The Uchiha's Path to the Top, Starting from Konoha

Chapter 168 Thoughts

"Lord Ainz, ever since we were transported to this other world, there have been people spying on us around the Great Tomb of Nazarick, and the intruders are becoming increasingly audacious."

Like a white castle, the ninth level of the Great Tomb of Nazarick combines solemnity and splendor, with magnificent chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling at regular intervals.

In the spacious corridor, the gleaming floor reflects the light from the ceiling like marble.

The guardian of the ninth floor, who also serves as the steward of the Great Tomb, is a level 100 NPC and one of the top guardians in melee combat. He is a dragon-man named Sebastian who leads the battle maids of the Pleiades.

With perfectly measured steps, he entered the magnificent yet unpretentious office and met the Supreme Lord Flying Squirrel.

"I understand. How is the interrogation of the prisoners progressing?"

The flying squirrel, clad in divine armor, spoke to Sebastian, who had just returned from the torture chamber, in the tone of a superior. Two crimson eyes within the skeletal skull gazed at the white-haired old man Sebastian, who was dressed in ordinary butler's attire.

His neatly trimmed beard and hair were both white. His features were deep-set, like a Caucasian's. His eyes were sharp as a raptor's. In addition to his human form, he also possessed a fully-fledged dragon-human form.

Influenced by the creator's statement that "how can one call oneself strong if one does not help the weak," she is a rare NPC in the Great Tomb with a positive justice value, and she has doubts about the common idea that "humans and subhumans are all weak people who should be trampled on."

Without exception, they have always been staunch supporters of Supreme Mockingjay.

"Lord Ainz, this is the information we obtained through interrogation. Please take a look."

Sebastian took out a scroll and waited to the side. There were forty-one beautiful maids of the race of "artificial humans". They took the scroll from Sebastian's hand with elegant little steps and respectfully handed it to Ainz.

"Lord Momonga, please take a look."

"Troublesome... um."

Momonga, who was about to express his gratitude, saw the maid's frightened face and quickly stopped himself. He then waved his hand arrogantly, and the maid immediately showed a relieved expression, lowered her head and stepped aside.

(I'm so tired.)

(I'm just a corporate slave!)

Even after two days of adjustment, the flying squirrel still felt extremely uncomfortable.

Having to pretend to be confident and know everything every day is extremely difficult for the flying squirrel, who prefers to follow orders and do things step by step.

Fortunately, the NPCs like to fill in the blanks with their own imaginations. Even an unintentional action or a word spoken with emphasis can make an NPC ponder for a long time.

Among them, the most outrageous were the class guardians of the seventh layer of Lava Hell, the great demons Demiurge and Albedo. Even Ainz Ooal Gown had no idea what earth-shattering plan the two of them had imagined from his ordinary words.

(Is this the difference in intelligence? Perhaps leaders and those in positions of power in my past life also had such troubles?)

The thought flashed through Feishu's mind, and he imitated the leader in his memory, opening the scroll in his hand and browsing through it line by line.

Despite the vast amount of information presented in the writer's concise and efficient style, even a flying squirrel can easily gain a comprehensive understanding of its current environment.

The Kingdom of [Rei Yestege] has been occupied by ninjas from the ninja world, and its three major ninja villages are currently conquering the three surrounding countries.

The Great Tomb is located not far from the Kaz Plain, where the Kingdom and the Empire once fought, and the terrain is flat.

(It was a wise move not to have Mare use magic to cover up the Great Tomb when the adventurer's body was discovered in the ground space at the beginning.)

Any changes to the already discovered ruins would attract more attention, so as long as the underground space is sealed off, even if adventurers ransack the surface, it won't affect Nazarick much.

The automatically generated skeleton guards are enough to give those weaker opponents a run for their money.

(The next focus remains on concealing oneself, trying to capture some valuable witnesses, and extracting information that truly involves the powerful figures of this continent.)

The powerful figures listed on the scroll had increasingly impressive names, which made Momonga wary.

For example, the empire's guardian deity, who can wipe out hundreds of soldiers with a wave of his hand, and Hanzo the Salamander of Amegakure, who is hostile to the Baharus Empire, both make Ainz eager to know their backgrounds.

(Will my guild be their match?)

With this question in mind, Ainz saw the supreme ruler who conquered the ninja world—Uchiha Takeo, who took over the entire kingdom without lifting a finger and is now launching a major offensive against the three great nations, making Ainz extremely envious.

(Perhaps this is the kind of person who is born to be a leader.)

The flying squirrel couldn't help but think this.

It possesses the most world-class items in the entire game, and has countless powerful NPCs.

The library is filled with countless high-ranking mercenaries above level 80, who summon flying squirrels that can only roam freely in the great tomb and never leave.

Time passed slowly, and the office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Sebastian could even hear the maid's extremely faint breathing.

Then, Ainz raised his head, looked at Sebastian, then at the maid, and breathed a sigh of relief.

(However, for the fruits of my friends' hard work, I cannot sit idly by and wait to die, nor can I adopt a cowardly mentality.)

(Compared to the adventurers who invaded the Great Tomb of Nazarick, we are the true victors!)

(Even a ninja, according to the intelligence, is probably only around level 20 or 30, which is no match for the death knight I can summon at will.)

With this comparison, Ainz Ooal Gown, who seemed to have more information, asked in a low voice, "Sebastian, have all the Guardians seen this intelligence?"

"Lord Ainz, only Demiurge, who was in charge of interrogating him about this matter, and Albedo, the chief guardian, have seen it."

"Then inform the remaining guardians so they can learn about the world we live in."

"Yes, sir, Momonga."

After giving the order, the flying squirrel slowly revealed its own thoughts.

"Continue to have Albedo strengthen the internal defenses. Demiurge will lead elite, flying warriors to explore the surrounding area and try to capture some powerful humans."

"Yes, sir, Momonga."

After bowing respectfully, Sebastian slowly left the office at Ainz's wave to convey Ainz's orders.

As the flying squirrel sat in his office, he waved his hand, and a round mirror appeared in front of him. The mirror could reflect the scene within a radius of several kilometers, and at this moment it showed the scene of adventurers from the temple fighting with skeleton guards on the ground.

(End of this chapter)