Chapter 85: Ceuta
Thankfully, the Isle of the Damned itself did not collapse.
Presumably because the island itself is real, and the mountain peaks are the reason for the divine power of the god of necromancy, Anzkayat.
Again through the jungle, the two did not receive any attack.
I'm afraid that the animals and cannibals on this island have all died with the collapse of divine power.
When we reached the beach, we could see the armed clippers slowly approaching in the distance.
The heart of the wolf waited for a while, and the boat finally sailed near the beach.
She raised her hand and waved, Raphael saw it, waved her hand in surprise, and quickly adjusted her direction to land.
Before waiting for the anchor, the heart of the wolf directly carried Liu Zheng on his back and climbed onto the boat in two of three times.
"Let's go!" The heart of the wolf is concise and to the point.
Although the main altar of the god of necromancy, Anzkayat, has been destroyed, it is still not suitable to stay here for long.
Raphael didn't ask too much, and the performance of the two Wolf Hearts had already earned his trust.
Turning the ship's bow, the brig speeder immediately headed away from Cursed Island.
It wasn't until they saw the towering lighthouse that the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect us to actually escape from Cursed Island." Frio sighed.
"Yes, it's all up to Miss Fenrir and Mr. Wallace." Raphael was grateful.
"Let's go first." Wolfheart urged.
The effectiveness of the "Housheng Pill" is about to disappear, and Liu Zheng's frozen vitality is about to start flowing again, and with the medical level of this world, it is difficult to save it.
"Oh, okay." Rafael did not enter the berth right away, but dropped anchor a little farther away.
They also have pirate symbols on their flags, and they are easy to be shelled if they approach them rashly.
Sure enough, soon two light warships approached.
"What do you guys do?" A navy shouted at them.
"I'm Rafael Castello from Castello. My ship was snatched by mutinous sailors, and then met with robbers, and the ship was my trophy. Raphael held his head high.
"It turned out to be Young Master Raphael, disrespectful. But for the sake of safety, I still have to ask you and your companions to come to the warship, and we will help you sail into the harbor with your ship. The tone of the Navy was respectful, but the decision was unquestionable.
"Yes." It's a normal process, and Raphael has nothing to refuse.
Seeing that there was a seriously wounded person, the navy also lent them a stretcher very intimately, which made Liu Zhengshao suffer a little.
However, it is not known whether the navy was motivated by compassion or by currying favor with the Castello family.
The port they entered was located in a city called Ceuta and was the largest port in Northwest Africa.
At the beginning of the 15th century, King João I of Portugal defeated the Fiz dynasty, which had ruled the region, and captured Ceuta.
The Portuguese army broke through Ceuta in just one day, and Prince Henry, the "navigator" whom Raphael admired, also took part in the battle.
The Portuguese wanted to occupy Ceuta because of the large number of caravans from the east and south that entered the city.
They were connected to the gold and salt mines of sub-Saharan Africa on one hand, and to Egypt and the Holy Land on the other.
In addition, Ceuta was a resident base of Muslim pirates before the Portuguese rule.
The Portuguese had a good calculation, and the Islamic merchants were not fools.
They took the initiative to adjust their trade routes, and merchant ships bypassed Ceuta and arrived farther west at the port of Tangier.
Desert camel caravans take a detour from the interior and can easily get away from Ceuta.
As for the Muslim pirates, they regularly launched counterattacks and stopped at Gibraltar on the other side.
In order to intercept the occasional passing Moorish merchants, the Portuguese stationed mercenaries and knights in the city of Ceuta.
The navy also deployed a fleet of small galleys in the harbor to combat piracy, intercept Muslim merchant ships attempting to break through, and regularly raid other coastal cities in North Africa.
Despite the failure to engage international commercial interests and the need to expend additional military spending in order to maintain the forward position, the Grape Man did not gain nothing.
The administration in Ceuta helped the Portuguese train themselves to experience running a colony.
They have since followed a similar pattern in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian Gulf, the Indian subcontinent and the Far East.
With Raphael's guaranty, the trio easily entered Ceuta City, while Flio stayed behind to guard the ship, which still had a lot of possessions on it.
Raphael went directly to the local church and asked the priest for the doctor's address.
Christian priests have long played the role of doctors, and even after the development of science to professionalize doctors, they have maintained close ties.
After all, behaviors such as human dissection and drug testing all need the endorsement of the church.
The priest received them warmly, and when he inquired about their intentions, he immediately told them the address of the best doctor in the city, and even sent a volunteer to lead the way.
After all, the Castello family is one of the top devotees in Portugal, and the amount of money they donate each year is very religious.
Led by volunteers, they arrived at Dr. Gertrude's clinic.
It is both a clinic and a home for Gertrude.
The first floor is a clinic, and the second and third floors are residential.
Inside, a tall, serious-looking man was doing a physical examination.
"Mr. Gertrude, this is the young master of the Castello family and his companions. Father Divine asked me to bring them to ask for your help. The volunteer explained what he was trying to do.
The tall man was putting his ear to the patient's chest to listen to the heartbeat, and when he heard the volunteer's words, he glanced over his head and nodded.
He looked up and said to the patient, "You should have had too much rest lately and drank too much. You just go to a clinic and ask him to prescribe you some sleep-promoting medications. This patient is very badly injured and I am going to treat him immediately. ”
The patient saw that Liu Zheng was indeed seriously injured and that he was brought in by volunteers, so he did not complain and left.
"Take off the patient's clothes and move them to the door of the room." Gertrude commanded.
In front of the patient, the doctor is God, Raphael and Wolfheart immediately complied, and peeled Liu Zheng into a naked pig, and the dense wounds were exposed to the air.
"How did he survive such a serious injury?" Gertrude was also shocked, and immediately cheered up his spirits.
"Anna, carry the patient to the bed." Gertrude shouted.
An equally tall girl came out of the small room and carried Liu Zheng in with Gertrude.
"Stay outside, don't come in." Gertrude commanded, then closed the door.
Raphael paced anxiously outside the door, but Wolfheart had some trust in Gertrude.
Dedicated consultation rooms, dedicated support staff, and refusal of entry of outsiders and objects are all measures that can effectively reduce the chance of infection.
This Gertrude deserves to be the best doctor in the priest's opinion, at least he has a relatively clear idea of avoiding infection.
"Housheng Dan" could have improved Liu Zheng's recovery ability, as long as Gertrude could do a good job of suturing and stopping bleeding, it would not be a big problem.
The two waited for about an hour before Gertrude came out of the room, his hands full of the smell of blood and spirits.
"It will take about a week for the patient to recover, and I suggest that he recuperate with me." Gertrude said lightly.
"Yes, Dr. Gertrude. Excuse me, how much do we have to pay you? Raphael said hurriedly.
"The consultation fee is 10 silver coins, and you will be charged 10 silver coins for accommodation and food." Gertrude did the math at random.
The currency of this world is not as diverse as the real world, except for the copper coin ingots used in the Eastern world, other countries and regions use a coin engraved with the sun.
There are three types of coins: copper, silver, and gold.
The standard ratio of exchange between them is 1:10:150, but basically the lower exchange rate has to be a little higher, depending on the region and price level.
The purchasing power of silver coins is very high, and 50 silver coins a year for a medium family is enough.
Ten silver coins are equivalent to a month's worth of a medium-sized family, and the price reflects the gold content of the best doctors in Ceuta.
However, Raphael did not think it was expensive, the Castello family was a famous owner of a large estate in Lisbon, and the 10 silver coins were just his pocket money when he was a child.
After arranging Liu Zheng, Rafael prepared to go back to Lisbon to borrow money from his father.
He asked Wolfheart if he would stay in Ceuta or go back to Lisbon together.
Wolf's heart thought about it, Liu Zheng should not be in danger of staying in Ceuta, it is better to follow Raphael.
With his level of bad luck, if he didn't follow, there might not be a problem.
Speaking of which, following him by himself may be more dangerous than Liu Zheng who stayed in Ceuta.
Of course, that's what she thinks, and with her character, she definitely won't say it.