Sign of the Zodiac: Aries
[Sign 1: Aries] Determined

Anaru was awakened by the dazzling sunlight. He blinked a few times, trying to make his blurry vision clearer. His eyes were poignant as dry air floated around him. While trying to get up, suddenly the pain in his body came back. Anaru immediately recalled the events of the previous day when Airyung tormented him with inhumane training.

Anaru groaned weakly, finding his blistered back still leaving a wet wound that felt sore every time he tried to move. His feet were limp and felt pain like they were being stabbed. Even his arms could not move. Anaru once again exerted his last effort. Vain. His body was too weak even after getting enough sleep.

Shortly after, Airyung came riding Tsagan. His horse galloped slowly and then stopped near the dry tree where Anaru was laid. Concerned over the state of Anaru, Airyung finally approached the young man and helped him sit leaning against a tree trunk. Anaru cursed softly with the language of his tribe as his scarred back touched the tree branch.

“M Surrender. Your body is not trained as a fighter. Look at these wounds on your back. I have applied a healing potion and routinely changed the wound-insulating cloth. But these wounds do not dry up. And now those weak muscles of yours can't even be moved. How can you be a fighter in just one week,” Airyung starts raiding.

Anaru said nothing to respond. He was still upset with Airyung's treatment the other day. It is clear that Airyung deliberately made him tormented so that he gave up and decided to stop practicing. But Anaru was no ordinary Khitai youth. It has more than just a will. Anaru was a stubborn young man who would not give up on anything he wanted. That nature seems to be enough to be able to fight the cunning Airyung.

“I'm fine. If a small injury like this makes me give up, I won't be able to become a real uluwero. I will only stop if I die,” Sergah Anaru does not want to lose.

Airyung clucked impatiently and then walked to pick up the leather bags from his horse saddle. The girl then took out a bamboo drinking container from one of the medium-sized leather bags. It looks like he just finished holding the dew.

“This, drink.” Airyung thrust his bamboo container to Anaru. Anaru tried to grab it, but once again his strength was not strong enough to raise a hand.

Airyung returned to bedecak slowly. “As long as you know, I have absolutely no plans to increase the number of days of our training. You said it's been a week, so I'll only train you for a week, no matter what. No more.”

Anaru nodded slowly. Although he himself was not sure that he could become stronger in just one week, but maybe this was his last chance to get a qualified mentor from a horse-riding tribe. When else could he have such a golden opportunity. Khitai is like a wasted tribe. The possibility of people from other tribes coming into Khitai seems to be smaller than a pinhole.

“I'm fine. Let's continue to practice,” said Anaru Parau, after Airyung managed to drink distilled dew to the lips of Anaru.

“What kind of exercise can a patient who cannot move like this do? Do you want to practice meditation? I am not a cultivation expert like the people of the Tungsik tribe. I can't teach you any breathing techniques,” Airyung said with a chuckle.

Anaru once again did not comment hearing Airyung's taunts. He still has to be patient. Although he had to endure the pain in his body, but mentally as strong as steel. Airyung now began to feed Anaru with withered berries that began mongering. It feels bland and a little bit bitter.

The girl complained long because instead of finding the person she was looking for, she now had to take care of the infuriatingly weak young man like a baby. At least he had to endure for a week in order for Anaru to give up and be willing to help him without any other strange conditions.

“While you eat these fruits, I will bake the rest of your sheep meat for breakfast. It will be a little hard because I have smoked it for four days,” said Airyung who then went to smoke dried lamb.

Anaru watched the girl move nimbly taking out the lamb from her other leather pouch. There was no seasoning he used, and the meat had even been blackened from being burned so many times. Anaru imagined how hard and bland the taste of the food was. Luckily Anaru's jaws can still work well.

The healing technique was also a hallmark of the Giyatsa tribe. They do specialize in healing because their main job is to hunt dangerous animals and therefore they are vulnerable to injury.

Anaru was envious of Airyung's ability. Both the fighting ability and the healing ability of Airyung look very great. Had he not been born in the Khitai tribe, he could have been as great as Airyung. The Khitai are the weakest people on the Luterian continent. They have no ability other than to be shepherds.

Once when the world was not as destroyed now, the Khitai tribe was the richest tribe. Khitai supplied fur and lamb meat to other tribes on the continent. Trade was very smooth and the Khitai people were very wealthy. But because they were overwhelmed by it, the Khitai people forgot the most basic thing, military power.

Now, when the world is attacked kinokambe, the glory of the Khitai tribe gradually dims. And having no other skills than herding, the fate of the Khitai people became even more concerning as they fell into poverty.

The sun was already scorching as Anaru was finally able to stand on both feet. His stomach was quite full even though he only ate bad food. But his strength had recovered and his body was already able to tolerate the pain better. Although it was still weak but Anaru did not complain.

“Let's start training again,” said Anaru later.

Airyung who was busy pounding the ingredients of the strong-scented strange potion looked up in disbelief at the words of Anaru.

“Did I not hear wrong? You want to practice such conditions?” tanya Airyung could not believe it.

Anaru nodded steadily. “I've had enough rest.”

“Rest is not enough! You need to recover first,” grumbled Airyung.

Anaru. “I can't waste my chance to train with people from other tribes. I won't stop unless I die.”

Airyung immediately stopped its activities pounding the potion. Sighing a long breath the girl then packed quickly then also stood up to face the stubborn Anaru.

“Good. Let's see where you'll survive today,” Airyung is upset.

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