Chapter 41: The reactions of various countries Silian Theocracy, Supreme Priests' Assembly Hall The air in this residence of the highest authority of the Slian Theocracy was dull. yznn This spacious and magnificent palace was originally quite magnificent.
Sunlight passes through the delicately carved petal-shaped window lattice and the colorful stained glass picture windows, slanting into the interior, filling the ground with a colorful halo.
The smoke formed by the burning of various precious spices curls up in the gilt copper stove, exuding an exciting smell.
Coupled with the countless religious murals on the walls and ceilings, the various exquisite statues and ritual vessels displayed indoors, and the faint sound of music coming from the distance, it creates a solemn and holy atmosphere.
However, the six high priests standing in the center of the hall all had gloomy expressions, and their eyes were terrifying as if they wanted to kill someone.
Their expressions always gave people the illusion that they owed them millions of gold coins.
The whole atmosphere became a little cold.
However, the elderly woman who was kneeling in front of them at this moment knew very well that the failure of her recent operation had caused more losses to the Silian Theocracy than just a few million gold coins.
"Are you the only one left among the twelve members of the Black Scripture dispatched this time, Kyle?"
A hoarse old male voice called out the name of the old lady kneeling at the foot of the stairs, "The two priceless artifacts lent to you were also destroyed.
Then, because the artifacts of the miko princess were stolen, they were ordered to track them down.
The thieves' Fenghua Sacred Scripture troops were inexplicably wiped out with you on the outskirts of the fortress city of Elandir.
What on earth is going on?
What enemy are you fighting against?"
"Unfortunately, we met Fenghua Sacred Scripture by chance.
The thief they were chasing seemed to have hid in the city.
And in the subsequent attack, we were not sure who the enemy was.
We only know the current situation.
The fortress city of Elandir has been occupied by undead creatures, and those who attacked us on the outskirts of Elandir may or may not be colluding with each other."
Old lady Kyle replied in a deep voice, "But some of the orc priests have very powerful magic and can actually use eighth-level magic."
"You read that right, Kyle, that orcs can use eighth-level magic, right?"
All the high priests were suddenly startled.
"Yes, those tiger-men have amazing power.
Although they don't want to admit it, our Black Scripture is as powerless as a baby in front of them.
All kinds of attack magic that seems to only exist in legends are like heavy rain.
Call me” Kyle, the only survivor of the Black Codex Special Forces, looked haggard and tired, and sighed helplessly, "When the battle suddenly broke out, they even used magic to seal the space, so that we could not escape with teleportation spells."
Therefore, except for me who managed to break out of their encirclement and then used the teleportation prop to successfully return to the country, no one else was able to escape, so I’m afraid the situation is in danger.”
"Damn it, that's a magic caster at the level of a legendary hero.
And there seems to be more than one such powerful person who is abominable."
A middle-aged priestess complained angrily, "Where did these golems come from?
And how did the Khajiit who appeared there cross the border of the Bajas Empire or our country from the east and arrive in that city?"
What do they have to do with the undead outbreak in the city?"
"Moreover, the Sunshine Codex led by Captain Negan was also destroyed there.
According to divination and speculation, it seems to be the work of the Dragon King of Destruction.
Your Dark Codex was originally prepared to seal or expel it, but now the artifacts are all gone It has been used, and where is the Dragon King?"
Another male priest also asked, "We can no longer produce two artifacts of the same level."
"And the thief who stole the secret treasure from the miko princess has now lost all traces with the destruction of the Fenghua Sacred Scripture Army.
Damn it, almost no tasks have been completed.
The Six-Colored Sacred Scripture has been completed in just half a day.
Half of them were lost within the month, but the orcs' offensive this year from the east is more fierce than ever before.
The Dragon Kingdom is about to be unable to hold on, and it is desperate to ask for reinforcements all day long."
"Then, you are too confused in this battle.
You have lost so many people, but you don't know who the opponent is, or where the opponent is from, or even where they are currently staying.
You don't know anything about it.
The appearance, let us consider countermeasures."
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"I am truly sorry, my lords.
I am willing to accept any punishment for this tragic failure."
Listening to the high priests scolding each other, Kyle, the only one who escaped from the battlefield, lowered his head deeply with a look of shame on his face.
"Forget it, you have done your best after all, we won't punish you anymore, just go back and join the team.
At the same time, train and select new people as soon as possible, and start the reconstruction of the Black Holy Canon."
After some discussion, the six great priests , so announced.
"Yes, thank you for your magnanimity.
However, what should we do with the unknown enemies who destroyed the Black Sacred Scripture and the Wind Flower Sacred Scripture this time, as well as the fortress city of Elandir that is occupied by the undead?"
Kyle asked.
"Well, we can only leave it alone for the time being and let the northern border be more alert.
Just be careful not to let the undead sneak into our country.
No matter what, the fortress city of Elandir is foreign territory, and we have no obligation to do it for them.
Sweep away the undead and regain the lost ground.”
A short and fat priest replied, "Now that half of the six-color holy book has been destroyed, the inside story of the tragic change in the fortress city of Elandir is still hidden in a fog, and even if you want to start, you can't find the direction.
However, in a short period of time, we really can't afford any more losses.
Moreover, the situation on the eastern front against the orcs' attack this year is extremely critical.
In order to send troops to rescue the crumbling Dragon Kingdom, our manpower is also very tight.
There are no spare elites to waste in the bottomless pit of the undead in the Yestije Kingdom. , just let them handle it themselves.”
Although the result was very frustrating and depressing, the rulers of the Silian Theocracy still cut their losses in time and made an objective and reasonable judgment.
But as the main victim and client this time, Li.
The attitude of everyone in the royal court of the Kingdom of Yestije is like the ravings of an idiot. inside.
The royal capital of King Yestije, the city of Lorenti, the audience hall of the royal palace Many luxuriously dressed nobles and important ministers were gathering inside to hold a court meeting.
Among them was Gazef Stronov, the warrior captain of the kingdom who had just returned from the border.
He was kneeling before his sworn master, King Rambusa III, who was sitting on the throne.
Even though it had only been more than half a month, Gazef still felt that His Majesty the King had obviously aged a lot.
His pale hair is sparse and messy, his thin body cannot be said to be healthy no matter how flattering he is, and his complexion is also very poor, without any rosiness at all.
The hand holding the scepter was as thin as a dead branch, and the golden crown he wore seemed to be crumbling, looking overwhelmed.
The old man on the throne, Rambusa III, let out a weak sigh: "Soldier Commander, it's great that you can return safely."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gazef responded with a deep bow.
"Well, regarding today's topic, I have received some reports, but here, I would like to ask the warrior commander to explain in detail what happened in the fortress city of Elandir."
The old king ordered sleepily. .
"As you command."
Gazef bowed again, stood up, and spoke in detail about what he had experienced in Karn Village and the fortress city of Erantil after leaving the royal capital.
It focused on the tragic situation after Erantil was captured by the undead, and the suspicion that the Slane Theocracy may have been involved behind the above-mentioned events.
In addition, he introduced someone who called himself Ainz.
Ur.
Gong's mysterious magician, especially his heroic deeds when he saw injustice on the road in Kahn Village and drew his sword to help, fought through fire and water against enemy spies, and sacrificed his life to save the villagers.
Also, after the undead catastrophe broke out in Elandir, Archmage Ainz volunteered to protect the survivors, provide them with food and accommodation, and set up a refugee camp as a benevolent act.
"That's it.
It's such a good story.
He does sound like a good and kind person."
King Rambusa III sighed and praised, but a group of courtiers immediately stared at the king with contempt and sang the opposite tune without courtesy.
"Your Majesty, how stupid are you?
How can you trust a stranger so easily?"
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"Weirdos like this who dare not show their true colors to the public are probably wanted fugitives."
"It always makes people feel uncomfortable when a person like that appears in the kingdom.
It would be better to find some way to deal with him."
"How could the warrior captain entrust the kingdom's subjects to such an unknown person?
This is treason."
"Yes, a magician of unknown origin like that should be escorted over immediately for interrogation."
"But who is going to arrest him?
This magician seems to be very powerful.
He defeated a group of knights with just his followers."
"Of course, let the warrior commander atone for his sins.
Who can let him trust such a guy casually?"
In the end, some people even asked whether this guy could simply be a spy sent by the Silian Theocracy or the Bahas Empire in order to sneak into the kingdom and serve as a spy.
The attack on Karn Village and the tragedy in the fortress city of Elandir were both directed and acted by him in order to promote himself.
In this regard, Gazef could only roll his eyes helplessly, having completely despaired of the party strife within the kingdom.
Although the various noble factions in the country were constantly fighting among themselves, they were becoming more and more consistent in suppressing the royal power.
Recently, it has developed to the point where "Whatever the king approves of, they must oppose" is an exaggeration.
I guess even if the king said that the sun is round, they would insist on saying that the sun is square.
If these nobles and courtiers were just talking nonsense like this, Gazef would probably hold his nose and endure it.
But the problem is, after these guys accused Ainz of a bunch of crimes, they actually started talking to themselves and drafting a document to convict Ainz.
So he finally couldn't hold it any longer: "Please wait a moment.
That magician has a very friendly attitude towards the kingdom.
How can he arrest such a friendly person indiscriminately?"
He tried hard to correct the increasingly absurd court discussion, but he immediately received disgusted looks from the civil and military officials of the court.
In the kingdom's official circles, which all depend on blood, Warrior Captain Gazef, who was born a commoner, has always been an alternative among the alternative.
Gazef only relied on his swordsmanship to reach his current position.
In the eyes of nobles with a long history, he was like a nouveau riche who got rich overnight.
In particular, his swordsmanship was unparalleled in the country, which greatly deepened the hostility of the nobles.
Because the most intolerable thing for noble but useless nobles like them is that people with status are actually more capable than themselves.
As a result, both the royalists and the anti-royal nobles all attacked Warrior Captain Gazef: "It is very necessary to summon such a suspicious guy to the royal capital for torture."
"Perhaps it was because the Warrior Commander easily believed in that strange magician that the fortress city was captured by the undead."
"That's right.
There's a powerful magician named Ainz.
We've never heard of it.
He must not be making this up."
"How could the warrior commander trust that strange guy who hides his face?
Just from this point of view, it makes people feel suspicious."
"From this point of view, the warrior commander must shoulder all the responsibilities."
Seeing the noble ministers below chattering around the warrior leader, the king sitting on the throne finally became angry.
He raised his scepter tremblingly and knocked it hard on the ground: "Okay, I think the warrior leader is quiet."
The decision was not wrong.
Moreover, the topic of today's discussion is how to deal with the undead changes in the fortress city of Erantil, not to evaluate whether the great magician is reliable.
Don't let me digress anymore."
"Well, if His Majesty says so, let's stay here for now."
In response to the king's fierce anger, the nobles in the palace looked at each other and temporarily put away their sarcastic smiles.
But the ensuing discussion was still not smooth, because the king believed that the undead changes in Elandir, a territory directly under the royal family, could not be ignored, and a large army should be dispatched as soon as possible to attack it.
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As a result, these nobles who were accustomed to singing against the king actually became pacifists.
On the one hand, they are all happy to hear about anything that can attack the royal power; on the other hand, they are not willing to engage in national mobilization and assembly of armies, consuming the human and financial resources of their own territories, just to help the king regain a piece of his own territory.
"Your Majesty, although the fall of the fortress city of Elandir is sad, now that it has happened and the dead cannot be resurrected, we can only look forward.
In fact, in the long run, this is actually a good thing.
Yes.
After all, as long as the undead creatures are entrenched in that city and block the border transportation routes, the Bahas Empire will no longer be able to invade our country, and the subjects of the kingdom can enjoy peace from now on."
"Taking a step back, even if the blood emperor of the empire is still ambitious and opens a passage from Elandir to invade our country, then the losses of the extermination of the undead will be passed on to them.
For our country, which has suffered from the scourge of war for many years, Say, it’s still a happy event.”
This is the sophistry of the intellectuals.
"Conquering monsters should be the job of adventurers, right?
How can a noble knight do such a lowly job?"
"Whoever pays for hiring adventurers is of course free of charge.
Since they are adventurers living in the kingdom, they are subjects of the kingdom.
It is their natural duty to help fight off the monsters that appear in the kingdom.
How can they ask for more money?
Woolen cloth" This is the rhetoric of the idiots.
What follows next is talking to myself and completely digressing from the topic: "Really speaking, an organization like the Adventurer's Guild, which has so many powerful warriors and magic casters, and operates without authorization within the borders, is the scourge of the country.
We must find a way to solve it as soon as possible, such as They ban them all and stuff like that.”
"Also, the money paid to the Adventurer's Guild is not a small amount every year.
It is reasonable to change it to unpaid labor in the future."
All kinds of unbelievable and bizarre theories came out one after another, making the king and warriors choke and roll their eyes, but they were helpless.
It wasn't until a piece of earth-shattering bad news came that the group of people who were pretending to sleep woke up from their sleep: "This is incredible, your majesties, my lords.
An army composed of undead creatures is approaching the royal capital." oshow7: