Old Tom didn't really like the condescending and even pitiful eyes of these compatriots who looked like him.
He didn't even like his name. As for his original name, it was so long ago that he didn't want to think of it anymore. However, when the young Ming general in front of him asked about his name, he hesitated and looked at it.
Those "Ming soldiers" who were suspected to be his compatriots around the general, he finally puffed up his chest and replied loudly: "Luca Frederick!"
This sentence was answered in his native language, and then he saw the Ming soldier next to the general move his eyebrows slightly.
The general's sense is definitely not that keen. Old Tom would rather believe that he has always been paying attention to the movements of the people around him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to detect such a small thing.
"Luka?" Qian Wubing chewed the word gently and asked Zaku beside him: "Is there anything strange about this name?"
"It sounds like they are from the empire!" Zaku said. During the siege of the arsenal a few months ago, this little flag named Zaku was the bravest among these Li people. Now he is the leader of these people.
The general banner of the Li people's Jinyiwei.
Qian Wubing turned around and looked at Old Tom. Old Tom knew exactly what he was going to say and immediately talked about his origins. It was obvious that this "Ming Dynasty officer" standing next to the young general,
It stimulated thoughts that had never occurred to him before arriving here.
Zhagu quietly translated for Qian Wubing. Old Tom didn't know how to express some words in Ming dialect, so he just used his native language. Zhagu came into play at this time, using words that Qian Wubing could understand.
Translated him.
"Actually he is still a knight?" Qian Wubing laughed. The knight actually went to sea to become a pirate. This joke was a bit too big.
"My territory and my subjects have all been lost now. I am not willing to stay in this downturn for the rest of my life. At that time, I thought that maybe coming to the east would be a way out for me..." Old Tom blushed.
Face explained.
"Okay, no need to explain!" Qian Wubing interrupted: "Old Tom, no, I should call you Luca. You know why I brought you back!"
"The general wants to wipe out the rebels in the East? Old Luca and my brothers are willing to serve the general!"
"Haha, you are a smart man!" Qian Wubing stood up, feeling a little happy: "You are a knight, with the title of a noble, so, do you think you will one day regain your own territory and people?"
Luka just nodded like a fool, he had been dreaming about it, how could he not want to!
"Zhagu, tell him your origins!" Qian Wubing nodded and said to Zhen Zhagu.
"Zaku, the former infantry captain of the First Regiment of the Royal Guards, Imperial Baron, salutes you!" Zaku raised his chin slightly and said salute, but there was no hint of salute.
"Ah!" Although Luca had made many guesses in his mind, when this guess became reality, he couldn't help but be surprised. Facing the salute of a baron, how could he dare to neglect and hurriedly used the most formal nobleman's words?
Etiquette, giving the other person a gift in return.
"However, according to the decree of the noble and beautiful Princess Grisha, I have now left the empire and served under Lord Qian, the imperial guard of the Ming Dynasty!" Zaku paused for a moment: "I am now a member of the Ming Dynasty, you don't have to give me anything.
I return the gift!"
Guards, baron, princess!! These words together, the shock in Luka's heart was overwhelming. He raised his head, he looked at Qian Wubing, the panic in his eyes had turned into a ball.
Hot, this Ming general actually has such a deep relationship with the imperial princess. As long as he can win the favor of this general, it will be easy for Luca to restore the glory of his family.
"I repeat again, distinguished General, Luca and these brothers of Luca are willing to serve the General!"
"Tell me about the situation on Dongfan Island!" Qian Wubing smiled with satisfaction and leaned back on the chair comfortably.
…
The hatch opened again, and bright sunlight shone in from the outside. The sailors sitting in the darkness blocked the dazzling sunlight with their hands and looked at the situation at the hatch.
A muscular soldier from the Ming Dynasty walked over. His broad figure blocked most of the sunlight. Looking from inside the cabin, he could only see a figure, and his face could not be distinguished.
"Poor old Tom can't come back!" The first mate's face turned pale. Before Old Tom came back, the Ming soldiers appeared again. Isn't this a good sign? Could it be that the time has come for people like him?
Not only him, but other people also seemed to be aware of this problem. For a moment, there was a small commotion in the narrow and crowded cabin.
"If you are making any noise, get out of here. Stay inside and feel comfortable and don't want to move, right? If anyone is too slow, I'll kick his ass!" Ming Jun at the door yelled.
The expressions of the first mate and the sailors suddenly became very strange. This, this, this was clearly Old Tom's voice. What was going on?
"What are you looking at? I have never seen such a handsome man!" Luka strode in, looked at one of his subordinates, and slowly checked the non-existent dust on his brand new Feiyu suit:
"Do you still want me to invite you out one by one?"
"Captain, have they agreed to our request?" the first mate asked in surprise and joy. Old Tom actually came back wearing the uniform of the Ming army. This means that they don't have to worry about being hanged.
"Don't call me captain from now on, call me Luka Xiaoqi!" Luka said with a high voice, "Do you know what Xiaoqi is? It's captain. I, your captain, am now a naval officer in the Imperial Guard of the Ming Empire.
Thanks to the promotion of General Qian of the Imperial Guard, as long as we serve the Imperial Guard from now on, the Imperial Guard, on behalf of the Emperor of the Ming Empire, will no longer pursue the mistakes we made in the past!"
"Really!" "Really!"
The cabin suddenly burst into excitement, and some people wanted to get closer and see the uniform of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty that their captain was wearing, but Luca kicked him away.
"Captain, have we been recruited? We can also become soldiers of the Guards like you!" Someone asked eagerly, thinking far ahead.
"It depends on how capable we are!" Luka looked at the ship full of men: "According to the military system of the Guards, I can recruit ten men. Boys, cheer up for me. Now,
Stop blabbing here, get off the boat, wash the stinky smell off your body, and I will take you to see the distinguished general!"
Old Tom didn't really like the condescending and even pitiful eyes of these compatriots who looked like him.
He didn't even like his name. As for his original name, it was so long ago that he didn't want to think of it anymore. However, when the young Ming general in front of him asked about his name, he hesitated and looked at it.
Those "Ming soldiers" who were suspected to be his compatriots around the general, he finally puffed up his chest and replied loudly: "Luca Frederick!"
This sentence was answered in his native language, and then he saw the Ming soldier next to the general move his eyebrows slightly.
The general's sense is definitely not that keen. Old Tom would rather believe that he has always been paying attention to the movements of the people around him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to detect such a small thing.
"Luka?" Qian Wubing chewed the word gently and asked Zaku beside him: "Is there anything strange about this name?"
"It sounds like they are from the empire!" Zaku said. During the siege of the arsenal a few months ago, this little flag named Zaku was the bravest among these Li people. Now he is the leader of these people.
The general banner of the Li people's Jinyiwei.
Qian Wubing turned around and looked at Old Tom. Old Tom knew exactly what he was going to say and immediately talked about his origins. It was obvious that this "Ming Dynasty officer" standing next to the young general,
It stimulated thoughts that had never occurred to him before arriving here.
Zhagu quietly translated for Qian Wubing. Old Tom didn't know how to express some words in Ming dialect, so he just used his native language. Zhagu came into play at this time, using words that Qian Wubing could understand.
Translated him.
"Actually he is still a knight?" Qian Wubing laughed. The knight actually went to sea to become a pirate. This joke was a bit too big.
"My territory and my subjects have all been lost now. I am not willing to stay in this downturn for the rest of my life. At that time, I thought that maybe coming to the east would be a way out for me..." Old Tom blushed.
Face explained.
"Okay, no need to explain!" Qian Wubing interrupted: "Old Tom, no, I should call you Luca. You know why I brought you back!"
"The general wants to wipe out the rebels in the East? Old Luca and my brothers are willing to serve the general!"
"Haha, you are a smart man!" Qian Wubing stood up, feeling a little happy: "You are a knight, with the title of a noble, so, do you think you will one day regain your own territory and people?"
Luka just nodded like a fool, he had been dreaming about it, how could he not want to!
"Zhagu, tell him your origins!" Qian Wubing nodded and said to Zhen Zhagu.
"Zaku, the former infantry captain of the First Regiment of the Royal Guards, Imperial Baron, salutes you!" Zaku raised his chin slightly and said salute, but there was no hint of salute.
"Ah!" Although Luca had made many guesses in his mind, when this guess became reality, he couldn't help but be surprised. Facing the salute of a baron, how could he dare to neglect and hurriedly used the most formal nobleman's words?
Etiquette, giving the other person a gift in return.
"However, according to the decree of the noble and beautiful Princess Grisha, I have now left the empire and served under Lord Qian, the imperial guard of the Ming Dynasty!" Zaku paused for a moment: "I am now a member of the Ming Dynasty, you don't have to give me anything.
I return the gift!"
Guards, baron, princess!! These words together, the shock in Luka's heart was overwhelming. He raised his head, he looked at Qian Wubing, the panic in his eyes had turned into a ball.
Hot, this Ming general actually has such a deep relationship with the imperial princess. As long as he can win the favor of this general, it will be easy for Luca to restore the glory of his family.
"I repeat again, distinguished General, Luca and these brothers of Luca are willing to serve the General!"
"Tell me about the situation on Dongfan Island!" Qian Wubing smiled with satisfaction and leaned back on the chair comfortably.
…
The hatch opened again, and bright sunlight shone in from the outside. The sailors sitting in the darkness blocked the dazzling sunlight with their hands and looked at the situation at the hatch.
A muscular soldier from the Ming Dynasty walked over. His broad figure blocked most of the sunlight. Looking from inside the cabin, he could only see a figure, and his face could not be distinguished.
"Poor old Tom can't come back!" The first mate's face turned pale. Before Old Tom came back, the Ming soldiers appeared again. Isn't this a good sign? Could it be that the time has come for people like him?
Not only him, but other people also seemed to be aware of this problem. For a moment, there was a small commotion in the narrow and crowded cabin.
"If you are making any noise, get out of here. Stay inside and feel comfortable and don't want to move, right? If anyone is too slow, I'll kick his ass!" Ming Jun at the door yelled.
The expressions of the first mate and the sailors suddenly became very strange. This, this, this was clearly Old Tom's voice. What was going on?
"What are you looking at? I have never seen such a handsome man!" Luka strode in, looked at one of his subordinates, and slowly checked the non-existent dust on his brand new Feiyu suit:
"Do you still want me to invite you out one by one?"
"Captain, have they agreed to our request?" the first mate asked in surprise and joy. Old Tom actually came back wearing the uniform of the Ming army. This means that they don't have to worry about being hanged.
"Don't call me captain from now on, call me Luka Xiaoqi!" Luka said with a high voice, "Do you know what Xiaoqi is? It's captain. I, your captain, am now a naval officer in the Imperial Guard of the Ming Empire.
Thanks to the promotion of General Qian of the Imperial Guard, as long as we serve the Imperial Guard from now on, the Imperial Guard, on behalf of the Emperor of the Ming Empire, will no longer pursue the mistakes we made in the past!"
"Really!" "Really!"
The cabin suddenly burst into excitement, and some people wanted to get closer and see the uniform of the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty that their captain was wearing, but Luca kicked him away.
"Captain, have we been recruited? We can also become soldiers of the Guards like you!" Someone asked eagerly, thinking far ahead.
"It depends on how capable we are!" Luka looked at the ship full of men: "According to the military system of the Guards, I can recruit ten men. Boys, cheer up for me. Now,
Stop blabbing here, get off the boat, wash the stinky smell off your body, and I will take you to see the distinguished general!"