At this moment, Chao Lu clearly expressed her desire to retrieve the Adventurer's Guild weapon, Kerslin Tim, which had been 'lent out' for a long time.
To be fair... during the Demon God Turmoil, it's said that the Demon God King was repelled only by this Adventurer's Guild weapon, borrowed from Sky City, right?
Since so many years have passed since the Demon God Turmoil, shouldn't the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon be returned?
Ellie thought this, and naturally, she understood that the performance of an Adventurer's Guild weapon was only slightly inferior to a World Item. If she could acquire the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon, Kerslin Tim, here, it would significantly boost Nazarick's combat power.
Moreover, according to game settings, even if Kerslin Tim couldn't be taken, destroying it would effectively disband the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild.
However, now, among the Eight Greed Kings, only Bai Xia, whose true identity is unknown, remains; all the others have died. So, what would happen if the Adventurer's Guild were disbanded?
Would Sky City disintegrate?
If such a large Sky City were to fall apart, it would be a bit of a shame, but it's not Nazarick's property, so if it falls apart, it falls apart.
The current problem is Bai Xia. Acquiring or directly destroying Kerslin Tim would essentially be declaring war on Bai Xia, so it's better to get information about Bai Xia first before making the next decision.
"I see! Indeed... if it weren't for Kerslin Tim's help, we wouldn't have been able to deal with the Demon God King so quickly back then. It really should be returned."
The Platinum Dragon Lord was surprisingly straightforward, but the moment Ellie heard this, she immediately felt a sense of unease. He's just going to return Kerslin Tim so readily?
How would she find an excuse to stir up conflict between the Platinum Dragon Lord and Chao Lu then? She needed to think of another method. And now, Ellie was the only one who knew that Bai Xia's information was with the Platinum Dragon Lord. How should she handle this?
"However, before that, could I please ask everyone to follow me?" The Platinum Dragon Lord had more to say. After speaking, he stood up, and then a door resembling a black hole, similar to Ainz's father's teleportation magic, opened on the wall behind him.
This caught Ellie's attention. Could the Platinum Dragon Lord also use teleportation magic? One must know that this magic was even higher level than High-Tier Teleportation.
Although she knew from the settings that the Platinum Dragon Lord had learned many current magic spells after Source Magic was corrupted, she didn't expect him to even know such high-level teleportation magic.
Considering he could control an armor and send it out on adventures for such a long time before being discovered, Ellie thought his profession might include high-level puppeteer-like classes. She didn't expect him to be able to use teleportation magic, which meant he should also have a not-low-level Magic Caster profession. She needed to be even more careful.
After the group passed through the teleportation gate opened by the Platinum Dragon Lord, they arrived in a super-large circular hall. Then, a previously prone white giant dragon in front of them raised its head and looked at Ellie and her companions.
Needless to say, that was the Platinum Dragon Lord's true body. Although Ellie had seen the Platinum Dragon Lord's true body in the anime, after seeing it with her own eyes... how should I put it, it was even larger than she had imagined.
It was roughly twice the size of a Sticky Rice Cake. After the Platinum Dragon Lord raised his head, he spoke to Ellie and her group in a gentle tone that did not match his massive physique.
"I apologize. Meeting everyone in that form was unavoidable. Let me reintroduce myself. I am Tsaindorcus Vaision, a councilor of the Argland Council State. Since we are all friends, there's no need to mind my identity; you can just call me Chal."
He didn't mention his Dragon Lord title, and like herself, he lowered his posture from the start? Although Ellie had a smile on her face, she was already calculating how to scheme against him and Chao Lu later. However, what Ellie was more concerned about now was not this, but the massive, ice-mountain-like object behind the Platinum Dragon Lord.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't ice... but crystals, a type of crystal. After all, it was a massive chunk, occupying almost half of the hall's area.
If it were made of ice, then the entire hall should be very, very cold. However, Ellie did not feel a drop in temperature or the flow of magic, which meant that the temperature in this vicinity was genuinely normal, and not maintained by magic.
So, the question arose: what was this massive crystal all about? Although she knew the Platinum Dragon Lord was showing his true body, combined with what he said earlier and his attitude of asking them to follow him, it seemed that the matter he was about to discuss must be related to that massive crystal... So, Ellie immediately activated her senses and True Ancestor's biological senses, but she couldn't sense anything. No magic flow, no living creatures.
But... Ellie could already see with her own eyes, at the highest point in the center of that Crystal Mountain, a human figure sealed within the crystal. And right in front of the crystal sealing the figure, a longsword with a light blue, translucent crystal-like blade was stuck. Needless to say, that should be the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon, Kerslin Tim. So, that human figure... could it be Bai Xia? Is she really just in a place like this?
Although Ellie's eyesight was excellent, due to the translucent crystal and the lighting, Ellie could not clearly see the appearance of the human figure sealed within the crystal. From the clothing, she couldn't discern any tricks.
She could only clearly see that the human figure in the crystal was wearing a pure white dress, with nothing particularly special about it. And judging from her physique and height, she should be about as tall and slender as Chao Lu. Thinking of this, Ellie turned her head and glanced at Chao Lu.
Sure enough... Chao Lu's gaze was also fixed on that figure. Although Kerslin Tim was stuck in front of the figure, and it looked like she was looking at the sword, she was actually staring at the figure in the crystal. So, it could basically be concluded that the person in the crystal was indeed Bai Xia!
"And now, let's return to the previous topic. Guardian of Sky City, I am very grateful for your help at that time. Logically, I should indeed return the weapon to you, but..." The Platinum Dragon Lord looked a bit troubled and glanced back at the Crystal Mountain behind him.
"My name is Chao Lu... Chao Lu Belmondo. Do you mean you can't return it to me?" Chao Lu didn't even look at the Platinum Dragon Lord; her gaze remained fixed on Bai Xia.
This was getting interesting. If Chao Lu had previously mistaken herself for Bai Xia, then the real Bai Xia was now right before her eyes.
If that were truly the case, she should be very confused. However, the current Chao Lu, although her gaze hadn't left Bai Xia since she entered, still seemed calm and composed.
It was very clear that Chao Lu pretending to mistake herself for Bai Xia was a premeditated plan to trick her. Although Ellie would be very happy to see Chao Lu suddenly pull out a rocket launcher and fire directly at the Platinum Dragon Lord, it seemed she still needed to fan the flames a bit more.
"I am very sorry! According to the current situation, I truly cannot return it to you for now, Miss Chao Lu." The Platinum Dragon Lord actually bowed his head to Chao Lu, expressing his apologies with great sincerity.
Ellie, of course, knew what an Adventurer's Guild weapon meant to an Adventurer's Guild... She had initially found it very strange that such a thing would be lent out.
According to Snow Elf, it was tricked away. Ellie had always been bothered by this statement. One must know that Bai Xia possessed extremely abnormal foresight. How could such a major event as the Adventurer's Guild weapon being tricked away possibly be hidden from Bai Xia?
Unless it was... intentional.
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