I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Lord Eugene, the lord of Sunset Lands, was planning a meticulous dragon-hunting operation.

Somehow, the information was leaked.

In a short period of time, Sunset Land has attracted a large number of professionals.

Although most professionals below the third tier are just trying their luck.

There are at least five or six hundred fourth-tier professionals who have come after hearing the news!

Not only humans, but also elves, orcs, and dwarves!

More than a dozen fifth-tier professionals have also appeared—other mid-level professionals who received the news chose to wait and see for the time being because they doubted the authenticity of the information.

The territory of Sunset Lands is quite large, and finding a dragon is no easy task.

An adventurer of the Black Iron rank wanted to earn some extra money, so he accepted a commission to hunt down a large slime in a village in the Sunset Lands.

During his mission, he unexpectedly discovered a red dragon on the grassland that swooped down from the sky, then climbed back up and landed on a barren mountain opposite.

This adventurer was none other than Ragil, who had already reached level 10.

He had only come because he heard that Anno was hunting dragons, so he followed along to broaden his horizons.

Almost all of the more than one hundred adventurers who came to Sunset Land shared this idea.

After discovering the dragon, Ragil knew clearly that he was no match for it.

After all, the [Dragon's Nest] is listed as a Platinum-level quest by the guild leader.

When Val'kam was attacked by the undead army, besieging Val'kam was only a Silver-level mission.

He intended to pass on the news of the dragon's appearance to Anno.

But Ragill had no idea where Anno was.

Finally, Rajel relayed the news to a bronze-level adventurer.

This bronze-level adventurer was one of Anno's trusted confidants, a spy he had specifically sent to spy on.

He was unaware that Anno had not actually come to Sunset Land.

But Anno's task for him was to spread the word immediately after discovering news of the dragon.

In less than half a day, news of the dragon's whereabouts spread among the professionals in Sunset Land.

Mercenaries from all over began to gather towards that desolate mountain.

Then they started fighting the dragon.

Count Eugene was furious, but he had no choice but to send men into battle before he was fully prepared.

Although the red dragon is only at the fourth tier, its combat power is extremely formidable.

Moreover, it is almost immune to all magic below the fourth tier.

With a single breath of dragon flame, the fourth-tier professional was instantly reduced to ashes.

If it weren't for the presence of a fifth-tier professional, the red dragon wouldn't have been injured and forced to flee.

The red dragon has escaped.

But this battle resulted in the deaths of over a thousand mercenaries, and half of the fourth-tier mercenaries who were heading to Sunset Land perished!

Even a fifth-tier unlucky guy died in the chaos of battle.

When the bronze-level adventurer who sent out the news received the battle report, he rushed back to Glad City overnight.

Before leaving, he also told Rajil and the other adventurers to slip away quickly.

They were the ones who spread the news.

He was genuinely afraid that the mercenaries, who had suffered heavy losses, would cause them trouble.

However, the truth is that after the dragon left, these mercenaries resumed their battle for dragon blood and scales.

The biggest loser in this incident was Count Eugene.

Normally, if you prepare step by step, the success rate of hunting dragons would be over 80%.

In the end, they lost not only hundreds of soldiers.

A significant amount of dragon blood was also stolen by some masked mercenaries who covered their insignia.

Now he hates the adventurers' guild that leaked the news about the dragon.

However, despite his resentment, Count Eugene had no way to do anything to the adventurers who had run back to Glad City.

Anno, who was in the royal city, was unaware of the details of the Sunset Lands dragon incident.

He could laugh all day if he knew about Count Eugene's loss.

Today is Anno's second day in the royal city.

He was strolling around with Liz.

In Selby, Anno had already witnessed the prosperity of the city center.

But the royal city once again shocked Anno.

Half of the pedestrians coming and going are professionals!

Anno even spotted a few professionals among the pedestrians whose intelligence could not be observed even by those with "omnipotent vision".

What does this tell us?

The opponent's level is at least 31, which is equivalent to a sixth-tier powerhouse!

The magical materials and items sold in any of the shops along the street would be considered valuable in Val'kam and would be fought over by professionals.

Anno even discovered that some hunter pet shops were directly listing fourth-tier pets for sale!

"There aren't a single fourth-tier expert in Valkam or Glad City, but they're everywhere in the royal city. Where the strong gather, the stage is wider!"

Anno stood in the outer city square, looking up at the huge stone sculpture twenty meters high in the center of the square and sighing.

The stone sculpture depicts a warrior wearing heavy armor.

This is a statue of Charles I, the first emperor of Niger.

I've heard that Charles I possesses strength up to the ninth rank, making him an extremely powerful warrior!

The stone sculpture, with its helmet tucked under its left arm and its broad, heavy sword resting on its right, stares straight north, as if intimidating the demons on the northern front.

Compared to its founder, Charles I, the Kingdom of Nigal is now much weaker in its battle against the Demon King's army.

There isn't a single ninth-tier expert in the entire country right now!

This is also why the Third Prince Tester tried so hard to recruit Anno and Xue Feibai after learning about their talents.

Once they all became powerful, Tester had the support of Anno and others by his side.

Becoming the next king is a piece of cake.

After spending nearly two hours near the statue of Charles I, Anno finally saw Xue Feibai and his entourage walking towards them from a distance.

Tester and Anno had agreed on how to contact each other before they parted ways.

In the outer city of the royal city, Tester would assign a soldier to guard the vicinity of the square.

As soon as Anno gives the code, the soldier will know that the person Tester is waiting for has arrived and will go to the inner city to report.

Xue Feibai and his companions, who were searching for Anuo, saw a stranger walking towards them with a smile and looked puzzled.

However, when Xue Feibai saw Liz next to this person, he suddenly realized what was going on.

It wasn't until Liz revealed her face beneath the hood that everyone realized the warrior-dressed professional must be Anno.

Anno then explained, "It's just a small skill that can slightly alter one's appearance!"

"I see!"

Everyone nodded, and then led Anno into a private room on the second floor of a tavern.

In the tavern, Anno also saw an acquaintance.

"Who are you? Where is Anno?"

Serena, dressed in casual clothes, frowned and asked when she saw a stranger following behind Xue Feibai and the others.

"Your Highness, it's been a long time!"

Anno greeted Selena with a smile and then transformed back into his original appearance.

When she saw that the person opposite her was a familiar, handsome face, Selena suddenly realized who it was.

She crossed her arms, closed her eyes, and raised her chin, saying, "Hmph, I never thought you'd be hiding your identity to protect yourself!"

Selena also knew something about Anno.

Tester had instructed Selena not to reveal Anno's information.

Upon hearing this, Anuo shrugged helplessly.

Selena opened her eyes, glanced at Anno, and slowly said, "Well, since you saved my life before, I'll protect you when we get to the royal city!"