Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 7: Transition

Kingdom of Eselin, Glowing City, Nanming District, No. 37 Xingluo Street, Rean’s new home.

It is a three-story wooden building with a yard, located in the commercial area of ​​Nanming District, with flowers and grass, and a nice environment.
"Take this house outside the Fourth Ring Road and leave my daughter!" That's probably how it came about.

It's a classic online novel routine, and it's quite subtle with the thing that the overbearing father-in-law uses to slap his wife in the face.

I've used houses to slap you in the face, why did you choose the outer ring and not the first ring? Even the rich can't afford the houses in the first ring, so that's fine.

Looking at the brand new roof tiles, Li En put down the paint bucket with satisfaction.

As a daily person, it feels like a dream to have a small home so soon.

Although this house was a gift for breaking off an engagement and its origin was somewhat obscure, Rean was still quite satisfied with his new home. At least, he didn't have to worry about waking up with a musket pointed at his forehead again.

The public security here is much better than the previous dock area. There is a police booth not far away, and you can see patrolmen patrolling every once in a while.

The Nanming District of Huiguang City is also known as the South Gate District. It is a civilian area next to the outer wall. Next to it is the dock area with the highest crime rate, which is also where Rean settled before.

Rean's current status is still that of a noble. His original family sent him out for marriage but did not completely remove him from the family.

In this great era, it is normal for impoverished aristocrats to bite the bullet and enter the more affluent business and political areas. If you are educated and can read and write, you can at least find a decent job, and maybe you will rise again.

But now, the "fiancée" who lives in the Huiguang District (Central Administrative District) gave me a house and left it in a civilian area in the outer ring road, which has a bit of a disgusting taste of "Don't come to me" and "Don't run around".

"It's okay, I don't mind. Please give me more. It would be better if you could slap me in the face with the house deed!"

Rean was very happy to accept this "breakup compensation" and even took some time every day to decorate his new home.

This house is almost new. There is a master bedroom on the third floor and the materials used are also good. It's just that it's a bit lonely to live alone and it's a bit time-consuming and labor-intensive to maintain.

Whether a house is expensive or not depends on its location, and Li En’s is probably the cheapest one.

It would probably be difficult for the locals to understand Rean’s desire for his own “home”, as well as the mentality of the Earthlings who are obviously aristocrats and are so happy to get a house for free.

In the past few days, he has trimmed the lawn and fence of his new house, painted the gate, and spent an hour making a house number for himself.

But in fact, when he was working and entertaining himself, he was not idle and his brain was always working.

He was thinking about what to do next.

"It's time to organize the intelligence and determine the next focus." While his hands were busy, a lot of information had been integrated.

As the former office overtime king, Li En has a good habit of making good long-term and short-term schedules.

A lot of work has piled up, some are light and some are heavy, some must be dealt with promptly, and some can be delayed.

Even if they can all be postponed, some must be taken seriously, while others can be postponed as if nothing happened.

Make a work schedule, adjust the work progress regularly, prioritize, and avoid working in a chaotic manner.

In the notebook, the short, medium and long-term goals that need to be addressed are very brief.

1. Adapt to the local environment and integrate into it in a short period of time.

[2. Gain extraordinary power and develop oneself in the medium term.]

[3. Deal with the two bombs (the hero and the underground evil god) for a long time and survive well.]

"First and foremost, we must become people of this world."

Rean never underestimates the rejection and hostility of intelligent creatures towards others, and their kindness and care are often limited to their own kind.

"To fit in, it's nothing more than identity, connections, and a place to live."

Li En was very grateful for this gift. A place to stay is not just a place to shelter from the wind and rain, but also a proof that makes the person you are communicating with believe that "I am not a passer-by", and it is a prerequisite for integrating into the local society.

A doghouse is also more likely to gain the trust of locals and receive job offers than homeless people and travelers.

As for identity, it seems to be relatively stable at the moment, and the title of "Classic Paladin" is really useful.

It is said that the morality of the Paladin is guaranteed by the gods, while the Classical Oath Paladin does not rely much on the gods, but its morality is guaranteed by its own heart and actions. In the eyes of most locals, its bottom line is almost the same as that of a living saint.

Knowledge and common sense, but the progress is very subtle. The knowledge in this world is too expensive. Rean has almost spent all his money and can no longer invest in this bottomless pit.

It’s not that there are no such things as libraries, but they are often the private property of a certain organization or a noble, and he cannot enter them.

"Maybe, I can find a class to take. I don't need to be full-time. Just putting my name on the class can make it easier to establish new social relationships." If it is a force in this world, these things should only be daily benefits.

In fact, the female police officer approached Lien twice and invited him to become a member of the police force.

Li En just responded that he would consider it and did not completely refuse. This was already a polite refusal.

He was not averse to becoming a law enforcer. In fact, the heroic soul Suer had always had this desire, but he suppressed it.
"There's no other way. Even if I'd like to work in the government, the Docklands Police Department seems hopeless."

Sur is a Trial Knight who is also a Vowed Knight, and is a special advancement of an orthodox Paladin under the God of Law.

Many of their abilities are based on the premise that they are law enforcers. If they are covered with a layer of skin, their individual strength should be increased to a certain extent.

But the Docklands Police Station where the female police officer worked was obviously a very bad starting point.

Rean also has to consider his own life after the Heroic Soul Card expires.

This world has feudal nobles and kings, as well as the Church of God and its armed forces. The great nobles and multinational organizations are extremely powerful.

That means that the "law enforcers of the Kingdom of Eselin" and the people on Earth understand two different things.

Many times they do not represent the "kingdom" or even "law enforcement."

The power and strength of law enforcement is also determined by the power behind it, and the police station in the civilian area is probably an honorary organization with an official title.

Rean had inquired and found out that most of the police officers were ordinary people born locally, and only a few of them were professionals who had evolved once. The strong-looking Leopard Woman was a returning adventurer born locally.

From a long-term development perspective, the dockside police station wasn't a good option either. As a senior civil servant, he understood the importance of starting points in the civil service. No matter how strong you were in the remote suburbs, it was difficult to get ahead. While those working in sinecure positions at high-ranking provincial and ministerial agencies could easily rise to leadership positions, township officials could spend their entire lives as local dispatchers.

This is still a system where the whole country is united and each party recognizes your administrative level, while organizations in all aspects of the world are scattered.

The "public office" you rely on in this world is a kind of dependence. Once you join it, you become his person. It can be regarded as a private soldier of the new era.

Rean heard that the head of the dock area police was just a nominal baron and had no say in the city.

"Let's go to the church district in the city center in a couple of days. Maybe there's a knight order recruiting there. Starting as a civilian recruit wouldn't be a bad idea."

Sur is the Blind Lady's Paladin, and the scales are her holy emblem. Generally speaking, Paladins are lifelong, so he could try to join the organization, but there was a small problem here.

"The God of Law is dead (tremolo)!"

According to Rean's information channels, he doesn't even know the year that Ms. Libra died. The memory fragments of Soul are related to the year AD317 (Storm Season), while the current year is HE221 (Summer Fire Season), which doesn't match at all.

Li En didn't even know how to calculate the era, so how could he look up history and years? Books on astronomy and history were ridiculously expensive.

"I'm afraid Ms. Libra has been gone for hundreds of years."

This is why Rean is regarded as the "Classic Oath Knight". In the eyes of the locals, he probably really lives a bit like an ancient hero. Being able to practice to this level by himself without relying on the power of the gods and relying on the oath is itself an exaggerated thing.

His strength was destined to decline, but with his identity as a former paladin and his ability to read and write, it should not be difficult for him to find a clerical job in one of the gods' churches as a devout person.

"Let's take it step by step. Having an organization that's above average will make it easier for me to develop."

Bound by gods and oaths, the character and identity of the Paladin are basically impossible to be doubted, which is good news for Rean.

It will be much easier to acquire extraordinary power and resources if you have a relatively high starting point.

It's not that Rean doesn't want to be a loser, but this is a world where the strong are respected. If Rean was a little doubtful and hesitant before, then the dwarf musket rushing through the door with his forehead pointed at him said a lot.

"If you want to be a day person, you must have the power to protect yourself."

The few words found in the information further verified the cruel reality of this world.

Top individuals not only have the power to rival a country, but can even send it directly to hell.

This kingdom offended the "Big Red Dragon" and had its capital destroyed in one blow. It was pushed to the brink of collapse from a quasi-empire and has yet to recover.

Fortunately, such creatures should be extremely rare, and even in Sur's fragmentary memories, there is no such monster.

According to the standards of this world, it is more like a divine punishment than an attack by a dragon.

The reality is that the "divine punishment theory" is not only prevalent in the kingdom, but has also severely undermined the authority of the royal family in recent years. No one can guarantee whether the big red dragon will take another vent for no reason.

This is also the main reason why Li En does not plan to join the local police station. Due to the chain reaction of the disaster, even within this city, the local city lord has no say.

"After the Dragon Blood Calamity, the kingdom was torn apart. At least three-quarters of the region declared independence and became the Seven Pearl Kingdoms today. Those lords who still declared their allegiance to the royal family were only paying lip service to it. The royal family only controlled the Abandoned Capital and the New Capital."

The Earl of the Glowing City was said to be a well-known loyal conservative, but even in his own city, he was not the most powerful.

The words of the Church of the True God, the Explorers Association, and even transnational organizations such as the Medical Association and the Pharmacists Association are more effective than those of a country noble like him.

Being a sheriff under his command probably meant being a sheriff for the rest of your life.

Originally, the kingdom had finally welcomed a second-generation hero, and was counting on her to unite and fight. However, her sudden disappearance brought about a new round of panic and despair.

"The second-generation hero, Lena. To be more precise, the seventeenth-generation hero. However, the previous generation was too powerful, leading everyone to place too much hope on the new hero. It's said that her talent is no less than that of the previous generation, and she was once regarded as the hope of the new era."

Rean glanced at the silver two-handed sword "Courage" in his hand and sighed.

The sword is a good sword, but it cannot be seen in public. Fortunately, this is because the former heroes of this country are too famous. Many warriors on the street are holding various versions of the "Sword of the Brave".

"In the long term, these two bombs must be resolved."

One is the evil god who escaped two years later. This is the most deadly, but it is the least urgent, because Rean is not qualified to take care of it at this time.

Even if you want to "call the police", in this era you don't know who to call, and you can't explain the source of the information.

Seal off and strictly inspect the underground ruins? You're going to destroy our source of income with just one sentence?
"Let's develop ourselves first. If we can save ourselves, we'll save ourselves. If we can't, we'll run away."

The second unexploded bomb is the "untamed slave" in his book - the brave Lena.

This was obviously a big trap, but Rean really had no choice now. If the mastermind behind all this, including the journey through time, was some powerful being, he would probably be at least at the god level.

"I want to remove the shackles and throw her out, but I can't do it."

Rean would stay away from the hero for his own safety, but how could "Soul", who had just awakened that day, allow an innocent victim to be tied up!

That day, "Sul" rushed in without hesitation and tried to remove the hero's shackles with his own hands, but it was useless. Even Sul in the possessed state was still unable to open the strange metal prison.

It wasn't all in vain, for when "Sul" tried to communicate with the brave man, he confirmed another thing.

".This hero, I'm afraid he has gone crazy."

As long as you get close, you will only whisper "die", and there will be no normal response to "Sul's" friendliness.

Rean sighed, hoping that the hero would not die in his book. He was already a mythical creature, and it seemed that he would not starve to death in the short term, but life could not live in such a restricted state forever, and he would die if he was destined to die.

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon. It's time to go to work."

Li En, who had no job, still found a class for himself.

He simply cannot afford the normal cost of obtaining extraordinary powers now. The time on the "Heroic Soul Card" is constantly running out, so his first goal is naturally to make full use of it.

"Let's continue to fight evil in the dock area, we can earn some money." There are still some benefits to being near the dock area, which ranks last in terms of public security.

(End of this chapter)