Three horses in the entire caravan inhaled the sleeping powder and fell asleep.

No matter how hard the mercenaries kicked and hit the three horses, they couldn't wake them up.

In order to continue their journey normally, the mercenaries had to give up their horses to pull the carts.

As for the person who gave the horse, it was naturally Freeman's man.

After giving up their horses, they squeezed into the small carriage along with the cargo.

The convoy continued on its journey and not long after it encountered another swift leopard.

The Swift Leopard did not attack the convoy. It watched the convoy from a distance for a while and then left.

Not only that, they also encountered groups of scavengers later.

Scavengers are a common ground-dwelling social monster in the wild. They look like large dogs, are very aggressive, and particularly like to eat the rotten corpses of other creatures.

Because they eat rotten bodies all year round, their teeth contain a lot of toxins.

If a bite is not treated promptly, it is likely to cause the wound to fester and the body to be poisoned and die.

However, the scavenger is only level 5.

With the strength of the three major mercenary groups, they are not afraid at all.

More than forty scavengers attacked the convoy, but they were mostly killed in just ten minutes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the few remaining scavengers fled in all directions.

"What bad luck!"

There was no valuable part on the scavenger's body, and Freeman, who was attacked, couldn't help but curse.

Because killing level 5 monsters no longer gains experience, Annuo did not show much enthusiasm in the battle.

He just stayed by Croft's side, and only when he encountered a scavenger beast that rushed over without any eyes would Annuo draw out his sword and kill it.

Croft was a little nervous at first, but when he saw that no scavenger beast could break through Annuo's defense, he gradually grew bolder and even discussed with the coachman next to him who was stronger.

Although there were some minor incidents along the way, no accidents happened in the end.

When it was about to get dark, the convoy finally arrived at the small town of Gruul.

After several days of renovation, the town's north gate has been rebuilt.

As soon as you walk in, you can see the broken walls and ruins inside, a desolate scene, as if you can still see the battle that took place a few nights ago.

Mayor Ria, who was guarding the town gate, had been looking forward to it.

When the convoy entered the town, he hurried forward to greet Anno and Croft.

"Lord Croft, I have been waiting since I heard that you were coming, and you are finally here! Lord Anno, you are here too, thank you for bringing the adventurers to save us last time!"

After greeting Croft, Leah walked up to Anno with an excited look on her face.

The town was able to escape disaster last time thanks to the help of Annuo and the adventurers.

Charlie and Freeman, who were left aside, felt a little embarrassed.

Especially the latter.

The Bloodstain Mercenaries clearly participated in the battle last time, but because Sharp took the lead in retreating, others followed suit, causing Sharp to be nailed to the pillar of shame and the reputation of the Bloodstain Mercenaries to plummet.

When Freeman saw the mayor thanking Annuo, he felt furious.

After Anno exchanged a few pleasantries with Mayor Ria, he asked Croft to sign the commission form to prove that the mission was completed.

Because when encountering scavengers, Annuo basically protected Croft closely, so he gave an excellent evaluation of this mission.

Annuo put away the commission form, said goodbye to everyone, and went to find Old John, the blacksmith in the town.

Old John's shop was not affected in the last battle.

And because he provided weapons last time, he also received a reward from the Viscount.

Anno took off his helmet, walked into the blacksmith shop, and saw Old John leaning behind the counter sorting things.

"Uncle John, would you like to go to the Guangyue Tavern for a drink?"

Old John paused when he heard the familiar voice, then dropped the things on his hands, turned around and walked out of the counter, saying in a muffled voice: "It's your treat!"

"That's a must!"

The two of them walked out of the blacksmith shop together and led Liz, who was waiting at the door, to the Guangyue Tavern.

Although the Kozuki Tavern was not destroyed, its business was very bad.

When Annno walked in with Old John, Len and his wife were sitting at the counter with sad faces.

"Welcome, Master Anno!"

When he saw the guests coming, Lunn smiled.

When he saw it was An Nuo, his expression turned into surprise.

"Master An Nuo, why are you here? Please take a seat. Have you eaten yet? I will go and make you some dishes."

An Nuo waved his hand and said, "Uncle Lun, you don't have to be so polite. We just come here for a simple meal."

"Look at what you said. When the monsters attacked a few days ago, if you and the others hadn't fought hard to resist us, we would have become their food!" Lun said as he took out a bottle of sake from behind the counter and placed it on the table in front of Anno.

An Nuo glanced at Liz behind him and said to Lun En, "Uncle Lun En, please find me a room first. My companion needs to rest first. I will cook a separate meal for her later."

"Oh!" Lunn bowed to Liz, who was wrapped in a black robe, and said, "So you are Lord Anno's companion. Hello!"

"Hello!" Liz's voice came from the cloak.

When Lun and Old John heard a woman's voice, their eyes wandered between Anno and Liz for a while, and a smile of "I see" appeared on their faces.

"Mary, take Lord Anno's companion to the room quickly." Lunn shouted to his wife.

Then he went to the back of the kitchen and started working.

Soon, several dishes were served on the table.

The three of them talked while eating.

Old John and Len mainly talked about the impact of the monster attack on the town.

For example, someone from some town broke his leg while fleeing that night.

The crops outside have been mostly destroyed by slimes, and the town is likely to have no harvest this year.

Many merchants have already packed up their belongings and are preparing to move to other towns or villages, or directly settle in Valkham.

In short, the monster's attack not only brought loss of life and property, but also made the people in the town feel very insecure, fearing that the monster would come again next time.

After listening to them, An Nuo told them the purpose of his visit.

With the development of the Adventurer's Guild, the demand for weapons and equipment naturally increased.

Now adventurers go to the blacksmith shop to change their equipment.

Now Anno wants to hire Old John to go to Valkham to build equipment for the guild.

The crafted equipment can be sold directly within the guild, and the price can be slightly cheaper.

This is not only beneficial to the adventurers, but also brings Old John a lot more orders.

As for Lunn.

Anno wanted to give him the Adventurer's Guild's catering package.

In this way, the Adventurer's Guild is not only a place to accept quests, but also a place for everyone to eat, entertain, share information, and even purchase equipment.

It not only facilitates adventurers, but also increases the income of the guild.

And the next step is that Annuo plans to launch the adventurer team mode.

Allowing adventurers to get to know each other while eating in the guild will help form a team.

Since we are opening an Adventurer's Guild, we will naturally use the full set!