This Lich Requests More Remuneration-Chapter 154 - 141 We Dont Want This Dragon

Chapter 154: Chapter 141 We Don’t Want This Dragon

Chapter 154 -141 We Don’t Want This Dragon

Hake Stone, this fellow, suddenly started calling himself the Dwarf King.

Amberser felt something was off and hurriedly wanted to check the chat logs, but the Necromancy Codex had a very short memory for chats. Leafing through it, all he saw was Hake Stone’s incessant boasting, and couldn’t figure out how this Vampire became the Dwarf King by the end of it.

Amberser could only send a message asking, “What happened? Weren’t you supposed to renegotiate with the Dwarf King? Did you end up starting a rebellion?”

“[Dislikes Humans: A rebellion? That’s so low-tech, I would never do that. A true sage doesn’t need to use violence to take over a country. They just need to slightly tug on the strings of fate, and everything falls into place. A Lich like you who only buries himself in experiments wouldn’t understand.]”

Wow, just look at that smugness. It’s not that Amberser was racist, but it really felt like this Dwarf Vampire had nothing to do with elegance.

“[Headless Knight’s Crown: Brother, just stop asking. This kid has been full of himself all day long, don’t give him another chance to show off! The process isn’t important!]”

Headless Bro’s reaction, on the contrary, piqued Amberser’s curiosity. Could there really be some earth-shatteringly cunning method that took a whole kingdom into his pocket? That’s something to learn seriously.

After pondering for a moment, Amberser asked in a tone seeking advice, “What kind of impressive method did you use to make the Dwarf King step down for you? It couldn’t be that you bit the Dwarf King and turned him into your Blood Servant, could it?”

Amberser was just asking casually, yet the chat group quickly fell silent.

“[Diga Ultraman: Why aren’t you guys talking? What happened?]”

“[Dislikes Humans: How did you guess?]”

“[Diga Ultraman: …]”

“[Headless Knight’s Crown: That’s not fun at all, why do you guess it right just like that? We’ve been guessing for half a day here!]”

“[Pale Little Skeleton: You’re making us look stupid!]”

“[Diga Ultraman: …]”

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The chat group was filled with awkwardness, and Amberser felt like the one who had killed the mood, interrupting Hake Stone’s moment of glory and embarrassing those who hadn’t guessed it.

In fact, it was a blind spot under the light; who would have thought that the Vampire would be so brazen as to bite the Dwarf King? Even if he was Legendary, the Dwarf King’s guards were more than capable of killing him a hundred times over.

Another question was, even if the Dwarf King was bitten, it wasn’t incurable.

A Vampire’s bite is not without remedy, it’s just a bit troublesome. Even if you bit the Dwarf King, it wouldn’t be too hard for him to break free from your control.

With so many considerations, no one thought in that direction.

Even Amberser hadn’t thought that way; it was just a casual comment.

Who would have thought, Hake Stone actually went through with it and even succeeded.

That was really outrageous. Amberser was very curious how he did it and quickly asked, “I was just guessing wildly and got lucky, but after you bit the Dwarf King, how did you survive? Didn’t the Dwarf King have you nailed to a cross and exposed to sunlight?”

Hake Stone, having his show-off moment disrupted by Amberser, was no longer boasting and explained directly, “He volunteered. I returned with the news of Hoffman’s death and found the Dwarf King on his deathbed…”

Ever since the kingdom was hammered into the ground by Laine, the Dwarf King’s health had been failing; he spent most of his time asleep, and on the rare occasions when he was awake, he was so furious that he was almost incapable of handling state affairs. This was the very reason Hoffman Ironfist had taken charge, handling all state affairs himself.

Despite the Dwarf King calling Hoffman Ironfist a waste in normal times, he knew that the Dwarf Kingdom could only rely on him to hold on.

Upon hearing the unexpected news of Hoffman Ironfist’s death, the Dwarf King didn’t even have time to question who killed him before he coughed up blood on the spot.

Hake Stone was dumbstruck and hurried over to check on the King.

Perhaps because the Dwarf King had always been so brutal, Hake Stone managed to get close to him easily, and the nearby maids showed no reaction at all. They didn’t even come to look after the Dwarf King, allowing Hake Stone to come face-to-face with him.

Stimulated by the Dwarf King’s blood, Hake Stone’s eyes turned red, and his fangs involuntarily showed a bit.

For whatever reason, the Dwarf King then grabbed Hake Stone and, using his last strength, said, “Bite me, turn me into a Vampire.”

Hake Stone originally dared not agree – turning the Dwarf King into a Vampire and getting found out meant death right there. However, the Dwarf King held onto him tightly, seemingly unprepared to die without having his wish fulfilled.

Hake Stone finally realized that he was in too deep to extricate himself. With the Dwarf King’s death, all the blame would fall on him. If the kingdom were stable, he might have had a chance to appeal, but now, with the kingdom in turmoil, there would be no chance for him to explain himself. It was more likely that he’d be used as a scapegoat and an outlet for anger.

Therefore, after hesitating for a few seconds, Hake Stone bit down on the Dwarf King’s neck and sucked a couple of mouthfuls of blood, then cut open his own wrist and poured his vampire blood into the Dwarf King’s mouth.

The vampire transformation ritual was just that simple: exchange blood, make a blood pact, and you could turn a living creature into one of your own kind.

The effect was immediate. After transforming into a vampire, the Dwarf King’s spirit was revived, and all of his bodily ailments vanished without a trace.

The Dwarf King, not being shy, promptly grabbed the maids beside him, beginning to suck their blood voraciously, and he even urged Hake Stone to join him in killing all the living servants in the room.

After drinking his fill of fresh blood, the Dwarf King completely shed his gravely ill state and became full of vigor.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve stood up on my own strength. This feeling, it’s really nice.”

This was what the Dwarf King said to Hake Stone, and after speaking, he ordered Hake Stone to clean up the aftermath.

[Dislikes Humans: The servants’ deaths are insignificant; any excuse could be used to settle that issue. The real trouble is the Dwarf King becoming a vampire, I don’t know what kind of backlash this will cause. But now, the Dwarf King is of my blood lineage, putting us on the same side—as if I am almost the Dwarf King myself.]

Amberser, upon reading his account, curiously asked, [Why turn him into a vampire if a blood servant is also immortal? Isn’t it better to enslave him directly?]

The difference between a blood servant and a vampire is significant. The former can’t escape slavery to their master, while the latter is more like a “blood relative” cultivated later in life. While they also possess a natural affinity for their sire, vampires have much more freedom, and each is an independent entity.

[Dislikes Humans: I thought about it, but I didn’t dare in the end. As you’ve said, the bite of a vampire isn’t an absolutely insoluble curse. If I turned him into a blood servant, it would be to control him only temporarily. Should he find a loophole and break free from the blood servant’s control, then I’d be dead for sure. It’s safer to turn him into an independent vampire because then the chances of him turning against me are very slim, unless he wishes to revert back to being close to death.]

Amberser was speechless; at the end of the day, it was about not having enough courage.

Hake Stone, the vampire, had taken the concept of cowardice to the extreme, passing up such a huge opportunity right in front of him.

However, that was each person’s way of dealing with life. Amberser didn’t plan on expressing any opinion but quickly followed up, [What about the conditions we negotiated before; should there be any problem?]

[Dislikes Humans: Naturally, the Elf Tribe giving up all their territory is the best outcome for the Dwarves. Although Hoffman is no longer here, the Dwarf King has now regained his senses and has agreed to your terms. In a couple of days, the Dwarf King himself will come to sign the truce agreement.]

Amberser finally heard some good news. As long as the peace talks succeeded, everything would be worth it.

As for whether the Dwarf King might kill Hake Stone later to silence him…

Thinking of this, Amberser quickly reminded him, [Even though the vampire bite might make the Dwarf King favorable toward you, I think this kind of person is capable of killing even their wife without a second thought. You’d better be careful, lest you end up silenced by him.]

[Dislikes Humans: Don’t worry, I am keenly aware of that, so I’ve already returned home. You know, I’ve just discovered a huge Underground City. This place is like a labyrinth; it won’t be easy for him to kill me here. I’ve also prepared several Teleportation Circles; if it comes down to it, I’ll teleport to the other side of the continent, and no one will be able to find me.]

Indeed, this vampire epitomized the word ‘cautious.’ Hake Stone was playing it too safe.

Having asked his question, Amberser then hurriedly sent a message to Miss Bone Dragon to inform her of Geronimo’s situation, to see how much the Dragon Race was willing to pay for this mutated Half-Dragon.

However, the response was disappointing to Amberser.

[The Pale Little Skeleton: Erm, I don’t think anyone would want to pay for that Half-Dragon, after all, he’s not a true Dragon Race, right?]

[Diga Ultraman: But he can transform into a Giant Dragon, the spitting image of one, and his Legendary Grace is very special.]

[The Pale Little Skeleton: There are many who can transform into Giant Dragons. Are those Grand Druids who can turn into Giant Dragons our kin as well? Besides, does our Dragon Race lack legends? From what you’ve told me about his Legendary Grace having the potential to run out of control and be contagious, I’m certain they won’t want him. At the end of the day, our Dragon Race only cares about true dragons. What difference is there between this mutated creature and a God-headed People Dragon Vein Warlock?]

Such a heartless reply, yet it seemed to make sense.

There were indeed many hybrids possessing Dragon Race blood, and Giant Dragons tended to be unconcerned about their offspring after birth. Geronimo was practically a monster that profaned the Dragon Race. If it weren’t for some connection to the Evil Dragon Goddess, Miss Bone Dragon might have directly asked Amberser to crush him to death.

This was awkward. Amberser had expected the Dragon Race to be the first choice of sale, but they didn’t even want him; it was all a baseless assumption.

That left only two choices; if Goddess Shael also disdained him, then it would really only leave Laine as a potential buyer.

Amberser spoke to the slumbering Geronimo, “Sigh, it’s not that I want to break my word, but they just find you undesirable.”