This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 302 - 280: Divestiture of Clergy

Chapter 302: Chapter 280: Divestiture of Clergy

Amberser was quite curious, so he tried to prod this Akhilov for information about the Tiflin Kingdom.

Alas, the bartender was a professional through and through; intelligence was a bargaining chip for them. No matter how Amberser tried to beat around the bush for information, he couldn’t get much, at most only a tidbit.

That sage who had stabilized the kingdom’s foundation seemed to be having some trouble.

Whether it was that he no longer could extend his life because of his age, fell ill for some reason, or had already been secretly assassinated... The specifics were unknown, but it was common knowledge that he hadn’t made a public appearance in many years, and the kingdom was sliding downhill because of the sage’s disappearance.

As to exactly how it was sliding downhill, Amberser was unable to find out.

And for that bit of information, Amberser had spent nearly ten Gold Coins.

This Tiflin certainly seemed to be the tavern’s best seller.

After gossiping, Amberser refocused on his sales business. Due to the influence of the two unlucky fellows from earlier, Amberser’s "spy equipment" had also become quite well-known.

Soon someone came over to inquire about this drone product with Amberser.

That’s exactly what Amberser was waiting for—to make a scene was to advertise.

The drones put on a display, eliciting amazement from the Adventurers.

They thought Alchemy had made a breakthrough, shrinking Mana Power Furnaces to the size of a fingernail.

As for the Dark Magic Power that the little machine emitted, Amberser also made a point to stress that it should be kept in a specially-made box at all times. The drone was priced at ten Gold Coins, but saying "Praise the God of Alchemy" would earn an 80% discount.

However, the specially-made box cost one Gold Coin, and Amberser would not be responsible for dealing with the contamination from Dark Magic Power if it wasn’t stored properly.

The price wasn’t cheap, at least not for the average Adventurer who might hesitate to spend so much.

But the device was truly useful and easy to operate.

The controller designed by Amberser would emit a special sound wave when pressed, and the Soul inside the drone, sensing these sound waves, would execute different commands accordingly and even had an extremely intelligent auto-routing feature.

No matter how complex the environment, it could accurately find the required direction.

Therefore, many Adventurers found it hard to forget about this little device.

After all, not every team had a member suitable for scouting, nor was every Ranger willing to risk their beast companions to trigger traps.

For just ten Gold Coins, one could acquire such a nimble drone, which was far cheaper than compensation for loss.

Many Adventurers gritted their teeth and bought one, then immediately took it to find a team to join. Other Adventurers, seeing this, were also happy to team up with such well-equipped rich folks, as it meant they wouldn’t have to risk their own lives for scouting after grouping up.

That’s the significance of alchemical equipment, just like those potions with various effects; it greatly enhances the safety of adventuring.

Amberser sold seven drones and even took orders from several adventure groups who wanted custom drones with more features.

Plenty of people were smart enough to see the benefits of these drones—it wasn’t just about scouting; if fitted with weapons, they could potentially have a special function.

Amberser had already anticipated that there would be orders for armed drones. Even though the models had long been designed, he still pretended to consider their requests, keeping these adventure groups’ appetite whetted. In the end, he left them with a suggestion to inquire at the "Alchemy God’s Choice" brand store if they were interested.

Drones, due to production constraints, were difficult to profit from, but Amberser wanted reputation, so the prices were really quite fair. As long as there were Adventurers using this equipment, the brand’s reputation could spread.

And with that, the grand revival of Alchemy could be realized.

Amberser had already sold quite a bit of sunscreen and Vitality Potions. If these customers had all said "Praise the God of Alchemy," then his teacher should have sensed it by now.

He wondered what the old man was busy with now—had the Divine Nature been separated from the Rose Spider Queen?

Inside, Amberser silently intoned, "Teacher, you’d better not screw me over, otherwise, I won’t be able to stay in the Elegy Poetry Society anymore."

This thought traversed the endless space and time, arriving at a peculiar place.

It was a world filled with humming boilers and constantly roaring mechanical beings, a world that was suffused with the aura of sci-fi.

The God of Alchemy was in the middle of this mechanical realm, atop a high tower forged completely from metal.

This was his Divine Realm, where the God of Alchemy could obtain any alchemical material he desired, able to create all known alchemical products with just a thought.

The countless Magipuppet Automatons of Alchemy City could be mass-produced in just a few minutes.

Such was the Power of a Deity.

But that was a thing of the past—having fallen from intermediate Divine Power to lesser Divine Power, the God of Alchemy had suffered a great setback.

Not only had the Divine Realm shrunk considerably, but he himself had become extremely weak.

Furthermore, the body of Rose that Amberser gave him had not brought any benefits but rather became a burden.

Even Shael could find Amberser through the branding, so how could the Rose Spider Queen not sense it after discarding four divine roles?

After this body was sent into the God of Alchemy’s Divine Realm, the first thing this deity needed to do was not stripping the Divine Nature but escaping.

The God of Alchemy exhausted every method to hide the body’s aura and shifted his Divine Realm deep into the chaos of the void, preparing hundreds of layers of maze-like puzzles to thwart the pursuit of the Rose Spider Queen.

Although the God of Alchemy was eventually discovered by the Rose Spider Queen, he successfully delayed her for a significant amount of time, long enough for him to feel his divine power begin to return.

Praise the God of Alchemy, this was just a simple phrase.

But any language associated with deities could produce special effects.

Even if it were only for a discount, such words of praise could affect the status of Alchemy in the hearts of others.

The God of Alchemy was not a god of worship but a conceptual sort of deity; he didn’t need others to believe in him, only that Alchemy was acknowledged and could be redeveloped, then his divine power would naturally be restored.

Amberser worked on reversing the reputation of Alchemy, while Gustavo Flint rebuilt the Alchemist Council, starting to restore research and production.

The effects of these combined efforts caused the Rose Spider Queen to suffer a huge setback when she finally found the God of Alchemy.

A bottle of poison potent enough to injure deities was concocted, and then a simple trap ensnared the frenzied Rose Spider Queen.

The poison corroded her body, leaving behind ugly scars.

This injury was not fatal, but it made her tremendously embarrassed.

And that was enough because the Rose Spider Queen was not alone; she was the leader of a divine lineage.

Several other deities had fallen with her, none of which were of a benevolent nature.

Now that the Rose Spider Queen’s divine power was greatly diminished, she had intended to reclaim her divinity before her followers noticed, so she had not informed any helpers at all.

But after being tricked by the God of Alchemy, she did not expect that a weak deity could cause her such serious injury.

Until this scar was removed, she dared not leave her own Divine Realm again, because once those other gods with ulterior motives discovered it, the Rose Spider Queen herself would be torn apart and devoured by them first.

Having temporarily gained safety, the God of Alchemy finally relaxed and began to focus on stripping away those four divine roles.

The four Divine Natures on this body were those of the Drow Race, Spiders, Corruption, and Darkness.

The most important of these was the Drow Race because Drow Elves were Rose’s main followers; losing this role meant she could no longer receive the Power of Faith from the Drow Elves.

The God of Alchemy murmured to himself, "Shael is also eyeing this role, isn’t she? What she lacks most are followers. Once she acquires this role, she can pretend to be the Rose Spider Queen, turning the entire Drow Race into her own followers, and her power will greatly increase. Quite a good plan, only sadly, my student has snatched away the fruits of victory."

Due to some ancient reasons, the Dark Goddess had very few followers, so few that she had to deceive followers from other deities, especially from her sister Serene. Shael most enjoyed stealing people from her, using any means from kidnapping to brainwashing, which showed just how desperate this goddess was for followers.

For this reason, Shael absolutely loathed Amberser, wishing she could tear him to shreds immediately.

The body of the Rose Spider Queen was stuffed by the God of Alchemy into a tremendous furnace, where the divine flesh was burnt to a char, gradually stripping away from the body. This was pure divine power, and the God of Alchemy could enjoy it as a midnight snack, also regaining some strength from it.

As Rose’s body slowly dissipated, the four Divine Natures emerged within the furnace, manifested as bizarre entities composed of countless complex patterns, indescribable in size and shape.

Mortals needed only one glance to resonate with the corresponding powers.

For instance, if a Drow Elf looked once at "the Divine Nature of the Drow Race," that Drow would master all the racial abilities only associated with Drow and transform into a female, becoming a Matriarch of the Drow Elves.

Divine Natures were magical like that, as merging into the body of a mortal would immediately turn them into a deity.

However, this also depended on compatibility.

After separating these four Divine Natures, the God of Alchemy took out four bizarrely shaped boxes and sealed all the Divine Natures inside.

Although he told Amberser that he would take one of the Divine Natures as a reward, in reality, the God of Alchemy planned not to keep any.

"Consider it a little gift for my student."

The God of Alchemy smiled as he collected the four boxes, beginning to guess how Amberser would handle these four Divine Natures.

This guy, he wouldn’t rashly ascend to godhood, would he? In his current state, even as his teacher, I can’t ensure his safety.