A few days later, Roy also rushed over from Scotland, and he was full of joy to introduce Han Xing to his beautiful hometown, but when he rushed to London, he found that Han Xing was actually going to Egypt.

Han Xing had no choice but to pat him on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't worry, little Roy, we will have a chance!" ”

"Uncle Hanschel, I'm going with you to Egypt too!" Roy was dressed in the uniform of a Scottish dragoon, looking like a handsome young man with English (tǐng), and his eyes shone with determination.

Of course, Han Xing would not refuse, and he also asked Wood by the way, "Wood, I'm going to Egypt far away, you can choose not to come with me, and I will give you 10 pounds as a reward for your service during this time!" If you choose to come with me, I will also give you £5 as a settling-in fee! I must warn you that this journey is going to be dangerous! ”

A moment of hesitation flashed on Wood's face, Han Xing's conditions were indeed very favorable, no matter which one he chose, he would not lose, but considering going to sea, he didn't want to leave his younger brother in his heart, for fear that something would happen to him without his own care. But if he leaves Han Xing like this, his important source of income will be gone, and he will have to go back to the bitter haha (rì) of the past.

So it's a proper dilemma for him!

Seeing his hesitant face, Han Xing soothed: "Wood, I know your brother can't do without you!" I won't blame you if you choose to stay! After all, the future of my journey is unknown, not only to cross almost the entire Mediterranean, but also to set foot in the endless desert. ”

"Lord Earl, a good man like you, I will never see a second one in my life!" Wood said almost in tears, wiping his tears from his cuffs and saying firmly, "I am willing to follow you to Egypt!" ”

Han Xing felt very strange about Wood's choice of mentor, but it would not be strange if he heard Wood's heart. "How can you let go of the thighs that you finally hugged so easily? He is a brother to the royal family, and even his acquaintance (Roy) is in the army! ”

Han Xing took Roy to pack up and came to the port of London, which is a deep-water port located at the mouth of the Thames, which is not much more advanced than the small dilapidated port that Han Xing saw when he first arrived in the British Isles.

The entire Thames estuary is crowded with the sounds of unloading and loading, as well as all kinds of shouting vendors, horse-drawn carriages and cheap horse-drawn carriages like modern taxis, waiting in line for guests.

The whole port (rè) was very noisy, like any other means of transportation in the world, Han Xing needed to find the boat he needed, Richard and Han Xing probably said that it was a ship belonging to the British royal family, a two-masted medium-sized clipper, called the Goliath.

So they had to look for a ship that met the standards among the dozens of ships docked in the harbor, and finally saw the Goliath after passing by more than a dozen ships.

It is a twin-masted clipper about 100 meters long and 20 meters wide, with white sails made of linen and carefully painted wood, which looks shiny and shiny, and is obviously well maintained.

"Lord Count Segaard?" As soon as Han Xing, Roy, and Wood got on the boat, they saw a bearded man who looked like a captain coming up to them, grinning and revealing a mouthful of yellow-blackened teeth.

"That's right, this is Lord Count Segard!" Wood immediately played the role of a dog's leg and answered for Han Xing first. (shēn) is a nobleman with (shēn) shares, if you have to say everything yourself, it will be too cheap!

"Sir Hansen has been waiting for a long time!" The bearded captain with big yellow teeth immediately nodded and said. As soon as Han Xing entered the main warehouse, he saw Richard resting his feet on a chair at this time, leisurely holding a file and smashing his fingernails.

"Richard, why are you here? George III didn't let you come, did he? How could he be willing to let his precious son go out on an adventure? Han Xing immediately asked Richard.

Seeing Han Xing and the others coming in, Richard immediately got up (shēn) and muttered, "Don't call me Richard, I'm Sir Hansen now!" Please, I'm a dignified reincarnation, what kind of wind and waves haven't I seen? Do you really think of me as a 'greenhouse (jiāo) flower that grows in the hands of a woman? ”

"The main thing for us to go to Egypt this time is to conduct field exploration, first give the location of the Hamna Tower and the location of the Amshei Oasis, and by the way, examine the available marching routes in advance, so as to prepare for Napoleon's march into Egypt at that time! By the way, it's to catch up with Ali, and then we'll have a holiday! Richard suddenly said with a straight face, but when he said the last sentence, his original (xìng) was exposed, and the whole thing was a slick and slick child.

"By the way, George III asked me to give you a 'holy decree', which is actually a letter of appointment, with this, you are the king's envoy, equivalent to the 'minister'! As long as it is the troops of Great Britain and even the citizens and friends, they will do their best to cooperate and protect you! It's even better than Tang Sanzang's customs clearance documents! Richard took out a letter sealed with red wax and decorated with red ribbon from his bosom and shook it in front of Han Xing.

"Captain Jack!" Richard suddenly shouted, and the old captain of the smoking gun immediately pushed the door in from outside with a sneer, and said, "Sir, what do you command?" ”

"Captain Jack?" Han Xing was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside by the bearded captain's name at this time, and the Captain Jack in his impression was not the Jack Sparrow with a mustache, smoky makeup, and small steps in Pirates of the Caribbean, played by Johnny Depp!

The bearded, rosacea, and yellow-toothed Captain Jack in front of him really ruined Captain Jack's image! But when he thought about it, he was relieved: "The name Jack is very familiar in Europe, which is probably equivalent to the popularity of the surnames Zhang and Wang in the Celestial Empire. ”

"Arrange a room for my friend Count Segaard, and a few of my friends!" Richard was on his toes and commanding.

"Yes, yes! It's just that there aren't many empty rooms on the ship, and not only do they have to be loaded with enough supplies, but the sailors also need cabins, so why don't they crowd the two of them together? Captain Jack immediately gladly responded, but frowned again, pointed at Wood and Roy and whispered.

"No! Don't you see that Mr. Roy is a second lieutenant in the brave Scottish Dragoons Regiment of the Royal Army of Great Britain? And he's my friend and deserves a single room! Richard said angrily.

"Yes, no problem!" Captain Jack immediately looked solemn and saluted. Well, it's not too positive, after all, he's old.

On the contrary, Han Xing saw that he was embarrassed, so he said to Roy and Wood, "Why don't you two squeeze in?" Or will one of you squeeze with me? I don't mind! ”

"No, you don't!" Richard immediately spoke, and Captain Jack immediately parroted: "That's right, no, how can you wronged a few distinguished guests?" I was just confused for a moment before I made that ridiculous proposal! ”

"Where's the sailor? Don't they need more rooms? Han Xinghu said suspiciously.

Hearing Han Xing's question, Captain Jack immediately patted (xiōng) and said, "No need, they are sailors, just a bunch of scum!" Dozens of people sleep in one room! ”

As he spoke, Captain Jack strode away, and Han Xing could even hear Captain Jack, who was smiling and humble just now, as soon as he went out, he seemed to be a different person, and he was loudly insulting these sailors with all kinds of swear words, urging them to work.

"He knows your (shēn) share, right?" Han Xing poked Richard, Ah No, it's Sir Hansen now, and whispered. Sir Hansen nodded, giving Han Xing an affirmative reply.

"When can we go?" Han Xing asked Sir Hansen.

"Soon, three more scholars will join us, an astronomer, a geographer, and an archaeologist! You know, some of these scholars are still in places like Oxford and Cambridge, and it will take a little time to get here, and they still have a lot of things, what kind of instruments, books and so on! Sir Hansen said to Han Xing leisurely.

"Huh? I'm going to have to wait a day on this boat? Han Xing was immediately shocked, as if he got on the train, but found that the train would not leave today.

"Ann, just get used to the sea environment first, and be careful to spit it out! How many days have you slept on a boat? Richard laughed.

Then he added: "You must know that those scholars were notified a few days ago, in fact, they should have arrived, and they should have waited for another half a day at most!" ”

Sure enough, just as Sir Hansen had predicted, at about 1 p.m. the three scholars were in a horse-drawn carriage heading towards the port of London.

The addition of an astronomer named Oliver Wig, a geographer Sir Thomas Pace, and an archaeologist Simon Cork, the first two from Oxford and the latter from Cambridge, certainly added to the journey.

The geographer, Sir Thomas Pace, in particular, was not only a scholar, but also an explorer, a member of the London Institute of Geoprospecting, and even led a fleet to explore the coastline of South America. An experienced navigator!

In the bright afternoon sunshine, the Goliath put away its anchor, lowered its sails, and set sail in earnest!