I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Is the magic crystal ready?"

"Everything is ready; the portal can be opened at any time!"

"Open the portal!"

"yes!"

As the command was given, the surfaces of the two towering stone pillars suddenly glowed red.

The distance between the two stone pillars is about 20 meters, and each pillar is 50 meters high!

The red glow emanating from it is the magic pattern that has been carved.

As the expensive magic crystals powered the pillars, the light from the two pillars suddenly connected.

The light shone so brightly that it was impossible to look directly at it.

Half a minute later, the light gradually softened.

A rectangular light curtain appeared between the two stone pillars.

The portal is now fully activated. Just pass through the light curtain and you can instantly arrive at Warrengel!

The Second and Fourth Armies were the first to walk towards the light screen.

As the soldier touched the light screen, ripples appeared on it, and then the soldier disappeared.

Rows of soldiers stepped into the light curtain, and it was a long time before it was the turn of the adventurers who were last in line.

Anno led the contestants into the light screen.

The scene flashed, and everyone had arrived in Warrengle.

The teleportation portal here is also located within the military camp.

The corps of soldiers that had come from ahead had already left in an orderly manner and were heading to their designated positions.

According to the plan, after the adventurers became familiar with Worengel, their main task was to clear out the monsters that had infiltrated the mountains and forests on both sides of the city.

This method offers higher security, but monsters are harder to find, resulting in low overall efficiency.

Moreover, not all monsters in the mountains and forests are low-level; there is a certain chance that mid-level monsters will also appear there.

If you discover traces of mid-level monsters, you can report them to the city and receive merit points in return.

If you face the enemy head-on with the soldiers, the danger level on the battlefield will increase dramatically, but you will have more opportunities to fight monsters. Currently, every two or three days, monsters will attack Wolengor and try to destroy the city walls.

Adventurers who are confident in their abilities can choose this method to quickly gain merit points.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the finals of the World's Number One Professional Tournament have already begun the moment you stepped into Worengel."

Two weeks later, the merit points earned by everyone will be tallied and ranked!

Dear contestants and adventurers who have come to Worengle.

May you all have great success in your martial arts endeavors!

Once outside the military camp, Anno looked at the adventurers gathered in the square and shouted, "Disperse!"

The adventurers joined Volengol and began gathering intelligence on recent events.

Even Xue Feibai and the others left Anuo's side, intending to familiarize themselves with Worengel first, and then go out of the city to search for and hunt monsters in the mountains and forests on both sides.

According to the competition rules, each level 0-5 zero-tier monster earns 1-5 merit points.

Each Tier 1 monster of level 6-10 earns 10-50 merit points;

And so on!

Hunting a level 31-35 Tier 6 monster can earn you one million merit points!

Various intelligence gathered or other actions taken that are beneficial to the war will be evaluated and awarded corresponding merit points.

For contestants, the best way to achieve a good ranking is to hunt high-level monsters to obtain more merit points.

10 merit points are equivalent to 1 gold coin, which can be exchanged for gold coins at the supply depot.

Of course, this is the most unprofitable approach.

The military has many valuable items that are rarely sold outside, including weapons and equipment, magic potions, battle pets and mounts, class skills, and more!

However, the kingdom's laws stipulate that these valuable items can only be exchanged using merit points; they cannot be bought with money!

Previously, when professional hunters in Warrenger hunted monsters and went to the supply depot, they were given gold coins directly.

The opening of the merit point system to adventurers now means that they have another way to exchange for these valuable items during this period.

However, there is no battle today, so there is no way to earn merit points immediately.

But this also gave everyone time to adjust.

Anno, accompanied by Shadow, Liz, Ella, and Sassi, casually walked toward a tavern.

Anno doesn't care about the title of "Number One in the World" now.

He knew that his strength was no match for the sixth-tier contestants.

With the latter's strength, even if they don't hunt sixth-tier monsters during battles, they will instead target fourth- and fifth-tier monsters to increase their speed.

The merit points gained from hunting are unmatched by other contestants of different ranks!

Rumors circulate that Anno is very strong, but Anno is only level 22 at the moment.

"Number One Under Heaven" is hopeless!

As for the "Adventurer's Star" and the "Monster Hunter" titles awarded at the same time as "Number One Under Heaven," these are also part of the group quests.

This requires the president, Anno, to personally grant it, which Anno certainly wouldn't care about.

Anno's main goal this time is to increase his level!

More than a week has passed since the first battle between the Demon King's army and the garrison of Volunger.

As we walked along, the atmosphere in the city of Worengle had a somber feel to it.

People on the street were all walking hurriedly, and every now and then a group of guards carrying supplies would pass by quickly.

Liz watched the departing guards, took Ella's hand, and turned to ask Anno, "Master, are we going to go out of the city to hunt monsters like before?"

For the two weeks following the competition, Liz stayed with Ella.

While strengthening her sisterly bond with Ella, Liz kept speaking well of Anno to Ella.

Every morning, the first thing the two sisters do after getting up is to greet Anno.

The word "master" came out of Ella's mouth more and more naturally.

At least on the surface, yes.

As for what Ella was thinking, Anno didn't care.

"The area outside the city is teeming with monsters. Let alone us, even fifth- or sixth-tier professionals who dare to leave the city without permission could be killed at any moment!"

Anno shook his head and said, "Now that my identity as a summoner is public knowledge, there's no need to hide it in battle. We just need to wait until the war begins and fight alongside the army!"

Hearing this, Ella asked in confusion, "Master, shouldn't we go to the city wall to gather information? But we're currently in the center of the city!"

"Tester has already given me detailed information about Worengle. I have a general understanding of the situation here, so I don't need to go to the front to gather intelligence. Before heading to the city walls to wait for the Demon King's army to attack, I need to meet someone!"

In a manor within the city, Anno, led by a guard, found Lance Seven of the Seven family, the lord's son whom he had met in Worengle before!

"An, it's been so long! I've been waiting for you for ages!"

Lance, who had learned in advance that Anno was coming, greeted her with a happy expression when he saw Anno, whose shadow had changed shape.

A few days ago, Anno had already informed Lance through Tester that he was going to Warrengle.

Lance then looked at Anno in person and said with a serious expression, "This must be Guild Master Anno. I am Lance Seven, who asked Anno to convey to the guild headquarters that I wish to become the guild master of the Worengle Adventurers' Branch!"

"Hello, His Highness Tester also mentioned you to me. After careful consideration, it has been decided that Lord Lance will assume the position of President of the Worengle Adventurers' Guild!"

Anno came here to agree to Lance becoming the branch president.

This guy was originally from the Kingdom faction, and he had a relationship with Tester when he went to study in the royal city as a child.

However, after they grew up, the two basically didn't see each other anymore.

However, Tester still had a relatively high opinion of Lance.

Moreover, in Worengle, apart from Lance, it's not certain that anyone else can help the Adventurers' Guild develop.

"Very good!"

When Lance heard Anno personally tell him that he would be the branch president, he couldn't help but clench his fist and raise his eyebrows at An, who was standing next to him.

"This guy, he's not trying to recruit me, is he?!"

Seeing this, Shadow curled his lip.

The arrogant 'Anno' would never work under someone else!

As Anno's dark side, Shadow only thinks about three things most of the time!

Slaughter!

Slaughter!

It's still fucking killing!

How can you level up and become stronger without killing?

If we're not strong enough, how will we fight against those who exploit us like韭菜 (a metaphor for easily exploited people) in the future?

However, Shadow is merely bloodthirsty, not mindless.

He wouldn't do anything inappropriate in an inappropriate situation—Anno didn't recall the shadow because he was worried that the Demon King's army might launch an attack at any moment.

Summoning the shadow again will require a lot of magic.

Why not let Shadow act as the Blood Wolf Knight now?

"Sect Leader Lance, there's something else I've come here for, which Ann should have already told you about!"

Upon hearing Anno address him as "President," Lance immediately straightened his back.

"The guild leader is probably buying a set of magical equipment!"

The materials used to craft magical equipment are rare and expensive, but their power is immense.

Every nobleman desires to command an elite force fully equipped with magical gear.

Especially the Seven family, a noble family that serves as a border fortress!

However, the number of magical equipment sent from the king was limited and far from enough.

Lance's father, who is also the current patriarch of the Seven family, is Alec.

He went to great lengths to gain the friendship of several dwarven families skilled in blacksmithing.

The Seven family then provided the materials and expenses, while the Dwarf family provided the magical equipment.

This channel delivers nearly ten sets of magic suits and nearly a hundred pieces of miscellaneous magic equipment to the Seven family every year.

That's more than double the amount of magical equipment the kingdom provides each year!

After learning this news from the penniless Tester, Anno immediately had an idea.

The level of summoned creatures can now increase as Anno's level increases within the current tier.

If all of Asar's summoned creatures were equipped with magical gear.

Anno's summoned forces will be several levels stronger!