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Chapter 2, of course you should choose 'Assassin'!
"That's right, the video! I need to quickly write down everything I can remember." Lorne suddenly remembered the video of himself before he transmigrated.
He quickly stood up and, relying on his memory, found paper and pen in the room.
He realized he had traveled through time after watching the video, and that those videos might have been his inspiration. He needed to write them down while he still remembered them.
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5. The officials in this world are very dangerous. They will treat you, the transmigrator, as a heretic and eliminate you. If you encounter them, be sure to pick up the pistol next to you to protect yourself.
6. If you choose the "Apprentice" path, you can choose to drink the potion during a full moon when spiritual energy is abundant, which will give you a chance to receive a blessing from a great being.
7. When you feel hopeless about promotion, you can try reciting the name of the angel, which can help you be sent to an angel.
8. If you encounter an insurmountable predicament, you can shout "■■■■" towards the sky, and all problems will disappear.
Lorne's hand, which was writing, suddenly stopped. He realized that he couldn't remember the key names in the seven or eight entries. He remembered everything else, but he had completely forgotten the most important names.
It was as if fate was preventing him from remembering it.
After thinking for a moment, Lorne decided to put aside his doubts for the time being and write down the remaining two questions first.
9. If you are not confident in your appearance, you can choose the "Secret Prayer" route. Trust me, it will greatly improve your appearance.
The original owner's appearance wasn't bad, so Lorne didn't dwell on it and continued writing.
10. There are many faiths in this world. Don't be confined to the orthodox church. Try to believe in other things. You may have unexpected gains.
Faith? It seems the original owner's faith was in the god of steam and machinery.
Steam and Machinery – the name sounds so unrefined, like someone who just got lucky and climbed to godhood. It doesn't even sound as good as God of Machines.
If all else fails, calling him Om Messiah would be fine too.
After mentally criticizing the original owner's faith, Lorne put down his pen. He had memorized everything except for two names he couldn't recall.
As for those two names, Lorne didn't think much of it. After all, they were Western-style names, so it was normal not to remember them.
"Let's call it the Time Travel Guide. Follow these ten rules, and you shouldn't have any problems in the future, right?"
After reviewing the information once again and confirming that there were no other omissions besides the two names, Lorne stood up and stretched.
He glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall; it was 6:03 AM. He quickly tidied up the things on the table, then planned to wash up first before going out to see what was happening in the world.
Lorne currently lives at 69 Rose Street, a two-story attic house. He lives in a room upstairs, opposite the second-floor bathroom.
Since Lorne's father, Tarkin, died, Lorne, who was still in school, suddenly lost his source of income. His family's house had long been sold by his stepfather, so he had no choice but to rent this house in a bad location but with a decent environment, using the little money he had left.
Although it was just one room, the rent wasn't cheap in the capital, costing one pound a month. The original owner of this body, for the sake of so-called dignity, gritted her teeth and rented the house despite having no income in the short term.
He splashed cold water on his face, savoring the metallic taste, and looked up at the mirror in front of the sink, seeing his current appearance.
With his dark brown, slightly wavy hair, brown eyes, and handsome appearance, he certainly looked like a rich kid, except that his pale face made him look very haggard.
Composing himself, Lorne decided to go out for breakfast first, as he was already feeling a bit of low blood sugar.
He walked down the stairs, which bore the marks of time, his steps light, taking one step and then stopping, afraid of waking his landlady, Mrs. Griffin, since soundproofing in houses wasn't very good in this era.
The landlady, Mrs. Griffin, lives on the first floor. She is around 60 years old, a widow, and has a son who works in another city. She has been living here alone since her husband died in an accident ten years ago.
In Lorne's memory, Mrs. Griffin was quite tough. She had boasted to him about her glorious history, saying that she had served in the colonial army when she was young, and not in a medical or clerical position, but as a front-line combatant.
Although we don't know how she did it, it's easy to imagine how tough it must be to be a female soldier in this era.
She also boasted that her husband was the one she had her eye on back then, and that she proposed to him in a very forceful way. It's said that her husband initially tried to resist but ultimately couldn't beat her and had no choice but to give in.
As for just how hardcore the so-called proposal was, Lorne had no idea. Lorne had actually expressed doubts about Mrs. Griffin's words, but when he thought of the decorative muskets and the swords covering half a wall in her room, he chose not to say anything more.
As Lorne opened the front door of the house and looked at the Victorian-style buildings before him, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy.
"This is a new world!"
"When can I go home? I heard the original story is a time-travel novel."
Did the main character in the original story eventually go home?
After pondering for a moment and finding no answers, Lorne temporarily put these questions out of his mind.
To his surprise, unlike the Victorian era on Earth, the entire street possessed a cleanliness beyond its time. It wasn't that the streets were exceptionally clean, but rather that they didn't resemble the filthy, chaotic mess he had imagined of the Victorian era, with its flying filth and excrement-strewn ground.
Following the route from his memory, Lorne walked a few steps and arrived at the entrance of a coffee shop. The shop wasn't big, but it was nearby, and the environment inside was fairly clean. The original owner often came here for breakfast and was quite familiar with the owner.
"Oh, it's Lorne. What would you like to order today?" As soon as Lorne entered, the owner, who also served as a waiter, came over to greet him.
"Um, I'd like a decent coffee, and a... dark bread, please." Lorne glanced down at the menu.
"Dark bread? I remember you only eat oat bread!" the shopkeeper asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Ah! Then I'll have an oat bread."
"Alright then, 4 pence."
Lorne took four coins out of his pocket and handed them over.
"You gave me the wrong amount. These are 5-pence coins." The shopkeeper returned the money after realizing the coins were wrong.
"Oh, sorry, I was daydreaming." Lorne took the coin, then took out four more one-penny coins and handed them over.
The boss took the money and walked towards the kitchen, muttering to himself.
"This child is acting strangely today."
Before long, the food was served. Hungry Lorne didn't think twice and started eating with his hands.
As for the taste, for Lorne, who is used to modern industrialized food, it was only not bad, but it was far from being delicious according to his standards.
After a hearty meal, Lorne finally had the energy to think about his next steps. He had about 50 pounds left, and even if he included his personal savings that he could only use as a last resort, he only had less than 100 pounds left.
Of course, he also had some stock investments left to him by his deceased father, but those arms factories hadn't officially started making a profit yet, so naturally there were no dividends. Miss Hall's fund, being a closed-end fund, also couldn't be converted into cash in the short term.
In fact, Lorne originally had several hundred pounds, but the original owner used them all to buy potion recipes and materials.
According to Lorne's recollection, as long as you had a little over 300 pounds, you could deposit the money in the bank and live off the interest.
This inevitably led Lorne to complain about the original owner of the body, who could have lived an easy life but insisted on gambling, and not only that, but also bought a strange-sounding potion called "Monster".
If you're going to buy one, you should buy the 'Assassin'!
However, looking at it from another perspective, the original owner was quite lucky. Recipes and materials are the easiest to counterfeit, but the original owner actually found a reliable merchant and bought the right things.
After much deliberation, Lorne decided to follow the advice in the video before his transmigration and choose the 'assassin' path.
After all, it's about "Assassins," the Assassin's Creed!
Furthermore, the video also mentioned that "assassin" is suitable for survival. For a transmigrator like Lorne, who might be regarded as a heretic by the Church of the True God, survival is the most suitable ability.
He planned to go back to the place where he had previously bought the ingredients for the "Monster" potion to inquire about the recipe and see if there were any clues.
As for the money, we can always sell the 'Monster' potion and buy the 'Assassin' instead.