I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Glad City!

A caravan was allowed into the city after being casually inspected by soldiers.

At this moment, passersby and travelers in the city were discussing the war between the two nobles, Earl Werner and Viscount Renault.

The caravan stopped near an inn, and the merchant owner said to the rear of the caravan, "Gentlemen, now that we've arrived in Glad City, our transaction is complete."

Ten ordinary-looking people got off several carriages.

The leader raised his head, and his face was none other than Anno.

Anno smiled and nodded to the boss, saying, "Thank you!"

"You're too kind. Since you're coming to Glad City and have given me a guide fee, I'll naturally take you there."

The merchant looked at a patrol of soldiers who had just passed by and said in a low voice, "This is Glad City. You look honest, so I'll say a few more words to you."

Don't provoke the soldiers in the city. If they come looking for you, you'll suffer some losses. They're all Earl Wei's henchmen; going head-to-head with them won't end well. They might even lock you up in jail for ten days or half a month."

"clear!"

Anno waved goodbye to the caravan owner he had met in a town near the Ausens Mountains, and then led Xue Feibai and the others into the crowd on the street.

Renault ultimately heeded Anno's advice and issued the Adventurers' Guild its first Gold-level quest, "Kidnapping Way Dick."

The reward is 3000 gold coins!

According to Anno's rules, the reward for a typical gold-level mission is between 1000 and 5000 gold coins.

Count Wei's strength is not great; according to intelligence, he is only at the third rank.

Moreover, it was a fake level – I leveled up by relying on others to help me gain experience, without mastering any third-tier skills.

Its actual combat strength is probably only at the second tier.

But after all, they had to be captured from their own territory, and given his status as an earl...

The reward of 3000 is not much.

Although Renault felt the pinch, he also understood that once he captured Glad City, a few thousand gold coins would be nothing.

An earl's wealth is definitely more than 100,000 gold coins!

The city of Glad is divided into an outer city and an inner city.

The outer city was inhabited by ordinary residents.

The residents of the inner city are much better off economically, and are generally wealthy merchants, soldiers with military ranks and their families, as well as high-ranking mercenaries.

Moreover, the requirements for entering the inner city are much stricter than those for entering the outer city.

It's not that easy to sneak in.

Anno planned to sneak over at night.

It was still early, so Anno and his group booked several rooms at a tavern near the inner city.

Those who accompanied Anno on this mission included Silver-level adventurers Xue Feibai, Lu Zhishang, and Geng Qingxue; and Bronze-level adventurers Lü Yan, Meng Xin, Wang Zixuan, Hansen, Mark, and Lunn.

Priests Liu Rongrong and Ning Wen did not come; they were left with Viscount Renault to continue treating the professionals injured in the morning's battle.

Liz was left in the church in the Valley of Ossans by Anno.

Those who came to carry out this mission were all elites from the Adventurers' Guild.

Upon entering the tavern room, Anno took out everyone's equipment from his storage ring.

With several hours left before nightfall, everyone rested for a while.

As night fell, the group went to a spot in the inner city where there were no soldiers guarding it, and used flying magical beasts to bring everyone inside.

The location of Count Werner's castle had already been found out.

Anno led the group straight toward the castle.

Because all the soldiers in the city had gone to fight, only five hundred soldiers remained.

Therefore, there are very few squads of soldiers patrolling at night.

The group easily evaded the patrolling soldiers, and after more than half an hour of stealth, they finally arrived outside the Earl's castle.

The wall, made of grayish-white bluestone, is more than six meters high, just like a city wall.

At a corner outside the castle walls, Anno whispered to Wang Zixuan behind her, "The Earl's Castle is just ahead, Zixuan, it's up to you!"

"Leave it to me!" Wang Zixuan slung the longbow behind her back, a glint of light in her eyes. She glanced around and made a few bird calls and other animal noises.

After waiting for about half a minute, several night owls suddenly flew over and landed in front of Wang Zixuan.

At the same time, several rats crawled out of the earthen hole below the wall and lined up in front of Wang Zixuan.

Talent [Beast Affinity] - Allows for telepathic communication with beasts.

It's unclear what Wang Zixuan said to them, but after the rats and owls stayed in front of Wang Zixuan for a minute, the rats went back into their holes, and the owls flew into the air.

Soon, an owl was the first to return.

After talking with it for a while, Wang Zixuan told Anuo about a path without guards.

Mark, the hunter traveling with them, was secretly amazed when he saw this.

He was also a hunter, but he was completely unable to communicate effectively with wild animals.

"Excellent, begin the infiltration!"

Anno asked Wang Zixuan to lead the way, and the group climbed over the wall and quickly approached the castle.

The reason Wang Zixuan was asked to find the way was because Anuo's five flying summons were too large, and if they showed themselves, they would likely be spotted by the soldiers guarding inside.

A second-tier guard of the castle was on duty when he suddenly sensed movement behind him and quickly turned around to look.

"Who's there?"

The guard's movement startled his companion, who glanced behind him and saw a night owl flapping its wings and flying onto the roof, staring blankly at the two of them.

"Hey, look how scared you are! It's just an owl! This is an earl's castle. Who would dare to sneak in here at night?"

The first soldier scratched his head and gave an awkward laugh.

Unbeknownst to the two, while they were talking, Anuo, Mengxin, and Wang Zixuan, who had just run over, had already climbed to the outside of the second floor of the castle.

After finding an open window, the three carefully jumped inside.

Xue Feibai and the others remained outside, ready to provide support at any time.

According to Viscount Renault's speculation, Count Wey had no fourth-tier professionals by his side.

But it is very likely that there is a demon-sealing crystal.

Speaking of the Demon-Sealing Crystal, Anno recalled the scene when Tester used it to fight against the [Cursed Heart].

Anno is sneaking into the castle so carefully because he wants to do so without alerting Count Weir, and then subdue him instantly, giving him no chance to resist.

There are at least several dozen guards inside the castle, and they are all elite second-tier guards, with some even being third-tier guards.

Killing them is not difficult.

But if it causes any disturbance and alerts Count Werner that something is wrong, it could lead to some unnecessary trouble.

If someone else were to do this, it might not be successful.

But the people who came were Anno and others.

As soon as the three climbed through the window, several mice were already waiting at their feet.

One of the figures stood up, grabbed Wang Zixuan's trouser leg with one hand, pointed forward with the other, and then ran ahead to lead the way.

When they encounter patrolling guards, they stop in advance to give warning.

When they encountered a place guarded by soldiers, a rat would slowly walk past the guards carrying the gold coins that Anno had taken out, thus luring the guards away.

If they encounter guards who refuse to leave their posts, Anuo can only have Meng Xin sneak in and work with Wang Zixuan to kill them.

Anno's skills are all characterized by wide-ranging and powerful attacks.

In terms of assassination, he was no match for the two of them.

Guided by the rat, Anno and his two companions soon arrived at Count Weir's bedroom.

Through the gate, Anuo and the other two could hear a woman crying and a man's slightly sickly laughter coming from inside.