I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Whether it's the registration fees for adventurers or the entrance fees for ordinary people, they can all help recoup some of the costs of building the arena.

In Anno's plan, the preliminary selection only requires setting up a large number of arenas in the square and hiring some experts as referees.

Several priests were also stationed around the area to treat any injured participants during the competition.

During the preliminary selection phase, the top fifty in each rank will be determined.

The subsequent competition to determine the top ten in each region will take place at the tournament venue.

Fees will only be charged at this point.

The preliminary selection process was open to the general public, which helped build up popularity in advance.

The town of Grür.

A gray-haired boy, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in dirt, rode a fat little wild boar into the town.

Rajel found a tavern, and after washing up, a handsome young man appeared in the bronze mirror.

A robust physique, a resolute face, and piercing eyes.

Rajil has changed a lot compared to himself a few months ago.

In the eyes of the neighbors, he was the perfect child.

He is his mother's pride!

Rajil ate something inside the building and ordered a large amount of food for the wild boar.

This food is enough for Rajil to eat for several days!

However, the wild boar quickly swallowed the food.

Moreover, it looks like it hasn't eaten enough.

The little wild boar was only one meter long and sixty centimeters tall.

Two sharp fangs, each ten centimeters long, added a touch of intimidation to it.

Rajil, somewhat reluctantly, ordered another 2 silver coins' worth of food for the wild boar, patting its head and saying, "You can really eat! If you keep this up, you'll eat me out of house and home!"

"Hmph hmph!"

The wild boar buried its head in its food, seemingly still wanting more.

"No, from now on, you'll stay outside and hunt for Little Gray!"

Rajil's lips twitched as he looked at the little wild boar that was bowing its head and nudging its legs.

"Let's find out what's been happening in the guild lately?"

Ragil, with Little Grey in tow, headed toward the guild.

Upon arriving at the guild, Rajel discovered that there were very few adventurers there.

"In fact, there are almost no adventurers left!"

Rajel scratched his head, wondering what had happened.

He had spent the previous two weeks in the Ayer Mountains.

Not only did they miss the dragon-hunting team, but they also had no idea what had happened in the past few days.

After speaking with the guild's receptionist for a while and learning what had happened, Rajil immediately rushed out of the Adventurers' Guild.

He had originally planned to rest for the night, but now he rode the little wild boar straight toward Valkam.

"I almost missed such an important competition. The best in the world! I just leveled up to level 15, so this is a good opportunity to compete with other second-tier powerhouses!"

Little Gray: "Hmph hmph!"

"You mean we not only want to participate, but we also want to be in the top ten and win prizes? Hahaha, then let's aim for the top ten!"

Little Gray: "Hmph hmph!"

"Okay, Little Grey, let's do our best together!"

......

Royal city of Sodar.

While the guild was organizing the competition, Anno was simultaneously coordinating behind the scenes and learning the [Combination] skill.

Three days before the start of the competition, a huge martial arts arena was built in a corner of the outer city, under the arrangement of Tester and Xue Feibai.

The total area is the size of three football fields, with 50,000 spectator seats.

For practicality and exquisite beauty, Tester even spent a lot of money to hire a large number of dwarf and elf craftsmen.

Tester also demanded 70% of the ticket revenue from this match!

Anno gave him 80% directly, while the Adventurers' Guild only wanted 20%.

In this competition, Anno contributed nothing but ideas.

The biggest benefit for the guild this time was actually the spread of the Adventurers' Guild's reputation and the increase in the number of new adventurers.

According to statistics, the number of adventurers who registered as professional adventurers in the Royal City's Adventurers Guild increased by tens of thousands in just a few days!

Tester is a high-quality partner.

Letting the partners recoup some of their investment is also for the sake of better cooperation in the future.

Moreover, the whole process was not smooth sailing.

The nobles of the aristocratic faction had no idea what Tester and the Adventurers' Guild were planning.

But tripping them up is the right thing to do.

During the construction of the competition venue, the construction team frequently encountered problems.

Fortunately, Tester was prepared and was able to resolve the issues promptly each time.

However, the eldest prince and the noble faction continued their underhanded tactics.

Finally, the King's Guard went to the construction site to guard it, which allowed the project to proceed smoothly.

But this also aroused the eldest prince's jealousy towards Tester.

He secretly dispatched a group of powerful subordinates to participate in the competition, with the aim of sabotaging it.

"Anno, Anno, as the guild leader of the Adventurers' Guild, will you participate in this competition?"

Does the competition require real-name registration?

"Do you think there would be any problems if the contestants wore masks?"

Anno, who was cultivating in a manor, sighed upon hearing the question from beside him and said, "Princess Selena, have you been quite free lately?"

"Huh? What kind of attitude is that? You're living on my private estate right now!"

Selena frowned, put her hands on her hips, and said to Anno, "I am the true owner of this manor!"

"I will definitely participate."

Anno opened one eye and looked at Selena, speechless, "And this competition is open to any adventurer."

If you really decide to participate, I advise you to inform His Highness Tester and ask him to make preparations in advance.

After all, unexpected events can happen during a competition, and with preparations in place, His Highness's safety can be guaranteed!

"What?! Me, a princess of the kingdom, participating in your competition? You must be joking!"

Upon hearing Anno's words, Selena turned her head to look at the green plants beside her, fanning herself with her right hand near her ear, her eyes darting around.

Anno shook his head and said nothing more.

Two days ago, when Selena went to the Adventurers' Guild wearing a rose-patterned mask to register for the competition under the name Black Rose, Anno happened to be there.

Although that mask was a magical device that could block sensory detection.

However, it still couldn't escape the "omnipotent five-view" effect.

Anno recognized her at a glance.

"Never mind, I'll just tell Tester later!"

Anno ignored Selena.

After a while, the latter got bored, changed into training clothes, and started practicing his marksmanship on the side.

Since she was preparing to participate in the competition secretly, Selena felt she should also try her best and not embarrass the royal family.

The second-tier champion should definitely be hers!

Anno continued to practice the [Combination] skill.

Lately, he has felt that this skill is just one step away from being mastered.

According to Anno's latest understanding, in order to "merge" with a summoned creature, they must be of one mind.

For example, if Asa is a warrior, Anno should also imagine himself as a warrior charging into battle.

The lizardman leader is a mage, so Anno should imagine himself as a mage wielding a staff and unleashing the power of lightning.

Only in this way can a connection be established and the summoned creature be combined!

......

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the preliminary rounds have arrived!

After more than half a month of anticipation, on the day of the competition, the streets surrounding the hundreds of preliminary rounds were packed with people, merchants, nobles, and others who had come to watch.

There are over 20,000 adventurers of all ranks preparing to participate in the competition!

This is the number of participants after excluding the largest number of Tier 1 adventurers!

Prior to this, the total number of adventurers in the royal city was only around ten thousand.

The extra people were naturally mercenaries who hadn't registered as adventurers before, as well as professionals from cities without adventurer guilds nearby—professionals who came from the Western and Northern borders!

This is because the time was too short.

Otherwise, professionals from other countries, or even other races, would very likely come over to join the fun if they heard the news!

Even the king himself did not expect that the competition organized by Test and the Adventurers' Guild would be so grand.

So much so that at the opening ceremony, at Tester's suggestion, he made an appearance and said a couple of words, which elicited a tsunami of cheers from tens of thousands of people.

Anyone who didn't know better would think today was the kingdom's founding day!

With everything ready, the preliminary rounds officially began.