The Reincarnation of the Kingmaker

Chapter 78: The ways of 'The Bridge' part 1

As soon as Kayn entered the Town Hall, he was immediately greeted by a long line of people sitting on the chairs beside a room that has the plaque of Old Chief George. The line made multiple zigzags until it arrived near the entrance which is where he is standing right now.

"I guess he is not meeting with people today?" Kayn muttered as he tried to turn around to leave the place.

"Lucky for you, you don't have to line up along with them," Natas pulled Kayn back. "You line up over there,"

Looking in the direction where Natas is pointing, he notices a small window where a man could be seen yawning on his chair.

"Were you expecting that a lot of people are entering 'The Bridge' every day?"

"Not really," But he didn't expect that it would only be him today. If he remembers correctly, entering 'The Bridge' is still an ongoing trend until now. So, he expected to see probably more or less dozen people enter at the same time as him. But on second thought… "That's probably the reason why I didn't see anyone else along the way,"

"I forgot to tell you this, but people from the outside normally enter 'The Bridge' twice a month only, and today just so happens to be not one of those days,"

"Why?"

"It's because every twice a week an event would take place in 'The Bridge'. Not an event hosted by the 'Tower', of course. But an event hosted by all Chiefs of the Villages and Towns across 'The Bridge',"

"A huge influx of people would enter 'The Bridge' by then because that event involves giving the beginners a lot of benefits that can help them start up with their lives in 'The Bridge',"

"Was that the reason why Old Chief George was looking at me just now?"

"Most likely. Since there's no one who prefers to enter 'The Bridge' in the very first week after an event has just ended. He probably felt strange,"

"Anyways, go on, register your name so we can get out of here and start adapting to the ways of 'The Bridge',"

Hearing that, Kayn walks toward the window where he is supposed to be registering his name and all to the Green Horn Village in order to get an identity here and thus be able to avail their services and other necessary stuff that they offer.

"Excuse me,"

"Ah!" The man instantly fell from his seat.

"Are you alright?"

"Yeah, I am. Sorry about that,"

The man quickly fixed himself and the chair before sitting back on it to face Kayn. This time, his face no longer looked bored but professional.

"How may I help you?"

"I am here to register an identity in the Green Horn Village. I heard from one of the soldiers at the gate of the Village that this is where I am supposed to go,"

"Are you perhaps new in 'The Bridge'?"

"Just how can you guess that?"

"You look young,"

"Is there a problem with being young?"

"No one in 'The Bridge' is young. Not to mention, as young as you. You're probably eighteen to twenty years old. Just what is someone as young as you doing in this dangerous place?"

"Fair enough," Kayn finally understood why the soldier was easily able to guess that he is now in 'The Bridge'. It wasn't because the latter hasn't seen him in the Green Horn Village before. Instead, it's because he looks young. "Well, I found an Entry Crystal while I was hiking a mountain, then because of my ignorance, I infused mana into it, and as you can guess, here I am,"

This was the story that Natas and he has agreed upon together.

He finally understands now why Natas insisted on going with this story.

"You are very lucky that you found yourself in the Green Horn Village,"

"Are there any other Villages nearby?"

"Yes, the Tenderfoot Village,"

"I see," Tenderfoot, which also means beginners' Village.

"However, contrary to its name, the Tenderfoot Village isn't actually friendly with newbies. As a matter of fact, they discriminate against Heroes that just entered 'The Bridge',"

"They did say that after every unfortunate event is a fortunate encounter,"

"That aside," The man handed a form to Kayn, "You can fill all of this and give it to me once you are done, and afterward you'll have to wait until your identity card is finished,"

"How long would that take?"

"It depends. If you are really who you claim you are, then it will take less than half an hour. But if you are affiliated with other Villages and Towns, we will have to contact them in order to receive your complete information. In that case, it would take more than a week,"

"Thank you, here's the paper," Kayn returned the paper.

"Done already?"

"There wasn't that much to fill up,"

"I agree. Sometimes I wonder if we have to add even more things here. What do you think?"

"I think I'll wait over there until you finish,"

"Alright!"

Kayn no longer waste any time and quickly left the receptionist as he doesn't want to prolong his stay in this place since there is nothing much to do here.

"I am curious, why won't Old Chief George see these people?" From the moment he stepped inside the Town Hall and saw this long line of people, he can't help wanting to know why the man in question who he just saw was actually inside the Town Hall right now is ignoring them.

That aside, he also wants to know and get some clues ahead of time as he had chosen Nobility as his main class. The moment he enters the 'Tower', he'd be doing something even worse than the responsibility of a mere Chief.

Natas quickly understood Kayn's intention. So, he chuckled before responding, "It's not actually only Old Chief George that does this. Practically all Chiefs of Villages and Towns all around 'The Bridge' ignore the majority of their villagers and townspeople,"

"Of course, they aren't trying to run away from their responsibility as the Village or Town Chief. Instead, it's because these people here only came to bother with useless and small matters,"

"In the future, once you start acting like a Baron, you'll understand that there are things that you must and mustn't ignore. In a lot of cases I've observed over the millennia, you'll be handed with a lot of the former and lesser than you expect for the latter, that's the reason for this scene"

"Rest assured though, why do you have me for, right?"

Kayn turned to look at Natas in surprise. "Was that your plan all along?"

"You do your own thing, and I do mine. After all, we are both in this together,"

"Glad to know," He only chooses the Nobility class so that he'll be able to see whether a person is loyal to him or is a traitor. Perhaps owning a territory would also be helpful for him in a long run. But all in all, he will still pursue his previous path of becoming a swordsman.

Knowing that Natas is going to assist him in playing Noble, he can already imagine that he won't have to worry about that matter anymore.

Kayn was pulled from his thoughts when the receptionist arrived in front of him.

"Excuse me,"

"Is it done?"

"Since there was no one other than you that's registering their identity today and because the information you've filled up is all true, thus the time it took to finish the process is short,"

"You don't have to explain all of that to me next time, okay? By the way, thank you," Kayn quickly took the Identification Card that the receptionist was handing to him and immediately made his way outside.

However, before Kayn could leave, the receptionist suddenly informs him.

"I almost forgot, Mister Kayn, Old Chief George wanted to see you in his office,"

Instantly, everyone around them turned their attention to Kayn.

"Why?" Kayn looks around his surrounding cautiously.

"Remember what you said," The receptionist muttered as he made his way back to his post.

"It seems like the receptionist is trying to get back at you for your rudeness," Natas felt like laughing at Kayn.

"I'll keep that in mind next time," Kayn reminded himself not to do that to a receptionist anymore. He just wanted to get out of this place as soon as possible so that he can begin exploring 'The Bridge'. In the end, he accidentally offended someone.

"Is it that way?" Kayn exclaimed to the receptionist as he pointed toward the door where all the people are lining up.

"Just go straight and don't mind the others,"

"You said it," Kayn gulped down a mouthful of saliva before walking toward the door. Deep inside, he felt nervous. Not at the people around him since he hasn't personally done anything wrong that would cause him to offend any of them, they are simply curious about who he is. Rather, it is the reason why Old Chief George wanted to meet him. As far as he knows, he hasn't met or had any interactions with the latter in this life.

"It shouldn't be that bad," Natas comforted Kayn.

"I sure do hope so,"