Great time travel

Chapter 36. Deliberately misleading and raising thieves’ self-respect

Fortress city yeah.In the south of Lantil, on the endless barren grassland, a group of figures suddenly appeared.

Among them, there are men, women, young and old. Everyone is wearing extremely luxurious clothing and armor, equipped with powerful magic props. The armor is obviously mixed with expensive fine steel and mountain copper, and the robe is also mixed with mithril. The silk thread exudes a mysterious magical aura.There are also their buttons, brooches, rings, gems, headgear, necklaces, amulets, and many things that seem to be just decorations are actually magical equipment with special functions.It can be called burning money outrageously.If compared with the poor adventurers in the adventurers guild in the fortress city, those poor adventurers who may not even be able to wear chain armor, there is a world of difference between mice and lions, even if they are called "legendary brave men". Not too much.

And at the end of their field of vision, the fortress city.Lantel had also just been turned into ruins and a magic lair by a group of undead creatures.

It is a pity that these brave men who are well-equipped and armed to the teeth seem to have no intention of killing demons and promoting justice at all.

"...Really... In just one night, the fortress city E-Rantel became a city of death! Could it be the target of your [Wind Flower Sacred Code], the clone of the Queen's Tears" , that female sadist did something good, right?"

Looking at the black mist-shrouded, lifeless fortress city.Lantil, a young man sighed and said, "...not only assassinated the princess of the earth priestess, but also stole the [Sage Crown]! And now somehow sacrificed a city to the demon for power... this It's really..."

"...Hmph, are you accusing me of not being able to track down the [Wind Flower Sacred Code]? But do you have the qualifications to teach us a lesson? Don't forget, the female traitor who stole the [Wise Man's Crown] was once a Members of your [Dark Codex]!"

Another woman with an obviously different style of clothing snorted coldly and said, "...Moreover, although that female traitor is highly skilled in martial arts, she probably doesn't know such advanced undead magic! Probably where did she find a powerful magician companion? …Speaking of which, we [Wind Flower Holy Tome] appeared here because we wanted to chase down the female traitor who stole the [Wise Man’s Crown]. Why did you [Dark Holy Tome] come here?"

——Gathering in the fortress city right now.This group of militants in the grasslands in the southern suburbs of Lantil are two of the "Six Colors Holy Code" special forces of the Southern Silian Theocracy, and they are good at tracking and reconnaissance [Wind Flower Holy Code] and [Dark Holy Code].And the meeting between the two here is purely accidental.

So, after hearing the inquiries from [Wind Flower Sacred Code], the members of [Pitch-Dark Sacred Code] turned their attention to the two leaders: an old lady wearing a cheongsam with a golden dragon pattern on a silver background, and a man with a spear. The young warrior answered after getting their nods of approval:

"...You have been chasing thieves for a while, and you may not be very clear about the latest military situation: Seven days ago, the [Sunshine Codex] troops led by Captain Negan were attacked by unknown enemies in the countryside near Ye Lantel. The whole army was destroyed! After analyzing and judging by the Supreme Priests Meeting, it is believed that it may be the resurrection of the Destroyer Dragon King, which is a huge threat to the entire human world, so let us bring artifacts to slaughter the dragon..."

(Misjudgment, in the battle of Karne Village, the Lich King Ainz cast a spell to block the Theocracy's remote monitoring of the [Wind Flower Sacred Tome]. The Theocracy, based on past experience, thought it was the resurrected Dragon King of Destruction , because the Destroyer Dragon King has a similar ability.)
"...So, the undead natural disaster that is happening in the fortress city today is very likely to be caused by the Destroyer Dragon King? And the female traitor and the [Sage Crown Crown] on her may also be lost in this disaster Oh... what the hell! We just found out she entered the city!"

"...This... Due to the lack of the most basic information, we are still unable to determine whether the culprit is the Destroyer Dragon King. However, according to the torture of the survivors who escaped from the city, the fortress city Ye-Rantel last night did indeed have Bone dragons appear, and there are 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 about breaking into the fortress city Ye-Rantel, which is occupied by undead creatures, and continuing to track down [Wise Man's Crown] Any clues?"

"...Are you kidding? Encountered such a big disturbance, how could that female traitor still stay in the city? Either she has already fled, or she has joined the leader of the evil organization that started this undead disaster. There is also a possibility that she died in that city, and even her body might become a zombie... Moreover, even if she managed to escape, after such an upheaval, we can't get back If we find any clues in the city, we can only go back home like this, and slowly wait for the discovery of intelligence personnel from all over the place."

The leader of the [Wind Flower Sacred Code] sighed and replied, "... After all, we have no obligation to recover the lost land for foreigners... Then, what about you? Are you still planning to attack this city that has been reduced to a devil's den? Just rely on How many people do you have?"

"...uh... this... we need to discuss it..." The twelve members of [The Dark Codex] present were suddenly a little embarrassed.

——Although in order to crusade against the possible resurrection of the Destroyer Dragon King, the Silian Theocracy spared no effort to take out precious artifacts, such as the magic cheongsam that can confuse any object. Devil-slaying holy gun]... But the problem is, these are all prepared for a single target, and they never thought of fighting a big battle.Facing the army of undead creatures covering a city right now, the 12 people from the [Dark Canon] made wax immediately: [Allure the Country] and the [Sacred Spear] are powerful, but they are one-time use only. Use it once and it will disappear!
What's even more difficult is that it happened in the fortress city Ye.Lantil's undead catastrophe is certainly appalling, but in the absence of evidence, it may not be the work of the Destroyer Dragon King, and it is also very likely to be a conspiracy of an evil organization.If they go all the way into the city and use up the magic weapon in order to defeat the mastermind behind the scenes, only to find out that they have found the wrong person, then it will be truly regrettable!

As the special forces of the Theocracy of Slane, they don't have any substitutes.The Kingdom of Yestij's plan to exterminate the undead and regain the city!

However, it is obviously a very shameful thing to just stay outside the city and look at the scenery so stupidly.

Moreover, as time passed and word spread, Li.The army of the Kingdom of Yestij, the crusaders organized by the Adventurer's Guild, and even the army of the Bajas Empire who wanted to take advantage of it, are expected to arrive in the fortress city one after another.Lantil.At that time, these uninvited special forces of the Theocracy of Slane [Six Colors Holy Code], how should they get along with each other, whether they should have an armed conflict with the other party, and whether it will cause any international turmoil. For the grassroots frontline command For the officials, it is really a difficult problem, so they all feel extremely entangled right now.

In fact, however, they don't have to worry about this kind of problem at all.

At the next moment, the air froze instantly, and a sudden change suddenly occurred!
——In the originally empty air, like the ripples on the surface of the water, a dense black mist suddenly filled the air.Immediately afterwards, the black mist swirled and solidified, and before everyone in the Slan Theocracy could react, it had already turned into the shape of a gate.

The whole process took only a few seconds, so fast that it was too late to blink.

Next, a group of tall figures jumped out of the dark gate with condensed mist.The moment they saw them clearly, everyone in the Theocracy of Slane was taken aback—the ones who came out turned out to be... tiger men and golems? !What kind of awkward combination is this?

What surprised everyone in the Theocracy even more was that one of them was an iron golem that was as tall as a two-story building and was carved with skull patterns all over its body. The unbalanced mechanical voice scolded: "... Kukuku! Hypocrisy hypocrites! Your end is here! Now, I will punish you on behalf of the moon! Come and taste my [-]-rpm diamond bit! !"

Hearing this outrageous and mindless scolding by the Second Second Class, all the people in the Silian Theocracy were stunned for a moment, stupefied...

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——Rewind the time to half an hour ago, the fortress city.Survivor Gathering North of Rantir
All in all, after mobilizing several deception experts to lobby the Lich King Anz, the players who linked their game accounts to other worlds finally got a batch of armaments funded by him: magic wands, enchanted daggers, magic bows and arrows, fine steel Tomahawk... Although in the Tomb of Nazarick where countless rare treasures are stored, these enchanted equipment are only middle-class goods, but for the natives of other worlds, they can already be called sharp weapons.

However, these ordnance are adapted to the size of human beings, and it seems a bit inappropriate to distribute them to kittens who are only [-] centimeters tall.

In addition, after delivering this batch of equipment, Ainz also raised his concerns: "...there are obvious traces of YGGDRASIL games in this world. And the close relationship between you and me has been known by many people. Yes. If you just go ahead and kill them rashly, if someone slips through the net and escapes with information, or if the other party, like a game player, can be resurrected in the temple after death, the Great Tomb of Nazarick may be exposed Dangerous, at least they will be traced all the way to Karn Village! Wouldn't that cause me a lot of trouble for myself?"

"...Uh, please rest assured, your Excellency, we will change our disguise first and then kill them." Tabby cat Wang Qiu rolled his eyes and replied--it has to be said that Ainz, the Lich King, as a Japanese office worker, has a strong personality. On the one hand, he is really too timid. He obviously has the crushing strength of Long Aotian, which is enough to beat the whole world, but he doesn't have the slightest drive to kill, decisive, happy, and enmity like Long Aotian. On the contrary, he is so cautious that people can't help thinking To the point of complaining.

"...Changing clothes? Is this idea useful?" In Lich King Ainz's mind, the cute appearance of the kitten in clothes and armor immediately appeared, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "...no matter what you dress up as It looks like a cat is still a cat!"

"...Oh, Mr. Ainz, what I'm talking about is not the kind of unskilled outfit change, but deleting the number and doing it all over again..."

The next moment, the tabby cat King Qiu beside his leg turned into a dazzling white light and disappeared in an instant.Immediately afterwards, another huge golem crashed to the ground.This is a metal giant with a height of more than three meters. It has a crawler chassis, a chainsaw and a drill on its arms, and a flamethrower on its head.Then, Ma Tong, the cat thief, transformed into an eight-foot-tall tiger female warrior, holding the two scimitars that Ainz had just provided.

Next, golems or tiger men with different occupations and shapes appeared one by one in front of Ainz, the Lich King. Each of them was a top player who had reached the full level of 20 by cheating. Characters...until the maximum limit for cheating by cheating is reached, that is, [-] people.

"...That's it, Mr. Ainz, this time we will hide the cat-man's trumpet and fight them with the golem and the tiger-man's trumpet! Even if there are witnesses who saw the scene of this battle! We can guarantee that it will not happen People will be connected with your Nazarick Great Tomb!"

Wang Qiu, who turned into a steel giant, talked so eloquently, "...Of course, next, I have to trouble you to open a [portal gate] to get us to the predetermined battlefield. There is also remote monitoring of the battlefield, I have to work hard for you too...Okay, now I should go offline and change people!"

"...Go offline and change?" Ainz, who had just raised his wand and was about to cast a spell, was stunned. "...Isn't it going to start soon?"

"...Ah, that's right, the enemies this time are stronger after all, and it might be a bit difficult for us amateur players to fight. So to be on the safe side, this time the large-scale guild team battle should be made more professional. The professional gamers here will do it... goodbye!"

Immediately afterwards, [-] ashes-level online game masters recruited by the country took over the full-level game accounts of these [-] entities far away in other worlds. golem), thieves, priests, knights (or impact golems), formed four standard five-player game teams, and happily rushed to their own through the [Portal] opened by Lich King Ainz. Alien battlefield.

A peak duel like sparks hitting the earth suddenly took place in the fortress city Yeh.An eruption erupted on the desolate grassland on the outskirts of Lantil!
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The earth shakes and the mountains shake, the sky collapses and the earth cracks, and the stone breaks and the sky is shocked!

Fortress city yeah.On the desolate grassland on the outskirts of Lantil, the brilliance of various attack magics competed with each other, and it was like a volcanic eruption for a while!

Even with a distance of nearly ten kilometers, Ainz, the Lich King, who was on the other side of the horizon, could vaguely hear huge roars coming from afar, like a thunderstorm on a sunny day, and saw huge mushroom clouds one after another. Mixed with flying sand and rolling stones, it rises slowly... There are also bursts of violent tremors, coming from the ground, making the walls of the fortress city seem to be trembling, and the moss and dust on the city bricks are gradually falling down.

The surviving citizens who had just escaped from the siege of the undead creatures couldn't help but lie on the ground. Although they didn't know what happened in the distance, they still murmured to themselves in fear, praying for the blessings of all gods .

After another half an hour, the sound of explosions in the distance gradually subsided, but the vast grassland was already on fire, whether it was dry grass blades or sparse trees, they were all engulfed in flames and thick smoke .Because the southwest wind was prevailing at this time, the fire was slowly approaching the refugee gathering place from a distance under the impetus of the wind. Although the distance was still far away, it still caused a burst of panic.

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

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

"...The people of Slan Theocracy have basically been killed by us meow, only one escaped, and he seems to be carrying quite advanced life-saving props meow...Although we have pre-cast spells to block the space, But it didn't stop him from teleporting himself out of the battlefield in an instant."

Speaking of this, even though he didn't fight in person, but just watched the battle through the screen, Wang Qiu was still full of emotion, "...Speaking of which, the opponent this time is really tough enough, just like the last batch of [Sunshine Holy Code] ] people are simply incomparable! One of the most unlucky among us was blown up five times in a row, and another person was hit by the opponent's mind control magic and had to choose to self-destruct on the spot to avoid endangering other comrades... Fortunately, we All accounts are linked to the cheating device, and after death, they can be revived in situ with full status, otherwise they really can’t chew on this tough bone..."

"... Are these people from the Slan Theocracy really so powerful? Isn't it too exaggerated?" Ainz felt that the other party's words were a bit too much.

"...It's not an exaggeration at all! They are equipped with world-class props meow! There are even [Sacred Spear of Slaughtering Demons] and [Overwhelming Country and City] meow!"

"...What? World-class props?! [Sacred Spear] and [Overwhelming Country]?!!" Ainz was taken aback.

——The so-called world-class props are only [-] top-level props in the entire YGGDRASIL game, each of which has the terrifying power to move mountains and seas, and reverse yin and yang.And among the two hundred world-class items that have already disrupted the balance of the game, there are twenty particularly powerful one-time items, each of which is astonishing to the players, including the [Magic Slayer] Holy Spear] and [Sacred Nation and Great City]: [Sacred Spear] can unconditionally delete the number of the target. In other words, even if the existence of the target is completely wiped out, even the highest resurrection magic cannot revive the non-existent people.However, as a price, the user will also suffer the consequence of dying together; [Overwhelming Country] can exercise mind control over players or NPCs of any level, even making the enemy's powerful thugs betray instantly.

Obviously, if Ainz himself was the one who went out to fight just now instead of those guys who have been revived infinitely with cheating devices and whose body is far away in another world, then no matter how powerful his fighting power is, he might have been completely wiped out or reduced to nothing. The danger of being a puppet...

At this moment, Ainz was extremely thankful that he had such a group of scapegoats who could be thrown out at will as pathfinders by his side. Even better, these scapegoats could still be resurrected indefinitely... Besides, they could also serve as think tanks, providing him with Some suggestions that look good.

For example, after dealing with the reconnaissance troops of the Slan Theocracy, Wang Qiu mysteriously said to Ainz:

"...Mr. Ainz, remember that you once said that you wanted to conquer this world, right?"

"...Ah...that's just a stupid thing I said when I was overly excited when I first came to another world. Please don't pay attention to it."

Hearing the other party mention his embarrassing incident not long ago, Ainz couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, "...Actually, I know very well that conquering the world is not that easy. Moreover, even if I have established a large territory, I won't be able to take out one for the time being." bureaucracy to govern and manage..."

"...No, no, Mr. Ainz, you have misunderstood me. Although the goal of conquering the world may indeed be exaggerated, it should still be necessary to rule a territory, right? At the very least, you must keep the area near the Great Tomb of Nazarick Otherwise, it would be too dangerous—if the nobles of the empire or the kingdom take a decree to confiscate the Great Tomb of Nazarick, what should we do?"

"...How could you agree to such a thing?! Hmm... But, I probably understand what you mean. Indeed, the Great Tomb of Nazarick needs a territory to obtain external resources, and also needs a suitable name to make a public appearance in the world ...Have you thought of any good suggestions?"

"...Yes, Mr. Ainz, if you want to achieve the above goals, now is an excellent time! Our staff has already formulated a set of "Nazarick Great Tomb Alien Development Strategic Plan" for you ", the main guiding ideology is 'raising the thief's self-respect'...

After Captain Gazef's reinforcements arrive here later, you can mislead and fool him in this way... In this way, you can establish a positive and compassionate image, and at the same time, you can plant a deep friendship among the nations of mankind. Seeds of suspicion and mistrust.

Next, in order to be able to act as the savior and the villain at the same time, you also need to send troops to attack Ye.Lantier, eliminate the necromancers entrenched in the city, and at the same time control the undead creatures in the fortress city, and firmly grasp all potential factors that may lead to accidents..."