I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"What is the mission level for defending the city?"

Anno stroked his chin and thought for a while.

At this point, the Adventurers' Guild had no one else besides him.

More than a thousand basic and iron-level adventurers have disappeared without a trace.

He asked the soldiers for directions on his way back.

Apart from the third prince with a few people and Anno, no one returned to Valkam.

Xue Feibai and Mark, these trusted confidants, should still be in Glad City at this time.

Only Anno is capable of accepting the mission.

But at this critical moment, the basic-level adventurers who had stayed in the city will definitely be conscripted to participate in the defense of the city.

"The mission level depends on the enemy's level and the mission's difficulty."

The zombie army is estimated to number over 15,000, with first and second-tier zombies making up half of them. There are even third and fourth-tier zombies!

As I've said before, an event that could plunge Val'kam into crisis would require the participation of a large number of Tier 3 adventurers of level 16 or higher, and would at least be of Silver rank.

A fourth-tier undead zombie is enough to classify this mission as gold-level!

I'd also like to take on this quest, but the Adventurers' Guild currently lacks the capacity to accept Tier 4 quests.

Tester and Quinn, who were standing nearby, were completely confused.

What are silver and gold grades?

Mercenary groups these days are playing such fancy tricks?

In the end, it was Renault who explained the existence of the Adventurers' Guild and the quest levels to the group from the capital.

The group then realized what was happening.

With their knowledge, they instantly understood that the Adventurers' Guild was a platform where all professions could accept quests.

Viscount Renault told the group that the existence of the Adventurers' Guild had greatly increased the number of professionals in Val'kam.

Although they are currently all low-level professionals.

"I don't issue gold-level missions."

Renault turned to look at Anor and realized that the fourth-tier zombie he was referring to was Asar, the former guard who had injured Tester, a level 25 undead zombie.

"Issuing a gold-level quest that sends you to fight fourth-tier undead? Isn't that just sending you to your death?"

Renault said irritably, "Don't even mention a fourth-tier one. You just leveled up to level 11 a few days ago. Even a second-tier one is not something you can handle."

The task I've given you is to prepare you to defend the city.

If the city gates are breached, you'll have to deal with the low-level zombies transformed from civilians and the zombies transformed from first-tier monsters!

If you encounter a level 2 zombie, run far away.

"That level of undead will be left to her!"

Renault pointed at Sylvia and then continued, "With your abilities, as long as you're careful not to get scratched, you should be fine, right?"

The targets we need to deal with are all first-order targets.

Let me think, the mission level should be something like Black Iron!

Considering the number of zombies and the level of danger, the mission level is increased by one, and I'll give you the reward for a bronze-level mission.

The reason for not assigning high-level missions to Anno is to prevent her from encountering dangers she cannot handle.

"I'll pay whatever the reward is for a bronze-level mission—I'll double it!"

Tester has just lost the Tenth Army and is now in dire need of recruiting new confidants.

He had recruited Anno before, and now he's got his eye on her again.

To incentivize the city's defenders, Tester announced on the spot, "All those who defended the city will be rewarded accordingly. Furthermore, I will report your achievements to the King."

If they can lead the Val'kam warriors to hold out until Leonard and his companion kill the Cursed Inner Demon and return, then they can deal with these zombies.

Perhaps we can even salvage the reputation lost in this defeat!

After all, this can be considered as saving 300,000 civilians in the kingdom.

Viscount Renault, who had already intended for Tester to pay his fee, now had a smile on his face.

"Anno, just tell me what kind of reward you want!"

As Renault spoke, he winked at Anno.

Looking at Renault's expression, Anno knew that the other party wanted him to raise his demands as much as possible.

However, a bronze-level task is actually an iron-level job – clearing out zero-level zombies is not that difficult.

Even with double the pay, what good stuff could you possibly get from such a task?

Tester isn't stupid; if Anno makes exorbitant demands, he definitely won't give it to him.

"I'd like to ask, what are your chances of defeating a fourth-tier zombie?"

Anno looked at Sylvia and asked a question.

Sylvia, who was praying, frowned slightly when she heard the question.

"In a head-on confrontation, it would be no match for me."

But it will most likely hide in the zombie army.

There are a lot of second- and third-tier zombies inside, and I can't deal with them in a short time.

Moreover, it's at the peak of the fourth tier, so I must conserve enough mana to deal with it. If I consume too much mana clearing out low-tier zombies, I'll actually be in danger.

So after the zombies attacked the city, all I could do was keep an eye on them.

To conserve my magic power, I won't use it too often.

"What if I were to clear the way for you, allowing you to approach a fourth-tier zombie?"

Anno suddenly released the magical energy emanating from his body, revealing his level 15 strength to everyone.

Sylvia and Kun didn't seem to notice anything; they didn't know what level Anno had been at before.

But Renault and Tester both looked like they'd seen a ghost.

"You bastard, how many zombies did you kill during your escape to reach this level?"

Tester knew that Anno was level 11 yesterday, and that he could only have leveled up by killing zombies.

But how exactly did this guy manage to kill the zombies while being chased by them?

"What I want to say is that when defending the city, I can act together with Lady Sylvia to take care of that fourth-tier zombie first, which will greatly reduce the pressure of defending the city!"

This mission requires fighting second- and third-tier zombies; it's classified as Silver-level, no exaggeration!

Upon hearing Anno's words, Sylvia asked doubtfully, "Even dealing with second-tier zombies is difficult for someone not protected by the Holy Light, let alone third-tier zombies. Are you sure you can handle it?"

"No, Anno is only level 15, it's too dangerous!" Renault was the first to object.

Anno has great potential; he's already level 15.

Renault decided that even if it meant giving up Valcalm, he would save Anno.

Anno looked at Renault, somewhat speechless.

This old man really treats him like a son-in-law!

However, Anno wanted something from Tester.

This is a perfect opportunity.

He replied, "I killed quite a few zombies at the south gate this morning. The guards should have seen the explosions I created!"

"Is it you?"

Viscount Renault and the soldiers around him couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing Anno's words.

The explosion in the morning relieved a great deal of pressure on the South Gate, and later even lured away the entire zombie horde.

Renault thought this was an extremely strong person, but he never expected it to be Anno.

That's someone who dares to charge into a horde of thousands of zombies!

Anno is only level 15, how dare he do that?

After Tester and the others learned about this from Reno, they looked at Anno as if they had seen a ghost.

"We must recruit him! If all else fails, we must at least befriend him; he's definitely a genius like Sylvia!"

Tester's regard for Anno increased several levels. "A silver-level mission, what kind of reward do you want?"

Anno looked at the ring in Tester's hand and said, "I want a storage device!"