Chapter 492： Funeral

The sky has plunged into haze again, and everyone is worried that the blizzard will come again, but there is no longer a threat, and the return journey cannot be delayed.

There was light snow falling from the sky, and people all had snow on their leather coats, and their beards were also "dyed" white.

Lurik tried his best to cover his body, sharing a huge deerskin blanket with Saiporava. The girl was completely hidden in the leather, and Rurik showed only a pair of eyes.

Everyone started to keep quiet, but the reindeer continued to breathe a lot of mist and continued to move in.

The snowfall seems to be like this. It will not become too severe. Once you adapt to the current low temperature, everyone has nothing to complain about.

They arrived at the very crucial fork in the road smoothly, and the two main rivers converged into the wider Airon River (Kemi River).

Until here, the taciturn people finally agitated under the snow.

"I'm going back finally." Biyuni opened his leather jacket and shouted, the ice on his beard fell.

"Then go ahead. Get to Fiskeleburg earlier and it will be completely safe." Rurik didn't want to say any more. He didn't want to lose precious heat, so he urged the sleigh rider to continue beating the reindeer.

The team still maintains a steady speed, they actually walk a marathon a day. Rurik has been counting the time silently, and they have traveled for fifteen days since they set off in Murmansk!

At this point, the wheat was consumed to feed the deer. The reindeer had to gnaw hay under the snow while the team was resting, and people didn’t have much meat left.

Fortunately, Bijuni is the best hunter of Balmerk, and Rurik's men are also fat and strong. Everyone is a strong person and has enough physical strength to resist for a period of time.

At this fork in the road, it seems to have seen the first rays of light at the end of the polar night.

Everyone went forward step by step, and after another three full days, the lake finally arrived.

The whip began to beat the reindeer desperately, and the sleigh full of cargo began to accelerate.

The little snow has stopped, the north wind has blown away the haze, and the sky is suddenly clear. Everyone breathes extremely transparent air, and the sun shines in the sky!

People with very good eyesight see the houses and walls from a distance. Although they are covered by pine forests, the whole is still very obvious.

Lurik finally lifted the leather blanket, and stood on the galloping sleigh with Jeflo’s arm and shouted: "Brothers! Go! Oatmeal! Barbecue! Let the brothers there see how good we are!"

explained to the tribe that Lord Rurik had reached the northernmost coast and determined to establish a permanent settlement. This matter must be ceremoniously publicized.

But now, the hungry people just want to hug a roasted animal leg, or eat a pot of cooked oats.

There are a group of black shadows on the ice lake, that is a group of anglers. Dongshou's work was basically over, and many people returned in embarrassed steps with few prey. When the blizzard began to appear, the Ross Hunters evacuated one after another. It is fortunate to be able to save their lives under the natural disasters. They returned early and endured the wind and snow at Fort Fiskele, then turned into fishermen to cut ice and fish. Not to mention that there are really many fish catches in this lake area.

People have to live first, and they have lived on fish for some time in this extremely cold place.

A few people still caught a batch of ferrets and foxes, but the perch caught from the ice lake piled up into a hill. When Rurik and his party triumphed, they met with them.

The Ross fishermen are shocked!

Because they are not just fishing here? 　Each hunter also received a key mission.

The sledge appearing on the ice caught the attention of all the fishermen? 　They stood up and moved to the sledge spontaneously.

Lurik undoubtedly saw this, "Haha brothers? 　Other brothers came to visit us."

Lurik is in a great mood? 　The sleigh pile stopped, and more than a dozen fishermen gathered on the ice.

"Haha? 　 Are you here to welcome me? How about hunting? I saw you... fishing?"

A fisherman was shaking his mouth, he didn't have any salute? 　Vulgarly and cautiously reported a very serious event.

"Master Ruriek? 　Something happened in Roseburg! Very serious."

"What a big thing? What a big thing!" Rurik lost his smile in an instant, and his brain buzzed again, "It will never be Otto who...died after drinking too much spirits?!"

Lurik’s words were also very rough, and the fisherman hurriedly explained? 　"The Duke has always been very good. But the high priest? 　She...she is going to die! Even now she is dead."

"Villa?! High priest?"

"Correct!"

"Okay, I see..." Rurik didn't talk any more nonsense. He hooked his head and gasped. "My people need to get supplies quickly. I want to meet Roseburg on a starry night."

"Sir? 　 Come with us."

High Priest Veria is really going to finish his life? Or does it mean that the news has arrived long ago, and I don’t even know that I am in the polar regions? 　After learning about this, Veria has made the will before the scheduled date? 　 Has it turned to ashes?

Villa is already too old. It is a miracle that this old woman who has witnessed too much can persist until the end of the polar night.

Have a major event? 　Lurik ate some grilled sea bass in Fiskeleburg low-key? 　The group only rested for one night? 　After supplementing the reindeer the next morning, they started to run wildly at Elronburg.

A group of people stranded in Fiskeleburg were ordered to search for the missing Reurik. Some people had pessimistic thoughts, and many people cheered up and were convinced that Odin would not let his human heirs die.

Lurik is back, and the people who stay behind are shocked by the large number of prey they brought back! The piles of leather are difficult to identify for a while from what prey it is from, but the polar bear's hideous head is very clear to everyone.

Master 　　 Lurik just survived the terrifying cold current before and killed countless bears! What a hero this is!

It was only at noon the next day that Rurik, who had no need to cherish animal power, arrived at Elronburg, where he also learned of today's clear date.

The time is already February 10th in the Julian calendar, and it has actually entered February!

Seporava plunged into the arms of her father Mezzasta again, telling her father and brother Telavis about her experience in the "sea at the end of the world".

That is a lot of legendary experiences, and the sea itself is a miracle. The so-called is obviously the coldest world, it must be the **** of the Rus people who made the sea not freeze.

But Mezzasta has no intention of listening to his daughter's description for the time being. As the "Governor" of Elronburg, he must make it clear to his master that something happened in Roseburg.

The dinner is sumptuous, with oatmeal, granola, barbecue, fish stew, carrots stewed with mushrooms, and a small amount of spirits.

Brothers Biyuni and Froki, they had never seen the high priest Veria, and could not understand the sacred position of this old woman among the Rus. They immersed themselves in the meal and only wanted to entertain their weak bodies.

Lurik really couldn't eat it anymore. He shook his head and ate some wheat cakes and some soup.

Mezzasta said regretfully: "Any mortal, or saint with a mortal body, will eventually leave this human world. The body of the High Priest of Rose has reached its limit and can no longer sustain the stop of a great soul. I receive it. At the time of the news, the blizzard had just ended, and now a full month has passed. Perhaps Veria's soul has left her body like a dead tree, and she has become your Valkyrie."

Mezzasta tried his best to speak tactfully. He knew the relationship between the old screw woman and Rurik. A woman of gods already regarded Rurik as her grandson, and he was worried that Rurik would scream. Crying until faint.

Lurik did not cry. Perhaps the greatest sorrow of a man is to remain silent like a wood.

There is a whole bottle of vodka on the table. This is the second distillation of ordinary ale. The capacity is only two or two. Rürik grabbed it, pulled the cork and drank it, and threw the empty glass directly on the wooden floor.

"My lord! You..."

The spicy taste stimulated Rurik to tremble all over. He slowed down and said in a low voice: "I know, I want to go back immediately and leave tomorrow."

Rurik’s pain was fully manifested in the suffocation of the strong drink. Metzasta was very uncomfortable. He hoped that Rurik would cheer up a little bit and report something else.

There are also the production of ore, the production of ironware, and two huge spruces that were initially processed and then hoisted onto a sledge. The trunk used as a mast must have arrived at Roseburg.

includes the supervision of the Danish travellers who are staying here as a guest (in a sense of residential surveillance).

Leurik nodded, "I'm very happy that these things are working properly. Do you have anything to report?"

"I..." Metzasta was taken aback for a moment, "I also want to know, where have you been? Many brothers are looking for you, including the deer breeder who was ordered to graze."

"Let your daughter talk about this. We went along the glacier to the northernmost ocean and saw many miracles. I'm tired, I want to rest immediately."

Liuric is indeed different from Otto. He gets drunk easily, but he sobers up faster than ordinary people.

He quickly fell into a state of drunkenness. He lay in the warm mansion house without intending to take a bath, forgetting all his worries while turning around, and fell asleep.

At night, he sweated profusely and returned to normal. The next day Rurik, who changed his clothes, continued to run with them regardless of whether his men had rested or not.

Lurik has more deer pulling sleds. The sled is full of power. It is not a problem to run a hundred kilometers on the offshore ice in a day.

He took all his prey, as well as the Kawei, Kamni, who had been stationed continuously, and the Danish travellers who realized that the Ross people had stopped for a few months in Elronburg. They spent three whole days rushing back to Roseburg.

A wooden pole is supported on the sleigh, and a small flag of the Ross is hung on it.

The hunters who drilled vents near the sea to wait for the seals, first greeted their Lord Rurik.

Lurik asked everybody: "Is Veria okay?"

People shouted in excitement that the high priest was still alive, but the situation was very bad, and then, in extreme surprise, watched the sled team full of ferocious bear heads leave.

At this moment, the Rossman Fort is already very lively. After all, the time has entered February, and there are still fifty days left before the sea thaws.

The climate is still very cold, but the life of the Ross people is getting more and more lively every day.

Especially in the shipbuilding factory of Hotla, they have used the scaffolding built last year to install the two masts on the two large hulls after the mast wood they expected arrived.

Liurik saw the two new ships that were in urgent need of launching with huge masts. Their smooth launching was naturally not a problem.

The news of Lord Rurik's return was spreading wildly. When the sleigh arrived at the icy coast, Rurik jumped off the boat and ran to the priest's longhouse with his mercenaries.

He didn't care about anything, for fear that she would leave without saying a few words to Vilia.

The thick leather curtain was violently split by Rülik. He rushed into the warm long house and shouted, "Grandma! How are you?"

Lurik walked straight into Villa's bedroom, and ran into Lumia who was crying red eyes.

After the wind and snow, Roseburg once sent back the bad news of Rurik's disappearance. Otto is very worried about the safety of Liurik, but on the surface he pretends that he will be protected by God, and worrying is meaningless.

Niya subconsciously thought of the two sons she had lost. Now Rurik has also encountered disasters, and she has been washing her face in tears for some time.

Lumia regards Rurik as my own brother, and her only man. As the next high priest, she now suffers from the death of Veria.

The good news came suddenly! Rurik carried a large number of bear heads and bear skins triumphantly?

After the messenger finished speaking, Lumia cried with excitement, and when she wanted to go out to meet her, she collided with Rurik directly indoors.

She jumped directly on and hugged him in her arms.

Behaving like this, Rurik was taken aback: "Lumia! Veria she..."

"I'm so worried about you... I'm afraid you already..."

"Get away from me!" Rurik made a fierce effort, and directly pushed Lumia aside, and then broke into Veria's bedroom.

A dead tree-like old man was taken care of by a group of priestesses, the old man with white hair and plain clothes.

"Is it... Rurik? My Rurik is back?"

Hearing Villa’s hoarse voice, a line of tears gushed from the corners of his eyes, leaving Rick’s tears in his eyes. He hurried over, knelt down on the leather cushion where Veria was lying, and tightly held her dead hand.

"Grandma, I'm back. You...what's wrong."

Villa laughed, "I'm leaving, I finally saw you before I left."

"Grandma, don't be stupid. Everything will be fine."

"Don't be silly, boy. This is Odin's call, why are you sad."

"I..." Rurik managed to smile, but tears were still gushing out.

The priests, including Lumia, gathered in the room, with tears hanging on their cheeks.

Villa murmured angrily, "Liuric, where did you go? Why did you come back so late? It's a blizzard..."

"I went to the sea at the end of the world, the northernmost ocean, where it is sheltered by Odin, and the sea will not freeze."

"Really!" A satisfied smile appeared on Veria's dry cheek, "Is it beautiful?"

"It's beautiful! Odin told me that the Ross people are going to build a fortress there, called Fort Murman. I set up a camp according to the will of God and spent the coldest days."

"It's great, I'm going to thank Odin in person." Veria took another long breath and looked at Rurik softly, "Let me see you. Oh, you're thinner, you need to eat more... …"

Then the gentle cheeks fell silent, and he spit out in one breath, everything was calm, everything was over...

Leurik grabbed the dead hand, realizing that this great man had left.

She is dead.

The priests were crying, Lumia was crying most painfully, and the priest's house was wailing.

"Be quiet!" Rurik roared, and his cries turned into faint sobbing. "Lumia! Does the high priest have a last word?"

Lu Mia Li hurriedly took a wooden board full of words, "This is her last word, she has been holding on to her last breath, just to see you."

After taking the plank to look at it, Rick nodded in depression, enduring sorrow and solemnly commanded all priests: "You can hear all of you, lying here is just the body of Veria. Her soul has gone to Valha. La, she is now the Valkyrie Spellosville, the Valkyrie that belongs only to us, and the Valkyrie who can only protect us. According to her will, her body was cremated, and the ashes were stuffed into the ocean."

Speaking of excitement, Rurik was tear-stained. He turned around abruptly and pressed his hands firmly on Lumia’s shoulders, "You are the high priest. I will hold a grand funeral for Veria, and you will become the real The high priest! Now, in the funeral! Tell the tribesmen of Veria's funeral."