I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

As Tel was about to take Sony away, the latter hesitated for a moment and said to everyone present, "In the deepest part of the third street in the slums of the east of the city, there are seven human followers who have joined the Adrian Cult."

There's a Demon Cult stronghold in the underground sewers just two streets from the manor. You'd better go and clear it out!

Upon hearing this, Earl Cass pointed at Anno and said, "Yesterday I commissioned Baron Anno to search for clues about the cultists, and he already obtained that information. We had already sent soldiers to guard the other two locations when we arrived."

"You already found out?"

Sony looked at Anno and asked in surprise, "Didn't you just arrive in Purple Orchid City yesterday?"

Even Tel, who was standing next to him, was somewhat shocked.

A week has passed since the cultists first committed their crime in Zijinlan City, and the soldiers in the city have not been able to find any useful information.

In just one night, Anno not only found Sony, but also the hideouts of two other cult members.

Are adventurers really that professional?

"Indeed, there are differences between people."

Sony gave a somewhat pathetic laugh, then looked at Anno and said, "Hey, why is it that everyone's talent for cultivation is divided into different levels? Why is it that years of hard work can't compare to someone else's sudden enlightenment? I just wanted to explore the mysteries of magic, so why has it turned out like this?"

While you're complaining about your lack of talent, others are complaining about their family background.

Anno said somewhat speechlessly, "You were able to break through to the fifth rank in such a short time, you must have had your guards help you improve your strength, right?"

Sony nodded.

Seeing this, Anno continued, "Do you know that 99% of people in this world who want to level up must rely on themselves to constantly engage in life-and-death battles with their enemies?"

Even ordinary people need to use their brains to eat their fill, let alone in a life-or-death battle.

The hardships they endured are something you, the duke's daughter, have never experienced.

Sony was rendered speechless, but she still tried to argue her point.

"And what about someone like Baron Anno? If you didn't have extremely high talent for cultivation, how could you possibly have such strength at such a young age?"

After hearing this, Anno looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said in a deep voice, "When I was level 0, I was almost killed by goblins."

At level zero, I was almost killed by a level one wind wolf.

At level one, I was almost killed by the level two Goblin King.

At the second tier, I fought a great battle against the undead zombie army.

When he was at the third tier, he almost died at the hands of a fourth-tier human.

At the fourth rank, he participated in the Battle of the Gazelle River.

Anno glanced around and saw that everyone present had shocked expressions. He then pretended to be serious and said, "I have achieved what I have today by going through countless life-and-death situations."

"is that so?"

Sony had nothing more to say and left with Tel.

Earl Cass walked up to Anno, gave him a thumbs-up with admiration, and said, "Baron Anno's life experience is truly rich. Just listening to you talk about it makes my blood boil. When I was young, I also aspired to be the greatest swordsman in the empire."

Anno glanced at Cass's large belly and asked, "And then?"

"Oh, practicing swordsmanship was too tiring, so I gave up."

"...Then your ambition is really cheap."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. We should go check on the situation at the base over by the underground waterway."

After Anno took some materials from the demon, he and Cass led the people to the underground waterway.

However, when they arrived, a large group of soldiers had already gathered there.

Judging from the corpses in the surrounding area and the damage to nearby streets and houses, a fierce battle had just taken place here.

After making a few inquiries, Anno learned that seven or eight demons had just emerged from this place.

They were then tied down by the soldiers, and the commotion attracted the attention of the city's defense troops.

In the end, after suffering considerable casualties, all the demons were killed.

"It seems that while we were fighting at the manor, the demons here started to make their move."

Anno looked at the soul that had flown into his body and said to Count Cass, "We should have results on the situation in the slums soon. That means all three strongholds are now resolved. My mission is complete!"

"Don't worry, I'm working hard to gather the supplies here, and the batch of supplies I promised you will be ready on time."

Cass shook hands with Anno and laughed, "I think you should be thinking about how to transport so many supplies to the Dwarf Kingdom; it's a long way."

"I have my own ways of transporting supplies!"

"Then I won't worry about it. You not only did me a great favor this time, but you also made Duke Howell owe me a favor."

Count Cass smiled broadly and said, "If you ever have time to visit the Roland Empire, you are welcome to come and visit my territory, which is located in the eastern part of the Purple Orchid Province."

Anno nodded and said, "No problem!"

The two then parted ways.

"Judging from Tel's attitude, Duke Howell will most likely protect Sony."

As soon as he turned around, Anno's face darkened.

Count Cass probably already had this in mind, but he chose to compromise.

Regardless of what benefits Duke Howell gave Count Cass afterward, Sonny, as a follower of Adrian, although not a fanatic, still posed a certain threat to Anno.

Sony, because of his faith in Adrian, might make the same mistake again in the future.

However, keeping Sony around isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Anyway, all the fanatical demons in Purple Orchid City have been eliminated, and no one can contact Adrian now.

If Duke Howell really wanted to protect Sony, he would certainly keep a close watch on him.

Moreover, we might be able to use Sony to deal with Adrian in the future.

Ordinary believers are not bound to the qualities of God—for example, knights who worship the God of Knights may also rob people along the way, but this does not mean that the God of Knights is an evil god.

There is no right or wrong in faith; what is wrong is the way power is used.

Of course, churches like the Adrian Church, which gain power through blood sacrifice, are 100% wrong and evil to humanity!

"In conclusion, the matter of the cult members is temporarily put on hold!"

Anno felt much more relaxed after completing the contract in just over half a day.

For the next two days, Anno only went out once.

He sent his shadow out to continue staying by Adelaide's side in case of any unforeseen circumstances, while he himself rested well in the city for two days.

On the fourth day, Anno left the hotel and waited in the square for a while.

Around eight o'clock, dozens of fully armed mercenaries walked up to Anno.

"Boss, where are the goods we need to deliver?"

As the leader of the group, Wen Ze glanced at An Nuo with a complicated expression.

Although some time had passed since Anno last visited Zijinlan City, Wenze still remembered Anno, who had spent 500 gold coins to buy information about the Dwarf Kingdom from him.

They just didn't expect that Anno had come to entrust them with this task.

"Follow me!"

Without further ado, Anno led Wenze's mercenary group directly to the location where Count Cass had delivered the goods.