"Yes… Lord Bai Xia." The Snow Elf obediently quieted down, though her tone of response was very low, and her ears drooped.
"Then, Snow Elf… take us to that special Treasury." Ellie gave the Snow Elf a look and said.
"Hmm? Special Treasury, huh… Understood!" The Snow Elf, having received the command, immediately perked up again and walked straight to a wall where there was nothing.
Sure enough, there is one, Ellie thought with secret delight. As for how Ellie knew there would be a special Treasury, this was Ellie's test.
After all, the defense system of the Treasury here, in all aspects, was too similar to Nazarick's. The main hall of the Treasury, which is Pandora's Actor's room, was so empty, with nothing but a sofa and a coffee table, and a pile of gold and silver treasures for decoration and to impress.
However, in reality, all the good stuff was stored in the Treasuries behind the surrounding walls. So, if it followed Nazarick's Treasury pattern, then there should be that special Treasury, so Ellie wanted to try it out.
"Special Treasury?" Ligurit looked at Ellie with a very puzzled expression, probably wondering how Ellie knew about this special Treasury.
"Ahem! Then… Open Sesame." The Snow Elf cleared her throat twice, tidied her voice, and then spoke to the wall. Then, the white wall, which originally had nothing on it, split open in the middle like a sliding door, revealing an entrance… Even the location was the same, though the opening command was different.
"Then let's go!" Ellie said to Ligurit and the others, then led the way into the pitch-black passage.
Just as Ellie stepped into the dark passage, the sensor-like lights in the passage lit up, illuminating the entire passage and the Treasury behind it. From a distance, many pieces of equipment could be seen piled up inside the Treasury.
Ligurit and Uncle Ged's eyes widened when they saw these. If Ellie hadn't slowed her pace and walked leisurely in front, Uncle Ged would probably have rushed in with red eyes. Ellie also noticed Ligurit's surprised expression, and at this moment, Ellie couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
Hmph! Fool, do you think I'd so easily give you players' high-level equipment to use against Father Ainz?
Dream on!
Ellie thought to herself. After seeing the equipment and accessories piled up in the special Treasury, Ellie had already formulated her subsequent plan.
The first step was to gain Ligurit's trust with this trash. Basically, once Ligurit trusted her, the Platinum Dragon Lord would be easy to deal with, as from the interlude, her relationship with the Platinum Dragon Lord seemed quite good.
Then, she'd explain that she had originally planned to kill Ligurit to prevent player equipment from flowing out, but after learning about the special Treasury, she changed her mind because the equipment in the special Treasury was all trash!
Yes! All trash, the kind of trash equipment that even slightly high-level game players wouldn't bother with, but would feel bad about discarding.
Incidentally, items like the tireless gauntlets, which the Re-Estize Kingdom considered a secret treasure, and accessories that continuously release healing, are all classified as trash.
In Nazarick, Pandora's Actor, the treasure hoarder, would collect even the most trashy equipment that was trash to him or Nazarick, and then throw it all into the special Treasury.
Of course, after collecting them, investigating the performance of those trash items, and mastering their crafting methods, those trash items became useless and could be freely squandered. Pandora's Actor was quite generous about this.
So! Even if Ligurit took these trash items, it wouldn't have much impact on Nazarick, and it could also boost goodwill and gain trust. Why not?
"Ta-da! This is E-Rantel's special Treasury!" The Snow Elf suddenly darted out from behind Ellie and said proudly.
Huh?? Did I misjudge? Looking at the Snow Elf's proud display of the equipment piled up like small mountains, it didn't at all resemble Pandora's Actor's disdainful expression when he took her to visit the special Treasury. This was completely different, wasn't it?
Could it be that this special Treasury really contains very special things? Oh no! Oh no!! I was too overconfident!! It seems my plan cannot be executed, and I can only revert to the original plan of killing Ligurit. Ellie thought to herself, glancing at Ligurit with a smile.
"Please take your time, everyone. This Treasury stores E-Rantel's excellent equipment. If you fancy a piece, you can take it after getting Lady Ellie's permission." Chao Lu, who entered last, also added a calm blow.
Chao Lu said that too? And they're giving them away for free? Hey, hey! Do you really have no sense of crisis?
Your own Adventurer's Guild weapon was tricked away, and now you're still so generous to give away excellent equipment? You're too generous!
And they've put the blame on me, saying I can take it if I get my permission. I definitely can't refuse!
Ellie was anxious. If these pieces of equipment really fell into the hands of those people, it would definitely affect Nazarick. She had to prevent this from happening!
But in her panic, Ellie inadvertently glanced at a small pile of miscellaneous items. Why did that incredibly ugly and eerie human face statue look so familiar?
And those scattered small wooden pieces too?
Uh… Ah!! Isn't that human face statue the item Father Ainz initially exchanged to save Gazef?
And aren't those small wooden pieces the quick-switch equipment pieces! Aren't these all those consolation prizes from gacha games? Logically, these things shouldn't be considered "excellent" equipment, should they?
"Ah ah!! This is it!! A longsword just like the short sword that skeleton-face used as a sample! Indeed!! It's really here!! Can I!! Can I have this?!" Ged excitedly pulled out a weapon with strange writing carved on its blade from a pile of weapons. Rune weapon? This kind of equipment shouldn't be considered excellent either, right?
Ellie ignored Ged and pretended to casually glance at the other equipment piled up like small mountains. Although Ellie didn't have skills to directly appraise equipment performance, from their appearance, they didn't look like high-class equipment at all. Many of them looked very similar to things she often saw in Pandora's Actor's trash pile.
At this moment, Ellie inadvertently met the expressionless Chao Lu's eyes.
"What's wrong, Lady Ellie?" Chao Lu, still emotionless, asked Ellie.
"Nothing… Well done, Chao Lu." Ellie seemed to understand something, but to confirm her thought, she directly praised Chao Lu.
"Thank you for Lady Ellie's praise." Chao Lu nodded, accepting it readily.
Indeed… If they were enemies, Chao Lu and the Snow Elf would both be extremely formidable opponents! Ellie immediately understood why Chao Lu and the Snow Elf were so generous.
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