I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"I used to be the family librarian, and my greatest interest was looking at all kinds of books, especially ancient books that recorded the continent of Angoros."

Beside the ruins of the Ernest family castle, Anno watched the dwarves collect books from the ruins while recalling the information the old woman had told him earlier.

"I consulted ancient books not for the powerful magic of antiquity, nor for the whereabouts of some legendary weapon recorded in them; I simply wanted to look at history. But what puzzled me was that most of the ancient books only recorded about 1,400 years of history."

Going further back, relevant information is scarce. Even when a book is occasionally found, it mainly records the deeds of the gods spreading their faith.

I once checked the records of the magical equipment in Lord Anno's possession in an ancient book.

I remember it said that this was a key, and one of many keys.

If you collect all the keys, you will have the potential to become a god!

Because this information was so astonishing, I still have a vague recollection of it.

But I don't remember the specific details recorded in the ancient books.

To learn more, we'll need to find that book, *The Book of World Destruction*.

The old woman had almost forgotten the name of the book, only remembering the last three characters!

Anno frowned as he looked at the ruins of the library in front of him, which still bore the black marks of a fire.

After the monsters entered the city, they kept setting fires in order to force the hidden soldiers out.

"I hope I can still find this book!"

Although the dwarves were willing to help Anno find the book, Anno had already prepared for the worst.

Seeing the dwarves panting heavily as they cleared the ruins, Anno summoned his summoned creatures and instructed, "Go and help. Follow the dwarves' orders and try not to cause further damage."

After having his summoned creatures search for the book here, Anno turned and walked to an open space, frowning as he pondered.

"It's currently the year 1408 in the Alliance calendar, which means the Alliance itself has existed for over 1400 years. But why does the old woman say that the ancient books basically only record 1400 years of history? What about the history before the Alliance was born?"

Anno pondered for a long time, and a guess formed in his mind.

That means the past was destroyed by a god or some gods!

If that's really the case, then it means that some major event must have happened on the continent of Angomulos more than 1,400 years ago!

Anno took out the Rubik's Cube and looked at it for a while, then muttered to himself, "According to Philomena, to become a god, one must either comprehend the power of rules, break through the ninth rank, and advance to the level of a god."

Either merge with the already formed divine position and divine essence!

After collecting all the Rubik's Cubes, one has the chance to become a god. Does this mean that by solving this Rubik's Cube, one can obtain a certain divine essence?

It's unlikely that one can comprehend the power of the rules; the Rubik's Cube should be related to clues about divinity.

But if that's the case, why would a monster be sealed inside the Rubik's Cube?

If possible, Anno really wanted to twist the Rubik's Cube and release a monster to find out what was going on.

Unfortunately, he couldn't defeat a seventh-tier opponent!

If the contents inside are released, the entire Iron Fortress will be doomed.

"President!"

Kim jogged over from a distance and said to Anno, "There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Anno looked at the other person with suspicion and asked, "What is it?"

Kim rubbed his hands together, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "It's like this, Iron Fortress is currently weak in combat power, and rebuilding it with tens of thousands of dwarves won't be a short time. So we'd like to issue a commission, hoping you can stay in Iron Fortress for a while longer and lend a hand if we encounter any monster attacks!"

Kim didn't know how long Anno planned to stay in Steel Castle.

Although Saguntor will send troops to protect Iron Fortress, they are currently the main force of the Dwarven Kingdom's border defenses against monsters.

They must investigate whether there are any monster troops nearby, help cities like Iron Fortress that have been attacked, and even recapture strategic strongholds that have fallen.

The dwarves of Ironforge also wanted to relieve some of the pressure on Saguntor, and Anno had the ability to do so.

Although the monsters looted a great deal of wealth in the city, they ultimately failed to take it with them.

So Steel Fortress currently has quite a bit of money.

Therefore, upon learning that they could entrust Anno with a mission, Austin and Augus immediately consulted with Kim, hoping that the latter would speak with Anno.

Mithril-level mission – [Defend Iron Fortress]!

If no battle occurs while stationed at Iron Fortress for a month, the reward is one million gold coins.

In the event of war, the reward will be increased based on the actual situation.

Anno did not reject Kim.

Firstly, it's still unknown when the book the old woman mentioned will be found.

Secondly, the dwarves give so much; if there is no war, one can earn more than 30,000 gold coins a day just by sitting still.

Thirdly, his purpose in coming to the Dwarf Kingdom was to purchase magical equipment to arm his summoned creatures and minimize casualties among his sixth-tier summoned creatures on the battlefield.

Not all dwarves can craft magical equipment, but the three major dwarven families of Iron Keep are perfectly suited to the craft.

So Anno and Kim talked about it.

When Kim learned that Anno wanted to order thirty-five sets of standard mid-level magic suits, his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in surprise.

Mid-tier magic sets aren't cheap knock-offs; each piece requires meticulous crafting.

Even for the most skilled blacksmiths among the dwarves, it would take about a month to forge a mid-level magic set, provided all the materials were available.

Thirty-five sets would require a master forger to work continuously for at least three years to complete.

Steel Fortress currently has only five forging masters of this caliber.

Moreover, many of the materials used in forging are very expensive.

The cost of a typical mid-tier magic set exceeds one million gold coins.

Adding in additional costs such as labor, transportation, and maintenance, a set of mid-tier magic equipment can easily cost 1.5 million gold coins.

However, in the hands of a sixth-tier professional, it is truly worth the price!

Even before Steel Fortress was destroyed, Anno's deal was enough to cause a sensation throughout the entire fortress.

Because the total transaction amount is around 50 million gold coins.

This is a huge sum of money!

"this......"

Kim, who had been so confident, now stammered, "Guild Master, Steel Fortress doesn't have that many mid-tier magical equipment in stock right now! Forging them now would be problematic, not only because of the materials, but also because of the time involved..."

It is true that many dwarves are skilled at crafting equipment, but that does not mean that every dwarf has a magical piece of equipment.

Kim currently only has one mid-tier magic weapon and two low-tier magic equipment.

At this point, after the war, Steel Fortress might only have twenty intact mid-tier magic sets left at most.

But Steel Fortress can't afford to leave itself without a single unit.

"It's okay, we can take our time. I might need more orders in the future, so let's consider it a long-term business!"

Anno's main goal was to learn from Lord Alek and establish a channel between himself and the dwarves.

After all, the number and quality of summoned creatures will increase.

It's wartime now, and the prices of magical equipment on the market have increased by 30% to 40%.

Because he saved Iron Fortress, Kim and his crew would never ask for the market price when selling him to Anno.

Another reason why Anno wasn't in a hurry was that he didn't actually have the money to buy thirty-five sets.

Even including the 20 million gold coins he swindled, Anno can only buy a dozen or so sets at most now.