touchnovel Chapter 6 The Visitor is Not Friendly
Chapter 6 The Visitor is Not Friendly
In the open space at the village entrance, Vijay and Bim faced the group of fully armed soldiers.
In the center of the ranks of soldiers, Vijay and Sada silently began their contest.
As classmates, this wasn't their first time facing off.
They had tried wrestling, hand-to-hand combat, and even real sword fights, because those were the necessary courses for the temple to train these Vaishya children!
The temple was filled with hundreds of young Vaishyas, mostly children from wealthy or powerful Vaishya families.
He was personally taught by a Brahmin, covering everything from Sanskrit to martial arts and everyday business management.
Of course, the most important thing is the worship of gods and the identification with class, which, in Li Weijie's view, is a continuous form of PUA.
Apart from that, the noble Brahmins would not stoop to managing such trivial matters in their daily lives, leaving the students to handle them freely.
All students must enroll in school after they learn to walk, and they cannot leave that small world until the Brahmin determines that they are ready to graduate!
In such an environment, all kinds of comparisons and conflicts are brought into the open.
Vijay was undoubtedly the most conspicuous among the group of students.
Even though he always kept to himself and kept a low profile, he couldn't avoid being envied and suspected by others.
Sada was one of the people who targeted Vijay the most.
Sada always took every opportunity to suppress Vijay in private, and he never missed an opportunity to openly spar with him under the guise of learning martial arts.
In their encounters over the years, Vijay has lost more than he has won. Although he has some advantages in technique, in contests involving arm and wrist strength, Vijay was far inferior to Sada in the past.
The humiliation he suffered as a result was a deep scar on Vijay's heart during his childhood.
But now, the situation is completely different!
He is no longer the Mittal Vijay he once was.
And yet this mere Sadah dares to provoke me again? Let Vishnu witness his arrogance!
Vijay is nothing but a lucky coward, a spineless coward! That's what Sada thought. He couldn't stand Vijay, who was inferior to him in every way, being able to live the life he dreamed of so easily by relying on the legacy of his ancestors.
Now, acting on his master's orders, Vijay is nothing more than a lowly village chief with no powerful backing...
This time, I'll definitely teach Vijay a lesson that shows him what it means to be powerless against circumstances!
Of course, I will also generously forgive his rudeness.
When he thought of something that made him happy, Sada almost started shaking his head and, without hesitation, increased the force in his hands to 80%!
The veins on his arms bulged, and his armor was pushed up by his swollen muscles, like the scales of a giant python.
Based on his experience, Vijay could only withstand 7% of his strength at most. Not to mention that after becoming the adult's bodyguard and receiving the secret teachings, he was already close to the peak of the apprentice level and was about to become Ashvaroshi!
If I were to put in a little effort, I could crush the wrist of this eyesore in front of me.
A tremendous force surged through his hand instantly, and the slight sting brought Vijay back to his senses from his brief moment of deep thought.
How did it turn out like this?
The current situation put him in a difficult position, stemming from Mittal Vijay's frequent setbacks and the resulting fear.
However, the force in his hand did not seem as unbearable as he remembered; on the contrary, it was surprisingly weak!
Vijay focused his attention on Sada, as if he could see the twitching of every muscle in the other man's body.
He continued to exert force, and a ferocious expression and beads of sweat appeared on Sada's face, along with a hint of confusion and fear in his eyes.
Vijay still has the capacity.
Make him kneel down!
The moment the thought crossed his mind, Vijay's body sprang into action.
While maintaining the same force in the wrist, one can control the direction of force through their own muscles and disrupt the opponent's flow of force.
This isn't a technique Vijay learned from the temple!
Before Vijay could even realize this, he saw that Sada's veins were bulging, the blood vessels in his neck were throbbing, and his face was flushed red, showing that he had already used all his strength.
His body slowly bent down, as if he were about to kneel down and perform a foot-touching salute to himself.
This was something he owed Vijay!
But this commotion is a bit too much.
The soldiers, who had initially thought the two were just shaking hands and catching up, suddenly realized what was happening and took a big step forward, raising their spears as they were about to intervene in this little contest.
"Master, esteemed lords, may Shiva bless you... Please have some bread and some broth." Bim's respectful and humble voice came at just the right moment, seemingly able to resolve the tense atmosphere.
Vijay looked at Sadah, who was about to touch the ground but was still struggling desperately without making a sound. He hesitated for a moment, then loosened his wrist and took a step back, withdrawing from the soldiers' encirclement.
Looking sideways, he saw only the old servant Bim, pushing a wheelbarrow, who had already come up behind him.
"Master, please allow me to offer food and broth!" said Bim.
Then Vijay watched as the loyal old servant served the soldiers bread and broth, occasionally slipping gold ornaments into their pockets with a subtle gesture.
Sada did not stop him. His flushed face did not subside at all. Just now it was because he had used too much force, but now it was probably because of simple shame.
Looking at Vijay, his familiar old rival, with a puzzled expression, Sada felt a sense of unfamiliarity for the first time.
Having already suffered a silent loss, Sada couldn't lose face as the master of the Kshatriyas. He straightened up, his tone now stern, "Vishnu, may you be blessed! Mithar Vijaya, what is your answer?"
"Shiva above, please convey..." Vijay paused, "I need to pray for three more days before I can give you a reply, Your Excellency."
"I've noted it down," this answer certainly wouldn't satisfy Sada's master, but it wasn't enough to completely disqualify Sada. He forcibly suppressed his trembling hands, but still hardened his face and sternly left with one sentence: "The price of refusing my master is something you cannot afford!"
Without any hesitation, he waved his hand and knocked the food, broth, and gold jewelry that Bim had offered to the ground.
Then he turned around and led the soldiers, who had already eaten and taken everything they wanted, away from the village entrance.
"Master..." Old Bim bowed as he picked up the food, plates, and gold jewelry that had fallen to the ground, looking up at Vijay with some concern.
He hadn't heard the whole story, so he naturally didn't know what had angered the captain of the guards. He assumed it was simply because his master had humiliated him.
Having witnessed the Mittal family's glory, Old Bim knew the Mittal family's situation very well. A small captain in the city lord's guard wouldn't have been able to sit on the Mittal family's dinner table in the past.
But in the current situation, if he gets serious, he could pose a significant threat to Mittal's small village.
Indeed, Vijay was somewhat worried.
He needed to figure out how to respond to Roshman's request in three days; that guy was definitely not joking.
Compared to that, even the traces of caravans on the mountain were nothing of great importance.
Not to mention that they might not be able to find any evidence, even if they did find conclusive evidence, it would only become another mountain that Roshman would put on their backs!
"Bim," Vijay said in a low and serious tone.
"Master, your old servant is here," Bim said, using both hands and feet to skillfully crawl to Vijay's feet in a few quick movements. He lowered his head close to Vijay's feet and listened attentively to Vijay's teachings.
"Shiva above, I need you to do two things!"
"The well at the village entrance has water now. Go and arrange for drinking water for the village, then organize people and focus on completing this year's offerings..."
Bim trembled, as if he wanted to say something, but his deep-seated obedience to his master kept him silent.
"Come find me after you've arranged everything. I want to hear all about the Eastern Trade Route!"