Vargas attacked Granet and shouted about getting the bounty. He said it in front of everyone in the hall. Now Granet, who was hugging Hrov's thigh, turned even paler. His whole body began to tremble.
Hrov glanced at the others. He knew that he had to solve this matter, otherwise his act of massacring the guests under the roof would bring a stain on his reputation.
"I don't know anything about this matter. This must be Granet's decision without permission. I will imprison him and interrogate the matter carefully. If he does break the law, I will execute him." Hrov immediately shouted loudly He said, then waved his hand, and several of his followers stepped forward and dragged Granet down like a dead dog.
Although he felt that there was something wrong with Hrov's handling, Vargas was speechless at this time. After all, it seemed fair on the surface. Hrov also sincerely apologized to Vargas for what happened in his territory. An apology was made, and a banquet was announced that evening to appease the Viking warrior for his loss.
"Thank you Lord, but before that, I still have something to do." Under Hrov's efforts to comfort him, Vargas felt that his face was satisfied, but he immediately thought of another thing, so said.
"What is it?" Hrov asked curiously.
"I made a bet with this slave, and I just asked the lord to be a witness." Vargas told Hrov about his match with Suchen, which even aroused Hrov's curiosity.
"So what did you get from the prophet?" Others were also curious, because the prophet would not give gifts to others easily, and once given, it would contain something prophetic.
"Of course what I got is the most precious gift." Vargas looked proud and took out the gold jewelry given by the prophet. This gold jewelry was exquisitely made and was worth a lot at first glance.
"That's great. Such precious gold should be enough to buy three ships." A trace of imperceptible greed flashed in Hrov's eyes, but he quickly covered it up, picked up a gold jewelry and said to Vargas .
Viking ships are very precious. Only truly experienced shipbuilders can build light and fast dragon-headed ships. It usually takes several years to build a dragon-headed ship. Straight and tall tree trunks will be made into dragon-headed ships. The keel and the bent branches will be made into other parts of the ship, without wasting anything, and the dragonhead ship was an important means of transportation for the Vikings to sail, do business, and fight.
"So I won." Vargas's face showed the joy of victory, and he excitedly announced to everyone with his hands on his hips.
"Please wait a moment, Ulf hasn't taken out his gift yet." But Ange came out and said to Vargas.
"Yes, since it is a competition, it should be fair." Hrov also nodded and agreed with Ange's statement.
"Slave, please take out your precious gift!" Vargas said with a joking smile on his lips, leaning on his crutches, even impatiently.
Su Chen silently nodded slightly, took out a piece of linen cloth from his arms, and placed it in front of everyone. He wrapped the contents inside so carefully. Compared with the brilliant gold, it seemed a bit mysterious. Everyone was surprised. Craning their necks to look over, they all suddenly wanted to know what kind of gift this tightly wrapped thing was, which could actually be comparable to gold.
"What?" But when Su Chen carefully opened the linen cloth, everyone was shocked. They couldn't believe their eyes, because there was only a handful of seeds wrapped in the linen cloth.
"Is this a seed?" someone asked hesitantly to the people around him.
"That's right, it should be barley seeds." Everyone recognized that they were just ordinary barley seeds, so they laughed in twos and threes and turned into a roar of laughter.
"He is indeed a slave." Vargas said with a disdainful smile.
"Ulf, it seems you have lost." Hrov raised his hand and said to Suchen.
"Bring me a sharp knife. Don't worry. I'm very fast. I can cut off one of your ears without any pain." Vargas said to the female slaves on the side.
"Please wait, let me explain." However, Su Chen did not panic, he said to Hrov and others.
"Oh?" Vargas was about to take out a knife and cut off Su Chen's ear, but Su Chen didn't panic, which aroused Hrov's curiosity.
"Please give him a chance to explain." Ange also suggested to Hrov.
"Yeah." The situation in front of him made Hrov feel interesting. He nodded and sat back on the chair again, hooked his fingers and asked the slave girl to serve him the malt wine.
"Although the value of gold is high, in my opinion it is far inferior to this handful of seeds. In the difficult years of famine, only food can save people's lives. So in the end, which one is more valuable, gold or food?" Higher." Su Chen said to the others.
"This~." Su Chen's words aroused everyone's silence. The climate in Northern Europe is cold, crops are difficult to grow, and hunger often accompanies the tribal people. No one understands the preciousness of food better than them.
"However, with gold, you can trade and buy more food." However, Vargas said disdainfully that the Vikings often went to sea to trade in order to exchange food and other materials through commerce. It can be said that this It is the most economical and convenient method.
"Who is more reasonable?" However, Su Chen's words did arouse the approval of some people. Hrov looked at the commotion in the hall and stood up.
"Everyone be quiet. Since this competition is held between the two of them in front of everyone, I will put the right to judge in your hands. Now you start voting." Hrov said loudly to the people gathered in the hall. Everyone announced that this act of allowing everyone to participate was very popular with everyone.
Suchen and Vargas had no objection. They looked at the people in the hall, so Hrov asked those who agreed with Vargas to stand on one side, and those who agreed with Suchen on the other side. Everyone in the hall looked at Vargas and then at Su Chen, and then the crowd began to move and divide, and the result was soon revealed.
"There are 23 people supporting Vargas."
"There are nine people supporting Ulf."
When the results came out, Su Chen was surprised. He didn't expect that only 9 people supported him. He was obviously correct!
"Hahaha, I won." Vargas laughed and took the sharp knife handed over by the person on the side. Several strong Viking warriors who accompanied him immediately stepped forward and pressed Su Chen on the wooden table. on the table, so that his head could be easily cut off by Vargas.
"Mo Dan, how could this happen?" Su Chen felt the roughness and coldness of the wooden table on his face at this time, but in his heart, ten thousand grass and mud horses were running past. What he had imagined was absolutely correct, how could it become like this? He suddenly remembered, The Vikings were a nation that relied on seafaring and trade. In other words, they could just trade or rob the materials they did not have. However, they still stayed in the mindset of agricultural civilization. Although it was not wrong, it went beyond the Vikings. Kyoto's thoughts.
Vargas picked up the sharp knife in his hand and walked towards Su Chen step by step. He put his hand on Su Chen's head and gestured towards his ears.
"Hey, Vargas, I saved your life." Su Chen said loudly unwillingly, regretting why he didn't kill this bastard in the forest.
"Don't worry, I'll strike quickly." Vargas didn't seem to intend to return the favor at this moment. He aimed the knife at Su Chen's ear, and the cold touch made Su Chen's hair stand on end.
But Vargas seemed to be determined. He raised his elbow, aimed at Su Chen's ear and started to cut it off. Su Chen's heart felt like it was falling into the ice cellar, and even Ange had no idea at this time. There is no way.
"What's going on?" But at this moment, the originally bright sky suddenly dimmed, and the clear and cloudless day suddenly turned pitch black, as if day and night were instantly reversed between heaven and earth, and strong winds blew. The heavy door blew open with a loud noise. Lord Hrolf and the Viking warriors who accompanied him were also panicked. Even Vargas, who was holding a knife, opened his mouth wide at this time and stopped his hand in mid-air without daring to move. .
"It's Fenrir, Fenrir swallowed up the sun." Suddenly, an old man's voice shouted loudly. His words frightened the superstitious Norse people. Many women and children screamed, and men They panicked and picked up the weapons in their hands, but they were shaking in the air. Even the strongest and bravest Viking warriors were as frightened as a young child at this moment.
"Good luck." Su Chen, who was pressed on the table, was overjoyed and secretly screamed for good luck. He hurriedly shouted, "I can deal with Fenrir. The gift given to me by the prophet can make Fenrir spit out the sun." come out."
Su Chen's words shocked everyone in the hall. Several Viking warriors who were holding Su Chen down in the darkness quickly let go. They could not imagine how Su Chen would deal with Fenrir, the giant wolf that could swallow the sun.
"Let him go." Hrov hurriedly waved his hand, asking his men to let go of Su Chen. Even Vargas staggered back involuntarily.
Su Chen stood up and breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the North people around him, took the barley seeds he got from the prophet, and strode outside the lord's house. At this time, no one dared to look directly at the changes in the sky. The sun was dark, but Su Chen knew it was just a solar eclipse.
"Fenrir, you greedy giant wolf, I will give you the most delicious seed in the world. Eat it quickly and return the sun to us, otherwise I will split your head with an ax and pierce it with a sword. Take your belly, pull out your intestines, and replace the chains made by the gods to bind you firmly in the land of the netherworld." Su Chen grabbed the seeds and threw them towards the sky, yelling as he threw them, before everyone While everyone was lying on the ground in fear, he faced the strange scene in the sky.
