The morning bell rang, and it was still a little gray outside the window.
Poor Huang Xuan, who was penniless, could only choose to continue eating breakfast at the hotel without paying the bill.
At that time, I didn't deliberately choose a hotel. In Huang Xuan's opinion, as long as it was clean and tidy, I could stay.
Local people are not used to eating breakfast. They say they only eat one staple food a day, lunch and dinner. Only sick people and children eat breakfast. Classmate Xiao Huang could only say shyly that this is the habit of our country.
Huang Xuan, who was sitting in the front hall of the hotel, looked helplessly at the huge rye bread in front of him. He didn't know how long it had been there. He cut it with a knife for a long time before removing the crooked piece of bread. In the end, Lorraine couldn't stand it anymore. , cut a few slices of bread, and Huang Xuan just ate his breakfast.
Famines in recent years have led to rye becoming the main food on ordinary people's tables.
To comfort myself, rye bread can be considered a healthy food.
Justin soon brought good news to Huang Xuan. Sir Cross Nair not only agreed to lend it out, he also reserved all the goods that Huang Xuan had not yet arrived. The goods used for payment included various grades of caviar, wool, fur, wood and other non-perishable goods, and even more than 8,000 slaves. They were said to be slaves, but they were actually captured private soldiers, but these items would need to be traded in five days.
This time Huang Xuan came with about 1,000 tons of grain and several tons of spices. But when Kaffa said there were only 00 tons of grain, he didn't expect that it was all eaten by one person. There is no doubt that Justin is actually Sir Cross's subordinate. This Sir is also very generous.
Walking casually on the road, admiring the medieval style, Huang Xuan no longer thinks about these things. Everything in this plane has nothing to do with me. I just want to make profits. In five days, I will leave this city!
Human curiosity is great.
The quarrel between the few people in front of him successfully attracted Huang Xuan's attention. This incident has successfully attracted a large group of people to watch.
The cause of the incident was very simple. One of the two people quarreling was a rabbit seller and the other was a rabbit buyer. The rabbit buyer picked up the rabbit and touched it a few times. After looking at it for a while, the rabbit twitched in his hand. , then bit it like crazy, and was finally thrown to the ground by the rabbit seller, where he vomited blood and died.
Now the rabbit seller has to compensate the rabbit buyer, and the rabbit buyer has to compensate the rabbit seller for the cost of being bitten.
Huang Xuan still wanted to see the dead rabbit, but Lorraine faintly dropped the three words "Black Death"
It was like a bomb exploded in Huang Xuan's heart. He took three steps back without even knowing he bumped into someone.
The Black Death is about to begin? This rabbit was a warning. He had no intention of caring about the outcome of this debate. He already knew the bigger outcome, which was that the city would be destroyed.
After the Black Death is transmitted to humans, it incubates for 1-6 days, and people do not survive the onset of the disease. According to Lorraine's calculation, the fastest is 10 days, and the slowest is 0 days. The virus concentration in Kaffa City can exceed 0%
It seems that the plan to leave should be made as early as possible. Staying for one more day will be a loss of energy.
On the way to the pier, I saw a beggar hiding in the shadow of a building from a distance, with a hat in front of him. He looked slightly familiar.
Lorraine reminded that on the way back to the hotel yesterday, she reminded him that Jack Black would be arrested if he was still on the road after ringing the bell.
It's him! Huang Xuan walked over and sat down next to him. He also looked at Huang Xuan doubtfully and then smiled.
"Thank you for what happened yesterday"
"Easy to do"
"Why can't you come out after the bell rings?" Huang Xuan was puzzled.
"Because a lot of things happen at night, including pirates coming over from the Black Sea. If they come over in the dark, it will be dangerous," Jack answered Huang Xuan sincerely.
"So you are not protected if you appear on the street after the curfew bell. Moreover, France is a famous slave trading city nearby. It is more dangerous for a single traveler to walk on a deserted street." Jack then looked at There was no one around, and he emphasized his tone again, "There have been many people missing for no reason in this city."
Looking at Huang Xuan's indifferent expression, Jack knew there was no way to dissuade him and sighed.
At this time, a large group of people came over, including men and women dressed in gorgeous clothes.
"Isn't this Jack Black?"
"Is there another person accompanying him today?"
"Jack Black, does it sound familiar?"
"Hey, why don't you even know him? Before this theater was built, this was a poor residential area. Sir Cross Nair was not a knight at that time. Because of his beautiful face, Her Majesty the Queen gave him the title Sir, he also granted the city of Kaffa as his territory."
"Yes, and then he said that he was ordered by Her Majesty the Queen to build this theater. Many poor people refused to move at that time, so Sir Cross used private troops. As a result, many people died. Jack Black's wife He was also dead at that time.”
"Then, like a fool, he stays at the entrance of the theater every day. He won't be driven away no matter what. As caring people like us, naturally we can't let him starve to death. Let's throw a few dollars and let him continue to live."
While talking, a group of people walked into the theater.
When Huang Xuan heard Sir Cross Nair's name, his heart skipped a beat. Isn't this the person he was trading with
"Hey, Jack, tell me about Cross Nair!" Huang Xuan poked Jack with his arm, who was a little downcast after hearing the words of the few people just now.
Jack briefly said that Cross Nair's original status level was only a little higher than that of a commoner, but somehow he got lucky and hooked up with Queen Khan of Crimea and was knighted. It was said that a theater was going to be built to prosper the city, but who didn't know that in the name of going to Kaffa to recuperate, the Queen came to the theater every now and then to date Cross Nair. Jack stayed here every day to commemorate his wife. One is to obtain evidence of their adultery.
As for the city of Kaffa, it looks calm on the surface, but in fact, the boiling water has begun to bubble. From time to time, there is news that the Tatars were caught in the gap. Many surrounding nobles are working hard to expand their private armies. Pirates on the Black Sea often attack the fleet. Princess Margaret of the Latin Empire chose this time to marry the king to strengthen her The two countries are connected because the Crimean Khan's navy is relatively powerful. The engagement gift given to the princess was 16 military ships, equipped with 8 cannons. Otherwise, why would a 16-year-old princess marry a king who is almost 50 years old
Huang Xuanze thought of Clos Nair and asked him about the amount of grain he bought. If the grain is used to feed the thousands of private soldiers under the knight's name, it will last for a long time. Can it be used for business? It doesn’t look like it, could it be...
Huang Xuan already had some concerns in his mind.
As soon as I returned to the hotel, there were several people waiting there in the front lobby. After asking, I found out that the princess had already arrived and invited Huang Xuan to a dinner at the Sir Clos Nair's residence. Since Her Majesty the Queen was also invited, in order to improve Huang Xuan's dress, she also invited The tailor sent me a dress, and the tailor himself came with me, and if anything didn't fit, he would immediately correct it.
Huang Xuan didn't dare to take off the suit he wore from P11. He had no choice but to put the dress on the outside. It was a little tight, which made the tailor nervous. He said he had to rework it and put some hem out and change the waist to fit. Huang Xuanxin said, my waist is thick, isn't there a pistol on one side
The dress was still waist-cinched, reaching below the hips, with a long row of decorative buttons. There were also many decorative ribbons hanging from the left and right on the waist and shoulders, with many decorative buttons pinned to them. Without looking in the mirror, Huang Xuan knew that he looked like a wealthy man.
After a comparison, let alone holding a gun, it was inconvenient to lift up the clothes. It's not okay if you don't button all the buttons, the tailor said, it's etiquette to button them all. The front didn't work, so I had to look behind the back. I asked a tailor to make a secret cut in the back according to the shape of the current suit. You can't see it when standing, but when you sit down, the waist is much looser, making it easier to hold the gun.
The well-groomed Huang Xuan was carrying the spices he had just obtained from the plane passage and a pistol in his waist. Instruct Lorraine to prepare the energy shield at any time, and go to the princess's banquet in a gorgeous way. (To be continued)