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

Back at the inn, the lanterns in front of the inn were lit, but the front door was tightly closed. The two could only knock on the door. After a short while, the innkeeper opened the door and let them in when he saw that it was Su Yang and his companion.

After entering the house, the owner said, "Gentlemen, if you come home late in the future, you can come in directly through the back gate. Although the back gate will also be closed, it is much more convenient to open than the front gate."

"Oh, okay, boss, I'm sorry," Lin Anlan apologized.

Back in the guest room, the two sat at the square table, each poured themselves a glass of water, and began to chat.

"Is there a garrison in Jiahe City?" Su Yang asked a question that he was curious about. It seemed that every town in this world had a garrison, and he wondered if there were no police or government offices like those in ancient times to handle these matters.

"Yes, there are troops stationed in almost every town."

"So, are things like tonight's incidents handled by the garrison? In wartime, who would handle these things? Isn't there a dedicated agency or personnel to deal with these trivial matters?"

"A specialized agency? You mean an agency like the Imperial Academy in the capital city of Parsons?"

"Yes," Su Yang nodded.

“Small towns like this don’t usually have them. Just like when we were in Nanwan City, we never saw the Chongsi Court. In the Tianyun Empire, only the capital and some important prefectures have them; they’re called the Criminal Court, which is specifically responsible for maintaining order and dealing with theft.” Lin Anlan took a sip of water and continued:

“The capital and several major prefectures are important towns with sufficient personnel and financial resources to maintain such a department. Small towns like Jiahe City will not be equipped with one. At most, they will be equipped with a city lord's mansion to manage the daily affairs of the city. In addition, the troops will be dispatched to various places to be stationed. In the event of war, troops in a certain direction can be quickly assembled to deal with an invasion quickly.”

"I see." Su Yang understood. To put it simply, the development of various countries in this world is not particularly advanced, and they do not want to waste extra financial resources to set up such departments. Moreover, the overall situation in the world is not very stable, so the funds that can be used to expand the military will naturally not be spent elsewhere.

But then Su Yang discovered a very awkward problem: where to sleep that night. To save money, the two of them had only booked one room during the day, and now it was almost bedtime, but there was only one bed in the room. It was fine for two people to sleep, but Su Yang couldn't manage it.

Thinking about this problem made Su Yang restless. Seeing Lin Anlan stand up and come to the bedside to make the bed, Su Yang was even more at a loss as to how to solve the problem.

"Shall we go to sleep? It's getting late." Lin Anlan asked as she made the bed, her back to Su Yang.

"Huh? Oh, okay, uh, you go to sleep first, I'm not sleepy yet," Su Yang said awkwardly.

"Aren't you sleepy? Then I'll chat with you some more." Lin Anlan quickly made the bed and sat back down next to Su Yang.

She propped her cheek up with one hand and stared at Su Yang, making him feel embarrassed. He felt his cheeks burning and his eyes kept darting away, unable to meet Lin Anlan's gaze.

"Pfft~" Lin Anlan finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing: "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. How are you going to sleep tonight? There's only one bed here, so you should sleep on the bed. I can't let you sleep on the floor."

"I'll just sleep on the floor, it's fine, I'll just pay for one night first."

“That won’t do. How about this, we put our luggage on the bed to separate us?” Lin Anlan suggested.

"That's one way."

Seeing that Su Yang was wavering, Lin Anlan immediately got up, put both of their backpacks on the bed, forming a "separation zone" in the middle, and then turned around and asked, "Which side do you want to sleep on?"

"You choose first," Su Yang said without turning around.

"Okay, I'm going to bed now. Remember to blow out the candles later."

Then a rustling sound came from inside, and then the room fell silent. Su Yang didn't dare to breathe, guessing that Lin Anlan was already in bed. His only thought now was to wait until Lin Anlan fell asleep before he went to sleep, so as to avoid a lot of awkwardness.

After waiting for a long time and seeing that Lin Anlan did not move, Su Yang slowly got up, peeked at her, and saw that she seemed to have fallen asleep. He then blew out the candle, tiptoed to the bedside, and without taking off his clothes, lay straight on the bed and slowly fell asleep.

The next morning, Su Yang sat up reflexively and immediately looked to the side. He saw that Lin Anlan was still fast asleep. He breathed a sigh of relief, got out of bed, went to the window, opened it, and breathed in the fresh air.

The noise woke Lin Anlan up. She rubbed her eyes, sat up sleepily, and looked at Su Yang standing by the window, asking, "Why are you up so early?"

"I'm used to waking up early, sorry for disturbing you."

Lin Anlan didn't speak, but shook her head and threw off the blanket. Su Yang quickly turned his head away, and another rustling sound came. Only when Lin Anlan walked to the window did Su Yang dare to look at her.

"Do people here all get up this early?" Su Yang asked, looking at the people on the street.

"Pretty much. There aren't many leisure activities in small towns. Everyone lives a life of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Most people go to bed early and get up early," Lin Anlan explained.

"Let's go downstairs for breakfast too," Su Yang said, looking at the breakfast stalls on the street and rubbing his stomach.

"Okay."

The two then went downstairs, preparing to leave the inn to buy breakfast at a nearby shop. Coincidentally, the innkeeper had also gotten up and was opening the front door. Seeing Su Yang and the other person come down, the innkeeper greeted them, saying, "You two guests are up so early too."

Lin Anlan smiled slightly in response, and then the two walked out of the door and sat down at the breakfast stall. Su Yang looked around and saw that everyone was drinking a thick soup with one or two pieces of bread, which seemed to be the most common breakfast here.

Su Yang and Lin Anlan each ordered a breakfast. The breakfast wasn't expensive; a bowl of soup cost only two copper coins, and a loaf of bread cost only one copper coin. Su Yang tasted the soup first. It was very flavorful, with lots of green vegetables and some mushroom-like ingredients, as well as a small amount of meat. Overall, it was quite delicious. However, the bread was a bit dry. Breaking it into small pieces and soaking it in the soup before eating would improve the texture.

This way of eating reminded Su Yang of the mutton stew in his original world—it was filling and delicious. As the two were eating, they heard a familiar voice say, "Boss, three bread rolls and two bowls of soup!"

Su Yang was amazed by the man's large appetite. Curious, he turned around and saw that it was Zhang Hongtao, the soldier from last night. He also saw Su Yang and Lin Anlan and took the initiative to walk over and sit down next to them, saying, "Hey, you two are up so early. I was just saying that I would have breakfast here and then go to the inn to wait for you. I didn't expect to run into you here."

"Brother Zhang, why are you up so early too?" Lin Anlan asked while eating.

“We garrison troops have to get up early every morning for drills, so we can’t avoid it. But getting up early is good too, at least we can arrange a lot of things early in the morning. This morning I applied for some money from the city lord’s mansion, which is a reward for you. Although it’s not much, it’s a way for Jiahe City to express its gratitude to you two. I hope you won’t find it too much.” As Zhang Hongtao spoke, he took out a small bag from his bag and handed it to Lin Anlan.

"Let's forget about the reward; we just did what we could," Lin Anlan quickly declined.

"Hey, this isn't my personal money. It's on behalf of all the people in the city to thank you. If you don't accept it, not only will I not agree, but even if you tell the people, they won't agree. Just take it." Saying this, he forcefully stuffed the money bag into Lin Anlan's hand, and then picked up his soup and took a big gulp.

Lin Anlan opened the bag and found about twenty copper coins and five silver coins inside. It wasn't much, but for the two who were short of money, it was a godsend.