Listening to Gazef's words, Ainz pondered for a moment. He realized that this world didn't seem to harbor much prejudice or hostility toward the undead, so they can communicate now. Of course, Ainz also knows that this does not rule out this could be a ruse from the other party.
However, since Gazef hadn't attacked, the likelihood of honest intentions seemed higher.
Whether the world truly hated the undead would become clear after further investigation. But Ainz was bound to be surprised because this world indeed didn't harbor hatred towards the undead, only fear. And if an undead like a necromancer helped the kingdom, no one would care.
Many factions even included undead in their ranks, some as soldiers, others in different roles, in short, there are a lot of them.
So Ainz would later find that out the results obtained would not be any different. In the end, he would only feel that Gegefu was sincere with them, and there was no necessary conflict of interest.
Now, Ainz didn't want to start a fight. Gazef recognizing his true nature indicated that Gazef wasn't weak, making Ainz wary. The presence of such a powerful figure in a small village made Ainz fear that the world was full of strong individuals.
In this village, this Gazef does not look like a person from the village, but Enri looks like a real villager. In a small village, he can encounter such a powerful existence, so other places might be like this too. If the whole world is full of experts, then it will not be easy if the Great Tomb wanted to survive.
"Sir, do you have anything else to say?"
Gazef asked again, and at this time, Ainz stopped talking.
After a bit more conversation and confirming that communication was possible, Ainz found an excuse to leave, planning to gather more information before further engagement. After all, he is still uncomfortable without complete intelligence.
"Gazef, are we really going to negotiate with them? We discussed this before, but they are not...good people!"
Enri is aware of Ainz's evil nature, so she questioned Gazef's approach. Ainz's evil attribute are relatively special. It used to be only in the game, but now, it really affects Ainz in this world, so Ainz is undeniably evil.
Wanting him to be kind is a nonsense thing, and it is completely impossible, so now, Enri still feels that she still can't get involved too much with this guy.
"We understand your concerns, but not all conflicts are best resolved through battle. Currently, we have no direct conflicts of interest. We know some of their background, but they don't know ours. So we can hide most of our strength while slowly extracting information from them."
"Right now, without a significant conflict of interest, there's no need for immediate war. It won't be easy to say in the future. Even if we win a battle now, few of us would survive in the end. But if we wait until later, as most of our power is hidden in the dark, when they take action, they basically won't know about our information, so we can deliver a devastating blow at that time!"
It has to be said that Gazef is also bad now. The previous Gazef would not play like this.
Enri is also helpless regarding this. After all, she is just a village girl. Although she is very strong now, she was still just a normal village girl at heart.
While she had leadership qualities in the original work, she lacked the cunning needed for intricate strategies, which was why she had initially been deceived by Ainz in the original work.
After knowing what Gazef was thinking, Enri didn't say much anymore. Gazef had made his decision, it was the best, and it was now also one of the key points of preserving their strength.
On the other side, after returning to the Great Tomb, Ainz couldn't calm down after his encounter with Gazef and Enri.
"Ainz-sama, are we really going to negotiate with those humans?"
After returning, Albedo was still a little unhappy. After all, in her opinion, humans are just a group of lambs to be slaughtered.
"We don't fully understand the situation, so we need to be cautious. Call the other Floor Guardians, we need to discuss our next steps."
Ainz said, as he felt it necessary to have another meeting to reassess their approach to this world.
This world was far from simple, and caution was paramount. A single village had two powerful individuals. Who knew how many more were out there? In short, Ainz felt an increasing sense of fear.
His only solace was the apparent lack of hostility towards the undead from Gazef, otherwise, there might have been a confrontation at that time.
Soon, the Floor Guardians assembled. They didn't question Ainz's decision to hold another meeting so soon after the last one. Their loyalty was absolute and unchangeable, unless ones used the special props.
Soon, Ainz recounted his experiences and observations, leaving the Floor Guardians astonished. They did not expect that there is such a powerful existence in this world, so according to Ainz guess, their number is a bit too scary.
"Sebas, the task of gathering information falls to you. Your identity is harder to detect since you're a dragonoid, so I need you to collect information about this world. In short, be careful. Although we can resurrect you, but we must avoid unnecessary risks!"
In the end, Ainz entrusted this critical task to Sebas, after all, Sebas's identity is indeed not easy to be seen through, and his strength is very strong. Compared to the others like vampires, insectoids, dark elves, or succubi, Sebas is indeed not conspicuous.
"I understand, Ainz-sama. I will handle this task!" Sebas responded, accepting the mission with his usual decisiveness.
"Good. The rest of you, prepare yourselves. Nazarick might draw a lot of attentionthis time. Try to hide the entire Great Tomb as much as possible, so that no one can discover it. What we need this time is complete secrecy!"
Ainz started organizing the defenses again, and after arranging the work, he felt that he needed to wake up a few more Guardians and unseal some powerful items. This world demanded caution, and Ainz intended to be thoroughly prepared.
After assigning a series of tasks, Ainz headed to the treasury to search for any special items that might prove useful.
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