I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

The lich found this note in the bookcase.

The bookshelf is filled with Antoine's works, numbering over a hundred.

After Anno arrived here, he didn't have time to read Antoine's books.

"How did you discover that this journal was unusual?"

When Anno took the notebook, he asked in confusion.

"I originally wanted to check if there were any hidden mechanisms on the bookshelf, but I didn't find any. However, during the process, I discovered that there were many blank books on the bookshelf, and this was the only handwritten note on the entire shelf, which looked like it had been frequently read."

The lich pressed his index finger against the bridge of his nose and analyzed in a deep voice, "I found it strange, so I took it out to take a look, and then I discovered that this journal was extraordinary."

Anno glanced at the note and found that what was written on it was like cipher text, which he couldn't understand at all.

"Oh, I forgot."

The lich pointed to the text and said, "This is a type of script used by the demon orcs, but it's from a long time ago. Now, for convenience, the demons all use the same script."

Liches are creatures with very long lifespans.

Someone like the Lich King could very well have lived for hundreds of years.

Moreover, liches love to study magic, often collect and consult various ancient books, and are very knowledgeable, making them academic geniuses among monsters.

Although Anor's lich had no memory of his previous experiences after being summoned.

However, the ability to recognize words and speak was retained.

Anno walked to the study, tossed the journal to the lich, and said irritably, "Translate this!"

"Alright!"

The lich took the notes and began to translate.

"On July 5th, 1398 in the Alliance Calendar, I led my army to successfully capture Sodar City... Oh, that's not important. I'll translate the key points for my master directly."

"Wait a minute! 1398 in the Alliance calendar? That's ten years... It's eleven years ago now."

Anno frowned upon hearing the lich's first words.

Eleven years ago, the army that breached the capital city of Sodar?

Isn't that Truman's army, ranked fifth among the Eight Demon Generals?

Is this notebook Truman's?

"Don't skip anything, translate it all!"

Although the notebook is thick, the paper is also thick; this one only has about thirty pages.

After hearing this, the lich turned to the first page of the journal.

Subsequently, Anno learned about the events that occurred eleven years prior from Truman's perspective.

Truman, the fifth of the Eight Demon Generals, level 43, orc race.

Title: [Barbarian Soldier]!

They control the orc forces of the demon faction.

Eleven years ago, when I led my troops to attack Sodar City, although the army successfully breached the outer city, they encountered a group of high-ranking warriors led by the kingdom's guardians in a desperate counterattack.

The war has reached a stalemate.

Finally, Truman received the Demon King's order to temporarily abandon the attack on Sodar and lead his army directly south to the Storm Sea!

If even the capital city couldn't stop Truman, the cities to the south were no match for him either.

The wars recorded during the southward journey are of little value.

Walcham, located on the southern edge of the border, was the last stop and was directly reduced to ruins by Truman.

Truman then planned to go to the Storm Sea to complete the monster's mission.

When the lich translated the quest, Anno couldn't help but take a deep breath.

[The Demon King sent me to find the remaining sea creatures of the Storm Sea and help them find and break the seal on the Deep Sea Demoness. But even the sea creatures themselves don't know where the seal is, and I've searched for a long time without success.]

"The seal of the Deep Sea Demoness... could it be a god-level powerhouse from the sea race?!"

Upon hearing the name Deep Sea Fairy, Anno immediately thought of the Dragon Scorpion God of Sagunto.

At the same time, Anno also thought of the sea creatures he had discovered in the Aiur Mountains a long time ago.

Ella and the sea creatures had a honeymoon period together.

However, Adelaide was almost imprisoned by the sea creatures—something Anno was unaware of.

The journal records that Truman did not find the seal of the Deep Sea Fairy.

But he found a clue to an underground city in a dilapidated ruin!

They also discovered a way to teleport to the dungeon there.

Then there is no more.

Anno deduced that Truman was killed by the arriving Sword Saint!

The way to teleport to the dungeon is the clue the lich mentioned.

"Master, look at the teleportation array pattern on the journal, and then look at this bookshelf. Do you notice anything?"

The lich flipped to the page with the teleportation array diagram and handed it to Anno, then pointed to the three bookshelves side by side in the office.

After comparing them for a long time, Anno suddenly noticed that the gold foil stamping on the spines of many books on the bookshelf was exactly the same as the pattern of the teleportation array on the journal.

Upon discovering this, Anno took out one of the books, opened it, and found that the book was blank.

"Master, there are at least a hundred books with this gold-embossed mark on the bookshelf, and their positions are roughly the same as the magic circle pattern. Only a small portion of them have been disrupted."

I suspect that if the books are placed in the right positions, a portal might appear, leading to the dungeon mentioned in the journal!

Anno observed the bookshelf for a while and strongly agreed with the lich's guess.

If these gilded runes can open a portal, then it could explain why the slaves who entered the manor have disappeared.

"Were you teleported to the dungeon?!"

Anno looked at the bookshelf, pondered for a moment, and then instructed the lich to arrange the books with gold-embossed runes on the shelf according to the patterns on the journal.