I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Howell seems unaware of what has happened on the border of the dwarf kingdom in recent days.

Even his understanding of the battle with the Swift Walker a month ago was limited.

Anor's name is well-known in several cities on the border of the Dwarven Kingdom.

However, in the city of Zijinlan, the nobles only knew that this battle had taken place.

They were unaware of the rumors about Anno killing the Swiftwalker—Camilla and the others only heard about it after arriving in Sagonto.

He then changed the subject, asking Anno, "Baron Anno, since you come from the Dwarven Kingdom, have you ever encountered the Swiftwalkers?"

"The Swift Walker?"

Anno remained silent for a moment, then shook his head to avoid trouble, saying, "I've never seen one. That's a powerful being possessed by a god; one wrong move and you could be killed."

"Too!"

Howell had no doubts, after all, the legend of the Swift Walker was too much of a myth.

The earthly vessel of gods sounds incredibly powerful.

After that, Anno and Earl Cass talked with Duke Howell for about two hours.

Howell first had Anno recount the details of the Battle of the Gazelle River, and then began to tell Anno about his heroic deeds in fighting the Demon King's army ten years ago.

After leaving the Duke's mansion, Cass returned with Anno.

As soon as they arrived home, the guard captain reported the findings of the soldiers' reconnaissance.

"There are definitely traces of cult members in the underground pipes, and highly suspicious individuals in the slums. If that's the case, then there's a very high chance that Miss Sony's situation is problematic!"

Count Cass took a deep breath and looked at Anno, saying, "Shall we go now, or have lunch first?"

"The sooner the better, let's go now!"

So the two, who had just returned to the manor, set off for the manor where Sony lived.

His hundred-man guard was divided into three teams.

The first team is a ten-person squad that follows Cass and Anno to find Sonny. Anno is the main combatant of this squad.

The second team, consisting of twenty people, went to the slums to keep watch on suspicious individuals.

The third team of seventy people went to block the underground sewers where the cultists were hiding—the sewer pipes were filled with demons, and although there weren't many of them, they were all at the mid-level.

The second and third teams were not tasked with annihilating the enemy, but rather with monitoring their movements.

As soon as the cultists made any unusual moves, they immediately took action to block them and at the same time requested reinforcements from the city's defense soldiers.

The reason we haven't asked the Duke for help yet is because we're worried that Sony will notice something amiss and take action beforehand.

Arriving at Sony's residence, Anno and Cass exchanged a glance before entering with their guards.

"Liz, Sasser, you two be extra careful around you later!"

Anno followed behind the manor guards, whispering instructions to Liz and Sassi.

Since entering the manor, Anno has been using the [Observer] to analyze everyone she encounters.

So far, everything seems to be normal.

Cult members and ordinary people simply have different beliefs.

You can't tell if someone is a cult member just by looking at them.

"My lord, please wait here for a moment while I go and inform Lord Sony."

After the servant left, Cass immediately asked Anno if she had noticed anything.

Anno shook his head and said, "It's normal for now, but we'll have to wait until we see him in person to draw a conclusion."

The two sat in chairs, neither of them eating the snacks the maid brought, nor even drinking the tea.

A dozen minutes later, a mature and beautiful woman with a cool demeanor, fair skin, and a curvaceous figure walked in with a smile.

"Level 30, peak fifth-tier mage!"

Anno saw Sony's information panel, and although he was surprised, he showed no expression on his face.

According to the information obtained from Cass, Sony should only be a third-tier mage.

The immediate discrepancy only heightened Anno's suspicions.

But there's no use guessing now; I need to create a space where I can be alone with Sony.

Sony was unaware that the person he was about to do business with had ulterior motives, and continued to smile as he discussed business matters with Anno.

After learning that Anno wanted the Jinlan Chamber of Commerce to gather the supplies within two and a half days, she wanted to double Anno's previous asking price.

However, Anno cut it down to half.

In other words, the supplies purchased from the Jinlan Chamber of Commerce were bought at four times the market price.

After the deal was reached, it was morning, so Sony invited Anno and Count Cass to have lunch together.

Cass's guards, Liz, and Sassi dined with the manor's guards elsewhere.

This suggestion was exactly what the two of them wanted.

At the dining table, besides Anno, Cass, and Sonny, only the maid standing by waiting for orders remained.

Next, Anno plans to use the Observer's Vision ability to extract information from Sony when they are alone.

Even if Sony has no problems, with few people in the room, no one would notice anything unusual.

"Baron Anno, I've heard that you're not only the president of the Adventurers' Guild, but also a powerful summoner?"

As soon as the food was served, Sony looked at Anno with curiosity and asked, "Would you mind revealing what exactly a Summoner is?"

Anno looked at Sony, who was sitting at the head of the oval dining table, and chuckled, "You can think of it as controlling battle pets to fight, similar to a hunter."

"Similar to the hunter's fighting style?"

Sony frowned slightly.

Although hunters rely on their battle pets, they can also use bows for ranged attacks and short swords for melee combat.

Are Summoner classes also all-rounders?

"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat!"

Sony, as the host, greeted Anno and Cass with a smile and invited them to have a meal.

Cass glanced at Anno discreetly, signaling that the latter could now use whatever methods he had.

This place was suspected to be a cult stronghold, so he dared not eat the food in front of him.

Anno turned around and glanced around; there were only four maids.

"We haven't seen the butler at all!"

Anno was puzzled, then focused his mind and used [Vision] on Sony!

The only function of [Vision] is to induce hallucinations in the target.

The illusion that Anno created for her was to place her in the scene of yesterday's shadow battle against those cultists.

At Anno's current level, Sony wouldn't be able to immediately realize that he's in an illusion.

Clang!

Sony suddenly stood up, knocking over a chair, and a black crystal staff suddenly appeared in his hand. He then began to use his magic.

"My lord, I'm here to help you!"

In a single sentence, Anno understood Sony's identity.

Anno is not a butler.

The butler Sony mentioned could only be a demon who got beaten up by the shadow.

"Target identified, prepare to act!"

......

The underground sewer system in the west of the city.

In the dim light, several demons knelt devoutly before a half-meter-tall statue of a god.

The leader was chanting incantations continuously.

Shortly afterward, a faint, hazy light appeared on the surface of the statue.

"What is it?"

A voice echoed in the mind of the leader, but the other demons beside him heard nothing.

Upon receiving God's reply, the demon Buto trembled with excitement.

"Lord Adrian, my God, your servant has important news to report!"

In the oracle you previously sent down, you requested an investigation into human summoners.

Today, a summoner has arrived in the City of Purple Gold.

His name is Anno, and he's suspected to be the strongest summoner right now!

"Anno? Very good, very good!"

Adrian was very happy.

After so much time has passed, we finally have news about Anno again.

Actually, a few days ago when Leopold attacked Saguntor, Adrian and the others were preparing to descend to the earth in their true forms.

A dozen or so lower-level gods attacked together, killing all of them, whether they were dragon scorpion gods or god hunters.

However, because Anno and Camilla destroyed many of the blood sacrifice formations, many gods were unable to descend.

However, Adrian has already ordered his retinue to enter human kingdoms to gather intelligence on Anno.

Where is he now?

Adrian's tone was somewhat expectant.

Anno has a Pandora's box in his hands.

Compared to the Dragon Scorpion God, Anno is clearly easier to bully.

The demon Buto smiled and said, "We began preparations after learning that the summoner had arrived in Purple Gold Orchid City. Now, some followers have lured Anno into their trap, and they should have already made their move! I contacted you to tell you this good news!"

Adrian: "...Huh?"

How many people are there in total?

With only a handful of sixth-tier individuals, they thought they could lure Anno into a trap and capture him?

Have you always been this brave?

Adrian suddenly regretted that he had only told his followers to find someone, but had not told them about the target's strength.

This is not only a gift, but it will also alert the enemy!