This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 481 - 446: Searching for the Land of Prophecy

Chapter 481: Chapter 446: Searching for the Land of Prophecy

The God of Alchemy might have exaggerated a bit in his description of Talos, but Amberser believed the God of Alchemy wouldn’t set him up to fail.

After all, there are too many heroic epics.

Just find a random tavern, give a bard a Gold Coin to sing an epic, and if you hear a repeated one within three days, you can slap them because they’re definitely a Barbarian in disguise.

There were just so many stories, every plot had already been played out.

It’s really hard for a simple heroic epic to come up with any new plots.

It seemed that even if Aeolus could achieve something as Talos hoped, it would be difficult to fully satisfy Talos.

Otherwise, Talos wouldn’t deliberately make things harder for Aeolus, with his lack of intelligence, not recognizing Airel, and in the end not even giving a hint, nor allowing him to reveal his identity as a Divine Child.

The result was that he piled on too many shackles, and then Aeolus crumbled.

But where would Amberser find a tortured-love epic for Talos? He’s a Lich with no worldly desires, wouldn’t that be asking too much of the Undead?

The God of Alchemy helplessly said, "I can’t help you with this, but don’t say your teacher doesn’t care about you at all."

The God of Alchemy handed Amberser a bracelet glowing with a bright yellow light and told him to wear it on his wrist.

"When Talos’s gaze falls upon you, the light from this bracelet will go out. Watch out for yourself, this Deity is never that magnanimous."

Leaving those words behind, the God of Alchemy went back to his experiments.

Amberser was speechless. As expected, one couldn’t rely on a Deity at the critical moment.

"Guess I’ll just have to depend on myself then." Amberser checked that the bracelet was glowing before opening the Necromancy Codex and jotting down, "Friends, Talos has his eye on me, asking me to put on a good show for him, and I’m clueless right now, please help."

Relying on the connections he had made himself—it still counted as relying on himself.

Before long, the most idle Vampire in the Elegy Poetry Society replied: "Hahaha, you have your days too! How did you get involved with that Deity?"

[Diga Ultraman: The ugly fool we met last time, his name is Aeolus, Talos’s own son. Yep, it was your Blood Servant Beastmen who chopped off Aeolus’s head, said to be the first enemy Aeolus encountered after his birth.]

[Not Fond of Humans: IXXXXXXXXXXX! Damn Lich, you’re trying to drag me down with you again, do you think I’d fall for it?!"

[Diga Ultraman: Don’t believe it then.]

Hake Stone, seeing such a succinct reply from Amberser, started to hesitate.

And as he carefully recalled the details of his interactions with Amberser, Hake Stone’s hands couldn’t stop shaking.

Despite being despicable, this Lich never lied about something that could easily be exposed. Was that surfer idiot actually Talos’s son?

Before Hake Stone could ask again, Gareth sent a message.

[Crown of the Headless Knight: Talos? What does he want you to do? If there is anything you need help with, just say the word!]

Ever since Amberser had given those Giant Dragons a good beating for Gareth, Gareth’s standing at home had soared, and naturally, he was very grateful to Amberser.

Yet Amberser responded helplessly: "Gareth, your kindness is appreciated, but that’s not the issue. No matter how strong you are, you can’t just go to the Divine Realm and kill Talos."

Gareth might be invincible in the Mortal Realm, but the gap between him and a Deity was still vast.

[Crown of the Headless Knight: No, you’re underestimating me! Don’t ignore my other skills just because of my blade.]

Amberser was speechless. What else could a Dragon Race Son-in-law do besides fight... wait, that doesn’t seem right.

Gareth was not just about fighting; the guy was like blessed with Legendary Grace of infinite charm, especially effective on women.

Even without trying to flirt, he could evoke an enamored look from many women.

If Talos wanted an exciting "wedding," perhaps Gareth could be the perfect candidate.

With this thought, Amberser messaged Gareth privately: "Bro, want to take another wife? That Female Beastman you met before, you’re still in touch with her, right?"

[Crown of the Headless Knight: Are you looking for trouble? She is right beside me watching!]

From the tone, it was clearly Pale Bone.

Amberser felt a bit embarrassed for prompting Gareth to cheat, and got caught by the boss lady.

But this couple was also outrageous; did they use the same account even in the group chat?

[Withered Rose: What exactly does Talos want? I don’t understand what you are saying.]

Amberser had no choice but to give a brief introduction in the chat about Aeolus’s situation, which was basically that Aeolus made a mess of things himself, and now holding the Lobster Girl, he planned to retire from worldly life and live in seclusion.

Talos was unhappy as he had wanted to stir up the seas and make this wedding sensational; however, Aeolus had failed to make even a splash before giving up altogether.

Now, Amberser could only assume the responsibility of performance, or else Talos would start to trip him up.

Withered Rose read Amberser’s description and was silent for a good length of time before finally saying, "Is Talos suggesting that you marry Airel?"

"Diga Ultraman: Who knows, Talos is being evasive, probably just wants to see me make a fool of myself. After all, I did mess up His plan, and for a deity to take revenge on a mortal is all too easy."

Withered Rose was silent for a while longer before replying, "What do you think yourself, you could really marry Airel, with all the groundwork you’ve laid earlier, wouldn’t it be easy to do?"

This time, everyone in the group fell silent, leaving only Amberser to reply without a second thought, "What a joke, how could a lich possibly marry a living person? Let’s not even talk about whether I have that ability, why would I marry her? Other than a heap of troubles, what good would that do me?"

Amberser had never considered this question right from the start.

If he had to act out a play, continue to wear the mantle of Monger Greyriver and deceive the not-so-bright Princess Airel, that wouldn’t be a big problem. Then orchestrating some palace drama and instigating a harem battle within the Fury Tide Kingdom was also within his capabilities.

But what would be the point of doing so?

Was Amberser truly afraid now that Talos might strike him dead with lightning? Of course not, what he feared was that Talos could issue a divine oracle and turn the Fury Tide Kingdom, his outsourcing factory, into an enemy.

So deceiving Airel into a grand play, even if that truly pleases Talos, wouldn’t the result still be the Fury Tide Kingdom thrown into chaos and the business of the outsourcing factory affected?

If that’s the case, why waste time? He might as well give Talos the middle finger and then immediately find a new location for the outsourcing factory.

So the key wasn’t about whether Amberser was willing to sacrifice himself, but rather how to satisfy Talos without giving up too much.

It’s just that according to the previous prophecy, a wedding was definitely going to take place.

"No, the scene at that wedding..."

Amberser pulled out the original prophecy, the blurry wedding scene, a groom embracing the bride with many bridesmaid-like characters by their side, and onlooking spectators... The focus wasn’t on these blurry-faced characters, but on the setting where this wedding took place.

Without hesitation, Amberser imprinted the scene from the prophecy and sent it to the group.

"Diga Ultraman: Friends, this might be the clue, does anyone know where this place is?"

"Not Fond of Humans: Isn’t that too vague? You can barely make out it’s a patch of grassland, and it doesn’t even seem well-maintained."

The wedding scene in the image was indeed lively, but as Hake Stone said, it wasn’t particularly pretty.

The grass was patchy with yellow and green, probably an unmaintained wilderness.

Beyond that, there was a shadow in the distance, unclear whether it was a building or clouds, but it contrasted so starkly with the wedding scene that it was a place completely unsuitable for a wedding.

"Withered Rose: Look at the background, there seem to be traces of lightning, could that be Talos’s power?"

Withered Rose was pointing to the thin white lines in the background, which indeed looked a bit like lightning, but it was meaningless. If the prophecy’s wedding was meant to satisfy Talos, then it would be reasonable for Talos to cast down lightning, either as a sign of displeasure and anger, or perhaps of joy to add to the festivities.

Everyone discussed for quite a while but couldn’t identify this blurred place at all.

Amberser pondered that this place might be related to the ocean or somewhere in the Fury Tide Kingdom, or perhaps some uninhabited desert island.

Finding this place might lead to a way to solve the problem.

After all, the wedding in the prophecy was sure to occur, and finding the location could reveal the characters involved.

"Withered Rose: If you’re looking for this place, you’ll need help from the Fury Tide Kingdom, I think you should come here in person. After all, you’ve chosen the location for the Alchemy Factory, and it’s time for you to show up and finalize the last step of the cooperation."

"Diga Ultraman: Alright, I’ll come. It’s just that I’m considering whether to reappear as Monger Greyriver or not."

Amberser sighed, picking up the discarded mantle to reuse felt a bit unlucky for him. Every time he reactivated a cover identity, Amberser typically encountered some unfortunate accidents, so in recent years, he would use one and throw it away, seldom picking it up again.

But without the Monger Greyriver identity, it would be tough for Amberser to ask Airel to help find such a place, mainly because it was hard to find an excuse. Yet, if he used the risen-from-the-dead identity of Monger Greyriver, he could attribute everything to divine guidance and wouldn’t need to explain much for Airel’s assistance.

"Withered Rose: Are you really planning to continue deceiving Princess Raging Tide using this identity?"

"Diga Ultraman: Not sure yet, but it seems more convenient to do so."

"Withered Rose: I have a suggestion. If Talos just wants to see a good show, you might try being honest. What could be more interesting than the story of a deceived girl heartbroken and then striving for strength? Airel is the Chosen of God of Talos, and wasn’t Aeolus but a test Talos set for Airel, only now you’ve become that test. If she manages to overcome this hardship, Talos should be pleased as well."

Amberser hadn’t thought about it from that angle, but Withered Rose seemed to make sense.

Go to Airel and reveal his cover, let her be the protagonist of this play?

However, the scene didn’t seem big enough.

Amberser thought of the Koutao Mermaid Goddess who causally sent the Lobster Girl to deceive, and it was about time to drag her into the mix as well, having her as a sacrifice would surely excite Talos.

As for how to drag her down, that wasn’t a difficult issue.

The Koutao Mermaid Goddess’s deception of Aeolus was coveting the divine power within him, and the real Airel was the Chosen of God of Talos, which would interest the goddess too.

A lure, a trap, to try and entice this deranged goddess to act?

This plan might be worth pondering over in detail.