In front of the three teams, Andreev, clad in iron nail armor, was standing with several Maldedian sailors on guard, and after saluting the chief patron, Andreev handed a simple manual to Gawain. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Then Andreev pointed to the group of red-skinned men and women and said, "This team is saqaliba, which was transported from Córdoba (the Crescentian kingdom of Spain) through Amalfi's fleet. ”

The pronunciation of saqaliba was a bit awkward, but Gawain looked at it a little, and the group was probably Frankish, each of them with tall and large figures, thick hair and beards, and very strong women, a term that was unique to them - Andreev reported that they were all Christian men and women who had been captured by Crescent pirates in the ****** area and then trafficked to work on the farms and workshops of Córdoba.

On the pamphlet in front of Gawain, the price, specialties, and physical appearance of the saqaliba were marked in detail, and the owners who bought them were specially reminded to give them more alcohol, because this group of people indulged in it faster than other peoples, and it was an effective means of control.

Gawain then saw a second group, all of them black-skinned, all black-skinned blacks living in the African desert, captured by chieftains or raiders, and sold to the Mediterranean under the name "Black Moore", where they were said to be very popular in Italy: their skin and appearance were terrifying, but with a small amount of favor they became extraordinarily docile to their masters, some of them as guards for dignitaries and wealthy merchants (the Pisa Chamber of Commerce had previously hired them), Some of them were favored by noble ladies and were sent to serve in the boudoir without castration, which caused many church members to be furious.

Andreev's handbook commented on the Black Moors that they had a very strong ability to learn the language, that Greek, Persian, Ausho, etc., were not as good as they could solve in a year, that they were hard-working and hard-working, and that they were most grateful to their masters, but that they were slightly less disciplined and orderly.

And the skin of the men and women of the third team is also very white, naturally different from the black Moors, but this white is also different from the saqaliba, it is a very delicate white, the pupils of both men and women are darker, the bridge of the nose is high, the appearance is excellent, the standard Central Asian Caucasian appearance, one of the girls has eyebrows as blue and black as willow charcoal, her hands are crossed on the belt of her skirt, her big watery eyes are staring at the big guarantor, and the skin color of her neck and shoulders is as soft as the snow of Kaolin, she looks at Gawain like this, as if there is no fear or sorrow.

Gawain lowered his eyes and looked at the contents of the manual, "The Adigai people (i.e., the Circassians, whose kingdom is located in the narrow area where the northeastern corner of the Black Sea and the Greater Caucasus meet) are the most inexpensive special goods in the world, and the only reason why they have not been able to cover all other special goods in Cordoba is because they live so far away from here, even if they are bachelors or widowers in our country, as long as they can buy an Adigai woman, they will never think of marrying a wife, they are industrious, gentle and understanding, The skin and figure are so good that one can thank the Lord for the gift on the couch......" Gawain flipped through this text, which was not very substantial, and saw directly at the back, "They have provided many maids and eunuchs to the Roman Empire, and now their kingdom is vassalized by Alanya and Georgia, where it is normal for girls and boys to be sold at a low price by their parents or lords, and sometimes you can bring a vase made of enamel for twelve virgins and girls. ”

Gawain frowned and looked at this summary text, not knowing what the expression should be, the Adigai people were like this, they should have been the largest exporter of special goods in the entire Middle Ages, and there were no religious facilities and moral concepts to restrain such behavior, everyone was used to it.

Anna had also told him before that the eunuchs in the palace of Brachna were divided into three grades, the third being the boys of the poor families of Paphlagonia, the second being the Armenian families, and the highest being the Adigai from the kingdom of Alannia.

And the widow Inglina also said that his father was a special goods dealer in the past, and now in the very large "Varyag Camp City" in Constantinople, in addition to providing military trade, he is also responsible for providing a steady stream of domestic slaves to the imperial palace.

Gawain returned the manual to Andreev, then paced into the corner and whispered to the man and Wright, "You say these three teams, how do we distinguish between them?" After all, the team should be pure. ”

"Didn't you say that there was going to be a meeting of the six divisions?" Andreev asked.

But the nimble Wright nodded directly, "We can do an experiment." ”

After saying that, Wright summoned several of the guards and told them how to do it.

Then a garrison sailor turned around and shouted at the three teams, "All in a horizontal line!" Stand on my left hand; Stand at my right hand; You stand right in front of my eyes. With such shouts, the sailor kept making simple and clear gestures.

Gawain, Andreev and Wright stood behind him, watching.

The Adigai people, male and female, quickly formed a line on the right hand side according to the sailor's instructions, and separated the men and women from front to back, and stood close together of themselves.

The Franks were slower, and there was no distinction between men and women, and the formation was a bit uneven.

The Black Moors were in the front position, which should have been the fastest, but they were at a loss, and they didn't line up for a long time, and some of them went to the opposite inner wall door in the opposite direction, and were scolded and pushed back by the guards guarding the door, and then walked back dizzily.

Then the sailor of the garrison demanded that the whole group turn to the right and take five steps side by side: the Adigai and the Franks had done quite well, while the Black Moors had turned in a variety of directions, and soon they were like a black dandelion scattered by the wind, and they were all over the field between the inner walls, and they were walking with great strides - the guards of the Nationalist army who were patrolling the Pheasant Trench could not help it, and turned their heads and laughed, carrying their crossbows and halberds.

Then, the guards took the headless spear shaft that had been practiced and raised it, and asked each of the three teams to carry one and run three times around the inner wall fort.

At this time, the advantage of the Black Moore team was reflected, although the queue was scattered and disorderly, but after the run, his face did not change at all, and he did not even breathe quickly. The Franks and the Adigai tried their best, including the big-eyed girl just now, but her physique still seemed to be much inferior, and the girl's hair was already oozing beads of sweat, and her face was pale, but she still stood up straight with the shaft of the spear, and did not move around.

"Follow me through these three movements, and they must be in unison." The sailor began the final test, and after saying that he first held the shaft of the spear flat, then took a step forward and extended the shaft forty-five degrees, and finally stood up and folded the shaft of the spear in line with his right shoulder.

After only looking at it, the Adigai people finished it very well and neatly; The Franks were a little more like themselves after a few self-discipline comparisons; And the Black Moors could only say a word, in Gawain's eyes, their spear shafts were like pestles driven by water wheels, one after another, the movements were in their own way, and the screams were endless, and many people were swept by the spear shafts next to them, and soon they fell down one after another covering their faces or waists. (To be continued.) )