I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

The capital of the Kingdom of Nigar!

Sodar!

Compared to Valcalm in the south, Sodar's walls are towering and imposing.

The city is filled with buildings and has a network of roads that extend in all directions.

The streets were bustling with people and vehicles, a level of prosperity that Walkam could never match.

Among the passersby, besides humans, there were also orcs and dwarves with features resembling magical beasts.

Even elves can see it.

This is only the outer city.

At this moment, on a main road in the outer city, three figures were traveling at a leisurely pace.

One of the burly men, with three scars on his face and carrying a broadsword, looked at the graceful woman beside him with a frivolous gaze and said, "Miss Linda, Viscount Renault's commission is complete. How about we go for a couple of drinks?"

The woman, known as Linda, wore a crop top, short leather pants, and a leather holster slung across her chest with a row of daggers stuck in it.

Upon hearing the burly man's invitation, Linda revealed a hint of disdain.

"Want a couple of drinks? Morris, if you hadn't flopped on this mission, we would have been back in Valcalm long ago!"

"You filthy woman, what did you say?"

Seeing that Maurice and Linda were arguing again, the figure at the front turned around, revealing the werewolf's face.

Seeing the two men on the verge of conflict, he advised, "You two should stop this now! This mission has taken a full month; we need to get back as soon as possible. I wonder how those guys have managed the mercenary group while we've been away!"

"Hmph, who knows, by the time we get back, the bloodstains will be even more numerous than those widows!" Morris glanced at Linda's ample breasts, making no attempt to hide the lewdness in his eyes.

"Pah, I think it's more like Bloodstain has been removed from the list!" Linda didn't back down at all.

Warwick the werewolf shrugged and turned to walk toward the tavern where he had settled down.

The journey from the capital Sodar to Walkam is a thousand li, and even by fast horse it would take about five or six days to reach.

On the way back, these two will probably argue countless times!

Warwick, Linda, and Morris are the leaders of the three major mercenary groups in Valcalm.

A month ago, I accepted Viscount Renault's commission to go to Sodar on business.

They were unaware of what had happened in Walkam in the south over the past month.

......

Inner city!

The Imperial Palace Council Chamber.

King Charles XI had his attendants distribute a intelligence report to his ministers, and said unhurriedly, "This is a message from Viscount Reno in the Southern Territory. Leaving aside the monsters in the Forbidden Forest, Viscount Reno is currently investigating the remnants of the Demon King's Seventh Army in the Aiur Mountains. What are your thoughts?"

"this......"

After reviewing the intelligence, the ministers looked at each other in shock.

Ten years ago, the Demon King's Seventh Army defeated the Kingdom's frontline troops and then fought its way through the Kingdom, leaving a lasting impression on many.

Therefore, when people heard that there were remnants of the Seventh Army in the Aiers Mountains, most people chose not to believe it.

Some ministers even began to angrily denounce Viscount Reynolds for making baseless accusations and disturbing the peace of the nation.

It's only because Viscount Renault isn't here that these ministers are spewing their spittle all over his face.

Although Charles XI felt the veracity of this information was questionable, he still prepared to send someone to investigate.

After all, it's better to believe that the Demon King's Seventh Army exists than not to believe that it doesn't.

Charles XI did not want to experience a repeat of the situation where the Seventh Army breached his country.

At this moment, the handsome third prince Tester, dressed in military attire, stood up and volunteered, saying, "Your Majesty, given Viscount Renoir's character, he would not speak without reason."

Moreover, even if the Seventh Army remnants weren't in the Aier Mountains, Viscount Renault's letter stated that the Forbidden Mountains contained thousands of monsters, and Val'kam's guards numbered less than a thousand, making it impossible for them to complete the extermination mission.

"I am willing to lead troops to Val'kam to exterminate the monsters of the Forbidden Forest."

"Um!"

King Charlie XI looked at his son, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Tester, I order you to lead three thousand men of the Kingdom's Tenth Army to Valkam to exterminate the monsters in the Forbidden Forest, and also to gather information about the Aier Mountains."

If the news is true, assess the strength of the remaining forces.

If we can wipe them out, we'll kill them; if not, we'll wait for reinforcements!

Tester is only twenty-five years old this year, but he is already a level 20 warrior with outstanding talent.

Charles XI knew that the high command of the Seventh Army had all been killed by the Imperial Sword Saint.

In his mind, the remaining remnants were all low-level monsters who wouldn't cause much trouble.

Let Tester go and exterminate monsters; it'll be good for him to gain experience.

Moreover, Tester fought on the front lines last year and has extensive combat and troop-leading experience.

The events that have occurred in the Southern Territory are best left to Tester to handle.

Of course, for Tester's safety, King XI sent the royal guards to protect Tester.

......

Anno, far away in the town of Gruul, was unaware that the leaders of the three mercenary groups were returning, nor that the kingdom's third prince was about to lead troops to support Valcalm.

After escaping from the Forbidden Forest, he returned to the town of Gruul and found the captain of the guard, telling him about the elite goblin force he had seen in the Forbidden Forest.

When the guards heard that there were dozens, even nearly a hundred, level 6-10 monsters, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

Although the town's guards had increased to thirty, they were no match for the goblin's elite force.

Moreover, these are likely only a small part.

Mavis and her squad, who later escaped, confirmed the intelligence Anno brought back.

While the goblin elites were being deployed, Mavis did not venture too deep, but she had already approached the core area.

When Anno escaped, he missed Mavis's team.

But the goblin elites chasing Anno ran into Mavis.

Mavis, naturally, dared not confront them head-on, and led her team in a hasty retreat.

Led by the captain of the guard, the two went to the town council hall to find Mayor Ria.

Upon hearing the news, Ria slumped into her office chair, exclaiming, "What a disaster! What are we going to do with so many monsters?!"

Anno watched as Ria kept giving orders to her subordinates in her office, and then decided to leave.

In the instant he turned to leave, he saw a regular hexagonal array plate standing upright on Mayor Lia's desk.

The array plate is made of stone and is engraved with intricate magic patterns.

The six vertices of the stone slab are connected by magic runes to form two triangles, exactly the same as the graphic of Annoyoris.

Coincidentally, the size of this stone slab is almost identical to the depression in the center of the dilapidated church.

"Mayor Lia!" Anno stopped and pointed to the stone slab on his desk, asking, "Where did this stone slab come from?"

"Huh?" Lia had just sent someone to arrange for people to inform the entire town to pack their belongings and be ready to evacuate at any time.

After hearing Anno's question, I looked in the direction Anno was pointing.

"You mean this stone slab? That was left behind by the previous mayor. I heard from the Party Secretary that the previous mayor brought it out of the Forbidden Forest."