"Honorable guest, can you please stay in your tribe for a day, my tribe needs to make some preparations before war!" The old chief kindly extended an invitation to Captain Grandy and the others to stay overnight.

Captain Grandy looked at the old chief carefully, and from the old chief's expression, he saw only sincerity.

So, Captain Grandy smiled and nodded to the old chief in response, "Of course! However, I need to send someone back to the Governor's quarters and explain to the Governor what is going on here!

So that when you can't defeat your opponents, the Doge's Palace can give you support as soon as possible! ”

The old chief was also stunned for a few seconds, he understood that Captain Grandy did not trust them 100%.

Behind the high-sounding interface is Captain Grandi's subtle threat to them.

The old chief believed that if something happened to Grandi, his tribe would immediately suffer the most severe blow from the Doge's Palace.

At that time, the whole tribe may cease to exist.

"Absolutely!" Without a hint of hesitation, the old chief said to Captain Grandi: "By the way, I would like to bring a word to His Excellency the Governor, every one of our people of the Ntuya tribe welcomes His Excellency the Governor!" ”

"I convey your words to His Excellency the Governor as they are!" Captain Grandy nodded in response to the old chief.

Subsequently, Captain Grandi was relegated from Mirabeau. Plenkovic selected a member of his team and ordered him to return to Libreville to inform Jérôme of the situation. Governor Paterson.

The selected team members saluted Captain Grandy and trotted along the path they had come.

Captain Grandy also entered the tribe at the invitation of the old chieftain, and then entered the tribe's only house made of bricks and stones under the hostile gaze of the tribe's inhabitants, which was the old chief's residence, and the most luxurious residence in the entire tribe.

"My residence is a bit shabby, please forgive me!" The old chief said a little apologetically to Grandy and the others.

"Nothing!" Captain Grandy said as he looked at the old chieftain's Machete and portrait hanging from the wall.

I have to admit that the old chief still has some taste, which makes Grandi have a strong interest in the old chief.

Immediately afterward, the old chief spread the red carpet on the floor and invited Captain Grandy and the others to sit cross-legged.

Stay until Captain Grandi and Mirabeau. After Plenkovich sat on the red carpet, the old chief brought a shirtless youth.

"This is my grandson, Bongo. Ntua! The old chief introduced to the crowd.

Then he spoke to Bongo in tribal language. Ntua ordered: "Bongo, now you greet them in French!" Let them get to know you! ”

Bongo. Ntuya's face was as black as a pot with a reluctant expression, and he also responded to the old chief in tribal language: "Grandpa, I don't like their language! They are a bunch of robbers! ”

"Bastard!" The old chief reprimanded Bongo with a straight face. Ntuya said, "I let you learn their language, so that you can become like them one day!"

Now that the opportunity is in front of you, you have to agree if you don't agree! ”

(Meanwhile, Captain Grandy has an imperceptible smile on his face.) ）

After saying that, the old chief said to Captain Grandy apologetically, "My grandson is a little shy! ”

"Nothing!" Captain Grandy smiled and replied to the old chief.

Subsequently, the old chief spoke to Bongo in French. Ntua said, "Bongo, say hello to them!" ”

Bongo. Ntua had no choice but to submit to his grandfather's will and greet them in the same broken French.

Captain Grandi with Mirabeau. Plenkovic nodded at the same time and complimented Bongo. French is well learned in Ntua.

After hearing Captain Grandi's praise, the old chief smiled slightly, and he patted Bongo. Ntua's shoulder told him he could get out.

Bongo. After Ntua left, the old chief also sat on the red carpet.

The two sides began to talk to each other, and Captain Grandy took the opportunity to ask the old chief where he had learned his French.

The old chief told Grandy that when he was young, he had also followed a master from Europe, who had taken him out of the tribe, who had taught him French, and had promised him that he would travel around the world to see the world.

It's a pity that a sudden illness took the life of the old chieftain's master.

The old chieftain, who had lost his master, had to return to the Ntua tribe again, and through what he learned from his master, the old chief became a chieftain, and then led the tribe to begin to grow.

In honor of his master, the old chief never forgot the French language.

It's just that the old chief didn't expect that in his old age, he would have the opportunity to use French again.

"So, your grandson's French is also taught by you!" Captain Grandy asked the old chief again.

"It's not!" The old chief shook his head and replied to Captain Grandi, "His French is taught by a missionary!" ”

"Where is that missionary now?" Captain Grandy asked again.

"That preacher, now dead!" The old chief melancholy replied to Grundy: "A strange illness took him away, and before he died, he did not forget to teach us to always respect God!" ”

As he spoke, the old chief got up and walked to a desk, took a Bible from the desk, and returned.

"It's the only item the missionary left behind!" The old chief placed the French Bible in front of Captain Grandy.

"What a preacher of good character!" Captain Grandi couldn't help but sigh.

"His character is indeed noble!" The old chief also said angrily, "It's a pity that God didn't give him too much time!" ”

……

The two sides chatted for a long time before it ended.

At the invitation of the old chief, everyone tasted the special "game" of the tribe.

Although the overall taste is not too anti-human, it is not a very delicious dish.

After a brief lunch, everyone sat on the red carpet again to kill time.

The old chief once again will be bongo. Ntua called over and ordered Bongo. Ntua served tea and poured water for everyone.

"What are you doing here, Mr. Chief?" Captain Grandy asked the old chief.

"Honorable guests, I hope you will take my grandson with you when you leave! I want him to see the outside world! The old chief pleaded with Captain Grandi.

"Mr. Chief, after we have solved your problems, we will continue further along the river! If your grandson is with us, there may be a certain danger!

Send him to Libreville if you want! The Governor will build a church school there! "Mirabeau. Plenkovich offered advice to the old chieftain.

"That's right!" Captain Grandy also spoke: "Your grandson is too dangerous to be with us!" It's better to go to Libreville! ”

"But I don't know where Libreville is!" The old chief reluctantly said to Mirabeau. Plenkovic responded.

"Please rest assured that our people will take you there!" Mirabeau. Plenkovic said.

"Then it's trouble!" The old chieftain to Mirabeau. Plenkovic said.

At about five o'clock in the evening, the team members who had left for Libreville returned to the tribe.

"Your Excellency the Governor has learned of the voluntary entry of the Ntua tribe into a direct domain of the Gabonese Governor's Palace! In recognition of you, Your Excellency the Governor has specially ordered me to bring this to you! The team member opened his backpack, then took out the tricolor and said to the old chief: "Your Excellency the Governor said that as long as the Entua tribe hangs this flag, then no one will dare to attack your idea again!" ”

Captain Grandi with Mirabeau. Plenkovich all had a look of surprise on their faces, and they knew how heavy the promise was.

Jérôme. Patterson's behavior can be called a thousand dollars to buy horse bones.

"And His Excellency the Governor also said that since the Ntua tribe was the first to submit to the Governor's House of Gabon, he would consider establishing a church school in the Ntua tribe!

Residents of the Ntua tribe can take classes for free! The team then spoke to the old chief.

After hearing this, the old chief, who knew the importance of education, responded excitedly: "Thank you, Your Excellency! Thank you, Your Excellency, Governor! ”

That night, under the arrangement of the old chief, everyone slept in the best rooms of the whole tribe.

Lying on the bed, Captain Grandy couldn't sleep for a long time as he looked at the light of the fire coming into the room from the window.

At this moment, there was a dense sound of footsteps outside the room, and from the footsteps, it was discernible that the number of people outside the room was at least about 10.

Could it be that they are ready to ......

Grandi's heart immediately rose to his throat, and he crept out of bed, then holding the revolver on the table.

Feeling the cold touch of the pistol, Grandi's hanging heart relaxed slightly.

Immediately afterward, Captain Grandy returned to the bedside and gently pushed his teammates on the bed with his hand.

The teammate who was pushed awake by Grandi let out a dissatisfied voice: "What are you doing! ”

Grandi hurriedly covered his teammate's mouth with his hand, then pointed out the room with his finger.

Seeing this, his teammates also understood what Grandi meant, and he also hurriedly got up from the bed, took the Enfield breech gun leaning against the wall in his hand, and quickly reloaded the ammunition.

Once the Enfield rifle was loaded, the team pointed the rifle at the door.

As soon as someone dares to break into the room, they pull the trigger immediately.

After a few more moments, the movement outside the door stopped.

Then there was a knock on the door, and Captain Grandy hurriedly asked, "Who!" ”

"Mr. Grandi, it's me!" The old chief's voice reached Captain Grandi's ears.

"Mr. Chief, can you tell me! Are we enemies or friends now? Captain Grandy asked the old chief sharply.

"Mr. Grandi, it was just an accident!" The old chief busily explained outside the door: "Our Entua tribe is still loyal to the Doge of France!" ”