The woman's cry was extremely frightening in the Nordic night, but Su Chen knew that there were no ghosts in the world, so he boldly walked in the direction of the sound, but after walking a certain distance, he still couldn't help it. He stopped because in front of him was the Norse cemetery, where the woman's cry came from.
"There really isn't a ghost, right?" Su Chen couldn't help but pull up his collar and put his hand on the ax at his waist. Although physical attacks seemed to have no effect on ghosts, he held a cold weapon and It always puts people at ease.
The night in the Middle Ages was pitch black, with only the bright moon above her head emitting soft light, but it only illuminated the road under her feet and not far away. When Su Chen came to the cemetery, he saw a woman's figure passing by. .
He hurried over, only to find that there was no one in front of the tomb. The Norse tombs are generally used by ordinary people. They dig a large hole in the ground, bury the weapons and belongings of the deceased in it, and then top it. Stones were piled up, and in later generations, the so-called dragon-head boat cremation could only be used by those with high status or fame.
"What is this?" Su Chen saw something shiny and yellow in front of the tomb, so he stepped forward to pick it up and discovered through the bright moonlight that it was actually a piece of amber, and there seemed to be a small insect in the amber. .
Picking up the amber, Su Chen looked around and found that there was no one there. He returned to the banquet with the amber and the doubts in his heart, and soon forgot about the incident. The next day, early in the morning When he woke up from his drunken state, Hrov sent Vargas to tell him a new mission.
"Mission?" Su Chen felt strange. Did Hrov want to arrest him again?
"Hrov said that this time he has formed an alliance with Visbyar and wants to give him something as a gift. There is nothing better than the wolf skin in the forest in winter, so let's go to the hunting lodge on the edge of the forest to gather. ." Vargas said to Su Chen that as a warrior, hunting for the lord is also one of his responsibilities, and with Vargas' company, Su Chen can feel more at ease.
The hunting lodge is on the edge of the forest far away from East Hamar. There is a skilled hunter who hunts for Hrov all year round and continues to provide furs and rare beasts. His name is Thorle, and you can tell he is a strong man.
"You want to go hunting with me?" When Suchen and Vargas appeared in front of the hunter Toller, he was busy stringing his bow, wearing a leather hat on his light brown hair, and his face It is covered with deep traces of time, and his hands are strong and strong, and he can bend a tough bow in one stroke.
"Yes, the lord asked us to kill five wolves for him, use the skins to make a cloak, and give it to Visbyar as a gift." Vargas said to Toller.
"I know." Toller waved his hand impatiently. He already knew about this, and his blue eyes looked at Vargas and Suchen.
"What do we need to do?" Suchen asked Toller.
"Which one of you is Ulf?" Toller asked instead of answering Suchen's words.
"My name is Ulf." Suchen said to Toller.
"It's the so-called wolf-slayer. In that case, you should know how to kill wolves, right?" Toller pursed his lips, and said slowly with a little disdain in his eyes.
"What do you mean? Are you insulting a warrior?" But Su Chen was not angry yet. Instead, Vargas became angry first. He could not tolerate someone insulting his friend, so he took out the ax from his waist. .
"Wait a minute, Vargas. I really don't know how to hunt wolves. I still need to ask you for advice on many things." Su Chen stopped Vargas. His so-called wolf-slayer's title was indeed obtained through deception. Come on, the average Northman might be able to bluff him, but it was obvious that the experienced hunter in front of him was not someone who could be deceived so easily, so he said modestly.
"Huh?" Toller couldn't help but frown. He didn't seem to expect that the other party would accept his shortcomings so generously, which was quite beyond his expectation.
Toller stopped sarcastic. He threw a spear to Suchen, put on his bow and walked towards the depths of the forest with arrows. Suchen and Vargas followed quickly, and Vargas followed. Gus was indignant all the way, feeling that Toller did not give him any tools at all, and simply looked down on himself as a Viking warrior.
"We are not familiar with the deep mountains, so we must be more careful later." Su Chen told Vargas, but he always felt that things were not that simple.
At this time, Ange came to Su Chen's house, only to find that there were only Su Chen's slaves, Verside and Little Harald. Su Chen was missing, and Vargas, who had been almost inseparable from Su Chen recently, was not there either. .
"Where did they go?" Ange asked Verside.
"Lord Vargas came early in the morning. He said that the lord ordered Lord Ulf to go with him to the hunting lodge to help the hunters there hunt wolves, as if he wanted to use the wolf skin as a gift to Visbyar." Verside said to Ange.
"But Wolfskin, Hrov still has a lot, he..." Ange was very surprised. She blurted out, but she suddenly stopped mid-sentence. An ominous premonition arose in her heart, and she hurriedly turned and left.
"Is something going to happen?" Verside immediately deduced from Ange's face that Su Chen might be in danger. He immediately ordered Harald to watch the door of the house. He walked to the firewood pile outside the door and stretched out his hand. Take off the ax above.
Hrov was enjoying his breakfast in the lord's house. The bread made by the cook Parhaina was made from finely ground rye, with some honey and berries, and a bowl of venison soup. It was rich in nutrition and tasted good. , making Hrov satisfied.
"Where's Madam?" But Hrov was still a little dissatisfied. His wife did not dine with him, so he asked Pahena.
"The madam is feeling a little unwell. She needs to stay alone in the room." Pahina said to Hrov.
"The lord's wife cannot miss any breakfast, go and call her." Hearing Pahena's words, Hrov showed no mercy and tenderness, but when he had just soaked the bread in the broth, there was a sound coming from outside the door. Hearing the sound of heavy and rapid footsteps, the door opened and Ange walked in angrily.
"What's going on?" Seeing the aggressive Ange, Hrov said angrily, with crumbs flying everywhere in his mouth.
"What did you do?" But Ange was not afraid. She stepped forward, slapped her hands on the wooden table, and said loudly to Hrov.
Seeing this scene, Pahena left quickly, but when she reached the door, she heard Ulf's name, which made her stop uncontrollably and lean against the door cautiously.
"Why did you send Ulf into the forest?" Ange said to Hrolf.
"I am a lord, can't I even send my own warriors to perform tasks?" Although Hrov was angry, he did not rudely drag Ange down like he did with others.
"There are obviously so many wolf skins in the warehouse, but you still want to send them to hunt wolves in the forest. Don't think that I don't know your idea. Are you being bewitched by the female chief of Osa and trying to harm Ulf? ?" Ange faced the angry Hrov but did not flinch at all, she accused Hrov.
"Humph, those wolf skins are too inferior to be used as gifts." Hrov continued to explain, without any of his usual stubbornness.
"Who did you ask to take them into the forest?" Ange continued to ask.
"Toller." Hrov pondered for a moment, looked at Ange in front of him, and said to her.
"What, Uncle Toller, it would be okay if it was him." Ange breathed a sigh of relief and seemed to be very familiar with Toller.
"That's right, if it's Toller, that kid probably won't come back alive." A cruel and cunning smile appeared on Hrov's face. He sat down at the wooden table again and continued to enjoy his food, no longer Pay attention to Ange.
"Are you asking Uncle Toller to do it?" Ange turned pale after hearing this. Her body seemed to be trembling, and she turned and left in a hurry.
"It's useless. I'm afraid I can only see a corpse now. You know Toller's skills, he is your master." Hrov seemed to be relieved and said loudly to Ange's back, but in the corridor The sound of footsteps sounded far away.
