Chapter 1: The Rhine (I)
Across the continent, one day in the year 3345
In a small village in Mattia province, a red-haired and blue-eyed boy was sitting on a stone bench in a daze, looking at the shining red stars in the sky.
It's been a few days since he came to this world, but he still can't adapt to his current identity, whether he is Qin Lang or Matt @123# Sidi, to be honest, he himself doesn't know, he is obviously a falling cliff, how when he woke up, he found himself lying on a fairly intact bed.
Matt @123 # Sidi is the original name of this body, he is the child of a large family in the village, said to be a big family, in fact, it is a very ordinary family, but with the identity of a baron, it is said that the ancestors fought hard by blood and tears, and then declined, so I had to come to this small village, and there is no difference from other people in the village.
"Matt, you haven't gone home yet" Just when Qin Lang was alone in a daze, a familiar voice came.
It was the Kuka Priest in the village who came over, and the Kuka Priest still had a high status in the village, although he was only a lowly-level light magician. Everyone in the village, young and old, showed him respect from the bottom of their hearts, and for nothing else, they said that Kuka had been treating the villagers without reservation for decades.
And the reason why Matt is very familiar with Kuka's sacrifice is because these days, Kuka will release a healing technique for Matt every day, although it has no effect, but his body is warm and really comfortable.
"Well, Grandpa Kuka, why are you here too" Matt stood up and saluted respectfully.
"Hehe, I'm just going to go, just walking," Kuka lovingly touched Matt's head and motioned for Matt to sit down beside him.
Actually, Kuka came here on purpose, and in the past few days, Matt feels as if Kuka has changed as if he is a different person, completely different from usual, often sitting alone on the side in a stupid daze, which makes Kuka very strange and very worried, thinking that the accident left some sequelae for Kuka, and wants to come over to find out.
The two sat down, and the night wind gently stirred their buns.
"Matt, is there anything uncomfortable?"
"No, Grandpa Kuka, thank you"
"Hehe, I'm the priest in the village, of course everyone in the village is sick, I have to care, there's nothing to thank"
After a pause, Kuka asked again, "Matt, why haven't you been with your friends in the village these days, and you always sit alone in a daze, is there anything on your mind?"
Listening to Kuka's words, Matt was startled at first, did he find himself, but then he thought about it, no, this is impossible, only a few days, how could he find himself, and although he doesn't know much about the original Matt, but he has been very careful in the past few days, except for the inevitable parents, he has not had too much contact with other people, maybe his performance in the past few days is very different from the original Matt, but fortunately, he can use the excuse of illness.
Thinking about it, Matt smiled and said, "I don't have a mind, it's just that I was unwell a few days ago, so I sat alone to rest."
Speaking of which, Matt also deliberately made a cute expression, although Matt is not young, but he is only sixteen years old, and sixteen-year-old children often show some naughty looks.
Seeing Matt's appearance, Kuka knew that he was worried in vain, he was still a little naughty in the village, and he hadn't changed at all.
"Hehe, that's good, you have to pay attention to your body," Kuka said with a smile.
"Well, I see, Grandpa Kuka"
"Hehe, then grandpa will leave, you should go home early, go back late, Mom and Dad will be worried" Matt said with a smile, stood up, and prepared to go back.
"Goodbye Grandpa"
"Oh, okay, goodbye"
Looking at Kuka's distant figure, Matt clenched his hands, his eyes were a little hazy, but he was full of a determined expression, he was no longer confused, no longer lost, yes, this world still has his parents, if he comes, he will be safe, not to mention, in another world, he has long been careless, he wants to be a real little Matt.
After a while, the sound of chirping birds came from the forest in the distance, as if to say goodbye, Matt wiped the corners of his eyes, turned around, and took the first step as Matt, from today on, not from this moment, he is no longer Qin Lang, but a real sixteen-year-old boy - Matt @123 # Sidi.
Time flies, three months have passed in a blink of an eye, and Matt is getting more and more accustomed to his current life, sometimes playing with his friends in the village every day, and sometimes enjoying a peaceful life like home with his parents.
Early in the morning, when the first rays of sunlight just hit Matt's exposed little ass, the mother's voice came from the outhouse, "Matt, little lazy, it's time to get up, the sun is on your ass"
"Well, I'll sleep a little longer, sleep a little more...... "......Matt rolled over, pulled up the quilt, covered his little buttocks, and slept again.
After a while, Matt suddenly felt a chill behind him, and before he could react, his mother's usual voice rang in his ears, and Matt knew that he couldn't sleep, but it was a while to drag it out.
"Matt, Matt, you lazy worm, get up"
"Mom, I'll sleep for a while, just for a while," Matt muttered.
"Didn't you say today that you were going to go to Rhine with your father, and if you don't get up, your father will leave"
"Ahh
Rhine City is the largest city in the area, and usually the people of the village can only go there once a month, and sell the monster skins and a small number of magic cores in exchange for some daily necessities. And today is the day when my father goes to the Rhine, and last night, Matt pleaded for a long time before he got his father's permission.
Seeing Matt's hurrying appearance, Jenny smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't worry, your dad is not like you, he's waiting for you outside, don't worry"
Saying goodbye to their mother, Matt and his father Schuler carried the goods on their backs and hit the road.
"Matt, slow down, don't be busy"
"Matt, come and carry it for Dad, don't get tired"
"Matt, be careful"
"Well, it's delicious, okay, Dad won't eat it, Matt can eat it himself"
......
The city of the Rhine is not far from the small village of Matt, and although it is a few rough paths, it takes only three hours to get there.
This is Matt's first time to the Rhine, from a distance to see the towering city wall, the city wall shows the vicissitudes and loneliness, although Matt has the memory of two lifetimes, but in his memory, he has never seen such a majestic building, even if Matt has seen the Great Wall of Beijing.
As it approached, Matt walked alone in front and Schuller in the back, looking at Matt with a smile.
"Hey, where did it come from, stop" Just as Matt was about to enter the city, he stood on both sides, but was blocked by the city guards that Matt ignored.
"Why are you going to enter the city, why are you blocking me?"
"Why?" said several city guards, smiling at each other, "don't you know that you have to pay the city tax when you enter the city?"
"Do you have to pay the city tax to enter the city?" said Matt, the first time he had heard of it.
"Oh, hehe, where did the hillbilly come from, he doesn't even understand this little bit of rule," a city guard grinned as he looked at Matt's appearance.
"I'm not a hillbilly" Matt blushed when he heard someone say he was a hillbilly.
"Well, it's up," a man who looked like a leader looked at Matt, and then cried out, "Come, refuse to pay the entrance fee, brothers, give him a long memory"
As soon as the words fell, a few city guards behind walked out fiercely.
"Hey, slow down, a few military masters, slow down" Seeing that something was wrong, Schuler hurriedly caught up from behind.
"Hey, who are you, so nosy?"
"A few military masters, I am his father, the child is still young, and it is the first time to come, I don't know the rules, and I ask a few military masters to behave well," Schuller said in a low voice.
"Daddy......" Matt exclaimed as he looked at his father in dismay.
Before Matt's words were finished, the chief guard interrupted, "Hehe, since you know it's wrong, then the two of you will pay double the entrance fee today, a total of four silver coins"
"Yes...... Schuller replied quickly.
But Matt disagreed, whether it was the memory of the previous life or Matt's character in the present life, such a thing was not allowed to happen "No, why should we pay twice the entrance fee to the city"
"Well, this kid is still not convinced, that's okay, if you don't agree, then pay three times, if it doesn't work, pay four times, five times, or you don't want to enter this door" The head of the guard said arrogantly.
"You ......" Hearing the words of the chief of the guard, Matt's face turned red with anger, and he was about to have a seizure, but he heard Schuller's angry shout.
"Alright, Matt, you stand aside"
"But, Daddy, they," Matt said, gesturing to the captain of the guard.
Schuller ignored Matt, and hurriedly took out six silver coins flatteringly and handed them to the chief of the guard.
"Alright, you can enter the city," said the chief of the guard, weighing the silver coins in his hand, impatiently.
Matt wanted to say something, but under Schuller's tud, he reluctantly entered the city.
Just as Matt and the others were leaving, not far from the city gate, a group of people, surrounded by a young girl, looked at Matt's direction with a sly face, as if they had found something interesting.