Preparation

I don't think I can bring you to the other city this time altan? The city that we plan to travel is quite far and the road to go there is inhabited by a lot of bandits. This time I cant bring you. But, maybe next I will bring you along. Is that a promise mom? You would not deny for next time, right?

Of course that Altan. Its just this time Is very dangerous that why we are going together with other merchant and rent stronger mercenaries. Mercenary? What is that mom?

You don't know mercenaries, altan? Hah…well that's all my fault there, I strictly forbid to inquire about any related martial art or battle. Altan, Mercenary is the kind of dangerous profession. Dangerous? Like the bandit, mom? No,no…I don't mean something like that Altan. What I mean is their job is one of the highest risk profession, which mean they can lose their life while doing their work. Losing their life, mom? what actually they do ?

The people rent them for protection or pay them to accomplish certain type of mission. For example, this time we hire them to protect our merchant's caravan to travel to the other city. Some time people hire them to become personal bodyguard, this is usually done by those noble or aristocrat family or in large scale a country will hire them to fight for their war. Like some kingdom on the east, their army is quite small in comparison with the empire army so they hire mercenaries in the massive scale to fight for them.

Who, that cool mom, I mean if we become mercenaries we can go to anywhere whiteout being restraint or travel around the world, right?

That's if you become famous or strong mercenary, but mostly mercenary only stay in certain city for example in here in nanbei city, there are many mercenaries who wait to get work. So, that's not what like you are imaging.

But still if they strong enough they can travel anywhere, right? Yes of course Altan.

Lets not talk about that anymore. Like I promise I will bring you next time, but You willnot go just for eye sighting or vocation. You will also learn how to become a merchant, how to do the business, understand? What I want is, I want you learn how to make a money from know on.

You have been taught many thing ? from calculation, writing , reading. I believe you already pretty good in all that subject? Mom, actually I am no really good at that, Hehehehehe.

What? Angrily Teya questioning Altan study progress, teya started to teach altan since he was ten years old, she taught him from calculation reading and writing and of course the other general knowledge to become merchant. But right after taught him, altan said he doesn't really remember them all, how she not angry.

Angrily teya tweaks altan's left ear. You lazy little boy. Okay now, I willnot bring you next time for travel If you don't have that capability. The next time after I back from this, I will test all of your knowledge that I have been taught you, if you cant pass the test I give you, forget about traveling to other city or travel, understand?

Umm.. yes mom. dejectedly Altan answers his mom. He never give serious attention about that subject, because he think that subject is completely useless. What the point about reading those stack of paper, the best is to become a clerk or secretary or finance staff. Instead what he wants is to becoming a general. So usually after study session he sneak out from his home to the army camp train from the soldier there, of teya doesn't know about this, because she always very busy with her work. Right now, altan is quite skillfull in almost every aspect of basic martial art or military requirement, its been two years, but he already very good at that. For example archery, he has been taught by one of best archer in army camp in nanbei city, for horsemanship or riding he has been taught by best also, even martial art he has been taught by the vice commander of army camp in nanbey city.

But now teya asked him to master to all that boring staff, for altan that is very stressful , it is not like he can understand that, its just that he never give a proper thought about that, because for him it useless.

Teya goes out from the room. Altan wait a moment I will bring you something. Five minute later teya back with ten kind of book. From now on you will read this books and master all of their subject approximately in two week I should be back. After that I will test your understanding about the subjects.

Okay start from now, study this books, here take this. Looking at that books altan seems very unwilling, even tough that what he fells, he cannot say no. because he really want to go outside to see the world.

Multiplication, division, subtraction, addition, basic of finance, Hah!!. Why should I study this. Inside his room Altan look at that stack of book that teya give him

If not because of this books I should be army camp swinging my sword and riding horse with uncles there.

But even so I cannot defy my mom, I think I will just learn this for two weeks I guest it is not really bad, just two weeks and the I can go for other city.