I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Is the mission complete?"

Upon hearing Xue Feibai's words, not only was Smedley stunned, but even the adventurers watching the commotion around them were dumbfounded.

The Adventurers' Guild in the Royal City has been operating for over a month, and apart from seeing a photo of Guild Master Anno during a legendary quest, almost no one has actually seen Anno.

Today, Smedley is preparing to withdraw from the mission.

Mission accomplished.

Is that such a coincidence?

"Does the Adventurers' Guild intend to pocket this money?"

"That can't be right. Although several vice presidents of the Adventurers' Guild are backed by high-ranking professionals from the kingdom, the client is the Six Holy Temples!"

"I think I just saw the Blood Wolf Knight taking Rose upstairs. Do you think it might be related to Rose?"

Who is Ruth?

"Didn't you watch the match today? It was a Tier 2 Summoner!"

"Summoner, that name sounds familiar!"

"Of course! The guild leader is a summoner! Humans don't have six classes anymore, they have seven! I watched today's match, summoners are so strong. I just don't know how to become a summoner!"

"..."

Hearing the whispers around him, Smedley frowned slightly.

"Could it be that Summoner Ruth completed the mission?"

"Hey, Lord Smedley guessed it!"

Xue Feibai said somewhat embarrassedly, "That's right, Summoner Ruth was the person entrusted with the task, and she completed it before you arrived."

Theoretically speaking, once the chairman's identity is confirmed, you and the other gentlemen will not only be unable to return the reward, but will also have to pay the remaining 200,000.

The sixth-tier warrior of the Blade of Conquest widened his eyes and said, "The mission has been posted for so long, and there hasn't been a single word. We were just about to withdraw our commission, and you're telling me that someone else has already completed it?"

Xue Feibai: "Hmph!"

Tier 6 Warrior: "Can't I get my deposit back?"

Xue Feibai: "No!"

Tier 6 Warrior: "Do I still have to pay the remaining 200,000?"

Xue Feibai nodded: "It needs to be completed!"

The level six warrior slammed his fist on the front desk, angrily saying, "What kind of coincidence is this?"

"Right, I wouldn't believe it either."

Xue Feibai clapped his hands, spread his arms, and said, "But this really happened! If you had arrived ten minutes earlier, this mission would have been withdrawn!"

But now, the president has been brought back.

We can't withdraw!

"Sigh, the person's down here. See for yourself!"

As they were talking, Xue Feibai pointed towards the stairs.

The crowd looked in that direction and saw a group of people coming down.

The leader was a handsome man with striking features and an extraordinary bearing.

The first name that came to mind when the guild members saw each other was Anno!

Although I had never seen it, Anno's portrait was almost worn out during that initial period.

Behind Anno followed Geng Qingxue, Ruth, and Blood Wolf Knight An.

The four of them walked up to Smedley.

"This is President Annoyao; he's even more handsome in person than in the portrait."

"What exactly is going on? Weren't the people from the Six Professions Temple looking for their guild leader? What does his appearance now mean?"

"Yes, is there some hidden story behind this?"

Although Smedley came to cancel the commission.

To an outsider, canceling the commission doesn't mean the people from the Six Professions Temple won't contact Anno.

Coming out now is like walking into a trap.

However, the higher-ups of the Six Temples did issue a clear order—not to take action against Anno.

The last time Philomena deliberately revealed her presence was because of Ruth.

In some gods' calculations, if they were to harm Philomena's few followers, it might cause Philomena to hide away forever.

Conversely, if Philomena wants to develop followers, then let her do so.

In the process of spreading her faith, Philomena revealed her presence quite frequently.

Once you successfully locate Philomena once, you can solve the problem once and for all.

"Lord Smedley, I have long admired you!"

Anno walked up to Smedley and greeted him with a smile.

Although Smedley's eyes were covered by a white cloth, she could already "see" Anno's presence.

She faced Anno and stared at him for a few seconds, then extended her fair hand and smiled, "Lord Anno, this should be the first time I've met you."

Seeing Smedley's outstretched hand, Anno smiled without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Geng Qingxue quickly stepped forward and grasped Smedley's hand.

"After all, the president is a man, which makes things inconvenient."

Smedley's "greeting" was cleverly defused by using gender.

After all, who knows what Smedley's handshake meant? What if it was some kind of detection magic?

Smedley inwardly sighed with regret.

She does have a skill: she can sense certain information about a target through physical contact.

Now she understands that Anuo is also a cunning and cautious person.

They also understood that getting their deposit back would probably be difficult.

"President Anno's appearance couldn't have been more timely."

The sixth-tier thief, his face veiled in black, said in a sarcastic tone, "Why did you have to show up now of all times? Are you after that bounty?"

"Hahaha......"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Anno suddenly burst into laughter.

"According to the Adventurers' Guild's rules, when a client issues a quest, an adventurer accepts the quest, and once the quest is completed, the client is required to provide an evaluation and pay any remaining reward. If a conflict arises between the client and the adventurer, the guild will intervene to investigate."

If everyone were like you, withdrawing their commissions after the adventurers complete them, wouldn't the adventurers have wasted their time?

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished; everything is done within the bounds of the rules.

Anno was indeed referring to the Adventurers' Guild's rules.

Allowing clients to know 80% of the deposit in advance is a way to protect the interests of adventurers.

In case the client encounters any accident during the adventurer's mission, or is unable to pay the reward for some reason.

These deposits are compensation for the adventurers.

"Besides, I've shown my face before during this time."

When the sea creatures appeared in the Southern Mountains of Aier some time ago, I also stepped forward to fight them and saved some people, including the elves.

He also encountered three sixth-order opponents.

One of the sixth-tier orcs, named Khalifa, tried to capture me, but he didn't seem to have the ability!

Anno blew on his fingers, looked up at the group in front of him, and asked, "I have some questions. What exactly does the Six Saints Temple mean by offering a million gold coins as a bounty for me?"

As soon as Anno said this, the surroundings fell silent.

The thief who had just spoken stared wide-eyed at Anno.

What does that mean?

Anno actually escaped from three sixth-tier opponents?

How come I've never heard of this news?

Is it fake?

But Anno even revealed the name of one of them, which can be verified with a simple investigation.

It doesn't seem like a lie.

If that's true, just how strong is Anno?

Actually, not many people saw Anno's shadow back then.

Besides the three sixth-tier characters, there are only the elves Ella and Phil, and the knight Ocassi, who, like Anno, "likes big things".

The three sixth-tier fighters felt ashamed for failing to capture Anno, so they kept quiet.

The others didn't say anything more.

After all, it wouldn't do any good if it got out.

But these people are indeed witnesses.

Especially since one of the people involved was in the guild at that time.

At this moment, the shadow, disguised as An using [Mimicry], stepped forward and said to everyone, "I can testify to this. At that time, the sixth-tier elf Grin, the sixth-tier knight Lord Berkeley, the sixth-tier orc Lord Khalifa, as well as myself, the elf Aisha, and Ocassi from the royal city were all present."

"Blood Wolf Knight, Ann!"

As a popular figure in the fourth stage of the competition, An is known to many people.

Moreover, the people mentioned by the Blood Wolf Knight are all famous figures.

It's easy to verify.

In this way, the possibility of Anno making empty boasts is extremely small.

"But how can you prove that you are An, and not someone pretending!"

The sixth-tier thief wasn't giving up. "According to our intelligence, Guild Master Anno is a summoner, and summoners are extremely rare these days. Unless you can prove you are a summoner..."

"Master, what are your orders?"

Asa suddenly appeared in the arena, knelt on one knee, and bowed to Anno.

"It's nothing, I just wanted you to get some fresh air!"

Anno then summoned Asa back.