Honestly, three questions were indeed not enough, but fortunately, judging from Roa's posture, he could obtain more information through transactions.
This is a good thing for Ainz.
"I'd like to know, why was Shalltear mind-controlled?"
Logically, undead creatures are not susceptible to mind control effects, especially Shalltear, who, as a high-level vampire, possesses extremely high magic resistance. Yet, Shalltear was indeed affected by mind control, which is quite strange.
However, Roa's answer to this was quite simple.
"The answer to that is quite simple; the opponent used a World-Class Item."
Upon hearing this answer, Ainz's expression turned grave once more.
"World-Class Items… there are World-Class Items in this world."
In YGGDRASIL, magical items are categorized based on the amount of data they hold: Lower, Middle, Upper, Highest, Legacy, Relic, Legendary, and God-Class.
God-Class items are extremely difficult to create, requiring a combination of multiple super-rare items. Therefore, even at level 100, many players don't even possess a single God-Class item. Even Ainz Ooal Gown, one of the top ten guilds, didn't fully equip their NPCs with God-Class items, at most giving them one or two.
Above God-Class are World-Class Items.
These are specific top-tier items, 200 in total, whose power can only be matched by other World-Class Items (even Super-Tier Magic is ineffective). The strongest 20 World-Class Items are specially called the "Twenty," possessing abilities that severely disrupt the game's balance. Thus, their settings limit holders to using them only once; after use, the "Twenty" disappear and reappear somewhere in the Nine Worlds.
Ainz Ooal Gown was the guild with the most World-Class Items (eleven in total; originally twelve, but one was taken; the guild with the second-highest number only had three). Two of these belonged to the "Twenty," and were reserved for use only when enemies used items of the same level.
Incidentally, on par with World-Class Items are World Champion Equipments. Only those who win the official martial arts tournament can obtain the special class of "World Champion," and the game company gifts a special armament to the World Champion as a prize, its ability surpassing God-Class and reaching a level comparable to guild weapons.
Of course, being a prize for the tournament champion, only the World Champion can equip it. However, by activating the warrior-type magic, 'Perfect Warrior,' one can equip it without any class-related penalties.
Ainz used this set of equipment and skill in his duel against Shalltear.
But one thing is certain: when an item reaches the World-Class level, its effects become incredibly powerful.
If there's anything that can counter a World-Class Item, it's another World-Class Item.
In other words, if the opponent used a World-Class Item, it's entirely expected that Shalltear would suffer a setback in this situation.
After all, while Shalltear is strong, she doesn't possess any World-Class Items.
Frankly, the sudden appearance of a World-Class Item in this pitifully weak world surprised Ainz, but after the surprise came anger.
"I want to know, who used the World-Class Item on Shalltear?"
This question is also very important. The previous questions focused on why Ainz was summoned to this world and the potential hidden big boss.
This question, however, points the finger at a possible existing enemy.
A person without distant worries will soon find himself with immediate troubles. There's no doubt that this world is not as shallow as it seems on the surface, and there are many hidden things behind it.
Roa held up five fingers, smiling, and said, "That counts as the fifth question."
Ainz nodded slightly, agreeing to the deal.
Roa continued, "Actually, I said before that I hoped you could be honest, but unfortunately, you didn't take my words to heart, and you've been making one small move after another."
However, Ainz responded to this with a cold laugh. He didn't want to hear Roa say too much nonsense and directly asked, "Stop talking nonsense. Who used the World-Class Item? Just tell me which faction it was."
Roa sighed, somewhat helplessly, and said, "The one who used the World-Class Item on that vampire was the Slane Theocracy's Black Scripture."
The Black Scripture is a special intelligence unit directly under the Slane Theocracy's clergy, the strongest and most special unit among the Six Scriptures.
As the strongest unit of the Slane Theocracy, the Black Scripture is considered the last and strongest guardian of humanity. All members are at least "Hero"-level powerhouses and are equipped with magical items left behind by the Six Gods.
And that cross-dressing captain is one of only three people in the Theocracy who have awakened the blood of the gods, making him incredibly powerful.
Of course, no matter how powerful he was, he was still completely slaughtered by Shalltear after she went berserk.
The red lights in Ainz's skull under his armor lit up, and he muttered to himself, "Slane Theocracy, Black Scripture…"
Without a doubt, Ainz had taken note of them.
Sure enough, not long after, he asked again, "I want to know, does the Slane Theocracy have anyone stronger than players?"
Roa held up six fingers, indicating that this was the sixth question. Ainz, sitting opposite him, remained expressionless, tacitly agreeing to the deal.
Roa slowly opened his mouth and said, "According to current intelligence, after the Six Gods died, three descendants of the Slane Theocracy inherited their bloodlines and are called God-kin."
"The God-kin possess combat power far exceeding that of the natives of this world, with strength roughly comparable to players. The chief of the Black Scripture, who was killed by Shalltear, was one of the three God-kin."
"But you also know that there are strong and weak players. The chief who was killed by Shalltear was probably on the lower end of the player spectrum."
"The strongest of the three God-kin is called 'Zesshi Zetsumei.' She's the only one you should care about. If she equips the armaments left to the Slane Theocracy by the Six Gods, her strength should be enough to rival you in your unequipped state, as well as the Guardians of Nazarick."
At this point, Roa gave Ainz a meaningful look.
The fact that he was asking about this kind of information meant he was definitely up to no good. If the Slane Theocracy was strong, Ainz might have some concerns, but given the current situation of the Slane Theocracy, it couldn't make Ainz feel any apprehension.
Admittedly, being able to reach a level comparable to Ainz in his unequipped state as a human was something to be proud of, but unfortunately, Ainz wasn't fighting alone. He possessed a large number of Divine-Class items. In other words, if Ainz and the Guardians of Nazarick were fully equipped, then Zesshi Zetsumei would definitely not be their opponent.
Ainz naturally understood this as well, and at this moment, he already had some restless thoughts in his heart.
Seeing Ainz's appearance, Roa knew what he was planning.
The youth could only remind him again, "Although their high-end combat power isn't that strong, the Slane Theocracy was founded by the Six Gods after all. No one knows how many tricks they have left. For example, this time with the World-Class Item, can you be sure they don't have any more World-Class Items?"
It would have been better if Roa hadn't said that, but as soon as he did, Ainz subconsciously looked at him, which left Roa speechless.
"I really don't know about that. The existence of the Soul Hall is indeed very ancient, but we have both worldly and reclusive modes. Unfortunately, when the Six Gods were active, we happened to be in a reclusive period and didn't interfere in those affairs."
"By the time we reacted, this world had already become a mess."
Speaking of this, Roa paused and continued, "So if you want to ask me what kind of methods the Six Gods left behind, I can only say that I don't know."
Ainz was silent for a long time, but this time his tone was unusually firm.
"I will make the Slane Theocracy pay the price."
Ainz said this sentence with a determined tone, as if making a declaration, and then turned his gaze to Roa again, asking seriously, "You won't interfere, right? This is a private matter between me and the Slane Theocracy."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense. At this moment, both Ainz and Narberal were staring intently at Roa.
And Roa's next sentence would be the key answer to what the future relationship between the two sides would be.
Roa shrugged his shoulders. He didn't give a clear attitude. He stroked his chin and said, "Well, that depends on your actions."
"You are players, and maybe you don't take the natives of this world seriously, but we are different. We have been rooted in this world for hundreds of years and have deep feelings for it. If you want to destroy the world or something, we will definitely come forward to stop you. After all, we can't just stand by and watch you destroy our home, right?"
"Of course, we won't do such a thing." Ainz said this with a determined tone.
Roa smiled and continued, noncommittally, "Of course, if you are slaughtering humans on a large scale, like raising humans as livestock, I won't stand idly by either. After all, I am human too, you know."
"That's natural."
Ainz responded to Roa's words again, but this time his tone was clearly not as certain as the last time.
"Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
"No."
The transaction between the two ended here.
Next was the time to discuss the price.
"I believe you are more aware than I am of the importance of this information. I won't ask for an exorbitant price this time. Let's proceed as we discussed earlier: one Super-Tier Magic, twenty Ninth-Tier or higher spells, and high-quality items like sealing crystals." Roa asked for a large amount of compensation.
This time, Roa made a fortune. He only gave some information from the original work and could obtain a large number of spells and items, and also gave Ainz a strong sense of oppression.
"Okay."
Ainz didn't haggle. He nodded and agreed directly. After thinking for a moment, Ainz said to Roa, "As for the reward, I need time to prepare it. Well, come to the Great Tomb of Nazarick three days later at night to find me."
Roa nodded, and the two reached an agreement, which was considered the completion of the transaction.
After that, Roa was thinking about what kind of Super-Tier Magic he needed.
According to known information, Ainz didn't have many Super-Tier Magic spells in his possession. In the original work, Ainz had used four Super-Tier Magic spells.
First, there was Fallen Down, and the effect of Fallen Down was: area AOE, with super firepower.
Second, there was Creation: It can change the weather and terrain on a large scale. This skill is generally not practical in the game, but it has special effects in special situations. For example, the area guardian of the seventh floor, the Lava River, [Guren], can match the floor guardian in combat power in a volcanic lava environment.
Or, in the Lizardmen extermination battle, Ainz used this trick to create a large-scale frozen environment to deter the enemy [actually, it was just showing off].
The third Super-Tier Magic was Iä Shub-Niggurath, which has a preemptive effect of a large-scale instant death magic. It uses the instant-death targets in the area as sacrifices to summon Black Goat Cubs. The number of cubs is positively correlated with the number of sacrifices. Ainz used this trick to directly or indirectly eliminate 180,000 Kingdom troops, winning with one blow.
Finally, there was the Super-Tier Magic that Roa valued the most, and also the Super-Tier Magic that Roa thought was the most perverted: Wish Upon a Star.
That is, what you say becomes the law. It triggers the corresponding effect according to the user's wishes. Although it cannot change the effect caused by World-Class Items, the effect is undoubtedly powerful. Of course, there is a price to pay for casting such a Super-Tier Magic. It consumes experience points. The more experience points are consumed, the more random effects appear, and the stronger the effects are.
But even so, Wish Upon a Star is a very powerful method, and even to some extent, it can be used as an auxiliary skill and can have miraculous effects in some extreme situations.
The above four skills, in fact, have more or less help for Roa, but the most helpful is undoubtedly Wish Upon a Star.
Roa does not lack powerful attack methods, nor does he need similar summoning skills, and large-scale changes in the surrounding weather and terrain, to be honest, he can do it himself.
You must know that in KonoSuba, he is called the manipulator of the atmosphere.
The magic of the Mushoku Tensei world has an impact on the landforms and weather that is not ordinary.
So, if you really want to say it, only Wish Upon a Star is a skill that can provide a lot of help to Roa.