This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 483 - 447: Becoming More and More Inhuman_2

Chapter 483: Chapter 447: Becoming More and More Inhuman_2

Princess Ariel had few friends her own age, and Melina, who at a glance seemed none too sly, was just the right sort to make friends with; she could provide Princess Ariel with the chance to step away from her weighty official duties and the cutthroat intrigue, allowing her spirit some respite.

In the course of their interactions, their relationship grew quite strong, and they often arranged to hang out together.

Melina glanced at her mother and, upon receiving Withered Rose’s approval, happily took Princess Ariel by the hand and left.

Watching their departing figures, Withered Rose suddenly had a strange thought.

When the time comes for the destruction of Laine and her own demise, she hoped that if Princess Ariel truly did take her place, she would be kind to Melina.

Withered Rose shook her head; this was not something she should be concerned about.

The fact that she had offended so many deities without letting ’that man’ get to her, Talos must feel the same way, she believed. She trusted he would handle it.

Amberser was still oblivious to how "rich" his "emotional life" had become; he was currently escorting another lady, entangled in his affairs, toward the depths of the sea.

Former Elf Queen Katherin was seated with Amberser in the Black Tide, curious about the airship two months ago.

But now, the Drow Elves had established two lines, from Silvermoon Tribunal to the Dwarf Capital, and from the Dwarf Capital to the Orc Empire.

On these two lines, there were six transport airships, with cargo capacities ranging from ten to fifty tons, all operated by the Drow Elves. Katherin had personally trained each, all the way up to their deployment on the airships.

Out of the thousands of Drow Elves at Katherin’s side, in the end, she could only select thirty who could board the airship; and this was after Katherin’s limitless charm had barely managed to reform them.

This just goes to show how deep-seated the "bad roots" of the Drow Elves were; reforming them was certainly not an overnight affair.

Each transport airship was manned by only five Drow Elves, responsible for navigation, steering, and dealing with customers, etc. However, Amberser’s airship was fitted with numerous "Intelligent Undead," making operation relatively simple.

As long as the goods were delivered to the specified location, and both parties verified the goods and exchanged money, there was no need for the Drow Elves to unload the cargo themselves.

To build a reputation, the first batch of cargo transports barely broke even, barely offsetting the transportation costs. But the Drow Elf air routes had made a name for themselves, and as more goods were transported, they began to turn a profit.

However, Katherin had once again taken considerable time to caution these Drow Elves against using their bodies as a means of advertisement; had Katherin not discovered it early, these Drow Elves might have dared to use the airships as mobile brothels to drum up business.

Amberser supported Katherin’s decision; while business had no intrinsic high or low, important or mean status, it mattered if one aspect affected another.

The air routes he established were to earn transportation fees and were part of the entire commercial enterprise. If other elements were mixed in, not only would it complicate management, but it might also lead to various accidents. What if the Drow Elves got too carried away and sparks flew at the helm, resulting in a crash? Whose fault would that be then?

An airship accident could lead to losses counted in millions of Gold Coins; flying safety had to be strictly adhered to, leaving no room for accidents.

Katherin had indeed been too busy lately, not only overseeing Drow Elf air routes but also continuing underwater combat operations. Laine’s generals had gone back to combat, but the Elf Tribe and the Impure Chant’s generals were still pushing forward the front lines in the Volcanic Ocean Region. The relationship between Tiflin and the Elf Tribe wasn’t great either, and since neither side had a general of Ange Watson’s caliber, who could use pure technical prowess to dominate the opposition, they often quarreled.

Queen Katherine had not only to take care of the Drow Elf routes but occasionally also had to show up to prevent their internal strife and ensure the smooth progression of the battle lines. It was precisely during this hectic time that Amberser brought her out.

"You’d better give me a good explanation." Queen Katherine sat on the Black Tide, fuming, and said to Amberser, "I really can’t handle it all. Do you have something that absolutely requires my help?"

Amberser nodded and said, "This is indeed something only you can help with. I need to have a talk with the Koutao Mermaid Goddess."

Queen Katherine frowned and said, "Are you preparing to blaspheme Deities again? As your friend, I must advise you, greed is a deadly poison, it will corrode your will. You already have plenty of wealth, even if you do nothing, countless Gold Coins will still flow to you, so why do you need to target the Deities again?"

Amberser said helplessly, "You make it sound as if I’m the one always looking for trouble with the Deities. Isn’t it them who find trouble with me every time? I’m simply acting in self-defense."

Queen Katherine chuckled, then said, "If the world had a few more people who ’self-defend’ the way you do, I’m afraid the Book of Gods would be half as thick."

"Queen Katherine, you’ve actually learned to be sarcastic. Have you been tainted from spending too much time with the Drow? I fear your pure Soul might have been stained."

Queen Katherine rolled her eyes at Amberser, too lazy to engage in such a topic with him.

"You’d better explain quickly. I don’t have the mouth that’s been blessed by the Prince of Lies, I can’t help you deceive Deities. Otherwise, I’ll just leave."

Amberser could only repeat Talos’s problem and then explain, "I need the Koutao Mermaid Goddess’s help. Aeolus has disappointed Talos, but if Ariel can go through Aeolus’s script and endure these trials, I believe she can satisfy Talos.

"He just wants a hero, doesn’t He? The gender should not make a difference. So this time, I’m finding the Koutao Mermaid Goddess because I hope She will continue Her previous plan, just shifting the focus from Aeolus to Ariel."

Queen Katherine said in surprise, "Aren’t you going too far? Last time you already deceived the princess of the Fury Tide Kingdom, and now you want to push her into trials again? You are truly heartless."

"Nonsense, I’m a Lich, where do I get humanity?" Amberser retorted, "Just tell me if you’ll help or not. This is about the safety of your Drow Elf routes. If Talos is not pleased and sneezes, all our ships will crash."

Amberser wasn’t exactly being alarmist. The will of Talos can directly affect the weather of the world. He doesn’t even need to lift a finger; if He just gets angry a few more times, thunderstorms would be nonstop, which would be devastating for airship routes.

However, Queen Katherine said, "I can’t just watch while you push an innocent girl into suffering. Even if the Lord of the Storm becomes enraged because of this, it doesn’t justify your harming the innocent. I’d rather pray to the Elven Gods for help. I don’t want you to do such a thing. You weren’t like this before. Even when you schemed against others, you at least maintained basic morality, you even refrained from killing any of the Laine People you kidnapped from an entire city. It’s because of this that I have always helped you. Why have you changed like this now?"

Looking at Queen Katherine’s disappointed and sorrowful expression, Amberser was also taken aback for a moment.

It seemed that Queen Katherine was right, his own moral standards were in a steep decline, and the key was, Amberser himself didn’t even feel it.

This was the result of losing humanity, Amberser would become colder and more heartless, less and less human.

Amberser fell silent for a moment, then said, "This might just be my fate. From the moment I transformed into a Lich, no matter how hard I tried, I was only falling into evil. Otherwise, why would the Undead be innately evil?"

But Queen Katherine said, "I don’t believe that. Other Undead may be so, but you’re different. You don’t even care about Gods; something like this, you can surely resolve."

"You think too highly of me," Amberser shook his head and said, "Enough talk. Since you disagree with sending Ariel to endure the trials, what do you suggest we do?"