There are actually two roads from East Hamar to Sigtuna. One is the land road, but along the way you have to pass through dense forests, the road is bumpy, and you have to guard against attacks by wanderers and wild beasts. Therefore, the sea road is safe and convenient. There are so many that they can arrive in just half a day.
"Look, Sigtuna, the territory of Bjorn the Iron Bone." After traveling for half a day, the longship arrived at the sea outside Sigtuna. They saw the town walls and docks appearing in front of them, and many warriors cheered. , that is a tribute to the legendary warrior Bjorn Ironbone.
"Is that where Iron Bone Bjorn is?" Su Chen was also a little excited. After all, Ragnar's sons, whom he had known about in film and television works and between the lines, could now see them with his own eyes. Wouldn't he be excited? possible.
"Woo~~~." The trumpeter on the bow of the dragon boat puffed up his cheeks and blew the howl hard. The dull and long voice sounded, as if responding to the visitors on the long boat. The Sigtuna Wall Watch Tower The same trumpet sound sounded above.
"Look, that's the flag of my lord Visbyar." The messenger standing next to Hrov pointed at the three dragon-headed ships that were stopped on the pier with their sails furled. The flag belongs to Visbiar.
Hrov nodded slightly, and he couldn't help but glance at the female Osa chieftain on the other longship. However, this woman looked calm and composed at this time, and even waved in the direction of her husband's longship. She looked like a virtuous wife who was out of danger and looking forward to falling into the arms of her husband.
"Women are really born pretenders." Hrov couldn't help but muttered in a low voice, but there was nothing he could do.
"Ping." The long ship docked at the pier, and the ship hit the pier heavily. Hrov led everyone to jump out of the ship, and Su Chen and several slaves removed the cage containing the Black Wolf King. Come down.
"Ah, Lord Hrolf of East Hamar, look at you, you have gained weight again." Suddenly, Iron Bone Bjorn's spy chief Gudmundel came over enthusiastically on the dock, and he stepped forward and gave him a firm hug. Hrov then patted his shoulder and said.
"This is not fat, this is strong." Hrov seemed very happy. He rolled up his sleeves, exposing the muscles on his arms, and said to Gudmundel.
"What did you bring? Is there a dragon in the cage?" After Gudmundel and Hrov said hello, his shrewd eyes immediately noticed the cage that Suchen brought, and he said jokingly.
"Yes, it's a black dragon caught in my territory. Don't get too close, otherwise it will breathe fire." Hrov winked slyly and said to Gudmundel.
"Really?" Gudmundel looked at Hrov seriously, as if he was really afraid of a dragon emerging from the cage. "Then I should ask the soldiers to sound the alarm and pick up bows, arrows and javelins to deal with the situation. This beast of doom.”
"Yes, you should indeed be like this." Hrov approached Gudmundel and said seriously, but after finishing speaking, the two of them paused at the same time, then their faces became twitching, and then they broke out almost at the same time. Laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha, you are still as funny as before." Gudmundel laughed so hard that tears almost came out. He wiped the corners of his eyes and patted Hrov on the shoulder.
"Who is he?" Su Chen asked curiously as he watched the two people leaving arm in arm.
"Gudmundel, Iron Bone Bjorn's spy chief. People say that a fly was born in Sweden, and he can figure it out, if Bjorn asks him to figure it out." North was tying the rope. Warrior, explained to Su Chen.
"Such a cheerful person is actually the leader of a spy?" Su Chen was slightly surprised. After all, spies always give people a gloomy impression, but Gudmundel is more like a warrior with a bold personality.
"Don't be fooled by his appearance. No one dares to lie in front of him. Those who lie will be peeled off by him and thrown into the pit to suffer." The North soldier said to Su Chen.
Su Chen thought thoughtfully. Sure enough, Ragnar's sons were extraordinary. Just one subordinate was extraordinary. Under the leadership of the Sigtina people, they walked towards the lord's house. Su Chen raised his head and looked at The wall here is much taller than that in Visby. It is impossible to break through with only cowhide. At least a ladder and a battering ram should be used.
"How about it, the city wall here is hard to break through!" Just as Su Chen followed everyone into the wooden city gate, Gudmundel's voice came from one side, and he quickly looked over.
The spy leader of Iron Bone Bjorn looks to be in his forties. The sides of his head are shaved, and there is a tuft of brown hair on the top of his head, from the left side of his forehead to his cheek. The cyan dye is embroidered with the pattern of flower vines. His eyes are green, occasionally shining with a cunning luster. He wears an armor made of leather and iron sheets, and a dirty gray-white wolf skin on the outside.
"Tall and very strong." Su Chen said lightly. He didn't even know when Gudmundel appeared next to him, and he couldn't help but become wary.
"I can think of using cowhide to attack the city, but I didn't think of your method. It's very strange and novel." Gudmundel didn't care about Su Chen's vigilance. He smiled and put his hand in his hand naturally. On Su Chen's shoulder, the distance between the two suddenly closed, and Su Chen could even smell the smell of mutton.
"It's just a little cleverness." Su Chen shook his head slightly and said to Gudmundel.
"You don't have to be modest, young man. When you were so old, I wasn't half as smart as you, that's why I lost my fingers." Gudmundel raised his left hand, which was missing his little finger and ring finger. .
"It is inevitable that this will happen in battle." Su Chen was not surprised. Norse people are warlike by nature. They have been fighting on the battlefield for many years. It is common for them to lose their lives, let alone become disabled.
"No, this is not lost in the battle, but the price I paid for lying to Bjorn. But I think he is a fair and just man, so this price is too small. From then on, I have been loyal to him." Demondel had a smile on his face, but Su Chen felt a chill, and this chill was much colder than the snow under his feet.
"..." Su Chen was silent. He frowned slightly and didn't understand why Gudmundel told him this. Is this a warning or a solicitation?
"What's your name?" Gudmundel asked.
"My name is..." When Su Chen was about to tell him, Hrov in front seemed to have noticed them, so he called Gudmundel's name loudly. Gudmundel immediately smiled and put down his arm. Walk forward step by step.
"I'll see Ulf soon. I look forward to the new things you bring here." Gudmundel waved his hand without looking back and said to Su Chen.
"Is he kidding me?" Su Chen's heart sank. It was obvious that the other party had found out everything about him, but he was deliberately teasing him, which made him very uncomfortable.
Ironbone Bjorn met Hrov and his party in his lord's house. His lord's house was filled with a dazzling array of items. Suchen was even surprised to find several crosses made of gold and silver. Needless to say, These are items looted from Britain.
"Ha, my friends, it is the will of the gods that brings us together here." A sonorous voice sounded in the hall. The voice was as loud as a summer thunderbolt. Su Chen and others couldn't help but look at it. past.
"Ironbone Bjorn, Ragnar's son, the king of Sweden." Su Chen's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but say in his heart.
Ironbone Bjorn's hair and beard were painted light white with something containing alkali. The beard on his chin was carefully braided into five braids. His eyes were deep and powerful, his arms were broad, and his posture was upright. He does not look like an old king, but he is wearing a coarse woolen sweater, which is simple and unpretentious. Only a woolen cloak embroidered with gold thread and a gold chain buckle match his reputation. and status.
"Great Bjorn, King of Sweden, owner of the Kingdom of Upland Jarl and the Kingdom of East Götland Jarl, I am the lord of East Hamar and pay my respects to you." Hrov hurriedly bent down to Bjorn Salute.
