Rise of Rurik

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When the desolate sea breeze calmed down a little, a lonely sailboat appeared off the coast of New Roseburg.

On the deck stood a crowd of weary men, who had changed into thick clothes and grasped the ropes.

A young man with a shaggy beard couldn't help crying when he saw the city in the distance. He shouted in relief: "Woohoo! We are finally back!" At this point, the tired people suddenly became rejuvenated and their spirits were excited.

At the same time, there were not only fifty thousand pounds of freshly harvested spring wheat from Britain, but also ten Viking men, a very special mission, and a good desire.

Speuter took his men on an expedition, steering the sail cruiser "Salmon Lord" across the Denmark Strait, directly to Britain, and then along the island's River Ouse to Northumbria. Territory of the Kingdom of Ria and Viking York.

If it was just a simple journey, it would take 30 to 40 days to come and go, and Speuter didn’t have time to stay halfway. When the big ship arrived at the destination, he took the contract and asked the Northumbrians for it. tribute. It was such a short time that the group of them only had a dinner in the Viking York Kingdom, and when the sacks of grain were loaded on the ship, they evacuated.

Although the stay was short, it was necessary for Speuter to inform the King of York and Rurik's good brother Biyonny about Ross and the East. He also learned of a major event in the Kingdom of York.

Their journey back home was smooth at first, and they were not hindered by the men of the new Danish King Horlick when they returned through the Denmark Strait.

It's just that the towering jib is too chic. Even though Speuter has never been flying the Ross flag, all the fishing boats who have observed this ship busy on its way to the east have reported to their masters that "a Ross ship is rushing eastward. ".

"How come there are still Ross ships passing through my strait? Their people have just been killed by me!"

King Horrick felt that the news was too inexplicable, and the group of Rus couldn't suddenly appear in a strange place like ghosts and then disappear suddenly.

Since the lonely Ross boat is not hostile and then the strong northwesterly winds speed up the boat very fast, then don't send people to chase and intercept it. Subjectively, the king hopes that the sea wind will be violent and capsize the damn boat. But objectively, he could not wait to capture a ship for himself.

Because any man who claims to be the king of the sea needs a strong ship to show his authority.

On the way home, the sea breeze became stronger and stronger, and finally became terrifying. The big ship heaved violently in the Baltic Sea, and a terrible danger occurred.

The gust of wind did not break the mast, but the hoist line at the top of the sail was blown off. When the sailor ventured to climb the mast to replace the spare pulley, the huge waves slammed against the bow of the ship, and the violent vibration of the ship stunned the mast climber and the two people on the deck fell into the sea.

The huge waves quickly engulfed the drowning people, and the people on the boat could only stare blankly. They were unable to rescue them, and even their own lives were on the line.

Spuut could only suspend the work of forcibly repairing the sail system and let the boat float, especially in this situation, it is also excellent to have the boat run aground on purpose.

The gray sky and the gray sea are intertwined, and the oak-hulled ships are strong and drifting.

The sea breeze blew them close to a large island, and as the hard oak keels washed against the sands of the shoal, the beaching that everyone longed for finally arrived.

A cold snap hit the whole of Eastern Europe. When Rurik hid in his palace in Novo Roseburg, Spuut and his group could only wade to the island, and then they were "captured" by the islanders.

The gray world interferes with people's judgment, so that no one knows what this damn island is, even if Spuitt has the paper chart given by Rurik, he dare not jump to conclusions.

To his relief, the island warriors who captured him spoke the Norse language. The brothers were all disarmed, especially the steel sabers were confiscated.

Compared with the fury of the sea, everyone was more worried that they would be hacked to death by this group of pirates. But everyone is not a coward, and no one is truly surrendering. This is because the brothers have tossed in the monstrous waves for many days, and everyone's spirits have dropped and their combat effectiveness has plummeted. Although they were defeated and captured, no one begged for mercy. The brothers preferred to die standing up and cursed the attackers to die.

After experiencing the disaster at sea, five of Spuyote's buddies fell into the sea and disappeared, and now the remaining brothers died in the conflict with the islanders after landing.

The remaining twenty people, including himself, were escorted into the pirate's village.

The wheat they transported was found, and the pirates happily carried some sackcloth back to the village.

Large ships, lots of wheat, triangular sails, and the self-proclaimed "Russ" of these people.

According to the old rules, the pirates naturally hacked to death and buried the captives after asking questions. When the captives called themselves "Russians", the situation became complicated.

This gang of pirates did not simply rely on sailing to kill people. They had men and women living together in a large village with a population of 600 or 700 people. According to today's European standards, their village could be described as a city. .

The elders of the village realized the complexity of the situation, and immediately brought in more than a dozen men and women to confront them and ask questions.

This back-and-forth chat led to dramatic changes in the situation.

The expelled descendants of the former Roth tribe are actually asking the real Roth people about the current situation of the Roth tribe.

Speuter did not join Ross later. His family has been Ross since ancient times, and he also has a certain blood relationship with Rurik himself, so he also has a blood relationship with the "descendants of the expelled" on the island.

Even so, beheading these Rus people who accidentally broke in, the islanders have no psychological burden, but the possible cost...

The descendants of the Rus people on the island still remember what their parents said, and they still have a certain understanding of the Rus tribe.

It turned out that Otto defeated others to become the leader, and it turned out that his later son became the current leader. It is true that Ross has grown bigger. Ross, who became a principality, has indeed defeated the Gotlanders and split from Svealan. The king of Svealan, the Melalen tribe, has also declined a lot. The Rus actually killed the king of Denmark? ! The high priest of Ross let Willia serve, and the old woman actually lived to be eighty years old.

A lot of news came out of Speuter's mouth, and the news was too terrifying and bizarre for most islanders to believe.

"You can kill us, but you have to think carefully about the consequences. Ross is not what it used to be, and the prince can gather ten thousand warriors and take five hundred ships to cross the sea to destroy you. Unless you remain submissive, unless you are polite to me. Only by treating each other can disasters be avoided. Also! You must plead guilty to my prince."

The composition of the islanders is very complex. Their main body is Gotland fishermen, and there are also a small number of people from Melalen, Ross, and a small number of Estonian tribal people.

Most of them were expelled from their ancestral land and came to the island to make a living, mixed with the local Estonians, and intermarryed.

Do the locals know about the intensive activities of the Rus in recent years? Estonians in particular remember that after a group of madmen landed on the eastern coast a few years ago, they destroyed a village and killed 400 people.

Since the Rus people are the most active beings in this sea area, they must be the culprits of the killing.

Revenge for the four hundred dead Estonians? Pooh! There are more than 20 tribes in Estonia. Is their struggle related to the lives of the islanders?

It is even more difficult for the Estonians on the island to believe that the blood-related Suomi people in the northern part of the strait have long become the vassals of the Rus.

Whether they are Vikings from multiple tribes or Estonians on the island, they are completely self-contained, and their name is extremely simple, which is "Saaremaa", which means island in ancient Finnish.

The situation described by Spuut really shocked them. The whole island has been shrouded by Ross's forces. In order to avoid disaster, everyone must choose carefully.

Some Rus descendants asked on behalf of everyone: "If we surrender to the current Rus leader. Will he...will accept us again? Our ancestors were expelled due to fault, and we hope for understanding and readmission."

Speuter was a man of many battles, so he shouted arrogantly: "It depends on your performance. I want to take shelter here with my brothers, and you have to provide me with supplies and women to reward my brothers, Bury the dead on the spot, and return our weapons. As for the fact that you shared the wheat of the prince of Rus privately, you really need to make amends in person."

They were released, and they turned out to be big stars in the island's village.

The elders did not dare to offend Ross, and they also came up with the idea of ​​sending someone to perform the pilgrimage in person to swear allegiance to the prince of Ross. The prince may have really been favored by the great god Odin. In order to avoid the imminent catastrophe, the people would rather rely on it.

It has started to rain outside, and the stranded ship has closed its deck. It is temporarily stranded near the shore and is secured with cables. Speuter and his buddies stayed in the islanders' longhouse, and during the day they became storytellers, telling the military expeditions of the Rus, and even the crazy expeditions he was involved in. It is these vivid and colorful stories that make the islanders who lack information more certain that the Rus are indeed strong and possible supporters.

At night, there are women who come to serve, although it is "serving", there is still a lot to say who is enjoying the pleasure! A group of young explorers from Ross came, and the widows of dead men naturally flocked.

Speuter himself was not the case. An elder gave his unmarried daughter and pushed out his silly son, asking the brave man from afar to bring his silly son Trarang to Rose. The "greatest village" New Roseburg sees the world.

The woman was originally resistant, and Spuyote, who had been holding back for a month, had no pity at all. After forcibly having a relationship with her, she not only made a promise, but also took out the colored glass beads hanging around her neck. into a cheap necklace mounted around her neck. With this jewelry, the woman immediately changed her attitude, not only because of the preciousness of the jewelry, but also because the act of "hanging a necklace" shows that this man's attitude is not just for fun.

When the rain ended and the blue sky returned, although the north wind was still bitter and the temperature was quite cold, the ship still had to get out of the grounding and continue sailing.

Now Spuut has probably learned his precise location, and on the spread out paper map, an island can be seen impressively. Based on the personnel information he had learned, as well as the approximate distance between the island and not far away, he could judge that he was standing on Saaremaa Island.

Absolutely! There are two islands, one large and one small, which are clearly marked on the map and correspond to the actual geography.

In addition to feeling that the Maharaja himself drew the map accurately, Spuut firmly believed that Maharaja Rurik was indeed loved by the gods, because only the perspective of God standing above the sky could overlook the whole earth and draw a map. , the princes did get information from the gods.

An army with a precise understanding of geography will take advantage of it in war, and the great value of maps is self-evident.

Before setting off, Spuut showed the map to the elders of the local islanders, first indicating the location of Saaremaa Island, and then the area controlled by the Rus. As shown in the picture, the northern part of the island is the territory of the Rus, and the far east is also the territory of the Rus. Although they didn't understand it, they were shocked.

That Trarang was indeed a jerk, at least that's what Spuitt thought. This man is young and young, and has no other ideas except fishing and pirates attacking fishing boats in Denmark and Bornholm. This is a man who advocates violence. He is short and stocky. He seems to be a ruthless character. According to his father, this son is a muscle in addition to brute force. The reason for this is very simple. This island is too closed. .

Ten men formed the embassy, ​​and the leader of the embassy was Trarang. The identities of the other nine people are also quite special. They all have a part of the blood of the Rus people. The islanders hope that these people can use the blood to gain some benefits for the entire island from the prince of Ross. Even in the face of common ancestors, admit that everyone is still part of the Ross tribe.

After a group of sinners and the guys who defected from various tribes, can you be brave? Speuter is not optimistic about these people, but his ship needs to be supplemented with at least ten crew members, and the stranded large ship also needs to use the tow of the islanders' rowing boat to get out of trouble quickly, rather than waiting for the tide.

It is not that the Rus did not know about the existence of Saaremaa Island. When Arik's first expedition to Gotland was blown away by the unusual wind, he passed by this island by the way. There are people on the island, they are aware of this fact, and now Speuter, who is also a Rus people, is in close contact with the people here.

Leaving the island, there are only three days of sailing left in the future.

The sky became cloudy again, the sea wind became bitter, and the big ship continued to rise and fall on the sea, but such bumps were not ferocious enough, and the real Rus was not afraid.

The whole boat has been repaired, the spare sheaves installed and the holes in the sails patched. With the flag of Ross at the top of the mainmast hoisted, a warrior who had experienced too much returned to port.

Who else will arrive at New Roseburg when winter is just around the corner?

Bored people were amazed at the sudden arrival of a boat of warriors. The men spontaneously pulled the cables to ensure that the boat landed smoothly. More women and children endured the cold to see the wonderful sight.

The mercenary who reported the news only explained that a large ship had arrived, and Rurik could determine who it was.

"The hull number marked on the ship's side is CB-05? Is it the lord of salmon?"

"It's this one."

"It's Speuter! Speuter, who went to Britain to ask for food and tribute, has finally returned. Let's go and see, we're going to wash the dust for them. We want... a feast!"

After the long-awaited return of the first explorer of Ross, perhaps for Speuter himself, it is no longer a dangerous thing to explore a distant land. Rurik hurriedly took the high priest Rumia to meet the hero of the duchy, and the two arrived at the pier outside the city, ignoring the cold and insisting on watching the crowd spontaneously give way.

At this moment, Speuter and his guys had already put down the planks and started to disembark, and the people operating the human-powered cranes at the dock were also ready to carry the wheat.

The prince wears a thick coat of polar bear skin and a pure white fox fur cap on his head. High Priest Rumia also wears a similar outfit, but the ancestral antler helmet on her head makes her more eye-catching.

The crowd shunned spontaneously in the warm atmosphere, and looking at the current situation, Rurik felt a little regretful that he had not been able to pull out a band to add to the cheerful atmosphere.

Speuter could no longer care about being sloppy, the prince's young and heroic appearance was too dazzling, he hurried out, and then knelt down on one knee to perform warrior etiquette.

"My lord, I have gone through a lot at sea, and I have finally come back."

Rurik looked down and nodded with satisfaction: "Looking at your appearance, you can see that you have experienced a lot. I even thought that Kraken or Yemengard dragged the ship into the bottom of the sea. Obviously, Odin favors warriors."

"Thanks to the praise of the prince. You have been blessed by Odin, and as your retinue, our brothers have also been sheltered."

This flattery was comfortable, and Rurik motioned him to stand up, pointing out that a banquet would be prepared to catch the dust. However, the discordant figure was noticed by his sidelight...

"Strange, I asked you all to wear uniform clothes, why are those people still wearing messy clothes?"

"Ah! It's them!" Spuut couldn't hide his excitement, "You marked Saaremaa Island on the map. You did have some insight, they are the local islanders. This is the unexpected experience I want to report to you, Now these people want to be ruled by princes, they are all messengers sent by the islanders. Even... they have some connections with us."

"It was a surprise indeed, and I wouldn't mind recruiting more servants. What's your so-called origin?" Rurik asked.

"Because, there are many brothers who have been expelled before or who defected from our tribe..."

"Wait a minute!" Rurik's eyes widened. "You mean that there are many Rus descendants on that Saaremaa island?"

Speuter simply laughed: "Exactly. The islanders want to submit to you, so they sent messengers. It's all up to you."

"Alright alright……"

Rurik did not immediately make a statement, and he had already planned a new set of countermeasures in his heart.

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