Chapter 514: Rurik visits the Gem Islands
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"Brothers! Full sail!" Rurik roared, and the sailors moved.
Facing the warm south wind, the Aphrodite broke away from the entire fleet with the greatest power, and went straight to the fishing boats that appeared in the distance to rush forward.
As the distance shortened, Rurik, standing on the bow of the ship, poked his head and kept watching.
Not only him, but the leaders of the detained families, as well as the commanders sent by the family, stood on the deck and looked at the fishing boat in the distance.
People talked a lot, and everyone felt a strong difference.
Bijuni stood beside Rurik, his brows furrowed: "It's weird, don't people in Britain also use boats similar to ours?"
"Maybe they are not..." Rurik said lightly.
"No? Who is that?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's a Danish, maybe it's a Bergen, it's not us anyway."
As soon as he said this, Biyuni immediately became vigilant, "So the home port of the fishing boat...Ah! On the other side of the sea, is the enemy?"
"I don't know. In my opinion, we caught up to the fishing boat and captured it. Then we will know everything after interrogation."
A lonely fishing boat was fishing for lonely cod. When the fishermen noticed a big boat rushing, they actually took off their felt hats for the first time and saw the sight of the big boat suddenly appearing. When they perceive the crisis, everything is too late.
The projectile fired by the torsion slingshot of the Aphrola deliberately digs a large hole, and the fishing boat quickly silences the sea.
As the three fishermen struggled with the driftwood, they hurriedly grabbed the rope that came from nowhere.
They were detained by the people on the big boat. Until this time, Rurik could judge that the three of them were clearly a family of three.
This ruined a small family's fishing business!
"Ah! I'm really a bad person." After a second of guilt, Rurik ordered the loyal Jeflo to be interrogated.
The fisherman's family was drenched and shivering in extreme panic: "Don't kill us! We say everything..."
Rurik yelled, "Jeflo, ask who they are. Is it a Danish or a guy from Bergen."
After a while, Yevlo turned his head and yelled at Rurik who was standing on the bow deck: "It's a fisherman from Bergen. They said that many people found an island and settled on it! They come! Inferior Bergen is not under the control of the leader of Bergen."
"How complicated!" Rurik patted his head.
However, this matter attracted the attention of Bijuni and even many family leaders present. Everyone talked about it again, and finally got a very unified conclusion.
Biyuni patted the puzzled Rurik on the shoulder: "I heard something that some mortals in Bergen don’t like being suppressed by the authority of those lords. They don’t want to pay tribute, so they drag their family to cross the sea to find The new world is here. Maybe they have found it. The fishermen we caught are the settlers of the new world."
"So this is the case?" Ruriek pursed his lips, and there was no point in wanting to continue to linger.
He personally made a decree, which is to give the fishermen two choices. As a guide, he led the fleet into the home port, and then took the brothers to meet with the local leader. If you refuse, kill now.
The fishermen choose to lead the way without hesitation in order to survive, but they are desperately begging for mercy, and the army of sea heroes must not kill the people in the harbor.
"If your leader is willing to provide some supplies to my army, we will not only treat you as an enemy, but as a friend." Rurik responded to their concerns in this way, and as expected, the three became extremely cooperative.
Fishing boats for cod fishing can be found in this sea area. Based on the knowledge of fishing, Rurik concludes that the home port of unknown fishermen will arrive tomorrow.
After catching fishermen claiming to be from Bergen and learning that there is an unknown land above the sea, the Balmerk people who have been sailing for a long time finally have the purest hope.
On the sixteenth day of the voyage, in the morning, everyone saw the clearest land.
It seems to be an island!
It's Britain! It must be Britain!
It's a pity that's not, at least not all.
Through the mouths of the captives, Rurik, Bijuni and others have learned the specific name of the so-called "New World" and the general geographical situation.
That is the group of islands named "jewels".
Why does this name become more familiar as you hear it? Rurik thought for a while, and he touched this term one by one with the name of the small islands around Britain in his memory, and quickly determined the true existence of the so-called gem island.
She is the Shetland Islands.
The Shetland Islands, which is just northeast of Scotland, and considering the heading of the fleet, it is logical to arrive in this way.
When Bijuni asked about the relationship between Shetland and Britain, Rurik immediately gave a clear answer: "If I am Britain, Shetland is the hat on my head. We have reached the edge of the big island."
Rurik did not intend to act on the current islanders of Shetland. He was a little puzzled. When did the people of Bergen start immigrating, he thought that his power would be the first group of people who landed on the island. Didn't he think that a group of other Viking immigrants were already pioneering?
In the vast ocean, Rurik knew that his army could launch a raid, and he would be able to capture the treasure in one fell swoop. Are they very precious? Although I don't know what kind of ore the so-called gemstone is, it is said that everyone is innocent, and they have treasures but not enough troops. They are big fat sheep to be slaughtered.
But wait a minute! This group of islanders who have yet to meet all have a background in Bergen. Will the rash war cause the estrangement between Bergen and the northern Narvik Fjord into a direct war?
At the critical moment, Rurik gave an order to the heads of each family: "After we landed to restrain your subordinates, any act of attacking the locals is to provoke the war between Bergen and your Balmerk. At least these fishermen, Not our enemy."
Here, the Biyuni brothers are the biggest fans of Rülic, especially Biyuni. Many leaders think that Rurik of Ross is only the honorary commander of the army, and Biyuni is the real person.
An old fellow Oster, he did not personally set off, but sent two sons, namely Geiger and Esbjörn. The Geiger brothers have a good relationship with the Bijuni brothers. What does this mean? One-third of the entire army will absolutely obey Rurik's orders. As for the others, they see the wind and do not dare to risk the infamy of provoking war.
The sudden appearance of a huge fleet has shocked the entire fishing port.
The Aphrodite went straight to the small bay in the captive's mouth, and all the fishing boats operating at sea were escaping for their lives.
On the coast, the fishermen who were busy sieving and repairing nets started to flee instinctively, thinking about the bare shrubs and stone mountains.
But how useful is it to escape?
An old priest who was respected by everyone made a decision, claiming that it was not a terrible pirate, but the lord of Bergen, who came to get the tribute.
This explanation allowed many powerful families to settle down. They couldn't help feeling that the brothers fled here for the purpose of getting rid of the tribute. After all, the Sorgon teams of those lords were killed in the same way. Maybe they just came to collect the tribute? It would be great if they could be sent away with a batch of catches.
It is useless to escape, this island is not there, and the vast area is very barren and not suitable for farming. People also raise a small number of cattle and sheep, fishing all day long.
Most areas of this archipelago are desolate, and running away and hiding is probably the result of starvation.
A group of people didn't run away anymore, they were actually preparing to dry the dried fish, hoping to get rid of this group of Sorgon plague gods.
The Aphrodite broke down near the shore, and Rurik and Bijuni and others boarded a long boat and began to disembark.
The actions of the other ships were decisive. They rushed directly to the beach, and then a group of seamen wearing common clothes, with a shield in one hand, and another carrying a variety of guys, landed one after another.
Just as the fishermen on the shore were shocked by the huge force of the landers, they saw that this group of people was just gathering on the beach, and it seemed that they did not intend to attack at all.
How is this going?
The old priest on crutches, an old woman who is actually not too old. She followed behind the powerful men in the fishing port, got close to the group of fishermen who had gathered, and after squeezing out a way, she continued to march towards the assembled Balmerk army.
The army subconsciously maintains its vigilance, and all spearheads are facing forward.
Upon seeing this, Rurik immediately ordered the release of the three prisoners.
The prisoner ran and shouted: "Brothers! They are not attackers! They are Narvik (North Port) people."
What fishermen want to hear most is "they are not attackers." Now, fishermen's nervousness has dropped a lot.
With Rurik and Bijuni both standing up, especially Rurik!
It was the scorching sun at this time, and the summer sun and the warm south breeze were so refreshing together.
Rurik took off his hat and shook his neck deliberately, the golden horse swaying in the wind.
A beautiful boy is standing here. Behind him is a group of warriors in uniform blue and white robes. How do people who are neatly dressed connect with the pirates with naked back tattoos?
Rurik boldly opened his arms and walked forward, yelling as he walked, "I am the commander of this army. Let your leader come out and speak."
leader? Can a fishing port have a leader?
The captive did not tell Rurik that the fishing port has never elected a leader. Everyone gathers together to live their lives on weekdays, and just discuss what they encounter.
No, the priestess walked out with a cane.
"You...a child. You are the commander of the Narviks? You come to our harbor, I welcome you..."
"Could it be that the leader of the harbor was an elderly woman?" Rurik deliberately asked.
"No! I am the priest of the harbor. I can also perform the duties of a leader if you need it."
The chief of the fishermen was a priestess. Looking at this woman, Rurik remembered the dead Villia for an instant, and he also had a good impression of his life in an instant.
Rurik took a deep breath: "Then let all of you who escaped come back! My people are going to camp here! Don't worry, we are not going to attack you, but my brothers are hungry and thirsty. You need Supply food and water, otherwise it’s your responsibility for them to get angry."
"Yes! We understand."
"Well, now I want to continue talking with you, I want to personally enter your village."
In order to avoid military disasters, fishermen of course desperately took out fish, especially freshly caught fish to entertain these heroes.
Rurik also fulfilled his promise, and the army camped near the shore of the fishing village. People began to cut down small trees to build tents, and began to skewers grilled food of salted fish provided by fishermen.
Of course, there are also fisher girls who send fish, and Balmerk's young fighters are always harassed. Excessive things will end here, the commander has said first, in order to avoid unnecessary wars, illegal perpetrators will be beheaded.
The long voyage finally came to an end. From the afternoon, a large number of people fell asleep on the coast.
And the heads of Rurik and the families, as distinguished persons, became the guests of the fishing port.
In other words, at this moment, they are the real rulers of the fishing port.
Rurik used absolute military power to coerce the entire fishing port. After all, his 1,000-man army is already half of the settlers of the entire archipelago.
This fishing port does not have a special name. Its name is very simple, namely, Wisforvik (West Fishing Port).
They did not elect a clear leader, but there was a shed for discussion. From the first glance that Rurik understood this fishing village, it was determined that this group of people were equally poor.
The walls are piled with mud and wooden poles, and the roof is full of yellow weeds. This is a house.
The only thing that made Rurik comforted was that he was sitting in their discussion shed. The ground was not dusty or uneven. They obviously did some treatment, and it seemed that the hardened floor was continuously rammed with stones.
For this poor fishing village, Rurik has no more ideas. Look at their sacrifices and the seven brawny men in the fishing village who are said to be respected and respected. Their clothes reveal strong poverty from all directions.
But it is very strange why the captives once said that their harbor contains some gems, and the entire archipelago is named after gems in a neat and neat manner.
How can gems not bring them prosperity? At least, gems have to be used as decorations, right?
Rurik could not see the presence of these gems, and as a result, the embarrassing local fishermen also passively picked up the conversation.
Tell these people that you are going to conquer Britain? Why don't you tell them? It is even possible to pull out a servant army in this fishing village. Anyway, the life of this group of fishermen is much worse than that of the Balmerks. They participate in and grab some useful things and their lives will be better.
Rurik first talked about the gems: "Someone told me that you have a lot of gems! Now, hand them over!"
The beautiful boy showed his hideous real face?
The only priestess of the fishing port said: "This is a deserted island, only the sea has a lot of fish. If we can dig up gems, we don't have to be so poor."
"But, your island is named after gems. You! There must be treasures."
As Rurik said, the heads of the family eager to get rich all raised their fists and followed up.
There are even radical people, such as Ostan’s eldest son Geiger. The young man directly drew out his iron sword and ordered: "Brothers have sailed here to attack the Britons. Since you also have gems, take them out immediately! Otherwise, We will be furious!"
The fishermen present all showed fear, and the priestess tried her best to remain calm, but she heard the terrible saying: "You...are going to attack Britain?"
At this time, it’s okay to reveal, but Ruriek noticed the old woman’s surprised eyes, and couldn’t help but be puzzled: "What? Are you afraid of them? Have you ever had a fierce battle with those Britons?"
"Yes! The Britons. They are full of tattoos and they fight fiercely."
"Huh?" Rurik became more puzzled, he always felt that the other party had misunderstood the meaning.
Putting the gem matter aside, as it stands now, Rurik suspects that the so-called "Archipelago of Gems" is not that the islands are the origin of gems, but the immigrants from Bergen regard the islands as "jewels in the sea." They are pinning beautiful illusions, but unfortunately this is not a rich home.
As the discussion deepened, Rurik suddenly realized that he had made a major omission.
The Norwegians, or mainly Bergen, took the slaves they had taken, took the land trade routes and then crossed the mountains and then took the waterways to transport the slaves to Lake Mälaren. All Norwegians who sell to Lake Mälaren are "Britun" people.
Briton and Britain are the same term, and now Rurik is more certain. The Britons in the concept of the harbor priestess and others refer to the ancient Scots in a narrow sense. The Britain that Rurik knew was the kingdom of England.
The priestess mentioned a clear term-Northumbria.
Everything is explained. This group of early Bergen immigrants from the Shetland Islands never stopped in this island. They tried to go south and were attacked by the Caledonians, or Picts. They continued to go south again, snooping on the existence of the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Rurik really did not expect that the local fishermen sitting in front of him were the natural guides for the expedition!
He learned more details. The so-called fishing port itself was also snatched from the Picts!
All the terrible memories of the Britons (Pikts) are the war between immigrants and locals decades ago. The Norwegian immigrants were the ultimate winners, knowing that the huge islands in the south are in danger.
As for gems! The fishermen really got some, and this is also the true origin of the name "Gem Islands" Shetland.
Rurik continued to yell for gems.
The priestess had no choice but to order people to take out the treasures left by the Pict priests in her collection. After a while, a shiny thing was placed in front of Rurik.
"People from far away~www.novelhall.com~ Maybe this is the gem you are talking about? It is indeed a gem, but it is of no use. They are all extremely small gems and cannot be made into necklace jewelry."
But Rurik had been dumbfounded.
The silverware placed in front of you is clearly a gold rim! The silverware is still a cross at all. The cross is inlaid with a large number of transparent particles that look like glass shards, but how can it look like a diamond file?
Will it really be a pile of diamonds?
Rurik subconsciously drew out his bright white sword, gilded hilt and inlaid rubies, shocking the fishermen's eyes straight.
He dabbled a little, and he almost collapsed.
Because there are a bunch of small scratches on the back of the sword, and this cross, which I don't know where they got from, is not much different from a diamond file!
Could it be that this kind of Christ's sacred objects only found in churches were really snatched by these Bergen immigrants from the long-time residents of Picts? ! How can those people have a lot of diamonds in their hands? How could they think of using diamonds to decorate the sacred artifacts?
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"Brothers! Full sail!" Rurik roared, and the sailors moved.
Facing the warm south wind, the Aphrodite broke away from the entire fleet with the greatest power, and went straight to the fishing boats that appeared in the distance to rush forward.
As the distance shortened, Rurik, standing on the bow of the ship, poked his head and kept watching.
Not only him, but the leaders of the detained families, as well as the commanders sent by the family, stood on the deck and looked at the fishing boat in the distance.
People talked a lot, and everyone felt a strong difference.
Bijuni stood beside Rurik, his brows furrowed: "It's weird, don't people in Britain also use boats similar to ours?"
"Maybe they are not..." Rurik said lightly.
"No? Who is that?"
"Who knows? Maybe it's a Danish, maybe it's a Bergen, it's not us anyway."
As soon as he said this, Biyuni immediately became vigilant, "So the home port of the fishing boat...Ah! On the other side of the sea, is the enemy?"
"I don't know. In my opinion, we caught up to the fishing boat and captured it. Then we will know everything after interrogation."
A lonely fishing boat was fishing for lonely cod. When the fishermen noticed a big boat rushing, they actually took off their felt hats for the first time and saw the sight of the big boat suddenly appearing. When they perceive the crisis, everything is too late.
The projectile fired by the torsion slingshot of the Aphrola deliberately digs a large hole, and the fishing boat quickly silences the sea.
As the three fishermen struggled with the driftwood, they hurriedly grabbed the rope that came from nowhere.
They were detained by the people on the big boat. Until this time, Rurik could judge that the three of them were clearly a family of three.
This ruined a small family's fishing business!
"Ah! I'm really a bad person." After a second of guilt, Rurik ordered the loyal Jeflo to be interrogated.
The fisherman's family was drenched and shivering in extreme panic: "Don't kill us! We say everything..."
Rurik yelled, "Jeflo, ask who they are. Is it a Danish or a guy from Bergen."
After a while, Yevlo turned his head and yelled at Rurik who was standing on the bow deck: "It's a fisherman from Bergen. They said that many people found an island and settled on it! They come! Inferior Bergen is not under the control of the leader of Bergen."
"How complicated!" Rurik patted his head.
However, this matter attracted the attention of Bijuni and even many family leaders present. Everyone talked about it again, and finally got a very unified conclusion.
Biyuni patted the puzzled Rurik on the shoulder: "I heard something that some mortals in Bergen don’t like being suppressed by the authority of those lords. They don’t want to pay tribute, so they drag their family to cross the sea to find The new world is here. Maybe they have found it. The fishermen we caught are the settlers of the new world."
"So this is the case?" Ruriek pursed his lips, and there was no point in wanting to continue to linger.
He personally made a decree, which is to give the fishermen two choices. As a guide, he led the fleet into the home port, and then took the brothers to meet with the local leader. If you refuse, kill now.
The fishermen choose to lead the way without hesitation in order to survive, but they are desperately begging for mercy, and the army of sea heroes must not kill the people in the harbor.
"If your leader is willing to provide some supplies to my army, we will not only treat you as an enemy, but as a friend." Rurik responded to their concerns in this way, and as expected, the three became extremely cooperative.
Fishing boats for cod fishing can be found in this sea area. Based on the knowledge of fishing, Rurik concludes that the home port of unknown fishermen will arrive tomorrow.
After catching fishermen claiming to be from Bergen and learning that there is an unknown land above the sea, the Balmerk people who have been sailing for a long time finally have the purest hope.
On the sixteenth day of the voyage, in the morning, everyone saw the clearest land.
It seems to be an island!
It's Britain! It must be Britain!
It's a pity that's not, at least not all.
Through the mouths of the captives, Rurik, Bijuni and others have learned the specific name of the so-called "New World" and the general geographical situation.
That is the group of islands named "jewels".
Why does this name become more familiar as you hear it? Rurik thought for a while, and he touched this term one by one with the name of the small islands around Britain in his memory, and quickly determined the true existence of the so-called gem island.
She is the Shetland Islands.
The Shetland Islands, which is just northeast of Scotland, and considering the heading of the fleet, it is logical to arrive in this way.
When Bijuni asked about the relationship between Shetland and Britain, Rurik immediately gave a clear answer: "If I am Britain, Shetland is the hat on my head. We have reached the edge of the big island."
Rurik did not intend to act on the current islanders of Shetland. He was a little puzzled. When did the people of Bergen start immigrating, he thought that his power would be the first group of people who landed on the island. Didn't he think that a group of other Viking immigrants were already pioneering?
In the vast ocean, Rurik knew that his army could launch a raid, and he would be able to capture the treasure in one fell swoop. Are they very precious? Although I don't know what kind of ore the so-called gemstone is, it is said that everyone is innocent, and they have treasures but not enough troops. They are big fat sheep to be slaughtered.
But wait a minute! This group of islanders who have yet to meet all have a background in Bergen. Will the rash war cause the estrangement between Bergen and the northern Narvik Fjord into a direct war?
At the critical moment, Rurik gave an order to the heads of each family: "After we landed to restrain your subordinates, any act of attacking the locals is to provoke the war between Bergen and your Balmerk. At least these fishermen, Not our enemy."
Here, the Biyuni brothers are the biggest fans of Rülic, especially Biyuni. Many leaders think that Rurik of Ross is only the honorary commander of the army, and Biyuni is the real person.
An old fellow Oster, he did not personally set off, but sent two sons, namely Geiger and Esbjörn. The Geiger brothers have a good relationship with the Bijuni brothers. What does this mean? One-third of the entire army will absolutely obey Rurik's orders. As for the others, they see the wind and do not dare to risk the infamy of provoking war.
The sudden appearance of a huge fleet has shocked the entire fishing port.
The Aphrodite went straight to the small bay in the captive's mouth, and all the fishing boats operating at sea were escaping for their lives.
On the coast, the fishermen who were busy sieving and repairing nets started to flee instinctively, thinking about the bare shrubs and stone mountains.
But how useful is it to escape?
An old priest who was respected by everyone made a decision, claiming that it was not a terrible pirate, but the lord of Bergen, who came to get the tribute.
This explanation allowed many powerful families to settle down. They couldn't help feeling that the brothers fled here for the purpose of getting rid of the tribute. After all, the Sorgon teams of those lords were killed in the same way. Maybe they just came to collect the tribute? It would be great if they could be sent away with a batch of catches.
It is useless to escape, this island is not there, and the vast area is very barren and not suitable for farming. People also raise a small number of cattle and sheep, fishing all day long.
Most areas of this archipelago are desolate, and running away and hiding is probably the result of starvation.
A group of people didn't run away anymore, they were actually preparing to dry the dried fish, hoping to get rid of this group of Sorgon plague gods.
The Aphrodite broke down near the shore, and Rurik and Bijuni and others boarded a long boat and began to disembark.
The actions of the other ships were decisive. They rushed directly to the beach, and then a group of seamen wearing common clothes, with a shield in one hand, and another carrying a variety of guys, landed one after another.
Just as the fishermen on the shore were shocked by the huge force of the landers, they saw that this group of people was just gathering on the beach, and it seemed that they did not intend to attack at all.
How is this going?
The old priest on crutches, an old woman who is actually not too old. She followed behind the powerful men in the fishing port, got close to the group of fishermen who had gathered, and after squeezing out a way, she continued to march towards the assembled Balmerk army.
The army subconsciously maintains its vigilance, and all spearheads are facing forward.
Upon seeing this, Rurik immediately ordered the release of the three prisoners.
The prisoner ran and shouted: "Brothers! They are not attackers! They are Narvik (North Port) people."
What fishermen want to hear most is "they are not attackers." Now, fishermen's nervousness has dropped a lot.
With Rurik and Bijuni both standing up, especially Rurik!
It was the scorching sun at this time, and the summer sun and the warm south breeze were so refreshing together.
Rurik took off his hat and shook his neck deliberately, the golden horse swaying in the wind.
A beautiful boy is standing here. Behind him is a group of warriors in uniform blue and white robes. How do people who are neatly dressed connect with the pirates with naked back tattoos?
Rurik boldly opened his arms and walked forward, yelling as he walked, "I am the commander of this army. Let your leader come out and speak."
leader? Can a fishing port have a leader?
The captive did not tell Rurik that the fishing port has never elected a leader. Everyone gathers together to live their lives on weekdays, and just discuss what they encounter.
No, the priestess walked out with a cane.
"You...a child. You are the commander of the Narviks? You come to our harbor, I welcome you..."
"Could it be that the leader of the harbor was an elderly woman?" Rurik deliberately asked.
"No! I am the priest of the harbor. I can also perform the duties of a leader if you need it."
The chief of the fishermen was a priestess. Looking at this woman, Rurik remembered the dead Villia for an instant, and he also had a good impression of his life in an instant.
Rurik took a deep breath: "Then let all of you who escaped come back! My people are going to camp here! Don't worry, we are not going to attack you, but my brothers are hungry and thirsty. You need Supply food and water, otherwise it’s your responsibility for them to get angry."
"Yes! We understand."
"Well, now I want to continue talking with you, I want to personally enter your village."
In order to avoid military disasters, fishermen of course desperately took out fish, especially freshly caught fish to entertain these heroes.
Rurik also fulfilled his promise, and the army camped near the shore of the fishing village. People began to cut down small trees to build tents, and began to skewers grilled food of salted fish provided by fishermen.
Of course, there are also fisher girls who send fish, and Balmerk's young fighters are always harassed. Excessive things will end here, the commander has said first, in order to avoid unnecessary wars, illegal perpetrators will be beheaded.
The long voyage finally came to an end. From the afternoon, a large number of people fell asleep on the coast.
And the heads of Rurik and the families, as distinguished persons, became the guests of the fishing port.
In other words, at this moment, they are the real rulers of the fishing port.
Rurik used absolute military power to coerce the entire fishing port. After all, his 1,000-man army is already half of the settlers of the entire archipelago.
This fishing port does not have a special name. Its name is very simple, namely, Wisforvik (West Fishing Port).
They did not elect a clear leader, but there was a shed for discussion. From the first glance that Rurik understood this fishing village, it was determined that this group of people were equally poor.
The walls are piled with mud and wooden poles, and the roof is full of yellow weeds. This is a house.
The only thing that made Rurik comforted was that he was sitting in their discussion shed. The ground was not dusty or uneven. They obviously did some treatment, and it seemed that the hardened floor was continuously rammed with stones.
For this poor fishing village, Rurik has no more ideas. Look at their sacrifices and the seven brawny men in the fishing village who are said to be respected and respected. Their clothes reveal strong poverty from all directions.
But it is very strange why the captives once said that their harbor contains some gems, and the entire archipelago is named after gems in a neat and neat manner.
How can gems not bring them prosperity? At least, gems have to be used as decorations, right?
Rurik could not see the presence of these gems, and as a result, the embarrassing local fishermen also passively picked up the conversation.
Tell these people that you are going to conquer Britain? Why don't you tell them? It is even possible to pull out a servant army in this fishing village. Anyway, the life of this group of fishermen is much worse than that of the Balmerks. They participate in and grab some useful things and their lives will be better.
Rurik first talked about the gems: "Someone told me that you have a lot of gems! Now, hand them over!"
The beautiful boy showed his hideous real face?
The only priestess of the fishing port said: "This is a deserted island, only the sea has a lot of fish. If we can dig up gems, we don't have to be so poor."
"But, your island is named after gems. You! There must be treasures."
As Rurik said, the heads of the family eager to get rich all raised their fists and followed up.
There are even radical people, such as Ostan’s eldest son Geiger. The young man directly drew out his iron sword and ordered: "Brothers have sailed here to attack the Britons. Since you also have gems, take them out immediately! Otherwise, We will be furious!"
The fishermen present all showed fear, and the priestess tried her best to remain calm, but she heard the terrible saying: "You...are going to attack Britain?"
At this time, it’s okay to reveal, but Ruriek noticed the old woman’s surprised eyes, and couldn’t help but be puzzled: "What? Are you afraid of them? Have you ever had a fierce battle with those Britons?"
"Yes! The Britons. They are full of tattoos and they fight fiercely."
"Huh?" Rurik became more puzzled, he always felt that the other party had misunderstood the meaning.
Putting the gem matter aside, as it stands now, Rurik suspects that the so-called "Archipelago of Gems" is not that the islands are the origin of gems, but the immigrants from Bergen regard the islands as "jewels in the sea." They are pinning beautiful illusions, but unfortunately this is not a rich home.
As the discussion deepened, Rurik suddenly realized that he had made a major omission.
The Norwegians, or mainly Bergen, took the slaves they had taken, took the land trade routes and then crossed the mountains and then took the waterways to transport the slaves to Lake Mälaren. All Norwegians who sell to Lake Mälaren are "Britun" people.
Briton and Britain are the same term, and now Rurik is more certain. The Britons in the concept of the harbor priestess and others refer to the ancient Scots in a narrow sense. The Britain that Rurik knew was the kingdom of England.
The priestess mentioned a clear term-Northumbria.
Everything is explained. This group of early Bergen immigrants from the Shetland Islands never stopped in this island. They tried to go south and were attacked by the Caledonians, or Picts. They continued to go south again, snooping on the existence of the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Rurik really did not expect that the local fishermen sitting in front of him were the natural guides for the expedition!
He learned more details. The so-called fishing port itself was also snatched from the Picts!
All the terrible memories of the Britons (Pikts) are the war between immigrants and locals decades ago. The Norwegian immigrants were the ultimate winners, knowing that the huge islands in the south are in danger.
As for gems! The fishermen really got some, and this is also the true origin of the name "Gem Islands" Shetland.
Rurik continued to yell for gems.
The priestess had no choice but to order people to take out the treasures left by the Pict priests in her collection. After a while, a shiny thing was placed in front of Rurik.
"People from far away~www.novelhall.com~ Maybe this is the gem you are talking about? It is indeed a gem, but it is of no use. They are all extremely small gems and cannot be made into necklace jewelry."
But Rurik had been dumbfounded.
The silverware placed in front of you is clearly a gold rim! The silverware is still a cross at all. The cross is inlaid with a large number of transparent particles that look like glass shards, but how can it look like a diamond file?
Will it really be a pile of diamonds?
Rurik subconsciously drew out his bright white sword, gilded hilt and inlaid rubies, shocking the fishermen's eyes straight.
He dabbled a little, and he almost collapsed.
Because there are a bunch of small scratches on the back of the sword, and this cross, which I don't know where they got from, is not much different from a diamond file!
Could it be that this kind of Christ's sacred objects only found in churches were really snatched by these Bergen immigrants from the long-time residents of Picts? ! How can those people have a lot of diamonds in their hands? How could they think of using diamonds to decorate the sacred artifacts?
"Brothers! Full sail!" Rurik roared, and the sailors moved.Facing the warm south wind, the Aphrodite broke away from the entire fleet with the greatest power, and went straight to the fishing boats that appeared in the distance to rush forward.As the distance shortened, Rurik, standing on the bow of the ship, poked his head and kept watching.Not only him, but the leaders of the detained families, as well as the commanders sent by the family, stood on the deck and looked at the fishing boat in the distance.People talked a lot, and everyone felt a strong difference.Bijuni stood beside Rurik, his brows furrowed: "It's weird, don't people in Britain also use boats similar to ours?""Maybe they are not..." Rurik said lightly."No? Who is that?""Who knows? Maybe it's a Danish, maybe it's a Bergen, it's not us anyway."As soon as he said this, Biyuni immediately became vigilant, "So the home port of the fishing boat...Ah! On the other side of the sea, is the enemy?""I don't know. In my opinion, we caught up to the fishing boat and captured it. Then we will know everything after interrogation."A lonely fishing boat was fishing for lonely cod. When the fishermen noticed a big boat rushing, they actually took off their felt hats for the first time and saw the sight of the big boat suddenly appearing. When they perceive the crisis, everything is too late.The projectile fired by the torsion slingshot of the Aphrola deliberately digs a large hole, and the fishing boat quickly silences the sea.As the three fishermen struggled with the driftwood, they hurriedly grabbed the rope that came from nowhere.They were detained by the people on the big boat. Until this time, Rurik could judge that the three of them were clearly a family of three.This ruined a small family's fishing business!"Ah! I'm really a bad person." After a second of guilt, Rurik ordered the loyal Jeflo to be interrogated.The fisherman's family was drenched and shivering in extreme panic: "Don't kill us! We say everything..."Rurik yelled, "Jeflo, ask who they are. Is it a Danish or a guy from Bergen."After a while, Yevlo turned his head and yelled at Rurik who was standing on the bow deck: "It's a fisherman from Bergen. They said that many people found an island and settled on it! They come! Inferior Bergen is not under the control of the leader of Bergen.""How complicated!" Rurik patted his head.However, this matter attracted the attention of Bijuni and even many family leaders present. Everyone talked about it again, and finally got a very unified conclusion.Biyuni patted the puzzled Rurik on the shoulder: "I heard something that some mortals in Bergen don't like being suppressed by the authority of those lords. They don't want to pay tribute, so they drag their family to cross the sea to find The new world is here. Maybe they have found it. The fishermen we caught are the settlers of the new world.""So this is the case?" Ruriek pursed his lips, and there was no point in wanting to continue to linger.He personally made a decree, which is to give the fishermen two choices. As a guide, he led the fleet into the home port, and then took the brothers to meet with the local leader. If you refuse, kill now.The fishermen choose to lead the way without hesitation in order to survive, but they are desperately begging for mercy, and the army of sea heroes must not kill the people in the harbor."If your leader is willing to provide some supplies to my army, we will not only treat you as an enemy, but as a friend." Rurik responded to their concerns in this way, and as expected, the three became extremely cooperative.Fishing boats for cod fishing can be found in this sea area. Based on the knowledge of fishing, Rurik concludes that the home port of unknown fishermen will arrive tomorrow.After catching fishermen claiming to be from Bergen and learning that there is an unknown land above the sea, the Balmerk people who have been sailing for a long time finally have the purest hope.On the sixteenth day of the voyage, in the morning, everyone saw the clearest land.It seems to be an island!It's Britain! It must be Britain!It's a pity that's not, at least not all.Through the mouths of the captives, Rurik, Bijuni and others have learned the specific name of the so-called "New World" and the general geographical situation.That is the group of islands named "jewels".Why does this name become more familiar as you hear it? Rurik thought for a while, and he touched this term one by one with the name of the small islands around Britain in his memory, and quickly determined the true existence of the so-called gem island.She is the Shetland Islands.The Shetland Islands, which is just northeast of Scotland, and considering the heading of the fleet, it is logical to arrive in this way.When Bijuni asked about the relationship between Shetland and Britain, Rurik immediately gave a clear answer: "If I am Britain, Shetland is the hat on my head. We have reached the edge of the big island."Rurik did not intend to act on the current islanders of Shetland. He was a little puzzled. When did the people of Bergen start immigrating, he thought that his power would be the first group of people who landed on the island. Didn't he think that a group of other Viking immigrants were already pioneering?In the vast ocean, Rurik knew that his army could launch a raid, and he would be able to capture the treasure in one fell swoop. Are they very precious? Although I don't know what kind of ore the so-called gemstone is, it is said that everyone is innocent, and they have treasures but not enough troops. They are big fat sheep to be slaughtered.But wait a minute! This group of islanders who have yet to meet all have a background in Bergen. Will the rash war cause the estrangement between Bergen and the northern Narvik Fjord into a direct war?At the critical moment, Rurik gave an order to the heads of each family: "After we landed to restrain your subordinates, any act of attacking the locals is to provoke the war between Bergen and your Balmerk. At least these fishermen, Not our enemy."Here, the Biyuni brothers are the biggest fans of Rlic, especially Biyuni. Many leaders think that Rurik of Ross is only the honorary commander of the army, and Biyuni is the real person.An old fellow Oster, he did not personally set off, but sent two sons, namely Geiger and Esbjrn. The Geiger brothers have a good relationship with the Bijuni brothers. What does this mean? One-third of the entire army will absolutely obey Rurik's orders. As for the others, they see the wind and do not dare to risk the infamy of provoking war.The sudden appearance of a huge fleet has shocked the entire fishing port.The Aphrodite went straight to the small bay in the captive's mouth, and all the fishing boats operating at sea were escaping for their lives.On the coast, the fishermen who were busy sieving and repairing nets started to flee instinctively, thinking about the bare shrubs and stone mountains.But how useful is it to escape?An old priest who was respected by everyone made a decision, claiming that it was not a terrible pirate, but the lord of Bergen, who came to get the tribute.This explanation allowed many powerful families to settle down. They couldn't help feeling that the brothers fled here for the purpose of getting rid of the tribute. After all, the Sorgon teams of those lords were killed in the same way. Maybe they just came to collect the tribute? It would be great if they could be sent away with a batch of catches.It is useless to escape, this island is not there, and the vast area is very barren and not suitable for farming. People also raise a small number of cattle and sheep, fishing all day long.Most areas of this archipelago are desolate, and running away and hiding is probably the result of starvation.A group of people didn't run away anymore, they were actually preparing to dry the dried fish, hoping to get rid of this group of Sorgon plague gods.The Aphrodite broke down near the shore, and Rurik and Bijuni and others boarded a long boat and began to disembark.The actions of the other ships were decisive. They rushed directly to the beach, and then a group of seamen wearing common clothes, with a shield in one hand, and another carrying a variety of guys, landed one after another.Just as the fishermen on the shore were shocked by the huge force of the landers, they saw that this group of people was just gathering on the beach, and it seemed that they did not intend to attack at all.How is this going?The old priest on crutches, an old woman who is actually not too old. She followed behind the powerful men in the fishing port, got close to the group of fishermen who had gathered, and after squeezing out a way, she continued to march towards the assembled Balmerk army.The army subconsciously maintains its vigilance, and all spearheads are facing forward.Upon seeing this, Rurik immediately ordered the release of the three prisoners.The prisoner ran and shouted: "Brothers! They are not attackers! They are Narvik North Port people."What fishermen want to hear most is "they are not attackers." Now, fishermen's nervousness has dropped a lot.With Rurik and Bijuni both standing up, especially Rurik!It was the scorching sun at this time, and the summer sun and the warm south breeze were so refreshing together.Rurik took off his hat and shook his neck deliberately, the golden horse swaying in the wind.A beautiful boy is standing here. Behind him is a group of warriors in uniform blue and white robes. How do people who are neatly dressed connect with the pirates with naked back tattoos?Rurik boldly opened his arms and walked forward, yelling as he walked, "I am the commander of this army. Let your leader come out and speak."leader? Can a fishing port have a leader?The captive did not tell Rurik that the fishing port has never elected a leader. Everyone gathers together to live their lives on weekdays, and just discuss what they encounter.No, the priestess walked out with a cane."You...a child. You are the commander of the Narviks? You come to our harbor, I welcome you...""Could it be that the leader of the harbor was an elderly woman?" Rurik deliberately asked."No! I am the priest of the harbor. I can also perform the duties of a leader if you need it."The chief of the fishermen was a priestess. Looking at this woman, Rurik remembered the dead Villia for an instant, and he also had a good impression of his life in an instant.Rurik took a deep breath: "Then let all of you who escaped come back! My people are going to camp here! Don't worry, we are not going to attack you, but my brothers are hungry and thirsty. You need Supply food and water, otherwise it's your responsibility for them to get angry.""Yes! We understand.""Well, now I want to continue talking with you, I want to personally enter your village."In order to avoid military disasters, fishermen of course desperately took out fish, especially freshly caught fish to entertain these heroes.Rurik also fulfilled his promise, and the army camped near the shore of the fishing village. People began to cut down small trees to build tents, and began to skewers grilled food of salted fish provided by fishermen.Of course, there are also fisher girls who send fish, and Balmerk's young fighters are always harassed. Excessive things will end here, the commander has said first, in order to avoid unnecessary wars, illegal perpetrators will be beheaded.The long voyage finally came to an end. From the afternoon, a large number of people fell asleep on the coast.And the heads of Rurik and the families, as distinguished persons, became the guests of the fishing port.In other words, at this moment, they are the real rulers of the fishing port.Rurik used absolute military power to coerce the entire fishing port. After all, his 1,000-man army is already half of the settlers of the entire archipelago.This fishing port does not have a special name. Its name is very simple, namely, Wisforvik West Fishing Port.They did not elect a clear leader, but there was a shed for discussion. From the first glance that Rurik understood this fishing village, it was determined that this group of people were equally poor.The walls are piled with mud and wooden poles, and the roof is full of yellow weeds. This is a house.The only thing that made Rurik comforted was that he was sitting in their discussion shed. The ground was not dusty or uneven. They obviously did some treatment, and it seemed that the hardened floor was continuously rammed with stones.For this poor fishing village, Rurik has no more ideas. Look at their sacrifices and the seven brawny men in the fishing village who are said to be respected and respected. Their clothes reveal strong poverty from all directions.But it is very strange why the captives once said that their harbor contains some gems, and the entire archipelago is named after gems in a neat and neat manner.How can gems not bring them prosperity? At least, gems have to be used as decorations, right?Rurik could not see the presence of these gems, and as a result, the embarrassing local fishermen also passively picked up the conversation.Tell these people that you are going to conquer Britain? Why don't you tell them? It is even possible to pull out a servant army in this fishing village. Anyway, the life of this group of fishermen is much worse than that of the Balmerks. They participate in and grab some useful things and their lives will be better.Rurik first talked about the gems: "Someone told me that you have a lot of gems! Now, hand them over!"The beautiful boy showed his hideous real face?The only priestess of the fishing port said: "This is a deserted island, only the sea has a lot of fish. If we can dig up gems, we don't have to be so poor.""But, your island is named after gems. You! There must be treasures."As Rurik said, the heads of the family eager to get rich all raised their fists and followed up.There are even radical people, such as Ostan's eldest son Geiger. The young man directly drew out his iron sword and ordered: "Brothers have sailed here to attack the Britons. Since you also have gems, take them out immediately! Otherwise, We will be furious!"The fishermen present all showed fear, and the priestess tried her best to remain calm, but she heard the terrible saying: "You...are going to attack Britain?"At this time, it's okay to reveal, but Ruriek noticed the old woman's surprised eyes, and couldn't help but be puzzled: "What? Are you afraid of them? Have you ever had a fierce battle with those Britons?""Yes! The Britons. They are full of tattoos and they fight fiercely.""Huh?" Rurik became more puzzled, he always felt that the other party had misunderstood the meaning.Putting the gem matter aside, as it stands now, Rurik suspects that the so-called "Archipelago of Gems" is not that the islands are the origin of gems, but the immigrants from Bergen regard the islands as "jewels in the sea." They are pinning beautiful illusions, but unfortunately this is not a rich home.As the discussion deepened, Rurik suddenly realized that he had made a major omission.The Norwegians, or mainly Bergen, took the slaves they had taken, took the land trade routes and then crossed the mountains and then took the waterways to transport the slaves to Lake Mlaren. All Norwegians who sell to Lake Mlaren are "Britun" people.Briton and Britain are the same term, and now Rurik is more certain. The Britons in the concept of the harbor priestess and others refer to the ancient Scots in a narrow sense. The Britain that Rurik knew was the kingdom of England.The priestess mentioned a clear term-Northumbria.Everything is explained. This group of early Bergen immigrants from the Shetland Islands never stopped in this island. They tried to go south and were attacked by the Caledonians, or Picts. They continued to go south again, snooping on the existence of the Kingdom of Northumbria.Rurik really did not expect that the local fishermen sitting in front of him were the natural guides for the expedition!He learned more details. The so-called fishing port itself was also snatched from the Picts!All the terrible memories of the Britons Pikts are the war between immigrants and locals decades ago. The Norwegian immigrants were the ultimate winners, knowing that the huge islands in the south are in danger.As for gems! The fishermen really got some, and this is also the true origin of the name "Gem Islands" Shetland.Rurik continued to yell for gems.The priestess had no choice but to order people to take out the treasures left by the Pict priests in her collection. After a while, a shiny thing was placed in front of Rurik."People from far away~www.novelhall.com~ Maybe this is the gem you are talking about? It is indeed a gem, but it is of no use. They are all extremely small gems and cannot be made into necklace jewelry."But Rurik had been dumbfounded.The silverware placed in front of you is clearly a gold rim! The silverware is still a cross at all. The cross is inlaid with a large number of transparent particles that look like glass shards, but how can it look like a diamond file?Will it really be a pile of diamonds?Rurik subconsciously drew out his bright white sword, gilded hilt and inlaid rubies, shocking the fishermen's eyes straight.He dabbled a little, and he almost collapsed.Because there are a bunch of small scratches on the back of the sword, and this cross, which I don't know where they got from, is not much different from a diamond file!Could it be that this kind of Christ's sacred objects only found in churches were really snatched by these Bergen immigrants from the long-time residents of Picts? ! How can those people have a lot of diamonds in their hands? How could they think of using diamonds to decorate the sacred artifacts?
