The smart girl had given up her resistance, and her hands and feet were untied and never tied again.
On the way home, Niya no longer had to pull the sled herself.
The reindeer obtained by the family became a good servant. Rurik sat on the sleigh, and of course his new servant.
The girl kept her anxious eyes staring at the little boy sitting in front of her, while the most ferocious sword-wielding man strode beside the sled, still casting a wary look.
The mighty army made its final journey on the translucent snowfield illuminated by stars, moonlight and even the northern lights. To their east is the frozen sea, and to their west are the thick mountains.
When it is a new short day, the sun struggles to break through the horizon.
People who wake up see the direction of home.
Rosberg, Rossburg in the fjord.
Finally home!
You still have time to continue having barbecue on the snow? No!
In an instant, people who were originally very organized and disciplined now become independent. It's like a competition, the one who gets home first is the winner.
Otto and his wife Nia climbed out of the snow nest tent. They were angry and noisy, and were frightened by the group running away.
Soon he himself understood the reason why everyone was running wildly.
"Niya, wake up Rurik, let's go home. Well, there is also the deer boy."
After Otto said this, he yelled a few more times. The name of a most loyal friend.
After a while, Harozov came running over laughing.
"Chief, let's go quickly and go back early."
"That's what I want to tell you. Let's organize it and don't let everyone run around."
For many people, their trophy reindeer were turned into delicacies in their stomachs, or turned into lumps of frozen-hard meat, all trapped on the sleigh together with the deerskin and antlers.
How could Otto take care of fifty deer?
He generously sold some of them for two silver coins, and now he only controls five stags and Fifteen female deer.
Of course Otto had imagined having hundreds of deer, but the real problem was here. He really didn’t believe that the deer herder girl could take care of more, and he was even more worried about whether she would choose the opportunity to escape. .
If everything is ideal, the small herd of deer will continue to multiply, and the family's wealth, or rather, the son's future wealth will greatly increase in value.
Maybe the deer herd will grow in the future, but can I survive until that time?
Otto planned his work in the next few days. The first and most important thing was to report to the elders, especially the priests.
This trip is really too long, and it might lead to Wei Liya’s harsh criticism.
Maybe give her a live deer that can pull a cart as a gift, she will be happy.
The mighty army began its final journey, but everyone did not take the leader’s words of maintaining order seriously.Something happened.
Their position was already at the "doorstep of home," and many people were running wildly on the frozen sea at a speed no slower than rowing in summer.
They appeared in Xia Bay during the short daylight It was also about to come to an end.
Those tribesmen who went out to dig out ice to catch seals were the first to discover them. Therefore, when Otto made his triumphant return, almost all the tribesmen put on thick clothes and stood densely in the snow. The covered old beach cheers for the returnees.
The team is so strong that they will receive a lot of goods on time.
But this is indeed the case. Those who followed Otto on his adventure north had at least two deer skins as cargo, and many of them also obtained exquisite ferret and forest cat skins.
The husbands hunted for a long time and obtained rich prey, and the wives also obtained rich prey. There will be enough time for the furs to be tanned and processed.
Because even though they are back, the long winter is still here.
Even if Hanukkah is regarded as the beginning of the year, it just means it. After this day, the days get longer and longer.
The Ross tribe has another big festival, the so-called "Ice Breaking Festival". When the ice-covered sea melts in large areas, the tribe will hold it as usual. The Great Sacrifice.
They will priest the God of the Sea, the God of Weather, and of course the Great God Odin. The shipping trade during the Balloon Hot Spring period is indeed not lacking in sacrifices this year. A third of the large number of plundered reindeer did not die of starvation or exhaustion
Undoubtedly, these deer also completed the most brutal migration in their lives.
They did so. After all, they are domesticated deer. They either serve the Sami people or serve other tribes.
After all, we cannot expect deer to live to old age and die of old age. The powerful deer was also eaten by the Sami people.
When it comes to the Ross tribe, ordinary people will eat it quickly.
So Otto thought about his future sacrifice. As a leader, it is honorable to offer some deer as a sacrifice. This act reflects the financial resources of the provider and also represents the true power. At the door of the house, Otto thought of so many things and suddenly slapped his forehead and blamed himself for being arbitrary.
“If I had known better, I wouldn’t have sold the deer so much for silver coins. I still have to spend a lot of money on the sacrifice. Hey, whatever, everything is to establish prestige for Rurik. ”
There is no doubt that Otto is an old man, and it is inevitable that Rurik will inherit all his wealth.
But Otto does not know that the deer herder girl is a Rurik's personal servant.
Rurik had no intention of treating her as just a deer-raising servant, or deer-raising was just a side job in the girl's daily work.
The large number of wooden houses and stone structures built on the hillside of Roseburg appeared in front of people, as well as the towering masts of the long boats that were pushed ashore to avoid being damaged by sea ice.
In Rossburg in the snow, it was the first time for Rurik to see its magical and heroic appearance under the setting sun.
It was the most incredible feeling for that deer herder girl.
She only learned from her dead family members that there was a group of savages in the south, and they were indeed savages, like a pack of wolves hiding in the snow, dealing a fatal blow to herself and her family.
Today I finally got a glimpse of the barbarian’s home, and the girl’s ideas immediately collapsed.
They are indeed barbaric, but is the place where they live really barbaric?
She saw a big ship with a tall mast.
She saw a large number of houses, which were much better than the wooden tents she had before.
She also saw some people wearing bright clothes, mainly blue with yellow mixed in, which was incompatible with the gray and white of the surrounding snow world.
What shocked her most was the settlement's large population.
They are savages and a pack of wolves, but this pack is really huge.
The old grandmother who was killed by them once said that the barbarians were so numerous that their ancestors were unable to resist their attacks, and the survivors had to flee.
The old grandmother even mentioned that her ancestors had traded with them and exchanged their furs for barbarian tools. Those axes were really good cutting tools, and as a result they turned from humans into wolves.
The team finally merged with the large crowd. Seeing the men and women gathered around and laughing, the girl's mood became more complicated.
Is she hateful? I did have hatred, but I couldn't hate the little boy sitting in front of me at all.
She at least understood that this little brother wanted to protect her, so that she could suddenly feel warmth after losing her family and warmth.
She hated other barbarians, but not this boy. He was like family.
Now her mind was in confusion, and she was especially worried about her future. She didn't know what the boy sitting in front of the sleigh and the man holding the sword would do to her.