The [Hearing Magic] allowed one to hear the thoughts of others.
The Platinum Dragon Lord's shocked thoughts naturally all fell into Kenichi's ears.
He revealed a deep smile that said 'I know everything', didn't answer the Platinum Dragon Lord's question, and directly stated his purpose: "I want information on World Items!"
'World Items!'
The moment the Platinum Dragon Lord heard this term, his already shocked mind was instantly overwhelmed by waves of astonishment.
"You really are Players!"
Back when the Platinum Dragon Lord first saw Kenichi and the others, he had speculated whether they might be the [Players] who appeared in this world every hundred years.
At that time, he had even prepared to test Kenichi and the others.
But before Kenichi could even act, Shalltear had repelled him, preventing him from finding out anything.
This time, Kenichi not only accurately revealed his true identity but also mentioned World Items.
The Platinum Dragon Lord was now convinced that Kenichi and the others were [Players].
Every Player was an existence capable of changing the entire world.
Six hundred years ago, the Six Great Gods saved humanity and established the Theocracy.
Five hundred years ago, the Eight Greed Kings killed a large number of dragons and unified the entire continent.
…
Therefore, for the entire world, Players represented conflict and turmoil.
However, the Platinum Dragon Lord didn't immediately attack Kenichi and the others.
On one hand, he already knew about Shalltear's terrifying strength.
He wasn't confident he could eliminate Kenichi and the others.
On the other hand, not all Players were 'evil'.
For example, the Six Great Gods represented 'justice'.
Without understanding Kenichi and the others yet, the Platinum Dragon Lord didn't want to fight to the death.
"What exactly is your purpose?"
The Platinum Dragon Lord calmed the surging thoughts in his heart and asked, still extremely wary.
Kenichi knew what the Platinum Dragon Lord was worried about. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have no interest in unifying the world."
'No interest in unifying the world, yet you want to collect World Items?'
'Do you think I'd believe such nonsense?'
The crimson flames in the eyes of the Platinum Armor controlled by the Platinum Dragon Lord flickered.
Kenichi didn't expect the Platinum Dragon Lord to drop his guard immediately.
He continued, "I wonder, what do you know about the Great Tomb of Nazarick?"
Although the Platinum Dragon Lord knew many secrets of this world, this was the first time he had heard the name 'Great Tomb of Nazarick'.
"I haven't heard of it."
The Platinum Armor replied.
"Shalltear, tell him some information about the Great Tomb of Nazarick!"
Kenichi called out to Shalltear standing behind him.
"Yes, Great Master."
Shalltear, dressed in her crimson court dress, performed a respectful curtsy towards Kenichi, then turned her gaze to the Platinum Armor and said with a smile: "I come from the Great Tomb of Nazarick."
As soon as Shalltear said this, the crimson flames in the Platinum Armor's eyes flickered.
If before, the Platinum Dragon Lord hadn't taken the Great Tomb of Nazarick seriously, now he regarded it as an extremely dangerous place.
The reason was simple: A terrifying existence like Shalltear came from the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Additionally, the Platinum Dragon Lord noticed another issue:
Shalltear said: "I come from the Great Tomb of Nazarick," not 'we'.
If Shalltear had said 'we come from the Great Tomb of Nazarick', then the Platinum Dragon Lord would have thought that the Great Tomb of Nazarick was Kenichi's group's base.
But now, Shalltear only mentioned herself.
This left the Platinum Dragon Lord slightly confused.
Just as the Platinum Dragon Lord was about to ask, Shalltear spoke again: "Besides me, the Great Tomb of Nazarick has several demon guardians with strength similar to mine, and also an Overlord of the Undead."
'What?'
'There are several more as strong as you?'
'And even an Overlord of the Undead?'
Shalltear's words exploded like a heavy bomb in the Platinum Dragon Lord's heart.
"If what this vampire says is true, then the Great Tomb of Nazarick..."
The crimson flames in the Platinum Armor's eyes flickered wildly.
"If you don't believe it, you can go investigate the Great Tomb of Nazarick yourself."
"The Great Tomb of Nazarick is located deep in the plains outside E-Rantel."
Kenichi added with a smile.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Kenichi continued: "Also, a free piece of information for you: recently, a group of workers from the Baharuth Empire will enter the Great Tomb of Nazarick."
Kenichi deliberately mentioned this information with a purpose.
He knew that given the Platinum Dragon Lord's personality of wanting to protect the entire world, upon learning that the Great Tomb of Nazarick might threaten the whole world, he would almost certainly send his remote-controlled armor to investigate.
Coincidentally, Ainz, to test the Great Tomb of Nazarick's defense mechanisms, would allow Foresight to break into the tomb.
Kenichi originally wanted to investigate the abilities of the Eighth Floor Guardian, Victim.
If the Platinum Dragon Lord followed Foresight into the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the probability of reaching the eighth floor would increase significantly.
Of course, even if the Platinum Dragon Lord managed to infiltrate the Great Tomb of Nazarick, it would be difficult to trigger Victim's ability.
After all, given Ainz's caution, he would likely detect the Platinum Dragon Lord's anomaly and eliminate him before Victim's ability could be triggered.
Therefore, Kenichi needed to do other things to support the Platinum Dragon Lord and the others' operation.
For example, after the Platinum Dragon Lord and the others broke into the Great Tomb of Nazarick, he could use his Manifestation Ability to create a large number of dragons to attack the outer layers of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, diverting the attention of Ainz and Demiurge.