This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 510 - 469: The Deity’s Open Plot

Chapter 510: Chapter 469: The Deity’s Open Plot

The mist in Airel’s eyes quickly dispersed, and she managed not to shed any tears. She listened to what Amberser said, and then recited the last words left by Monger Greyriver.

These words were supposed to be confidential, but their "similarity" compelled Airel to speak them out. Perhaps, she also hoped to receive advice from this learned master.

"Master Ultraman, do you understand what these words mean?" Airel asked.

Amberser nodded and said, "Clearly, this hero had gained the favor of a deity and could not wait to be taken to the Divine Realm, which is why he met with such a sudden death. As for which deity it was, I cannot guess, but it is a good thing because Her Royal Highness, as the Chosen of the Lord of the Storm, you are certain to enter His Divine Realm.

"In the near future, you have all eternity to seek out this hero. With the fame of the Lord of the Storm, asking around is absolutely not a difficult task. So, you should first do what you must—simply satisfy the Lord of the Storm, and your wish can naturally be fulfilled."

However, Airel looked up and sighed, "I have thought of seeking the Lord of the Storm’s help, but sadly, He has never responded to me."

"That just means the time has not yet come, Your Highness. Deities are omniscient and omnipotent, and there is always a reason if They do not respond. You should just do everything that needs to be done and wait for destiny to arrive."

Amberser’s words seemed to give Airel strength, and finally, the princess’s eyes regained their sparkle.

"Indeed, Master Ultraman you are right, as a follower of the Lord of the Storm, I should place serving the deity first and trust that the Lord of the Storm already has a plan," she said.

Amberser breathed a sigh of relief, having smoothly navigated the conversation.

As long as Airel did not indulge in wild thoughts, their cooperation would face no issues.

At that moment, hidden in the corner, Hake Stone gave Amberser an extremely disgusted look and then added, "This Lich always carries a false smile, yet his eyes hold no warmth. His words are sweet and appealing, but behind them lies endless indifference and scheming. His heart never stops for anyone; he cares only for his own benefits..."

Amberser, seeing Hake Stone scribbling furiously, couldn’t help but ask, "What are you writing? You’re jotting down notes even while the princess and I are merely talking. What does that have to do with my grand endeavors?"

Hake Stone shook his head and said, "You wouldn’t understand, historical materials need details. With details, things can corroborate each other, and only then can the truthfulness be proven. Don’t mind me; you talk, and I’ll write."

Amberser really wanted to kick this Dwarf Vampire. His diviner’s intuition told him that this fellow’s draft was full of misinterpretations, biased presumptions, and slanderous fabrications; it’s just a pity he had no proof.

However, such trivial matters were temporarily of no concern to Amberser. He was writing about Diga Ultraman, after all, what did that have to do with him, Amberser?

Worse comes to worst, he would just change his guise.

As the Grey River took off, akin to Airel’s spirits after voicing her thoughts to Amberser, Airel felt refreshingly clearheaded.

Some things were not so serious; the seriousness came from not being able to share them with others.

Now, Airel felt as though she had dropped a thousand pounds of weight, and her face bore more smiles.

After returning from the Thunderous Sea Area to the Fury Tide Kingdom, Airel continued to busy herself with matters of the Alchemy Factory, while Amberser worked through the night perfecting the Githyanki’s design drawings.

The Heart-stealing Demon excelled in hiding, making it difficult to locate them using conventional methods, but their hiding prowess is based on their potent mind control abilities.

And as soon as mind control abilities are utilized, they would be detected by the Gith Yankee’s "gem."

Amberser was also amazed at the gem’s design, capable of exceedingly sensitive detection of fluctuations in mind energy, and with a very wide detection range too.

Truly the mortal enemy of the Heart-stealing Demon, the Gith Yankee had exhausted their wits to hunt down their former "master."

The manufacturing cost of this mind energy detection gem was somewhat high; Amberser had failed twice and had spent tens of thousands of gold coins on materials before he finally crafted one.

The fist-sized transparent gem was embedded by Amberser at the top of the magic wand; whenever someone used a mind control spell, the transparent gem would turn red and form an arrow-like marker inside it.

The closer it gets to the target, the deeper the color.

The detection range of this gem was about five kilometers; if you were to fly over with a flying device, then it could swiftly scan a vast area of land.

But the Heart-stealing Demon was not in the Prime Material Plane; they might have been exiled to the Land of Chaos.

The Land of Chaos is where both space and time are in disarray; how useful the gem would be there was hard to say.

Amberser could only send the completed magic wand and the manufacturing blueprints over, hoping that the Impure Chant could help solve this problem.

But after waiting for a few days, instead of receiving good news from the Impure Chant, Amberser received distressing news that made him frown.

In the Volcanic Ocean Region, Aige sent an urgent signal—she was about to achieve deification.

This news stunned Amberser for a moment. According to calculations, it would take Aige decades to convert the Power of Faith into the embryonic form of a Divine Realm, and only at the moment of deification would she possess her own Divine Realm.

It had been only a few days; how could she suddenly be about to become a deity?

Without any hesitation, Amberser dropped everything and rushed to the Volcanic Ocean Region.

The Volcanic Ocean Region had mostly fallen under the control of the Silent Night Pirate Gang, but unfortunately, the number of "criminals" among the Mermaid Clan was limited, making the vast ocean appear sparsely populated.

However, this was also advantageous as resources were abundant, and these "libidinous" mermaids would reproduce rapidly. Give them two generations, and their numbers would grow exponentially.

And here lay the problem, the Mermaid Clan’s faith in Aige had just begun, so where did the power come from for Aige to step into the realm of a deity?

This question had an answer when Amberser saw Aige.

Aige’s ghost ship had changed its appearance, ugly shells irregularly embedded in the hull, not only lacking aesthetic appeal but also appearing bloated and unsightly.

The mast was covered with various bizarre-shaped corals, and even the ship’s bow began to transform into the shape of a lobster’s head.

Aige’s incarnation was barely maintaining her original appearance, but ugly gills had emerged on her neck.

Seeing Amberser appear, Aige excitedly said, "You came just at the right time, you must have guessed what happened?"

Amberser nodded, it was undoubtedly the corruption of faith.

Only the Koutoa Murlocs could accomplish this.

Large numbers of Koutoa Murlocs had changed their faith, pouring massive amounts of the power of faith into Aige’s body, beginning to distort her appearance.

Koutoa Murlocs could provide substantial power of faith, any simple Koutoa Murloc’s faith rivaled that of a zealot, but no deity would want such followers because of the Koutoa Murlocs’ corrupting effect.

Their thoughts were too chaotic, mistaking their own imagined illusions for deities and then remolding the deities into the imagined appearances.

The Koutoa Mermaid Goddess had an ugly lobster head mainly because lobster heads matched the Koutoa Murlocs’ aesthetic.

And now, Aige was also starting to change into a lobster head, which meant a large number of Koutoa Murlocs were providing her with the power of faith.

"That Mentally Ill Goddess is ruthless, allowing her followers to change their faith—she’s not afraid of losing out?"

It was undoubtedly the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess’s counterattack, and her methods were incredibly precise. The real crisis was not the change in appearance, but that the steps for Aige’s deification were disrupted.

Now, ascending to godhood, Aige’s divine realm was not yet ready, and she would be hunted the moment she ascended.

Hell Lords, Abyssal Demons, various evil gods...they all couldn’t wait to tear Aige apart. And her identity as an Undead predetermined conflicts with many factions, even the Lord of the Dawn might take action.

And this was what the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess wanted to see, She wanted to destroy Aige as a way to take revenge on Amberser.

Amberser asked, "Can’t the Guild Leader’s ring transform this power of faith? Isn’t this power useful for accelerating the creation of your divine realm?"

Aige helplessly said, "It’s too late, this power of faith is rushing at me like a tsunami, and the ring’s effect is just a tiny channel, unable to transform such a massive amount of faith."

Even divine artifacts have their limits, this ring was already impressive, but compared to the retaliation of an entire race and a deity, a mere artifact was insufficient.

Moreover, the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess’s move was an overt scheme, unless Aige gave up on becoming a god and completely isolated herself from the influence of the power of faith, nothing could stop the Koutoa Murlocs’ "worship."

Faith is part of the world’s laws, if you want to utilize the power of faith, you must accept the influence of faith. There’s no such thing as only reaping the benefits without any backlash, even the Lord of the Dawn couldn’t avoid it.

At this point, the method of the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess seemed invincible, able to easily corrupt any deity.

However, that was not actually the case, other deities had vast followers, and the corrupting effect of some Koutoa Murlocs would soon be purified by the original followers into pure energy. Or some deities might not care at all; what does a change in appearance matter? Deities could transform at will, be molded into any shape, could it be uglier than a demon? Free power of faith, only a fool would refuse it.

Only Aige was in an awkward position, unable to refuse, yet could not hastily ascend as a deity.

"Even if the power of faith is sufficient, Aeo must agree, or it won’t work. Let’s stay calm, perhaps Aeo won’t agree with the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess’s actions?" Amberser said, trying to console her.

Aige shook her head again, regretfully saying, "No, I have already sensed it, Aeo will let me ascend the moment I can’t control it. A God above Gods is impartial, She won’t help me at the expense of thwarting the Koutoa Mermaid Goddess’s plans, and this is also the test Aeo has set for me."

"That’s troubling..."

Amberser had not anticipated that this situation had escalated to Aeo’s test.

As everyone knows, the most fundamental prerequisite for deification is Aeo’s approval; as long as this entity approves, whether you want to or not, even if you are just mud, you could become the God of Mud.

For example, the God of Alchemy, Amberser had unified the measures of alchemy, this significant achievement only caught Aeo’s attention because of his teacher. Ultimately becoming the true God of Alchemy, using the concept of alchemy as his deity position, it happened because Old Pete passed Aeo’s test.

The specifics were unknown to Amberser, but he knew the test was definitely not simple.

As with Aige’s current situation, Aeo’s test had already begun; giving up would mean complete failure, probably forever barring the chance.

If it were anyone else, survival was more important, giving up would mean just that.

But Aige couldn’t give up, her wish was for Aeo to help her revive the Old Shipwright, an undertaking only Aeo could assist with, and giving up was as good as committing suicide.

"I underestimated deities indeed, this move is indeed ruthless. However, it’s not unsolvable."

Amberser told Aige, "You said the Koutoa Murlocs’ power of faith is like a tsunami that a single divine artifact ring can’t divert, then let’s open several spillways. Lady Aige, perhaps you could prematurely accept a few Lesser Gods to divert the power of faith for you."