The royal city, Luo Lunt, stands on a hill to the north of the capital, Li Yestije. It is a typical post-medieval castle-style palace surrounded by towering walls and spires.
Although it is nominally a part of the royal capital, it is actually an independent area located on the outskirts of the city.
It is similar to the Red Keep, the royal palace of King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms in A Song of Ice and Fire, in that both are built in the most defensible and difficult place in the area.
The steep hills and the protection of the city walls can be used as the last defensive stronghold to fight the enemy to the death even if war breaks out.
Its military value is almost as important as its political value.
Civilians would be immediately expelled or even arrested if they even approached, let alone come to take a look.
In other words, the kingdom has abolished the corrupt and backward slavery system in recent years, otherwise in the past they would most likely have been demoted to slavery.
This royal city does not cover a large area, and the circumference of its outer wall is only about 1,400 meters.
In the central area surrounded by walls and spires is an exquisite and luxurious palace called "Francia".
It is where the king, princes and princesses live on a daily basis, and it is also the office where the nobles hold meetings to discuss state affairs.
There are not only exquisite gardens, sculptures, fountains and chandeliers, but also marble columns, arches and floor-to-ceiling glass windows inlaid with gold foil.
The ceiling was not ugly rock, but covered with murals and reliefs.
Even from a modern perspective, this place is many times better than any top-notch mansion owned by a wealthy person.
Except for the lack of modern electrical equipment, all other materials, decoration and artistic style are top-notch.
Zuo Si looked around with interest, and commented in a slightly amused tone: "As a country that is on the decline and on the verge of division and collapse, isn't this palace a little too luxurious? Isn't it said that the royal family only controls about 30% of the land, and the remaining 70% is in the hands of the nobles?
Why do they still invest so much money every year to maintain this meaningless palace instead of using it to carry out a series of reforms in the primitive and backward politics, military and economy? At least it would be good to train and employ some bureaucrats loyal to the royal family. "
Shane VII smiled and shrugged his shoulders and replied: "It's simple, because this country is rotten from top to bottom.
After more than two hundred years of peaceful development, the royal family of Vansef has lost its previous control over the nobility.
Among them, a few great noble families alone occupied land, population and military forces comparable to those of the royal family, while the rest of the nobles occupied the remaining 40%.
In other words, the nobles account for a full 70% of the main power in this country, and they have become too powerful to be eliminated.
The current king, Rampussa III, is a typical mediocre monarch who is too kind and seriously lacks strong political skills.
Perhaps as an ordinary person or an ordinary nobleman, his kindness is a virtue.
But for the ruler of a country on the decline, it is a fatal flaw.
At the behest of Rampussa III, his sons were fighting among themselves for the right to inherit the throne.
The nobles also took this opportunity to join the fight, wanting to use the princes to allow their families to gain more benefits.
In other words, the country is currently in the midst of a serious political division.
The only little princess Lana who has political talent, can provide a lot of correct advice, and even save this country that is heading towards collapse and destruction, has no qualifications to inherit the throne at all.
Even the suggestions she made were rarely adopted.
But on the other hand, the rival emperor of the Bahars Empire, Gilknifer, who was known as the Blood Emperor, was willing to spend a lot of effort to find out what Princess Lana said every day and what advice she gave to the kingdom, and then copied it and issued decrees in the empire he ruled.
The result is that the Empire continues to grow stronger under Lana's advice, while the Kingdom continues to decline.
It's an interesting phenomenon, isn't it?"
There is no doubt that since Shane VII was originally the monarch of a huge empire and had also accepted many modern political ideas and concepts from Zuo Si, he was well aware of the situation of the two human countries in the world.
To put it bluntly, the empire achieved centralization through brutal and ruthless political purges, power seizures, and assassinations.
Through centralization, an effective bureaucratic system was established, which greatly improved the social organizational capacity, and then drastic reforms could be implemented, ultimately achieving efficient use of available resources.
On the other hand, looking at the kingdom, first of all, the feudal system deducts a lot of points in terms of resource allocation and organizational mobilization capabilities.
What's more, the royal family has lost control over the nobility.
The mediocre king was only thinking about how to keep the mess going by playing the game of smoothing things over. He simply didn't have the courage to carry out reforms even at the cost of rivers of blood and the killing of all the nobles in the country.
Apart from anything else, the fact that Warrior Captain Gazef was plotted against by the nobles and foreign countries, and he did not get furious and start a political purge, showed just how incompetent he was.
You have to know that he is the supreme commander of the "King's Guard"!
The nobles are so shameless that they want to get their hands on the guard that ensures the king's safety. Any monarch with a little vigilance and political awareness would realize the seriousness of the problem.
To put it mildly, this was an attempt to further increase influence over the king;
To put it more seriously, this is an attempt to sideline the king and even replace the royal family to become the new master of the country.
What was Koranbusa III's reaction?
He didn't react at all and just endured it as if nothing had happened.
Please!
You are the king of a country! Even if you tie a dog there, it will bark and grumble if it finds someone intruding into its territory or bullying its younger brothers.
Thinking of this, Zuo Si's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile and sighed, "Yes, it is indeed very interesting.
I can't wait to see the look on His Majesty's face when he discovers the true face of his little daughter.
shock?
fear?
incredible?
He would probably never believe until his death that the golden princess, who was usually gentle, sensible and intelligent, had an extremely twisted, evil, dark and crazy soul hidden under her hypocritical mask.
After all, as a monarch, incompetence is the greatest sin.
Compared to the indecisive and kind-hearted Rambusa III, the Blood Emperor who killed his brother, brother, and mother, confiscated a large amount of noble property and land, and was very keen on pleasure, was a qualified king. "
"Hahahaha! I agree with you. If I ever have to take action against the Empire, I will consider sparing his life."
Shane VII couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The two of them walked freely in the palace as if they were in an empty space, and the maids, nobles and guards around them seemed not to see them.
The reason is very simple! These people were unintentionally affected by spiritual magic.
Since the kingdom has a deep tradition and culture of chivalry, there is a deep-rooted martial spirit from top to bottom. People believe that those who ride on war horses and charge fiercely are true warriors, and they lack the most basic understanding of magical knowledge and power.
The entire country's ruling class despises the power of magic (mainly because it is difficult for humans to master high-level magic). Although there are institutions such as the Mage Guild, they have not formed their own official corps of spellcasters.
In other words, the entire palace is completely defenseless against people who master mental or illusion magic.
For spellcasters of Zuo Si and Xia En VII's strength, it is no different from strolling in their own backyard.
Occasionally, when passing by, you can see some nobles hiding in the corners to exchange interests, as well as some young and handsome knights and soldiers being intimate with maids.
In short, there is a very obvious lack of dominance everywhere.
It seemed as if no one took the elderly king who had ruled the country for nearly forty years seriously.
There is no doubt that this was a complete and indisputable failure.
However, as the two of them entered the vicinity of the Golden Princess Lana's bedroom, the situation finally changed a little.
At least the guards here didn't dare to fool around with the maids and still pretended to be loyal to their duties.
In the open space of the garden in front, a young blond boy wearing expensive silver full body armor was standing at the gate, looking straight ahead motionlessly.
"Loyal Dog" Clem, that's his name.
Protecting and guarding Princess Lana is the only meaning of his life.
Zuo Si has always felt that Lana's love for Clem should be closer to the twisted emotions between people and pets, rather than between people.
Without disturbing the poor child, the two men pushed the door open and walked in.
At this moment, the Golden Princess was sitting at the table, admiring the scenery outside the window while flipping through a book. Her blue eyes flashed with a depth and coldness that did not match her age.
Without asking, one would know that this was the aftereffect of the last meeting with Shane VII and witnessing his terrifying magical power.
As a genius who prides herself on being well-informed, possessing wisdom beyond ordinary people, and even treating everyone around her like fools, she realized for the first time that there is a strong person in this world whom she can never defeat with her wisdom.
If the other party wants, they can even turn the entire capital or even the kingdom into a scorched earth with no grass growing on it at any time, and kill all living people within a radius of hundreds or even thousands of kilometers.
The tremendous pressure that could not be described in words would make Lana feel trembling, fear and despair from the bottom of her heart whenever she thought of it.
The most terrifying thing is that according to what the other party said, he was just a simple executor, and there was an even more terrifying planner behind him.
These days, although the Golden Princess still maintained her usual gentle and kind smile on the surface, she was extremely nervous and irritable in her heart.
To this end, he even did not hesitate to stir up conflicts between nobles, watching the two great noble families bite each other like mad dogs, and even hired bandits to destroy each other's industries in order to relieve his anxiety.
Just as the girl picked up the teacup and prepared to take a sip of hot tea to relax, she suddenly saw the tightly closed door suddenly pushed open, and Clem, who was guarding the door, did not react at all.
But just a second later, she understood the reason, and quickly stood up and gracefully bowed to the two distinguished guests who had come uninvited.
"Long time no see, dear Lana, how do you think about my last proposal?"
Shane VII closed the door and asked with a smile.
The Golden Princess spread her hands with a wry smile: "You asked a completely unnecessary question. After all, it seems that I have no room for refusal and choice, right? By the way, who is this gentleman who came with you? Could he be..."
Shane VII responded calmly: "That's right! He is the mastermind behind all this, and he is also your true master. No matter what you really desire in your heart, he can satisfy you."
Hearing this, Lana's eyes suddenly sparkled with intense curiosity. She began to look up and down at the young-looking human male who was so close to her. After a full minute, she forced out what she thought was the most charming smile and whispered tentatively, "Great Master, how should I address you?"
"You can call me Soth."
Zuo Si gave his name very straightforwardly, while at the same time looking at the princess who was only sixteen years old and had a lovely appearance.
By the way, he used the magic of reading thoughts and memories to uncover all the secrets hidden in his heart without leaving a single trace.
The result was pretty much as expected. Lana, like Isadora, was a typical super genius with superb intelligence from birth.
When he was less than ten years old, he had already seen through the dark side of human nature and the dirty political games of adults, so he began to turn uncontrollably into a complete monster.
The only difference is that Isadora's strong self-awareness allowed her to awaken the power of a psion.
In addition, he met Zuo Si at an early age, so he embarked on a different path.
But Lana was not so lucky. Instead, she went further and further in manipulating and exploiting others, and eventually became what she is now.
Especially because she couldn't find anyone like her, she felt very lonely and isolated inside, and often felt that everyone around her except herself was a fool, idiot, and inferior creature.
As for the twisted "love" for Climb, it was just to find a spiritual sustenance and "adopt" a pet in this state of mind.
Lana obviously didn't know that someone had completed a comprehensive psychological and mental assessment of her in just one encounter. She raised her head and asked with interest, "I heard from Lord Sean VII that you have almost omnipotent power. Is this true?"
"It's a bit exaggerated to say omnipotent, but it's no problem to satisfy the little wish in your mind." Zuo Si replied meaningfully.
"Oh? Do you know what I want?"
Lana was visibly taken aback.
Because in this kind of mutual exploratory communication, she has always been the one who maintains the initiative and has the upper hand.
But now, the situation seems to be reversed.
"From your previous actions and the fact that you secretly showed your talents to the Empire and the Blood Emperor, it is not difficult to guess that your demands are nothing more than two points.
First, improve your own value in the eyes of others, and use this as a basis to ensure your own life safety and the current favorable living conditions;
Second, to ensure the safety of the puppy at the door, and at the same time hope to be with him forever.
In addition to the above two points, I guess you also hope that you can have a longer life, eternal youthful beauty, and a body and brain that never ages.
If you could, you would like to change your race and become a life form that can surpass humans.
Because you are tired of flattering the superficial and foolish aristocrats around you, and you yearn for some degree of liberation and transcendence.
Well, am I right?"
As Zuo Si blurted out these words, the fake smile on the Golden Princess's face instantly disappeared, replaced by panic and fear of having her inner heart seen through.
But she quickly calmed down and asked back: "How can you be sure that these are what I want? Can't I have greater ambitions and desire more power?"
"More ambition and power? Haha, sorry, I don't see that from your behavior.
You have to understand that all of a person's thoughts and intentions will eventually be transformed into actual actions to a greater or lesser extent.
For example, people with greater ambitions find it difficult to be content with the status quo, and those who crave power will often do whatever it takes.
But you didn't.
Otherwise, with the fame and beauty you have deliberately created, you can stand on the side of the nobles and find a way to marry a powerful noble as soon as possible.
Then he used his clever mind to stir up disputes and conflicts within this noble family, causing them all to die in a fratricidal fight.
In this way, you only need to get pregnant and give birth to a child before killing your husband, and you can legally control all the land, property and army of the nobleman.
The next step is to use her identity and beauty as a princess to seduce other nobles and build an alliance based on this.
When the time is right, he will kill the king and then put the blame on his two brothers, thus triggering a brutal civil war.
When all the old king's descendants have died in the war, you and your children will be able to ascend the throne rightfully.
At that time, we can take advantage of the fact that the nobles are severely weakened to reduce their territories and establish a centralized state in imitation of the empire.
During this period, in order to prevent the empire from taking advantage of the situation, you also need to continue to show goodwill to the Blood Emperor.
If necessary, they would even sell their bodies to give birth to a child with the other party's blood, and promise that after taking control of the kingdom, they would merge the kingdom into the empire through marriage.
Use the time gained through constant deception and procrastination to complete the reconstruction of the entire country.
Finally, they would turn around and make use of this heir of imperial royal blood, such as hiring an assassin to kill the Blood Emperor and start a war of succession.
See, this is what an ambitious princess with a strong desire for power should do.
So put aside the unnecessary pretense and let's talk openly and honestly."
After saying that, Zuo Si walked straight to the table and sat down.
There is no doubt that the scene described in these words is a plan to usurp the throne that can be used directly. As long as it is operated properly, the success rate can be said to be quite high.
Because Lana knew that many people among the nobles coveted her beauty and were eager to use her wisdom to develop their family's territory.
As long as she was willing to give up her royal position and open her legs, she could easily make the young men of the most powerful families in the kingdom kneel before her and become obedient puppets.
By then, if we use a little trick to make them perform the famous scene of "loving father and filial son", it will not be a problem to take control of two or three great noble families.
As for the Blood Emperor of the Empire who was praised for his wisdom, he might be a very good ruler in the eyes of others.
But in Lana's eyes, he was just a slightly smarter mortal who was fooled by her.
As long as she wants, she can trap the other party into the trap she has set at any time.
But the reason why she didn't do so is very simple. That is, Lana saw through the essence of the Empire's invasion of the Kingdom. It was not actually a problem between the two countries, but a change in the attitude of the Silian Theocracy.
So she never set her sights on the throne of king or emperor, but instead set her sights on a higher position.
Boring worldly power is nothing compared to the truly powerful ones who can destroy the world.
After a brief trial, Lana undoubtedly knew that she was completely seen through by the young man in front of her. She could only sigh slightly and said in a helpless tone: "Okay, I admit that you are right, those things before are what I wanted.
But I have a question, how do you know all this?
Are you also good at analyzing other people's thoughts and personalities through observation, analysis and deconstruction?"
Zuo Si smiled and shrugged: "Half and half.
Psychological analysis and assessment are my areas of expertise.
All that's left is to read your thoughts and memories through magic.
In front of me, unless you have absolute mental protection, there is no secret at all."
"Read thoughts and memories?!"
Lana suddenly showed a look of horror, and she stepped back uncontrollably, almost bumping into a sculpture on the table next to her.
For her, who plays role-playing games every day, exposing her memories and thoughts to others is even more terrifying than being naked.
"Don't make such a fuss. Do you think I didn't use mind and memory detection spells when we first met?"
Shane VII made another attack at the critical moment.
This made the Golden Princess shiver uncontrollably, and she crossed her arms across her chest as if she had been violated.
If possible, she would rather be physically violated than mentally violated like she is now.
But there is no way, when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
The girl didn't think she could defeat these two strong men who could enter and leave the palace freely as if they were their own people.
So after a brief silence, she asked again: "Lord Soth, you just said that you can turn me into another non-human race, right?"
"Yes. Not just you, but anyone else you choose.
And you can freely choose between more than a dozen races.
For example, demons, devils, vampires, various kinds of elves, werewolves, celestial creatures, evil spirits, monsters in human form, dragon creatures, and so on.
If you like, I can also merge you and the puppy outside together physically and spiritually, and you will never be able to separate them."
As he spoke, Zuo Si created an illusion of a large number of different creatures out of thin air.
Lana was obviously attracted by the appearance of these creatures. She stared with wide eyes and licked her lips from time to time. Finally, she raised her head and asked in confusion: "What is the difference between devils, demons and evil spirits?"
Zuo Si explained with a smile: "Of course.
Although they are all extremely evil.
But demons prefer chaos, which means they can do whatever they want without any restrictions.
The evil spirits are neutral, and their rules of behavior are mainly determined by whether they are profitable.
The devil tends to favor order and believes that rules and laws are sacred. You can find loopholes but you cannot blatantly break them.
If I had to choose one from these three, I would personally choose the devil."
"Why?"
Lana frowned subconsciously.
“Because I am the Lord of Hell and the Great Devil in his unique form, I can give you a little extra improvement in this regard.
What's more, I think your personality and behavior are particularly close to the devil.
After all, wisdom can only work if everyone abides by certain order and rules.
If you don't follow these rules, no matter how smart you are, you won't be able to resist a dagger that suddenly stabs you."
As he spoke, Zuo Si's body began to swell rapidly, and after a while he revealed his terrifying devilish form.
The terrifying aura that was released unintentionally, and the evil aura that was enough to cause an ordinary person to have a mental breakdown instantly, made the entire room appear to have an effect similar to that of the five-ring magic [Evil Residence].
However, Lana is obviously not an ordinary person. She is a genius and madman whose heart has long been completely twisted and morbid. She does not even consider herself a human being.
Instead of showing any fear, she was trembling with excitement. She endured the physical discomfort and reached out her hand to gently stroke the scales, tail, claws and dragon wings covering Zuo Si's body.
Even though his palms were burned by the residual heat from the hellfire and he was shocked by the static electricity effect of the blue dragon and suffered severe convulsions and incontinence, he did not retreat.
Overwhelmingly powerful force!
The terrifying thing! A mind as smart as her own, or even smarter than her own! Because at this moment, the Golden Princess felt that she had finally found the "kindred spirit" she had always dreamed of.
I was born to be a devil! She kept repeating this sentence in her heart.
[Heal Fatal Injury]! Zuo Si directly released a four-ring magic spell, healing the opponent's burnt and electrocuted body, especially the two arms that had turned black.
Feeling the warmth brought by the positive energy filling her body, Lana had tears of joy on her face and said in an extremely pious tone: "Master! My supreme master!
Please grant me the honor of being a devil!
I am willing to do anything for you! Even if it means killing my own father and destroying this corrupt country."
Seeing the Golden Princess' reaction, which was as if she had found a blood relative, Zuo Si's mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably.
Although he had long known that the other party's brain circuits were not normal, this was the first time he had encountered a mortal who was willing to mentally identify himself as a devil.
"Here, sign this contract first. Once you complete the mission, you will be qualified to become a member of the devil."
Zuo Si created a hell contract that smelled of sulfur out of thin air and handed it over.
Lana quickly took it and glanced at it. After confirming the content of the task she had to complete, she cut her finger with a dagger and signed her full name at the bottom of the contract.
moment!
The parchment scroll spontaneously caught fire with a bang and soon turned into flying ashes.
Her soul was also branded with a mark of corruption that only the devil could recognize.
After calming down her excitement, the Golden Princess didn't care that most of her exquisite dress was burned and the skin on her back, chest, buttocks and thighs was exposed to the air. She immediately knelt on the ground and promised solemnly: "Please rest assured, Master, I will complete the deployment as soon as possible and make the whole kingdom yours."
"Don't be too anxious. Just follow King Shane VII's plan step by step. Also, considering that you lack the ability to protect yourself, I decided to give you a little bit of necessary strength first."
As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si stretched out his fingers like dragon claws, gently pressed them on the other person's chest, and cut the white skin to inject the power from hell into it.
Not sure if it was because of the pain or the excitement, Lana's body was trembling slightly. She watched the scarlet blood beads slowly slide down the central axis, and finally formed exquisite magical patterns near the ribs and belly button.
After everything was done, she felt as if a power that she had never felt before was surging in her body.
Just one second later, a ball of cold black flame burst out from the palm of his hand.
Boom! If it were in the continent of Faerun, anyone with a little knowledge of magic would immediately confirm that this thing is the famous "Magic Flame".
A signature skill of the warlock profession, and also a terrifying and daunting magical flame.
Needless to say, Lana has now become a warlock of high rank, with a large amount of evil and forbidden magical knowledge filling her brain.
And Zuo Si, the great devil, is her "leader".
After realizing what kind of magical power she had gained in an instant, Lana immediately picked up the claw that was enough to easily crush her into a meat paste and kissed it madly, her eyes full of fanatical obsession and admiration.
At this moment, the feeling of loneliness that had troubled her since she was a child completely disappeared, and was replaced by faith, an extremely devout faith.
Although Zuo Si was not sure whether this was the result of his ability to attract bad women, he could still be considered to have successfully grasped the other person's psychological weakness.
But all in all the results were quite satisfactory.
With Lana as the traitor, it should be very easy to take over the entire kingdom.
By then, using the population of nearly ten million as a cover, and secretly stuffing hundreds of thousands of players in, Shane VII can start wars unscrupulously and mess up the world.
On the way back, Zuo Si also introduced the system of conferring titles based on military merit to King Xia En VII.
The plan was to apply it directly after conquering the kingdom, in order to stimulate the enthusiasm of the lower-class people in the kingdom to change their own class through external expansion, and turn it into a crazy war exporting machine.
…
At the same time, in the village of Carne, far away at the border of the kingdom.
The villagers who escaped death are building a simple temple under the command of Archbishop Jack and are praying according to the steps.
They all stared solemnly at the statue created by magic in front of them, remembering every movement and every word of the prayer.
After all, the four gods of water, fire, earth and wind in the kingdom have been worshipped for so many years but there has been no movement.
But the Phoenix God had just seen it with his own eyes, so his attitude was naturally different.
Gazef stood at a distance and watched all this. After about two or three minutes, he could not help but ask, "Where on earth did this Phoenix God come from? Why have I never heard of him before?"
"Sir Warrior Captain, this world is very large and vast, and humans only occupy a small part of the land. If you have the opportunity to go out and walk around, you will naturally come into contact with a lot of information that you didn't know before."
The female player who was in charge of the negotiation said this half-truthfully.
"So you are from outside the kingdom? The Holy Kingdom, the Dragon Kingdom, or the Council Kingdom?"
Gazef subconsciously glanced at the players around him, especially those who took off their helmets to reveal their true faces.
After the battle, he noticed that these adventurers were not entirely human, but many were "half-bloods".
As a kingdom composed almost entirely of humans, hybrids like this basically do not exist, so they must have come from somewhere else.
"Hey, hey! Sorry, it's a secret."
The female player blinked mysteriously and easily resolved the other party's temptation.
Just as Gazef was about to ask a few more questions, a Kingdom soldier ran over from a distance and whispered something in his ear.
His expression changed slightly, and he immediately said with a wry smile: "I'm sorry, I have something urgent to do and need to leave immediately.
Regarding the previous transaction, if you have time, please come to the capital to find me.
I promise to personally teach you how to learn and master the martial arts."
"No problem! If we go to the capital, we will definitely come to see you. Remember to treat us then."
Another familiar player smiled and waved.
"Hahahaha! No problem! I'll treat you to a good meal at the best tavern then."
With a hearty laugh, Gazef mounted his horse and led his men to gallop towards the border fortress - E-Rantel.
After they gradually went away and turned into small black dots, several players gathered together to discuss their gains.
"How is it? How many levels have your team members reached on average since they came to this world?"
"About level two or three. Although I can't compare to those lucky guys like Jack and Wu Sheng, it's still pretty good overall. At least there are enough monsters and enemies in this world, and their levels are generally high."
"I agree! Magical power is prevalent in this world. I found a lot of interesting gadgets from the bodies of the members of the Sunlight Canon. I think they can be sold for a good price in the floating city."
"Yes. We have collected a lot of these things and are just waiting to open the fixed portal."
"But compared to leveling up and loot, I think that martial arts skill is what's really worth digging into. After all, as the level increases, the advantages of spellcasters over warriors become more and more obvious. No matter how you look at it, it's time for us to strengthen it."
"Haven't we already passed on the knowledge that Warrior Captain Gazef taught us? There should be results soon, right?"
"To be honest, although this NPC named Gazef is not very powerful, the martial arts he used during the demonstration are indeed quite good. If he can be added to the warrior class, we will be rich."
"Who says it's not true? Now all warrior classes are watching the update, waiting for those new skills to be launched."
"That's not right! Shouldn't we be more concerned about the big boss that this world is going to defeat than the skills? According to Jack and the others, the boss has already landed near the forest."
"Oh? Really? Has it been confirmed?"
"No, it has not been confirmed yet, but they themselves said it was close to true. The senior NPC who brought us here even ordered us not to approach the area."
…
Just as the players were discussing heatedly, a gorgeously decorated carriage slowly drove through the gate of E-Rantel and entered the city almost at the same time as the cavalry led by Warrior Captain Gazef.
And sitting in the carriage were none other than Bones and his personally chosen partner, Sebastian.
Different from the original plot, this time the former did not choose to appear as an adventurer, but played the role of a nobleman who went on a long journey.
The latter plays the role of coachman and butler.
Since E-Rantel was the closest city to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, they arrived here first.
Looking at the scenery, buildings, and streets outside the car window, as well as the adventurers passing by from time to time, Old Bones asked Sebastian, who was driving the carriage, through the window: "How is it, have you found any targets that need special attention?"
Sebastian replied calmly, "I'm really sorry, Master, but so far I haven't found a target that I feel threatened by. At least none of them can be compared to the adventurers I observed before."
"Is that so? Perhaps adventurers of that level are rare in this world." Old Bones analyzed, stroking his chin.
But after a while, he gave a straightforward order: "In short, find a place to stay first, and then we will go to the tavern or the adventurer's guild to inquire tomorrow. If possible, it would be best to hire a few local adventurers and get some information from them."
"Understood! I'll find a hotel that suits your status right away."
Sebastian was undoubtedly the most obedient high-level NPC in the entire Tomb of Nazarick. He quickly used his keen eyes to find a high-end hotel on the busy street.
Since he didn't have the currency of this world, he first found a magic shop and sold two bottles of low-level healing potions before going in and booking a luxurious room.
As for the food…
As an undead being, Old Bones didn't need to eat anything and had no way to eat, so he could only order Sebastian to eat both portions together, while he sat at the window sill and looked at the night view outside.
Maybe it was due to the inadaptability caused by the sudden change of identity, but now he often gets caught up in memories of past fragments and has an inexplicable alienation from the reality before him.
Just when Lao Gutou was trying to get rid of this strange feeling, he suddenly discovered a strong wave of negative energy coming from the cemetery in the distance, followed by an inconspicuous black light appearing out of nowhere, which lasted only a second before disappearing.
"Sebastian! Did you see that?"
Old Bones suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Yes, Supreme Lord, I saw it. It should be the effect of some kind of negative energy magic. Someone is fighting in the cemetery."
Sebastian stated his judgment directly.
"Let's go! Let's go check it out!"
Old Bones jumped out of the window without saying a word and used flying magic to rush towards the scene.
Sebastian followed closely behind.
Since both of them were moving very fast, they soon saw a blurry scene covered by white mist...
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