Volume 1: Stranger in a Strange Land Chapter 11 In My Name
When saying his name, William carefully observed Liliana's expression, hoping to detect some information from it.
In fact, this was one of the reasons why he decided to say his name.
More than a thousand years ago, William Kane was a name known to everyone on the entire continent.
He formed the End Watchers, sealed the seven disasters, repelled the invasion of the Moon Realm three times, quelled the tide of the undead in the Corrupted Moon, defeated the Daemon Continent Expedition, rebuilt the Mage Guild, broke the magic monopoly of the nobles, funded the establishment of the Adventurer's Association, simplified the design of the enchantment table, and optimized the system of alchemy magic...
It can be said that he did no less than twenty things that changed the entire continental structure and were worthy of being written into history books.
Even though more than a thousand years have passed, history has become legend, and legend has become myth, his name should still be circulating on this continent.
As expected, Liliana's face showed an expression mixed with confusion and suspicion.
If someone claimed to be Ying Zheng in front of him one day, he would probably have a similar expression.
"William Kane?"
"right."
"Is this the William Kane I understand him to be?"
"If there hasn't been another famous William Kane in over a thousand years, this would be it."
"Wait a minute, are you saying that you are the William Kane from a thousand years ago?"
"Yes."
"Not just the same name?"
“It’s not just the same name.”
Liliana held her forehead, as if trying to slow down her thoughts.
"The one that sealed the seven disasters?"
"right."
"The one who repelled the Daemon Continent expeditionary force?"
"Yes."
"The one who signed the Bi-Moon Agreement on behalf of the Seven Holy Spirits and the Thirteen Void Kings in Graycastle?"
"Well, although I think the three Moon Realm counterattacks before that are more worthy of mention."
"What is the Moon Realm Counterattack?"
"Uh... didn't this story get passed down?"
"Are you also the founding emperor Terra I who was reincarnated into the Ruier family 800 years ago, born wearing a bronze crown, and rode a dragon to unify the Vik Continent and establish the Ruier Empire?"
"ha?"
"The one who was later promoted to the eighth secret holy spirit after his death because of his merits and was worshipped by the Kane Cult in later generations?"
"Wait a moment."
This matter seems to be getting more and more outrageous.
In the past thousand years, someone unified the continent in his name? He was even worshipped as the eighth holy spirit?
What is going on?
"What do you mean by unifying the Vic Continent and becoming the Eighth Holy Spirit?"
Liliana stopped when she heard that and looked suspiciously at the man in front of her who claimed to be William Kane.
"If you were William Kane, these are things you would have done yourself."
"I did do the things before you mentioned reincarnation."
"What about what happens after reincarnation as the founding emperor of the empire ?"
"What the hell is that?"
"So you are not the same as Terra I, claiming to be the reincarnation of the hero Cain?"
"It's either reincarnation or myself. How can I be reincarnated if I'm not dead?"
"But people can't live for more than a thousand years."
"Uh... this is not easy to explain to you. You can roughly assume that it is because I have been sleeping for a thousand years for some reason and have just woken up..."
Even if it were a lie, this statement was too lame. When William said it himself, it felt like "I, Qin Shi Huang, want to send money."
Sure enough, the other party shook his head in disbelief.
"No, no, no, that's impossible. I've never heard of anyone being able to sleep for a thousand years..."
"You even believed such nonsense as being born with a bronze crown on your head, so why can't you believe that I was actually just sleeping for a thousand years?"
"Terra I, as the reincarnation of the hero Kane, has been recognized by the Holy Spirit Church."
"Then isn't there a possibility that the Holy Spirit Church deliberately admitted this for some other reason?"
"How is it possible? How could the Holy Spirit Church do such a thing?"
William curled his lips, thinking that this was hard to say.
During the second Moon Realm Crisis, the Void Kings' infiltration began from within the Holy Spirit Church.
But it was obvious that she wouldn't believe it if he told her right now, so he coughed lightly and then said.
"You asked me my name, so I told you my name. It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I won't provide any evidence to prove it."
"Huh?"
Liliana originally thought that the next development would be that the man who claimed to be William Kane would take out something as a token to prove his identity to her.
Similar things have happened many times in history.
A man in a remote area suddenly claimed that he had received divine revelation and awakened his memory of his past life as the hero Kane.
Then he dug out a weapon or something else as a token of his loyalty, put on a yellow robe and raised an uprising army on the spot to overthrow the local lord, declaring that he would keep fighting until the entire corrupt empire was overthrown.
Of course, the final outcome of most of them was that they were completely wiped out by the legions sent by the royal family not long after.
Perhaps because similar incidents happened too often, the Eighth Order of the Holy Spirit Church later formed a special executor team specifically for hunting down false divine revelators.
Although Liliana had never heard of anyone claiming to be William Kane himself, she felt that this routine should be similar.
As a result, the other party didn't seem to care whether he believed it or not. He just said it as if it was an announcement and that was it.
Didn't he know that claiming to be a divine revelation was a crime a hundred times more serious than heresy? If the news leaked out, he would be wanted by the church and the royal family and would never have peace.
Oh yeah, if he had just woken up after sleeping for a thousand years, then he really shouldn't know, whether it was real or fake.
After all, he didn't even claim to be the one who was inspired by God, but directly claimed to be the Holy Spirit Kane himself. In Liliana's cognition, he was the first one who dared to say so.
She thought she had been shocked enough today, but she didn't expect that this person could continue to shock her from such a novel angle.
And I seem to have agreed to be his guide...
The followers of the false revelation are equally guilty.
Thinking back to the commandment she had seen in the church, which she thought she would never break, Liliana felt cold sweat breaking out.
"Um...Mr. William?"
As if she was afraid of being overheard by the church's spies, Liliana spoke very quietly.
"how?"
"Well, let's not talk about whether you are really William Kane for now. But on the way to Thorn City, could you please not tell anyone about your identity? Especially not to the church or the imperial officials."
"Will there be trouble?"
"There will be big trouble."
The other party was silent for a while.
"I understand. It shouldn't be a problem if you just call me William or Master William."
After all, "William" itself is just a very common name.
Liliana nodded, then plucked up the courage to continue her suggestion.
"In fact, it's not just the way to Thorn City. If you are really William Kane, I suggest that you do the same as Terra I and go to the Holy Spirit Church to gain recognition from the Holy Spirits before..."
“Who am I to need recognition from the Holy Spirit Church?”
William shook his head, and Liliana immediately shut up.
"But it's true. Whether it's the Holy Spirit Church or the Riel Empire, I will pay a visit to those who act in my name sooner or later."
