The low wooden house where Hestein had lived for more than ten years was no longer habitable because Ella burned down half of it. Hestein had to choose another vacant land and build a new wooden house on it.
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This new house is two stories high and has a hall that can be used to discuss matters with the lords of the Pirate Kingdom, meet with residents of the territory to deal with territory matters, and can also be used as a banquet hall. The room for raising livestock is another
Separated from each other, the bedrooms are set up on the second floor, so you no longer have to worry about being stepped on by sheep while sleeping.
In addition to these, Hestein also specially partitioned a small study room in the room. Unfortunately, he is still learning to write, and the bookshelf is empty, without a single book.
There is a map spread out on the table in the study room, with red crosses marking libraries around the world, and the deployment of troops in Scandinavia. In order to prevent the map from being messed up by the wind, Hestein
He also used a knife to pin the map to the table.
I wonder if the library owners will be so frightened that they tremble when they see this scene?
As for the original half-burned log cabin, Hestein was originally going to demolish it. However, at the strong request of the Sealanders, Hestein left it there as it was. Sealand
People use this to commemorate the legendary female warrior who once lived here.
Closer to home, at this moment, Hestein is sitting in the new hall. Below him are the lords of the pirate kingdom, large and small.
In the past two years, the situation within the Pirate Kingdom has stabilized. In the blink of an eye, it is time for farming again. As usual, these lords came from all corners of Scandinavia and gathered under the throne of the Hero King.
Discuss this year's raids.
However, this time, the King of Heroes seemed to have other ideas. These lords, large and small, argued endlessly about this.
The loudest quarrel was Torgal, the lord of the Principality of Hrogalan. He was originally a vassal of Ragnar, but he succumbed to Hestein's rule out of necessity.
"Going to look for Vinland again? Oh my god!" He yelled, clenching his fists and hammering the long table, "Don't what King Aleister did speak for itself? Our warriors are looking for someone who can plunder Aachen.
Robbery of Paris, plunder of Cordoba, plunder of Constantiniya, why do we still have to look for Vinland huddled in some corner!”
However, there are many people who support Hestein. The most prestigious and powerful among them is Harald. He was originally a vassal of Sigurd "Snake Eyes" and the lord of West For. He was in power in Ragnar.
During this period, he swore not to cut his hair until he became famous, so he was called Harald "the wild-haired man".
After Ragnar's death, Harald was one of the first lords to swear allegiance to Hestein. He took this as an opportunity to gradually expand his power within the pirate kingdom, and now controls most of Norway.
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Now Harald's beautiful hair even makes many women jealous. People therefore call him the "King of Hair Beauty".
"Torgal, you are so short-sighted." Harald mocked the lord of the Principality of Hrogaland. The Principality of Hrogaland was Harald's biggest obstacle to unifying Norway, and Laharl and Torgal were therefore incompatible.
"Compared with directly controlling the rich Wenlan, the behavior of robbing other people's land every year is almost like begging."
"Then tell me, where is Vinland?" Togar shouted angrily at Harald, "I will not daydream like a child who has not grown up!"
Hestein interrupted the quarrel between the two. He glared at Torgal and said: "Torgal, you seem to have misunderstood me. I said, explore westward to Vinland! This is an order!"
Hestein's gaze frightened Togar. But he still insisted: "No, no, no, I'm sorry, let's clarify it first. No one can guarantee that Vinland will exist. We must know what we are doing.
!We cannot be attracted by fairy tales and waste our time and our poor money!"
"So, you are refusing to obey my orders?"
Togar's body trembled, and his speech began to be slurred: "No, and... yes, you can say that."
Hestein slammed the table hard, stood up, and shouted loudly: "Bring me my sword!"
Before Hestein could get the sword, a group of people immediately stood up to persuade him. Among them was an old man who was Aleister's old subordinate and one of Hestein's most trusted lords. He pressed the hand of Hestein.
Stein said: "Hero King, what Togar said makes sense. Judging from the results of King Aleister's exploration, even if Vinland exists, it is very far away from us. We cannot sail on the sea.
Such a long time!”
"Hairdressing King" Harald was still sitting on the chair and said leisurely: "Isn't there Iceland? Isn't there Greenland? Just use it as a base and continue to explore westward."
"Harald, you have never experienced that expedition, so you cannot understand the difficulty of sailing on the sea!" The old man yelled at Harald, then tried to calm down, and said to Hestein as calmly as possible: "
Son of Aleister, the hardships along the way should still be firmly engraved deep in your heart!"
Hearing the old man mention this, Hestein suddenly fell back to his position.
Not only was it difficult, the days and nights on the sea were even a nightmare for Hestein, who was still young at the time: they were far away from the land and sailing on the sea where no one had ever set foot. There was nothing there except the sea.
When he closed his eyes, he was surrounded by the sea; when he opened his eyes, he was still surrounded by the sea; no matter how many days passed, there was always only the sea around him. Sometimes, he even had such a proud doubt - were they sailing forward?
The unknown sea swallows their confidence. No one can be sure of what lies ahead. Maybe they will be able to see land tomorrow, or perhaps there will always be only the sea ahead. Navigating in that huge unknown, it is inevitable for people to
I became more and more frightened and uneasy. Every day, my desire to return would be stronger than the day before.
When the weather is good, they can still use sundials and stars to determine the direction. But the further west they go, the more violent the sea becomes. As if to prevent them from moving forward, half the time, the sea is full of wind and clouds, making it difficult to discern the direction.
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When they finally discovered Greenland, they could no longer confirm what sea route they took. Instead, they could only draw a hasty circle on the map, with neither a clear distance nor a determined orientation. This meant that as long as they were slightly off
If they sail, they will pass by Greenland.
In fact, let alone discovering Vinland, even setting foot on Greenland again would be a huge challenge for them.
Hestein couldn't help but look to the right side of the long table - the seat closest to his seat was still vacant, and no one dared to occupy it. It belonged to the King of Sweden, Ella Cornelius Scipi.
Ah’s location. For some reason, she hasn’t arrived yet.