Chapter 198: An Idea to Life

If Malveris had truly sought refuge there, the Guild could not assume that he was simply hiding.

He was likely preparing.

When Max finally captured their attention, he immediately laid out his plan.

Unlike before, he did not simply give orders.

He listened to numerous pieces of feedback and suggestions.

Lancelot discussed the deployment of the Guild’s combat forces.

Gareth suggested the establishment of defensive positions near settlements that were likely to be attacked.

Maurice proposed sending larger expeditionary forces into areas where demon activity was suspected.

Matilda discussed the importance of improving the Guild’s intelligence network.

Angelo proposed establishing magical support stations in strategic areas so that the Guild’s hunters would not have to rely solely on the Imperial Military for magical assistance.

Seraphine’s assistant reported the progress of the Purification and Restoration Division.

Cedric explained the development of the Guild’s runic equipment.

Cedric also explained how the runic systems were being incorporated into Louie’s inventions.

Seraphine’s assistant explained how the Guild could now examine hunters for corruption after high-risk missions.

Miriam explained how every demon encountered by the Guild was being studied and added to the Demon Research Division’s records.

The more Max listened, the more relieved he became.

The Guild had already become much more developed than he had expected.

It had an Academy.

It had a Research Division.

It had a Demon Support Division.

It had a Purification and Restoration Division.

It had an Artificer District.

It had an Intelligence Division.

It had a Logistics Division.

And the Adaptive Combat Courtyard allowed the Guild to continuously train hunters against simulated demons.

When a Guild fully functioned, it was when the Guild members’ contributions often overshadowed the Guild Master.

Max was satisfied by this.

He did not want to personally control every single aspect of the Demon Hunters Guild.

He wanted the Guild to function even without him.

After some time, the meeting slowly reached its conclusion.

"This is final, then."

Max looked at the large map behind him.

"Sir Gareth will be stationed in the southwest, as it is expected that most of the demon forces will attack there."

Gareth nodded.

"Understood."

"Lancelot will be stationed in the west province.

Since the Imperial Military is already heavily stationed there, Lancelot should only find vulnerable places where the Demon Hunters Guild can provide assistance without interfering with the Imperial Military."

Lancelot nodded.

"I understand."

"Sir Maurice will oversee the southern province."

Max pointed towards the southern region.

"Although the Imperial Family will definitely send a bunch of S-rank combatants due to the importance of the southern province, Sir Maurice must prove that the Demon Hunters Guild’s presence is truly everywhere wherever demons are."

Maurice smiled.

"I understand."

"Sir Angelo will oversee magical combat operations in the east."

Angelo nodded.

"I’ll establish magical support stations where necessary."

"Miss Matilda will remain in the headquarters."

Matilda nodded.

"You will oversee the intelligence network.

I want every report from the provinces to reach you."

She immediately understood.

"And you want us to predict where the demons will appear next."

Max nodded.

"Exactly."

Max continued assigning the A-rankers and other B-rankers to where they would be stationed.

Except for one single province.

"Guild Master, how about the north?" Matilda asked with a perplexed expression.

Max simply smiled.

"My brother will take care of it."

Matilda was stunned.

Only then did she recall that Max had a younger brother who established the Monster Hunters Guild in the northern province.

Although she was skeptical about whether his brother could handle demons possibly appearing there, she did not question Max’s confidence.

After Max assigned them, he inquired about the current Guild’s status from the Guild’s Alchemist, Beast Tamer, Grand Runesmith, and Grand Artificer.

Max heaved a sigh of relief when he learned that every single Demon Hunter was fully supported by the different divisions.

They were equipped with potions, weapons, enchanted equipment, war horses, communication devices, Demon Detection Crystals, and emergency barrier equipment.

The Academy continued training new hunters.

The Research Division continued studying every demon recovered from missions.

The Artificer District continued creating new equipment.

The Demon Hunters Support Division continued improving their runes.

The Purification and Restoration Division continued treating hunters exposed to demonic corruption.

The Intelligence Division continued gathering information from every province.

And the Expeditionary Corps was prepared to deploy whenever a major demon threat appeared.

Everything was finally moving.

Max looked around the Guild Council Chambers.

Six months ago, the Demon Hunters Guild had only been an idea.

Now, it had become an organization capable of operating across the Empire.

However, Max knew that this was only the beginning.

The demons would eventually retaliate.

And when they did, the Demon Hunters Guild would no longer be waiting for them.

They would be hunting them first.

Just recalling the game’s announcement and remembering his past life’s first world event, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of excitement.

During the first world event, he couldn’t properly see his name in the leaderboard.

Now, not only would his player’s name definitely be read at the top, but his Guild would competitively reach a higher ranking despite most of them consisting of NPCs.

Everything was going according to his plan.

He reached B-rank and established a powerful Guild for the first world event.

Now, it was time for him to receive his final goal prior to the first world event.

The Eclipse Immersion Pod!

Max could barely handle his excitement, knowing he had to wait for days to receive it.

...

August 30, 2028, 6 a.m.

In the past two days, he had already finished his preparation.

Lancelot and others were reaching their destinations.

After all, the Empire was vast. If it was not because the Demon Hunters Guild was located almost at the center, some might have taken more than a week to arrive at their destinations.

Max barely got any sleep, finding out that managing a Guild was by no means easy.

Thankfully, he was not alone.Every head of a different division that created their own district, as well as Danny’s extreme efforts, helped him a lot.

Now, Max was woken up by a call from Kylie.

He opened his eyes, yawned, and smiled widely, accepting the call almost immediately...

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