Chapter 287: Foreign Language
Himl Soan didn’t speak and waited in silence while those n discussed among themselves. He couldn’t understand their language, but he roughly knew what they ant.
Ordinary people might find it hard to master a foreign language, but that wasn’t the case with Himl Soan. He learned sothing while listening to their conversation.
He would master the language in this world if he lived in this village for three days.
He had morized everything they said and analyzed what those sounds ant through their tones, facial expressions, and gestures. After so discussion, the middle-aged n ca up with a plan of how to handle Himl Soan.
They were going to let him stay in the village for a few days. They weren’t born killers and couldn’t bring themselves to harm Himl Soan. Moreover, he looked like a harmless teenager. Only his clothes and tone were a little strange to the locals.
The villagers were curious about Himl Soan. They wondered where he ca from and what language he spoke. There was sothing about him that struck them as strange. He almost seed too calm.
They didn’t see him express any emotions.
“Hey, do you think he’s so sort of an unknown master?”
“Seriously? I can’t detect any spiritual essence in him. He’s just an ordinary man. How can he be a master?”
The first man had his reasoning.
“That’s why I think he’s an undiscovered master. Because he’s so capable, we can’t detect any spiritual essence in him. He seed to have co out of that forest, but besides his dirty clothes, he didn’t have a scratch on him. You know how fierce the magical beasts are in that forest. Do you think it’s normal that he’s not injured at all?”
Another man chuckled. He didn’t believe that the teenager had co out of the forest. His friend might have so logic to his words, but that speculation was too incredible.
“What if he didn’t co out of that forest? Maybe he only pointed in a random direction. If he’s as capable as you suggest, why can’t he understand us? I think there’s sothing wrong with his head. That’s why he can’t even speak. That outfit is probably so costu!” The man shook his head and walked away.
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It was ti for dinner. Although they had agreed to keep him in the village, they hadn’t talked about which family he would stay with. No one wanted to keep the strange teenager.
Moreover, Himl Soan didn’t seem like he could help around the house either. His good looks didn’t an much here. The villagers needed strong n to hunt for food.
No one wanted to take Himl Soan back ho because he would be eating their food without making any contribution.
With similar thoughts, everybody went ho with their children.
In the end, the oldest man in the group stood there in embarrassnt. He looked at Himl Soan and didn’t know what to do. He didn’t want to take him ho because he would have one more mouth to feed.
He only ntioned it because Himl Soan seed helpless, but now, he regretted having brought it up. He couldn’t just leave him alone either. This was the only village within a two-mile radius.
“I’m Oech, the leading hunter in this village. You can call Brother Oech. I don’t care if you can understand . I’m going to tell you this anyway. You will stay at my house for the next few days. We’ll keep you if you prove yourself useful, but if all you can do is eat, I’ll have to kick you out!
“I can feed one more person…” Oech looked up at the sky and sighed.
Hunting was their only food source. They would have food on the table when they hunted sothing. If not, they would starve. They hadn’t caught anything for days and had been living off their reserves. If things remained the sa, many villagers would starve to death.
Luckily, they finally got so ga today that could last them for a few more days. But the future was still uncertain.
“Let’s go.” Oech took Himl Soan back to his house.
Himl Soan followed him. Although he didn’t understand the language, he could guess the aning. He knew the man had told him to stay there, and that suited him.
Himl Soan wanted to learn their language and find out more about this world. It wasn’t a aningless attempt. He would try to figure out where to go next.
When they arrived at Oech’s house, he saw it was a log cabin with little adornnts. They went inside. The floor and the furniture were all made of stone.
There was no one else at ho. Oech took out a log and lit the torches on the wall, illuminating the house.
“I live alone. I used to have a wife. She was attacked and killed by a beast when she went out to collect so food.
“You’ll be sleeping in my bed tonight. I’ll sleep in hers. As for food… I’m so tired tonight. Just go to bed. I’ll make sothing tomorrow morning.”
Oech went into another room and lit the torches, closing the door behind him. He didn’t make anything to eat, partly because he was too tired and partly because he tried to save so food.
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