The Ross hunters all enjoyed being served like masters. Most of them rested for a whole day. Although they had sex with local women, they felt stronger.
Russ has formed an alliance with Balmok, and most people are very unfamiliar with this tribe in the Western Harbor. They seem to have 20,000 members, and every man has the dream of conquering the endless sea (Atlantic Ocean). They should not be underestimated.
Rurik came with a strong purpose, and he did not need to worry too much about the follow-up matters.
Mechasta accepted the task, and he arranged some manpower to carry out mining in the winter. The furnaces of the blacksmith workshop in Ellenburg were completely handled by Kawei and Kamne, and ferrochrome was still being produced. .
Rurik’s eyes were fixed on the north, which was the winter pasture of the deer herders, the place where bears roamed, and the land of giant trees.
Rurik only knew the macro-geographical outline of Northern Europe, but he did not know the precise location of the mineral resources.
He is an explorer who knows only a little bit, and other tribesmen simply don’t know.
Going north to hunt for precious furs comes with great risks, and the cold is more terrifying than polar bears.
It is said that the Russians or other Vikings were not afraid of the severe cold and dared to run shirtless in the snow. Only a few madmen dared to do so.
Which of the hunters under Rurik is not fully armed? Everyone wore very thick clothes and the weapons in their hands were also very sophisticated.
He still took Saipolava with him. The two of them sat in a warm and sheltered sleigh, carrying a heavy weapon such as a torsion slingshot. They fought with three hundred hunters, Balmok explorers, and even deer herders. The driving "reindeer army" rushed toward a very clear location.
Aronburg is a key base in the north and is expected to develop into a prosperous city.
It’s just that Rurik considered the new situation, and Ironburg can no longer be regarded as a frontier fortress. He needed to build a further northern stronghold for winter hunting, and this stronghold had to operate year-round to provide a safe and reliable way station for the trade routes with new allies that were destined to flourish in the future.
It must be in the north, it must be adjacent to a river, and preferably it must be self-reliant.
Rurik did not have to build a new stronghold because the Russians had already opened it up.
He didn't have anything to worry about. The army was advancing rapidly on the frozen river, and its destination was the lake upstream.
The Ayron (Kemi) river originates from the Murmansk plateau and flows into a soothing place where several rivers converge. In particular, a very critical stream comes from the north of the central mountains of Scandinavia. Its specific source is an alpine lake. To the west of the lake, under the mountain is the huge Narvik Gorge where the Balmok tribe is located. bay.
The confluence of the rivers forms a lake, which is the habitat of a variety of cold-water fish and the spawning ground of many salmon populations.
In another era, a Finnish city named Rovaniemi was established here, now the Rus conquered it and established seasonal settlements.
Rurik decided to make it permanent. The so-called fishing in summer and hunting of animals in winter will serve as a post station to welcome guests all year round.
Her destiny was Fort Fiscole, also known as Fisherman's Bastion, and Rurik decided to name it permanently.
The destination of the hunting army, Fort Fiscolle! go ahead!
The deer herders drove the deer back and forth, and only the deer pulling the sled moved forward faster.
More than three hundred people crowded into forty sleighs. They brought a batch of food and construction tools, and they were very confident in building a solid winter, but the area they were traveling in was already quite unfamiliar to everyone. .
A sleigh was pulled by only two reindeer. Thanks to the smoothness of the glacier, Rurik did not feel that the reindeer were too tired. People continued to advance under the cover of night for a while, and when they were really tired, they camped in the snow beside the glacier.
How far is Fiscolle?
Rurik counted the time, and they were dawdling on the road for two whole days. They set out early in the morning, and it was not until the evening of the third day that people finally realized that the world ahead was smooth.
The soft light of the setting sun illuminates the magnificent sunset, and the frozen lake is also a glow.
Seeing such a scene, Rurik was also intoxicated by its beauty.
"The world of ice and snow is really beautiful, but it's too cold." An unknown force urged him to jump off the sled. Rurik stood on the thick ice and shouted an order: "Find our summer camp, and then Camp there!”
The fishing camp built in the summer was right by the lake. Rurik looked around and quickly discovered the wooden buildings without bothering his men to look for them.
The team soon set off to the final destination. Some people who had fished here in the summer returned. For a while, they could not recognize the group of wooden houses covered with thick snow.
Look at all this.
Rurik pinched his waist and was pleased with the struggle of his people: "It's great. I thought we would build many houses, but I didn't expect it! It seems that I only need to build a wooden fence to protect the wind?"
Byony stepped forward: "I have been here before, and this is where I met your people."
"Oh?" Rurik slapped his forehead: "I I remember, you said this. What do you think of this place now?" Biyongni shrugged: "There is too much snow, and the house is still simple to live in. We can build it immediately. At least this is a stable camp, I don’t want to sleep outside.”
“That’s fine. Let’s start logging now, and then the brothers can go hunting freely.”
"Free hunting?" Biyongni was startled: "I thought your army was going to cooperate in hunting. Bears cannot be killed by one person. Could it be..."
Rurik is confident He laughed out loud: "My people like to hunt freely. If you encounter a bear, kill it or be killed by it. ReallyWarriors are not afraid of the cold and wild beasts. If they die, it will be their fate. You should understand that the bravest warriors need such experiences. "
Biyongni had nothing to say. He still felt that Rurik was reckless in letting his tribe go, because bears are dangerous.
Rurik had just settled down. , and even had a few words with Biyongni, the crisis suddenly came.
In the wild world, danger always occurs suddenly.
A hunter saw something on the wood in the old camp. Strange scratches made them instinctively alert, and they drew out their swords or picked up their crossbows with arrows.
There seemed to be monsters hidden in the ajar wooden door, and many hunters cautiously moved around. Walking towards it, I opened the wooden door and saw the monster nesting inside.
The monster started roaring, then roared out, and finally its huge figure was exposed in the sunset.
Many hunters were knocked down, but thanks to the protection of their thick leather jackets and the snow in the surrounding world, they got up, picked up their swords, and fought the monsters.
More Many hunters took action, and hundreds of pairs of eyes saw it. A brown bear that had stolen the camp house to hibernate rushed out. More than a dozen hunters stabbed the bear with their spears, which were used as marching staffs. The bear went crazy as it howled in pain. The hunters in Ross did not dare to attack rashly anymore. They had a more reliable way to kill the bear.
The hunters in the team who were in charge of the deadly steel-armed crossbow used all their strength to string it up and then installed the cone head. The armor-piercing arrow hit the bear's head at close range. Isn't the bear's skull an iron plate? The arrow was inserted into the bear's forehead, and the giant beast died...
Such a crazy bear hunting scene was captured by Biyongni. He saw it clearly.
He focused on the Ross Hunter’s last attack, and was immediately stunned: “That crossbow of yours, actually...”
“How is it? Rurik's heart was beating wildly. He knew that the threat would be lifted in an instant, but he couldn't control his trembling at all. He tried his best to cover up his nervousness with a smile: "This is how we hunt bears. You can hunt bears with a crossbow. It can kill squirrels. "
"It was killed by you like this? It's amazing. Rurik! Biyongni slapped Rurik on the shoulder: "My brother, I ask you to give our tribe some crossbows." Oh no, we are willing to exchange salt for it. "
Are we going to send weapons to new allies? Rurik couldn't answer at the moment.
He simply remained silent. When he saw what was going on, Yongni was more sensible and didn't ask any more questions. Ross The human crossbow has completely changed Biyongni's understanding of bows and arrows. In the harbor of his hometown, the tribesmen know how to make bows and arrows, but the hunter's bow is only moderately powerful. It can kill wild deer at most. Otherwise, don't try to hunt bears. .
Many of the people knocked down by the bear had their mouths broken. They were slapped by the tribesmen and praised, "God protects you and is safe."
This is an unexpected act of hunting a bear. With such a beginning, the first bear killed was actually a brown bear. It seems that the frozen world in this areaIn the world, there must be a number of caves hiding bears in hidden corners of the woods.
The leather of brown bears is not as valuable as that of polar bears. The former hibernates and the latter wanders around.
In this era, polar bears wandering on land would even use ambushes to hunt wandering reindeer. As for hunting seals on the Arctic Ocean ice cap, guarding the ice is another option. The world that the Russians entered was no different from a no-man's land. A group of deer herders who still lived freely in the vast world could not have any impact on the ecology of this world.
Polar bears still roam the area, of which the Russians are convinced. Now everyone has a new option - find caves to shoot hibernating brown bears.
Bear bile seems to make a man more masculine, but Rurik doesn’t believe it at all. Some hunters are interested in brown bear entrails, especially the bear's liver. As for the bear meat, it is naturally divided among everyone. Everyone gets a piece of bear meat, which is roasted and eaten by everyone. This is the beginning of the hunting event.
The Russians settled down in the old summer camp. Carrying axes and two-man saws, they cut down the surrounding pine forests and reinforced their houses with wood.
A house selected by Rurik was fortified and built, and in the future it would be a storage warehouse for bear skins or other leathers.
The construction work lasted for three days. Except for the more than 50 people who took care of the sleigh reindeer and continued to build the wall, the other 200 or so people dispersed around the Fiskole stronghold. . Hunters spontaneously formed a hunting team, mostly with relatives and friends as their ties, and usually in groups of ten, dragging makeshift small sleds carrying important supplies and weapons deep into the pine forest.
Rurik is among them!
Perhaps the most noble leader of the Russian people should not venture into the unknown ice and snow to hunt bears. Considering the public opinion and the attention of the "Prince" of Balmok, he felt that he must shoot a few bears himself. Only Xiong can prove to everyone that he has the ability to fight individually at a young age.
The daily life of the tribesmen lacks entertainment. Fighting with wives, concubines, and brothers is probably the most interesting entertainment. As for the game of "urn grabbing" (the original rugby), it was no different from a fight. People need all kinds of interesting news so that everyone can gather together and chew their tongues. Rurik concluded that people would not care how he hunted the bear. They only looked at the result. It was enough that Lord Rurik shot the bear himself. Because the group of "wild story kings" in the tribe will spontaneously add fuel to the fire, add various buffs to their Lord Rurik, and describe him as a heroic warrior.
How to hunt bears in Rurik? The torsion slingshot on that sled is his weapon!
He took Saipolava, together with more than a dozen elite mercenaries such as Yevro, and thirteen Balmoks including Biyongni, to form a bear hunting team and rushed to the eastern world. .
They moved along a glacier, and the world ahead was very unfamiliar to everyone.
Not necessarily. Rurik knew full well that he should continue toTo the east is Murmansk. Maybe we will meet a new family of deer herders on the journey?
They kept moving, as if they were the only living creatures moving in the frozen world.
The ice and snow absorb too much sound, and the world is extremely quiet every night when camping. For this reason, people can only continue to light bonfires, firstly to keep warm, and secondly to avoid attacks by unknown monsters.
Rurik has been advancing on the frozen Ellon River, and his bear hunting team essentially became the first expedition to explore the source of the river.
Their team of nearly thirty people and six reindeer walked on the ice for another three days. Polar bear? No trace at all! The world is quiet, peaceful and extremely cold, everything is like the legendary realm of gods.
A new frozen lake area appeared.
Wrapped in the snow-capped pine forest, the huge world ahead is actually entirely covered with ice? It’s as if this place should be a sea!
It is not a sea, but a lake!
Byongni and Floki, the two Balmoks saw such a spectacular lake for the first time, and then an inexplicable sense of fear spread throughout their bodies.
The group of people were stunned, and Biyongni was still frightened. He asked about Rurik: "Maybe the bears are not in this area, so we should change our route. The ice and snow world ahead is very dangerous. Look at this big lake. There may be ice and snow monsters hidden inside. If we continue to move forward, we may fall into the ice water and be pulled down and eaten by the monsters.”
Rurik didn’t feel fear at all, but there were footprints of the gargoyles along the way. I didn't even notice it, which is really annoying.
"What? Are you afraid? The future leader of Balmok, a strong warrior, is actually afraid?"
Rurik's words were full of disdain, Biyoni He simply stopped complaining and asked: "What do you want to do? Keep moving forward? If you can predict the general situation ahead, I am willing to fight."
"Keep moving forward! You can't kill a bear, I will never go back."
Rurik spoke with gritted teeth. How could Yongni question such firm words? He teased his younger brother: "Floki, see how perseverant your Rurik brother is, you have to learn from him."
"My attitude is to keep going." Floki Ji also patted Rurik on the shoulder: "We are brothers, and we will naturally face any challenges together."
Is this a word of encouragement? Rurik didn't care at all, he was just holding his breath. After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the entire northern hunting operation. The majority of Russian hunters have made Fort Fiskole their base, either heading to the north or the west. These directions are areas that everyone has explored. What kind of prey are there, brothers? All clear.
So what lies ahead of you?
"Keep walking! There is no difficulty at all ahead, but a frozen sea." Rurik continued to bar his teeth and said shockingly: "That's not right, maybe the sea is not complete yet. Biyongni, do you know when we see that sea?, if we put down the ship and drift westward along the coastline, I'm afraid it will only take seven days to reach your harbor. "
"What? Is this true? Are you sure? " Biyongni confirmed again and again that Rurik was willing to wait. He still felt that Rurik was talking in his sleep too much.
Floki raised his head, it was not his brother's doubt at all: " I believe what Rurik said is right, and I want to follow him to see the sea. "
"Then let's go. Biyongni didn't want to have any more questions. He only asked about a very realistic thing: "We discovered this huge lake, Rurik, and gave it a name." "
"Name? "Rurik didn't really think too much. He suddenly pulled Saipolava, who was standing next to him and looked like a little bear in thick clothes, to his side: "Name it after her, Lake Saipolava. ”
But this lake is essentially Lake Kemi. It is indeed the upper reaches of the Airon River (Kemi River), but the actual source of the river is still in the north.
Then It is a high-altitude tundra swamp. The combined effect of groundwater and melting ice on the hills has turned it into a "water tower" in Northern Europe.
It was also here that Rurik's longing for prey finally appeared! It was not a bear, just a small group of wandering wild reindeer.
The frantic Rurik approached the deer on a reindeer sleigh. The deer also obviously saw a group of them approaching on the ice lake. They were just chewing grass roots and looking up at the dark things, and then they encountered a fatal attack.
Rurik personally controlled the torsion slingshot and adjusted the wooden ruler with the installed mechanical aiming mechanism. It showed a fixed shooting angle, a javelin flew nearly a hundred meters, drew a beautiful parabola, and accurately pierced the deer's neck. A deer with big horns was directly pierced through the neck and nailed to the snow.
The rest of the herd thought of running away, but it was too late.
Except for the three that escaped, the rest of the ten reindeer were killed by the Russians' long-range weapons. Kill.
Jevro put down the steel-armed crossbow and let out a long breath of joy: "Master, you shot a deer accurately, you are an elite warrior. "
"Stop talking nonsense, we have achieved results after walking for so many days. Rurik smiled happily: "Now we have key supplies. The deer was given to us by God." Jevlo, with his brothers, recovered the arrows, skinned the deer, and cut the meat into pieces for roasting. We will camp here, rest for one night and continue walking tomorrow. ”
All the Balmoks were spectators during the deer hunting. Biyoni was so shocked that he had nothing to say. Rurik was obviously still a child, and he was controlling the strange thing on the sled. The "giant bow" easily succeeded in hunting deer! Now Biyongni is very interested in the torque slingshot.
As for Floki, this kid no longer cares about hunting bears and deer, he just wants to hunt. This winter, take a look at a new sea and the magnificence of the so-called Arctic Ocean.