Chapter 213: 213
Chapter 213: Resolution: Part 1
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yuleen had never eaten meat for a very long time now .
Clean water and toasty roasted meat were like her mother’s embrace in her dreams as it warmed her up, and made her feel like she was in heaven .
Her tongue and arm still hurt, but that did not matter, as long as she lived, everything else did not matter .
Mother had said, she was like a patch of wild grass in the desert, and even when battered by the elements, she would still grow, ever stronger .
Humans need to be positive . To see happiness, to see contentment, only then one would be a happy person .
Yuleen still remembered the words her mother had said while she was in her arms .
The Steel Lord looked on as the little girl wrote crookedly on the sand . Yuleen .
“Is that your name?” He asked .
She nodded and let out a bright smile .
She was not pretty, her skin was rough, and neither her features were anything out of the ordinary . It was only her smile, a smile that gave others the feeling that she was a fluttering bloom in the forest .
She was neither fragrant nor pretty, but normal, yet strong .
“I can merely send you to the next village . You will then need to survive on your own . Being independent is the basic ability of the strong,” the Steel Lord said .
Yuleen nodded as she let out another endearing smile .
“Let’s go . ” The Steel Lord shifted his attention away from her and called on Ishak before turning away .
The three formed into the line as they slowly made their way .
Thankfully, the next village was not too far away, and just as Ishak and Yuleen were at their limits, they had arrived at that village .
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The golden sand dunes soon gave way into a barren desert . By the side of the dry dune was a grey village .
There were quite a number of people in the village, mostly trade caravans and mercenaries . This place was near a sizeable mercenary base and had attracted a number of merchants to gather around, finally forming this simple village .
The Steel Lord and Ishak restocked their supplies and bought a camel before leaving Yuleen with some food and drinks, and a small amount of money .
Only then did the two continued their journey .
The Steel Lord needed to find a large and stable enough city to set up a base for the propagation of the holy powers .
An hour later .
Yuleen looked on as the silhouette of the Lord of Steel and Ishak disappeared into the distance as she stood on in a stupor in the opening outside the village .
“That’s her! I saw the two giving her money!” A few menacing-looking males and females carried their guns as they made their way towards that direction led by a skinny man .
In this desert, there was no law and order, and if there was enough profit, the people here would do anything .
There was no country here, only swarms of impoverished civilians, bandits, robbers, and soldiers .
*Bam!*
Yuleen was brutally pushed down into the ground .
The bottle of water and a packet of biscuits in her possession were taken .
“There’s food and drinks! Heh! Money too! Where’s the money! Spit it out now!” The thin man stomped into Yuleen’s stomach as he growled at her .
A few other armed men and women walked over with a grim look on their faces .
“That brat’s gaze is particularly annoying . ” A woman with a scar on her face looked on spitefully at Yuleen .
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Yuleen endured the pain as she tried to smile, seemingly to ask for mercy .
But they ignored her and simply allowed the man to search her body for money .
“Found nothing yet?” The scarred lady was growing impatient .
“Almost there… Almost there…”
“Then, get her to spit out details about that old man . I know Ishak, that old man is a new face, to be able to give this gutter rat food and drinks, heh, he must be someone loaded . ” The lady sneered .
After searching for a good while, the thin man finally managed to retrieve a few hundred Redwinian notes .
In that area, Redwinian and Migan currencies were popular with the folks .
“That little? And she’s a mute?” The scarred lady spat as she saw Yuleen’s torn tongue .
“Forget it, let’s get rid of her . ”
She raised her rifle and pointed it at Yuleen .
“Stop!” The Steel Lord once again reappeared at the edge of the village, his eyes stared intently at the scarred lady and her clique .
He had overestimated the people here, and by giving Yuleen something, he had brought disaster upon her .
This place… was just like what Ishak had said . Chaotic, lawless, and bereft of humanity .
“Oh? You came back?” The scarred lady was astonished . “Just for this gutter rat?”
She smiled .
*Clack . *
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She suddenly raised her rifle and aimed it at the Steel Lord as she released the safety .
“Don’t move, or we’ll kill this girl!” Another man pointed his gun on Yuleen’s head .
The Steel Lord was calm and was just about to speak when suddenly, Yuleen raised her head and smiled at him .
“You… Stop!!” The Steel Lord’s eyes widened .
*Bam!!*
Yuleen darted forward, as she crashed her tiny body onto the arm of the scarred lady and bit into it . She was biting with all her strength, like a rabid dog .
She had no money, no food, and nothing else to give . The only thing she had, was this life .
Mother said you will be able to see the heavens once you are dead .
Mother said, once you die, you will be able to meet again .
Mother said don’t be afraid .
Mother said don’t be afraid…
Yuleen bit the scarred lady’s arm savagely and did not let go .
“Arghhhh!!!”
The scarred lady screamed .
“You filthy rat . . !!”
*Bam!!*
A gunshot rang out, and the Steel Lord’s eyes shrank just as he was about to charge over when he saw a spurt of blood shoot out from Yuleen’s body .
“I’m… not afraid…” Yuleen thought as her small body slammed heavily against the ground, blood flowing freely into the sand .
She opened her mouth as she huffed . Her mouth seemed to be moving to talk, but she was still smiling .
The Steel Lord had made his way to the group, and with the swing of his arm, a few of them were sent flying as if they had been rammed by a massive elephant . All of them landed hard on the ground and spat blood .
However, it was too late .
He walked toward Yuleen and knelt down . He had not considered the possibility of someone in the village to rob such a small amount of food and money from her . He had never thought that his kindness would result in this tragedy .
He never expected Yuleen to be so defiant in the end . She was trying to prove that saving her was well worth it .
She wanted to save the Steel Lord .
The Steel Lord lowered his head as he gently stroke Yuleen’s hair . He had returned to that very day, where he stroked his dead son’s hair .
It was his decision…
His .
His son dying in battle, his wife committing suicide . His subordinates being dragged down by him, and dying needlessly together in that calamity .
Now, another life was leaving him .
“And it happened again…” The Steel Lord looked at Yuleen’s fading eyes .
“Do you want to save her, Valgariah?” A voice that the Steel Lord totally did not expect, rang out behind him .
“Name your price!” The Steel Lord did not get up, and simply just replied .