A common tavern that connects all fantasy worlds

If these "public relations expenses" can be exchanged for the full support of the officials of the Qing Dynasty, it would be a great deal.

Even if the money is only given to Mr. Mai, the governor's confidant, to clear up the relationship, it can be regarded as worth the money.

When Ma Rulong found this certificate of deposit from Mr. Mai, he didn't care that Zhuo Yifei looked at him eagerly, and decided at that time that none of the money should be kept in his brother's hands, and all must be donated to those who really need it. ...The country is weak and the people are struggling to survive. Only by changing the world can we hope to see a day when the country is prosperous and the people are strong.

As soon as the editor-in-chief's voice fell, a person emerged from the film development room next to him.

The man had a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes and thick lips, a pair of round glasses on the bridge of his nose, and piercing eyes.

I just heard him say: "Several heroes, how can they be rewarded for their lack of merit? Our newspaper published the report out of the public heart of serving the country and expressing the righteous indignation of the nation. We dare not accept your donations."

Ma Rulong didn't take back the deposit receipt, but just clasped his fists and replied, "The money is useless if it's left in our hands. I'll teach you two to know that this is what we found from the traitors. It must be a treasure." Shunyang Bank bribed the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. If we just went to Standard Chartered to withdraw money, we would definitely be targeted by Bao Shunxing and the matter would be exposed. Moreover, Tianci and I are still undergoing internal investigations, let alone extraneous issues.

"The two gentlemen have the ideal of saving the country, so there is an urgent need for money; and with the 'connections' of the gentlemen, they should be able to withdraw the money smoothly. If the money from Baoshun Foreign Company can benefit the great cause of the two With such help, it can be considered that they have made a small amount of compensation for their atrocities!"

The gentleman wearing glasses was speechless, he could only lower his head to express his shame, and said in a muffled voice, "To be honest, we really need funds. Respect is worse than obedience. I really don't know how to thank you."

Ma Rulong smiled, shook hands with the two gentlemen, turned around and was about to leave, not intending to ask for any thanks.

From the very beginning, he was doing things based on his own will, protecting relatives and friends, defending the people, defending Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, and China. He did as much as he could; low.

The gentleman wearing glasses withdrew his hand thoughtfully, thought for a while, and suddenly stopped Ma Rulong and the others and said, "Several! If there is such a thing in the future, you must come to us again. When people speak, they are absolutely unambiguous.”

Zhuo Yifei didn't hear right, turned around and said tentatively: "The earth vibrates on the high hills, and the streams and mountains are beautiful through the ages."

Just listen to the gentleman wearing glasses, with a gentle face and a smile to answer: "The door faces the sea, and the three rivers flow together for thousands of years. I am indeed a brother in the Huizhong. After returning to Hong Kong from Japan, he joined the Hongmen and served as the 'white fan'. 'The position... If you want to come to me, you can report my name 'Hattori Jiro' in front of any Hongmen brothers."

This is of course a pseudonym, everyone present is very clear...

Now that the matter was finished, Ma Rulong, Hong Tianci and Zhuo Yifei walked out of the room and reported to the Shi Gang who was taking a leisurely walk in the courtyard, and a group of people went back to the Marine Police Building by car.

Ma Rulong tilted his head in the car and looked out the window.

In the sunshine by the side of the road, a newsboy was taking off his hat and wiping his sweat, carefully pushing the bag slung across his shoulder away from his soaked clothes, shouting:

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers!

"The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi resigned, and he set up a 'slaughter tax' during his tenure!

"The anti-smoking officer forcibly pulled out the tobacco seedlings, and the people of Sichuan destroyed the bureau!

"Bao Shun Co., Ltd. withdrew from Hong Kong, and no one cares about the building!

"Marine police are wanted throughout Hong Kong, and the remnants of pirates have been arrested in large numbers!

"The Daly Theater came to Hong Kong to perform, and the tickets were sold out in one day!

"Internal and external news, major events in Hong Kong and Kowloon, news gossip, and serialized stories, you can read the newspapers and read them all, so I'm here to buy the newspapers!"

The newsboy yelled, and saw the pedestrians coming and going in a hurry, no one wanted to buy his newspaper, pouted his lips boredly, yelled again, and walked to another street.

Chapter 20 Another Sea

"hiss……"

On the sailboat moored in the port, another person rubbed his head and sat up on the deck.

The surrounding waves hit the ship's hull and the stone piles of the pier, and retreated again——————.

The hull shook slightly, but the deck was fairly stable.Years of experience at sea allowed this man to quickly find his balance, and stood up hesitantly.

"you're awake?"

A hand stretched out beside him, supporting him who was still a little unsteady.

"...This, this is the boat? What kind of boat is this? Aren't all our boats burned?"

The person who supported him didn't say anything, but pointed to the direction of the rudder position at the stern.

Right there, Luo Sanpao, wearing a three-cornered hat, gritted his teeth and looked at Ma Rulong, suffocating anger in his heart, and said angrily, "Is it just these people? Didn't I tell you everything about Baoshunxing last time?" Where are my brothers in Baoshunxing?"

Ma Rulong shook his head helplessly. The people in Baoshun Xing really had no choice. At that time, the arrow was on the string and had to be launched. If they could not deal with it quickly, the situation on the scene would easily go in an unpredictable direction for them.

As for the others...

"The rest of your brothers are not all stubborn and still want to live at sea. You have a brother who met me on Sanpao Island... He settled down in Kowloon and lived with him. My wife set up a stall selling fish ball powder together, and even avoided me when she saw me, so should I send him here too?"

That's enough, Ma Rulong didn't care what Luo Sanpao thought, and went straight down the stairs.

Xue Li leaned against the wooden wall of the captain's cabin, wore sunglasses and put his hands in his pockets, observing the chaotic port of Turtle Island with great interest, like a real tourist who came to the Caribbean Sea.

Seeing Ma Rulong approaching, he lowered his head slightly, showing a questioning look from above the sunglasses.

The Hong Kong marine policeman nodded to him, so he raised his head again, pushed back the sunglasses, put one hand on Ma Rulong's shoulder, and opened the door of the captain's cabin with the other.

Luo Sanpao stood there, his face turning blue and white, and finally he held the tiller and pushed down the hat on his head.

The brothers on the deck had already gathered around, and some excited ones were still shouting: "Third brother, where is this? Are you still alive?"

"Hey, of course the third brother is not dead, and he saved the lives of you guys. Eat too much? Forgot how to lift the anchor and how to set the sail, right?! Don't let me move!"

Luo Sanpao came back to his senses, looked at these familiar and reassuring brothers, curled his lips, and cursed habitually.

"...You really are the third brother!"

The people on board acted immediately. Although this is a foreign sailing ship, all sailing ships...the principle is the same.Coupled with Luo Sanpao's reminders, "Then it's a triangle sail, look at it", "Isn't there a stake for a cable over there, idiot", etc., and soon they mastered the driving of this three-masted galleon. method.

The Interceptor set sail slowly from the port of Turtle Island, sailing towards the middle of the blue.

In another place, on another piece of water that was much quieter, Xue Li brought Ma Rulong back, sat on the terrace of the tavern, and poured a glass of wine for him who was taking a break from his busy schedule.

This area is usually visited by Barbaria the most. She likes to sit on the chair on the edge, put her feet on the fence, and drink a cocktail while looking up at the Milky Way that can never be touched .

Of course, whenever she gets a little drunk and gets excited, the girl will go back to the middle of the tavern, find someone to fight for wine, sing popular songs in her own universe, or pester other guests to learn each other's favorite songs .

Because Daige is going to take Newt to study recently, Barbaria is even more diligent than the former staff of this hotel.

Even the hotel staff get a little lonely now when she's not around.

Ma Rulong also had a rare opportunity to sit here and have a drink leisurely, and he didn't care whether the tavern was lively or not.He held back too many stories and too many secrets, even his closest brothers Hong Tianci and Zhuo Yifei couldn't fully know them.

Sitting on this terrace, looking at the water surface shimmering in the sun, he asked Boss Xue: "Jack's age... is actually very early. So are the guns in their hands, and so are their boats. "

"I don't know the exact age yet, and even if I knew, I'm afraid I wouldn't have a clue." Xue Li patted himself on the head and replied.

Of course, what Ma Rulong wanted was not an answer, he just continued on his own: "At that time, these British and Spaniards had already drawn a map of the world, and they could travel tens of thousands of miles to reach another continent... But until my time, the vast majority of people in the country didn’t know what Britain was and what France was, and called people who were different from themselves ‘foreigners’.”

"That's true, but people are different, right? Not everyone in the UK can reach the other side of the world, and the vast majority of people only know the one-acre land in front of them, and they live like this from generation to generation. down."

Xue Li spread his hands and said so.

Speaking of which, in Ripley's world, and in Barbaria's world, there are still people like this... and there are even scarier friends.

Boss Xue was shocked when he heard Barbaria say that it was tens of thousands of years ago and that there were still people on the earth who believed in the flat earth theory.There are also those who often travel between stars, but think that other planets are very close to the earth; those who try to open the hatch in a sightseeing spacecraft; think that space jumps are actually reorganizing matter, so they don’t say anything about long-distance travel, and they are afraid become someone else's.

Whether it is divided by race, country, nation, or era, no one can really explain why each human group has developed a variety of strange things.

"...You're right, I used to be that kind of person too, thinking of nothing but catching pirates. As for why catching pirates, or just because I'm a water policeman?"

Ma Rulong took a sip of wine and said to Boss Xue beside him: "But I finally came here and saw another world... It is impossible to go back to the time when I only wanted to catch thieves. After I go back, I will I'm going to find that 'Hattori Jiro'."

After finishing speaking, he drank the wine in the glass, nodded towards Boss Xue, and went to the door again.

Boss Xue could only look up to the sky and sigh... Why did the problems of these guests seem so difficult to solve this time?If the police officer Ma really wants to devote himself to the cause of saving the country, how can the tavern meet his demands and solve his problems?

You can't let the employees of the tavern take a storm pulse rifle and go to that world as mercenaries, right?

Wait... Speaking of mercenaries...

Xue Li suddenly thought, didn't the vampire Selene have been to other universes before, participated in the battle, and got paid?It's not impossible for a tavern to develop this kind of business...

While thinking this way, he looked at the whiteboard over there.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move, and another day comes.

In the Caribbean Sea, the Interceptor, which braved the waves, was finally about to reach its destination.

Not off the coast of China...the ship is not that fast yet.

Standing behind the helm, Luo Sanpao looked at Port Royal on the horizon in the distance, showing a cruel smile.

The little blacksmith William Turner and the Governor's daughter Elizabeth Swan stood behind him, looking at each other inexplicably.

"Both of you, the boat is ready...but don't go back too fast, you'd better find a place to hide first." Luo Sanpao said, waved his hand, and told the two to board the boat and row back to Port Royal. .

Turner felt that the situation was wrong, and quickly asked, "Luo, what are you doing?"

"Do what 'Captain' wants us to do."

Luo Sanpao sneered.

Jack wanted him to show up outside Port Royal with the Interceptor, to attract the attention of the Royal Navy, no problem... Not only that, but he wanted to do it even more aggressively and arrogantly.

When Turner and Elizabeth were far away in the boat, and only his own people were left on the boat, he pulled off his hat, stroked his forehead and shouted to the people under him: "Brothers, we have to change the sea. , but there are also British people here. The boat under your feet was snatched from the British. Today we will give him another ruthless blow to frustrate the spirit of the ghost and show our prestige. Do you dare? Dare to do it?"

"dare!"

"Why don't you dare to follow the third brother!"

The brothers suddenly shouted.

"Okay! Grandma, go down a few people, set up the guns in the cabin, and the others lower the sails for me, and rush to the British port!"

The huge sail was lowered, and was quickly turned into a bulging arc by the wind. The Interceptor gradually accelerated, appeared from behind the reefs in the open sea, and rushed straight towards the unsuspecting Port Royal.

When they approached a certain distance, Luo Sanpao standing at the stern could already see the Englishmen in chaos in the port from a distance, and also saw the sailors climbing to the decks of the remaining warships.

He smiled and turned the rudder suddenly. The boys turned the winch and turned the direction of the sail in accordance with his movement, and asked the Interceptor to draw a beautiful arc on the sea surface, aiming at the port with its broadside. .

"beat!"

Luo Sanpao shouted, and three cannon shots of "Boom", "Boom", and "Boom" were heard from the cabin below.

The flagpole that had just been repaired above the Port Royal fortress was interrupted again, and the city wall that was pierced by the Black Pearl last time collapsed again, and stones fell like raindrops.

The pirates on the deck were already very familiar with this set of procedures, and they shouted in unison toward the coast: "Three guns are fired, the world is peaceful! Your grandfather Luo Sanpao is here! British, your grandfather Luo Sanpao is here!" this!"

After yelling like this for a few times, seeing that the British navy had lifted anchor and was chasing this way, gunner Luo San laughed and turned the rudder again. It drew an arc, and sailed away towards the sea outside the port in a snow-white spray.

"Hahaha, grandpa is gone, don't send my good grandson away!"

Luo Sanpao's laughter echoed in the sea outside Port Royal.

Chapter 21 Transylvania

The name "Transylvania" is endowed with a special meaning in modern Western popular culture.

If a person has never been here, when you ask him "what does Transylvania look like", the first thing that will pop up in his head is the dark green ocean, the layers of thick forests, and the black and gray. Castles, iron fences, corpses impaled on spear points, etc.

The Grand Duke of Piercing left a deep impression on people, and also inspired the creation of many literary and artistic works in later generations, so that this land was closely linked with the legend of vampires.

But actually...well, the vampires actually did buy one of the castles here, maybe for some wicked purpose.

Marcus didn't know this. After all, the work "Dracula" was not created until 1897, and it became popular all over the world after it was adapted into other media forms in the 20th century... This castle is also where Amelia lived. Bought it at the time, before she took over, the vampire clan was almost dismissed, and there was no chance to pass this information on to the other elders.

Because of this, it is now a base for the remaining vampires.

In fact, if you haven’t read any modern vampire stories, most people who come to Transylvania for the first time still think it is very good here. The houses in the city are brightly colored, the streets are full of pedestrians, the ancient buildings with steeples and sloping roofs The private houses are well arranged and complement each other.

Contrary to people's imagination, the Transylvania region has never been a barren land. It has a large population and an important geographical location, and it once became the focus of geopolitics.

The most famous Bran Castle, which is the lair of "Count Dracula", became very famous because of that story, and it was full of tourists all day long; when Amelia bought assets, she had to avoid these most The well-known area, instead bought a small castle that was not so noticeable in the outskirts of Brasov, and repaired, expanded the underground structure, and carried out modernization in a few years.

Standing on the castle balcony on the hillside, you can easily see the famous "Black Church" in the city, as well as the Soviet-style buildings in the new city.The cobblestone-paved flat road in front of the castle extends all the way down the hillside. In the flower bed at the entrance, flowers are blooming brightly, and the whole picture is calm and warm.

After watching the sunrise unshakably every day, Selene left the balcony on the top floor and walked down the stairs "stepping" and "stepping".

[64. No. 64]

In the hall, a few vampires in strange clothes were standing there, about to draw the curtains.

They didn't receive Mike's blood, and Mike didn't have that much blood to give them, so the survivors used another solution-covering all exposed skin.

It's not quite right to call it a terrorist's headgear, because the layer of UV protection material is still very thin. What is the closest thing to this thing... Let's put it this way, the fashion industry generally calls this kind of thing a facekini.

It's just that the vampires are wearing a tight protective layer that covers the whole body and even covers the fingers, which is completely opaque.Amelia's son David, who designed this set of things, said he got inspiration from the owl-like protective suit that Selene once wore.

And this morning is the time to witness the truth.

Next to these tight-fitting perverts, David nodded to Selene who was walking down, and stretched out his hand and opened the curtain with a snap.

The morning sun outside the window immediately poured in and shone on the tights.

Selene narrowed her eyes, carefully watching the status of several vampires.There was no smoke coming from their bodies, no signs of pain in their movements, and their voices were stable, without trembling: "I can't feel the sun, and my actions are normal."

Before putting his own kind on the experimental field, David has actually tested the material's shading performance, air permeability, ductility and other properties.If he is not sure, he certainly will not arrange the actual try-on.