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

Su Yang's small boat, carrying supplies and Xiao Ju, set off. The sea was turbulent and the sky was overcast. The small boat, like a fallen leaf, drifted away from the shore, carried by the waves.

After living on the island for nearly two and a half years, Su Yang has gained a thorough understanding of the patterns of the surrounding sea waves.

The ocean currents surrounding the Lost Island are mainly divided into three streams, each with a different trajectory. From the inside out, they are the offshore current, the eddy current, and the nearshore current. The three streams overlap, like a whirlpool that traps any intruders in the middle eddy current. The eddy current contains eddies of varying sizes, making the middle eddy current the most dangerous. All ships entering or leaving the Lost Island must overcome the eddy current to enter or leave safely.

However, the distribution of vortex currents follows certain patterns. As long as the frequency of thunderstorms above the vortex current can be determined, the size of the vortex can be judged. The larger the thunderstorm, the smaller the vortex, and vice versa. Although there are a few places with small thunderstorms and small vortices, most of them are inhabited by ferocious sea beasts. This is why many adventurers have failed in this sea area. Thunderstorms in the sky are just as difficult to deal with as vortices.

Using the knowledge and experience he had gained on the island, Su Yang maneuvered the small boat toward the area ravaged by the thunderstorm. Once inside the storm's range, Su Yang immediately activated his cloud and air elements, combining the two elements once again. Thanks to his practice on the island, Su Yang had now discovered the rules for using elemental fusion.

The cloud element manipulated and altered the airflow generated by the air element, combining it with the thunderstorm in the sky to guide the thundercloud's trajectory, leading it away from the small boat. Through continuous manipulation, Su Yang finally left the most dangerous vortex and reached the outer sea area. Now, as long as he increased his elemental power output, he would soon be able to leave this near-shore current.

Soon, Su Yang left the waters surrounding the Misty Island and saw the sunlight for the first time in two and a half years.

Su Yang felt the sea breeze and enjoyed the long-awaited sunshine. He wanted to shout out loud, but a mix of emotions seemed to choke him. Finally, Su Yang sighed, used the sea breeze to manipulate the cloud elements to trim his hair and beard, took out the clothes he had just transmigrated into, and put them on. In a daze, he transformed back into Su Yang from the original world.

Su Yang's small boat continued westward, and along the way, he could see many large ships heading towards the Lost Island one after another. Su Yang was glad that his judgment was correct; indeed, countless people were going to the Lost Island to explore its mysteries.

Su Yang was not ready to settle down yet. He wanted to go to the offshore islands, which were known as an offshore paradise, to see if they were as wonderful as rumored.

Three days later, after passing by a series of ships, Su Yang spotted a place resembling a dock in the distance. At the same time, the stationary radar detected many moving objects, estimating that they must have arrived at the island. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a large port with many ships waiting to depart. The dock was bustling with activity, and various vendors' calls could be heard everywhere.

This was Su Yang's first real encounter with the customs and culture of another world. After mooring the ship, Su Yang stepped ashore and saw a street by the dock where people dressed in various clothes were gathered. The clothing clearly distinguished adventurers from ordinary people.

Adventurers generally wear armor-like clothing, ordinary people mostly wear cloth clothes, while those with better conditions wear robes. Su Yang even saw clothing similar to Hanfu. Su Yang guessed that the island was a gathering place for people from different countries, hence the different clothing styles.

Su Yang, accompanied by the cat-shaped Little Orange, explored the island with great enthusiasm, and after half a day, he had a general understanding of the situation on the island.

The island is jointly managed by all the countries of the Dragon's Edge Continent except for the Western Demon Kingdom and the Heavenly Fortune Empire. Each year, an official is appointed to serve as the lord of the island. The lord is only responsible for the island's security, defense, and development, and has less responsibility for other aspects of management. Therefore, the political environment on the island is relatively relaxed. The island has its own currency. One type of large denomination currency is made from the scales of the sea monster Mora, hence the name Mora. The other type of small denomination currency is gold, which is the universal currency of this world. The island encourages people to expand the island independently and allows them to build houses in the wilderness. However, they must report to the Adventurers' Guild in advance, and then the guild will apply to the lord's mansion for approval. Construction can only begin after approval is obtained.

After a leisurely stroll, Little Orange perched on Su Yang's shoulder, meowing incessantly and repeatedly saying, "Hungry, hungry, hungry!"

Su Yang had no choice but to take out the dried meat he carried with him to feed Xiao Ju, and he ate some himself. At the same time, he was thinking about how to make money. Just then, a man walked towards them, looked at the dried meat in Su Yang's hand, and asked:

"Young man, is your jerky made from the meat of a ferocious beast? It looks to be of quite high quality."

The man who asked the question was dressed in a long black robe, with graying temples and a long scar on his face. He was smiling at Su Yang.

Su Yang sized up the middle-aged man, and fearing he might expose himself, he replied:

"I don't know what kind of ferocious beast it was. I just followed other adventurers and picked up some scraps, taking some of the beast meat for food."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man sized up Su Yang and asked again with a smile:

"In that case, young man, could you sell me some of these dried meats so I can try them? Of course, the reward will be very generous."

Upon hearing this, Su Yang thought it was indeed a way to earn his first pot of gold, so he asked:

"Uncle, how much Mora can you pay for my jerky?"

"Then it depends on how much jerky you have. If we use the size of the jerky you have in your hand as the unit, I'll offer 5 Mora for each piece. How does that sound?"

Su Yang secretly calculated in his mind: "One piece of jerky costs 5 Mora, and one Mora is 10 gold coins, which is equivalent to 50 gold coins for one piece of jerky. This person seems to have some background. I still have about 40 or 50 pieces of jerky of this size in my bag. I'll sell him 20 pieces first, which is 100 Mora, or 1000 gold coins. According to the prices on the island, that should be enough for me to live on for a while."

So Su Yang said to the middle-aged man:

"Okay, uncle, can I sell you 20 pieces of jerky?"

"Okay, young man, here's 100 Mora. Give me the jerky."

So the two parties exchanged money for goods, completing the transaction. After receiving the dried meat, the middle-aged man asked:

"Young man, could you describe the clothing and appearance of those adventurers who defeated the ferocious beasts?"

"Hmm... I can't see their faces clearly, but as for their clothing, most of them are wearing armor, and some look like archers, but all of them seem to be wearing red armor and clothes."

Su Yang guessed that the man wouldn't buy some useless jerky for no reason, so he made up a random answer when the man asked him.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, young man."

"Judging from the quality of the dried meat, besides the A-level ferocious beast Bloodflame Tiger, there are other A-level ferocious beasts as well. Judging from the description, this team is the Blood Squad. They actually have the strength to kill the A-level ferocious beast Bloodflame Tiger. It seems we need to find a way to bring them under the Empire's banner." The middle-aged man pondered and left the place.

Su Yang, holding the newly acquired Mora, happily went to find a hotel to check in.