Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

After checking on the construction of other people's houses, Su Yang felt that everyone's area was not very large. Most of them only built a two-story house, fenced off a small area as a yard, and that was it. Moreover, some houses were built rather crudely, with thatched roofs and gaps in the wooden walls that were not filled. There were many such houses. In addition, a market was built next to the house, where many raw materials were sold, such as wood for construction, waterproofing materials, rivets, etc. At least he didn't need to collect materials himself like he did on the island.

Su Yang roughly estimated that if a habitable house could be built as soon as possible, it would only take five days to form a basic structure. After having a general idea in mind, he returned to the Duke's mansion and asked Lin Anlan and Lena to suggest, "Miss Litt, could Su Yang and I stay for five more days? After five days, we will leave the Duke's mansion and go to our own estate."

"Your own estate?" Lena looked at Su Yang with suspicion. "Are you really going to build your own estate? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Lin Anlan glanced at Su Yang, who then replied, "No need to trouble yourself, Miss Lena. We can do it ourselves. It's all physical work, how could we trouble you?"

The next day, Su Yang got up early without waking Lin Anlan, intending to go to the east gate by himself to find a suitable location. Just as he stepped out of his room into the lobby, he bumped into Rolls.

"Mr. Su, where are you going so early?" Rolls greeted him with a smile.

"Uh, Your Grace, I'm going out for some exercise."

"Exercise is great! I often get up early to exercise too. How about we exercise together?"

“Uh, sure, Your Grace.”

Su Yang thought that since he was living under someone else's roof, he should at least try to get along well with the host family. He had no choice but to agree to Laus's request. The two of them ran out of the hall together, through the garden, and after reaching the manor gate, they ran back under Laus's lead. This made Su Yang, who wanted to leave the manor, afraid to leave.

"Mr. Su, you seemed to be thinking of leaving the manor just now? Where were you planning to go?"

Su Yang was startled, wondering when Rolls had figured out that he wanted to leave the manor. Had he been too bad at disguising himself?

"Why do you say that, Your Grace? Your household is so nice, why would I want to leave?" Su Yang asked, forcing himself to speak.

"Hahaha, you're not a caged bird after all. You're young, but you're a bit like my daughter's master—free-spirited, unconventional, and dislike being bound by worldly constraints. Your eyes say it all."

Rolls, unpretentious and straightforward, directly expressed his thoughts without any concealment, leaving Su Yang stunned. He hadn't expected Rolls to be so direct.

"Hehe, Your Grace, perhaps I don't have those kinds of thoughts, but I still have to bother the Duke's mansion for the next few days."

“It’s normal for young people to have their own ideas, I understand. You can stay here. As long as Lena doesn’t have any objections, I’m fine with anything.”

It seems that Rolls dotes on Lena more than just a little; he'll allow strangers to stay in his house as long as his daughter agrees.

Soon the two returned to the mansion's main hall. Rolls went back to his room to pack up and prepare to go to work in the internal affairs department. Su Yang saw Rolls off and was about to walk towards the door when he ran into Lin Anlan in the hall.

Lin Anlan grabbed Su Yang and said with displeasure, "Are you planning to go to the East Gate to scout out a location by yourself? And then leave me alone in this Duke's mansion, only to tell me we're moving after you've finished everything?"

Seeing that Lin Anlan was already angry, Su Yang quickly explained, "How could that be? I got up this morning to exercise and happened to run into Duke Litt. He invited me to run with him, so we walked around together for a bit. I just got back and was about to go outside to rest for a while when I ran into you."

"Really?" Lin Anlan asked Su Yang suspiciously, her face full of disbelief.

"Seriously, if you don't believe me, the two of us will set off together for the East Gate right now."

"Alright, let's set off together then." With that, Lin Anlan agreed to set off together and pulled Su Yang out.

Left with no other choice, Su Yang and Lin Anlan arrived at the East Gate. Upon arrival, the two began to inspect the site. They found that all the good locations near the capital had already been taken. The remaining options were either too far away or too crowded. Su Yang was fine as long as there weren't too many people nearby. Lin Anlan, however, was different. She had very high requirements for the terrain, claiming that since she had chosen the location herself, she had to consider her own preferences. She insisted that there must be high ground, forests, and a stream.

Su Yang's head was spinning. Although he wanted to meet all the requirements, finding a place that met all three conditions was incredibly difficult. He wandered around, almost from east to north, but still couldn't find a suitable place. As noon approached, Su Yang was ready to give up and just pick any place. But Lin Anlan absolutely refused, insisting that Su Yang find a place that met all three conditions.

Su Yang was somewhat annoyed, but he suppressed his anger and asked, "Then where do you think we can find a place that meets all three conditions? We've been looking all morning, and there's nowhere like it."

"Hey! I just remembered a place! Shall we head north to the Desolate Great Forest?"

"It's too far!" Su Yang had heard Lena describe the Spiritfall Forest, which was in the center of the continent, while the Principality of Paisen was in the south, a difference of more than 18,000 miles.

"Alright then, whatever you say." Lin Anlan pouted, having no choice but to give up looking for a suitable place. The two returned to the east gate, and Su Yang still tried his best to find a place with a stream and a forest. He turned to Lin Anlan and asked, "How about this place? Although there's no high ground, there's a stream running through it and a fairly large forest. It should be pretty suitable, right?"

"Hmm, this place is barely feasible. How should we plan it? How big of an area are you planning to enclose?"

Having finally obtained Lin Anlan's consent, Su Yang breathed a sigh of relief and then excitedly said, "I plan to incorporate that grove of trees and a section of stream into the manor. Unlike on the island, the stream and grove are very close together. I plan to build the house next to the grove, right next to the stream, and cultivate farmland on the other side of the stream. The overall size will be controlled to be about 150 meters in length and width."

Su Yang thought that a space of more than 20,000 square meters was enough for his needs, only slightly larger than the courtyard on the outlying island.

"When will we start construction?" Lin Anlan was a little impatient. Perhaps she was not used to the extravagant life in the Duke's mansion, or perhaps she was used to spending ordinary days with Su Yang. In any case, she wanted to return to her pastoral life as soon as possible.

"Let's go back and ask Lena what procedures are needed before we start work."