Chapter 55： Explore in depth

has not been in contact for decades, and Otto’s description of the deer breeder is limited to the priest Veria.

He really didn't know that those deer breeders who had a lot of wealth were actually a group of guys who used stone spears, bones and arrows.

Otto is entirely out of some encounters with the Danes, and believes that those who raise deer must be brave and good at fighting.

Otherwise, how can they survive in this icy world?

Otto saw not only the potential huge wealth, but also the risk of plundering this wealth.

If the deer breeder encountered is strong, he would not dare to attack easily.

He summoned everyone to explain the situation, and twenty people acted immediately.

For an instant, everyone’s goal was no longer to find snow sculptures and foxes, nor to hunt down reindeer.

Now, the power of the tribe must be assembled, to find the deer herd of the deer-raiser, and then catch it all in one go.

The warriors of the Ross tribe have become hungry wolves. They are eager to eat meat, eager to eat large pieces of meat under the leadership of the wolf.

Otto’s twenty people were immediately broken into pieces, and they split up and acted separately, as if they had cast a big net to catch a potentially big fish.

They were scouts from the beginning. Fifteen people participated in this large-scale "map scanning".

They started with a sheltered camp, and they started to build a search network with a width of more than ten kilometers.

They used the footprints of the deer as a reference, thinking that they would move in the right direction with a high probability.

There is no doubt that Otto is a member of this search team. As the leader, he must bear a huge responsibility for the collective hunting.

Ordinary hunters don't need to think too much, because their leader Otto is a very good hair hunter, and individuals only need to follow him forward.

Because whether it is hunting or fighting, following the leader for so many years, the tribe has not failed.

Of course, following has a price. According to tradition, most of the harvest goes to the leader. Followers are divided into a small group. In fact, according to past experience, it is "drinking soup", and each individual receives quite a lot of goods.

Only two people stayed at the advancing camp, and the other three rushed to the big camp immediately, just to gather the scattered people to carry out a large-scale hunting that is bound to win.

Regarding this matter, everyone knows that the leader is betting.

The situation has changed drastically. Don't expect to complete the hunt in ten days. It will be possible for everyone to harvest a lot.

If you want huge wealth, you must take huge risks. Otto is under tremendous psychological pressure. If the search is fruitless or the prey is gone, although he will not lose his leadership position, his personal prestige must also be great. fall.

"Deer! Odin, if you love me so much, let me find them."

Otto had to firm up his conviction, and he also believed that his subordinates would obey orders honestly.

The people who reported the letter returned to the camp at about dark the next day. When a large number of people arrived at the so-called advanced camp with weapons and chain mail, it would have been three days at the earliest.

If no prey is found in these three days, everything will be lost.

The snow is obviously not a good place to fight, even if it is for the deer, the risk must be taken.

Thanks to the still strong body given by long-term exercise, Otto can endure the extreme cold and exhaustion that ordinary people can't bear, and most of his subordinates are like this.

They walked along the trail, and the overall direction was again toward the north.

The weather during this period is quite clear, and the stars in the night sky echo the Aurora appearing all the time. The light shines on the snowy field, and the whole world also appears very bright. So even in the extreme night, as long as there are no dark clouds, there will be no pure darkness, and even hunters are very adaptable to this low-brightness world.

Compared to humans, those reindeer are more adapted to life under the extreme night. They are still in the gaps between the trees, using their thick mouths to poke away the snow and gnawing on the grass roots below. Around them, some Sami herders constantly monitor their deer, and also monitor every move around them, as the herd is attacked by Arctic wolves.

The herdsmen are all hikers. They wear thick deerskin coats and hold wooden poles at all times. The ends of which are hard and sharp spearheads made of polished antlers.

looks like a warrior of the Stone Age. They could not imagine that, thousands of kilometers away to the south, the heavy cavalry of Eastern Rome is fully armored.

After walking for the entire day, Otto and his party walked a long, long way under Aurora's glow.

The search line is about ten kilometers long, and every unit that composes it has eyes widened.

People are not a race with good night vision ability, but fortunately, it is always enough under normal circumstances.

Ordinary people of the Ross tribe have no chance and do not plan to touch any books, especially the men of the tribe. Apart from resting in the long house, they prefer to stay outdoors on weekdays. Everyone's eyesight is excellent, even if the light is bad at night, they can still find abnormal changes in the distant woods.

They are especially alert to the strange bright spots on the snowy field.

"As expected, there are wolves!"

Otto saw some green bright spots in the distance. He knew very well that they were the fluorescence reflected by the wolf's eyes. Thinking of the possibility of fighting a wolf, he couldn't help holding his sword.

People who walked have noticed the existence of wolves, and everyone maintained their basic vigilance. After all, everyone put on their own chain mail under the leather jacket, with a saber or axe on their waist, and their backs on their backs. With a round shield.

The only thing that everyone didn’t wear was a metal helmet that took care of it. That thing was too cold!

Perhaps wolves are smart. They watched from a distance in twos and threes, and did not disturb the stranger's progress. They seemed to have sensed the danger.

The wolf has left after all. It stands to reason that if the wolf can be hunted, the wolf skin is also a good protection against the cold, and the wolf head can be used as a symbol of personal strength.

After all, Otto’s prey is not a wolf.

When everyone was tired, people began to gather together and dig pits in the snow. Use various materials carried by dragging sledges to build shelters from the cold.

Everyone is sure that they are moving in the right direction, because the footprints of the deer herd have not disappeared.

Because it is in a hilly area ahead, a lot of footprints extend in that direction, and there are woods everywhere in that area.

If there are deer breeders, they will definitely put their homes in the woods.

After all, the wind and snow in this area are like knives, and anyone needs a barrier to cover the wind and snow.

In Roseburg, the settlement is in a fjord, and the hills on both sides can largely offset the erosion of the north wind If the deer breeders are not fools, they must make their homes in the woods.

Otto had a hunch. He felt that he would soon encounter those deer breeders. To be precise, he should have witnessed it from a distance.

In the middle of the night, he gathered all the fifteen people around him, first encouraged everyone for the hardship of the trek over the past few days, and then painted a pie in time.

Because Otto didn't know if he could bump into the deer keeper in the next two days, nor did he know where the reporter went.

A group of people gathered in a small forest first. Otto ordered everyone not to light a fire, and only allowed to eat cold dried meat.

Such a harsh order will inevitably make people doubt, but his words make the doubters feel warm.

"I have a strong hunch that we will definitely find a deer breeder tomorrow. So we have to take a good rest, and we will continue to hibernate at dawn. When night falls again, we will continue to act."

There are still doubts. At this time, we are exhausted, and everyone is willing to bury the doubts in their hearts.

I have to say, this time to explore the northeast direction is rewarding!

In this unknown land, people did encounter some wolves. The presence of ferocious predators fully illustrates one thing-this is by no means a barren land in performance.

As long as they silently mount the furry ferrets hung on the waist belt, hunters who have harvested this way, they can’t wait to peel off the arctic wolves with emerald green eyes they encounter, and wait until spring. Sell ​​it at a good price.

This exploration is of great value. After you go back, you can tell the people that there are still a large number of wild beasts to be captured in the inland northeast, and they are the wealth of walking.