The number of girls gathered has exceeded one hundred and fifty!
Most of them are Rurik's maids, and there is also a group of Ostara refugee girls. The others are the girls from the Ross tribe.
A very real problem faces many tribal families. Since Rurik treats everyone equally and sends his girl to train for half a day, and she will be rewarded with two pounds of fish at the end of the morning, why not do it? In this way, all the sons and daughters of the family can be rewarded with Rurik food, which is equivalent to reducing the financial burden on the family.
Rurik knew that those families who had been waiting on the sidelines would send their young sons over when they realized they could reap the benefits, and the number of boys and girls under his command would increase.
For now, since he has control of the "big money box", Rurik is not worried about the tribe's financial problems. However, there are too many children on welfare, and he has to maintain daily meals. Welfare, I must complete some urgent reforms and get money from the tribe to feed the children of the tribe.
Explore the economic potential of homesteaders and begin to establish a tax collection system. These reform measures have officially begun.
Where are the children? Rurik intends to mobilize them to do some voluntary labor that is beneficial to the tribe, but they are still too young at the moment.
If everyone reaches the age of ten, or even the so-called adult age of twelve, they really need to be organized to do more things. For example, it organizes boys to do logging and construction, and organizes girls to make twine, weave cloth, and sew leather.
Until then, they still have to learn.
Rurik came up with a plan to organize children to study during the long winter.
What to study? They had to learn the Roman alphabet and use its pronunciation principles to spell the Rus' Norse dialect.
They must learn mathematics, and even some physics knowledge and chemistry knowledge.
Rurik simply hopes that his people can become smarter. Of course, he cannot expect to explain too advanced things that they can understand. It is best to simply explain some simple but particularly useful knowledge. of.
After three consecutive days of training, many girls' fingers have become bald, but they still enjoy it. After all, there is no entertainment in their daily lives.
Archery has become an interesting entertainment. They will also learn about archery and gradually become good or even proficient in it through entertainment.
Rurik is not a real archery coach. There are many coaches who can really be here, and that is Jevlo and a few of his guys.
Gould sent out archery masters from his mercenary army, also known as excellent hunters who shot hares.
A shabby-haired man named Fraser became the coach of a group of girls. His task was not only to accept Rurik's appointment as a teacher, but also to select a group of girls. Batch archery masters.
The best girl will be reused by the master!
With the announcement of this news, those girls who have ambitions for the future seem to have taken stimulants. A group of girls train the hardest, just to have excellent shooting skills and win the love and affection of their masters.
Almost all girls believe in a possibility.
Because a man can have multiple wives. Legend has it that the best of Odin's Valkyries is the god's wife.
The most diligently trained people here are undoubtedly the first ten maids of Rurik, not to mention that for them, there is clearly another crisis at present.
All ten of them are from Novgorod and all from White Tree Manor. The other girls are all Varyag women.
They were in the minority among the crowd, but because they came early, they enjoyed the care of their master in advance. In other words, it is top-notch care, which can be seen from the gold-patterned silver medals with their names engraved on them.
If you want to hold on to what you have gained now, you must continue to struggle and do your best in archery to gain the attention of the master. Even upgraded to a wife.
The ten girls are small but not stupid. When some girls retreated because their hands were bald when playing strings, these ten girls were still practicing. Since they had to do soap processing work as usual in the afternoon, they paid special attention to the opportunity to practice archery in the morning.
Rurik also lived to this point.
"Ah, after all, it is my first girls who are the most attentive. At least you are not doing it just to have enough food. Do you really want to be my Valkyrie? Okay."
However, on the fourth day, a wooden bow suddenly exploded!
The splintered sawdust penetrated the little hand of the girl Bella, and blood stained the entire left hand red for a while.
"Bella!" Rurik, who was the viewing supervisor, shouted her name and rushed over immediately.
Seeing their master rushing over, the onlookers immediately moved out of the way.
Compared to other servants, the girl Bella is an out-and-out noble.
We are all Rurik's maids. There are only ten maids with silver medals inlaid with gold inscriptions, and these ten are also dressed more appropriately and beautifully.
Psychologically speaking, Rurik also cares about the ten of them.
"Bella, are you okay?!"
Rurik said this, and his eyes saw a bloody strip on the girl's left hand, which was stained red with blood. hand.
Even though the injured left hand was covered by the girl, the blood was still dripping slowly.
"Masta! The bow! It's broken. I'm sorry! I... it's my fault." Bella apologized vigorously, her eyes filled with tears. She didn't know whether it was because of guilt, pain, or... It's both.
At this time, even Anna hurriedly explained to her sister: "Masta, it's really not her fault. The bow split on her own."
"Yes, Masta! We can all testify." Ciccia also stood up to protect her sister, her eyes filled with emotion.Begging for mercy.
Are they sisters? Rurik was very satisfied, but they seemed to think that he would definitely punish them.
Rurik put his little hand on Bella's head and said with a smile, "I'm not blaming you. You are injured now, please take your right hand away."
"Yes...yes!"
Bella slowly let go of her hand, and Rurik was proud to see the full extent of the wound.
It looked like hard oak chips like a wooden knife, causing her serious wounds.
From the perspective of this time and space, a wound that almost runs through the entire back of the hand is already a fatal injury!
In this era without antibiotics, and even in an era when people have a weak concept of hygiene, a suppurative infection caused by a slap-sized wound can be enough to kill a person. Unless the injured person's body immunity is very strong, but a person with such a strong immunity must at least eat enough nutritious food on weekdays.
Poor girl Bella is doing much better.
She eats high-quality meals and works hard every day. Her physical fitness is quite good. Moreover, Rurik's Ross tribe already has anti-inflammatory potions that can be used.
The girl was in pain and guilty, so Rurik could only continue to comfort her with words for the time being. Fortunately, her wound was not deep, and the blood currently flowing was superficial venous blood. The red blood flowed a little, and the wound was gradually clogged and sealed by coagulation factors, which meant that her body's self-repair had started. The next most important thing was to kill bacteria to avoid wound infection.
"Bella, be strong. You are my female warrior. It will be good for you to endure the pain now."
"Masta! I...I will persist. "The girl said reluctantly.
"You continue to cover the wound." After saying that, Rurik called the coach Frazier, and immediately pointed to the oak bow that was divided into two sections on the ground and the fracture was very sharp: "What's going on? What happened? Your master provided me with a bow like this? Why don’t you provide me with a good bow?”
Fraser looked helpless and immediately found a good one. Reason: "My little master, we have been using a bow like this. But, which hunter would pull it a thousand times a day? Even the best bow will be useless sooner or later if it is used like this."
"Really?" Rurik deliberately looked questioning.
"Yes." At this time, Yevlo came closer to stand up for his former buddy and to tell Rurik the truth: "Every bow often ends in fragmentation. It's like A warrior, he longs to die on the battlefield so that his soul can go to Valhalla. If the bow has a soul, it also hopes to end like this."
Why is this man talking so arrogantly? Rurik nodded, completely understanding what the two men were saying.
In the final analysis, any machine is worn out every time it is used, and this is one of the important reasons why it is impossible to create a perpetual motion machine in the world. when wear and tear arrivesAt a certain point, the machinery will stop functioning.
The bow is also an elastic machine. Every time the bow arm is stretched, it accumulates fatigue and produces small cracks. Eventually, it breaks after a certain use, or the bow simply explodes. .
This bow is broken, what about the others? Rurik estimated that he was still carrying more than a hundred children like this, relying on a few bows to shoot arrows continuously. Within a few days, all these poor wooden bows were turned into firewood.
Training is still required unless other elastic materials are used instead. Rurik already had a brilliant idea.
But now, dressing Bella's wounds is the most important thing.
In full view of everyone, Rurik lifted up his leather jacket, pulled on his linen shirt, and tore out the linen strips. He personally used it as a gauze bandage and bandaged Bella with his own hands.
Bella was so moved that she cried.
The excited crying of a little girl was like an arrow piercing Rurik's heart.
She is my servant? No! She was more like my student, an important female student of mine.
In Rurik’s heart, Rumia, the first maid, was destined to become a loyal high priest. The remaining ten maids must also represent their own will and govern some necessary civilian departments in the future.
The girls of the so-called Valkyrie Legion must participate in combat when necessary, but they will not be used first in combat. Lucky for these girls, Rurik intends to arrange a job for them all in the future.
Here, the maids who were originally numbered with ABCD can now receive extremely high treatment. It's better to get the care of the master Rurik first.
Carlotta sees everything that is happening now, and she really can’t understand why Rurik cares so much about a servant? !
For a moment, Carlotta looked at the comforting Rurik enthusiastically. Her right hand covered her left hand, and a thought came to her mind: Why wasn't I the one who was injured?
After bandaging her wound, Rurik said casually: "Anna, Sisia. You take Bella back to the dormitory! Remember, use ordinary soap to clean her wound and boil it in a pot. A strip of linen cloth, and then wrap the wound. The three of you will not make soap in the afternoon and rest peacefully."
A vacation of undetermined duration?
But Bella was not happy at all. She reluctantly said: "Masta, I...I have to work. If you don't work, you don't deserve to eat. This is our agreement, isn't it?"
"That will have to wait until you recover. Your wounds are serious and may even threaten your life. I am the only one who can save you now. Listen to me and go back to rest! I will also visit you and give you further treatment. "
Bella bowed slightly to Rurik with tears in her eyes, and walked toward the dormitory accompanied by her two sisters.
Their figures were getting further and further away, and Rurik clapped his hands vigorously: "Don't look any further! Continue.train! Remember to protect your hands. ”
Does this matter seem to be over?
It is just the beginning.
From any angle, the girls’ training is truly military If he was injured in training, it would not be surprising.
Rurik did not want to comfort himself by saying that he would not die in a war.
As a result, one of his most cherished maids was injured. It was not because of improper handling, but because of the poor quality of the weapon. Even the excuse of "mechanical fatigue" could not cover up the poor quality of the inferior oak bow.
No, in the afternoon, Rurik carried the fragments of the broken wooden bow, accompanied by Jevlo and coach Frazier, found Gould who was taking a nap and charged him with it.
He came to the meeting hall with a somewhat groggy head and met Rurik who was showing his anger.
“My little master, what made you angry? ”
“Look. "The angry Rurik pointed at the wooden bow fragments thrown on the gravel in the longhouse.
"What is this? ! ”
“It’s the bow you provided! It broke, even hurting my servants. My servant is seriously injured and may even lose a hand. "
"Huh? So serious? ! "Gould's groggy head suddenly came to his senses. He was a smart man. He knew that the whole clan had voted for the Ross tribe, and now they must obey Rurik, who was destined to become the future leader.
"Really, Very serious. "
"Then...then what can I do for you? ! "Gould asked in a panic. In fact, he had instinctively thought that this child was here to ask for money.
"Give me five hundred silver coins to use for the treatment of my servant. "
"Huh? so much? The bow will never break..."
"That's my woman! "Rurik shouted loudly. At this moment, faced with Gould's perfunctory and questioning, he was really angry. "Your broken bow injured my woman. I am very kind and only need you to pay five hundred dollars." silver. Aren't you satisfied? "
This child's woman? Gould subconsciously thought that the injured might be the two Ostara girls.
"You must give money. And our previous agreement, you continue to make wooden bows. But you have to be careful, if the bow breaks again and injures my woman, you will still have to pay. "
"You! "Gould held his breath. He wanted to scold Rurik for not following the routine, but he also had to lament that after joining the Russians, he seemed to be helpless.
Gould also Noticing that Rurik was not even interested in the dried raspberries pickled in honey on the table, the child was really angry.
In desperation, he had to send someone to get them. The five pounds of silver coins were handed over to Rurik, but he also wanted to express his regret in person.
Rurik felt a little happy after receiving the money. He was a little shy at first, but he didn't.You have to act very strong to be brave. Who would have thought that Gould was so scared all of a sudden? As a result, I got a sum of money, which could basically turn into more than half a month's food expenses for the boys and girls I had on hand.
Bella used her injury to buy food for her brothers and sisters for more than half a month, which was considered worthwhile.
Is it really worth it? No...
Rurik left, and Gould immediately grabbed his men's collars: "Fraser! Tell me, what happened?!"
"Sir. There is indeed a girl injured, but not the girl from Ostara,” Fraser said timidly.
"Huh? Who is that person?" Gould let go of his hand and looked suspicious.
"A girl with a gold-patterned silver medal, named Bella."
Gould understood instantly: "Isn't that also a servant? Rurik, you... ...You are so concerned about your servant? Bah, I think you still want to take the opportunity to make some money from me." Archer Fraser asked hurriedly: "My lord, are you angry? "
"So what?" Gould shrugged and looked into Fraser's eyes: "Now you can teach the brothers how to make bows. If it breaks again, you will bear the loss."
"This..." Frazier didn't know what to do for a while.
"Get out of here! Don't disturb my lunch break again." Gould kicked Frazier's calf and then went back.
Rurik hurried back to the dormitory for the servants, and just as promised, Bella was lying on her bed, covered with a leather blanket, and her palms continued to be tied with linen strips.
Anna and Sisia were indeed ordered to take care of her.
Rurik brought Rumia back from grazing, and during this trip he had an extra treasure in his hand - a bottle of strong wine.
Gould gave all the ale shipped to Rurik, and then moved all the ale to the blacksmith shop. Now that Kavelilia and his wife have returned to their hometown to visit relatives, the valet Kamne actually takes on the production work. Kamne was already engaged in the business of distilling liquor, and as a result, the child could also rely on the still to make flammable spirits.
Even the child can, with the help of Klavasen, control the air bag blower and blow the bottle against the mold.
Now Rurik really hopes to have hydrogen peroxide, iodophor, or topical anti-inflammatory drugs such as ofloxacin on hand.
The two magic weapons Nai He has on hand are soapy liquor.
Soap can only clean wounds, and its corrosive nature means it can only be used once.
The only reliable anti-inflammatory drug here is spirits.
Rurik turned into a doctor in an instant. He opened the linen strips of Bella and saw the full extent of the wound.
As Bella gritted her teeth and persisted, Rurik wiped the girl's wounds with strong liquor.
"Rumia, say a prayer for your sister! quick! ”
Sister Bella was so painful that she was sweating. Rumia, who was at a loss, was woken up by Rurik.
The so-called treatment, three points of treatment and seven points of comfort. . The wounded and sick in pain needed psychological comfort most. Rumia's prayers comforted Bella.
Rurik finally stopped and he did not bandage the girl again.
"Anna, do you see this bottle? This is all good wine that can burn." He casually ordered the maid: "Wipe your sister's wounds tonight. And you! Sithia. Remember, this wine can kill some invisible ghosts and completely save your sisters' lives. Wipe her once tonight and again tomorrow morning. ”
“I understand. "The two said in unison.