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 the family acquired became a good servant, and Rurik sat on the sleigh, along with his new servant of course.
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 sleigh, 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 the east was the frozen sea, and to the west were 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.
Rossburg, Rossburg on the Fjord.
Finally home!
Still have time to continue eating barbecue on the snow? No!
In an instant, people who were originally very organized and disciplined now became independent. It was like a competition, and the one who got home first was the king.
Otto and his wife Nia crawled out of the tent in the snow nest. They made an angry noise 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's also the deer boy."
After Otto finished speaking, he yelled the names of some of the most loyal guys.
After a while, Harozov came running up laughing.
"Chief, let's leave quickly and go back early."
"That's what I want to tell you. Let's organize it so that everyone doesn't get confused."
For many people, their trophies of reindeer were turned into delicacies in their stomachs, or turned into lumps of frozen-hard meat, all trapped on their sleds along with the deerskin and antlers.
How could Otto look after fifty deer?
He generously sold part of it for two silver coins, and now he only has five male stags and fifteen female stags under his control.
Of course Otto had fantasized about owning 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 deer herd 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 stronger 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, and she will be happy.
The mighty army began its final journey, and everyone did not take the leader's words of maintaining order seriously at all.
Their position is already "at the doorstep of home," and many people are running wildly on the frozen sea at a speed no slower than boating in summer.
They appeared in Xiawan, and the short day was coming 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 on the snow-covered old beach to cheer for the returnees.
The team is so vast, and they regularly receive a lot of goods during this trip.
This is indeed the case.
Anyone 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 husband hunted for a long time and obtained rich prey, and the wife had enough time to tan and process the furs.
Because even though they have returned, the long winter will still last forever.
Even though Hanukkah is considered the beginning of the year, it just means that the days are getting longer after this day.
The Rus tribe also has another big festival, the so-called "Ice Breaking Festival". When a large area of the frozen sea melts, allowing traditional shipping to resume, the tribe will hold a large sacrifice as usual.
They will priest the god of the sea, the god of weather, and of course the great god Odin. During the balloon hot spring period, the shipping trade will be normal.
This year, the tribe did not lack sacrifices. One-third of the large number of plundered reindeer still did not starve to death from exhaustion.
There is no doubt that these deer have also completed the most brutal migration in their lives.
After all, they are domesticated deer. Deer are either serving the Sami people or other tribes.
After all, we cannot expect deer to live to old age and die of old age. Even among the Sami people, deer that have lost the ability to work are eaten by the Sami people.
When it comes to the Ross tribe, ordinary people will eat it quickly.
So in the future sacrifice, Otto thought that as the leader, he would have to sacrifice some deer.
Providing deer for sacrifice is an honorable act, which reflects the provider's financial resources and power.
As he arrived at the door of his 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 for so many silver coins. I would have spent a lot of money on the sacrifice. Oh, that's fine, it's all just to establish Rurik's prestige."
There is no doubt that Otto is an old man, and it is inevitable that Rurik will inherit all his wealth.
But Otto didn't know that the deer herder girl was Rurik's personal servant.
Rurik had no intention of treating her as just a deer-raising servant, or that 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 longships that were pushed ashore to avoid being damaged by sea ice.
It was the first time for Rurik to see Rossburg in the snow, its magical and heroic appearance under the setting sun.
It was the most incredible feeling for the 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, just 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 tall masts.
She saw a large number of houses, which were much better than the wooden tents her family 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 the 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 the tools of the barbarians. Those axes were indeed very good cutting tools, but 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.
Does she hate him? She does, but she doesn't hate the little boy sitting in front of her at all.
She at least understood that this little brother wanted to protect her, so that she suddenly felt a sense of 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.