Chapter 8: Dawn, Departure, and the City

(Today's first chapter, ask for a collection of tickets!!) )

At five o'clock in the morning, before the sun was out, the whole manor was awake, and the peasants and slaves began their day's work under the supervision of the chief overseer.

But all this has nothing to do with Liu Qi, he was just woken up by a maid to wash up and prepare breakfast, this is not modern, breakfast is too extravagant for ordinary people in the Bronze Age, only those such as the army, nobles, and citizens are qualified and confident to bear it, but

Liu Qi is now sitting on a chair with strange eyes, looking at the breakfast in front of him in a daze.

On the other side, Goodel was nibbling on his breakfast with a spring breeze on his face, obviously having a pretty chic last night, well, this can be seen from the face of Suna next to him, which is a crisp red face, obviously full of moisture.

However, that is not what Liu Qi cares about, what he cares about now is how to be able to eat the two things in front of him into his stomach.

"Excuse me, Liu, is there anything you don't like about breakfast?" Seeing that Liu Qi hadn't moved a few bites for a long time, Goodel, who was chewing bread, opened his mouth to ask.

Well, last night, Liu Qi told Gutel that his name was Liu and he was an oriental traveler, so Gutel called him Liu directly.

"Ahem, do you have milk or water?"

Liu Qi looked at the two palm-sized pieces of black bread in front of him, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he felt that the hundred grass and mud horses in his heart were galloping non-stop, and only after hearing Goodel's words did he ask a little embarrassed.

I have long heard that before World War II, European black bread was known as the first weapon in Europe, and the black bread that was placed for a few days was enough to be used as a brick, and it is even said that the Gallic chicken once used a long strip of black bread that had been placed for a few days as a wooden stick, and even the power was not bad, and the effect was a little stronger than the real wooden stick.

originally thought it was an exaggerated word, but now Liu Qi believes it.

Is this your sister's bread (brown bread)?? I almost broke my teeth when I took a bite, are you sure it's not made of wood?? Why is it so flexible and dry and hard to eat!!

However, seeing Gutel and Suna on the other side chewing the same black bread and eating honey olives, Liu Qi could only admit that his modern people's teeth were indeed inferior to those of the Bronze Age, and even the teeth of women were not as good as those of women

"Ah, there's no problem with this, please wait a minute, Liu, the milk is coming soon!"

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After gritting his teeth and dipping it in hot milk with honey to finally gnaw the thing that I don't know if it can be called bread, Liu Qi, who ended his breakfast, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Well, for the first time, Liu Qi felt that there were more terrifying things than gutter oil, poisonous rice, Sudan red salted eggs and other special foods of the Celestial Empire. At least the special foods of the Celestial Empire taste and look good (of course, you will bear the consequences after eating), this black bread has reached the point where it can directly collapse the mouths and teeth of the Celestial Empire, not to mention the so-called taste (the taste of bread in the Bronze Age feels terrible when you think about it), just the coarse flour particles (until the advent of the water-powered mill, the flour was milled by manpower and animal power, and the efficiency and the flour produced were enough to make modern people collapse), Liu Qi even suspects that the bread made of these flours is enough to be used as a torture instrument, and it is enough for those suspects in modern times to vomit out their old bottoms (is it so exaggerated?). )。

Well, of course, Goodel didn't have the ability to listen to the resentment in Liu Qi's heart, and after enjoying his simple breakfast, he watched his wife and guests finish their breakfast (are you sure the other party is enjoying it rather than gnawing on it?). After that, he commanded his wife a few words, and then took Liu Qi to the gate of the manor.

"Venerable Liu, this is Quinta, he will take you to Bella City!"

After breakfast, Goodel began to fulfill his promise, bringing Liu Qi to a strong man (relative to the others) dressed in leather armor and with a bronze dagger hanging from his waist.

"Hello! Dear Mr. Liu*! Now it's time for me to serve you! ”

Kunta is a strong man who seems to be thirty or forty years old, well, at least Liu Qi personally feels that he is definitely not the opponent of the guy in front of him who has a scar on his face, is suspected of being a retired soldier, and has a short sword more than a foot long hanging from his waist. This made Liu Qi mutter, this guy from Goodel doesn't plan to kill people and sell goods, right?

But Liu Qi thought about it, can the other party use such trouble, killing people and goods can be done yesterday afternoon or evening, there is no need to wait until now to find an excuse to kill himself halfway.

God is pitiful, if Goodel knew that Liu Qi would definitely shout wronged if he knew the current thoughts in his head, he had never thought about killing people and selling goods. Well, of course, we don't rule out that Goodel is not very willing to use violence through purchase, or the benefits and pay are disproportionate after using violent means, after all, Liu Qi's dress is the kind of thing that can't put down many things, even if he is carrying that strange burden, how many things can a burden hold after deducting food and clothes? If you think about it, you know that it's definitely not much! In contrast, it is better to use the trade method to obtain items.

In fact, Goodel had already instructed Quinta to lead Liu Qi into Bella City, and then go to the family to send the sample of the whole white salt, and then what the reaction of the family would be was not something for Goodel to think about.

Liu Qi didn't know the fancy intestines in the heart of this manor steward who seemed to be warmly entertaining him, but Liu Qi could more or less guess a little bit of this guy's psychology. After all, in this Bronze Age, as long as a knowledgeable person understands the value of salt, a human necessity, especially the high-quality white salt that Liu Qi has on hand is a silver coin symbolizing white flowers and gold coins, otherwise why would Goodel treat Liu Qi like a guest, and even arrange accommodation and dinner, and even arrange for women to sleep, and also have breakfast together. Anyway, Liu Qi wouldn't think that the Romans of the Bronze Age were too hospitable, this kind of nonsense excuse!

Without him, just see the benefits!

Well, but everyone knows it, and you can know it, you don't have to say it. Therefore, Liu Qi still thanked Goodel seriously and expressed his gratitude.

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"Captain Quinta, have you ever been in the army before? Is there anything to do in Bella City or what to do in it? By the way, what are the prices in Beira City? …”

After leaving the manor, Liu Qi followed Quinta on a dirt road that could be distinguished by the naked eye, well, it was probably equivalent to the kind of dirt road that Liu Qi had seen in his rural hometown when he was a child.

Looking at Kunta, who walked in front of him like a soldier walking with a look at him, Liu Qi looked at the various manors and civilians that had been found around him from time to time, and began to prepare to find out the news from the guy in front of him.

But it's a pity that Quinta doesn't know if she's too taciturn or what, except for occasionally replying to Liu Qi with a sentence or two, the rest of the time is walking alone.

Later, after seeing that he really couldn't take anything out of the other party's mouth, Liu Qi could only give up the idea of asking for a little information, and a one-man show is not easy to sing.

Seeing that the other party's oil and salt did not enter, Liu Yun had no choice but to die the heart of getting some information from the other party, he would not go up to threaten the other party and then torture to get some information, right? Well, it's a good idea to ignore the equipment and force factor between the two. It's a pity that the current strength of Liu Qi's children's shoes is estimated to be the opponent in front of him who only shows a strong back...

In desperation, Liu Qi began to pay attention to the imperial era Shijie building on the side of the road.

Starting from the manor where he first found his residence, signs of human activity began to appear on the side of the road, obviously this is no longer the empty and uninhabited wilderness that Liu Qi experienced before, but to an area of intensive human activities, otherwise there would not be such a lively scene.

Slaves and farmers in shabby linen clothes were busy on the farmland, fields with various crops (well, Liu Qi said that he was a farmer blind, so he really didn't recognize these crops), fruit groves, and large and small manors appeared on the road around the area.

However, Liu Qi found that the closer he got to Beila City, the more complete the manors became, and the manors he saw now even had special walls and various defensive measures.

I remembered the tall wooden fences, alarm bells, watchtowers, and manor guards who were poorly equipped, but still murderous and equipped... Think about the corpses that Shijie encountered for the first time when he first entered this imperial era...

It seems that this is not a peaceful day here.

Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little bitter in his mouth.

Nima's own neither fighting spirit, magic and immortal arts, nor martial arts fighting skills, or even a firearm, bow and crossbow, can just a small axe fight against soldiers in the era of cold weapons? Doesn't seem like a solid idea, right? Liu Qi thinks that his personal combat ability is above the average at most, and he will probably have no problem dealing with one or two people in a desperate situation, but if the opponent has too many people or has long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, then the consequences will be very bad. After all, Liu Qi was an otaku two days ago, and it seems too nonsense to expect to transform into a bump man or a martial arts master after killing a wolf.

"Well, weapons... It's a pity that those few Medal of Honor or Call of Duty type games shijie don't dare to go in.,Besides, what you need now is money instead of guns.,This time try to get a sum of money first and then think about how to get a weapon... TMD has no money now..."Liu Qi thought while walking habitually, anyway, there is a dirt road under his feet, and there are no cars these days, so he is not afraid of being hit.

"Peng!"

"Oops! I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."After Liu Qi made close contact with his head and Kunta's back, he finally woke up from his own thinking and began to habitually daoqian.

"Ahem, no need to daoqian, Mr. Liu*, this is Bella City!"

Looking at Liu Qi, who kept daoqian towards him, Kunta's tone did not fluctuate, but pointed his finger in front of him as he spoke.

Less than a kilometer away, a city with tall walls looms ahead!