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Chapter 1619: Westerners Enter the Grand View Garden (Part )

A burst of rapid music sounded, and the music of mountains, flowing water, dragons and tigers leaping was majestic and magnificent.

When they heard the music, the civilians around them all fell to their knees.

"Have friends come from afar!"

Sun Lei's voice was heard on the deck of the ironclad ship. He raised his head and looked at Baldwin IV and Saladin with a smile.

Baldwin IV and Saladin were completely confused and looked at Sun Lei with a blank face, completely not understanding what he said just now.

“It’s a joy to have friends coming from afar!”

Sun Lei spoke in vernacular speechlessly. It was a rare opportunity for him to speak some classical Chinese, but he ended up meeting some ignorant people.

Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuling and others who followed were all speechless. To recite "The Analects of Confucius" with a bunch of foreigners was like forcing a cow to fly into the sky.

"Why? You're here so soon?"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and Saladin and spoke.

"Your Majesty, we have brought some treasures to present to Your Majesty!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"You're smart! You know I like treasures!"

Sun Lei laughed loudly, thinking that Baldwin IV had finally grown up.

"Come aboard!"

Sun Lei waved his hand, and the soldiers prepared the deck for boarding the ship.

Baldwin IV and Saladin could not wait any longer and boarded the ship immediately.

They were not in a hurry to see Sun Lei, they wanted to take a closer look at the ironclad ship.

As soon as they got on the boat, the two men's faces became solemn. They originally thought that the clothes were just covered with a layer of iron sheet on the outside, but now it seems that the whole clothes are made of iron armor from the inside out.

Saladin was quite strong in fighting. He deliberately exerted a lot of strength to step on the iron plate under his feet. It felt as solid as a mountain, as if he was kicking a mountain with his foot.

"Big Beard, be careful! You are not going to bite me with your teeth, are you? My boat is precious! If I damage it, I won't be able to pay you back even if I skin you alive!"

Sun Lei looked at Saladin and said.

"broken?"

Saladin smiled bitterly. How could he damage this ship? Even if he bit all his teeth, he couldn't leave a scratch on this ship.

"You didn't come here just to give me treasures, did you?"

Sun Lei looked at the two of them and asked.

"Your Majesty, there have been a lot of rumors recently. We want to seek your help!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"I will definitely not give you the golden bull!"

Sun Lei said directly.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. How could we spy on your treasures? We are just curious about the Ark of the Covenant and the Manichean Holy Fire Order and treasures."

Saladin spoke.

"Oh, you're talking about this? I'm not interested in the Ark of the Covenant! But I must get the Holy Fire Order and treasure of Manichaeism!"

Sun Lei said.

"Your Majesty, do you also believe in treasure?"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and said.

"It's not about whether I believe it or not, but the Golden Bull has really been found! You may not know much about Manichaeism, after all, they have been destroyed for hundreds of years! But they also preach in my Middle Earth, and the scriptures of the religion clearly record the twelve Holy Fire Orders!"

Sun Lei looked at the two of them and said.

"Your Majesty, if we are willing to give up the Manichean treasure, I wonder if you would be willing to negotiate!"

Baldwin IV looked at Sun Lei and said.

"You are not thinking straight. The treasure is in the territory of Qi State. Are you using my things as bargaining chips?"

Sun Lei looked at Baldwin IV and said.

Arad wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, so he just remained silent.

"Do you think too highly of yourselves? Your fifty thousand Crusaders have crossed the sea by ship and will arrive in Jerusalem soon!" "You, the one hundred thousand Arab coalition troops have crossed the Red Sea and are now camped and ready to march at any time!"

Sun Lei looked at the two people and said.

The two were a little surprised that Sun Lei knew everything so well. The speed of his information was even faster than that of the two locals.

"Okay, everyone here is a guest, let's eat together!"

Sun Lei clapped his hands, and the soldiers brought up a whole roasted lamb with various side dishes.

"Then thank you Your Majesty!"

Baldwin IV bowed and spoke, then he reached up to his face and slowly took off the mask.

Saladin on the side was dumbfounded. The Leper King actually took off his mask. The Leper King had not shown his true face for many years.

A blond-haired and blue-eyed young man appeared in front of everyone. His skin was a sickly pale color, and the white on his face was of varying shades. A closer look revealed that it was a scar.

"You seem to be recovering well?"

Sun Lei stood in the upper hand and said that Baldwin IV had a very good-looking face. If he were in the future, he would be able to kill Leo in seconds.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Baldwin IV spoke.

"No need to thank me, just do your job well, this is the deal!"

Sun Lei interrupted Baldwin IV.

These words made Saladin's heart sink. He didn't know what the deal was, but a healthy Baldwin IV would be very disadvantageous to him and their Arab religion. He was older than Baldwin IV, and he would not be able to survive as long as the other.

Sun Lei's words were like a nail driving into Saladin's chest, leaving him feeling frustrated as he had no place to vent his anger.

"Everything was fine until Qi came!"

Saladin thought to himself that everything changed with the arrival of Qi. Baldwin IV would not have to die, and the entire continent would be in chaos.

"Saladin, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your methods are not ruthless enough. Why do we have so many factions in the church? Wouldn't it be better to just wipe them all out?"

Sun Lei looked at Saladin again and said.

"Things within the church should be judged by the believers themselves!"

Saladin, however, remained unmoved and spoke coldly.

"Okay! Let's eat!"

Sun Lei sat down and spoke, and the soldiers immediately began to separate and roast the whole lamb.

At the dinner table, everyone talked about unimportant things.

"Report, Your Majesty! A Manichean treasure was discovered in the mountains north of the plateau!"

A soldier began to report.

"Found it? Then why don't you go and get it back for me! I want any one like Taurus!"

Sun Lei said in a pretentious manner.

"Your Majesty, that place is too remote, in the mountains, and it is difficult to go there..."

The soldiers began to complain.

"If you have any problems, solve them yourself!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and asked the soldiers to leave.

"Look, we've found the treasure! The Holy Fire Token isn't far away!"

Sun Lei said while looking at Baldwin IV and Saladin.

"Your Majesty, you are already so rich, what do you need so much treasure for?"

Saladin looked at Sun Lei and asked. He was a man who was strict with himself and was never tempted by treasure.

"You are so noble, so great! If you don't have money, go find believers. I am not as thick-skinned as you! How can I build an ironclad ship without money? What will my brothers eat and drink without money?"

Sun Lei looked at Saladin with contempt and said, this guy is used to eating for free and thinks everyone is the same as him.

Saladin's face turned pale and blue. He asked for offerings from believers. This was the tradition of the church. It was not only the Arabs who did this. Aren't the Western Christians the same?

Baldwin IV thought more. The State of Qi did not plunder the property of believers, which was unprecedented in the West.