*Knock* *Knock*
The entire carriage was soundproof from inside out; thus, the knocking on the carriage door was quite faint, but the young man could hear it loud and clear.
He took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and opened the door lock.
The paladin that was leading the carriage was now standing near the door.
The moment the young man opened the door of the carriage, he saluted by placing his fist near his chest and spoke.
"Lord Saint, we have reached the entrance of the valley of sorrows; it's getting dark and it would not be optimal to cross the valley now…"
"Shall we camp near the entrance tonight? We can continue this journey in the morning…"
The paladin's left hand was always on the hilt of his sword while his right hand was on his chest.
He talked in a very respectful tone as if he didn't dare to offend the young man in front of him.
The young man's golden eyes were enough to put immense pressure on everyone he looked at.
"Hmm? Fine, we will camp near the entrance. Make sure to ask those mercenaries to clear the nearby area of any threats!"
"Also! Bring me something to eat! Sh*t! I am dying of starvation!"
The golden-eyed young man's arrogant voice resounded in the area, and the paladin trembled in fright as the young man seemed quite irritated for some reason.
'Wha!? What the fuck!? Why am I talking like this!?'
The young man himself did not know why he was talking in such an arrogant and irritated tone.
He was originally going to talk in a much gentler way, but his mouth translated everything in a much fiercer way!
'Ugh… is this what they call body and soul misalignment in the novels!?'
In novels when you possess a character's body, the traits of that body do not simply just go away.
It takes a lot of time and effort to make that body completely yours, and until then, it keeps going out of the user's control.
'Ugh, the previous owner's lingering thoughts are influencing me too…'
The young man shook his head and jumped down from the carriage.
"F*ck! Why is it so dark in this place!? You guys were traveling without even using a single torch!? Are you idiots!?"
The mercenaries seemed like they were used to the young man's complaints and harsh remarks; none of them even flinched a bit, and they hurriedly got busy with their own work.
One of them hurriedly brought a luxurious chair for the young man to sit down, and one of them hurriedly arranged firewood to light a fire, while the paladin brought a woollen coat for him and covered his thin body with it.
"Your holiness, you are blessed with the gaze of the gods; please make sure to stay warm and not catch a cold!"
The paladin was overly clingy and thoughtful; it was as if he was his nanny or something.
'Is this the life of a royal? Quite amazing…'
While thinking about various things, the young man sat on the comfy chair and relaxed as the heat of the fire warmed him up.
The cold night breeze hit his face and ruffled his silver hair as the light of the fire illuminated his surroundings.
He looked breathtakingly handsome even in this dim environment.
All the mercenaries hurriedly got busy with their work and started arranging tents; even the clingy paladin went away to personally cook food for his Saint.
'Phew… now that no one is staring daggers at my face, I can finally sort out everything in my mind…'
Many questions and troubles were floating in his mind at the moment.
What happened after he died? How did he come to this unknown place? Who brought him here?
But all those questions were less shocking and difficult compared to his new identity now.
'Alexander Augustus Von Kreimhild… or Alex for short...'
This long name was now his new identity.
He has become an illegitimate child of the emperor of the Kreimhild Empire.
Although he doesn't have the authorities and powers of a royal prince, he's still a genuine 'Prince' of the Kreimhild Empire.
But that is not his only identity; aside from being a prince, he's also a chosen 'Saint' of the temple that worships the God of Wisdom.
'A brat who's a good-for-nothing… has too much arrogance and immaturity…'
The original Alex's memories have been forcefully injected into his mind, and although he hasn't experienced them personally, he knows almost everything about Alex right now.
This is one of the main reasons why he was able to easily order around that paladin without others noticing that the person inside the body had changed.
'That paladin… it's a good thing he's only been with Alex for the past two months or so; if not, it would have been easier for him to notice changes in me…'
Alex could instinctively feel that the paladin whose name was 'Ethan' was definitely not a normal person; he was giving off a very powerful 'aura.'
'I have sensed that kind of 'aura' before… It resembles that 'serial killer' who had slaughtered dozens of people...'
As a person who's been frequently kidnapped and beaten half to death many times,
Alex has seen many types of criminals and thugs; among them, the one who was the most dangerous and was giving off the most eerie vibes was a serial killer who nearly killed him once.
Thankfully a fully equipped special forces team raided the area and made a hedgehog of the guy with bullets on the spot, saving Alex's life.
'That paladin… is he one of those superhuman powerhouses from novels?'
The original Alex was a complete airhead who never cared about anything; he had no interest in learning anything, and all he did in his entire day was just mess around.
He didn't even attend the classes of the personal tutor assigned to educate him and never learned any combat skills either.
Due to which, he has no memory of the power structures of this world.
But there is one thing for sure: there are definitely superhuman beings present in this new fantasy-type world, as the original Alex has seen a person in his memories who can fly without needing a jetpack or anything else.
'First things first, I don't know if I am inside a novel or a game world like in those popular tropes.'
'I am inside a very weak body; I am very thin and likely can't even run for a minute or two before collapsing…'
'This world is still in a feudal era and various religions exist in this world too… Also, the industrial revolution has only just begun a few decades ago...'
Alex was sure that this earth was not his world, and that was because there were two suns in this world's sky.
It was currently night, so he could not confirm it, but from the memories in his head, he knew that one of the suns of this world was quite similar to his previous world, but the other one was a red dwarf.
A red dwarf is the smallest type of star in the galaxy, and they are much cooler compared to other types of stars.
'The most troublesome thing is not that this world has two suns; it's that I have been kicked out of the royal palace and am on my way to the Temple of the God of Wisdom right now…'
While looking at the mercenaries in the distance, Alex sighed in exhaustion.
'I am gonna get killed soon, aren't I?'