This lich needs more money

As darkness fell, Isabel was sorting through the pile of experimental materials in the candlelight.

It is obviously extremely precious knowledge, but Isabel just hopes that she can forget it immediately, because the content recorded above is too horrifying.

Isabel once thought that this lich master was a rare kind person, but the information in front of her told Isabel a cruel fact.

A lich is a lich after all.

The undead have no morals or bottom line, they can do anything.

Isabel's hands trembled, but she didn't dare to stop because she was afraid that she would become one of the experimental reports.

Fear made her eyes red, but Isabel couldn't find anyone to talk to. Her brother Raul has completely become a believer in the lich master and obeys his orders unconditionally.

Let him know how she feels, and Raul might even teach her a lesson.

The only thing Isabel thinks about now is her teacher, the castle ghost who always appears and disappears.

Perhaps this is the only one who can give her some spiritual comfort.

"Teacher, save your poor student, I'm going crazy."

Big tears fell, blurring the ink and staining the parchment.

Just as Isabel was wiping it in a panic, a magical light flashed, and the dirty parchment quickly returned to its original appearance.

"Why are you crying? Go rest when you are tired?"

A confused voice came, making Isabel raise her head in surprise, and then she saw the black-haired boy with unique features.

"Teacher..." Isabel said in a crying tone, and finally couldn't help crying loudly.

Amber Xiu frowned and looked at this fragile girl. He had overestimated the endurance of human beings.

Another magical light shot out from her fingertips and landed on Isabel's body. This quiet and focused spell gradually calmed Isabel down.

The little girl wiped her eyes in embarrassment and said to Amber Xiu, "I'm sorry, teacher, I couldn't hold it back for a moment."

Amberxiu asked: "The ability to withstand stress is still a bit bad, can't you bear this workload?" Isabel quickly said: "No, it's not the workload, but these experiments... too cruel, too inhumane, I felt so terrible just seeing it. "

"Is this the reason?"

Amber Xiu showed an expression of sudden realization.

"It's normal. This is the reaction that humans should have, because elves look similar to humans." Amberxiu comforted, "Maybe you can feel better this way. What drow elves like to do most is to capture surface elves. Kill them cruelly to please their god Lolth. They have a long-standing method of torture for high elves. Do you feel better after knowing this?"

Isabel's eyes widened. She was a little country girl and she really didn't know this. She just heard that the drow were all liars and murderers, so she couldn't believe it under normal circumstances.

"But...but...the drow are bad people, so can we treat them like this?"

Amberxiu did not blame Isabel, but said happily: "Good question, it's finally time for you to think about this problem."

"Teacher, what do you mean?" Isabel asked doubtfully.

"I mean, you've finally reached the point where you need to think about the definition of experimental subjects, which is a sign of maturity as an alchemist.

"You think these experiments are cruel because the drow look like humans, which makes you empathize."

Isabel quickly said: "No, not only do they look alike, they can also think and have feelings...Does the lich have the right to be above them and use them as experimental subjects?"

Ambrose shook his head and said, "Of course not."

"But, now these..." Isabel suddenly didn't know what to say. Is the teacher also opposed to Master Lich's experiment?

Amberxiu continued: "Not only is there no distinction between the undead and the living, but also between humans and other species. The key is who wins and who loses. If you lose, you will lie on the operating table or dining table. .

"Do you think those frogs and lizards who died on your hands are inferior to others? Haven't you heard the classic story of the hunger striker?"

Isabel shook her head.

Amberxiu had no choice but to explain: "It's like this story. There was a human aristocratic lady who originally liked eating meat, until one day she drank a bottle of animal talking potion by mistake.

"Then she discovered that animals are intelligent and have feelings. Before being slaughtered, the yak was still talking to its companions about its newborn child, and when it saw the butcher coming, it would lament the fate of itself and its mother. Same.

"Hearing the words about the animals, the noble lady felt so disgusted that she decided not to eat meat anymore and to become a vegetarian."

Isabel said doubtfully: "So, this is a good thing?"

Amberxiu said: "The story is not over yet. This noble lady had a hard time giving up meat and persisted for several years. When she really became a vegetarian, she met a talking tree spirit. A tree spirit. An elder who also has wisdom and rich emotions, he generously allowed the noble lady to understand the language of plants. It turns out that fruits and vegetables can also hurt, and they also have their own families and friends."

Isabel:…

"What do you think is the ending of this noble lady?" Amberxiu asked.

"She...starved to death?"

"No." Ambrose said with a smile, "She started eating meat again."

Isabel:…

Amberxiu patted her shoulder and continued: "People eat birds, birds eat insects, and insects eat grass... We live in a world where all races have wisdom and emotions. The weak eat the strong not because of their status, nor are they moral. The differences are just based on their respective needs.

"The drow became experimental subjects, not because they were inferior, nor because they were cruel and evil, but because they did not escape."

"Whether it's a lich, a human, or a frog you cut open and smashed, we are all equal creatures. We are just adapting to our place in nature, or trying to reach a higher level.

"Human, you are not the only intelligent being above us. If you want to love all intelligent creatures in the world, you must first become a god. Only gods who are above you are qualified to escape from the cycle of cannibalism. Only when you no longer need to eat can you be qualified to consider being killed. How it feels to eat.”

Isabel thought for a while and whispered: "But... can't we choose other methods, such as euthanasia and other painless methods?"

Amberxiu nodded and said in agreement: "This idea is right. As an alchemist, what you should do is respect your experimental subjects.

"Never take it for granted that you control the life and death of others. Don't do experiments when you're not sure, don't waste the data obtained with your life, don't let your experimental subjects suffer unnecessary pain, and don't do it because it's boring and meaningless. Sacrificing your mice for experiments is the basic morality of a scholar when doing research.

"But at the same time, don't be bound by the word torture. Just like people want to eat and eat meat. In the eyes of the Shadow Druid, isn't steaming, roasting, and other behaviors not torture? In the eyes of the jackals, hollowing out A human's internal organs are not cruel; cutting down trees is simply a heinous atrocity in the eyes of the deadwood; the drow throwing the high elves to feed the spiders is just their traditional coming-of-age ceremony and a tribute to the goddess Lolth. The most pious sacrifice.”

Amberxiu only figured out this truth after living in this world for many years. At the beginning, he still retained the supreme mentality of mankind and looked down at the world, feeling that as a human being he had a responsibility to every species in the world.

Later, it was discovered that human beings are just one type of living beings, and even gods can be cruel. Io allows hell to exist. This is not his happy home earth.

To say that all things are animistic on earth is to move oneself, but here if you lament that all things are animistic, even goblins will laugh at you: "Isn't this nonsense?"

Amberxiu said in a tone of experience: "In short, in different worlds, don't apply moral standards mechanically."

"A different world?" Isabel seemed to hear something strange.

"This is not the point. The point is whether you can accept this cold reality. Like the aristocratic lady in the story, she must either figure it out and return to eating meat, or starve herself to death. If you can't figure it out, don't be an alchemist. ”

After listening to Amber Xiu's words, Isabel felt a little confused.

Although I haven't fully figured it out yet, these cruel experimental records in front of me don't seem so uncomfortable anymore.

Seeing that the employees were back to work, Amberxiu no longer wasted time. Every time he changes into human form, it's because he needs to go out to meet people.

It's the same today, the day of negotiation with the elves has arrived.

Thanks to Amberxiu's efforts, he finally completed his research before this day. Although the manuscript is still being sorted by Isabel, the experiment has been mostly successful.

He now has enough confidence to meet the elves of Silver Moon Highgarden.

Seeing Isabel starting to sort out the information again, Amberxiu left the castle humming a pleasant tune.

As expected, the students trained by me were easy to fool, so after saying a few words, they continued. Other alchemists have their own set of standards. They either find ways to do something small for you, or they yell for more money, which can annoy people to death.

This is also the reason why An Boxiu doesn't want those alchemists. It's not easy to fool them, and the cost of control is too high.

Step out of the castle and drift into the night.

Amberxiu flew towards the destroyed Alchemy City, and the location of this negotiation was on the ruins.

The dwarves of the Kingdom of Gold are represented by the Hand of the King, Hoffmann Ironfist, and from the elves, the Elf Queen Catherine comes in person.

To be honest, this scene was a bit too solemn. Amber Xiu originally thought that the elves would send someone similar to the prime minister at most.

As the intermediary and the initiator of this negotiation, Amberxiu needed to prepare for the venue issue.

An Boxiu simply chose a relatively flat open space in this ruins. After a few earth wall techniques, he built a huge platform, and then just put some tables and chairs casually. It focused on a "simple" style. .

After setting up the venue, Amberxiu made dozens of ghostly ghost fires to illuminate the venue so that people could see it from a distance.

At almost the appointed time, a troop of dwarves appeared not far away.

The desert dwarf envoy has arrived.

Amberxiu looked over and saw that they were all elite dwarf iron guards. Each one of them was wrapped in thick steel armor, and even the eyes were inlaid with crystals.

Hoffman Iron Fist walked in the center. Although he was not tall enough, Amberxiu did not dare to look down upon him, because he was obviously a strong man of legendary rank.

On the contrary, the dwarf next to Hoffman Iron Fist seemed too lively. As soon as he saw Amberxiu, he waved and said, "Brother, we finally meet."

Huggie Stone, a vampire who floated without touching the ground with his feet, seemed to be half a head taller than the other dwarves. When he saw Amberxiu, he warmly greeted him.

Amberxiu also liked this friend who brought him big business. The two met happily without any embarrassment of their first meeting.

Amberxiu briefly chatted with Hoffman Iron Fist for a few words, and then invited the dwarves to sit down.

Now, just wait for the elves to arrive and the negotiation can begin.

However, when the agreed time passed, the elves still did not show up.

Hoffman Iron Fist said dissatisfied: "Don't these arrogant elves even understand the basic courtesy of punctuality?"

Amberxiu also felt that something was wrong. The Queen's presence in person showed that they attached great importance to this negotiation. How could they be late?

Amber Xiu opened his palm, and several dice of destiny rotated in his palm, and then turned into an image.

The elven envoy was trapped in a sea of ​​fire, and there were many ferocious monsters roaring around the sea of ​​fire.

"Is this...a hell demon?"