As information continued introducing itself in Nicks's mind a weird idea slowly formed in his head...
'Maybe I can learn stuff if I eat it?'
he did not know why but somehow that idea made sense in his brain.
Nick slowly stretched his hand and grabbed a bit of grass and stuffed his mouth with it...
A bitter taste flooded his taste buds as he chewed slowly wondering why nothing was happening, as he kept thinking his face slowly turned pale and he swallowed the mouthful of grass with great difficulty.
[Plant]
[Type: Grass(Cynodon dactylon)]
[Vegetation consisting of typically short plants with long, narrow leaves, growing wild or cultivated on lawns and pastures...]
--Index--
[Water]
[Plant...]
--Index--
Nick's eyes lost focus for a second as new information filled his encyclopedia-like book.
"Neat!"
Almost screaming out he said.
'This way I can know all kinds of information about things in my surroundings!'
As his excitement was worn off he looked to his surroundings only to see that he was in the middle of nowhere, it seems that the guys who tried to kill him took no chances and disposed of his body somewhere in the wasteland...
'I must not be too far away as they wouldn't want to waste money transporting myself or my "dead" body so... In which direction should I go?'
Stranded in the middle of nowhere he looked up to the sky and searched for direction, being a poor kid that has been the only way to navigate that he has known since he was young...
After choosing a direction via the 'magic stick' of geo-localization he decided to go south of the pond so if he doesn't find anything at least he could come back for some water...
Nick walked for hours...
As the sun continued to go down Nick finally found something like a village. Looking left and right to make sure no one was watching he slowly neared a fruit tree grabbed something to eat.
After grabbing a handful of what seems to be a kind of berry some noise started forming at the other side of the road...
"We are soldiers of the Griffon battalion of our majesty the king. We are here because we have orders to recruit a boy from each family who is past 15 years old so he can honor our nation in the war that is raging at our southern border. As well to recruit any orphan who has no other place to go!"
"Village master, please make the arrangements so everything goes smoothly."
"Long live the king!"
Slowly a lot of people started gathering in the plaza because of the captain's orders, while the parents of many cried quietly.
The battlefield at the south is known to be ruthless and dangerous, as a single mage could wipe out tens of common soldiers singlehandedly, and magical beasts tend to roam around preying on careless ally and enemy soldiers alike...
Nick slowly backed away as soldiers kept recruiting peasants and taking notes of their ages names and families to fill a report.
*Crack*
'Sh*t!'
Nick's heart skipped a beat as he started sprinting to avoid being caught by the soldiers to no avail.
"Well, well, well... I would like to have an explanation about this."
Said the captain to the Village Master as he holds Nick by the foot upside down.
"Sir, we in the village have no idea about who he is please pardon our ignorance!"
Cried the Village Master as he slowly knelt in the harsh soil.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO REBEL AGAINST OUR MAJESTY? SCUM!?"
The Village Master was kicked by the captain a few meters away from where he was and said...
"Take this as a lesson for all of you rebels and keep your mouths shut, Macalister! We are leaving now, put this kid in the back, its your responsibility now!"
"Sir, yes Sir!"