I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The level 21 summon, the undead zombie Asar, bowed to Anno upon its appearance, completely baffling him.

He was talking to himself when he spoke to Asa.

To my surprise, the other party actually replied.

The summoned creatures, though possessing combat instincts, were obedient to Anno's commands.

But they actually lack independent consciousness.

Kossa is different.

Stab it!

In the brief moment that Anno was stunned, an arc of electricity shot out from a distance.

"Master, be careful!"

Seeing this, Asar quickly cast several warrior-enhancing resistance spells on himself and raised his left arm to block Anno.

boom!

Asar, struck by the lightning magic, was blasted several meters away and twitched on the ground a few times.

A large patch of charred flesh was burned off its left arm, and smoke was rising from its chest.

However, for Asar, who was a zombie, the injuries on his body were not fatal.

Even if the flesh is charred, or even if the head is chopped off, as long as the fire of its soul remains burning, it can continue to fight.

This is the [deceased]!

"The lizardmen discovered me when I was summoning Asar!"

Anno glanced at the lizardman chieftain who was preparing to attack, and quickly led Liz and Sassi away from their hiding place.

While he was hiding, he took the opportunity to experience the changes in his talent skills after advancing to the fourth tier!

"So that's how it is. Once the talent [Spirit Sacrifice] reaches the intermediate level, the summoned creatures will possess intelligence!"

In addition to these, there are many other surprising changes to [Spirit Offering]!

First, the number of summoned creatures has doubled again, from forty to eighty.

If things continue to develop this way, it's not impossible for Anno to become an army on his own.

Moreover, fourth-tier summons not only possess intelligence but also absolutely obey Anno's commands.

Their levels can also increase in sync with Anno's level.

However, there is a limitation.

Summoned creatures are limited by their soul grade, and there is a cap on their level progression.

For example, Asar was a fourth-tier being when he was killed, and his soul quality was orange.

If it survives after being summoned by Anno, its level can only rise to a maximum of 25 along with Anno.

After Anno reaches level 26, Asar's level will no longer increase!

At the same time, summoning a fourth-tier summon requires 5000 mana.

The cost of fourth-tier magic and skills is around 2000-5000 points.

This cost is equivalent to casting a peak fourth-tier spell.

At lower tiers, the cost of summoning is almost negligible.

Anno speculated that the increased consumption might be due to the summoned creatures gaining intelligence.

Even so, the current [Spirit Offering] effect is still very powerful.

This means that as long as a Tier 4 summon like Asar doesn't die, Anno can use it until level 25!

Moreover, Anno, who has already reached level 21, has increased his magic power cap from 7 to 10.

Trading 5000 for a fourth-tier combat power is well worth it!

In addition to summoned creatures, the number of creatures that can be forcibly contracted with [Spirit Offering] at a level no higher than its own level has also increased by one.

However, unless they encounter someone with exceptional talent, Anno doesn't intend to use this position.

Compared to [Sacrifice Spirit], the other talent [All-Seeing Power] only adds one ability.

But the effect is equally strong!

Previously, the "Five Perspectives" ability could display panel information for targets no more than 10 levels higher than the user.

Upon reaching the second tier, the [Far Vision] ability was unlocked, granting Anno an extremely long field of vision.

After reaching Tier 3, the [Insight] ability is unlocked, which allows you to observe the target's weaknesses.

Now that you've reached Tier 4, the unlocked ability is [X-ray vision] – the ability to see through visual impairments!

However, the thicker the cataract, the greater the burden on Anno's eyes.

If it's too thick, Anno won't be able to see through it.

As for the specific data, we will have to wait for further experiments to obtain it.

In summary, Anno's two talent skills are greatly enhanced after entering the intermediate stage!

"Master, most of my skills require a weapon to use, and I'm missing a sword!"

Anno, who had just summoned back his ghost after hiding behind the giant tree, heard Asar asking him for a weapon not far away.

Anno tossed the fine steel dagger he had bought in Selby to Asa.

"[Battle Song], [Rage]!"

At the same time, Anno took out a staff, also purchased in Selby City, from his storage ring, healed and strengthened Asar, and then commanded, "Asar, that magic-wielding lizardman is yours for now!"

For a fourth-tier Asar, the bonus effect of the third-tier [Berserk] skill is greatly reduced.

It can only barely increase strength by 10%.

Liz's [Commander] rank was also insufficient, so the bonus to Asar was negligible.

However, some improvement is better than no improvement at all.

"Yes, sir!"

Asa took the steel dagger with his right hand and then quickly swung it in his left.

In a short time, the charred and rotten flesh on Asa's left forearm was cut off, revealing a skeletal arm.

At this point, Asar was considered a magical creation; even without muscles, his skeletal left hand could still perform actions.

"Dare to attack your master? Kill!"

After rubbing the short sword against the bone of his left arm, Asar suddenly charged towards the lizardman chieftain!

"Wraiths, undead zombies, monsters, succubi, and humans? Hmph, no matter which side you're on, you've killed so many of my people, and you'll all stay here today!"

Seeing this, the lizardman chieftain snorted coldly, pointed his staff at Anno, and ordered the surviving third-tier lizardman warriors to kill Anno and his companions, Liz and Sassi.

He then brandished his staff, unleashing a barrage of low-level and high-level skills aimed at Asar.

Although Asar wouldn't be instantly killed by these spells, it would try to dodge them as much as possible.

At the same time, they attempted to launch an attack on the lizardman chieftain.

However, the lizardman chieftain was quite powerful. Every time Asar was about to rush to its side, it would immediately use a powerful fourth-tier spell.

After forcing Asar back, it immediately attacked Asar with second- or third-tier magic that consumed less energy.

Asa successfully charged to the lizardman chieftain's side for the only time, but his fourth-tier skill was blocked by a magic shield.

Then, the distance widened again.

For a time, Asa was the one who could only take the beating.

This greatly boosted the lizardman chieftain's confidence!

On the other side, Anno was surrounded by more than twenty lizardmen, including a few lucky ones at the second tier.

"Master, they're trying to gang up on us!"

Liz stared at the lizardmen charging towards her, her face showing no fear whatsoever.

"It's alright, we have more people!"

Anno's lips curled up, and suddenly the ground in front of him was filled with various sacrificial materials.

Besides the Ghost Soul Crystal, there are also the horns of a Tier 3 Minotaur, the claws and fangs of a Tier 3 Magical Beast Mad Lion, the tongue and stomach of a Tier 3 Magical Ghoul, and so on.

The following are all monsters that Anno hunted after arriving in Volengol.

Although he has reached level 21, Anno has not yet mastered the fourth-tier skills.

Relying solely on superior physical abilities, there's a possibility of failure if one charges in to engage the lizardmen in a melee.

It's safer to use summoned creatures.

"Roar~!"

Led by two level 20 lizardmen, all the lizardmen charged toward Anno with bloodshot eyes.

Two lizardmen with bows drew fired arrows at Anno.

puff!

puff!

The sharp arrowhead pierced into the flesh without any hindrance.

However, the lizardmen who rushed up did not have happy expressions on their faces; instead, they were filled with fear.

From the lizardman's perspective, there were clearly only two people and a giant wolf in front of him.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of ferocious monsters exuding the aura of level 20 suddenly appeared around the two people and the wolf!

Among them were those floating creatures that had previously attacked the camp, and their numbers had increased.

At first glance, there was a vast swarm of demons.

There are at least seventy or eighty of them!

Less than thirty lizardmen, the highest level of which is only level 20, versus nearly eighty level 20 summons!

Click!

The burly minotaur protecting Anno reached out and broke the arrows on his back, then slowly turned around to face the lizardman.

"Moo~!"

The minotaur's roar sounded like a battle horn.

Seventy-nine summoned creatures simultaneously charged towards the lizardman!