Chapter 356
Chapter 356 The Greedy Witches
It wasn’t until Greem reached the front of the door that he realized the cottage was shaped like a bucket.
It was like a massive wooden bucket stuck into the dirt. There were three ground levels to the building and an underground section.
Even with the help of the chip, Greem’s Spirit was incapable of reaching into the ground beneath the bucket cottage. A thick aura of death clung to the earth. He would have to alert Sharon’s accompanying spirit to break through the defenses.
Indeed, the witch standing before Greem and Alice wasn’t a true lifeform. Instead, it was a powerful accompanying spirit with an independent consciousness and power rivaling a First Grade adept.
She wore an extravagant dress like those of human nobles, and a red round hat on her head. She stood dignified at the door as she awaited the arrival of her two guests. She had a slim figure and a gentle, pretty face. Her light blue eyes were as bright as the purest of crystals, and her silver hair was soft and gleamed with beautiful light.
If it weren’t for her body blurring at the edges under the sunlight, Greem would have had trouble identifying her as a spirit.
What shocked Greem was her aura and her beauty.
The Death Witches had lesser planes that belonged to the branch themselves, especially with how powerful they were. If they hid there, Alice and Greem no longer needed to worry about a diviner finding their location, regardless of how powerful that diviner was. That said, all lesser planes were considered to be core secrets of their respective organizations. Would the Death Witches allow two outsiders to step foot on such forbidden land?
Cheryl showed a slight smile as if she saw through their concerns, “Sharon has the right to nominate the two of you as members of the Death Witches. However, the price you would have to pay to get the Death Witches to agree would be a hefty one. It’s now up to you two and whether you have the wealth to move them. Even I can’t help you on this issue!”
“I agree with this!”
“Indeed. As long as this brat can pay the ticket fee, I don’t mind letting Greem and Alice have a tour around Greenwood World.”
“Two little fellows that haven’t even advanced for ten years. Are you sure they can come up with resources enough to move us?”
“Brat, you had best not be lying to us. If I find out I was dragged out from my lab for a pile of useless trash, you can be sure that someone will pay for it. Also, Cheryl, don’t casually represent Sharon in calling for an assembly the next time.”
“Yeah, all of us are busy people. If he can’t give us anything, I suggest we tie him up and send him to the Witches of Deceit.”
No one knew when or how Cheryl had cast her spells.
A dozen strange witches of varying appearances suddenly crowded the small living room. Judging by their translucent bodies, these weren’t their actual bodies that had transported over. Instead, these were their spiritual projections.
A dozen witch projections floated about in the air. Greem’s breath almost stopped completely.
Every single one of these witches had the power of a First Grade elite adept!
Being witches, they might not be too harsh on Alice, but they surely wouldn’t hold back against a male adept like Greem.
“Sir Greem, the dozen other witches present here are all executors of the Death Witches. As long as two of them agree to my suggestion, then you will be allowed to hide in a lesser plane and wait until the activation of the Tower of Fate. Of course, we will take good care of Alice in the meantime. Thus, let us see what your fate shall be!” An expression of helplessness appeared on Cheryl’s elegant face.
This was a classic case of buying his own life with money!
Greem couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He lowered his head and started to think about what item in his possession he could use to impress these greedy hags.
While he did hold quite a lot of good stuff in his private stash, most of these were things that were important for his plans and development. Greem’s heart would profusely bleed if he had to use them to exchange for his life.
The spacestone was out of the question!
Of the three spacestones, one had been taken away in the Castle in the Sky, and the other and been assimilated by Alice. He only had one more spacestone in his possession. It was an essential item for Greem’s plans for planar invasions. This spacestone was most definitely not something he could hand over.
Rejected!
Golden Apple?
While the conditions for its usage were stringent, it was a top-tier resource that could be used to revive a Fourth Grade being.
Rejected!
Orb of Deception?
No, the survival of Alice in the Tower of Fate could hang upon this orb.
Rejected!
Emblem of Fire?
The emblem was a critical item that he could use to sneak into the fire elementium plane. He couldn’t trade this away.
Rejected!
Shandera’s Sheepstick?
It was a powerful crowd-control magic wand that could bypass most magical protection. If Greem gave this away, he would be hard-pressed to find a magic wand of similar power in a short time frame.
Rejected!
Greem was frustrated.
Firstly, the item he offered had to be of sufficient value. Otherwise, it would not be able to move these cold and heartless Death Witches.
Secondly, the item had to be something Greem couldn’t use. Otherwise, he couldn’t bear to part with it.
Greem’s Spirit wandered around the storage belt as he thought.
All of a sudden, his Spirit came into contact with a couple of things. His eyes instantly brightened.
Of course! How could he have forgotten them!