The bravest men have not returned from hunting, and rumors are spreading in Fort Ross.
Some people used ancient legends to express their most pessimistic speculations.
"Maybe Otto and those people fell under the World Tree..."
This is not a simple pessimistic conjecture, because if the leader Otto leaves this world, who can be his successor? For this reason, the tribe has to have another competition for the leader.
Even if the residents of Roseburg all come from the same ancestors, the core personnel have multiplied into a giant of four thousand people.
According to the standards of this time and space, such a relatively united organization can burst out very powerful power.
Because even a Frankish Duke would find it extremely difficult to gather a fighting force of up to 2,000 people.
Otto has been the leader for too long, and his actions are indeed qualified, but he is old after all.
Young Rurik was called "Odin's Blessing" and he also showed many amazing actions. After all, he was just a child.
Many people simply believe that Rurik will naturally become a leader when he grows up, because that is what Odin longs to see.
However, the knowledgeable people of the tribe do not think that if the leader Otto dies outside, what contribution a seven-year-old child can make to the management of a tribe.
There is a window period here. If you want to ensure the stability of the tribe, the tribe must elect a new leader.
The time is approaching Hanukkah, and those people have not returned yet. The restlessness inside Roseburg indeed makes this winter extraordinary.
The young Rurik was also very worried. He longed to show off his talents. If he lost his father's protection when he was young, all his dreams would be empty talk.
Since ancient times, in many countries, strong ministers have no intention of handing over power to their young masters once they have obtained regency.
What's more, the Ross tribe still adheres to the more ancient clan commune system. There is no real hereditary blood relationship, and the leader should be the "strongest".
In the warm room of the chief priest, Rurik's heart became increasingly impetuous.
Although he has memorized the contents of those wooden boards, he is very happy to look at them more in order to deepen his memory and relieve his boredom.
But now, he was more and more worried about Otto.
"Grandma, I heard some rumors. They said that my father will die outside?"
Wei Liya's heart was equally complicated: "I have also heard those rumors. My child, do you believe it easily?"
"No! I don't believe it. They are the strongest ones who went out. Maybe they got too many prey this time and can't come back quickly."
"It's best if you think so. Alas... I'm really worried these days. If some good people are allowed to run wild, the whole Roseburg will become panicked. Those allied businessmen who live with us will only
I’m afraid they will have to evacuate on a large scale next spring.”
"What should we do?! I'm actually very worried..." Rurik thought for a while, "Someone should be eyeing the leader's position."
Welia was shocked, she didn't expect that this child could think of this.
She could only pretend to be calm and touch the child's forehead: "Don't think things are bad, I have a good idea."
"any solution?"
"It seems that I need to go out in person to organize some people. Maybe your father and others are already on their way back. We can't continue to wait stupidly. We should send someone to respond."
Villa not only had this idea, but also felt that he had an obligation to calm the commotion in Roseburg, especially the businessmen who were stable residents.
The time has come to December 17th in the Julian calendar, and Otto and his party have traveled too long.
Because there were no clocks, people used the sunrise and sunset to determine the beginning and end of the day.
Only people with astronomical knowledge can judge the time quite accurately through the position of certain stars in the sky and the position of the moon.
The sun has set, giving the impression that the day is passing by in a hurry.
The oil lamps in the chief priest's house were brightly lit, and Vilia personally came forward, and she rushed fifty warriors into the house.
The visitors are all young and powerful members of the tribe, and have also participated in many tribute voyages.
These people are all brave and must be Otto's die-hard supporters.
Rurik, who had been studying in the chief priest's house for a long time, easily saw a familiar figure, that was his cousin Arik.
His children were just sitting on the animal skins, obediently listening to Vilia's orders to them.
Yes! Just giving orders!
Vilia is indeed the most charismatic woman in the Ross tribe. She spoke to this group of brave and fighting people in an old voice. They all stood quietly without any whispering.
"I heard some rumors that the leader and others had frozen to death. This is a fool's lie! Don't believe it!"
At this statement, Rurik saw the trembling in the eyes of many people. Obviously, many people not only knew those words, but also had strong doubts in their hearts.
"I summoned you here today to announce Odin's order to you. Just last night, in my sleep, my soul was brought to Asgard by the Valkyrie. I stood at the thick stone gate of Valhalla.
In addition, Odin told me that the brave men of the Rus are on their way, but their return has been delayed because they brought too much treasure. So Odin issued an order asking us to organize some warriors to explore to the north to find those people.
, help them bring back a lot of treasure."
Rurik, who was sitting obediently, knew that these were Vilia's own words. She relied on her tribe's belief in Odin and spoke her own opinion.
This operation can be called a smart move, and the people who were summoned are eager to try it.
In the chief priest's house, many people had immediately announced that after a short period of preparation, they would set off northward at dawn tomorrow.
Vilia got a very satisfactory result, but she was not happy at all.
She was betting on her reputation, but the gamble was worth it. Because if Otto really died on the plane, the alliance between the two would be gone.
The life of an old man in his seventies will soon come to an end. Maybe Otto really died outside, which also heralded his own end.
There was no Odin dream at all, everything was Viglia's guess. She could only guess two situations at most. First, Otto and his party were lost, and second, they did gain a lot.
As for hundreds of people being frozen to death by ice and snow, although this is a possibility, if you think about it carefully, if the wind and snow were really terrible, Roseburg would have been destroyed long ago.
Passive waiting makes people more anxious the longer they wait, but taking the initiative to search can dispel this anxiety.
The summoned people left the longhouse of the priests. In a very short period of time, the news that priest Vilia had received divine guidance in his dream spread throughout Rossburg.
The remarks deliberately released by the conspirators suddenly lost their market, and all the young warriors who had begun to imagine that they had a chance to compete for the position of leader also gave up their thoughts.
The majority of residents began to fantasize about how many more treasures the leader would bring back, and whether their husbands who followed the leader would also gain huge rewards.
There are also those who have not gone, they are also imagining how much reward the leader will give them according to the tribe's tradition, even if they do not go.
Maybe catching a lot of deer? Even getting a leg would make Hanukkah really fun this year.