Chapter XVII

Although the armored knights who attacked the village had been killed by cats and goblins, the surviving villagers seemed to be even more frightened. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After all, the knight who slaughtered them was not a good man, but the new savior was just as terrifying.

Such a short contact was not enough for the villagers to regard these new "strong people" as so-called "their own people".

Especially after seeing the cute kittens ravage the seemingly tough knights into piles of meat in such a ferocious way......

Therefore, the Lich King Anz, who has just arrived in another world, has no real experience of doing evil so far, and is essentially just an ordinary urban office worker, finds that he has to shoulder the responsibility of calming people's hearts and finding a way to eliminate the uneasiness of the villagers!

Hell, I'm a lich that everyone fears! Why make a cameo appearance as a priest or psychiatrist who heals the hearts of mortals?

But there's really no way around it, you can't let the guild weird guardians who regard humans as inferior creatures do this kind of thing!

Aintz, who was wearing a mask, rolled his eyes in his heart, but he had to reluctantly squeeze out the most amiable voice, and said with a pleasant face:

“…… As you can see, I am a well-traveled magician. When passing by this village, I saw that these cold-blooded and ruthless butchers were killing innocent villagers, and I couldn't see it, so I saw that the road was uneven, and I just drew my sword to help......"

“…… About these cats...... Belch...... Don't worry, they're all my pets......" looked down at the tabby Elvis Presley who was squatting next to him, and found that he didn't seem to have any objections, so the Lich King Ainz continued, "...... It's just that I have opened my mind with magic, so I think they are my disciples and servants. As long as you don't mess with them, there will be no trouble......"

“…… Has anyone been injured and needs to be treated? I've got healing magic here! ”

――After the little goblin Flor generously performed the [Group Minor Injury Healing Technique] for free, healing the villagers who were cut or injured by their own falls, the survivors of Karn Village finally calmed down and kowtowed to the benefactors who saved them, and gradually let down their guard against these kitten people who looked like pet cats, as well as the goblins who looked more delicate and cute.

After all, the reason why cute things are cute things is because they have a cute enough appearance to induce people's natural goodwill.

The surviving villagers then wiped away their tears and began to clean up the mess: extinguishing the flames that were still burning in some of the houses, salvaging the remaining food and belongings, collecting the bodies of the dead, and collecting the armor, swords, and horses left behind by the knights to make up for the losses.

In this dark age of the jungle, there is not much time left for the living to immerse themselves in grief for the dead.

Then, a very humble mass funeral took place in a communal cemetery on the outskirts of the village. The so-called cemetery is nothing more than a vacant lot fenced off by a dilapidated fence, with round stone tablets inscribed with the names of the deceased, and more expensive wooden plaques.

Because there were too many people who died this time, the remaining people in the village were limited, and there were too many things to deal with, it was impossible to dig a sufficient number of earth pits to bury all the bodies for a while, so only a part of them could be buried first, and the remaining corpses were temporarily piled up on the threshing floor. Strangely, the first thing they buried was not the severed dead, but the part of the body that was relatively intact. As for the coffin, of course, there is no way to buy it, at most the corpse can only be wrapped in a sheet, or even covered with some hay, and thrown into the pit and buried hastily. Finally, the village chief recites the words of consolation for the dead in the cemetery, bows to several gods from the other world who have never heard of it, and prays that the dead can rest in peace.

From the standpoint of Anzi and Wang Qiu, who are visitors from other worlds, burying the deceased quickly on the day of death seems to be a little overdone, and it is also a lack of respect for the deceased - whether according to modern Japanese or Chinese customs, after the death of a loved one, it is a normal process to stop for several days, spend a lot of money to organize a bunch of memorial services, and collect a large amount of white packets from the worshipping guests to make up for the expenses.

However, the funeral customs and morals of the other world are probably very different from those of the earth, so they didn't say much about it.

- Later they learned that due to the prevalence of necromancy, in order to prevent the corpses of the dead from being used by the undead, or turning into zombies for some natural reason, they were terrible things. Human beings in this world generally do not dare to leave the deceased at home for a few days after the death of a loved one. Unless it is those dignitaries who can afford to hold a grand funeral, once ordinary people have a deceased, they are in danger of becoming zombies or skeleton soldiers...... The safety of the living is always more important than the decency of the dead.

In the same way, after the disaster in the village has passed, the surviving villagers can put everything else on hold for a while, and they must also bury the bodies of their relatives and friends as soon as possible. Otherwise, if there is another undead natural disaster, then this small village can really disappear from the world!

- Moreover, the Kaz Plain, where the village of Karn is located, happens to be the hardest hit area with the highest probability of natural corpse transformation in the world......

Among the villagers gathered in the cemetery to mourn their loved ones were the first two rescued sisters, An Li. Emmett and Niem. Emmert. The visitors from the other world who entered the chaos were still unable to save their parents, because the couple had already died before that.

At this moment, the two sisters were hugging each other and crying, looking haggard and desolate in the howling mountain wind.

What they don't know is that the cats and "exotic magicians" who saved them before can actually make them meet their parents again.

For example, in the hands of the current Lich King Ainz, there is a [Resurrection Staff] made of ivory and gold, full of divine aura, which can resurrect the dead who have just died. And the full-level goblin players and cat priest players also have the ability to cast a resurrection spell to instantly resurrect any NPC below level 10. Not to mention saving the sisters' parents, it is more than enough to resurrect all the dead in this village.

However, until the end of the prayer ceremony and the end of the funeral, none of the visitors from the other world had any intention of coming to the rescue.

After all, none of them are virgins and usually do not pay much to do such a thing that is not beneficial.

Although there are a lot of [Resurrection Staffs] in Anz's hand, there is nowhere to replenish them in this world, and there is one less with one. And the protagonist Wang Qiu, who has had many travel experiences, is an absolute pessimist, and he is never afraid to guess the attitude of strangers with the greatest malice.

After all, the real world is not a fantasy novel of "Dragon Quest", and it is not that if you stand up to save the villagers, you will definitely win gratitude and reverence - maybe people are happy to be rescued, but they still think of you as an idiot and a wronged boss, and wonder how to take revenge and slaughter you! It is not uncommon in modern China in the 21st century to see those young and fresh donkey travelers who stupidly run to a wilderness area without preparation, and then get trapped in distress, crying and begging the PLA to come to search and rescue them, and at the same time turn around and slander the PLA and the public security officers and police, and accuse the military and police of tyranny.

So far, it is difficult to say whether the reason why the villagers have not shown this tendency to take revenge is because the local people are simple and everyone has the moral concept of gratitude in their hearts, or because they are aware of the current affairs enough to be intimidated by the fierce force of the strong people in this line.

After burying the deceased's body, the village chief wiped away his tears and invited the Lich King Ainz and his party to his home to be entertained.