Chapter 77： Lumia

After all, Veria is a woman, not to mention that she didn't really like the fighting of men when she was young. Look at this girl from heart to heart. Her family must have died at the hands of the tribe led by Otto. Vilia has no sense of guilt at all. The weak will be attacked by the strong. To avoid this result, only she becomes stronger. Attack potential enemies, because everyone thinks this kind of life is the most normal.

She somewhat regrets the experience of this girl, she became an orphan at a young age. Perhaps the only thing a girl is fortunate about is Rurik. He has the biggest difference from other people, that is, he pays attention to rules.

Villa shook her face, saw her looks, and her uneasy gaze.

Suddenly, Veria grumbled some strange words to the girl. Otto didn't understand, and Rurik didn't understand. Only the girl reacted violently to the words of the elderly priest.

The uneasy girl was obviously irritated. She was sitting cross-legged. After hearing the words, she trembled and fell on the animal skin cushion. Then she staggered and climbed up again, her face full of incredible writing.

The girl crawled back again with an expression of astonishment, and continued to sit in front of Vilia.

Villa was very satisfied with the girl’s extreme performance. She murmured a few more words. She was a dull and trembling girl with tears in her eyes.

Such dramatic performance really surprised Rurik.

Otto even asked: "Priest, you can still control her emotions and make her cry in a few words? What are you talking about?"

Veria smiled and said, "It's the language of the deer-raiser. Don't you think of my leader? Hahaha, it's been too long. I learned the language of the deer-raiser at an age like Rurik. I thought I had completely forgotten. I did forget a lot, and even doubted the pronunciation is correct, which is obviously correct. This girl definitely understands me."

At this moment, Rurik really feels that Veria is a god!

Her existence in the Ross tribe is indeed not as simple as a priest. She has mastered too much knowledge, and she even understands the language of the deer breeders.

"Then, Grandma priest, you can ask me what her name is. I still like to call her by her own name."

"Okay, I will ask her more questions. I hope I can understand most of the language of the deer breeder."

Villa settled, faced the girl and heard her name frankly.

asked several times, the girl finally responded weakly.

Lurik kept listening, he got the key syllables, which sounded like "" or something.

Is 　　 called by this name? Like a name that a woman would have.

He estimated that most ethnic groups would give their boys some domineering-sounding names, while girls would use names that sounded softly.

Lurik asked suddenly: "Grandma, is she called by this name?"

"That's the name."

"What means?"

Villa thought for a while, she herself can't fully understand the girl's language, but fortunately, the key vocabulary can be understood. As for the original meaning of the girl's name, she pondered again.

"Well, it's probably a gift from Snow."

"Snow's gift? A very nice name." Rurik nodded, then looked at the flattered girl, showing the sweet smile of the child: "I understand, this is your name."

The girl said something more immediately, her face was full of doubts.

"What did she ask again?" Rurik asked.

Villa furrowed her brows, presumably, "She was probably asking who we are. Why would anyone understand her language. Rurik, I am afraid I need to answer these things."

Villa is already very old, so his voice has become hoarse and his speech rate is relatively slow.

She is still fluent in the Gnostic language of her race, and it takes a little effort to tell the girl what she means.

She is trying her best to tell the girl not to be afraid, as long as she is obedient, she can eat and drink.

While speaking, Veria deliberately pointed to Rurik and introduced that this boy is the most noble person, and the only person that the girl can rely on in the future, not to mention the person who cannot disobey orders.

The above words are really warning and threatening. After all, this girl is Rurik’s servant. Not only that, the girl will continue to take care of the deer, and those deer are related to future sacrificial activities.

Villa issued a stern warning, meaning that "If you are not obedient, dig a big hole in the frozen sea and throw you in."

The threatening words were also finished, and the fear of the girl's face convinced Vilia that the other party understood what she said.

In this case, she also logically explained why she knows the language of a deer breeder.

I never thought that my own explanation actually resonated strongly with the girl.

The girl muttered a lot of words again. She looked very urgent and her words became more intense.

"What did she say again?" Rurik asked quickly.

Villa waved her hand, and the elderly continued to frown and listen to her respectfully, all she heard was the girl's accusation.

The girl said a lot, and finally calmed down suddenly, and the whole person also lowered her head silently, as if she had shaken everything in her heart.

Whether it's Rurik or Otto, both of them are staring at the clever priest Veria, and only one of them is a translator.

"Now I understand..." Villia paused and looked at his leader Otto: "My leader, I already understand. This girl is accusing us of robbing their home, and she told me here. It used to be her grandmother’s home, and now she has returned home by herself, but returned as a slave. She said it’s not fair."

"Fairness?" Otto, who had been listening for a long time, found it ridiculous, and shook his head, "Just tell this kid? She is not even a man. Great priests, in my opinion, those men who raise deer are also a bunch of cowards. They They are all cowards! She should feel honored to be servants to the strong. After all, we will feed the servants. If she is unwilling to be a servant, we will still throw her out and let her fend for herself."

Villa shook his head: "This matter is still up to you. We also have to figure out this girl's attitude."

A servant should look like a servant.

Villa felt that there must be some measure to allow the girl to prove that she would be a loyal servant.

"Liurik!"

"Grandma the priest?"

"You stand up! Stand up immediately."

Lurik didn't understand, he still stood up.

"!" Suddenly, Veriali claimed to call the girl's real name, "Climb over and kiss his boots to prove your loyalty."

The words were spoken in the language of a deer breeder, and Rurik couldn't understand it. First he saw the girl hesitate, seeing her embarrassed brow, and then he fully understood what was going to happen.

Lurik opened his eyes wide, and saw that the girl had put her face on her furry fur boots. In an instant, the classic image of a servant that Rurik could think of has now become a reality.

He has no happiness at all, only anxiety in his heart.

This deer-raiser girl is actually kissing her own boots. Rurik didn't want to do this at all, because what she needs most is not a servile servant, but a reliable helper or friend.

Wanting to understand these things, he immediately squatted down and directly supported the girl by the shoulders and pulled her up.

"Leurik!" Witnessing this scene, Villa felt very uncomfortable in her heart. She asked sharply, "What are you doing? Do you want this servant?"

"Of course I need it!" Rurik replied simply.

"But you..."

"I don't need her to show her loyalty in this way. Doesn't she want to be fair? Okay! I will let her stand up, and I will let her be my servant willingly. I will succeed if I As a leader, the tribe will not only be stronger in my hands, but I will be a bigger leader. Maybe one day, I will be the leader of all the deer breeders, and the leader of more people."

The child’s ambitions are great, and Veria and Otto are also very happy to hear it. Is it suitable for such a situation?

No matter how they look at it, they think that Rurik has more thoughts about this girl who is older than themselves.

Liurik continued to hold the girl's shoulders, he was shorter than the girl, of course he was stronger.

He looked at the girl’s eyes with a sincere expression: "You,, I will call you lumia in the future. I like your name very much, but when you get here, you have to obey us. I stay with Rick, regardless of whether others admit it or not. Admit that you are one of us. I admit that you are a member of my clan! You...you are like my sister."

The words were spoken in Gnostic, and Otto was really unhappy when he heard it.

He scolded: "Enough! My child, how much do you yearn for a sister? She is just a servant! You don't have to give her too much favor, after all, it's just a servant."

"No!" Rurik turned his head and looked serious: "Dad, she is my servant. You told me that I have the right to decide her future. Now I have decided that she is my servant. It's my family too. I don't want to use her as a tool for raising deer, I want to make her one of us.

Since we can accept the women of Novgorod as our tribe, why do you oppose it when I upgrade my servant to be a tribe?

Dad, life has changed! Since we accepted the marriage of the Novgorod people this year, everything has changed.

Everything has changed! Everything has just begun again!

You are the leader of our Rus tribe. When I become the leader, I also want to be the leader of all the deer breeders and Novgorod people. At that time, I want everyone to sincerely admit that I am the leader. We have become a little different and stronger. Dad, my ambition has always been great. "

The glorious declaration made Otto speechless. He felt that many actions this year had already been very radical. Whether his son was inspired by his actions, he became even more radical.

No matter 　　! Nothing.

Villa coughed a few times and interrupted the possible quarrel: "Listen to what I said. I support Rurik. Since this is his servant, Rurik will do whatever he wants."

"Thank you, grandma." Rurik continued: "Help me tell her that I want to call her lumia. This is her new name to join our clan. I admit that she is my family and my sister. Please tell She, I still have to learn the language of the deer breeder."

"Well, since you insist."

Villa slowly informed the girl of Rurik's attitude, which undoubtedly brought a strong mental shock to the girl.

Upgrade from servant to family?

The girl is fully aware that she has been given a new name "lumia", which does not seem to be much different from the inherent name.

In fact, in Rurik's view, if the girl accepts her new name, it is more convincing than the act of kneeling down.

Lumia, which is "Lu Mia", Lurik gave her such a name, which is also a name related to snow.

In this era, the Sami were separated from the Finns and not long ago. They were originally a tribal group that spoke the same ancient language. The Sami were a group of Finns who migrated all the way north to the Arctic Circle. In the desolate Arctic tundra, raising reindeer is an important way of life for the Sami people. The Ross people naturally call them deer breeders.

Once, the Sami people expanded to the entire Scandinavia. With a large number of Germanic people entering here, the Sami people were attacked and had to return to the Arctic Circle. With the migration of the Rus tribe, the Sami further evacuated. If the attack continues, one day the Sami will escape back to the Ural region where they originated.

Everything seems to be fate. The Sami people who raise deer have not disappeared in the long river of history, but since they left the Finnish ethnic group, they have lost the possibility of establishing their own country.

Because their population is too small, they have maintained a population of less than 100,000 since ancient times, and they are generally scattered in small clan settlements of less than 50 people, so they are attacked by the huge ethnic group of millions of people in the area. Without the power to resist, they really can't resist. But they hid in the extremely cold Arctic Circle, and finally hid until a thousand years after humanistic thought became the mainstream, no one wanted to hurt them anymore.

But in this barbaric era, the way for the weak to survive is to give the strong a horse and whip, bow down to be a submissive servant, and live on the rewards of the strong.

Lurik knew what his father’s attitude was, and he was absolutely dissatisfied with his hasty decision.

Villa, as an interpreter, told the girl all the meaning of Rurik, no doubt the girl was obviously greatly touched.

Tears flowed from the corner of the girl's eyes. She gently hooked her head and looked at the little boy in front of her, and said something that others could not understand.

Language, in addition to conveying abstract meaning, it can also express the speaker’s emotions.

Looking at her face, Rurik didn't feel any discomfort at all. He felt that the girl not only fully understood what she was saying, but also responded very positively.

Veria also immediately translated: "Ruriek, my child. Your servant has approved his new name, Lumia. She told you that she would listen to you. She also said that to hurt you She's sorry for the matter."

"Ah! Lumia..." Looking up at the girl in front of him, Rurik showed a reassuring smile.

And the girl didn't care about the tears on her face. Not long ago, she entered this huge wooden house with a look of hesitation and helplessness. Now she has more peace of mind and the safety she most desperately needs.

Seeing her smile from the heart, Rurik knew that his servant was not only a servant, but also a friend and sister.

In the foreseeable future, she will always follow her own words.

So, this sister who seems to be a little older than herself, the best thing she should do is not to raise deer, but to study.

Rurik has a hunch that this girl Lu Mia will be very important to herself in the end.

Youdao is any nobleman, and his servant at the beginning is very likely to become a confidant in his life. If this is inevitable, then this Lumia has to learn Norse first.

Once she can speak fluent Norse, she is really from the Ross tribe. But what she wants to learn is not only Gnostic, but also the ancient Slavic language of the Novgorod people.

It’s not just herRurik herself has made up her mind to learn Ancient Cyrillic within a few years. learn.

In his opinion, this will not be a particularly complicated process, of course it is to learn two languages. He has to learn Ancient Slavic from his sister-in-law Peravina, and Sami from the priest Veria and this Lumia. .

This matter is bound to be simpler than learning modern English after a thousand years.

Why? Because in this era, most of the concepts do not exist, and tens of thousands of new terms have also been invented in later generations. In the ninth century AD, Rurik also noticed that there were about 500 common words in the Gnostic language he used, and perhaps less than a thousand words with rare words.

Slavic and Ancient Sami are also the case.

So this cold winter is still long, even if the day is getting longer and longer after Hanukkah, it is still early for the frozen sea to thaw!

The training for the tribal brats was forced to stop, and Rurik, who was in the cold, didn’t want to take the risk of getting sick outside. It’s not wise. In this era of witchcraft, a cold can cause death. .

A long time for learning is the best. Poor Ross tribe has only a handful of historical knowledge of the ancestors, which I have already learned.

When you are bored, you can’t be in a daze every day. Learning other languages ​​is the most important thing.

Learning ancient Slavic and ancient Sami, Rurik believes that this is the task he must complete!