Chapter 445: Money is not everything
“Nfirea, you…”
Seeing his grandson so decisive, Li Ji was stunned for a moment, but still nodded with a smile : "As expected of my grandson, since you choose to agree, then I won't say anything more."
"grandmother."
Nfirea also smiled, but an inappropriate voice suddenly interrupted this warm scene.
"Alright, alright, that's enough, enough of the sensationalism."
Xia Yu suddenly stood up and came between the two of them. He then grabbed Nfirea's right hand, looked at him and said, "Since the contract is established, then..."
A holy light suddenly shone from Xia Yu's palm, then turned into a blazing white light and sank into Nfirea's right hand, finally outlining a flower pattern on the back of his hand.
This is the most sacred power of holy light, which can be used for both healing and attack.
The most important thing is that the sacred power of holy light is a special attack against the undead. Yes, he is on guard against Bone King's evil deeds.
In the original work, after Bone King learned of Nfirea's special abilities, he became wary of him. When Nfirea, in front of his adventurer nickname Momon, bluntly guessed that he was actually Ainz, Bone King even had the idea of killing Nfirea.
However, Bone King did not take action on the spot, because of Nfirea's respectful attitude and the other party's value to him, which made him temporarily calm down.
At this moment, with Xia Yu's intrusion, Nfirea and Bone King must have lost their connection. In order to prevent Nfirea from suddenly dying one day, Xia Yu left this backup plan.
"This is?!"
Nfirea looked at the back of his hand in surprise. The pattern on it was a small flower with five petals, and the outline of the flower was emitting a faint white light.
"This is a contract, and it is also the power that can save your life."
Xia Yu let go of Nfirea's arm and warned him, "Your abilities are much stronger than you think, so this is necessary protection. I don't want you to die suddenly before you can help me."
But before turning around and leaving, Xia Yu reminded him again: "By the way, you can also try to develop this power yourself. As for how far you can develop it, it depends on you."
After saying everything that needed to be said, Xia Yu left a few more bottles of blood and left, leaving the grandfather and grandson looking at each other in bewilderment.
“Nfirea, your hand…”
Rikichi, who didn't get a word in, showed a nervous expression. Seeing this, Nfirea shook his head and said, "Don't worry, grandma. I'm fine."
Nfirea raised his hand, looked at the flower stigma on the back of his hand, and murmured casually: "It's better to say... I have never felt so good before. This power is like the power of God."
If Xia Yu were still here, he would definitely complain that the word "Wanru" could be removed because that is the power of God.
But Xia Yu had already left at this moment. He walked on the street where the sky had already darkened, talking to himself in some confusion.
"Let me think about it. It seems like I have forgotten something. What is it? It's clearly on my mind, but I just can't remember it."
"My lord!" At this moment, the hamster in Xia Yu's pocket suddenly poked its head out and whispered, "Please tell me your doubts. Perhaps I can help you solve them."
"oh."
Xia Yu didn't care about what the little guy said, but continued to frown and think.
"My lord, please don't take my loyalty so lightly!"
Because Xia Yu ignored it, the little hamster curled up in his pocket in dissatisfaction. With this tiny movement, Xia Yu had a flash of inspiration and suddenly remembered what he had forgotten!
That’s right, this it!
"Ha, thanks, I remembered what I forgot."
Xia Yu tapped his pocket, which made the little guy stick his head out: "Master, have you thought of the answer to the question?"
"It's a bit of an exaggeration to call it a problem. It just reminded me of something I ignored."
He suddenly remembered that now that the Wise King of the Forest had been subdued by him, didn't that mean that the Bone King's alias, Adventurer Feifei, would have no chance of defeating him?
Although the confrontation between the adventurer Feifei and the Wise King of the Forest was caused by Nfirea's commission, with his intervention, this designated commission would definitely not occur.
But in fact, even without Nfirea, the adventurer Momon will also take on the mission of defeating monsters.
After all, the reason why Bone King created the small account was to improve his reputation as quickly as possible, and then get in touch with the kingdom’s high-level officials and more confidential information through the identity of an adventurer.
As for how to improve reputation and level in a short period of time, there seems to be no faster shortcut than defeating the legendary monster, the Forest King.
Therefore, even without Nfirea's specific commission, Ainz Ooal Gown would definitely direct and act out the scene himself to lure out the Wise King of the Forest and then fight him.
With such a good opportunity, how could he not make things difficult for the other party?
This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the opponent's melee combat ability.
"Little Flywheel, I really have to thank you, otherwise I would have forgotten it." Xia Yu rubbed the little hamster's head and said to it.
"My lord, there is no need to thank me. I, Hamster Wheel, will offer you even higher loyalty." The little hamster looked serious. If it wasn't inconvenient to be in the pocket, it would have wanted to salute.
"Okay, I get it. This is your reward."
Xia Yu casually took out a nut from the gourmet world from the chat group, stuffed it into the little hamster's arms, then opened the portal and stepped in.
After coming to the forest again, Xia Yu searched the memories that other Xia Yu had stuffed into the novice gift pack, and soon found a replacement for the Forest Wise King.
"It's decided to be you, Mercury Robot."
As Xia Yu waved his hand, a tall silver-white robot appeared in this world.
The robot has a fluid body and a boomerang-like head. In the center of the head, there is a scanning mechanical eye that emits a faint yellow light.
Because it is essentially composed of nanorobots and its overall shape resembles mercury, it is also called a mercury robot.
For example, the T-1000 in "Terminator 2" is a mercury robot, also known as a liquid robot.
However, Xia Yu and his mercury robots originated from the world of the Food Addiction Dungeon, and were upgraded by Xia Yu and his colleagues on the technological side. They have been updated for more than five generations.
At this moment, the mercury robot in front of Xia Yu is the latest version after research.
Retracting his thoughts, Xia Yu looked at the mercury robot in front of him and sent his spirit to connect with it.
The moment the mental link was established, the robot suddenly melted and turned into a giant hamster before his eyes.
Mimicry.
Mercury's basic ability is to disguise itself as anything .
It's just because it's a robot, so a detection magic can show that it's not a real living being.
"Oh, my lord, this is...!"
The little hamster, who was chewing a nut, suddenly exclaimed: "Is this my kind? But why does it look exactly like me?"
"It's not one of your kind. It's not even a living creature." Xia Yu stretched out his finger and pressed the little hamster back.
"As for your kind, don't worry, you can't be the only giant hamster. You've lived for hundreds of years, so it's okay to wait a little longer, right?"
"My lord, you are right. I was too impatient. Thank you for your teachings. I will wait patiently!"
Xia Yu grinned and said nothing more. With a thought, the mercury hamster immediately ran away.
Now, it is the wise king of the forest here.
After doing all this, Xia Yu returned to Ye-Rantel through the portal.
Although the night in E-Rantel is not as brightly lit as in modern times, it is not like a rural village where people work from sunrise to sunset.
On the sparsely populated road, the entire fortress city was not completely plunged into darkness because of the magic called "eternal light" that served as a means of lighting.
However, this era was still the Middle Ages after all, so there was not much nightlife, and those who needed to rest had rested, except for some adventurers who liked to act at night.
In E-Rantel, because of the Adventurer's Guild, there are also inns specifically for adventurers.
When Xia Yu first traveled to this world, he worked in one of the inns. Later, when he became an adventurer, he often stayed overnight in the inn where he worked.
It wasn't because he was grateful to the inn for giving him a job that he went there to rest or anything like that. The main reason was that the inn was very cheap and very suitable for adventurers who wanted to save on accommodation expenses.
Thinking of this, Xia Yu couldn't help but shed tears of sweetness after bitterness.
Now that the plug-in has arrived, he no longer has to live that kind of miserable and poor life. He can point at his own nose and shout loudly.
"I'm rich now!"
"Why are you yelling so late at night? Shut up!"
Suddenly, there was a roar from the house next door.
"What's wrong with me yelling? Come out and fight me if you dare!"
Xia Yu, who was not afraid at all, just roared even louder, and then disappeared from the spot in a flash.
He was not afraid. If he was not afraid of disturbing others, he would definitely stay where he was and let the other party see that all his arrogance was justified.
A few seconds later, an angry man suddenly kicked open the wooden door and glanced around angrily: "Where are the people! Come out and fight! Come on, fight!!"
When the angry man saw that no one showed up, he got angrier and angrier, and he stayed extremely angry all night.
Of course, Xia Yu naturally didn’t know about these follow-up events. After the provocation, he had already gone to a new hotel.
The pavilion is shining with golden light.
This is the most luxurious inn in E-Rantel. Not only does it have the best environment, but the dishes it serves are all cooked using "preservation" magic to keep the ingredients fresh, and the chefs are all top-notch professionals.
With such first-class service, the prices are also very high, and most of those who can afford to consume here are wealthy businessmen and nobles.
At least with Bone King's current status as a bronze adventurer, he definitely cannot afford it.
"We ordinary people are really happy today~"
Xia Yu, who was in a good mood, hummed a song softly and checked directly into the Shining Golden Pavilion. He planned to use this hotel as a base for long-term food and accommodation.
Although under normal circumstances, even a Mithril-level adventurer cannot be so extravagant, but who can blame him for being rich?
Money is omnipotent, at least in most things, money is omnipotent.
…
The next day, morning.
A new day has arrived, and the lonely old man who has successfully found a job has begun to work hard.
Because of Xia Yu's obstruction, Nfirea did not specifically commission the adventurer Feifei, so Ainz received the commission to hunt monsters as he did in the beginning.
Duwu Forest, the avenue outside the forest.
After leaving E-Rantel, you can see a large area of dense dark green primeval forest in the distance.
The gaps between the trees are like monsters with their mouths wide open, waiting for their prey to fall into their trap. This strange feeling makes passers-by dare not stare at the forest for too long.
At this moment, a team is searching for and attacking the monsters around the forest.
There were two people in the team who were particularly eye-catching, one was tall and equipped with full black armor, and the other was extremely cool with cold eyes.
They are the combination of adventurer Feifei and adventurer Nabe. Of course, the team is not just about the two of them, there is also a team member named "Black Sword".
Guerrilla soldier Lukrut walked in the front as a scout, while warrior and team leader Peter walked on the flank. On the other side were forest priest Dyne and magic chanter Nina. Ainz and Narberal were the last to stay alert.
Because of the wide field of vision, the team members were not very alert before reaching the edge of the forest. However, after arriving here, Peter made a slightly serious voice for the first time.
"Mr. Feifei, this area is now a dangerous zone. Although there won't be any monsters that we can't deal with, we still need to be more careful for the sake of caution."
"learn."
Ainz nodded in response and suddenly thought of something. If this were a game, the type of monsters he would encounter would depend on the location, but this would not be possible in reality.
Only God knows what kind of difficult enemy will appear next. Based on the battle in Carne Village a few days ago and the information he extracted from the prisoners of the Sunlight Scripture, Ainz is confident in his own strength.
However, that was his ability as a magic caster. Now he was wearing armor created by magic and could hardly cast any magic.
In this repressed state, can he fulfill his role as a warrior?
Ainz felt a little uneasy . If he encountered an enemy that a warrior could not deal with, he would have no choice but to remove his armor and use magic.
But to do so, he would have to kill his companions or tamper with their memories.
He actually didn't want to do this, not because of any feelings from his past as a human being, but simply because it was too troublesome.
Thinking of this, Ainz turned to look at Narberal beside him. Narberal nodded quietly when she sensed his gaze.
When they came to do the mission, the two had discussed beforehand that at the critical moment, Narberal would use a higher-level magic higher than the third tier, up to the fifth tier at most, in the hope that this would solve the problem.
If that still doesn't work, then he can only take off his armor and use his identity as a magic caster to deal with the enemy seriously.
The eye contact between the two was not noticed by anyone, after all, they were both at the back.
After walking for a while, Captain Peter suddenly explained, as if he had thought of something.
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. As far as I know, the Great Forest from this area to the vicinity of Kahn Village is under the control of the powerful monster, the Forest King. Therefore, unless you are extremely unlucky, you will not encounter any annoying monsters."
The Wise King of the Forest?
Ainz, who was left behind, recalled the information he had obtained in Carne Village.
The Wise King of the Forest is a magical beast that possesses astonishing power. However, because his habitat is located deep in the forest, there is almost no evidence of his presence.
However, because he has lived for a long time, information about the other party has been circulated among the surrounding residents.
It is said that the Wise King of the Forest is actually a silver-white four-legged beast with a snake tail that has lived for hundreds of years.
Although I don't know whether it is true or not, if he has lived for a long time, he may have amazing wisdom. He also has the title of the Wise King of the Forest. If he can be captured, it should be able to strengthen the strength of Nazarick.
Ainz thought to himself. Since he did not know what the Wise King of the Forest looked like, he began to imagine what he knew.
If the game "YGGDRASIL" is used as a basis, the appearance of the wise king of the forest should be a monkey's head, a raccoon's body, a tiger's limbs and a snake's tail...
Although he didn't know whether there were monsters like those in "YGGDRASIL" in this world, he could only imagine it through the game.
Just as Ainz was imagining what the wise king of the forest looked like, the scout Lukrut suddenly retreated back to the team, changing his previous frivolous demeanor.
"Something's happening!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately picked up their weapons in the direction Lukrut was looking at.
"Where?"
"Over there, something is coming."
Hearing the captain's question, Lukluth pointed his finger at a corner of the huge forest. Because they were hidden in the woods and the vision was poor, no one could see any movement.
But even so, no one questioned it.
This is not only trust in teammates, but also the intuition of being an adventurer.
Soon, the monster appeared.
There were a dozen green-skinned creatures about the size of children, and seven or eight huge brown creatures, which were goblins and ogres.
"Oh, finally I met the monster I want to defeat. I thought I would be disappointed today."
Lukrut's face showed a little relief. If that was the case, then they could defeat all the enemies with just the "Sword of Darkness".
Looking at the scene that was completely different from the one in the game, Ainz couldn't help but sigh again, reality is indeed different from the game.
"Mr. Feifei, would you like half and half?"
Peter, the captain, suddenly asked. Upon hearing this, Ainz smiled confidently under his helmet. Although the skeleton could not make any expression, he felt that if he smiled, then he was smiling.
"If I'm in a tough fight with just a mere ogre, I'm just a show-off. Please watch how I can easily defeat the ogre."
Ainz’s confident voice made the Black Swords understand, and they also felt relieved that it would be okay to leave it to him.
"Understood, but we can't just watch the enemy attack. We will assist in the battle as much as possible..."
"Wait, something's happening!"
While Peter and Ainz were talking, Lukluth suddenly cried out in fear. He pointed toward the depths of the forest with an expression of disbelief, his voice trembling.
"The monster...seems to be coming out!"
