In order to better adjust the state and prepare for the exercises to be held in the next few days, the command headquarters decided that the participating fleets would dock in Cyprus for a day's rest, and also give the officers and soldiers on board a holiday to go ashore to rest.
As southern Africa's only bridgehead in the Mediterranean, Cyprus prospered under Arthur's administration.
Although Arthur has no official title, he is Roque's eldest son after all. Southern African companies are still very considerate and have placed their European headquarters in Cyprus. Ada also gave Arthur the greatest support. Rand Bank's European headquarters
The headquarters is also in Cyprus.
This is not a case of Ada bending the law for personal gain. With its good relations with France, Italy, Greece and other countries, Cyprus has become a tax haven in the areas around the Mediterranean. Many French and Italian companies have also registered their companies in Cyprus. In this way
This can reduce taxes to the greatest extent.
Due to various intentional or unintentional karma, Cyprus has become the most prosperous area in the Mediterranean and surrounding areas. In just a few years, the two ports on the east and west have been connected. After Arthur came to Cyprus, he named Ada the
The two ports are named East Cappe and West Cappe, and West Cappe is also the anchorage for the participating fleets.
As the sun sets, navy officers and soldiers who have had a good meal appear in the port business district in twos and threes. Most of the officers and soldiers of the Indian Ocean Fleet are wearing iron-gray uniforms. The uniform color of the Royal Navy is traditional white, which is still easy to identify under the night.
As the most prosperous commercial district in the Mediterranean, Cyprus gathers the commercial essence of the surrounding areas of the Mediterranean. Shops selling various special souvenirs are the most popular, including exquisite Persian handmade carpets, expensive ring shawls, and even Damascus bends made of Utz steel.
Knives can be found in stores.
At an open-air bar next to the port, all the waiters were girls from Asia Minor wearing traditional costumes, bright blouses and fancy bloomers embroidered with exquisite patterns, which attracted many soldiers to take the initiative to spend money.
There are even merchants with cameras hanging around nearby. You only need to pay about five shillings to take photos of yourself in Sicappe under the sunset. This business is also very popular with the soldiers.
“Miss, can I take a photo with you?” An Indian Ocean Fleet officer wearing the rank of ensign was very polite. He wanted to take a photo with the waiter at the open-air bar.
I have to say that the costumes of the waiters are indeed very ethnic and the people are very beautiful.
“Of course, it’s my pleasure——” The generous girl smiled shyly, took the initiative to come to the railing on the seaside, and chose the best background.
The moment the photographer pressed the shutter, a pigeon boldly landed on the chain next to the lieutenant. The girl in the camera smiled sweetly and reservedly. The sea breeze in the evening ruffled her hair, and she was smiling softly.
Lightly organized.
The second lieutenant in the camera is sunny and cheerful, with a confident smile. There are seagulls flying in the background of the photo, and a giant ship is slowly entering the harbor in the distance.
"Perfect! Sir, can you allow me to develop one more photo? I will hang it in my photo studio as a sample." The experienced photographer is full of confidence in the effect of the photo.
“Of course you can, but you have to give me a discount and buy this beautiful lady a drink!” The second lieutenant laughed. The photo was hung in the window as a sample, but only movie stars had the qualifications.
“I’ll give it to you for free!” The photographer also laughed, but the girl smiled shyly and lowered her head, running in small steps, like a deer in the sunset.
I don’t know who blew the whistle, and immediately more whistles and applause sounded, and the open-air bar was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
“Xiao, if I were you, I would ask that girl’s name.” The second lieutenant’s companion was also eager to give it a try, but the girl had already returned to the kitchen’s operation room, and she didn’t know when she would come out.
“Why bother? My mother won’t agree to my marrying a white girl. Why don’t we just treat this as a good memory?” Xiao said with a hint of melancholy. Chinese family values are indeed completely different from white family values.
"Just asking for a name, you are thinking too far -" The second lieutenant's companion was simply incomprehensible. Just asking for a name means marrying him home?
The consequences are too serious!
Although Chinese and white people in southern Africa get along very harmoniously, in fact, deep down in many relationships, there are still unchangeable obsessions. This is the same for white people and Chinese people. White people are surprised that Chinese people are responsible for their feelings, and Chinese people are also surprised that white people are responsible for their feelings.
Religious fanaticism.
However, this does not prevent white people from becoming friends with Chinese people. White people go to the bar after get off work to party, and they will not laugh at Chinese people for going home after get off work.
Chinese people go on picnics with their families in the countryside on weekends, and they don’t laugh at white people who go to church to attend services on weekends.
This is the real thing. I may disagree with everything you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
Before Xiao had time to answer, several officers from the Mediterranean Fleet walked over shoulder to shoulder and sat down at the center of a large table.
This is also normal. The Royal Navy of the British Empire is often very self-centered.
However, these naval officers were a bit arrogant. As soon as they sat down, they started yelling and yelling, and even unscrupulously commented on the figures of waiters and passers-by, earning angry and mocking looks from all over the place.
"If I performed as poorly as a newbie in the exercise, I should stay on the ship and train now." One of Xiao's companions couldn't help but ridicule, saying that Americans are rude and disrespectful of etiquette. Now it seems that the Royal Navy is also
Not much better.
“Hahahaha Thompson, I still remember how you looked when you first joined the army, do you want me to tell you something?” A man’s biggest hobby is to be called daddy, and then he will expose himself in various ways.
“Shut up Jack——” Thompson became anxious and stood up to cover Jack’s mouth, but was held tightly by Xiao.
“This guy threw the grenade without pulling the ring during the recruit training, and it only made it ten meters away——” Jack laughed heartily, and he did not leave the killing range for ten meters.
This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is to pull off the ring and only throw the grenade two meters away——
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This is why new recruits must be protected by veterans during live-fire training.
"Jack, you're done, Xiao, you're done, I'm going to kill you today, you'd better kneel down and call me daddy now, beg me to let you go -" Thompson was furious.
“Bah, it’s a dream! You’d better kneel down and call me daddy now, otherwise I’ll have more information to reveal.” Jack was not afraid of threats, and it’s not like he had never screamed——
While Thompson and Jack were having a fight, Xiao was surprised to find that a Royal Navy officer seemingly casually put his hand on the butt of the girl who was ordering food.
It’s the girl who took a photo with Xiao just now.
The girl's eyes were full of surprise and anger, but she did not yell. Instead, she calmly walked around to the other side of the officer who was ordering food, away from the dirty and shameless hands.
The girl's actions surprised Xiao. Xiao thought the girl would just slap her in the face, or even call the police if it didn't work.
Then looking at the girl's clothes, Xiao suddenly realized.
After all, the person who did the dirty trick was a Royal Navy officer, and the girl was an Ottoman who had lost the protection of his powerful motherland.
If it were a southern African girl, she would probably be slapped in the face, no matter whether he was a royal or not.
Without a strong motherland to rely on, the Ottomans are the most helpless duckweeds in troubled times. Even if they face harassment, they can only endure it because they know that strong resistance will not bring fairness and justice, and may be more cruel.
revenge.
However, what Xiao didn't expect was that the girl's humiliation did not make the scumbags restrain themselves. Another Royal Navy officer seemed to be curious about the girl's bloomers and touched them again through the pants.
“Please don’t do this——” The tearful girl looked pitiful.
“Hahahaha—Henry, you pervert, you don’t want to be called rough—”
“Bah, you are the same.”
“If you like it, just take it away, there is a hotel next to it——”
The officers were unscrupulous and the girl was just an object with no self-respect in their discussions.
"You bastards, restrain yourself. Look at your military uniforms. Your behavior has brought shame to the Royal Navy." Xiao couldn't help but speak out. Since the girl came to Cyprus, she was probably from southern Africa.
"What does it have to do with you? Get out of here and don't affect the mood of the fathers -" Henry was not to be outdone. The exercises over the past few days had already made the relationship between the officers and soldiers of the Indian Ocean Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet full of gunpowder.
“Look at your looks. If you are really capable, you should perform better in the exercises instead of showing your so-called strength on a weak girl like this.” Thompson also had a hot temper.
“You idiots, are you looking for trouble?” Henry’s companions shouted.
“It’s not us who are looking for trouble, it’s you who are looking for a beating——” Jack held up the chair and was eager to give it a try.
“Fa——” Someone threw a beer glass over in the darkness, and instantly the beer glass, popcorn, and ice cream were flying all over the sky.
“Bastard, let me teach you a lesson!” Henry roared and rushed towards Xiao.
Xiao Renhen didn't say much, he jumped over and threw Henry to the ground and punched him.
Next to them, the iron-gray officers and soldiers of the Indian Ocean Fleet and the officers and soldiers of the Mediterranean Fleet in white uniforms were already involved in a melee. An Indian Ocean Fleet officer and a Mediterranean Fleet officer hugged each other and rolled directly from the shore into the sea. The Indian Ocean Fleet officer quickly climbed out of the sea, and the Mediterranean Fleet
However, the officer did not show up for a while.
“Stop fighting, come and save people——” The officer of the Indian Ocean Fleet panicked. It’s okay to fight, but just don’t kill anyone.
When Xiao heard the officer's shout, he stood up and wanted to come over to help, but was thrown to the ground by a Mediterranean Fleet officer in white uniform.
The body of the Mediterranean Fleet officer who fell into the sea was fished out the next morning.
It is also a strange thing that a naval officer can be drowned after falling into the water!
