Chapter 5: Rossburg

Chapter 5: Rossburg

So, our protagonist Liu Li, now incarnated as an infant, is born in a small bay in the central part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. This place is also the settlement of the Ross tribe, simply known as Rossburg by the Ross people.

But, after all, he is just a baby, completely dependent on his birth mother for survival.

After a few days, Liu Li finally understood his situation. Could he instantly accept this reality? Becoming a part of these people, dressed like ancient human tribes?

However, he is just a baby. Now, Liu Li has plenty of time to understand his circumstances. What he didnt know was that his biological father, leading hundreds of warriors and carrying wealth obtained from plundering and fighting, was on his way to Rossburg. At this moment, Niya could clearly sense something unusual about her child.

For example, the child always looked at her with his charming and lovely deep blue eyes, as if he had an urgent desire to observe and remember everything he saw and heard.

Child, do you, like your father, have an endless longing for the outside world? Do you want to explore it so much?

Oh! You are still too young, but when you grow up, you will surely become a great warrior, or even our leader Niya had many blessings to offer her beloved son, hoping that he would not get into trouble before growing a beard.

But, all boys of the tribe, when they reach a certain age, are educated by veteran warriors to develop fighting skills.

Like all the tribes of Scandinavia, the Ross tribe isnt naturally strong in combat; they spend considerable time honing their combat skills.

Niya, patting her childs back, trying to soothe him to sleep, found that the child kept his eyes wide open, moving his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

Niya couldnt understand these situations, the only explanation seemed to be the prophecy of the female elder this child was no ordinary person, he was blessed by Odin, and his life would bring glory to the tribe.

All printed oar-patterned fabrics were made by southern allies, so some Ross tribes dragon-head warships sewed them on their sails to declare friendly identity to their own people and allies, and to announce their presence to enemies.

Otto, standing on the deck, deliberately lowered the sail to announce his triumphant return to the tribal elders. He also ordered all rowers to keep rowing, not only to speed up but also to constantly adjust the course.

Otto soon met with the tribes fishing boats, and after brief negotiations, the fleet moved forward.

The accompanying fishing boats saw a completely different scene from when they departed. Some warships were towing small boats with decorations on their bows that were clearly not of their own tribe or allies. Even the fishermen could guess that Ottos journey was not just about collecting tributes; they had engaged in battle, and it was fruitful!

Yes, Ottos hundreds of warriors fought on an unnamed desert island against a group of Gotlanders.

The biggest gain was a large amount of weapons. Although iron-making technology had reached Scandinavia, known as the land of darkness, many desolate hills were actually iron ore.

All Viking-related tribes had the ability to produce charcoal for iron-making, but they preferred to obtain metal from enemies and smelt it into tools at home. They could mine and extract pure iron by burning rocks.

Especially in the main territories of the Sveig tribes, where large iron ore veins were hidden. The only thing they lacked was the insight to discover the ores!

Therefore, Otto, following traditional thinking, took away all the enemys battle axes and swords. The death of his brother was a painful event, as was the great sorrow of his brothers son.

As the childs uncle, Otto knew very well that according to tribal tradition, he was about to succeed his father.

Home, a cold yet warm land, the hometown was right ahead, the small bay, the happy Rossburg. Otto looked ahead and saw a large number of boats welcoming the fleet. Otto, he already heard the cheers of his people!