The frightened expressions on the slaves' faces did not indicate that they were sacrificing themselves for honor, but the North people didn't seem to care. They only needed a candidate for blood sacrifice to Odin, but Su Chen saw that compared to the fear of other slaves, the old man Wei Said seemed much calmer.
"Which of you is willing to come out and devote yourself to Odin?" Hrov said to the group of slaves, but the slaves all lowered their heads and said nothing, and the timid among them even began to sob quietly.
"These cowards are not worthy of being used as blood sacrifice tributes." Vargas snorted and said contemptuously.
"Survival is human nature. We cannot expect everyone to be like the Vikings who are not afraid of death." Su Chen rolled his eyes at Vargas and said to him.
"You, hum." Vargas folded his arms. He felt that Su Chen was criticizing him, but he also felt that these words seemed to be complimenting him. All he could do was huff and remain silent, but Ange on the side looked at him in surprise. Towards Su Chen.
"Let's just sacrifice them all to Odin. We will catch new slaves anyway." Many people began to say impatiently. In their opinion, slaves are like livestock. It's not a big deal to kill a group and catch another one. batch.
"Let's do it!" Seeing the commotion of the crowd under the altar, as well as the prophets and priests becoming impatient, Lord Hrolf helplessly prepared to sacrifice all the slaves.
"Wait a minute." Suddenly the old man Viside raised his head and said to Hrov.
"What?" Hrov didn't expect Viside to stand up suddenly. He looked at the old Viside in surprise.
"I'm old and useless, so let me serve Odin!" Viside said calmly, actively asking to be a blood sacrifice.
"Great, finally there is a brave person." Hrov was very satisfied. He stepped forward and put his hand on Verside's shoulder, saying in admiration.
"Okay! Odin will like the brave ones." The Northmen all shouted. Compared to passively killing slaves, they preferred those who stood up on their own.
"Wait." At this moment, a hand was raised. This unexpected scene made everyone stunned.
"I object." Su Chen put down his raised hand and walked up to the altar.
"Ulf, do you know what you are doing?" Hrov couldn't help but get angry. He finally got the sacrifice, but he didn't expect that Su Chen would make trouble. You must know that the sacrifice must be performed correctly and completely, without any mistakes. Otherwise, Odin will be angered, and without Odin's protection, the raid will end in failure.
"Dear lords, brave warriors and free people, the reason why I object is because this sacrifice is simply not up to standard." Su Chen's eyes swept across the crowd. After he finished speaking, he paused and continued. , "How could the great Odin need a useless old man to bring him a message? Isn't the purpose of our blood sacrifice just to find someone to tell the great Odin and the Asa clan about our upcoming raid, so we invite the gods Do you want to watch?"
Su Chen's rhetorical question made everyone stunned, but they all nodded quickly. Even the priests and prophets on the stage couldn't help but look at him, because this kind of religious mystery is not just a promise. People can understand it.
"But we find a slow and old guy to deliver a message to the gods. Do you think it's appropriate?" Su Chen showed a faint smile, pointed at the old man Viside next to him, and said loudly.
"Nonsense, my legs and feet are not slow." Wayside's face turned red with anger. He wanted to prove his strength, but in the eyes of everyone, it was just a funny performance, so everyone laughed.
"Then what are you going to do? You have to send someone to deliver a message to Odin, right?" The prophet took a step forward and said to Su Chen.
"Yes, can you, who can defeat Fenrir, invite God Odin here in person?" Vargas also started to cheer in the audience, his rough voice was particularly loud, and he laughed after he finished speaking. Look at the people around you.
"Of course not." Su Chen looked at the booing Vargas and was not very angry. Although this guy once ignored his own life-saving grace and almost cut off his own ear with a sharp knife. After getting along with him for a long time, he knew that he He is just a guy with big breasts and no brains. Yes, he really has big breasts. Maybe his proud muscles make him think highly of himself. As a result, he is now at a disadvantage in front of Su Chen, so he is focused on finding trouble, just like a qigong. little child.
"Then what should you do?" Hrov's angry beard was about to stand up. He felt that if this sacrifice could not be completed, the raid he had carefully planned might be ruined.
"Of course we still have a suitable candidate. He is strong, eloquent, and more importantly, the lord's most trusted subordinate." Su Chen said to Hrov at this time.
"Who?" Hrov was surprised. He didn't expect that Su Chen would point to his men as the candidate for the sacrifice, but he still blurted out the question out of curiosity.
There is a mountain wall in the territory of East Hamar. I don’t know what year or month a natural cave was formed here, so it was used as a place to hold criminals. Granet has been detained here for some time. He was naked. The upper body was lying in a haystack, and the water dripped from the stalagmites above his head.
"Oh." The wound on Granet's back has been treated, but now he can only linger like a dead dog. Thirsty, he can only raise his head and catch the falling water droplets with his mouth. For many days, he relies on this A little water will save his life, but he is not worried. He believes that as an important subordinate of Lord Hrov, he will definitely be pardoned by the Lord.
"Kangdang." Suddenly, there was a clear sound of the iron door opening. This sound echoed in the long tunnels and caves, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps.
"Oh, it was the lord who came to forgive me. I am here." Granet was immediately overjoyed. His black hands crawled forward, and with the help of the damp wall, he stood up with difficulty and shouted towards the entrance.
"Here." Hearing Grane's voice, the followers holding torches followed the voice and saw Grane leaning against the wall in the darkness.
"I'm here, I'm here." Granet waved his hands hurriedly and shouted to the North warriors.
"Come here." The North warrior stepped forward to hold him up, and took him out of the cave. They walked very fast, and almost lifted Grane up and walked forward. Grane was very moved and felt that the lord He must be preparing to pardon himself.
"Have the lord pardoned me? Has the damn Ulf been arrested?" Granet, who was imprisoned in the cave, did not know about Su Chen's battle with Fenrir when the solar eclipse appeared. , so when he asked, the North soldiers did not speak or pay attention to him, but just led him forward.
"Where are you taking me?" Granet watched helplessly as they took him outside the village. This is not the location of the lord's house. If he wanted to pardon himself, why not take him there instead of outside the village? .
When Granet was brought by the North warriors, he saw that the place was already full of people, and a tall statue appeared in front of him. It was obvious that this was an altar. Why was he brought here? Granet clearly felt that something was wrong. , he struggled a little, but he was already weak from being held in the cell, not to mention that several North soldiers were holding him tightly, making it impossible to break free.
"Our messenger is here." Su Chen stood in front of the altar. He looked at the pale Granet who was brought by the North warriors and said loudly to everyone.
"Oh, oh, oh." Everyone separated and looked at Grane, who was brought by the North warriors. Some of them even reached out and patted Grane on the shoulder to express encouragement.
"Ugh." Granet looked horrified. He was as helpless as a lamb being dragged into the slaughterhouse. What frightened him even more was Su Chen standing in front of the altar, the former slave under his whip. , but at this time, he looked at himself like a master, but he became a fish waiting to be slaughtered on the chopping board.
"Bring him up." What made Grane even more desperate was that Lord Hrov looked at him calmly and waved for Grane to be brought to the altar. At this time, Grane, who was shirtless, felt even more The wind is biting.
"Lord~~." Granet saw Hrov as if he saw a savior, and he hurriedly said to Hrov.
"Grane, you are a loyal servant. Now I want to entrust you with a more important thing to do. I hope you will remember your mission and identity and don't embarrass me in front of the gods." He Luofu patted Granet's shoulder with his hand and said with a slightly gentle expression.
"I have always been your loyal servant, please don't abandon me." Granet, who felt something bad, took Hrov's hand and asked firmly.
"Don't be afraid. It is your honor to be with the ancient warriors and the Asa clan." Hrov pulled out his hand with great effort, then waved his hand, turned around and stood aside, and a few A number of Norse warriors immediately stepped forward and carried him to the altar.
"Ah, help, help!" Granet trembled all over, and the fat on his body shook like rice bran, but the North warriors were merciless and fixed him firmly on the stone altar.
"Odin~~~." The prophetess stepped forward, holding a sharp dagger in her hand. The dagger was engraved with many Niru runes. While chanting ancient spells, she used the dagger to strike Granet's body. He walked around lightly, then stood up and walked quickly to Su Chen.
"Send the sacrifices you selected to the gods with your own hands." The prophetess thrust the sharp dagger into Su Chen's hand, but Su Chen didn't expect that he would actually be forced to kill Granet. He raised his head hesitantly. , but the prophetess had impatiently stuffed the dagger with her remaining warmth into his hand.
