Chapter 1: Wizard Apprenticeship and Magic
Thirst, heat, sleepiness......
Under the effect of strong discomfort, Lynn slowly opened her eyes.
What greeted her was a ceiling covered in cobwebs, and the unfamiliar sight around her made Lynn's head freeze for a moment.
It was a small house of less than 30 square meters, probably in disrepair, and the wooden walls around it looked dilapidated, and the gray frame was covered with dust and insect erosion.
The interior of the hut was also in disarray, with a lot of miscellaneous items and garbage piled up in the corners, and dozens of uncovered pages scattered on the floor, leaving only a narrow path for passage.
Where am I? Could it be that he was kidnapped?
Lynn rubbed her somewhat dazed brain and sat up with great effort, drumming in her heart.
He was sure that this was no place he knew, so Lynn had to prepare for the worst - there was a high probability that he had been kidnapped!
"071, show me where I am!" Lynn subconsciously asked in her mind, but after several seconds, she didn't get any response.
Is even assistive intelligence blocked?
Lynn's heart sank suddenly, and he subconsciously turned over and got out of bed to find a way to escape, but unexpectedly found that a sharp short sword was placed at the head of the bed, and he was holding a crumpled parchment roll in his right hand.
Lynn subconsciously held the short sword in his hand, and finally felt a little safe, and after hesitating for a while, he opened the crumpled parchment scroll, which was written with many ghostly symbols, and what made him even more puzzled was that he could read the words written on it!
[Time is running out, the priest of the Inquisition has spotted our traces, and we meet at the agreed place in the town of your before the moonlight, take seventeen copper secas coins, and follow the signs...... Please be careful – Jonny. 】
The moment he read the above words, a wave of unexplained fear suddenly welled up in his heart, and then a memory faintly appeared in Lynn's mind.
[In a wide square, a noisy crowd gathers around, looking fanatical and excited, constantly shouting something.
In the center of the square stood a huge platform, in front of which the bishop, dressed in white silk robes, raised his scepter high in the midst of the fanatical shouts of the crowd.
The next moment, the crimson flames soared high, and several figures could be vaguely seen twisting and struggling in the sea of fire, and the cries of pain were endless......]
What is it? Make a movie?
The cruel sight that came to Lynn's mind made Lynn shiver.
But why do you have these inexplicable memories in your brain, and who is Jonny at the end of this letter?
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, Lynn rushed to the large tank of water in the house, staring at the reflection of the water, and her pupils couldn't help but constrict.
The fingers that were slightly shaking with excitement rippled on the surface of the water, but Lynn still clearly saw what she looked like at this time.
It was a boy of about eighteen or nineteen years of age, dressed in a patched linen robe, with a slightly slender figure, a pale face covered with dust, short unkempt brown hair that looked disheveled, and dark eyes full of horror......
Could it be that I'm crossing over?
Lynn gasped, and the ridiculous thought popped up in her mind, but he couldn't find a second explanation.
Although before he crossed over, the Federation had been fruitful in the development of brain domains and the research of neurons, and the brain chip transplantation technology had been extremely developed, but it was completely impossible to implant consciousness into a second body to achieve rebirth or something.
Nor did he feel that he was worthy of such a painstaking deception by some people.
Realizing this, Lynn no longer had the psychology of luck, and sat on the ground, and at the same time as being shocked, a large number of complicated memories in his mind surged up again.
After spending half an hour sorting out the memories that suddenly appeared, Lynn could barely understand his current situation.
He traveled to a place that resembled medieval Europe, where there were many kingdoms at odds with each other, the most powerful of which was the Secas Empire, where he now lived.
And above the mortal imperial power, there is also the existence of the Holy See, which believes in a god named [Ella], a proper monotheistic religion, and the teachings are all creationism.
In addition to spreading faith everywhere and fooling people, another important proposition of the Holy See is to hunt wizards!
What makes Lynn feel particularly bad is that the teenager he crossed through seemed to be a wizard.
No, a wanted wizard apprentice to be exact!
Lynn looked at the crumpled parchment in his hand with a headache, what is this, it's just a matter of crossing over inexplicably, and he doesn't give some better treatment, he is in a state of being chased and killed when he comes up, and he may be tied to the stake and burned one day.
Speaking of which, the predecessor is also quite deadly.
He himself was the illegitimate son of a viscount within the Secas Empire, named Carl Stellan.
Although he is not very well received on weekdays, he does not have to worry about food and clothing, and in this chaotic world where the countries are constantly fighting, it is already a blessing to be able to eat and have clothes to wear!
If he still has this heavy identity and a relatively stable environment, coupled with the knowledge of another world in his mind, it will not take a few years to get into the mix, and it is not impossible to carry out an industrial revolution and overthrow the Holy See.
But this kid was fooled by a wizard named Koru, and he had to live a good life, but he had to come to be the other party's apprentice, running around not to mention, and he didn't eat the last meal.
Just four days ago, his mentor Coru actually tried to kidnap the Duke's daughter, but unfortunately this time he didn't fool anyone, so the next day the Inquisition received the news that Coru had not had time to escape.
After receiving the news, Karl hid in this secret stronghold, and spent his days in fear.
During the six months he spent running around with his mentor Coru, Carl had seen his apprentice wizard burned at the stake, fearing that the priests of the Inquisition would suddenly rush in and take him away, so that he did not dare to sleep for several days, and finally lost consciousness in despair and fear, and then crossed over himself.
"That's a problem......" Recalling this, Lynn whispered with a headache, and even considered whether to simply skip the calculation.
In addition to him, Coru has the other six disciples, all of whom should not have been caught, and he happens to know the names and looks of these people, maybe being a tainted witness is also a way out.
It's a big deal to pretend to convert and regret it in the future......
But after thinking about it, Lynn still decisively put this somewhat dark thought behind him, he really can't trust those guys who preach doctrine all day long and want to arrest and burn all wizards to death, even if he takes the initiative to surrender, the probability of being arrested and tortured is not small.
It's okay to betray your teammates......
He's not that kind of person!
Throwing away those unrealistic fantasies and calming down, Lynn endured the shock of his heart, and pondered how to escape the pursuit of the court.
In the ancient world, where there were no cameras and criminals were identified purely by hand-drawn and impressionistic streams, absconding in plain clothes might be a good way to go, but once you left the dukedom, it would be very difficult to capture him again.
Thankfully, the original body seems to have practiced some swordsmanship, and a few years ago he won the attention of the viscount's father, and even single-handedly dealt with several bandits who attacked the territory.
Of course, the premise is that you keep a low profile and don't reveal the magic you've learned, so as not to attract the pursuit of the Inquisition......
Wait a minute...... Magic?
Lynn was stunned suddenly, and then concentrated on rummaging through the memories in her mind, and then her face became more and more strange.
Because he found that he seemed to be able to do magic in his memory!
This is not the usual trick of ancient charlatans, or a trick to fool people......
It's real magic!