The chapter opens with a description of the protagonist's mental state. The protagonist complains that he has been working late all night and has had to go to bed twice. He complains that the other members of his team have not come with him. He tells them that they are a level two mercenary corps and that he did not force them to leave since the task was too risky. He says that the protagonist is a single man at age 18 and 50. He asks the protagonist about his name, and the protagonist tells him that his name is "xuan yue" . He explains that the southwest direction is the way to the "death range" , and that they will arrive within a month and half. He also tells the protagonist that the broad rock tribe does not interact with other tribes, but they do accept people of other races. They also do not accept people from different clans. He wonders why the protagonist did not take a break, and he asks why they did not hire a carriage to take them to their destination