In the evening, as the last rays of the setting sun were about to fade away, Lynn had been drifting at sea for almost a day!
Given that this obstructive longsword was borrowed from Johnny, Lynn hesitated for a long time and ultimately decided not to throw it away. Instead, under the simulation guidance of the intelligent brain, he spent two hours learning how to backstroke and dog paddle in the water.
"071, you should warn me ahead of time if this happens again," Lynn said, struggling to tread water and avoid crashing into the protruding rocks ahead.
[In accordance with the target's command seventeen hours, twenty-three minutes, and fifty seconds ago, the warning sound has been turned off…]
"Turn it on now!" Lynn said instinctively, then immediately regretted it.
[You have an unresolved criminal record. Would you like to make an online defense statement?]
Lynn sighed helplessly. Almost facing the divine projection directly, he wished that Federation officers would come with spaceships to take him out of this wicked otherworld medieval setting.
Maybe he could even get a big reward for being the first to discover an extraterrestrial life planet.
Unfortunately, this fantasy was destined not to come true. Before his crossing, the Federation spaceship's travel range was limited to the solar system and didn't have the capability for interstellar navigation…
And without even receiving a signal, it was impossible for them to get here!
Familiar with the operational logic of the intelligent brain, Lynn thought for a while and suddenly said,
"071, based on the available information, determine the current planet's location."
[This planet is detected to contain an unknown energy called "Magic Power" and is beyond the coverage area of the Uranus signal tower. Predicting that the current location is within a certain unknown star system outside the Solar System in the Milky Way, it cannot be determined if it belongs to the same universe.]
"Then please describe the definition of alien lifeform protection under the 'Intelligent Management Law'!" Lynn asked again.
[The 'Intelligent Management Law' has no clauses regarding the protection of alien lifeforms…]
071's answer was very concise. Since the Federation had not discovered extraterrestrial civilizations during its exploration of the universe, it naturally did not add any clauses for the protection of alien lifeforms in the 'Intelligent Management Law.'
"So you're saying that aliens have no human rights. In fact, I didn't commit any crime!" Lynn said seriously.
The highly functioning intelligent brain seemed to stutter for a moment. After consuming one-thousandth of its energy to compute, it gave the answer.
[Logical chain established, criminal record cleared!]
Upon hearing this, Lynn finally breathed a sigh of relief. He realized that no matter what he did in the future, there would be no more annoying warning sounds.
After all, the Federation's laws couldn't reach this otherworld…
Lynn made a silent vow that once he became an official wizard and could freely use magic power, he would definitely research whether he could modify this artificial idiot.
As Lynn was thinking, a scatter of lights appeared on the endless water surface in the distance. Upon closer inspection, a towering city wall emerged, with the fires he previously saw merely being bonfires on the battlements used for lighting.
After floating on the water for a whole day, seeing something different made Lynn a bit excited, but he didn't approach rashly. Instead, he decided to land nearby and investigate what this place was tomorrow.
The previous battle outside Wuer Town had caused quite a commotion, and not all the people were wiped out. The news might have already spread.
Lynn had no doubt that the entire Nordland Territory was on high alert. His hair color, age, and build were very distinctive, and without some disguise, he would probably be captured as soon as he entered.
Realizing this, Lynn changed his position from an effortless backstroke to an unskilled dog paddle, preparing to land and hide for now.
Just then, something heavy fell from the high city wall ahead, accompanied by a dull sound and a splash. The ripples on the water surface gradually expanded, and it seemed something was struggling underwater.
"A person?" Lynn's pupils narrowed. After hesitating for a moment, he swam over quickly.
Although it looked like a murder scene, he happened to need someone to answer some questions.
Water splashed everywhere, and the clear lake had already turned blood red.
Lynn became more certain of his previous guess. He hadn't even had time to rescue when a hand suddenly emerged from the lake, pulling him down with desperate force.
This was a typical stress response of a drowning person, who might even drag the rescuer underwater. Luckily, Lynn didn't have to worry about oxygen. Grabbing the other's collar, he swam to the shore.
...
An hour later, in a natural cave outside the city, a blazing fire gradually lit up, providing both illumination and warmth against the night chill.
While drying his clothes, Lynn turned to look at the young man he had "rescued."
This was a young man of about eighteen or nineteen, with an ordinary face and hair color very similar to Lynn's. What made Lynn sigh was the deep wound on the young man's chest, clearly inflicted by a dagger plunged into his heart.
If he had known, he wouldn't have bothered. After all this effort, he ended up rescuing a corpse.
Lynn shook his head helplessly but still carried out the customary act of looting the body. Judging by appearance, this was a noble youth, so there might be some valuable items.
Three gold coins, over a dozen silver coins, a few exquisite ornaments, and a book with no name on the water-soaked cover constituted the young man's entire property.
This was somewhat meager for a noble youth, but for Lynn, it was a fortunate windfall.
In the Sekas Empire, a copper coin could buy a loaf of black bread, enough to satisfy one meal when eaten with water.
The exchange rate between silver coins and copper coins floated around 1:80, while the rate between gold and silver coins was over one hundred, sometimes much higher during wartime.
After all, gold elements were rare in the entire universe, with very limited reserves…
Since the items were still here, the possibility of murder for money was unlikely.
Lynn tossed the coins in his hand. Although he wasn't a professional detective, after closely examining the chest wound, he paused, then mimicked the motion of holding a dagger and tried to stab his own chest at a similar angle.
The angle of the wound was identical…
Was this… suicide?
Lynn immediately recognized the possibility. After some thought, he picked up the book he had overlooked and gently flipped through the water-soaked pages with his fingernail. The handwriting was very messy but deeply etched, almost like it was carved in.
[Maybe without me, everything would get better…]