Sin City

Chapter 8

A few days had passed, Richard had mastered some traps, started to prepare and set up some big traps, sometimes there were big monsters here, so he wanted to try his luck. Richard's luck is good enough, a Kamchatka boar appears and gets caught by Richard's trap. A clamp made of thorns, rattan and nails firmly clamped the front leg of the boar, although the boar was very strong, but Richard's trap was also well made, so that the balance of power in all aspects is handled very well, and the resistance of the wild boar did not manage to break away. The hiding Richard was observing, feeling so nervous that his palms were sweating, the hunting knife in his hands felt unreliable for the first time. A wounded boar is very dangerous, although Kamchatka wild boar is very small in terms of size and courage, but he is only a small child.

Just as Richard was about to rush out when convinced that his prey could not break free, a powerful force suddenly emerged from behind and pushed him strong, Richard fell firmly to the ground, falling firmly to the ground, feeling as if the world was spinning, and there was a fishy smell in his mouth and nose, he heard the sound of bowstring, then the screams of the boar, and some cheers from the side, those sounds sounded very familiar.

Richard slowly got up and saw Pirou who did not know since when he appeared with three other teenagers, one of them who pushed him down earlier. Pirou held a hunting bow in his hand, staring proudly at the poor Kamchatka boar, an arrow stuck in the boar's neck. It is not easy to hit a vital point with just one shot of an arrow, even if trapped in a trap though, it will still not be easy to shoot vital points in the condition of the boar who is struggling to escape.

“You snatched my prey!” Richard instantly understood what they were doing, and shouted furiously.

"Everyone here can prove that I shot this boar dead, what do you mean snatch? Just because you set the trap like that? All good hunters know that this kind of trap is only for catching rabbits" Pirou said softly as he looked at Richard with disdain.

He was almost one head taller than Richard, and his physique was clearly strong, his strength was also greater than his peers, almost on par with adults, this was because Pirou was the son of the village chief who was a retired stallion, the village chief often brought home some powerful monsters that were hunted from the mountains, and the monster meat was very useful for strengthening the body.

“Then why did you come here to shoot a boar?” Richard's question confused Pirou, they looked down on Richard, but were forced to admit that Richard was indeed very clever and knew quite a lot of letters, but Pirou did not respect Richard because of this, but he did, why do you know so many letters? Can it be useful for hunting?

Richard's question made Pirou feel very upset, he waved his hand strongly, a young man beside him directly walked to Richard's back and pushed Richard to the ground.

Richard got up, his face flushed red, he held the hunting knife tightly in his hand, the aura exploding at that moment made some teenagers feel an inexplicable chill! But the hunting knife was not finally cut off, after hesitating, Pirou kicked his stomach, the teenagers stormed and grabbed the hunting knife, then they continued to gang up, then they continued to gnaw, Pirou even stepped on and pressed Richard's face into the ground!

All the youths in the mountains had innate strength, this braking was really not light, Richard did not struggle to fight or beg for mercy, but quietly persevered. Pirou became even more furious, and his attacks became increasingly heavy, all he felt from Richard's silent reaction was humiliation.

“Dont accept yes? Huh?” The teenagers' punches became increasingly powerful, Richard's body as if it wasn't his own, allowing them to gang up at will, it didn't take long for Pirou to become afraid, fearing Richard's serious injury, since she would definitely be beaten up as well once she got home, the village chief's anger was as fierce as her strength, and Helen also had always had a good reputation in the village.

The teenagers also gradually stopped, it took a while for Richard to slowly wake up, and Pirou blurted out some harsh words before walking away while carrying the boar. When their distance was really far, Richard sat under a tree, resting for a long time before struggling to stand up and walking home.

At night, Helen's tears even flowed out when she saw the bruised little Richard, it was Richard who comforted her and said that he was fine, only a little pain. After taking the medicine, Richard looked at his mother and asked, "What still can't fight?"

"M." Helen gritted her teeth and nodded.

"Well, I won't fight, but I won't give up either."

In the days that followed, Pirou increasingly sought trouble with Richard, eventually almost the same, that is, ganged up again, until everything was tired, Richard really did not rise, he said, Pirou did not wait for Richard to give up or beg for mercy at all, he did not even hear his moans. Whenever he was tired and was about to leave, Richard always got up slowly and looked at Pirou calmly, that calm gaze suddenly made Pirou feel a chill from the bottom of his heart, it was as if he was looking at a dead man.

Starting this year, Pirou started having nightmares, after that, every time he beat up Richard, he always had nightmares for a few days. Richard had never fought or fought, Pirou was also getting stronger, the size gap between the two was even greater. But every time he saw Richard, Pirou would see the boy's calm eyes, then have another nightmare for a few days, Pirou still did not understand why Richard did not go to complain to his father, if the boy did this, Pirou would at least be flogged a few times, but from start to finish, Richard never mentioned any mobs to anyone in the village.

The teenagers increasingly rarely looked for trouble with Richard slowly, as Richard looked at them with a smile with a bloody mouth, the teenagers dispersed, That was also the last time they looked for trouble with Richard.

At the age of eight, Richard learned to toughen up.

As the new spring arrived, little Richard grew older, the hunting knife at the waist was also finally no longer an ornament, he also began to follow the hunters in the village to the mountains to hunt, to hunt, although he would not go too far into the forest, and would not be at the forefront when facing a savage beast, but the job assigned to him was like regular help, he said, set traps and take care of the prey already caught, but at least it shows that he is already a hunter. Tomorrow's clever Bobby was thrilled, as Richard's hunting knife was made with some precious pieces of steel he forged over several nights. Whenever Richard used it to kill monsters, Bobby would be happy for a long time.

No matter what, Richard had already faced many dangers this year, he could always be calm and well coordinated, no matter how dangerous the situation was, he had never trembled.

At the age of nine, Richard learned courage. This year seems to be the easiest year, as kids in the mountains never lack courage. But the courage Richard's mother taught him was different. Richard managed to do it, so from then on, Richard's mother no longer called him little Richard anymore, but my Richard.

“Richard-ku is already a real man!” Helen would always say that with a smile whenever she saw Richard.

But one day, Richard lifted his chest and replied, "The true man is wiser!"

Helen was shocked, looked at Richard seriously, and asked, "Tell mom, who told you this."

"It's written there!"

"Which one?" Helen asked patiently, not only the magician, the knowledge of the magician's disciple was also vast, so Richard had learned several languages with Helen, even an extremely difficult and less obvious ancient language. Reading was no longer a problem for Richard, even he had read some books about magic recognition during the dull winter, but Helen did not remember any such sentence in any book.

"While in the attic, there are many interesting things in it, for the first time, I just found out that the world is very big" Richard said excitedly.

“That book?” Helen remembered something, then smiled again, “The book is very interesting, my Richard, of course a real man should not lack wisdom, but perseverance, strength, and courage are also important, he said, My Richard is very smart, so surely there will be no lack of wisdom as an adult, I have to educate you so that you plant such a character first, understand?"

“There is still happiness!” Richard hurriedly said.

Helen smiled as she touched Richard's head and said, "Yes, there is still happiness! Is my Richard's life happy these past few years?"

Little Richard shook his head and said flatly, "Not always happy. Pirou bullied me, I also hate breadfruit, and Mom, what kind of a father is that?"

Helen's expression instantly changed instantly, then she said softly, "Your father is a real man ..."

Richard continued: "I know! He is also the worst criminal! She was the one Mom hated the most!"

Helen smiled, every year, Richard always asked this question several times, and Helen always gave the same answer, until Richard even memorized it now. However, Richard was an intelligent child, he could feel a deep hatred from Helen when he mentioned his father, after all this time, Richard also hated this father.

Because Richard had awakened many times in the middle of the night and heard his mother crying softly.

The thought of a child is very simple, the mother is the one who loves him the most, and also the person he loves the most. What her mother hated as well was what she hated. Once in a while Richard asked about his father's condition, other than being curious, every time he grew up, his mother would tell him a little more about his father, and he would tell him a little more about his father, Richard wanted to know more about his father so he could avenge his mother when he grew up. As for his means of revenge, he was still a child now, of course not knowing, but this matter had been embedded in his heart.

This time, however, Helen did not tell Richard more about her father, but simply said that the time she spent with Richard's father was very short, so she only knew so far.