Vol. 2 Chapter 19 - Cao Song
***After arriving at Cao Song's residence once again***
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"There you are! I've been waiting to see you since we received news of your recovery Ce'er. It's good to see you healthy my grandson. My word, you have grown my boy." My grandfather tells me.
"Sorry for making you wait grandfather! I wanted father to be here to hear what I have to say. In less than two years time there will be open rebellion throughout all provinces of the Han Dynasty. Now is the time to build our strength. Once the empire is in chaos there will be endless opportunities. That's why father needs to return to our family lands. We must build our forces and gather wealth to support the army we must build. If we wish for our family to survive the coming chaos." I tell them all.
"Who will rebel?" My grandfather asked
"the 'cultist' followers of the way of peace. In two years they will incite the peasants to wear yellow turbans and shout slogans of 'the end of the Azure Dragon and rise of the yellow sky'. There will be thousands and thousands of peasants they will drive like slave armies to attack the wealthy families of all the provinces in the empire. Some eunuchs and aristocrats will even have ties with the Yellow Turban Rebellion army." I said to everyone in the room.
"I have seen the signs. I just thought it would be foreigners who would be the death of the dynasty. Sounds like it's own people will be the cause for its demise." My father said.
"Grandfather you will be promoted to Grand-Commandant by the Emperor Ling before the beginning of the rebellion. You will be our eyes and ears inside the capital and the palace. Father and I will build a base and army at our ancestral lands in 'Qiao County'." I told both of them.
"Is there anything you need specific?" My grandfather asked.
"Silver and warhorses. Those are our immediate concerns." I answered
"The Cao may not be one of the wealthiest families but I will kill myself before I allow anyone to slander us as poor. You will have whatever you need within reason." My grandfather answered.
"Thank you grandfather! Father, if you have any acquaintances who need stable work you can recruit them to return to 'Qiao County'. We will need to call upon all the warriors of our clan to train together and for an army. I want even the women that are more fit to train as warriors. Everyone in the Cao Clan will need to fight if we wish to survive the times to come." I answered as I'm getting very sleepy all of the sudden.
"I know some warrior types from my days serving office here in Luoyang I will see who is willing to join us." My father said.
"I must rest we can start preparing for our return tomorrow I will see you both then. Goodnight grandfather, father." I say as I'm fighting my sleep.
***After Cao Ce stumbled to his quarters to fall asleep. after closing his eyes and slipping into his slumbers, he was 'transferred' to the cabin aboard the ship 'Sea-Bitch' sailing near Massey's hook***
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"How long have I slept for 'Wolf'?" I asked as I shook myself awake.
"Since you were tossed out of that hole into the room to land flat on your face to only start snoring while you slept lying on the floor of this here cabin, it has been around what I would say is six hours. The sun was just starting to rise when that hole appeared and spit you out, now the sun is almost starting to start to drop for the day." Duc Vulpe answered me.
"Will we reach Dragonstone Island today do you think 'Wolf'?" I asked
"I believe we will reach there tomorrow midday is what the captain of the ship says." He informed me.
"Hm.. very well I believe I would like to get some exercise, come 'Wolf' I would like to practice the sword and axe today." I tell Duc Vulpe as I start to leave the cabin to head up to the deck where I could have room to work up a little sweat, while getting some grinding done on my skills.
"Aye Prince! Would be nice to stretch my limbs." The 'Wolf' answered me as he followed behind me through the lower decks of the galley-ship, and then on up the steps and out onto the deck.
"Alright let me get nice and stretched out first my friend, I suggest you do the same. Would be truly embarrassing to pull or strain a muscle sparring a five-year old boy. Haha." I say as I'm starting to go through some stretches.
***After training his sword and axe skills.. after he ate something, Cao Ce decided to go ahead and sleep for the night, after he laid down to 'rest' he was 'transported' back to his quarters at his grandfather's residence as the sun just started to come***
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After I landed back in the room I crashed out sleeping in last time I was on this side of my 'Transfer-Space', I decided to bring up my status-panel..
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/Status Panel/
/Name: Cao Ce/
/Age: 5/
/Status: Healthy/
/Height: 3' 11"/
/Weight: 80.0lbs/
/Attribute Panel/
/Physique: 0.5/
/Strength: 0.5/
/Dexterity: 0.5/
/Spirituality: 1.4/
/'Vitality-Points' - (100/100VP)/
/'Magic-Points' - (140/140MP)/
/'Materia-Skill' Panel/
/'Fire' - lvl 1 (1/100xp)/
/'Ice' - lvl 1 (1/100xp)/
/'Bolt' - lvl 1 (3/100xp)/
/'Cleanse' - lvl 1 (3/100xp)/
/'Heal' - lvl 1 (4/100xp)/
/Combat Skill Panel/
/'Basic' Boxing : lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/'Basic' Dagger-Play : lvl 3 (1/300xp))/
/'Basic' Axe-Play : lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/'Basic' Sword-Play : lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/'Basic' Spear-Play : lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/'Basic' Archery : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' Throwing - lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/'Basic' Horse-Riding : lvl 3 (1/300xp)/
/Crafting Skills Panel/
/'Basic' Carpentry : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' Black-Smithing : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' Farming : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' Tailoring : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' First-Aid : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Basic' Beast-Taming - lvl 3 (0/300xp)/
/Commander Skills/
Leadership : lvl 1 (10/100xp)
/'Infantry-Commander' : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Cavalry-Commander' : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Artillery-Commander' : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
/'Siege-Commander' : lvl 1 (10/100xp)/
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