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Chapter 5 The Return of Claudius (2)

The white sailboat sailed out to sea three days later. Karabis entrusted the affairs of the Acropolis and Ponticabien to Pope and Hebrida. He went out to sea with the princess and sailed towards Korkis. The craftsman and the oarsmen all hired the men of the Bendu fleet before, and kept the absolute secret. The ship passed by the cliffs of the lighthouse in the bay as Adianna mentioned. The lighthouse above kept signaling with the reflection of the large bronze mirror. The Bendu garrison here was also replaced. The person who arranged it to change the defense here was Macmillan's subordinates, who were familiar with everything at sea.

"This signal is that Pompei's advance fleet has arrived, about ten paddle boats," said Karabis on the side of the ship.

Then, he and Adianna saw that Macmillan's purple sail fleet sailed out with the sound of the horn, splitting the white waves, and heading towards the direction of Pompei's advance fleet.

"Poppei will get information soon. His great cause has not been fully accomplished. There are powerful pirates in the north shore of the Eukxing Sea." Karabis said with a grin, and then shouted on the deck, "We don't have to wade into this muddy water. This area of ​​water will immediately become a battlefield for throwing stones. Let's go around!" All the oarsmen shouted loudly in the drum beats, and headed straight and slanted in the direction of the helmsman.

The rising sun was rising, the stars were heavy, and the days of moving on the ocean were extremely boring. It was not until the oarsmen on the deck shouted and saw the plants floating in the water that everyone knew that Korkis' land was coming soon. In the bridge room, the curtains were pulled open, and Adiana combed her long hair into Greek style, wearing a dark, low-key, luxurious and loose robe, with her mother's little crown. Her eyebrows flew into her temples and her chin was slightly raised. The quiet and noble elegance was like a statue of a beautiful god, "moving the crown backwards." Karabis, in front of the curtain, held the crown of the princess with his hands, frowned and helped Adiana's crown adjust for a while.

In fact, looking at Karabis' serious appearance, Adianna was a little impulsive and wanted to ask him if he would miss the queen and his daughter. She was very curious about how Karabis viewed her woman. But after this time, she learned her lessons and thought about some things that she shouldn't say, so she wouldn't talk more.

After fiddling with it, Karabis took off the legion sweat shirt he had originally worn in front of Adiana, revealing the bulges all over his body, and then covered it with a white Greek gown and a gray blouse. Then he picked up a razor and shaved off a lot of his beard that he had always had, leaving only the corners of his mouth and chin. With the long hair he had in the Acropolis, he looked like a Persian royal noble at first glance.

"Be prepared to get off the boat." Karabis said to the somewhat panicked princess. The other party suddenly realized it, and then nodded repeatedly.

"Pompey stayed in the outskirts of Stola. It was originally the palace of Agassis. Adianna, you cover your face with a veil. This is the territory of the Agasians, so that they can find that they will eat you alive." With Karabis' warning, Adianna indeed put on a veil and sat on the gorgeous sedan chair. He carried sixteen slaves on the shoulders and climbed ashore from the ladder bridge on the ship's deck. Following the sedan chair, several eunuchs were accompanied by Karabis in white robe and indigo blue warrior Biduita, and walked in front of the trail with twenty armed slaves holding sticks and flags. At the dock checkpoint, he handed over the talisman with the legion seal to Pompey soldiers guarding the pass.

After seeing the talisman, the soldier wanted to reach forward and lift Adiana's veil to see what happened. Karabis suddenly pressed his hand and said angrily: "We are from the other side of the ocean, and are also distinguished guests of General Pompey. If your mistress sees the appearance and is insulted, I will kill you immediately and kill the mistress." The soldier's subsequent expression, like seeing a lunatic, retracted his hand, and looked at the beetle-shaped golden hoop on Adiana's half-exposed white wrist. He was definitely a young lady, so he rolled his eyes and waved his hand to express his permission.

In front of the palace, Karabis ordered the sedan chair to be parked under the thick shade of trees. Then he carefully observed by the tree. Pompei's residence was endless. Little Asia, West Asia, the Red Sea and the Caucasus, princes, chiefs and nobles from all over the place would come from all directions to visit the new power of Asia. General Pompei, but the soldiers who were in the access control were blocking and inspecting them all at all times.

Today seemed no exception. Karabis took a deep breath, unveiled the veil of the sedan chair, and said to Adiana: "The critical moment has come, you have to calm down Adiana, like a real princess, no, you are the real one!"

Adiana, behind the veil, had her eyes flowed toward Karabis and nodded.

Then, Karabis skillfully avoided all kinds of people and disappeared into the crowd. Adianna ordered the servants to continue lifting her until the entrance to the palace steps. When the soldiers stepped forward to ask, the eunuchs accompanying him rushed forward and spread the mat and carpet in front of the sedan chair. She stepped on the back of an eunuch who was lying on the ground and walked off the sedan chair slowly, then stretched her slender fingers toward her.

In front of a Pompei's butler slave seemed to be shocked, the butler slave subconsciously bowed his waist and held the princess' hand, "Please tell me the respected general Pompei, the highest Yuanrong in Rome in Asia, Mitradati, Yubert's daughter, and the noble lady of Cappadocia, Adiana, who took the liberty to visit." Adiana, who was unveiled and surrounded by everyone, swayed and graceful and graceful.

On the other side, Karabis, who was nestled in a narrow alley, stretched out his head to look at him from time to time. He thought that Adianna had entered Pompei's mansion for a while. Sure enough, a few men dressed in chef's clothes and hung slave nameplates came from the other side of the street in sweat. After Karabis waited for them to pass by, he pulled the lonely one into the alley. The other party covered his mouth. Then he pulled off the other party's nameplate and stuffed the other party a bag of heavy gold coins. "From now on, you are not a slave. Take this money and work at that noble family. Use these guys to redeem yourself. The rest is enough for you to spend the rest of your life!" Then Karabis pulled off the single chef, covered him, pushed the other party to the alley, hung the nameplate around his neck, and turned around and walked out.

At the gate of the side door of the palace, several sects were inspecting these temporarily found chefs who could be used as oriental cuisine, because the princess of Bendu hoped to taste the dishes she loved in the Sinop Palace at Pompei's dinner, which made Pompei spend a lot of effort to collect chefs throughout the city.
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