I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

The capital of the Kingdom of Niger.

The king sat on his throne, watching a group of nobles and ministers arguing below.

The subject of the debate was the war between Count Wey and Viscount Reynolds.

The royalist nobles, led by Prince Tester, naturally criticized Earl Weir's actions and believed that the war should be stopped immediately.

The noble faction, led by the eldest prince Simmons, spoke in favor of Count Weir, believing that he was only seeking revenge for his son.

Simmons mingled with the aristocracy because he was not as good as Tester and was worried that his status as the heir to the throne would be taken away. So he won over the nobles of the aristocracy to support him.

King Charles XI, watching Simmons argue with the royalist nobles, then glanced at Tester, who remained silent beside him, and asked curiously, "Tester, what's your opinion on this matter?"

The crowd stopped arguing and all turned their attention to Tester.

Tester has been controversial ever since his return from the South.

The newly formed 10th Army was completely annihilated.

Although there were reasons for this, any other commander would have been imprisoned long ago.

Tester is aware of this, and has been keeping a low profile lately.

Tester was also somewhat anxious after receiving news that Count Weir was going to attack Walcham.

After all, he had just brought Viscount Renault to his side.

Just as Tester was preparing to send men to protect Viscount Renault, he saw the news that Viscount Renault had entrusted the Adventurers' Guild with his help.

Thinking of Anno and his group of adventurers, Tester calmed down.

He believed that with the existence of the Adventurers' Guild, the actual situation was certainly not as others were saying—that Glad City was crushing Valcalm.

Therefore, Tester remained silent throughout the meeting.

When his father asked about it, Tester sighed dramatically and said, "Viscount Renault killed Count Weir's sons to avenge past grievances, didn't he?"

That makes perfect sense.

However, he now faces the wrath of Count Werner.

It seems that Viscount Renault had considered the consequences when he did that.

In my opinion, we should just let them solve it themselves.

This war is precisely the time for their two families to settle their scores.

Tester's words surprised many nobles.

No one expected him to say something that would benefit the aristocratic faction.

Only Tester was inwardly sneering.

It's still uncertain who will win and who will lose!

......

Night falls.

A bright moon hung in the sky.

Under a sky full of stars, thousands of soldiers set up camp on the grassland.

A hundred meters around the soldiers' tents, there were scattered bonfires.

The mercenaries resting by the campfire were those who had accepted Count Webber's mission.

Compared to soldiers who slept in tents, mercenaries mostly slept in sleeping bags.

This was the night after Gavin's troops left Glen City.

They are now less than 100 kilometers away from Walkam as the crow flies.

We should be able to reach the vicinity of Varkam the day after tomorrow afternoon.

It was late at night, and many people had already drifted off to sleep.

Only the people on duty remained, sitting around the fire, chatting idly.

At that moment, a group of people suddenly appeared on the distant grassland.

It was Anno who led a group of Silver and Bronze level adventurers.

As one of the strongest adventurers in Val'kam, they accepted the silver quest "Ambush" issued by Viscount Renault, under the leadership of Anno.

The mission objective is to carry out assassinations and harassment on the way from Gray City to Valkam, reducing their numbers as much as possible and lowering the morale of the soldiers.

Only Anno and others could accept such a task.

Adventurers below the Bronze level who attempt to harass a team of thousands will only face certain death if discovered.

At this moment, the group stopped about 100 meters away from a mercenary group's rest area.

"President, should we make our move now?"

Xue Feibai lay prone behind the hillside, watching the flickering firelight and figures in the distance, and asked in a low voice.

Anuo shook her head and said to Meng Xin beside her, "Meng Xin, go check if there are any hidden sentries!"

The flying summons is too large; flying over to check the situation would easily alert the people on duty.

If a monster is detected approaching, the person on duty will definitely wake up the person next to them.

That's why Anno sent Mengxin to deal with the Sentinels.

"clear!"

Meng Xin responded and then stood up from the bushes.

Her body had already disappeared during the process of getting up.

Once Meng Xin activates [Shadow], she becomes a top-tier assassin at night.

In the past two weeks, Meng Xin, Lü Yan, Wang Zixuan, and others have also been busy.

They went to the Valley of Ossans with Anno several times.

They hunted down a large number of second-tier magical beasts inside, all of which reached level 15.

Geng Qingxue was originally level 15, but she broke through to level 16 these days, becoming the fourth of the nine to break through to the third tier.

"The Shadow is three meters away; I wouldn't even be able to sense it without activating Advanced Perception. Even with sentries, she's probably no match for Meng Xin!"

Anno knew Mengxin's capabilities, which is why she sent her to explore the front lines.

Meng Xin certainly did not disappoint Anno's expectations.

Within five minutes, Meng Xin's figure suddenly appeared on Anuo's right.

"The mercenary group ahead numbered around fifty. I took care of the five on duty, including two sentries."

Meng Xin's words made Mark and the others behind Anuo glance at her.

During the time she was gone, everyone stared intently at the bonfire in front of them.

Three people sitting around the fire.

They're still sitting there!

As if sensing everyone's doubts, Meng Xin explained, "I used something to support their bodies!"

Anno nodded and asked, "How are the others?"

"No one noticed; they must all be asleep."

"Xue Feibai, Lu Zhishang, you two take men and provide cover around here. Meng Xin, let's go!"

Warriors and knights wear armor, and their movements make a sound.

However, thieves don't wear armor, are agile, and their movements don't cause much of a commotion.

It is the most suitable profession for assassination.

As Anno stood up, he put his breastplate and shield into his storage ring and took a dagger in his hand.

The main assassins were Meng Xin and several undead zombies from Anuo's assassin class.

Anno followed to prevent any potential exposure.

If they are discovered, Anno can rush out with his summoned creatures and Mengxin.

However, this group of mercenaries wasn't very strong.

Of the more than fifty people, only four were at the second level.

The highest level is only level 13.

They sleep scattered about, one in the east and one in the west.

They probably never expected to be assassinated tonight.

Let alone someone like Meng Xin who works as a thief.

Even Anno, a half-thief who had just acquired the second-tier thief skills [Stealth] and [Throat Slit], was not exposed during the assassination.

The whole process was very quiet.

Ten minutes later, there was no one left alive in the camp.

Lu Zhishang even went over afterward to perform a ritual to help the soul of the deceased find peace.

Afterwards, Anno led his men in a different direction.

Tonight, Anno plans to wipe out all mercenary groups with fewer than fifty members!