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Chapter 303 Buying Fossils

There is no swimsuit in the world. Duke Wesson said "there must be a swimsuit", so there is a swimsuit.

Frederick was quite relieved when he saw through the binoculars on the boat that there were many young people in swimsuits on the beach in the distance, despite the temperature being only in the early twenties and swimming in the water.

Although today's swimsuits, regardless of gender, are just close-fitting cropped pants and long-sleeved T-shirts, they are very slim and contrary to traditional conservative concepts, so that some elderly people have been pissed off.

Frederick did not expect that because several people in Wessen State fell into the water and drowned, the swimming pool and training classes were opened, and the swimsuits they tinkered with now became a symbol of young people challenging the tradition.

However, the general environment is still conservative. Whether it is the beach on Cyclops Island or the swimming pool in Wessen State, men and women swim separately, and mixing men and women is done in the bathroom.

The boat came to a solid stop on the pier of Cyclops Island.

Cyclops Island covers an area of ​​more than 300 square kilometers. The east-west direction is like a gourd. Except for some hills in the middle of the East Island, the terrain is flat.

The people who come here to consume are either rich or noble, including the Church of Light in the north, the Church of Flame in the south, and some in the West. The unique cultural environment has bred a unique artistic atmosphere and inclusive tradition on the island.

For example, the cuttlefish Wesson bag that appeared in front of Frederick is not available in other places.The palm-sized cuttlefish is caught in the nearby sea. After being fried, it is sandwiched with vegetables in bread. It tastes good, but it is not as delicious as the fresh shrimp Wesson bun.

The three sisters of Earl Valli's family came here to take refuge, but they were still on vacation in name, so they lived in a rented seaside villa.

Frederick knew his reputation, so he said goodbye to them as soon as he got off the boat, and found a hotel by himself.

In the early morning of the next day, he planned to go to a nearby steamed stuffed bun shop to eat something, and then go to buy a new suit of popular local clothes. The clothes he originally brought were a bit out of place here.

The owner of this steamed stuffed bun shop, old Zach, has been a sailor for most of his life, and has traveled to Wessen State many times with the fleet. Last year, he felt that he was about to dry up on the ship, so he came back and married a widow. The couple opened this shop selling Wessen buns and steam bread.

The store is not big, and the old Zach built a shed on the side of the road with a few tables and chairs.

The diners are basically people who work in the surrounding shops. In the morning, the general clerk sells multigrain steam bread and eats it while walking. The manager or accountant who don’t have to go so early sits at the table and asks for Wesson bags and tea to eat slowly.

Frederick ordered a few seafood Wesson buns, and chatted with old Zack.

"Brother, I have some new news." Old Zach said mysteriously, "I heard from my mother-in-law's brother-in-law that the bones of the Cyclops were dug up in their village two days ago, and the news hasn't spread yet. If you want to buy it, I'll contact you."

The skeletons of Cyclops can be dug out from time to time on this island. Judging from the bones, they are burly, with thick hands and feet, and broad-faced fangs. Many powerful and local tyrants bought them back for collection.

In the Rhine Union, it is said that the royal family bought a good-looking Cyclops bone many years ago, and never showed it to others easily.

Frederick frowned after hearing this, and asked, "How is the appearance, how much is it?"

Old Zack replied: "I can still talk in the village. It stands to reason that a Cyclops that big will cost 50 gold coins. If you can help me get a slip for a tractor, I will charge you 30 gold coins."

Frederick smiled, calculated how much money he had on him, and finally said, "No problem, it's a trivial matter."

Old Zach immediately went back to the store and talked to his wife, and went to the village to discuss the matter in person.

Frederick continued to sit at the table and chair by the roadside, eating and drinking tea leisurely.

"Unexpectedly, the dignified Duke would eat on the side of the road like a commoner."

Ellie shows up, alone.

She is wearing a light green robe today, with a bright yellow ribbon tied around her waist, and a white sand scarf. She looks no different from a tourist from the south.

Frederick just smiled when he saw her, and asked, "Are you free to go shopping today?"

Ai Lei looked at the tables and chairs in the stall, but did not sit down, but stood aside.

"I'm here to see your Excellency," she said, "I want to ask you what you said on the boat yesterday."

Frederick thought about what he said yesterday that puzzled her. It should be the relationship between social issues and the economy that the pirates mentioned before they came, so he replied, "No problem, but I'm not free today. Let's try another day."

Ai Lei said very politely: "In this way, I will not bother you."

In the time that followed, Frederick bought new blacksmith trousers and a blue long-sleeved embroidered shirt, and wandered the city.

The name of this city is very short, it is called "La", and it is located on a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides.

Almost all the buildings in the city are made of white limestone, and almost every household has flower ponds planted with flowers and plants on the window sills and roofs. From the viewing platform of the telegraph tower, BC is dotted with green snow. The city is located in the blue sky and blue sea, which is very suitable for taking pictures and posting to Moments.

Old Zach rushed back from the village that night and found Frederick in the hotel.

The next morning, Frederick came to a fishing port with hundreds of households more than ten kilometers away from Lacheng.

The fishing port originally wanted to dig a canal, but unexpectedly, a huge skeleton was dug out.

Sir Clare, the lord of the fishing port, had been waiting here for a long time. She learned from Zach that this "Charles Smith" was an officer in Wesson State, and she was very enthusiastic after she was able to skip the line to buy a tractor. She took Frederick's hand and squatted on the ground to explain to him: "This is the Cyclops. Look, the round hole in the middle of the skull is the eye socket, and the fangs are as long as the arm, and they are still intact."

Frederick carefully observed that only the head of the skeleton was excavated. This should be some kind of appearance, because the lack of food on the island led to the dwarfing of the body, but the unique shape was regarded as a cyclops.

He walked around the skull, probed the underground part with magic, and found that the fossil was very complete.

Frederick said to Sir Clare: "My dear lady, I have decided to buy it, and the price will be the same as the old Zach conveyed."

Claire said happily: "Okay, I'll let them dig out the Cyclops."

Unexpectedly, Frederick said, "Ma'am, I want to preside over the excavation."

He had inquired about it last night. Nowadays, people don't do much research on fossils, they just pile them up randomly when they are dug up, and then use their imagination to assemble them into human shapes.

Claire thought he wanted to experience the fun of digging out the Cyclops, so he immediately agreed and agreed to recruit people in the fishing port.

(End of this chapter)