Chapter Forty-Three: Slatted Town
At five o'clock in the afternoon, the stars twinkled at the edge of the canopy, and the golden black hung down, dyeing the distant sky a golden yellow, and the waves rolled in layers.
In the middle of the ocean, a large ship is floating.
"Luoxia and the lonely bird fly together, and the autumn water is the same color as the sky. ”
For this beautiful scenery, Ma Shen read it on his lips, but he didn't appreciate it at all in his heart**, I'm tired of seeing it so many times, not to mention that you can expect seasick people to enjoy the scenery as usual.
Yes, Masan was seasick, it was still a very serious kind, and after canonizing the merchant Cassel and the merchant Biser as an honorary knight, and Dude Biso, the son of Baron Leger, as a knight, and also accepting the allegiance of Legon Zheciland, Ma Shen took 50 well-equipped Harrenhal guards to accompany Roth, and Viscount Lokoin went to Astapol on an ocean-going merchant ship arranged by the merchant Besser.
At first, Ma Shen was quite looking forward to it, although he was born in the southern city since he was a child, he had never seen the sea.
But two hours after getting on the boat, Ma Shen found himself seasick, he couldn't eat or sleep well, his whole life was about to collapse, and he couldn't even cultivate, and there were no plants on the sea for him to accumulate the power of nature.
It's really strange, you said that I don't get motion sickness or plane, how can I get seasick, it's all about the same thing, I don't know when it's the end of this day, Ma Shen stood on the undulating bow with a serious face, looking at the endless sea.
With a bang, the ship shook slightly after being hit by the waves on the surface of the sea.
Not.. Here again, Ma Shen's face changed, his stomach was upside down, and a thick sour taste surrounded his mouth, and he didn't have time to find a place, so he put his hands on the edge of the boat, and "sprayed" towards the sea.
"Your Excellency, you don't look very good, do you need to call the ship's doctor to come and show you? Luo Kun walked behind Ma Shen with a worried face and said.
"I'm fine. How could there be a feeling that he was gloating, Ma Shen wiped his mouth, raised his head and said reluctantly, "Is there something wrong?"
"Lord Masin, the town of Slats in Dorne is ahead, and we need to replenish some food and fresh water there. Luo Kun pointed to the sea in front of him and said, just as Ma Shen thought, Luo Kun was in a good mood at this time, and even the previous troubles had dissipated a lot.
Dorne is a huge peninsula in the southernmost part of Westeros and one of the Seven Kingdoms, with the capital of Halberd and ruled by the Martell family, who call themselves "Princes" and "Princesses" in the manner of the Roynars.
The hottest area in Westeros is Dorne, as he is in the southernmost part of the Seven Kingdoms, and just as the north gets colder the further north you go, the hotter Dorne gets the farther south you go.
It is stony, mountainous, arid and barren, with the only desert on the continent, but also with fertile land with enough rain and other water supplies even in long summers, they guarantee that Dorne remains habitable for humans.
Slatty Town, on the other hand, is a trading town at the mouth of the Greenblood River in Dorne, where the town's docks are filled with trading ships that come and go, and where merchants trade with merchant ships from all over the world.
Ships from free trade city-states such as Valantis docked here, after which goods could be transported by land, and trade convoys replenished their supplies at Halberd City before heading across the vast desert to the Prince's Pass.
An hour later, Slatty Town appeared in everyone's eyes, and the crew cheered, and after a long time at sea, they would have a special attachment to land.
"Whatever it's called, hurry up. The bearded captain stepped onto the board and shouted to the cheering crew, "Make sure you dock before nightfall, or you'll have to spend the night on board." ”
"Don't worry, Captain" The helmsman and sailors skillfully steered the merchant ship beneath them, and gradually sailed into an empty dock with the conspicuous flag on the pole of the control tower.
"Almost, it's time to put the anchor in place!" a crew member who was staring at the distance from the pier shouted to the helmsman, who cooperated with the crew to lower the heavy iron anchor and slowly stop the boat less than three meters from the wooden dock.
After checking the situation of the parking place, the bearded captain nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, except for the left-behind personnel who were drawn by lot, everyone else will be disbanded and will gather here on time tomorrow morning." ”
"Long live the Captain!"
"The captain is invincible!"
Except for the hapless sailors who stayed behind, the rest cheered.
3 minutes later, Ma Shen ran the ground, the feeling of being down-to-earth was good, Ma Shen felt that the strength in his body gradually recovered, and when he couldn't stand it on the boat, he still looked for a big circle in the system, there was flame resistance, toxin resistance, but there was no motion sickness resistance, and it was difficult to resist seasickness was not a skill.
"We're going to the Red Pavilion tonight for a night, and we haven't been there for a long time. ”
"Ah Ruo must have missed me. ”
"I guess he's missing the little cutie in your pocket. The two sailors smiled wickedly and walked not far from Ma Shen.
Hearing their words, Ma Shen showed a look that all men understood, and he was a little nervous.
"After staying on the boat for a long time, I suddenly became a little unaccustomed to walking on the ground. Behind him, Luo Kun walked down from the boat slowly, looking refreshed.
"Oh, then don't come down. Ma Shen sneered and shouted at the listless crew members on the ship, "That's right, it's the two of you." ”
The crew members left behind looked at each other strangely, and then shouted to Ma Shen, "My lord, is there something wrong?"
"Lord Luo Kun said that he didn't want to get off the boat, so you take him on board. ”
"Wait, wait. Luo Kun said anxiously, "Lord Ma Shen, I need to be by your side. ”
"No need, I'll see you tomorrow, Lord Luo Kun" Ma Shen waved his hand at Luo Kun, and behind him, the two remaining crew members were hesitantly stepping off the ship.
After transferring the pain to Luo Kun, Ma Shen walked slowly on the dock in a happy mood, followed by 10 guards, looking like a big nobleman on patrol.
Not far from Ma Shen, there is a wide, straight wooden avenue leading into the town, and the crowds of people who come and go pass by Ma Shen from time to time, and further on, the road is lined with countless goods, bags of goods are carried down from the cargo ships, piled up all over the docks, and the air is filled with spices, the smell of dark beer.
Elite spear guards in chain mail patrol back and forth under a banner with a golden gun that pierces through the red sun, and the porters at the docks negotiate with the merchants for wages, and occasionally there are some disputes over the price.
Like the merchant on Ma Shen's right, who was now arguing fiercely with several ragged porters.