Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

All in all, the communication between Orville and Pliny showed a feeling of belated meeting. Both sides have a common language in many aspects. Orville also successfully achieved his goal. It is estimated that a usable navy will be very good. It will appear in front of him soon.

After leaving the other party's house, Orville wrote a letter to the naval shipyard in Gaul, asking them to transfer some shipwrights who wanted to come to Egypt, and then recruit some new shipwright apprentices to replace the vacancies.

In addition, Orville gave Trajan an order to recruit some smart and capable sailors or fishermen locally, giving priority to recruiting Greek immigrants.

It’s not that he treats them differently like Ptolemaic Egypt, it’s really the language issue that is a headache. The Romans used Latin and the Greek immigrants used Greek. It’s easy to say that the two languages ​​were used, because the common language in the eastern part of the empire was indeed Greek. Many Roman officers also knew some Greek, but if there was another Egyptian language, It would be very difficult to just command and dispatch the army.

Orville now has no energy to deal with this issue, so the first batch of navy will still use Greeks. Later, when he has a little more free time, he will gradually increase the number of Egyptians in the navy.

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Soon after, on an island off the coast of Egypt, the warship Orville was riding on slowly docked.

Trajan performed his duties as an aide-de-camp very well: "According to your instructions, His Highness Arsinoe was placed here. Except for our own people, the Egyptians do not know the exact location. In a short time, you You can rest assured that Her Majesty Arsinoe is safe. However, to be on the safe side, I still recommend that you move her later. There are not many islands around Egypt. If Her Majesty Cleopatra wants to find it, it is still possible to find her. Of course, at least she will be safe for the next three to five months, and we at least have that much time.”

Orville praised the other party: "Thank you for your hard work. I will arrange for someone to take charge of the future matters."

Having a right-hand assistant can really save a lot of effort. Orville only needs to tell the other person about most things and he will find a way to get it done. Moreover, Trajan is very good at grasping the scale and does it just right every time. There is nothing to fault. .

The island is not big. There are some trees, a reservoir, a few bungalows for servants and a villa, but nothing else.

After landing on the island, Orville was about to walk to the villa to meet him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he landed, Arsinoe rode up to meet him.

Perhaps thanks to the blessing of some great god, Orville did not see any symptoms caused by intermarriage in the Ptolemaic family. On the contrary, the average appearance of the family was quite good, such as Cleopatra, her brother The same goes for sisters.

There is no doubt that Arsinoe is also a beauty. Her appearance is somewhat different from that of her sister. Her long hair hangs down like a waterfall on the back of her head. Her skin is slightly darker than that of her sister. Her nose is straight, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and her face is clearly outlined. Charming temperament.

She specially put on a silk dress that highlighted her figure, showing off her slim figure and graceful body curves.

Orville met a lot of people, and he was not very interested in women to begin with. He was very resistant to this set of things. He didn't feel like his heart was being hit, but most of the soldiers around him looked at him a little. Hair straight.

Fortunately, they were elite soldiers after all. Trajan coughed heavily, and then patted the sword on his side. They quickly realized his gaffe and quickly restored their serious expressions, but some people still came from time to time. Take a glance.

It is human nature to have eyes on people. Orville did not want to correct these people. He stepped forward to greet them in a business-like manner.

"How are you doing recently? In a hurry, we can only find this kind of place for you to live. If you have any needs, you can ask your guards and we will try our best to satisfy you within the limit. You may be transferred after a while. Go to a place like Cyprus and you'll be freer then, but just be patient for now."

Arsinoe smiled charmingly: "No problem, it's good to stay here for a while. It makes me feel the purity I haven't seen for a long time. It's just that you came to see me after so long, which makes me feel very surprised." , I was really anxious waiting on this island, but fortunately you came in the end.”

Orville was not impressed: "It doesn't make any difference whether I come or not, because someone will report your situation to me. Do you have time now? I think we should discuss some issues."

"Any time, any time..." Arsinoe answered Orville softly.

The servant led Arsinoe's horse, and Orville and the other party walked some distance into the villa and sat down opposite each other in the living room.

Arsinoe personally brought the wine glass and flask to Orville, filled the wine for him personally, and then toasted to him: "Didn't you say we want to discuss the problem? I think it's better to keep it private. I'm a weak woman. If I don’t have the ability to do anything bad to you, why don’t I just take these guards of yours down? I’m going to be on pins and needles.”

"That's not necessary. I have to remain vigilant. My guards are there to protect me at all times. You can just pretend they don't exist."

Orville stared at the wine glass for a few seconds, mentally hesitating whether it contained computer accessories or simply the red wine for sleeping. Finally, after confirming that Trajan was watching, he drank the wine out of politeness.

Arsinoe raised his mouth slightly: "Okay then, what do you want to say to me?"

"I don't like to beat around the bush or tell lies. What's next is about your future. Let's be frank and clear. Compared to you, I prefer Cleopatra. This is obvious. But for the sake of interests, I have to ensure your safety, so I will properly place you in a place where anyone who wants to do something bad to you will not succeed. You will have enough food, clothing and daily necessities, but your freedom may be restricted to a certain extent."

Arsinoe's smile gradually faded: "So, I will be the same as before, right?"

"There are some differences. What I did to you is to provide you with political asylum, and you are just a safety measure. Unless there is an accident between Cleopatra and me, I have no demands on you, so you can actually live a more free life. I won't restrict you too much. If nothing unexpected happens, you can live the rest of your life like a wealthy woman. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is an unchanging truth. If you want to blame someone, blame fate."