I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

The civilians of the Yarman caravan had all been killed by soldiers in the previous battles.

The cloud horse pulling the cart ran a little, but not very far.

Most of them were recovered.

However, only he, Tina, Keith, and Masaka remained in Yarman's caravan.

Then there were Anno and Liz, who were using the alias "An", and three elves!

With only a few people leading dozens of carriages, their speed was considerably slower.

During their journey, Anno and Tina recounted their encounter with Phil, which Phil corroborated.

Ash and Green expressed their gratitude to Anno and Tina.

No matter how angry they were, they couldn't possibly show any displeasure to Phil's benefactor.

However, this matter cannot be left unresolved.

After Aisha returned to the capital, she reported to the embassy.

The king of the Kingdom of Nigard will definitely give the elves an explanation and find out who is behind this.

As Anno wished, he gained the friendship of the three.

At least Phil's friendship with Anno was absolutely genuine!

Because of his "heroic" act of losing an arm, after Anno repeatedly mentioned that he was an adventurer and often encountered various dangers and injuries on his adventures, Green gave Anno two bottles of diluted Fountain of Life.

Anno thought to herself that she was stingy.

But seeing Green's pained expression, one could tell that this thing might be quite precious to Green.

However, as long as we get on the good side of the elves, we'll still have a chance to get our hands on the Fountain of Life in the future.

Both Aisha and Green are elves who have lived for countless years.

Anno knew it would be difficult for him to gain their true friendship.

However, there was one naive little elf—Anno—who did not yet know Phil's true age.

Phil's physique and manner of dealing with people are basically similar to those of sixteen-year-old Tina.

This made Anno subconsciously regard Phil as a human girl like Tina.

On the way to the royal city, Anno recounted his experiences, with a touch of artistic embellishment, to Phil and Tina.

From accepting tasks from villagers to venturing into the deep mountains to fight monsters, and helping the residents of Greydream Town resolve the curse.

Anno didn't tell the whole truth about what happened in Greydream Town; he only mentioned what he could.

Even so, Phil and Tina were still very curious about Anno's adventures during this time.

Even Keith and Masaka, who were eavesdropping nearby, were filled with longing for the life of an adventurer who traveled far and wide and accepted quests along the way, based on Anno's description.

It can improve your skills and earn you travel expenses.

He could even become a great hero of a village or town, just like Anno.

Neither Keith nor Ashe believed that Anno was lying.

After all, the latter is a professional who can kill a fourth-tier warrior even if he is of a higher rank!

"I've heard a little about the adventurers you mentioned."

Green chimed in, "I've heard that adventurers originated in the southern border of the Kingdom of Nigar."

Not long ago, the Adventurers' Guild spread rumors that a giant dragon existed in the Sunset Lands of the East, and the guild leader even went to hunt the dragon.

The news reached the capital a few days ago, and many mercenary groups and professionals went to Sunset Land to join in the fun.

Some of our people also went!

"I know this news too, but the intelligence says the dragon's rank is fourth, so I dare not go!"

Anno burst into laughter.

He traveled slowly, taking about ten days.

It's not surprising that such alarm news came from the royal city.

"That's why I've decided to go on adventures and improve my strength."

However, there are still too few adventurer guilds.

In the future, when every city, and even every town, has an adventurers' guild.

Wherever we go, we just need to go to the local adventurers' guild to find quests!

Unlike now, where I have to promote myself wherever I go, and there's no guarantee anyone will hire me!

By the time I finished speaking, it was already dark.

The massive silhouette of the distant royal city of Sodar came into Anno's view.

"When I was in the Southern Territory, I heard that adventurers were preparing to open a guild in the royal city."

Although I am just an ordinary adventurer, I also want to contribute to the development of the Adventurers' Guild.

That's why I came all the way to the royal city!

"Is the Royal City going to open an Adventurers' Guild too?"

The people present were all somewhat surprised.

The capital city is still mainly inhabited by mercenary groups.

Freelance professionals are rarely asked to do things.

Unless he is not only very strong, but also has a good reputation—nobody wants to entrust a task, pay a deposit, and then have the freelance professional run away with the deposit.

Although mercenary groups charge high prices, at least they have a base of operations and can't run away.

If the Adventurers' Guild can be established in the Royal City, it will instantly attract the attention of many casual players.

Given that adventurer guilds offer lower rewards than mercenary groups, it's not difficult to get quests.

The prerequisite is that the Adventurers' Guild can be established!

As the capital of the Kingdom of Nigal, this place is a complex web of power struggles.

Many mercenary groups have powerful backers.

The Adventurers' Guild needs a powerful backer to take a share of the pie from the Mercenary Groups!

......

Selby City!

Upon hearing from his subordinates that Horace had disappeared, Earl Edward angrily smashed his teacup, shouting, "Useless! A bunch of useless trash! Get out!"

The fourth-rank guard who was kneeling at the door reporting kept his head down and left the living room without saying a word.

"My lord, things have come to this point, and you're the only one who can resolve this."

A man wearing a half-mask sat in the reception room. He watched the guards retreat and said in a deep voice, "Since the goods haven't been delivered yet, this matter has nothing to do with Your Excellency the Marquis!"

"I see!"

Earl Edward replied with a gloomy expression.

He knew the consequences of exposing the capture and sale of elves.

Once the evidence points to him, the royal family will certainly hand him over to avoid diplomatic disputes.

Moreover, as long as there is evidence, no other noble faction can save him.

Even a marquis, once caught up in it, would find it difficult to extricate himself.

That's why the masked man said those things.

While Earl Edward sought to reap huge profits in this line of work, he also had to bear the risks involved.

After watching the masked man leave, Earl Edward sat in his chair and began to ponder.

"Fortunately, this slave trader was secretly working for me; on the surface, he was still Viscount Adam of the North's man."

Now that things have come to this point, the only option is to destroy this hidden threat.

And there's also the missing Horace!

The clue they were following should be true.

Since there are signs of a battle, it means that someone rescued the elves and killed Horace and the others in the process!

Hmm, we also need to find a way to get rid of these soldiers.

Fortunately, it was planned beforehand that if Horace found the elves, all the soldiers except Horace would be killed to prevent the information from being leaked.

The order was given secretly by subordinates, and no one knew about it.

Even if someone traces the problem back to me through Horace, as long as I don't admit it, they won't have any solid evidence!

Without evidence, you can't do anything to me, the Earl!