When Xin Lailai opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.
At some point, he was wearing a suit of simple coarse cloth clothing that was completely different from his aesthetic.
A pungent stench assailed his nostrils, making Xin Lailai immediately realize where he was.
"Damn, couldn't they pick a decent spawn point? What the hell is this, a latrine?"
Xin Lailai covered his mouth and nose, held his breath, suppressed the urge to vomit, and rushed out of the latrine in a hurry.
"Phew, that's better. By the way, where is this? The air is quite fresh."
Walking all the way into the woods, Xin Lailai took deep breaths, enjoying the rare fresh air that was scarce in reality.
Suddenly, a burning sting came from Xin Lailai's right forearm, and a pale golden mark appeared on his arm.
"Hiss, that really hurts. By the way, what technology is this thing using?"
Xin Lailai looked curiously at the Paradise mark on his arm, then shifted his attention to the pale blue text in front of him.
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[World: Overlord]
World Difficulty: LV.3 [Carne Village]
World Source: 0%
World Introduction: A world derived from "Overlord", where Human and Monster Kingdoms stand on this land, maintaining a delicate balance until the force known as Great Tomb of Nazarick descends upon this world.
Main Quest: Gain Ainz Ooal Gown's trust and join Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Side Quests: None
*Warning: Do not mention anything about Paradise in this world, whether actively or passively, otherwise the Contractor will be forcibly executed.
*Hint: This world is a High-Level Derived World. Do not leave the [Carne Village] area during the quest process, otherwise the world difficulty will increase significantly.
*Hint: Based on the principle of equivalence, Contractor Xin Lailai will not be provided with assistance in automatically mastering the language of the quest world for this task.
[World... begins!]
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Xin Lailai looked at the gradually disappearing pale blue text and nodded thoughtfully.
"Assuming everything happening now is true, then I'm currently in Overlord's world, and what I need to do is, as an ordinary person with no power to even tie a chicken, gain Ainz Ooal Gown's trust and join his guild with a normal identity."
Xin Lailai muttered to himself, his face getting darker and darker.
Finally, he angrily slapped the mark on his arm.
" So you never intended for me to survive at all!"
Xin Lailai cursed at the mark, "You won't even give me such a basic ability as language comprehension? And join to Nazarick? It's more likely I'll be hung up inside as a four-legged sheep to feed the cockroaches!"
The more Xin Lailai cursed, the more agitated he became, finally stamping his foot in anger.
As a seasoned otaku and veteran Overlord fan, he knew very well how terrifying that so-called main quest was for him.
With Ainz Ooal Gown's strength, coupled with his almost inhuman personality, and the suspicious members of the Tomb of Nazarick, if he were to really run over like that, the greatest possibility would be to be immediately dissected and made into a pendant.
Explain? Sweet talk? Sorry, he doesn't understand the language.
"Can't you give me a little more help and hints? This single sentence is less straightforward than just chopping me up directly," Xin Lailai complained.
As if sensing his thoughts, the mark on his arm stung again, and a piece of information suddenly surfaced in Xin Lailai's mind.
'A Contractor can actively activate the mark with consciousness to use the functions provided by the mark.'
With this sentence appearing in his mind, Xin Lailai quickly followed the method hinted at in the information to operate it, and lines of text began to appear before his eyes.
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[One: Personal Information
Two: Quests
Three: Storage Space
Four: Skills
Five: Equipment
*Hint: Contractor rank is too low, other functions are temporarily locked.]
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Xin Lailai first quickly checked the Storage Space, Skills, and Equipment sections, confirmed they were all blank, then tried using the Storage Space, and only then clicked on the Quests section to carefully read the detailed introduction of the quest.
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[Main Quest: Gain Ainz Ooal Gown's trust and join Great Tomb of Nazarick.]
Difficulty Level: LV.1
Quest Introduction: Ainz Ooal Gown, who has just arrived in this world, has not yet completely lost his humanity. Seize this opportunity, use his concern for his friends, persuade him, gain his trust, and join Great Tomb of Nazarick .
Quest Information: Carne Village is about to face a massacre by Slane Theocracy soldiers disguised as Bahas Empire knights. At the crucial moment, Ainz Ooal Gown will appear as a Magic Caster to save Karn Village and will investigate the villagers alone afterward to gather information.
Time Remaining for Quest: 23 hours 56 minutes 32 seconds
Quest Reward: Contractor identity fully activated.
*Hint: Time remaining until Slane Theocracy soldiers attack: 01 minute 32 seconds.
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The moment he saw the hint on the last line, Xin Lailai's face changed, and he ran towards the depths of the forest without looking back, but after only two steps, the newly appeared pale blue text forced him to stop and hurry back.
[Warning: You have left the [Carne Village] area. If the Contractor does not return to the [Carne Village] area before the Slane Theocracy soldiers attack, the world difficulty will significantly increase.]
It wasn't until Xin Lailai completely left the forest and ran towards the latrine area that the pale blue warning text completely disappeared.
"Damn it," Xin Lailai cursed inwardly, glanced at the surrounding environment, and looking at the sparse house layout of Karn Village and the 47-second countdown remaining in the quest introduction, his face changed again and again.
"I'll just have to endure it."
Finally, Xin Lailai pinched his nose, ran into the latrine, found a corner to squat down, and incidentally complained about why there wasn't even a wooden board to separate the pits, making it hard to hide.
"The rest, I can only rely on luck."
Xin Lailai silently prayed in his heart, if he remembered correctly, the Slane Theocracy soldiers' massacre only lasted about ten minutes, after which Bone King would appear with overwhelming power and slaughter the knights cleanly, and then he would be safe.
"Speaking of which, with my physique, if I really take a knife, I don't know if I'll die on the spot. It's probably better to first confirm how weak I am."
Xin Lailai muttered softly in his heart, while also opening the Personal Information section.
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[Contractor ID: 83112
Name: Xin Lailai
Codename: None
Cult: Lai Lai Divine Sect
Paradise Level: LV.1
Rank: First Order
HP: 100.000%
MP: 50
Strength: 4
Agility: 4
Constitution: 4
Intelligence: 5
Charm: 5
Luck: 1
Talent: 'Little Transparent',Your stealth ability increases a little.
*Note 1: HP can be observed through a semi-data template. This attribute is for reference only and will change with the Contractor's status.
*Note 2: The standard average attribute value for adult males of the Contractor's race is: average value for attributes other than Luck is 5, average value for Luck is 2.
*Note 3: Detailed attribute information can be viewed by selecting a single attribute.
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Xin Lailai read it several times, confirmed it was correct, and began to ponder.
"It seems that the 'complete repair' thing really fixed all the various minor and major problems on my body."
As a Otaku shut-in of the new era, Xin Lailai knew very well how bad his physical condition was, and it was absolutely impossible for his Strength, Constitution, and Agility to be only slightly lower than the average.
To put it bluntly,Even if suddenly drops to 2, he won't be surprised.
"Tsk tsk, I wonder how long 'that' part of this body can last now?"
Xin Lailai thought somewhat erratically, while also clicking on the 'Cult' section in the personal information introduction.
What Paradise said earlier about being bound to 'Lai Lai Divine Sect' for life should refer to this thing.
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[Cult: Lai Lai Divine Sect]
Cult Level: SSS
Cult Introduction: Believe in Lai Lai, gain eternal life, no disasters, good luck comes.
Others' gods are fake, but Lai Lai truly exists!
Let us all Praise Lailai's greatness, Abba!
Members: 11
Team Skills: 4
Cult Storage Space (Sealed)
Public Channel (Open)
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Xin Lailai roughly scanned the initial interface of the Cult introduction and clicked on the Members section without hesitation.
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[Member List]
Deity: Lai Lai
Cult Leader: Meimu
Bishop: Shan Xi
Holder of Sacred Text: Bai Hua
Apostle: 4296
Head of the Inquisition: Praise Lailai
Priest: Xianyu
Heretics: Undisturbed by Death, Hei Se Shan Liang
Members: San Shui Ren Yun, Xin Lailai
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Seeing the name 4296, Xin Lailai nodded, confirming his guess.
"It seems this is the requirement for him saving me? Why does it feel like I've profited?"
Xin Lailai looked at the SSS Cult rank, his expression somewhat strange.
He was undoubtedly pulled into the Lai Lai Divine Sect by 4296, who saved him. The question was why the other party was so kind as to save him and then freely pull him into an SSS-level cult.
Clicking on the Cult level provided detailed annotations, clearly stating that SSS was the highest level a cult could reach.
Unless, this cult has a problem!
Thinking of this, Xin Lailai's heart panicked, but then he thought of something else and quickly calmed down.
"Whatever problems it has, I was already so useless I almost died because I couldn't afford medical expenses. Even if this cult is smelly, I'm just adding sh*t to sh*t by going in. It can't get much smellier!"
Just then, the sound of fighting mixed with various screams and wails reached Xin Lailai's ears, causing his face to change, and he quickly clicked on the Team Skills section.
Although the latrine was located on the edge of Karn Village, anything could happen, especially considering the fatal description of his talent that bad things wouldn't forget him. For his own life, Xin Lailai decided to rely on the team skills of this supposedly SSS-level cult.
[Contractor mark function is not fully open, cannot view.]
The pale blue text prompt appeared.
"F*ck!"
Seeing this line of text, Xin Lailai instinctively cursed in his heart, then quickly clicked on the 'Public Channel'.
"It works!"
Seeing the interface change, Xin Lailai was overjoyed.
"I, Xin Lailai, finally have a day to cling to a Da Lao! Da Laos, save me!"
With a surge of emotion, Xin Lailai immediately planned to post his situation, trying to get members of the Lai Lai Divine Sect to guide him out of his predicament.
But the next second, Xin Lailai's face was as uncomfortable as if he were constipated.
[Contractor mark function is not fully open, cannot use the channel to speak.]