However, perhaps because the moral integrity of that Ainz Ooal Gown member did not stoop to the lowest level, the information sold was not that detailed, but Hades was satisfied to obtain this information; at least he could make some preparations.
And the NPC data was one of them.
Hades did not expect Ainz Ooal Gown's modus operandi to be so strange, as if all of their members were Heteromorphic Races; not only did they use a large amount of precious Guild Points to create level 100 NPCs that were not very useful, they even equipped them with Divine-class gear.
Even if these NPCs were armed to the teeth, what if they had the strength of high-tier players? The strongest among high-tier players could at most defeat three players of the same level; if the number was four, they would be unable to win.
And when the Guild was subjected to a large-scale invasion, such as the time 1,500 people attacked The Great Tomb of Nazarick, what good would it do if an NPC could face four players? They had 1,500 people that time.
Even a single spell from each person could make those NPCs unable to lift their heads, so the Guild's NPCs were actually not very useful for defense; what was truly useful were the traps in the Guild's base, which were the key defensive power.
But Ainz Ooal Gown's actions were just this peculiar; not only did they create so many level 100 NPCs, but they also equipped them with Divine-class items that made ordinary players envious.
One must know that even among level 100 players, a large portion of them did not possess Divine-class equipment.
If it weren't for coming to reality, Hades would have considered Ainz Ooal Gown's actions as utterly brain-dead, but now, seeing Albedo next to Momonga, he even began to suspect whether this Guild had prior knowledge of the Crossing reality after the game's shutdown, and thus created so many level 100 NPCs.
After all, in YGGDRASIL, NPCs couldn't leave the Guild's base, but now...
"Because it's no longer YGGDRASIL, the rules have changed, and NPCs can also come outside the Guild..." Hades made this deduction, looking at the fully armed Albedo in the lens.
"Hmm, if the Guild rules have changed, then the decision not to invade Nazarick with the "Seed of the World Tree" before was correct. It seems I need to re-gather intelligence."
Hades was not disheartened, because at this moment he was an Undead character, devoid of those superfluous human emotions; even if they arose, they would be suppressed by the Undead's passive skills.
This state was more suitable for him to think about problems. He moved the camera, wanting to observe the surrounding situation; all he saw now was Momonga and an Ainz Ooal Gown NPC.
Although the number of people in that Heteromorphic Race Guild was not large, there were 41 of them, and perhaps other Guild members had also come to this world.
But no matter how Hades searched nearby, he did not find any members other than Momonga. Just then, he suddenly thought of a reason.
"Greater Scrying."
This eighth-tier Magic could allow him to see hidden things, but the range of vision was only as far as his line of sight. From Hades' current height looking down, the characters were only the size of pixels, so he definitely couldn't see clearly.
However, the pay-to-win item, the Monocular Telescope, could utilize this Magic to achieve the effect of Greater Scrying. This was also the charm of pay-to-win items; ordinary telescopes did not have such an effect.
After the Magic enchantment, Hades continued to observe the surroundings. He hadn't decided what to do next; this was no longer a virtual world, but the real world.
Although Momonga was in the village, he seemed to be getting along well with the villagers. Hmm, could it be to gather information? It's very possible.
"Hmm... Wait!" Hades' observing motion suddenly paused.
The village had probably been attacked, yet Momonga was here as if nothing had happened. Could the village have been attacked by him? Just to gather intelligence?
Calm down, calm down. It's too early to judge like this, after all, he didn't see it with his own eyes, and observing the scene below, those villagers didn't seem to be afraid of Momonga. The truth of the matter is still unknown; making rash conclusions will only lead to a passive situation.
Hades suddenly hesitated. Although Momonga was a player like him, to him, Momonga was a dangerous existence. Rather, all members of Ainz Ooal Gown were dangerous existences to him.
Now only seeing Momonga alone, he didn't know how many people from that Heteromorphic Race Guild had actually come. Given that Guild's past conduct, they might be surrounded and killed as soon as they showed themselves.
Hades did not believe that now that it was the real world, the Guild members wouldn't dare to act. Moreover, there were no legal constraints now. Some people once speculated that the Guild members were probably a group of anti-social individuals, or even members of a terrorist organization like a resistance army.
In the original world, there was such a group of resistance fighters who claimed to fight for justice, but in the eyes of the public, they were just a group of terrorists, creating disturbances and attacks everywhere, which was extremely similar to Ainz Ooal Gown's actions.
Just as Hades was distressed, he discovered some clues through the Monocular Telescope.
"That is..."
In a jungle on the outskirts of the village, he found two Elves and fifteen Eight-legged Blade Assassin Bugs with stealth effects.
"As expected, it's not just Momonga and that NPC."
Hades counted; there were fifteen Eight-legged Blade Assassin Bugs in total. These were nothing; they were just level 49 monsters, but he recognized those two Elves.
The Dark Elf Twins from Nazarick's Sixth Floor, one a Beast Tamer and the other a Wide-Area Annihilation Magic Caster. These two NPCs were not easy to deal with.
Hades had not forgotten the scene of ten thousand beasts stampeding, and that lower-tier version of the Great Catastrophe Magic—Small Catastrophe; at that time, they had lost quite a few men against these two Elves.
"It's a good thing I found them. Since they've been found, they won't be difficult to deal with."
Hades continued to observe, but then he saw a group of people wearing armor and riding horses coming from outside the village. They looked like soldiers, but for soldiers, their armor was not of a uniform style, which was a bit strange.
He continued to observe. The leader of those people was a sturdy man with well-defined muscles on his arms. When they arrived in front of Momonga, the leading man dismounted and began to converse with Momonga.
Hades didn't know what they were saying; Greater Scrying did not have the ability to eavesdrop, so he could only continue to observe Momonga's movements, trying to deduce what they were doing from his behavior.
But then, he only saw the sturdy leading man bow to Momonga, and then they walked towards a house within the village. It was then that Hades realized that almost all the villagers of this village were inside that house.
Upon careful observation, Hades did not find Enri's father, who had given him food last night, but he did see Enri, huddled in the crowd, looking somewhat sad.
Hades suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. If he hadn't left the village last night, he might have been able to help them, even if it was Momonga who did it, he could at least help Enri's family.
But the next moment, this uncomfortable feeling returned to calm, as if it had never appeared. Hades knew that this was due to the passive forced calmness of the Undead body.
Fortunately, he possessed the "Seed of the World Tree"; if he remained in an Undead body, he would definitely not be able to endure such a state.
The calm mind of the Undead body instantly made him cast aside these miscellaneous thoughts and instead began to think about how to ensure his safety in the future. He was not a soft-hearted person who would gamble his life on the other party's character.