Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz)

Chapter 6: Find a Guide

"Eight hundred gold coins!" EeDeChi stared at the spatial ring in her right hand, imagining the sound of coins clinking together like a small mountain of gold inside. Even though she prided herself on her calm demeanor, she couldn't help but feel a twinge of joy.

After dealing with the bandit group, and with the assurance from Captain Aaron of the cavalry and the confirmation from the officials of Montell City following their field investigation in the forest, it was verified that EeDeChi had single-handedly eliminated the Black Scorpion bandit group. The lord of Montell City generously awarded her the bounty of eight hundred gold coins.

To express his gratitude for removing a threat to the empire, the lord also took off a spatial ring he was wearing and gifted it to EeDeChi.

The Black Scorpion bandit group had killed nearly twenty of the lord's knights, so now the lord could finally sleep peacefully at night.

Amid the envious and admiring glances of others, EeDeChi walked out of the Adventurer's Guild hall in Montell City. Her adventurer's badge, which had once been a bright silver, was now a radiant gold, shining like the sun. Mithril had been upgraded to Orichalcum.

Although the elimination of the Black Scorpion bandit group wasn't listed as a mission by the Adventurer's Guild, they had nonetheless upgraded EeDeChi's rank from Mithril to Orichalcum based on her performance in the battle.

Orichalcum was second only to the highest rank of Adamantite. Even in the entire Baharuth Empire, adventurers with Orichalcum badges were exceedingly rare.

When Aaron saw his savior walking out of the red pine doors of the Adventurer's Guild, he rushed over, feeling genuine gratitude and admiration for EeDeChi.

Seeing the Orichalcum badge on EeDeChi's chest, Aaron couldn't help but exclaim, "An Orichalcum-level adventurer! I've never seen one before... But in my opinion, only an 'Adamantite' level would truly match your skills! You're sure to become an 'Adamantite' level adventurer in the future—living proof of a legend!"

"Is that so?" EeDeChi appeared nonchalant.

She had no interest in her own achievements in this world; her only concern was whether she could deal with Ainz Ooal Gown, the only thing she knew about him was his name.

"Have you heard of the Sorcerer Kingdom? There are rumors that the Emperor of the Baharuth Empire has signed an agreement to voluntarily become a vassal state of the Sorcerer Kingdom," EeDeChi abruptly interrupted Aaron's continuous praise to ask about Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Well..." Aaron seemed a bit embarrassed. After all, he was a knight of the Baharuth Empire, and EeDeChi's direct question was somewhat impolite, but he didn't take it too seriously.

In his many years of dealing with adventurers, Aaron knew that those with exceptional strength, like powerful mages, often had eccentric personalities and behaviors.

Aaron racked his brain for information and scratched his head. "We're not very clear on that. You know, in a small border town like ours, we're not a military stronghold. Not only is transportation poor, but news is also scarce.

"To be honest, it takes four or five months for our salaries to come from the capital, and we're always worried that the local nobles will pocket some of it.

"Regarding the Sorcerer Kingdom, I've only heard rumors like you. But I hope it's not true. Otherwise, we'll have to change our knightly oaths to swear allegiance to that Sorcerer King in the future, hahaha."

Aaron grinned and added, "There was an old soldier who left the imperial knight order and went to the City Alliance. I had a brief chat with him.

"He said that Sorcerer King, the undead Magic Caster named Ainz Ooal Gown, used some big magic and summoned a few mountain-sized black monsters that wiped out over a hundred thousand soldiers from the Re-Estize Kingdom.