It was already late at night by the time he used Teleportation magic to return to the inn.
The "Continual Light" on the ceiling had long since been extinguished.
Inside the pitch-black room.
The Ghost Hound wagged its tail as it watched Lyle appear out of thin air. Seeing that its master did not call for it, it lay back down on its forelimbs with its beastly eyes half-closed.
The dim vision didn't have much of an impact. Lyle used the bright moonlight to pick up a water cup from the table and took a sip while leaning against the window sill.
He gazed out at the silent street.
Lyle's eyes held a profound depth in the Darkness: "As expected of you, Renner."
His inquiry to Renner in the royal palace regarding the Holy Kingdom was not a casual question, yet the surprise Renner gave him was not small at all.
Despite never having left the palace, and despite the fact that the Holy Kingdom and the Re-Estize Kingdom did not have much trade or exchange, Rana was able to analyze a lot of useful information just from the rumors she knew.
Lyle's next targets were the Abelion Hills and the Holy Kingdom. Although he already had a few plans and ideas in mind,
he temporarily lacked a suitable entry point.
Among the intelligence and thoughts analyzed by Renner, Lyle found several good entry points.
However...
"Heh."
Lyle gave a low laugh.
He suddenly remembered an obscure matter worth speculating and doubting from the original plot.
If he remembered correctly, the "Great Tomb of Nazarick of Nazarick" arrived in the middle of Year 1 of the new calendar, because the wheat in Carne Village had not yet been harvested at that time.
Setting that aside.
In a very short period of time, in early September, the Floor Guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Demiurge, had once secretly infiltrated the Royal Capital for a while.
Although it wasn't mentioned in the anime, several frames flashed by, suggesting that Demiurge had a secret talk with Renner and reached some kind of agreement.
In other words,
Renner had joined the Great Tomb of Nazarick very early on, and even the destruction of the entire kingdom was planned and promoted by Renner herself.
The reason he thought of this
was that after Lyle asked about the "Holy Kingdom," Renner analyzed it from various angles and entry points without knowing why Lyle was asking the question.
This allowed Lyle to see the "ruthless" side of Renner.
"Exerting herself to show her wisdom... it seems Her Highness is very clear that this is the only bargaining chip she can offer."
Lyle placed the water cup in his hand on the windowsill and thought calmly. His situation was different from Climb's; Renner needed to show her pure and righteous side in front of Climb.
But she had no such concerns in front of Lyle.
This was one of the benefits of Lyle demonstrating his powerful strength.
"Those entry points need to be readjusted. Even if I followed Rana's line of thought completely, it would still take several years."
A look of contemplation appeared on Lyle's face, and then he shook his head gently: "I don't have that much time. As an ordinary person who has never come into contact with it, she cannot truly understand the majesty of real power."
"Among this—there might even be Rana's hidden motive of testing me."
Two simple meetings.
Renner should be able to realize that Lyle knows her very well, while conversely, aside from surface-level information, Renner's understanding of Lyle is pitifully small.
Even the second meeting tonight
would make Renner realize Lyle's mysteriousness. If there wasn't a single test, that would be abnormal. "I originally thought about using the 'Martial King' Gagaran's hands to indirectly intervene in the Abelion Hill Zone."
Lyle turned and left the windowsill, a sharp light flashing in his eyes: "Looking at it now, this current identity is actually not suitable for such quick contact. Perhaps the identity of a magic power system Magic Caster who manipulates the Undead can make an appearance."
The next moment.
Lyle controlled the magic power within his body and gave it a slight vibration.
A short while later.
A gentle knocking sound came from the door.
Whoosh!
The Bone Chain on the Ghost Hound's body suddenly shot out, hooking onto the door handle in an extremely flexible manner and pulling the door open.
The environment in the room was a bit dark.
This did not affect the Emerald Leaf Witch, who possessed Night Vision, in the slightest. She immediately identified Lyle's location and walked in respectfully: "Master."
"White Mist," Lyle said indifferently.
A gauze-like white mist emerged from the Emerald Leaf Witch's body, transforming in mid-air into a slender figure completely shrouded in white mist.
"Master," the White Mist Witch spoke respectfully.
Lyle walked up to the White Mist Witch and pressed one hand on her. A surge of magic power enveloped the two of them, and then the air suddenly collapsed as they vanished instantly.
"E-Iwor"!
A town near the Hill Zone, on the border between the Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom.
Lyle used Teleportation magic to bring the White Mist Witch directly here, and then flew in from the sky under the cover of night, arriving above the outer perimeter of the Hill Zone.
The area of the Abelion Hills was massive, nearly equal to the entire northern region of the Holy Kingdom.
When he guided the "Martial King" Gagaran to leave the Empire, his intention was to provide convenience for entering the Abelion Hills in the Late Stage.
Of course, the prerequisite was to find Gagaran first.
Lyle naturally wouldn't waste his own time searching; instead, he sent out the White Mist Witch, who had never appeared before outsiders.
With her strength and special ability to merge into other objects and living beings, as long as she didn't directly encounter tough characters like the "Ten Great Demi-humans" of the Hill Zone,
it wasn't to say she could go anywhere she pleased, but at least being discovered would be very difficult.
He needed the White Mist Witch to find the whereabouts of the "Martial King" Gagaran as soon as possible to facilitate the next phase of his plans and actions.
"I hope the operation goes smoothly."
Lyle watched the figure of the White Mist Witch melt into the night, disappearing into the Hills below. With a flicker of his shoulders, he likewise vanished.
The next day.
Early in the morning, a large number of banquet invitations from noble servants appeared at the entrance of the inn.
The battle that took place with "Blue Rose" in the Royal Capital yesterday had, after a night of fermentation, completely spread among the high-ranking nobles.
Enri and the Emerald Leaf Witch went to handle these troubles and refusal matters.
As for Lyle, he never showed his face.
Because at this moment, he was not in the inn, but had come to the manor where Imina was last located.
other system:
[Monster Summoner]: "Second Tier Monster Summoning" (Tier 2) — Summons a second-tier monster with a level between "8–14."
[Tattooist]: "Lesser Tattoo Creation" (Tier 3) — Creates unique magic tattoos based on different Materials; after activation, they can transform into corresponding monsters to attack.
[Bard]: "Curse Song" (Class Skill) — Uses voice, instruments, or magical instruments to emit sounds containing psychological suggestions (similar to a charm effect).
[Paladin]: "Holy Strike" (Class Skill) — Infuses holy attribute power into a weapon,
thereby causing more damage.
[Tunnel Doctor]: "Reinforce Rock" (Tier 2) — Strengthens the hardness of earth-attribute objects such as Rock.
[Skill Points: 57 → 52]
Through her efforts over these days, Imina had once again found a group of Magic Casters who mastered special magic.
After excluding classes that were mixed into the "magic power system" and "faith system" as well as duplicate classes, Lyle finally managed to stack the "other system" classes to the full.
Theoretically speaking,
as long as it wasn't a caster class from the other systems, it belonged to the "other system," yet it still took some effort in this situation.
The one that felt most rewarding to him was the [Tattooist].
This was a very special class that Lyle suspected was unique to this different world. Speaking of which, this Tattooist had a deep connection with Hilma, the head of the "Eight Fingers" drug trafficking department.
Hilma had a special venomous snake tattoo type magic item on her body, which was an extremely secretive kind; from the outside, it looked no different from a normal tattoo.
But once activated, it could immediately turn into a real venomous snake to attack; this was the masterpiece of that [Tattooist].
As for the remaining few classes,
the most conspicuous one was the [Paladin]. That's right, this class was categorized under the caster system of the other system,
because Paladins could use various types of blessing magic.
According to the magic system classification, it indeed belonged to the "other system" in "YGGDRASIL."
The last one, [Tunnel Doctor], was obtained by Lyle after he paid a visit to the dwarven Rune Smith.
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