Chapter 67: Meeting

The port of Antium, as the closest port to Rome, undertook the task of transporting Rome. As the capital and largest city of Italy, the city of Rome consumes a considerable amount of money every day, and most of these supplies are transported through the port of Antium, after all, sea transportation is convenient and cheaper than land transportation.

So in the port of Antium, we can see all kinds of transport ships, whether it is the most modern steam dark ship cargo ship, or the sailing ship of the Age of Discovery, you can see it here. The various items unloaded from these ships continued to nourish Rome.

Today, however, on the military docks in the port of Antium, the docking of a ship is noticeable enough.

A large number of officers and men of the Guards surrounded the port, and the others were killed. At the same time, hundreds of carriages docked together on the dock are so conspicuous.

That's right, this is the same Cosenz group whose actions on the South Asian continent turned India upside down.

After they left, the believers who came to worship during the day discovered the tragedy of the temple, and immediately spread the word in the local area. As one of the famous temples in India, the Padmanabha Swami Temple is also very famous. When such a tragedy happened in such a very famous temple, the British, as the rulers, naturally did not sit idly by and immediately began to investigate.

At this time, the convoy of Cosenz and his party would be extremely conspicuous, and Maqlen, as the captain, immediately decided to disperse the huge convoy and set off for the scheduled port of Umhita through various roads.

Maclaen's choice was correct, the British had determined that the attackers of the temple had left with a large convoy, and immediately informed the states that they were required to inspect the large convoys, and the convoys transporting the treasures, which had been scattered into more than a dozen small convoys, had finally arrived safely at the port of Umhita.

Although during this period, some people were a little shaken in the face of amazing wealth, but in the end they chose rationality. Of course, McLen's arrangement also played a great role in promoting, basically everyone was scattered, and everyone knew no more than 3 in the team, which ensured that each team formed a containment and allowed them to think about it during the hot-headedness.

In the days that followed, the convoy arrived at the port of Umhita, much to the relief of McLen, who had decided to disperse. The treasure was then loaded onto the Good Man Richard, who had been waiting for him for a long time, and then returned safely to Italy after a circumnavigation of Africa.

Their exploits cannot be overstated, because this wealth was very important to Italy, or to Carlo, in general.

When they approached the port of Antium, the officers and soldiers of the Guards were responsible for coming to meet them, which is why the officers and soldiers of the Guards cleared the field.

As soon as the Good Man Richard docked, the officers and men of the Guards were aboard, followed by the chief of the guard, Baron Felimich, and the chief of the court, Lord Alejad.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have successfully completed this task, and I thank you on behalf of the King and Italy."

The chief of the guard, Felimic, thanked these warriors who had returned from India. Of course, he also knew that thanking these people alone would not satisfy them, so he continued, "In order to wash the dust for you, we have specially prepared a welcome banquet for you, and there are enough champagne and delicious food for everyone to drink happily. Of course, I know that this is not enough to show your merits, and each of you will be rewarded with five thousand lire, as well as a knight's medal from His Majesty, which I believe will be enough to make your trip worthwhile. ”

Felimic's words immediately cheered everyone who participated in the operation this time, and there was nothing more satisfying than this to give money, honor, and respect.

Of course, this is not worth mentioning compared to the wealth they brought back to their homeland, but they are all specially selected, and which one participated in this operation for the sake of wealth?

After disembarking the men, Felimich and Alejad stood in front of McLen and Cosenz Jr. "Very well done, you lived up to my expectations. This mission has been done very beautifully, and Your Majesty has praised you for it. ”

Felimickey patted McLalen on the shoulder, giving him praise.

"Thank you for your majesty's praise, this is what we should do."

The chief guard nodded in satisfaction, and then said to Cosenz on the side. "Well done, Lieutenant Kosentz."

"That's what I'm supposed to do."

After the same thanks, Alejad, the governor of the court, stood before them. "Young men, I am proud of your actions, and in recognition of the two of you, Your Majesty intends to invite you both to lunch."

Alejad's words made the two of them immediately show a look of joy, neither of them is stupid, compared to the previous reward, this is the real big prize. This means that the king remembers you, as long as you don't die yourself, then the future will not be far away for them.

"Your Excellency, take them to your majesty, and I'll stay here and be in charge of transporting things to Rome."

"Your Excellency, as you wish."

So the chief of the guard rushed to Rome with the two lucky ones.

Neither of them had ever experienced lunch with the king in the carriage, so it was prudent to inquire about the etiquette that needed to be used.

"No, Your Majesty is a very easy-going person, and he doesn't care about etiquette anymore. Of course, I personally suggest that in order to avoid the boredom of lunch, you can choose some wonderful stories about your experience in India at lunch. ”

The two who had received some advice from the chief of the guard, after thanking them a little more, immediately discussed those that needed to be told, those that were not suitable to be said in front of the king, and that the matter of the bloodbath of the temple must not be said in the first place.

So while the two were deliberating, the carriage rushed back to Rome and came to the royal palace.

"Okay, two, Your Majesty is still waiting for us."

With the two rookies, the head guard walked through the passage and made his way to Carlo's office.

After motioning to the two to wait, the baron knocked on the door.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, the two commanders who have returned from India are already waiting outside the door."

"Let them in."

Then the chief of the guard appeared in front of Carlo with the two of them.

Then McLaen and Cosenz saw King Carlo, although he was only a teenager, but the two did not slack off in the slightest, and saluted Carlo in a proper manner.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

"Okay, two, no need to be polite. This time, I took the liberty of summoning the two of them to Rome in a hurry, not only to celebrate them, but also to satisfy my little curiosity. ”

"We are deeply honored to be valued by His Majesty."

Carlo's unpretentious gesture immediately won the favor of the two.

Then the two had lunch together at Carlo's invitation, unlike what they imagined, the king's lunch was no different from other rich families, and Carlo looked at the two who were a little restrained, and spoke first. "Can you tell us about your experience in India, I'm a little curious."

"No problem, Your Majesty."

The two who were prepared immediately told Carlo about their experiences in India. Under their explanations, Carlo asked from time to time, making this lunch market much longer than before.

After lunch, the two of them were very knowledgeable and resigned, and Carlo generously asked the chief of the guard to take the two away.

Although they didn't talk about anything this time except for dinner, the two were very satisfied, and Carlo was also very satisfied, at least he remembered these two capable people.