Chapter 160: The Luxury of the Imperial Capital (I)

After Tang Jie saw this fleeting gaze, his heart suddenly moved, as if he had thought of something, but soon Tareras, who had just shown a sly gaze, turned around and started talking to the people around him.

Tang Jie's eyes flickered and stared at his back, thoughtful.

Early the morning of the second day after the dinner, after a short two-day stay in Kunisque, Princess Angel and Tang Jie finally set off for the imperial capital of Garcia, accompanied by the Duke of Tareras and Agatha and others.

Unlike Tang Jie and their expectations, they did not ride a carriage to the imperial capital, but continued to take a boat, and then went to the imperial capital of Garcia along the artificial canal of the Pound Sea, and then they would dock at a place only more than 20 miles away from the imperial capital, and finally enter the imperial capital.

Tang Jie didn't say more, he was just secretly on guard against possible dangers, although he didn't believe that the emperor dared to send someone to attack the princess of the Falco Empire at the gate of the imperial capital, but he believed that it was indispensable to defend against people, Tang Jie and Christina took the Falco Guards to wait for him.

Tang Jie stood at the bow of the boat, he put on a straight military uniform, high cowhide boots trampled the deck, the long sword at his waist shook slightly with his movements, and the most surprising thing for Agatha was that there were two shining silver stars on Tang Jie's military uniform epaulettes.

"Congratulations, you have become a lieutenant general, my general!" said Agatha, holding a delicate little flower fan for noble ladies in her hand, covering her mouth with the fan, and chuckling under her breath.

The handle of this flower fan is several times more expensive than gold dragon incense wood, this wood is light and strong, soft and cold in the hand, very handy, the most rare thing is that it will exude a faint fragrance, with a certain aphrodisiac effect, and it is precisely because of this that it has become the favorite of aristocratic ladies, who can have such a fan, whose status will immediately stand out from the crowd.

The fan is covered with a few pink feathers, which are taken from a ferocious magical beast in the sky called the Hundred Winged Falcon. The hundred-winged falcon is fierce, its claws can crush the hardest rocks, its hard beak is more terrible than the sharpest weapons, the feathers on its wings are as hard as steel, but the feathers in the armpits of its wings are the most beautiful and soft in the world.

The claws and hard beak of the hundred-winged falcon are the natural materials for making weapons, and the wings and feathers under its armpits are rare and exclusive luxury for the nobility in this world, along with items such as white fox skin and dragon incense wood.

Countless aristocrats dreamed of this brightly colored and rare feather, and this kind of sky raptor beast has almost no natural predators because it will not land a few times in its life, and only a few times in its life to mate and lay eggs has become the best time for hunters to attack.

At this time, the winged falcon lays eggs and gives birth, and even if it is attacked, it will fight to the death to protect its nest and will not run away, and often they will engage in a fierce and bloody battle with the skilled hunters.

In a battle to round up the Hundred Winged Falcon, the aristocratic merchants often had to take dozens of lives in order to capture a Hundred Winged Falcon!

Some people say that the color of the feathers of the falcon is so bright after decoration, because each of their feathers is watered with blood!

The price of a fan like the one Agatha holds in her hand is so staggering that someone once estimated the price of this fan: if it were to be auctioned off, the auction price would even feed the common people of a county for fifty years!

This is definitely not a luxury that ordinary wealthy businessmen can have, it is more of a symbol of status and status, if she is not the daughter of the president of the Clumbel Chamber of Commerce, if she is not the favorite niece of the Duke of Tareras, she simply cannot have such a priceless ornament.

Although Tang Jie didn't know how many gold coins this fan was worth, the feathers on the fan were so colorful that Tang Jie felt that Agatha didn't seem to be holding a fan, but a colorful streamer.

He smiled in response to Agatha's teasing of him: "Don't kid me, you should know that I just hang such an empty title." He didn't seem to want to dwell too much with her on this issue, so he smiled and pointed to the fan in Agatha's hand and said, "Your fan should be worth a lot of money, right?"

Agatha's eyes rolled with a smile, and she generously handed the fan to Tang Jie, and said, "See for yourself how much it's worth?"

Although Tang Jie can be regarded as a human being in two lives, whether it is his past life or his present life, he is not good at dealing with this kind of real upper-class etiquette, especially some things that nobles often show off to each other, such as appraising each other's luxury goods, so as to compare with each other.

Tang Jie is good at fighting, it is life and death, let him appraise the value of this extremely luxurious luxury, that is definitely not his forte.

Tang Jie took the fan, played with it in his hand, and felt that the handle of the fan was as cool as jade, and it was also carved with exquisite and detailed epic patterns, but the small patterns were magnificent, Tang Jie picked it up and shook it, and felt a burst of fragrant wind blowing in his nose, which made people's hearts pound, and it seemed that the beauty in front of him had become much more soft and moving.

"This, it should be a lot of money......" Tang Jie felt that he was a little timid, but he couldn't let go of Agatha's playful gaze, so he had to guess seriously, "Well, I estimate that it will cost at least tens of thousands of gold coins......"

Tens of thousands of gold coins, this is already a sky-high price in Tang Jie's heart, because the best battleships he has purchased are only tens of thousands of gold coins.

This fan can't be used to eat when you're hungry, it can't be used as a weapon to defend yourself when the enemy attacks, and it can't be used as clothes to keep warm when you're cold and shivering.

If it weren't for Tang Jie's fear of showing his timidity, he deliberately said a little more, otherwise Tang Jie would not have set such a price for this fan.

When Agatha heard the price set by Tang Jie, she couldn't help but laugh, but she quickly tightened her face, a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes bent into two string moons.

Tang Jie was a little surprised by her smile: "What? I guessed too much?"

Agatha couldn't hold back any longer, and giggled: "Okay, okay, you say a hundred thousand, a hundred thousand, my captain!"

"How much ......" Tang Jie put the fan away, then stretched out his hand overboard the boat, glared at her, and said angrily, "If you don't say it, I'll throw it away, see if you feel distressed!"

Agatha didn't mean to be anxious at all, she smiled slightly and said, "My captain, if you want to throw it, throw it away......"

"Ah......" Tang Jie was stunned for a moment, "This is not very valuable, and it is worth a few thousand gold coins, right?"

Since Tang Jiecub sold Ye Tian and almost squandered the treasure of Athos, he finally realized the importance of money, at this time thousands of gold coins are already unbelievable money in his heart, just kidding, thousands of gold coins can be used to buy more than a dozen good cannons!

Agatha smiled and said, "It's okay, my captain, because the treasure of wealth that I want most in my life is already in front of me, and if there are any other luxuries, is it that important?"

After Agatha said this, her heart was pounding, her cheeks were flushed, and the pink grease of the girl's slender neck revealed a crimson that made people think about it, like water rubbing, which was extremely moving.

What would he say to me?

Respond to me? or reject me?

If it was to answer me, how would he respond? He, would he kiss me?

Oh my God, there are so many people here, will he kiss me?

For example, what should I do if he rejects me?

Why, O sea god Tira, do things that are so easy for me to do something exciting when I see him?

I really shouldn't have said such things at this time, for the sake of the God of mercy, what should I do if he rejects me......

The girl's heart fluttered, like a panicked deer, waiting anxiously.

Tang Jie listened to these words that were almost confessional, if he said that he was not moved, it was fake!

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless?

What's more, there is a feeling of adversity between them, and although the beauty in front of them is not a stunning beauty like Octavier and Angel, she is also an extremely rare beauty, she has a slender body, and there is a down-and-out and generous lady between her words and smiles, how not to attract a man with strong blood?

Tang Jie was a little moved in his heart, he wanted to hug this girl and be intimate at the moment, but he knew that it was not possible now, at this time they were standing on the deck of the Eagle, and countless eyes were looking at them in front of everyone.

And Tang Jie just had a conflict with Angel, and he was panicking in his heart, he didn't want to be innocent with a woman at this time.

Tang Jie smiled, took back the hand holding the flower fan, stuffed it into Agatha's hand, and patted her on the top of her head like soothing a child: "Put the thing away, I know it must be more than the price I guessed before...... But I'm curious to know, why did you suddenly make me guess the price of this fan, and your actions made me feel as if you were showing off your family's wealth to me?"

Seeing that Tang Jie did not respond positively to her words just now, Agatha's nervousness in her heart suddenly relaxed, but the disappointment in her eyes also flashed when she relaxed.

But after all, Agatha was an aristocratic elite who had been trained for many years, and she quickly came out of her own feelings, and she replied with a smile to Tang Jie's words just now: "My captain, do you know why His Majesty our Emperor let you take the water route instead of the land route?"

"Ha, if you don't talk about this question, I still want to ask!" Tang Jie pointed to the slender men on the shore who were hunched and shouted neatly and neatly shouting slogans to pull the ropes, these dense slender men were like a group of majestic black ants on the shore, they were slowly moving forward in the trumpet, and countless thick ropes trembled in the air and weaved into a huge net, which dragged the Eagle and the ships behind it to move forward.

Tang Jie said: "Look there, there are at least 10,000 slender men there! My God, I have never seen 10,000 slender men pulling a sea boat forward! Why do we abandon the simple land route and choose such a vain waterway?"

Agatha looked at the shore, as if she had become accustomed to such scenes, and she smiled: "Do you think it is shocking?"

Tang Jie's face was full of different colors: "Shocked? If you think the scene of tens of thousands of slaves being enslaved together is shocking, then okay, I'll be honest, I'm shocked!"

Agatha looked at Tang Jie with a straight face, her eyes fell on the slaves who were whipped from time to time on the shore, and she said slowly, "My captain, that's why I asked you that just now. My captain, you must understand that you are now the Pound Empire, the most prosperous, powerful, and greatest city of this empire when you are about to arrive, it is not Siss, nor is it the city of Dam, it is the imperial capital of Garcia, a city that even the gods dare not invade!"

Agatha said slowly: "In this city live the richest people in the world, the most powerful people in the world, the most powerful people in the world, and of course, the most luxurious people in the world. Here, if you want to show off your authority on the sea of Nilsia, you will find that there are more people with more authority than you like fish and shrimp in the sea!"

Tang Jie listened quietly, and he said lightly: "Is this a warning, or a threat?"

Agatha shook her head, her voice soft and gentle, "No, my dear captain, as your most faithful friend and companion, as a comrade-in-arms who once fled with you from the clutches of death, I need to remind you that you must understand your current situation!"

"Look at the look on your face, you are sympathetic to the slaves, right? My captain, you can sympathize with them, but please don't show it on your face, you have to learn to hide them, these slaves are not worthy of your sympathy, because no one in the imperial capital of Garcia will sympathize with them. Once you get there, you will find that your sympathy has no market in that city, on the contrary, the people of the imperial capital of Garcia will see you as an alien because of your sympathy for the slaves......"

"They will despise you, be hostile to you, reject you, and then attack you, crusade against you, and destroy you, this is the law of survival in the imperial capital of Garcia, if you don't adapt to this group of people, you can only be excluded and squeezed out by them. Agatha's eyes showed strong concern, and she looked at Tang Jie deeply, "My captain, although I have always wanted to see you in the imperial capital of Garcia, I really don't want you to make enemies everywhere in the imperial capital because of your maverick. ”

Tang Jie listened silently, he suddenly smiled and said, "Well, according to what you say, if I don't want to provoke more enemies, what should I do?"

Agatha said, "Just as I asked you about the price of your fan, you have to learn the so-called manners of high society, such as comparing each other's luxuries, such as valuing each other's luxuries. ”

"Oh, but I won't do anything, will you, teach me?" Tang Jie smiled slightly.

Agatha sighed: "My captain, are you kidding? I have been learning to estimate the authenticity and value of an old and dusty gem since I was five years old, and at the age of eight my teacher taught me to distinguish between real and fake paintings, and when I was thirteen my teacher began to teach me how to distinguish the type and vintage of a fine wine......

Tang Jie raised his eyebrows: "This seems to be a good errand!

Agatha smiled bitterly and said, "If you put the most fishy **** on your tongue, and then let you identify the so-called fine wine that has been diluted almost like boiled water, would you think it would be good?"

Tang Jie's face was full of strangeness: "Isn't it, this is too exaggerated, right?"

Agatha let out a long sigh: "My captain, there are many rules in high society, far more complicated than you think! You know, His Majesty the Emperor has invited you to tomorrow's party!"

Tang Jie spread out his hands and smiled sarcastically: "Okay, it's okay for me, a vulgar person, not to attend the party of this high-class person, right?"

Agatha tilted her head and looked at Tang Jie like an idiot fool: "My captain, do you think that our Emperor Majesty is the kind of person who can allow others to disobey him?

"It really sounds like a Hongmen banquet......" Tang Jie couldn't help but sigh.

"What is the Hongmen Feast? Is this another story?" Agatha's eyes flashed with curiosity.

Tang Jie smiled: "My dear Agatha, you are such a smart girl!

Agatha said, "Yes, my captain, of course!

"My identity?" Tang Jie raised his eyebrows.

Agatha nodded: "Yes, my captain, maybe you will be upset and even feel humiliated and angry to say this, but I still have to say it, because I don't want you to do something in the future that might hurt you because you forgot who you are." ”

Tang Jie had already guessed in his heart what Agatha was talking about, and what she meant by her words, and he said in a deep voice: "Is it my pirate identity?"

Agatha nodded slowly, and she said, "Yes, you are a pirate who broke into the imperial capital, maybe at first, the people of this city will show a certain curiosity and concern for you, but when this curiosity subsides, their hatred for you, a pirate who once caused the war in Mozambique, will be revealed, please keep this in mind." Always put yourself in the posture of a weak person so that you don't draw too much attention from those who are wealthy and strong. ”

Tang Jie listened to Agatha's words, he tilted his head and was silent, he suddenly thought of what Princess Angel said to him coldly during last night's meeting: "Excuse me, what does this have to do with you, Mr. Pirate?"

This sentence was as cold as a scalpel, cutting Tang Jie's hot heart mercilessly!

Pirate, you are a lowly pirate!

Tang Jie sneered in his heart, must these so-called nobles of the upper class be nobler than pirates?

He thought, the expression on his face unconsciously became unruly, but his eyes revealed a touch of embarrassment: "Agatha......"

In the face of Tang Jie's soft call, Agatha felt that her soft heart was hit at once, he looked like a lonely shark in the sea at this time, so isolated and helpless, she replied softly: "I'm here, my captain, what do you want to say?"

"Is it really that important if you're a pirate or not?" Tang Jie turned his head and looked at Agatha with blazing eyes.

Agatha was stunned for a moment, then quickly said with a smile on her face: "My dear captain, for some people this is important, but for others, it is very unimportant. ”

Tang Jie looked at Agatha aggressively, and said, "Isn't it true that you have never cared about my status as a pirate?

Agatha looked at Tang Jie deeply, she seemed to have expected Tang Jie to ask such a question, so she didn't have any humiliation and grievance, she said with a gentle smile like a spring breeze: "Dear Tang Jie, in my eyes, you are first a brave and fearless man, then a wise and brave captain, and finally an unruly pirate!

Tang Jie looked at Agatha for a long time before smiling slightly, he raised his head, pointed to the shining general star on his shoulder, and said, "No matter how many medals and shining silver stars there are, they can't decorate me as a general! I am a free pirate from the sea, not a slave under someone in some empire!"

Agatha stood beside him and smiled softly, "Of course, my captain, no one can harness you but yourself!"

That's what fascinates me the most about you...... My captain.

Agatha cried softly in her heart.

The reason why the emperor let Tang Jie and his party go by water is to show off the strength and luxury of the empire, and the 10,000 slaves in front of them are pulling the rope and dragging the huge sea ship like a castle on the artificially dug canal.

But this man didn't, after a short shock, he was still so unruly and stubborn, mighty and unyielding, rich and noble!

But, my captain, will you really continue to do so until you have truly seen the luxury of the imperial capital of Garcia?

Agatha looked at Tang Jie with a confused gaze, looking at this man with black hair flying, and unconsciously he was already a little stupid.