Chapter 69: Interesting Little Discovery, Disguise

Inside the room where he was staying.

Tang Zheng sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, eyes slightly closed, contemplating what he needed to do next.

Creak—creak—

The little Evil Spirit Dog lay under the bed, gnawing on a goblin’s leg bone, its teeth grinding continuously to make a faint "creak" sound, seemingly sharpening its teeth.

The corpse of that goblin from earlier had clearly been eaten by the Evil Spirit Dog, leaving only the leg bone behind.

Suddenly.

The little Evil Spirit Dog’s teeth-grinding motion paused; it lifted its head and looked toward the door. Then, it turned its head to look at the wooden bed, discovering that Tang Zheng had already opened his eyes.

The footsteps were not heavy.

Tang Zheng’s gaze flashed, and he looked down expressionlessly at the bone in the little Evil Spirit Dog’s mouth.

"Snap!"

The little spirit dog’s teeth immediately exerted force, easily crushing the seemingly hard goblin leg bone, and swallowed it in a bite or two.

"Scentless."

Tang Zheng raised his arm and waved his hand.

The faint smell of blood lingering in the room’s air immediately dissipated completely.

Clang, clang!

A light knocking sound came from the door.

Tang Zheng rose from the wooden bed, and with a soft "click," the door was opened.

Enri, carrying a wooden tray in both hands, saw Tang Zheng open the door and lowered her head, speaking softly: "Mother asked me to bring this food over. Thank you for your help today, my lord."

"Actually, I have already eaten." Tang Zheng heard this and gave the food on the tray a simple glance before speaking.

Once these words were out.

Enri didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Watching the increasingly nervous Enri, Tang Zheng opened the door a bit wider, "Then come in first."

Enri felt a slight sense of relief, walked into the room, and placed the wooden tray on the old wooden table inside.

After setting the things down.

Enri glanced at the little Evil Spirit Dog lying under the wooden bed, which was sizing her up, and her body stiffened.

Even knowing there was no danger, she was still somewhat afraid; after all, this was a very dangerous monster.

Tang Zheng did not close the door, but instead pushed it back further, opening it wider before walking into the room.

"Um, my lord, the food is left here..."

Enri crossed her hands over her lower abdomen, her voice a bit constrained.

"If you are not in a hurry, there are a few things I would like to ask." Tang Zheng walked to the wooden table, pulled out a chair, sat down, and spoke gently.

He hadn't expected Enri to bring him food, but since she was here, it was a good time to confirm the matter regarding those adventurers from before.

Secrets simply couldn't be hidden in a small village like this.

Moreover, the village chief's words needed to be verified again.

"O-okay."

Enri was startled, then nodded and sat down as well.

Tang Zheng looked at the food on the table.

A bowl of milky-white soup with bits of meat—a very peculiar combination.

"I will accept this kindness."

Tang Zheng picked up a nut that looked like a pine nut from the side, squeezed it lightly, tossed it into his mouth, and said straightforwardly, "The nuts are not bad."

Hearing these words.

Enri’s spine straightened subconsciously, and her eyes clearly brightened.

In reality.

Whether it was the thick bean soup with meat bits or the nuts gathered from the dangerous environment of the forest, these were things her family usually couldn't bear to eat.

But Enri knew very well that food like this, in the eyes of this young lord before her, could probably be described as meager.

Before bringing it over, Enri had thought that the other party might not even touch it, but even anticipating such a result, the proper etiquette still had to be observed!

Just like everyone in the village, who often helped each other; no matter how big or small the favor, a response had to be made.

For Enri, this was the most simple and honest principle.

Tang Zheng, on the other hand, didn't think that much; after casually tasting a nut, he began to ask about the adventurers.

It was clear that Enri hadn't specifically looked into it; most of what she knew she had heard from other villagers, which was about the same as what the village chief had just said.

Tang Zheng nodded in understanding.

"Um, my lord, are they not adventurers?" Enri asked in a low voice suddenly. "Oh, how did you know?" Tang Zheng asked.

Seeing that her question wasn't rejected, Enri, being at an age full of curiosity about the outside world, naturally couldn't help but whisper some of the content she had overheard from the conversation between the village chief and the other person when she was delivering the food.

"I see."

"I am indeed not an adventurer." Tang Zheng smiled softly.

A moment later.

With a happy expression on her face, Enri picked up the untouched bean soup and the portion of nuts from which only one had been eaten, and left the room.

Click!

Tang Zheng closed the door again, a look of interest flashing across his face.

He had suddenly discovered something he hadn't noticed before.

The color of Enri’s hair was clearly different from the hair color of everyone else in this village.

The mainstream hair color for people in Carne Village was brown or dark brown; Enri’s parents, including her sister Nemu, had dark brown hair.

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Only Enri’s hair was a chestnut-gold, a shiny color.

Of course, this was just a small matter.

Tang Zheng walked back to the wooden bed and reached out to pat the little Evil Spirit Dog’s head, "Your purpose has been served."

"Awoo."

The little Evil Spirit Dog looked somewhat blank, not understanding the meaning of Tang Zheng’s words.

Tang Zheng naturally wouldn't explain.

The reason he had suddenly taken in the little Evil Spirit Dog, besides having it dispose of the large number of goblin and ogre corpses in his item box, was also to perform a certain level of disguise on himself.

Or one could say, to actively expose a portion of information!

When one's strength is too weak, lowering one's presence is the most appropriate choice.

But for most of the time ahead, he would be active in the human society of this world, so lowering his presence further was no longer that necessary.

As long as there is activity, traces will inevitably be left behind.

Just like being inexplicably targeted by people from "Eight Fingers" before, some troubles cannot be avoided just by trying to evade them.

In an otherworld where the surface is stable but the reality—both internally and externally—is relatively chaotic, there will always be those who are blind and bump into you.

If one keeps lowering their presence and then suddenly makes a big move, that would be even more eye-catching.

The very existence of the little Evil Spirit Dog is enough to form a certain deterrent, but this deterrent is not intense.

The Bone King’s approach is worth Tang Zheng’s reference.

But the desired effects are different.

The Bone King formed the Darkness team to gain a large amount of reputation in a short time and make himself famous, in order to quickly infiltrate human society and obtain intelligence from the human world.

But what Tang Zheng is facing is not just the humans of this otherworld, but also the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" that will descend in the future.

Just as he said before, this intelligence war has already begun!

Tang Zheng’s strongest means currently is his melee ability; in all likelihood, before obtaining the special class "Valkyrie," melee ability will remain his strongest means.

Therefore.

Tang Zheng plans to disguise his main method of attack as a magic caster from now on.

It’s just that he isn't sure yet.

Whether to disguise himself as a magic-based magic caster or a faith-based magic caster.

All the magic he currently possesses, except for "Minor Heal," is magic-based. But before, he had actively exposed the existence of healing magic.

That is why he is somewhat conflicted.

Of course, he could also disguise himself as a dual-type magic caster; there are quite a few such spellcasters in this world.

"What a pity."

Tang Zheng thought of Enri just now and sighed slightly.

Upon realizing that Enri had quite a good talent for command-type classes, he actually had the thought of recruiting her.

But to have Enri master a command-type class and increase the level strength of the class, one would need at least a small army for Enri to command and train.

But Tang Zheng does not possess this condition right now.

"As expected, there really are a lot of things to consider." Tang Zheng rubbed his temples with a headache.

"Awoo." The little Evil Spirit Dog looked up and rubbed against Tang Zheng’s pant leg.

(End of chapter)