Go Gin found the "Herbalist" among the Magelos and used herbs and magic to completely heal the "plague" toxins in his body. His face darkened.
He headed towards the territory of the Zern Clan, near the mountains.
Along the way. Go Gin saw many goblin figures. These goblins, in groups of three or five, were carrying corpses of Armats, other demi-human races, or monsters, also heading towards the Zern Clan.
As he approached his destination,
the number of Zern gradually increased, and a faint, nauseating stench began to permeate the air.
This was not emanating from the Zern themselves, but from a deeper location.
Go Gin slightly held his breath and continued forward. Most of the Zern bowed their heads in greeting upon seeing Go Gin.
"Lord Go Gin."
A respectful female voice came from ahead. Go Gin looked at the Zern walking towards him, maintaining a silent, expressionless demeanor. It wasn't out of coldness, but because he wasn't sure who she was.
Oh well! In his eyes, all Zern looked the same.
"I am Beibeibei."
Beibeibei introduced herself, as if knowing that Go Gin couldn't distinguish them: "May I ask where Lord Go Gin is planning to go?"
"The Bone Pit."
Go Gin replied.
"I see. Please wait a moment, my brethren are currently enjoying themselves."
Beibeibei understood and offered an apologetic reminder.
This Lord Go Gin before her was not only powerful but also held a status equal to the "King," requiring respect.
Go Gin's expression paused: "Alright."
The so-called "Bone Pit" was a pit that the two clans, Zern and Pandex, began to dig after that mysterious human took control of them.
Go Gin couldn't be sure how deep the entire pit was now, but he knew that all the corpses were transported here and then thrown into the pit.
This seemed like food bestowed upon the Zern and Pandex clans.
However. These demi-human races didn't know, but Go Gin, who had stayed in the human world, knew what the other party was doing.
Undead!
There were many reasons for the creation of "Undead."
Go Gin didn't know much about this, but he had stayed in the empire for so long.
He knew that every time the empire and the kingdoms went to war, they would send the corpses to the tombs and then offer condolences, in order to prevent the dead from becoming undead.
Especially those who died unjustly had a greater chance of becoming undead.
That human was building a "Bone Pit," throwing a large number of demi-human corpses into it, likely to generate negative energy from these corpses, thereby creating undead.
Not very likely—it's certain!
Go Gin thought to himself. Because he was a warrior, he couldn't sense the existence of negative energy. He had specifically asked the Magic Apparitor of the Magelos.
The other party's response was that they hadn't detected the existence of negative energy either.
Go Gin wasn't sure whether the living could sense negative energy or whether it was because the "Bone Pit" had existed for too short a time, but as time went on, it was very likely that powerful undead would be created.
That would not only become a disaster for the entire demi-human race but even a disaster for all living beings!
Go Gin originally wanted to tell the other demi-human kings about this, but he had clearly felt that the Zern King and others were very afraid of that human during this time.
Especially since the Zern King and others would disappear with that human every so often, which made Go Gin hesitate.
Holy Kingdom Investigations
Lower Water Moon. March 9th.
Two figures were lying on a mountain ridge. Following their gaze, one could see goblins, trolls, and Armats in the mountains.
These three demi-human races, with vastly different appearances, were actually transporting meat and food traded from those humans together.
"Those human traitors!"
"They're actually doing this kind of thing for money."
One of the young men gritted his teeth. The middle-aged man beside him had a more calm, weathered face, his eyes fixed on the passing demi-humans below.
If Enri were here, she would definitely recognize these two. They were two of the ten people who had purchased the "Regeneration Potion" back then.
The young man was even the one who had inspected the potion at the time.
"Kelebu, should we continue to go deeper?"
The young man asked. Kelebu shook his head, his narrowed eyes revealing seriousness: "This is already the limit. We will definitely be discovered if we go any further."
They were the elites sent to investigate the cause of the disturbance in the Abelion Hills, a total of 10 people.
After entering the Abelion Hills area, they split into pairs to investigate. The Abelion Hills were very dangerous, and dispersing their forces was not a good choice.
This meant that the probability of survival would be extremely low if danger arose, but everyone had to do so. Their most important task was to gather information.
Everyone knew that they might die in this mission!
"Have you discovered anything unusual?"
Kelebu suddenly asked in a low voice.
"These different demi-humans..."
The young man lowered his voice, but he was interrupted before he could finish speaking.
"It's not the abnormality of these demi-humans, but the environment."
Kelebu slightly raised his head, gazing at the clear sky above: "Have you noticed? Since entering the Abelion Hills area, the weather has been unusually good, even a bit hot. This kind of weather shouldn't occur in this season and month."
The young man was stunned upon hearing this, not understanding why he would care about the weather at this time.
"Alright."
"The weather here is indeed a bit too good. It hasn't even rained once. However, Mr. Kelebu, I personally feel that the focus should not be on this right now."
The young man whispered, his gaze falling on the last demi-human team transporting goods below: "The information collected so far is limited. We need to personally ask these ugly demi-humans."
Kelebu also looked over, understanding the young man's meaning: "Alright."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The gray cloaks, similar to raincoats, worn by the two men slowly began to turn transparent, and the two men disappeared along with them.
The cloak was a magic item with the second-order ability of "Invisibility." In addition, the boots could eliminate footsteps, and the magic ring on their hands could eliminate odors.
In short, all of their equipment was specially provided to them by Her Majesty the Holy Queen to complete this mission.
"Silence!"
Suddenly, an invisible magic wave spread out. The ogre walking in the front didn't even have time to react to what had happened when Kelebu's figure suddenly appeared on his right side.
The short sword pierced the air. Accurately stabbing the trolls's right armpit where he was holding his weapon, he twisted it forcefully.
"Agh!"
The troll let out a painful howl, subconsciously letting go of the weapon in his hand and raising his arm.
"Thick-skinned, brainless fool."
Kelebu moved nimbly, grabbing the troll's right wrist a step ahead, and with a flip, he easily landed over the troll's head, using the upward force of his arm.
"Throat-cutting Strike!"
Kelebu clamped the troll's head between his legs, preventing it from moving, and swiftly plunged the short sword in his hand into the troll's neck, sliding it forcefully.
The troll, who had just intended to struggle, suddenly lost its strength and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Kelebu stood on the ogre's corpse and looked in the other direction, where the youth had already dealt with the scattered goblins in the first instance.
In the blink of an eye! Only one Armat remained in the field.
Faced with the two humans who suddenly appeared before him, the Armat was visibly dazed, then reacted, letting out a shrill cry: "Enemy attack!"
"Sounds just like a rat squealing."
The youth commented, standing behind the Armat, blocking its escape route with Kelebu in front.
Under the "Silence" spell, no matter how much the Armat shouted and screamed, the sound could not penetrate out.
"Is there a way to make this rat honestly answer questions?" the youth asked loudly.
They killed the goblins and ogre first because these two races had low intelligence, while the Armat had higher intelligence and it would be easier to pry useful information from its mouth.
"Don't know."
Kelebu squinted his sharp little eyes, looking up and down at the Armat, "If it were a human, I'd know what age he wet the bed by the end of the night."
"As for demi-humans, they should be able to hold out longer… Let's cripple it first before we talk."
Hearing what his companion said.
"Okay, Mr. Kelebu."
The youth inexplicably shivered, highly suspecting that the other party had worked in some unspeakable place before joining this elite reconnaissance team.
Minori's Routine and Strategic Planning
Minori had been living a routine life lately.
Teleporting between the Holy Kingdom, Abelion Hills, and the Re-Estize Kingdom, thankfully he could use the seventh-tier "Greater Teleportation," otherwise ordinary teleportation magic would require several transfers between countries.
Currently. The situation in the Abelion Hills was gradually becoming complex and intense, but overall, it was completely under Minori's control.
However, even without guessing. Minori could foresee that a relatively large conflict would likely erupt in the Abelion Hills before long.
Trolls and humans were trading so frequently that the Armats could discover it; it was only a matter of time before other demi-human races discovered it as well.
Plus, the powerful Armat clan was destroyed, a large number of Armats scattered and fled, and the "Armat King," one of the "Demi-Human Ten Heroes," died.
This series of events would inevitably attract the attention of other races.
Therefore. During this period, Minori's main energy was in the Abelion Hills, while the Holy Kingdom and the Re-Estize Kingdom didn't have anything that required him to waste energy on.
As for the Empire. Minori had already sent someone there in advance and left a magical mark, so he had secretly gone there several times, but he had never been able to pinpoint Fluder's location.
Royal Capital
Night. In the noble's courtyard.
Leinas and Imina were sparring in the spacious courtyard, the two graceful figures quickly separating after each collision.
Leinas wielded a long spear, her golden braid tied up, fluttering in the air with the movement of her figure, the heavy strikes of the spear turning into afterimages in the night.
Imina, on the other hand, was agile and had no intention of getting close to Leinas, constantly harassing her from a distance with the bow and arrow in her hand.
The two seemed evenly matched.
"The gap is still quite obvious."
Minori sat on a wooden chair on the periphery, watching Leinas and Imina in the field. He didn't think the two were at the same level at all.
"Imina's attack methods are not very effective against Leinas, but once Leinas's attack hits, Imina will be seriously injured. This is the power of a high-level job."
"Ninjutsu · Detection!"
Under the perception of the detection magic, the levels of Leinas and Imina had both reached 28.
"Stuck at this level again?" Minori frowned, pondering silently.
Since researching the "Dragon Blood Potion" that could enhance life strength, Minori naturally had no intention of being stingy. He had been traveling back and forth to the Re-Estize Kingdom during this time.
It was to provide Imina and Leians with the "Dragon Blood Potion."
As for another kind of Dragon Blood Potion that could provide the "Berserk" effect, Minori was too lazy to make it. It was neither useful and a waste of dragon blood.
So far. Only 4 people were provided with the "Dragon Blood Potion": Verdant Witch 28Lv, Cruche Lulu 28Lv, Leinas 28Lv, and Imina 28Lv.
The levels of the four had reached the point where no matter how much "Dragon Blood Potion" they took, they could no longer improve.
"Is it the so-called 'bottleneck'?"
Minori thought with inner doubts, "The description of the 'Dragon Blood Potion' clearly says 'effective below level 30,' but it's stuck at level 28."
"The 'Hero Domain' may be more than just a simple title."
These 4 people were two demi-humans and two humans. Minori, through the comparison of these people taking the "Dragon Blood Potion," was more clear about the true effects of the potion.
The most special one was the Verdant Witch.
Originally, using the "Wild Transformation Ritual" had already raised the Verdant Witch to 28Lv, and after taking the Dragon Blood Potion, it had no effect at all.
"Normally, increasing the level is ultimately an improvement in the job, and the life strength improved by the 'Dragon Blood Potion' will drive the job improvement to a certain extent."
"This should be related to the job that the user is good at. The more proficient they are in a certain job, the more they will focus on improving the job level of that job."
Minori analyzed and guessed after asking about the process of the four people improving their levels, "But in fact, the most direct improvement should be the value of hp."
When Minori took the dragon blood, the most increased was the value of Hp, and the level detected by the detection magic was not 100% accurate.
For example. When Ainz used detection magic to detect the Elf King, he found that the other party's life level was above 70, and the magic power value was similar to Shalltear's.
So he judged that the other party's overall level was above the level of 70.
This was because the job data on the attribute panel could not be seen by others except for the player himself, let alone people from another world who did not have an attribute panel at all.
The level detected by Minori using ninjutsu was closer to the judgment of the hp value, so he guessed that the true job levels of the four were more or less different.
It was just that the value of hp had been greatly increased under the action of the "Dragon Blood Potion," reaching the life strength of level 28.