Chapter 58 Enemy attack (2/2)
Lowering his head, he went back to minding his own business. Sitting down beside him, Shaar looked at Kevin – this guy was holding a piece of sheepskin covered in dense, charcoal written text. Using a knife, he gently scraped off the writing on the sheepskin.
“What are you doing?”, asked Shaar.
“Writing a letter,” Kevin replied without lifting his head, “We who became soldiers don’t have the money to buy paper. Since paper is easily damaged, sheepskin is used to communicate with your family. Write on it with charcoal, and after reading it, you can scrape the text off and use it again.”
Baldy raised his head and looked at Shaar, “Have you never used something like that?”
Dumbstruck for a moment, Shaar suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart and opened his mouth, “I ……I have never written a letter, and besides, I have no one that I can write to.”
When he said those words, his heart suddenly gave birth to an indescribable loneliness.
Writing a letter ……meant that there had to be family members to write to. As for me……
Hmm, after my old man died, I am the only one left.
For some unknown reason, when I think about it that pitiful creature’s face appears in my mind……
Shaar froze for a moment and his whole body started to get goose bumps. Quickly slapping himself on his arm, he spit on the ground.
Fuck, did this uncle spend too much time with Oaks and get infected with the goblin’s man-loving sickness?!
Forcefully shaking his head, he quickly put aside this fearful thought.
Hearing Kevin’s voice in his ears, Shaar noticed that this fellow’s eyes were glowing with excitement. His normally fierce face suddenly revealed a funny and tender expression, “This is my wife’s letter, hehe! I am someone who has a wife, her name is Julia. She is a pure Rhodelian woman! Haha! Amazed? Right now, pure Rhodelian people are very rare in the empire. Hehe, I actually managed to marry one! I serve in the Rhodelian Cavalry Army, and my wife is a Rhodelian woman. In the entire army, I am the only one!!”
When talking about his wife, this hothead who normally only said few words suddenly became talkative……
Looking at this hothead’s proud expression, Shaar sighed……
Having a wife, must be a great thing! Ah, so irritating uncle Shaar is still a……
“Ah, your wife must be very pretty.” The virgin Shaar expressed his admiration with envy.
“Of course! She is the goddess of my heart.” The hothead grinned and looked at Shaar with even more pleasing eyes, “The steaks she grills are great. If there is the chance, I will invite you to my house to let you taste her skills! You are a nice fellow and we can become good friends in the future.”
This……pitiful hothead probably didn’t know Shaar’s outlandish standards of “beauty”. If he knew, I only fear that those two men who had just become friends would instantly get angry and start a duel.
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After many years, in a time where Shaar has made a name for himself with his honorable deeds spread all over the continent, his early funny aesthetic standards would become jokes that everyone would use to tease others.
The phrase “King Shaar said that your wife (daughter) is very beautiful” – such words would be considered as a famous saying to curse people and were widely spread……
This famous saying would spread over the continent with another world-famous joke, “XXX, your mother called you to go home for dinner.” Side by side, those two famous sentences would enhance each other’s charm on the continent……
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When the scouts were taking a rest, they picked the three biggest trees with the best view in the vicinity and they let three chosen cavalry soldiers act as lookout while concealing themselves. The young soldier standing at the right wore thick leather armor which turned rough after several days. It rubbed painfully against the skin on his thigh, making the squatting cavalry soldier in a very laughable posture. However, his eyes were still very bright—he had the highest archery skill in this squad and someone who excelled at archery usually had the best vision.
Looking vigilantly at the distance, he swept over several important positions. The soldier sighed in relief while still keeping his eyes gazing at the distance while carefully hiding his body behind the branches and leaves at the same time. Loosening his water bag on his waist, he slowly unscrewed it……
When he held the water bag and took a slip of water, his eyes finally averted from observing at the distance – The tiny moment he raised the bag to drink water……
Whoosh!! A sharp arrow shot out from the void like dark silent night. Not even creating the glimmer of piercing sound like a poisonous snake it maliciously pierced his throat!
The arrow shot through the water bag in his hand while piercing his throat! In a flash the eyes of the soldier unwillingly widened. Lifting his hand he suddenly plunged down the tree!
The cavalry scouts on the ground immediately awakened! Exactly at this moment, in the darkness, more than a dozen blurry, black shadows rushed towards them in the woods!
Enemy attack!!!!”