A leisurely city for solo travelers

Chapter 321 Nostalgia
In the evening, under the dim candlelight, the two had dinner together in Lilu's little nest.

"Have a bowl of Eldon soup, it's very comfortable to drink in winter." Lilu brought Fang Xian a bowl of green pea soup.

"Is this...can I drink?" Most people should have some resistance to the green sticky substance.

"Forget it if you don't drink."

"..."

Goulash stew, herring with onions, bolognese sandwiches, smoked eel, broccoli sausage, it's hard to imagine how Lilu completed it in such a short time.

Fang Xian came to Beihai all the way from East Asia, and tasted all the delicacies from all over the world. From Japanese sashimi to Indonesian chicken soup, from Indian curry to Iranian barbecue, the food of each place contains a kind of local culture and tradition. It also shows the character of a nation.

The Japanese like to eat raw, and they are more vigorous and cruel.

Indonesia doesn't like to fuss about food. It just adds flavor to simple ingredients and has stagnated for many years.

India is the same, curry is king, and it is difficult to reform without modification.

……

However, the delicacies made by Lilu's staff have a unique taste, maybe it's the taste of Holland, maybe it's just Lilu's taste, which has a strong sense of sentiment and life.

This makes Fang Xian in Amsterdam feel like a lifetime away. In this city that is the most open in the world and where the relationship between two sexes, three sexes and even single sexes is the most chaotic, there is such a room with such a smell inside.

These dishes are not very delicious, but like a ray of candlelight in the room at night, it brings a unique warmth and artistic conception.

Only then did Fang Xian understand why he felt this way...

Because the ladies don't know how to cook, they have been eating Fang busy recently.

Thinking of this, Fang Xian couldn't help laughing at himself.

"I'm used to it..."

"What are you talking about?" Lilu asked as she gnawed on the sausage.

"It's okay, I discovered something." Fang Xian picked up the bowl and drank the last mouthful of soup, "When it comes to cooking at home, skills really don't matter."

"My home..." Lilu lowered her head, savoring the meaning of Fang's gossip.

"No, that's not what it means, don't be like this, don't be shy..." Fang Xian hurriedly got up awkwardly, cleaned up the dishes, and changed the subject, "Is it tiring to live alone?"

"Live alone..." Lilu shivered.

Fang Xian couldn't help but scratch his head and accidentally said something provocative again.

It's all my own fault, because I went too far in Indonesia.

After dinner, the two sat on the window sill with a glass of red wine each, looking at the night view of Amsterdam.

"Is this city a mess?" Fang Xian asked.

"A messy place is naturally messy; a good place is naturally good." Lilu replied with a smile without any embarrassment, "What? Want to go to the red light district?"

Fang Xian took a sip of his wine and said, "Forget it, those three in the family will kill me. I only have so much water, and my own field is not enough to irrigate."

"Hehe..." Lilu covered her mouth and smiled shyly. At least this city opened up her character.

Fang Xian felt that he should have left long ago, but for some reason, he always wanted to sit here for a while and enjoy this moment of tranquility.

Fang Xian was a little confused. He put down his wine glass and looked at his hands: "Sometimes I don't know whether I am dreaming or waking up, whether I am longing for power or chasing life."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a little out of place and shook his head repeatedly.

"Is this a contradiction?" Lilu asked.

"Of course it's contradictory." Fang Xian wanted to say something, but hesitated to speak, and waved his hand, "It's better not to explain to you."

Lilu said indifferently: "Explain what? Competition between chambers of commerce? Or war between countries, invasion? Colonization?"

"..." Fang Xian shook his head, "I don't know how much blood was stained on my hands. If it is said that this is all for chasing my own life, then what are those dead people? Are they not chasing life? Sometimes I think, This is enough, let’s live like this. But for some reason, I will be attracted by something and return to the battlefield.”

"This is the man." Lilu stood up slowly, walked quietly behind Fang Xian, and hugged his neck.

Fang Xian was suffocated at this moment.

The warmth and gentleness of the girl made him feel numb all over.

Something, in this foreign land, somehow managed to tie him down suddenly, more violently and firmly than ever before.

"Lilu...no..." Fang Xian resisted with all his strength, "My life is enough...I can't..."

"Hush." ​​Li Lu covered Fang Xian's mouth, although she was the one who took the initiative, Fang Xian could still feel her shyness.

"I just want you to experience that feeling." Lilu said softly, "The king of the three seas, the overlord of the East, what kind of person is he...Does he still remember the taste of life..."

The protective wall on Fang Xian's heart melted instantly.

He threw himself into that kind of enjoyment, enjoying the warmth, the affection, and the taste.

At some point, he also took Lilu's hand.

"Women have all kinds of styles."

"Men are never satisfied."

"..." Fang Xian's blood began to stir, and morality and desire fell into a struggle.

"Haha, look at you!" Lilu suddenly let go of her hand, sticking out her tongue and mockingly, "It's still those four words - being passionate!"

"..." Fang Xian sighed, Lilu is really a smart girl, "Okay, I really should go."

"Yeah." Lilu didn't hold back this time, she leaned against the wall and smiled, "In this sea area, if you need help, just ask!"

"You too."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Fang Xian was still in a daze until he returned to the hotel.

As soon as he entered the room, Fang Xian smelled the aroma.

It turned out that the three ladies had been waiting here for a long time, and they all prepared a table full of feasts.

This time, it's a long-lost hometown dish, Beijing sauce shredded pork, Kung Pao chicken, fried peanuts...

"you……"

"It's not easy to find these seasonings, Uncle Xian." Yu Yan had already seen the strangeness in Fang Xian's eyes, but she didn't point it out, "The three of us bought it together and made it."

"Don't sleep if you don't eat!" Ling'er jumped over and pulled Fang Xian into his seat.

Yue Ru poured wine: "Have you not eaten these dishes for a long time?"

"..." Fang Xian's eyes were a little moist, and he was almost lost. He looked at Yu Yan and cursed with a smile, "You girl, you have a stupid head."

"Of course." Yuyan urged again, "Taste this wine quickly, the taste of Erwotou we made together!"

"God..."

In this way, Fang Xian was fed another meal and a drink, and then poured it happily.

The next day, the Fang Family Navy began to invest heavily in Amsterdam.

In the entire North Sea area, as long as the commercial value and military value are both filled, almost any port can manufacture battleships and terrible heavy cannons. If equipped with an extreme number of forts, the cost of a battleship can even exceed tens of millions.

Choosing which port to invest in is undoubtedly an important matter. Fang Xian's original plan was to invest in Denmark, Norway and other places where birds do not lay eggs.

But after thinking about it, the relationship with the Netherlands is already very close. In the future, if Africa and the Indian Ocean are opened to them for business, they will definitely have enough to eat, and there will be no conflicts of interest.

Investing in the Netherlands can further improve relations with allies, and one day it will be regarded as a tough bone at the enemy's door when it goes to war with Great Britain.

After a month of large-scale investment, Amsterdam has reached the peak of accurate double value, and all that is left to do is... throw money.

Battleship, the battleship with the strongest comprehensive capabilities in the game, has occupied several "tops" at the same time.

27.6. The price is the highest, [-] gold coins, which is the second most expensive, more than twice that of a large Spanish sailing ship.

11. The number of cabins is the largest. The number of [-] configurable cabins is equal to that of other heaviest warships.

[-]. There are many masts, and you can add masts and sails at the front, middle and rear. It is the ship type with the most controllable sails in the game.

[-]. The upper limit of configurable sailors is large. Although it is less than the armored ship, it is enough to crush other sailing ships.

108. Number of forts.Battleships can be equipped with four gun bays, including bow guns, and each battleship can have up to [-] gun turrets.For an ordinary fleet, it would be nice if the total number of turrets could exceed this one.

Based on the above, high mobility + high durability + high number of sailors + extreme turret armament is the ultimate battleship.Under the perverted firepower of the fleet's 540 continuous-firing cannons, even an ironclad ship is unlikely to survive two salvos.The huge number of turrets is the same as that of ironclad ships, all of which use a kind of barbaric force, and use the number to make the combat power reach the level beyond the era.If an ironclad ship is a human motor engine, a battleship is a tracking missile with a huge range of firepower and a huge number of hit rates.

It takes a lot of time to buy a ship, modify it and replace it with a new gun. It is necessary to have a full gun warehouse and zero cargo warehouse. In addition, a large number of sailors need to be replenished.I don't have much hope for the Dutch's gunnery skills. The sailors came to Hamburg on purpose. The Germans are famous for their mechanical skills and mastery of mechanical skills. The kiln sailor is reassuring.

It took nearly three months to invest, adjust, and reorganize the sailors.The first gun fleet in the pure sense of the Fang family navy finally took shape.Of course, this also cost Fang Xian a reserve of more than 1000 million gold coins, but for him, money is just a number.

All this is going on quietly, everything is ready, it is time for Fang Xian to leave Amsterdam temporarily, and when he comes back next time, maybe he will arm a heavy artillery fleet.

Before leaving, Fang Xian returned the salute to Lilu and invited her and Camille to come to the hotel to have fun.

This time, the three ladies jointly cooked, allowing the Dutch to see what real food is.

Lilu didn't look too embarrassed, but Camille was a little embarrassed. This blond boy never thought that he was also on the invitation list.

What surprised him even more was that after several months of inquiring, he realized how stupid it was to compete with Fang Xian when they first met.Fang Xian's name is already on the list of honored guests of the royal family. After pacifying East Asia and Southeast Asia, he has become the overlord of the Indian Ocean, and the route of the Dutch fleet has also expanded there. All this proves that Fang Xian is a wealthy man with amazing achievements. Big boss.

Camille didn't expect that such a person would look so ordinary, and when they met again this time, his aura was gone. If this oriental man wanted to pursue Lilu... I'm afraid he wouldn't even be considered a scumbag.

During this meal, everyone talked and laughed, and did not discuss some troublesome issues. It was full of gossip from the parents, exchanging ideas about everyone's lifestyle and so on.

For some unknown reason, Camille drank a lot.Fang Xian just casually persuaded him to have a few drinks. This young man obviously underestimated the alcohol purity of the Western-style "Er Wotou" prepared by Wang Yuyan.

In the end, Fang Xian had to help drag Camille and send him back with Lilu.

It was night again, but this time the situation and mood were completely different.

"This young man is not bad." Fang Xian smiled behind Camille's back, "I just like honest guys who drink."

Lilu smiled slightly: "Of course, Camille has been by my side to protect me since I can remember."

"My childhood sweetheart." Fang Xian said in a timely manner, "Aren't you married?"

Lilu didn't speak, just lowered her head.

"Lilu, I'm from here. I'm here to send you a message." Fang Xian doesn't know what a girl thinks in her heart. There are times when she is infatuated, and there is a day when she will return to life. "Lilu, some places don't belong to you, and some places don't belong to you. It's not your business to do it. As a girl, you should enjoy life and enjoy the love others have for you."

Fang Xian put Kapil at the door of his house and clapped his hands: "I will help you get here. Amsterdam is your home, not mine; Camille is your compatriot, not me."

"Well...you don't have to say so much." Lilu smiled wryly, "I am very happy that you invited me over today, and I also understand that your world is completely different from mine, and maybe we will have a moment between each other." attraction, but it's just... just..."

"Just what?"

"Being passionate!!!" Li Lu stuck out her tongue at Fang Xian, and then pushed him, "Go back and be with your wives, or they will hate me again!"

"Okay, bye."

"See you again this time, remember to find me next time you come to Amsterdam!"

"must!"

……

20 days later, East Africa, south of the port of Sofala.

The new First Fleet of the Fang Family Navy once again encountered Espinoza's First Fleet unexpectedly.

The lookouts of the Espinoza fleet did not immediately recognize the flag of the Fang family navy, but only reported to the captain that there was a fleet in the south.

"South?" Espinosa frowned. "That is to say, from Europe? Who will come at this time?"

The watchman arrived: "The distance is too far, and the flag can't be seen clearly. I can only roughly confirm that it is a heavy warship..."

"Heavy battleship? A large North Sea three-barrel sailing ship?" Espinoza asked anxiously. Is there a war in the Mediterranean?I have no news at all.

"No...Admiral, according to my experience, although they are still far away and look small, those ships are definitely bigger than the Beihai three-barrel..."

"Could it be a Spanish galleon? My God..." Espinoza panicked, "Is it the British... No, the British don't leave the North Sea casually... It must be the Spaniards, despicable Barudis, In the Mediterranean war, our navy came to Africa to be arrogant..."

"No... Admiral, the ship this time should be bigger than a large Spanish sailing ship... God bless, I have never seen so many sails..."

"How is it possible?" Espinosa said angrily, "Did you not eat in the morning or did you drink too much at night? Spanish sailing is the limit, the limit of this era."

"Admiral...they sailed very fast, I can see their flag clearly now. It's...the Fang family..."

"Fang family?" Espinoza clenched her fists and said, "Damn it, I understand. This bastard went to Europe not to buy or sell goods, but to buy new ships..."

"Admiral, they showed...the flag of war, they have declared war."

"What a joke!" Espinoza was furious. "Stupid Easterners, do you think they will start a war if they buy a few of our advanced European warships? Stupid, send me an order to get everyone ready for war. Let them know what high-quality warships mean." Race, quality gunfire.”

Espinosa's First Fleet spread out horizontally, facing the enemy sideways, ready to fire at any time.

"Admiral...they showed the flag asking for surrender...if we surrender, he can go around..."

"Shut up!" Espinoza scolded, "No need to tell me those damn flags. As long as they dare to sail within one yard of my fleet's range, I will let them know what artillery shells are!"

"But the admiral..."

"I told you to shut up."

"No, no, it's not a flag this time... You can use a telescope to see this distance... I can't explain it."

"Trash." Espinoza angrily took the binoculars from the adjutant's hand, held them up in front of her eyes, and after focusing for a long time, still felt blurred, "Is your binoculars broken?"

The adjutant took back the telescope and adjusted it for a long time. Finally, he swallowed and said, "Admiral...I would rather believe that my eyes are broken."

Espinoza grabbed the telescope again, and after playing with it for a long time, she finally gasped, felt dizzy, and almost fell down.

"Did you see...how many doors..."

"I think...it's more than 80...the five warships in our fleet only have 92 guns..."

The lookout shouted: "It's 108... Each of their warships has 108 guns... It's been aiming here for a long time... God, it's not a ship, it's a military factory. It's the first time I've seen such dense artillery……"

"I tell you to shut up!" Espinoza cursed, "What are you afraid of? No matter how many cannons, it's useless if you can't hit them correctly!"

"But Admiral... I still have the meaning to tell you the meaning of the last flag... If we don't surrender now, they will start the first round of shelling in 30 seconds."

"Idiot!" Espinoza had nothing to say to the lookout, "The shells from such a long distance have already fallen into the sea, don't they even understand this? In my opinion, they definitely use It’s a cover-up, put on a bunch of fake cannons and pretend!”

After 30 seconds, the Fang Family Navy replied to Espinosa——

What is pretending.

(End of this chapter)