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

The diplomatic crisis in the Principality of Paison has been temporarily resolved, but the missing troops in the Spiritfall Forest have yet to be found, leaving Pact and Mingguan uneasy. After praising Sigrid's outstanding performance, Pact also instructed Colin to expedite the implementation of military reforms and the search for the missing troops.

As they emerged from the palace council chamber, the courtiers offered their congratulations to Sigrid. Colin, his face somewhat grim, walked straight away. Seeing this, Sigrid quickly bid farewell to the congratulating courtiers and followed him, the two walking one after the other. When they reached the carriage, Sigrid finally couldn't contain herself any longer and took a few steps forward, calling out to Colin.

"Your Majesty the Duke!"

Colin did not stop upon hearing this. Instead, he boarded the carriage and closed the door. After a while, he opened the window and said to Sigrid, "Gather Xiu and Alban together." He then closed the window and the carriage began to move.

Although Sigrid was unsure of Colin's purpose, she followed his instructions. Soon after, three carriages entered the gates of Duke Colin's manor one after another. In the same dimly lit underground reception room, the three women saw Colin already waiting for them and quickly bowed.

"Your Grace!" the three exclaimed in unison.

“No need, please sit down.” Colin’s words were brief, but Sigrid sensed the coldness in his tone and the hidden hostility within.

Seeing the three of them sit down, Colin waved his hand, and the butler who had been waiting at the door left the reception room, closing the door behind him. As soon as the door closed, Colin got straight to the point. He downed his drink in one gulp, slammed it down on the table, then crossed his hands in a fist-and-palm gesture and said:

"I called you here today to arrange three things."

The three rarely encountered a meeting where Colin went straight to the point, and they all realized that the situation was no small matter. Therefore, they sat up straight and waited for Colin's next instructions.

“First of all,” Colin glanced at the three of them and continued, “the purpose is to dispel His Majesty’s suspicions about our underground business, or rather, to shift the crisis. In addition, we need to take this opportunity to completely complete the task assigned by the Ming official, and at the same time bring down Duke Litt, and take care of the person who has caused us trouble.”

As soon as Colin finished speaking, Bo'an asked, puzzled, "The one who's causing trouble? Sir, who do you mean?"

After hearing Bo'an's question, Colin immediately gave him a sharp look and said, "You blockhead, the one who burned down your casino!"

Upon hearing that Su Yang was to be dealt with, Bo'an ignored Colin's subsequent insults and exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful, sir! How do we do it?"

Colin poured some more wine into his glass, took a sip, and slowly said, "First, we must complete the task assigned by the Ming official. Since I have already mentioned foreign spies to His Majesty, we must find these spies."

After finishing his sentence, Colin looked at Alban and continued, "This task will be assigned to Alban." Before Alban, who was full of doubt, could ask any questions, Colin explained, "Spies from other countries can only be human. The Duchy has always maintained a neutral stance, so the military cannot investigate. The Church of the Saints has always opposed internal strife among humans. In order to make the Church of the Saints lean towards the Duchy, it must be you, Alban, the Minister of Religion, who will investigate the spies."

"But sir, what should I do?" Alban asked, somewhat uneasy and puzzled.

“You don’t need to worry about that. Just follow my orders. That’s the first thing.” Colin didn’t explain much and quickly began to assign the second task.

"Secondly, we need to make that young punk a spy and frame him for running an illegal casino. I'll leave this to you, Sigrid."

“Yes, sir, I will think of a way.” Sigrid’s reply was quite clever, without any refusal or doubt, only obedience and execution. Colin was very satisfied and still said, “It’s very simple. I will report to His Majesty. You just need to put the right person in the right place at the right time and create a perfect encounter.”

Sigrid immediately understood Colin's meaning, smiled slightly, and said, "Understood, sir."

"Next is the third and most important thing." Colin's voice lowered, which made the three of them perk up and listen attentively.

"This third matter is divided into two parts. The first part will be completed by Sigrid, Alban, and other ministers to expose the relationship between the spy and the Duke of Litt's mansion. The second part will be handled by you, Xiu. You will contact the Cloud Network team in the name of the Marquis of Boan's mansion to kidnap Litt Lena. The timing will be determined by my orders."

Bo'an was shocked: "My lord, why...why kidnap Lena? Besides, she's a sixth-tier elementalist, is this really possible?"

Colin, already getting angry with Bo'an, immediately snapped, "You're such an idiot! I told you to follow orders, and you had to ask me for every single detail! Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?! Kidnapping her was obviously to kill both Litt and that brat!"

Bo'an was so angry he didn't dare breathe. It was the first time any of the three of them had seen Colin so angry, and no one dared to speak. The atmosphere in the reception room was incredibly tense. After Colin calmed down somewhat, he continued, "In short, act according to orders. This matter is of utmost importance. Anyone who dares to fail in their duties can expect to report to my military headquarters!"

After listening to Colin's arrangements, the three of them left the underground meeting room, returned to the carriage, boarded it, and left together for Sigrid's mansion, where they gathered again to discuss the matter.

“What do you think of the arrangements made by the magistrate? I can understand framing Su Yang for espionage and running an illegal casino, but why kidnap Lena? And what’s the connection between these three things? I can understand if the first and second things are related, but the third one is completely unnecessary.” Bo’an spoke first, somewhat indignant and worried.

Alban remained silent, glancing at Sigrid on the other side, who sat leisurely on the sofa, sipping the herbal tea the servant had just brought. Seeing that neither of them spoke, Bo'an grew impatient and urged, "Say something, you two! Are you both mute?"

“Oh, Lord Xiu, why are you in such a hurry? Since the Lord has made this arrangement, let’s just carry it out. The Lord must have thought through every step. Besides, he only said to kidnap Lena, not to take her life. Kidnapping her must be related to Duke Litt’s dismount, otherwise why would he bother with her?” Sigrid advised.

“But Lena is a proper sixth-tier elementalist. Is she so easily kidnapped? Besides, she’s a member of the Black Whale Squad. Doesn’t that mean she’s also provoking an entire Crimson Storm-level squad?” Bo An said anxiously.

After hearing this, Alban said, "As far as I know, although the Cloud Network team is only an Orange Sky-level team, its strength is not weak. It's just that their team's composition is all Rogues, which is why they cannot be rated as a Crimson Storm-level team. If they were to take action together, kidnapping a sixth-tier healer should not be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Bo An looked at Alban and was about to speak when Sigrid interrupted, "Lord Xiu, I think you should listen to Lord Colin's orders. He also said that this is no small matter. If we make a wrong move, we might all be finished."

Hearing Sigrid say this, Bo An could only keep his thoughts to himself. After sitting for a while, Bo An and Alban left one after the other. Sigrid went to the balcony, looked at the crimson sky in the distance, and thought to herself, "It seems that another bloody storm is about to break out."