Chapter 175

Sensing this, Ainz was suspicious and uneasy, his heart surging with waves, unable to calm down for a long time.

Until a moment later, he steadied his mind and realized another thing—

Why could this administrator named Lin Yu point out the changes in him so accurately?

After pondering for a while, Ainz sent a message: "How did you know?"

【Lin Yu: So it didn't appear?】

【Ainz: Yes.】

Seeing Ainz admit it, Lin Yu couldn't help but show a smile of 'as expected'.

From the moment Whitebeard and Ancient One couldn't eavesdrop on the chat group's content, he realized that the chat group itself had extremely strong spiritual protection functions.

All group members who officially joined the chat group would basically be immune to the influence of the mind and spirit.

And Ainz's 【Forced Calm】 was obviously also classified into the protection range by the chat group.

Lin Yu explained the chat group's ability and his own speculation.

After reading it, Ainz couldn't help but say: "Why?"

【Ainz: According to your excellency's description, the chat group should only eliminate the negative spiritual influence received by the group members】

【Ainz: And Forced Calm is the racial passive skill of the Undead King, its combat benefits are extremely high, it can keep me absolutely calm in battle, it should be a positive buff!】

Ainz himself is a professional PvP player with extremely rich combat experience.

Lin Yu was not surprised that he considered combat benefits first, but...

【Lin Yu: You are right, in battle, Forced Calm is indeed a reliable skill】

【Lin Yu: But... is it controllable?】

Ainz was slightly startled, then fell into deep thought.

【Lin Yu: Group members are not without similar skills, for example, Lin Lie's Indomitable Will and Ancient Memory also have similar effects to Forced Calm】

【Lin Yu: But compared to you, his skill is completely controllable, can be turned on at any time, and can be turned off at any time】

【Lin Yu: And you?】

【Lin Yu: Have you already seen your future, don't you realize it yet?】

【Lin Yu: Uncontrollable Forced Calm will make you lose normal joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness; even if you launch bloody massacres against the natives, it will eliminate your inner anxiety and guilt】

【Lin Yu: Over time, your humanity will gradually be lost, and your mental state will tend toward that of a true undead.】

【Lin Yu: This kind of passive skill that distorts the mind naturally cannot be recognized by the chat group...】

Seeing this, Ainz suddenly realized.

Yes, such a simple and easy-to-understand truth, why hadn't he noticed it all along?

Could it be... the influence of this undead body?

Ainz had lingering fears; if he still had a flesh-and-blood body, he would have broken out in a cold sweat!

【Lin Yu: Of course, you don't have to worry too much, this is a normal phenomenon of soul and body mismatch】

【Lin Yu: As the saying goes, virtue does not match the position, there must be disaster; you were just an ordinary person before transmigration, it is normal to be influenced by a powerful body】

【Lin Yu: But now, you have become one of us, your mental state is protected by the chat group, and you will no longer be distorted into the appearance of an undead like in the original work】

Seeing Lin Yu's words of comfort, and the words 'become one of us', Ainz was extremely moved.

Just as he was immersed in this feeling, Lin Yu sent several messages again.

【Lin Yu: Now, I can answer your previous question!】

【Lin Yu: Is the Ainz in the novel really you?】

【Lin Yu: Of course not!】

【Lin Yu: At least that Ainz doesn't have a chat group, right?】

【Lin Yu: 【Smile. jpg】】

At the same time, other group members also bubbled up one after another, enthusiastically asking questions about the novel.

【Su Haoming: @Ainz, interview, how does it feel to fight wits with the air?】

【Xiang Yunye: What fighting wits with the air, this is called caution, do you understand caution?】

【He Jingfeng: Yes, didn't you see the back? This world does have high-end combat power like the Floor Guardians; if Old Bone had alerted them from the beginning, he really might have suffered huge losses!】

Ainz: "..."

Old Bone?

【Xiang Yunye: @Ainz, by the way, I'm very curious, do skeletons really have tactile sensation?】

【Fan Xian: Stop! Stop it!】

【Fan Xian: You wouldn't be asking about Albedo's hand feel in the next sentence, right?】

【Xiang Yunye: How is that possible!】

【Xiang Yunye: Don't think of me as so filthy; Ainz treats Albedo like a daughter, how could I ask such an SB question?】

【Fan Xian: Alright then, my bad, I apologize.】

【Xiang Yunye: I accept.】

【Xiang Yunye: So, what does it feel like to live in a skeleton frame?】

【...】

Lin Yu pointed out the problems with Ainz in advance and used words like partners to carry out suggestive PUA.

This move naturally couldn't be hidden from the intelligent group members.

They understood and chose to skip the heavy topics in the novel, turning to use a relaxed tone to make some harmless little jokes.

Facts proved that the widowed Old Bone really fell for this.

Looking at the messages constantly scrolling in the group chat, Ainz was both ashamed and amused, and his mood could be described as extremely complex.

Especially the relaxed and happy atmosphere of the group chat made him dream back to the past, and in a trance, he seemed to have found the feeling of getting along with his guild partners in the game back then...

Thinking of this, Ainz was inexplicably moved.

After a little thought, he replied: "@Lin Yu, thank you, I understand."

【Ainz: @Su Haoming, how should I put it, now that I realize it, it's probably a bit shameful...】

【Ainz: @Xiang Yunye, it's empty, it certainly can't compare to a flesh-and-blood body, the biggest benefit is not having to get a haircut (laugh), I used to be the type who wouldn't go out if I didn't have to...】

Ainz replied to the group members' questions one by one.

Judging from the tone and wording, it seemed he had returned to the personality of Suzuki Satoru.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yu showed relief, knowing that this round of talk therapy had some effect.

This was nothing strange; Ainz himself was a very easy-going person. As long as you utilized his personality of valuing partners and established a certain bond with him, you could obtain his selfless dedication of friendship.

This point was reflected very obviously in various chapters of the original work.

And the chat group happened to be a platform quite suitable for establishing bonds and friendship.

As time passed, with Ainz's personality, he would definitely value the group members more and more; not to mention surpassing the guild partners of the past, at least he would get the same degree of importance...

This was also one of the reasons why Lin Yu voted for Ainz.

After all, that world indeed had many good things; not to mention the other world with extraordinary power, even the real world was a cyberpunk worldview of the 22nd century!

Just when the group members were chatting enthusiastically, the other newcomer, Bai Zeming, did not choose to join.

He had already uploaded various knowledge he knew and obtained a full thousand points by virtue of this knowledge.

Such a rich harvest was somewhat beyond his expectations.

He also didn't expect that the magic knowledge of the Fate worldview would be so valuable!

Of course, this value was relative to him, a newcomer.

If it were other group members, it would be different; these guys had long been raised in expectations by Lin Yu, and a mere thousand points couldn't catch their eyes anymore.

But for Bai Zeming today, a thousand points was simply a huge sum!

With money, naturally, one has to consume well.

He immediately clicked on 【Group Mall】 and started purchasing while suppressing his excitement.

【Artificial Spiritual Root】 that allows mortals to become Qi cultivators, worth one hundred points... Buy!

【Anti-Aging Serum】 that can extend human life by nearly a hundred years, actually only costs 5 points?

This is too cheap!

Buy two first, and give them to my parents as birthday gifts in the future!

Chitauri-produced 【Forearm Energy Cannon】, 【Gauss Electromagnetic Rifle】, and 【Folding Energy Rifle】...

They all look quite cool, but unfortunately, the volume is too large and not convenient to carry, or the 【Infantry Type II Particle Beam High-Energy Pistol】 worth twenty points next to it is more cost-effective.

"Hiss—"

Just when Bai Zeming intended to buy one for self-defense, he suddenly saw the technology-side products at the bottom of the list and gasped.

What is this?

Black Panther's same-style Vibranium suit?

Iron Man's Mark series armor?!

The group actually has these things?!

Bai Zeming was both surprised and happy, and hurriedly checked the prices of these products.

Black Panther's same-style Vibranium suit requires five hundred points, and Iron Man's Mark series has a total of thirteen models; the cheapest is the Mark 4 that hasn't been replaced with a new reactor, costing only one hundred and fifty points.

The most expensive is the Mark 50 nanotech armor that appeared in "Avengers: Infinity War", worth as much as eight hundred points.

So expensive... but affordable!

Bai Zeming hesitated for a moment, but finally sighed and couldn't bear to spend all the remaining points on the nanotech armor.

However, as a loyal fan of Iron Man, he didn't allow himself to miss such an opportunity.

So, after intense ideological struggle, he gritted his teeth and spent three hundred points to buy the Mark 5, which was the briefcase-style steel armor that appeared in "Iron Man 2".

The original Mark 5 steel armor actually only needed two hundred points.

But considering that this model of armor was too thin and lacked firepower, Ling Hua made some targeted upgrades, using nanotech to improve the armor strength, adding various weapons, and speeding up the dressing speed, which is why it was 50% more expensive than the original.

All this information was clearly written in the product description.

Bai Zeming was extremely satisfied with these performance improvements, so he paid very readily.

After buying the external equipment, he returned to the serum area and, after careful consideration, bought a Super Soldier Serum specially made for Qi cultivation that would not affect the implantation of spiritual roots.

As for the price, it was twice the original version, which was twenty points...

After an hour of big shopping, Bai Zeming's points shrank to two hundred exactly, only enough to buy two invitation letters.

Seeing this number, Bai Zeming realized that he couldn't buy anymore, so he suppressed his impulse, switched to the group chat interface, greeted the big bosses in the group, and then couldn't wait to go offline to check.

(End of chapter)