Great time travel

563 Chapter [-]

Chapter 53. The dead who go on and on (celebrate the New Year and strive for the third watch)

In the evening, with the ringing of heavy bells, it was time for people who had been busy all day to finish work and go home.

On the relatively empty streets, dense crowds appeared.Some of them went to the tavern and spent a pleasant evening there, and some hurried back to their homes to take care of their parents or children.

And the four Bajas Empire spies who wandered around and scouted for a day in and around the village of Kahn also met again next to the fountain in the middle of the street with a lion head, and then went to the only hotel in the area to open a room and start quietly. Exchanging and summarizing inquired intelligence.

"...First of all, this town really only appeared this year. It was just a small village with a population of less than [-] before, but after the undead natural disaster started this spring, refugees from all over the place poured in, making this place prosperous all of a sudden. up."

Captain Hekland spoke first, "...Although it is hard to imagine, the history of this town is indeed only half a year at most! Most of the houses, streets, and city walls in this place were built rapidly within a few months. Built."

"...The current strong man who rules here is named Ainz Ur Gong. He is a magic caster who always wears a strange mask. He seems to be from a wealthy family. Raised a lot of powerful magic pet cats.

Lord Ainz and his followers came here for the first time this spring, and rescued the villagers who were being attacked by our country's knights—but there is also a saying that those knights were actually people from the Slan Church in disguise. of.Soon after, the undead natural disaster first appeared in the fortress city more than 50 miles away from here.Lantier broke out, and Ainz-dono led his followers to follow.Gazef, the warrior commander of the Kingdom of Yestij, fought against the undead together, rescued some of the refugees who escaped from the city, and took them to Kahn Village for resettlement.

Next, the Warrior Captain returned to the capital to report, while Ainz stayed here to resettle the refugees and build the town.As for whether his right to rule is legal... Well, it is not known whether he has been officially canonized yet, but in the face of powerful forces, this should not be a problem. "

The female magician Arshee also recounted the information she obtained, "...Usually, this Lord Ainz seldom shows up in the town. It is said that he lives in seclusion in the mage tower on the outskirts to conduct research, or Crusade against the undead and monsters nearby... As for this town, it was mainly entrusted to a housekeeper named Sebastian, several maids, and his cat magic pet to take care of the daily life of this new town business..."

"...I did a rough survey in and around the town today, and drew this map carelessly."

The female elf Imina took out a roll of parchment, on which was drawn a simple and rough handmade map, simply marking the directions of towns, forests, grasslands, roads and farms, "...the entire town has a population of several thousand, Most of them live within the city walls, but in the grasslands and forests in the outskirts, there are also a few small settlements scattered, as well as large farms, pastures, vegetable gardens, orchards, brick kilns, lumberyards, and the mage tower of the owner of this place .

Oh, it's incredible!In such a small town I saw five fountains and pools!And not hidden in the courtyard of the rich, but placed directly on the street!And near every fountain and square, there are beautiful marble statues!And the height and thickness of the city wall are enough to resist a regular army of thousands of people!Then, in the city, I saw bakeries, grocers, taverns, blacksmiths, water mills, public baths, and the tallest house had five floors!There are street lights on the busiest street!Although there are only a few lamps in total, they are all very extravagant magic lamps!

In my opinion, even some big cities with a population of tens of thousands are probably not as good as here in terms of complete facilities! "

"...This is indeed a good place, the environment is very good, and the prices are not bad. It's hard to believe that this is a refugee camp."

The middle-aged man Robatiku also nodded and said in agreement, "...According to the information I inquired about, for the past six months, it has been the great magician of Ainz who has defended the safety of this settlement , At the same time, he used his own financial resources to resettle the refugees, provided them with jobs, rations and salaries, and built this place into what it is today. Therefore, all the common people here are very grateful to this generous adult.

Oh, by the way, I didn't see an adventurer's guild in the town, and the adventurers who fled here seem to have been incorporated into the local guards... Although the fortress city is less than two days away from here.Lantil, the base camp of the undead army, but there has never been a trace of the undead army in the town.Only the teams that go out on patrol will occasionally drag the remains of the undead monsters they defeated back for display..."

"...Well, the collected information...seems to be quite complete, but the problem is...these are all things that can be asked casually from the mouths of ordinary businessmen. We just summarized it! Can this level of intelligence satisfy our employers?"

Holding a quill pen in his hand, Arshee recorded the content of everyone's words and words one by one after summarizing, and finally read it carefully, but he couldn't help frowning, "...the other party paid two How about a hundred gold coins! This little thing may not be able to trade!"

As soon as this remark came out, all the amateur spies from the Bajas Empire also began to worry, "...then what should we investigate, Alshe?" Captain Hekland scratched his hair in distress, "...could it be Is it a hobby of the local upper class?"

"...Well, I know something about this! I heard that Sebas, the housekeeper who is actually the mayor, is a bit lecherous. Although he is not young, he still has trouble with a little girl... But this The old butler is generally a good person, at least he has no bad deeds of bullying men and women. He also looks very handsome and looks quite rich, maybe it's the girl who took the initiative to seduce him. "

The female elf Imina raised her right hand and said cheerfully. (The butler Sebastian is a dragon person, no matter which world he is in, he is "dragon-natured".)

"...Ahem, this kind of gossip news should have no intelligence value!" Captain Heklan coughed in embarrassment, "...Since the employer is from the Imperial Academy of Magic, then I would like to know more about this Lord Ainz. The spell level, and what magic treasures are around..."

"...Captain! Are you crazy? How could you find out about such a thing?" Robatiku, a middle-aged man, was stunned for a moment. The research notes and the treasure chest of the great magician are not enough?"

"...Don't! Don't!" The female elf Imina also cried out in fright, "...I just went to reconnaissance the mage tower outside the city, and it looked like it was heavily guarded. Gargoyles, there are also strong people gathered inside, and from time to time there are magic casters practicing attack magic, and there are explosions! Moreover, the terrifying monster called "Forest Wise King" (giant hamster) was raised It's inside ahhh!!!"

"...And we don't know the internal structure of that mage tower at all. Even if we sneak in, we may not be able to find treasures and secret books."

Robatiku added, "...It's not worth it to work so hard just for two hundred gold coins!"

"...Captain, your idea is really crazy! With only the four of us, we are going to attack a mage tower belonging to a powerful magic caster at night, and there is still a mage tower with a master inside. It can be described as suicidal! God knows how many deadly traps there are! Even if you can escape, you will probably be cursed! The price of two hundred gold coins is not worth our lives!"

The female magician Arshee also shook her head to express her disapproval, and then proposed her own alternative suggestion, "...Instead of risking your life to break into the mage's tower, it is better to sneak into the town hall of this town at night and see if you can collect some to use Passed information."

"...City Hall?" Captain Hekland blinked, stood up and looked out the window, only to see a two-story building with red bricks and yellow tiles standing diagonally across the street, which is currently taking a bath. In the twilight of the setting sun, the color is particularly bright.

"...When I just came here to meet up, I once observed next to the city hall, and found that the building is very small, you can see the other side from the windows on one side, and there are not many people inside. Moreover, ringing the bell at dusk After work, all the people in the city hall left, and finally locked the door, so there should be no vigil inside." Arshey explained, "...it should be easy for us to get in at night!"

"...Well, I admit that you are right." Captain Heklan nodded, "...but... since the defenses in that place are so lax, there must be nothing valuable inside, let alone hidden Are you holding some important secret document?"

"...That's true. But I didn't expect to find any treasures inside? We're not going to steal treasures!"

Arshe shrugged, "...as long as you find the population registration records, tax books, and copies of business transaction documents, or some letterheads, you should be worthy of the commission of [-] gold coins and be able to talk to the employer. Let’s make a difference!”

"...Uh! Then it's decided to do this! It's not too late, let's do it tonight! Everyone hurry up and rest."

Captain Heklan pondered for a moment, "...then start operations in the middle of the night! Then leave early tomorrow morning! Try for a quick solution!"

——However, what these four amateur spies of the Bajas Empire did not know was that the Mage Tower outside the city, where a bunch of full-level foreign players gathered, was certainly a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, but this one in the city was not astonishing. In fact, the small building of the city hall also hides the same mystery.

For example, on this night, the commander of the undead army who had just secretly returned from the front line, the demon gentleman Demiurge, was in the basement of the city hall, together with his subordinates and player representatives from other worlds. , holding a secret meeting behind Lich King Ainz's back...