Chapter 3 Little tricks
After Dinah went out, Xu Mo dressed her clothes neatly, checked the pocket of her coat, and found that there was a black purse inside. There were only five Swedish gold coins in the empty flat purse. The front of the gold coins was Gustav I's avatar, and the reverse was the king's crown symbolizing royal power.
Each gold coin is equivalent to 20 crowns, and one crown is equal to 100 oles. For an ordinary family of three, 5 such gold coins are enough to live for three months. However, for Alfred, this little money may only allow him to stay in this small hotel for a week. No wonder the young man who brought all his belongings to Stockholm was so desperate that he committed suicide.[]
After tidying up his clothes, Xu Mo pushed open the door of the small attic and walked out of the room. Suddenly, the noisy noise downstairs of the hotel immediately came into his ears. When Xu Mo walked down the stairs, the entire hotel hall appeared in front of him.
The small hotel is not big, with a small bar at the bottom, with several wooden dining tables in the middle. On each table, several strong men were drinking happily, talking from time to time, and the scarlet rosacea was shining. The smell of smoke, sweat, and wine permeated the narrow hall, which made Xu Mo feel a little uncomfortable.
Behind the bar was a young girl with a little freckle on her face. Seeing Xu Mo go downstairs, a hint of joy flashed across her face, and she greeted Xu Mo: "Hiss Anderson, you haven't used breakfast yet, I'll get you some freshly baked wheat cakes!"
"Master Alfred, don't eat your wheat cake. He wants His Majesty the King to invite him for afternoon tea." A young man in front of the girl's bar said sarcastically, "It's just that His Majesty the King is too busy with his affairs and has no time to invite him!"
"Hahaha!" The drinkers in the lobby of the hotel burst into laughter.
"Shut up, Hurd!" The young girl's cheeks were a little red, and she scolded the young man in anger.
With a frown, Xu Mo found the girl's name from Alfred's memory compiled by the space. Melsa, the daughter of the hotel owner, had a good impression of herself. The young man next to her was Melsa's childhood sweetheart, Hed, who grew up with her since childhood. She was a dock worker. The young man admired Melsa and regarded her as his forbidden body, and regarded Alfred as his rival.
But Xu Mo is no longer the original Alfred, and he is even less interested in the little filth among young people. He smiled at Melsa and said kindly: "No need, Melsa, I have something to do!"
"Wait a minute, Your Excellency Anderson, Your Excellency Anderson!" Seeing Xu Mo walking towards the hotel door, Melsa hurriedly chased out from behind the bar, holding a cup of hot milk in her hand, "At least drink a cup of milk before going out!"
Seeing Melsa care for Xu Mo very much, Heder suddenly felt his blood rushing, and a trace of ferociousness flashed across his face covered in flesh. He snatched the milk from Melsa's hand and splashed it at Xu Mo not far away, shouting strangely: "Master Alfred, let me feed you!"
"Ah~~~~" Amid Melsa's screams, Xu Mo's figure disappeared from the eyes of everyone in the hotel. When he appeared again, he was already standing next to Hurd.
He gently put Hurd's wrist with his right hand, and his left hand had taken the tilted milk cup. He turned around and smiled at Melsa who was still surprised: "Thank you, Melsa, you are such a good girl!" After that, he raised his head and drank all the hot milk in one sip, and handed the empty cup to Melsa.
"Hiss Anderson, how did you do it just now!" Melsa suddenly turned into surprise, took the cup and held it in front of her chest, and looked at Xu Mo in admiration.
"It's just a little trick!" Xu Mo smiled faintly.
When Hurd saw both of them ignore him, his face turned red, and his wrists that were grabbed by Xu Mo were ached faintly. No matter how hard he struggled, it seemed to be rooted in Xu Mo's palms. Hurd couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, and he winked at his two big and round companions sitting at a wine table.
His two companions felt strange at the same time. You must know that Hed loaded and unloaded goods at the dock every day, and his strength was not small among them. He did not expect to be caught by the noble little face in front of him.
However, after thinking about it again, his dream lover Melsa was also here, and the two of them couldn't help but think that Hurd should not leave a bad impression on Melsa, so he was unwilling to fight this noble novice.
Thinking of this, the two big men looked at each other, stood up one after another, walked towards Xu Mo and the other two, with fierce expressions on their faces: "Master Alfred, we also want to see your little tricks, should we perform for us!"
"Oh, oh!" The atmosphere in the hotel began to boil, and the wine lovers put down their glasses and looked good.
"Go away!" Melsa picked up a big broom next to her, blocking her in front of Xu Mo like an old hen protecting a calf.
Looking at the young girl with a arrogant expression in surprise, Xu Mo shook her head helplessly, reached out and gently pushed Melsa away, and said to her softly: "Melsa, stand a little further, I will perform some tricks from my hometown for you."
Melsa seemed to have thought of something, quickly closed the fierce expression on her face, took a few steps back, and whispered a little shyly: "Al...Fred, be careful!"
"Haha, OK!" Xu Mo smiled.
Seeing that Melsa had moved aside, the two strong men grinned, pinched their finger joints and made a clatter, one on the left and one on the right and one on the right...
"Bang! Bang!" With two loud noises, two sturdy figures were kicked away one after another, smashing one after another on the table of a wooden table, completely smashing the wooden table. Two big men covered with wine and dirt, rolling on the ground with their lower abdomen, and moaning involuntarily.
The excited expressions of many drinkers were stiff on their faces, and the hotel was silent. Even Hed forgot the soreness on his wrist and looked at the noble little face in front of him in shock. In his eyes, the noble boy who had originally looked sad and sighed every day, his performance today was completely different from the past, making him feel strange, and... awe.
Melsa, who was holding a big broom in her hands, had many small stars flashing in her eyes, and she looked at Xu Mo with admiration, as if the scene in front of her had long been as expected.
Xu Mo shook his head. Although his strength attribute was not his strength, it reached almost 20 points. Although the two strong men on the ground were strong, they were much stronger than normal men, with a maximum of 7 or 8 points of strength. It was natural to have such a result.
"I heard that you have been working at the dock all the time, take me to the dock!" Xu Mo turned around to Hurd with a expressionless face and said.
Hurd pursed his lips tightly, staring at Xu Mo stubbornly. Seeing Hurd's appearance, Xu Mo smiled and leaned into his ear and said softly: "If you don't take me there, I will take Melsa out for a tryst tonight!"
Hearing Xu Mo's words, a trace of fierce light flashed in Hurd's eyes. He touched the bone-clearing knife in his arms with his other hand. However, after seeing Melsa standing next to him from the corner of his eyes, he immediately gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Okay, I'll take you there!"
"Melsa, I'm sorry, this is the compensation for the table and chairs!" Xu Mo took out a gold coin with his empty hand and threw it to Melsa, pulling Heard to walk towards the hotel door.
"Oh...ah, Your Excellency Anderson, wait a moment, Your Excellency Anderson, don't have to be so much!" Melsa finally came to her senses and hurriedly chased the two out of the hotel door. After seeing Xu Mo waved his hand and signaling that it was okay, she couldn't help but lean on the wooden door of the small hotel and stared at his far away back.
However, Melsa did not notice that her infatuated appearance was not noticed by her lover Alfred, but fell into the eyes of another man. Hurd gritted his teeth, endured the pain from his wrist and the heart. The fierce light in his eyes became more and more intense, but Xu Mo was still the same as me, and did not take Hurd's expression to heart at all.
Stockholm is located by the sea. Stockholm means wood, and Lmour means island. It is integrated into "wood island". The entire Stockholm is composed of a small peninsula connecting the Nordic continent and more than a dozen small islands. Because the urban waterways are crisscrossed and there are many bridges, it is also known as "Northern Venice".
In early summer in Stockholm, the sun is bright. Although it is already in the north, the climate is mild and pleasant. The island where Xu Mo is located is called Stadan Island. In the middle is the Swedish royal palace, a square castle. Surrounding the palace are elegant and unique European-style houses.
The streets and alleys are paved with stones, but because the islands are relatively small in size, all streets and alleys are very narrow, with the widest being only 5-6 meters and less than one meter in the narrowness. If Xu Mo was asked to walk with the memory of Alfred in the soul mark, it would probably take him a long time to reach the dock.
Pulling Hed, Xu Mo, under his guidance, soon arrived at the Port Pier in Stockholm. Compared with the narrow and compact buildings in the city, Stockholm's Pier Square is spacious and relaxing, and it is a lively scene.
After briefly asking passers-by, Xu Mo quickly pulled Hurd to find the place where the Kingdom Private Fleet recruited seamen. The small seafarers recruitment site was already surrounded by strong sailors who wanted to go to the warship to make a living.
The registration order of sailors in the recruitment office is very good. This is not only because the muskets in the guard guards on the recruitment office, but also has a lot to do with a blonde officer standing behind the recruitment office. The officer's short hair was meticulously combed neatly, with a rigorous face, and his lips were pursed tightly. His sharp eyes kept scanning the faces of the sailors waiting in line, making the people who were touching the eyes involuntarily lower their voices.
Chapter completed!