I don't like the gods, I want to be a hero

Although she didn't expect Keno to understand things like ores like she knew about the undead, as a princess of a country, she should be able to learn some knowledge about national power and people's livelihood from her elders.

In addition, what Seleus needs is common-sense knowledge such as whether the stock of mithril is common and whether the price is expensive, etc., which does not involve the nature of the ore. Therefore, Seleus is still looking forward to Keno's answer to his own question.

"Ah~~~~ Mr. Seleus wants to ask me?"

Keno looked surprised, probably because she didn't understand why a being like Serius would ask such a weak guy like her.

"Yes, for some reason, my understanding of some things may be biased, so I need affirmation from you who have studied the undead."

"Since that's the case." Keno slowly closed her eyes, as if she wanted to relieve her nervousness in this way.

"First of all, according to the records in the books I have collected, high-level undead who are rational and do not have the three major desires tend to have other strong desires, and if they are undead magicians, they generally tend to have other strong desires. A thirst for knowledge, and a path to magic..."

Seleus nodded secretly. The performance of the night mage before was basically consistent with what Keno said. Although there was still the possibility of liking shiny things, it was basically negligible.

"As for the grade of the metal ore." Compared to the eloquent talk when talking about the undead, Keno at this time was obviously hesitant.

"Copper, iron, silver, gold, platinum, mithril, mountain copper, fine steel, the rarity of the metals is roughly arranged in this way from low to high, and their prices are naturally the same."

"Well, the rarer it is, the tougher it is, and the price is naturally equal to the rarity... It's really a simple world." Seleus murmured.

But with the help of this information, he can probably be sure that the mithril necklace is a token belonging to the undead association [Body of the Abyss].

Chapter 25 Body of the Abyss

As long as negative energy gathers or is full of 'death' areas, the existence called 'undead' will naturally open their 'eyes'.

However, although they are called 'undead', they will be 'killed' in various ways.

Some people think that being able to be 'killed' proves that the 'undead' are races with 'life'.

But since common undead can't communicate at all, and don't have any degree of 'thought' except for the instinct of hating the living, they are finally identified by the mainstream living as just a shell driven by negative energy. An existence unworthy of sympathy.

However, what most living people don't know is that places where a large number of undead gather will usually produce high-level undead, and if the already high-level undead gather, even higher-level undead will be produced.

It's like a spiral of stairs...or, more appropriately, a descent is called a 'death spiral'.

The undead who act closely on instinct will continue to evolve under this characteristic that is unique to them, and produce thoughts and rationality that rival the wise men among living creatures, and this kind of high-level undead with thoughts and rationality , are collectively referred to as becoming a magician of the dead.

Every dead mage has the ability to destroy a small town by himself, and everywhere he passes will become a Jedi soaked in death. As long as he appears, he will cause panic, and even the warring countries can temporarily put down their hatred and join forces The existence of crusade together.

But even so, there are very few records of successful crusade against the mages of the dead. On the contrary, ruined cities where the undead swayed around appeared every now and then.

Therefore, for the living beings, the magicians of the dead are "natural disasters" that can walk, and people who have seen them with their own eyes will wail in despair because of such horrors in the world.

But the dead magician who only has thoughts and rationality is not the end of the undead at all, and above the dead magician, there is a higher level of undead that far surpasses it-the night wizard.

When the dead mages have studied for a long time, or directly absorbed a huge amount of magic power, they will get a higher evolution just like they once gained intelligence.

And because of their terrifying power like darkness descending, as if they want to plunge the world into a dead night forever, these higher-level undead evolved from the magicians of the dead are called "Masters of the Night" by those who know .

They can skillfully use the sixth-level and even higher-level high-level magic that surpasses the mortal realm, and they have the powerful power that they will not be inferior even if they confront the older high-level dragons head-on.

In addition, they also have many special abilities, many undead followers, more superb wisdom, and they will build overlapping strongholds that are difficult to attack... In short, they are enough to be called kings The ruler, that is, the existence of the king of the undead.

In fact, there are indeed three night mages who are regarded as the kings of the undead, and their names are: the night dragon-Angelus, the night titan-Xi Yueen, and the night mage- The King of Shadows whose name no one knows 'Terror'.

They rule over a territory equivalent to a small country, and are known by surrounding countries as demon kings.

It is also because of their activity that the names of the Masters of the Night are always accompanied by words of terror or fear, and there have even been words that replace their names with 'disaster' and 'horror' to express people's fear mood country.

But just like everything has both pros and cons, apart from these night mages who are more ostentatious, there are also some who are unwilling to announce themselves to the world with great fanfare for some reason, or simply want to enjoy the quiet night mages. mage.

And these representatives of the night mages exist in the association with the undead named [Body of the Abyss] that Seleus is looking for.

[Body of the Abyss] is a group composed of undead who have the ability to cast spells (including but not limited to dead mages and night wizards).

The predecessor of this organization was an assembly initiated to adjust the interests of the various members and try to prevent them from conflicting.

The reason for saying this is because the undead, who have an infinite lifespan, will always have friction with other equal existences when they study magic.

The undead who do not have the three major desires will often produce other more... "More" may not be accurate, it should be a strong desire that is uncontrollable as if all the three major desires of the living are brought together in one point.

And if they are undead magic casters, their desires will generally be inclined to the desire for knowledge and magical power.

Therefore, when a battle involving knowledge or magic materials occurs among the undead, it will often escalate into a massive and widespread annihilation war because no one side is willing to stop, and this annihilation war will last until one of the parties is completely destroyed. will end.

The undead destroyed in this way are not uncommon, even so frequent that the wise living can see it, and use this to make the undead kill each other, so as to pull out the hidden danger without bloodshed.

The abnormal attrition of companions made more undead realize the danger.

And when among these undead appeared a wise man who paid attention to this danger and came to the conclusion that "rather than mutual destruction without compromise in order to monopolize knowledge and magic-related materials, perhaps it is better to assist each other and trade within the scope of cooperation." Wise move' after the conclusion.

A night mage with considerable status initiated a rally based on this conclusion, and made a list based on the identities of the participants.

This is a stele that has never been infused with magical power but has magical power unconsciously, and the names of the participants are engraved on it. Because of its particularity and symbolism, this stele was later called "Graniso", which means " The hailstones coming one after another represent the undead who are constantly joining.

In the initial assembly, only four night mages and three outstanding dead mages joined, and the rules only included simple constraints such as ensuring mutual assistance among members and no private fighting.

However, after about 200 years, the rules of [Body of the Abyss] were gradually completed, and the number of undead belonged to it was further increased. organize.

Moreover, the seven councilors in the inner circle are all top existences who can cast eighth-level magic.

In other words, as long as they are willing, this organization can easily change the current world pattern, and even go one step further, it is not impossible to wipe out all creatures except the dragon race.

But they didn't do this, and even their existence was rarely known, even the powerful ones among the living.

As for the reason... To put it simply, it did not get the consent of more than half of the members.

It is unbelievable that the undead would refuse the proposal to destroy the living, even the living who would be destroyed by them.

However, considering the original intention of the establishment of this organization and the code of conduct of most members, it is completely understandable that this fact does not conform to 'common sense'.

The undead belonging to this organization are roughly divided into two categories——

One is to manage and have their own power among the living, control and use the living to replace themselves to deal with some things that are not easy to show up, such as participating in auctions and collecting experimental materials.

The other type does not want to deal with any non-companion, or existence that cannot help them on the road of magic. This type of undead is like a pure scholar, who just wants to quietly explore the path to the truth in their own world .

Because of the characteristics of the undead, few members are as active in their thoughts as the former. Therefore, the latter, who are unwilling to leave their comfort zone, occupy the majority of the organization, and therefore have not created anything in the world of the living. Big move.

Moreover, as long as one manages power among the living like the former, no matter how careful one is, there is a risk of exposing the identity of the undead, followed by countless enemies and troubles.

Especially in the world view where the undead are regarded as the enemy of all the living by default, the living are very likely to reach cooperation across borders because of their status as magicians of the dead.

The simple mage of the dead is likely to be crusaded by the united living people, and although the night mage will not be threatened too much, and may even make a fortune because of it, frequent crusades will still be harmful to him after all. His magical research caused no small trouble.

In this way, as there are many examples of troubles caused by identity exposure, the number of the former is even rarer.

Of course, among the undead there are also existences that can take root in the darkness of the world of the living, but outstanding undead like this are too rare, so I won't mention them here one by one.

As a result, [Body of the Abyss] has become an organization that only exists in rumors because of its low-key behavior, and the reason why Seleus failed to find out their news from the bartender is precisely because of this.

Moreover, the reason why they did not invite the three powerful night mages mentioned above to join the organization is also to avoid attracting too much attention because of their joining, and at the same time they do not want to publicize them to attract unnecessary attention to the organization. Trouble.

However, although the reputation of [Body of the Abyss] is not obvious among the living, it does not mean that their members do not interact with beings who are also undead...

Ben Jerry Ansis, one of the oldest undead in [Body of the Abyss], and one of the founders of the original [Abyss] organization.

He was a mutated two-headed ogre before his death, with six arms and a consciousness different from those of his tribe, and ruled his tribe by relying on his tyrannical body and freely controlled actions.

And after his death, he accidentally became an undead, and he is also a night mage who can skillfully use sixth-order magic power magic and some sixth-order other magics.

Coupled with the powerful body that was fully liberated by death, the undead named Benjerry Ansis could completely wipe out all living beings in an entire continent by himself.

In other words, if he is willing to show his face, then there will be another existence in the world who can be regarded as the king of the undead.

However, although Benjerry Ansis is one of the initiators of the organization, his strength can be ranked in the top three of [Body of the Abyss]. If he fights alone, he will exhaust the magic power of the first place and rely on his body to win ability, but his status in the organization is really not high.

To put it bluntly, among a group of 'scholars' who pursue truth and the highest level of magic, he, a 'reckless man' who has all the strength but can only cast sixth-level magic, is really not worth being sought after by others.

Even more because of the strength of his body, Benjerry Ansis's identity as the Night Mage was recognized as a member of the Mage of the Dead because he spent two or three times longer than the time he actually became an undead. After coming out, the cast of magic and the understanding of magic are far inferior to other members in the sixth-level realm.

Therefore, only when the other sixth-level Night Mage really couldn't squeeze in the time, those companions who were still mages of the dead would consider visiting his stronghold.

Ben Jerry Ansis has a clear understanding of his embarrassing status, but he wants to pursue a higher level of magic, but he does not cause any commotion in the organization because of this. Instead, he is more motivated to pursue the path of truth in magic. And use this to enhance their status within the organization.

It's just that when I see my companions who are also in the sixth-level realm, they can make up the 'tuition fee' for visiting higher-level members from the hands of the dead magicians just by sharing some experience.

Ben and Jerry Ancis, who was busy with 'tuition fees', still felt a burst of envy in his heart.

On this day, Ben Jerry Ansis finally made up enough 'tuition fees', and planned to visit the stronghold of Kunivela, an undead who can cast eighth-level magic, a member of the organization's inner circle.

Because the purpose of this trip was to seek knowledge and because he didn't want to attract attention, he didn't bring extra guards except for the necessary undead subordinates who were used to carry the 'tuition fees'.

In this way, they came to an abandoned city dressed as businessmen, and found an inconspicuous dwelling in the ruins with ease.

I saw Ben and Jerry groping a few times in the dwelling, and there was a "click" sound from inside the dwelling. It moved away, revealing the stairs leading to the ground.

"Hurry in!"

Ben and Jerry beckoned his subordinates to send in the 'tuition fee', while he carefully checked the surroundings, and after confirming that there was no life response, he followed the stairs.

As soon as he went down the stairs, Ben and Jerry saw his subordinates who were confronting another team of undead, and noticing his existence, a dead mage greeted him respectfully.

"So it was you, Lord Ansis."

Ben and Jerry glanced at the dead magician. He was not a member of [Body of the Abyss], probably because he couldn't afford the 'tuition fee' and planned to use becoming a subordinate or even a servant in exchange for the existence of knowledge.

By the way, for various reasons, there is no such existence among Ben & Jerry's subordinates.

"I brought enough weight this time." Ben & Jerry pointed to the 'tuition fee' being handed over. "So I plan to stay a little longer."

"welcome."

The dead magician's stiff face obviously showed some joy, but his performance made Ben and Jerry feel uncomfortable in his heart, whether it was the smile with unknown meaning, or he couldn't help but take away the 'tuition fee' Sight.

"But please wait here for a while, the master is receiving guests now."

"Guest?" Ben & Jerry asked a little strangely. "Kunivela obviously didn't have an appointment today."

"Because the person who came here today is not a guest from the organization?"

"Not a guy from the organization?"

Chapter 26 God of Death

Kunivera is a member of the top undead association - [Body of the Abyss], one of the seven members of the inner circle.

He has a wealth of magic knowledge and is a top night mage who can cast eighth-level magic.

And the eighth-level magic is currently known, the highest level of magic that can be realized by the existence of the world.

Moreover, among the magic casters who can cast eighth-level magic, he is also one of the best.

In other words, Kunivela is the existence standing at the top of the magic caster.

But even with such an achievement, the night mage named Kunivela, the undead who was greedy for the pinnacle of magic and the gate of truth, was not satisfied with it.

Clearly standing on top of the peak...or clearly standing at the foundation of the abyss, yet he desperately tried his best to explore the pitch-black void where he could not see any way forward.

And in this groping where he would fall into the void if he was not careful, and then be completely swallowed by the endless darkness, he really got a result that would drive all seekers on the road of magic into madness——

The eighth level is not the pinnacle of magic, but above it, there seems to be the outline of the ninth level of magic—that is the domain of the gods!

As a 'person' who seeks the truth of magic, the fact of breaking the shackles of magic caused Kunivela, who should have lost all physical reactions, and her spirit tended to freeze, to tremble with excitement. There were traces of watery light.

Kunivela wanted to shout, to tell the world about his extremely excited heart, but the thoughts that rushed to his mind at that moment were too noisy, reaching the point where even the top mage of the night could not handle it properly .

"thump!"

Unable to restrain himself, Kunivela fell to his knees heavily, and now he picked up the belief that he had never abandoned when he became an undead.

'If there are no gods in this world, then where does this ninth-level magic beyond the limit come from? '

Kunivela thought so, and wanted to praise the god who had shown the way of truth, just as he had prayed for protection when he was still alive.

But no matter what, what came out of the night mage's mouth was only incoherent, meaningless gratitude that even he himself couldn't understand.

"God...God...thank you...grateful..."

If the gods really exist in the world, then they must be angry and send divine punishment when they hear such prayers.

Kunivela's remaining rationality also thinks so, but what if he realizes the inappropriateness of doing so?

You must know that the existence that is controlling this body is no longer the night mage Kunivela who is at the top, but a seeker who is struggling on the road of magic and is pleasantly surprised to find that the road ahead has not yet been cut off.

Suddenly, as if disconnected, Kunivela's emotions that had reached the critical value immediately calmed down, but judging from the flickering light in his eyes, the passion in his heart was still gushing out continuously.

But the undead have always been good players in protracted battles. As long as the emotions don't explode like before, Kunivela can easily control his spirit.

The fact is exactly as he expected, the excitement was quickly calmed down by him, but after calming down, the top night mage soon realized that he was facing an extremely difficult choice-whether to make this secret of himself public research results?

The benefits of being undisclosed are obvious, because the undead do not have the burden of lifespan, and Kunivela has endless time to pursue the ninth-level magic in the realm of gods.