100: First Ring Rogue Mage, Adventurer's Guild

At this moment, inside the rented house with tightly shut doors and windows, after some adjustments, Roan's excitement gradually subsided.

He looked at the Alchemy Golem sitting on a chair, its five fingers deftly holding a pen and writing.

Roan's lips curved upward as he recalled the adjustment data from earlier.

"Movement is all normal; it can perform all actions of a regular human."

"Limited by material reasons, its strength and speed are only equivalent to a High-Tier Knight Squire, and its defense is that of a Low-Tier Apprentice Knight."

"Perception is all normal; vision is clear, sound is distinct..."

"Energy is all normal; one energy crystal is estimated to sustain the Golem for at least three days or more in active status..."

"Control is all normal; through the helmet remote device, it can be remotely controlled with Mental Energy, no errors found yet..."

"Signal reception and sensing are all normal, but specific distance and intensity still require further testing..."

Roan recorded the data one by one, and after a moment of contemplation, he snapped his fingers again, using a Fireball Spell to destroy it.

"Although the initial experiment was successful, further adjustments are still needed..." Roan thought to himself, then stood up.

He wore the helmet and put on a hooded coat over it.

After a brief disguise, he left the rented house.

By then, dusk was approaching.

After Roan went downstairs, he walked about a hundred meters to the end of a small alley.

After observing for a moment and seeing no one around, he activated the remote control device.

"One hundred meters distance, with walls blocking in between, no signal transmission issues occurred..."

A few seconds later, Roan walked another hundred meters to a public restroom.

After a while, Roan continued to walk further away.

This was repeated several times until he reached a distance of about a thousand meters from his rented house.

"Signal weakening, transmission slowing down..." Roan stopped in his tracks, thinking to himself.

"Effective range is one thousand meters... This distance is already sufficient!"

Then, Roan walked another five hundred meters until the signal connection was completely broken.

Only then did he turn around and return to the rented house.

As it grew darker, the pedestrians on the street outside became sparse.

At this time, the Alchemy Golem, disguised in the coat Roan had put on it, also left the house.

Walking on the street, the Alchemy Golem moved naturally, its steps firm, showing no abnormalities.

Even the few pedestrians who brushed past the Golem showed no reaction.

Another half an hour passed, and Roan controlled the Golem to return home.

"Phew... It wasn't a wasted effort. Now I just need to equip it with weapons, and I can execute the plan."

Roan took off his helmet and took out a box from his storage space.

Upon opening it, it contained dangerous alchemy constructs such as Blast Bombs.

Since he had already decided to be the mastermind and control the Alchemy Golem to act, there was no need for him to carry these items with him anymore.

Moreover, for him, who was now a Tier 1 Mage, if he were to encounter any real danger, these items would no longer be of much use.

It was better to give them to the Alchemy Golem to enhance its combat power.

After a period of busy work, Roan finally finished arming the Alchemy Golem.

It was already past midnight, and the intelligence update notification sounded on time.

"Ding! Today's intelligence is as follows—"

"1. The news of Uld and his two companions' deaths has not been learned by the Thieves' Guild's headquarters in Windwhisper Plains."

"2. The reason Armed Knight Beruke volunteered to come to Kura City is—click to expand."

"3. Among Beruke's thief subordinates, there is a Tier 1 Mage skilled in auxiliary enhancements, named Clay."

"4. Clay possesses a unique tracking method; the specific method is—click to expand."

"5. The specific list and hidden identities of the Thieves' Guild members stationed in Kura City are—click to expand."

"6. The Thieves' Guild's hidden base will be initially completed tomorrow, and Beruke only plans to transfer core personnel."

"7. The Adventurers' Association's branch in Kura City has over five hundred registered members, of whom one hundred and fifty are official members."

"8. The current person in charge of the Adventurers' Association's branch in Kura City is Armed Knight Monterey."

"9..."

"10..."

Upon hearing the notification, Roan first put away the modified Golem.

Then, he carefully read the intelligence.

"Hmm? The Thieves' Guild still doesn't know that Uld and his group are dead?" Roan couldn't help but feel a surge of joy upon seeing the first piece of intelligence.

This way, his use of Uld and his companions' identities would be even more worry-free.

"Volunteered... Wait, this Beruke, he actually...?" Roan was momentarily stunned after reading the detailed content of the second piece of intelligence.

Immediately, his expression became a little strange.

"Good, good, good, now my plan will be even easier to execute!" Roan chuckled lightly, then carefully read this piece of intelligence again.

Only then did he shift his gaze downward.

"Oh? A Tier 1 Mage?" Roan's eyes narrowed, and his expression became serious.

"Skilled in auxiliary enhancements, and can also use a special potion for tracking..." After carefully reading the intelligence, Roan couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

He had long been wary of such reconnaissance and tracking methods, and therefore had already prepared corresponding defensive measures.

Thus, although Roan was mentally tense, he felt no fear or dread.

Next, after skipping a few pieces of intelligence, "Armed Knight Monterey..." Roan's heart stirred, and he thought of something.

"I remember the Adventurers' Association and the Thieves' Guild seem to be in an antagonistic relationship?"

In popular rumor, the Adventurers' Association and the Thieves' Guild, while not exactly sworn enemies, were mutually hostile.

The reason was simple: the Adventurers' Association was the largest civilian intelligence organization on the God-Given Continent.

Most of its members were Knights or Mages who did not belong to any faction and had no noble background.

The major powers of the Nine Great Kingdoms, including private organizations, would issue commissions to the Adventurers' Association whenever they encountered difficulties.

After reviewing and accepting the commissions, the Adventurers' Association would then distribute them to its members.

Members could earn corresponding rewards by accepting commissions and completing tasks.

Generally speaking, the Adventurers' Association, regardless of the country, would only accept positive and constructive commissions, rarely engaging in acts of harming people for profit.

Therefore, the Adventurers' Association gained official recognition and could establish branches in all Nine Great Kingdoms.

However, the opposing Thieves' Guild was different.

Their mode of operation superficially appeared very similar to the Adventurers' Association.

Yet, the commissions they accepted were all negative deeds, such as theft, robbery, grave robbing, assassination... which were highly despicable.