The Supreme Lord of the Pirate Kingdom, "Hero King" Ragnar Lodbrok, he is the king of Sweden, Norway, Scotland and Ireland, the ruler of the entire North Sea, the most legendary pirate, and the invincible in a hundred battles. !
Now, he is sending troops to the small Duke of Zealand under the Kingdom of Denmark.
"Why is this happening..."
"Why? Because Sigurd is his son!"
Lily Mistertin yelled at Ella:
"In Antilia, you poisoned my father; in Zealand, you killed the son of the Hero King. Why are the things you do always so bad!"
"Father, he violated the ancient law by doing this! When the incident happened, the boss was still paying tribute to his father in his father's territory. Father, he knew that this matter had nothing to do with the boss!"
Bjorn walked back and forth excitedly:
"The one who killed Sigurd was the Shield Girl. The boss was his father's vassal, but the Shield Girl was not! There was no obligatory relationship between her and her father! In the final analysis, this incident was just that the third brother himself was killed by a man on the battlefield. Just kill the woman! Even if the shield girl leads the troops without authorization, it can be regarded as rebellion, but that is only a problem between the shield girl and the boss, and does not involve the father! No one violated the contract with his father in the whole thing! But Xilan It’s the territory under my father’s protection! How could he attack the territory under his protection without any reason?”
"Stop talking about your laws! Ragnar has lost his son! If someone kills my and Hestein's son, even if he has ten thousand valid reasons, I will kill him with a thousand swords." Dead!"
Lily Mistertin and Bjorn quarreled again.
Ella knew from the two people's reactions that the situation was not good. She wanted to sneak away from the scene quietly. But he was caught by Bjorn.
"Don't even think about running away! Now I can only hand you over to my father. Maybe this can calm my father's anger. Otherwise, the whole of Zealand will be destroyed by my father! Come on, bring me the rope!"
Bjorn pushed Ella to the ground and pulled her up by her hair. Under Ella's angry gaze, Hestein walked up to her with a calm face.
Ella smiled mockingly:
"Is this the King of Beasts? It does look like some kind of beast - a mouse."
Hestein's face was dark and he punched him. Ella closed her eyes subconsciously.
However, the punch failed to hit Ella. Instead, Bjorn behind him made a muffled sound. Ella opened her eyes and saw that Hestein had grabbed Bjorn's neck and pushed him to the ground.
"Killing Sigurd was the Shield Maiden? Say it again? Who instigated this incident? Do you really have no idea in your mind?"
"Boss...Boss, at this time, someone must be blamed..."
With a "boom", Hestein's other fist made a big crater on the side of Bjorn's head.
"The things people in Zealand started are blamed on a girl? Are you trying to say that all the men in Zealand, including me, are cowards?"
"Why should I be afraid of Sigurd? He wants to plunder my territory, why can't I kill him? Why should I be afraid of Lodbrok? Why do I have to find a scapegoat when he launches his army?"
"Boss! Think clearly, that is my father Ragnar Lodbrok! Ten years ago, you attacked him and forced him into a situation where he had to fight you alone, and then you tied with him. But If it’s a legion battle, with Odin’s protection, his army will be undefeated!”
"Then it's up to me to defeat him! Ragnar has occupied my father's position for too long. It's time to tell him that I, Hestein, am the High Lord of Scandinavia! Bjorn , opposite is your father. So there is no need for you to leave the house before the war is over!"
Under Hestein's order, the rope originally intended to tie Ella was tied up instead. Then, the King of Beasts turned to everyone and drank:
"According to my order just now, bring out the cattle, sheep and wine, eat and drink enough! Tomorrow, I will set off with the bravest warriors to take off Lodbrok's head!"
The banquet began. The sudden change of scene made Ella unable to react for a moment, and she sat there in a daze.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you okay?" Amy ran over in a panic and shook Ella.
"No...it's okay. Hestein is not that useless...much better than my group of ministers who trembled when they heard the name of Tianfang Empire."
——"This is his charm."
A voice suddenly broke in. Lily Mistertin stood in front of Ella holding a wine bottle. Her face was red, as if she was drunk.
"Want some mead? You can't get it in the Seven Hills Empire."
Although her eyes were blindfolded, she found Ella's location accurately.
Ella still felt a little unfamiliar with the daughter of the lord of Antilia Island, so she refused in a low voice:
"No...I never drink."
"Okay. Hestein doesn't like drinking either, and I'm used to drinking alone." Lily Mistertin poured a few more sips of wine into the wine bottle, then staggered beside Ella Sat down.
"Ella...is that your name? You have been in Zealand for a while. What do you think of the people here? Do they satisfy your fantasy of the 'Pirate Kingdom'?"
Ella didn't know what Lily wanted to do by asking, so she answered hesitantly:
"It's very backward...very violent...and very barbaric. But if you compare it with the imaginary 'Pirate Kingdom'..."
"Looks ordinary again, right?"
Lily smiled as if she knew what Ella was going to say:
"That's how it is. Those pirates got off the ship and returned home. They were ordinary hunters, fishermen and farmers. They also had their own homes and their own lives. They were not much different from people in other areas."
"I don't understand... If it's just an isolated phenomenon, that's all. But people in this entire region are engaging in piracy activities, even led by local lords. Why is it like this?"
"Can't figure it out? Then my sister Vigdis is smarter than you. She also told me this answer."
Lily took another sip of wine.
"It's the living environment."
"The entire Scandinavia region is extremely cold and all kinds of supplies are extremely scarce. In order to survive, things such as robbing prey are common here. As the population increases, the products on this land become increasingly unavailable. To meet their needs for survival - then robbery becomes the simplest and most feasible way to survive."
"It sounds very sad - why did God arrange for them to be born in such a barren land? It's like saying, 'There must be robbers and pirates in the world.' This kind of thing, born in Qiqiu As a member of the empire and a royal family, you probably won’t understand.”
