Chapter 726: The Son of A Shepherd

The morning has come, the sun begins showings its face, the darkness of the night receded and people is woken up from their sleep.

Some woke even earlier before the sun even shows its face, preparing for the day ahead. Those who makes milk, those who wanted to hunt a big game, those who have great important undertaking that they want to do, all of these people who have different roles and different responsibilities usually wake the earliest.

But some, did not have to do such a thing and waited until dawn. The common people all knows the most efficient way of doing their own job.

Some stall owner would not open until afternoon for they knew the traffic of the people and knows when people would buy their wares or food.

And some start early so that they would end their day early. Some start

a bit later because they know their works only would last a few hours and there is no need to wake up early.

There is many great changes that is sweeping all over the new kingdom that the Khan had established.

By now everyone is calling it the Brolgadhr kingdom because the banner of Brolgadhr is everywhere in the Southern Great Steppe.

With the Aeryon Khan governing from the central region of the Southern Great Steppe and to the west, he has effectively cut the Southern Great Steppe into two

On the other side is the Dama Khan.

Who controlled most of the east and now has gained the support of the chief to his north and on the upper part of the land to throw their lot with Dama?

The war and battle and the quest for eternal glory by these great men and warriors are however not the concern of Vatu

Who is Vatu?

Vatu is not a warrior.

He is not one of these great men wanting to fight for the world and wanting to forge his name in the immortal tales of the Steppe.

He would never even think of it. Vatu is an ordinary person. And he lives in an ordinary village.

Ordinary village that is quite extraordinary.

That is because Vatu is settled.

Most large tribe actually settled in a region.

The idea that every tribe migrates every winter is a misunderstanding. It did not mean that the people of the Steppe did not migrate.

But if there is no reason to migrate, they would not migrate

One of the many reason why a tribe migrate is because the land is no longer fertile.

But one of the reason is because the resources there is dwindling or they are weakened or there is great enemy around them and so they migrate.

Powerful tribe and powerful clan did not have to migrate because they could rely on the tribute by the smaller clans.

It is the same reason why Vihur tribe is entrenched in the north.

They did not have to migrate because they intimidated and won the allegiance and fealty of the small clans and tribes around them and in a way protect them from any other forces and at the same time these small tribes and clans would pay them in horses, in Tayaks, sheep, and other resources enough for them to survive.

After Aeryon conquer most of the tribe around him and basically maintain dominance, it brings peace

Because he has the biggest stick in the yard and unlike some maniac, he did not just hit everyone he encounters.

The Khan is generous.

Vatu is awakened by the sound of the sheep bleating. It is either that or the horses. Vatu smiles as he woke up from his house.

The sheep always bleated before sunrise. Though he doesn’t know if other sheep bleats before sunrise.

His sheep did. Vatu sit on the edge of his bed and takes a deep breath. Outside the grass is still wet with dew

The sky above has only begun to pale.

"I don’t know if I should kill that sheep or keeper it around" Vatu thought to himself.

The sound came from the enclose behind his family ger

He had around forty three sheep huddled together behind a fence of woven branches.

No, not him. His family. His father always reminded him of that. They also have a few dozen Tayak and a few dozen other livestock.

Life has been good for them

Peace is good for people like them.

The Khan would even sometimes buy their sheep and Tayak and their family very much like dealing with the Khan.

The Khan is quite different from the tribe leader before them

The chief before would always use authority. And even if they do not, they implied that force would be used against them if they dare to ask the chief to cough up money.

Dealing with these chief it has always been about the generosity of the chief itself.

What they give is what you should accept. and what they did not give , you should not ask.

Is it fair?

But since when the world has been about fairness?

The Khan however is very different.

The first time the Khan bought livestock from Vatu family was when the Khan had just conquered the tribes around him.

The Brolgadhr forces at that time had just finished the alliance with the Utgard tribe and the chief of Brolgadhr had just married the daughter of the Utgard chief

The Kha was buying almost all of their sheep and Tayak.

At that time, his father thought that the young chief would do the same as the other chief.

When the servants wanted to give him silver and gold and other resources to barter with them, his father refused.

This is not because his father is some generous men. It is because he knew the way thing are done.

The chief is just being polite and if you dare accept it, the chief would make you cough it up back up. Farmers, merchants and those who sell their livestock like his father fear dealing with these chief the most

When merchants met a ferocious chief, they hide their valuables like guarding against thieves.

Because they are truly like thieves. If one met a good chief, they could still break even.

But if they mee shameless chief, then they could not even break even and always have to suffer some loss.

The servants accepted the gesture.

But then a few days later, the Khan himself came to his father tribe. At that time, Vatu met the famous Chief Aeryon

At that time he was not yet the Khan but he was truly imposing. He brought with him a dozen men, all armed and all dangerous.

At that time, his father was already prostrating on the ground. His father thought that there was something that he did that displease the Khan.

And even he was prostrating on the ground. The whole tribe was prostrating. The sight at that time made everyone heart cold.

Armed men, powerful men whose eyes is as sharp as sword

But is it because their eyes are sharp that the people feel cold in their hearts?

No, it is because everyone could see the armours of these men, the arms that they wear, the bows and arrows ready to shot them if they even think of resisting.

They were a small tribe from a small clan and while they do have their own warriors, how could their men be compared to the soldiers of an Overlord like Aeryon.

One order and the Khan men could bring chaos all over the tribe.

The Kha did scold his father.

Though not for the reason his father had thought. The Khan said, "Do you think I could not afford to pay for what I eat that I need to rob from the people of my blood?" the Khan pays their family even more.

This was the first time that his family ever saw a chief paying them more than necessary

And from then on, the Khan had always uses their service to supplies his banquets and reward his men.

There were other families and other clans that is also given this honour and they supply the Khan and the Khan is not stingy with the money and sometimes there is even rewards.

It is one thing for a Khan to lavishly reward their men. It is quite rare for the Khan to lavishly also reward his people

It is only later that the people truly learn what it is t rule by the Khan. There are rules yes, but the Khan is quite lenient to his people

His rule must not be broken but as long as you do not break his rule, life under the Khan is better than the life under their own chief.

This is the feeling of many people, and this is the feeling of Vatu, of his father, his clan and his tribe.

His father also become quite successful. Vatu do not know about other chief but when dealing with the Khan people, they never skimp on the money and many times, the Khan even gave them more than necessary.

"tch" he suddenly clicked his tongue. He is reminded of something unpleasant.

Last night, one of the younger lambs had escaped. Vatu could hear it crying somewhere beyond the enclosure

His ears have always been better than anyone else.

"Father would be angry when he woke up later"

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