Chapter 258: European Hillbilly

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"You said, you're going to Jerusalem?"

Elizabeth was obviously taken aback. During this period of time, she had almost forgotten Jiang Ning's purpose. And she had already selectively forgotten that Jiang Ning had gathered her clansmen and would stay peacefully on this island and live with her for a long time. But he forgot that his original purpose was to find the treasure left by King Solomon.

Jiang Ning nodded and said frankly, "Do you still remember the prophecy you made that time?"

"of course I remember!"

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"The devil is sealed in an absolute realm where mortals cannot set foot. When the Star of David shines again and his people cry, King Solomon will guide those who come after..."

"Follow the ten commandments, make a covenant with the people; treat my people well, and pass it on to you!"

Elizabeth's thin lips parted slightly, and she recited the prophecy she had made back then.

"When I took in those Jews, I felt some inexplicable feelings. My intuition told me that that feeling should be related to Solomon..."

Elizabeth: "So, you're going to Jerusalem again?"

"That's right!"

Elizabeth remained silent, and the atmosphere was a little dull for a while.

Sitting beside her, Jiang Ning stretched out his arms to wrap around her waist: "I'm just going to Jerusalem, and I'll be back soon, don't worry!"

Elizabeth shook her head slowly, sat up straight, and looked at him squarely: "I have a hunch that if you go out this time, the time you come back will not be as you said..."

"Elizabeth..."

Elizabeth covered his lips and said, "Do you remember what you promised me?"

"Leave an heir."

"Before you leave, you must leave a child for me. In my dream, I saw two children wrapped around my knees with my own eyes. I still remember that feeling of happiness to this day..."

Elizabeth looked longingly at Jiang Ning,

There is a lot of happiness and anticipation in the eyes.

"Pregnancy is very dangerous to your body!"

"I don't care. I'm 26 years old this year. I'm already very old. I don't want to wait a few years. I want to see my own child as soon as possible. That way, even if I die immediately, I'm willing..."

"well!"

Jiang Ning hugged her, and Elizabeth leaned her head on Jiang Ning's shoulder.

The two stood on the balcony of the fairy palace, the thin gauze curtain was wrinkled by the breeze, and the golden sunlight shone on the figures of the two embracing each other. Looking at the city below, the huge city has become bustling and lively.

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After the Tang people established their foothold in Sardinia and renamed the island Tangzhou. The "international attention", especially the Catholic countries, paid more attention to this small but extremely fierce nation.

Moreover, it is no secret that the leader of the Tang people is a powerful wizard in the eyes of governments of all countries. With the intention of wooing and currying favor, European countries have sent missions to contact them one after another.

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"Is this what Cagliari used to be?"

A Frank who once came to Sardinia was looking at this new but extremely majestic city in front of him with incomparably surprised eyes. The difference from what he remembered in the past is that at a glance, the streets in the city are clean and tidy. The road is wide and wide, extending straight to the center of the city.

"The city streets here are very wide. Why do these Tang people walk separately? Moreover, they still walk at the very edge? Why don't they walk on the middle avenue?"

Many Franks showed such doubts, but they were the first European mission to come to Tangzhou among the countries in Tang Dynasty.

The first stop of these Franks was once Cagliari, now the city of Anding! Although the port city in the north is closer, the Franks really want to see it with their own eyes. It is a city that has been rumored in continental Europe for a long time now! The first city built by a powerful wizard king himself.

And, the 'Ark' that is still at the berth of the port.

These two are the miracles that all Europeans most want to witness! Especially the ark. According to the Bible, Noah spent 120 years building an ark. When the end came, he took his family and the animals on the boat to avoid the flood God used to clean the earth! Today, people from the Tang Dynasty came to Sardinia across the sea, and they took a huge ship that was almost the same as the ark built by Noah in the legend.

Such legendary deeds have made countless people extremely curious, wanting to witness the appearance of Ark with their own eyes.

Sure enough, the first time these Franks came to Anding City, they ran to the port. I witnessed with my own eyes that an extremely huge ship was moored quietly at the berth of the port.

The huge size directly compares with the ships moored at the berth. All the ships are as small as ants in front of this ark!

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After seeing the ark with their own eyes, the Frankish mission immediately headed for the city. Passing by the fishing port stalls scattered on the outskirts of the city, they also observed carefully. Although the fish market was smelly, it was extremely bustling. The stalls of the vendors were packed with large fish, shrimps and crabs and other seafood species.

Everyone's face was filled with happy smiles, which was never seen by this group of missions who boarded the ship from Frank. In their eyes, even in the capital of a country, except for the nobles, the common people can't see any smiles on their faces. Some are just muddling along and numb, as if they have no hope and pursuit for the future. However, when they came to Tangzhou and this city named Anding, the Franks felt the meaning of stability from the bottom of their hearts.

With emotion in his heart, the Frankish mission walked towards the city under the reception of Tang officials.

Before entering the city, I saw the huge fortress, which was about twenty meters high and several meters wide; there were huge bed crossbows on the crenel, and soldiers in armor and knives were patrolling everywhere. There is no such a huge fortress in Europe, except Constantinople!

Walking into the city, I was shocked by this city surrounded by greenery and flowers.

The Franks didn't know how many times they were shocked by the Tang people this day. In short, when they looked at the beautiful and clean city in front of them, it was completely different from the feces and urine-ridden and stinky city in Europe.

"This is where people live!"

With a sigh of emotion, he then asked the Tang officials around him about the problems he encountered when he entered the city just now. Tang officials replied that this is the rule set by His Majesty the great wizard king. Whether it is a pedestrian or a carriage, keep to the right. In and out are the same, in order to facilitate management, so as not to cause problems such as blocking.

Moreover, with the row of street trees in the center of the road as the standard, no one can pass. Otherwise, you will be punished with caning!

The Frankish mission expressed incomprehension, although they did not understand. However, they can feel the convenience brought by such rules. That is to greatly slow down and prevent possible congestion and other events in the city. Everyone performs their duties and walks on a specific road. The widest road in the middle is specially reserved for carriages and other carriages.

Not only that, along the way, the Franks also saw gardens, parks and fountains all over the city. In this regard, the Franks are simply envious of the Tang people living in this city! There are also fountains and pools in the park and garden, which have always been the patent of nobles, and they are not affordable for ordinary nobles.

Generally, only the royal family has the ability to build gardens or fountains and pools. But now, in this city, there are actually many points in this so-called public entertainment place. Basically, there are distributions in every block in the city, and the area is not small. According to officials of the Tang Dynasty, there are many venues and facilities for the common people to exercise and entertain.

"This is a city built of gold, and these Tang people are also walking on the road paved with gold!"

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