Chapter 634： Vouchers

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The huge sled team ran wildly on the ice, and Rurik was also amazed by the size of this hilly lake.

Although it is April, the breath of spring seems to be missed here, the ice of Lake Torna is still very thick, the lakeside is also covered by thick snow, and there is white rime everywhere.

Of course everyone hopes to find a way out of the mountains the day they arrive at the lake, but the lake is too long.

It took them almost a day to find another frozen stream, but just below the ice layer, the stream was trickling.

People are forced to camp in the pine forest again, and the excitement during the day has been consumed too much by the ice and snow. They had no regrets, just because the path to Balmerk was just around the corner.

At night, the clear air appeared to be ravaged by stars, and the emerald green lasers of elusive shapes flashed and changed rapidly.

The Balmerks have long been bored with such magnificent scenery, and they naturally describe it as a parade of the Valkyrie, which is probably nothing more than that.

On the other hand, the Russ, because the old priest Veria was promoted to the Valkyrie, people are increasingly looking forward to seeing the magnificent aurora, because it is the nostalgia for the noble deceased, and even the whole old days.

On a new day, the sun shines on this white world, and the golden light forces everyone to wear sunglasses again.

Rurik stood on his house sleigh, raised his right arm and shouted sternly: "The last journey is now, let's continue rushing!"

His roar was almost covered by the sound of the wind, and seeing his leader so excited, everyone immediately cheered up.

Compared to climbing up the hill, going down the hill is quicker and more convenient, especially in this period of heavy snow.

The reindeer herd was driven by whips, and the sled team moved forward quickly. On the downhill slope, numerous sled tracks gathered to form a compacted ice road.

At first, the Balmerk logger, who sensed the abnormal noise, paused vigilantly, when the bearded guy and his young son carrying a rattan basket noticed that the incoming team was too late.

They fled instinctively, and suddenly heard a thick male voice calling: "Don't be afraid, we are also Balmerks!"

It was the Balmerk mercenary of Reurik who roared, but the roar stopped this misunderstanding.

The lumbering father and son were surprised. They saw a flag hung on a big sleigh carrying a shack. It was clearly the flag of the Ross people.

The father and son were still surprised, and Rurik walked out holding Noren's hand.

Nolen, she gently took off her warm white cap with a smile on her face.

The Balmerk tribe has a large population. In addition to knowing the faces of some family leaders, Norn is naturally blind to ordinary people.

However, the biological father who was promoted to the king had already canonized himself as countess, and the father and son in front of him were his subjects.

Noren took a deep breath, raised his delicate chin and said arrogantly: "Ordinary people! Me! Noren Magnodott, is your new leader! Now, I'm back to Balmerk."

It's Nolan! Magnut's beautiful little daughter!

This is the first time that the father and son of logging have seen the old leader Magnut’s baby daughter so close. Many people thought that naming their daughter after the goddess was arrogant, but now they see the real face of the strange person, like the goddess in everyone’s mind. Image.

Nolen's clothes are pure white, with the color of pure snow. Her golden hair and white face reveal peace. The glass and amber pendants on her clothes show what is noble.

The scene was a little weird at all, Noren took another deep breath, and followed her father's appearance, reaching out and ordering: "Ordinary people, salute me as a soldier!"

No, Rurik saw that the father and son who fell the woods really put the axe on the ground and bowed to the warrior salute on one knee.

"Let’s stop here." Rurik clapped his hands vigorously: “I’m Rurik! Duke Rurik of Ross, I came as agreed last year, although it was a little late.”

With such a language, the father and son of some awkward loggers all woke up.

The face of the old guy with a big beard was full of joy, and the people who were determined to stay behind preferred to be ruled by Rurik of Rose rather than treating Noren as the leader.

"It turned out to be Lord Rurik. Wow! What a strong team."

The bold culture of the man made Rurik interested, and he asked, "It must be not far to reach your place of residence?"

"After this forest, you will see everything." said the logger.

"Okay." Rurik threw a silver coin in his hand, waved his hand again, and ordered the subsequent team to move forward.

The scale of this pine forest is not large, everyone left the forest, and the whole world suddenly opened up.

Rurik saw the expansive Atlantic Ocean. It is amazing to appreciate the ocean at this higher altitude. And under the hills is the huge Narvik Bay. Looking at it, there are fjords large and small, and there are also various houses in it. Ask yourself, the home of the Balmerks does have more room for development than the fjord of Roseburg. For example, many coastal flats are really good places for grazing.

It's a pity that the sea is obviously full of waves, but the coast is still covered with snow and ice.

The North Atlantic Warm Current is well-deserved, but it is in a Little Ice Age, and it will not be able to thaw the entire Narvik Bay in April.

It is precisely for this reason that Rurik is not worried about returning to Elronburg in mid-May as soon as possible. After all, even if the sea is thawed, there will be floating ice everywhere on the sea, and the land, especially the vast land in the north, if you wait until the ice and snow Complete ablation will have to wait until the summer solstice.

Because the new settlements of the Russ like Elronburg and Fiskburg are in the Arctic Circle in a full sense.

In theory, this is the case, but Rurik did not dare to delay time in Balmercdo.

The arrival of the Ross sled team was within the expectations of the Balmerks, but when they arrived in victory, the left-behind people rushed out on the spot. This good news spread extremely fast, and a large number of people rowed to the assembly area of ​​the sled team.

It was almost evening, and because the Ross Sled Team was too obvious, many people in Balmerk had already noticed this situation and were already gathering spontaneously.

Nolen got down on the sled lightly and stepped on the thick snow-covered land of his hometown again.

The assembly site was deliberately chosen by Rurik to be near the mansion of the old leader. From now on, the ownership of Magnut's old mansion was officially transferred to Noren.

Thousands of Balmerks gathered with smiles, and walked around to Rurik. They seemed to have ten thousand words that couldn't be finished.

When a group of Tavastia women with short stature and black hair got off the sled one after another, the people's surprise instantly turned into low voices.

Everyone quickly realized that this is the so-called trophy, a woman to be returned to the Balmerks.

Rurik's mercenaries beat their shields for a while, and the noisy crowd gradually calmed down.

He stood on a high place, shouting with his throat, very frankly and simply announcing his major decision.

"I am Rurik of Ross! I am the husband of Noren, Countess of Balmerk! I am the backer you can rely on! Now I declare that the Principality of Ross has the right to manage the entire Narvik Fjord, and all I do not want to leave. The Balmerks must respect the rule of Noren and me!"

Several very key messages were advertised by Liurik almost throat-breaking. In fact, the Balmerks were not only psychologically prepared for these things, but also discussed them in the past six months.

Originally, Rurik was also worried that someone would jump out to oppose him. He found that people were just whispering to each other, and it seemed that there was no opposition at all.

When it was, a middle-aged man came out.

"It's you, leader Brin Goethe!" Nolan asked with a hint of excitement and surprise. "Look at your face, are you planning to stay here?"

"You guessed it. Nolan, I knew about you last year." The middle-aged man named Brin Goethe glanced at Nolan and said a few words before turning his entire face at Rurik: "Lord Ross, I solemnly declare on behalf of my family that I will not leave. I support your rule, but I insist on this girl Norren as our leader unless you and her can give birth to a boy. This boy will get everyone's attention. recognition."

This person could say so completely within Rurik's expectation.

Speaking of this Brin Goethe, Rurik used his brains, indeed remembering that this family sent soldiers to participate in the expedition to Britain last year.

"I remember a warrior named Bjorn Bringoldson, who must be your son." Rurik asked casually.

"That is my second son, but the second son cannot inherit the family property. I don't think this fjord is a bad place. My second son wants to expedition. He and the people who are determined to emigrate are already in Britain, and I will take With the rest of the family, recognize your rule."

Things are much smoother than I thought! Rurik was very happy that his preaching to them last year was really the most correct measure.

It was already evening, and the sunset should have been lazy, but what Rurik saw was everyone's enthusiasm.

Rurik continued: "You are loyal to me, then you should know that the result of loyalty is that you will become a member of the Rus. You will also be separated from the Kingdom of York established by the Balmerks in Britain forever."

This old Brin Goethe looked indifferent, and said bluntly: "There are many people like me."

After a while, a few more veteran soldiers with a beard stood up, and they reported that their family was really a prosperous family of local people.

In the end, everyone has their own ambitions. The Narvik Fjord is not really useless because of its abundant fishery resources. These left-behind people are not really afraid of the unexpected world of the fjord and refuse to leave. They are more dissatisfied with Britain, or simply have inconvenience and direct opposition to the old Magnut holding the position of leader. opinion.

Rurik, Duke of Ross, was a young man who was militant and daring to fight and always wins. Such a promising hero is the most sought after by everyone.

No one is really entangled in the concept of "Balmerk". The old guys who stand up represent their own family one after another, and they kneel on one knee to salute Rurik in public.

The radicals also announced: "A winter of thinking is over. Now my family has figured it out, please treat us as Rus in the future. We only recognize Rurik as our leader."

Because Balmerk is not a nation at all, going back to the roots, the ancestors of Ross and Balmerk all immigrated to Scandinavia from Jutland at the same time. Not long, so that the language is the same.

Rurik got down on the sled with excitement, and personally helped up the group of old guys who expressed their submission.

As a newcomer, he never expected that he had just arrived at the core settlement of the Balmerks, and he was basically supported as soon as he got off the sled.

Such a favorable situation is imminent, no matter what purpose they announce to join Ross, they are indeed asking to join, and being the Duke of Ross naturally can't hurt the hearts of this group of admirers.

Although things were developing too fast, Rurik didn’t care about his rest, and in the chief’s chamber, he met all the left-behind leaders as the top leader of Balmerk, and reiterated Rose’s attitude once again. , And even follow-up arrangements.

This is no longer a public announcement at dusk, but for the left-behind elites. Rurik convened a meeting concerning the future of the entire fjord left-behind people.

At the beginning, the meeting was lively and lively, and the participants were all proclaiming their determination to join Ross, and the deity of loyalty to Lord Rurik was a lesson.

After some polite remarks, Rurik also publicly enumerated the goods he had brought, and raised his head astonished when he heard it. He looked greedy as he wanted to take it quickly.

"They are all yours. Now I want to know. It seems that Magnut's fleet hasn't come yet. Who of you knows when they will arrive?"

The Brin Goethe said bluntly: "Maybe only God knows when they will arrive. My lord, the women you sent are destined to be shipped to Britain. We can't get them, but the young people we are determined to stay behind want to get wives. You said last year. Yes, if you are a mercenary, you will have a chance to get a wife. You... will keep your promise."

Rurik was taken aback for a moment, thinking that the words of these guys were direct, and they were not at all implicit in asking for a woman.

He ignored Nolan’s presence, and smiled like an old man: “Of course! It’s my responsibility to arrange a wife for the brothers who are loyal to me.”

"That's great. Some of my clan's **** have the strength to become your mercenaries, and you are their great benefactor."

"Really? Or be serious and tell me, Brin Goethe, how many men your family can provide. Whether or not they are married, the teenagers who can take up arms are counted. How many are they?"

"This..." Brin Goethe was instinctively wary, still pinching his fingers and said: "There are at least twenty people. There are other people who are willing to stand up in the name of my family."

Rurik's smirk had turned serious, and the speed of his face change was unpredictable. "Can there be fifty people?"

"Probably yes."

"So, if I let most of them go to Ross, what do you think?"

"If they are all serving as mercenaries for you, I don't have any opinion. I am an old father, and the old father cannot restrain his ambitious son. UU reading is like... I heard that Ross is old The Duke has bravely handed over power to you. You are indeed a hero."

Rurik shook his head, then stood up and paced in front of the crowd: "I don't want to listen to flattery anymore, and I won't say anything else. To tell you the truth, I will fight against enemies in the far east in the summer. That might be dangerous. Enemies, defeating them will get great honors and great trophies. I am here not only to declare to be your ruler with Nolan! As a ruler, I will naturally lead you to make a fortune. You are all nobles. People, please tell me, how many men can you take out?"

They looked at each other and couldn't help but discuss in a low voice, because this question was really sudden or even abrupt.

Rurik deliberately waited for a while, then clapped his hands again: "It's not difficult to organize five hundred warriors, isn't it? It would be great if you could organize a thousand people!"

"Please let us think about it." Brin Goethe cautiously said.

Rurik waved his hand: "I will give you time. I know that some of you are going to Britain, and you will leave soon. These Tavastia women are left to you, and they should belong to you. As for me, my people and I camped and rested on the spot. I hope I can see a team assembled tomorrow."