Occupation

The warm sunlight shone on the lush trees, filtering through the gaps in the leaves and illuminating Aila's boots.

Aila looked down at the gleam of white on her black boots, unable to look away for a long time.

Even now, she still can't quite believe that her surroundings have changed like this.

It's no longer the snow-white Northern Territory, but a mix of green and other colors.

"Aila, come here, let's discuss how to attack later."

Aila then came to her senses, shook her head, and walked to Anna's side.

She looked at Anna with a hint of respect in her expression.

The other party and the Proxy came to the village together and presided over some important matters at the beginning of the Sect.

Although Anna didn't seem to possess the radiance of Deity, Anna still held her in a very high position in Aila heart.

She just didn't understand why the Proxy didn't bestow Deity Radiance upon Anna, making her also a messenger of the Deity.

"Um, wait a minute... actually, it doesn't have to be this complicated. We just need to kill those people who control the mine..."

"And once the former is accomplished, the latter will be much easier..."

"None of the enemies are formal Profession, so they pose no danger to me, but you'll have to be careful..."

"Lady Anna ..." Aila interrupted her, then spoke slowly.

"I'm already a full-fledged Profession..."

After Aila arrived in White Flower City, Fran used the authority granted to her by the Lord of Radiance to make her a Formal Rank Profession.

Of course, this comes at a price: it is now more difficult for believers to make Profession through missionary work. However, as long as there are enough missionaries, they can eventually become Profession.

"Huh?! When...?" Anna's eyes widened. Although she knew that Aila would soon become Formal Rank Profession, she never expected it to happen so quickly.

Anna glanced at Aila and thought of something extremely terrifying: she had watched Aila go from an ordinary person to Formal Rank Profession.

In less than two months, Aila became a Formal Rank Profession that would be extremely difficult to achieve on the entire continent.

Although she knew that Aila's situation was rather special, and that Fran might have used some strange methods to enable Aila to create such a miracle.

In any case, to become a Formal Rank Profession in such a short period of time is truly astonishing.

Anna looked the other person over again, then said:

"That's fine then. Now that you've reached the Formal Rank, you can lead these believers to control the miners..."

Anna's gaze passed over Aila and landed on the dozen or so people behind her.

These are all followers of the Lord of Radiance who have reached the Profession level. Their physical abilities far surpass those of ordinary people, not to mention the divine magic from the Lord of Radiance.

Their goal this time was to seize the mine. Although Anna didn't know exactly why Fran wanted to seize it, she just had to follow orders.

This mine belongs to the River Valley Territory, which is located west of White Flower Territory, and is an important asset of the River Valley Territory.

This mine has abundant reserves, is easy to mine, and is not yet operating on a very large scale.

This is due to both technical and demand-related reasons.

Leaving aside the technology, medieval countries in this other world wouldn't allow Profession to mine, so naturally, the output would be low.

In addition, the roads are rugged, making large-scale transportation inconvenient, and the area next door is the Alliance, a place rich in resources.

These factors led to local lords having little interest in expanding production.

So there are currently about eighty people working in the mine.

Seventeen of them were officials and guards appointed by the lord.

Overall, Anna felt that the mission was not difficult.

After all, their team already has two Profession; if they plan well, they might even be able to assassinate the lord of the River Valley Territory.

After all, this is just a mine. Even if it can bring the lord a lot of Ore, that's all.

In the eyes of that River Valley Territory, this was at most an important asset, not a place that had to be guarded by a knight of Formal Rank.

Anna felt that even if all seventy-odd people in that mine were Profession, she could easily kill them all by herself.

She then looked at the longsword at her waist and the Shield Spell Ring on her hand, touching them with her other hand.

Then she looked up and gazed in the direction of the mine.

"It's about time, we should go."

Anna turned around and spoke deliberately, and Aila and her followers stood up and followed behind her.

"You don't need to follow me specifically. Just make sure to clear out those who resist. Don't capture them alive."

Although in principle even prisoners of war are valuable labor and should be cherished, Anna was genuinely afraid that these believers, who hadn't fought many battles, would cause trouble, so she didn't let them capture prisoners.

After briefly explaining the precautions, Anna led the team to the entrance of the mine.

There was a small wall, two meters high, surrounding the entrance to the mountain. A guard at the gate had been dozing off, but he instantly woke up when a dozen or so unfamiliar people appeared at the foot of the wall.

Especially when he saw that these people were all carrying weapons, his face showed visible panic.

"This is a mine in the River Valley Territory. Entry and exit are prohibited without a gift from the lord... Do you have a gift?"

The men below didn't answer him; instead, they raised their weapons slightly higher, while Anna stood at the front, observing the guard's position.

"(Utter profanity) This is the territory of the Lord of the River Valley Territory, what do you want?!"

The guard shouted sternly; he hadn't encountered any attacks since being transferred to this place, which was why his voice trembled slightly.

Normal bandits wouldn't bother attacking this mine because the Ore in the River Valley Territory is just too cheap.

Moreover, even if they managed to capture it, they couldn't hold onto it under the lord's wrath, so almost no one ever considered taking the mine.

This was the first time the guard had encountered someone who wanted to attack the mine, and he was terrified.

The warning bell here has been broken for a long time and was taken up the mountain for repairs; there has been no news for half a month.

He was so terrified that he never imagined he could run up and warn the others.

However, he stroked the sword at his waist, feeling fortunate that the wall was still there, at least preventing the other party from climbing up for the time being.

As his thoughts drifted to this point, a crisp sound pierced the air and entered his mind, leaving it blank.

When he came to his senses, he saw that he was lying on the ground, and out of the corner of his eye, he could see the fletching of an arrow above his head.

His consciousness gradually faded, and until the very end, he still couldn't understand why he was shot by an arrow without ever seeing anyone draw a bow.

"Alright, let's go in. Ignore that guard who was upstairs just now."

Outside the wall, Anna held a short bow, as if she had just fired an arrow, and slowly lowered her arm.

Just moments ago, Anna took the bow off her back almost instantly and then quickly drew it and fired.

The arrow pierced the guard's head with perfect accuracy, killing him instantly.

Everyone else gasped in shock, and some muttered under their breath.

"These are the Profession of the Formal Rank..."

Anna ignored their astonishment. To her, if she couldn't kill someone who wasn't even a Profession with an arrow, she might as well go find a rock and kill herself; there was no need to disgrace Formal Rank Profession.

Just then, Aila raised her palm, and white light burst forth from it, striking the heavy wooden door directly.

"Bang!" After a loud crash, everyone heard the sound of broken pieces of the wooden door falling to the ground.

At this point, a large enough hole for two people to pass through had been left where the wooden door used to be.

"Let's go." Aila had just used [Holy Light Strike], and the wooden door was no match for the power of a formal Profession.

After a moment's hesitation, everyone followed Anna upstairs.

"Who are you? Don't you know this is a mine directly under the lord's control...? Wait... I surrender!"

Anna and her team took over the mine smoothly, as their strength deeply impressed the guards there.

After a guard witnessed his usually domineering squad leader, one of the few Profession in the mine, have his skull smashed open by a woman's fist that emitted a white light, they knew that choosing any path would lead to certain death.

Moreover, it wasn't just the woman in the white robe; every outsider they encountered seemed to possess considerable power.

He witnessed a frail man lift a huge rock on the spot and grab the official hiding behind him.

"I can cooperate with you... I'll do anything... Please spare my life!"

The officer lay prostrate on the ground, trembling all over, too frightened to speak coherently.

Anna stepped forward and asked:

"When will your next Ore delivery team arrive...?"

"Next time... he just came a few days ago... probably in about ten days."

"That's fine... Take him to that house and lock him up."

"Oh, isn't that an outhouse? Can we go somewhere else?!"

Anna suddenly turned to Aila beside her and said something.

"These guards shouldn't be locked up with the miners; it would be bad if they incited them to unite."

Aila nodded, then asked in confusion.

Why did you ask him when the next Ore would be coming?

Anna smiled and then said.

"We've taken this place, but the lord of the River Valley Territory is still here."

"After he discovers he can't get Ore, he'll first send a small team to investigate, then his personal guard, and finally the knights of Formal Rank."

"But that's not important. I can handle these people. You just need to complete the task assigned by Lady Fu... the Proxy."