"Creak." When the wooden box was opened, the bright light from the jewelry and gold and silver almost blinded everyone's eyes. Even Hrov, who had been pretending to be calm, stood up involuntarily, while Hrov's wife As if she had lost her soul, she stepped forward, reached out and grabbed a handful of jewelry, but the cold touch made her feel excited. No woman can resist the charm of these jewelry.
"Dear Lord, Madam Lord, this is the booty we got from the raid on Gotland." Vargas proudly said to Hrov.
"Well done, I will distribute the spoils fairly." Hrov's eyes were shining. As the lord and distributor, he could certainly get the largest share.
"Lord Hrolf, this raid was all due to Ulf's ingenuity and bravery, so he should be given the largest share." At this time, Ange came out and said to Hrolf.
"Yes, we can testify that the ability to break through the wall of Visby was also due to Ulf's strategy." Vargas and others also nodded, and they loudly told the story of how they and others broke through the wall of Visby. The people around him narrated the story, which immediately attracted admiration and surprise from everyone.
Some people even squeezed forward and patted Su Chen on the shoulder to show their respect for him. Seeing more and more people surrounding Su Chen, an imperceptible strangeness flashed in Hrov's eyes. Immediately raised his hand to signal.
"I am a just lord, and I will distribute the spoils according to everyone's merit." Hrov said loudly to the people in the lord's hall, and everyone applauded him, expressing their obedience to the lord's orders.
At this time, the lord's wife quietly walked to Hrov's side. She turned her back to everyone and whispered something in Hrov's ear. After listening, Hrov's brows frowned slightly, but he nodded slowly. nod.
When Hrov began to distribute the spoils of war, people couldn't help but frown, because he kept all the precious jewelry, gold and silver for himself, and distributed the worthless cattle and horse slaves to the warriors who went on the expedition. What was excessive was the treatment of Su Chen.
"Lord, why can Ulf only choose two trophies?" Ange asked with a look of disbelief on his eyes.
"I have thought about it carefully. Ulf's achievements are indeed great, but he has just been promoted to a freeman, and the weapons and ships he uses are all provided by me as the lord, even the residence. All these expenses are deducted. , he can pick two trophies, which are already my lenient ones." Khrov said immediately, he thought that Suchen had just been released and had no prestige among the people of East Hamar, and no one would stand up for him.
"Wait a minute, Lord Lord, we have already said that if it weren't for Ulf this time, we wouldn't have been able to rob so much property." Vargas was extremely dissatisfied. He didn't expect Hrov to be such a stingy guy. , they robbed him of so much property, but he was only willing to squeeze out a few scraps from his teeth to give to the soldiers who were going through life and death.
"That's enough, I agree." Su Chen was very calm. Although he didn't expect Hrov to be so stingy, now was not the time to fall out with the lord, and he already had a plan in mind, which needed the lord's support. .
"What?" Ange and Vargas looked at him in surprise, almost unbelievable, but since Su Chen insisted, they had no choice but to give up.
"Very well, pick your trophies. You can even choose from jewelry, gold and silver. How about I be a generous lord!" Hrov sat down again and spread his hands pretending to be generous.
"Then thank you Lord, and I will move it as soon as possible." Su Chen smiled slightly, but there was no smile in his eyes. He walked towards the pile of trophies and reached out to take the books. out.
"What, what did he take?" Hrov and everyone were surprised. They didn't expect Su Chen to take away the gold, silver and jewelry, but instead took a shabby-looking book.
"Lord, the other trophy I want is not here. Can you replace it with me?" Su Chen walked up to Hrov, holding the book in his hand, and said to Hrov calmly.
"Oh, what is it?" Hrov was also curious. The trophies on the table were already more precious than anything in his entire territory, but Su Chen didn't even look at them, which aroused his interest.
When Su Chen walked out of the hall with the book, Hrov's expression turned gloomy because he saw many Northmen following Su Chen. This was not a good sign.
Wayside emerged from the low shack. He squinted his eyes and glanced at the sky. The sunlight stung his eyes that were covered with eye jelly and could hardly open them. He raised his hand to cover it, but soon Then someone stepped forward and opened the shackles, and a clear clattering sound was heard.
"Let's go, you are Ulf's slave now." The warrior who opened Wayside's shackles pushed the hunched Wayside a step forward. Only then did Wayside see clearly that Su Chen was crossing He spread his legs, put his thumbs on the leather belt, and tilted his head to look at himself.
"You?" Verside didn't know what to say, but Su Chen stepped forward with a smile, patted him on the shoulder, and took him away as if meeting an old friend.
"Although I can't release you yet, I will treat you as my own family." Suchen said softly to the gray-haired Viside.
"Ah, you're back." Verside pursed his lips, and his hand with veins protruding from work patted Su Chen's hand on his shoulder.
As night fell, East Hamar was brightly lit, as if caught in a carnival, and there were people everywhere drinking ale and getting drunk. Although Lord Hrov took possession of the most valuable gold and silver jewelry among the spoils, he distributed the rest. The stuff is enough to make the warriors happy.
"Here you drink." Su Chen took the malt wine handed over by the waitress and pushed it in front of Verside, who also picked it up and drank it without ceremony, the wine flowing down his gray beard. His skinny chest.
"It's really ridiculous. You've been through life and death with a rag and an old and dying slave." On the other side of the wooden table, Vargas looked at Verside who was eating and drinking opposite him with an unhappy expression. He said angrily to Su Chen .
"Viside is my friend and family." Suchen smiled and shrugged, picked up a piece of bread and ate it with the broth. In the only tavern in East Hamar, Vargas and Ange Fight for him.
"But at least take something valuable, otherwise how can you build your own house?" Ange shook her head. She was assigned several weapons, three cows, and some belongings.
"There will always be a way." Su Chen chewed the bread. He actually wanted to get other belongings, but he knew that this book and the old man around him were more valuable.
At this moment, a dozen Norse warriors walked in from outside the tavern. They walked straight towards Su Chen with serious expressions. Su Chen frowned slightly and couldn't help but put down the food in his hands. Vargas's expression She became solemn and secretly placed her hand on the ax handle below. Although Ange lowered her head and ate, her body was already as tense as a cheetah.
"Ulf the Wolf Slayer." The leading North warrior stood in front of him, staring directly at Su Chen, and said to him.
"It's me." Su Chen sat sideways in his seat. He glanced at the aggressive opponent and said calmly.
"It's him." The leading North warrior nodded to the others around him and said, then he took out a few silver coins from his arms and placed them in front of Su Chen.
"Is this?" Su Chen frowned and looked at the other party in confusion. The other North warriors also donated their money, and soon there were more than forty silver coins piled in front of him.
"Wolf Slayer Ulf, we hope to join your raiding party next time. This is the funding we will give you." The leader of the North warriors said roughly at this time.
"Hahaha." Vargas couldn't help but laugh. He picked up the malt wine glass in front of him and handed it to the North warrior. The other party took the glass unceremoniously and closed it with a big mouth. The tavern immediately became full again. Be cheerful.
