Chapter 732 The Adventures of Ross Explorer Speuter
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 held on to the cables.
A young man with an unshaven beard couldn't help crying with joy when he saw the distant city, and shouted in relief: "Woohoo! We are finally back!" At this point, the tired people suddenly became full of life and their spirits were high.
Meanwhile, in the hold were not just 50,000 pounds of Britain's newly harvested spring wheat, but also ten Viking men, a very special envoy, and a beautiful desire.
Spruit and his men went through an expedition, maneuvering the sailing cruiser "Salmon Lord" to rush through the Denmark Strait, directly to Britain, and then rush along the Ouse River in the island to Northumbrian.
Territory of Rhea and the Viking Kingdom of York.
If he were just traveling, this round trip would take thirty to forty days. Spout had no time to stop on the way. When the ship arrived at its destination, he would take the contract and ask for it from the Northumbrians.
Tribute. This was such a short period of time that the group only had one dinner in the Viking Kingdom of York. After sacks of grain were loaded onto the ship, they withdrew.
Although the stay was short, Spyut had to inform the King of York and Rurik's good brother Biyoni about the news about Rus and the East. He also learned about a major event that happened in the Kingdom of York.
Their journey home went smoothly at first, and they did not encounter personnel obstruction from the new Danish King Horik when they returned through the Denmark Strait.
It’s just that the towering triangular sail is too unique. Even though Spute has never flown the Ross flag, any fishing boat that observes this busy ship heading east also reports to their masters that "a Ross ship is running wildly eastward."
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"Why are there still Ross ships passing through our strait? I just killed all their people!"
King Horik felt that the news was too inexplicable. It was impossible for the group of Rus people to suddenly appear in strange places and then disappear suddenly like ghosts.
Since the lonely Ross ship showed no hostility and was heading east at a very fast speed in the strong northwest wind, there was no need to send people to chase and intercept it. Subjectively, the king hoped that the sea wind would become violent and capsize the damn ship. But
Objectively speaking, he wished he could capture one and make it his own.
Because any man who calls himself the king of the sea needs a powerful ship to show his authority.
The sea wind on the way back became stronger and stronger, and finally became terrifying. The ship heaved violently in the Baltic Sea, and a terrible danger occurred.
The strong wind did not break the mast, but the hanging 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 hit the bow of the ship, and the violent vibration of the ship knocked away the mast climber and the deck.
The two people on it fell into the sea.
The huge waves quickly swallowed up the people who fell into the water, and the people on the boat could only stare. They were unable to rescue them, and even their own lives were hanging by a thread.
Spout could only suspend the work of forcibly repairing the sail system and let the ship drift. Especially in this situation, it would be best to run the ship deliberately aground.
The gray sky intertwined with the gray sea, and the oak-hulled ships drifted strong.
The sea breeze blew them close to a large island. As the hard oak keel washed up on the sand and gravel of the shoal, the stranding that everyone longed for finally arrived.
A cold wave hit the whole of Eastern Europe. When Rurik was hiding in the palace of New Roseburg, Spuyut and others could only wade to the island and were then "captured" by the islanders.
The gray sky and earth interfered with people's judgment, so that no one knew what this damn island was. Even though Spyut had the paper chart given by Rurik, he did not dare to make a conclusion.
To his relief, the island warriors who captured him also spoke exclusively in Norse. The brothers were all disarmed, especially the steel swords that were confiscated.
Compared with the violence of the sea, everyone is more worried about being hacked to death by this group of pirates for no apparent reason. But no one is a coward, and no one sincerely surrenders. This is because the brothers have been struggling in the huge waves for many days, and everyone is in high spirits.
The combat effectiveness plummeted due to lack of strength. Even though they were defeated and captured, no one begged for mercy. The brothers preferred to die standing and cursed the attackers for a good death.
After experiencing a disaster at sea, five of Spuyot's brothers fell into the sea and disappeared, and now five of the remaining brothers died in conflicts with the islanders after landing.
The remaining twenty people, including himself, were escorted into the pirate's village.
The wheat they were transporting was discovered, and the pirates happily returned to the village carrying some sacks.
Big ships, a lot of wheat, triangular sails, and these people all call themselves "Russians".
According to 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 make a living by sailing and killing people. They have men and women living together in a large village. Although the population is not large, it has six to seven hundred people. According to today's European standards, their village can be called a city.
Already.
The village elders realized the complexity of the situation and immediately called in more than a dozen men and women to confront and question them.
During this back-and-forth chat, a dramatic change in the situation occurred.
The expelled descendants of the former Ross tribe were actually asking the real Ross people about the current situation of the Ross tribe.
Spyut did not join Rus later. His family has been Rus since ancient times. He also 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 on the islanders to kill these Russians who accidentally broke in, but there may be a cost...
There are still people who are descendants of the Ross people on the island who remember their fathers’ stories and have a certain understanding of the Ross tribe.
It turned out that Otto defeated other people and became the leader, and it turned out that his later son became the current leader. Most of what Rus said was true. Rus who became a principality did defeat the Gotlanders and split from Svealand.
, the Melalen tribe, the king of Svealand, also declined a lot. The Rus actually killed the King of Denmark?! The Rus’ high priest was appointed Vilia, and the old woman actually lived to be eighty years old.
A lot of news came out of Siputu's mouth. The news was so shocking and bizarre that most islanders could not believe it.
"You can kill us, but you must carefully consider the consequences. Rus is no longer what it used to be. The prince can gather 10,000 warriors and sail across the ocean in 500 ships to destroy you. Unless you remain surrendered and treat me with courtesy,
Only by treating each other well can we avoid disaster. Also! You must apologize to my prince."
The composition of the islanders is very complex. The majority of them are Gotland fishermen, with a small number of people from Mälaren and Rus, 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.
Are the locals unaware of the intensive activities of the Russian people in recent years? Estonians in particular remember that a group of madmen landed on the eastern coast a few years ago and destroyed a village with devastating force, killing four hundred people.
Since the Rus are the most active beings in this sea area, they must be the culprits of the killings.
Revenge for the 400 dead Estonians? Bah! There are more than 20 tribes in Estonia. Are their fights related to the lives of the islanders?
The Estonians on the island find it even more difficult to believe that the Suomi people, who are related by blood to the north of the strait, have long become vassals of the Rus.
Whether they are Vikings from multiple tribes or Estonians on the island, they are completely independent and their name is very simple, which is "Saaremaa", which means island in ancient Finnish.
The situation described by Siputu really shocked them. Together, the entire island has been enveloped by Ross's power. In order to avoid disaster, everyone must make good choices.
Then a descendant of Rus asked on behalf of everyone: "If we surrender to the current leader of Rus, will he... accept us again? Our ancestors were expelled due to mistakes, and we hope to understand and re-accept us."
Si Puyute was a man who had experienced many battles, so he shouted arrogantly: "Then it depends on your performance. I want to take shelter here with my brothers, and you have to provide me with supplies and women to reward my brothers.
Bury those who died in the battle on the spot, and return our weapons. As for you privately sharing the wheat of Prince Rus, you really need to make amends in person."
They were released and suddenly became big stars in the island village.
The elders did not dare to offend Ross, and they also came up with the idea of sending people to personally perform a pilgrimage to swear allegiance to the prince of Ross. The prince may really be favored by the great god Odin. In order to avoid a catastrophe, the people would rather believe him.
It had begun to rain outside, and the stranded ship closed the deck. It was temporarily stranded near the shore and fixed with cables. Spout and his men stayed in the islanders' longhouse, one by one during the day.
He became the king of stories, telling about the military expeditions of the Russians and even the crazy adventures he participated in. It was these vivid and colorful stories that made the islanders who lacked information more certain that the Russians were indeed strong and could be relied upon.
At night, women came to serve them. Although it was "serving", it was not clear who was enjoying the pleasure! A group of young explorers from Russia came, and the widows of the dead men naturally flocked to them.
Spuyut himself was not like that. An elder offered his unmarried daughter and pushed out his foolish son to ask this brave man from afar to bring his foolish son Telalang to Rus.
Meet the "Greatest Village" of New Roseburg.
The woman resisted at first, and Siputu, who had been holding it in for a month, had no mercy at all. After forcing her to have sex, she not only made a promise, but also took out the colored glass beads hanging around her neck to make
A cheap necklace was hung on her neck. With this jewelry, the woman immediately changed her attitude. Not only was the jewelry precious, but the act of "hanging the necklace" showed that this man's attitude was not just a joke at all.
When the rain ends and the blue sky returns, although the north wind is still fierce and the temperature is quite cold, the ship still has to break away from the grounding and continue sailing.
Now Spuyut has roughly learned his precise location. On the spread out paper map, an island is clearly visible. Based on the information about the people he has learned and the approximate distance between the island and the nearby island, he can judge
I am standing on the island of Saaremaa.
Absolutely so! There are two islands here, one large and one small. The markings on the map are very clear and consistent with the actual geography.
While Spyut was impressed by the accuracy of the map drawn by the prince himself, he firmly believed that Prince Rurik was indeed loved by the gods, because only from the perspective of a god standing in the sky can one overlook the entire earth and draw the map.
, the prince did receive information from the gods.
An army with a precise understanding of geography will take advantage in war. The great value of maps is self-evident.
Before setting off, Spuyut showed the map to the elders of the local islanders, first indicating the location of Saaremaa Island, and then the area controlled by the Ross. As shown in the picture, the north of the island is all Ross's territory, and the east is the territory of the Ross.
The distant place was also the territory of the Russians. Although they could not understand it, they were greatly shocked.
That Tralang is indeed a fool, at least Spyut thinks so. This man is young and has no other ideas except fishing and being a pirate to attack Denmark and Bornholm fishing boats. This is a man who
A man who advocates violence. He is short and stocky. He seems to be a ruthless character. According to his father, besides brute force, this son has only one brain. The reason why this is so is very simple. This island is too isolated.
Ten men formed an envoy, and the leader of the envoy was Telalang. The identities of the other nine men were also quite special. They all had part of the blood of the Ross people. The islanders hoped that these people would take advantage of their blood, but with the help of the prince of Ross,
Gain some benefits for the entire island. Even for the sake of common ancestors, admit that everyone is still part of the Ross tribe.
How brave can a group of criminals and guys who defected from various tribes be? Spuyut is not optimistic about these people, but his own ship needs to be supplemented by at least ten crew members, and the stranded ship also needs to be towed by the islanders' rowing boats to get out of trouble quickly.
, instead of waiting for the tide.
The Russians are not unaware of the existence of Saaremaa Island. When Arik's first expedition to Gotland was blown away by abnormal winds, they passed by this island. There are people on the island, and they are aware of this fact. Now
Spyut, who is also from Russia, has close contact with the people here.
Leaving this island, there are only three days of sailing left.
The sky became cloudy again, the sea wind became biting, and the ship continued to rise and fall on the sea, but the bumps were not violent enough, and the real Russians were not afraid.
The entire ship has been repaired, the spare pulleys have been installed, and the holes in the sails have been patched. Ross's flag is hoisted at the top of the mainmast, and a warrior who has experienced too much has returned to the port.
Who else would arrive in New Roseburg with winter just around the corner?
The bored people were surprised when a ship of warriors suddenly arrived at the port. The men spontaneously pulled the cables to ensure that the ship docked smoothly, and more women and children endured the cold to see the wonderful sight.
The mercenary who reported the news simply stated that a large ship had arrived, and Rurik could tell who it was.
"The ship number marked on the ship's side is cb-05? Is it the Lord of Salmon?"
"That's it."
"It's Siput! Sipuut who went to Britain to ask for food tribute has finally come back. Let's go and have a look. We want to give them a clean slate. We want...a banquet!"
The long-awaited first explorer of Russia has returned successfully. Perhaps for Spyut himself, it is no longer dangerous to explore distant places. Rurik hurriedly took the high priest Rumia to meet the heroes of the principality.
When people arrived at the pier outside the city, the people who ignored the cold and insisted on watching the excitement spontaneously made way for them.
At this moment, Siput and his men had put down the planks and started to disembark, and the people operating the human crane at the dock were also ready to move the wheat.
The prince wore a thick polar bear skin coat and a pure white fox fur hat on his head. The high priest Rumia was also dressed in a similar manner, but the ancestral antlered helmet on her head made her even more eye-catching.
The people spontaneously retreated in the enthusiastic atmosphere. Looking at the current situation, Rurik felt a little regretful that he could not suddenly pull out a band to add a happy atmosphere.
Sipuyut could no longer care about the slovenliness. The prince's young and handsome appearance was too eye-catching. He walked out in a hurry, then knelt down on one knee to perform warrior etiquette.
"Prince, I experienced a lot at sea, and I finally came back."
Rurik looked down at them and nodded with satisfaction: "Looking at you, you can tell that you have gone through a lot. I even thought Kraken or Jormungandr 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 dependents, our brothers have also been protected."
This flattery made people feel comfortable. Rurik motioned him to stand up and pointed out that he would prepare a banquet to wash away the dust. However, the discordant figure was suddenly noticed by his side light...
"It's strange, I asked you all to wear uniform clothes, why are those people still wearing messy clothes?"
"Ah! It's them!" Spuyut couldn't hide his excitement. "You marked Saaremaa Island on the map. You did have some insights. They are the local islanders. This is the unexpected experience I want to report to you.
Now these people hope to be ruled by the prince, and they are all envoys sent by the islanders. Even... they have some connections with us."
"It is indeed an unexpected 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 people who defected from our tribe..."
"Wait a minute!" Rurik opened his eyes wide, "You mean, there are many descendants of the Rus on Saaremaa Island?"
Siput simply laughed out loud: "That's right. The islanders want to surrender to you, so they sent an envoy. It's all up to you to decide."
"Alright alright……"
Rurik did not make a statement immediately, he had already planned a new set of countermeasures in his mind.