Xiulote nodded and bowed to bid farewell to Aweit. He gave his friend a smile and hurried out of the tent.
There were no women with them on the march; the generals in the tent were all cared for by guards and covered with cotton blankets, sleeping soundly.
Outside the tent was a sky full of stars, the brilliant Milky Way streaking across. Under this starry sky, what else was happening in another corner of the world?
Xiulote looked toward the East, where the brightest star, decked in a pale orange hue, was Jupiter. The young man nodded; seeing Jupiter meant it was already past ten o'clock. It was known as Father Zeus in Roman mythology, the Star of Fortune in Huaxia mythology, and the Great Teacher in Hindu mythology.
Under the starry sky, there were always pioneers leading the progress of civilization. Whether it was Europe, which had opened the Era of Great Navigations, or America where civilization was just beginning to flourish.