Supreme Magus novel Chapter 976

Chapter 976 Madness for Hire Part 2

The scene left all the three spectators speechless, especially because the two alleged enemies moved in unison. They held their nose while bending their knees and moved their upper body in a wave motion as if they were drowning.

After that, they abruptly stood up, making a finger gun with their left hand that shot a beam of light they both dodged and said:

"Dead on time."

"I can’t believe you’re really one of us, Scrooge!" Zolgrish burst into joyous laughter.

"Me neither." Lith was still cringing from embarrassment.

’I can’t believe I avoided joining a frat house during college just to learn a fucking secret handshake to get along with Liches.’ He thought.

’What matters is that it worked and we avoided a pointless fight. We must gift Kalla something nice to thank her for all the secret information about the undead society she taught us.’ Solus tried to cheer Lith up, but even the kindest and wisest words sounded like a mockery when the one speaking them was laughing her ass off.

"What are you doing here and who are those guys?" Zolgrish pointed at Scrooge’s helpers.

"I’m here for the silver mines. I’ve stepped up my research since the last time we met and I need both money and raw materials. As for them, allow me to introduce my servants to you. They are Thrud and Nalear." Lith lied all the way to protect both of them from further inquiries.

"Good move, Groog. A Lich always needs someone expendable. Ratpack, go mingle with your peers. Testalos, Nimble, this is Ratpack, my assistant. He is dumb, slow, and clumsy, but he has a big heart. I know because I put it in his chest." Zolgrish laughed at his own joke and pushed Ratpack forward.

"What about you?" Lith asked while the three ’assistants’ awkwardly looked at each other.

"I’m not going to lie to you. I tried to recover the mines, but the collapsed mountains are too big to move and they make the ground too unstable. The array was something I left out of curiosity, to see if someone had better luck and maybe exploit their work." Zolgrish said.

"Care to elaborate?"

"If it was someone weak, I would have killed them to leave no witnesses, while if it was someone strong, I would have made them an offer they couldn’t refuse." Zolgrish shapeshifted into the human appearance he had back when he was still alive.

He now looked like a man 1.78 (5’10") meters tall with brown eyes, hair, and a short beard, who was offering Lith what looked like a business card between his right middle and index fingers.

"Zolgrish Berkyx, Necromancer for hire." Lith read out loud.

"It’s my human alias for when I need shopping. I tried sending Ratpack, but somehow the cursed humans always discover his undead nature. I tried disguising him as a noble, a merchant, an adventurer, and even as a belly dancer, but nothing worked." Zolgrish snapped his fingers, changing Ratpack’s outfit several times.

’Why the heck does the Lich only change the clothes of his assistant whereas he shapeshifts himself?’ Everyone thought.

"My plan was to offer my minions as the workforce. They can work under all weather conditions, require no rest, no sleep, nor pay. All I ask in exchange is 50% of the mined silver."

"50% is a lot!" Lith blurted out. "Way more than any workforce would cost. I don’t see the allure of such an offer."

"My minions not only are loyal, but they can also defend the precious metal. They’re a full package deal. Also, in case of refusal, I would kill my ’partner’ and renew my offer to their next of kin." Zolgrish laughed.

’I would like to point out that one has no guarantee Zolgrish’s minions wouldn’t just deliver the silver to him, but Liches are prideful creatures. They wouldn’t stoop so low as to lie. Also, I don’t want to give him ideas.’ Lith thought.

"Nalear, resume the search while I discuss business with my fellow Lich." Lith snapped his finger and his assistants out of their reverie.