Chapter 251 Duke Wesson is coming
A thousand-year-old ancient capital, occupying a strategic location, with tall gates and big houses, majestic and majestic, bustling with traffic, thousands of miles of boats, beautiful bells, and flying phoenixes.
Thick clouds have been hanging over Constantbul for more than a month now. It rains continuously, and colorful mushrooms grow on the door panels and window frames of some houses.
In the palace, a fat man weighing more than 300 kilograms was pacing back and forth restlessly, and the soft wool carpet was dented under his feet.
The slave girl in charge of the incense burner lit the soothing spices, and the soft aroma filled every corner of the palace within a few moments.
But this did not seem to calm Phocas. Instead, he grabbed the slave girl and threw her out of the palace gate.
The slave girl rolled on the ground several times, and the incense burner flew towards her and hit her on the forehead.
The slave girl got up with her face covered in blood. Regardless of the fact that the blood had already crossed her white neck, she respectfully saluted in the direction of the palace, picked up the incense burner and left.
Before the cleaning slaves could sweep away the incense ashes on the ground, an iron can came to the palace and reported to the emperor: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the Griffin Knights... are completely finished. All the griffins have been beheaded. .”
On the emperor’s golden throne, Phocas’s expression instantly turned ferocious.
He raised the slave girl who was using it to vent his anxiety and smashed it against the tin can.
With the sound of skulls cracking, the tin can was knocked back and forth, and finally fell outside the palace gate with a clang, leaving the body of the slave girl behind and running away.
The other female slaves in the palace lowered their heads, fearing that they would be next.
Shortly afterwards, six teams of cavalry rushed out of the palace, carrying the flag of the order.
Beside the port, a group of dock workers were sitting boredly under the awning. Some were lying down to reduce consumption, while others gathered around to play cards. For them, they couldn't understand the rules that were too complicated and could only play. The simplest size ratio.
In the past, the port at this time was full of cargo ships. Although they were tired, they still had a meager income to support their families.
It’s just that these days the port is much emptier than before. There are only a few ships docking, and more and more ships are leaving. Some ships even have to sail even if they are empty, and the workers have no choice. Job done.
"Alas..." A bald man sighed and said one to two, "When will this day end?"
The scarred man next to him said one to four. , and then sighed and said: "Now there is no work, beans have become more expensive, and there are old and young at home, life is hard to live."
The bearded man who came out next just sighed, no say.
Then he played a pair of ten and three triples and a pair of twos. One-eye said helplessly: "Don't talk about you, it's difficult for us. You have no money and I can't collect the money, but the boss above is still the same as before. We'll charge the same amount."
Big Beard suddenly said mysteriously: "Did you hear that the Griffin Knights' station was destroyed?"
Some of the other three were surprised. Some looked peaceful.
Scarface shook his head as he played his cards: "So what, my family is not going to be hungry."
"You can go to the cathedral." The bearded man said to him, "Now steam bread is served in the church. You can get it just by going. My whole family has been getting it there for two days, and I heard it will continue for a long time."
The bald head also nodded and said: "Yes, I went yesterday too. There were many people there and the queues took a long time."
Then he stretched out his right hand to show Scarface and said: "Look, go get it. To get it, you have to put a mark on your hand, and you can take it for up to five days at a time, and one person can take it for up to fifteen days." Scarface was surprised when he saw five blue dots printed on the back of his hand. Ask him: "Which master is so kind?"
The bearded man and the bald man stopped talking immediately.
On the contrary, he looked around with one eye and said in a low voice: "Who else can there be? It is His Royal Highness Prince Dragaces."
Scarface opened his mouth in shock, but quickly realized what he was doing, and said very worriedly: "Is there going to be a war? Whoever eats his food will help him fight."
" Are you worthy?" One Eye looked at him with disdain, "Do you know who the prince asked for help?"
Scarface shook his head, he didn't even know there was food in the church, let alone Don't say such things.
One-Eye smiled proudly, looked around again, and then whispered: "Have you heard about Duke Wesson of the Danube and the upper reaches of the Rhine? He is the apprentice of His Excellency Richard Nare. He was eight feet tall and eight feet tall. Taking the heads of enemy generals among thousands of troops was like taking something from a pocket. He led 800 people by the Elbe River and killed 100,000 people. Then he could run for dozens of kilometers. Han Ma hacked a king to death outside the city. His neighboring countries had been fighting for several years. He went over to call the two kings and asked if he could give me face, so those two countries would not dare to fight again. "
"You know, Duke Wesson's army is not simple either. They are devils who come out of hell. They usually look like humans, but when they arrive on the battlefield, they turn into big eyes and long faces. , the black skin cannot be cut with a knife!”
"Hey... play your cards quickly."
Scarface was so dumbfounded that he forgot to play the cards in his hand.
"That's the devil." He said incredulously, "Does the church not care?"
"Haha," One Eye smiled disdainfully, "It seems you don't know either. In fact, Duke Wesson is the messenger of the God of Light, and there are angels attached to him, and those devils are influenced by him."
Scarface was stunned for a while after hearing this, and came out under the urging of others! The person behind the card said: "So, His Royal Highness Prince Dragaces is coming back."
"Yes." One Eye nodded and said, "I heard that their fleet will land here. When the time comes, everyone should be smart and run home if you see something wrong."
Scarface thought for a while, Said: "Forget it, I'd better go out of the city to live with my wife's family for a while, and then come back when I settle down."
After hearing this, the bearded man also said: "I think so too, I will go to the cathedral later. Ask if you can get some more steam bread to eat on the way. "
While they were shuffling, an accident suddenly happened near the port.
“Boom!”
A violent explosion suddenly occurred in a military camp near the port, and white smoke clouds could be seen far away.
A salted fish fell from the sky and gave the bald head a tail, which made his scalp turn red.
How dare they and other dock workers stay here? They ran away, not even asking for the poker cards.
The huge explosion plunged the whole of Constantbul into chaos instantly, and pedestrians on the road immediately ran home.
After a while, another military camp behind the west city wall also exploded, and there was a barley rain all around.
Soon there were rumors in the city that the troops of Prince Dragaces and Duke Wesson had entered the city, all wearing black helmets and black armor: mourning the late emperor.
(End of this chapter)