For any Summoner, strategic planning before a duel is an indispensable step. An official City Lord challenge demands that Summoners have at least three magical creatures and select three to go into battle before the match begins. The Summoner must consider the tactical and restraining relationships between the creatures. Though they don't directly participate in the battle, their role as strategists is even more critical.

"Charlotte, the rules of this duel work to your advantage."

The man with the white scarf pulled out a bulletin board from who knows where and began scribbling on it with a pen.

Once upon a time, his dream was to become a Summoner mentor, training students who could take first place at the Queen's Tea Party. However, he had no reputation and couldn't find students. Thus, he had to apply his extensive knowledge of magical creatures to crime to make a living.

But now, there was no more suitable student than Charlotte.

A newcomer just stepping into adventure, destined, as chosen by the White Dragon, all these identities awakened a long-dormant passion in the man with the white scarf.

"Designating your opponent as your greatest advantage, that cat and octopus are his biggest weaknesses!"

He quickly drew caricatures of a cartoon cat and a mini octopus on the board. "One is a land type, and the other is clearly a marine type. Neither can match a flying dragon type!"

This is why countless Summoners are so fond of flying dragons.

The vast majority of land and marine magical creatures lack aerial capabilities. When up against flying magical creatures, Summoners inevitably become passive in tactics and can only look for opportunities when the flying creature attacks. As nature's balance, most known flying creatures are small in size with relatively weak attack power and almost no long-range attack methods.

Except for flying dragons.

Even sub-dragon types, with the advantages of flying types, eliminate all weaknesses.

The perfect magical creature partner—this is how Summoners describe dragon types.

They are rare and powerful. Any Summoner who raises a mature dragon inevitably becomes a master famed throughout the Kingdom.

"Normally, he would definitely use that big red bird as your opponent, but you must use your 'novice' and 'first time in a Summoner battle' status to lull him into complacency..."

"Bang—!"

The door of the City Lord's Mansion was closed, with a sign reading "No Stinky Slime Allowed" posted on it.

"Boss... this situation seems a bit different from what you imagined."

One of his subordinates broke the awkward silence. According to the man with the white scarf, although Lady Fengweidie and Miss Charlotte initially didn't take to him, once they heard about his extensive strategic reserve and flexible strategic thinking, they would certainly be impressed by his strong personal charm and invite them as distinguished guests into the City Lord's Mansion.

The man with the white scarf often said he was only lacking a good companion to become a master-level Summoner. Born unfortunate, he had to seek companions on his own, but in terms of tactics, he had already outpaced those master Summoners by a mile.

However, now the guards of the City Lord's Mansion not only closed the door but also seemed to have posted a sign of a personal attack nature.

On their way back from the Market District, even the members of the Poacher Gang subtly distanced themselves from the man with the white scarf. They had never thought much of it before, but ever since Ethan mentioned it, they too felt that the man with the white scarf smelled like stinky slime.

"You just don't understand."

The man with the white scarf quickly adjusted his mindset, "You've heard of Lady Fengweidie's character. She is lauded as the most elegant Summoner in the Kingdom, yet she is directing her student to personally attack me. What does this indicate?"

The Poacher Gang exchanged looks, then shook their heads one after the other.

"It means she has feelings for me!"

Has anyone ever been insulted like stinky slime by the elegant Lady Fengweidie?

This precisely indicates that he is an exceptionally special presence in her eyes.

The man with the white scarf has always been optimistic and is committed to deepening this special emotional connection.

"Boss...I think she just plain dislikes you?"

They were in the Market District at that time. Lady Fengweidie's eyes of disdain were entirely unrestrained, and even as bystanders, they could clearly see it. For some unknown reason, their boss seemed to enjoy it.

This is incredibly bizarre.

The veteran members following the man with the white scarf knew that he initially turned to poaching because he couldn't make money and couldn't stand the ridicule of others. They all knew there was a fire smoldering inside him. He wanted everyone to know his theories were not just armchair strategist's fantasies.

In fact, they relied on the encyclopedic knowledge of the man with the white scarf to repeatedly find traces of magical creatures in the wild. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Top-notch knowledge, top-notch reconnaissance skills, combat skills as bad as crap.

This is the general evaluation of the man with the white scarf on the streets.

Logically, the man with the white scarf would detest such brazen ridicule, yet now not only did he not show any signs of rage, he also seemed eager to take a couple of kicks from Lady Fengweidie.

"This is why you are still too young."

The man with the white scarf scornfully shook his head. He had found the commonality between himself and stinky slime. "Truly master-level Summoners can spot the shining points of any magical creature, even stinky slime is no exception!"