This lich needs more money

Both sides achieved their goals in this negotiation.

Ubano Pacheco confessed everything, so he didn't have to worry about Amberxiu, the "big shot", targeting him. At the same time, he got a promise from Amberxiu that he could turn the situation around.

Amberxiu also gained a lot. The secret of the Kou Tao fishmen was already in hand, and clues to deal with the mentally ill goddess were found. At the same time, the orcs were dragged into the water, making them bait to attract the dragon tyrant.

As for whether Emperor Ryan would participate in the duel, it didn't matter.

Amberxiu only needed to continue to use the excuse of peace talks to hold the conference, use Arthur Ryan to lure Emperor Ryan to participate, and then create opportunities at the conference for the orc king to provoke Ryan.

It didn't matter whether it was a real duel or not. As long as he started fighting, Amberxiu's goal was achieved.

This went so smoothly that it seemed like the goddess of fate had deliberately arranged it.

"Don't be careless, don't be careless, don't be careless..."

Important things should be reminded to yourself more than three times. Amberxiu knew that good things often don't come in succession. Even if there are, it must be to dig a pit for yourself in the back.

This is the valuable life experience he summed up after hundreds of years of wandering.

After leaving the orcs' territory through the teleportation array, Amber Xiu returned to the Gold Coin Island and inspected the construction of this transfer station. He found that everything went smoothly.

After several expansions, this small island has become a qualified slaughterhouse... ah, no, it is a collection area for dragon body materials.

In order to prevent the dark magic of the undead from corroding these materials, Amber Xiu's workers on the Gold Coin Island are all expensive races such as mercury spirit figurines.

After a long period of cultivation in the private space, the wisdom of the first batch of mercury spirit figurines has reached a level close to that of ordinary humans, and some simple alchemical processes can be safely handed over to them.

It's just that these little guys don't eat, they eat metal, so Amber Xiu has to prepare a lot of metal ore for them.

In terms of calculation, it is more expensive than manual labor, but after all, it is an isolated island overseas, and the loyalty of mercury spirit figurines is high. In addition, hiring people also needs to consider the emotional issues of living people, and worry about whether they will steal or rebel.

In general, although mercury spirit figurines are more expensive, they are more reliable.

The first batch of dragons who came to get their nails trimmed have already arrived. Mercury Spirits used various tools to cut on the dragon claws, sparks flying everywhere.

The initial materials were mainly dragon nails, fallen scales, hair and feces, with the purpose of "no pain". If it doesn't hurt, there will be less resistance. Every dragon who comes to get his nails trimmed can get a small amount of "reward". It can be some shiny luxury goods, or food that can only be produced on the mainland, etc.

These dragons are also afraid of poverty. Many dragons have never seen pigs, cows and sheep since they were born. When they ate beef for the first time, they were so excited that they even shed tears.

Ah, it's the taste of hometown in the inherited memory.

That's about it.

So, the dragons are generally more cooperative.

After all, it's just a nail trim. They are full here, so what's the point of growing nails.

A large amount of dragon scales and dragon claws were cut off and then processed in different categories.

As Amber's chief disciple, Isabel was transferred from the Dwarf Kingdom to the Gold Coin Island to preside over the processing of the first batch of materials.

After the initial processing is completed, it will be sent to the Angry Tide Kingdom for the next step of processing.

That's the real heavy work. These extremely strong materials need to be crushed, cut and finely processed. This is not a high-end technology, but it is really laborious.

Therefore, a large number of low-end workers are needed for deep processing, which is a labor-intensive job.

After this step is completed, the remaining materials will be sent to Amber's own underground alchemy factory or to the Dwarf Kingdom for the final processing.

A piece of dragon scale with a diameter of half a meter, from taking it from the dragon to turning it into the final product, the whole process costs about 300 gold coins.

But the final product can be sold at a high price of at least two or three thousand gold coins.

The countless alchemy formulas circulating on the mainland are related to the materials on the dragon, and various high-level magic equipment cannot do without the fragments of the dragon.

Ten times the profit, this is a monopoly business.

This is because Amber is willing to give the Raging Tide Kingdom and the Alchemist Council a profit. If Amber is a little more ruthless, he can reduce the production cost to less than 100 gold coins.

However, business is about a win-win situation.

Amber cannot squeeze too hard. Continuous profit is the real profit. One-time deal will not be successful.

After confirming that everything went well, Amber entered the private space and adjusted the time to one year inside for one day outside.

Then he extracted the relevant information of the Kou Tao fishman from the depths of his soul and began to study it.

Like dragons, the Mind Flayer has inherited memories at birth, and the Mind Flayer can inherit more memories, after all, it is a race that plays with mental power.

The memory that Amber got was very huge, from the beginning of the Mind Flayer Empire enslaving the Kou Tao fishman to the final collapse of the empire.

The Kuo-toa did not break free from the control of the mind flayers by their own strength. It was because the huge empire collapsed. The mind flayers fell apart due to internal strife and the betrayal of the Githyanki, and they had no time to care about the Kuo-toa.

Therefore, for a long time after the collapse of the empire, the Kuo-toa still regarded the mind flayers as their masters, waiting for their return.

During this process, the mental torture inflicted by the mind flayers on the Kuo-toa continued.

Mind flayers are never known for their kindness, and their cruelty and viciousness are also well-known in the world. When they enslave servants, they often impose a special mental curse, which constantly tortures the slaves' spirits. Only servants who are praised by the mind flayers can be exempted from this punishment in a short period of time.

This curse will constantly spur the slaves to actively please the mind flayers, just like training dogs.

When the mind flayer empire collapsed, the kuo-toa fishmen lost their masters, and no one could help them escape this torture. It is conceivable how miserable the kuo-toa fishmen lived during this period.

No matter how they prayed, no matter how they begged for mercy from the mind flayers as usual, they did not get any response in the end.

The result is that those who couldn't hold on died, and those who survived went completely crazy.

The race of the kuo-toa fishmen completely lost normal individuals, and only those whose brains were messed up by the curse survived.

From then on, the madness of the kuo-toa fishmen became a genetic disease.

This process seems very cruel, but Amber is not here to count the crimes of the mind flayers. He cares about the mental curse of the kuo-toa fishmen.

The mental curse did not disappear, but it turned from painful torture to madness.

In short, the early Kuo-toa fishmen had normal human thinking, knowing what it meant to eat, drink, defecate, and what it meant to be left, right, and right.

But if they did not perform well, the curse would torture their souls and make them miserable. Now, the curse still exists, but in order to adapt to coexisting with the curse, the Kuo-toa fishmen have distorted their feelings of pain.

Pain is no longer pain, it may become joy, but being happy may not be happy, and it may also make people heartbroken.

I want to laugh, but I am crying, I am hungry, but I feel numb and itchy all over.

The extreme chaos brought by the distortion of the soul has led to the belief of the Kuo-toa fishmen being stronger than other races, because the Kuo-toa fishmen who can survive this distorted curse have extremely strong mental strength.

After figuring out the nature of the chaos of the Kuo-toa fishmen, Amber gradually sorted out his thoughts.

There were two ways that the Mind Flayer used to reward and punish the Kuo-toa fishmen.

The first one is naturally the most direct spiritual power. The mind flayer can directly use its mind to give the kuo-toa a sense of joy and suspend the torture of the curse. This trick, which Amber Xiu cannot learn, belongs to the racial stunt.

The second one is to use a special prop, a bone whistle, to stimulate the spirit of the kuo-toa through different sounds, which can also achieve the same effect.

Amber Xiu estimated that this whistle was used by the underage mind flayers in the empire. Their mental power is not enough to directly control others, so they need to use this prop.

Now the question is, will the kuo-toa people who are in chaos be affected by the whistle?

It is very simple to know the answer. Amber Xiu made a bone whistle at the fastest speed. This thing is very simple if you know the principle. Alchemy apprentices can try to make it.

Then he ran to the depths of the sea and caught a few kuo-toa people.

The number of kuo-toa people is huge, and it is always not difficult to find them if you look for them carefully. The kuo-toa people that Amber Xiu caught are all stupid, and you can tell at a glance that they are pure-blooded.

After controlling these Kuo Tao fishmen, Amberxiu blew the whistle according to the records.

The erratic tone sounded, which was a tone to comfort the Kuo Tao fishmen and relieve their pain.

Only those Kuo Tao fishmen who did their job well and were praised could enjoy it.

As the whistle sounded into the ears of the Kuo Tao fishmen, these stupid guys were stunned for a moment, and their huge eyes began to stare at Amberxiu.

A moment later, one of the Kuo Tao fishmen roared at Amberxiu: "Damn brain-eating bastards! You are finally back! I will kill you, I will kill you!"

The other Kuo Tao fishmen also roared with anger, and they began to struggle frantically.

Amberxiu put down the bone whistle in surprise. This whistle actually made these idiot Kuo Tao fishmen regain their normal thinking?

It was just that as soon as the whistle stopped, the eyes of these Kuo Tao fishmen became confused again, the anger disappeared, and they returned to their previous stupid appearance.

The whistle can indeed affect the Kuo Tao fishmen, but the effect has changed.

"Interesting!"

This time, Amberxiu separated the Kuo Tao fishmen one by one and began to try the effect of the bone whistle.

The effect of soothing the spirit will restore the normal thinking ability of the Kuo Tao fishmen, but the inherited memory makes them have a deep hatred for the mind flayer. The whistle that originally had a tormenting effect has no fixed effect. The Kuo Tao fishmen are directly activated with a certain strong emotion, which may be extreme excitement or extreme sadness.

Finally, there is the whistle that removes the curse effect.

The first two Kuo Tao fishmen calmed down after hearing this whistle. Although there were no more extreme emotions, there were no special changes.

Amberxiu directly checked their souls and found something interesting.

After the mental curse was lifted, the influence of chaos on them was indeed slowly fading, but the long-term tortured and crazy thinking was like a pile of loose sand, and there was no anchor to support it.

To put it simply, he was originally a complete lunatic, but when his condition improved, he became depressed, and it was severe depression.

The soul is like dead ashes. After losing its madness, it also lost the ability to think.

"Does it take time to recover? Or will it never recover?"

Amberxiu touched his chin. It was difficult for him to judge this situation, but it was not a good thing anyway. This was not the effect he wanted.

The experiment continued, and after turning four kuo-toa into severe depression, the fifth kuo-toa finally changed.

After hearing this whistle, the Kuo Tao fishman in front of Amber Xiu regained his senses from the confusion, and lay on the ground crying with his whole body. Just when Amberxiu thought that the whistle sound was not very effective, the Kuo Tao fish man got up again, opened his mouth and said to Amberxiu: "Thank you, thank you, the great Master Ultraman!"

Amberxiu asked: "Do you know who I am?"

The Kuo Tao fish man said loudly: "I know, you are the attendant of the master of Silent Night Sea, you are the lighthouse beside the great god, and you are the torch that leads us to freedom."

Amber Xiu:......

There seems to be something wrong with this Kuo-toa man's brain.

When did he become Ai Ge's attendant, and how did the Kuo Tao fishman know about his relationship with Ai Ge? Ambrose thought for a moment and then asked, "Have you ever changed your faith?"

The Kuo Tao fish man said excitedly: "Yes, I once believed in false gods, and the result was only chaos and pain. Until that night, I felt the will of the goddess, and her voice gave my chaotic soul a moment of peace. I am willing to follow the goddess to the end of the sea and travel to every corner of the world.”

Amberxiu said with emotion: "It's true, you are one of the Kuo-toa people who provided Ai Ge with the power of faith. After all, Bribodup shot himself in the foot."

At the beginning, the fish-man goddess Kuo Tao tried to use her huge power of faith to distort Ai Ge's body and force her to become a god before she was ready. And Aige's final response is to directly accept these believers. Don't you believe in me? Then accept my teachings.

Aige's oracle is imprinted into the souls of these kuo-toa. Amberxiu was lucky, and the Kuo Tao fish he caught happened to be one of them who had accepted free will.

Perhaps for just a moment, free will imprinted itself into their chaotic thinking, and these kuo-toa became different.

Other kuo-toa became severely depressed after losing their confusion, because their previous lives had nothing of value, and they didn't know what they should do after they regained their sanity.

But all the Kou Toa people who have received the Oracle of Aige are different. They have experienced free will, which is like an anchor point that allows their scattered spirits to gather together, regain the ability to think, and have the hope of living. .

Similarly, they will also become fanatical believers in Ai Ge, the kind who would rather die than change their beliefs.

No wonder Bribodup directly disconnected the transmission of the power of faith at that time. If he were any slower, those Kuo-toa people would directly become Ai Ge's believers.

This is not surprising. Who in the right mind would believe that Briberdup is a psychopath?

Amberxiu asked: "What's your name?"

The Kuo Toa thought for a while and then said: "I'm sorry, the Kuo Toa has long lost the ability to name. I didn't have such a thing as a name in the first half of my life. However, if Master Ultraman you are willing to give me one, A new name that I would be extremely grateful for.”

Amberxiu did not name him immediately, but handed him the bone whistle in his hand and asked: "This whistle requires the use of magic power to blow, please try it."

The Kuo-Tao fishman looked at the bone whistle in his hand in surprise.

The recovered mind made the Kuo-Toa very aware of the importance of this whistle. It was an artifact that could liberate the Kuo-Toa.

The hands of this Kuo Tao man holding the bone whistle were trembling, and he said excitedly: "Master, can this...can you really give this to me?"

Amberxiu said calmly: "If you can use it, I will give it to you."

The kuo-toa put the whistle tremblingly into his plump lips and tried to blow it.

Subtle magic energy gathered on it, and the whistle made a low sound.

It rang, but the tone was wrong, but it was enough.

Amber Xiu patted the Kuo Tao fish man on the shoulder and said to him: "From today on, I will give you a new name, which is called... Ben Bo'er Ba. Ben Bo'er Ba, your task is to take my Use your bone whistle to free more Kuo-Toa people, allowing them to escape the control of the psychotic goddess and become true believers of the God of Freedom.”

Amber Xiu stared at the Kuo Tao fish man and said, "Can you do it?"

The Kuo Tao fish who had just been named stood up excitedly and said with tears: "I will do it even if I risk my life. Praise you, the merciful master, praise the God of freedom. My compatriots have been tortured." After countless years, I can finally be free!”

A pure power of faith flowed into Amberxiu's body, which was produced by the Kuo Tao fish man's prayer.

This time, these powers of faith no longer have the effect of distortion and pollution, but are the purest and most precious energy.

Amberxiu taught the Kuo-Toa the correct use of the bone whistle, and then said: "Go, Benbo Erba, to liberate your compatriots, you will become the hero of the Kuo-Toa! Your name will be Be remembered forever, and you will enter the Kingdom of the God of Freedom and enjoy eternal life!”

The running boy Ba bowed devoutly to Amber Xiu, and bowed again and again, until Amber Xiu drove him out, and then he returned to the sea.

He knows where the Kuo-Toa gather, and he will find ways to liberate more of his compatriots.

After releasing the Kuo Toa, Amberxiu used the same method to restore the sanity of the other Kuo Toa.

When the Kou Tao fishman was crying, Amber took out the second bone whistle and said to him: "From today on, your name is Ba Boer Ben, go and become a hero who liberates your compatriots!"

This second hero also jumped into the sea with a lofty ideal to find his compatriots.

Amber looked at the bag full of bone whistles in his hand and thought that he might not need the help of other gods. This Kou Tao fishman goddess is dead!