When Marin's fleet arrived in Las Palmas, the capital of the Canary Islands, it aroused high vigilance from the port garrison. And the red flag of the golden three-capped eagle of the Bullock family hung by Marin was never seen by Baron Sandro stationed in Las Palmas.
In his memory, there is no family emblem of any noble in Spain, it looks like this. Even the neighboring Portugal does not seem to have this family emblem.
Therefore, Baron Sandro decisively ordered the artillery to fire a shot as a warning. No way, Marin had no choice but to stop the fleet. Then, he personally took a small boat, arrived on the shore, and showed Baron Sandro the appointment document issued by the Spanish king and his wife...
But unfortunately, Baron Sandro has been stationed in the Canary Islands for a long time, and he has poor news about many things in the mainland. Therefore, he has never heard of Marin being named the Earl of the Wild...
"You've always heard about how I cured Prince John, right?" Marin was helpless about Baron Sandro's lack of news.
"This... I've heard of it a little..." Baron Sandro was also embarrassed. It's not his fault that the news was blocked. Who told him to be stationed in the Canary Islands far away from the mainland for several years. Moreover, he has no powerful allies in North Korea and China, and will not pass on various news to him.
However, that document does look genuine. After comparing it with his own appointment document, he found that the handwriting of the two documents was indeed the same.
Baron Sandro, however, was cautious by nature and ordered his soldiers to be on the alert while allowing the two ships to dock. Then, when the people on board landed, Baron Sandro also asked Marin's 50 men to temporarily hand over the plate armor, muskets and swords to him for safekeeping.
Then, Marin and 50 guards lived empty-handed in a large house near the Governor's Palace in Las Palmas. In addition, several wounded on the ship who were shot by bows and arrows also went ashore to recuperate and treat together with the Mongolian doctor Battelle who was on board with medicine.
At the same time, Baron Sandro sent several clippers back to the port of Cadiz, Spain, to verify the authenticity of the news that Marin was named the Earl of Spain.
Baron Sandro agreed to Marin's request to send a ship to cruise the sea to meet "Captain Zorro" who was "going to explore the ocean". However, he only allowed Marin's sailors to board the ship for inspection. And Marin and his guards need to stay on the ground for "temporary residence"...
Before leaving, Marin suddenly remembered that when Columbus set off, he was still Baron Varden, and the family emblem and flag were also black crosses on a white background.
This time, the flag he brought when he came out was the Brock family flag with a red background and three hats and a golden eagle. He did not prepare a black cross flag on a white background. If they met Columbus's fleet on the sea, they might not recognize each other.
So, Marin asked Baron Sandro for a lot of white cloth and black ink, and made several simple black cross flags on a white background on the spot. Then, the two ships took these flags and went to the waters south of the Canary Islands, cruising all day long...
At this time, it has entered July, and the Canary Islands are still relatively hot. After all, it's an African island. Although it is not too hot because of the sea breeze. However, people in this era all wear robes...
Those rich people, wearing silk robes, are not very hot. If it is a woolen robe, it will be hotter. After all, wool is not as breathable as silk...
Marin was more direct. During his stay in Las Palmas, he went directly to a local tailor and made several sets of short-sleeved T-shirts and large pants. Then, I put it on by myself and went directly to the beach to swim...
Originally, Marin actually wanted to swim directly in the triangle. However, Europeans in this era were still very conservative. If you wear it like that, you will be regarded as a hooligan. So, he can only wear a short-sleeved T-shirt and big pants similar to the soccer player's uniform later, and run to swim...
Not to mention, no matter how hot the Canary Islands are, if they soak in the water, they will immediately lose their heat. Under Marin's recommendation, his guards also boarded the short sleeves and big pants provided by Marin, and went swimming with Marin.
It's funny, because the dangerous weapons were all taken away. Now Marin's men, everyone carries an oak stick similar to a baseball bat to protect Marin's safety at any time.
However, with baseball bats paired with white short-sleeved T-shirts and big pants, these guards are not like city soldiers, but like a huge baseball team...
There are also gangsters in Las Palmas. At first, they saw Marin and the strangely dressed people and wanted to make trouble. Then, the gangsters who came to provoke were beaten away by baseball bats. Later, dozens of local gangsters came to find their way back. They also carried all kinds of sticks, but after a few hits by the "Marin Baseball Team", all these dozens of gangsters were whipped as baseballs... That's not counting, when they finish being whipped, Baron Sandro The city guards under him also arrived, took these people away and imprisoned them...
Baron Sandro actually doesn't like to see Marin, a disrespectful nobleman who loves to show his arms and legs. However, the other party may be the earl of Spain, so it is hard for him to say anything and let Marin mess around.
Bored, Marin also asked local women to help sew a ball. Because there is no pump, Marin put hair in the ball just like the ancients did. Thus, a "football" was born...
Marin and his guards play beach football on the beach for a while every day before taking a bath (not a 5-a-side system, but a standard 11-a-side system). The guards under him acted as players, while Marin himself used a handicraft wooden whistle purchased locally as the referee.
After all, these guys have never played football before. Not only are their feet rough, but they also like to catch the ball with their hands. When encountering a football flying through the air, some people "rebound" like playing basketball.
Marin was so angry that he whistled again and again, took out red cloth (yes, red cloth, because there was no red card) and yellow cloth, and sent off many people. Of course, Marin, who was punished, found someone to replace him. Because, with the behavior of these real rough guys, if you blow the whistle a few more times, there will be no one on the field.
Even so, people often turn their backs on the beach. After all, his guards are a bunch of warlike hunks. Once confronted, it is inevitable that the actions will be very large and rough. Still, it's pretty exciting to watch...
Although the confrontation was fierce, but when it was the turn of the goal, Marin, the referee, often laughed. Because it was their first time playing football, these guards couldn't even talk about shooting skills. Therefore, it is normal to hit the handjob, and it is rare to kick the ball straight...
So, the football on the field is flying around randomly...
Accidentally, Marin was hit once by a kicked "football". But Marin is still happy, and he doesn't care about it at all...
After the game, Marin took all the guards and went swimming in the sea wearing short sleeves and big pants. Those who couldn't swim just soaked and washed in the shallow water. After swimming, they "lyed dead bodies" together on the beach, letting the abundant sunlight dry them out even with their clothes...
It is a pity that there are no sunglasses in this era. Lying on the beach, Marin couldn't open his eyes. So, when lying down, Marin simply covered his eyes with the red and yellow cloths used as red and yellow cards...