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Deep in the primeval forests of the hinterland of the outer islands, in a camp that is deeply hidden, a small village sits quietly. Each house in the village is a simple masonry or timber-framed structure that looks more like a makeshift campsite that has not yet been completed.

In the village, a platoon of European Army soldiers, all armed and vigilant, watched from the rooftops or lookout posts.

A signal simulating a bird's call sounded, and several soldiers clad in camouflage of leaves flashed out of the woods near the village, and then ran at a high speed towards a tall masonry hut, and the running soldiers were holding the Bayi automatic rifles that had not been seen for a long time.

On the lookout tower near the hut, an army soldier standing guard turned his body to look in other directions, allowing his opponent to slip in under his nose.

Zhu Xiaoli leaned his head against a brick wall, gestured to his comrades behind him, and then a comrade-in-arms took out a rope with a claw hook, and threw it from a dead corner to the watchtower very neatly, and then a soldier behind him bit a dagger and dragged the rope up like a monkey.

After a burst of exclamations, the European soldier on the lookout tower had the strip of cloth removed from his arm with a helpless expression, only to see a little more white mark on his chest, which was the color that symbolized death.

Another bird call signal, Zhu Xiaoli and the others, who were guarding outside the hut, bowed down and walked towards the center of the village in several ways, and almost just a photo along the way put the patrolling army soldiers to the ground.

Eventually, the group stormed into one of the largest villas in the center of the village. The flag on the roof was removed, and by this time, more than half of the soldiers of the platoon stationed here had been killed before they could make any effective blockade.

"It took a total of 3 minutes and 20 seconds, which is 12 seconds better than last time." At the end of the exercise, Zhu Xiaoli gathered his companions, and the officers and men of the army platoon responsible for coordinating the exercise all gathered from the places where they were killed.

"Captain, sir. I dare say that your special operations squadron can take out all of us lightly, and this kind of exercise is very unfair. The non-commissioned officer of the European infantry platoon said with a bitter face.

These particular Chinese soldiers are simply terrifying. Although there were only ten of them, almost all of them had the ability to take down three army soldiers in an instant.

The uniform worn by the other party was very different from his standard dark gray military uniform, and the colorful green looked like the wrong colored cloth. But as soon as you drill into the woods, it is as if it has melted and cannot be found.

Zhu Xiaoli once made a real yàn, an army special soldier hid in a small forest circular area with a radius of only 50 meters, and an army platoon of nearly 30 soldiers searched like sifting sand, and was stunned that he did not find the hidden soldier in this range for a day.

"Soon, maybe you can do it too, Sergeant Maddie." Zhu Xiaoli smiled and took the cigarette handed by the other party, and comfortably spit out a puff of cigarette, "The special operations squadron will select some outstanding soldiers from the army to join, sergeant." I think you're pretty good. ”

"Oh my God, I'm going to live in the primeval forest for a week? Oh no, I don't want to try it! The European non-commissioned officer quickly shook his head, but still looked at the strange rifle in his hand with envy, which could fire many rounds in a second.

"Sir. Received a secret call from the Army Command! A communications soldier came from a house in the village and delivered an order to Zhu Xiaoli.

After looking at it carefully, Zhu Xiaoli raised his hand with an excited expression, and without any verbal order, the ten army special forces who were resting nearby gathered over.

"Brothers, we're leaving. This time I have to go to a far place, it is a real battle, not a drill! ”

Zhu Xiaoli handed the order book in his hand to the nearest person, and then automatically transferred it to the next person after reading it, and everyone showed a happy expression after reading it.

Of the armed police after the catastrophe, there are only the last ten people left who are still together, almost every one of them has their own heroic dreams, even in the 17th century.

This is a special group of people who have traveled through the crowd, and in their eyes, wealth and power do not seem to be comparable to the exciting life of today. Although the training was tiring, the thought of a special forces belonging to the 17th century was slowly born in their own hands, and everyone was full of fighting spirit.

However, Zhu Xiaoli does not intend to close this force, he is already starting to select fresh blood from various combat units of the army, so that this special force he personally built can continue to grow. As for weapons and equipment, the Bayi rifle, which is like an artifact, will definitely lose its effectiveness one day in the future, but Lin Youde has promised to do his best to develop some of the most suitable special equipment for special forces in this era.

"Rest for two days, pay attention to maintaining your equipment, board the ship and go to West Point the day after tomorrow, and the follow-up battle plan will be announced in West Point Town."

Under the envious and awe-inspiring gaze of dozens of army soldiers, the special combat team members all took off their disguises one after another and walked towards the camp in the distance.

As the personal clerk and family steward of the Marquis of Santa Cruz in the Kingdom of Spain, Semien has been in North America for more than two months.

Under the pretext of choosing a partner to invest in the family business, Semin spent a lot of time wandering around in the past two months. Just one new area on Long Island allows Semian to spend an hour or two almost every day shopping.

"It's the most shocking shipbuilding scene I've ever seen, and the white-flowing horror is as powerful as the Greek myth of Agthius, able to sawing through chunks of timber and lifting heavy loads at unimaginable speeds. The artisans here were able to perform far more efficiently than any shipyard worker in the Kingdom of Spain! ”

"The battleship on the slipway is clearly a completely new design, I can't understand why the Americans were able to build such a long hull, could they have found a tree more than 70 yards high? But I am sure that this tree will definitely not grow in Europe! It is my sincere hope that His Excellency the Marquis will send more professional naval officers to inspect the shipbuilding of the Americans. ”

"Every day, as the NORINCO company is called, at least ten boxes of flintlock muskets are shipped out of the country, which is the most advanced in Europe. The number is more than 100 branches. This means that this arms factory alone can supply most of Europe's armies! But alas, the Kingdom of Spain was only able to get a maximum of a third of its orders each month, and I suspect that more muskets went into the hands of the French, the English, and even the Dutch! I think it's almost impossible for their Congress and the government to restrain these businessmen who sell weapons, and that's a bad thing! ”

"Today, iron spears and helmets produced by General Industries are sent to the docks. I guess it's the batch we ordered, and the fact that they can fulfill the weapons order so efficiently is all due to the influence of His Excellency the Marquis. ”

"The desperate Protestant poor ghosts of Germany and Bohemia. I actually have a good life here. What I learned was that a German mason named Rudolph earned more than 30 Spanish silver dollars a month, and his family lived more affluently than most of the inhabitants of Spain. My God. It seems a bit unfair! ”

"There are several evening schools for the training of various craftsmen, and Oriental languages and Chinese characters are one of the main courses for training...... If possible, I would like to find an opportunity to visit two other towns in the north, from where there are daily boats flowing down the river, and I cannot say whether other towns are as prosperous as Manchester City. ”

"Miss Anna is living well here, she has been able to communicate with the magnates here in a more fluent Eastern upper class, and if His Excellency the Marquis wants to expand the family's business, I think His Excellency the Marquis can consider arranging a qualified trade agent for Miss Anna."

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Semian stood far away at a construction site near the Beiyang Shipyard, cautiously watching a new slipway under construction in the distance.

He has been observing here for several days in a row, and not only the shipyard itself. Together with the nearby Huamei Wood Company and Xinhua Chemical Company, he turned it several times, and he was able to get a large harvest almost every day, and then quietly recorded it in his diary at night.

Today's diaries are filled with dozens of articles about what they have seen in the United States, although most of them are superficial observations. But the well-educated Semian has apparently observed the strength of the town in multiple details.

"Mr. Policeman, that's him! I've been spotting him spinning around here for days on end! I don't think he's supposed to be a worker here, he's wearing European clothes. ”

Just as Semien was about to continue around the site to observe the wood drying workshop, a European mason who was working on a construction site secretly ran to a nearby street to call the police.

A Portuguese beggar who used to be from Lisbon, now the little policeman squinted his eyes and stared at the middle-aged man who was obviously from a Spanish aristocratic family a few dozen meters away. A slight sneer was revealed.

"Sir, please show me your identification."

The little policeman walked over and blocked Semin's path, touching the baton on his waist with one hand. This time, he used Mandarin directly.

Semien was stunned, looked left and right at a loss, and deliberately shrugged his shoulders to show that he didn't understand what he meant.

"Spaniards?" The little policeman changed to Portuguese this time, and then pointed to the police badge on his chest with a smile, "Policeman, responsible for law and order, understand?" Sir, your behavior has caused unease among the workers in the neighborhood and I would like to ask you to visit the nearby police station. ”

A Portuguese redneck, law and order? Damn, a Portuguese countryman actually asked the housekeeper of a Spanish aristocratic family!

Semien immediately found his senses, puffed up his chest haughtily, and roared in his deliberately elongated shrill voice in Portuguese: "Pay attention to your identity, Portuguese, I am the steward of the Marquis de Santa Cruz family of the Kingdom of Spain, the honorable Consul General of the United States, and the Marquis Anna's house!" ”

With such a loud voice, the nearby European workers also stood quietly in the distance, and the little policeman was stunned for a while by the other party's identity, and he didn't know what to say for a long time.

"Guy who doesn't have a good number! Your boss should whip you! If you get down on your knees and kiss my vamp now, I can consider pardoning your sin of running into me! Semien raised his voice again, and the European workers around him shrank their heads away.

"Sir from Spain, this is the territory of the American Republic of China! If you are unable to show any proof of national settlement, you do not have to go to the police station. You can come with me. ”

At this time, a tall European policeman walked over and saw a badge on his right arm that was different from that of other policemen.

The Department of Homeland Security's Internal Affairs Military Police, who spat out a mouthful of non-standard Spanish, opened his mouth full of yellow teeth at this time, and looked at the thin Spanish man in front of him, who was half a head shorter than himself.

"Oh God, it's unreasonable! I swear in the name of His Majesty the King of Spain and His Excellency the Marquis of Santa Cruz that your offense will be sent to the gallows! "Semien is already a little confused at this time, these broken houses in Europe dare to yell at themselves?

I haven't had time to continue scolding. I felt a pain in my arm, and the weak Spanish butler had been grabbed to the ground by the internal military police at this time, and his arm was twisted behind him in the howl.

"It seems to be the butler of the noble lord's house!"

"I don't think I'm a good person. I've been keeping an eye on him for days! ”

"Shhhh It shows that he is also a person with status! ”

Semien was pressed away, and the European-American mechanics who gathered around him were whispering, especially the mason who called the police, who was already turning white with nervousness.

At night, the Department of Homeland Security office on the side of the Army camp in the Long Island New Area ushered in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Your Excellency, Minister Liu, I'm sorry that my housekeeper knows nothing about the laws of this country, but I can swear in the name of God that Mr. Semien is an upright man!"

Accompanied by Homeland Security Secretary Liu Yun. Anna, a young woman with a big belly dressed in a gorgeous Hanfu and walking out of the office room with a kind smile. Outside the door, Semien stood dejectedly as two of the five and three thick internal military police officers behind him pressed his shoulders.

"Since Mrs. herself provided the testimony, the matter is treated as an ordinary civil case for his blatant obstruction of the official duties of the Department of Homeland Security. By law, there will be a fine of $2. ”

Liu Yun spit out smoke, looked at the Spanish butler with a very bad face on the opposite side with a smile, and then waved his hand lightly.

Anna glared at her butler unhappily and got into the carriage by herself. The carriage moved, and Semien could only continue to trot away with his head down.

"This time it was a good job. Presumably he will be a little more restrained, and the mason you instructed to call the police should be rewarded. After Liu Yun finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the house.

Soon after, Semian stood in the beautiful drawing-room, allowing his mistress to reprimand him from the throne.

"I think you're dishonoring our family! Mr. Semeen, when my husband is not at home, you should always be mindful of your duty to take care of the whole estate, not to hang out all day! ”

Anna touched her lower abdomen, her pretty brow furrowed tightly.

"Yes, Miss Anna...... But I am also your father, the personal clerk of His Excellency the Marquis de Santa Cruz, and I am obliged to give His Excellency a satisfactory answer to the state of the country. ”

Semien bowed his head respectfully, polite and dissatisfied.

"But it's more about order here, you know? Presumably, the laws of the Kingdom of Spain did not allow a stranger to wander around the king's castle all day! Even if it's just a shipyard for the Navy! I don't want to let my husband have a misunderstanding with other local nobles because of something, I will personally pick you up today, maybe soon you will be a laughing stock in the upper class of this country, you should understand how much this affects me and my husband! ”

Anna raised her eyebrows, showing a trace of disgust for this housekeeper who grew up watching herself.

"Tina, bring me something!" Halfway through her words, Anna raised her hand to find the maid steward on the side, and took a small box from her opponent's hand, "This is a ticket to the Azores, and a $100 fare, I think Mr. Seminian prefers to be by my father's side." ”

"Ah, Miss Anna......" Semien panicked at last.

"Don't worry, I'm relieved to have Tina here, and please tell my father, I will also value the interests of the family, but don't affect my life!" With that, Anna walked out of the living room with the help of the maid.

"Hey!" Knowing that he had been swept away, Semian finally sighed heavily.

Two days later, Semien stood alone at the dockside with his luggage, the Tyshita Flying Shears merchant ship making final preparations before sailing.

"Mr. Semeen?" A policeman walked over and looked at the depressed Spanish butler with a smile in front of him.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Semian replied weakly, no longer as swaggering as he had been the other day.

"We have been alerted that you are carrying inappropriate items on your body." The policeman pointed to a police kiosk near the dock and made a gesture of please, "We need your cooperation with our inspection, which will not delay your boarding time." ”

As he spoke, two more policemen came nearby and surrounded Semin.

"O God, this abominable place, I am the personal clerk of His Excellency the Marquis de Santa Cruz in the Kingdom of Spain, and your dirty hands cannot touch anything of me!"

The protests were ineffective, and poor Semien was again taken away by a couple of stout policemen.

In the small dark room, Semin's luggage was carefully checked, and the diary, which was almost full of pictures and words, was searched and taken away under Semin's glare.

Subsequently, Semien was sent aboard the merchant ship Baxia in a daze.

His efforts were in vain, and a large number of detailed records of his expedition were recorded in his diary, but he could not bring them back to Spain, and it was clear from his own memories that many of the details he had seen over the past two months could not be expressed.

When he goes back now, what he can say will be not much different from the American sailors who got drunk and showed off everywhere in the Azorean bars. (To be continued......)

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