Chapter 15: Out of the City
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Early the next morning, the two went out on the street together, and in addition to various daily necessities, they also bought a variety of cosmetics: wigs, glasses, beards, and some clothes and jewelry.
Then back to the hotel, Pandis first put a yellowish foundation on Chris's face, then applied eyeliner to him with a pen to make his eyes look narrower and longer, and then put on a few thin strokes to make wrinkles around the eyes, then put on his eyes and a brown wig, changed into an old-fashioned dress, and when he was done, he added two more beautiful rings to his fingers, and then a sword on his left waist, and a scepter in his hand, Chrisse walked back and forth in the room a few steps, deliberately slowing his steps, as if he were a middle-aged nobleman.
"How?"
Pandis was satisfied: "Well, that's good!"
Then there's Pandis, who braids her hair into the high-bun fringed hairstyle popular in the imperial capital, which looks cumbersome to Chris.
Apply a special pomade oil to your hair, which is a mixture of animal fats and aromatic herbs, and then sprinkle with dry powder, and then use a comb to evenly distribute the pomade and dry powder over the hair. Then, the hair is wrapped around a hand-sewn hair pad, and in order to achieve the desired height, false braids and curls are added under the hair, as well as some ribbons and flowers are tied at the appropriate places, and finally, after the whole is fixed, a completely decorative wide-brimmed colored hat is put on, the hair on the top is completely obscured, the top is decorated with yellow and purple fake flowers, and the tail is fixed with five long bird feathers of various colors.
It took more than an hour to buy something, but it took almost the same amount of time just to fix the hairstyle, and Chris watched from the sidelines until it was done, shaking his head and sighing.
In order to match the hairstyle, Pandeis also had to change into a lilac gown, which, of course, was low-cut.
It's the first time I've worn such clothes!
Pandis stood in front of Chris a little shyly, biting his lip and looking at Chris hopefully: "Is this okay?"
Chris only glanced at it hastily, embarrassed to look more, and said solemnly: "Well, it's good!"
That's it?
Pandice was a little disappointed.
Chris coughed: "For the rest of the time, I am His Excellency Baron Philip, and you, Lady Nancy, remember?"
Husband and wife!
Although there was a little sweetness in his heart, Pandis still pouted and nodded.
"We were invited to the Bell Empire to attend the wedding of a friend's son,"
"Oh!" replied Pandis in a whisper.
"But because of you, Lady Nancy, who was not accustomed to the water and the seasickness, and could not bear to suffer seasickness, we had to disembark at Cass City on the way. ”
"Hmm!"
Chris's voice raised a little: "Listen carefully!"
"Listen!"
Chris sighed, "Do you remember everything?"
"Hmm!"
"Alas~" Chrisse shook his head.
The two of them walked out of the inn, summoned a luxurious and high-end carriage, and in order to match the nobleman's status, they also bought many boxes and parcels, and another carriage to ship, and hired some guards and servants to sit in the third carriage.
In this way, three carriages set out in a mighty manner and came to the gate of the city.
This is a maritime town, and a border town, there are a lot of people coming and going at the city gate, are waiting for the guards at the city gate to check, of course, relatively, the inspection into the city is stricter, out of the city is much simpler, the guards just asked a few words and waved their hands to let go.
Chris looked at Pandis, who was a little nervous, and smiled: "Don't worry, the inventory here is just a routine. He noticed that there were only eight guards at the gates, and it was not at all a situation where they were prepared to arrest people.
Pandis nodded, but still clutched Chris's sleeve.
After waiting for a long time, it was their turn.
The servant stepped forward and responded to the guard's cross-examination according to the answer given in advance.
Chris resisted the urge to open the window to look at it, and sat quietly in the carriage, listening intently.
Under normal circumstances, the aristocracy is disdainful to come forward to deal with these "untouchables", sitting upright and letting the subordinates take care of the trivial matters, which is the demeanor that a nobleman should have.
Then, not long after, a city guard lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked inside.
Chris frowned, a look of dissatisfaction.
The guard smiled apologetically, bowed down, and quickly lowered the curtain.
Chris heard Pandis breathe a sigh of relief and slapped her hand with a smile.
The guards came to the two carriages behind them and took a casual look, then waved them away.
It wasn't until the carriage drove out of the city that Chris secretly withdrew from his meditative state.
Lifting the curtains, Chris glanced back at the Mooretown gates.
It's all normal.
Chris pondered for a moment and lowered the curtains.
Pandis whispered, "What did you find?"
Chris shook his head: "No, it's a little weird!"
Pandis immediately became nervous when he heard this: "What's strange?"
Chris shook his head, "Don't think about it, it's just a guess!
Pandice blushed and smiled.
After less than ten minutes of travel, the carriage slowly stopped.
It's time for the docks!
The wharf of the Fair Harbor covers an area of about 600 square meters, and there are more than a dozen cargo ships arriving at the port every day, and they bring in large quantities of goods and materials from other regions, such as furs, magic crystals, clothing, magic plants, and boxes of food, and every once in a while a boatload of horses is brought here from other countries. As a result, the market has seen an unprecedented boom, and the main reason behind the boom is that these goods are not taxable, and there is only a so-so customs inspection at the port, a symbolic fee, and then a large number of goods are driven into the hinterland of the Booth Empire. In the markets of countries where shipping was just revived, this trade was perfectly legal, and many merchants made a lot of money as a result. In the evening, it was a different scene, and the secret transactions began on the docks, and the city guards, who had paid enough money, opened the gates of the docks happily, and then watched as many young and strong men loaded the magic crystals or some weapons and equipment onto the cargo ships, and this smuggling transaction made at least several thousand gold coins each time it changed hands.
Smuggling, no matter what era or society, can never be eradicated!
Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining overhead, and the cold sea breeze blows everyone with a slight fishy smell.
Dozens of seagoing boats docked at the harbor, and many more small fishing boats went out to sea or returned, and boatmen, porters, servants, passengers, and of course gangsters and thugs were mixed in. (To be continued.) )