I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

In order to protect himself, Earl Edward began to eliminate all possible leads that could lead back to him.

Edward summoned in one of his fourth-rank confidants.

He then received orders to assassinate the slave trader and left the reception room.

As soon as he stepped outside, his confidant encountered a third-tier soldier who rushed over in a hurry.

The confidant frowned and asked, "What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

Earl Edward is currently in a troubled state of mind.

If this soldier were to rush in to report the situation, it would definitely displease Edward, and he might even be punished by the angry Earl.

"Lord Hayden!" The third-rank soldier saluted the soldier before him and said, "There have been many murders in the city today!"

"A murder?" Hayden said irritably, "If there's a murder, go and deal with it. What are you doing in the Earl's drawing room?"

"This...this is rather strange! Even Captain Nicole can't find the killer!"

Nicole, mentioned by the soldiers, was also a fourth-tier soldier captain.

After hearing this, Hayden glanced back at the tightly closed door to the reception room and asked, "Tell me what happened?"

The soldiers knew that Hayden was Earl Edward's confidant, so they spoke up directly.

"Here's the thing, we received a report this morning that several civilians were murdered last night!"

Because we're searching for escaped demon slaves, nobody's paying attention to these things.

Everyone believed that the dead civilians were killed by escaped demon slaves.

However, just two hours ago, around 5 p.m. today, after we had taken all the slaves back, we received another report.

Captain Nicole led a team to deal with the matter and discovered that the victims' heads had been smashed open after they died.

Upon closer inspection, Captain Nicole discovered that the victims' faces had been peeled off.

These victims were likely all killed by the same person.

The smashing of the skull was probably a cover for peeling off the face.

This is very strange!

In addition, Captain Nicole also found several hairs in the hands of one of the victims!

"Skinning faces? Hair? Are there still demons we haven't captured?"

"Joey said they've all been found!"

Joey was that slave trader.

Upon hearing this, Hayden angrily retorted, "This guy is clearly afraid to take responsibility and is lying!"

He was preparing to assassinate Joey.

Upon learning of this, Hayden planned to have Joey verify the slaves' information before killing him.

At least we need to know what species the demon slave who has not yet been captured is.

We can't let it keep killing people in the city!

Selby, West Side Slums.

This place is a gathering place for homeless people, beggars, thieves and other marginalized individuals.

At night, patrolling soldiers would never come to such a place.

At that moment, a figure wearing a headscarf, with an ordinary appearance, dressed in ill-fitting clothes, and hunched over, sneaked into the slum.

If you look closely, you can see that this person has long hair growing on their exposed hands...

"An, we have something to do, so we'll be leaving now!"

Upon arriving in Sodar, Ash and Green took Phil and left first.

Before leaving, Phil said goodbye to Tina and Anno with reluctance and told them where she lived.

"Come visit me if you have time!"

Anno nodded, waved goodbye to Phil, and then said goodbye to Yarman and the others.

"Mission accomplished, it's time for me to go!"

"I'm so sorry to have caused Lord An so much trouble along the way!"

Yarman took out a money bag and handed it to Anno, "Here is a reward of 500 gold coins, thank you for your help along the way!"

The reward is five times what we agreed upon beforehand!

"You're pretty savvy."

Anno accepted the payment without hesitation, had Yarman sign a "satisfied" rating on the commission form, and then left with Liz.

As for Yarman's goods, which he concealed along the way, and the fact that he even gave the guards tips when entering the city to avoid being searched.

Anno didn't ask any further questions.

His only task was to escort the caravan to Sodar; nothing else was his concern.

"As expected of the royal city, it's still so lively at night!"

Anno looked at the brightly lit taverns on both sides of the street and randomly chose one to go in.

"Welcome! How can I help you?"

The two waitresses standing at the door were quite attractive, with two fluffy ears on their heads, making one want to play with them.

"What an adorable beastwoman girl! I really want to touch her ears!"

The two orc girls blushed when they heard Anno's words.

Anno glanced at their chests without making a sound.

Yeah, it's pretty big.

Moreover, the owner really understands his customers; the clothing design is quite daring, almost completely revealing the upper body!

"Ahem!"

A cough came from nearby.

Anno turned his head and saw Liz's resentful expression.

"Master, my magic horns are really fun too, do you want to play with them?"

Liz pointed to the two demonic horns on her head and said with a dissatisfied expression.

"Um, let's eat first, then get some rest!"

Anno smiled sheepishly, found an empty table, sat down, and called over a waiter to order a few dishes.

Throughout the meal, Anuo listened to the conversations of those around her.

The purpose of eating in the lobby was to gather information.

From them, Anno learned that the situation at the front was becoming increasingly tense.

The kingdom is constantly recruiting soldiers and expanding its army.

The troops sent by various nobles to support the northern border also arrived in the capital one after another. After systematic training, they will be sent to the northern front.

Besides that, there are some interesting anecdotes about famous people in the royal city.

Anno even overheard people talking about Sylvia.

It seems that she broke through to the fourth rank and became the youngest fifth-rank priest in the royal city!

"Fifth tier!"

Anno clicked his tongue.

Sylvia was only in her early twenties.

To achieve so much at such a young age is truly remarkable, befitting the exceptional talent praised by Tester.

"I wonder how Xue Feibai and the others are doing!"

Too much time was wasted on the road to Anuo.

Xue Feibai and his group must have arrived in the royal city a few days earlier than Tester.

A group of highly talented professionals have entered the capital. Given time to develop, it would be easy for them to stir up trouble in the city.

After that, Anno didn't hear any useful information from the diners.

Just as he was about to go upstairs to stay, several fourth-tier professionals walked into the tavern.

As soon as they entered, they began talking about the dragons of the Sunset Lands.

Many diners, including Anno, quieted down to listen to their discussion.

"The commander will be returning from Sunset Land in a few days!"

"What? Captain, could the news about the existence of a fourth-tier dragon in Sunset Lands be false?"

"No. According to the message that came back, the captain and his men did indeed find a red dragon in Sunset Lands, and its level is indeed fourth-tier!"

Upon hearing the news, professionals from all over rushed to hunt the dragon!

Many people died in that battle.

I heard that many Tier 5 professionals are also participating.

The dragon was severely injured, but it eventually flew away and disappeared without a trace.

Many professionals from various places died.

However, I heard that someone has collected dragon blood and someone has found dragon scales!

However, the lord of Sunset Lands sent his army to fight for these precious materials, resulting in a battle with the mercenaries and the deaths of many more!

The leader wasn't particularly strong and stayed in the back the whole time. Although he didn't gain anything, at least he survived.

However, on this trip, many of the mercenary leaders who traveled from the royal city died.