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

However, Su Yang had never joined any academy, so it only aroused his interest for a while. According to Tang Wan, the academy's martial arts competition also had spectator seats, so if there was a chance, he could go and watch.

After a peaceful night, the three continued their journey early the next morning. After passing Xinzhongcheng, they were not far from the capital, Huaijing, and expected to arrive in about a day. Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to call Xinzhongcheng a satellite city of the capital, Huaijing.

While Su Yang and his two companions were leisurely traveling, the Huaijing Military Headquarters was in a flurry of activity. Military reports recording various military situations were piling up on the desks of the adjutants like snowflakes. The adjutants were issuing new military orders while also sorting through the newly arrived military reports, making the entire military council hall noisy.

The operations conference room behind the military headquarters was quiet. The main generals of the various armies were gathered together, but they all had their heads down. Wei Bin, the Minister of the Army and Grand Marshal, sat at the head of the table, staring at the generals sitting at the table with a sinister look in his eyes. He did not say a word, and the atmosphere was very heavy.

In the end, Wei Bin couldn't hold back any longer and slammed his hand on the conference table. The sudden loud noise startled all the generals. No one could withstand the anger of this sixth-level, third-tier minister. The elemental pressure emanating from him alone was enough to make it hard to breathe.

"Quan Hao! Tell me, what should we do!" Wei Bin first vented his anger on Quan Hao, the commander of the 40th Army. Quan Hao was a demon, and Wei Bin was also a demon. Whenever he got angry, he would always find a demon general who had made a mistake to punish first. This had almost become a well-known rule.

"Marshal, I know I have my faults in what happened, but it's not entirely my fault. Those bastards provoked us first. If they hadn't provoked us..."

"Shut up!" Wei Bin roared again. Since taking charge of the military, he had hated nothing more than his subordinates making excuses and giving reasons after making mistakes. "As the commander-in-chief of an army, and a member of the Demon Clan, don't you know that the Holy Sect and the Demon Clan have always been mortal enemies, and you want to eliminate the Demon Clan as soon as possible?! You lead your troops to fight after someone provokes you once. Is this the foresight of a commander-in-chief?! If this matter leads to a full-scale war between the Empire and the Kingdom of Delin, is this your sense of the big picture as a commander-in-chief?!"

The three questions left Quan Hao speechless. After a short silence, he lowered his head and confessed, "Marshal, I was wrong. I accept the punishment."

Wei Bin did not rush to punish him, but turned to another commander and questioned, "Jiang Xueyi! The 41st Army and the 40th Army are brother units. I have repeatedly instructed you to fulfill your supervisory duties. Where was your supervisory role in this incident?"

"Your subordinate knows his mistake and begs for punishment, Marshal." Jiang Xueyi did not argue, but readily admitted his mistake and asked for punishment, thus silencing Wei Bin's attempt to continue his attack.

"You two are fined half a month's wages and must walk back to the army!" After announcing the punishment, Wei Bin glanced at Qin Meng, the first person sitting to his right who was an army general, and then said to everyone, "The rest of you should take this as a warning! This incident is no small matter; it even alarmed His Majesty. It was only by His Majesty personally writing a letter that the situation was salvaged. From now on, if anyone dares to humiliate His Majesty and cause him to lose face, I, Wei Bin, will not let them off lightly! Qin Meng, now tell everyone about the current situation."

"Yes, Marshal." Qin Meng received the order, stood up from his seat, walked to the map beside him, and began to explain:

"Your positions are different, and your understanding of the military situation is not yet comprehensive. The current situation is truly perplexing. Our three main adversaries, the border armies of Slivia, Delin, and the Beast Kingdom, have all taken different actions. Since the border standoff that occurred two months ago for unknown reasons, and a month ago, there were reports that the Church of the Saints had intervened to mediate, all three countries have withdrawn their troops to varying degrees. However, as everyone knows, the Church of the Saints adheres to the doctrine of human supremacy. Therefore, among the troops that have withdrawn, only the human troops of Slivia and the troops of the Kingdom of Delin have withdrawn. The Beast Kingdom has not withdrawn its troops."

"The main point of confusion is that the Kingdom of Delin withdrew its troops less than a month ago, and then regrouped its border army. Holy knights from the Church of Saints appeared in the army, and the Quanhao incident occurred. This is the first point of confusion. Secondly, the border army of the Beast Kingdom was mobilized three days ago. Intelligence shows that after the border army gathered in the important border town of Kaf, it moved to the north, northwest, and west at the same time, with no clear target. Now that the border situation has eased, this is the second point of confusion."

"In addition, according to the news brought back by the scouts, the elite troops under the Slivia Empire's guard are making unusual movements and are heading towards the Lost Lake. There are no of our border troops stationed at the border between the two countries, and their purpose is unclear. We need to form a new force to go there and investigate their true intentions."

"Finally, the spies from the Duchy of Parsons..."

"Ahem." Qin Meng's speech was interrupted by Wei Bin's cough. He immediately understood, stopped speaking, and waited for Wei Bin to continue.

"That's the current situation. Let's take it one step at a time. First, Quan Hao, tell me why the Holy Knights of the Saint Church appeared in the army of the Kingdom of Delin and took the initiative to provoke us?"

Quan Hao paused for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Marshal, you know I'm a rough man with a quick temper. Asking me to fight is a piece of cake, but how could I possibly analyze these delicate tasks..."

His words made the other generals present chuckle, but they dared not laugh out loud and could only suppress their laughter. Wei Bin also realized that it was unrealistic to ask him to analyze, so he changed his question: "Then tell me, what were the circumstances of the provocation?"

“At that time, my troops were on a routine patrol, and I was even training in my tent when I received a report from a soldier that the patrol troops had been beaten up. I was about to grab my weapon and go out to see what was going on when an arrow shot from a great distance. It was an arrow imbued with fire.”

"Perhaps because of the distance, the attack had lost its power, and I managed to dodge it. But I couldn't stand it, so I led my men to chase after them. In the distance, I saw a cavalryman in white helmet and armor fleeing. When I charged over, I saw that the cavalryman had reinforcements, also in white helmet and armor, numbering around several dozen. I continued the chase and soon encountered a returning patrol. They pointed at the group of people and said that it was that group of cavalrymen who had attacked them and even used elemental power, but they had vanished. So I went back to camp to muster my troops and settle accounts with the Delin Kingdom's garrison. And then... this is how it all turned out."

Qin Meng immediately sensed the problem and asked, "You mean you haven't confirmed whether the cavalry that attacked the patrol force and your cavalry were indeed Holy Knights?"

"Does this even need confirmation? Soldiers from the Kingdom of Delin never wear white helmets and armor. It's those birdmen from the Saint Cult who wear white robes every day, like someone in their family has died," Quan Hao retorted.

Qin Meng looked at Wei Bin, who waved his hand, signaling him not to say more. Then he fell into thought. The information they received was completely different from what Quan Hao was describing. The envoy from the Kingdom of Delin said that the imperial army attacked the border troops who were preparing to withdraw. However, the border troops were in a retreat and had no fighting power. The Holy Knights who came to cover the retreat came out to block them, and a conflict broke out.

If what Quan Hao said is true, and the conflict did occur, there are only two possibilities: either the Holy Knights did provoke the conflict first, but at that time, there was at most one Holy Knight squad, only capable of providing cover, and it was impossible for them to send anyone out to provoke. Or, someone impersonated a Holy Knight, intending to instigate a war between the two countries, but who could possibly reach the elemental rank and strength of a Holy Knight?

"There's something wrong here."