Chapter 268: First Arrival at Wanjing City
Wanjing City is a large port city in the southernmost part of the Ghazi Empire on the inland sea. It is located between the sea and the mountains. All the melted snow water and rainfall on the mountains flow into the sand. In the Lord’s land, there are no rivers on the ground, and the locals mainly dig wells to obtain water.
As soon as Frederick got off the boat, he felt that the customs and customs here were different from those in Weissensee. The biggest feature was that the people here had darker skin colors, just like Mrs. Sophie and Susan.
The sun here is much stronger than in the north. People wear headscarves to protect themselves from the sun, and their clothes are mainly light-colored.
Everyone who left the port and entered the city had to pay taxes. Frederick had some copper and silver coins from the Ghazi Empire in his wallet, and he rummaged through them for a while before he found them and paid the tax.
Because he knew from his skin color that he was not a local, an officer took him away for questioning.
Frederick was quite gifted in languages throughout his life and mastered many foreign languages. When faced with the officer's inquiry, he answered in a native language with the accent of Broussa, the capital of the Ghazi Empire: "My name is Charles. ·Smith is a student at the University of Weissenburg in the Rhineland, and is currently traveling around to see if there are any good jobs.”
This is his identity that is hidden from others, as well as the matching ID card and ID card. Take out your student ID card and show it to the officer.
There is no nationalism or nationalism these days. It is common for people to go abroad to seek refuge with other nobles. Eugene in the Wesson Army also came from the Kingdom of Gaul. His family is still a big noble, so no one thinks anything is wrong.
The officer looked at Frederick's figure carefully and asked: "Have you been a soldier?"
Frederick knew that his figure could not be concealed from the experts, so he replied: "I worked as a secretary for the principal."
The officer frowned and asked: "The secretary also needs to practice martial arts?"
"That's for sure." Frederick replied, "In the army, let alone us secretaries, even the cooks have to run 5 kilometers a day to exercise."
The officer looked like he suddenly understood, He sighed: "No wonder you are so powerful, even the Imperial Guard can't defeat you."
"Why don't you work in the army? I heard that your salary is very high."
"Stop talking." Frederick sighed and said, "Here comes someone who is better than me, but I can't compete with him, so I just came out to try my luck."
The officer suddenly asked cautiously: "That Can't people be devils?"
Frederick immediately shook his head and said, "I say no, it's up to you whether you believe it or not."
The officer shuddered and looked carefully. He should not be a devil, so let him go.
Frederick entered the city, and as soon as he walked out of the city gate, a group of people immediately surrounded him, asking him to choose him.
He finally understood that these were local "tour guides" who could guide and introduce foreigners who came here to stay or buy things for only 10 copper coins a day.
The currency and prices here are different from those in Weissensee. 10 copper coins is only enough for a family of three to eat groceries. Tour guides can only make money through rebates from merchants.
"Gululu..."
A hungry voice suddenly came from the crowd, and Frederick felt compassion and chose her.
The name of this tour guide means "olive" in the local area. She is about the same age as Frederick, not tall, a little thin, and has a burn scar the size of two fingers on the left side of her face.
"Let's go eat first." Frederick said to Olive, "I'm hungry too."
Olive immediately made an invitation gesture and said in Pulan with an accent: "Sir, this is Please.”
Being a tour guide requires you to know a little foreign language.
The area close to the port city gate is a commercial area with many restaurants. There are blackboards at the door with signature dishes and prices written in colored chalk.
Frederick curled his lips, he did not expect that Weisen State’s approach would spread here so quickly.
Olive saw that the boss was wearing Wesson cotton clothes, which were of good quality, so he introduced him to an above-average restaurant.
When Frederick went on a trip, he would not treat himself badly in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. After asking about the currency of the Kingdom of Kush that this store accepted, he took the olives to the rooftop seating area.
Perhaps because the foundations are not strong, the buildings in the city are not high, with only two floors at the highest, and awnings are supported on the rooftop balconies.
The roof of this restaurant is surrounded by a circle of green flowers and plants. The sea breeze is quite noisy today, so it is very pleasant to eat here. The boss presented the menu, which was made of Wesson paper with handwritten contents and "over-plasticized" with slime glue. It looked very high-end.
Frederick took the menu and asked the boss how these dishes were made, and finally ordered the most expensive ones. Both the boss and Olive had smiles on their faces.
The boss went downstairs, and Olive followed him, firstly to ask for a kickback, and secondly to ask for some food.
"Hey, why are you leaving?" Frederick stopped Olive and pointed to the chair opposite the table, "Sit down, I have something to ask you. Let's eat together later."
Olive immediately panicked and refused: "This slave dare not eat with the master."
Frederick said solemnly: "Now I am the master and I have the final say. If you don't obey, I will Not giving you any money, and asking your boss not to give you any kickbacks.”
Olive hesitated and finally sat down at the table.
Frederick asked the waiter to pour her a cup of yogurt, and after she finished drinking, he asked: "What are the easy money-making businesses in the city recently?"
Oliver answered carefully: " The most profitable thing recently is the Wesson Chamber of Commerce that opened not long ago. They have shipped a batch of spices. It will be very profitable if they can buy them and sell them to the mainland."
Frederick nodded, this is Lilu's handiwork. , but this business is not suitable for me.
Oliver glanced at the sword that Frederick placed on the table and continued: "There will be a warrior competition in the city in five days. The first place will get 200 gold coins."
Frederick raised his brows and asked: "Can I sign up?"
Olive replied: "You can sign up as long as you can let the instructor of the competition field pass. The registration fee is 10 silver coins."
Frederick nodded and decided to give it a try.
The gold coins here are smaller than those in Weissensee. The gold content is 80% of the gold florin coins, about 2.8 grams of gold. 200 coins is a lot. A knight here only earns this much a year. A few, enough for him to live comfortably for many days.
And Richard Nall also said that he should fight more warriors from various places to increase his knowledge.
He said to Olive: "After dinner, you take me to change money, then sign up, and find a temporary place to live."
Olive said he had taken note of it, and then asked: "Who are you? Do you want to live in a hotel or a house with an independent yard?”
After asking, Frederick understood that there are many maritime merchants who will stay here for a while. These people have many people and a lot of money. , so there are houses in the city for them to stay temporarily for a few days to a few months.
He asked about the rent and said: "Let's rent a house. It will be quieter."
The hotel is full of people and accidents are easy to happen. Spend some money to rent a house for peace of mind. Anyway, when the time comes, the samurai will You can definitely get bonuses in the competition, so you don’t have to worry about running out of money.
Olive asked him again: "Master, do you want to buy a female slave to take care of the food and daily life?"
Frederick shook his head and asked her: "Can I hire you to help me during this time?"
Oliver lowered his head and thought for a moment, bit his lip and nodded in agreement.
At this time, the restaurant brought the food and filled the table.
The staple food of this meal is freshly baked flatbread and hummus. The main course is a mixed grilled meat, including chicken, lamb, beef and pork. The vegetable is pickled sweet radish root, not too sweet and very soft. The side dishes are cooked with vegetables and meat stuffing wrapped in grape leaves, and they taste pretty good. The drink was ouzo, which tasted pretty good.
Olive only dared to eat the cheapest hummus, and Frederick asked the waiter to put a small half of the roast in a basin for her.
During this period, Frederick found out about Olive's life experience. The girl's home was originally an olive oil workshop outside the city. Several generations of accumulation had been burned down due to a fire a few years ago, and her face was also burned.
“I want to save some money for traveling to Wesson.” Olive said while eating the last piece of barbecue. “I heard there is gold everywhere, and you can make a lot of money even washing dishes.”
Frederick frowned, wondering if the external publicity in recent years has gone too far.
(End of this chapter)