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

Just as the allied forces were launching a counterattack against the Western Demon Kingdom, Su Yang and his companions were forced to head north across the Lone Dragon Mountains to the Slivia Empire because their retreat was blocked by the corrosive power of the Black Tide.

Their original goal was to travel through the Slivia Empire and then return to the Tianyun Empire from the east. However, halfway through their journey, while taking stock of their supplies, Su Yang discovered the gift Shi Jinpeng had given him earlier: a ring-shaped piece of glass-like material. Back in Huaijing, Su Yang had searched for craftsmen but had been unable to forge this material into an S-grade bracelet. He recalled that when he parted ways with John in the Principality of Paisen, John had mentioned that he wanted to go to Ston City in the Slivia Empire to learn forging techniques.

Since he was going to the Slivia Empire anyway, Su Yang thought he might as well take the risk here and look for John to see if he could forge his own material. Besides, he hadn't seen John for a long time, and he missed the young man a bit.

After discussing his idea with everyone, Huang Lewei, whose injuries had not yet fully healed, was persuaded by Lin Anlan and Tang Wan along the way to temporarily give up his revenge and officially become a member of the Qingxu Squad. Therefore, the team's goal for this trip was changed.

When they finally crossed the Lone Dragon Mountain Range and arrived at the Slivia Empire, the war had just ended. The border town of Nanluo in the Slivia Empire had not yet received news of the war's end, so the checks and inspections were extremely strict.

Su Yang and his three companions were stopped outside the city. The city guards questioned them and demanded that they remove their hats and masks. As soon as they did so, the soldiers' weapons were pointed at them. Before they could understand what was happening, a soldier shouted, "Demons! Quickly! Call the centurion!"

It turned out that because he took off his hat, Huang Lewei's two horns, which symbolized his identity as a demon, were exposed to everyone's view. Even though he was not a demon from the Xiluo Demon Kingdom, it was wartime, and any demon without a pass could not pass through and would instead be arrested.

The soldiers' shouts quickly attracted the centurion, a tall and burly man with a horse-like face, a typical orcish appearance. The centurion approached and loudly questioned, "Where did this demon come from!"

Tang Wan quickly explained, "He's not a demon, he is..."

"How can you say you're not a demon! You still dare to argue!" the centurion shouted.

"Oh dear, he's a demon, but he's not..."

"Since they are demons, then arrest them!"

At this moment, Lin Anlan spoke up: "Commander, he is not a demon from the Western Demon Kingdom, but a demon from the Heavenly Fortune Empire. We all come from the Heavenly Fortune Empire."

"The Heavenly Fortune Empire? Do you have a pass?" Upon hearing that Su Yang and his group came from the Heavenly Fortune Empire, the centurion softened his tone slightly and then asked.

"Pass? What pass?" None of them had ever heard of a pass, and they were all confused.

"The allied forces have long agreed that during wartime, demon citizens of the Tianyun Empire must carry a special pass when traveling to other countries; otherwise, they will be treated as demons of the Xiluo Demon Kingdom. Since you have never even heard of a pass, don't blame me. Come on, arrest them!"

"Hey, hey, no! We really are from the Heavenly Fortune Empire!"

Without a word, the soldiers rushed forward to seize them all. In the struggle, Su Yang almost used his elemental power to forcefully break through the barrier. Just then, the sound of hooves approached, and a carriage stopped behind Su Yang. Upon seeing the carriage, the centurion ignored Su Yang and his companions and immediately walked to the carriage, respectfully saying to the guards on horseback, "Edgar, Lord Eden has returned?"

The man called Edgar nodded, then dismounted and gently knocked on the carriage door. Soon the curtain was lifted, and a man peeked out before smiling and saying, "Oh, hello, Centurion."

Bai Chang also said with a smile, "Lord Eden, you must be tired from your journey. Please wait a moment, sir. We will tie up that demon and make way for you."

Eden smiled and nodded, then glanced at Edgar. Edgar understood, took a cloth bag from his pocket, walked over to the centurion and handed it to him. The centurion accepted it, smiled and returned, immediately urging the soldiers to arrest Su Yang and the others as soon as possible.

Lin Anlan was pushed to her limit and shouted, "What right do you have to arrest us? We've already said we're from the Heavenly Fortune Empire, and we're adventurers!"

But the centurion wouldn't listen to their explanations and ordered his men to tie them up. At this moment, Su Yang couldn't bear the injustice any longer. Although he was quite socially awkward, he just couldn't stand being wronged. He immediately released a burst of elemental energy, which blasted all the soldiers away. Even Eden's carriage and Edgar were impacted. Fortunately, Edgar reacted quickly and calmed the frightened horses, preventing them from running around indiscriminately.

After being struck, the centurion roared angrily, "How dare you resist with force! I think you are spies sent by the Demon Kingdom! Everyone, use your elemental power!"

Su Yang was not intimidated and seemed ready to fight. Just as the two sides were about to clash, Eden suddenly got off the carriage and said with a smile, "Commander, these people just said they are adventurers from the Heavenly Fortune Empire. Since they are adventurers, let them produce their communication tokens to prove their identities. After all, the Demon Kingdom does not have the concept of adventurers. Why get so angry?"

Out of respect for Eden, the centurion could only suppress his anger for the time being and said, "Alright, we'll do as Lord Eden says. Show your communication tokens to prove your identities!"

Lin Anlan and the others all took out their communication cards, but Huang Lewei did not. After all, he had not been officially registered yet, so he naturally could not produce one. However, the centurion used this as evidence, claiming that Huang Lewei's inability to produce a communication card must mean there was something wrong, and that he wanted to arrest him.

At this moment, Eden stepped forward, patted the centurion's shoulder with a smile, then pulled him aside, said something to him, and took something out of his pocket and handed it to the centurion, who then smiled and nodded.

After the two finished talking, the centurion returned with a stern face. After Eden's carriage passed, he said to Su Yang and the others, "Since you have a communication token and Lord Eden is protecting you, then you may go." He then withdrew his soldiers and let the group into the city.

After entering the city, they saw Eden and Edgar standing in front of the car not far behind the city gate. When Su Yang and the others approached, Eden smiled and said, "You've all been frightened."

"Thank you, uncle, but why are you helping us?" Tang Wan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Eden glanced at Edgar, then at Su Yang, and said, "When you two were fighting just now, wasn't it this young man who used elemental power first?"

Seeing Su Yang nod in agreement, Eden continued, "Oh dear, I had no intention of getting involved in this matter, but I have a heart that appreciates talent. I see that you, young brother, are quite capable, so I am willing to help you. Let me introduce myself first. I am Eden, a merchant from the city-state of Auerba, and this is my guard, Edgar."

Su Yang and the other three greeted each other, and Eden continued, "It just so happens that you are adventurers, otherwise I really wouldn't have any way to speak up for you. Where are you headed next?"

Lin Anlan hesitated for a moment and said, "We haven't decided where to go yet. We just want to cross the border first and then decide where to go on our adventure."

“In that case, why don’t you take my carriage and come with me to the city-state of Alba? It’s just a small town, there’s nothing to adventure in here. Alba isn’t far from here either, it’ll only take two or three hours by carriage,” Eden invited.

When Eden invited him, Su Yang was somewhat reluctant. A complete stranger suddenly wanted him to go with him, and he didn't even know where they were going. What if this person had ulterior motives?

The other three shared the same thought. After exchanging glances, they prepared to refuse. However, their actions and expressions did not escape Eden's notice. Before they could speak, Eden spoke first: "I know you still have some doubts. After all, we have never met before, and it is understandable that you are wary of me. How about this, my carriage will travel slowly ahead, and you can follow behind. We can observe the attitude of the people of this small town towards me along the way before deciding whether to accept my invitation. Is that acceptable?"

Seeing that Eden's suggestion was acceptable to all four of them, and since they were just killing time anyway, they decided to wait and see. So Eden's carriage slowly drove ahead, while Su Yang and the other three followed behind to observe.