Heir to the Kingdom of 1.4 billion people

Chapter 4: Powers Brought by Blessings

The moment he heard Xia Mingyu's words, the middle-aged man in the sheepskin robe quickly stood up, with a hint of embarrassment clearly appearing on his wrinkled face.

He touched the back of his head embarrassedly, placed the gray rabbit in his hand respectfully on the ground, and prepared to turn around and leave.

Seeing this, the blonde girl next to him hurriedly called out to the middle-aged man. Then they communicated in a language that Xia Mingyu could not understand, and the middle-aged man looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

He smiled stiffly at Xia Mingyu, and after talking a lot to the blonde girl, he left with satisfaction.

When they returned to the wooden house, the girl stood in front of Xia Mingyu, holding the rabbit ears in one hand and pointing at herself with her slender fingers in the other.

"Anlia"

The girl spoke softly to Xia Mingyu.

"Anlia." Xia Mingyu slowly read out the girl's name.

Hearing this, the corners of the girl's mouth rose slightly, revealing a brilliant smile, as warm and bright as the winter sun.

Xia Mingyu was stunned for a moment, but fortunately An Liya quickly turned around and walked towards the kitchen and did not notice his loss of composure.

Under Xia Mingyu's gaze, the girl tied up her hair, put on a linen apron, and skillfully used a kitchen knife to process the rabbit on the chopping board.

Her hands were deft and powerful. With just one stroke, she precisely chopped off the rabbit's head, then peeled off the fur, removed the internal organs, cut it into sizes and shapes suitable for cooking, and sprinkled it with vegetables.
In just a moment, the fat gray rabbit was put into the pot and cooked together with the chopped mushrooms and some wild vegetables he didn't recognize.

A faint aroma of meat began to fill the room.

The girl seemed a little tired after finishing all this. Many beads of sweat appeared on her white forehead, wetting her golden hair.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyu thought for a moment, filled a wooden bowl with half a bowl of water from the water tank, and handed it to An Liya.

But the girl's reaction was strange. She waved her hands in horror, as if he had done something he shouldn't have done.

It was not until Xia Mingyu insisted on putting the bowl of water in front of An Liya that she took it reluctantly, with obvious gratitude showing on her pretty face, as if she had received a great favor.

It was just handing over a glass of water, but Xia Mingyu's mouth twitched.

After drinking half a bowl of water, the girl pointed at the remaining water in the bowl:
Vettel

"Vattel."

Xia Mingyu followed and recited. He knew that the girl was teaching him the local language.

"Meite."

“Bamboo shoots.”

"Thrael."

In the following time, Xia Mingyu stayed in the wooden house and learned the language with An Liya. Every day, the middle-aged man in the sheepskin robe would respectfully bring food, most of the time it was rabbit, and sometimes it was a basket of fruit or a leg of lamb.

For some reason, Xia Mingyu seemed to be divinely assisted. He instantly memorized and understood everything An Liya taught him, never forgetting it. He could even draw inferences about the names of other things. In just three days, he had already naturally carried on daily conversations with An Liya.

At the same time, he finally understood where this place was and why the people here were so respectful to him.

According to Anlia's description, this is a village on the edge of the Black Wolf Territory, on the southern border of the Kingdom of Sosia in the Western Continent. It is called Fruit Basket Village because of its abundant high-quality fruits. The lord is the noble Viscount Hughes.

The forest where he got lost was called the Howling Wolf Forest. There were many wild wolf packs living in it. It was even rumored that there lived an extremely ferocious monster - the Black Abyss Wolf.

As for why the villagers here are so respectful to him. Xia Mingyu glanced at the long string of white words above his head in the reflection of the water tank, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

In this world, all highly intelligent creatures, such as humans, elves, orcs, etc., will have an identity label on their heads, either commoners, nobles, or kings.

The origin of the label is unknown. Some say it was created by the supreme creator of the world, while others say it was created by the great seven gods.

These labels are not just decorations, they also bring various wonderful abilities to their owners. For example, the noble label can improve a person's appearance, physique, talent and even illusory luck, while the civilian label can also make people more resistant to hunger.

In order to express gratitude for the beauty these labels bring, people call these labels "jiahu", which means God's blessing.

The blessing above Xia Mingyu's head can be translated as - the heir to the kingdom of 1400000000 billion citizens. Of course, it can also be simply referred to as the heir to the kingdom of billion citizens, or the heir to the country of billion people, etc.

He finally understood why these villagers knelt down when they first saw him. If he were a villager in the Middle Ages who had never left the village, and saw a man with "gorgeous" clothes, fair skin and uncalloused hands, and such an awesome protection, he would probably kneel down and kiss the tip of the man's shoe.
By the way, since the protection will bring magical abilities, that means... Thinking of this, Xia Mingyu narrowed his eyes.

He focused his eyes on the words above his head in the water tank. After staring for about three to five seconds, a new line of words appeared below the white words.

Language proficiency: Communication is the first priority for understanding. You can learn a language in a very short time and reach native level.

That's it? !
Do you deserve such a long word count?

Xia Mingyu sighed, feeling that the future was bleak.

In other words, after traveling to this medieval-like world, his only golden finger was the ability to quickly learn the local language. Apart from that, he had no family, no land, no friends, and no money.
The only property he had was this set of modern clothes and a cell phone that was out of battery and turned off. He couldn't even afford the food expenses for the days Anlia took him in.
"What should I do now?"

Xia Mingyu collapsed on the floor of the wooden house, his head buzzing.

The moment people in this world saw his blessing, they would probably think that he was the prince of some super kingdom. After all, the number of 1.4 billion people was simply shocking in the Middle Ages!
But only he himself knows that an heir like him still has 1.4 billion minus one on Blue Star.

"I can't keep pretending until I actually build a country of 1.4 billion people!" Xia Mingyu said self-deprecatingly.

This cold joke made him laugh.

"Your Highness Mingyu, the village chief and my adoptive father, Mr. Robert, would like to see you."

At this moment, the door of the room was knocked gently, and Anlia's soft voice came.

Even though Xia Mingyu had asked the girl to call him by his name several times during the three days of language learning, the girl still maintained an attitude so respectful that it made him feel embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)