Chapter 36 Deliberately Misleading and Raising Thieves with Self-Respect (I)

Fortress City Yay. To the south of Lantil, on the endless barren grassland, a group of figures suddenly appeared. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Among them, men, women, and children, each dressed in extravagant costumes and armor, and was equipped with powerful magical items, the armor was clearly mixed with expensive steel and oralcum, and the robes were also mixed with the silk thread of Mithril, exuding a mysterious magical aura. And their buttons, brooches, rings, gems, headdresses, necklaces, amulets, and many things that appear to be just ornaments are actually magical equipment with special functions. It can be called outrageous to burn money. If compared to the adventurer's guild in the fortress city, those poor adventurers who may not be able to afford to wear chain armor, there is a world of difference between mice and lions, even if it is not an exaggeration to say that they are "legendary braves".

And at the end of the field of vision in front of them, the fortress city yes. Rantir had also just been reduced to ruins and caves by a group of undead creatures.

It's a pity that these well-armed and armed to the teeth don't seem to have any intention of slaying demons and promoting justice.

“…… Really...... In just one night, the fortress of the city of Yay. Lantil is a city of death! Shouldn't it be the target of your [Wind Flower Sacred Scripture] pursuit, the 'clone of the Queen's Tears', the good deeds done by that female sadist? ”

Looking at the black-fogged, lifeless fortress city. Lantil, a young man sighed, "...... Not only did he assassinate the Earth Witch Princess, but he also stole the [Crown of the Wise]! Now, somehow, he sacrificed a city to the demons in exchange for power...... That's a ......."

“…… Hmph, are you accusing me of the [Wind Flower Sacred Scripture] for not tracking down effectively? But are you qualified to teach us this? Don't forget, the female traitor who stole the Crown of the Wise was once a member of your Dark Tome! ”

Another woman with a distinctly different style of clothing snorted coldly and said, "...... Moreover, despite her strong martial arts, that female traitor shouldn't know such advanced undead magic! I guess where did you find a powerful magician...... Speaking of which, our [Wind Flower Sacred Text] appeared here because we wanted to pursue the female traitor who stole the [Crown of the Wise]. What are you [Dark Scriptures] here for? ”

- Gathered in the fortress city at this moment. This group of militants in the grasslands on the southern outskirts of Lantier is two of the special forces of the 'Six-Colored Holy Codex' of the Southern Slian Sect, and they are good at recovering and reconnoitring the [Wind Flower Holy Codex] and [Pitch Black Holy Codex]. And the meeting between the two here was purely accidental.

So, after listening to the inquiry of the [Wind Flower Sacred Codex], the members of the [Pitch Black Holy Codex] turned their eyes to the two leaders: an old lady wearing a cheongsam with a golden dragon pattern on a silver background, and a young warrior with a spear, and only replied after receiving their nods of approval:

“…… You've been chasing the thieves all this time, and you may not know the latest military information: Seven days ago, the [Sunshine Sacred Codex] troops led by Captain Negan were in Yay. The countryside near Lantil was attacked by an unknown enemy and the whole army was destroyed! After analysis and judgment, the Supreme Council of Priests believes that it is possible to destroy the resurrection of the Dragon King, which is a huge threat to the entire human world, so let's bring the artifact to slay the dragon......"

(Miscalculation, in the battle of Karn Village, it was actually the Lich King Ainz who cast a spell to shield the Cult's remote monitoring of the [Wind Flower Sacred Tome].) Based on past experience, the Church believed that it was the work of the resurrected Dragon King of Destruction, because the Dragon King of Destruction had similar abilities. ）

“…… In this way, the undead natural disaster that is happening in the fortress city now is very likely to be the work of the Dragon King of Destruction? And the female traitor and the [Crown of Wisdom] on her body may also be lost in this disaster...... What the hell! We've just found out she's in the city! ”

“…… This one...... Due to the lack of even the most basic information, we are not yet able to determine whether the culprit is the Dragon Destroyer. However, according to the torture of the survivors who escaped from the city, last night's fortress city Ye. Lantier, it is true that there have been bone dragons in the past, and there is more than one ......"

The old lady wearing a cheongsam with a golden dragon pattern on a silver background hesitated for a moment and said, "...... What are you going to do next? It's to break into a fortress city infested by undead creatures. Lantier, do you want to continue to follow the trail of the [Crown of the Wise]? ”

“…… Are you kidding? In the face of such a big mess, how could that female traitor still stay in the city? By now, they have either fled, or they have taken refuge in the leader of the evil organization that set off this undead scourge, and have a powerful force that we cannot deal with. There is also a possibility that she died in that city, and even her body may have turned into a zombie...... Moreover, even if she succeeds in escaping, after such a drastic change, we will not be able to find any clues from the city, so we can only go home like this, and slowly wait for the intelligence officers from all over the country to find out. ”

The leader of the [Wind Flower Sacred Text] sighed and replied, "...... After all, we are not obligated to regain lost territory for foreigners...... And then, what about you? Are you still planning to attack this city that has been reduced to a demon cave? With the small amount of staff you have? ”

“…… Belch...... This one...... We need to discuss......" The twelve members of the [Pitch Black Sacred Codex] present were suddenly a little embarrassed.

- Although in order to defeat the Dragon King of Destruction who may be resurrected, the Slian Sect did not hesitate to take out precious artifacts, such as the magic cheongsam [Alluring Country] that can confuse any object, and the [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] that can kill even the demon god with one hit...... But the problem is that this is all prepared for a single goal, and there is no thought of fighting a conference battle at all. Right now, facing the army of undead creatures that filled a city, the twelve people of the [Pitch Black Holy Codex] immediately waxed: [Alluring the Country] and [Demon Slaying Holy Spear] are certainly powerful, but they are one-time, and they can only be used once before disappearing!

What's even more difficult is that it happened at this time in the fortress city of yes. The undead catastrophe of Rantir is certainly appalling, but in the absence of evidence, it may not be the work of the Dragon King, and it is also very likely to be a conspiracy of an evil organization. If they fight all the way into the city, and use the artifact in order to defeat the mastermind behind the scenes, only to find out that they have found the wrong target, then it is really beyond regret!

As the special forces of the Slian Sect, they don't have Tiri. The kingdom of Jestijah is planning to exterminate the undead and reclaim the city!

However, if you just stay outside the city and look at the scenery, it is obviously a very unreasonable thing.

And, as time goes on and the news spreads, in. The army of the Jestijah Kingdom and the crusaders organized by the Adventurers' Guild, and even the army of the Bahas Empire who want to pick up the bargain, are estimated to arrive in the fortress city one after another. Lantier. At that time, how should they, the uninvited special forces of the Slian Sect [Six-Colored Holy Codex], get along with each other, whether they should have an armed conflict with each other, and whether it will lead to any international turmoil, is really a difficult problem for the front-line commanders at the grassroots level, so they all feel extremely entangled at the moment.

However, they don't really have to worry about this kind of problem at all.

In the next moment, the air froze instantly, and a sudden change occurred!

——In the originally empty air, like ripples on the surface of the water, a dense black mist suddenly filled. Immediately afterward, the black mist spun and solidified rapidly, and before the people of the Slian Sect could react, it had already turned into the shape of a gate.

The whole process only takes a few seconds, so fast that you don't even have time to blink.

Next, a group of tall figures jumped out of the dark gate where the fog condensed. The moment they saw them clearly, the people of the Slian Sect were shocked - it was ...... who came out Tiger people and golems?! What kind of awkward combination is this?

What made everyone in the Silian Sect even more surprised was that one of them, an iron golem as tall as a two-story building with a carved skeleton pattern all over its body, raised its forearm triumphantly and pointed at them, and reprimanded in a non-ordinary mechanical voice: "...... Kuku! O hypocrites! Your end has come! Now, I'm going to punish you on behalf of the moon! Come and try my diamond drill bit at 5,000 revolutions per second! ”

Hearing this mindless reprimand of the middle two breath, everyone in the Silian Sect was embarrassed for a moment, and they were stunned......

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- Rewind the clock half an hour ago, the fortress city yes. A survivor colony north of Lantil

All in all, after dispatching several fooling experts to launch a lobbying offensive against the Lich King Ainz, players who have linked their game accounts to another world finally get a batch of weapons he funded: wands, enchanted daggers, magic bows and arrows, and steel battle axes...... Although in the Great Tomb of Nasalik, where countless treasures are stored, these enchanted equipment are only mid-to-high-grade goods, but for the natives of another world, they are already called sharp weapons.

However, these weapons are adapted to the human body, and it seems a little out of place to be issued to a kitten man who is only thirty centimeters tall.

In addition, in addition to the delivery of this batch of equipment, Anz also raised his concerns: "...... There are obvious traces of the YGGDRASIL game in this world. And the close relationship between you and me is now known to many people. If someone escapes with the information, or if the other party is like a gamer and can be resurrected in the temple after death, the Great Tomb of Nasalik will probably be exposed, or at least traced all the way to Karn Village! Wouldn't that be a big trouble for yourself? ”

“…… Well, rest assured, you'll be disguised before we kill you. Tabby Elvis Presley Qiu rolled his eyes and replied - I have to say that as a Japanese office worker, the Lich King Ainz is really too cowardly in terms of personality, obviously has the crushing strength of Long Aotian who is enough to beat the world, but he does not have the strength of Long Aotian to kill decisively and happily revenge, but he is cautious to the point that people can't help but want to complain.

“…… Cross-dressing? Did this idea work? In the mind of the Lich King Ainz, the cute appearance of the kitten wearing clothes and armor immediately appeared, and I couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed," ...... No matter what you look like, a cat is still a cat! ”

“…… Hey, Mr. Ainz, I'm not talking about the untechnical dress-up, I'm going to do it all over again......"

The next moment, the tabby Elvis Presley on his leg turned into a dazzling white light and disappeared in an instant. Then another giant golem crashed to the ground. It was a metal giant more than three meters tall, with a tracked chassis, chainsaws and drills on both arms, and a flamethrower on its head. Then, the cat thief Ma Tong also transformed into an eight-foot-tall tiger female warrior, holding the two scimitars that Ainz had just provided.

Then, one after another, golems or tigermen of different classes and shapes appeared in front of the Lich King Ainz, each of them a top-level player character who had been added to the full level of a hundred as cheats...... Until it is increased to the maximum limit of cheating, that is, twenty people.

“…… That's it, Mr. Ainz, we're going to hide the Cat Size this time and fight them with the Golem and the Tiger Man's trumpet! Even if there were eyewitnesses who saw the scene of this battle! And you can be sure that no one will be associated with your Great Nasalik Tomb! ”

Wang Qiu, who had become an iron giant, spoke so eloquently, "...... Of course, you will have to open a portal and get us to the predetermined battlefield. There is also remote monitoring and shielding of the battlefield, which will also have to work hard for you...... Alright, now it's time for me to go offline and make a change! ”

“…… Downline substitutions? Ainz, who had just raised his wand to cast a spell, was stunned, "...... Isn't the fight about to start? ”

“…… Ah, yes, the enemy is stronger this time after all, and it may be a bit difficult for us amateur players to fight. So for the sake of safety, this large-scale guild team battle, I feel that more professional professional players should do it...... Good bye! ”

Immediately afterwards, twenty hardcore online game masters recruited by the state took over the full-level game accounts of these twenty entities far away in the Otherworld, and then formed four standard five-person game teams according to the establishment of meat shields (or defensive golems), mages (or long-range artillery Golems), thieves, priests, knights (or impact golems), and happily slaughtered their own otherworldly battlefields through the [portal] opened by the Lich King Ainz.

A pinnacle duel like Mars hitting the earth, suddenly in the fortress city yes. The desolate grasslands on the outskirts of Lantil erupted!

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The earth shakes, the mountains shook, the sky collapsed, and the stones shattered!

Fortress City Yay. In the desolate grasslands on the outskirts of Lantil, the brilliance of various attack spells intertwined, and for a moment it was like a volcanic eruption!

Even from a distance of nearly ten kilometers, the Lich King Ainz on the other side of the horizon could faintly hear one huge roar after another like thunder on a sunny day, and saw one huge mushroom cloud after another rising with flying sand and rocks...... There were also bursts of violent tremors, which made the walls of the fortress city seem to tremble as if they were trembling, gradually crumbling down the moss and dust on the city bricks.

The surviving citizens who had just escaped from the undead were all lying on the ground, and although they didn't know what was happening in the distance, they still muttered to themselves in horror and begged for the blessings of the gods.

After another half hour or so, the distant explosions had subsided, but the vast grassland had already been blazing with fire, and both the dry blades of grass and the sparse trees were in a cloud of fire and smoke. As the southwesterly wind prevailed at this time, the fire, driven by the wind, was slowly approaching the refugee gathering place from a distance, although it was still far away, but still caused a panic.

Next, Wang Qiu, who re-launched his account as a tabby cat mage, as well as cat thief Ma Tong, cat scholar Guo Jing and others, finally appeared in front of the Lich King Anz again with a few helmets and talismans and other loot.

Talking about the team battle that just ended, they all licked their paws and sighed.

“…… The people of the Silian Sect have basically been killed by us, and only one escaped, and he seems to have a fairly high-level life-saving prop on him...... Although we had pre-cast a spell to seal off the space, we couldn't stop him from teleporting himself out of the battlefield in an instant. ”

Speaking of which, although he did not go into battle in person, but only watched the battle through the screen, Wang Qiu still sighed with emotion, "...... Speaking of which, the opponent this time is really tough enough, and there is no comparison with the people of the [Sunshine Holy Scripture] last time! One of the unluckiest of us was blown up five times in a row, and one of us fell under the other's mind control magic and had to choose to blow himself up on the spot so as not to endanger the rest of his comrades...... Fortunately, our accounts are all hung on cheats, and we can directly resurrect in full state after death, otherwise we really can't gnaw this hard bone......"

“…… Are these people from the Slian Sect really so powerful? Isn't that an exaggeration? Ainz felt that the other party had gone too far.

“…… Not an exaggeration at all! They're equipped with world-class props! There are even [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country] Meow! ”

“…… What the? World-class props?! [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country]?!! Ainz was taken aback.

- The so-called world-class props are the top props that only exist in the entire YGGDRASIL game, and each of them has the terrifying power of moving mountains and reclaiming the sea and reversing yin and yang. Among the 200 world-class props that have already destroyed the balance of the game, there are 20 particularly powerful one-time props, each of which is thunderous for players, including [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country and City]: [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] can unconditionally delete the target, in other words, even if the existence of the target is completely erased, even if it is the highest resurrection magic, it cannot resurrect people who do not exist. However, as a price, the user will also suffer the consequences, that is, they will all die; [Alluring Country] can mentally control players or NPCs of any level, even if the enemy's powerful thugs defect instantly.

Obviously, if it weren't these guys who had been resurrected infinitely with cheats and their bodies were far away in another world just now, it was Anz himself, then no matter how powerful his combat power was, he would be in danger of being completely wiped out or reduced to a puppet......

At this moment, Ainz was extremely glad that he had such a group of substitutes around him who could be thrown out at will to act as a pathstone, and even better, these substitutes could still be resurrected indefinitely...... In addition, they can also act as a think tank, giving themselves some advice that looks good.

For example, after dealing with the reconnaissance troops of the Slian Sect, Wang Qiu said to Anz mysteriously:

“…… Mr. Ainz, you seem to have said that you want to conquer this world, right? ”

“…… Yes...... It was just a stupid thing that I said when I was overly excited when I first came to another world. Please don't care. ”

Hearing the other party mention his embarrassment not long ago, Anz couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "...... In fact, I know very well that conquering the world is not so easy. Moreover, even if I lay down a large territory, I will not be able to come up with a bureaucracy to rule and manage it for the time being......"

“…… No, no, Mr. Ainz, you misunderstood me. While the goal of conquering the world may indeed be an exaggeration, it should still be necessary to rule a territory, right? At the very least, you have to take the land and people around the Nasalik tomb under your jurisdiction, otherwise it will be too dangerous - what if the nobles of the empire or kingdom have a decree and want to expropriate the Nasalik tomb? ”

“…… How could such a thing be promised?! Well...... I kind of get what you mean, though. Indeed, the Great Tomb of Nasalik needed a territory for external resources, as well as a suitable name for a public appearance in the world...... Do you have any good advice in mind? ”

“…… Yes, Mr. Ainz, if you want to achieve the above, now is the perfect time! Our staff officers have developed a set of "Nasalik Tomb Otherworld Development Strategic Plan" tailored for you, and the main guiding ideology is 'self-respect for thieves'......

When Captain Gurdjief's reinforcements arrive, you can mislead and fool him like this...... In this way, it can not only establish a positive image of compassion and compassion, but also sow the seeds of suspicion and distrust among the nations of mankind.

Next, in order to be able to play both the savior and the villain, you also need to send troops to sneak up on Yay. Lantil, destroy the necromancers entrenched in the city, and at the same time control the undead in the fortress city, and firmly grasp all the potential factors that may lead to accidents...... "state resurrection, otherwise I really can't gnaw this hard bone......"

“…… Are these people from the Slian Sect really so powerful? Isn't that an exaggeration? Ainz felt that the other party had gone too far.

“…… Not an exaggeration at all! They're equipped with world-class props! There are even [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country] Meow! ”

“…… What the? World-class props?! [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country]?!! Ainz was taken aback.

- The so-called world-class props are the top props that only exist in the entire YGGDRASIL game, and each of them has the terrifying power of moving mountains and reclaiming the sea and reversing yin and yang. Among the 200 world-class props that have already destroyed the balance of the game, there are 20 particularly powerful one-time props, each of which is thunderous for players, including [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] and [Alluring Country and City]: [Demon Slayer Holy Spear] can unconditionally delete the target, in other words, even if the existence of the target is completely erased, even if it is the highest resurrection magic, it cannot resurrect people who do not exist. However, as a price, the user will also suffer the consequences, that is, they will all die; [Alluring Country] can mentally control players or NPCs of any level, even if the enemy's powerful thugs defect instantly.

Obviously, if it weren't these guys who had been resurrected infinitely with cheats and their bodies were far away in another world just now, it was Anz himself, then no matter how powerful his combat power was, he would be in danger of being completely wiped out or reduced to a puppet......

At this moment, Ainz was extremely glad that he had such a group of substitutes around him who could be thrown out at will to act as a pathstone, and even better, these substitutes could still be resurrected indefinitely...... In addition, they can also act as a think tank, giving themselves some advice that looks good.

For example, after dealing with the reconnaissance troops of the Slian Sect, Wang Qiu said to Anz mysteriously:

“…… Mr. Ainz, you seem to have said that you want to conquer this world, right? ”

“…… Yes...... It was just a stupid thing that I said when I was overly excited when I first came to another world. Please don't care. ”

Hearing the other party mention his embarrassment not long ago, Anz couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "...... In fact, I know very well that conquering the world is not so easy. Moreover, even if I lay down a large territory, I will not be able to come up with a bureaucracy to rule and manage it for the time being......"

“…… No, no, Mr. Ainz, you misunderstood me. While the goal of conquering the world may indeed be an exaggeration, it should still be necessary to rule a territory, right? At the very least, you have to take the land and people around the Nasalik tomb under your jurisdiction, otherwise it will be too dangerous - what if the nobles of the empire or kingdom have a decree and want to expropriate the Nasalik tomb? ”

“…… How could such a thing be promised?! Well...... I kind of get what you mean, though. Indeed, the Great Tomb of Nasalik needed a territory for external resources, as well as a suitable name for a public appearance in the world...... Do you have any good advice in mind? ”

“…… Yes, Mr. Ainz, if you want to achieve the above, now is the perfect time! Our staff officers have developed a set of "Nasalik Tomb Otherworld Development Strategic Plan" tailored for you, and the main guiding ideology is 'self-respect for thieves'......

When Captain Gurdjief's reinforcements arrive, you can mislead and fool him like this...... In this way, it can not only establish a positive image of compassion and compassion, but also sow the seeds of suspicion and distrust among the nations of mankind.

Next, in order to be able to play both the savior and the villain, you also need to send troops to sneak up on Yay. Lantil, destroy the necromancers entrenched in the city, and at the same time control the undead in the fortress city, and keep all the potential factors that could lead to accidents in your hands......"