I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

"Anno, you just got back yesterday, how come you've already made such a big move in the royal city?"

On a carriage heading to the palace, Troy looked at Anno and asked, "Now, in the royal city, and even throughout the entire country, the Adventurers' Guild is the only dominant force."

Why bother forcing the remaining mercenary groups?

When these guys get together, their energy isn't small.

Moreover, some of them have powerful backers.

Given the current trend, you just need to wait for them to be eliminated by the times.

Troy was acting in Anno's best interests.

Now that he and Anno are both on Tester's side, they can be considered colleagues in the future.

Anno also knew that Troy meant well.

But Troy didn't know the truth.

"It is true that the mercenaries killed the adventurers while they were on a mission. This is not an excuse I made up to deal with the mercenary group."

If I back down on this matter, won't adventurers have to guard against attacks from their own kind when they do quests in the future?

In that case, would anyone still be willing to leave the city to do missions?

After all that going around in circles, haven't we returned to where we started?

The kingdom's professionals are caught in a vicious cycle, unable to improve their strength, and the rate at which new talent is replenished will also be greatly reduced.

Troy remained silent after hearing Anno's explanation.

Based on Anno's previous display of strength, he genuinely believed that the mercenaries killing the adventurers was just an excuse.

But if it's all true, then Troy does support Anno's actions.

An individual's abilities are limited.

Humans have a lifespan of only a short hundred years.

Although he is an eighth-level priest, he still needs more outstanding young people like Anno to protect the kingdom.

The kingdom is now thriving thanks to Anno's Adventurers' Guild.

If their chance of survival is cut off at this point, Troy will not spare them.

"If that's the case, please contact me if you need any help."

Troy's words basically indicate that he is willing to stand on the same side as Anno at this moment.

Anno expressed his gratitude to Troy for this.

During the rest of the journey, the two began to chat.

Troy said that Sylvia became withdrawn after hearing yesterday that you had reached the seventh level.

She was once hailed as a genius of the royal city.

Of course, it still is now.

But Sylvia and Anno were old acquaintances.

During the Great Battle of Valhalla, Anno was at Tier 3, while she was at Tier 4.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Anuo had reached the seventh level, while she was only at the fifth level.

Troy told me that Sylvia was preparing to leave the capital to travel with her friends as an adventurer.

The two then talked about Ning Wen and Liu Rongrong.

Troy said he was very worried about the safety of his two apprentices.

Several months later, letters were still being sent back from the front every now and then.

There has been no further news since then, which is worrying.

Anno said that after he finished dealing with his business, he would go to the Elf Forest to check on the situation.

"We've arrived, let's get off!"

Upon entering the core area where the palace was located, the carriage was stopped by soldiers, and Troy got off first.

Then, led by a soldier, the two walked into the spacious and tall council hall.

The roof is ten meters high and contains several load-bearing columns.

Two rows of fully armed elite soldiers stood in the hall, the weakest of whom were all at the fifth rank!

And on the throne directly in front, Charles XI, wearing a crown, sat.

A figure as tall as an iron tower stood beside him.

It was none other than Lemons, hailed as a warrior who protected the nation!

After Anno and Troy entered, Lemens nodded slightly to them.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Anno and Troe bowed slightly to Charles XI from below—high-ranking professionals are not required to kneel before the king.

"Troy, Baron Anno, there are no outsiders here, so don't be too reserved."

King Charles smiled.

From King Charles's expression, Troy deduced that the king was in a good mood.

It makes sense, considering the country has produced another seventh-tier expert.

So young.

Given Anno's talent, the possibility of him growing to the ninth rank in the future is very high.

The king stood up from his throne, walked over to Anno, looked at him a few times, and said "good" several times.

According to Anno's speculation, Charles XI should have extended an olive branch to him at this time, offering conditions for Anno to pledge allegiance to the royal family.

To Anno's surprise, Charles XI didn't mention the matter at all, but instead asked about something else with concern.

"Baron Anno, I heard that after you returned yesterday, you went to the mercenary group to assist with the investigation into the murder of the adventurers. Would you like me to send someone to help you with your investigation as well?"

Charles XI's statement already indicated that he was willing to stand with Anno on this matter.

Troy, standing nearby, was secretly delighted.

The fact that the king favored the adventurers, represented by Anno, in this matter indicates that he favored Tester.

That was naturally a happy thing for Troy in Tester's camp.

To be fair, Simmons embodies too many of the negative aspects of aristocracy.

Although Tester has many flaws, he can lead this country to a better future.

Of course, the most important thing is that Anno and Tester have a good relationship.

If Simmons were to inherit the throne, he would likely take action against the Adventurers' Guild.

In this way, the kingdom will suffer huge losses from internal strife.

Anno understood what the king meant.

He bowed again to express his gratitude, and then said, "This is such a small matter, Your Majesty need not worry about it. With the adventurers of the royal city and the top ten mercenary groups investigating the case together, three days would probably be more than enough."

Seeing Anno's confident demeanor, Charles XI smiled and nodded.

King Charles then inquired about Anno's experiences during this period.

When Anno withdrew from the battlefield of Volengol, he was only at the sixth rank.

He went away for a few months and came back at level seven.

It's obvious that he went through a lot of hardship outside.

King Charles was very curious about Anno's experiences.

Anno took this opportunity to share some of his experiences in the Dwarf Kingdom with everyone present.

Upon hearing that Anor had participated in the war between the dwarves and dragonscorpions in the dwarven city of Saguntor, the King, Lymens, and Troy wore expressions of "I knew it."

The Dwarf King has already relayed information about the Dragon Scorpion God to other countries.

The Kingdom of Nigar also received the news.

However, the Dwarf King did not tell the others that Anno was also involved in this.

However, when Anno rewarded the adventurers with the dragon scorpion corpse yesterday, those who were paying attention knew that Anno had been adventuring in the dwarf kingdom during this period.

Only in this way can we explain why Anno was able to improve his strength so quickly.

After all, the war over there has even escalated into a war between gods!

In Anor's account, King Charles learns that Anor accepted the dwarves' commission to fight the chaotic faction of the Swiftwalkers disguised as monsters; repelled the monster army; and reclaimed lost territory.

Then, together with the swashbuckling body of the priest goddess Camilla, they searched for the blood sacrifice ritual of the evil god, but ultimately failed to prevent the arrival of the god of the chaotic faction.

Finally, during the retreat, they were saved by the body of the Godwalker, one of the six professions.

Even the king himself didn't know much about the Swift Walkers, but Anno kept mentioning them one after another.

Even a god of professions for humankind has appeared!

As Anno recounted the battle between the dwarven god hunters and the gods who descended to the land, and the unsealing of the dragon scorpion god, not only King Charles listened with great interest.

Troy, Lymens, and the soldiers in the hall all had expressions of having learned something new.

That's why their skills improve so quickly.

Look at other people's experiences.

All I can say is that the adventurers are incredibly diverse.

However, this also shows that Anno is very strong.

If it were someone else, could he survive in a war where many gods had joined the battle?