After lunch, I inspected it again and met some people separately. It was almost five o'clock when Barsar left the airport.

Gao Yang and his team arrived at the presidential palace in the helicopter team when Barsal came. Apart from Satan and Taylor, the extra-staff, there were only three people, Dani, Farouk, and Gilanoer.

Of course, Barsar would not be with him all the time. Gao Yang and the others were arranged to the lounge to wait for the dinner to begin.

Barcelona's presidential palace is not as magnificent as it is, which is different from the nouveau riche-style palace of Gaddafi. However, the presidential palace is nothing to do with simplicity. Whether it is the building itself, furniture, or even some inconspicuous things, it reveals a signal that it is not an ordinary person in the eyes of those who know how to do things.

While waiting, Gao Yang and the others were fine, but they didn't seem too abnormal. Especially Gao Yang and Grolev and the old men in Satan's early days seemed even more relaxed and comfortable. After all, this was not the first time they entered the presidential palace. They also entered Gaddafi's palace. Although they entered uninvited, they tried their best to plunder them when they left.

Gao Yang and the others seemed relaxed and comfortable, while Farouk and the other three couldn't do it, after all, they had different identities.

After staying for almost two hours, at 7:30, someone invited Gao Yang and the others to the banquet.

The dinner was held in the banquet hall, which was a large banquet hall, but there were not many people. During the day, some generals and officials who accompanied Barsal to the airport were there, and then Gao Yang and others, and the others were some work and service staff.

As the host, you have to make a speech as usual before the banquet begins. When speaking, it is time for Barsar to give him the gifts he prepared for the guests.

After saying a few words of welcome, Barsar clapped his hands and shouted: "Put the gift I prepared."

Soon, each servant gave the gift prepared by Basar. The gift was a knife and a Damascus knife.

Gao Yang was also a major general after all, and his gift must be different from others. Barsar prepared for him that the sword was a long sword in the style of Arabic scimitar, while the swords of others were short swords. The short swords that Arabs are used to inserting on their waists.

Gao Yang always wanted to get a Damascus knife. He had the chance to get it in Gaddafi's palace, but he chose a hunting rifle as his trophy at that time. Unexpectedly, he got a Damascus knife here, which was a good fit.

Damascus knife is called Damascus. In fact, steel is Uz steel produced in India. Damascus is not only the geographical center of the Middle East, but has always been the economic and central city of the Middle East in the past, and of course it is also the distribution center. In addition, Damascus also gathers the most outstanding craftsmen of the Arabs at that time. After ancient Arab merchants imported Uz steel raw materials from India, a large part of the steel was made into finished knives by knife makers in Damascus.

The reason why Damascus knife is precious is not only a problem of craftsmanship. The main reason is that the only raw material for making Damascus knife is gone. The Uz iron ore in India was mined at the end of the 17th century. Most of the Damascus knifes in the true sense were passed down from ancient times.

There is also a small number of Damascus knives, which were recently made after India accidentally discovered the leftover Uz steel ingot, but there are very few new knives made of this leftover Uz steel.

Gao Yang found that the style of the short knife given by Barsar is basically the same. Although there are differences, the difference is very small. It should have been recently created uniformly. And it is handmade, so there are still some subtle differences in the style.

What made Gao Yang very happy was that the long knife scabbard that Barsar gave him was not decorated with vulgar gems.

The scabbard is made of wood for the inside and outside with shark skin. It is wrapped in silver at the sheath mouth and the tip of the sheath. The shank and handguard are also made of silver. It looks very simple, but if you look closely, you will find that the silver on the shank and scabbard have traces of oxidation, so this is an old knife.

Gao Yang really liked the gifts given by Barsar, but he didn't play with them for too long. At the dinner, he couldn't carry a knife with him in front of the head of state. So after taking the knife in his hand and admiring for a while, he had to return the servant who gave the knife and asked someone to keep it for the time being, and just take it with him when he left.

For Barcelona, ​​the recent battle situation has given him a reason to be happy, and the atmosphere at the dinner is good.

The food is also very good, but this kind of occasion is never really the time to eat.

The dinner ended soon. After the meal, Gao Yang and the others were invited to the living room. At this time, it was time for a formal conversation.

In Middle Eastern homes, in order to show their courage, guns and knives will be placed. If they are a very rich rich man, the reception room will probably become a small weapon exhibition.

Modern guns are used as decorations and cannot show any level. People who are particular about their homes usually hang old-style muskets with Middle Eastern style on the walls. The muskets are decorated with luxurious and beautiful, and have no use value, but they must be able to fire.

As for those oil tyrants or people like Gaddafi, they naturally have guns that can be hung like handicrafts. Therefore, the antique hunting rifles from Europe came in handy at this time, which is why many precious antique guns made by famous European gunsmiths appeared in the Middle East.

If you are invited to attend a dinner, it is natural to visit the host's home. Although it is impossible to see all the houses in the Presidential Palace, the rooms prepared for guests will definitely be led to see them, and you can enjoy the host's collections.

Since striking a gun is a custom, Barsar's home is of course no exception.

After helping Morgan find a gun for a long time, Gao Yang is sensitive to antique hunting rifles. In other places, there are two standing double old hunting rifles hanging on the wall in the living room. So as soon as he entered the reception room, Gao Yang's eyes were attracted by the antique guns hanging on the wall and could not take their eyes off.

It is impossible to hold the gun in your hand, but it will be fine if you get close to it and take a closer look.

Based on the appreciation knowledge taught by Morgan, Gao Yang looked at several key positions first and found out if there were any names or marks left by the gunsmith.

Gao Yang did not have any in-depth research on antique hunting rifles. After reading for a long time, he could not recognize whose work the gun was. The name of the gunsmith was engraved on the metal plate above the trigger of one of the gunsmiths. However, no matter how Gao Yang thought, he could not remember any information about the gunsmith.

After studying for a long time, Gao Yang concluded that these two guns are not particularly precious antique guns, and they will not be very old. They were at first not even before 1900, and they are definitely not particularly famous gunsmiths' works.

While Gao Yang was concentrating on research, someone suddenly said to him: "It seems that General Ram is very knowledgeable about hunting rifles?"

Gao Yang turned his head and saw that it was Barsar talking. He waved his hand quickly and said, "It's not a question of research, I'm just very interested, I understand it a little, I understand it a little."

Barsar smiled and said, "I have heard more than once that General Ram, you have extremely good shooting skills, and you also use a very good shotgun. People with good shooting skills will naturally be interested in guns."

After saying that, Barsar stared at the two hunting rifles on the wall and said in a deep voice: "These two hunting rifles are not precious treasures, but they have a special significance to me. These two guns are my father's. He often uses these two guns to hunt, and I have used one of them many times, so I hung these two guns here."

Gao Yang didn't know how to interfere, so he pretended to be very interested and looked at the two hunting rifles intently. At this time, Barsar changed his mind and smiled and said, "It seems that I was negligent. I should give you a gun, not a knife, because you obviously like the gun more."

Gao Yang quickly said, "No, no, you misunderstood. I am very interested in guns, but I love knives the same love. I really like the gifts given to me by the President."

Barsar smiled, nodded, then turned around and walked away, whispered a few words to one of his servants, then walked back to Gao Yang and whispered: "Mr. Ram, you have done a lot of great things during your time in Damascus. Maybe you didn't realize how critical you played. I must admit that your arrival has helped us a lot."

Gao Yang whispered: "Mr. President, you have been over-the-top. A person's ability is limited. I am very happy to have done something, but I dare not think that my role is irreplaceable."

Barsar smiled and said, "Mr. Ram, no, I should call you a general. Syria needs talents like you. Are you interested in considering the possibility of long-term development in Syria?"

Whatever you are afraid of is what you are afraid of, Gao Yang is afraid that Barcelona will ask him again, but since Barcelona has proposed it, there is no way, so he has to refuse.

"Sorry, Mr. President, I have very important things to do, so I can't stay for a long time. In addition, I think as time goes by, more and more outstanding talents will appear under your command. Whether I stay or not is actually very meaningful. Also, I actually have a great chance of returning here again. I hope to get your support at that time."

Barsar shrugged and said, "Well, I have no intention of forcing you. I respect your choice. I just want to tell you one thing. Syria welcomes you at any time."

At this moment, Barsar had just ordered the servant to come back, and he was holding an antique hunting rifle in his hand.

After taking the shotgun sent by his servant, Barsar relaxed in front of Gao Yang, and smiled and said, "I don't know much about antique guns. I only know that this gun is a work from the 19th century, from Europe. Now it belongs to you. I hope this gift will make you like it." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!