Chapter 12: On How to Pretend to Be in the Other World

PS: Regarding the [Portal] magic in "Overlord: The King of the Undead", although it is indeed thousands of miles away and very convenient, there is a disadvantage that it is impossible to open the [Portal] to a place that you have never been to. www.biquge.info In other words, it can only be used in the game map that has already been lit up.

Of course, this "light-up" map doesn't have to be done by the player in person, and it can be okay to send your subordinates or use ranged scout items.

But despite this, in the early stages of traveling through another world, the scope of the map that has been lit up is still small.

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In short, the Lich King Flying Squirrel, or the office worker Satoru Suzuki, is currently having a headache to find that the common sense he has learned in his past life is not the same as the common sense here. In other words, all kinds of common sense on the earth are completely uncommon in this strange world!

This is a huge problem, and if you don't even have the most basic common sense, you are likely to make a fatal mistake without even realizing it.

Even in modern times, there are many areas where ordinary people will hack people to death on the street because of a wrong gesture or even a certain dietary taboo. And in this fantasy world where the level of social development is obviously more backward, I am afraid that there will be more similar taboos.

But now he and the entire Nasalik tomb are in a state of serious lack of basic common sense, and they must find a way to solve it, but they can't think of any good way at all. And as the only allies, the "21st Century Ancient Players", those who can "land" into this world through the computer network, do not seem to be very helpful in this regard, after all, they are also earthlings...... But at least you should ask for it.

After all, there is a large government on the other side as a backing, and it can gather top thinkers from all walks of life to analyze and judge.

Although there is a century-old gap between the era when he was born and the world over there, now that he has left the earth of the 22nd century and has come to a different world full of fantasy, the difference in scientific and technological level has long lost its meaning. As for the internal logic of various political and military struggles and interpersonal relations, there is not much difference between the earth's human society in the 21st century and the earth's human society in the 22nd century.

As an ordinary office worker in the 22nd century with only a primary school education, Flying Squirrel does not think that the wisdom in his mind can be compared to that of the top wise men on Earth a hundred years ago. The only concern is whether the other party can be trusted - but there is really no better choice at the moment, and in any case, the other party is an earthling like himself, at least for now, with good intentions. If you turn them away because of excessive hostility, then you really don't even have a suitable person to sit down with and discuss countermeasures.

So, the flying squirrel walked out of the temple and looked around, and found that the "ancient players of the 21st century" were not staying in the courtyard, but were all gathered on top of the city walls. When he jumped up the city wall, he happened to witness a spectacle outside the city wall:

The vast grassland seems to have turned into the sea, creating undulating waves on the surface. One after another, the mound of earth appeared on the ground, and then gradually gathered together, and finally turned into a tsunami-like wave of earth and rock, slowly pressing down on Nasalik from all directions!

The next moment, a huge mudslide crashed into the solid walls of Nasalik, shattered, ebbed, and solidified, and finally turned into a ring of towering mounds around the Great Tomb of Nassalik, like a crater or crater, hiding the surface courtyard of the Great Tomb of Nasalik in the center.

In this way, although it is still impossible to hide the creatures flying through the sky, for those travelers who walk on the distant ground, from their height, the surface entrance of Nasalik is completely transformed into an ordinary mound, and there is no trace of man-made structures.

“…… What a handy technique! A mound was piled up in an instant...... "Seeing the dark elf pseudo-female mage Ma Lei standing on the city wall waving his magic wand, adjusting the waves of dirt like conducting an orchestra, and squatting on the wall in the image of a Persian cat scholar, Commissar Guo couldn't help but sigh and praise.

“…… This is the Great Waves of the Earth. In the Great Tomb of Nasalik, Mare is the only one who can use this magic. ”

The flying squirrel that paced slowly replied, "...... However, the bare dirt like this is still very conspicuous, and the large pits that appear after digging can also feel wrong, so a few more mounds are piled up to confuse the view, and grass is planted on the soil to cover it up......"

“…… Well, in this case, the place is perfectly camouflaged, of course, without taking into account the enemy's air power. ”

Professor Guo nodded and muttered, "...... However, in this regard, Mr. Flying Squirrel must have been prepared for a long time! ”

“…… Yes, once the perimeter is camouflaged, I'll cast a permanent illusion in the sky above it, so it's all right. ”

The flying squirrel replied, "...... But we can't just hide here and not be in contact with the outside world. I wonder what you think about this issue? ”

“…… In fact, Mr. Flying Squirrel, our staff team has already discussed this issue and drawn up a preliminary plan, but we just need your cooperation......" Political Commissar Guo said with a smile, and at the same time pulled out another negotiator who logged in to the other world in the image of a goblin - Comrade Political Commissar himself is not particularly good at fooling people, but in the Beidaihe Command Center in the modern world, professional fooling talents abound.

“…… I wonder if you can take some time to listen to our 'Fantasy World Human Society Engagement Program'? ”

“…… Yes...... Let's talk about it...... "The flying squirrel was stunned for a moment, and then said with great interest.

“…… So, here's our initial plan, first of all, you should dress up as a wandering magic chanter......"

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On the surface, the "infiltration reconnaissance plan" formulated by the relevant departments for Mr. Flying Squirrel, the Lich King, is still very scientific and reasonable. On the premise of not revealing the specific location of the Great Tomb of Nassalik, he can enter the nearby human settlement as quickly as possible to collect relevant information at close range.

Specifically, the Lich King Flying Squirrel was first disguised as a powerful magic chanter from all over the world, and with a large number of followers, he rushed through the forest to Karn Village to show himself to the indigenous villagers of this plane.

Then, the group stopped for the day in the village of Karn, and at the same time, under the pretext that they were tired of traveling, they wanted to find a suitable place to settle down, and asked the villagers about the geography and politics of the neighborhood. Finally, hire a guide in the village and go to the fortress city of Ya. Lantil, and through the guides hired by the village, rent a lodging in the city, so that he can settle down smoothly and gather information while planning his next move.

Of course, it costs money to hire a guide or live in the city. Considering that the flying squirrel doesn't have the world's coins in its hands, it could be risky to let the YGGDRASIL game coins go away. The authorities also ordered to infiltrate the fortress before the city yes. Lantil's cat scouting team, using the gamer's rogue skills, managed to steal some otherworldly coins and bring them back to the Great Tomb of Nassalik.

Although the amount of money is not much, it is enough to top it for a while. The remaining shortfall can be financed by the sale of supplies from the Great Tomb.

- Neither the Lich King Flying Squirrel nor his subordinates have any objections to the above arrangement. However, there was a fierce dispute over the next step in determining the followers who would follow the flying squirrel to Karn Village, as well as the costumes and honor guards: the flying squirrel had originally planned to take a random battle maid of the Pleiades star group on a trip, plus a cat man who was responsible for leading the way, but unexpectedly everyone rejected it unanimously, and the reaction was fierce.

At this moment, the flying squirrel was sitting in the office depressed, being reprimanded by a thirty-centimeter-tall cockroach and a cat of the same size.

“…… Lord Flying Squirrel, seeing that you are very energetic, my generation of loyal and righteous people are really happy. But don't you, the Lord of the Great Tomb of Nasalik, really not understand? Squirrel-sama? As a noble king, you must have enough pomp and obedience when traveling, otherwise you will make those lowly people look down on your status, and it is also an insult to the collective tomb of Nasalik! ”

The man who said these words was a huge cockroach with a solemn posture and an elegant tone. Yes, that's right, it's a king-sized cockroach. It stood upright on its two hind legs, with a bright red cape on its back and a golden crown on its head. Holding a scepter with a pure white gem on the top, and staring at the Lich King with its small eyes, it spoke in a tone as serious as a court teacher:

This cockroach's name is the Horror Prince, and it is one of the few beings in this Nasalik tomb with a clear aristocratic identity, and is proficient in the social etiquette of high society. I heard that Lord Flying Squirrel was going to travel, so he hurried to teach all kinds of precautions about the king's bearing and aristocratic etiquette.

And next to this king-sized cockroach aristocrat, another cat with glasses who looked like an old pedant also nodded in agreement:

“…… Since you don't intend to pretend to be a savage or a beggar in this world this time, then you don't need to be a simple car or a private visit, or it is more appropriate to dress up as a group of servants and powerful people......"

“…… But...... I actually want to take a closer look at the world as an adventurer! If it's too grandiose, won't it be inappropriate? The flying squirrel was a little embarrassed to say - if it was the natives of this world, this idea was obviously a bit different, but if it was a computer gamer who came here, such a way of thinking was perfectly normal: what kind of fantasy game would an adventurer play?

Sadly, everyone present didn't seem to approve of the Lich King's naïve idea.

“…… Alas? ~！！！ How can this be?? The screams of the Demon Lady Lady Yarbede immediately rang out: "...... How could the Supreme Supreme Flying Squirrel go out on an adventure and do such a lowly thing? Please let me go in your place! ”

“…… Your Excellency Flying Squirrel, according to the reconnaissance of our intelligence officers in the fortress city, the status and reputation of the real adventurers in this world are probably not as high as the brave in computer games, and in fact they are just security guards and mercenaries similar to modern society. ”

The cat scholar, who is from the same earth as the flying squirrel, also shook his head again and again, disapproving, "...... Of course, the mixed group of adventurers is also an important channel to help us understand the world and obtain the necessary information. So, you don't have to be too anxious, you can show off your pomp, go to the fortress city to set up a house, set up an intelligence station, and then change your identity to become an adventurer......"

In the face of unanimous opposition from all parties, the flying squirrel finally had to temporarily cancel its intention to act as an adventurer. Although he really wants to see the world as an adventurer, if he has to say anything, he really can't find anything other than the habitual thinking of playing games!

If there is only the guardian of the guild around him, he can still put on the identity of the master and press it down, but now that he has "allies" from the earth in the twenty-first century in front of him, if he insists on being stubborn for no reason, he will only make himself appear unreasonable and disadvantaged.

Then, about the dress of the flying squirrel himself, a certain cat scholar unceremoniously criticized, "...... As a magical chanter beyond mortals, it doesn't matter if you wear this exaggerated black magic robe, but you've probably been playing with the Lich for too long and forgotten the general fear and hostility of the living towards the undead! Before you go out, please find something to cover that skeletal face and ribs on your chest! ”

In this regard, the Flying Squirrel Lich King said that he was humbly taught, but because he didn't have such a need before, he couldn't seem to find a suitable thing for a while.

And if you let the flying squirrel create a mask or helmet with a spell on his own, it will seriously prevent him from performing any new magic. In the end, the Lich King Flying Squirrel only managed to find a red Mask of the Envious...... It's a single dog player who doesn't have any special effects, and will automatically get it as long as it's online at a certain time on Christmas Eve, and has caused a massive negative sensation in the official discussion board - only in real life on Christmas Eve, you can't go out to an appointment, and you can only soak in the game, and you can only get such a useless shame item......

Although the appearance of this mask is ugly, at least wearing this thing does not affect the casting of spells, so it is okay to use.

The next question was who to follow: because the visit to Karn Village was scheduled during the day, considering the weakening effect of sunlight on vampires, and the Great Tomb itself needed to be guarded by manpower, Shatia, the vampire True Ancestor, was out. Then, because the cat scout team of the relevant departments saw the scene of the forest elf slaves being dragged away with iron chains on the streets of the fortress city, they thought that the elves were probably very discriminated against in the human society of this world, so the guardians of the sixth layer of the Great Tomb, the dark elf sisters Yaula and Ma Lei were also out. In addition, because the flying squirrel is disguised as a human this time, and the appearance of the servant is more similar to that of a human, so the undead, insects, and unsightly demons are all out. The seventh-layer guardian demon gentleman Dimiugos, because it was difficult to hide the lizard's tail, had to be out of the game.

In fact, in terms of labor alone, the Great Tomb of Nasalik is abundant, as as a guild stronghold, the Great Tomb itself has access to a large number of free NPCs on a regular basis. These automatic NPCs only reach level 30 at the top, so they don't really do much to defend against intruders - other players. But the good news is that even if they are destroyed, they will automatically revive after a while, and the guild does not have to pay anything. However, the problem is that these automatically appearing NPCs are all undead monsters such as skeletons, zombies, and lichs, and they can't allow players to change their appearance and AI programs to their liking, so there is no way to bring them into human society at the moment.

In view of the above considerations, the final list of entourages for the trip to Karn Village is only the demon steward Jarbede, the dragonman butler Sebas, who looks like a human, and the "double phantom" battle maid Nabelal, who can transform into a human form? Gamma fights the slime monster maid Soruka? Epsilon. Among them, the demon steward, Albede, also has to wear full-body armor and a helmet to hide her demon wings and horns on her head.

The team's mounts, the pack beasts, apparently couldn't use the Nightmare Horses or Skeleton Horses of Nazarik's Great Tomb, and in the end, the "Twenty-First Century Ancients" logged in and created two "transport-type" Iron Golems, with huge cargo boxes mounted on their backs to carry luggage for the Lich King and his party.

On the other hand, the modern Chinese "Command Center for Otherworldly Operations" far away in another world also made a big move, mobilizing ten full-level cat people, in addition to bringing a part of the trapped infinite space newcomers such as the cat priest Dusty Heart, the cat knight Rickyer, and the slime mage Ghismei to exercise, and the little goblin Flore was worried about his twin sister, so he insisted on following. That adds up to twelve cats, a leprechaun and a slime, and there are more cats posing as pets than "people" in the entire team. Flying squirrels have a lot of complaints about this. But Political Commissar Guo only asked rhetorically: Which is more terrifying, the necromancer with skeletons by his side, or the cat mage who likes pets? The flying squirrel stopped squeaking.

Finally, just in case, the Great Tomb of Nasalik also dispatched an eight-limbed assassination unit with stealth functions, led by the spider-man battle maid Edom? Brazilian Lisa? Zeta led the way, trailing behind the team as a backup backup.

On the whole, it seems to be a bit too exciting, but since it was originally to show off and force it, it doesn't care about any labor and money.

In short, the second night of Nazarik's Great Tomb through the Otherworld, in the midst of the hectic preparations for the "Lich King's Journey", quickly passed. At the same time, in the confusion of the Lich King Flying Squirrel and his NPC minions, as well as the stupidity of the modern world in the 21st century, the destination they were scheduled to visit was about to be attacked by a bloody and brutal attack...... People carry luggage.

On the other hand, the modern Chinese "Command Center for Otherworldly Operations" far away in another world also made a big move, mobilizing ten full-level cat people, in addition to bringing a part of the trapped infinite space newcomers such as the cat priest Dusty Heart, the cat knight Rickyer, and the slime mage Ghismei to exercise, and the little goblin Flore was worried about his twin sister, so he insisted on following. That adds up to twelve cats, a leprechaun and a slime, and there are more cats posing as pets than "people" in the entire team. Flying squirrels have a lot of complaints about this. But Political Commissar Guo only asked rhetorically: Which is more terrifying, the necromancer with skeletons by his side, or the cat mage who likes pets? The flying squirrel stopped squeaking.

Finally, just in case, the Great Tomb of Nasalik also dispatched an eight-limbed assassination unit with stealth functions, led by the spider-man battle maid Edom? Brazilian Lisa? Zeta led the way, trailing behind the team as a backup backup.

On the whole, it seems to be a bit too exciting, but since it was originally to show off and force it, it doesn't care about any labor and money.

In short, the second night of Nazarik's Great Tomb through the Otherworld, in the midst of the hectic preparations for the "Lich King's Journey", quickly passed. At the same time, in the confusion of the Lich King Flying Squirrel and his NPC minions, as well as the stupidity of the modern world in the 21st century, the destination they were scheduled to visit was about to be attacked by a bloody and brutal attack......