OBS Chapter 724: One Day of the Alexandrians
Chapter 724: One Day of the Alexandrians
Chapter 724: A Day in the Life of an Alexandrian
Bart was a native of Alexandria. Of course, they called themselves "El Iskandarians". As a city dweller, he could look down on those beggars from the country, even though he was just an ordinary loader.
He was very resistant to these newly arrived conquerors at first, but he soon discovered that these outsiders with strange accents and languages they could not understand at all did not steal their only wealth as the legend said.
Life is still the same as it was in the past.
However, when the gentlemen in the city fled with their families on the boat a while ago, he took the opportunity to make a lot of money. In addition, a lot of houses have been vacant in Alexandria recently. It is estimated that it will not be long before he can live in a house of his own, which was unimaginable before.
Thinking of this, he made the sign of the cross in a strange way in front of the crude cross on the table: "Praise God, please bless me to buy my own house as I wish, and it would be even better if I could marry a wife!"
Senmut, the neighbor, was always clamoring for the Franks to get out of Alexandria, but he thought it was a hopeless case. The kind of idiot who talked nonsense when drunk was always the kind that smart people tried to avoid in the tavern.
Only idiots with brains full of shit would come up to him to listen to him fart.
Think about it, Governor Adil, such a powerful figure, with a group of black armored cavalry under his command, didn't he still die at the hands of that Crusader King?
Not to mention that the Crusader King was a "miracle worker" who slayed dragons and killed gods. All kinds of giant buildings rose from the ground overnight. Even if you had a hundred lives, they would not be enough to fight against such an existence.
"Bart, are you home?"
Suddenly, the voice of the headman of the area where he lived, called Uncle Aladdin, was heard outside the door.
It is said that he was favored by the Franks and appointed as a district governor - the entire Alexandria was divided into four districts: the Coptic district in the west, the Jewish district in the northeast, the imperial city and Greek district in the center, and the Saracen district which accounted for the majority.
Aladdin was in charge of only one block in the Coptic District. He patrolled with a group of militiamen every day, looking very impressive.
Bart forced a bitter face and smiled: "Uncle Aladdin, you know there is not much work at the port recently. I was planning to try my luck at the tavern to see if there is anyone to hire."
Aladdin patted Bart's shoulder and said with a smile, "No need, Bart, I have found a good job for you today."
Bart said excitedly, "Uncle Aladdin, are you going to recruit me into the militia?"
Aladdin's expression froze. "You are such a daredevil. I don't even dare to put my son in there. The municipal government... that group of Franks, they are looking for people to do the repair work. They will provide enough black bread and pickled meat every day. It is said that there will be mutton soup in the evening, and they will also pay the workers. This is a great thing."
Black bread with bacon…
Are the Franks so generous?
Bart's heart moved, and he calmly took out a silver coin and handed it over with gritted teeth: "Uncle Aladdin, can you tell me more specifically?"
Aladdin laughed and said, "Well, you know what happened last night, right? His Majesty the King subdued a rebellious dragon. The dragon has now knelt in submission, and His Majesty the King plans to build a nest for it."
Bart let out an "ah" and his expression was a little stiff. Half of his head was filled with fear, while the other half imagined the fragrant bread and pickled meat, and the scene of soaking them in mutton soup and eating them with relish.
...
Bart finally couldn't resist the temptation of food.
When we arrived at the labor camp, we found that there were already thousands of people gathered here. They were mining earth and stones, grinding them into shapes and then pushing them onto horse-drawn carts. As soon as Bart arrived, he was assigned to a delivery team.
The cart was loaded with a whole pig's back, half a cow, and a whole sheep.
The other cars were loaded with some stones. They passed through the three fortresses that had been built overnight in the past few days. After a while of marvelling, they finally arrived at their destination.
"Are we going the wrong way?"
"When did a volcano appear?"
Everyone was amazed.
"Didn't you receive the news posted by the municipal government last night? A dragon appeared on the outskirts of the city. It was subdued by His Majesty the King himself. This was announced door to door."
An Aladdin-like steward who was following the car said with a smile, "This volcano was created when the king subdued the evil dragon. There was such a loud noise last night, but you didn't hear it?"
"I live in the north of the city, near the Jewish Quarter, far from here. And the chief who was in charge of informing us of the news was originally a gangster of the Crow Gang. He was probably sleeping soundly with his wife last night."
Someone murmured quietly: "So that was the noise last night. I thought we were punished by God for not resisting those pagans."
"Tsk, the Crusaders have said that everyone should be notified to avoid any trouble. If word gets out, the chieftain in charge of your area will be in big trouble."
The steward had a look of gloating on his face. These local "heads" were just filling vacancies. The real powerful people had already fled overseas. Whether they could keep the position depended on whether the Crusader masters were satisfied.
Who dares to neglect?
After finally climbing up the slightly steep volcano, everyone was exhausted and sweating. They gathered together to take a look through the cracks in the volcano.
In the darkness, a few dark red lava gullies were faintly visible, and a huge, rugged body could be vaguely seen crawling in the abyss.
"Oh my God!"
"The dragon is right down there!"
Many people were trembling with fear.
The steward, who had been here before, forced a smile and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. This Master Ladong has already submitted to His Majesty the King. As long as you don't offend him, he might even reward you with one or two shed dragon scales!"
hum~
As if it heard someone whispering behind it, the dragon suddenly straightened up, three heads popped out from the darkness, and six flames of different colors spurted out of its nostrils. It raised its head and admired the funny looks of these mortals who were scared to death.
"Holy Fire... Oh no, God, it actually has three heads! If it eats one person for every meal, then here... No, it eats at least three for every meal! I knew there was no such good thing in the world!"
Bart was trembling with fear. It seemed that the wages and food were clearly used to buy his life. No wonder he was so generous!
"Don't run, watch me!"
The steward summoned up his courage and ordered, "Send the tribute to Master Ladong. Quickly, it's the cattle and sheep you are carrying!"
Seeing that the dragon looked at them for a long time but did not open its mouth to eat them, the laborers mustered up their courage and tremblingly threw the cattle, mutton and pork they were carrying into the mountains.
Soon after, they saw the three heads fighting with each other. They were eating in a very ferocious manner. Their sharp fangs easily chewed the bones in the meat into pieces.
They brought a lot of meat, but the dragon's appetite was obviously astonishingly big, and soon there was nothing left. The dragon's six eyes stared at them, obviously dissatisfied with the amount of "tribute".
Bart's heart was hanging in the air, and he began to tremble again: "Master Steward, this dragon is obviously not full. Are you sure it won't eat us?"
"I am sure!"
The steward was actually a little nervous. He first greeted "Master Ladong" carefully, but was afraid that the dragon didn't hear him, so he raised his voice and said, "Master Ladong, we are all repairing the house for you, you can't do anything to them!"
The three dragon heads looked at each other for a while, then shrank back into the ground in disappointment.
It was given a good beating by Lothar last night. Its huge dragon body of more than ten meters was like a small worm in front of Lothar's normal dragon body of nearly fifty meters.
No matter how arrogant and rebellious he is, he will never dare to disobey again after this experience.
The pain from being beaten up was a small matter, but it was too humiliating to be seen by his colleagues. He was the Dragon of the End and the Three-Headed Nightmare, so he had to maintain his dignity. What's more, Lothar still held the power to restore his strength.
"You bunch of idiots, what are you fighting for? Won't you all end up in the same stomach in the end?"
"You are so generous. It's the same in your stomach, but it's different when it goes into someone's mouth. At least you can taste the meat when it goes through mine."
Ladon, who retreated back into the abyss, felt much happier.
"Brothers, think positively. We are reborn. Although the captain is a little mean, stingy, tyrannical, and moody, he still cares about us brothers. Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent people to repair our nest, right!"
At the same time, in the Governor's Mansion, dozens of kilometers away.
Jeanne was playing with the king's old gun.
"You seem to care about this new colleague."
"What's the big deal? Building a nest for him is purely to win over the hearts of the people of Alexandria and tell them that we Crusaders are reasonable. We will pay you well if you work for us. In addition, it can also prevent people from accidentally breaking in."
In fact, there is also the intention of "intimidate the villains". After all, no matter how miraculous it is to build a tall building out of the ground, it cannot be more frightening than a real dragon.
Losa frowned and said, "Isn't it a bit of a downer to talk about this kind of thing at this time? Hmm..."
Looking down, I saw the blonde female knight with her head buried in her eyes.