Overlord: I’ve Been Recruiting Followers in Another World

"I understand. I will definitely destroy that stronghold!"

Lakyus reassured Renner with a serious face, determination radiating from her bright eyes. Her words were not just a promise, but a vow uttered with all her heart.

Eight Fingers had eight different departments under its umbrella, involving drug trafficking, slave trading, security, assassination, theft, finance, gambling, and smuggling—a total of eight different illegal industries, gripping tightly the lifeblood of the Re-Estize Kingdom.

If there was one sector most detrimental to the kingdom, it was undoubtedly drug trafficking. It was a creeping poison, corrupting citizens and eroding the foundations of society. Even if the attack on Eight Fingers' drug cultivation base couldn't completely curb the drug department's transactions, it could disrupt its circulation to some extent, creating a ripple effect that would disturb their entire supply chain.

This was not only for Renner's benefit alone, but for the benefit of the entire Re-Estize Kingdom. Lakyus felt the weight of that responsibility on her shoulders.

"I will meet Gagaran and the others first, then prepare the necessary equipment for the attack."

Having determined her course of action, Lakyus didn't want to waste any more time. She stood, ready to bid farewell to Princess Renner.

Princess Renner then escorted Lakyus and the other two—Tia and Tina—to the palace gate, and sent Climb to accompany them out of the palace, a reasonable protocol for important guests.

When Lakyus and the others disappeared at the end of the corridor, a faint smile appeared on Renner's face, and there seemed to be a slight strangeness in her eyes. A cunning glint that would not be caught by an ordinary eye, a secret hidden behind her "Golden Princess" facade.

Lakyus, Tia, and Tina left the Royal Capital and headed towards the luxurious hotel where their team often stayed, unaware that someone was closely following them, an undetected presence.

Tenth Tier Magic: [Perfect Unknowable]. This was a high-level stealth magic that could eliminate not only body form but also sound and even breath. A nearly perfect spell for concealing one's existence.

The person who could use this kind of high-tier magic and stay with them was, of course, Kael.

Lakyus had an experience-boosting item that Kael had previously given her, an invisible tether. With it, Kael could use item-finding magic to locate her easily, and then use Fifth Tier Magic [Teleportation] to teleport directly to her side, without worrying about being detected by an Adamantite-level adventurer.

Initially, Kael only wanted to meet Princess Renner casually, conducting ordinary observations, but he ended up leaving the Royal Capital with Lakyus.

The reason was simple: because he discovered that the crazy princess had changed, and hidden behind her shadow was a shadow demon skilled in concealment. An entity from Nazarick, bound to the princess's will.

Although Renner suffered from a mental anomaly and was no longer entirely human, her body was still like a fragile girl's, and she was far from demonic physically.

There was only one possibility for this situation: she had connected with the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. An inevitable connection.

Kael was slightly surprised, but not overly so. This was a logical development. As long as the people of Nazarick investigated in the capital, they would surely be able to obtain information about Princess Renner.

With her wisdom acknowledged by the kingdom, her status as a princess, and her good reputation praised by the kingdom's people—all these advantages made Princess Renner seem like a white lotus flower in the midst of the kingdom's foul swamp. Anyone with an understanding of the kingdom would notice her.

Unless they were truly busy, it would be strange if the people of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick didn't try to contact Her Highness the Princess after learning about her. You know, there are quite a few people in that tomb who can be described as "Supreme Beings," Kael thought cynically. They would definitely look for promising pawns.

At this point, Kael was naturally not interested in contacting Princess Renner. A pragmatic decision.

Because if I continued to contact her, the shadow demon hiding behind her shadow would definitely report to the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. Killing the shadow demon wouldn't work because it would also put those people on alert and attract unwanted attention.

Once a hidden pawn was exposed, it was basically worthless. Kael was too lazy to seize worthless items. Better to let nature take its course and let Princess Renner be fully marked as belonging to the tomb, an asset to the enemy.

Anyway, given the personalities of Ainz, Demiurge, and the others, they could only use Princess Renner as a pawn. She didn't have access to the core decision-making in Nazarick, so her so-called wisdom certainly couldn't play a big role in their grand plans.

After learning they were connected, Kael could observe the movements of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick from Princess Renner's actions, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing for him. An indirect source of information.

"We need to slightly adjust our plans for the kingdom, but it's not a big problem. Now, let's go somewhere else."

Kael set aside the matter of Princess Renner for a while. Separated from Lakyus and the others, he turned and walked into an alley beside them, heading towards his true destination.

About a minute later, he completed his disguise and walked out of the alley again, looking left and right at the buildings on both sides of the street. His new appearance wouldn't attract attention.

"Where is that underground brothel? The capital isn't small, so it won't be easy to find it before dark. I'd better ask someone I know."

Kael mumbled to himself as he walked along the street, leaning on his noble staff which now looked like an ordinary walking stick. Nowadays, he didn't need to bother looking for women, besides, he already had a very high-quality partner at home. So it was natural that he wouldn't be interested in the women at the brothel.

He was only looking for the brothel to find Cecilia's sister, Tuareninya, to see if she was still alive. A personal mission.

Regarding the 'acquaintance' he mentioned... This was his first time in the Royal Capital, and besides Lakyus and her team, he didn't know anyone else. So the acquaintance he referred to was someone who knew the location of the brothel, and he happened to remember that such a person appeared in the original work.

That fat pig was the capital's inspector. Kael thought. He didn't remember his exact name, but he recalled that the man often went to the underground brothel. Eventually, he met the old man at the brothel's door and was immediately kicked to death. A fairly clear memory.

Soon after, Kael easily obtained the inspector's location by "asking" the Royal Capital guards.

The man was a fat male with an ordinary face covered in fat and a very shapeless physique, looking like a pig.

Kael didn't even have the desire to communicate with him. After following him at a close distance, he found an opportunity, using a series of 'Memory Control + Invisibility' to extract information about the brothel's location from his mind without harming him, then directly headed to his destination. An efficient and traceless method.

This was a secluded alley far from the city center. The streets and buildings next to it looked very dirty and emitted a disgusting stench. An environment suitable for illegal activities.

Kael remained invisible, changing his noble attire to an Artifact-class item level suit, and used the flying effect of [Sky Feather Lace] to avoid the embarrassing situation of stepping in dirt. He was a God, and stepping in mud was not his style.

He arrived at a heavy iron door. According to Inspector Stafan Heivilish's memory, that was where Eight Fingers' underground brothel was located.

It had to be said that he was quite lucky.

Before he could find a way to get past this obstacle, a middle-aged man with cunning eyes sneaked here, looked around to make sure no one was present, then raised his hand and knocked on the iron gate in a specific rhythm.

The man seemed to be a regular customer as he rhythmically knocked on the iron door and the person behind the door immediately opened it.

"Come in."

The burly man who opened the door glanced at the man with a hint of disdain, as if he looked down on his shabby clothes.

Perhaps it wasn't the first time the man had been treated coldly. He mumbled something and walked into the passage with his head down.

Kael took advantage of this opportunity and followed him, moving like a shadow.

However, he did not move forward. Instead, after the burly man closed the door and sat back on his bench, he used magic to control the man.

If someone wanted to know if Tuareninya was still alive, they only needed to look into this gatekeeper's memory to find out if any 'cargo' had been recently disposed of.

You wouldn't know until you saw it. It was truly surprising.

In the gatekeeper's memory, there was indeed a 'colleague' who had made a mistake in handling goods, then seemed to have received a large sum of money and defected from the organization.

"What is this? A plot contraction?" Kael muttered, surprised.

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