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Anse did not activate the teleportation immediately. Instead, he brought Makaria to Jacqueline Castle.

Fifty guards had already assembled. Besides them, there were two castle stewards and five young servants.

Elise had prepared these people as assistants for Anse. They had all been trained for years and were at least capable of bringing the castle under control and keeping it running smoothly.

It was always more reassuring to use one's own people.

When Elise saw Makaria, she scrutinized her for a long while, her expression turning somewhat strange.

Anse hurried forward to explain, but Elise's expression toward him only grew more displeased.

She was not being petty; she was dissatisfied that Anse had not asked her for people first, instead choosing to recruit those unreliable mercenaries.

Jacqueline Castle had always used its own people, a hiring philosophy completely at odds with Anse's.

However, considering that Anse truly had no one under him at the moment, she could not say much. She merely warned him to be careful in judging people, since the character of most adventurers was not worth trusting.

Anse called Lin Qiancheng over, and the group chatted as they waited, taking the opportunity to get to know one another better.

Near evening, Adolf arrived with his seventeen subordinates, along with a carriage and four fine horses. The carriage was loaded with bags and bundles of luggage.

Makaria had worked with Adolf before, but when the two met, they merely nodded silently at each other without exchanging a single word.

Adolf put on a calm front. After all, he had abandoned his former master during a time of crisis. It would not sound good if word got out, and no one else would care about the reasons behind it.

Makaria did not look down on him, though. After all,