Rise of Rurik

A child who was in extreme hunger was completely hungry, regardless of whether it was water or what, Carlotta instinctively felt that what he drank would make him feel better.

She never imagined that she was stunned to fill her stomach with ale.

Before the alcohol attack, her blood sugar, which had nearly zeroed, had improved thanks to the cloudy ale.

Her spirits were only slightly better, and overall, the situation was still bad.

"How do you feel?" Yevlo asked gently, supporting the girl.

"I..." Carlotta raised her head with difficulty, and she noticed her sister who was eating the oatmeal from the corner of her eyes, and she couldn't help shedding tears of relief.

"Kid, answer me."

"I...I feel better. But, I think I'm still going to die..."

"Dead? You were discovered by me, you can't die."

The girl's eyes showed satisfaction and a touch of regret.

"My leg... hurts. I'm still going to die."

"Any injuries?" Yevlo pulled away the rags that covered her shame, and saw the knees that were dripping with thick water, plus the legs were full of mud, the situation was really bad. He subconsciously put his hand tightly on the girl's forehead. Not only did the girl not have a terrifying heat, but her body was obviously cold.

Carlotta slowly stretched out his hand and tried his best to grab the good man's clothes: "I... have only one request."

"Request? Say it."

"I...I'm dying, I just hope you saved my sister..."

At this time, my sister Ella, who had already eaten the whole wheat cake, crawled over. She put her smiling face close to her and shouted heart-rendingly, "Sister! You will not die. They will save you and me, and we will all live well. "

"No, I'm too seriously injured." Carlotta looked sideways at her sister, "I just saw my parents, and our clansmen. They are all in the clouds, and I should have... Think, soon my soul will be gone."

"No! You can't go! We have to live a good life... woo..." Ella burst into tears again, she felt that her sister had already returned to the light.

But Yevlo felt that things were very boring, and he was not moved by this sisterhood. After all, based on his experience, the child in his arms was just too weak, and if he poured in his bag of ale, she would not die, at most she would get drunk.

Carlotta continued to mutter: "My lord,

I just ask you to save my sister. I... can see that you are a good person. I just want you to treat her well and not... make her a slave. "

"Slave? Why? Sometimes being a slave isn't a bad thing."

"No!" The girl's emotions immediately became tense: "We can't!"

"However, falling on our leader, you and your sisters are already unable to help themselves. Do you really feel like you are going to die?"

"No! If it's a slave! I'd rather die."

Now Yevluo thinks it is very absurd. He and his brothers were ordered to collect beggars in the streets and alleys of Melalen, and they were transported to the north to be slaves to the Rus.

Yevluo comforted: "We can save you, you don't have to die. The price is that you and your sister will be slaves to a noble person. Don't worry, that noble person will treat his servant well. After the two of you No more begging, no more miserable death like a dirty rat."

"No! We can't, only this. If possible, my sister will be your wife and concubine. My lord, please..."

Yevro couldn't figure it out, what else could be bothered by a man who was about to starve to death? Could it be that this girl is as stubborn as herself?

Seeing that she is so obsessed, Yevro is very pleased.

Before meeting the sisters, he and his brothers had been ordered to pick up ten children. It was amazing that there were all girls in them. Specifically, a girl with no major physical problems.

From Ross to Melalen, things like abandoning girls are happening all the time.

In this ancient society where the gap between the rich and the poor was extremely extreme, poor families were trying their best to cultivate their own boys. The girls in the family are the tools of labor. Once life is in trouble, they are the first to be kicked out of the house.

Selling girls to prostitutes makes a fortune, as some families do.

Or do an engagement ceremony for your daughter in advance.

In short, they are the first to be sacrificed in the family plight.

Resisting such a sad fate, some stubborn girls fled and became beggars. Or the family encounters a disaster, the pillar of the family dies, and the mother has to take the child to beg.

Little boy being a poor beggar? This kind of thing is very rare. As long as the child is not an idiot, someone will pull him into their own house as a servant.

What's more, the leaders of the Melalen tribe deliberately collected such orphans and kept them around to train them as private soldiers loyal to their own family.

It stands to reason that Yevro should follow the order of the gold lord Gould, and only take away the sister who is in good spirits and who is not injured. The girl with a serious leg injury does not need to be concerned at all.

Unexpectedly, this child is so stubborn, claiming to be dying, and insisting on giving his sister a good way out.

This is really not easy.

Yevro thought for a while, then reached out and fiddled with the girl's hair, especially the silver hairpin.

"Your card is actually silver. I already know your name. Carlotta, you and your sister are not like ordinary beggars. I don't despise your filth, can you tell me your story now? ?"

Her own suffering can be described as a scar. Since the noble person wanted to know, she said it one by one.

Now, it was Yevlo's turn to shiver.

"People of Ostara, are you people of Ostara? Are you really the granddaughter of the leader of Ostara? It's incredible."

"My lord, it's absolutely true." Carlotta said with tears in her eyes: "God has forgiven us and didn't give us death right away. Maybe it's all to wait for your rescue. It must be the goddess El who let my sister meet On to you. I think my mission ends here."

Ostara? Yevro heard the gold master mention this tribe. They are a group in the south that is comparable to the Ankras. They are a large group of masters of cattle and sheep, and they have always been in the first place to compete with the landing Goths for cattle ranching. one line.

Because Gould didn't have time to go to the dangerous southern border, but he had dealt with a lot of second-order traffickers who trafficked cowhide.

Yevro felt that the girl's words were true. They were indeed survivors of the Ostarans, and they were also children of considerable status.

Yes, only such a child is more likely to die for honor.

Another proof is the legend that began to circulate in the Mälaren market these days, that is, the Ostara tribe, a large cow-hide producer, was completely destroyed by the Danes' army.

Whether this matter is true or not will not be said for the time being, but the Melalen tribe has indeed reacted to these rumors in the past few days.

The Melalen people are on guard, and there have been more boats on the lake these days.

That is to say, yesterday, Yevlo was on the island of the gold master and saw with his own eyes more than 20 dragon-headed warships sailing towards the east, and all the oarsmen on the ships wore bronze helmets.

This shows what? Military action? It seems so.

There is a rumor in the market that the so-called ordinary men of the Melalen tribe have received an order from the leader Olekin, that is, to check the armament status of the [Top Novel] family. After receiving the battle order, they can immediately participate in the battle. war.

More than 20 warships did not take any military action, but went to the small fishing village at the mouth of the lake in the east, where they built a small stronghold to prevent the enemy from entering the port of Melalen from that direction.

Facts have become very legendary, and the Mellarens are also trying to build a small fortress with strong strategic value. In addition, there is a tiny fishing village in the local area. If it continues to develop, isn't this the prototype of Stockholm?

After all, he was not in charge of those matters. Yevro, as a Finn, is now following the gold master Gould. After a few months, he was given to the Russ by the gold master.

The Russ are the next financiers, and are said to be the more friendly and promising financiers.

As for all the gathered children, they were all brought to the Rus as servants. Yevlo learned from Gould's mouth that the father and son of the Rus leaders have obviously gone crazy in the past two years, eager to increase the population of the tribe. As long as it is a woman, even a foreigner who does not understand the language, as long as they can have children, they are their own. .

The children who were brought back to Gould Island by themselves became mothers of the Ross tribe in a few years.

The Rus did this, and the lords thought they wanted to replace the Mellarens as the new leader.

As for himself, Yevluo thought that if he was reused by them, he would have a good future.

Thinking of this, the father-like gold master is really not thin to himself.

Now, Carlotta still feels that her life is not long. It is very strange that she is staying in the arms of this strong man. It must be because of what she drank before, and she obviously feels much better. Perhaps, God allows him to continue to live.

After thinking about it for a while, Yevluo patted the girl's face again: "Carlotta, you say that you are the granddaughter of the leader of Ostara. The hairpin you made with your money made me believe in you. However, my sponsor may Wouldn't quite believe it. You...have something to prove your identity."

"I..." Carlotta thought for a while, and said regretfully: "Maybe when my sister and I ran for our lives, we should be holding a shield from our tribe. Or, it's my grandfather's sword. Those things are not women like us. available."

"So what else could be identified? At least, that you're from Ostara! Like, some tattoos."

At this time, Ella, who was watching from the side, suddenly turned her back, lifted her dirty braids, and exposed her clean neck.

There is a "little cow's head" tattoo on the neck, and the girl asked weakly, "Sir, is this tattoo?"

"A calf? Boy, I don't know, maybe this can prove your identity. Don't worry, we'll treat you well and come with me now."

After all, Yevro ordered her subordinates to pick up her weaker sister, and she directly picked up her weaker sister.

A subordinate said suspiciously: "Boss, is it really possible? Our financial master said, don't hurt and sick children."

"This child named Carlota is indeed injured, just a skin injury. If she is hot all over, we really don't need to save her, but now she is obviously fine. Brother, give her a bag to save, we good people will do it to the end. "

"Oh, boss, you are so kind."

"Benevolence?" Yevlo forced a smile: "Don't you think, these sisters are beautiful? Let's go, we'll go back now."

Just going back with the two children, Yevlo's subordinates were really frustrated. They wish everyone would pick up a child and be rewarded with a silver coin.

What exactly motivated the mercenary captain? Just because the two children are so called beautiful?

pretty? Pooh! Dirty and hurt.

In this regard, it is worth ridiculing that a guy who fights without mercy, has a benevolent heart.

In this way, Carlotta and Ella wandered in Melalen for three days, miraculously got on a long boat, and the destination was actually an island.

The spirit of Carlotta who put on is still confused, this time not because of hunger, but because she drank too much ale.

Above the lake, more than a dozen oars rowed slowly, and the two children were a little overwhelmed with their big eyes.

Yevro joked: "You better be the nobles of the Ostara people, so I think the Rus people will give you courtesy."

"Russian?" Carlotta asked slowly: "I know the Russ. My grandfather said that the Russ had a man named Rurik. He was... He was favored by God."

Yevlo was really startled, and when he thought about his future, he said: "So you know them?"

"Because of that legend. The only son of the leader of the Rus people has received the favor of God. We Ostarans have already prepared to sell the hide to them, but... it's all over now." After speaking, the girl's eyes flowed out two lines. tears.

"Son, that's all you know?"

"Yes." Carlotta asked immediately, "Sir, where are we going?"

"Go back to my gold master's island."

"No! I'm asking, our final destination. Is it really a servant? We are the granddaughters of the leader. According to tradition, we can only marry into other tribes and cannot be servants. If we really are servants, I... I'd rather commit suicide by throwing in water."

Violent at a young age? Carlotta didn't think so. If she wanted to die, she must have died long ago, and now she is like this, it must be because of her sister.

Yevro said casually: "I don't know much about the Rus, you mentioned Rurik? The only thing I can tell you is that in three months I will be Rurik's mercenary captain. Do you think Rurik is Magical man? Well, you can see him in three months too. If you two are real nobles, maybe the Rus will take you in. Let's say, be the chief's daughter. Who knows your future Maybe even Rurik's wife."

Hearing these two children only dropped their jaws in shock.

For them, Rurik was nothing more than a legendary figure in the mouth of grandfather. The so-called legend, to put it bluntly, is also the rhetoric of the Russ merchants over the years. It has been passed on from time to time, and it has been passed on to Ostara. Rurik is described as "the messenger of Odin", and other magical existences.

Rurik's mysteries are just like the Ross tribe, they are all mysterious existences.

Yes, the Rus are in the far north! Legend has it that they left Lake Mälaren a long, long time ago, just as the Ostara tribe left the Yermalen tribe, that's a very old thing.

If it weren't for the large number of merchants who bring their precious furs from the north into the Malaron Fair every year, the Ross tribe has almost become a forgotten existence.

Carlotta asked again: "Sir, are you really Rurik's mercenary captain?"

"Me? Not for now, but soon."

"Then you saved us by order of Rurik?"

"This...probably so." Yevlo, who was paddling, didn't want to say too much. It stands to reason that the girl's speculation is correct. His financier was invited by Rurik from Ross to pick up the children at Lake Merlaren, and when he picked up these two children, Rurik theoretically saved them.

At this moment, Carlotta's eyes continued to flow with tears, and this time she was moved to cry!

She hugged her sister and cried, unable to control her emotions at all.

"Ella, everything is fate. It was Rurik who saved us, the one who was praised by Grandpa, who saved us!"

Tears kept streaming down her sister's face, and Ella also shed tears for this emotional infection.

A pair of sisters are acting like a play, they tell their own stories in the way, but they are boring for the paddlers.

Of course, most of them don't believe it, even Yevro, who is happy to believe in the girls' fantastical adventures, even if their identities are still dubious.

Not far away is Gould Island, where many merchant ships have docked. The situation during this time was very good for Gould's business. The strange goods from the Rus people attracted the wealthy people from all over Melalen to come and find out. They bought as many as they came, so Gould's imported soaps didn't have any trouble selling.

The merchant's ships would only remain at Gould Island until the soap was sold out.

Yevluo and the others are just protecting the safety of the gold master, and by the way, they use the money to do other things, such as gathering beggars and buying slaves.

Gould Island has now housed many people who will be shipped to the Ross tribe as servants.

Before determining the identities of the two children, Yevluo did not feel that the sponsor would give them special care.

In fact, the gold master has always been very polite to people and things. The gold master has given all the people who bought it enough food and shelter from the wind and rain. Is there anything more merciful than this?