Chapter 174 Leisure Time
A group of spearmen who did not believe in evil gathered together to set up a spear formation, and rushed towards Garis with their spears pointed out.
Those spears gleamed with cold light, stabbing towards him like a dense forest.
However, Garris had no intention of flinching. Instead, he suddenly shook his body and rushed straight towards the spear array.
The moment the spear almost touched him, his figure suddenly disappeared.
The crowd around them looked around blankly, only to hear an inaudible sound breaking through the air. When they saw Garris again, he had appeared in the center of the spearmen.
In an instant, seven more sword lights passed by like lightning. Garris swung his sword so fast that no one could see him clearly.
Only then did the rising sun break free from the horizon, and its bloody brilliance fell on the earth.
In this scarlet light and shadow, where the sword blade scratched, blood splattered, and blood flowers bloomed in the air like morning dew,
The rising sun in the sky is like blood, and blood flowers are blooming on the ground!
Such a group of spearmen fell to the ground one after another in a daze, shocking the people around them and retreating to the side, not daring to get closer to Garris.
Inspired by this, both the Yanon militia and the citizens of Karak City became more and more courageous in the battle and gained the upper hand on the battlefield.
At this time, news about Adil turning westward also spread. Those soldiers who had no firm will to resist all turned around and followed Adil's figure and fled.
Suddenly, thousands of soldiers in the military camp began to flee without explanation.
Fleeing, killing each other, trampling on each other... things got out of hand at such a moment,
By this time, the Second Company of Jerusalem, which had been on standby for a long time and was fully on horseback, together with some other scattered cavalry units, launched a pursuit of the defeated enemies.
The purpose of the pursuit is mainly to force the opponent to have difficulty reorganizing his team, to try his best to weaken the opponent's effective strength, and to prevent Adil from reorganizing his troops in a short period of time.
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Such a battle was watched by countless citizens standing on or outside the city walls.
After the battle ended, many citizens participated in cleaning up the battlefield.
After the battlefield was cleaned and the soldiers escorted the prisoners of war back to Karak City, the city gates were even covered with carpets.
The victory of this battle actually established the fact that from now on, the city of Karak will completely abandon its allegiance to the Leonards and join the camp of the Second Kingdom of Jerusalem.
There may have been many citizens or congressmen who had doubts about whether they could protect their property in this chaotic situation.
There were even many capitulationists, but after witnessing the successive miracles of Garris and the army's victory, many people became confident about the future.
Even some Muslims in the town began to support Gairis.
Think of it as a prophet, think of it as a revelation for this age.
In such a situation, the liberated city gradually returned to its former peace, but there were some things in the city that were irreversibly changed.
Isabella was walking on the streets of Karak City, feeling an indescribable emotion welling up in her heart.
This city that was once full of mystery in her eyes was finally explored by her personally.
Those distant dreams are becoming within reach with every step she takes.
The girl held Garris's hand, with a smile on her face. She was fulfilling her childhood longing with a brisk pace.
Walking on the clean road paved with volcanic stones and passing by a cross street, Isabella suddenly pulled Garris and pointed to the street beside her.
"Over there, I heard there is a candy shop over there."
During those dark days, the old nanny in the castle would always softly describe the stories of the streets and alleys to her when she looked out at the town from the tower.
Those sad or happy stories seemed to be woven into the few strands of color in the dark time, carrying her endless yearning for the outside world.
Garris let the girl lead him and wandered through the street. Looking at her eyes that were slightly bright with excitement, he could feel the girl's inner happiness.
Then, Garris also said some inappropriate words in passing: "Well, that store closed a few months ago."
But even so, it couldn't affect Isabella's mood.
After all, she had been separated from Garris for a long, long time.
And Karak City, a city that she could only overlook but not get a closer look in the past, was indeed a place suitable for traveling together.
Unlike the rumored medieval cities that were filled with filth and chaos, cities along the Eastern Mediterranean often inherited the municipal systems and urban planning left over from ancient times.
In this small city, the neatly paved stone roads are comfortable and smooth to walk on, and the well-designed drainage system keeps the city from smelling fishy.
Even many shops on the street have opened normally.
When the shop assistants or bosses saw Garris being dragged away by the girl, their expressions were quite strange, but they still greeted the young man and woman in a friendly manner and invited the young man and woman to enter their store.
Isabella chose a few of them, and after walking in, she discovered that the stores in Karak City had a much richer variety of products, even compared to the bustling stores in Alhadi Town.
Not only the hard soap exuding the fragrance of roses, not only the exquisite metal kerosene lamp, but also the Song Dynasty porcelain that the two found traveled thousands of miles across the ocean.
It wasn't until the girl's curiosity was satisfied that the two of them sat down on the street side of a store.
The waiter on the side came up to ask, and Isabella took out a few shining silver dirham coins.
"Please give me a candy and two cups of Shabat."
After a while, sweet candies and refreshing Sabat were served. The two of them sat on a bench outside the store, enjoying the silence of the street.
Garris stared at the candies on the wooden plate, glanced at the street, looked at Isabella again, and both picked up the slightly expensive sweet drinks. The Sabat, which exudes the fragrance of flowers and fruits, becomes more refreshing in the breeze.
Everything he saw gave him a sense of trance.
It was as if he was not in some ancient medieval city at this moment, but as if he was just traveling in an exotic ancient city.
Garris took a sip and closed his eyes to savor it.
The sweetness of sugar cane juice, the freshness of pomegranate and lemon, the unique fragrance of crushed rose petals... all of these are perfectly intertwined in the cold liquid, refreshing the heart like a summer breeze.
All the raw materials needed to make such a cup of Shabat can be found on the outskirts of Karak City. The manors growing various crops outside the city are the irreplaceable treasures of this town.
In the brief moment when Garris closed his eyes, he could feel a breeze blowing by.
When she opened her eyes again, Isabella had already moved in front of her, getting close to Garris.
While Garris was dazed for a moment, the girl took the initiative to raise her head and pecked him on the lips.
The longing that had accumulated for months was condensed into a short sentence at this moment.
"I miss you."
"I miss you too."
The two of them smiled again in unison, raised the Shabat together, and enjoyed this rare leisure time.
"Isa." Garris turned his head suddenly.
"Huh?"
"There is actually an Islamic bathhouse outside the city"
"Yes, it's in the valley below the city."
"It seems to be working in the past two days. Let's take a shower later."
A trace of surprise flashed across Isabella's face, and then her eyebrows curved, and her eyes were as crystal clear as dewdrops in the morning sun.
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The Baths of Qusayr Amra in Transjordan, built sometime between 723 and 743, are one of the oldest surviving remains of Islamic baths.
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The medieval Islamic bathhouse was a type of public bath that originated from Roman and Greek bathhouse traditions.
Generally speaking, Islamic bathhouses are a source of income for many mosques and are unlikely to receive non-Muslim bathers.
But when Gareth said he was going to take a shower, who would stop him?
What's more, the main residents of Karak City are Franks. If you want to make money, you must open it to Christians.
Although women did not typically visit bathhouses in early Islamic history, by around the 10th century bathhouses in many places provided separate times or separate facilities for men and women.
This bathroom in Karak City separates men and women, with separate male and female compartments for the convenience of people of different genders.
Therefore, it was not Isabella who entered the bathroom with Garris, but several old men such as Amedet, Antoine, and Old John.
The layout of this bathroom is somewhat similar to that of a 21st century Chinese bathhouse.
After the four of them entered the bathroom, they first entered the undressing room, where they took off all their clothes except for a loincloth.
After coming out of the undressing room, the four of them went to the greenhouse first, where they rinsed their bodies with warm water before heading to the hot room.
This hot room was filled with steam and very hot, a bit like a later sauna, but not quite as hot.
Among the four men, Garris was the youngest, and he didn't have as much food and drink as the other three guys.
By the time they had sweated a lot in the hot room together and were led back to the greenhouse, the master had already prepared soap to rub them in.
When he felt the master's strong hands rubbing his back, Garris couldn't help but feel extremely comfortable. This was a relaxation he had not enjoyed for more than half a year.
The lactic acid accumulated from all kinds of exercise in daily life, with the strong massage by the master, made him feel sore and refreshed.
Compared with Isabella's small hands, it still takes such a professional master to be able to do it.
However, what makes Garris feel a little regretful is that after all, this Islamic bathroom does not have a pool for bathing, and it still lacks the taste.
Although Islamic baths originated from Greek baths or Roman baths, unlike Roman or Greek baths, bathers usually need to wash themselves with running water instead of soaking in stagnant water.
In this situation, Garris chatted with the three middle-aged and elderly men on many topics.
The core of the topic basically revolves around how to deal with the manors outside the city, where there are a large number of serfs.
Second update, today is the last day of vacation. In the afternoon, I went to have a good meal, had my hair trimmed, and had a scalp treatment, and then went to the park for a stroll.
Therefore, I don’t have time to write additional chapters, so I can only say that I owe it now and wait until the situation is adjusted.
Currently I owe 3 updates and I am in a hurry.
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