I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

According to Bunian's explanation, the expeditionary force encountered the elite forces of the gods during a battle in a hostile plane.

At that time, the leader of the army was none other than Christie, the sword saint of the Roland Empire.

After capturing Christie, the opposing god-level expert inquired about the whereabouts of the Twelve Kings of the Decapitation Squad.

Christie, who was seriously injured, did not answer.

Enraged, the people of the divine realm decided to kill this ninth-tier insect.

Just as Christie's life was threatened, the magic sword in her hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

Then a phantom appeared on the scene, holding a demonic sword.

Upon seeing the phantom, the powerful gods of the divine realm all showed expressions of fear.

Because that illusory figure was none other than He Zeng's incarnation!

He Zeng's phantom wielded the demonic sword, instantly killing several god-level powerhouses in front of him.

The seriously wounded Christie immediately led the expeditionary force back.

"What phantom image appeared on the battlefield and saved Christie?"

Anno was puzzled for a moment, then remembered something and instantly understood.

In the Sword Saint family, only descendants recognized by the Demon Sword can become the next generation of Sword Saints.

The origin of this demonic sword has always been unknown.

There were rumors that the reason why the sword saint family of the Roland Empire has been so prosperous for so long is because the magic sword in Christie's hand belongs to a very powerful and highly experienced god hunter.

But some of the God Hunters know a clearer origin of this demonic sword.

The Demon Sword was bestowed upon the Sword Saint family a long time ago.

Because He Zeng's lover was once a member of the Sword Saint family—at that time, it wasn't called the Sword Saint family.

"No wonder Christie and Adonis fought before, but Adonis didn't kill Christie."

Anno also figured out a lot of things.

The Demon King must know the history of the Sword Saint family.

The Demon King's army and the six-nation alliance at the time would fight a war every ten years.

Adonis would certainly not kill Christie for the sake of winning a training war.

Not only that, he also had Christie kill the spy among the demon generals.

"However, given the Demon King's immortality, he shouldn't be afraid of He Zeng."

Instead of killing Christie during the war, allowing her to return with the honor of fighting the Demon King to a standstill might have been to boost the confidence of the six-nation alliance.

On the other hand, perhaps it's because He Zeng had already been in cahoots with Adonis.

......

When David and Bunian learned that the Twelve Kings' injuries were caused by their sparring, they couldn't help but complain, "Do you guys spar with such real weapons?"

This injury is far too severe.

"If it's just a friendly spar, there's no need to go all out in a fight, is there?"

After Anno and his men went to rest, the two immediately sent word back that Anno and the Twelve Kings were safe, and then stayed in Anno's castle.

Anno summoned his shadow and used a teleportation array to travel to the Roland Empire to visit Christie.

Christie's external injuries had already been healed by the priest of the God Hunter.

However, he has insufficient qi and blood and is somewhat weak.

Therefore, he did not travel to Walkam to participate in the ongoing war council.

After asking for some details, the shadow directly deactivated its summons.

Anno, who had already arrived in Valkam, immediately learned of Christie's situation.

"He's alright and is recovering."

Anno breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Christie is not only powerful, but more importantly, she is also a representative figure of the Roland Empire.

If Christie were to die in the war, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the Roland Empire's army.

Now that Christie is alright, Anno can focus on the expedition.

At this moment, in the conference hall of Val'kam, the generals of the various expeditionary forces were having a heated discussion about the next expedition plan.

Since the Divine Alliance has discovered the Expeditionary Alliance's clandestine activities, the Divine Army will definitely be sent to support the Expeditionary Force's expeditionary objectives.

The expeditionary force sought to improve its strength through expeditions because it was at a disadvantage against the divine army.

A head-on confrontation with the divine army was not what the expeditionary force wanted at all.

Therefore, some generals believed that since they had already conquered several planes, they should make a strategic retreat.

Some believe that the initiative is in their hands, allowing them to employ tactics such as retreating when the enemy advances, harassing when the enemy camps, attacking when the enemy is exhausted, and pursuing when the enemy retreats. At the very least, they could draw in an army from the divine realm several times their own size.

However, both methods will essentially lead to the same outcome—restricted resource acquisition in Angomulos.

The war machine has been started, and more than a dozen countries and forces in the expeditionary alliance are operating at full capacity, consuming astronomical amounts of money and resources every day.

Once the channels for plundering resources from other planes are cut off, the Expeditionary Alliance will face more than just stagnation in development, relying solely on resource support from a few allied planes.

Therefore, resource acquisition must never stop.

To acquire resources, you must fight!

After thinking for a long time, Anno made a suggestion at the meeting.

"Break the large army into smaller units, incorporating millions of troops into adventurers, and simultaneously send them to various planes!"