Chapter 110: A Familiar World (Part Six)
Translator: Etern, Kim_Guo
A gentle breeze was blowing. Huang Xuan’s heart was cold but also as warm as hot candied apple. Rolin didn’t think Huang Xuan knew who Dian Wei was so he explained, “Dian Wei is from Jiwu, Chenliu, good at double halberds. He is said by Cao Cao to be just like E Lai in antient times.” However, Huang Xuan wasn’t paying attention to what he was saying at all. “Chasing the Tiger across the Stream. This is Chasing the Tiger across the Stream,” was heard. Whenever he read about this story in Three Kingdoms, he became excited. The tiger was ferocious, but, seeing Dian Wei it was frightened and ran away. Dian Wei chased it to a stream. Nowhere to go, the tiger jumped across the stream for its life.
In Huang Xuan’s eyes, Dian Wei was more intimidating than Zhan Fei; Wu Song killed a tiger in the novel, but compared with Dian Wei’s story, his didn’t sound so fascinating anymore.
At this moment, Dian Wei stood there with bare fists, ragged clothes, unshaven beard, messy hair, and eyes, which were too fierce for anybody to look at.
“What are you saying?” asked Dian Wei impatiently.
“Where do you come from and why are you in the woods?” Huang Xuan didn’t answer the question and put on the typical smile of the Huang Family.
Dian Wei glared. Thinking that it was unusual for such a thin teenager to kill a tiger, he replied, “I killed someone in the army and escaped here.”
Huang Xuan gave two laughs because at this point he already knew from the novel that Dian Wei had not only killed someone in the army but also in his hometown, and being almost homeless, he at last rendered his services to Cao Cao.
Thinking this, Huang Xuan smiled and asked Rolin, “Can I take Dian Wei to P112?”
“It will cost a lot of energy both before and after he settles in the society.”
“How much?”
“It depends, at least five million kWh a year.”
“That’s fine.” Huang Xuan was relieved.
“Are you going to stay here for the rest of your life?” He asked Dian Wei seriously.
“I will sell the tiger skin for some money and then join the army.” Dian Wei reconfirmed his ownership of the tiger.
Huang Xuan coughed and said, “It is I who killed the tiger. If you want it, I’d like to have a bet on it.”
“What bet?”
“We have a strength match. If you win, it is yours. If I win, you join me. Suppose I am the army.”
Dian Wei was smart. He glared and said, “What kind of army are you? Why do I get a tiger and you get me?”
Huang Xuan suddenly didn’t know how to respond but said awkwardly, “My army is called Undeated Down Dong Zhuo Army. If you join me, you will get not only your regular wages but also a settling-in allowance.”
Somehow Dian Wei was moved. “If I win, both the tiger and the horse are mine. If you win, I will follow you for one year.”
Huang Xuan thought, “This guy can negotiate. Not stupid at all. Who will protect Cao Cao after I take him to P112?”
“Let’s settle it here,” Huang Xuan stood in front of the dead tiger and said.
“OK.” Dian Wei stretched his shoulders and arms, which were even thicker than Huang Xuan’s head. In addition, he was as tall as 1.9 meters. Huang Xuan was a little intimidated. “Rolin, if we win this bet, we will have no worries not only in three kingdoms but also in the future; if you don’t try hard, hundreds of million dollars of energy will be lost.” Then, he limbered up his joints, extended his right hand and put it on Dian Wei’s arm.
“Let’s begin.”
No sooner had he finished his sentence than he heard a shout in his ear. The force on Dian Wei’s wrist immediately increased and his left foot was almost off the ground. Huang Xuan exerted all his might. Then with Rolin’s help, he suddenly felt light and when he exerted strength again, Dian Wei was lifted up entirely. He supported himself with his right hand on Huang Xuan’s arm and stood upside down. Seeing this, Huang Xuan laughed loud inside but remained composed on the face. “Do I win?” asked him.
“I lose.” Dian Wei pressed downward a little and fell on the ground. He didn’t feel frustrated although he lost and was impressed by Huang Xuan. Huang Xuan laughed. “2.7 million dollars of energy was consumed,” Rolin said.
“I will follow you from now on,” Dian Wei said.
“Put the tiger on the horse. Let’s go to Chenliu to prepare your settling-in allowance first.”
“There is…nobody left in my family,” Dian Wei hesitated and answered. Now, Dian Wei’s attitude toward Huang Xuan had changed.
Huang Xuan patted Dian Wei on his arm and said, “Are you willing to go to Chang’an with me?”
Dian Wei nodded. He led the horse calmly but seemed a little unhappy about the loss.
The next morning, the tiger was exchanged for two horses. The apricot yellow horse Huang Xuan had been riding was too tired. Huang Xuan had picked a tall cyan horse and rode on toward Chang’an. Since the earlier to cause the consumption of the buffer zone energy, the more future energy he could get, and no more energy from the plane after he left it, Huang Xuan felt it was wiser for him to exterminate Dong Zhuo earlier, which would benefit not only him but also others.
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