"President An Nuo, please come this way."

A dwarf soldier from the castle led Anno to a meeting room and said, "Wait a moment, the Lord of the City will be here soon!"

After An Nuo nodded, he found a chair in the conference room and sat down.

Liz and the other two were stopped outside the door, so they did not come in.

While waiting, Anno caught a glimpse of the portrait hanging on the wall.

One of the paintings shows a dwarf holding a huge axe and leaping into the air to chop down a ferocious monster.

Judging from its appearance, this is a scorpion-type monster.

But against the backdrop of the dwarves and buildings in the painting, the size of this scorpion should be around forty or fifty meters.

Moreover, the Scorpion has nine tails!

After careful observation, An Nuo thought that the scorpion's head was not like that of an ordinary scorpion, but more like a dragon's head!

"Speaking of dragons, I don't know what's happening with Adelaide in the Iron Castle."

Anno did not bring Adelaide with him on this trip.

The reason was that Adelaide was severely injured by Leopold a month ago. When Annuo recovered the lost territory, he placed Adelaide in the Iron Fort to recuperate.

Although Annuo passed by the Iron Fort this time, because Adelaide was too big, Annuo had no intention of bringing her with him. He just let her help the dwarves of the Iron Fort rebuild the city.

"What does President An Nuo think when he sees this painting?"

The dwarf who walked in from the door saw Anno staring at the painting on the wall. He walked over with a smile on his face, stretched out his right hand to Anno, and said, "Nice to meet you. I am Owen Hewlett, the mayor of Sagunto!"

"Hello, Lord Owen!"

As An Nuo shook hands with the other party, he was secretly surprised.

Intelligence from [Observer] shows that City Lord Owen is a level 39, rank seven warrior!

Owen is considered old among the dwarves, and he is already sixty years old this year.

His height is the same as most dwarves, only 1.4 meters, but he is very strong.

Perhaps due to years of hard work, Owen's hair and beard have turned completely white and his face is covered with wrinkles, but his eyes are still bright.

While Anno was looking at Oun, the latter was also looking at Anno.

It is hard to imagine that this young human being in his twenties is already a sixth-level strength and possesses the lost human profession of summoner - after Annuo, the summoner profession has begun to increase.

Not only did he make great contributions when Warrenger of the Kingdom of Nergal was fighting against the Undead Legion, he also assisted the Iron Fortress in repelling the invading Striders in the Dwarf Kingdom.

"I'm sorry to have kept An Nuo waiting for so long."

Owen walked to the picture that An Nuo saw and asked again: "President An Nuo, do you know the name of the monster in the picture?"

An Nuo shook his head and replied, "I have hunted many monsters, but the monster in the painting is the first time I have seen it."

There are so many types of monsters in the world, and it is impossible for Annuo to know every one of them.

Of course, all the monsters that Anno has come into contact with will be recognized by the [Observer], and their weaknesses can be marked.

Owen smiled and said, "It's normal that you don't know, because there are no monsters like dragon scorpions now."

"Dragon Scorpion?"

"Yes, a dragon scorpion! Legend has it that it was originally a demon scorpion that devoured a high-level dragon and then transformed into a monster. Its power is extremely terrifying. In ancient times, it even often hunted high-level dragons for food!"

The dragon is already a dominant creature among monsters, and there are only a handful of creatures of the same level that can match the dragon in combat power.

But the dragon scorpion actually treats the dragon as food, so you can imagine its fighting power!

"And this legendary dragon scorpion was originally born in the land of the Dwarf Kingdom!"

Owen turned to Anno and smiled, saying, "But don't worry, the dragon scorpion is just a legend. In the legend, it was killed by a dwarf hero holding a giant axe."

"If it's true, then he is truly a great hero!"

An Nuo and Ou En looked at each other, then smiled at each other.

"President Anno came here for the reward. I have already read the mission briefing in Monroe's letter. The Strider of Ironforge was solved thanks to you."

Owen clapped his hands together, and a guard carrying a box walked in from the door.

When the box was opened, there were 12 palm-sized gold cards inside.

"With these gold cards, you can exchange them for 12 million gold coins at any gold shop in any city in the Dwarf Kingdom. If you want to exchange them, it's best to go to a larger city, such as Sagunto."

An Nuo looked at the box and asked in confusion: "12 million?"

He was due a remuneration of 11.74 million.

"The extra remuneration is considered an extra reward. I am very satisfied with President Annuo's work."

After urging An Nuo to collect the reward, Owen continued, "Actually, there are some things I want to ask President An Nuo about the Godwalker."

After hearing this, An Nuo put away the gold card with a clear conscience and said, "What does the city lord want to know?"

“I have read the war report of Iron Fort a long time ago. President Anno is the only one who can hunt down the Strider.

Although the Strider has always been a legendary existence, now the legend has become reality.

Some missionaries came from the royal city some time ago and gave me some information about the Strider.

But I still want to hear your opinion on Freelander."

Owen had no doubt that the information that Anno killed the Strider was false.

The main reason was that two extremely powerful dwarves came to Sagunto. They made it clear that it was the Striders who attacked the Iron Fortress, and a human named Annuo killed several sixth-level Striders before they arrived.

"A missionary from the royal city?"

The first thing Anno thought of was the Temple of Hephaestus.

However, when talking about the Strider, An Nuo said with a serious face: "The Strider is very powerful. If I must describe it, the strength of a sixth-level Strider after bursting out with all his strength has not reached the seventh level, but it is already infinitely close.

My advice is that if you are below the high level and encounter a level 6 Strider, don’t even think about fighting.”

"Just like they said."

Owen stared at Annuo for a while, and his doubts grew even more.

Although the Striders were so powerful, Annuo killed several of them.

So what is Annuo's current strength?

According to Monroe's report, Anno is still level 34.

"By the way, there is something I want to mention to the city lord!"

An Nuo's main purpose for coming here is not only to collect money, but also for what he is going to do now.

"According to the information I got, the purpose of the gathering of the Striders is actually to unlock the seal of Sagunto and release a disaster that can destroy the country. I hope the city lord will pay more attention."

Owen did not look surprised when he heard this, instead he sighed and said, “Lord Hephaestus also asked the missionary to tell me about this matter.

But other than that, there is no news about the seal. I have no idea where it is or what it is sealing.

Lord Hephaestus only asked me to strengthen the security in the city and prevent any unscrupulous people from sneaking into the city.

As for the sealing, there are stronger people in charge."

The stronger people that Owen mentioned are the two god hunters.

The matter of the seal is too important, the fewer people who know about it, the better.

And with the God Hunter here, there's no need for Owen and the others to know.

"Just be prepared!"

In fact, Annuo just mentioned it casually.

After all, almost all the Striders were killed, which also attracted the attention of the God Hunters and the God of Order.

I guess they will be quiet for a long time.

"Lord Owen, if that's the case, then I'll leave and look forward to the next opportunity to cooperate."

"Wait a minute, President Anno, I heard that you have established adventurer chapters in Iron Castle and Ironforge. Are you interested in establishing a chapter in Sagunto as well?"

Owen said this because he wanted to win over Annuo.

If a large number of adventurer chapters were established in the Dwarf Kingdom, Annuo would definitely be responsible for it.

This is equivalent to indirectly attracting a powerful person with great potential to the Dwarf Kingdom.

"Establish a branch?"

I'm afraid An Nuo really doesn't have the energy to open another branch recently.

After all, I didn’t bring any trusted aides with me when I came to the Dwarf Kingdom this time.

So Annuo had to promise Ou En that they would set up a branch again after some time.

It was already evening when we left the city lord's castle.

As soon as Anno entered a hotel, he was called by name by a priest.

"Anno, Lord Smedley wants to invite you to dinner."

“So urgent!”

An Nuo smiled and followed Helen away.

…

Night falls.

A team of dwarf soldiers on night patrol had just left when several dark shadows suddenly passed through the depths of the alley.

"Search for clues separately and find the seal as soon as possible!"

"Yes, sir!"