I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Anno originally thought that only the Black Widow mercenary group had mercenaries.

But to his surprise, while he was talking to Mavis, two more groups of people came over.

Judging from their uniforms, they belong to the Bloodstain Mercenary Group and the Fang Wolf Mercenary Group, respectively.

"They really came!"

Mavis pursed her lips and explained to Anno, "The Adventurers' Guild has been making too much noise lately, affecting the interests of many people. Those two might be tempted to cause you trouble!"

"Looking for trouble with me?"

Anno chuckled dismissively, turning to look at Mavis, and said with a smile, "Speaking of interests being affected, your Black Widow mercenary group should have been impacted too, right? Aren't you planning to cause me any trouble?"

"Tch!"

Mavis rolled her eyes at Anno with a charmingly glare, and said irritably, "Are you playing dumb with me from here?!"

When the two first met, Mavis hinted to Anno that the Black Widow mercenary group was connected to Viscount Renault.

In the battles that followed, Mavis's men fought alongside the guards without ever retreating.

The Black Widow mercenary group is clearly on the Viscount's side.

Anno knew perfectly well that both of them were now involved with Viscount Renault and belonged to the same camp, yet he still deliberately said such things to tease her.

Besides, given Anno's strength, Mavis wouldn't dare to cause him any trouble.

Mavis didn't even bother with this person.

So awful!

The leader of the Bloodstained Mercenary Group was Freeman, a level 10 warrior, a strong, red-haired middle-aged man.

When Freeman saw Anno, his face immediately darkened.

Because of Sharp's incident, the reputation of the Bloodstained Mercenary Group has plummeted.

Many clients are no longer willing to commission the Bloodstain Mercenary Group.

This is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Bloodstained Mercenary Group.

In contrast to the Bloodstained Mercenary Group, the Adventurers' Guild is gaining increasing fame.

Some prospective members of the mercenary group are already expressing their intention to leave and register as adventurers.

Seeing Anuo now, it's not far off from the feeling of enemies meeting with intense hatred.

"snort!"

Freeman walked over, snorted coldly, indicating that he did not want to communicate with Anno, and led his men to continue walking towards the front of the convoy.

The captain of the Fang Wolf Mercenary Group is Charlie, a level 10 hunter, a gray-haired, bearded man.

As the number one mercenary group in Val'kam, it has as many as 150 professionals of level 6 or above!

Charlie's squad is ranked fifth in strength among the fifteen Garo squads.

Although they were also competitors with the Adventurers' Guild, Charlie didn't show it like Freeman did. Instead, he smiled and greeted Anno.

"President Anno, I've finally met you in person today!"

"Since Captain Charlie is here, I guess I'll just be a bystander on this mission!"

Although Anno doesn't know Charlie, he has the ability to see in five different ways.

Charlie was taken aback when Anno called out his name.

He also thought that Anno had investigated him privately.

After exchanging a few meaningless words, the two parted ways.

Croft's team was also ready at this time.

After the team was assembled, they set off.

Besides Anno, Liz, and thirty mercenaries, the convoy also included dozens of Croft members, all ordinary people.

Anno compared the three mercenary teams and found that Charlie's team was the strongest!

Apart from Charlie, the lowest level of the team members is level 8, there are two level 9 members, and Charlie himself is level 10.

Mavis's team consists of one level 9 person, two level 8 people, and the rest are level 6 and 7 people, in addition to herself who is level 10.

As for Freeman's team, their strength and configuration are actually stronger than Mavis's team.

Two are level 9, three are level 8, and the rest are level 7!

Such a team configuration is truly impressive for an escort mission.

Along the way, Anno and Liz rode the same wind wolf, walking in the middle of the caravan.

Liz hugged Anno's waist and rubbed her face against his back.

Because Liz's fleshy wings are currently small and thin, and not fully developed, they are only slightly raised on her back, making it impossible for anyone to associate them with wings.

As for the hooves, they were wrapped up tightly before leaving the house, so outsiders couldn't tell at all.

As long as Liz doesn't remove her large hood and reveal her demon horns, no one will be able to tell that she is a demon.

Just as Liz was enjoying herself, someone suddenly interrupted her blissful moment.

"It's that woman!"

Liz looked at Mavis who was approaching, her eyes filled with resentment.

Mavis sensed a hostility from someone and looked at Liz, who was wearing a huge hood, with a puzzled expression, not understanding what she had done wrong.

Anno looked at Mavis with some confusion and asked, "What is it?"

Mavis rode up to Anno and asked, "Anno, you should have realized that so many of us came here; it couldn't be for just an escort mission, could it?"

Upon hearing this, Anno raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is there another special mission?"

"It's not a special mission, but don't tell me you're only here for an escort duty!"

Once Mavis said that, Anno understood.

"The Forbidden Forest?"

Mavis nodded and said softly, "That's right. The Viscount commissioned our mercenary group to investigate the Forbidden Forest as thoroughly as possible."

Freeman and Charlie should have received similar assignments as well.

Since you're also planning to go to Gruul Town, the Adventurers' Guild must have received your message by now!

Anno nodded in agreement.

"I don't need to elaborate on the dangers of the Forbidden Forest, do I? Mercenary teams have ventured in before, and only one of them ever escaped!"

Mavis said solemnly, "Exploring the Forbidden Forest with just a small team would definitely be very dangerous!"

As she spoke, Mavis glanced at the black-robed man who had been standing behind Anno.

The black-robed man's aura fluctuated at level 10. Not only did he do missions with Anno, but the two also seemed to have a very close relationship.

Most importantly, this man in black robes has been following Anno since the town of Gruul.

Anno stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought, and asked, "So?"

"joint!"

Mavis pointed to the two other mercenary groups approaching and said, "I'm a thief, so I can scout ahead. If we encounter enemies, we'll all work together to take them down. Exploring together greatly increases our safety!"

Mavis made this suggestion because she wanted to curry favor with Anno.

While Anno was hailed as a hero for his achievements, the higher-ups of the three major mercenary groups had doubts about his record.

Although those who returned from Gruul testified for Anno, many people simply didn't believe it.

Although Anno's strength had improved, he was only level 8 when the battle ended.

If someone with this level of strength can take down dozens of level 6 or higher monsters, including level 8 or 9 monsters, doesn't that mean everyone else is useless?

Or is it that this so-called Summoner class can not only kill monsters of higher levels, but also fight dozens of high-level monsters at once?

Therefore, they suspected that Anno's record of slaying monsters in the town of Gruul was greatly exaggerated.

But as someone who experienced it firsthand, Mavis felt the immense power of those monsters' attacks and the helplessness of watching her teammates fall one by one.

Although Anno's aura fluctuations only appear to be level 8.

But Mavis knew this was a true big shot.

Moreover, Mavis has another guess.

If Anno's strength is not as formidable as rumored, then the black-robed figure behind him is likely the one who truly changed the course of the battle that night.

In Mavis's opinion, the combination of Anno and the man in black robes was no less powerful than any of the three mercenary teams.

It might even be stronger!

I feel more at ease doing the Forbidden Forest quest with Anno.