Chapter 372: I want to stay
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Otto naturally regarded hydraulic forging as a miracle manifestation, so the Iron Squirrel Tribe was able to produce a large number of iron tools, which must show the god's favor for the Ruth people. He became more confident and extremely happy.
Those axes and spearheads were organized and packaged for the second time, and they began to be thrown onto the boat one after another.
Coming to this former campground again, he was eager to take a look at some "famous scenic spots", such as riding on a two-wheeled trolley pulled by reindeer and traveling on a dirt road cut out by tribesmen with an ax. Go straight to the mine not far away.
Of course Rurik was also one of the visitors, including the mercenaries under his command, almost all of them came.
The woods in early winter were very quiet. At this time, Yevluo was carrying a short wooden bow, and an arrow was placed on the bowstring at all times.
Contrary to Jevlo's nervousness, Otto treated everything that followed with a rather lazy appearance. He just sat cross-legged in the car and didn't care about the bumps under him.
It is already the third day of arrival, as long as you stand on the top of the mine again, reminisce about the previous battles, and overlook the world that has not been covered by snow, the journey should come to an end for the time being.
"Don't be too nervous, are you still worried about bears?" Otto said casually.
With Jeflo’s arrow, he did not dare to let go, “Big Chief, there are many bears here, and there may be wolves. We’d better be careful.”
"It's ridiculous, those bears should run away when they see it. Oh, they better show up so I can eat bear meat tonight."
"It's better to be careful." Yevlo's vigilance is not diminished. "Those brown bears, they will attack any prey in order to hibernate. They are just all beasts. I don't know how powerful we are."
Otto shrugged, not wanting to talk nonsense. However, the fact that a mercenary can have such a vigilance can really relieve the owner.
This dirt road just cut down the tree and dug out a part of the roots. In the light of the small population of the entire Elronburg, how do they remove all the stumps on the road? More miraculously, some seemingly dead tree stumps actually grew new branches.
Otto felt quite uncomfortable in his butt, and the dangling sensation made people sleepy.
No, Rurik was already wrapped in a deerskin blanket, snuggling next to Otto, resting on his legs.
Evlo was worried about encountering a bear. He looked at the short wooden bow in his hand and used this simple weapon to hunt down a snow hare. The best way to hunt bears is still a spear and a crossbow.
The armed group of people is indeed not afraid of bears, but they encountered strange pedestrians in dumbfoundedness.
Yes, this road is not exclusive to the Otto team today.
There are two reindeer carts, each of which is pulled by a deer. Yufu is not a bad old man, but a child in thick leather clothes. A large number of shiny black stones were pulled on the car, which was obviously ore.
The child saw a crowd of people holding weapons and stayed on the spot, trembling with nervousness subconsciously.
"Why is the child pulling the ore?" Otto murmured, and ordered his men not to entangle them in any way.
The team gradually got farther away, and Otto's ears were full of comments from his subordinates.
Otto turned his head curiously again, and saw that the two small cars were fast moving through the rugged road, even if the cars were pulling a heavy mine. This fully proved that although they were children, they were also a group of veterans.
The mine is ahead! All the trees that blocked the view disappeared. Otto saw the mountain bag, and also saw a small mountain fort suddenly standing under the mountain bag.
Rurik was awakened by his father: "Don't sleep, we are here."
"Oh, it's their cemetery hill." Rurik rubbed his eyes, and the nouns he said caught Otto's intense attention.
"Huh? Tomb? Fort?"
"Yes, that's the name of this settlement. They... are the enemies we killed last year. They are members of the Grey Squirrel tribe. I built a cemetery for them under the hill."
"You...you are really boring." Otto was really hard to say anything, but when he got there and saw the attitude of the locals, Otto invented something in vain.
The woman named Polla, who is good at dressing up as an owl, is the only priestess of the entire tribe.
Ottoben was a little curious, how could he just see Mezzasta kneeling down? Their priests had come here to preside over those women and children mining.
He thought that the abilities of women and children were awkward, so he could only stand on the hill and see the traces of excavation everywhere, so Otto had to admire these people.
Those tribal women tamped big rocks with hammers or iron axes.
A group of children dressed like bears lie on the ground, with thick leather pads sewn on their knees, and simple gloves on their hands. They picked up the stones that were smashed by the women and threw them into the pain basket. In the end, they were basically The child carried the basket down the hill.
Otto doesn't think this is something to be admired, and Rurik doesn't think there is anything wrong with it now.
The times are the times. Any tribe or tribe, even if a child is only five years old, must help his family with housework and material production. The pressure of paying tribute is on every ordinary person in the Iron Squirrel tribe, and everyone, even a child, has to work hard for it.
Never ignore that they are also a form of labor just because they are children.
It was the women and children of the tribe who were responsible for the mining and transportation of ore, which naturally made Otto think of a lot.
The children who walked past him carrying the rattan baskets full of ore were in a daze, and there was also the shadow of the young Kawei inside.
That was an excellent young blacksmith, and perhaps the most promising blacksmith of the entire Ross tribe now and in the future. When he was very young, he was taken by his father into the mountainous area near Roseburg. Starting from carrying a stone, he gradually became a good blacksmith today.
I am afraid that these working boys will all become good iron tools, and the entire Elon Orava Fort will also become a real city of blacksmiths.
Otto didn't dare to have too much hope for the future. He wanted to live a hundred years, but he didn't know whether God would give him a chance.
Standing on the only vantage point, Otto overlooked the whole world. He squinted, and under the only "hot sun" that brought him warmth at noon, he saw a huge bay and the increasingly blurred sea horizon.
To the north of the hill, the river named Airon is still flowing calmly. Last time, it was still able to walk through the glacier, so did it start to freeze? The answer is yes.
Otto didn't want to stay any longer. Standing on the top of the hill, he took off his leather hat and revealed the top of his head with loose hair. He stroked his son's shoulder: "We really didn't look away, this mine is ours. Is it right to let a group of women and children continue to mine?"
Rurik felt a little uncomfortable when he was pressed by his father. He broke free and left his hands helplessly: "Then move some people."
"Let our people come?"
"Are they willing to come here?"
Rurik's counter-question made Otto amused: "Yes, there is a warm Silla Fort, how can they immigrate to the cold here?"
"We still have to migrate some people. By the way!" Rurik stomped suddenly, "Let the deer breeders! Let the uncle of Lumia bring all the deer breeders."
"They? They are slaves? What are you going to do? Continue mining? You can really laugh, they are forced to mine, you said to save them, now let them mine?"
Rurik was stunned. He wanted to say this time and another time, but in an instant he thought of something, something that he would definitely do from the standpoint of a deer breeder.
"Our deer herd."
"Deer?"
"Yes. Soon, it will be the winter grazing time for the deer breeders again." As Rurik pointed to the northern land, "Dad, you should understand that the winter pastures over there are very important to the deer breeders."
"Oh, you want to breed those deer? What do you want me to do?"
"Let them drive the deer to move here. Alsaka, I think it is most suitable for him and his people to settle in Fort Elon. This area is their hometown, and they are very familiar with it."
Otto shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling unreliable: "Are you not afraid of them running away?"
"It doesn't matter, we detain their children. Those deer children must receive my training in Roseburg. I don't believe that they will leave their children when they run away."
"You!" Otto was shocked. "Your kid...it's pretty ruthless."
Rurik said with a calm face, "Those children are hostages. I believe they are smart people. If they can pay some tribute, they can live well. They will run away when they are crazy."
Otto is also a stubborn face, he thinks his son has other plans.
Originally, Otto had set the departure date to tomorrow. He was worried about a sudden snowfall or the sudden freezing of the big river and the sea. He needs to have a small meeting, call his cronies to arrange matters, and leave Elronburg along the freezing north by noon tomorrow.
When the sky began to dim, Otto had returned to his warm residence.
In any settlement controlled by the tribe, the leader must have a "palace". Since the chief mansion of Elronburg and the one in Roseburg were both designed by Rurik himself, the two naturally have extremely striking similarities.
Otto was sitting in the hall, and he felt that it was not very different from sitting at home. It was the pile of bear heads that were turned into specimens hung on the walls of the hall, which fully demonstrated the great achievements of the chief family, and he wished to put it like this in his home in Roseburg.
Maybe it's okay, as long as the people here continue to hunt down a batch of bears.
Now, Mezzasta and Priest Porla are both summoned here by Otto. There were also representatives of a group of Ross fishermen who settled here and were asked to participate in this small meeting.
What will be discussed at the meeting?
Otto gave an impromptu speech, in addition to praising the loyalty of the Iron Squirrel Tribe, he also gave some encouragement to the settled Ross people. It is that his words lack the power of "painting big pie" like Rurik, and they are basically an exposition of established facts.
What did you say? Rurik was also sitting in the venue. He felt that Dad really loved Shilla Fort, and he could describe it in all the gorgeous words he knew. For Elronburg, it seems that it is only suitable for a settlement that produces ironware.
Otto finally talked about the most critical thing, especially to Metzasta. Even if everyone has understood this matter, Otto has to emphasize it again.
"I saw your warehouse. You have stocked up a lot of fish. I want to eat them all with your appetite? I will keep my promise and reward you with a batch of precious wheat. But you, Mezzasta. Very much. The winter hunt of our Rus is about to begin. Hundreds of the most sturdy warriors of the tribe will be stationed in your mountain fort. You must take care of them."
"Yes!" Mezzasta gritted his teeth, he really only had to agree.
Only Mechasta knows the people of the Iron Squirrel Tribe best. They are essentially afraid of the Ross warriors. Unless these soldiers are the men of the boy Rurik, they will feel at ease. Most of the Rus people brought looting and killing, but Rurik was an outlier among them, and seemed to be the only reasonable person.
Seporava met her father and people, and she did not hesitate to tell everyone what she had learned in Roseburg.
What results did this bring?
Rurik didn't even realize that his reputation in Elronburg was better. Given that he has a marriage contract with Sepolava, the tribesmen are willing to treat Rurik as their own.
Otto continued: "All your goods have been shipped, and we will leave tomorrow. I see that you are still stocking ore, do you plan to continue smelting in winter?"
"Yes, Grand Chief. According to our contract with Rurik, we will provide double the tribute next year. To be able to offer the tribute earlier, we need to work hard."
"You are smart, and you will be rewarded if you please us. But you need to prepare now."
"Wish to help you."
Metzasta was respectful on the surface, but in his heart he criticized Otto as a bad person, and he was also worried that this person would announce some harsh requirements.
But it's time to come.
Otto asked the tribesmen to build more wooden houses, which would be given to the Ross hunters in the winter hunting to live. Although Fort Elrond is the "city of blacksmiths", in the years to come, Fort Elrond will also be a hunting base for the Russ.
Otto announced a very clear time: "When our Hanukkah is over, when the day of total darkness passes, I will bring a large number of people back with my Rurik. Before I arrive, you The owner, Lurik, said that there will be a group of deer breeders who will drive the deer to arrive early. They will also use Fort Elon as a starting point for herding."
Mezzasta is not opposed to the guest residence of those who raise deer. Isn't the identity of Mezzasta, who raises deer unclear? The leader of his deer breeder had a conversation. Everyone became servants of the Rus, and the two races did not have to meet to fight. In this respect, Lurik used his ingenious mediation. The sentence "You have similar language shows that you have a common ancestor", which completely brings the relationship between the two ethnic groups closer.
Especially Alsaka, who is very concerned about relatives, has forgotten that he was once enslaved by the Iron Squirrel Tribe.
Those deer breeders really like to set up tents and fences in the wilderness. Everything is for the convenience of grazing. They and Kewen have never competed financially, and they can even trade on fur.
Ross Hunters, where they are hunters, they are clearly a terrible army.
He only hopes that his mountain fort and his people will not be harassed by the Ross fighters.
If you really want to do something, then do it openly. For example, Mezzasta was anxious that the women of his tribe whose husbands had died were pregnant again. Those women have their own will. They are rejecting their own people, or because of an instinct, they are rejecting close relatives. They also don't want a man to easily have ten women. They hope that a foreign husband will hope to make up for the serious population loss of the tribe by the new birth.
They don't even care about the loyalty of the new husband, as long as the person is not hateful and fearful.
First of all, the Ross fighters who brought suffering and ruined all their past lives are not considered.
Metzasta was a little anxious about this kind of thing, he didn't dare to tell Otto. He was actually looking forward to those deer breeders, after all, the two sides had already had some affection during the two months they lived in Roseburg.
Otto felt that he had already spoken very clearly. Unexpectedly, Rurik, who seemed to speak unintentionally, suddenly spoke at the last minute.
"Dad, I have decided that I will not leave until the hunting army led by you arrives."
"Huh?" The sense of absurdity was written on Otto's old face. "What are you talking about? Are you going to stay in this cold place?"
"Correct!"
Rurik's emphasis surprised everyone, but Mezzasta was slightly surprised. He knew that this child must have a new plan, which is likely to be beneficial to the tribe.
No, Mezzasta hurriedly stated: "Big Chief, since the host has such an attitude, I will do my best to entertain my host."
Otto gritted his teeth, he really didn't know what his son's whim wanted to do.
The explanation given by Rurik is even more bizarre: "I want to cut logs."
"What is logging for?"
"Build a big ship."
"Shipbuilding? Is the wood of Roseburg not good? Don't you worry about those Mellaren craftsmen." Otto Fei explained.
"But the trees are too short and the trunks are too slender."
Upon hearing this, Otto became even more impatient: "The little tree can't satisfy you?"
"It's really not enough. What we need is not just a long keel. Dad, this is my decision. For our big boat, I must do this. Then please take me to say hello to my mother. I want to be here. Here I personally supervised the felling of the big trees, and all my mercenaries stayed."
Otto is still incomprehensible, but forcibly taking his son away, this kid will definitely be furious. What is the point of a child's rage? It's this kid who gets cruel, sometimes really scary. The more he thought about it, the more Otto thought that when the kid was only seven years old, he dared to hold a huge sword in order to protect a favored slave ~www.novelhall.com~ to challenge his father.
It's that the slave is really terrible now. Lumia, the high priest Velia seemed to regard her as his granddaughter, and used all his experience to train the new high priest of the tribe.
After much deliberation, the son's refusal was for the benefit of the tribe.
"Okay! Just stay, and if you have any other requests, just ask, I will do it for you."
"You are really an enlightened father." Rurik's strained smile immediately became amused, and he opened his mouth to make a series of demands.
At this time, Otto was a little surprised, because all these requirements were to organize a team to set off to the north when the sea was frozen in silver and the ground was covered in silver, and then pulled a full 50,000 pounds of grain, as well as Rurik's subordinates. All mercenaries, including those recently recruited, must arrive at Roseburg before December in the Julian calendar. Among them, there must also be deer breeders and deer herds.
Does it take so much time to chop down a big tree?
Otto didn't want to ask too much, and his son's decision was never purely nonsense. Anyway, the food was his food, and the people who sent him were his subordinates. As the leader, he was just an order.
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Otto naturally regarded hydraulic forging as a miracle manifestation, so the Iron Squirrel Tribe was able to produce a large number of iron tools, which must show the god's favor for the Ruth people. He became more confident and extremely happy.
Those axes and spearheads were organized and packaged for the second time, and they began to be thrown onto the boat one after another.
Coming to this former campground again, he was eager to take a look at some "famous scenic spots", such as riding on a two-wheeled trolley pulled by reindeer and traveling on a dirt road cut out by tribesmen with an ax. Go straight to the mine not far away.
Of course Rurik was also one of the visitors, including the mercenaries under his command, almost all of them came.
The woods in early winter were very quiet. At this time, Yevluo was carrying a short wooden bow, and an arrow was placed on the bowstring at all times.
Contrary to Jevlo's nervousness, Otto treated everything that followed with a rather lazy appearance. He just sat cross-legged in the car and didn't care about the bumps under him.
It is already the third day of arrival, as long as you stand on the top of the mine again, reminisce about the previous battles, and overlook the world that has not been covered by snow, the journey should come to an end for the time being.
"Don't be too nervous, are you still worried about bears?" Otto said casually.
With Jeflo’s arrow, he did not dare to let go, “Big Chief, there are many bears here, and there may be wolves. We’d better be careful.”
"It's ridiculous, those bears should run away when they see it. Oh, they better show up so I can eat bear meat tonight."
"It's better to be careful." Yevlo's vigilance is not diminished. "Those brown bears, they will attack any prey in order to hibernate. They are just all beasts. I don't know how powerful we are."
Otto shrugged, not wanting to talk nonsense. However, the fact that a mercenary can have such a vigilance can really relieve the owner.
This dirt road just cut down the tree and dug out a part of the roots. In the light of the small population of the entire Elronburg, how do they remove all the stumps on the road? More miraculously, some seemingly dead tree stumps actually grew new branches.
Otto felt quite uncomfortable in his butt, and the dangling sensation made people sleepy.
No, Rurik was already wrapped in a deerskin blanket, snuggling next to Otto, resting on his legs.
Evlo was worried about encountering a bear. He looked at the short wooden bow in his hand and used this simple weapon to hunt down a snow hare. The best way to hunt bears is still a spear and a crossbow.
The armed group of people is indeed not afraid of bears, but they encountered strange pedestrians in dumbfoundedness.
Yes, this road is not exclusive to the Otto team today.
There are two reindeer carts, each of which is pulled by a deer. Yufu is not a bad old man, but a child in thick leather clothes. A large number of shiny black stones were pulled on the car, which was obviously ore.
The child saw a crowd of people holding weapons and stayed on the spot, trembling with nervousness subconsciously.
"Why is the child pulling the ore?" Otto murmured, and ordered his men not to entangle them in any way.
The team gradually got farther away, and Otto's ears were full of comments from his subordinates.
Otto turned his head curiously again, and saw that the two small cars were fast moving through the rugged road, even if the cars were pulling a heavy mine. This fully proved that although they were children, they were also a group of veterans.
The mine is ahead! All the trees that blocked the view disappeared. Otto saw the mountain bag, and also saw a small mountain fort suddenly standing under the mountain bag.
Rurik was awakened by his father: "Don't sleep, we are here."
"Oh, it's their cemetery hill." Rurik rubbed his eyes, and the nouns he said caught Otto's intense attention.
"Huh? Tomb? Fort?"
"Yes, that's the name of this settlement. They... are the enemies we killed last year. They are members of the Grey Squirrel tribe. I built a cemetery for them under the hill."
"You...you are really boring." Otto was really hard to say anything, but when he got there and saw the attitude of the locals, Otto invented something in vain.
The woman named Polla, who is good at dressing up as an owl, is the only priestess of the entire tribe.
Ottoben was a little curious, how could he just see Mezzasta kneeling down? Their priests had come here to preside over those women and children mining.
He thought that the abilities of women and children were awkward, so he could only stand on the hill and see the traces of excavation everywhere, so Otto had to admire these people.
Those tribal women tamped big rocks with hammers or iron axes.
A group of children dressed like bears lie on the ground, with thick leather pads sewn on their knees, and simple gloves on their hands. They picked up the stones that were smashed by the women and threw them into the pain basket. In the end, they were basically The child carried the basket down the hill.
Otto doesn't think this is something to be admired, and Rurik doesn't think there is anything wrong with it now.
The times are the times. Any tribe or tribe, even if a child is only five years old, must help his family with housework and material production. The pressure of paying tribute is on every ordinary person in the Iron Squirrel tribe, and everyone, even a child, has to work hard for it.
Never ignore that they are also a form of labor just because they are children.
It was the women and children of the tribe who were responsible for the mining and transportation of ore, which naturally made Otto think of a lot.
The children who walked past him carrying the rattan baskets full of ore were in a daze, and there was also the shadow of the young Kawei inside.
That was an excellent young blacksmith, and perhaps the most promising blacksmith of the entire Ross tribe now and in the future. When he was very young, he was taken by his father into the mountainous area near Roseburg. Starting from carrying a stone, he gradually became a good blacksmith today.
I am afraid that these working boys will all become good iron tools, and the entire Elon Orava Fort will also become a real city of blacksmiths.
Otto didn't dare to have too much hope for the future. He wanted to live a hundred years, but he didn't know whether God would give him a chance.
Standing on the only vantage point, Otto overlooked the whole world. He squinted, and under the only "hot sun" that brought him warmth at noon, he saw a huge bay and the increasingly blurred sea horizon.
To the north of the hill, the river named Airon is still flowing calmly. Last time, it was still able to walk through the glacier, so did it start to freeze? The answer is yes.
Otto didn't want to stay any longer. Standing on the top of the hill, he took off his leather hat and revealed the top of his head with loose hair. He stroked his son's shoulder: "We really didn't look away, this mine is ours. Is it right to let a group of women and children continue to mine?"
Rurik felt a little uncomfortable when he was pressed by his father. He broke free and left his hands helplessly: "Then move some people."
"Let our people come?"
"Are they willing to come here?"
Rurik's counter-question made Otto amused: "Yes, there is a warm Silla Fort, how can they immigrate to the cold here?"
"We still have to migrate some people. By the way!" Rurik stomped suddenly, "Let the deer breeders! Let the uncle of Lumia bring all the deer breeders."
"They? They are slaves? What are you going to do? Continue mining? You can really laugh, they are forced to mine, you said to save them, now let them mine?"
Rurik was stunned. He wanted to say this time and another time, but in an instant he thought of something, something that he would definitely do from the standpoint of a deer breeder.
"Our deer herd."
"Deer?"
"Yes. Soon, it will be the winter grazing time for the deer breeders again." As Rurik pointed to the northern land, "Dad, you should understand that the winter pastures over there are very important to the deer breeders."
"Oh, you want to breed those deer? What do you want me to do?"
"Let them drive the deer to move here. Alsaka, I think it is most suitable for him and his people to settle in Fort Elon. This area is their hometown, and they are very familiar with it."
Otto shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling unreliable: "Are you not afraid of them running away?"
"It doesn't matter, we detain their children. Those deer children must receive my training in Roseburg. I don't believe that they will leave their children when they run away."
"You!" Otto was shocked. "Your kid...it's pretty ruthless."
Rurik said with a calm face, "Those children are hostages. I believe they are smart people. If they can pay some tribute, they can live well. They will run away when they are crazy."
Otto is also a stubborn face, he thinks his son has other plans.
Originally, Otto had set the departure date to tomorrow. He was worried about a sudden snowfall or the sudden freezing of the big river and the sea. He needs to have a small meeting, call his cronies to arrange matters, and leave Elronburg along the freezing north by noon tomorrow.
When the sky began to dim, Otto had returned to his warm residence.
In any settlement controlled by the tribe, the leader must have a "palace". Since the chief mansion of Elronburg and the one in Roseburg were both designed by Rurik himself, the two naturally have extremely striking similarities.
Otto was sitting in the hall, and he felt that it was not very different from sitting at home. It was the pile of bear heads that were turned into specimens hung on the walls of the hall, which fully demonstrated the great achievements of the chief family, and he wished to put it like this in his home in Roseburg.
Maybe it's okay, as long as the people here continue to hunt down a batch of bears.
Now, Mezzasta and Priest Porla are both summoned here by Otto. There were also representatives of a group of Ross fishermen who settled here and were asked to participate in this small meeting.
What will be discussed at the meeting?
Otto gave an impromptu speech, in addition to praising the loyalty of the Iron Squirrel Tribe, he also gave some encouragement to the settled Ross people. It is that his words lack the power of "painting big pie" like Rurik, and they are basically an exposition of established facts.
What did you say? Rurik was also sitting in the venue. He felt that Dad really loved Shilla Fort, and he could describe it in all the gorgeous words he knew. For Elronburg, it seems that it is only suitable for a settlement that produces ironware.
Otto finally talked about the most critical thing, especially to Metzasta. Even if everyone has understood this matter, Otto has to emphasize it again.
"I saw your warehouse. You have stocked up a lot of fish. I want to eat them all with your appetite? I will keep my promise and reward you with a batch of precious wheat. But you, Mezzasta. Very much. The winter hunt of our Rus is about to begin. Hundreds of the most sturdy warriors of the tribe will be stationed in your mountain fort. You must take care of them."
"Yes!" Mezzasta gritted his teeth, he really only had to agree.
Only Mechasta knows the people of the Iron Squirrel Tribe best. They are essentially afraid of the Ross warriors. Unless these soldiers are the men of the boy Rurik, they will feel at ease. Most of the Rus people brought looting and killing, but Rurik was an outlier among them, and seemed to be the only reasonable person.
Seporava met her father and people, and she did not hesitate to tell everyone what she had learned in Roseburg.
What results did this bring?
Rurik didn't even realize that his reputation in Elronburg was better. Given that he has a marriage contract with Sepolava, the tribesmen are willing to treat Rurik as their own.
Otto continued: "All your goods have been shipped, and we will leave tomorrow. I see that you are still stocking ore, do you plan to continue smelting in winter?"
"Yes, Grand Chief. According to our contract with Rurik, we will provide double the tribute next year. To be able to offer the tribute earlier, we need to work hard."
"You are smart, and you will be rewarded if you please us. But you need to prepare now."
"Wish to help you."
Metzasta was respectful on the surface, but in his heart he criticized Otto as a bad person, and he was also worried that this person would announce some harsh requirements.
But it's time to come.
Otto asked the tribesmen to build more wooden houses, which would be given to the Ross hunters in the winter hunting to live. Although Fort Elrond is the "city of blacksmiths", in the years to come, Fort Elrond will also be a hunting base for the Russ.
Otto announced a very clear time: "When our Hanukkah is over, when the day of total darkness passes, I will bring a large number of people back with my Rurik. Before I arrive, you The owner, Lurik, said that there will be a group of deer breeders who will drive the deer to arrive early. They will also use Fort Elon as a starting point for herding."
Mezzasta is not opposed to the guest residence of those who raise deer. Isn't the identity of Mezzasta, who raises deer unclear? The leader of his deer breeder had a conversation. Everyone became servants of the Rus, and the two races did not have to meet to fight. In this respect, Lurik used his ingenious mediation. The sentence "You have similar language shows that you have a common ancestor", which completely brings the relationship between the two ethnic groups closer.
Especially Alsaka, who is very concerned about relatives, has forgotten that he was once enslaved by the Iron Squirrel Tribe.
Those deer breeders really like to set up tents and fences in the wilderness. Everything is for the convenience of grazing. They and Kewen have never competed financially, and they can even trade on fur.
Ross Hunters, where they are hunters, they are clearly a terrible army.
He only hopes that his mountain fort and his people will not be harassed by the Ross fighters.
If you really want to do something, then do it openly. For example, Mezzasta was anxious that the women of his tribe whose husbands had died were pregnant again. Those women have their own will. They are rejecting their own people, or because of an instinct, they are rejecting close relatives. They also don't want a man to easily have ten women. They hope that a foreign husband will hope to make up for the serious population loss of the tribe by the new birth.
They don't even care about the loyalty of the new husband, as long as the person is not hateful and fearful.
First of all, the Ross fighters who brought suffering and ruined all their past lives are not considered.
Metzasta was a little anxious about this kind of thing, he didn't dare to tell Otto. He was actually looking forward to those deer breeders, after all, the two sides had already had some affection during the two months they lived in Roseburg.
Otto felt that he had already spoken very clearly. Unexpectedly, Rurik, who seemed to speak unintentionally, suddenly spoke at the last minute.
"Dad, I have decided that I will not leave until the hunting army led by you arrives."
"Huh?" The sense of absurdity was written on Otto's old face. "What are you talking about? Are you going to stay in this cold place?"
"Correct!"
Rurik's emphasis surprised everyone, but Mezzasta was slightly surprised. He knew that this child must have a new plan, which is likely to be beneficial to the tribe.
No, Mezzasta hurriedly stated: "Big Chief, since the host has such an attitude, I will do my best to entertain my host."
Otto gritted his teeth, he really didn't know what his son's whim wanted to do.
The explanation given by Rurik is even more bizarre: "I want to cut logs."
"What is logging for?"
"Build a big ship."
"Shipbuilding? Is the wood of Roseburg not good? Don't you worry about those Mellaren craftsmen." Otto Fei explained.
"But the trees are too short and the trunks are too slender."
Upon hearing this, Otto became even more impatient: "The little tree can't satisfy you?"
"It's really not enough. What we need is not just a long keel. Dad, this is my decision. For our big boat, I must do this. Then please take me to say hello to my mother. I want to be here. Here I personally supervised the felling of the big trees, and all my mercenaries stayed."
Otto is still incomprehensible, but forcibly taking his son away, this kid will definitely be furious. What is the point of a child's rage? It's this kid who gets cruel, sometimes really scary. The more he thought about it, the more Otto thought that when the kid was only seven years old, he dared to hold a huge sword in order to protect a favored slave ~www.novelhall.com~ to challenge his father.
It's that the slave is really terrible now. Lumia, the high priest Velia seemed to regard her as his granddaughter, and used all his experience to train the new high priest of the tribe.
After much deliberation, the son's refusal was for the benefit of the tribe.
"Okay! Just stay, and if you have any other requests, just ask, I will do it for you."
"You are really an enlightened father." Rurik's strained smile immediately became amused, and he opened his mouth to make a series of demands.
At this time, Otto was a little surprised, because all these requirements were to organize a team to set off to the north when the sea was frozen in silver and the ground was covered in silver, and then pulled a full 50,000 pounds of grain, as well as Rurik's subordinates. All mercenaries, including those recently recruited, must arrive at Roseburg before December in the Julian calendar. Among them, there must also be deer breeders and deer herds.
Does it take so much time to chop down a big tree?
Otto didn't want to ask too much, and his son's decision was never purely nonsense. Anyway, the food was his food, and the people who sent him were his subordinates. As the leader, he was just an order.
Otto naturally regarded hydraulic forging as a miracle manifestation, so the Iron Squirrel Tribe was able to produce a large number of iron tools, which must show the god's favor for the Ruth people. He became more confident and extremely happy.Those axes and spearheads were organized and packaged for the second time, and they began to be thrown onto the boat one after another.Coming to this former campground again, he was eager to take a look at some "famous scenic spots", such as riding on a two-wheeled trolley pulled by reindeer and traveling on a dirt road cut out by tribesmen with an ax. Go straight to the mine not far away.Of course Rurik was also one of the visitors, including the mercenaries under his command, almost all of them came.The woods in early winter were very quiet. At this time, Yevluo was carrying a short wooden bow, and an arrow was placed on the bowstring at all times.Contrary to Jevlo's nervousness, Otto treated everything that followed with a rather lazy appearance. He just sat cross-legged in the car and didn't care about the bumps under him.It is already the third day of arrival, as long as you stand on the top of the mine again, reminisce about the previous battles, and overlook the world that has not been covered by snow, the journey should come to an end for the time being."Don't be too nervous, are you still worried about bears?" Otto said casually.With Jeflo's arrow, he did not dare to let go, Big Chief, there are many bears here, and there may be wolves. We'd better be careful."It's ridiculous, those bears should run away when they see it. Oh, they better show up so I can eat bear meat tonight.""It's better to be careful." Yevlo's vigilance is not diminished. "Those brown bears, they will attack any prey in order to hibernate. They are just all beasts. I don't know how powerful we are."Otto shrugged, not wanting to talk nonsense. However, the fact that a mercenary can have such a vigilance can really relieve the owner.This dirt road just cut down the tree and dug out a part of the roots. In the light of the small population of the entire Elronburg, how do they remove all the stumps on the road? More miraculously, some seemingly dead tree stumps actually grew new branches.Otto felt quite uncomfortable in his butt, and the dangling sensation made people sleepy.No, Rurik was already wrapped in a deerskin blanket, snuggling next to Otto, resting on his legs.Evlo was worried about encountering a bear. He looked at the short wooden bow in his hand and used this simple weapon to hunt down a snow hare. The best way to hunt bears is still a spear and a crossbow.The armed group of people is indeed not afraid of bears, but they encountered strange pedestrians in dumbfoundedness.Yes, this road is not exclusive to the Otto team today.There are two reindeer carts, each of which is pulled by a deer. Yufu is not a bad old man, but a child in thick leather clothes. A large number of shiny black stones were pulled on the car, which was obviously ore.The child saw a crowd of people holding weapons and stayed on the spot, trembling with nervousness subconsciously."Why is the child pulling the ore?" Otto murmured, and ordered his men not to entangle them in any way.The team gradually got farther away, and Otto's ears were full of comments from his subordinates.Otto turned his head curiously again, and saw that the two small cars were fast moving through the rugged road, even if the cars were pulling a heavy mine. This fully proved that although they were children, they were also a group of veterans.The mine is ahead! All the trees that blocked the view disappeared. Otto saw the mountain bag, and also saw a small mountain fort suddenly standing under the mountain bag.Rurik was awakened by his father: "Don't sleep, we are here.""Oh, it's their cemetery hill." Rurik rubbed his eyes, and the nouns he said caught Otto's intense attention."Huh? Tomb? Fort?""Yes, that's the name of this settlement. They... are the enemies we killed last year. They are members of the Grey Squirrel tribe. I built a cemetery for them under the hill.""You...you are really boring." Otto was really hard to say anything, but when he got there and saw the attitude of the locals, Otto invented something in vain.The woman named Polla, who is good at dressing up as an owl, is the only priestess of the entire tribe.Ottoben was a little curious, how could he just see Mezzasta kneeling down? Their priests had come here to preside over those women and children mining.He thought that the abilities of women and children were awkward, so he could only stand on the hill and see the traces of excavation everywhere, so Otto had to admire these people.Those tribal women tamped big rocks with hammers or iron axes.A group of children dressed like bears lie on the ground, with thick leather pads sewn on their knees, and simple gloves on their hands. They picked up the stones that were smashed by the women and threw them into the pain basket. In the end, they were basically The child carried the basket down the hill.Otto doesn't think this is something to be admired, and Rurik doesn't think there is anything wrong with it now.The times are the times. Any tribe or tribe, even if a child is only five years old, must help his family with housework and material production. The pressure of paying tribute is on every ordinary person in the Iron Squirrel tribe, and everyone, even a child, has to work hard for it.Never ignore that they are also a form of labor just because they are children.It was the women and children of the tribe who were responsible for the mining and transportation of ore, which naturally made Otto think of a lot.The children who walked past him carrying the rattan baskets full of ore were in a daze, and there was also the shadow of the young Kawei inside.That was an excellent young blacksmith, and perhaps the most promising blacksmith of the entire Ross tribe now and in the future. When he was very young, he was taken by his father into the mountainous area near Roseburg. Starting from carrying a stone, he gradually became a good blacksmith today.I am afraid that these working boys will all become good iron tools, and the entire Elon Orava Fort will also become a real city of blacksmiths.Otto didn't dare to have too much hope for the future. He wanted to live a hundred years, but he didn't know whether God would give him a chance.Standing on the only vantage point, Otto overlooked the whole world. He squinted, and under the only "hot sun" that brought him warmth at noon, he saw a huge bay and the increasingly blurred sea horizon.To the north of the hill, the river named Airon is still flowing calmly. Last time, it was still able to walk through the glacier, so did it start to freeze? The answer is yes.Otto didn't want to stay any longer. Standing on the top of the hill, he took off his leather hat and revealed the top of his head with loose hair. He stroked his son's shoulder: "We really didn't look away, this mine is ours. Is it right to let a group of women and children continue to mine?"Rurik felt a little uncomfortable when he was pressed by his father. He broke free and left his hands helplessly: "Then move some people.""Let our people come?""Are they willing to come here?"Rurik's counter-question made Otto amused: "Yes, there is a warm Silla Fort, how can they immigrate to the cold here?""We still have to migrate some people. By the way!" Rurik stomped suddenly, "Let the deer breeders! Let the uncle of Lumia bring all the deer breeders.""They? They are slaves? What are you going to do? Continue mining? You can really laugh, they are forced to mine, you said to save them, now let them mine?"Rurik was stunned. He wanted to say this time and another time, but in an instant he thought of something, something that he would definitely do from the standpoint of a deer breeder."Our deer herd.""Deer?""Yes. Soon, it will be the winter grazing time for the deer breeders again." As Rurik pointed to the northern land, "Dad, you should understand that the winter pastures over there are very important to the deer breeders.""Oh, you want to breed those deer? What do you want me to do?""Let them drive the deer to move here. Alsaka, I think it is most suitable for him and his people to settle in Fort Elon. This area is their hometown, and they are very familiar with it."Otto shook his head and smiled bitterly, feeling unreliable: "Are you not afraid of them running away?""It doesn't matter, we detain their children. Those deer children must receive my training in Roseburg. I don't believe that they will leave their children when they run away.""You!" Otto was shocked. "Your kid...it's pretty ruthless."Rurik said with a calm face, "Those children are hostages. I believe they are smart people. If they can pay some tribute, they can live well. They will run away when they are crazy."Otto is also a stubborn face, he thinks his son has other plans.Originally, Otto had set the departure date to tomorrow. He was worried about a sudden snowfall or the sudden freezing of the big river and the sea. He needs to have a small meeting, call his cronies to arrange matters, and leave Elronburg along the freezing north by noon tomorrow.When the sky began to dim, Otto had returned to his warm residence.In any settlement controlled by the tribe, the leader must have a "palace". Since the chief mansion of Elronburg and the one in Roseburg were both designed by Rurik himself, the two naturally have extremely striking similarities.Otto was sitting in the hall, and he felt that it was not very different from sitting at home. It was the pile of bear heads that were turned into specimens hung on the walls of the hall, which fully demonstrated the great achievements of the chief family, and he wished to put it like this in his home in Roseburg.Maybe it's okay, as long as the people here continue to hunt down a batch of bears.Now, Mezzasta and Priest Porla are both summoned here by Otto. There were also representatives of a group of Ross fishermen who settled here and were asked to participate in this small meeting.What will be discussed at the meeting?Otto gave an impromptu speech, in addition to praising the loyalty of the Iron Squirrel Tribe, he also gave some encouragement to the settled Ross people. It is that his words lack the power of "painting big pie" like Rurik, and they are basically an exposition of established facts.What did you say? Rurik was also sitting in the venue. He felt that Dad really loved Shilla Fort, and he could describe it in all the gorgeous words he knew. For Elronburg, it seems that it is only suitable for a settlement that produces ironware.Otto finally talked about the most critical thing, especially to Metzasta. Even if everyone has understood this matter, Otto has to emphasize it again."I saw your warehouse. You have stocked up a lot of fish. I want to eat them all with your appetite? I will keep my promise and reward you with a batch of precious wheat. But you, Mezzasta. Very much. The winter hunt of our Rus is about to begin. Hundreds of the most sturdy warriors of the tribe will be stationed in your mountain fort. You must take care of them.""Yes!" Mezzasta gritted his teeth, he really only had to agree.Only Mechasta knows the people of the Iron Squirrel Tribe best. They are essentially afraid of the Ross warriors. Unless these soldiers are the men of the boy Rurik, they will feel at ease. Most of the Rus people brought looting and killing, but Rurik was an outlier among them, and seemed to be the only reasonable person.Seporava met her father and people, and she did not hesitate to tell everyone what she had learned in Roseburg.What results did this bring?Rurik didn't even realize that his reputation in Elronburg was better. Given that he has a marriage contract with Sepolava, the tribesmen are willing to treat Rurik as their own.Otto continued: "All your goods have been shipped, and we will leave tomorrow. I see that you are still stocking ore, do you plan to continue smelting in winter?""Yes, Grand Chief. According to our contract with Rurik, we will provide double the tribute next year. To be able to offer the tribute earlier, we need to work hard.""You are smart, and you will be rewarded if you please us. But you need to prepare now.""Wish to help you."Metzasta was respectful on the surface, but in his heart he criticized Otto as a bad person, and he was also worried that this person would announce some harsh requirements.But it's time to come.Otto asked the tribesmen to build more wooden houses, which would be given to the Ross hunters in the winter hunting to live. Although Fort Elrond is the "city of blacksmiths", in the years to come, Fort Elrond will also be a hunting base for the Russ.Otto announced a very clear time: "When our Hanukkah is over, when the day of total darkness passes, I will bring a large number of people back with my Rurik. Before I arrive, you The owner, Lurik, said that there will be a group of deer breeders who will drive the deer to arrive early. They will also use Fort Elon as a starting point for herding."Mezzasta is not opposed to the guest residence of those who raise deer. Isn't the identity of Mezzasta, who raises deer unclear? The leader of his deer breeder had a conversation. Everyone became servants of the Rus, and the two races did not have to meet to fight. In this respect, Lurik used his ingenious mediation. The sentence "You have similar language shows that you have a common ancestor", which completely brings the relationship between the two ethnic groups closer.Especially Alsaka, who is very concerned about relatives, has forgotten that he was once enslaved by the Iron Squirrel Tribe.Those deer breeders really like to set up tents and fences in the wilderness. Everything is for the convenience of grazing. They and Kewen have never competed financially, and they can even trade on fur.Ross Hunters, where they are hunters, they are clearly a terrible army.He only hopes that his mountain fort and his people will not be harassed by the Ross fighters.If you really want to do something, then do it openly. For example, Mezzasta was anxious that the women of his tribe whose husbands had died were pregnant again. Those women have their own will. They are rejecting their own people, or because of an instinct, they are rejecting close relatives. They also don't want a man to easily have ten women. They hope that a foreign husband will hope to make up for the serious population loss of the tribe by the new birth.They don't even care about the loyalty of the new husband, as long as the person is not hateful and fearful.First of all, the Ross fighters who brought suffering and ruined all their past lives are not considered.Metzasta was a little anxious about this kind of thing, he didn't dare to tell Otto. He was actually looking forward to those deer breeders, after all, the two sides had already had some affection during the two months they lived in Roseburg.Otto felt that he had already spoken very clearly. Unexpectedly, Rurik, who seemed to speak unintentionally, suddenly spoke at the last minute."Dad, I have decided that I will not leave until the hunting army led by you arrives.""Huh?" The sense of absurdity was written on Otto's old face. "What are you talking about? Are you going to stay in this cold place?""Correct!"Rurik's emphasis surprised everyone, but Mezzasta was slightly surprised. He knew that this child must have a new plan, which is likely to be beneficial to the tribe.No, Mezzasta hurriedly stated: "Big Chief, since the host has such an attitude, I will do my best to entertain my host."Otto gritted his teeth, he really didn't know what his son's whim wanted to do.The explanation given by Rurik is even more bizarre: "I want to cut logs.""What is logging for?""Build a big ship.""Shipbuilding? Is the wood of Roseburg not good? Don't you worry about those Mellaren craftsmen." Otto Fei explained."But the trees are too short and the trunks are too slender."Upon hearing this, Otto became even more impatient: "The little tree can't satisfy you?""It's really not enough. What we need is not just a long keel. Dad, this is my decision. For our big boat, I must do this. Then please take me to say hello to my mother. I want to be here. Here I personally supervised the felling of the big trees, and all my mercenaries stayed."Otto is still incomprehensible, but forcibly taking his son away, this kid will definitely be furious. What is the point of a child's rage? It's this kid who gets cruel, sometimes really scary. The more he thought about it, the more Otto thought that when the kid was only seven years old, he dared to hold a huge sword in order to protect a favored slave ~www.novelhall.com~ to challenge his father.It's that the slave is really terrible now. Lumia, the high priest Velia seemed to regard her as his granddaughter, and used all his experience to train the new high priest of the tribe.After much deliberation, the son's refusal was for the benefit of the tribe."Okay! Just stay, and if you have any other requests, just ask, I will do it for you.""You are really an enlightened father." Rurik's strained smile immediately became amused, and he opened his mouth to make a series of demands.At this time, Otto was a little surprised, because all these requirements were to organize a team to set off to the north when the sea was frozen in silver and the ground was covered in silver, and then pulled a full 50,000 pounds of grain, as well as Rurik's subordinates. All mercenaries, including those recently recruited, must arrive at Roseburg before December in the Julian calendar. Among them, there must also be deer breeders and deer herds.Does it take so much time to chop down a big tree?Otto didn't want to ask too much, and his son's decision was never purely nonsense. Anyway, the food was his food, and the people who sent him were his subordinates. As the leader, he was just an order.
