- Not to submit to any country... Truly, it sounds delightful. Free adventure is a wonderful occupation, - my interlocutor looked at me with a narrowed eye, as if what was said was not of this time. Look, they will consider me a creature that is a thousand years old... I am not that old... - And yes, would you like to sit in some more pleasant place? For example, in the nearest city, let's say, in some tavern. Of course, if you show the way.
"We can't…" the shorty turned her head towards the corpses.
- Is your mana not restored yet for resurrection? - I took out the resurrection staff from my inventory. - Let me help, - a friendly offer that costs me nothing.
— Do you also have resurrection magic?
— I have some experience in the field of life research.
Meta players often carried not only a resurrection item, which allowed them to bring a player back to the game without losing their experience points, but also a resurrection ring for themselves. My ring dropped after spinning the Lucky Boxes. Now the miniature item fits comfortably on my middle finger. It is presented in the form of a skull, with an emerald and blue gem in each eye socket. It is enough to die, as the stones crack, returning a full supply of mana and life.
The staff came to me from a very experienced healer, who managed to interrupt the maximum damage with his healing for two minutes. In fact, the staff was not distinguished by any beauty or sophistication. The most ordinary stick with a crystal ball on the end. I wanted to transform its appearance, but since the work of a ganker is accompanied by loneliness, almost every time I had to postpone changing the shell for later. I simply had no one to resurrect, and in normal raids there were always specialized healers. This same magic wand can resurrect a group of up to four people without losing experience, and the recharge takes only a couple of hours.
— Activation, — approaching the corpses, I immediately used the skill with a cooldown sealed inside the ball. A bright light illuminated the dead, instantly restoring some of their health, and also bringing them back to life.
"Your comrades may be in a state of shock after being resurrected," while I was commenting, the staff went back into the inventory like some kind of trash. "We'll walk around the remains of the city for a while, and in the meantime, try to calm the people who have returned to life."
- Instant resurrection...
— …
"Let's go," ignoring the interlocutors frozen in unnatural poses, as well as the corpses that had opened their eyes, Kurumi and I headed back to the city. A waste of time, all the chains had fixed the monster's tissues, but just in case it was better to burn the infection to the ground.
Then you can have a fun time in the tavern with some cute adventurers.
- Ah, wait! - I was asked to stop. - You... you can resurrect everyone present? - Lakyus means, resurrect all the people? It's too expensive, wasteful, and simply doesn't make sense. Even if my nature were altruistic, humans are all greedy creatures.
- It is possible, but it promises big trouble. It is enough for the ruler of some country to learn about an artifact or a spell that can bring a lost army back to battle and loved ones back to life, and chaos will begin. The owner of the ability or object will be hunted. As a result, victims cannot be avoided, - I explained in a neutral tone, continuing on my way to the city.
Interestingly, the words spoken in passing gave me a new thought.
We must instruct the Demiurge to prepare trivial artifacts capable of attracting the greed of various countries to treasures. If any of the nobles turn to various types of mercenaries, or better yet, use the internal army of the country... We will have a basis for an invasion and a systematic seizure of power. The magical world with unique items can give many tactical advantages in war, making it less bloody and assimilation more productive.
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The inspection of the chimera's remains did not take much time, as did the transition to the city.
We chose E-Rantel as our stopover, which is of strategic importance in the annual war with the Empire. Therefore, it is often called the "fortress city." It is surrounded by three tiers of city walls, and between each tier are important warehouses containing defense equipment.
Local merchants supply supplies and new inventions not only to soldiers, but also to adventurers. Based on the conversation with Blue Rose, adventurers are not much different from mercenaries. Both the former and the latter - they all buy supplies to try their luck in carrying out dangerous orders. After that, they receive a reward, which they spend on new equipment for more dangerous missions. Since there are a lot of these same quasi-mercenaries called "adventurers" in the city, trade is flourishing, therefore, it is very profitable for the king to have territory in his possessions, and not give it to feudal lords.
Perhaps, since this town is located near Nazarick…
It was decided during the negotiations...
- You... what are you going to order? - Lakyus pulled me out of my thoughts.
She led us to the Shining Golden Pavilion - according to her assurances, there is no better and more worthy restaurant for the nobility in this city. The restaurant serves high-class dishes, from the freshest ingredients, to which the spell "Preservation" has been applied. Of course, the better the products, the higher the requirements for the cooks.
"I will trust in the wisdom of your choice," I answered kindly, having seen through their motives.
"You don't refuse food?" the blonde asked in surprise.
"Your belief in my involvement with the undead is groundless, but if it were so, problems could arise among the civilian population. In the future, be more careful and prudent," is a sincere suggestion that is worth taking into account for the future.
Bang!
Ivileye slapped her miniature palm against her mask, as if in response to the stupidity of the overall plan.
"No, we would never," wiping the sweat from her forehead with her palm, the perpetually sweating leader of the squad went into denial, continuing to sit on a luxurious chair with a sword in her hand. "But humans cannot wield spells higher than the third rank. There are those gifted with rare talent, but even the most gifted mage of the Empire can only use the sixth level of magic. But what we saw, it…
- No need to worry, we didn't use any particularly destructive or harmful spells that would have long-lasting consequences. Nothing special. If we did damage the environment, we'll try to compensate and fix it ourselves. Nature is something that we, all living beings, must protect - I developed a complex against destroying nature after a hard life in the world under the dome.
There is no desire to return to her.
"Nothing special…" Falling face down on the banquet table with a thud, Ivileye silently grabbed her head, ignoring the removal of her hood and mask. She began to fidget strangely and say something unintelligible.
— Your orders, — the girl who came up to us — most likely the administrator of this establishment. She was at a respectful distance, but every now and then she came up to the table to inquire about the well-being of the legendary adventurers. — Please, enjoy the dishes of our establishment, especially for you, we have prepared absolutely all our culinary masterpieces at the expense of the establishment, — turning towards the row of waiters walking with trays, she politely pointed them to our table, watching every action of the girls and guys as if her life depended on it.
After the dishes were set out, the waiters left, and the administrator looked at the pale visitors, then swallowed.
- Are you okay? We have potions… If something is wrong with the dishes…
"Please go," Laclus asked her interlocutor in a tense tone, smiling tensely.
- Yes, yes, excuse me, I'll be nearby, - having bowed, the girl with the bizarre purple hair quickly headed to the side. She is very interesting, for the sake of advertising she offered us to try the entire menu for free.
Well, time to eat, my stomach contains the lion's share of corrosive acid, so there shouldn't be any problems with digestion. Kurumi is a material spirit, she can literally absorb the entire essence of a person, drying them up to the level of rotten fruit. Somehow she'll manage with the food, even if it's tasteless and without mana.
Taking off my helmet, I presented my smiling face to everyone gathered.
It took hours of practice to perfect my smile, and my appearance was as close to the standard as possible for most women in my first world. Overall, it's pretty hard to classify me as a creepy chimera.
- What? You're so young? - the resurrected warrior woman, who was enormous in height and had the build of a bodybuilder, exclaimed, her eyes wide in disbelief.
"Gagaran!" Their group leader's face turned blue with fear as she tried to stop her comrade from trying to slap me on the back in a friendly gesture in shock. The trembling Evileye began to shift her gaze from me to Kurumi, seemingly preparing to cast a teleportation spell at any moment.
These two saw all the events, unlike the two twins and that woman in maroon armor.
"Please…" the twins with their hair in the shape of a broom decided to join in.
"No need," the voice without the helmet sounded more ordinary, and humane. All that was left was to try to use the nerves in the eyes in practice, to give them life. "Forgiveness is an act of sincerity, if you ask for it too often, the act will lose all meaning.
- Okay, s... it's our fault for suspecting you. But, do you really look... younger than me? - Lakyus asked, frowning, not understanding. - And you're a human... - After watching for a while as Kurumi and I calmly began to taste the exquisite dishes, the girl was completely at a loss.
Message: "Lower beings consider you a human. How careless."
Message: "It is important to maintain the legend, even if it means tarnishing it with lies."
- Everyone looks the way they want. Isn't it the same in your country?
It looks like they don't have any rejuvenation magic.
Fun fact: me too.
"As he wishes?" The petite lady unconsciously touched her chest, deep in thought. Do all vampires suffer from this complex? She and Shalltear have a lot in common, maybe a level 100 vampire will become friends with Evileye.
Sharing my invoices with her...
- What are your plans? Oh, I mean, what do you want to do?
- Farming, - no one appreciated the joke mixed with truth. - A joke, almost all the time is spent studying various phenomena in nature, and creating various inventions. At the moment I am on vacation, so I will stay in this city for some time. Its night view is mesmerizing, - turning my head to the side, I felt a little better, looking at the beautiful view.
We were given a great spot from which to watch…
A running crowd of guards with torches and naked swords.
So why are they so excited, as if there was an attack?
If anything, I will deny everything. I have no involvement here.
Just at that moment, a group of adventurers ran into the banquet hall.
— Where is the honorable Blue Rose? The undead… A huge army of undead has risen in the cemetery!
I took a disgruntled sip of wine and had to quickly remove my smile. It is almost static, so you need to keep an eye on it. You blink a moment and continue to smile, looking at the dying world.
By the way, when is my "normal rest" scheduled? I can't reschedule my night plans to Kurumi forever, but the dirty necromancers are bothering me. Maybe the event has started?
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