Rise of Rurik - Chapter 731

[Chapter 732 The Adventures of Ross Explorer Spueut]

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

A group of exhausted people stood on the deck, they put on thick clothes and grabbed the cables.

A young man with a beard burst into tears seeing the distant city, and shouted in relief: “Whoo hoo! We are finally back!”

Meanwhile, in the cabin was not just fifty thousand pounds of the new harvest of spring wheat from Britain, but also ten Viking men, a very special mission, and a wonderful desire.

Spueut took his guys through an expedition, manipulating the sail cruiser “Lord of Salmon” to rush through the Denmark Strait, directly to Britain, and then rushed to Northumbria along the Ouse River in the island Territory with the Viking Kingdom of York.

If it is just a simple rush, it will take thirty to forty days to go back and forth. Spuyut has no time to stay halfway, and when the big ship arrives at the destination, it takes a contract to ask the Northumbrians for it. tribute.

It was such a short time that the gang had only one dinner in the Viking Kingdom of York, and they withdrew when the sacks of provisions were loaded on the ship.

Although the stay was short, it was necessary for Spueut to inform the King of York and Rurik’s good brother Biyony about Ross and the East. He also learned of a major event that happened in the Kingdom of York.

Their journey back home was smooth at first, and they were not obstructed by the personnel of the new Danish King Horik when they returned to the Denmark Strait.

It’s just that the towering triangular sails are too unique. Even though Spuute has never hoisted the Ross flag, all fishing boats that observed this ship busy heading east reported to their masters that “a Ross ship is rushing eastward. “.

“Why are Ross ships passing through my strait? Their people have just been killed by me!”

King Horik felt that the news was too inexplicable, and he couldn’t let the group of Ross people suddenly appear in strange places like ghosts and then disappear suddenly.

Since the lone Ross ship is not hostile and the strong northwest wind is driving the ship very fast to the east, then don’t send people to chase and intercept it. Subjectively, the king hopes that the sea wind will become violent and capsize the damn ship.

But objectively, he wished he could capture one for himself.

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

The sea wind on the way home became stronger and stronger, and finally became terrifying.

A terrible danger ensues as the ship heaves violently in the Baltic Sea.

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The strong wind did not break the mast, but the hanging wheel rope at the top of the sail was blown off.

When the sailor ventured to climb the mast to replace the spare pulley, huge waves slapped the bow of the ship, and the violent shock of the ship knocked the mast climber away, and the two people on the deck fell into the sea.

The huge waves quickly engulfed those who fell into the water, and the people on board could only stare blankly. They were powerless to rescue them, and even their own lives were hanging by a thread.

Spueut can only suspend the work of forcibly repairing the sail system and let the ship drift, especially in this situation, it is also excellent to intentionally ground the ship.

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

The sea breeze blew them close to a large island, and as the hard oak keels washed up on the sand and stones in the shallows, the stranding everyone longed for finally came.

A cold wave hit the whole of Eastern Europe. When Rurik was hiding in the palace of New Roseburg, the people of Spuyut 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 damned island is, even if Spuute has the paper chart given by Rurik, he dare not make a conclusion.

To his relief, the soldiers on the island who captured him also spoke all Norse.

The brothers were all disarmed, especially the steel sabers were confiscated.

Compared with the rage of the sea, everyone was more worried about being hacked to death by these pirates for no reason.

But everyone is not a coward, and no one really surrenders. This is because the brothers have been tossing in the huge waves for many days, and everyone’s spirits have plummeted and their combat effectiveness has plummeted.

Even though they were defeated and captured, no one begged for mercy. The brothers would rather die standing up, and cursed the assailant for a bad death.

After experiencing disasters at sea, five of Spueut’s buddies fell into the sea and disappeared, and now the remaining brothers died in conflicts with the islanders after landing.

The remaining 20 people, including himself, were escorted into the pirate’s village.

Their shipment of wheat was found, and the pirates happily returned to the village with some sacks on their shoulders.

Big ships, a lot of wheat, triangular sails, and the self-proclaimed “Russian” of these people.

According to the past rules, the pirates naturally hacked the captives to death and buried them after questioning. When the captives called themselves “Russians”, the situation became complicated.

This group of pirates does not simply rely on sailing and killing people to survive. They have men and women who live in a large village. Although the population is not large, there are six to seven hundred people. According to today’s European standards, their village can be called a city. up.

The elders of the village realized the complexity of the situation, and immediately called more than a dozen men and women to confront him for questioning.

This back and forth chat, dramatic changes in the situation thus occurred.

The deported descendants of the former Ross tribe actually asked the real Ross people about the current situation of the Ross tribe.

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

Even so, there is no psychological burden for the islanders to kill these Ross people who broke in by accident, but there may be a price…

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

It turned out that Otto defeated the others and became the leader, and it turned out that his later son became the current leader.

It is true that Ross did most things. Ross, who became the principality, did defeat the Gotlands and split from Svealan. The king of Svealan, the Melaren tribe, also declined a lot.

The Russ actually killed the king of Denmark?

!

Rose’s high priest was given to Vilia, and the old woman actually lived to be eighty years old.

A lot of news came out of Spueut, and the news was too horrifying and bizarre for most islanders to believe.

“You can kill us, but you have to consider the consequences carefully. Ross is no longer what it used to be. The prince can gather 10,000 warriors and take 500 ships to cross the ocean to destroy you. Unless you keep submitting, unless you show respect to me Only by treating each other can we avoid disasters. Also! You must plead guilty to my prince.”

The composition of the islanders is very complex. The main body of them is Gotland fishermen, with a small number of people from Mälaren and Ross, and a small number of Estonian tribesmen.

Most of them came to this island to make a living after being expelled from their ancestral land, and mixed with the local Estonians to live and intermarry.

Why don’t the locals know about the intensive activities of the Ross people in recent years?

Especially the Estonians remember that after a group of madmen landed on the east coast a few years ago, they destroyed a village and killed 400 people directly.

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

To avenge the four hundred dead Estonians?

Pooh!

There are more than 20 tribes in Estonia. Are their struggles related to the lives of the islanders?

It is even harder for the Estonians on the island to believe that the blood-related Suomi people in the north of the strait have long been vassals of the Ross people.

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

The situation described by Spueut really shocked them. The entire island has been shrouded by Ross’s influence. In order to avoid disaster, everyone must choose well.

Some descendants of Ross asked on behalf of everyone: “If we surrender to the current leader of Ross. Will he…will accept us again? Our ancestors were expelled due to faults, and we hope to understand and accept them again.”

Spueut is a man who has experienced many battles, so he yelled proudly: “It depends on your performance. I will take shelter here with my brothers, and you will provide me with supplies and women to reward my brothers. Bury those who died in battle, and return our weapons. As for your private sharing of Prince Ross’s wheat, you really need to make amends yourself.”

They were released and turned into big stars in the village on the island.

The elders did not dare to offend Ross, and they also had the idea of sending someone to make a pilgrimage in person to swear allegiance to Prince Ross.

The prince may really be favored by Odin, in order to avoid a catastrophe, the people would rather believe it.

It has started to rain outdoors, and the deck of the stranded ship is closed. It is temporarily stranded near the shore, and is fixed with cables.

Spuyut and his men stayed in the islanders’ longhouses, and during the day they became the kings of storytelling, telling of the military expeditions of the Rus and even of the wild adventures in which they were a part.

It is these vivid and colorful stories that make the islanders who lack information more sure that the Ross people are indeed strong and they can rely on them.

At night, some women will come to serve. Although it is “serving”, there is a lot to say who is enjoying the pleasure!

A group of Ross’s young explorers came, and the widow of the dead man naturally flocked to them.

Spueut himself, on the other hand, an elder who offered up his unmarried daughter, and pushed out his foolish son, begged this brave man from afar to bring his foolish son Telalam to Ross. Meet the world’s “Greatest Village” New Roseburg.

The woman resisted at first, and Spyot, who had been holding back for a month, had no sympathy at all. After forcibly having sex with her, she not only made a promise, but also took out the colored glass beads hanging around her neck. A cheap necklace hung 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 is over and the blue sky returns, although the north wind is still severe and the temperature is quite cold, the ship still has to leave the ground and continue sailing.

Now Spuyut probably knows his precise location, and an island is clearly visible on the spread out paper map.

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 match the actual geography.

While lamenting the accuracy of the map drawn by the prince himself, Spueut firmly believed that the prince Rurik was indeed loved by the gods, because only the perspective of the gods standing high in the sky can overlook the entire land and draw the map , the prince did get a message from the gods.

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

Before setting off, Spueut showed the map to the elders of the local islanders, first pointing out the location of Saaremaa Island, and then the area controlled by the Ross people.

As shown in the picture, all the north of the island is the territory of Ross, and the far east is also the territory of the Ross people.

Although they couldn’t understand it, they were shocked.

That Tralang is indeed a fool, at least Spueut thinks so.

This man is young and young, and he has no other ideas except fishing and being a pirate to attack Danish and Bornholm fishing boats.

This is a man who advocates violence. He is short and stocky. He seems to be a ruthless character. According to his father, apart from brute force, this son has a brain. The reason for this is very simple. This island is too closed. .

Ten men formed the mission, and the leader of the mission was Telalang.

The identities of the other nine people are also quite special. They all have a part of the blood of the Ross people. The islanders hope that these people can take advantage of their blood to gain some benefits for the entire island from the Prince of Ross.

Even for the sake of common ancestors, admitting that everyone is still part of the Ross tribe.

A group of sinners and guys who defected from various tribes are also brave?

Spueut is not optimistic about these people, but his ship needs to add at least ten crew members, and the stranded large ship also needs to use the traction of the islanders’ paddle boats to get out of trouble quickly instead of waiting for the tide.

The Ross people are not ignorant of the existence of Saaremaa Island. When Arik’s first expedition to Gotland was lost by the abnormal wind direction, he passed the island by the way.

They are aware of the fact that there are people on the island, and now Spuute, who is also from Ross, has contacted the people here at close range.

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

The sky became cloudy again, the sea wind became bitter, and the big ship continued to heave up and down on the sea, but the turbulence was not fierce enough, and the real Ross people were not afraid.

The whole vessel has been repaired, the spare tackle installed, and the holes in the sails patched.

Rose’s flag was hoisted on the top of the mainmast, and a warrior who had experienced too much returned to the port.

Who else arrives in New Roseburg when winter is just around the corner?

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

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

“The hull number marked on the ship’s side is CB-05? Is it the master of salmon?”

“This is the ship.”

“It’s Spuet! Spuet, who went to Britain to ask for food tributes, has finally returned. Let’s go and have a look, and we want to clean up their group. We want… a banquet!”

The long-awaited return of the first Ross explorer, perhaps for Spueut himself, it is no longer dangerous to explore remote places.

Rurik hurriedly took the high priest Rumia to meet the hero of the principality. The two arrived at the pier outside the city, ignoring the cold and insisting on watching the crowd spontaneously give way.

At this moment, Spuyut and his guys had put down the boards and started to disembark, and the people operating the manpower crane at the pier were also ready to move the wheat.

The prince is wearing a thick polar bear fur coat and a pure white fox fur cap on his head.

High Priest Rumia also wore a similar attire, but the ancestral antler helmet on her head made her more eye-catching.

The crowd spontaneously evaded in the enthusiastic atmosphere. Looking at the current situation, Rurik felt a little regretful that he couldn’t suddenly pull out a band to add to the happy atmosphere.

Spueut could no longer care about being sloppy, the prince’s young and heroic appearance was too eye-catching, he hurried out, and then knelt down on one knee to perform warrior etiquette.

“My lord, I have experienced many things at sea, and I am finally back.”

Rurik looked down and nodded with satisfaction: “Looking at you, 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. As your family, our brothers have also been protected.”

This flattering was very comfortable, and Rurik motioned him to stand up, pointing out that a banquet would be prepared to cleanse the dust.

However, the discordant figure was suddenly noticed by his sidelight…

“It’s strange, I let you all wear uniform clothes, why are those people still wearing messy clothes?”

“Ah! It’s them!” Spueut couldn’t hide his excitement, “You marked Saaremaa Island on the map. You did have some insights, and they are local islanders. This is the unexpected experience I want to report to you. Now these People hope to be ruled by princes, and they are all envoys sent by the islanders. Even…they have some connections with us.”

“It is indeed a pleasant surprise. I don’t mind recruiting more servants. What is your so-called origin?” Rurik asked.

“Because, there are many brothers who were expelled before or who defected from our tribe…”

“Wait a minute!” Rurik opened his eyes wide. “You mean, there are many descendants of Ross people on Saaremaa Island?”

Spueut simply laughed: “Exactly. The islanders wanted to submit to you, so they sent envoys. It’s up to you to decide.”

“Alright alright……”

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

[End of this Chapter]