In the dense woods outside a village, a pair of eyes were staring at the village. What emerged from behind the trees was an iron-bellied face. His face was covered with dirty mud, but he did not dare to relax at all.
"There shouldn't be an ambush, right?" Alfred asked nervously behind Iron Belly.
"Not necessarily, the other party is Ulf." Iron Belly glanced back at Alfred and reminded Alfred.
"Then we should take a detour." Although Alfred was unbearably hungry, he still swallowed hard and said to Iron Belly.
But Tiedu bent down and approached the village cautiously. He had already targeted a few stray chickens in the chicken coop in the village. As long as he caught one of them, he would have a meal for the day.
"Giggle."
The crow of hens rang out in the village. This messy crowing did not attract the attention of the villagers. It seemed that everyone was asleep. At this time, Tietui was too hungry and could only see those plump hens. .
"Gugu."
Iron Belly's eyes were bloodshot. He stared intently, imitating the crow of a hen and tiptoeing. At this moment, he didn't look like a Norse warrior, but a chicken thief.
However, this kind of thing is nothing to Iron Belly. The familiar feeling of hunger reminds him of life in Northern Europe. The things grown on the barren land are limited, and adults can still obtain them through trade or fighting. There is not enough food, but weak children often suffer from hunger, so stealing is a routine method for Nordic children to maintain their lives.
The Iron Belly is also nicknamed because it can eat a large amount of food in one meal. However, few people know that this comes from the Iron Belly's fear of hunger.
"Caught."
Tiedu straightened up and threw the hen on the ground into his arms. When the warm hen was caught, Tiedu immediately pinched the underside of the hen's wings with his hands and twisted it several times. , the hen will not move or struggle.
When Tiedu grabbed the hen and was about to get up from the ground, he suddenly felt that there were a few more people around him, and sweat immediately oozed from his forehead, because Tiedu knew very well that these people were by no means so-called villagers.
"Hmph." Luther snorted next to him. He raised his big foot wearing leather boots, aimed at the back of Iron Belly's head and kicked him hard.
"Hmm." Iron Belly barely grunted before he fainted immediately. In addition to Luther's power, the continuous escape had made Iron Belly's body extremely exhausted.
"Look around again to see if there are any fish that have slipped through the net." Luther easily carried Iron Belly on his shoulders, then looked back at the outside of the village and said to his men.
"Got it." The other North warriors nodded quickly, and they immediately dispersed and searched other places.
Soon, Luther brought the Viking traitor to Ulf. When Luther came, he also saw a group of Wessex nobles who looked like mud monkeys, and several half-dead Norths. warrior.
"Have you found it?" Ulf stood in the open space in front of the castle, his brows slightly furrowed. Alfred was not among the prisoners who were sent one after another, but according to the accounts of these prisoners, Alfred did. Walk with them. ….
"They should be found soon. No one can escape." Luther dropped the iron belly on his shoulders and said to Ulf calmly.
"I'm sorry, Lord Ulf. I didn't expect that there would be a traitor among my own people." The leader of Iron Belly's tribe, looking at the fainted Iron Belly, was so angry that his teeth itched, and he quickly apologized to Ulf.
"Wake him up." Ulf raised his left hand lightly and waved to the tribal leader. He knew very well that the Viking culture was originally a mess. For the Norse warriors in front of him who were helping Alfred, they I just acted out of my own interests and didn’t think it was wrong.
Even the apologetic tribal military leader only felt that it was shameful for Tietou to betray him without his consent.
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"Wow~~." Wagas brought a bucket of water and pointed it at the ground
The iron belly on top was poured on.
"Oh wow." Tiedu woke up immediately. He coughed to control the water in his nose, and the dirty water flowed from his body. At this time, Tiedu raised his head and realized that he had become a prisoner.
"Iron Belly, when did you betray us?" Ulf squatted down, stared at the betrayer, and said to him calmly.
"Well, are we here already? It seems that the fate given to me by the gods has been decided." Iron Belly spat out the remaining water in his mouth and wiped his face.
"Bastard, traitor." Vargas stepped forward angrily and aimed a kick at Tiedu's face. The hard kick caused Tiedu's cheek to swell immediately.
Ulf quickly stopped Vargas because he still had something to ask the traitor in front of him.
"Why did you betray us? I told you clearly that once you go back, I will reward you." Ulf pushed Vargas away, turned around and said to Iron Belly.
"Reward, yes, the God's Chosen One said he would give us a reward. What reward? Gold, silver, or slaves?" Iron Belly chuckled softly. He was not afraid of being beaten by the captives, but said calmly.
"Then what do you want?" Ulf frowned and asked with some confusion.
All North warriors fight not only to obtain gold, silver and slaves, but this is an important motivation that drives them to fight, but the betrayer in front of them does not seem to be satisfied.
"Lord Ulf, I know you are a man of your word, but those are not what I want?" Iron Belly took a breath, sat up and said to Ulf.
"Honor? Will surrendering to a pagan king give you a sense of honor?" Ulf was still a little confused.
"No, I don't care about the life or death of the pagan king, but he will give us a piece of land here, a land that will never freeze, a land that can grow lush crops." Ironbelly seemed to be angered by Ulf's words, He clenched his fists and said loudly to Ulf.
"What, land?" Ulf was slightly startled. He didn't expect that Iron Belly betrayed him and what he asked for turned out to be land on a British island.
"That's right, there is no more land to divide in our hometown. The earls have occupied all the best land. Even if I use the gold and silver you gave me to buy a small piece of land, I can't leave it to my children. I suffer Enough hunger, I can't let my children and future generations continue to live like this." Iron Belly said coldly.
"So Alfred promised to give you land?" Ulf frowned and said to Iron Belly.
"He will. There is a lot of land suitable for planting here. It is much better than the land in our hometown. The climate is also very good. I really don't want to leave." Tiedu suddenly calmed down. He raised his head and looked around, his eyes seeming to be reluctant to leave. .
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