This Lich Requests More Remuneration
Chapter 691 - 596: The Crazy Plan_2

Chapter 691: Chapter 596: The Crazy Plan_2

In the tavern, Amberser’s consciousness had already returned to his armor. He said to Yeg with resignation, "I hadn’t expected Hircine to curse me using the Magic Mirror. Isn’t Aeo going to do anything about it?"

Yeg chuckled and responded to Amberser, "Although Aeo restricts deities from interfering with mortals, he can’t stop them from fighting back when you are trying to snatch away Hircine’s Deity Position."

"That’s hardly my fault, I’ve never actively stolen it."

Amberser shook his head, feeling unjustly accused to the extreme.

Indeed, he had truly never contemplated stealing the Prince of Lies’ Deity Position, but such matters were somewhat conceptual. When everyone believed alchemy was powerful, the God of Alchemy possessed formidable Divine Power. When everyone believed Amberser was the real Prince of Lies, then Hircine’s Deity Position would be in jeopardy.

What’s more absurd was that it wasn’t just mortals who felt this way; many deities harbored the same thoughts internally.

How formidable could you be, Hircine, if you’ve only deceived a few gods? And in the end, you even trapped yourself into madness. What kind of being is that?

Meanwhile, Amberser, a mortal, had been selling deities wholesale; this was what truly defined the Prince of Lies!

The current situation was such that Amberser, through sheer stupidity, had become the Prince of Lies’ sworn enemy. If it weren’t for his special circumstances right now, Hircine might have already directly launched an attack on him.

"Guild Leader, let’s get back to the main issue. As you can see, I’m in trouble now. I need to counter Hircine, but relying only on the state of this Instrument Spirit is not enough. If Hircine decides to get tough and upload the ’Shire Scripture’ into the Magic Mirror system, I could be finished in no time. You wouldn’t want to see a promising young man from the Elegy Poetry Society become Hircine’s zealous follower, would you?"

Yeg, flustered by Amberser’s shameless demeanor, couldn’t help but retort, "You’ve already asked Ogma for the ’Shire True Transmission’ after learning about the ’Shire Scripture’ and must have read it dozens of times by now. You’re already immune to that book’s brainwashing."

Amberser asked in surprise, "How did you know that?"

Yeg fell silent, too lazy to explain his decent relationship with Ogma.

And indeed, after learning about the perilous nature of the ’Shire Scripture,’ Amberser decisively borrowed the ’Shire True Transmission.’

Considering the God of Alchemy’s ties with Ogma, such a small favor was naturally not difficult to obtain.

Once the ’Shire True Transmission’ was in his hands, Amberser read it thoroughly many times, not only that, but he also shared it with his close associates, insisting they read it meticulously.

If Hircine were still in a mad state, such an action might have been superfluous, for they would have already believed themselves the supreme deity and wouldn’t resort to using the ’Shire Scripture’ to brainwash others. But now that Hircine seemed to have regained sanity, it was necessary to take precautions.

Yeg had not spoken often with Amberser, but knew this "promising youth" all too well. How could he make such a rudimentary mistake? Coming to Yeg with tales of woe now was just an attempt to extract more benefits from him.

Resigned, Yeg inquired, "What do you really want?"

"Of course, it’s the Grim Reaper’s Deity Position. If I became the Grim Reaper, I would slap Hircine to death!" Amberser declared confidently.

Over the years, Yeg had seen many opportunists, but it was truly rare to find a mortal like Amberser, who was already at the threshold of godhood, still being so unabashed.

Yeg shook his head and stated, "Kranvo may have the intention to step down, but you’re not yet qualified to inherit the Grim Reaper’s Deity Position."

"What exactly qualifies one then? If not me, is Rose eligible? Or let’s nominate my brother Gareth; aside from being afraid of his wife, he has no other faults."

In Amberser’s view, whoever became the Grim Reaper was bound to benefit him, so naturally, he advocated for his own people.

Yeg, however, did not answer, simply continuing, "You don’t care about the Grim Reaper’s Deity Position; you’re only concerned about yourself. If you continue to sidetrack, then our meeting here today can end right now."

As Yeg appeared ready to get up and leave, Amberser quickly said, "Guild Leader, even if we don’t discuss the Grim Reaper, you have to let me know how to deal with Hircine, right? He can invade my system any time and create lies that mix falsehoods with truth, and I can’t always detect what’s wrong."

This time, Amberser wasn’t exaggerating.

The spread of the Magic Mirror was too wide, with several different versions of the manufacturing recipe—it would be effortless for Hircine to get his hands on one.

This meant that part of Amberser’s "body" could be held in Hircine’s grasp at any moment.

The Illusion Realms of lies created by Hircine could appear anytime and anywhere. Just like earlier, had Amberser not noticed a logical flaw, he would have been utterly deceived by Hircine’s lies, concluding that "to become the Grim Reaper, one must kill all their comrades."

Such lies were indefensible, and Amberser wasn’t confident he could see through them every time. Just one failure could bring big trouble.

Yeg knew that this time Amberser was telling the truth, but he didn’t offer any clear advice and instead counter-asked, "First tell me what your own plan is."

With Amberser’s personality, playing the victim was an act, and he would never place all his hope on someone else.

Amberser knew he couldn’t possibly deceive Yeg, so he candidly said, "Lord of the Dawn suggested that I vie with Hircine for the Prince of Lies’ Deity Position, gradually eroding His Power and forcing Him into a decisive confrontation with me. Then the Lord of the Dawn would come with other deities to deal with Hircine."