Thirst, heat, fatigue...
Under the influence of strong discomfort, Lynn slowly opened his eyes.
What came into view was a ceiling covered with cobwebs, and the unfamiliar scene around him made Lynn's brain freeze for a moment.
This is a house of less than 30 square meters. Probably because of years of disrepair, the wooden walls around it look very dilapidated, and the gray frame is covered with dust and traces of corrosion by insects and ants.
The interior of the house was also in a mess, with many sundries and garbage piled up randomly in the corners, dozens of uncovered book pages scattered on the ground, and only a narrow path left for passage.
Where am I? Could it be that I have been kidnapped? Lin En rubbed his dizzy head and sat up with great effort, his heart beating secretly.
He was sure that this was not any place he knew, so Lin En had to prepare for the worst - there was a high probability that he had been kidnapped!
"071, show me my current location!" Lin En subconsciously asked in his mind, but after several seconds, he did not get any response.
Even the auxiliary intelligence was blocked? Lin En's heart sank immediately. He subconsciously turned over and got out of bed to find a way to escape, but he unexpectedly found a sharp dagger placed at the head of his bed, and a crumpled parchment scroll in his right hand.
Lin En subconsciously grasped the dagger in his hand, and finally felt a little safe. After hesitating for a while, he opened the wrinkled parchment scroll again. There were many weird things written on it with complicated symbols. What puzzled him even more was that he could actually understand the words written on it!
[Time is running out. The priests of the Inquisition have discovered our tracks. We will meet at the agreed location in Ur Town before the Moonlight Day. Take 17 Sekas copper coins and follow the signs... Please be careful - Johnny.]
The moment he understood the words above, an inexplicable feeling of fear suddenly surged into his heart, and then a memory vaguely emerged in Lin En's mind.
[In a wide square, a noisy crowd gathered together, looking fanatical and excited, and constantly shouting something.
A huge platform stood in the center of the square. A bishop in a white silk robe stood in front of the platform, raising the scepter in his hand high amid the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd.
The next moment, red flames shot up high, and several figures could be vaguely seen twisting and struggling in the sea of fire, with painful howls ringing in the ears...】
What is this? A movie?
The cruel scene that emerged in his mind made Lynn shudder.
But why do I have these inexplicable memories in my brain, and who is Johnny at the end of the letter?
Suddenly, Lin En seemed to have thought of something. He rushed to the large water tank in the house and stared at the scene reflected on the water. His pupils couldn't help but shrink.
His fingers trembled slightly due to excitement, causing ripples on the water surface, but Lin En could still clearly see his appearance at this moment.
He was a boy of about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a patched linen robe, with a thin body, a pale face covered in dust, messy brown short hair, and a pair of dark pupils filled with fear...
Could it be that I have traveled through time? Lin En took a breath of cold air, and this absurd thought popped up in his mind, but he could not find a second explanation.
Although the Federation had achieved remarkable results in brain development and neuron research before he traveled through time, and brain chip transplantation technology was also extremely advanced, implanting consciousness into a second body to achieve rebirth was simply a fantasy.
He also didn't think he was worth someone going to so much trouble to deceive him.
Realizing this, Lin En no longer had any hope and sat down on the ground. Shocked, a large number of complicated memories flooded into his mind again.
After spending half an hour sorting out the memories that suddenly appeared, Lin En finally understood his current situation.
Above the imperial power in the mortal world there is an existence called the Holy See, which believes in a god called "Ella". It is a true monotheism, and its doctrines are all creationism.
In addition to spreading faith everywhere and deceiving people, another important proposition of the Holy See is hunting witches!
What made Lin En feel particularly uneasy was that the young man he traveled through seemed to be a wizard.
No, to be precise, he is a wanted wizard apprentice! Lin En looked at the wrinkled parchment in his hand with a headache. What is going on? It's bad enough that he came here inexplicably, but he was not given any better treatment. He was being hunted right after he came here. He might be tied to the stake and burned one day.
Speaking of which, its predecessor was also quite suicidal.
He is the illegitimate son of a viscount in the Sekas Empire, named Carl Sterlan.
Even though they are not well received on a daily basis, at least they have enough food and clothing. In this chaotic world where countries are constantly at war, being able to have enough food to eat and clothes to wear is already a blessing!
If he still had this identity and a relatively stable environment, coupled with the knowledge of the other world in his mind, he would surely be able to prosper in a few years, and it would not be impossible for him to create an industrial revolution and overthrow the Vatican.
But this boy was fooled by a wizard named Kelu. He had a good life but insisted on becoming his apprentice. Not only did he have to run around everywhere, but he also had no food to eat.
Just four days ago, his mentor Colu attempted to abduct the Duke's daughter, but unfortunately he failed to fool her this time. So the next day the Inquisition received the news and arrested Colu before he could escape.
After receiving the news, Carl hid in this secret base, feeling anxious all day long.
During the more than half a year that he had been running around with his mentor Kelu, Carl had witnessed with his own eyes the scene of a wizard apprentice being burned to death on the stake. He was so afraid that the priests of the Inquisition would suddenly rush in and take him away that he did not dare to sleep for several days. Finally, he lost consciousness in despair and fear, and then he traveled through time by himself.
"This is troublesome..." Recalling this, Lin En whispered with a headache, and even considered whether he should just defect.
In addition to him, Kelu has six other disciples, who should not have been caught yet. He happens to know the names and appearances of these people, so perhaps becoming a tainted witness is a way out.
At worst, I can just pretend to change my faith, and then I’ll regret it later…
However, after thinking about it, Lin En decisively put this somewhat dark idea behind him. He really didn't trust those guys who preached doctrine all day long and wanted to capture and burn all wizards to death. Even if he voluntarily surrendered, the probability of being captured and tortured was not small.
Forget about betraying your teammates...
He is not that kind of person! Throwing away those unrealistic fantasies, Lin En calmed down and suppressed the shock in his heart, thinking about how to escape the pursuit of the Tribunal.
In the ancient world where there were no cameras and criminals were identified purely by hand-drawing and impression, escaping in plain clothes might be a good method. As long as he left the duchy, it would become extremely difficult to capture him again.
Fortunately, the original body seemed to have practiced some swordsmanship. A few years ago, he won the attention of the viscount's father and even dealt with several bandits who attacked the territory on his own.
Of course, the premise is to keep a low profile and not casually reveal the magic you have learned, so as not to attract the pursuit of the Inquisition...
Wait... magic? Lin En was stunned for a moment, then he concentrated on searching his memory, and his expression became more and more strange.
Because he discovered that the person in his memory seemed to be able to perform magic! This was not a trick used by ancient quacks, or a random trick to fool people...
But it's real magic! (End of this chapter)