This lich needs more money

Chapter 302 That Year

Mr. Fortune has always believed that the death penalty can exist in this world, but the death penalty cannot serve any other purpose than punishment and warning.

 When a country starts to use death row prisoners to create the gates of hell, the next step is to use serious criminals, then ordinary criminals, and finally just find random people to be criminals.

 The bottom line is broken step by step. Once you start, you can’t look back.

Mr. Fortune couldn't accept this behavior, so he sabotaged several criminal sacrifices - killing all the condemned criminals before the sacrifices.

 But it was precisely because of this behavior that he became a wanted criminal in the Kingdom of Unclean Ode.

 But for a legendary-level prophecy mage, if he doesn’t want to be caught, it is impossible to be caught.

This time it was entirely because of Harvey that he appeared in front of people.

 After hearing Mr. Fortune’s explanation, Harvey also lamented the cruelty of war.

Had it not been for Ryan's pressing step by step, the tiefling wouldn't have had to reach this point.

 Understanding this, Harvey took the initiative to leave. He needed to inform his teacher of Mr. Fortune's message as soon as possible.

Harvey didn't dare to show any signs of neglect. He returned to the underground factory as quickly as possible and found Amber Xiu who was reading some information.

Harvey sighed with emotion, walked to the teleportation array, adjusted the teleportation direction without everyone seeing it, and then returned to the desert.

 Harvey asked strangely: "What is this coin?"

Catherine has recorded the behavior of drow elves in great detail in recent days. As Amber Xiu looked at it, she figured out many ways to "educate" drow elves, but it just took some time to do it slowly.

 “The power of fate is so amazing.”

This time, Mr. Fortune didn't stop him anymore.

 But just as Harvey was about to leave, Mr. Fortune stopped him again: "Wait, take this with you."

 Harvey quickly put the coins away and then left again.

It was obviously a heavily guarded military location, but Harvey just walked in without being noticed by anyone.

 Harvey stretched out his hand to fiddle with the threads, but there was no feeling at all, as if it was an illusion.

"childish?"

Mr. Fortune handed a metal coin to Harvey. He didn't know what material the coin was made of. It didn't look like ordinary steel, but it had no magical effect. It looked like a simple handicraft, and the workmanship was not very fine. , no matter how you look at it, it looks like a bargain.

 Harvey doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with it. There’s nothing wrong with a legendary prophetic mage calling himself Mr. Doom.

Ambersio did not explain, and asked straight to the point: "What did he ask you to bring back? Is it an oral message or a personal letter?"

 Harvey left the small house and walked directly towards the teleportation array.

Harvey smiled and said, "The teacher guessed right. I just arrived at the tiefling territory, and Mr. Fortune is waiting for me."

Mr. Fortune said with emotion: "Bring it back to him about the bet I made with your teacher. He will understand what I mean."

Seeing Harvey coming back, Amberxiu said strangely: "Come back so soon? He has been waiting for you, right?"

 Harvey looked at the tieflings and could vaguely see many traces of transparent threads.

Those eyes looking at Harvey were either fascinated by the wind or covered with bird droppings. Anyway, all kinds of weird things happened, which just made Harvey disappear from everyone's eyes.

Amberxiu couldn't help complaining: "Mr. Fortune...this old guy still has a childish heart, and he uses such a childish name when he is old."

Harvey said quickly: "Mr. Fortune asked me to bring a message, saying that if you go to him in two months and three days, you can get what you want, teacher. In addition to the message, there are these two things."

 Harvey took out the slate and coins and brought them to Amberxiu.

Amberxiu looked at the two things in front of him, as if they were still, and did not move for a long time.

Harvey waited quietly. It took ten minutes for Amberxiu to recover from his memories.

Amberxiu handed the slate to Harvey and said, "Take the slate. This is not for me, but for you."

 Harvey said strangely: "Huh? What on earth is this stone slab?"

Amberxiu said calmly: "He and I picked up this stone slab back then, and then we became prophecy mages."

 “Is this...such an important thing? But I can’t see anything.”

“Of course, because this slate is a very common thing.” Amberxiu said with emotion: “What really made the two of us become prophecy mages was not this slate, but the moment when this slate appeared.

"At a certain moment in life, I encounter something, and then there is a major turning point in my life. The key is not this slate, but me and him at that time. This thing is a token, indicating that the old guy wants to take you in. I’m a student now. I just asked if I agree with it.”

 Harvey was shocked and said quickly: "Teacher, I never thought about this."

"Don't worry, it's normal for a student to have multiple teachers. I've had more than a dozen teachers in my life. There's no rule that says a person can only have one teacher in his life." Harvey said strangely : "This situation refers to different fields, right?"

 A person can learn carpentry from a carpenter, blacksmith from a blacksmith, or both, but if there are two teachers in the same job, it will be considered a moral issue.

 Ambrose and Mr. Fortune are both prophecy mages. If Harvey also becomes Mr. Fortune's student, Harvey's reputation will be very bad if word spreads.

"Don't worry about it. Do you know how rare prophecy mages are? Counting my senior brother and you, I have seen less than ten prophecy mages in my life."

Amberxiu can be considered a well-informed person, and he has lived for hundreds of years. However, he has seen less than ten of his colleagues, which shows how rare this profession is.

This is not surprising, the difficulty of getting started as a prophecy mage is unimaginable.

 If you can’t understand something like fate, you just can’t understand it. No matter how you teach it, it’s useless. It's like some people can't understand that 0.999... is equal to 1, so there's nothing deeper to say.

 Harvey's talent is very high. In Amber's opinion, as long as he is not killed by others, Harvey's achievements in the profession of prophecy mage will far exceed his own. With his extremely talented person and the scarcity of prophecy mages, it was normal for the old guy to want to take on a disciple.

“That old guy must have taught you a lot, right?” Amberxiu asked.

 Harvey nodded. After seeing the thread of fate, he vaguely grasped this power... No, it should be said that he understood another way to use the power of fate.

Amberxiu did not pursue the question further, and just warned Harvey: "Don't be greedy, don't act recklessly, the power of fate can be used, but cannot be abused, otherwise people will really die. I can't save you now."

Harvey smiled slightly and said, "Teacher, don't worry, I have died once and will not act recklessly."

 “Is there anything else besides these?” Ambrose asked.

“Mr. Fortune didn’t say anything else, but he mentioned that the Tiefling Kingdom is currently using criminals as sacrifices to prepare to build more Hell Gates to resist Lion’s invasion.”

“Is the situation serious enough?”

Amberxiu didn't expect that the tiefling would be so impulsive. This is a door that cannot be opened casually. It will collapse soon if this path continues.

Harvey also had no specific information and could only repeat Mr. Fortune's words word for word.

"Okay, I understand, you go and do your work. I will go find the old guy in two months. Be ready and come with me then." Amberxiu said.

"I know, teacher." After Harvey agreed, he said hesitantly: "But, I still have a question."

"what is the problem?"

“Back then, I wanted to know what you were betting on.”

 Harvey was very curious, how would the prophecy mages make a bet? Do you predict each other's future?

After hearing Harvey's question, Amberxiu rubbed the metal coin with his fingers and said, "He and I both took out a special item and hid it from each other. Whoever finds what the other person hid first wins. He handed me his family crest, and I gave him a special coin. I put his family crest on the carriage leaving the city. It took the guy three days to finally catch up with the carriage, and then another. Come back to me in two days.”

“Teacher, how long have you been using it?” Harvey asked curiously.

 “Me? I didn’t find it.” Amberxiu said calmly.

"ah?"

Can you still win if you don’t find it? Harvey's mind was a little confused.

"That **** threw the coin into the sea in order to win. I know he threw it in, but how can I catch it up?" Amberxiu said angrily.

 “Ah this…”

 Mr. Fortune really wants to win, but it’s a bit unplayable.

“No, since you didn’t find the teacher, how did you win?” Harvey asked.

"Because I have two identical coins, I just took out this coin and said it was fished out of the sea, and he gave up." Ambrose said.

 Harvey:…

It sounds like the teacher was planning to cheat from the beginning, which is too insidious.

“Didn’t he think you had two coins?” Harvey asked.

Amberxiu said with a smile: "He figured it out later, but by that time the bet was over. In this regard, he is just like you, always slow and not quick-witted. No wonder he wants to accept you as his student. In this regard, You look quite similar."

 Harvey:…

Why does this sound so unpleasant?

“Teacher, why did you and Mr. Fortune make the bet in the first place?”

Two prophetic mages who also understand the power of destiny from the stone tablets, what a wonderful fate this is. If the two of them work together, the two legendary prophecy mages... It's scary to think about it. In this way, the teacher won't be homeless for most of his life.

Amberxiu said with emotion: "He is from a noble family and belongs to the top wealthy family in tiefling. He invited me to work together for the whole world, to use this power for everyone, and to repay this gift of fate. But I He just wanted to make himself comfortable, so we had a fight, and he made a bet with me in order to let me become a great man with him.

 “Then, he lost.”

 (End of this chapter)