Seeing Todd's pensive appearance, Emerson hammered his sore old waist with his hand, walked to the desk, looked at the list thoughtfully: "Hereding... this surname is a bit familiar."

Todd then found the monk Joe, who was in charge of resident registration, and ordered him to fetch the population register of Muxicheng.

After spending some time, he finally found a few words about the southern pagan in the thick pages.

Aisha Springhall, a member of the Abbasid Empire, a maritime merchant, settled on November 17, 1171...

Todd looked at the bottom of the page, and there was such a paragraph on it.

"Guarantor: Abu Ben Sabah Kendi; Relationship with Registrant: Matrilineal Relatives"

After one hour.

Kendy stood in the middle between the kings, holding the roster with trembling hands, white lips, cold sweat: "This...this liar! She promised me to stand by myself and not use my real name! She actually dared to take the official exam of the kingdom!"

Todd put his hands on the table again and shouted, "Who is she?!"

Kendy shivered with fright, the paper in his hand almost fell to the ground, and he spit out a word.

"pirate"

Kendy's confession, coupled with the supplement of others, Todd finally got a rough idea of ​​what happened.

Sailing to the south of the west coast by Shanghai boat, bypassing the reefs and cliffs of Lone Rock City, and then driving south, you can enter a sea area commonly known as the "Golden Crossing".

Going south from there, you can enter the territorial waters of the Southern Empire; and if you choose to go west, you will pass through a narrow sea entrance and enter a wide sea area surrounded by six places.

Taking this "sea in the earth" as the dividing line, the north is the parish of the Heavenly Father Church and the Orthodox Church, and the south is a foreign land that believes in God.

In this sea area, there are more than a thousand pirate forces active, large and small, with only one sloop, the smaller one, but the largest pirate force can easily wipe out a small country. Among the active pirates in the Mediterranean, there was a man named Hereding, who was originally engaged in maritime trade, but later raised the skull and crossbones and started a springboard looting business.

In recent years, he has done two important things in the Mediterranean area, which made him famous.

The first thing is that at dawn in the early winter of 1165, he took advantage of the heavy fog to attack and seized a troop transporter from Guyan City, and captured 30 knights and 19 soldiers on it.

The second thing is that in the past four years, Hayreddin has traveled between the north and south sides of the Mediterranean, helping thousands of followers of God, fleeing the persecution of the diocese, and returning safely to the Abbasid Empire.

Of the two incidents, especially the second one, Heredding gained a high reputation. Southern Christians respectfully call him Bab, which translates to "father". People in the church area follow this. Transliterated as Barbarossa (Barbarossa).

According to Kendy's confession, the young woman named Aisha was the daughter of Barbarossa.

Todd watched the attendants turn out Aisha's test paper, and the first time he opened it, he remembered the deep impression he had when he reviewed it.

The handwriting on the paper can show the master's unfamiliar writing in common language, but it can also reflect the person's serious attitude. The answer has a complete structure and rigorous logic. Even in some specific argumentation sentences, examples are used to provide evidence.

But Todd originally thought that the owner of this test paper was an elderly male scholar, but he never expected that the reference would be Kendy, a woman who was just over 22 years old.

Todd put down the test paper in his hand and looked at Kendy who was at a loss: "How did you get involved with this female pirate?"

Kendy smiled bitterly and replied: "A few years ago, I planned to go to the North Island for archaeology, but after asking about it in the Imperial Port, no captain was willing to go to that barren land. Through a series of inquiries, someone took me I went to meet a girl who was under 18 years old. She said she could take me to the North Island. At first I didn’t believe what she said. I didn’t believe her until I saw her boat. Next, I wanted to do everything. The way, relying on the family relationship, help her get a sea area pass..."

Kendy paused for a moment, then cried out to Todd, "Your Majesty! I can swear that at the beginning, I really didn't know she was a pirate!"

Todd interrupted Kendy when he heard this: "After she got the pass, she sent you to the North Island peacefully? Why didn't she kill you during the voyage?"

The latter scratched her head and whispered: "I can use a sextant, draw charts, and use five languages. I guess she wants to use me to help him navigate."

Todd nodded noncommittal: "Go on."

"Later, I stayed in the archaeological site of the North Island. She said that she would continue to sail north to complete one thing." Kendy looked up at the king: "Later, you appeared and brought me to Muxi In town."

Todd thought for a while, and then said, "You missed some key things. First, how did she settle in West Side?"

Kendy took a peek at the king. There was no expression on his face. He swallowed: "About half a year ago, Aisha suddenly came to Twilight City to find me, saying that she wanted to settle in the city and hoped that I Become her resident guarantor. At first I thought she was a tax-free concession for residents to do business, plus she did help me at the beginning, so I agreed to her request."

"Then, she took a pseudonym "Aisha Springhall" and pretended to be your relatives, then bought real estate and obtained resident status. There is another question, how do you know that she is a pirate? ?"

"Once, I accidentally saw a machete in his cabinet with the words "God Bless Barbarossa" engraved on it..."

"No intention?" Todd raised his eyebrows.

Kendy's head was pressed lower: "After her identity was revealed, she threatened me with the guarantee of the residents..."

"So you gave in?" Todd sighed deeply.

Kendy shook his head feebly, his voice getting smaller and smaller: "I just don't want to be expelled from this city..."

"If you could come to me and tell the whole story, I can forgive your fault." Todd leaned back to the chair and rubbed his temples with a headache: "But the law has its own. The truth of existence, you should pay the price for your fault."

The king turned to look at the monk Joe: "First put him in the dungeon of the headquarters of the Knights, so that he is sober. As for the punishment, we will talk about it later. We have more important things to do now."

Watching the attendants set up Kendy and walked out the gate, Emerson walked to Todd and tried to ask: "Should you send an army to capture this female pirate?"

Bringing the list in front of him and looking at it again, Todd muttered to himself freely: "Why does she use her real name to deliberately reveal her identity?"

Emerson paid attention to Todd's expression and didn't speak any more.

"Notify! Post the correct answer and the admission list on the notice board in the church square. Tell the finalists that the second round of interviews for the official selection will be held in the King's Audience Room at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." Todd lowered. Voice, said to the others in the room: "No one is allowed to spread or act about this female pirate. I want to see if the pirate's daughter has the courage to step into the king's gate! "

The next morning, Todd, who had finished washing, came between the kings and saw Emerson and Brother Joe, both interviewers, waiting at the door early.

The king cast a questioning look at Emerson, who shook his head.

Todd shrugged disappointed.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the interview began.

The interviewers entered the audience room between the kings one by one according to the order in which they lined up.

Among them, there are men and women, businessmen and scholars. The eldest has to be supported even when walking, and the youngest is not taller than the door handle.

There are several people who impressed Todd.

The first one is naturally the Raglan couple. The lively and talkative Mrs. Raglan ranked 2nd in the written examination, and the honest and honest Mr. Raglan ranked 9th. Due to long-term business experience and foreign experience, the two are particularly familiar with commercial exhibitions and commodity prices; coupled with the studies in the San Sidlo Monastery, the two are also quite familiar with basic mathematics and economics. It is worth mentioning that these couples are all heterogeneous, but Todd just didn't see what their abilities were. He only knew that there should be some connection with numbers.

The second is Lev Bei Dao in the defense of Muxi. UU reading www. uukanshu.com is a tall and thin man who stammers during the interview and can't even speak the whole thing. In terms of market management and material transactions, he has a unique concept of Beidao style. Through his dictation, Todd knew that the North Islanders had a history of trading for thousands of years by virtue of shipbuilding.

In addition, there are a few scholars from the Western Academy and members of the Chamber of Commerce, which left a good impression on Todd.

The interview lasted until noon, until the last person exited the door, and Todd gathered up the paper full of words in front of him, and then asked the guard: "Is it all over?"

The latter nodded and responded: "Yes, Your Majesty. There are 29 people in total, all over."

"29..." Todd stood up, rubbed his sore thighs, and said regretfully to the other two: "Since it's all over, then we..."

"Your Majesty!" A guard walked to the door of the audience room and said loudly: "Another finalist just came outside the door!"

"One more?" After a moment of loss, Todd immediately recovered his calm: "Let her come in."

A woman wearing a hijab (Arab headscarf) and wrapped in a large black robe mopping the floor slowly walked into the room.

Her whole body was hidden in the black robe, even Xiu was no exception. Only her face is exposed outside. Upon closer inspection, her face has a three-dimensional contour and delicate features, and it has both the ancient Tyro and the exotic atmosphere of the South.

However, the most memorable thing is those eyes.

Not because of beauty, but because of weirdness.

Different from ordinary women, one of her eyes is water blue and the other is amber. The white part of her eyes is much larger than the pupil part. From a distance, it gives people the illusion of a fierce beast.

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