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

Before them stood a colossal city wall. Unlike those of the Heavenly Fortune Empire, this city-state's walls were made of steel and appeared remarkably well-maintained, their surfaces reflecting the sunlight. The wall stretched endlessly, seemingly striving to emphasize the immense size of this city-state.

Upon arriving at the city gate, one sees a huge beast head, also made of steel, embedded above it. The beast head resembles a tiger's head, but has tusks like a wild boar, looking down at everyone who enters or leaves the city gate.

After entering the city gate, the interior environment was no different from cities in other countries. The building materials were still stone and wood, only the style had changed. However, as the largest city-state in this area, the scale of Orba was indeed incomparable to that of large counties such as Qingfeng County and Luowen County. After driving on the streets for half an hour, Su Yang still did not see any street that could only accommodate two carriages side by side. The roads here could accommodate at least four carriages at the same time, just like the four-lane roads in the original world.

The prosperity here far exceeded expectations. Every house had a small courtyard in front of it, and even the shops along the street had their own courtyards. Tall statues and clock towers could be seen everywhere. Along the way, they passed a magnificent building that resembled a conference center. After asking Eden for some information, they learned that this was actually the adventurers' guild center of the city-state of Alba.

Looking at the adventurers lingering in the huge plaza in front of the guild center, Su Yang was amazed by the scale for the first time. It was so big and there were so many people! The plaza not only had adventurers chatting and relaxing, but also many vendors, entertainment facilities, simple craft shops, weapon shops, consumable shops, and even a few carriage rental shops. It could be said that anything related to adventurers was sold there.

Looking towards the main gate of the guild center, one could see a constant stream of people coming and going, supported by six massive stone pillars. Judging from their attire, they were all adventurers. Tang Wan noticed this as well, and leaning against the car window, she exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! This must be the Adventurers' Guild! It's huge! There are so many adventurers!"

Seeing her exclaim in such a way, Eden smiled and introduced to everyone, "Hehe, little girl, because our Slivia Empire is quite special, there are only fifteen city-states of the size of Olba in the country. The other cities are as small as Nanluo City. Therefore, the city-states are huge, with a population of nearly three to four million in each city-state. It is for this reason that the city-states have to be built like strong fortresses to protect the huge population inside."

"But I've seen a map of the continent. Isn't the Slivia Empire a vast country? Why does it only have fifteen city-states?"

"Don't be fooled by the vastness of the empire's territory; many places are extremely dangerous. For example, most of the northern region is mountainous and covered in snow and ice year-round. Other areas contain many ancient ruins, and these ruins are often surrounded by high-level ferocious beasts. Therefore, there are not many places suitable for habitation, which is why city-states were established in this way. It is also because of this that Slivia attracts so many adventurers," Eden explained about the current situation in Slivia.

"No wonder, I was wondering why there were so many adventurers here. It turns out many of them are from other countries." Tang Wan nodded, then looked at Lin Anlan with some anticipation and said, "Sister Anlan, does that mean we can go on adventures in many places in the Slivia Empire?"

Lin Anlan nodded in agreement with her statement, and then added, "However, the danger of adventuring in the Slivia Empire is far greater than that in the Spiritfall Forest. After all, no one knows what is hidden in those ancient ruins."

Eden chimed in, "Miss Lin is right. So far, only a dozen or so ancient ruins within the empire have been fully explored. There are still many ruins that have not been fully explored. These ruins are buried deep underground, and no one knows how many layers they have, or what unknown ferocious beasts and mechanisms are hidden inside. Many adventurers have gone there and perished there. Even Crimson Storm-level adventurers have returned severely injured."

"Huh? Is it that terrible? Even Crimson Storm-level adventurers couldn't return safely..."

“Wan’er, although we are already adventurers, we have not yet experienced a true adventure. Although the requirements for Crimson Storm-level adventurers are demanding, many Crimson Storm-level teams are only just meeting the minimum requirements, consisting of three sixth-tier adventurers and two fifth-tier adventurers. Although there are not many sixth-tier adventurers, under the same strength, the combat power of ferocious beasts is stronger than that of humans.”

“High-combat-power squads naturally accept extremely difficult missions. Not to mention the success rate, the squad casualty rate is very high. Therefore, many Crimson Storm-class squads have reserve members to fill in for the squad members at any time. However, adventurer squads emphasize teamwork. If a Crimson Storm-class squad frequently changes its members, the teamwork between the members will decrease, and the combat power will be greatly reduced.”

"So that's how it is. It seems that Crimson Storm-level adventurers are really dangerous. We'd better not become a Crimson Storm-level team," Tang Wan sighed.

“That’s not quite right,” Eden said. “People become adventurers to become stronger. None of the Crimson Storm-class teams I know are afraid of danger and death. To become a qualified adventurer, you must first have the belief to become stronger. Although I have this belief, my strength simply doesn’t allow it, hehehe.”

Hearing Eden's self-deprecating humor, Su Yang also thought to himself, "I don't want to become a Crimson Storm-level adventurer either. Who would go looking for trouble, especially trouble that could endanger their life?"

As they chatted, the carriage slowly drove through a gate and into a garden. Eden glanced out the window and said to Su Yang and the others, "Everyone, we've arrived."

Everyone looked out the window and saw a large, open garden. As the carriage slowly drove into the stable, everyone got off. Behind the stable was a wooden door, which should have led to Eden's house. However, Eden did not take everyone back directly. Instead, he led everyone out of the stable.

Stepping outside, Su Yang was utterly astonished. He was certain that this was the most luxurious and extravagant private courtyard he had ever seen in his life. Although he had little experience in his original world, the scene before him still shocked him. It could no longer be described as a courtyard; perhaps a racetrack would be a more fitting description.

Outside, there was a lush green meadow stretching all the way to the riverbank. The river originated from the mountains outside the city and flowed through the city-state of Auerba. According to Su Yang's estimation, the meadow was at least the size of a football field. At the end of the meadow, there was a small grove of trees and a small artificial lake. Su Yang could vaguely see a building on the opposite side of the lake through the trees.

This place is close to the city center, and those who live here are definitely rich and noble. Su Yang turned around and looked up at Eden's house. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a castle. Although it was made of bricks and stones, there was not a speck of moss on the surface. Obviously, someone cleaned and maintained it regularly. The whole castle looked as if it had been newly built.

"This! Is all of this your home, Lord Eden?" Tang Wan was somewhat incredulous. Compared to this, she felt that her own home was far too small. Even Huang Lewei, who was usually expressionless, was moved at this moment.

"Hehehe, of course. Don't forget, although my elemental strength isn't great, I still have a bit of money." Eden chuckled. Su Yang internally complained, "A bit? I'd call it a billion... But it's a shame not to use such a large plot of land to grow vegetables."

Then Eden led everyone through the stable door into the castle. As Su Yang expected, the interior was decorated in a magnificent style. However, "magnificent" might not be the most appropriate word, because Su Yang quite liked this antique style. None of the decorations seemed cumbersome; on the contrary, they were extremely exquisite, giving the impression that one would fall in love with them at first glance.

"Come on, let me show you the guest rooms first. I hope you won't mind," Eden said, then ordered several servants to carry Su Yang and the others' luggage, while he led the way up the stairs.