This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 562 - 501 Do Your Best and Leave the Rest to Fate

Chapter 562: Chapter 501 Do Your Best and Leave the Rest to Fate

In Aldalian’s view, not a hundred Magic Dragon Tyrants could match the terror of the Lord of the Storm. What made this deity truly fearsome was not only his power but his madness-like mental state.

If this deity suddenly took an interest, he really would dare to release his Divine Realm’s Heroic Spirits and force everyone to play a survival game on a deserted island.

Amberser, however, spoke with an innocent face, "What does that have to do with me? You know he’s the Lord of the Storm, a high and mighty deity. How could I possibly control that? What do you mean I dragged him into this? It was the Lord of the Storm who wanted to play this way. What could I do?"

"You think I would believe that?"

If it were anyone else, Aldalian would have believed those words, considering deities are high above and not controllable by mortals. But Amberser was different.

Aldalian swore it was definitely his plot, and the Lord of the Storm was merely part of his plan.

"If you don’t believe me, you could take this."

Amberser handed a ring to Aldalian that seemed to contain powerful magic power.

Doubtfully, Aldalian let go of Amberser. After taking the ring, he inspected it carefully and then said skeptically, "Is this, a spell for detecting lies?"

Amberser nodded and explained, "Yes, constant lie detection. When someone lies to you, the ring emits a red light; otherwise, there’s no reaction."

Aldalian skeptically asked, "You, a Diviner Mage, why give me this?"

Isn’t lie detection a spell that Diviner Mages find most trivial?

"Rest assured, this ring is not such a simple thing. It was manufactured by the God of Alchemy, offering the highest level of lie detection. Not to mention a mortal like me, even a deity cannot deceive this ring’s detection. Oh, except those with a deceiving type deity position."

Eagerly, Amberser put the ring on Aldalian’s finger and then urged, "Come on, try asking me a question."

With reluctance and suspicion, Aldalian spoke up, "In the business of the Drow Elf’s transportation routes, how much of the money that should belong to our Elf Tribe ended up in your own pocket?"

"What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person? I always conduct business..."

Before Amberser could finish, the ring on Aldalian’s hand began to shine with a bright red light.

Aldalian squinted at Amberser, a cold smirk appearing on his face.

Amberser said helplessly, "Alright, the Drow Elves’ food and health check fees were exaggerated, but that was to soothe the Drow Elves’ emotions. We couldn’t really let them work for nothing, so that part of the money became the Drow Elves’ pocket money."

The red light on the ring still shone.

Amberser: ...

"Alright, according to the old business customs, I have a small portion of that as a kickback."

The red light on the ring still did not go off.

Aldalian chuckled and asked, "A small portion? How much do you take?"

"I take seventy percent, but the remaining thirty percent genuinely goes to the Drow Elves as a subsidy."

Only then did the red light on the ring slowly fade.

Amberser sighed and said, "Why must you ask such tricky questions? Better to ask if I took advantage of Katherine."

Calmly, Aldalian replied, "You don’t have the ability to do that."

A pile of skeletons, who didn’t even know if they were male or female when they were alive, who would be foolish enough to worry about that? Furthermore, since the Lich dared to speak this way, there was no doubt anymore.

Aldalian wasn’t here to joke with Amberser and continued to ask, "Did you really not incite the Lord of the Storm to get involved?"

Amberser chuckled and said, "Now you’re sure this thing is authentic, right... Well, I admit, I did slightly influence the Lord of the Storm’s thoughts. I merely boasted in front of Him about how important this peace conference was and that it would be recorded in the annals of history. Upon hearing this, the Lord of the Storm naturally decided to attend, as He couldn’t wait for us mortals and politicians to witness His greatness."

Aldalian pressed on, "What exactly was the purpose of luring the Lord of the Storm here?"

"For safety, my friend, to add a layer of insurance to this meeting full of hidden agendas. I didn’t just convince the Lord of the Storm to have his wedding at the conference venue, I also invited all the Deities I know to attend the ceremony. Even though they would only come in avatars, with these Deities present, the protagonists of the meeting would change," Amberser explained.

"Change roles?"

Aldalian furrowed his brows and thought for a moment, then anxiously said to Amberser, "Master Ultraman, your Soul can touch the future, please tell me, have you seen a future where our plan fails?"

The original plan was to reveal the identity of the Magic Dragon at the conference, making Laine an enemy of the Emperor, and then unite the power of all Races to kill the revived Magic Dragon.

The plan sounded vague, and many parts needed adjusting based on the situation at the time, but if the identity of the Magic Dragon could be revealed, the rest would not be a problem.

However, no matter how it was adjusted, involving Deities should be avoided unless there was a change in the plan.

This time, Amberser did not play any word games but honestly admitted, "I indeed saw a dire future, and this is precisely my prepared solution."

"Don’t your Diviner Mages say that the future cannot be changed? If the worst has already happened, could involving Deities truly be useful?"

"The future that is already seen cannot be changed, but we can try to minimize the losses," Amberser said, patting Aldalian’s shoulder. "Some people are destined to die, and some can survive, and this is the insurance I have prepared for you. I had guessed you would come to me, so I hope you convey my words to the Elven Gods, and have Them send a Deity to attend this meeting."

Aldalian finally realized the seriousness of the matter, but the young Elven King still couldn’t believe it.

"Where did it go wrong?"

Amberser shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to consider that. Go back and prepare. In two months, you will naturally find out. By the way, I will need the support of your Elf Tribe soon."

"What support?" Aldalian asked, puzzled.

"Some magical materials, I hope you can gather them as soon as possible."

Amberser handed over a list, detailed with a large number of magical materials, each not in large quantity, but including several rare magical materials, which Aldalian also needed to check the Elf Tribe’s inventory.

Aldalian read over the materials listed, his brow furrowing deeply.

He should have seen these materials somewhere before, several kinds of Magic Fruits were very special, seemingly specifically cultivated for some Ancient Magic from the beginning.

But he just couldn’t remember which magic it was.

"What are you collecting these things for?" Aldalian asked curiously.

Amberser said matter-of-factly, "Of course, it’s to deal with that Magic Dragon, what else could it be for?"

Aldalian saw that the ring that detects lies had not changed and felt lazy to inquire further about the details.

Now that the Elf Tribe and this Lich were allies in the same boat, since he was unwilling to elaborate, it was best not to ask further.

Aldalian said, "I will try to gather them, but I’m afraid I might not be able to get the Elven Gods to attend Talos’s wedding, you’d better think of another way."

Amberser nodded and said, "Then let us do our humanly best, and leave the rest to fate."