"Then, please return the ring to me. If you're still wearing the ring when we enter the Treasury, it will trigger the automatic defense system. If those things activate, I'm not confident I can stop them!"
Next, the cat-eared Snow Elf, said something that made Ellie feel a strong sense of déjà vu. This… isn't this Nazarick's method?!
Only by equipping the ainz ooal gown ring can one teleport into the Treasury, and to enter the Mausoleum, one must remove the ring, otherwise, the guards will indiscriminately attack anyone wearing it. Hey, hey! Where's the copyright?! Watch out for a lawyer's letter!
After taking back the ring from Ligurit, the Snow Elf turned to Ellie, her cat ears twitching, as if waiting for a command from Ellie, her "master."
"?" Ellie had no idea what she was supposed to do first. She simply tilted her head, indicating her confusion. At this moment, the relatively reliable Chao Lu had to explain. So, Ellie turned her gaze to Chao Lu, and then… she saw Chao Lu, distracted, secretly glancing at the topic from earlier, which was the pile of garbage the Snow Elf had left on the coffee table, completely oblivious to Ellie's need for her help at that moment.
Sigh! Does this Dragon Maid have obsessive-compulsive disorder or germophobia? How many inexplicable traits did Lord Bai Xia set for her subordinates?!
"Snow Elf, can you take us in now?" Unable to rely on Chao Lu, Ellie could only speak up.
"Hmm? Lord Bai Xia, which Treasury do you wish to enter?" The Snow Elf directly questioned Ellie. So, she was waiting for this from me?
This is different from Nazarick; are they stored in categories? Uh… after all, Nazarick has a relatively reliable Pandora's Actor guarding it, and here there's only this cat girl… separating them is understandable.
"Then, take us to where the best equipment is stored." Since they're categorized, the first priority is naturally your strongest equipment!
"Eh? The best equipment? The best equipment! Ah! That must be it, I understand! Uh… but…" The cat girl hesitated for a long time, seemingly thinking about what good equipment there was, and then suddenly cried out as if a light bulb went off. This made Ellie quite happy, but then she immediately became dejected.
"Is there a problem?" Ellie certainly couldn't miss this opportunity. If she could get her hands on the Eight Greed Kings' equipment, it would greatly enhance Nazarick's combat power!
"The Kerslin Tim that was originally in Treasury One has already been tricked away. That was E-Rantel's best equipment, so now there is no best equipment." The Snow Elf said, very dejectedly.
What is Kerslin Tim? The best equipment? If we go by the equipment that flowed out of Sky City in the original story, there was only that Adventurer's Guild weapon, right? Was it borrowed by the Captain of the Thirteen Heroes back then? If it's that thing? Shouldn't it be borrowed? Uh… don't jump to conclusions yet, let's figure it out first.
"Snow Elf… what happened? How did the Kerslin Tim get tricked away?" Ellie naturally wasn't so foolish as to directly ask a blunt question like whether Kerslin Tim was an Adventurer's Guild weapon.
"Regarding this matter, I also made a mistake. At that time, I shouldn't have fully entrusted the reception of those scoundrels to the Snow Elf." Chao Lu's attention finally shifted from the pile of garbage after hearing the term Kerslin Tim.
"That whole thing was my fault. Chao Lu was still charging at that time, so I took it upon myself… I didn't wake her up, which led to the Kerslin Tim being tricked away… It's all my fault." The Snow Elf's voice became choked up when she brought this up.
"Then, who was it that tricked away the Kerslin Tim?" Ellie could only gradually and inducively inquire, not overtly revealing her true intentions.
"A Handsome guy? He should be from the same hometown as Lord Bai Xia, because he knew a lot about that world Lord Bai Xia often mentioned, and he also said he was Lord Bai Xia's friend. He said Lord Bai Xia entrusted him to retrieve E-Rantel's best equipment, so I… I… waah… it's all my fault." The Snow Elf burst into tears.
"…" As soon as Ellie finished listening to the Snow Elf's crying, she immediately understood what was happening. Kerslin Tim was the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon, right?
It wasn't borrowed back then, but tricked away from this foolish cat girl? No wonder I found it strange when I read the novel.
Logically, with the Eight Greed Kings' nature, their NPCs shouldn't be pushovers, so how could they be so generous as to lend their Adventurer's Guild weapon to that weak Captain of the Thirteen Heroes? So, it was tricked away!
"Ah!!! I remember now!" The Snow Elf suddenly stopped crying and pointed at Ligurit, shouting.
"You Old Hag were a companion of that guy who tricked away my equipment back then!! Give me back the Kerslin Tim!" The Snow Elf had just finished speaking and was about to pounce when Chao Lu grabbed her by the back of her collar.
Ligurit was startled when she heard the Snow Elf's words, but she still showed no sign of fear, stepping forward quite naturally and saying.
"That's right, I did travel with him back then, but I was unaware of the matter of tricking away the equipment. At that time, he was the only one who entered the Treasury with you, wasn't he? We were all waiting outside, so I don't know the details." Ligurit explained.
Ellie immediately knew this was an evasion. That Captain was a player who had just transmigrated, right? If he had just transmigrated, how would he know about Lord Bai Xia's existence?
Don't forget what the Snow Elf just said: that Captain used Lord Bai Xia's name to trick the Snow Elf. Logically, didn't you guys reveal the information that Lord Bai Xia was also a transmigrator to that Captain?
Hmm?? Speaking of which, during the Demon God Turmoil, Lord Bai Xia should still have been in a sealed state.
And… how did this Old Hag know that Lord Bai Xia was one of the Eight Greed Kings? Otherwise, if she only knew Lord Bai Xia was a transmigrator but not her identity as one of the Eight Greed Kings, it would be impossible to use her name for deception, right?
Uh… there are too many mysteries, but I did learn how the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon flowed out. Since that's the case, I have an excuse and reason to trouble the Platinum Dragon Lord, after all, that weapon is in his hands.
"I don't care!! Lord Bai Xia is here too, quickly give me back the Kerslin Tim!" The Snow Elf, held by the back of her collar by Chao Lu, struggled and thrashed, but couldn't break free.
"Foolish cat girl, calm down… Even if you tear that Old Hag apart now, the Kerslin Tim won't come back, and you'll lose an important clue. Since Lady Ellie is here, just let Lady Ellie handle it." Chao Lu said very calmly.
Unexpectedly calm, huh? Even with the Adventurer's Guild weapon tricked away, she can treat it so calmly. Chao Lu is probably the most troublesome opponent… What nonsense!
Ellie originally thought so, but then she saw the expression on the usually emotionless Chao Lu's face, which seemed to say, 'Let me kill her,' and immediately retracted her opinion. It seemed that because she was here, Chao Lu didn't directly tear Ligurit apart!
"Very good judgment. If she were to be dealt with here, it would benefit no one. Snow Elf, you also calm down a bit." Ellie then pretended to be Lord Bai Xia and gave a command to the still thrashing Snow Elf.
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