ceremony is over?"

"What did you say?" Gustavo Flynn felt something was wrong and wanted to continue asking, but the gold coin had already fallen asleep due to the effects of the medicine.

Gustavo Flynn quickly helped him up, and after confirming that he was really asleep, he had people bring the gold coins to the place of sacrifice and put him into the magic circle in advance.

 By doing this, even if the gold coins want to escape, they will be blocked by the magic circle and they will find it immediately.

Although he was fully prepared, Gustavo Flynn's uneasiness became increasingly intense.

There won’t really be any accidents, right?

Gustavo Flynn was going to talk to the group of druids, and he had to confirm the existence of the girl.

At the same time, the newly reborn Amber Xiu and Apoptotic Rose were walking on the streets of the Alchemy City.

　　Many residents in the city have noticed something is wrong. The Alchemy City is under full martial law. Even the city defense system is fully activated. Countless puppets are patrolling everywhere under the control of the administrator to eliminate all unstable factors.

 It was also the first time for Amber Xiu to see the power of Apoptotic Rose.

This Queen of the Undead only needs a look, and the administrators of the Alchemy City will be transformed into undead in just a few seconds. The process is silent and painless, and the magic defense equipment on their bodies does not have any reaction.

They didn’t even know that they were dead. When they reacted, they had turned into puppets of the Apoptotic Rose. Then these administrators would obediently control the puppets to move out of the way.

What a terrifying legendary favor, worthy of being the Queen of the Undead in the Underdark.

With the help of the power of the Apoptotic Rose, Amber Xiu moved forward without encountering any obstacles.

 It didn’t take long for Amberxiu to find his target, the location of the group of druids.

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