Chapter 17, the gap between battles
Although the armored knights who attacked the village had been killed by the cats and goblins, the surviving villagers seemed to become even more frightened.
After all, considering the position of the weak, the knights who massacred them were certainly not good people, but the new saviors were equally frightening.
Such a brief contact was not enough for the villagers to regard these new "strong men" as their so-called "ones".
Especially after seeing the cute-looking kittens ravage the seemingly strong knights into piles of flesh in such a ferocious way...
Therefore, the Lich King Ainz, who had just arrived in another world and had no real experience in doing evil so far, and who was essentially just an ordinary urban office worker, found that he had to shoulder the responsibility of comforting people and finding ways to eliminate the uneasiness of the villagers. !
Damn it, I'm a lich that everyone is afraid of! Why make a guest appearance as a priest or psychiatrist who heals mortal souls?
But there is really no other way. We can't let the guild's aberration guardians who regard humans as inferior creatures do this kind of thing!
Ainz, who was wearing a mask, rolled his eyes in his mind, but he had to force out his kindest voice and said pleasantly:
"...As you can see, I am a magician who has traveled far and wide. When I was passing by this village, I saw these cold-blooded butchers killing innocent villagers. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I saw injustice on the road. Just drawing a sword to help..."
"...About these cats...uh...don't worry, they are all my pets..." He looked down at the tabby cat Qiu who was resting next to him, and found that he didn't seem to have any objection. Lich King Ainz Then he continued, "...It's just using magic to open up your spiritual intelligence. Just think of them as my disciples and servants. As long as you don't mess with them, there won't be any trouble..."
"...Is anyone injured and in need of treatment? I have prepared healing magic here!"
——After the little elf Flor generously used the [Group Minor Injury Healing Technique] for free to heal the villagers who were cut or injured by themselves, the survivors of Kahn Village finally calmed down and asked for help. The benefactors who saved them kowtowed and thanked them. They gradually lowered their guard against these little cat people who looked just like pet cats, as well as the little fairies who looked more delicate and cute.
After all, the reason why cute animals are cute is because they have a cute enough appearance that can induce people's natural affection.
Next, the surviving villagers wiped away their tears and began to clean up the mess: extinguishing the flames that were still burning on some houses, salvaging the remaining food and property, collecting the bodies of the dead, and taking away the armor, swords and horses left by the knights. Collect them to make up for some losses.
In this dark age where the jungle prevails, there is not much time left for the living to immerse themselves in grief for the dead.
Then, an extremely simple collective funeral was hastily held in a public cemetery on the outskirts of the village. This so-called cemetery is just an open space surrounded by a dilapidated fence. There are some round stone tablets engraved with the names of the deceased, and more are cheap wooden signs.
Because too many people died this time, the remaining manpower in the village was limited, and there were too many things that needed to be dealt with. It was not possible to dig out enough pits to bury all the remains, so we could only bury part of them first and the rest. The corpses were temporarily piled on the grain drying field. Strangely, the first thing they buried was not the chopped-up corpses, but the relatively complete parts of the corpses. Of course, there is no way to buy a coffin. The most you can do is wrap the body in a sheet or even cover it with some hay, then throw it into the pit and bury it hastily. Finally, the village chief recited a rite of sacrifice to soothe the souls of the dead at the cemetery, paid homage to a few alien gods that he had never heard of, and prayed that the souls of the dead could rest in peace, and that was all.
From the perspective of Ainz, Wang Qiu and other visitors from other worlds, burying the deceased immediately on the day of death seems a bit too hasty and lacks respect for the deceased - whether according to modern Japanese or Chinese Human custom is that after the death of a loved one, they have to stay inactive for a few days, spend a lot of money to organize a lot of memorial ceremonies, and collect a large amount of white envelopes from the guests to make up for the expenses. This is a normal process.
However, the funeral customs and moral concepts in other worlds are probably very different from those on Earth, so they didn't say much about it.
——Later, they, visitors from another world, learned that due to the ubiquity of undead magic, in order to prevent the corpses of the deceased from being used by the undead, or from turning into horrible things such as zombies due to certain natural reasons. Human beings in this world generally don't dare to leave the deceased at home for a few days after the death of a relative or friend. Unless they are dignitaries who can afford to hold a grand funeral, ordinary families will bury the deceased as soon as possible, otherwise they will be in danger of turning into zombies or skeletons... The safety of the living is always better than the dignity of the dead. It's more important.
In the same way, after the disaster in the village has passed, the surviving villagers can put aside other things for the time being and bury the bodies of their relatives and friends as soon as possible. Otherwise, if there is another undead natural disaster, this small village can really disappear from the world!
——Furthermore, the Kaz Plain where Kahn Village is located happens to be the hardest-hit area with the highest probability of natural corpse transformation in the world...
Among the villagers who gathered in the cemetery to mourn their loved ones, there were also the first two rescued sisters - Enri. Emmett and Nimue. Emert. The intruding visitors from another world were unable to save their parents after all, because the couple had already died before that.
At this moment, the sisters were hugging each other and crying together, looking haggard and desolate in the howling mountain wind.
What they don't know is that the cat and the "exotic magician" who saved them before can actually allow them to meet their parents again.
For example, in the hands of Lich King Ainz, there is a [Resurrection Staff] made of ivory and gold and full of sacred aura, which can resurrect the recently deceased. Full-level elf players and cat priest players also have the ability to cast resurrection spells to instantly resurrect any NPC below level ten. Not to mention saving the sisters' parents, even resurrecting all the dead in this village is more than enough.
However, until the prayer ceremony ended and the funeral came to an end, none of the visitors from other worlds had any intention of helping.
After all, they are not virgins, and they usually don't pay too much to do such a thing that has no benefit.
Although there are a lot of [Short Staffs of Resurrection] in Ainz's hand, there is nowhere to replenish them in this world. If you use one, you will lose one. The protagonist Wang Qiu and his party, who have had many time-travel experiences, are absolute pessimists and are never afraid to guess the attitude of strangers with the greatest malice.
After all, the real world is not a fantasy novel like "Dragon Quest". It's not that as long as you step forward and save the villagers, you will definitely win gratitude and admiration - maybe people will be happy to be rescued, but at the same time they regard you as an idiot. He is thinking about how to retaliate and kill you! Those young fresh-faced travelers who foolishly ran to wilderness areas without preparation and were trapped in danger. While shouting and crying for the People's Liberation Army to come for search and rescue, they turned around and slandered the People's Liberation Army and public security officers and accused the military and police of tyranny. This was not uncommon in modern China in the eleventh century.
So far, the reason why the villagers have not shown this tendency to repay kindness with hatred is because the people here are simple and simple, and everyone has the moral concept of gratitude in their hearts, or because they are aware of current affairs enough and are shocked by the toughness of the strong men in this industry. Force is hard to say. After burying the body of the deceased, the village chief wiped away his tears and invited the Lich King Ainz and his entourage to his home for hospitality.