Chapter 389: Calm Waters
"Don't worry, my lord, as long as we are in France, nothing will happen. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"I appreciate your kindness."
"Whoever dares to harm you, we will fight with him!"
"Okay, okay, I'll call another roast sheep today, everyone have fun!"
These Frenchmen have not even dared to go out of the church doors in recent days, but they still have to sing in front of their Portuguese friends.
The Portuguese representative was also quite cooperative, although he knew that these French fellows were not willing to die, and still gave them good wine and meat every day, although they couldn't do it desperately, but it was good to be strong, otherwise who knows which night, the warlock and his lich would rush in and dismantle the Marquis.
Anyway, the money for wine and meat is really a small amount for the Portuguese who carry the heirloom jade seal in their arms.
Most of the Hospitallers have already returned to Malta, and the few who have not left seem to be self-contained, not stumbling with the Portuguese all day, and the Portuguese friends are basically subordinates and apprentices, and they are relatively slippery.
Really simple and pure people, these days have been concentrating on polishing their weapons and really preparing for battle.
These guys secured a good dinner tonight, and they continued to tout Franco-Portuguese friendship even harder, and to oppose Spain's ambition to dominate the world, and so on.
However, the Portuguese representative soon took refuge in his small room with a rather beautiful female trainee of the French group.
"This guy is really happy, Sophie, this guy always says that she is an independent woman, and she got dozens of catties of elite-grade nutrients at once, and she is not like this."
"I don't know if he will get out of this port of Tripoli alive, let him be happy for a few days."
"Where, you are worrying, I heard Sophie say a few days ago that Portugal and Spain are almost talking, and this guy can't die."
These French people still had a bloody spirit a few days ago, and after a few days of vigor, there is not much desperate planning left.
After all, they are not French, and joining the Knights Hospitaller means that they are the subjects of the true election of the Pope and the Chief Mission, and the Count of Cherbourg is not necessarily dead, have you seen his body? Is that dragon real? Sounds like some kind of legend, huh?
These are the excuses that the French make for themselves.
Of course, when they saw Valletta come back, several apprentices immediately surrounded him to show concern.
After learning that several of Wu Xin's subordinates were willing to help ease their cheeks, everyone was relieved.
"Knight Valletta, the Count of Cherbourg is a loyal servant of the Kingdom of France, and we cannot let him die in vain."
"Valletta Knight, this matter can't just be settled, we must let them give an explanation!"
"They still imprisoned us in this hellish place, do you think we are really afraid of them, Valletta Knights, you say a word, we will kill them!"
The burden on my heart is smaller, and the strength to sing high-pitched songs is greater.
In the defense of Benghazi some time ago, they had all seen Valletta's style and knew that he would not do something unwise, so they shouted so.
Even today, the activities of the French knights in the port of Tripoli are not restricted, and the official knights and senior apprentices have always been treated with sufficient courtesy.
Some time ago, many knights were actively involved in the training of soldiers, and even if Wu Xin announced that the sovereignty of the port of Tripoli did not belong to the Knights Hospitaller, the two sides did not have much conflict.
Although some people complained, everyone actually felt in their hearts that this territory should indeed belong to Wu Xin.
The resources that Wu Xin took away from the Knights Hospitaller were very limited, which no one could deny, and the rescue of Benghazi had already paid a lot of attention.
Sazastan and the high-ranking warriors and priests of the Flame Church were not able to be cultivated by the port of Tripoli, and this was the last outbreak of the Flame Lord Church's hundred years of accumulation.
The eruption opened a hole in the starry southern shore of the Mediterranean.
Besides, even if it seems to have gained a foothold now, the future is still uncertain, and it is difficult to say whether it is a return to the light, after all, this is all the family background has been dug up, and there are still strong enemies around, and it cannot be said that the game has been broken, this is the consensus of all French knights.
For the Knights Hospitaller, who are alone in the center of the Mediterranean, someone is willing to carry out a forward strategy in a territory of the Star and Moon Cult on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, and anyone with a little judgment will admit that this is a good situation for the Knights Hospitaller.
As for the matter of the Count of Cherbourg, everyone has also scolded this warlock, so is it okay, and it is also the matter of the King of France to take revenge, and it is not their turn to worry.
Valletta has been in Benghazi for so long that she already knows very well what is going on with her men.
These men were unreliable, not only were they not in good fighting spirit, but Valletta would not have been surprised that several of them were secretly reporting to Villefort, many of whom were gang members in the first place.
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Negotiations between Madrid and Lisbon have been going on for a long time, and not only have the French trainees almost dissipated their spirits, but the Wu Xin group has also diverted their attention.
On the one hand, because the negotiations between the two sides were relatively smooth, and on the other hand, Villefort's penetration of the French group was also very effective, and the other party did not have a desperate plan, so life had to go on, and he could not always focus on an issue that had to be compromised.
"What's the priestess's name? Horru ............. So what? "The knightess de Vrich never remembered the long name.
"Horbarukuluna." Knight de Verich replied to his daughter again, "You must not shout wrong, this is serious." ”
"Got it." The female knight de Vrich was not interested in this kind of diplomatic work at all, "This Kotao fish-man tribe is really useless, this Portuguese spy, they didn't notice it at all, it was completely discovered by our intelligence agency, I really don't know what they are spying on." ”
She didn't like to come here, and the Kou Tao Fishman had built a base suitable for human activities in a cave by the sea, but this was a very low standard, and it was still uncomfortable to be damp and dark overall.
But her father insisted that the tribe was important to his daughter's long-term future and that he would arrest her.
"Don't be nitpicky, they're only a few hundred after all." The old Knight de Vrich was fair, "In recent months, more than twenty of these Koutao fishmen have died in battles with Barbary pirates in order to protect our fishing boats and their crab fry, and the job of keeping an eye on the ships entering the country is really difficult. ”
"Gee, that's not giving them something in return." The female knight de Vrich glanced back after speaking, "It is a rare blessing to have the Count of Cassano teach them the techniques of combat. ”
Cassano nodded to the lady, he didn't really care about the position of the earl, although this was a proof that he was the number two person in the Wu Xin group, not the words of His Royal Highness Sazastan, a high life.
"In recent months, the Green Claw Tribe has proven itself to be an important vassal of the port of Tripoli, and although they have not been able to monitor the Portuguese and French response teams due to lack of manpower, they have done a good enough job." Cassano was hoping that his mentoring would produce an elite warrior from the Kotao Fishman tribe, which would be helpful in naval warfare.
"But their population is a big problem." The old Knight de Vrich was glad that his daughter could talk to Cassano, the high-ranking knight of the Lord of Flames, who had irreconcilable conflicts with Delia, "I heard that their recruitment of stray fishmen was not going well. ”
Cassano wanted to ask for the details of the situation, but the Koutao Fishman had already appeared.
A sturdy Kou Tao fishman and a few of his subordinates were on the calm water, looking in the direction of the land.
"Hey, why didn't the priestess come today?" Seeing that it was the warrior who came to greet him, the old Knight de Vrich was a little surprised. (To be continued.) )