If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools!

An Nuo also went to the blacksmith shop yesterday to buy himself a set of equipment, and now he is ready to pick it up.

This set of equipment includes combat boots made of Warcraft fur, leather armor, knee pads, elbow pads, a helmet, a small round shield with a diameter of 40 cm, and a fine steel sword.

The fact that [Sacrificial Spirit] can learn the skills of summoned creatures provides Anno with countless possibilities for development.

Whether it's melee or ranged combat, as long as he has enough souls, Anno can easily get started.

In his spare time, Annuo also planned his future.

Because of the existence of ten summons and Liz, Anno is a team by himself.

In the current team, there is the Goblin Priest for powerful attacks, the Kobolds and Goblin Warriors for close combat, two special slimes for long-range combat, the Wind Wolves for speed, and the Harpies for attacks from the air.

Liz's [Commander] skill can enhance the strength of summoned creatures.

Therefore, Annuo’s goal is very clear.

Try to survive on the battlefield!

Therefore, Annuo developed himself in the direction of a knight (most warriors do not carry shields, but have protective gear such as arm armor).

After coming out of the blacksmith shop and putting on his equipment, Anno looked completely different.

"That's how you'll feel like an adventurer in another world!"

An Nuo touched the sword at his waist and put the shield behind him.

These equipments do not currently provide much bonus to Annuo's strength, after all, he has not learned sword and shield skills.

However, Annuo's defense is much stronger than before.

With the shield and [Advanced Perception], Annuo even felt that he could defend against the attacks of a full-attack warrior of the same level in close combat.

Moreover, the combination of longsword + shield is somewhat confusing, making the enemy mistakenly believe that Anno is a pure melee fighter.

But Annuo doesn't need a magic wand to cast magic!

Now Anno only knows one skill, [High-Pressure Acid Blast]. Once Anno learns the Goblin Priest's [Fireball Skill], he will be considered a powerful wizard.

According to the information Anno had recently learned, the power of [High-Pressure Acid Blast] was at most the lowest-level first-order magic.

But [Fireball] is also a very powerful magic among the first-level magic.

If the enemy sees the long sword equipped by Annuo and really regards him as a melee fighter, he will be in trouble.

These pieces of equipment cost a total of 3 gold!

Among them, the fine steel sword and helmet accounted for the bulk of the price, one for 50 silver and the other for 80 silver!

In the past, Annuo would definitely not have been able to come up with that much money.

But after returning from the small town of Gruul, they sold various loot.

Adding on the fees collected by the Adventurer's Guild for the missions in the past few days and the original assets, he now has 16 gold!

As long as it can improve his strength, Annuo is willing to spend the money, let alone 3 gold, or even more.

Back then, Anno and his group came to Valkham with only one gold coin.

In just half a month, Annuo's assets have increased to 16 gold.

Not only that, Annuo's own strength has also greatly improved, and the Adventurer's Guild has also begun to develop.

In such a short period of time, it would be incredible for others to be able to accomplish just one thing, but Annuo completed them all.

An Nuo looked up at the morning sky and felt a sigh.

"It's been less than a month since I came to this other world, but I feel like I've already experienced a lot!"

After returning to the Adventurer's Guild, he said hello to Xue Feibai who happened to be in the guild.

Let him manage the Adventurer's Guild temporarily.

And asked him to tell Lu Yan and others who were not present to make use of the Black Iron-level tasks in Mir Village to upgrade themselves recently, and to raise the levels of the two priests, Liu Rongrong and Ning Wen.

After giving some instructions on trivial matters, Annuo walked towards the city gate with Liz, who was covered in a loose black robe and a letter of authorization.

It is now around 8:30 in the morning. There are few pedestrians on the street, but a large number of carriages have gathered at the city gate.

When Annuo and Liz appeared near the city gate riding on wind wolves, the team leader's eyes lit up and he hurried over to greet them.

"I didn't expect that it was President An Nuo who took on the escort mission. It's such an honor!"

Just as An Nuo asked Feng Lang to stop, he saw a fat middle-aged man with a big belly walking up.

Name: Croft Bruno

Race: Human

Level: 1

Experience: 2/100

Occupation: Knight

Magic: 100/100

Talent: None

Skills: [Basic Swordsmanship]

This person is the owner of the convoy and the person who commissioned the escort mission at the Adventurer's Guild.

What Annuo didn't expect was that this fat man who looked to weigh about 200 pounds was actually a professional.

I can’t imagine how he dances with a sword!

After greeting Croft, Annuo took a quick look at the convoy and saw more than thirty large carriages.

This convoy was transporting supplies to support the construction of the small town of Gruul.

The supporting materials are of various kinds, and the price is unknown, but it should not be less than 100 gold coins.

In the battle a few days ago, a lot of parts of the town of Gruul were destroyed.

Viscount Renault intended to use the town of Gruul as an outpost to monitor the Forbidden Forest, so he purchased support supplies.

Croft was naturally very happy when he received the Viscount's order.

This is a big deal!

The road to the small town of Gruul is forty kilometers.

An escort team is definitely needed just in case.

So Croft posted a Black Iron-level mission in the Adventurer's Guild, hiring two adventurers above level 6.

After observing, An Nuo took out the letter of authorization and asked, "With so much cargo, you only hired two adventurers?"

The quest book only said to transport supplies to the town of Gruul, and indicated that only two adventurers above level 6 would be hired, and the reward was 10 silver each.

This reward is not small even for a Black Iron-level mission.

Although the danger is much less if they escort the goods during the day, it is still a large amount of cargo and for the sake of safety it is not right to hire only two people.

An Nuo just looked and saw that the people next to the convoy were all ordinary people, probably rickshaw drivers and laborers.

"This..." Croft wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hesitated.

He also didn't expect that the person who took the task would be the president of the Adventurer's Guild, Anno himself!

Logically speaking, he should be happy that Anor, the 'Guardian Hero of Gruul', accepted his commission.

This money is worth it!

However, when I thought that I was just giving it a try, I posted a quest in the Adventurer's Guild.

When it came to the fact that they were hiring a mercenary group, Croft was a little worried.

"Hey, President An Nuo, we meet again so soon!"

Just when Croft was in trouble, a group of professionals came over.

The woman in the lead greeted An Nuo with a look of surprise.

"Mavis?"

Anno turned around and glanced at Mavis who was walking over, then looked back at Croft who looked a little embarrassed, and instantly understood.

Croft pulled Anno aside and explained nervously, "President Anno, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not looking down on the Adventurer's Guild. It's just that we have always had a cooperation agreement with the Mercenary Group!"

He didn't lie.

The reputation of the Adventurer's Guild has risen in Valkham, and the agreements signed between Croft and several mercenary groups are about to expire.

So Croft wanted to take advantage of this mission to find out the situation of the Adventurer's Guild.

If feasible, Croft would naturally be willing to entrust the task to a more affordable Adventurer's Guild.