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Chapter 268 First Arrival at Ten Thousand Wells City

Wanjing City is the southernmost large port city in the inner sea of ​​the Ghazi Empire. It is located between the sea and the mountains. The melting snow and rainfall on the mountains all flow into the sandy land. There are no rivers on the ground, and the locals dig wells to get water. Mainly.

As soon as Frederick got off the boat, he felt that the customs and customs here were different from those in Wessen. The biggest feature is that the people here have darker skin, just like Mrs. Sophie and Susan.

The sun here is also much stronger than in the north. People wear headscarves to protect themselves from the sun, and their clothes are mainly light-colored.

Anyone 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 purse, and it took him a while to find them out and pay the tax.

Because he could tell by his skin color that he was not a local, an officer took him away for questioning.

Frederick was quite talented in languages ​​in his life, and he had mastered many foreign languages. When asked by the military officer, he replied in the local language with the accent of Brusa, the imperial capital of the Ghazi Empire: "My name is Charles Smith, and I am from the Rhine Union. Students from Wessenburg University in Wesson State, traveling around now to see if there are any good jobs."

This is his concealed identity, as well as the matching ID card and student ID card, all of which he showed to the officer.

There is no nationalism or nationalism these days, and it is common to go abroad to seek refuge with other nobles. Eugene, who is in Wesson's army, also came from the Gaul Kingdom. His family is still a big noble, and no one thinks something is wrong.

The officer looked carefully at Frederick's figure and asked again, "Have you ever been a soldier?"

Frederick knew that he couldn't hide his figure from experts, so he replied, "I used to be the headmaster's clerk."

The officer frowned and asked, "The clerk also wants to practice martial arts?"

"That's for sure." Frederick replied, "In the army, let alone us clerks, even cooks have to run 5 kilometers a day to exercise."

The officer looked suddenly enlightened, and sighed: "No wonder you are so powerful, even the imperial guards can't beat you."

"Why don't you work in the army anymore, I heard that your salary is very high."

"Don't talk about it." Frederick said with a sigh, "There is someone who is better than me. I can't compare, so I came out to try my luck."

The officer suddenly asked cautiously: "Is that man a devil?"

Frederick immediately shook his head and said, "I say no, it's up to you whether you believe it or not."

The officer shuddered, carefully looked at him, he should not be a devil, and let him go.

Frederick entered the city, and as soon as he walked out of the city gate, a group of people surrounded him, asking him to choose himself.

It took him a lot of effort to understand that these are local "tour guides". They can guide and introduce foreigners who come here to stay or buy things, and they only need 10 copper coins a day.

The currency and prices here are different from those in Wessen State. 10 copper coins are only enough for a family of three to eat miscellaneous grains, and the tour guides can only rely on kickbacks from merchants to make money.

"Gollum..."

A hungry voice suddenly came from the crowd, Frederick felt compassion and chose her.

The tour guide's name 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 way please."

As a tour guide, you must know a little foreign language.

The place near the port city gate is a commercial area with many restaurants. There is a blackboard at the door, with signature dishes and prices written in colored chalk.

Frederick curled his lips, he didn't expect the Wessen state's practice to spread here so quickly.

Olive saw that the boss was wearing Wesson cotton clothes, which were of good quality, and introduced him to an above-average restaurant.

Frederick would not treat himself poorly in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation when he went on a trip. He asked the store to accept the currency of the Kushite Kingdom, and brought olives to the private seat on the roof.

Perhaps because of the weak foundation, the buildings in the city are not high, the highest is only two floors, and there are awnings on the balcony on the top of the building.

The roof of this restaurant is surrounded by a circle of green flowers and plants. Today's sea breeze is quite noisy, and it is very pleasant to eat here.

The boss presented the menu, which was made of Wesson paper with handwritten content and "plasticized" with slime glue, which looked very high-end.

Frederick took the menu and asked the boss how the dishes were prepared, and finally ordered the most expensive ones. Both the boss and Olive had smiles on their faces.

The boss went downstairs, and Olive followed, firstly to ask for a kickback, and secondly to ask for some food.

"Hey, why are you leaving?" Frederick called Olive, pointing to the chair across the table, "Sit down, I have something to ask you, let's eat together later."

Olive immediately refused in panic: "Slaves dare not share the table with the master."

Frederick said solemnly: "Now I am the master and I have the final say. If you don't obey me, I won't pay you, and let the boss not give you a kickback."

Olive hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down at the table.

Frederick asked the waiter to pour her a cup of yogurt, and after she had finished drinking, he asked, "Is there any business that is easy to make money in the city recently?"

Olive replied cautiously: "The most profitable recently is the Wesson Chamber of Commerce opened not long ago. They shipped a batch of spices. If they can buy and sell them in the mainland, they will make a lot of money."

Frederick nodded, this is Lilu's handwriting, but this business is not suitable for him.

Olive glanced at Frederick's long sword on the table, and continued, "Five days later, there will be a warrior contest in the city, and No.1 can get 200 gold coins."

Frederick frowned and asked, "Can I sign up?"

Olive replied: "As long as you can pass the instructor of the martial arts field, you can register. The registration fee is 10 silver coins."

Frederick nodded and decided to try it.

The gold coins here are smaller than those in Wessen State, and the gold content is 80% of the florin gold coins. It is about 2.8 grams of gold, and 200 pieces are not a lot. The annual income of a knight here is only this amount, which is enough for him to be comfortable. I have served for many days.

And Richard Nall also said, let him fight more with warriors from all over the world to increase his knowledge.

He said to Olive: "After dinner, take me to exchange money, then sign up, and then find a temporary place to live."

Olive said he had noted it down, and then asked, "Do you want to live in a hotel, or in a house with a separate yard?"

After asking, Frederick understood that there are many maritime merchants here who will stay here for a while. These people have a lot of people and carry a lot of money, so there are houses in the city for them to live in temporarily for a few days to a few months.

He asked about the approximate rent and said, "Let's rent a house, it's quieter."

The hotel is mixed with dragons and snakes, and accidents are prone to happen. Spend some money to rent a house and feel at ease. Anyway, you will definitely get a bonus in the samurai competition, and you are not afraid of running out of money.

Olive asked him again: "Sir, do you want to buy a slave girl to take care of food and daily life?"

Frederick shook his head and asked her, "Can I hire you to help me during this time?"

Olive lowered her head and thought for a while, bit her lip and nodded in agreement.

At this time, the restaurant brought up the food and filled the tables.

The staples of the meal were freshly baked flatbread and hummus.The main course is a mixed roast, chicken, lamb, beef, pork.The vegetable is pickled sweet radish root, which is not too sweet and soft.The side dishes are boiled with vegetables and meat stuffed with grape leaves, and the taste is not bad.The drink was anisette, which tasted pretty good.

Olive only dared to eat the cheapest hummus, and Frederick asked the waiter to put a small half of the barbecue in a basin for her.

During this period, Frederick revealed Olive's life experience. The girl's home was originally an olive oil workshop outside the city. A few years ago, the accumulation of several generations was burned due to a fire, and her face was also burned.

"I want to save some money for traveling to Wessen State." Olive said when he ate the last piece of barbecue. "I heard that there is gold everywhere, and even washing dishes can make a lot of money."

Frederick frowned. The publicity in the past few years has gone too far.

(End of this chapter)