Bone King: Homemade plug-in, I am the god of destiny Chapter 168

“Princess Renner?”

Han Yu was slightly surprised after listening to Marquis Raeven’s accusation.

If the recent political changes in the Kingdom were not due to the foolish nobles of the Kingdom, but rather Princess Renner instigating them from behind, it would mean that the tentacles of the Great Tomb of Nazarick had already extended into the ruling class of the Kingdom.

If that were the case, his plan would have to change.

Marquis Raeven didn’t know what Han Yu was thinking, but he knew that Han Yu was currently the only person who could help him out of his predicament, so he anxiously sought Han Yu’s help.

“Your Eminence, Princess Renner’s backing should be that heterogeneous organization that destroyed the Royal Capital. They sent people to control my wife and son, coercing me to work for them.”

“I implore you, please help me rescue my family. I am willing to exchange everything I possess!”

As Marquis Raeven spoke, his face was filled with hope and nervousness.

Seeing his reaction, Han Yu revealed an expected smile.

Although Marquis Raeven was the most powerful among the six great nobles, he was also a complete doting father. If someone used his son to threaten him, it would definitely work every time.

Originally intending to recruit him, Han Yu was naturally happy that Marquis Raeven took the initiative to seek help.

However, the current situation was unclear, so he didn’t directly agree. Instead, he said, “I can feel your sincerity, but since it’s a transaction, I at least need to understand your family’s current situation first.”

“Do you know where they are now?”

If he didn’t know where the people were or how they were being held, he wouldn’t be able to formulate a corresponding rescue plan.

Marquis Raeven naturally understood this principle, so he quickly relayed the information he had. “Princess Renner’s side only stole my wife and child’s personal belongings, indicating that they have some control over my wife and son, but there has been no news of my wife and son disappearing from my territory.”

“So, I think both of them should still be in the castle within my territory. If your people can go to E-Rantel, avoid the enemy’s surveillance, and enter the lord’s castle, they should easily find them.”

“Hmm, that makes it easy.” Han Yu nodded in understanding.

As long as the people weren’t taken to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, even if a Guardian-level individual was watching, he was confident he could rescue Marquis Raeven’s wife and son.

With clear objectives and a not-too-difficult task, Han Yu and Marquis Raeven quickly reached an agreement.

Subsequently, Marquis Raeven wrote a personal letter and handed it to Han Yu along with the pocket watch he carried.

“As long as my wife sees these two things, she will follow the arrangements of the rescue personnel.”

“Good. You maintain the status quo for now. Everything will be discussed after I rescue them.”

“Yes.”

After putting away the two tokens, Han Yu reactivated [Perfect Unknowable] and quietly left Marquis Raeven’s room.

He didn’t return directly to the Holy City but instead searched around the inn, wanting to see if there were any Nazarick personnel monitoring Marquis Raeven.

As expected, in a dark corner not far from the room, Han Yu discovered a Shadow Demon.

Subsequently, he activated the [Memory Manipulation] magic to control the Shadow Demon and browsed its surveillance memories.

Because Han Yu had used concealment magic when he infiltrated Marquis Raeven’s room and when he spoke with him, the Shadow Demon did not discover that the two had met. It only remembered that the room had been silent for a period of time.

After Han Yu deleted the Shadow Demon’s memories of that period, he confidently returned to the Holy City to arrange the rescue operation for Marquis Raeven’s wife and son.

…

Meanwhile, in the Tenth Floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, a tense pre-war mobilization meeting was underway.

Ainz sat on the [Throne of Kings], with Cocytus kneeling on one knee directly in front of him, and the other Guardians on either side.

“Cocytus, you will be fully responsible for this expedition against the Lizardmen tribes. Have you remembered all my instructions?”

“Yes, Lord Ainz.”

Cocytus nodded solemnly. To prove his words, he repeated Ainz’s instructions. “In this battle, my subordinates and I cannot intervene. I will only command the soldiers you have given me. Also, if we encounter enemies beyond our level, we will cease the attack and report the situation to you.”

Ainz was very satisfied with this.

Although one of the purposes of this attack on the Lizardmen tribes was to cultivate the NPCs’ ability to think and judge independently, he also did not want any mishaps to occur, leading Cocytus to encounter an insurmountable enemy.

Therefore, after some thought, he had set the corresponding guidelines for action.

“Alright, you may lead the army and depart. We await your good news in Nazarick.”

“Yes, I will not disappoint you, my lord.”

Cocytus accepted the order and then left the Throne Room to prepare for the invasion of the Lizardmen tribes.

After he had completely left, Ainz looked at Demiurge beside him and asked about the news he had heard earlier. “Demiurge, how is your investigation into the mysterious city that suddenly appeared on the Katze Plains coming along?”

Since transmigrating to this other world, the areas Nazarick had explored were actually not very large, mainly concentrated in the Great Forest of Tob, the Re-Estize Kingdom, and the Abelion Hills.

The reason Ainz mentioned the Katze Plains now was related to the human evil organization that had pledged allegiance to Nazarick—Zuranon.

Previously, when he met the leader of Zuranon—a Great Magic Caster of the Night Undead with a level of approximately LV 46—out of curiosity about the undead of this other world, he incidentally asked if the other party knew any other undead.

The leader of Zuranon then told him that there was a Great Magic Caster of the Undead who controlled a ghost ship in the misty world of the Katze Plains.

Following the principle of convenience, Ainz arranged for Demiurge to make a trip to the Katze Plains, successfully bringing that target and the ghost ship under Nazarick’s dominion.

It was during this operation that Demiurge discovered the mysterious city that had appeared on the Katze Plains.

“Lord Ainz, I have already investigated. The personnel currently active in that city are indeed from the Slane Theocracy. However, their alert range is very wide, and to avoid alerting them, I did not conduct a more detailed reconnaissance of the city.”

“So, you can’t confirm if that’s their guild base, right?”

“Yes, I apologize profusely.”

Demiurge bowed in shame.

Ainz waved his hand. “Demiurge, I just feel a little regretful, I don’t mean to blame you.”

“You did nothing wrong. Being able to confirm that it’s their base is already a very important piece of information for us. Before deciding on a countermeasure, we certainly shouldn’t act rashly.”

“For now, let’s first complete the conquest of the Great Forest of Tob and its surrounding areas.”