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

The Slivian Empire was also holding a royal council at this time, with only four people attending: Emperor Eric of the Slivian Empire, Minister of the Military Hayden, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hunter, and Minister of the Interior Jacob.

The four were discussing two things: first, news that their army had attacked the cargo ships of the Tianyun Empire on their way to the island; and second, intelligence that Yin Tianbao was dead, killed by the Delin Kingdom's garrison on the island.

Emperor Eric was an orc, while his three ministers were human. Despite their different races, they were always of one mind. Eric, being straightforward, spoke first: "This first piece of information is definitely a frame-up, so there's no need to discuss it anymore. As for this second piece of information, we can consider how to use it."

“Your Majesty, let’s start by discussing the first point. It’s true that we were framed, but we should first try to figure out the purpose of framing us so that we can deal with it later,” said Interior Minister Jacob.

“Alright then, let’s discuss the first piece of intelligence. What do you think?” Eric didn’t care about Jacob’s objections; he knew they were both doing it for the good of the country.

"First of all, regardless of who framed us, it's impossible for our army to launch a naval attack. Firstly, we are located in a remote area, too far from the islands; dispatching troops from the land would be impossible without being detected. Secondly, the authority to mobilize the island garrisons rests with the city lord; any such mobilization would be impossible without the city lord and the other three kingdoms' garrisons. These two points alone are sufficient to refute our claims. However…" Jacob paused, then continued:

"Who and which country would frame us like this? What is their purpose? In my opinion, it is most likely the Kingdom of Delin. We have a conflict with the Heavenly Fortune Empire, and only the Kingdom of Delin can benefit from it, so that we have no time to look south at the disputed crystal mines. They can then take over all the crystal mines. Other countries cannot think of any reason to frame us."

"Could it be that the Heavenly Fortune Empire orchestrated this whole thing to frame us?" Foreign Minister Hunter asked.

“It’s unlikely. The Tianyun Empire has scarce crystals and iron ore. Why would they waste the resources of another ship to stage this charade? The profit is minimal, and Chu Jingwu wouldn’t do something that doesn’t yield any benefit,” Jacob shook his head in denial.

"These two matters involve three countries, all of which do not directly border the Western Demon Kingdom. Could it be that the Western Demon Kingdom is interfering, trying to weaken the three of us and prevent us from supporting the Holy Beast Kingdom, so that they can defeat the Holy Beast Kingdom in one fell swoop?" Military Minister Hayden speculated.

“Hmm… your guess is not without merit. Since the war between humans and demons, the Western Demon Kingdom has been relatively quiet, which is a bit too much.” Jacob nodded in agreement.

"Alright, we've pretty much covered the first thing. I haven't seen you come to any conclusions. What do you think about the second thing?" Eric interrupted the conversation, shifting the focus of the discussion back to the second matter.

"It's really hard to judge whether the Delin Kingdom's garrison on the outlying island killed Yin Tianbao. From a profit perspective, the Delin Kingdom has no reason to do such a stupid thing. They are about to take over the outlying island, so killing Yin Tianbao at this time is completely unnecessary for them. From the perspective of grudges, it is not necessarily necessary to kill Yin Tianbao. Although Yin Tianbao was strict in management, his conduct was generally upright. Some minor frictions and grudges with the Delin Kingdom's garrison are within reasonable limits. So, who benefits the most from Yin Tianbao's death?" Eric asked doubtfully.

“If we’re talking about the country that will benefit the most, I can only think of one,” Jacob said.

"Which country?" everyone asked in unison.

"The Holy Beast Kingdom".

"This is impossible!" Eric slammed his fist on the table, and all three knelt down. Eric then roared, "Speculation must be based on reason and evidence. I don't believe my brother would do such a thing. It would damage the dignity and reputation of the orcs!"

“Your Majesty, please forgive me. My guess is not without reason. Please allow me to analyze it slowly,” Jacob said, kneeling on the ground.

Eric calmed his anger and said apologetically, "I acted impulsively. Please get up and continue."

Jacob and the others stood up and continued their analysis: "Before the Heavenly Fortune Empire, the Holy Beast Kingdom took over the island. Although it didn't have many achievements, there were no armed conflicts or beast invasions. The island's people had a high opinion of it. At the previous joint meeting, the Holy Church's strong support for the Kingdom of Delin had already made the Holy Beast Kingdom dissatisfied. Moreover, these two matters involved three countries besides itself. According to intelligence, the Holy Beast Kingdom has trained a group of special troops, greatly reducing the pressure on the Western Demon Kingdom. It's hard not to suspect that the Beast Kingdom wants to take this opportunity to take over the island again, acquire its resources, and further strengthen itself. Furthermore, regardless of whether the Kingdom of Delin's garrison actually killed Yin Tianbao, the fact that humans killed humans is enough to prevent the Holy Church, the biggest obstacle, from intervening. At the same time, conflicts have arisen between our three countries. When the Beast Kingdom uses this as an excuse to reconvene the joint meeting, and we, along with the Heavenly Fortune Empire, could very well win the right to take over the island with three votes."

“Jacob’s analysis is reasonable, Your Majesty,” Hayden and Hunter both agreed.

“Alas, I still don’t believe my brother would do such a thing. It’s all just speculation and can’t be confirmed yet. Let’s wait and see. Right now, the most important thing is to prepare for the attack from the Heavenly Fortune Empire.” Eric sighed, still unwilling to believe that the Holy Beast Kingdom could devise such a scheme.

It was precisely because of the difference in their positions that their perspectives differed, and there were also too many information gaps. The analyses of the Slivia Empire and the Heavenly Fortune Empire each had their own logic. However, neither of them knew that all of this was not designed by any of the four countries. Rather, it was someone with ulterior motives who used the conflicting interests of the countries to create contradictions. It must be said that the decision of the Insulator Guardian was quite successful. Not only did it successfully confuse the public and make the countries suspicious of each other, but it also successfully completed its own deployment and was only one step away from achieving its goal.

“These schemes are really tiring me out. The three of you can discuss the rest yourselves. You may leave now.” Eric said wearily, dismissing the three men.

After leaving the main hall, Hunter asked, "Jacob, do you really think the Holy Beast Kingdom did all these things? Including framing us for seizing the Heavenly Fortune Empire's resources?"

Jacob sighed helplessly and said, “Brother, my wisdom is limited. Apart from the Holy Beast Kingdom, I can’t think of any other country’s reason or benefit for doing this. Don’t forget, we are human. Even after so many years of getting along, we still can’t see through the orcs’ thoughts. Sometimes they are very simple, and sometimes they are very clever. Do you really think His Majesty the Emperor can’t see through the schemes? Sometimes he sees through them but doesn’t say it. That’s the Emperor’s skill.”

"Never mind, forget I said anything. We're just speculating right now. Let's see how things develop. I'm going back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to prepare." Hunter said and then took his leave.

Hayden greeted Jacob and headed straight for the military headquarters.