"I'm so sorry that we let you have this happen to you. ”

Lance Radiette, dressed in casual clothes, bowed her head deeply and apologized, the vigilant knights behind her remained on alert, the windows on the street were closed to a single slit, and the thousands of pairs of peeping eyes made Roland almost think he was running naked.

Just as Roland and the others thought they were about to be thrown back into the boat and return to La Rochelle, the crowd burst into screams, and the indignant vendors turned their heads and saw a large group of knights rushing towards them. Before they could react to what was going on, the knights surrounded them with their backs and let Lance Lady into the circle.

To be honest, Lance Rose's tardiness was a bit out of place in this matter. But looking at the depressed appearance of this knight who is extremely obedient to the way of chivalry, I am afraid that it is really a serious emergency, otherwise the knight of the round table would not be late to apologize, and if it wasn't for Lance Rodette to bring people out of the siege in time, this side may really be eaten alive.

So, at times like this, it's okay to laugh.

"We should say that we are sorry that we have not noticed the customs of your country, and have violated taboos and caused you trouble by acting recklessly. ”

Roland similarly nodded in apology. In any case, this is the territory of another country, and the things that should be noted in the customs and habits should be explained to Gloria as soon as possible. Since the matter was done on his own side, he naturally did not accuse Lance Lady of his position. It is impossible to be like a child, who is quite unreasonable and advocates "You come early." Not so much. Push the responsibility away.

Prioritizing things and dealing with them with maturity - this is the attitude that adults should have, and Roland has always done a good job in this regard, even better than some adults.

Seeing that Lance Lady was still going to apologize, he preemptively said:

"Can you find a place to rest first? Because of seasickness, my companion is no longer able to ride or ride. ”

"I see, please come with me. ”

Lance Lady nodded knowingly, it was indeed inappropriate to spend precious time here, and the Knights of the Round Table in civilian clothes made a "please" gesture in the direction of the town hall. Give your luggage to the vigilante. The group wandered through the streets of Plymouth.

Roland had informed Albion of their trip in advance through the Guò Church. For some special reason, this time it was necessary to use Diana's power to search for the lost jewelry, and because he was unwilling to further expand the situation, Albion finally agreed to Roland and others to enter the country.

(Maybe.) In fact, it is to take advantage of those of us who don't know the height of the sky. Let's smoke out the idea of a spy who steals jewelry. ）

A small abacus for Albion. Roland was already aware of this, and he was not angry about it. Now that he has made up his mind to prevent the situation from deteriorating, he has long been aware of the fact that he is being taken advantage of. Instead of endlessly wrestling with this part, it is better to prioritize how to find the jewelry.

Just as he was sifting through the information he had collected in his mind, a whisper sounded in his ears.

"Brother, Roland, don't you think the streets are too quiet?"

"I've noticed that it's probably been affected by the sea monster, so it's a bit of a recession. ”

Roland lowered his voice, and Bell nodded.

The prosperity of the port city is due to the growth and prosperity of the maritime trade, once there is no goods from overseas, the backlog of goods in the terminal warehouse can not be sent, and the flow of money and materials tends to stagnate, which will naturally affect the city. In addition, this straightening not only leads to direct economic losses, but also further worsens the investment environment due to various types of defaults caused by the delay in shipments. The loss of such intangible assets is more deadly than the compensation of real money, and the process of building them is slow and arduous, but the destruction is very easy, and it is necessary to pay 10 times or even 100 times the price to preserve or rebuild their reputation.

Because of the lack of guests, the people of Plymouth are passionate about every potential customer who comes to the shore and do everything they can to keep the business environment alive. On the other hand, due to the recession and the aristocratic appearance of the Knights of the Order, not only the streets where Roland and the others walked at this moment, but also the adjacent streets fell into a deathly silence.

Even though the "sea monster" is a force majeure, but the environmental degradation is an indisputable fact, and now it is already this tragic situation, and if it continues for three months, it will be really fatal.

"It's not just sea monsters. ”

Lance Lord, who was walking in front, whispered, unable to see her expression, and couldn't tell the difference in tone from before, but Roland could feel that Lance Lordelle's mood had suddenly deteriorated.

"Not long ago, the slaves here rioted, and the white elephant and black dwarf slaves in the slave market ran out, smashing, burning and looting everywhere. In the end, the army was dispatched to suppress it, and it was only when the fugitive slaves were found on the road that they were robbed just now, so they were delayed. ”

After understanding what Lance Lodai was expressing her displeasure with, Roland and the others also fell silent.

The thriving slave trade market - this is another calling card of Plymouth and one of the dark treasures of the whole of Albion.

Albiang's traditional customary law advocates freedom.

- A person who has not been proven guilty is innocent;

- His home is his castle;

- The personal freedom and power granted by the Mother Goddess are sacred and inviolable;

The above argument can be summed up in one sentence: the people of Albion did not approve of slavery.

Hundreds of years ago, the High Court of Albion sent members of the mission of the United Duchy of Rus' to the dock for the shaggy envoy who had mistreated his cat slaves, which was a crime in Albion. For hundreds of years thereafter, the people of Albion proudly proclaimed: "The air of Albion is too pure for slaves to breathe." ”

However, in modern times, with the magnificent industrial revolution set off by V.E, the reality of the increasing national power of the sworn enemy Charlemagne was put in front of them, and the people of Albion found that their products could not compete with Charlemagne's products in terms of performance and quality. With the popularization of assembly line operations and closed factories, even if you jump off the building and vomit blood, it is impossible to compete with those high-quality and low-cost goods. When they were about to be cornered, the god of luck favored them again, and the hard-working copycat hand-cranked dough mill finally succeeded.

For a long time, cotton farmers could only pick 1 pound of cotton seed a day by hand, while the hand-cranked dough mill could process 50 pounds of cotton a day, although it was a far cry from V.E's steam-powered new dough mill that could process 1,000 pounds a day, but it was an improvement.

At the same time, with the expansion of overseas colonies, Albion had large areas of fertile land with a pleasant climate that could be used to grow mountain staple cotton. Cotton plantations and the cotton textile industry have sprung up like mushrooms, and cotton has become the most important source of foreign trade profits for Albiang.

Having said that, it is still very difficult to rely on the number of advanced machines of V.E company, the biggest gap is the labor cost, the same employment of a worker, with technical advantages, V.E company's employees are worth hundreds or even thousands of Albiang workers, this advantage alone is enough for Albion to catch up.

The pragmatic Albians soon noticed this, and soon thought of a solution - slavery, the capture of cheap labor from abroad, and the sending of these legged animals to cotton plantations and textile factories. (To be continued......)