The warden who was standing on the deck finally saw at dawn the next day, the lighthouse and fortress towering on the opposite cliff, and the city of Gallipoli had arrived.

Gallipoli, on the long peninsula of headlands jutting out below Constantinople, is the main point of the capital on land and sea, and the huge band-like porphyry walls around the city, which are arbitrarily washed by the sea, make all who come here dumbfounded, and mistakenly think that it is the legendary Constantinople, but the local residents will laugh at the hillbillies and say, "The capital is more than ten times bigger than here." ”

The half-dead people, leaving behind the furious strait, about the next hour Diognes stood again in front of Caesar's residence, where a portal officer haughtily kept them out of the small door.

"His Excellency Caesar is discussing military affairs." The portal officer looked the group up and down, as if he were carefully calculating the value and status of this group of people, because the dignitaries and nobles who came to Caesar every day to ask for things were really like carp crossing the river, and even the eyes of the portal officials could not mix any sand, and it was his honorable duty to prevent some lowly people from disturbing Caesar's precious time.

Theognes' cloak was a dirty dark red, the buttons were made of brass without patterns, he held a rusty iron flail in his hand, his hair was disheveled, he was wrapped in a pagan turban, he was wearing mud-covered boots, and he had two rotten cuts, and he had a fire sickle, a dagger, and a wine bag hanging from his waist, and behind him there were several hideous-looking bearded stubbles, and a female prisoner with scattered temples, who looked like a god, in short, this guard was a lowly-ranking little nobleman who did not enter the stream: when the portal officer had finished his decision, he sneered twice, After mechanically throwing away the above sentence, he clipped his hands, motionless, and did not pay attention to anyone, and stood in front of the door with a blank face.

"Ten years ago, at the Battle of the Sakarya River, I saved Caesar's life and got his father, the former Caesar Nikiphoros. Commendation from His Excellency Ducasse. At last, the commander could not bear it any longer, and had no choice but to show his former exploits, hoping to meet Myaulinus sooner and ask him for directions from Gallipoli to the capital, knowing that even the emperor's envoys could not do anything within the scope of this jurisdiction.

"Caesar's savior again?" The portal officer was unfazed, and replied in a disdainful tone, "A soldier is a soldier, a farmer is a farmer, and there are always some lowly people in this world, who regard their duties as a favor to others, and talk about them all day long, and these people are like flies every day, and they are overwhelmed. ”

Just when the captor was so angry that he was about to break in, a dark-skinned Coptic attendant under Caesar, wearing a white silk robe, slowly walked out after hearing the quarrel, and was surprised when he saw Theognes, "Isn't this the Emperor's own envoy His Excellency the border guard?" I have been taken care of by you before, but what is it that I want to meet Caesar? As a result, the gateway officer immediately changed his face and hurriedly replied, "Your Excellency the Keeper has several prisoners who seem to have a great deal to do with the political situation of the empire, so he wants to take these people to visit His Excellency Caesar first, and he is asking for guidance." ”

"Oh, come on in, then." The deacon was very welcoming.

Then, Diognis glared fiercely at the still sneering porter, and then led the soldiers into Caesar's mansion with the group.

What opened Gawain's eyes was that Caesar Macaulinus's official residence was actually similar to the architectural style of the Crescent Sect that he had been exposed to in the original world, the door was in the shape of a horseshoe, and after walking in, it was a long corridor, with mixed flowers and trees on both sides, although it was early spring, it was still gorgeous, after passing through the corridor, there was a large white courtyard with a corridor, and in the center was an octagonal well stacked with blue mosaic bricks, and there were many well-dressed soldiers and nobles sitting and standing, all discussing something in a low voice, Presumably related to the fighting on the front in Asia Minor.

However, Caesar was still not here, he was still in a small room at the end of the corridor dealing with confidential information, busy with events, what events? I'm sorry, no one knows.

Everybody's got to wait here.

"Stand in the corner, don't defile the courtyard of Lord Caesar." Although the guard officer was looked down upon by others at the gate, in the blink of an eye, he subconsciously gave orders to Gao Wen and the others, and consciously took the lead in retreating to the corner of the corridor, trying not to disturb those dignitaries and nobles - he was the first in line to meet the audience, and he did not know.

"If your business is very important, then go and ask the deacon not to stay like a wooden man, and show courage on the battlefield!" Govin could not stand it, so he told Peter to tell the captor what he had said in Greek.

The captor had no choice but to put down his posture again and find the Coptic deacon who was standing there, and then he pointed to the blue-faced Bohemond and said something, and the deacon looked at Bohemond, then nodded hurriedly, and went to tell Caesar.

At this moment, Cabeamia suddenly stood on Gawain's shoulder and shouted, "I will also go in with this Norman bandit leader, please, I will accuse him of his sins before Caesar, definitely!" ”

"Fuck off, bitch." Bohemond spat at the ground.

"Let her go with her, and it will be more convincing in the presence of the Lord Caesar you are talking about." Gawain interceded on Kabeamia's behalf, but the captor's gaze turned to the woman a few times, and Liso vetoed the request of the "Varyags".

Then Theognes shoved the Norman leader, and followed the deacon to the front of the room.

"His Excellency Caesar has asked the captor to wait here, and after he has confirmed the identity of this Norman thief, he will immediately issue you a guide to the emperor of the capital to punish him." As a result, at the steps of the hall, the Coptic deacon stopped the catcher.

In desperation, Diognis retreated to the side of the residence, where he waited respectfully against the walls of the Gallipoli fortress.

And Gawain and the others stayed about thirty meters away from him, at this time Gawain obviously saw Kabeamia who was squatting on the ground trembling, as if she had malaria, and her face was cloudy, and when he was about to ask, Kabeamia raised her head, "Please, save me, otherwise I will die soon." ”

"How to save."

"Come close to me, I'll tell you."

After Gawain approached Kabeamia, she suddenly screamed, and slammed down on Gawain's waist, Gawain was shaken because his hands were tied, and he was also knocked to shake, when he tried to regain his footing, Kabeamia gritted her teeth, put the rope that bound her hands, rested on Gawain's sword of phosphorus fire, and sawed back and forth twice, "pop", and soon her rope was cut.

"What are you doing!" Gawain and Peter shouted almost at the same time.

The guard over there, hearing the shout, quickly turned his head, and then saw this scene, so he picked up the noose in his hand and cursed, "I knew this was a female fox!" After saying that, he rushed quickly.