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?
莫非您也擅长通过观察、分析和解构来分析别人的想法与性格吗？”
左思笑着耸了耸肩膀：“一半一半吧。
心理分析和评估原本就是我擅长的领域。
剩下的就是通过魔法读取你的思维和记忆。
在我的面前，除非你拥有绝对的心灵防护，否则没有任何秘密可言。”
“读取思维跟记忆？！”
拉娜猛然间浮现出惊骇之色，整个人不受控制的连连后退，差一点撞上一个摆放在旁边桌子上的雕塑。
对于每天都相当于是在玩角色扮演游戏的她来说，像这种记忆跟思维暴露在别人面前的情况，简直比不穿衣服赤身裸体还要恐怖。
“别那么大惊小怪。你以为我们第一次见面的时候，我就没有使用思维和记忆侦测法术吗？”
夏恩七世关键时刻又补了一刀。
这让黄金公主忍不住打了个哆嗦，摆出一副双手抱胸仿佛遭受了侵犯的样子。
如果可以的话，她宁愿自己是肉体上被侵犯了，也不愿意像现在这样精神被侵犯。
可是没办法，人在屋檐下不得不低头。
少女可不觉得自己能打得过这两位在王宫内如入无人之境自由出入的强者。
所以在短暂的沉默之后，她又再一次开口询问道：“索斯大人，您刚才说过可以将我变成其他非人类的种族，对吧？”
“是的。不光是你，你所选中的其他人也可以。
而且能够自由的在十几个种族之间进行选择。
比如说恶魔、魔鬼、吸血鬼、各种各样的精灵、狼人、天界生物、邪魔、人类形态的异怪、龙类生物等等。
如果你喜欢，还能够把你跟外面那条小狗从肉体到精神层面融合到一起，永远也无法分开。”
说着，左思凭空制造了一大片不同生物的幻象。
拉娜明显被这些生物的形态吸引住了，瞪大眼睛时不时伸出舌头舔着嘴唇，最后才抬起头一脸不解的问：“魔鬼、恶魔和邪魔之间有甚么区别么？”
左思面带微笑的解释道：“当然有。
虽然他们都极度邪恶。
但恶魔更倾向于混乱，也就是想做什么就做什么无拘无束。
邪魔则是中立的，行为规则主要看是否有利可图。
魔鬼则倾向于守序，认为规则、法律这些东西是神圣的，你可以去钻漏洞但不能明目张胆的去破坏它。
如果非要从这三个当中选一个，我个人建议选魔鬼。”
“为什么？”
拉娜下意识皱起了眉头。
“因为我本人就是地狱领主兼独一形态的大魔鬼，可以在这方面给予你一点点额外的提升。
更何况，我觉得你的性格和行事作风也额外接近魔鬼。
毕竟智慧这种东西可以起作用的前提是大家都在遵守着某种秩序和规则。
如果都不遵守，那么即便你再聪明，也无法抵挡一柄突然刺来的匕首。”
说话的功夫，左思的身体开始急剧膨胀，没过一会儿功夫便展现出了自己骇人的魔鬼形态。
光是那无意之中释放的恐怖威仪，还有足以让普通人瞬间精神崩溃的邪恶气息，便让整个房间呈现出类似五环神术【邪居】的效果。
不过拉娜显然并不是一般人，而是个内心之中早就已经彻底扭曲病态，甚至不把自己视作人类的天才兼疯子。
她非但没有表现出害怕，反而整个人兴奋的浑身发抖，强忍着生理上的不适伸出手轻轻抚摸着左思身上覆盖的鳞片、尾巴、利爪和龙翼。
哪怕手掌被来自地狱烈焰的残余温度烫伤、被蓝龙的静电效应电到剧烈抽搐、失禁也没有退缩。
压倒性的强大力量！
令人感到颤栗的恐怖！ 与自己一样、甚至比自己还要聪明的头脑！ 因为此时此刻，这位黄金公主殿下感觉自己终于找到了梦寐以求的“同类”。
自己天生就应该是个魔鬼！ 她在内心之中不断重复着这句话。
【治疗致命伤】！ 左思直接释放一个四环神术，治好了对方被烧焦、电伤的身体，尤其是两条已经发黑的手臂。
感受着正能量充斥在体内所带来的温暖，拉娜脸上留下了喜悦的泪水，用无比虔诚的语气说道：“主人！我至高无上的主人！
请赐予我成为魔鬼的荣耀！
我愿意为您去做任何事情！ 哪怕是亲手杀死自己的父亲，毁灭这个腐朽的国家。”
看着黄金公主那宛如找到血脉至亲一样的反应，左思嘴角不受控制的轻微抽搐了一下。
虽然他早就知道对方的脑回路不怎么正常，但愿意在精神上认同自己是魔鬼的凡人，这还是第一次遇到。
“给，先在这份契约上签字吧。等你完成任务，自然就有资格成为魔鬼中的一份子了。”
左思凭空制造了一份散发着硫磺味的地狱契约递了过去。
拉娜赶忙接过来大概扫了两眼，确认自己必须完成的任务内容后，紧跟着便用匕首割破手指，在契约的最下方签上了自己的全名。
瞬间！
羊皮纸卷轴轰的一声凭空自燃，很快便烧成了漫天飞舞的灰烬。
她的灵魂上也被烙下了一个只有魔鬼才能辨认出的堕落印记。
简单平复了一下激动的心情，这位黄金公主也顾不得身上精致的礼服被烧毁大半，整个背部、胸部、臀部和大腿的片皮肤都暴露在空气之中，立刻跪在地上信誓旦旦的保证道：“请您放心，主人，我一定会尽快完成部署，让整个王国变成您的囊中之物。”
“不用太着急，一切按照夏恩七世的计划按部就班的来即可。另外，考虑到你缺乏自保的实力，我决定先赐予你一点点必要的力量。”
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，左思伸出宛如龙爪一样的手指，轻轻按在对方胸口的位置，并割破白皙的皮肤将来自地狱的力量注入其中。
也不知道是因为疼痛的关系，还是激动的关系，拉娜的身体在轻微颤抖，看着猩红色的血珠顺着中轴线缓缓滑落，最终在肋骨和肚脐附近形成精美的魔法纹路。
等一切完成之后，她感觉自己的体内似乎涌现出了一股之前从未有过的力量。
仅仅一秒钟之后，一团阴冷的黑色火焰便从掌心喷涌而出。
轰！ 如果是在费伦大陆，稍微有点魔法知识的人都会第一时间确认，这玩意就是大名鼎鼎的“魔焰”。
一种名为邪术师职业的招牌技能，同时也是令人望而生畏的恐怖魔法火焰。
不用问也知道，拉娜现在成为了一名等级不低的邪术师，大量邪恶禁忌的魔法知识正充斥着大脑。
而身为大魔鬼的左思就是她的“宗主”。
意识到自己在一瞬间获得了怎样的魔法力量后，拉娜立刻捧起那只足以将自己轻而易举捏成肉酱的爪子疯狂亲吻，眼神中充满了狂热的痴迷跟崇拜。
这一刻，那种从懂事起就一直困扰她的孤独感彻底消失了，取而代之的是信仰，无比虔诚的信仰。
尽管左思不太清楚这究竟算是自己吸引坏女人的体质又一次发挥了作用，还是应该算成功抓住了对方心灵上的弱点。
但总之结果相当令人满意。
有了拉娜这个内鬼，完整的拿下整个王国应该会非常顺利。
到时候以接近千万的人口作为掩护，把几十万玩家偷偷的塞进去，夏恩七世就可以开始肆无忌惮的掀起战争搞乱这个世界。
在回程的路上，左思还向夏恩七世介绍了一下军功授爵制体系。
打算等拿下王国之后直接套用，激发王国底层民众渴望通过对外扩张来改变自身阶级的热情，使其变成一架疯狂对外输出的战争的机器。
……
与此同时，远在王国边境的卡恩村。
死里逃生的村民们，正在大主教杰克的指挥下建立起了一座简陋的神殿，并按照步骤一板一眼的进行祈祷。
只见他们一个个神色肃穆盯着前方用魔法塑造出来的神像，牢牢记住每一个动作、每一句祷词。
毕竟王国境内原本的水、火、土、风四大神祭拜了这么多年都没什么动静。
可凤凰之神可是刚刚才亲眼见过的，态度自然有所不同。
葛杰夫站在远处注视着这一切，大概过了两三分钟才忍不住询问道：“这位凤凰之神究竟是来自何处？我怎么以前从来没有听说过？”
"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...
(End of this chapter)