This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 612 - 543 Amberser’s Goal

Chapter 612: Chapter 543 Amberser’s Goal

"Working for Hell? Are you insane? Those devils are even more vampiric than vampires; you want me to sell my life to Hell, are you trying to make me sell my soul?"

Hake Stone felt that Amberser was just setting him up. A major reason why many people chose to become undead for eternal life was precisely to avoid Hell. Who would choose to become undead if they could go to the Divine Realm?

"Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to go to Hell, just to work for it."

"What’s the difference?"

"The difference is... you can think of it as, I work for Hell, but the devils have to pay me."

"Devil’s contracts are all about seeming to profit a lot but actually losing big time!"

Hake Stone had lived long enough to know what devils were all about.

Things like getting a large sum of money only to find out it’s a compensation for a family member’s death are old tricks. There’s also the instance where you ask for a wife and the devil transforms into a woman, and on the wedding night, she turns the tables and makes the man pregnant with a Minor Coward Demon.

Anyway, the ways they trick people are endless. To trust a devil is to truly ruin one’s life.

Amberser was speechless; the bad reputation of those devils was affecting his own trustworthiness.

But Amberser still said to Hake Stone, "Don’t you get it? It’s about having a backup plan. If you really get sacrificed, as long as your soul isn’t shattered, you’ll definitely end up in Hell. Having a strong backer in Hell ahead of time can lead to less torture when you actually get there."

Hake Stone opened his mouth but found himself unable to refute.

Hake Stone asked doubtfully, "So you’re in Hell now too? Which devil is controlling you?"

Amberser’s resurrection was shrouded in mystery. Most people didn’t even know what had happened to him; Hake Stone had thought it was the God of Alchemy who saved him. How did it suddenly become a trip to Hell?

Amberser didn’t explain much, only saying to Hake Stone, "I’m currently working for Zariel, Goddess Tiamat, and Mammon, three Grand Dukes of Hell. I can say I’m on speaking terms with Them."

"Three Grand Dukes of Hell?" Hake Stone asked doubtfully, "Never heard of that. Devils sharing a slave? If They start arguing, whose orders do you follow?"

Amberser calmly replied, "They usually listen to me."

Hake Stone: ...

This guy, he was just waiting for me to ask that question, wasn’t he? Just to show off a sense of superiority.

But Hake Stone didn’t even think to argue because he knew Amberser well; nine times out of ten, if Amberser bragged about something to someone’s face, it was true, at least on the surface.

No matter what the truth was, Amberser was definitely doing well in Hell.

Damn it, why am I not surprised? Even though he had just been resurrected, even though he had a grudge against Zariel, even though he was full of sins and deserved to be punished in Hell... But this guy could just ignore these obstacles and thrive everywhere he went.

Hake Stone felt jealous, but he said, "Old friend, if I end up in Hell, you’ve got to look out for me."

Amberser laughed and said, "Don’t worry, I’ve prepared for this. To do well in Hell, you don’t necessarily have to hang around those Grand Dukes. I have a contract here with very favorable terms. You don’t even have to give much, only that in the event you are inevitably bound for Hell, your soul will be confined to a domain under my command."

Amberser pulled out a Hell Contract and handed it over to Hake Stone.

Hake Stone took it with a puzzled look and, after examining it, found the terms really didn’t have many restrictions. The only clause was that if Hake Stone died unexpectedly, his soul would definitely fall into Hell and into the hands of the Hell Lord specified by Amberser.

But upon seeing the name of this Hell Lord, Hake Stone exclaimed in shock, "Melina?! You’ve sent your daughter to Hell?! Are you out of your mind?"

However, when Hake Stone looked around at the others, he realized he was the only one shocked.

"You... all know that Melina went down to Hell?"

Amberser waved his hand and said, "Calm down, it’s not what you think..."

He was quite prepared to explain when Hake Stone picked up the contract and signed his own name on it.

Amberser said in surprise, "You agreed just like that?"

"You even sent your daughter to Hell, you must be plotting something," Hake Stone said firmly. "I’ve missed out on investments before, but I can’t miss this one, not to mention I haven’t given anything up."

Amberser did not know what to say, this time there really was no secret scheme, if Melina hadn’t found her way into Hell herself, Amberser wouldn’t have let her take the risk.

However, now that Hake Stone had agreed, everything would be much easier.

A Devil’s Contract is just as effective in a dream as it is in reality, because it isn’t a material thing, but a rule branded into the soul, a manifestation of the Hell Law.

Melina originally did not have the power to sign a contract with anyone, but now she was an official Hell Lord, with the same privileges as other Devil Lords.

The moment he signed the contract, Hake Stone felt something new in his mind, the Devil’s Contract began to take effect, and his soul was now locked. Once Hake Stone died, he would directly appear in Melina’s territory, unless Melina lost her Lord privileges or was killed by someone else beforehand.

After signing the contract, Hake Stone seemed like a different person, smiling widely at Amberser, he said, "Now, we are truly friends on the same boat, you should tell me what you’re scheming in Hell."

Not just Hake Stone was curious, Aige couldn’t help but look at Amberser and then asked, "Indeed, why did you suddenly allow Melina to claim a territory in Hell, what exactly is it for?"

Amberser smiled slightly and said to his friends, "What else could it be for, of course, to become a Deity, to completely free myself from the weak body of a mortal. My current state is a bit peculiar, but compared to a real Deity, I can only be considered as hiding in a Life Casket that others can’t find, far from being on par with a Deity."

"Become a Deity?" Aige said in surprise, "Did you feel the call of Aeo?"

Initially, it was Aige who felt the call of this God above Gods and, with Amberser’s help, she successfully overcame the interference of the Koutao Mermaid Goddess, which was the trial given to her by Aeo.

Therefore, Aige just needed to accumulate enough power to successfully become a Deity, since she had already passed the test.

Amberser couldn’t possibly be aiming to become a Lesser God under the God of Alchemy. If he wanted to be an independent Deity, he would need Aeo’s approval.

However, Amberser shook his head and said, "It’s precisely because Aeo has never favored me that I need to consider other methods from Hell. Haven’t you heard of Class God Power?"

Aige shook her head, besides living relatively longer, in terms of personal knowledge, she was in fact the least informed among the four present. After all, she usually just lay in the sea and idled her days away, rarely studying other things.

But Hake Stone reacted, saying incredulously, "You want to use Hell Law, you want to become Lord of the Nine Layers of Hell?"

Amberser nodded and explained to Aige, "The rules of Hell are different from the Plane we are in. Strictly speaking, Zariel and Mammon aren’t traditional types of Deities, but the power they hold is no less than that of a Deity. They rely on the laws of Hell, and each of the Nine Layers of Hell’s rulers are this type. They don’t rely on Deity Position or worship, they just rely on the authority shared by the Lord of Hell to gain power similar to that of Deities.

"Why do Devils appear more often in stories than Gods? It’s because they have Class God Power and are subject to far fewer restrictions by Aeo. Other Deities who want to intervene in the Mortal Realm are bound by many rules, while Devils only need mortals to willingly sign a contract and can resort to all manner of trickery.

"I suspect that the Poet also belongs to the Class God Power Race, but I don’t know his exact identity."

The rules in Hell are more strict than in the Prime Material Plane, but they are also clearer.

Especially in the first layer, Aphnas, because there’s the Blood River Battlefield, gaining authority here is much simpler and more direct. If you establish enough merit on the battlefield, even Zariel’s position could potentially be given to you.

However, this is very difficult, almost equivalent to slaying the main body of Dimogorgen and completely destroying one of The Abyss’s layers, only then can one possibly match the military merits Zariel accumulated over many years of war.

Amberser is not greedy, he never thought of directly seizing the authority of any layer of Hell, he just wanted to become a member of Class God Power.

Deities have too many advantages, maybe by then I would be able to completely break free from the control of the Goddess of Fate.