Rise of Rurik

A large team descended along the frozen western coastline of modern Finland.

Woima Kashad, who has turned into a guide, dragged his aching feet and leaned on a wooden stick, struggling to advance in the ice and snow.

He has to be alert enough, and he has to be very loyal.

Otherwise, the powerful bows and arrows of this group of Rus people can easily end their lives.

Because he really saw the terrible death of his companion.

The heads of some companions were completely shattered, and the enemy's short, thick arrows completed it all. He was fortunate to observe the unique arrows of the Rus people up close. When he saw the various weapons and equipment of this group of people, he could hardly imagine that these three hundred people were actually a group of madmen armed with steel.

He clearly saw the iron chain armor that the leader of the Rus people wore on his body!

"If you guys fight those guys, who's going to win?"

Voima Kashad kept his thoughts deep in his heart, and he was as humble as a hound along the way.

For those who are willing to cooperate, Otto is not stingy to feed this person a little wheat cake.

Compared with this leader, Otto was actually worried about whether the group of deer breeders who followed the team would escape.

With three days of wild camping, Otto felt he was overthinking.

The transformation of reality is very subtle, as if those deer breeders have willingly regarded their sons as leaders. In this regard, Otto is no longer worried. He even feels that with the help of this group of deer breeders, the team's progress can reduce some of the burden.

If someone is a master of snow walking, the deer breeder is the master of the master. Their winter grazing is to drive their reindeer herds and roam the snow-capped world.

Now they have lost all their deer, but they have also been assured of safety and protection.

The deer breeders began to take the initiative to help the mercenaries directly under Rurik share some luggage, and also took the initiative to sit on the ground to drill wood to make fire, and even hunt.

Another big reason they are so cooperative is Rumia.

A deer breeder with a relatively simple mind can trust the words of his female clan, and Rurik has also fulfilled his promise. The deer breeder who eats almost purely meat suddenly lived a life of wheat cakes and porridge. .

Once they have the wheat, they can't wait to eat it all at once.

That's exactly what Rurik promised. The reward for raising deer for the Rus people is not only safety, but also food security. The "security" here refers to high-nutrition wheat.

Like the deer breeders, the Rus people are masters of advancing in the snow.

Because cowardly people basically die in childhood, and grow into strong Ross men, they are first and foremost guys with extraordinary perseverance.

Everyone wrapped their leather jackets tightly, endured the dry and biting wind from the Arctic, and moved at a faster speed.

Under normal circumstances, the Rus people and the steps in the snow can only walk up to 20 kilometers a day.

It's much better if you're walking on ice.

They set out on a fine morning, and they continued their journey at night, and two days later in the evening, the procession walking along the coast came across a slightly wider frozen river.

"Where is this place?" Otto ordered Woima Kashad, who was leading the way, to say so.

Kneeling in front of Otto to show his humbleness, the guide said hesitantly, "I... I don't know the name of this river. Because we Kewen people rarely get involved here."

Waiting for Yevluo to translate, Otto, who was in the air, raised his big feet and pushed Wojma Kashad down. The pain caused the man to curl up on the ice and scream, thinking that his life was lost.

"Yavlo, help him up! Others, we cross the glacier!"

After all, Otto took the lead and walked into the frozen river, and the rest followed closely.

Up to now, the team has already entered a field that they have never understood, and for all Ross people, everything they are seeing is completely new.

Exploring the unknown world, everyone has the desire to explore, but also has deep fear in their hearts.

Otto was willing to shoulder the great responsibility of being a great explorer and leading his people onward.

The team spent the night in the forest on the other side of the river, and the pine forest soon lit up with a bonfire.

As a result, the clansmen almost instinctively "teamed up to explore the map", accidentally found suspicious footprints in the woods, and there seemed to be some big prey.

The clansmen who tried to hunt have succeeded!

Hunters happened to find a white bear that had suspended "partial hibernation" and took the opportunity to hunt it down.

Before falling asleep, Rurik proudly ate a piece of half-cooked bear meat. He only ate a bite, and the strong smell made his whole body uncomfortable.

"Damn, I thought I could stand shark meat, and I could stand white bear meat. It's disgusting!"

Rurik casually threw the meat to his Rumia, he rinsed his mouth with the hot snow water, and still nibbled on the wheat cakes he carried.

Rumia happily took the bear meat and gave it to the deer keepers and children in a blink of an eye.

The real deer breeders are never taboo on the taste of their food. They are a group of people who can eat fresh meat raw and digest well.

From the perspective of deer breeders, they feel that this is the favor of their new master.

A plump white bear was dismembered and its head cut off, becoming a symbol of Otto's strength. The snow-white bear skin is also carefully peeled off. If you ignore some holes in the leather, it is a wonderful daily necessities. Otto had already thought about it, and this bear belt was brought back to Roseburg for tanning and leather, and it was used as a soft mattress for the bed.

It can be said that Otto's idea is really worthy of the name of everyone in Rus.

However, the white bear died of at least five crossbow salvos, and the white bear died of internal bleeding without even a chance to fight back. The same is true. Rurik, who can't stand a life of pure fur and blood, can't stand meat that doesn't bleed, not to mention the bear meat that has a strong and shy flavor.

However, the scene of the Rus skinning and dismembering a white bear nearly stunned Voima Kashad.

In the concept of Kewen people, it is best not to provoke an animal like a white bear. Who can imagine that the violent white bear, the Russ people hunted it as if they were looking for something.

Otto felt a lot better after killing a white bear.

And those clansmen who traveled a long way all day, also have hope for the journey south.

The Rus began to focus on the surrounding landscape, trying to spot small animals hidden in the snow.

It was another two-day journey, and some Russ warriors had some new tricks in their luggage. Mainly white and fluffy snow rabbit skins, and some people with great luck caught the ferrets with temporary traps.

They crossed another frozen river on the way and stopped at a very large frozen river.

At this point, Voima Kashad, who led the way, announced something very important.

Breathing heavily, he approached Otto, who was looking at the glacier and sighing at the sea of ​​ice. He pointed to the defense line of the river and said: "My clan is coming. Knowing that we are going along the river, the nearest clan is Grey Squirrel Mountain Fort."

Hearing Yevluo's translation, Otto nodded and motioned his men to take the leader down and reward him with a piece of wheat bread.

It was almost evening, and Rurik felt that the troops would camp here to rest. He didn't think his father would hand him over to him.

Those deer breeders have already started the traditional trick of drilling wood to make fire. The so-called "auger-drilling wood to make firearms" is made of hemp rope and wooden sticks. Of course, the Rus also have this ability, and even it is widely distributed.

With the burning of the first bonfire, the fire soon spread to all the bonfires.

On the frozen coast, an old man with a white beard covered the head of his young son with a large hand.

Although it was a sea of ​​ice, Otto realized the superiority of this place.

"You know why I let you stand here?" Otto asked deliberately.

"Yes... Is it looking at the sea of ​​ice?"

"Bah! Did you see that island in the distance?"

Rurik narrowed his eyes slightly, looked around again, and constructed a geographical structure that resembled a bay in his mind.

At this point, he suddenly realized.

"This...is it a bay?"

"Yes!" Otto nodded with satisfaction: "It's very suitable as a settlement, isn't it?"

"Is it really suitable?"

"My son, we should try." Otto stroked his son's head, "our fishing boats never touched this place, but I have a wonderful feeling that if we start from here and head west on the ice sea, we will to Roseburg."

His father's words suddenly aroused strong curiosity in Rurik, and he closed his eyes desperately to think about a possibility.

Because the geographical structure of the Gulf of Bothnia is very clear to Rurik.

It can be said that in the past time, the Rus people were measuring "the structure of the known world" with a pair of feet along the coastline.

A thought came to mind.

Rurik abruptly broke free from his father's hand: "Dad, please give me a moment. We won't start tomorrow morning. When the sun reaches the highest point in the sky, I want to make sure of one thing."

"One thing? What is that?" Otto was puzzled.

"This is where we are now. You should know that our world is not a plate held up by the branches of the world, but a big ball held up..."

Rurik talked for a while, but his father didn't understand at all. The only thing that Rurik was proud of in embarrassment was his father's approval of his willful decision.

Otto was determined to give the tribe a long rest. After all, according to the words of the guide, walking along the glacier will quickly reach the destination.

At that time, Otto did not believe that those Kewen people could kneel on the ground obediently and swear to be loyal servants, or use force to force them to submit.

It is said that there may be 100 people in that clan. Because of the previous battle, Otto felt that these unknown enemies were idiots. Their only advantage was that there were relatively more people. The premise was that children and women could be warriors.

It was natural to despise the enemy, but Otto didn't want to force his men. The so-called only after recuperating and starting the battle can the victory be completed in the shortest time.

Knowing that the warriors could finally fight in an upright manner, they thanked the leader for the opportunity and the high priest's prophecy, so they prepared their weapons in their shacks, or hurry up to sleep.

As for Otto, early the next morning, he did not pay attention to his son's towering branches on the ice, but took a few young cronies and walked on the frozen coast.

Otto was investigating the geographical conditions of this area. The more he explored, the more he felt that not building a stronghold here would be a waste of its unique geographical location.

It can be said that Otto's vision is wise, because on another plane, it was the Swedish king who conquered Finland and built a city here.

She is the city of Oulu, a beautiful city that is frozen in winter and produces salmon.

Today, the hunting army of the Rus took the lead to camp here. In a sense, the "Swedes" of this plane completed the conquest of this place in 830 AD. A city may rise from the ground because of this, and her construction time should be historically determined as 830 AD.

Remember the trick of measuring latitude that Rurik experimented with?

This time, he did the same trick again, just asking for the precise geography of a campsite.

Rurik used the rope ruler carried by the team as a measuring tool, and then inserted a pine branch into the hole cut out on the frozen river surface. The length of the pine branch exposed on the ice surface was trimmed to a standard stika, which is the so-called 98 cm.

The length of the pine branch needs a precise number, and Rurik obtained only the length of the shadow of the sun at noon.

No one knew what Rurik was doing, and some curious warriors watched for a while, and they got bored and evacuated.

The sun is bright today, and it is this river that is heading southwest. The Arctic wind can easily wreak havoc on the ice-covered river, and the ears are full of whirring noises on the river. Rurik insisted on staying here because noon. almost there.

Through some advanced checks, Rurik calculated the sun's altitude today through the Julian calendar.

In the end, he just needs to get the maximum length of the sun shadow, and all the problems are solved.

Otto never abandons his son, and Rumia, the girl who insists on standing in the noon sun, even as the cold wind howls.

Rurik used his sword to draw a line on the largest part of the shadow of the sun, and then hurriedly took out a tape measure to measure.

He began to use the ice surface as a scratch paper for checking calculations, using the tip of his sword to draw symbols that Otto could not understand.

"Rurik, what are you doing? Is it a prayer spell?" Otto Shadow asked in surprise.

Rumia basically understood, she explained for her master: "Big chief, my master is calculating."

"Calculate what?"

"Yes...calculation..." Rumia couldn't say for a while, because she didn't really believe that the world she was in was on a big ball.

Rurik did some trigonometry calculations and finally got the exact angle value. Finally, he calculated the latitude of the campsite.

Rurik estimated that there must be an error in his calculation, but this error is within the acceptable range.

He happily put the sword back into the leather scabbard and approached his father.

At this moment, Otto, who is confused, has been watching for a long time. He loves his son and can't bear to disturb him. He also stands here to show his support.

"Did you get a good result? What are you calculating?" Otto asked.

"Dad, I already understand. Our current position is 65° north latitude."

Otto heard some inexplicable words, and Rurik realized that his father basically didn't understand what he said.

Otto scratched his beard and continued to ask: "Rurik, just tell me, can we go directly back to our hometown after crossing the ice sea? Have you found the way back?"

Rurik nodded deeply: "I found it. We're going due west, and when we reach a brand new land, we need to go north for about a day's journey, and then... we can get back to Roseburg."

"Huh? Is this true?" Otto was overjoyed.

How can Rurik be completely sure, although this is the truth in theory, the latitude of Roseburg is 65°4′, and the current camp where he is is barely less than 65°1′. The latitude difference between the two places is very small, but this difference is placed on the ordinate, and the calculation error is at least 20 kilometers on the map.

Rurik was willing to believe in the power of mathematics and in his own calculations. He stomped his feet vigorously, and said firmly: "A little bit to the north and a little bit to the west, we can walk directly back to Roseburg!"

"Okay! I'll listen to you." Otto drew his sword directly and pointed to the west: "I've decided that when we conquer those Kewen people, we will return along the glacier. Right here, we will go home directly across the sea of ​​ice. ."

Otto immediately began to publicize the news, the so-called team can go home all the way west, so when everyone returns, it will definitely save a lot of time. Everyone was worried at first, and instinctively felt that this was unreliable.

Since it was Rurik who played what looked like a "sacrificial ritual" trick, many people believed that Rurik was inspired by God again.

Then don't worry about anything. When the Kewen people are cleaned up, everyone's road to triumph will no longer have to be detoured.

The short day has passed again, and it can be said that the Rus stayed in the camp at the mouth of the glacier for more than a day!

The swords and axes of all the warriors were sharpened, they were well fed, and their mental state returned to their peak. Everyone is fully prepared to face the unknown war, and has even begun to dream of making a fortune.

It was another fine morning, and the Rus who were ready to fight finally set off.

When he was about to set off, Otto suddenly asked Woima Kashad who was leading the way: "You must know the name of this river."

Yevlo translated for Otto, and relayed a rather special name for the river "the river with the great flood", in short, "Oulu".

So in other words, the original meaning of the Hehe is "Honghe".

"Oulu? Okay! An interesting name. Maybe I'll build a fort of Oulu and control it forever."

History has reached a coincidence here, because the Swedish conqueror of another plane called the newly built fort "Oluborg". suffix.

Woima Kashad did not know the exact reason why the Russ was the leader who asked Qing the name of the river. It seemed that it was simply to prepare for future battles?

Facing the aggressive Ross army, Woima Kashad, who led the way, couldn't be more happy.

Because he longs for a war, because it is not his war, but it may bring him a chance to escape.

Woymakashad pointed to the river and threatened that it would be a two-day journey at most, and the Rus would be able to nibble on the village of the so-called "Grey Squirrel Hill Fort", where more than 10,000 squirrel furs would become the spoils of the Rus.

It is irrefutable that the fighting spirit of the Rus people has been thoroughly stimulated!