Make France Great Again-Chapter 876 - 867: Submission to the Governor’s Mansion
"Honorable guests, may I kindly ask you to stay at our tribe for a day? My tribe needs to make some preparations before the war!" The Old Chief kindly extended an invitation to Captain Grandi and his men to stay.
Captain Grandi carefully observed the Old Chief and saw nothing but sincerity in his expression.
So, Captain Grandi smiled and nodded, saying to the Old Chief, "Of course! However, I need to send someone back to the Governor’s residence to inform the Governor about the situation here!
So that in case you cannot defeat the opponent, the Governor’s Mansion can quickly provide you with support!"
The Old Chief was equally taken aback for a few seconds. He understood that Captain Grandi could not offer them complete trust.
Behind his honorable pretext was Captain Grandi’s veiled threat against them.
The Old Chief believed that if anything happened to Grandi, his tribe would immediately suffer the harshest blows from the Governor’s Mansion.
At that point, the whole tribe might cease to exist.
"Of course!" Without a moment’s hesitation, the Old Chief said to Captain Grandi, "Please, convey a message to the Governor for me. Every member of the Entuya Race warmly welcomes the Governor!"
"I will faithfully relay your message to the Governor!" Captain Grandi nodded and responded to the Old Chief.
Then, Captain Grandi selected a member from Mirabeau Pulekovic’s team and ordered him to return to Libreville to report the situation here to Governor Jerome Patterson.
The selected team member saluted Captain Grandi and ran along the path they came by.
Captain Grandi, at the invitation of the Old Chief, also entered the tribe, and upon entering, faced hostile glances from the tribe residents, leading him to the only building made of bricks and stones, the Old Chief’s residence, the most luxurious place in the tribe.
"Excuse the simplicity of my living quarters," the Old Chief apologized slightly to Grandi and his men.
"It’s nothing!" Captain Grandi said while subtly observing the Turkish Scimitar and the paintings hanging on the wall.
He had to admit that the Old Chief had a certain taste, which piqued Captain Grandi’s interest in the Old Chief.
Subsequently, the Old Chief spread a red carpet on the ground and invited Captain Grandi and his men to sit cross-legged.
After Captain Grandi and Mirabeau Pulekovic sat on the red carpet, the Old Chief introduced a young man with a bare-chested upper body.
"This is my grandson, Bango Entuya!" the Old Chief introduced him to everyone present.
Then he instructed Bango Entuya in the tribal language, "Bango, greet them in French now! Let them get to know you!"
Bango Entuya’s face, dark as the bottom of a pot, showed a reluctant expression as he responded in the tribal language, "Grandpa, I don’t like their language! They are a bunch of robbers!"
"Foolish boy!" the Old Chief reprimanded Bango Entuya sternly, "I want you to learn their language so that one day you can become like them!
The opportunity is in front of you now, whether you agree or not, you must agree!"
(Meanwhile, a faint, barely noticeable smile appeared on Captain Grandi’s face.)
After speaking, the Old Chief apologetically addressed Captain Grandi, "My grandson is a bit shy!"
"It’s nothing!" Captain Grandi smiled as he replied to the Old Chief.
Then, the Old Chief spoke to Bango Entuya in French, "Bango, greet them now!"
Bango Entuya had to comply with his grandfather’s will and greeted them in equally broken French.
Captain Grandi and Mirabeau Pulekovic both nodded and praised Bango Entuya for his progress in learning French.
Upon hearing Captain Grandi’s praise, the Old Chief smiled slightly, patting Bango Entuya on the shoulder, telling him he could leave.
After Bango Entuya left, the Old Chief also sat on the red carpet.
Both sides began a casual conversation, during which Captain Grandi took the opportunity to ask the Old Chief how he learned French.
The Old Chief told Grandi that when he was young, he followed a master from Europe, who took him out of the tribe and taught him to use French, promising to take him around the world to see its magnificent scenery.
Unfortunately, a sudden illness took his master’s life.
With the loss of his master, the Old Chief returned to the Entuya Tribe, where he applied the knowledge he learned from his master and became the chief, leading the tribe to growth.
To commemorate his master, the Old Chief has never forgotten French.
The Old Chief just didn’t expect, in his old age, that he would have another opportunity to use French.
"So, you taught your grandson French!" Captain Grandi asked the Old Chief again.
"No!" the Old Chief shook his head, responding to Captain Grandi, "His French was taught by a priest!"
"Where is that priest now?" Captain Grandi asked again.
"That priest is already dead!" The Old Chief responded to Grandi melancholy, "A strange illness took him away. Before he left this world, he reminded us to always keep reverence for God!"
The Old Chief spoke while getting up, and walked to a desk, from which he took a Bible and returned.
"This is the only item left by the missionary!" The Old Chief placed the French Bible in front of Captain Grandi.
"What a virtuous missionary!" Captain Grandi couldn’t help but exclaim.
"Indeed, his virtue was very high!" The Old Chief also said with a sigh, "Unfortunately, God did not grant him much time!"
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After both parties chatted for a long time, they finally ended the conversation.
At the invitation of the Old Chief, everyone tasted the tribe’s special "wild flavors."
Although the overall taste was not too inhumane, it wasn’t particularly delicious either.
After a simple lunch, everyone sat back on the red carpet to pass the time.
The Old Chief called Bango Entuya over again and ordered Bango Entuya to serve tea and water to everyone.
"Chief, what are you doing?" Captain Grandi asked the Old Chief.
"Honored guests, I hope that when you leave, you can take my grandson with you! I want him to see what the outside world is like!" The Old Chief pleaded with Captain Grandi.
"Chief, after we solve your problems, we need to continue deeper along the river! Taking your grandson with us might be dangerous!
If you are willing, you can send him to Libreville! The Governor will establish a church school there!" Mirabeau Pulinkovic suggested to the Old Chief.
"Exactly!" Captain Grandi also spoke, "Taking your grandson with us is too dangerous! It would be better for him to go to Libreville!"
"But, I don’t even know where Libreville is!" The Old Chief replied helplessly to Mirabeau Pulinkovic.
"Please don’t worry about that, our people will take you there!" Mirabeau Pulinkovic said.
"Then it’s a trouble for you!" The Old Chief said to Mirabeau Pulinkovic.
Around five in the evening, the team heading to Libreville returned to the tribe.
"The Governor has already learned about the Enthuya Tribe voluntarily becoming a direct territory of the Governor’s Mansion of Gabon! To commend you, the Governor has specifically ordered me to bring you this!" The team member opened a backpack, took out a tricolor flag, and said to the Old Chief, "The Governor said, as long as the Enthuya Tribe hoists this national flag, no one will dare to trouble you!"
Captain Grandi and Mirabeau Pulinkovic both showed surprised expressions on their faces, knowing the weight of such a promise.
Jerome Patterson’s actions could be described as buying fame at a high price.
"Moreover, the Governor also said that since the Enthuya Tribe is the first tribe willing to submit to the Governor’s Mansion in Gabon, he will consider establishing a church school in the Enthuya Tribe!
All residents of the Enthuya Tribe can attend classes for free!" The team member said to the Old Chief.
The Old Chief, deeply understanding the importance of education, responded excitedly, "Thank the Governor! Thank the Governor!"
That night, under the arrangement of the Old Chief, everyone slept in the best rooms in the whole tribe.
Lying in bed, Captain Grandi looked at the firelight coming through the window, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
At this moment, the sound of dense footsteps came from outside the room, and from the sound, it could be discerned that there were at least ten people outside.
Could it be they are preparing...
Grandi’s heart immediately jumped to his throat. He quietly climbed out of bed and took the revolver from the table into his hand.
Feeling the cold touch of the revolver, Grandi’s anxious heart was somewhat relieved.
Next, Captain Grandi went back to the bedside and gently pushed his teammate on the bed.
The teammate, awakened by Grandi, made a dissatisfied sound: "What are you doing!"
Grandi quickly covered the teammate’s mouth and pointed towards the outside of the room.
The teammate understood Grandi’s meaning, hurriedly crawled out of bed, took the Enfield Rifle leaning against the wall, and quickly loaded the ammunition.
After the rifle was cocked, the teammate aimed the rifle at the door.
If anyone dared to break into the room, they would immediately pull the trigger.
After waiting for quite a while, the commotion outside the door stopped.
Then a knock on the door was heard, and Captain Grandi quickly asked, "Who’s there!"
"Mr. Grandi, it’s me!" The Old Chief’s voice reached Captain Grandi’s ears.
"Chief, can you tell me! Are we now enemies or friends!" Captain Grandi sternly asked the Old Chief.
"Mr. Grandi, it was just an accident earlier!" The Old Chief frantically explained from outside the door, "Our Enthuya Tribe is still loyal to the French Governor’s Mansion!"
