When Meng Chao introduced himself, he did not use a phonetic rendering of his real name in Turan Language.
Instead, he chose the Turan words for "fierce" and "super" as a free translation.
But the Turan Language he knew consisted only of unsystematic fragments from the elusive memories of his previous life.
Added to that, he had taught himself by eavesdropping on the Red Eye Ratfolk's conversations these past days.
Thus, Meng Chao did not know that in Turan Language, when a word was used as a person's name, it had to be inflected according to status, clan, strength... and given a suffix denoting gender.
In Ye Zi's heart, the mysterious and unfathomable Meng Chao was already an incomparably powerful existence.
Therefore, following Turan naming conventions, the boy's eyes lit up as he blurted out, "So you are the legendary Lord Super Strong Man?"
"..."
Meng Chao, whose face was as cold and expressionless as a corpse's, finally could not help the twitch at the corner of his eye.
"Forget it."
Meng Chao said, "Just call me... Reaper!"
Ye Zi nodded and said considerately, "I understand. You are seriously injured right now, so it would not be suitable to use such an overbearing name as 'Super Strong Man.' It would invite trouble. 'Reaper,' though, is not much stronger than 'Planter' or 'Gatherer.' No one will come snatch that name."
"What?"
Meng Chao froze for a moment. "Snatch my name? What does that mean? Can names be snatched?"
Ye Zi revealed an expression that said, So you really have lost your memory, then nodded. "Of course. Everyone likes mighty, imposing names. They are very easily snatched!"
Only after the boy's explanation did Meng Chao learn that the Turan People had extremely distinctive naming customs.
When a child was first born, Turan