Living in a Shield World
Less Salt

SALTLESS

"This is your sword Edward!", uncle threw a small and very light colored sword

"This is a toy sword, Uncle Meridian?", I can even carry my parents' second sword

"You're little Edward, act like a child!", the uncle said with a faint smile on his lips

"Okay, whatever I say, you're in charge here!"

"Wow, wow, the word lead seems too heavy to me!"

"Ha ha ha", we laughed together

"Let's get through here Edward!", this exit isn't what I showed you

"You're definitely not through here when you get here"

" Yes, no, this street is dirtier and darker. Are we going to take the elevator to the top?", I asked while carefully stepping

"Of course, look at that there's the elevator!", the elevator's in the corner hallway. Like not an elevator just a regular hallway

"Uncle believes we're going the right way", I really don't like the smell of this wet soil

"This is the only way up to the towers of Kingdoms. Yesterday's food supplies were also transported through here", uncle explained in a quick step

Then he stopped and looked at the tile. Looks like looking for a certain symbol like in the building that many seats it

"You looking for this sign uncle?", I pointed towards the diamond-patterned tile.

"Yes, you're very detailed Edward"

I am very thorough

"Here, we're close together!", uncle grabbed my shoulder, then pressed with his foot the diamond mark

The same thing happened, the tiles were lifted, and the iron came out from the sides, which made us feel like we were in an iron cage

"So we will go to the city center to take.".", ask me who has not been told what to take up there.

"Garam!", replied the uncle briefly

"Gaaaaraaaam!", I was shocked

"Why Edward, startled!", uncle grinned amusedly

"For that much food supply, they only took ten packs of salt" the uncle shook his head

"They obviously never cooked, did your mother like Edward's cooking?", the uncle asked

"Like, boil, burn it, sometimes without taste", I have to admit mom is just cooking it.

"He must have rarely cooked the real thing", the uncle mumbled softly

"Salt even if only a little we need in cooking, but it changes all the flavors"

"I really want to eat foods that match the salt!", I replied excitedly

"Oh yes uncle, I was curious about the fish pond where dad was hiding why so connected to the cave?"

"You mean heaven's pool?!!", uncle flabbergasted

"Is my little fish pond a pond of heaven?!", I was shocked

"Before Edward, is your pond small, and you like to take out fish?"

"I am yes!", uncle once excited

"What is salmon?"

The elevator stopped, uncle pushed the iron door up, he first came out, then pulled me up

"It's in front of the tower.." ' 'I was stunned.

"Let's hurry to the big supermarket?", the uncle pointed to the big store that was quite far away, discharging my admiration

"There is a lot of salt and good seasoning. Oh yes Edward is a salmon"!

"You mean my fish pond?", uncle nodded steadily again asking about my fish pond

"Yes salmon!"

"Wow. That's why you can find the cave down there"

Uncle Meridians his face excitedly told me about my fish pond

"You know salmon like to give birth to their eggs in the river, and back again to the salty sea water???!!", he asked but did not need my answer

"The special fish in the earth" amazed uncle

"Do you want me to take him there?", he must be very happy

"Mother said when I first went to the barn house, the fish that came out of my pond was small, now that I had put some fruit, the fish that came out was very big!" , surely uncle was surprised to hear it

"You think your fish are getting bigger?", uncle laughed cheerfully

"Is there something wrong with my uncle's thinking? Mother said so, they grew up", I was kind of upset about my theory about fish being blamed by uncle

"They're Edward salmon, the little fish is a child who's only a few days or a few months old"

"Ah, I don't understand uncle!"

"Fish salmon give birth in the river, and remain in the river until he is ready to go to sea"

I listened while bored following uncle's footsteps very quickly

"The river empties into your fish pond, of course it will jump out when you feed it"

"Then the big one?"

"You use some fruit, maybe it comes out of your pond, is the mother who will give birth, who is disturbed by the fruit you throw into the fish pond"

I seemed to understand that a large fish would lay eggs and be disturbed by the fruits that I put into the river where it laid its eggs

"I bet your mom used to use food crumbs to lure fish out", uncle knew this fish very well

"Salmon likes to move to a place where there is a lot of food" explained the brief uncle

"Edward we've arrived!", Uncle stopped his steps with a sigh of detachment

Largest supermarket in Kingdoms. Uncle walked inside very confidently, he knew this supermarket very well. Every hallway he knows

"Open your backpack Edward, we start putting these salts in", I take down the empty backpack and unzip it

"This is the salt you need uncle?", I saw it as white and as small pieces

"Does this salt come from brackish water lakes?, we have no sea" I said

"You're Edward's smart, the sea at Rock Collapse is nothing big, just a small beach, but it's definitely connected to a big sea. I think the lake you crossed to reach the cave is the biggest source of salt water in the country"

I'm just listening, uncle is looking for a theory that reveals where this salt came from

"You want me to cook Edward, you've helped me" the uncle asked, putting salt in his backpack

"I want mom's cooking" I murmured softly

"It turns out you're still a kid, you still miss your mom"

"Did an adult never miss his mother?"

Uncle fell silent, "Of course we also miss you a lot..., you can even correct an old man like me, just like your father!"

"Did you know dad well?"

"We're just friends and helping each other"

No more talking. My uncle rushed out of the supermarket

Then he stopped in a glass box, which read flavored flowers and white mushrooms

"I bet Hannah ate flavored flowers and white mushrooms!", the uncle asked her what she thought should be kept a secret

I'm silent

"I've heard him grow a garden of flavored flowers and grow white mushrooms", uncle spoke as he walked into the glass box

He put on gloves, then took all the flavorings flowers and white mushrooms

"It's take, don't let the others know you're eating this, they're mostly filler tribes"

I took the package

"Edward can't all grow flavored flowers unless you're already very immune to the poison, or you like to consume them" uncle said

I kept quiet as I tied the flavor flower wrapper to my backpack. Can't get in the backpack is full of salt

"Your hair is Edward's white, although it's still not as white as your parents, but I'm sure one day you'll be like them" '' he patted me on the back and walked out of the supermarket with very quick footsteps

"It's heavy?", asked the uncle who saw my path slow down

"No uncle", I just walked in contemplation

"Uncle you like to cook so much?", I ran a little bit in his footsteps

"Yes, I like it when it's complimented on good cuisine"

"I also like to be praised uncle, may I learn to cook as well"

"Ha ha ha, there's a lot you can do to earn Edward's praise"

This morning my life was cheerful again, talking to my dad's friend in the city. Although our country is not normal, but I believe soon I will be able to go to school again and make a lot of compliments like before