This Lich Requests More Remuneration-Chapter 225 - 206 Back to the Past

Chapter 225: Chapter 206: Back to the Past

Chapter 225 -206: Back to the Past

Katherine left the Emerald Dream Forest under the guise of concluding her visit.

She was overjoyed to part without being entangled by the druid Brandir, continuously expressing how much she’d learned. If she ever met someone who was as doggedly persistent, she’d simply do as Amberser and declare it impossible to marry someone from another race.

Amberser wasted no time and returned straight to his underground palace.

During his absence, his Undead worked diligently, excavating thousands of square meters of new space within the underground ruins.

It had to be said, this lost underground civilization was truly wealthy; the newly unearthed area contained numerous Gold items roughly estimated to be worth millions of Gold Coins.

But a million Gold Coins was small change to Amberser; he didn’t even bother accurately weighing them before locking them in the treasury.

With everything in place, Amberser had Naomi try transforming

into a Time Dragon.

In the center of the square Amberser had prepared for her, Naomi stood taking deep breaths. The natural energy cycled within her and swiftly transformed into a honey-like radiance that enveloped her.

This brilliant liquid light rapidly expanded, and in the blink of an eye grew into a massive creature.

Body, talons, dragon head, horns, and wings… a Silver-White Giant Dragon appeared on the square.

The dragon’s body shimmered with a splendid radiance, as if it was constantly shifting forms, embodying an ethereal beauty. The dragon had a slender figure, and its eyes sparkled with the brilliant light of galaxies.

A surge of overwhelming dragon might emerged, putting even Amberser under some pressure. Naomi’s transformation was perfect, even fully simulating the dragon’s might.

Katherine commented, “It’s beautiful, but it’s slightly different from the Time Dragon described in the books.”

Amberser replied, “After all, it’s a dragon transformed by a Druid, and Time Dragons are a special breed. It’s normal for there to be some differences. Appearance is not important as long as she can wield the Power of Time.”

Excited, Katherine said, “That’s right, the key is to rewind time. So, we’re just going to travel to the past like this, without any preparations? How far back are we going? And how will we return?”

Amberser could only say, “I’m not very familiar with the effects of time rewinding either, so we might as well ask Naomi.”

Naomi, now a Time Dragon, lowered her head and spoke to Amberser and Katherine, “I can feel a powerful force gathering, but I’m afraid I can’t control this power perfectly. Master, I might not be able to precisely take you to the designated time point.”

“How large could the error be?” Amberser inquired.

“Perhaps one or two days, or maybe one or two years. I have never practiced before; I can’t confirm. Should I try a few times first?” asked Naomi.

However, Amberser said confidently, “That won’t be necessary, I will help you, and fate will provide us with the right guidance.”

Chances, to a Legendary Rank Diviner Mage, are values that can be altered.

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Naomi naturally would not defy Amberser’s order, and so she continued, “If all goes well, I can freely control our journey to the past and return to the present. Since our return will be to the same moment, to others it may seem as if we had only left for an instant. Of course, this is assuming everything goes smoothly.”

Amberser looked at Katherine and said, “Maybe you shouldn’t go, there are risks involved, after all.”

Katherine quickly shook her head, saying, “That won’t do. I’ve worked hard too during this time, and rare opportunities for time travel shouldn’t be missed. Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything, the Elf Tribe will manage without me.”

Having already handed over the complete Sealing Skill technique to the Elf Tribe, they no longer faced the threat of extinction, and Katherine had already stepped down from her position as queen, she could freely choose her own path in life.

Time travel, something many Elves had never even attempted, was not something Katherine was willing to miss. Amberser, left with no choice, felt it would indeed be like killing the donkey when the grinding was done to not include Katherine in this venture.

“Then let’s begin. But just to be clear, you’re assuming the risk voluntarily!”

As Amberser finished speaking, a multitude of Dice of Destiny began to materialize around him.

Naomi was also ready, starting to wield that elusive Power of Time.

As Naomi began to exert her power, the space around started to blur, as if layered with countless shards of glass, fragmenting everything into splinters.

Then, these shattered spaces turned into rainbow colors, spinning wildly.

Yet Amberser and Katherine felt nothing; the lights and shadows in front of them appeared like illusions, their transformations having no effect on either of them.

But Amberser wasn’t about to let his guard down; no matter the situation, he first cast the Dice of Destiny onto Naomi, allowing her to accurately control the reversal of time.

Amberser aimed to rewind to ten days before Harvey had perceived the prophecy, leaving him enough time to find Harvey and weave a false fate for him.

Ten days should be ample for Amberser to locate Harvey, and then craft an alternative destiny for him.

However, after the Dice of Destiny were cast, Amberser felt something was off. Naomi was like a black hole, continuously devouring his Dice of Destiny. A couple were not enough, not even a couple hundred seemed sufficient… To reach that precise moment, Amberser needed to pour in even more of the power of fate.

“I was reckless. I should have let her practice for a few days. How much are we off by?”

Amberser helplessly made a sarcastic remark, then summoned his Golden Throne. The power of fate could also be strengthened by Gold Coin casting, the number of Dice of Destiny dramatically increased, flooding into Naomi’s body like a tidal wave.

A few minutes later, the spinning lights around them gradually subsided and finally came to a standstill. Naomi lay on the ground exhausted, swiftly reverting back to human form.

The recent reversal of time had drained all her energy, and now she could not even move her fingers.

Amberser quickly picked her up and cast several healing spells, ensuring that Naomi was only worn out, before he felt relieved.

Katherine asked in bewilderment, “Did it work? Why does nothing seem to have changed?”

It seemed as if nothing had changed; they hadn’t even moved from their spot, still in the dim, underground space.

“Not quite, something did change. Look around, the ‘home’ we built before is gone.”

Amberser pointed towards a direction in the darkness, where a massive stone structure should have been. Originally, Amberser had modified it into a laboratory, and Katherine had also built her greenhouse next to it. But now, that building was still in its most primitive form.

Amberser mused, “Time has been reversed, but our position hasn’t changed. That makes sense, the Time Dragon changed time, it didn’t move us through space.”

Whether that was the reason, Amberser couldn’t be a hundred percent certain; he did not understand the essence of the Power of Time. During Naomi’s casting, he had not felt the slightest sensation.

Now that Naomi had also fallen asleep from exhaustion, it was not wise to awake her. They decided to leave the place for now.

“Let’s go, return to the surface first and determine which point in time we’ve returned to.”

Amberser led Katherine towards the entrance of the underground ruins, only to encounter a perfectly sealed door, without a single crack.

“Damn, I forgot about this.”

Amberser stroked the gate, made of an unknown material, and paused, momentarily stumped.

The underground ruins had always remained inaccessible until an earthquake had shattered the gate, which was why Hake Stone had Amberser move here.

After the reversal of time, the earthquake hadn’t happened yet, and the gate was neatly sealed.

This was a gate that Dwarves had spent many years trying to open without success, so how was he supposed to get out?

Katherine, too, started to panic, because she had tried shooting an arrow at the gate, and even the energy arrows shot from a Divine Artifact, powerful enough to penetrate city walls, had only left a small dent.

Katherine exclaimed in surprise, “What on earth is this material made of, to be so sturdy?”

Amberser shook his head; he only knew it was made from the carcass of some creature mixed with many kinds of metallic materials, but he was clueless about the exact formula.

Seeing Katherine preparing to make another effort, Amberser said, “Don’t waste your energy. If this door was opened later because of the earthquake, then it’s impossible for us to open it now. Remember what I said, the fate that has already occurred can’t be changed, and our goal in returning to the past is to alter the yet unoccurred future.”

Fate is a line; no matter how much it loops or even ties itself in knots, it is still one continuous line—you can’t cut it and splice in a new piece.

Perhaps the Goddess of Fate had already confirmed the outcome of Amberser saving Harvey, whether that be success or failure. At this moment, Amberser was merely following the script.

“So we just wait here? If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have reversed time here,” Katherine complained.

But Amberser wasn’t in a hurry. He believed that if one does their best, fate will take care of the rest, and a way would be found eventually.

“Don’t worry yet; let’s look around. I refuse to believe the Goddess of Fate sent me back just to mock me.”

This was Amberser’s confidence. After so much experience, he had begun to believe he was favored by the Goddess of Fate; if she were to offer him the status of a Chosen of God, Amberser would certainly accept.

Alas, fate was always mysterious and elusive.

Guided by his memory, Amberser began searching for a new way out in this land shrouded in darkness.

However, he hadn’t walked far when something startled him enough to summon the Golden Throne. Katherine was quick to react, summoning her mount, the Black Panther, and lifting her Divine Longbow.

For in the darkness, many strange lights appeared, resembling eyes.

This was very abnormal. According to Hake Stone, there were supposed to be no living creatures in these underground ruins, not even carcasses. So how could there be anything alive?

Yet, what were these eyeballs doing here?

The darkness could not hinder Amberser’s perception, and he quickly “saw” clearly the appearance of these dark creatures.

The large number of creatures all resembled toads.

Amberser couldn’t help but recall a picture he had seen in a monster compendium, was this… a Thrashtoad?