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 of course his new servant.
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 sled, 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 their east is the frozen sea, and to their west are 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 had been very organized and disciplined now became independent. It's like a competition, the one who gets home first is the winner.
Otto and his wife Nia climbed out of the snow nest tent. They made an angry noise and were frightened by the group running away.
Soon he himself understood the reason for everyone's running.
"Niya, wake up Rurik, let's go home. Well, there is also the deer cub."
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 and don't let everyone run around."
For many people, their trophy reindeer were turned into delicacies in their stomachs, or turned into lumps of frozen-hard meat, all trapped on the sleigh together 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 had five male deer and fifteen female deer under his control.
Of course Otto had imagined having 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 herd of deer will continue to multiply, and his family's wealth, or rather his 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 their homes, and many people are running wildly on the frozen sea at a speed no slower than summer boating.
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, cheering for the returnees.
The team is so large, 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 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 are back, the long winter is still here.
Even though Hanukkah is considered the beginning of the year, it just means that the days are getting longer after this day.
The Ross tribe also has another big festival, the so-called "Ice Breaking Festival". When large areas of the frozen sea melt and traditional shipping resumes, the tribes will hold large sacrifices 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 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. The deer are either serving the Sami people or serving other tribes.
After all, deer cannot be expected 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 for future sacrifices, Otto thought that as the leader, he would have to sacrifice some deer.
Providing deer for sacrifice is an honorable act that reflects the financial resources of the provider and also represents power.
At the doorstep 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 so much for silver coins. I would have to spend 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 served as Rurik's personal servant.
Rurik had no intention of treating her as just a deer-raising servant, or perhaps 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.
In Rossburg in the snow, it was the first time for Rurik to see its magical and heroic appearance under the setting sun.
It was the most incredible feeling for that 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, like 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 large ship with tall masts.
She saw a large number of houses, which were much better than the wooden tents she 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 were savages, a pack of wolves, but this pack was so huge.
The old grandmother who was killed by them once said that the barbarians were so numerous that their 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 barbarian tools. Those axes were really good cutting tools, and 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? I did have hatred, but I couldn't hate the little boy sitting in front of me 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 savages, 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 with the sword would do to her.
