Chapter 344

December 1st, noon.

Old Mary yawned and walked into the grandmother's Tavern through the back door.

In order to roast a piece of mutton, big Ivan and several of his men make a mess of the kitchen. Old Mary stood behind the bar in the pub with her hands akimbo. She scolded big Ivan for five minutes and wrote him a bill of three hundred marks.

"I broke a few dishes, sprinkled some salt and pepper, those things Well, pepper is a little more expensive, even a golden mark But three hundred marks, that's too much

Joe waved disapprovingly: "Oh, you have money, Ivan, you can brush the bill here as much as you like Dear Mary, give me enough love potato brisket pot Oh, oh, this is the Earl of Sherlock of the ice sea kingdom. Let him have a taste of the delicious food of the Durham Empire, especially from a master chef like you

Old Mary squinted, took a deep look at Sherlock, and then curled her lips.

"People of ice sea kingdom? That terrible food desert Hehe, well, for your sake, Joe The Japanese melons in the ice sea Kingdom, they only deserve dog food... "

Sherlock's face puffed.

looked at the little old, wrinkled old lady Marie, who wanted to tuck up a few sentences, but was unable to make complaints about the nobility's recuperation. However, he spread out his hands and murmured in a low voice: "this is regional discrimination We still have some good dishes in the ice sea kingdom. "

"Chips with mustard and octopus legs!" Old lady Mary rolled up her sleeves and said to Sherlock rudely, "this kind of dog food is only the Japanese melons of ice sea Kingdom who have the face to let them appear at the state banquet."

Sherlock's face turned red.

This time, he just wanted to quibble, but he was speechless.

Joe giggled and Veronica pulled the corners of her mouth slightly, her eyes bent like crescent.

The 22 level sword holder of Al's organization is a sword holder with high position and power, who controls numerous resources and controls huge power Hehe, an old lady made him like this!

They can't help but wonder what the "state banquet" of the ice sea Kingdom looks like? How bad is their food culture that people like Sherlock can't argue with?

Old lady Mary was quick with her hands and feet, and a couple of chefs began to work on it. Before long, a hot appetizer fish velvet cheese soup was served.

Joe picked up the bread and butter with garlic, which was delivered at the same time, and swallowed it with thick soup. From time to time, he let out a cat like purr from his throat.

Sherlock ate like Joe, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

Verona is even more happy to eat, like a pet dog to protect food, half of the body almost lying on the soup bowl.

While Joe and his party were enjoying delicious food in the old grandmother's tavern, Andrew, who had been banned by his family for more than half a month, was standing shivering on a small deserted Wharf on the North Bank of the Rhine River, wrapped in a thick mink coat.

Andrew and Joe had a conflict at the whispered Forest Club, followed by the theft of the whispered Forest Club's treasure house, and the rape of Joe by justice bell and Lord willon, but they were punished with tit for tat.

The Wiener family, governor of the Rhine River, is deeply rooted in the Empire and belongs to the absolute family of the imperial capital. Knowing that Andrew was involved in the case, Andrew was immediately banned by his father, Dublin, the contemporary Duke of Werner, and was kept alive for most of the month.

It was not until the storm caused by the whispering Forest Club gradually calmed down, and the super junks after bell paid a huge price to calm down the Royal anger, and the open and secret fighting in all aspects gradually subsided. At the end of November, Andrew was just lifted his ban and had the right to free activities.

"Oh, damned weather You're all watching my jokes Damn it, sooner or later... " Andrew stomped heavily, and whispered curses at the Werner family, who were laughing at his brothers these days.

Among them, his two elder brothers with the same father and mother are naturally the most resentful.

Andrew's grandfather, duffrey, was the current governor of the Rhine River in the Empire of Durham. He controlled the marine police forces along the Lanin River, and his influence spread to dozens of provinces in the basin.

On the Lanyin River, the governor of Lanyin river is in charge of shipping, warehousing, anti smuggling, anti theft, taxation, fishing and hunting, and even the irrigation of river water from farmland along the river, and the construction and maintenance of water conservancy system in the basin. This is a very powerful and lucrative function, which has been passed down from generation to generation by the Werner family.

A few years ago, Andrew's grandfather had inherited his Duchess to Dublin, and it was clear to the eye that this was preparing Dublin to take over the governor of the Rhine River.

Over the years, Dublin has begun to take charge of some specific affairs of governor LAN Yin river.

Andrew's two brothers of the same father and mother, both elite graduates of the Imperial military university, have entered the governor's house of the LAN Yin River under the arrangement of Dublin to take up specific duties, hold certain real power and gather some personnel.And Andrew He thought the military university was too hard and tired, so he went to the fourth University of the imperial capital and mingled with a group of beautiful men and women playing with art all day.

The name of "dandy" is firmly attached to Andrew's head. Both Duffy and Dublin let Andrew go and did not expect anything from him Perhaps Andrew's greatest use in the future is to become a tool for family marriage?

Andrew was very angry, so he was full of resentment.

"Sooner or later, the Vilna family will be mine, the title of Duke of Werner will be mine, and the office of governor of Lanin river will also be mine Ah, and those two bastard's fiancees, they must belong to me

Andrew's eldest brother Anderson, his fiancee, is a princess of a dependent Duchy of the Durham empire.

Andrew's second brother, Andre, his fiancee, is the youngest daughter of Corell, Minister of police of the Durham empire.

Andrew met two elder brother's fiancees. They were all beautiful and beautiful. They were born in noble families and had excellent family education. They were really famous women. They were not crazy women in the fourth university who wanted to climb dragon and Phoenix all day, or were crazy about playing art.

Andrew had long coveted his two future sisters-in-law.

If it had not been for fear of being broken by two powerful brothers, Andrew would have been entangled in a group of friends, pestering his two future sisters-in-law for a chance to take advantage.

"It's mine sooner or later!" Andrew swore in a low voice.

I don't know why. The outside temperature is more than ten degrees below zero. The Lanyin river is still full of water, flowing from west to east day and night. No matter the river or the center of the river, there is no ice sheet at all. On the contrary, there is a faint heat rising on the water.

Not to mention that the temperature did not drop to the lowest in December, even in the coldest January, when the temperature can reach - 30-40 degrees, the Lanyin river is never frozen.

Light heat rises on the river, and large snowflakes fall in the sky.

The snowflakes whirl, shattering the rising heat, then falling into the river and disappearing in an instant.

A little dark shadow came quickly from the south bank to the north.

It was a double mast clipper, about a hundred feet long. It was the most common cargo ship on the Lanyin river. But this ship is obviously different from the ordinary cargo ship. There is a chimney in the middle of its hull, which is constantly emitting light black smoke.

In the roar of "boom and boom", there are water splashes in the stern of the ship, which pushes the cargo ship to the north bank quickly against the howling cold wind in the north.

This is a new type of cargo ship propelled by steam engine. This kind of small steam engine can only be made by hand, with complex technology and low yield. Therefore, the cost is high. On the whole Lanyin River, only the governor's office of Lanyin river has equipped the water police and anti smuggling teams with more than 100 pieces.

On the mast, the sails were folded, and only above the first mast was the Dragon Python wave breaking flag, which represented the governor's house of the LAN Yin River, was dancing in the wind. There was a long way from the shore. Andrew heard the sound of the flag waving.

Andrew straightened up at once. He grabbed a small wooden pole beside him, picked up a small red flag, and waved it to the freighters on the river.

The freighter, with a slight reorientation, was heading towards Andrew's little deserted wharf.

After about a quarter of an hour, the steam engine of the cargo ship made a "hissing" sound, the steam continuously flowed, and the pressure of the boiler was continuously reduced. Under the control of several blackened sailors, the cargo ship slowly and accurately leaned on the pier.

A middle-aged man in the uniform of the marine police of the governor's office of Lanyin River stepped out of the cabin, jumped off the trestle, approached Andrew and saluted him with a smile: "master Andrew Your guests are safely delivered. "

Andrew nodded. With a trace of heartache, he took a stack of bills from his pocket and handed it to the middle-aged man.

"Remember, don't say what you shouldn't say." Andrew glared at the middle-aged man: "I won't treat my brothers badly."

The middle-aged man quickly took over the money and bowed deeply to Andrew: "don't ask what you shouldn't ask, what you shouldn't see, what you shouldn't say Master Andrew, rules, we understand

The middle-aged man returned to the freighter with a smile. Several sailors put a springboard on the trestle. A group of more than 20 people, dressed in black cloaks and wrapped in cloaks, walked out of the cabin and climbed onto the trestle along the springboard.

The ship's boilers began to pressurize, and the sailors steered the freighter and left the trestle as fast as possible.

After a few miles to the south, the freighter came to a waterway that the marine police patrol every day. They turned the bow and sailed westward.

Looking to the West in the direction of the ship, you can see the great iron bridge across the Rhine.

A group of people came to Andrew.

Andrew bowed to them deeply: "distinguished guests, I have been ordered to meet you I have prepared the residence for you. Everything is the top of the imperial capital. "More than a dozen wagons came from behind, and Andrew respectfully invited the men in black to the carriage.

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