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

Hearing Qin Xiyun's words, Su Yang immediately recalled that day at Qingfeng Academy, when she had tricked him into agreeing to complete one of her tasks. But now, her words were too easily misunderstood. Seeing Lin Anlan and Tang Wan both casting unfriendly glances at him, Su Yang quickly explained:

"That day, you were the one who set me up, and that's why I agreed to help you with a task."

"So you've agreed, do you intend to go back on your word?" Qin Xiyun said aggressively.

"Then tell me, what's the mission?" Su Yang compromised. Right now, she was powerful and influential. If he pushed her too far, the whole of Huaijing might be after him.

"It's like this," Qin Xiyun said slowly. "There are many puzzling aspects to the defeat in the Battle of Demon City. His Majesty ordered the Divine Strategy Army to come up with a countermeasure. I have considered it for a long time and feel that we need to recruit some high-level elementalists to strengthen our high-level combat power and incorporate them into the Divine Strategy Army to carry out a decapitation operation against the Demon Kingdom's general. This might be able to dismantle the Demon Kingdom's offensive. I just happened to meet you and would like to ask you to join the Divine Strategy Army to help resolve this crisis."

Upon hearing this mission, Su Yang instantly felt as if he had been sold out. A decapitation operation, to put it bluntly, meant sending him to the battlefield, only not as a common soldier, but to assassinate generals. They say swords have no eyes on the battlefield; he might die there any day. Therefore, he refused.

"Your task is too unrealistic. I definitely can't complete it. Let alone whether I can kill those generals, you haven't even specified how many I need to kill. If I agree, what if you ask me to kill all those Demon Kingdom generals? Wouldn't I have to fight until the war ends? No way!"

"Oh no, with your strength, killing some weaker generals is definitely not a problem. We didn't ask you to kill the Demon King. So, how about this: as long as you kill two generals, you'll complete the mission, okay?"

Su Yang shook his head: "It still won't work. Once I'm in the army, I won't have a choice. If they don't let me leave, even if I'm strong, I can't beat so many of you."

"How could that be? I keep my word. I guarantee that as long as you complete the mission, you can leave the army safely," Qin Xiyun said, raising her hand.

"No, no, I can't agree to that."

Seeing that Su Yang had refused her time and time again, Qin Xiyun became anxious and said, "Then you're just trying to take advantage of me! I'll have my father report you to His Majesty!"

"No!" Su Yang said hurriedly when he heard that they were going to complain to the emperor. "How about this, I'll agree to anything except personally participating in the battle."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiyun's eyes darted around, and she said, "How about this, the mission is changed to you joining the military for a one-year term, how about that?"

"The military? Are we going to the battlefield?" Su Yang asked.

"No need. Just be like me, an advisor, and offer suggestions to the military."

Su Yang turned his gaze to Lin Anlan and Tang Wan, wanting to see what they thought. If interpreted literally, the military did not need to go to the battlefield, but he still felt something was off. Lin Anlan and Tang Wan did not know anything about the military or similar departments, and could only express their ignorance with their expressions.

"How is it? Is it okay? Hurry up, I have things to do later." Qin Xiyun kept urging, which annoyed Su Yang. He said impatiently, "Okay, okay, but a year is too long, two months."

"Ten months!"

"No, three months."

"Three months is too short, eight months!"

"Five months should be enough, right?"

"Then six months, six months. If it changes again, I'll switch tasks."

"Okay, six months it is."

"Okay! It's settled then. I'll go arrange your accommodations now, and you can check in today." Qin Xiyun was about to leave when Su Yang stopped her and said, "We're staying at an inn in Dongcheng. We need to check out first."

"Okay, then give me the name of the inn, and I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"Fu Lai Inn."

"Alright, I've got it. You should head back now. This is the southern part of the city, and it'll be a long time before you get back. I'll have someone clear the way for you." Qin Xiyun immediately went out and found a squad of soldiers, instructing them to make sure Su Yang and the other two were taken back to Fulai Inn as soon as possible. Then she left in a hurry.

On the way back to Fulai Inn, Su Yang couldn't help but sigh, "What kind of situation is this? I'm being sent to the military out of the blue." But then he thought about it again, and realized that this was truly a unique experience. He had never served in the military in his life, and he never expected to be an unofficial soldier in this strange world.

Thinking of this, Su Yang couldn't help but smile. This action didn't escape Lin Anlan's notice, and she stepped forward and asked softly, "What are you thinking about that makes you so happy? Are you thinking about that Miss Qin from earlier?"

"No way!" Su Yang denied. "I was thinking that I could one day become a soldier, even if it's not a formal one."

Lin Anlan ignored her: "Now you can tell me how you got together with her back in Qingfeng County."

"What seduction? You've misunderstood me. It's not what you think." Seeing that Lin Anlan didn't believe him, Su Yang recounted in detail how he had been tricked by Qin Xiyun that day.

"Then why does she insist on having you join the military? If it's just as a staff officer, wouldn't it be more suitable to find someone smarter? To put it bluntly, she has her eye on you," Tang Wan interjected.

“She’s a woman of exceptional talent, how could she possibly be interested in a poor guy like me? Didn’t she say that we need to think about war strategies?” Su Yang retorted.

"You'd better be careful. She might still want you to go to the battlefield in the end. What will you do then?" Lin Anlan said worriedly.

"Then I'll run. If I can't afford to mess with them, I can at least avoid them."

“But if you run away, it’s desertion. Besides, this is a war with the Demon Kingdom. If you run away, and word gets out, no country will tolerate you.” Lin Anlan’s analysis was very logical, and Su Yang felt a chill run down his spine after listening to it.

"You mean, she tricked me into going to the military headquarters first, and then ordered me to go to the battlefield?"

Lin Anlan noticed Su Yang's lingering fear and worry, and comforted him, "It's not necessarily true. I'm just guessing. I don't really know what a staff officer in the military does. Maybe he really is just a staff officer."

"Sigh, whatever, I've already agreed to her. We'll see how it goes. But what will happen to you two now that I'm joining the military?"

"The two of us?" Lin Anlan and Tang Wan exchanged a glance and joked, "Why don't we just wander around Huaijing? Maybe we can even meet some talented young men."

"That's fine, that's great. Maybe by the end of six months, you'll have found your other half too."

Upon hearing Su Yang's words, Lin Anlan tapped him on the head and said angrily, "You just found your other half, what an idiot! Get out of here."