I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

This necklace was a gift from Monissa to Anno, and it was damaged in the battle against the seventh-tier dragon scorpion.

"Mid-tier magic sets are a piece of cake. As for this high-tier defensive jewelry, it looks like it was under heavy load. Replacing the crystal and re-etching the magic patterns shouldn't be too difficult to repair."

Although Owen wasn't a master blacksmith, as a dwarf, he could still spot the problem with the necklace.

High-level magical equipment is rare and precious, but this necklace is clearly the lowest grade of high-level equipment.

Moreover, if it's just a matter of repair, it's not very difficult for the artisans in the royal city.

As for mid-tier sets, that's even less of a problem.

Many dwarven families with a slightly deeper foundation are capable of forging mid-tier armor sets.

Owen looked up at Anno and said earnestly, "Anno, you should know how much you have done for us."

A set of mid-tier equipment is valuable, but it's not enough to repay you.

If we only offer these things to appease our benefactors, our own conscience won't allow it!"

"Actually... what I want isn't a mid-tier set!"

Somewhat embarrassed, Anno took out a small piece of a seventh-tier dragon scorpion's carapace and said, "This is the carapace of a seventh-tier dragon scorpion. I want you to use it to help forge a set of high-level knight armor!"

Anno only took out about one-eighth of the materials, and kept the rest for the time being.

"A set of high-level knight equipment!"

Owen's eyes lit up when he saw a piece of dark blue carapace, about five square meters in size, appear in the conference room.

A complete set of high-level equipment is many times rarer than a mid-level set.

It's not a matter of price, but a matter of quantity.

High-level magic equipment is already considered a strategic item, and many powerful figures in various countries do not even possess a complete set of it.

The main reason for the low quantity is the scarcity of materials needed to forge high-level sets.

The number of high-level creatures on the continent of Angomulos is already small, and the possibility of obtaining materials from them is even smaller—if you can't beat them, you can run away. Unless the difference in strength is too great, high-level creatures are not so easy to kill.

With just various mineral materials, you can at most craft individual pieces; it's very difficult to create a complete high-level set.

Generally, high-level powerhouses within an alliance collect materials over several years and then have them crafted into high-level weapons or individual pieces by skilled dwarves.

The cost of hiring dwarven craftsmen forging items includes not only gold coins but also high-level materials.

Does the Dwarf Kingdom currently have high-tier set items in stock?

Owen believed that such equipment should definitely be awarded to powerful individuals who had made great contributions, so that they could achieve even greater feats.

However, the high-level set inventory in the dwarven treasury is definitely not suitable for Anno.

Body type mismatch.

However, since Anno has provided such a large amount of material, the difficulty of creating a high-level knight set based on it has been greatly reduced.

"Judging by the markings, it should be a dragon scorpion!"

Owen observed for a moment, then widened his eyes and asked, "Where did you get this?"

During the Battle of Saguntor, Orn's high-ranking dwarves were not without achievements; some high-ranking dragon scorpions also died at the hands of the dwarves.

However, due to the superior number of high-level dragon scorpions, the dwarves were short of high-level dragon scorpions. Only Owen's captain of guard managed to kill a level 38, seventh-tier dragon scorpion by fighting two opponents alone.

However, because they were in the middle of a battle, the bodies were not recovered.

Not long after, the dwarves withdrew from Sagunto.

Therefore, even Owen did not have any high-level dragon scorpion materials.

That's why he was curious about where Anno got the seventh-tier materials.

The seventh-tier dragon scorpion that the guard captain killed was not in the same place as Anno at the time.

"Could this be the seventh-tier dragon scorpion that Anno killed? How is that possible? Anno shouldn't even be able to break through the dragon scorpion's defenses."

Seeing Owen deep in thought, Anno smiled and revealed the fluctuations of his magic power.

Swish swish!

In an instant, several dwarf figures rushed into the conference hall.

"Anno?"

When they saw that the unfamiliar seventh-tier magic fluctuations belonged to Anno, the two high-ranking dwarves from Saguntor were instantly dumbfounded.

"You're Anno?"

A strange red-haired dwarf nearby glanced at Anno, then cast a questioning look at Owen, "Anno is at the seventh rank?"

"I just found out too!"

Owen, having recovered by this point, quickly introduced the puzzled Anno, "These are generals from the special forces unit that came from the royal city. This is General Holt, and this is..."

Holt looked at Anno, still somewhat incredulous.

After all, Anno looks to be only in his early twenties.

"That's so young!"

Holt suddenly felt like he'd wasted his life.

He's over fifty and has only just broken through to the eighth rank!

"This...isn't this a dragon scorpion's shell? How did it end up here?"

One of the dwarves in the arena noticed the dragon scorpion shell on the ground and asked in confusion.

He didn't know that it was the shell of a seventh-tier dragon scorpion.

After Owen explained it to everyone, all the high-ranking dwarves except Holt stared at the dragon scorpion shell on the ground with shining eyes.

"Forging high-level magical equipment, this piece is big enough."

Holt was wearing a high-level warrior set, so he knew roughly what materials a set of equipment would require. "A high-level set also requires various rare metals and high-level materials."

However, since you've already provided the basic materials, you don't need to worry about the rest.

The Dwarf King will certainly provide these things to Anno for free.

Holt looked at Anno and said somewhat apologetically, "Theoretically speaking, you should go to the royal city yourself. But since you are already at the seventh level, and Steel Fortress is constantly threatened by the Dragon Scorpion."

So we hope to get your help before the main force arrives.

I will have my trusted men deliver your request and these materials to the capital.

The equipment will be delivered once it is successfully forged.

What does President Anno think?

Anno thought for a moment and said, "For some reason, cultists are very dangerous to me. I can't be in their sight, but there are cultists in Iron Fortress right now."

"Can't they appear in the cultists' sight?"

Holt frowned in confusion.

Owen then said to Anno, "You don't need to show your face normally. You will only be allowed to take action when the Dragon Scorpion attacks the city."

Based on the current situation, the Dragon Scorpion shows no signs of attacking the city. You most likely won't have a chance to show yourself.

Furthermore, I heard from Kim that you ordered a large number of mid-tier sets.

You should now have plenty of mid-tier dragon scorpion materials, and there are also many equipment blacksmiths from Sargonto in Ironforge.

"Bring out whatever you have, and we'll craft a mid-tier set for you for free."

This is actually Owen's reward to Anno.

Anno is now a seventh-tier powerhouse, and free forging will better deepen the friendship between the two parties.

Based on the order Anno had previously placed with Kim, Owen assumed that Anno's needs were only thirty or forty sets.

Fifty sets at most!

The hundreds of equipment blacksmiths in Steel Fortress had nothing better to do than get them moving.

This is a good opportunity for blacksmiths to gain experience in forging equipment using dragon scorpion materials.

In the future, dragon scorpions may become the main material for dwarves to craft mid- to low-tier equipment.

After hearing this, Anno scratched his head and said, "Free? That's not a good idea. I have quite a lot of materials."

There were more than a dozen corpses of sixth-order dragon scorpions, each measuring six or seven meters in size.

In addition, there are the corpses of fourth- and fifth-tier dragon scorpions.

If crafted, it could forge at least a hundred sets!