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

The fire was finally extinguished the following morning. The Slivia and Orc armies were resting amidst the ruins, their disheveled appearance a testament to the intensity of the fire the previous night.

At this moment, the general of the Kingdom of Delin swaggered over with his troops, feigning surprise and asking, "Oh dear, what's going on here? How come the camp is on fire? Oh dear, it's a pity I was drunk last night and didn't know anything, otherwise I would have led the army to the rescue." He then called over a soldier and questioned him, "Why didn't you inform me of such a serious matter last night?"

The soldier joined in the charade: "General, last night you were fast asleep, and I couldn't bear to wake you, so..."

The general exclaimed in anguish, "Nonsense! Is my sleep more important than the safety of our friendly forces on the island?"

The orc general, also hot-tempered, couldn't stand their charade and stood up, roaring, "You cunning humans, you must have done this! Not only did you retaliate against the Slivia garrison, but you also burned down our Holy Beast Kingdom's military camp! And you still dare to put on a show here? Do you really think our orc army is easy to bully?!"

Even a composed man like General Slivia could not tolerate it. He stepped out from the crowd and said angrily, "Stop acting. Do you think we can't see through you? Regardless of whether the city lord was killed by you, just to avenge yesterday's chaotic battle, you set fire to our army camp at night. So many soldiers were burned to death in their sleep. Now you're putting on this melodramatic show. You're not worthy of being a man!"

Upon hearing this, the general of the Kingdom of Delin was displeased and shouted, "You heartless bastards! I wanted to help you, but you insult me ​​like this. How can I tolerate you!" With that, he drew his sword, and the soldiers behind him also drew their swords. Seeing this, the Slivia army and the orc army also picked up their weapons from the ground, and the two sides were on the verge of drawing their swords.

At this moment, the general of the Tianyun Empire's garrison also came out. His face was heavy, and he stared at the general of the Delin Kingdom with ill intent. The scene instantly became three against one. Seeing that the situation was not right, the general of the Delin Kingdom snorted and left with his soldiers.

Two intelligence reports were delivered to the imperial palace in the capital of the Tianyun Empire.

"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court may adjourn." Before the words had even finished, a hurried voice rang out:

"Your Majesty, I have important matters to report!"

Everyone looked over and saw that it was the Director of the Postal Administration.

"Speak," Emperor Chu Jingwu of the Tianyun Empire agreed to allow the Director of the Postal Administration to report.

"Your Majesty, we received two reports regarding the island last night and this morning. First, a supply ship departing from the island was intercepted by the Slivian army halfway through its journey. Only two soldiers on board jumped overboard and escaped, returning to the Empire. This was witnessed by them. Second, the city lord of Bailu City on the island, Yin Tianbao, is dead. His body was found at the Delin Kingdom's garrison on the island. The city lord's guard chief reported that Yin Tianbao was killed by the Delin Kingdom's garrison." The Director of the Postal Administration reported the two pieces of news.

These two pieces of news shocked the court, and the ministers discussed them animatedly. Chu Jingwu frowned, as if he was thinking. When Yang Chaoxiu, the Minister of the Army, saw this, he shouted, "What kind of behavior is this, making such a racket!" The ministers then stopped discussing, and the court immediately fell silent.

Chu Jingwu pondered for a few minutes and then slowly said, "Minister of the Army Yang Chaoxiu, Minister of the Military Wei Bin, and Minister of the Foreign Affairs Nangong Xiangwen, the three of you stay. The rest of you may leave."

Apart from the three officials named by Chu Jingwu, all the other officials left the palace. Inside the main hall of the imperial court, Chu Jingwu kept flipping through the written intelligence reports submitted by the Director of the Postal Administration. After a while, he became impatient and threw the reports down. Yang Chaoxiu quickly stepped forward to pick them up and reviewed them with the other two ministers.

Judging that the three of them had seen enough, Chu Jingwu said, "Tell me your thoughts on these two matters."

Foreign Minister Nangong Xiangwen was the first to speak, saying, "Your Majesty, there are clues in both of these matters. Why were the Slivia army able to intercept the cargo ship midway through its voyage? Was it their own army or the garrison on the island? If it was their own army, how could they, located in the northeast of the mainland, travel through various countries to reach the waters of the island? If it was the garrison on the island, how could they bypass the garrisons of the other three countries to make their movements? As for the second matter, Yin Tianbao's body was found at the Delin Kingdom's garrison. The intelligence reports contained neither an autopsy report nor evidence that the Delin Kingdom had committed murder. They are certainly not capable of bearing the charge of killing the city lord of Bailu City."

"Hmm, your analysis makes sense. Wei Bin, what do you think?" Chu Jingwu nodded and then looked at Wei Bin, the Minister of the Military, and asked.

"Given my personality, I can't tolerate either of these two things, so I'd have to go to war with these two countries. But then again, it's not wise to resort to force now. Your Majesty, please don't be offended. Our military only considers war, nothing else. Judging from the current situation, although the Lone Dragon Mountains and the Spirit Fall Great Forest block Slivia's connection with the Holy Beast Kingdom, the headquarters of the Saint Church is located in the Kingdom of Delin. If the Kingdom of Delin and Slivia join forces, along with the Holy Knights Hall of the Saint Church, I'm afraid we won't be a match for them." Wei Bin was a demon, and although he inherited the demon race's hot temper, his years of military service gave him a very good grasp and analysis of war.

As he said, the Slivia Empire is located in the northeast of the Dragon's End Continent, while the Holy Beast Kingdom is located in the southwest. From the center of the continent to the northwest are the continuous Lone Dragon Mountains and the Spiritfall Forest. Although the Holy Beast Kingdom can block the aid to the Slivia Empire, it cannot cut off the aid from the Delin Kingdom in the southeast.

At this moment, Minister of the Army Yang Chaoxiu spoke up: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the outcome of these two matters is already a fait accompli. Regardless of the process, the interests of our empire have already been damaged. We might as well take this opportunity to make up for the losses."

"Oh? What brilliant idea do you have?" Yang Chaoxiu's words struck a chord with Chu Jingwu. As the emperor, he didn't care about a single ship or a single person; he only cared about the interests of the empire.

"Your Majesty, why not cancel the two letters of credence and instead summon the special envoys of both countries separately to demand exorbitant compensation?" Yang Chaoxiu suggested.

“They might not be willing to pay high compensation claims,” Nangong Xiangwen said.

“A high demand is just a price tag, which they naturally can’t accept. Negotiation is all about talking first and then making a judgment. At that time, we will ask Slivia to support us on the issue of the distribution of benefits on the island, and then ask the Kingdom of Delin to grant us at least two years of mining rights on the island during their term as city lord. The four kingdoms are fighting for this city lord position for mining rights. With mining rights, military power and financial power will naturally follow. In this way, we will only lose one ship and one person, but we can get the benefits of ten or even dozens of ships.” Yang Chaoxiu slowly revealed his true purpose.

"Excellent! My dear minister, you truly are a pillar of my state! Hahaha!" Chu Jingwu was overjoyed upon hearing this. This was exactly what he wanted. It didn't matter who died, as long as their deaths were meaningful. He continued, "Yang Chaoxiu, you will immediately accompany the Minister of Finance to the Yin family to report the death and provide them with a pension. Comfort the old man Yin properly. Nangong Xiangwen, discuss the matter of the letter of resignation with Yang Chaoxiu. This matter must be handled quickly, before the Kingdom of Delin confirms the new city's ruler. All of you, you may leave."

"Your subject obeys the decree!" Yang Chaoxiu and the other two left the court. After leaving the court, Wei Bin said to Yang Chaoxiu, "Will your plan work? What if they don't agree?"

"You won't agree? Don't forget, the Heavenly Fortune Empire is a country composed of both humans and demons, and you, Minister Wei, are of pure demon blood. The Western Demon Kingdom is eyeing other countries covetously. Our two countries should be able to take down the Holy Beast Kingdom by joining forces, right?" Yang Chaoxiu said without changing his expression.

"Oh! You're the one with the best brain!" Wei Bin finally realized that Yang Chaoxiu was like an old sow wearing underwear, one set after another.

At this time, news of the conflict between the Kingdom of Delin and the Slivia Empire on the island had not yet arrived. If it had, Yang Chaoxiu might not have needed this plan.