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At night, in the city of Ye Lantier......

At this time, this originally quiet border town became extremely noisy, countless armored and sharp Kingdom soldiers climbed the tall three-story city wall of Ye Lantil with torches in hand, all kinds of equipment to defend the city had already been prepared, and the reserves in the city were already ready for a long time! Countless soldiers, either silently or hesitantly, sat around the campfires in the streets, whispering something, or silently eating the kind of bread they held in their hands, which had been roasted hard by the bonfire, and the blackened pieces of meat of unknown origin.

Judging from their faces that still had anxious and terrified looks, it was not difficult to tell that they might still not have recovered from the terrible battle of the day, and some of them even held their weapons so tightly that they refused to sleep.

Because, it wasn't a battle at all, it was a naked slaughter of mortals like them!

And if it weren't for the rescuer invited by their kingdom of Yettij at that time, that powerful archmage finally countered the spell of that terrible magic king Ainz your Gong, I am afraid that these people would have been lying in that wilderness by now, becoming a corpse to be eaten by vultures and wild dogs!

Therefore, this really can't be blamed on them, the soldiers are in this state now, they have not mutinied or roared, then they are already very restrained.

Like the streets of the bustling city of Yelle Lantier, the castle lord's fortress in the middle of the city, protected by a garden and a small river, was still brightly lit, and it was not difficult to judge from the bright candlelight from the windows and the sound of some heated discussions, that the big men inside would not be able to get a good night's sleep either.

'Where is Rebunhou, and which of you has seen it?' ’

'I don't know! However, it is said that he was seen fleeing directly in the direction of the royal capital on horseback with a dozen retinues, and he directly bypassed Ye Lantil! ’

'That coward! ’

'Don't you want any of his own army?' ’

'Army? Hum! There weren't many men left in his army for a long time! It could be hundreds, or it could be just a few dozen...... As you know, he was at the forefront of the army at that time, and it was his life that he could escape! ’

'Tsk!! ’

'What about Paul Lophou? ’

Don't mention him, he was one of the first 70,000 people to die, and now the body is gone! Presumably, it must have become that kind of monster and then burned down! ’

‘……’

'Is the army finished?' What about the exact casualty figures? ’

'I don't know! Don't ask me, now that soldiers are fleeing everywhere, it would be nice that we could gather so many people to get back to the city of Yerantir. ’

'That's right! ’

'The task of cleaning up the battlefield is that the soldier commander Gerjieff is leading thousands of people to do it, and when they come back tomorrow, you can ask him, he may have a more accurate casualty figure?' ’

'Uh......'

'Your Majesty! ’

'Let's hurry back to the royal capital, now that the nobles and soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, we don't know what will happen to the kingdom next!' Although we are also considered victorious...... However, please be sure to return to the royal capital to preside over the situation and calm people's hearts! ’

'Yes, Your Majesty! There were more than 100,000 casualties in the army, and dozens of nobles were killed or missing, and the aftermath must be done as soon as possible, or else it will ......'

'Your Majesty? ’

'That's it! Shut up, let Your Majesty be quiet for a while, now that things are like this, even if you go back, you can only decide tomorrow, get through tonight first! ’

'This ......'

In the castle of Jee Lantier, Rambosar III was discussing the aftermath of the war with some of the nobles, generals, and officials who had survived.

Now, none of the nobles who survived a terrible battle they could have imagined survived had the clamor to attack the Empire, or the feeble hollow and ridiculous slogans of razing the graves of Nasalik.

Because everyone knows that without the support of a powerful little girl mage, the kingdom army with heavy casualties will definitely not be the opponent of the imperial army, and it will not be the one who can destroy hundreds of thousands of kingdom armies with the power of one person, which makes people feel terrifying when they think about it, just like the opponent of the demon god like the demon god in myths and legends, Anz your Gong!

Moreover, no nobleman who did not know each other had objected to His Majesty's decision to give the city of Je Lantil to the little girl mage as a condition for requesting support.

After knowing that this place was very close to the Great Underground Tomb of Nasalik, and less than a day's distance from the tomb of the terrible Demon God, these people present, whether they were from the aristocratic faction or the royal faction, they all wished that His Majesty would abandon this city, this hot potato, and this territory to the little girl as soon as possible, and then let the equally terrible little girl fight with the demon god and the imperial army herself. These mere mortals can simply hide in the safe hinterland of the kingdom and enjoy the peaceful days.

After all, enjoying wine, beautiful women, and living that drunken life in the kingdom is much more fragrant than fighting those monsters or sending them to death!

‘……’

However, Rambosar III, who sat in the first place, closed his eyes and did not pay attention to the hysterical urgings of the nobles, nor did he blame them. After all, he himself knew that everyone was frightened now, especially the little girl mage who helped them slipped back to the Angelician Mountains afterwards and was not in the city?

At this time, if the monster in the Nasalik underground tomb, the immortal skeleton, and the demon god Anz your Gong who is known as the Demon King come to the city of Ye Lantil again, everyone present should not think about it!

Because that unreliable little girl will not come to their aid in time, just like during the day? At that time, if the other party had come a little later, I am afraid that all these people present would have been almost finished!

'Hmm......'

'Grand Prince Barubouro, is there any news from him?' ’

After pondering for a while, and finding that the nobles present had calmed down a little, and seeing that they were no longer as hysterical as they had just been, Rambosa III, who was sitting in the first place, slowly opened his eyes and asked him about his eldest son, Barubouro.

Now, the only thing that worries Rambosa III is probably the eldest son he sent to Karn Village and has no specific news so far.

'That ......'

'Your Majesty! There is no more news about the Great Prince yet! ’

However, according to the spies, a military camp with a capacity of at least three to five thousand men has appeared outside Karn Village, and there is an elite Goblin Legion numbering about three thousand to five thousand people inside, and the spies have also found traces of battle and many corpses of Kingdom soldiers outside Karn Village that have not had time to be buried. ’

'So ......'

So what, the nobleman didn't go on.

Because judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the 5,000 army led by the eldest prince Barubro was defeated by the goblin legion stationed at the edge of Karn Village occupied by the Demon Guide Country, and as for the situation of the eldest prince, whether the other party is dead or alive is not known for the time being.

Because, they didn't find each other's bodies at all, and there was no way to find each other's bodies......

Come to think of it, after a while, when everything calms down, if the eldest prince had not been found to have fled back to Ye Lantir or Ri Yestij, and had not received any request from the enemy for exchange or redemption of the prisoners, then the other party must have been more than lucky.

'Really? ’

'Stand down, I see......

After hearing this, Rambosa III closed his eyes in some pain, and his haggard face looked more and more old.

Because he knew that the other party, his eldest son, Balubro Andorea Yerudo Lyle Buaysef, must have been killed in battle......

I think that at the beginning, if he hadn't made his own decisions and specially transferred him away from the dangerous main battlefield to Karn Village, which seemed to have no ability to resist, for the safety of the other party, maybe the other party would have been able to come back alive with him, right?

However, it is too late to say anything now......

And fortunately, he has another son, and a well-behaved and helpful baby daughter, and his kingdom has an heir, and it has not yet fallen to the miserable state of having no successor or destroying the country.

'Lana .....'

'Archmage Anne, is she still unwilling to accept the title of Grand Duke and the territory that the kingdom has bestowed upon her? ’

After asking about the things that should be asked, Rambosa III, who had no choice but to do anything about his eldest son, had no choice but to start mentioning another big matter that needed to be solved urgently...... Because that matter is directly related to the future security of their kingdom and the continuation of the power and status in their hands!

In any case, that thing has to be taken care of!

'Yes, Father. ’

She said that the territory was too troublesome, and she had to sign documents every day, and she hated it, so she wouldn't do that kind of stupid thing......

And she also said, "If Lana wants it, give it to Lana?" ’

Then, before I could go any further, she disappeared with a teleportation spell, presumably back to the magical floating city in the Angelician Mountains, right? ’

The third princess of the kingdom, who was standing on the side, heard that her father finally asked about the matter again, and she was prepared, and she first glanced at the nobles who were still related to each other before quickly answering softly.

Now, these nobles present no longer dare to underestimate her just because she is a woman!

Because, not only did she put forward many cross-era policies and proposals to the kingdom, such as promoting the abolition of slavery in the kingdom and the establishment of the adventurer's guild, but also single-handedly led and destroyed the 'eight fingers' who secretly controlled and endangered the kingdom, invited powerful reinforcements for the kingdom, saved the lives of all the people in front of her and ensured the continuation of the kingdom, etc.?

It is conceivable that in the future, she Lana Thierle Chardon Lyle Vanserf will definitely gain her own place in the kingdom with her great feats, and she will definitely have a huge voice! Of course, that wasn't enough, she wanted more, and even some real, power in her hands!

As for how to get the things she needs, she already has a draft in her heart, and she will try to plan slowly in the future, she is not in a hurry at all, after all, her father seems to be able to hold out for at least a few years, and she has a chance.

'Hmm......'

Is she still unwilling to accept it? However, if it's someone like her, that's a normal thing, right? ’

Rambosa III suddenly felt a little sigh.

He didn't understand, obviously he was also a powerful spellcaster, and he was obviously a supreme being beyond mortals, why was there such a big gap between that Archmage Anne and that Demon King Ainz your Gong?

Look at those two people, one is a noble person who is in the game world, beyond power, and ignores the territory and power sent to the door...... And the other is the one who wants to seize the land of their kingdom of Ry-Yestij in every possible way, and does not hesitate to join forces with the Bahas Empire because of this, even if hundreds of thousands, or even more people are slaughtered because of this, they are also butchers and despicable people?

He didn't understand why the gap between the two was so big! However, at this time, he only knew that the former was more reassuring to him and more beneficial to his kingdom, and he had to find a way to trap or trap the other party and tie the other party to this chariot of the kingdom!

Or, in every possible way, to tie the kingdom to the chariot of the other side?

Anyway, he and those nobles have seen it clearly, that magic guide country, that magic guide king Anz your Gong is by no means something that their strength can resist, they can't lose each other's help and protection no matter what, otherwise, their fate must be very miserable!!

After thinking about it, Rambosa III quickly made up his mind:

'So ......'

'Lana, please send someone to make another trip, and send the Grand Duke's seal and the fiefdom transfer documents directly to the floating city in the Angelician Mountains...... and to the nations, and to ...... The town of Yar Lantil and the surrounding area have been awarded to the only Brilliant Diamond-ranked adventurer, the owner of the Floating City, the dragon mage who defeated the Magic King, and the Grand Duke of Magic, Anne Hasta! ’

From this day forward, the town of Yah Lantil and the surrounding area, including the village of Karn, are her private and lawful territory! Although it is still part of our kingdom of Ry-Yestij, the city of Jerantir is not under the jurisdiction of the kingdom and does not have to pay taxes to the kingdom! ’

'And ......'

'Lana, from today onwards, you are the acting lord of Yar Lantier City, you are responsible for liaising and helping His Excellency Archmage Anne to manage this territory and the people here, and I will leave you an army of about 10,000 as the defenders to defend Ye Lantil City?' ’

'Let's do it for now......

Rambosar III, who felt that the connection between the kingdom of Ri Jestijah and the powerful Archmage Anne could not be easily severed, quickly came up with such a cunning and brilliant idea! Anyway, he didn't care whether the other party was willing to accept it or not, he directly forcibly sent out such a city and the surrounding territories, and also let the baby daughter who had been in contact with the other party, could speak, and had a decent relationship, even if it was to let the princess of such a kingdom play the role of the other party's housekeeper?

In fact......

If it weren't for the fact that Master Anne Hasta's Excellency was a little girl, and if the other party was a male mage, he would probably have the heart to give his daughter directly to the other party as a maid!

'Huh?! ’

'Yes! Father, don't worry, Lana will take care of everything!! ’

never thought that his father would come up with such a good idea, and also threw so much power directly to himself, this kind of good thing that fell from the sky made Lana stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly came back to her senses, and smiled and bowed and generously agreed.

Well, now that little girl doesn't want the territory, and her father forcibly sent it out and let herself manage it on her behalf, so what's the difference between this and giving it directly to herself? Anyway, in Lana's opinion, there is so much more she can do to manage this territory with that little girl's name on it!

However, what exactly is going on, she can take her time in the future, and now that the kingdom and this region are still in turmoil, she is not in a hurry.

‘！！ ’

'Your Majesty is wise!!!' ’

That's right! ’

"Since that Demon King Ainz your Gong wants this land so much, then let's just give it all to that little girl mage, and let her help us defend the country, keep the Demon Guide Kingdom and the Empire out, and the Slian Sect as well, there is no better way!" ’

'Great! Your Majesty, what should have been done a long time ago! ’

I strongly agree with this decision! ’

I strongly agree with that too!! ’

Me too! ’

Hearing that His Majesty had finally made up his mind to use the method that had been discussed before such a war, the nobles who had survived the war cheered as if they had really won the Demon Nation and the Basha's Empire, and had no worries ever since?

‘……’

'Hahaha......'

'Come! Cheers to victory! ’

'Cheers!!' ’

Soon, the nearby soldiers noticed that in the small fortress of the city lord of Ye Lantil, there were bursts of laughter? Those kingdom nobles who were scared to cry their fathers and mothers before, but they still have the heart to drink and have fun at this time?

That strange situation made the contempt and resentment of the nobles of the soldiers who were unaware and uneasy in their hearts even deeper...... Some people even began to wonder what they were doing to fight the Imperial Army and the monsters of the Demon Nation for what they were for.

Was it so that those people could drink and have fun and enjoy the special care of the maids in the warm, candlelit and fireplace castle on the first night after the battle?!

It's a pity that the dissatisfaction of a small number of soldiers is doomed to be in vain, their ideas can't change the status quo of the kingdom, and they don't have the strength to confront those high-ranking nobles in the kingdom, they don't even have the right to talk on an equal footing, they are just a group of ordinary soldiers at the bottom.

At the same time......

‘！！ ’

Bang dang~!

'Damn! Bastard!! ’

'That little girl, I can't spare her!!' ’

While the kingdom leaders of the city of Yar Rantir were deliberating and coming up with a brilliant solution that no one objected to, in the tenth throne hall of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarik, the Wizard King Ainz your Gong was throwing things and venting his anger until a magic that forcibly calmed his emotions and soul fluctuations calmed him down.

‘……’

'Damn!! ’

Ainz your Gong was still a little hysterical, so frightened that the twins on the side, Mare and Yaura, shrank aside a little nervously and did not dare to squeak.

'Humph!! ’

In fact, he didn't complain that Ma Lei forcibly teleported him away at that time, because he himself knew that he who cast that super magic, he had a huge loss of magic power, and he was definitely not the opponent of the little girl who was already stronger than him, plus there were also five burning space-time black goat cubs, so it was extremely correct for Ma Lei to directly teleport him away from the gaffe!

And the reason why he is angry now is just that he is a little angry that the little girl has repeatedly sabotaged his plan and made him lose face several times.

But venting is venting, and after venting, you always have to calm down and start thinking of a way, although he Anz your Gong is no longer alive, but he can't let the difficulties suffocate to death, right?

'Master Ainz ......'

'What do we do now?' ’

Seeing that the master of Ainz ul Gong, who they were serving together, had calmed down, the female succubus Yarbede on the side walked to the other party's side with some concern and asked softly.

‘……’

It can't just be left at that! ’

'Now, I declare: that dragon mage, that Anne Hasta is our Great Underground Tomb of Nazarik, the greatest enemy of our Wizard Nation, and we must find a way to destroy her!!' ’

In a fit of rage, Ainz your Gong said hatefully.

But after announcing it, he suddenly regretted it a little...... Because he also knew that if only he and three or three Guardians made a move, they would definitely not be the opponents of the other party! This, he and Jarbede knew, Dimiugos also knew very well, and even Sebas had felt the strength of the other party up close, so he had to think of a way!

If there is really no way, maybe he can directly seal the large underground tomb of Nasalik for a few hundred years, wait until the wind is calm outside, wait until everyone forgets about them, and wait until the little human girl player who is suspected of being crossed over from another game dies of old age, and then they go out to make a fortune?

Anyway, the existence in their Nasalik underground tomb is almost the kind of existence that can live forever, and it is not a big problem to hibernate for hundreds of years!

However, that would be a bit too humiliating......

Especially when he remembered that the history books of those mortal nations might record that his short-lived demon kingdom had to be cowered underground for hundreds of years because of the defeat of the war, and how unbearable he was as much as he could, the demon king Anzi your Gong, he couldn't help but feel the urge to put a few more 'tributes to the Dark Mother Mother Goddess' and kill all the humans who knew about it.

'But, Lord Ainz, what are we going to do next, to gather all the Guardians to fight her?' ’

'But ......'

'In that case, Dimiugos may not be able to participate, because he has at least half a year or more to regain his strength......

Thinking that Lord Ainz wanted to go to the Angelician Mountains to find the little girl and shop with the guy who got a floating city out of nowhere, Albede asked with some concern.

'No! ’

'Albede, we can't force ......'

'The immediate task now is to develop and strengthen us first, and then at the same time to investigate the origin of that little girl, find her weaknesses as much as possible, and finally find a suitable opportunity to gather all the forces at our disposal in the Great Underground Tomb of Nasalik and deliver the most fatal blow to it!!' ’

Knowing that rushing to take revenge would only give away people's heads, Ainz your Gong thought about it, and could only pretend to clench the fist formed by his bone claws, and comforted himself with some cowardice.

'Ahh ’

'Mistress Ainz, it's great that you can think of a way so quickly!!' ’

Seeing that the other party didn't think about coming hard, Albede hurriedly complimented him.

'But Lord Ainz! ’

'I'm afraid that there is no way to take the city of Ye Lantil, and the Andicia Mountains to the north are also the same, what should we do now, are we going to fight the Bajas Empire? ’

To grow and grow is to expand the territory, and since the kingdom of Ry-Yestij and the city of Yerantir cannot be fought, it is only natural that Yarbede will start the idea of the Bajas Empire, which is not inferior to the kingdom in terms of territory.

After all, they now know the empire very well, the other party is not as strong as they imagined, and there is no strong person like that little girl, she is confident that she can use one-third of the power of the Nasalik underground tomb to completely conquer the other party in a week!

'Humph! ’

'The Bajas Empire is quite obedient, and now it is more useful to make them vassals than to defeat them!' ’

However, after hearing Albede's words, Ainz your Gong shook his head, obviously not planning to make a move against the Bajas Empire, who had been frightened by their power and had always been obedient, at this time.

'But ......'

'Without the city of Yah Lantier, we cannot attack to the southwest, northwest and southwest, but we can attack to the east and southeast!' ’

'We can take the Slen Cult!' Kaz Plains! The Dragon Kingdom also bypassed the kingdom of Ri Yestijah to take the wasteland of the subhuman tribe, the Great Desert and the Holy Kingdom, and finally concentrated all the forces to go back and destroy the kingdom of Ri Yestij! ’

When the time comes, that little girl, with the strength of one person, can she still fight against the power of the entire continent? ’

If Ainz your Gong's desire to unify the land was not too strong before, and was just to cooperate with Dimiugos's misinterpretation, then now he really wants to conquer and rule this land!

Moreover, this matter is still as soon as possible, he must not just let the little girl who can control the floating city live in this world for too long! Because, every time he thought that the other party might one day suddenly take control of the floating city and fly to the top of their Nasalik underground tomb and be bombed by their base, he faintly felt uneasy!

Although, after he became a skeleton, he didn't need to sleep and eat anymore?

‘！！ ’

'Mistress Ainz is wise!!' ’

Yarbede's eyes are about to pop up little stars, but I don't know if she is really complimenting, or if she is complimenting unconditionally because of some factor, then it is unknown for the time being.

'Go! ’

'Call the other Guardians, we need to have a meeting on a new approach to the future of our Wizard Nation!' ’

After making a decision, Ainz your Gong resolutely ordered Albede.

'Yes! ’

'Yes! My Lord Ainz!! ’

With that, the female succubus turned, twisted her slender waist and walked out of the throne hall, commanding the guardians to go.

'Anne Hasta ......'

'Humph! ’

'We're not done!!' ’

At this moment, Ainz your Gong no longer thinks about the fact that the other party may be a cross-traveled player like himself, he just wants to defeat the other party as soon as possible, force the other party to ask for the information he cares about, plunder the other party's power, and then kill the other party, and then resurrect and enslave the other party into a lich under his command, that's all!

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