Chapter 172： Otto's Homecoming

The day when all the Ross people leave is getting closer and closer!

Kawi is actively learning the language of the Novgorod people, and Lilia is also learning the Norse language. After a short time of contact, they have already mastered some common spoken language in daily life.

"Rurik, are you also a very good child? You and my sister will get married in the future, and we will be relatives."

Sleeping in his boudoir, now the people around him have changed from sisters to husband Kawei.

Within a few days, she felt that she needed the protection of a strong man more and more, and Kawei was the best man.

"Rurik, you must be a good person. Will you be a good leader?"

Hehe, a beautiful and clean boy with a golden ponytail and indescribable wisdom? The more I heard her husband Kawei's praise, the more Lilia wanted to see it.

And she herself has already done a good job of personally participating in assisting her husband's iron work, and even has the consciousness to become a mother in just one year.

It is because the husband has his own principles, many days have passed, and he is still a girl.

Lilia even had some regrets.

On the appointed day, the ship of the Ross people reappeared in the White Tree Manor.

On the day Otto left for the first time, the bulk of the tribute had already arrived at Fort Shilla, which was under construction.

Cattle, sheep and chickens, they settled in Shilla Fort along with the tribe who decided to settle.

People built pens for poultry and livestock, and settlers were allocated a sheep or a few chickens. Most of the settled families have some poultry that needs to be raised, and some families even catch a group of rabbits on the spot and keep them in wooden cages.

Otto prohibits them from slaughtering these livestock, and even asks them to continue to cultivate wasteland.

Otto's empty fleet arrived at White Tree Manor again. This time, all the people and goods to be taken were boarded.

A large number of dealers gathered on the river, at least the people in White Tree Manor were no longer afraid of the Ross people, and even had a good sense of intimacy.

A nice morning, the day of departure is now!

The head of the estate, Rigus, took his family, and most of the people, standing on the Volkhov River.

Rigus walked into a big boat with a cane, and its carved dragon head and huge figure were no longer terrible now.

Because the eldest daughter is on the boat. It also includes Chief Otto, the leader of the Rus.

"Daughter, go over there and listen to them!" Rigus asked in Cyrillic.

"I understand. Dad, Mom! Lanna! Don't worry, I will have a good time."

A sense of sorrow and sorrow spontaneously, Lilia endured her discomfort and bid her family farewell.

Svetlana, who saw dozens of big ships set sail for the first time, didn't care about etiquette, she suddenly beckoned a little hand.

She said loudly in a childish voice: "Sister! Take me to say hello to Rurik! Tell him that he has a younger sister!"

Lilia was startled, she didn't expect her sister to have been looking forward to that Rurik?

"Okay! I will tell him."

The words of the two sisters really surprised Peravina who was on the boat, waiting for them to tell Otto.

An extremely refreshing feeling poured into the heart of the bearded elderly chief.

Rigus by the river raised his head: "Big Chief, when autumn comes, you must come. We will give you a lot."

"Go and farm. When I come again, I will take the wheat and I will give you some rewards."

Now Rigus felt that his loyalty was enough to make Chief Ross even more satisfied.

Rigus boldly put forward the condition: "Oh! If possible, I hope to have more iron tools, with which we can better farm the land and provide more tributes."

"Oh?" Otto thought for a while, would they actually not expect more rough amber stones, but some labor tools?

Otto immediately brought Cavill to him and said with a smile: "You still tell your son-in-law these words. If he is willing, he can bring you many tools."

The Ross people's fleet is about to set off. As for Kawi's agreement with Horigos, Otto didn't bother to bother about it.

There is one thing, it is Otto's whim.

An empty leading warship, Otto deliberately detained it. It was deliberately left on the bank of the last small river that poured into the Volkhov River next to the White Tree Manor. The ship was simply pushed onto the riverside grass. After laying down some wooden stakes, the cable fixed the ship firmly, making this warship completely functional. The existence of the landmark of White Tree Manor.

Otto gave White Tree Manor the order that he was not allowed to use this ship without his own permission.

The purpose of its existence is to show the complete conquest of the White Tree Manor by the Ross people, and to show the Pine Needle Manor, which may still be disobedient, or other potential opponents, that the power of the Ross people has never left.

Now Rigus is really happy with this protection.

In this way, Lilia and many of her people officially left their hometown.

She was surprised that she entered the legendary Great Northern Lake, and after a while, a village appeared in front of her.

"Kawei, here, Roseburg?" Lilia sitting on the boat asked Kawei who was paddling.

"No! This is new."

"Not Roseburg?"

"It's Shilla Fort." Kawei added twice.

Logging techniques are the housekeeping skills of the Ross people, and the mouth of the Neva River is now full of lush pine and oak trees. They are good materials for construction, but also for shipbuilding. Especially pine trees, all the materials for building ordinary ships come from it. For all types of ships, the adhesive material from rosin is the most important!

Otto's follow-up fleet arrived at Fort Shilla on June 15th of the Julian calendar.

Due to the status quo of construction, he had to postpone the date of sailing.

As a leader, in the great cause of building new settlements, he can't take hundreds of strong laborers and go there, but lead these great boys to help the settled tribes build more houses.

In particular, at least three piers with trestle bridges should be built on the riverside!

He quickly released a small meeting with Konu who was still here to shoulder the heavy responsibility, and the work of building a qualified wharf began.

Due to the turbulent flow of the Neva River, the construction of the wharf was ultimately quite successful, which delayed Otto for five full days.

They did not officially set off until June 20th of the Julian calendar.

The size of the mighty fleet at the time was reduced by half.

Because a group of young people who have married have built their own wooden houses in a short time, the couple will strengthen their houses in the next time.

A group of women from Novgorod merged into the society of Novgorod, where Cornuzon was canonized as "city lord" by Otto. Even so, the current Ross people still like to discuss things, and a large number of young and energetic young people do not fully support the governance of Cornusson.

After all, the biggest challenge everyone faces is how to survive in Shilla Fort.

They began to struggle hard, full of hope for the future, but full of worries about the cold winter half a year later.

Fortunately, they still have expectations, that is, three months later, the main tribal fleet of the big leader will arrive here.

Besides, Fort Shilla and its mother city, Fort Rose, are not cut off.

There are five dragon-head warships and ten transport ships staying here. As long as the residents of Shilla Fort are willing, they can reach Rose Fort north and Novgorod east. Moreover, in theory, starting from Shilla Fort, the time-consuming journey to the two boundaries is basically the same.

Moreover, it is precisely Fort Shilla, the current strategic value of the mouth of the Neva River to the Rus.

Since the bulk of the tribute was distributed to the people who participated in the action, a small part was distributed to the priest.

Up to now, as many as 400 people have stayed in Shilla Fort during this long voyage. Together with the married Novgorod women, the population there is now more than 600.

Otto’s shrinking fleet is still pulling a large amount of cargo, and even a total of eleven small servants gifted to his son Rülik.

Servants are raised from a young age, and perhaps they will become loyal forever.

Otto was a little worried. There were too many servants, I'm afraid his son could not handle it.

At least he basically met his son's requirements, and what he wants to do afterwards is also Rurik's business. Perhaps this is also an exercise for Rurik, Otto thought.

The cargo of the fleet is mainly grain and leather. The clansmen who stay behind must give some tribute to their own parents as a gift. Otto will also hand over a batch of goods to the priests. According to the agreement, at least 15% of the goods must be handed in to maintain the future lives of the priests.

For a long time, the food and drink of the more than a dozen priests, as well as all the expenses of the various priests throughout the year, almost came from the two trips to Sorgon personally led by Otto.

Times have changed! But Otto didn't know it in the vast Baltic Sea.

After all, Otto’s long journey took as much as two months!

It's impossible to say that you don't feel homesick.

He hopes to go back soon, but there is too much cargo to make all the boating boats still unable to bring higher speed. He could only rely on the combined force of the south wind and the oars. He also deliberately sailed close to the coast, ordering his men to be wary of potential Baltic or Finn enemies on the shore. He strictly forbids the fleet to dock on the land shore, and everyone can only rest on the uninhabited island.

Sure enough, they met a small group of Finnish fishermen who were fishing in a canoe in the Gulf of Finland.

Specifically, this interesting encounter occurred in the sea beyond the mouth of the river in Helsinki.

No conflict broke out with each other. The Finn fishermen saw the leading warship, and immediately paddled and ran away.

They ran away, and Otto didn't mean to vote. Just because my own transport ship really can't withstand the wind and waves, what I am afraid of is what I am most afraid of.

It rained lightly, and even so, the Rus still tried their best to sail.

Everyone had to maintain strong perseverance. Just when everyone hated the rain, they miraculously found their own people in the Aland Islands.

It is true that Otto Wanwan did not expect that Harrodsson and Arik would seize an uninhabited island in the Åland Islands and set it up as a settlement intentionally.

Although unexpectedly, he was ordered to cruise on the sea regardless of wind or rain to meet the fishermen who led the fleet. After successful contact with each other, Otto ordered the fleet to board the island and rest.

They were sheltering from the rain and staying for a short time. From those who stayed behind, Otto had learned what great success the army expedition to Gotland had achieved!

A batch of silver coins were left on the island, that is, the construction funds of the left-behind. Otto was shocked by the number of them!

After asking more closely, Otto exclaimed: "Ah?! Is it that Haro Zossen, planning to send me a huge sum of money?"

"You are our leader. How can we win without your wise guidance?" Otto was delighted by the attitude of the left-behind, as if Harrodsson left several boxes of silver coins for himself. Is there ten thousand in a box? impossible? ! If I had it, wouldn't I become extremely wealthy? ! Isn’t my son Rylik also...

But after ecstasy, Otto took his tribe to the cemetery of the war dead.

More than sixty people died and achieved a great victory. Facing so many graves, Otto's face instantly became gloomy.

It is not that he regrets that his young people have killed so many people in battle, he feels that the revenge of the Ross people is not enough!

As long as the Gotlanders who betrayed their allies and turned to the Danes still exist, the war will not end.

The Ross people will continue to take revenge. Otherwise, the route from Roseburg to Novgorod will be threatened at any time.

Since they are building here, the so-called "Tombstone Island" also has two excellent mooring fjords. The construction here is obviously of positive significance. And because of its existence, the Ross tribe has a strategic offensive base against the Gotlanders.

Otto thought of this without being reminded by others.

After all, the fleet is assembled in the fjord here, and the soldiers are replenishing their energy.

If it is a frontal attack on the northern part of Gotland, the Rus may be able to kill it in just two days of sailing. The speed of the raid is truly unparalleled.

Otto left some food and leather, which was regarded as the leader's reward for these builders.

After Tombstone Island, the vast Bothnia Bay is in front of you, and here is the sea of ​​the Russ!

The fishermen of Mälaren’s allies often do not expand their fishing range north, and the Ross fishermen often do not cross the border.

The fishermen of the two sides maintain a tacit understanding invisibly. It is not how blood is thicker than water in their alliance, but because they are afraid of being misunderstood as enemies after encounters Otto started his last three days There will be an end to the long journey.

As a result, he met the Ross trawler perfectly. Those fishermen happily rowed the fishing boats when they saw the large sails with patterns unique to all races that only the big chiefs lit up.

The fleet rushed to Roseburg, and all the Ross fishing boats encountered along the way became the guide of the fleet, and it formed an amazing fleet in a short time.

More than fifty fishing boats of all kinds, escorting the big leader's fleet, with a strong aura, finally appeared at the entrance and exit of the Roseburg Fjord at noon on July 5th of the Julian calendar.

At this moment, the entire Roseburg was a sensation.

Because they saw the big leader's fleet, but also the mighty power of their tribe's fleet, a strong sense of pride occupied their minds.

Those foreign merchant ships were even more shocked!

It seems that the Russ fleet is invincible.