"You can rest assured on that point. Viscount West, feel free to establish a market town around the maze. I will communicate with Earl Baluria to strive for an agreement on the distribution of benefits from the maze." Soren said indifferently, "I believe he will cooperate with me. After all, the Royal Guard Knights have nothing to do recently."

With Soren's backing, Viscount West also felt more confident.

The next morning, Viscount West led his family's private army to 'escort' Soren to the underground maze.

Soren still traveled with a small team of three, without making a big show.

Arriving at the outskirts of the Norham Maze, Soren separated from Viscount West and headed straight for the maze.

In fact, there was already a trend of a market town around the maze, but without a major power managing it, it appeared very chaotic, with fights breaking out from time to time.

Before Soren, Hiltin, and Anka entered the maze, an adventurer team blocked Soren's path. "Sir, are you also here to explore the underground maze?" The leader was a woman wearing a loose magic robe and a pointed magic hat.

Soren glanced at the emblem on the other party's magic robe.

"A Fourth-Order Mage! A bit weak."

Soren smiled playfully, but after clearly seeing the other party's appearance, his gaze sharpened slightly.

Lilianna Einzbern.

This character, in the game, did not belong to the ranks of the strong. An ordinary adventurer, though a mage, had a combat power far lower than her apparent rank.

Although she didn't have many scenes in the main storyline, she was the first to develop a powerful magic potion.

Lilianna was a pharmacist, and a self-taught one at that, but her potion-making talent was extremely high, a genius rarely seen in a century, and later became the strongest pharmacist behind the Seven Heroes.

"Yes! Is there anything I can help you with?" Soren replied with a smile.

This reply surprised Hiltin and Anka, and they subconsciously looked at Soren.

Then, they turned their gazes to Lilianna, the woman.

This woman's adventurer team had ten people, all of whom were women.

"Sir, is this your first time coming to the Norham Maze?" Lilianna asked.

Soren pondered for a moment and nodded.

Lilianna smiled and explained to Soren, "The magical creatures inside the maze are very powerful. The first two levels are okay, but after entering the third level, the strength of the magical creatures greatly increases. Even a Fourth-Order professional needs to team up to kill them safely."

Anka and Hiltin exchanged glances, and the same thought emerged in their minds: 'Are those magical creatures really that strong?'

Lilianna also explained the strength of her team: "Our team's strength is a combination of three knights, two archers, two thieves, two mages, and one priest. Monica and I are both Fourth-Order professionals. Except for the priest, who is Second-Order, everyone else is Third-Order."

Soren nodded, "Not bad, then let's sign a contract!"

Lilianna was even more delighted and quickly initiated the contract.

Seeing the magic contract that appeared, Soren didn't write his name, but instead pressed his handprint, since both were acceptable.

The contract content was very simple: after entering the maze, the profits would be split six to four, and within the maze, they could not attack each other and had to support each other in exploring the maze.

Once the contract was violated, the most serious consequence would be divine punishment, and the lightest would be a magic power surge triggered by the contract, causing serious injury.

Soren's team had only three people, yet they occupied a 40% share, which was enough to prove the importance of strength.

After the two sides introduced each other, Lilianna led the team into the maze.

Soren, Hiltin, and Monica walked at the front. In order to hide their identities, Hiltin and Anka switched weapons halfway through.

The main reason was that their weapons and equipment were all Epic-level. In addition to possessing extraordinary power, the workmanship was also very exquisite. At a glance, one could tell that they were not ordinary products. It was a bit implausible to have them in the hands of several Third and Fourth-Order knights.

Entering the first level of the maze, Hiltin walked in front, with Anka ready to strike at any time behind him.

The battle was unexpectedly smooth. The two coordinated tacitly, and the magical creatures on the first two levels of the maze were no match for them, leaving Lilianna and her teammates dumbfounded.

Lilianna walked to Soren's side and asked, "Are you from the Royal Guard Knights?"

Soren was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

Their combat awareness was too strong. Neither of them used cultivation beyond the Third or Fourth-Order, but their combat power far exceeded that of adventurers of the same rank.

"No wonder," Lilianna suddenly understood.

After all, such combat awareness, coupled with profound breathing techniques, was indeed not comparable to wild adventurers like them.

"Won't His Highness the Crown Prince be angry if you come out to earn extra money like this?" Lilianna asked curiously, looking at Soren, who had no intention of drawing his sword from beginning to end.

Soren tugged at the hair at his temple, feeling embarrassed and not knowing how to answer.

"He shouldn't be angry, right? After all, we're taking advantage of our vacation to go on an adventure."

Lilianna smiled and patted Soren on the shoulder, indicating that she understood.

Because they were carrying burdens, it was already night when they entered the third level of the maze.

They had to find a safe place to rest and prepare for exploring the maze tomorrow.

Soren and the others looked at Monica, who was already setting up tents and arranging for team members to take turns on guard duty, feeling a little at a loss.

The last time they rushed all the way to the seventh level of the maze, and now they already knew the way. They could reach it in less than a day, so they didn't prepare tents or anything like that. Even if Soren had a space ring, he didn't prepare any.

Monica saw the embarrassment of Soren and the others and said with a smile, "You were the main force during the day, so leave the guarding to us at night! We have an extra tent, so we'll lend it to you to rest!"

Soren quickly expressed his gratitude. He signaled Hiltin and Anka to go in and rest, while he himself sat down beside Lilianna to chat.

Monica looked at this scene, a hint of fanaticism flashing in her eyes. She had a special interest in Soren's team, no, it should be in Bren.

A formal knight born in the Royal Guard Knights, not to mention his strong strength, belonged to the imperial establishment and was guaranteed a stable income regardless of drought or flood.

The way Kaan and Hiltin looked up to Bren showed that Bren's identity was not simple.

Not to mention that he was so young.

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