Rise of Rurik

"Brothers! Full sail!" shouted Rurik, and the sailors moved.

Facing the warm south wind, the Avlora broke away from the entire fleet with maximum power, and went straight to the fishing boat that appeared in the distance.

As the distance shortened, Rurik, who was standing at the bow, stuck his head out and kept watching.

Not only him, the leaders of the detained families, and the commanders sent by the families, they all stood on the deck and watched the fishing boat in the distance.

There was a lot of talk, and everyone felt a strong difference.

Biyonny stood beside Rurik, his brows furrowed: "It's strange, don't the people in Britain also use ships like ours?"

"Maybe they're not..." Rurik said lightly.

"No? Who is that?"

"Who knows? Maybe a Dane, maybe a Bergen, not us."

As soon as this statement came out, Biyonni immediately became vigilant, "So the home port of the fishing boat... ah! On the other side of the sea, is the enemy?"

"I don't know. From what I see, we'll catch up with the fishing boat and take it captive. We'll know everything by interrogation."

A lonely fishing boat was fishing for a lonely cod. When the fishermen found that a big boat was coming, they took off their leather felt hats and watched the strange sight of the big boat. When they sensed the moment of crisis, it was too late.

The projectiles fired by the Avlora's torsion slingshot deliberately cut large holes, and the fishing boat quickly silenced the sea.

As the three fishermen struggled with driftwood, they hurriedly grabbed a rope that came from nowhere.

They were detained by the people on the big ship, and until this time, Rurik could judge that the three were clearly a family of three.

This ruined a small family's fishing business!

"Ah! I'm really a bad person." Rurik felt guilty for a second, and immediately ordered the loyal Yevro to be interrogated.

The fisherman's house was wet and shivering in extreme panic: "Don't kill us! We will say everything..."

Rurik roared: "Yavlo, ask who they are. Danes or Bergen guys."

After a while, Yevlo turned his head and shouted at Rurik, who was standing on the forecastle deck of the ship: "It's a fisherman from Bergen. They say that many people have discovered an island,

Just settle on the island! They came from Bergen and are now not under the leadership of Bergen's chief. "

"Why is it so complicated!" Rurik patted his head.

However, this incident attracted the attention of Biyongni and even many of the family leaders present. Everyone talked a lot, and finally came to a very unified conclusion.

Biyonni patted the doubtful Rurik on the shoulder: "I heard some things, some mortals in Bergen don't like to be suppressed by the authority of those lords, they don't want to pay tribute, so they drag their families to cross the sea to find them The New World. Maybe, they found it. The fishermen we caught are the settlers of the New World."

"Is that so?" Rurik pursed his lips, thinking that it was pointless to continue dawdling.

He personally made a decree, that is, to give the fishermen and their families two choices. As a guide, lead the fleet into the home port, and then bring the brothers to meet the local chief. If refused, kill now.

The fishermen chose to lead the way without hesitation in order to survive, but they were also desperately begging for mercy.

"If your leader is willing to provide some supplies to my army, we will not only regard you as an enemy, but also as a friend." Rurik responded to their concerns in this way. Sure enough, the three became extremely cooperative.

With his knowledge of fishing, Rurik determined that the unknown fishermen's home port would arrive tomorrow.

After capturing the fishermen who claimed to be from Bergen and learning that there is an unknown land above the sea, the people of Balmerk who have been sailing for a long time finally have the purest hope.

On the sixteenth day of the voyage, in the morning, everyone saw the clearest land.

That seems to be an island!

It's Britain! Must be Britain!

Too bad it wasn't, at least not at all.

Rurik, Biyonny and others have learned the specific name of the so-called "New World" and the general geographical situation through the mouths of the captives.

That is the archipelago named "Gem", which is the group of islands.

Why is this name more familiar? Rurik pondered for a while, and he used the names of the small islands around Britain in his memory to touch the nouns one by one, and quickly determined the real existence of the so-called Gem Island.

She is the Shetland Islands.

The Shetland Islands, which are just northeast of Scotland, made it a logical arrival considering the sailing of the fleet.

When Biyonny asked about Shetland's relationship with Britain, Rurik immediately gave a clear answer: "If I am Britain, Shetland is the hat on my head. We have reached the edge of the Big Island."

Rurik did not intend to do anything to the current islanders of Shetland. He was a little puzzled. When did the people in Bergen start to emigrate? He thought that his own forces would be the first to land on the island, but never thought that a group of other Viking immigrants were already pioneering?

In the vast sea, Rurik knew that the army he led could launch a surprise attack and capture the treasure in one fell swoop. Aren't they very gems? Although they don't know what kind of ore the so-called gems are, it is the so-called common man who is innocent and guilty.

But wait! The group of islanders who have yet to meet are all from Bergen backgrounds. Could a hasty war cause Bergen's estrangement with the northern Narvik Fjord to turn into a direct war?

At the critical moment, Rurik gave an order to the leaders of each family: "After we land, we will restrain your subordinates, and any attack on the locals will provoke a war between Bergen and your Balmerk. At least these fishermen, Not our enemy."

Here, the Biyonny brothers are the biggest fans of Rurik, especially Biyonny. Many leaders think that Rurik of Ross is only the honorary commander of the army, and Biyonny is the real person.

The old guy Osten is one. He did not go out in person, but sent two sons, namely Geiger and Esbjorn. Brother Geiger and Brother Biyong have a good relationship. What does this mean? One-third of the entire army will absolutely obey Rurik's orders. As for the others, they saw the wind and did not dare to risk the infamy of provoking a war.

The sudden appearance of the huge fleet has shocked the entire fishing port.

The Avlora went straight to the small bay in the mouth of the captive, and all the fishing boats operating at sea were running for their lives.

On the coast, the fishermen who were busy sifting and repairing nets instinctively began to flee, thinking about the bare low bushes and stone mountains.

But how useful is it to run away?

A respected old priest made the decision, claiming that it was not the fearsome pirates who came, but the lords of Bergen, who had come to receive tribute.

This explanation made many powerful families settle down, and they couldn't help but sighed that the brothers fled here just to get rid of paying tribute, and after all, the lord's Sorgong team came the same way. Maybe they just came to collect the tribute? If you can send them away with a catch, that's even better.

It is useless to escape, the island is not there, the vast area is very barren and not suitable for farming. People also raised a small number of cattle and sheep, fishing all day long.

Much of the archipelago was desolate, and it was possible to flee and hide, probably as a result of starvation.

A group of people no longer run away, they are preparing dried fish and meat, in order to send away the group of Sorgon Plague Gods.

The Avlora broke down near shore, and Rurik, Biyonny, and others embarked on a longboat and began to disembark.

The actions of the rest of the ships can be described as decisive, they directly washed the beach, and then a group of heroes at sea in commoners, one holding a shield and the other carrying a variety of guys, landed one after another.

Just as the fishermen on the shore were shocked by the large force of the landers, they saw again that the group was just gathering on the beach, and they didn't seem to plan to attack at all.

How is this going?

The old priest who was on crutches was an old woman who was actually not very old. She followed behind the powerful men in the fishing port, approached the group of fishermen who had gathered, squeezed out a way, and continued to advance towards the assembled Balmer army.

The army subconsciously maintained its vigilance, and all spearheads were always pointed forward.

Upon seeing this, Rurik immediately ordered the release of the three prisoners.

The captive shouted as he ran: "Brothers! They are not attackers! They are from Narvik (North Harbor)."

The fishermen want to hear more than "they are not the attackers", and now the fishermen's nervousness has dropped a lot.

With Rurik and Biyonny standing up, especially Rurik!

At this time, it is the scorching sun, and the summer sun and the warm south wind are blowing, and it is so comfortable together.

Rurik took off his hat, shook his neck deliberately, and the golden horse swayed in the wind.

A beautiful boy is standing here, and behind him is a group of warriors in uniform blue and white robes. How does a neatly dressed person relate to a pirate with a tattoo on his back?

Rurik boldly walked forward with open arms, shouting as he walked, "I am the commander-in-chief of this army, let your chief speak."

leader? Can a fishing port have a leader?

The captive did not tell Rurik that the fishing port had never elected a leader. Everyone would get together on weekdays to live together, and just discuss what happened.

No, the priestess came out on crutches.

"You... a child. The commander-in-chief of the Narviks? You come to our harbor, I welcome you..."

"Could it be that the leader of the harbor is an elderly woman?" Rurik asked deliberately.

"No! I'm the priest of the harbor. If you want, I can also perform the duties of the leader."

The leader of the fishermen was a priestess. Looking at this woman, Rurik instantly thought of the deceased Willia, and he also had a good impression in his life.

Rurik took a deep breath: "Then let all of you who escaped come back! My men are going to camp here! Don't worry, we don't plan to attack you, but my brothers are hungry and thirsty, you need Provide food and water, or it's your responsibility when they get angry."

"Yes! We understand."

"Okay, now I'm going to continue chatting with you, and I'm going to enter your village in person."

In order to avoid military disasters, the fishermen, of course, desperately took out fish, especially freshly caught fish to entertain these heroes.

Rurik also fulfilled his promise, and the army camped near the shore of the fishing village. People began to cut down small trees to build tents, and began to skewer salted fish served by fishermen.

Of course, there were also fishermen who delivered fish, but the young warriors of Balmerk were not less harassed. The excessive things will end here. The commander has a word in advance. In order to avoid unnecessary wars, the illegal perpetrators will be beheaded.

The long voyage has finally come to an end, and since the afternoon, a large number of people have fallen asleep on the coast.

And Rurik and the leaders of the various families, as honorable people, became the guests of the fishing port.

Or just for this moment, they are the real rulers of the fishing port.

Rurik controlled the entire fishing port with absolute military strength. After all, his army of a thousand people was already half of the settlers of the entire archipelago.

This fishing port does not have a special name, its name is very simple, that is, West Sorvik (West Fishing Port).

They did not elect a clear leader, but there was a shed for discussion. From Rurik's first glance at this fishing village, he was sure that this group of people was equally poor.

The walls are piled up with dirt and wooden poles, and the roof is piled up with a lot of withered and yellow weeds. This is a house.

The only thing that pleased Rurik was that he was sitting in their hut, which was not dusty or uneven. They obviously did some treatment, and it seemed that the stones were constantly ramming the hardened floor.

Rurik had no more ideas about this poor fishing village that lived by fishing. Look at their sacrifices and the seven strong men in the fishing village who are said to be highly respected. Their clothes reveal strong poverty from all directions.

But it is very strange, why the captives once said that their harbor contains some gems, and the whole archipelago is simply named after the gems.

How can gems not bring them abundance? At least, gems have to be used as decorations too, right?

Rurik saw no sign of these gems, and as a result, the embarrassed local fisherman passively picked up the conversation.

Tell this group of people that you are going to conquer Britain? Why not tell them? It is even possible to pull a servant army in this fishing village. Anyway, the life of these fishermen is much worse than that of the Balmers. If they participate in grabbing some useful ones, life will be better.

Rurik took the gem first and said: "I was told that you have a lot of gems! Now, hand over the gems!"

Pretty boy showing his hideous face?

The only priestess of the fishing port, Wei Wei Nuo, said: "This is a barren island, only the sea has a lot of fish. If we can dig gems, we don't have to be so poor."

"But your islands are named after gems. You! There must be treasures."

Rurik said this, and all the family leaders who were eager to get rich raised their fists and followed suit.

There are even radical people, such as Ostan's eldest son Geiger, the young man directly pulled out his iron sword and ordered: "Brothers have sailed this far to attack the Britons. Since you also have gems, take them out immediately! Otherwise, We'll be furious!"

The fishermen present all showed fear, and the priestess tried her best to remain calm, but she heard a very powerful statement: "You... are you going to attack Britain?"

At this time, it was okay to reveal it, but Rurik noticed the surprised look in the old woman's eyes, and couldn't help but wonder: "What? Are you afraid of them? Have you had a fierce battle with those Britons?"

"Yes! The Britons. They are covered in tattoos, and they fight fiercely."

"Huh?" Rurik was even more puzzled, he always felt that the other party had misunderstood.

Putting the gems aside for now, Rurik has some doubts about the so-called "Gem Islands", not because the archipelago is the origin of gems, but the Bergen immigrants regard the islands as "jewels in the sea". They are pinning their beautiful fantasies, but unfortunately this is not a rich home.

As the discussion deepened, Rurik suddenly realized that he had made a major oversight.

The Norwegians, or mainly the Bergen, took the slaves they captured, and then took the land trade route over the mountains and then took the waterway to transport the slaves to Lake Mälaren. All Norwegians who sell to Lake Mälaren are "Brittons".

Britton and Britain are the same word, and now Rurik is more certain that the Britons in the concept of the Priestess of the Harbor and others refer to the ancient Scots in a narrow sense. And the Britain that Rurik knew was the kingdom of England.

The priestess mentioned a definite noun - Northumbria.

It all explained, this group of early Bergen settlers from the Shetland Islands, they never stopped in the archipelago. They tried to go south and were attacked by ancient Scotland, or Picts. They continued south again and spied the existence of the kingdom of Northumbria.

Rurik really could not have imagined that the local fishermen sitting in front of him were the natural guides of the army's expedition!

He learned more details. The so-called fishing port itself was also snatched from the Picts!

All the horrific memories of the Britons (the Picts) are the wars between immigrants and natives decades ago. The Norwegian settlers were the ultimate victors, and knew that the huge islands to the south were fraught with danger.

As for the gems! The fishermen did get some, and that's where the "jeweled islands" Shetland really got its name.

Rurik continued clamoring for gems.

The priestess was helpless and could only instruct someone to take out the treasures left by the Pict priests in her collection. After a while, a shiny thing was placed in front of Rurik.

"People from afar, maybe this is the gem you're talking about? It's really a gem, but it's useless. They're all very tiny gems and can't be made into necklaces."

But Rurik was stunned.

The one in front of you is clearly a silverware with a gold edge! The silverware is still a cross at all. A large number of transparent particles resembling glass shards are inlaid on the cross, but why does it look like a diamond file?

Wouldn't it really be just a bunch of diamonds?

Rurik subconsciously pulled out his bright white sword, the gold-plated hilt and the inlaid ruby, so shocked that the fishermen's eyes straightened.

He rubbed a little, and the whole person almost collapsed.

Because a bunch of small scratches were left on the back of the sword, and this cross, which I don't know where they came from, is really not much different from a diamond file!

Could it be that the Sacred Artifact, which only exists in this kind of church, was really snatched by these Bergen immigrants from the Picts, who had been inhabited for a long time? ! How can those people have a lot of diamonds in their hands? How did they come up with the idea of ​​using diamonds to decorate the Sacred Artifacts?