Chapter 268: Awakening
The Principality of Monaco is a city-state located in Europe, one of the three principalities in Europe (the other two are Liechtenstein and Luxembourg) and the second smallest country in the world (the smallest is the Vatican), with a total area of 1.98 square kilometers.
Duchy, that is, the head of state is a duke, such a state is called a duke. Duchies originated after the division of the Holy Roman Empire, when the European continent was divided among large and small vassal states, and a large number of nobles used their previous titles to rule relatively independent territories, including marquis' dukes and dukes' duchies. Like Germany, Russia, Italy, etc., are divided. The head of state of the duchy is the Grand Duke (only the prince and the head of the duchy are called the Grand Duke, not all dukes are called the Grand Duke), and it is an independent state.
Monaco is located in the south of France, in addition to the southern coastline near the Mediterranean, the whole territory is surrounded by France on the north, west and east, and is one of the few "national China". Monaco is mainly made up of the Old Town of Monaco and the surrounding areas that were subsequently established. As one of the most densely populated countries in the world, it is also a typical micro-state.
According to statistics, the total population of Monaco is about 80,000, of which the population of Monaco itself is only 8,000. The rest of the population comes from 125 different countries, which are extremely dense, have no family planning policy, and have very tense population problems.
The reason why people like to immigrate to Monaco is because there is no personal income tax, which attracts a sizable number of wealthy tax-avoidant immigrants who earn most of their income by starting a business outside Monaco.
Monaco is best known for two things racing and betting.
Monte Carlo is a city in Monaco, and it is on the streets of Monte Carlo that the annual F1 race takes place in Monaco. Every race day, the streets of Monte Carlo are blocked off and become the race track. It is one of the four most famous circuits in the world, the shortest of the F1 circuits, and has the slowest corners and famous tunnels in the F1 circuit.
At the same time, because of the street races, the team's pit lane is small and narrow. But thanks to the skill of the track, suspension and tyres are important, and the Monaco race is a dream for many drivers. There is a saying in the world's top motorsport circles: "Only drivers who have won the championship at Monte Carlo are eligible to be named 'Racing Gods'." ”
The most successful driver on this circuit was the Brazilian Senna, who won five consecutive races on the circuit from 1989 to 1993, until he was killed in San Marino in 1994 and was replaced by Michael Schumacher, who was racing Benetton at the time. Senna won a total of six races on the circuit, followed by Michael Schumacher with five wins.
In the history of racing, only Senna and Schumacher deserve to be called the gods of the car, because they were both men who conquered the Monte Carlo circuit.
Nowadays, many F1 drivers live in Monaco to avoid taxes and to get closer to the legendary circuit.
In addition to the Monte Carlo circuit, Monaco also has the Monte Carlo Casino.
THE CASINO DE MONTE-CARLO WAS BUILT IN 1878 BY GAMIER, THE SAME DESIGNER OF THE PARIS OPERA, AND ITS CEILINGS AND WALLS ARE MAGNIFICENT, LIKE A LUXURIOUS PALACE. The origin of the great casino of Monte Carlo was the opening of the first casino in the north of the city in 1856 by Prince Charles III of Monaco in order to solve the financial crisis, and in 1967, the casino was taken over by the government, and by the end of the last century, the annual revenue of the casino exceeded 40 million French francs.
In addition to the Monte Carlo casino, the headquarters of the "Grace Gaming Group", one of the world's three major gaming groups, is also in Monaco. Grace Casino is located in various legal countries or states and autonomous regions in Europe and the United States, and the history of the casino is also 100 years, and the Grace family is a native of Monaco.
After an overnight sailing, Nicole's yacht arrived at a private port north of Monaco. In this country where every inch of land is at a premium, its housing prices have reached as high as one million nine dollars per square meter. Nicole's home is in a huge luxury mansion on the sea in the north of Monaco.
As soon as the ship docked, Nicole's housekeeper led a group of domestic servants to carry Ji Tianci to Nicole's bedroom. Several private doctors used various medical instruments to check Ji Tianci's physical condition.
"Miss Nicole, this man doesn't seem to be taking 'bad drugs', he hasn't even drunk alcohol. ”
A doctor took Ji Tianci's blood sample test report and asked Nicole suspiciously, who had told him that the Oriental man might have been too high.
"Then why hasn't he woken up yet?" asked Nicole.
"I noticed signs of trauma on his body, perhaps from the impact that caused him to fall unconscious. ”
Nicole nodded in agreement, "It may be that the sea is too windy and rough and Lucifer crashed into the guardrail after falling asleep on the deck." He's all right, right?"
"Road...... Lucifer's body is very strong, with no substantial damage to musculature or bones, and we are now examining his brain. ”
After speaking, the doctor prepared to do a cranial nuclear magnetic resonance imaging on Ji Tianci and put a brain wave sensor on him.
As soon as the data on the instrument came out, several doctors were shocked when they saw it, they had never seen such an abnormal EEG, it was simply chaotic, and there was no pattern to follow.
An elderly neurologist looked at the waveform for a while, and suddenly, his eyes widened and he exclaimed, "You see, this is like two people's brain waves stacked together." ”
The crowd gathered around the instrument and took a closer look.
"Really, how did this come about?"
When he was puzzled, the waveform on the brainwave sensor jumped violently, and Ji Tianci suddenly opened his eyes.
Nicole kept staring at Ji Tianci, and she saw a pair of deep eyes, which had no emotion, but they were as intoxicating as the vast starry sky.
"Are you awake?" Nicole ran to Ji Tianci with an excited face.
Ji Tianci ignored her, still looking at the ceiling with "hollow" eyes, and after a while, a red light flashed in his eyes, and then he turned his head to look at Nicole.
Nicole was waiting for him to reply, but Ji Tianci quickly turned around and stood up, ripped off all kinds of threads attached to his body, and walked to the bedroom window by himself, looking out at the sea outside the window.
Nicole looked at Ji Tianci's steps and back, and there were ripples in her heart, that body was simply a walking work of art, with vigorous steps and lofty spirits, like a king coming into the world.
"Where is this?" Ji Tianci asked inertly in the Nine Shadows, his eyes still looking at the sea outside the window.
Nicole behind her had a difficult face, and she didn't even know which Chinese Ji Tianci spoke.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about. ”
Nicole's native language is French, but she replied in English at this point.
"Where is this?" Ji Tianci asked again in English.
"Monaco, my home. Nicole was relieved, but fortunately this person knew English.
"Why am I here?"
Nicole was stunned, she didn't know how to answer, she thought Ji Tianci was a friend of her friends, and she was invited to play on the boat, she really didn't know who Ji Tianci brought on the boat.
"You're unconscious on my ship and you're only waking up now. ”
Ji Tianci turned his head and looked directly at Nicole, "Who are you?"
At this time, Nicole's heart beat faster by that charming gaze, she hadn't felt like this for a long time, she felt that her body was heating up.
"This must be love!" Nicole affirmed in her heart.
She walked up to Ji Tianci and looked at Ji Tianci's eyes with a little trembling, "Don't you know me? I'm Nicole Grace." ”
Ji Tianci's gaze retracted a little, as if he was contemplating. Suddenly, he asked a question that surprised everyone.
"Who am I?"