I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"President Anno, this way please."

A dwarf soldier from the city lord's castle led Anno to a meeting hall and said, "Please wait a moment, the city lord will be here shortly!"

After Anno nodded, he found a chair in the conference room and sat down.

Liz and her two companions were kept outside the door and therefore did not come in.

While waiting, Anno caught a glimpse of the portrait hanging on the wall.

One of the paintings depicts a dwarf wielding a giant axe, leaping into the air to strike a ferocious monster.

Judging from its appearance, this is a scorpion-like magical beast.

However, given the presence of dwarfs and buildings in the painting, this scorpion should be around 40 to 50 meters in size.

Moreover, the scorpion has nine tails!

After careful observation, Anno realized that the scorpion's head was not like that of an ordinary scorpion, but more like the head of a dragon!

"Speaking of dragons, I wonder how that guy Adelaide is doing in Iron Fortress."

Anno did not bring Adelaide with him on this trip.

The reason is that Adelaide was severely injured by Leopold a month ago, and when Anno was retaking the lost territory, he left Adelaide in Iron Castle to recuperate.

When Anno left this time, although he passed through Iron Fortress, he didn't intend to bring Adelaide along because she was too big. Instead, he let her help the dwarves of Iron Fortress rebuild the city.

"What are your thoughts on this painting, Chairman Anno?"

The dwarf who entered through the door saw Anno staring blankly at the painting on the wall. He walked over with a smile, extended his right hand to Anno, and said, "Nice to meet you. I am Owen Hewlett, the lord of Saguntor!"

"Lord Owen, greetings!"

As Anno shook hands with the other party, he was secretly surprised.

According to the intelligence from the Observer, Lord Owen is a level 39, seventh-tier powerhouse!

Ornn is considered old for a dwarf; he is already sixty years old this year.

He is only 1.4 meters tall, like most dwarfs, but he is very strong.

Perhaps due to years of hard work, Owen's hair and beard have turned completely white, and his face is covered with wrinkles, but his eyes are still bright and piercing.

While Anno was sizing up Owen, the latter was also sizing up Anno.

It's hard to imagine that this human youth, around twenty years old, is already at the sixth rank and possesses the lost human profession of Summoner—the Summoner profession has begun to increase since Anno.

Not only did he make a great contribution in the battle against the undead legion in the Kingdom of Nigar, but he also assisted Iron Keep in repelling the invading Swiftwalkers within the Dwarven Kingdom.

"I'm sorry to have kept Anno waiting."

Owen walked up to the picture Anno had seen and asked again, "Does Guild Master Anno know the name of the monster in the painting?"

Anno shook his head and replied, "I've hunted many monsters, but this is the first time I've seen a monster like the one in the painting."

There are so many kinds of monsters in the world, it's impossible for Anno to know them all.

Of course, any monsters that Anno comes into contact with will be recognized by the [Observer], who can also mark their weaknesses.

Owen laughed and said, "It's normal not to know, because there are no such monsters as dragon scorpions anymore."

"Dragon Scorpion?"

"Yes, a dragon scorpion! Legend has it that it was originally a demonic scorpion that devoured a high-ranking dragon and transformed into a monster. It was incredibly powerful and in ancient times, it even frequently hunted high-ranking dragons for food!"

Dragons are already considered overlord-level creatures among monsters, and there are very few creatures of the same level whose combat power can rival that of dragons.

But the dragon scorpion actually treats dragons as food, so you can imagine how powerful it is!

"And this legendary dragon scorpion was originally born in the land of the dwarf kingdom!"

Owen turned to Anno with a smile and said, "But don't worry, the dragon scorpion is just a legend. In the legend, it was slain by a dwarf hero wielding a giant axe."

"If it's true, then he truly is a great hero!"

Anno and Owen exchanged a glance, then smiled at each other.

"President Anno is here today regarding the reward. I've already read the mission briefing in Monroe's letter. Thanks to you, we were able to deal with the Ironforge Swiftwalkers."

Owen clapped his hands, and a guard carrying a box walked in from the doorway.

When the box was opened, it contained 12 palm-sized gold cards.

"With these gold cards, you can exchange them for 1200 million gold coins at the gold shop in any city in the Dwarf Kingdom. If you want to exchange them, it's best to go to a larger city, such as Sagunto."

Anno looked at the box in confusion and asked, "1200 million?"

He is entitled to a reward of 1174 million.

"The extra reward is a bonus, and I am very satisfied with Chairman Anno's work."

After urging Anno to put the reward away, Owen continued, "Actually, there are some things I'd like to ask President Anno about, regarding the Swiftwalkers."

Hearing this, Anno put away the gold card with a clear conscience and asked, "What does the city lord wish to know?"

"I've already read the war report from Iron Fortress. Chairman Anno is the only one capable of hunting down the Swiftwalkers."

Although the Swift Walkers had always been legendary figures, the legend has now become reality.

Some missionaries came from the capital recently and relayed some information about the Swift Walkers to me.

However, I'd still like to hear your opinion on Swiftwalker.

Owen had no doubt that the information about Anno killing the Swiftwalker was false.

The main reason was that two extremely powerful dwarves came to Saguntor and clearly stated that the attackers of Iron Fortress were Swiftwalkers, and that a human named Anno had killed several Tier 6 Swiftwalkers before they arrived.

"Missionaries from the capital?"

Anno immediately thought of the Temple of Hephaestus.

However, when the topic of the Swift Walkers came up, Anno said with a serious expression, "The Swift Walkers are very strong. If I had to describe it, the strength of a sixth-tier Swift Walker after unleashing their full power, although not reaching the seventh tier, is already very close."

My advice is that if you're below a high-level cultivator and encounter a sixth-level Divine Walker, don't even think about fighting.

"Just like they said."

Owen stared at Anno for a while, his doubts growing.

Even with the strength of the Swift Walkers, several of them were killed by Anno.

So what exactly is Anno's current strength?

According to Monroe's report, Anno is currently at level 34.

"By the way, there's something I need to mention to the city lord!"

Anno's main purpose in coming here was not only to collect money, but also to do what he needed to do now.

"According to the intelligence I've gathered, the purpose of the Swift Walkers' gathering is actually to break the seal on Sagunto and unleash a calamity powerful enough to destroy a nation. I hope the city lord will take this into consideration."

Owen showed no surprise upon hearing this, but instead sighed and said, "Lord Hephaestus also had the missionary relay this to me."

But apart from that, there's no information about the seal at all. I have no idea where the seal is or what it seals.

Lord Hephaestus only instructed me to strengthen the city's security and prevent any capable individuals from infiltrating.

As for the sealing, someone even more powerful is in charge.

The stronger people Owen mentioned were those two God Hunters.

The matter of the seal is too important; the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Moreover, with the God Hunters around, there was no need for Owen and the others to know.

"It's good to be prepared!"

Actually, Anuo just mentioned it casually.

After all, almost all the Godwalkers were dead, which also attracted the attention of the God Hunters and the gods of the Order faction.

They'll probably be quiet for a long time.

"Lord Owen, in that case, I shall take my leave. I look forward to the opportunity to cooperate again."

"Wait a minute, Guild Master Anno, I heard you've established adventurer guilds in Ironforge and Ironforge. Would you be interested in setting up one in Saguntor as well?"

Owen said this in an attempt to win over Anno.

If the Dwarf Kingdom establishes a large number of adventurer guilds, Anno will certainly take responsibility for it.

This is equivalent to indirectly bringing a highly promising powerhouse to the dwarf kingdom.

"To establish a branch?"

Anno probably doesn't have the energy to open another branch recently.

After all, he didn't bring any trusted confidants with him when he came to the Dwarf Kingdom this time.

So Anno had no choice but to promise Owen that they would set up the branch after some time.

It was already evening when we left the city lord's castle.

As soon as Anno entered a hotel, a pastor called out his name.

"Anno, Lord Smedley would like to invite you to dinner."

"So urgent!"

Anno smiled slightly and then followed Helen away.

......

Night falls.

Just as a patrol of dwarven soldiers left, several dark figures suddenly flashed through the depths of the alley.

"Separate to search for clues; we must find the location of the seal as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!"