I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Glug~!"

Gulisa, who had been hiding far away since the start of the battle, couldn't help but swallow hard after seeing the two-headed giant lizard, covered in wounds, let out a defiant roar and fall to the ground.

"This...is this Lord An's true strength? It's...it's terrifying!"

Although Gulisha had always been with Anno, Anno always avoided Gulisha when summoning her whenever he obtained new sacrificial materials.

In other words, this was the first time she had ever seen Anno possess so many summoned creatures.

This scene was witnessed not only by Gulisha, but also by the remaining dwarves in the city.

After Leopold wiped out the army in Iron Keep, these dwarves were unable to evacuate and could only hide in various parts of Iron Keep, barely surviving.

When Leopold gathered his monster army to go out of the city to find Anno, some dwarves noticed the commotion.

The turmoil caused by the battle between Anno and Leopold attracted many dwarves who came out to gather intelligence to venture closer to the city walls to observe the situation.

"Is that guy really human?"

A dwarf who had just climbed up the city wall and was peeking down was deeply shocked to see Anno standing amidst thousands of monster corpses.

He knew Leopold's strength.

Yesterday, when Leopold led an army of five thousand monsters to attack Iron Fortress, the sixth-tier patriarchs of the three dwarf families besieged Leopold together.

But the result was that all three sixth-tier clan leaders were killed in battle!

It seems that Leopold has now been killed by a human!

Moreover, he also took care of two thousand monster troops in the process.

......

Anno, who had collected the sacrificial materials from the summoned creatures and stored them in his storage ring, and then recalled the summoned creatures, glanced up at the city wall and then ordered Adelaide to bring over the hiding Gulisha.

At Anno's command, Gulisa rode Adelaide and shouted throughout the skies above Iron Castle.

"I am Grisa from the Ernest family. The monsters that occupied Iron Fortress have been eliminated by the Adventurers' Guild Master. Are there any dwarves still alive in the city?"

Just as Gulisa was almost hoarse from shouting, Anno, standing at the city gate, finally saw scattered dwarves walking towards the gate.

"It seems there are still quite a few survivors!"

Anno smiled.

Such a large steel fortress could easily hide a few people.

It's impossible for Leopold, with over two thousand monsters, to find all the hidden dwarves.

"My lord, my name is Austin Yarman. On behalf of the dwarves of Iron Fortress, I thank you for eliminating the monster army and saving Iron Fortress!"

Among the dozen or so dwarves who had gathered, a fifth-tier dwarf stepped forward and bowed to Anno in thanks.

Austin Yarman, a member of the Yarman family, one of the three great dwarf families of Iron Keep.

The Yarman family is skilled in forging magical armor.

The Ernest family, another of the three great families, is skilled at forging magical weapons.

As for the last family, the Clemente, they are skilled at embedding various gems into magical equipment to enhance it.

It is also because of the existence of the three major families that Iron Fortress has so many sixth-tier dwarves.

Unfortunately, the leader of the monster force that attacked Steel Fortress yesterday was a [Swift Walker]!

Despite possessing powerful equipment and magical weapons for city defense, and having slain numerous monsters, the battlefield situation instantly changed after Leopolden intervened.

As Austin recounted the events of yesterday's battle, tears welled in his eyes.

After the three chieftains were killed in battle, the dwarf army was utterly powerless against Leopold.

In an effort to buy time for the civilians to evacuate, thousands of dwarven soldiers fell in droves on the battlefield.

Only a small number of dwarven troops broke through the encirclement and escaped Iron Keep after completing their mission.

Those like Austin who didn't escape hid in various secluded spots throughout the city last night, living cautiously.

Austin said with a troubled look, "After the patriarch died in battle, the three major families arranged for the people to evacuate Iron Fortress through the secret passages in the city."

After the army completed its mission of stalling for time, I originally intended to use the secret passage to leave, but when I reached the side of the passage at dawn, I found that it had been occupied by monsters.

While the monster leader was clearing out the dwarves in the city, he also sent a force into the secret passages to pursue them. I still don't know what happened to the people who escaped.

Anno frowned after hearing this.

He also planned to ask the Ernest family dwarves about the Rubik's Cube.

However, it now seems uncertain how many dwarves from the Ernest family will survive.

"Lord Anno, please, save the dwarves of Ironforge!"

Gulisha suddenly bowed deeply to Anno.

She already knew that Anno's real name wasn't An, but rather the president of the Adventurers' Guild—although she didn't yet know what the Adventurers' Guild was.

Austin, who was standing nearby, also pleaded with Anno, "Although I don't know if it's too late, I still hope that Lord Anno can accompany me to the secret passage. All the dwarves of Iron Keep will remember Lord Anno's kindness."

Anno looked at the dozen or so dwarves who had all bowed their heads and asked, "Austin, have you ever heard of adventurers?"

Austin looked up at Anno, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry, Iron Fortress is quite far from human countries, and trade between the two sides only happens a few times a year. So..."

"It's alright, I can explain it to you!"

Anno squinted and explained to Austin for a moment, then said, "So, if you want me to do something, you need to issue a commission!"

Austin thought to himself: Aren't these mercenaries?

Such a powerful Lord Anno is actually the president of the Adventurers' Guild?

A mercenary leader?

Shouldn't someone with the strength to kill even an enemy like Leopold be at least a legion commander in a human nation?

Austin couldn't understand it.

However, Austin did not refuse Anno's request for him to place the commission.

The dwarves of Ironforge have plenty of gold coins!

Austin then issued a platinum-level quest, the reward of which was to craft a mid-tier magic equipment set for Anno and socket it with at least five rare magic gems.

A single rare gem can cost tens of thousands of gold coins, so the overall budget is at least two million gold coins.

Although the commission for a Platinum-level commission should be between 1 and 10 gold coins.

However, the payment was given voluntarily by Austin.

The latter even felt it was a bit too little!

Austin is willing to pay any price to ensure the safety of his fellow citizens.

Anno stood in front of the secret passage and said to Austin beside him, "Let's get this straight, the intelligence you gave us indicated that the monster force went to pursue us this morning, and it's already noon. I hope you're prepared for the worst."

"Don't worry, we will pay you whatever the outcome."

Austin, who was about to enter the secret passage with Anno, forced a smile and said, "Besides, there were also some soldiers escorting the retreating civilians. Even if they were caught up by monsters and a battle broke out, they should have been able to hold them off for a while."

"Liz, Sassi, Ella, you, Adelaide, and the Frost Crocodile stay here with Gulisa to continue searching for survivors in the city. If you encounter any remaining monsters, kill them!"

The injured Liz nodded and replied, "Please rest assured, Master!"

"let's go!"

After Anno finished speaking, he and Austin went into the secret passage together.