Chapter 5

Ainz stood in front of a large crowd, there were easily more than a thousand NPCs and they stood at attention in thirteen groups. Each group was very distinct and every group seemed to have been made with some sort of theme in mind. At the front of each group was a unique individual that each carried a 'T' shaped warbanner. But before Ainz could think much deeper on the matter Azirim walked forwards.

"LEGIONS OF NAZARICK, PRESENT STANDARDS!"

Eleven creatures moved forwards. Ainz examined each of them starting on the left.

First was a large Adamantine golem, then a four-armed bipedal creature with a chitinous exoskeleton, a platinum plated floating human skull, a large mechanical being dressed in high fantasy Roman armor, a light blue giant wearing the robes of a monk, a angel in a white ancient greek style dress, a green colored slime, a wood elf dressed in leather and scale mail armor, a pink floating ball with a large eye and nine thin tentacles, a greyish purple dwarf with white hair, and a humanoid in brass colored armor.

"SUBMIT YOURSELVES BEFORE YOUR LORD!"

The eleven creatures knelt and the ones that couldn't kneel lowered themselves. The NPCs behind them followed suit.

"WE PLEDGE OURSELVES TO AINZ OOAL GOWN." Echoed thousands of voices.

The ceremony was a blur to Ainz. While he had experienced the Floor Guardians swearing loyalty to him, Ainz felt very out of place as the military style ceremony began. Ainz was grateful for his emotion suppression since he would have fainted on the spot if it did not exist. He had to somehow get information on the different Legions and their commanders on paper since he was more focused on keeping his outward appearance presentable rather than paying attention to the introductions.

After the ceremony was over, Ainz suggested that the Guardians debrief the Guardians of the Vault and that they in turn explain the Vault in greater detail. It was Ainz's hope that this activity could serve as an icebreaker for the newcomers.

Conference Room: 10th Floor

The Homunculus maids finished laying out laid out refreshments on the large table as the Floor Guardians and the two Vault Guardians entered the room.

Each Guardian recounted their situation up until the current moment. Each tale was 50% storytelling and 50% praising the magnificent Lord Ainz. Both Medulla and Azirim listened in rapt attention.

"... within moments of arriving in this new world Lord Ainz had shown why he is the greatest mind in Nazarick…"

"... and when Ainz groped me in the Throne Room I thought..."

"... a-and he praised us and t-treated us with water from his personal item..."

"... Lord Ainz truly showed his foresight when he declared that he was going to disguise himself as an adventurer. I simply can not keep up with his intellect..."

"... being the best, Ainz dominated a beast that many feared!"

"... could beat the odds and defeat our strongest Floor Guardian..."

"Nooooo, Demiurge, don't talk about that!"

"... After. A. Show. Of. Force. We. Subjugated. The. Lizardmen. And. I. Learned. A Very. Valuable. Lesson..."

"... we began stage 1 of world conquest through the destabilization of the Kingdom through the use of the Eight Fingers and Lord Ainz's position as..."

"... by the mercy of Lord Ainz, Tuareninya was allowed to… "

"... and when Lord Ainz complimented my looks I couldn't help myself..."

"... and through the use of the Workers from the Empire we learned that..."

"... relocation of the potion maker Nfirea and his grandmother allowed us to expand upon the great plan that Lord Ainz had for Carne Village..."

"... then proceeded with stage 2 of world conquest by displaying his power to the Kingdom and Empire…"

"... in a magnificent display of intellect and cunning Lord Ainz crushed the will of the emperor and disrupted the plans of the Theocracy…"

"... when Miss Pads showed up in full armor I almost burst out laughing…"

"Hey!"

"... if only we were alone in that room without any pesky insects to interfere…"

"... The. Use. Of. The. Lizardmen. Strengthened. Their. Loyalty. To. Us…"

"... I had the honor of learning directly from Lord Ainz..."

"... did what I could not and made himself into a god in the eyes of many in the Holy Kingdom…"

"... and that is the current state of affairs."

Medulla sipped her tea. Azirim nodded and said "I shall petition Lord Ainz for a role in the Sorcerous Kingdom. I believe that I have the skills to contribute and relieve some of the pressure off of Albedo and Demiurge."

"Thank you for your consideration. Now, I believe it is your turn?"

"Of course Albedo. The Vault is made up of 13 Legions which are each led by a commander. Each Legion fits into some sort of theme or role."

Demiurge stroked his chin. "Interesting. And I assume that each of the Legion commanders are the Vault's equivalent to an Area Guardian?"

"That is correct."

"What about the strength of each Legion?"

"It varies. Each Legion has a different range of levels. Overall they range from levels 35 to 98. The Legions with higher levels tend to be smaller."

While Demiurge, Cocytus and Albedo were very interested in the conversation; Aura, Mare and Shalltear were less so.

"If. I. Wanted. To. Participate. In. The. Combat. Exercises. Held. In. The. Vault. Could. I. Do. So?"

Shalltear scoffed. "Why would you want to? There are no level 100 NPCs in those legions, no challenge."

"I would not be so dismissive. Members of the 12th Legion were built to be as powerful as possible. They could take on most level 100s with ease despite being only level 97."

"May. I. Request. A. Duel. With. One. Of. Them. Perhaps?" Cocytus asked in an uncharacteristically excited tone.

"Of course. Continuing on with the breakdown of each Legion..."

Albedo sat in her room on the 10th Floor. She still had her reservations about Azirim and Medulla. They seemed sincere but the fact that they had their own private army did not sit well with her. Albedo but if they could be won over to her side, then her secret side project could be more effective.