Chapter 1: Starting in Prison
In the cold and damp room, the sound of dripping water echoed.
Especially empty.
End your exercise routine.
Lin Feng lay naked on the cold metal floor with his strong body.
His eyes were fixed on the metal ceiling that was covered with symbols.
a year ago.
He was hit and killed while trying to save a little girl who suddenly crossed the road.
The consciousness traveled to this body.
The previous owner of this body did not leave him any memory.
Only scars all over the body.
He didn't know what happened to his injuries.
Until the cold iron door opened.
A man in a black robe led him out and walked through the dim corridors.
Only then did he realize that he was in a prison.
He is the criminal.
Moreover, he was charged with a crime—
The crime of intentionally injuring a noble child.
The sentence is ten years in prison.
The sudden time travel did not make Lin Feng panic.
He died and lived again.
He wanted to take a good look at this new world.
He quickly calmed down and observed this place filled with the smell of metallic rust.
The corridor was dark and winding, and at the end it seemed as if a wild beast was roaring in a low voice.
The towering metal walls are carved with classical European patterns that extend to every corner.
This beautiful pattern gives people a heavy sense of oppression.
At that moment, a picture suddenly appeared in Lin Feng's mind.
A crimson skynet.
Behind the net, bloody eyes were looming, filled with desire and hunger.
After feeling a stinging pain, the image disappeared.
Whether it was the black-robed man leading the way in front, or the illusion that appeared at that moment.
He began to realize that this world was unusual.
The shackles on my feet dragged slowly across the metal floor, and the friction sound was quiet and terrifying.
All his strength seemed to be trapped by an invisible shackle, making him unable to resist.
He seemed to be being stared at.
A very dangerous smell.
This feeling stayed with him for a year.
Lin Feng never complains about the environment.
Although he died in his prime in his previous life, he must have gained a reputation as a brave and righteous person later on.
Although this life started out in hell difficulty, he wanted to live a good life.
It's not all bad news.
At least by the time he crossed over into this body and walked out of the solitary confinement cell, he had already served nine years of his ten-year sentence.
And tomorrow will be the day he leaves this damn place.
"Boy, are you going out tomorrow?"
A voice interrupted Lin Feng's memories.
His gaze shifted and fell on the old man on the upper bunk.
"That's what I was told, Mr. Saul."
Lin Feng replied.
This Mr. Saul is Lin Feng’s cellmate and roommate here.
The Western-style name and appearance made Lin Feng feel dazed at first, but he gradually got used to it.
Mr. Saul is an old prisoner who said he has been imprisoned here for 30 years and still has up to 50 years left in his sentence.
And Saul's crime is -
theft.
What kind of theft warrants an 80-year prison sentence?
Isn't this equivalent to being locked up until death?
Looking at Thor's white hair and beard, I don't know if he can survive the remaining 50 years.
I'm afraid that I will die here in the end.
"It's not a good thing for you to go out," said Mr. Saul.
He held a charcoal pencil in his hand, drawing vertical lines on the metal railing and smiling at Lin Feng.
"No matter whether it's a good thing or not, there is always hope once we get out." Lin Feng replied.
Even though he has been here for a year, Lin Feng has not been idle.
When he first arrived, his body was covered with scars, but after exercising day after day, his body has become very strong.
All this is just to wait for the day to leave.
Heavy metal doors separated the two ends.
The growls of wild beasts deep in the corridor and the strange eyes behind Skynet have often appeared in his dreams over the past year.
In addition, he heard the singing of poets, rose-like fireworks, and the whispers of elves.
His intuition told him that this world was different from Earth.
He believed.
Away from here, there are other things that exist in the light and darkness of this world.
"You hurt the children of the nobles. Do you think that going to jail for 10 years can appease their anger?" Thor said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Lin Feng's face turned serious. "You mean, after I leave, they are still waiting to settle accounts with me?"
He knew his crime, but he only knew the name of the crime.
During the year he was imprisoned, he hardly spoke to anyone else except for occasional exchanges with Mr. Saul.
Even the guard in black robes only called out his name the most.
“The Merlin family is the first-class ducal family of the Caesar Empire. You injured the grandson of El Merlin. You will die if you go out.”
state!
The charcoal pencil in Mr. Saul's hand hit the metal railing heavily, and the broken charcoal residue fell on the ground in front of Lin Feng.
Merlin family.
This was the first time Lin Feng heard this name in this year.
This should be what the previous owner of this body told Thor.
It turned out that the person he beat was the son of the Duke.
Although he has not left the prison yet, through occasional communication with Saul, he has a general understanding that this is a world similar to the Western class system.
Duke is the highest title among the imperial nobility, second only to the emperor.
But what was his previous life like that he actually beat up someone from the Duke's family?
Just when Lin Feng was distracted, Thor's words made his expression freeze.
"Lion Wood, no, you are not Ryan Wood, tell me, who are you?"
Without knowing when, Thor had sat up.
His eyes seemed to lose their aging look and suddenly became deep and sharp.
Ryan Wood.
This was the name of the previous owner of Lin Feng's body.
I first heard it from the black-robed warden, but now I'm used to it.
But, what does Thor mean by this?
When did he find out?
Does he know that I am a time traveler?
Lin Feng had never explored this world before, and even with his cellmates, whom he had lived with for more than a year, he could not fully trust them.
This is a prison and Saul is a thief.
Who can trust whom and not be afraid of being reported?
So he's been playing Ryan Wood.
Trying to get away with it in front of Thor, with whom she had been together for 9 years.
"I'm Ryan Wood? Mr. Saul, what do you mean?" Lin Feng smiled.
He also straightened up, not avoiding the eye contact with the other person.
"You can fool others, but not me." Thor shook his head slightly. "Since you came back to this room covered in scars a year ago, I realized that you were not Ryan Wood. He is an honest man, but you are a smart man."
Lin Feng closed his lips, and his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by a pair of strong hands.
It turns out that this old guy had discovered it a long time ago.
Since he knew, why didn't he say it earlier?
As if he had gotten a positive answer from Lin Feng's expression, Thor lay down again.
"Eyes are windows to the soul. The first time I saw you, I knew Ryan Wood's soul had changed. You were too cautious and didn't talk to me until the third day after you came back. This is not that guy's style. Tell me, is he living with you, or... is his soul annihilated?"
Lin Feng looked at Thor in front of him and suddenly felt that the face in front of him was very unfamiliar.
Is this still the same Thor who often boasted about how many girls he dated when he was young?
"What soul? Is there a soul in this world? I am not Ryan Wood or someone else. Mr. Saul, have you read too many storybooks?" Lin Feng straightened his expression.
"It seems that guy has disappeared completely." Thor's mouth corners slightly raised without explaining.
That meaningful smile made Lin Feng's heart tighten.
At this time,
Thor tapped the charcoal pencil in his hand on the railing.
As this sound fell,
The vertical lines drawn by Thor gradually twisted as if they were alive.
A whisper suddenly sounded in Lin Feng's ears.