The returning legendary adventurer captain, the recruited Canaanmore pirate, the adventure stories involving Ian, Isengard, and Azure Tide, touching upon ancient Pre-Epoch Civilization ruins, the incomparably dangerous Brain-Eating Worm Swarm, the immensely powerful prehistoric Crystal Dragons, as well as the Blazing Flame Lands conspiracies lurking behind it all, the prelude to food crises and biological warfare...
Every last part of it was part of Ian's plan.
The returning legendary adventurer captain, the recruited Canaanmore pirate. The meaning behind it was to promote Andor's books and tell everyone that Ian could accept anyone, recruit anyone. So long as they had ability, even if they had once been a pirate captain or a ruthless mercenary, they could still be entrusted with important duties.
And the fragments of Ian and the others' adventures were, in a sense, the "autobiography" Andor wrote for Ian.
Yes, he was still young, far from the age when one could write an autobiography. But Andor could do it. By writing from the sidelines, he could serve as the shadow protagonist and benefit from public promotion, making his image sink deeper into people's hearts.
As for the South Sea Grand Labyrinth, it should have been made public long ago. Recently, Marquis Grant—whose Grant family had recently risen to the rank of marquis—was due to visit Silverpeak Domain. Ian planned to have a thorough discussion with Marquis Grant regarding the development of the South Sea Grand Labyrinth and the repair of the Mass Accelerator.
In the process, the entire Redwood Base needed a complete and thorough cleanup. Even sending everyone from Marquis Grant's territory there might not be enough, and it could even be dangerous. It was better to let adventurers from all over the world handle it. Ian could pay a little money and knowledge as the price, and