The Dark Warrior

a potion, and one of them was his lack of confidence in resolving the issue with

money. It would’ve been awkward if he claimed to have no money back then.

Ainz explained to the baffled Narberal:

"No, we do have money, but the only currency I own are the gold coins of

YGGDRASIL and I want to use these gold coins only as a last resort."

"Why is that? Didn't we confirm YGGDRASIL coins have monetary value here?"

"Indeed, at Carne vil age we learned that one YGGDRASIL gold coin... er, the

gold used for trading is known as common gold, and one YGGDRASIL coin is

worth two common gold coins. But if we use YGGDRASIL gold coins in this city,

we won't know where it might end up. We could alert any number of people and

if there are any YGGDRASIL players out there, it would be like announcing our

presence. This has to be avoided until we fully understand this world."

"Players... people on the same level as Ainz-sama, the vil ains that attacked

Nazarick in the past."

Ainz frowned at the way she addressed him, but he didn't say anything because

of the same reason as before.

"That's right, they are people we can't take lightly."

He——Ainz Ooal Gown——reached level 100, the level cap in YGGDRASIL. It

wasn’t uncommon for players to reach the level cap. Or rather, most of the

players were level 100.

Among these players, Ainz thought himself to be in the middle of the upper tier.

This was because in game, Ainz focused on grinding jobs that fit the undead

and magic chanters, neglecting to improve his fighting prowess. Taking his

divine level equipment and pay-to-win items into account, he should be in the

mid-upper tier, but he shouldn't forget there were always stronger people out

there.

He had to avoid detection by other players. There were many opponents Ainz

couldn't beat in a fight.

Players were originally human, so most of them will help the humans in this

world. If these kinds of players faced off against Albedo and the others who

considered humans as lowly scum, the Great Tomb of Nazarick and everyone in

Ainz Ooal Gown would become the enemy of humanity. That was the reason he

thought bringing Albedo along was dangerous.

But I had no idea Narberal thought the same way.

Even though Ainz wasn't hostile towards humans, he wouldn't hesitate to kil

them if it allowed him to reach his goal, but he would rather avoid clashing with

other players

"Looking at it this way, it was a pity."

"What is a pity?"

"Losing that man called Nigan so easily. He could’ve been a treasure trove of

information, but I ended him casually after asking a few simple questions."

A few dozen members of the Sunlight Scripture were captured at Carne vil age.

Some of them died during the process of questioning them and were used as

material for Ainz's special ability to summon Undead.

Recalling the intelligence they got from the interrogation, Ainz couldn't help

mocking himself:

"Normal players... will likely support the Silian Theocracy."

The Silian Theocracy was a religious nation, worshipping the six great gods that

descended six centuries ago.

According to the Sunlight Scripture, the Silian Theocracy existed in order to

enable the weak human race to defeat the other, stronger races, which would

allow humanity to grow strong and prosper. Any players who retained their

humanity would definitely agree with the teachings of Silian Theocracy, a nation

that worked hard towards this goal.

In contrast to the real world where humanity reigned supreme, they were

considered as one of the weakest races in this one.

Humans built grand cities on the plains, but just living there highlighted how

fragile humanity was.

The open plains were a dangerous terrain. Their enemies were able to easily

spot them due to the lack of places to hide in. The reason they had to settle for

such a place was their lack of night vision, leg strength and stamina. Since

humans were a weak race, they would’ve never been able to build their own

society/civilization had they choosen to live in another place

Lots of races were stronger or had a more advanced civilization than humans,

but these races didn't dominate the land. They fought against the 8 Kings who

attempted to rule over the world, al owing humanity to survive the war. If it

wasn’t for this, humanity would have already been eliminated.

It was normal wanting to help humanity in such a world, and that was the reason

Ainz didn't want anything to do with the Silian Theocracy, remaining wary of

players.

"About the money, I plan to sell the swords of the Silian soldiers who disguised

themselves as knights... but before that, we need to find work."

"Understood. So we are going back to the guild tomorrow."

"That's right. I wanted to tour the city and learn more about it, but that can wait until we earned some money."

"Understood. As one of the battle maids, I will offer my full support."

"I see. I wil be relying on you, Narberal."

Ainz was pleased with Narberal, who bowed deeply. He activated his magic,

casting his il usion and armor again.