Rise of Rurik

Master Rurik triumphed!

Although the lord 　　 hurriedly ran to the long house of the priest, their party brought back a lot of amazing trophies and some fresh faces.

　　 In recent days, some unfavorable rumors about Rurik have spread. This is because a businessman from Mellaren was spreading pessimistic remarks, but Otto was unable to find out where the news came from.

That was actually the spiritual follower of the dead old king Olegin, and now they naturally regard Karl as the righteous. Because the Russ really beat the power of the Mellaron Olegin family, these faction members act accordingly. The rumors are messing up.

　　 Any malicious remarks against Rurik's return instantly disappeared. They saw a large number of bear heads from the extreme north, and another group of strangers from the Balmerk tribe.

The headed young man with a bald head and braids yelled in front of all the burly Ruths who came around: "I am the son of the leader of Balmerk. I am the ice and snow hero who has been canonized by Odin. I will form an alliance with your leader. Treat me with respect!"

　　 Biyunni is indeed a ruthless person, and Jeflo keeps explaining by his side that the Ross warrior's wariness has only been slightly put down, but the warrior's guard against the foreign warrior is consistent. After all, they are the people who stayed behind in Roseburg, and a large number of hunting men are still working in the northern Fort Elon and Fiskele Fort.

　　Master Lurik was in the long room of the priest, and many people immediately thought that it was probably the news that the adults had already known. He hurried back to meet the dying high priest for the last time.

　　 In fact, everyone is mentally prepared now. In the entire Roseburg, the entire Rus duchy, no one alive lived longer than the elderly Veria. This is a great woman. She is in charge of the history of the Ross people, and it has also witnessed the transformation of Fort Rose from a small pasture with reindeer grazing on the seaside to the current powerful city.

　　 People walked out of the house one after another and approached the long house of the priest.

　　 Otto took his wife Niya by the hand, and led the elites of the tribe, all standing at the main entrance of the long house of the priest.

　　 As many as three thousand people have gathered here, and more people are still gathering. There are voices of people talking everywhere, and many people are emotionally anxious, suspicious, and worried. But after all, they are ordinary people. They are afraid of Odin's power and fear that they will be sanctioned by God if they rashly approach the longhouse of the priest.

　　 A noble person like Otto, he was about to push the curtain of the "Sanctuary", only to see the leather curtain being opened from the inside.

　　 Rurik, who took off his hat, was draped with blond hair, and he walked out with his head hooked, with a line of tears on his cheek.

　　 Seeing the crowds of people outdoors, as well as the ardent and serious expressions of their parents, Rurik drew his sword in front of everyone and pointed the peak at the sky.

"Ross! Veria's soul has gone to Valhalla! You will always remember! She is the first heroine of our tribe, and she did not die! She is a Valkyrie! Her name is Sperosville. Ya, is our Valkyrie, who will only bless us, the Valkyrie of the Ross people. Don’t have sorrow, and Veria doesn’t want you to have sorrow. Cheers! Celebrate the birth of a Valkyrie."

　　The crowd quieted down quickly? 　Some people thought for a moment? 　 Random shouts were made. This is a warrior, the most lofty tribute to the Valkyrie.

　　Thousands of men roar? 　The women including the Ross are also shouting.

　　Is there some young people who saw the return of Rurik himself? 　 With the help of roaring to vent their dissatisfaction and regret, their sprouting ambitions finally vanished with the return of Rurik.

　　Is this moment after all? 　Many people veiled their tears with roars, even extremely strong fighters? 　They also shed tears.

　　Everyone would like to believe Rurik’s announcement? 　After all, Veria had predicted his end. God will definitely follow his previous promise and promote Veria, who has served Odin all his life, to become a new Valkyrie.

　　 Continue to think in this way, Veria's death is not a sad thing. Death is just the beginning of her becoming a Valkyrie. When she died on earth? 　 It was the moment when she was born in Valhalla. So many sacred objects bound to her in the mortal world? 　 have naturally become ordinary.

　　Gradually, people who want to understand began to cheer purely.

Veria finished her peaceful and great life. A young girl followed by her allies, the tribesmen rushed to the bitter cold distance. In this fjord, the persecuted Ross people spent thirty years' time. The dormant has finally recovered a certain strength? 　 They conquered the Slavs of Novgorod and obtained the right to collect tributes. It took another twenty years, and the Ross tribe welcomed the first violent man Otto? 　 In another ten years, a son of God has come to the world.

　　Villa finally saw the rise of the tribe in his twilight years? 　In the last time, she confirmed that this was the blessing of God with her knowledge. Relying on the power of the Rus alone? 　 completely destroyed the power of the Gotland? 　The huge ocean has become the property of the Rus completely? 　A new era has arrived.

　　Villa may have no regrets?

　　Lurik estimated that Villia still left with regrets before she saw her adulthood and ushered in her marriage.

　　 The high priest left at the age of nearly eighty. In this era when Northern European adults finally lived only fifty years old, the eighty-year-old life expectancy is a miracle. Her death represented the complete end of the humiliating and dormant era of the Ross people. Rurik clearly realized that she was standing at the historical watershed of the Ross people. Odin, or fate, or something great, was urging him. The hero pushed the wheel of history forward.

　　 The Ross people have their own funeral habits, but the funerals of soldiers are more grand. Ordinary people may be buried at will or burned directly. The so-called funeral is that the priest sings ancient prayer poems by the side of the deceased, and guides the soul of the deceased to his proper destination.

　　Kvilia is not an ordinary person, she is the most noble woman in Roseburg, one of the incarnations of everyone's faith, and is still a Valkyrie!

　　 Even if Rurik announced that her body is just the body of the Valkyrie left in the world, a grand funeral must be performed.

　　 The funeral was chosen on the third day of her departure. The so-called "funnel on the third day", Rurik decided to set this as the most critical funeral for the Rus in the future.

　　 Funeral on the third day, so there was sufficient time to prepare all the funeral affairs in the previous two days.

Rurik finally returned to his home, but he had no intention of telling his parents and left-behind friends about his experience in the north. After all, Seporava had also experienced everything, so he stayed with him for four years. The girl of a month time tells all the family members.

　　Lurik's thoughts are all used in the funeral. As the "person who has been blessed by Odin", he is naturally obligated to direct all the funeral work.

　　Villa is dead, and her death did not cause the Ross people to continue to grieve.

The people of the tribe accepted Rurik’s order, and they devoted themselves to the work of the funeral, especially the men of the tribe. They started to build a huge wooden platform on the beach, where the dead body of Veria would be turned into ashes. ...

　　The grand ceremony will be tomorrow, and Rurik boasts that he has made sufficient preparations.

　　 That night, at the home of Duke Ross, the most important group of people in the tribe gathered here.

Everyone kept silent for a while until Otto broke the silence: "Villa is dead, and her soul is already a Valkyrie. Tomorrow, her mortal body will be turned into ashes. This is what she hopes. . What do you think?"

　　The people who came were mostly elderly people in the tribe, and most of them were brothers who were born with Otto when they were young.

　　 Everyone still kept their mouths shut, Rurik looked left and right, thinking that they had doubts about the funeral.

　　 Leurik cleared his throat: "Just say what you have. Harrodsson, how about you?"

　　 "Me? My attitude is naturally to support Veria's will."

　　 "So you just keep silent?"

　　 Harozuosen shrugged: "What else can I say? To be honest, I hope she will continue to live. But she is still dead..."

　　 Leurik narrowed his eyes, he realized that there seemed to be something else hidden in these words. "Go ahead, tell me what you actually think, and I won't blame it."

　　 "Yes." Harrodsson looked at his old friends on the left and right, and asked first: "Where is Lumia? Where is the new high priest?"

"Lumia? She is in the long house of the priest, guarding Veria's body. What? Do you have an opinion on her? You know, Rumia was chosen by Odin, even if she was a deer breeder. people."

"That's the problem." Harrodsson bluntly said, "The priest's longhouse is sacred, because it is the residence of Veria. Her soul went to Valhalla, and the longhouse that remained in the world lost its sacredness. Rurik, be realistic! When Veria's body was turned into ashes, the long house of the priest fell into an ordinary building. You...you should think about the safety of your huge treasure."

　　 "What do you mean by this? Is it possible that the long house of the priest is only sacred because of Veria, and..." Rurik was an agitated spirit, and suddenly realized: "Ah! You mean there will be thieves..."

"Presumptuous!" Otto snarled in a deep voice, "Hello, Zosson, are you suspecting that someone in the tribe is a thief? There have been such people before, and our approach is to expel them. Maybe, for the thief who tried to rob our large cash box , To be divided by the punishment of beheading the whole family."

Harozossen kindly reminded him that he never thought of Otto's anger, and hurriedly explained: "At least, Rurik has to build a better building. In any case, Veria's death means that the priest's longhouse has become ordinary! Otto! Trust, your family has changed everything. Your son Rurik will be hereditary duke, and Rurik’s heirs will inherit the status for generations. Some time ago, Rurik died in a blizzard in the tribe. The careerists of China are just about to move. You know, until now, there are still people who believe that only through a duel is the most correct way to inherit the status of the duke."

　　 "It's ridiculous! I'm not dead yet!" Otto slapped his thigh for a while, and hurriedly held his aching head.

　　 Harrodsson actually said things so bluntly, and the proud Rurik was awake with such words all at once.

　　 Lurik stretched his head and stared into Haro Zossen’s eyes, and asked cautiously: "Could it be that there are potential traitors among us?"

　　 "Of course not!" Haro Zuosen hurriedly dismissed the relationship, and the others claimed to be innocent.

　　 "Since you all support me, who is the careerist? Oh, you can say his name bluntly."

　　 But how can Harrodsson speak out!

　　 Otto looked suspiciously at the embarrassed Haro Zuosen, there is a name that can be easily expressed!

　　 is Arik? Rurik thought of the name for a moment. When it comes to prestige, his cousin Arik is a great hero in the Duchy of Ross. When Otto and Lurik thought about it, it was him who thought of it.

　　 thought with all his heart, if he really died in a snowstorm, Rurik was willing to let Arik have a lofty status. He noticed that among the young and middle-aged people of the Ross tribe, Arik is somewhat brave and brutal on the battlefield. He has many flaws, but at least he has great prestige.

　　 "Sure enough... is it Arik?!" Otto said angrily.

　　 "It's really Arik? I return triumphantly, and he still has to rebel against me? If I confront him directly, will there be any trouble?" Rurik thought for a while, and stopped the association.

Otto coughed vigorously, attracting everyone’s attention: "Don’t speculate, Rurik came back with a large number of prey, and we still have an alliance with the Balmerks. Rurik is the hero, who dares to oppose? He is an enemy of God and an enemy of allies."

　　The words are so, Otto and Lurik realized that there is something strange in it.

　　Originally, this gathering was when Otto called the old man to listen to everyone's opinions about the funeral. As a young man, Arik himself was not there. What Haro Zossen was talking about really made Otto unable to do it, even if it was his nephew, if Arik dared to oppose Rurik, Otto would not be stingy with his big-eared seeds.

　　 Otto stood up abruptly, pulled Rurik to leave.

　　 "Hey! What are you doing, Dad?"

　　 "Let's go! I'll take you and that ambitious guy to theory. Everyone else, go back!"

　　 Haro Zuosen reached out to stop, but after all, he didn't stop. A group of elderly old guys followed Otto, and they saw Otto and his son head straight to Arik's house.

　　 "Old man, you stabbed Lou Zi." Someone stabbed Haro Zuosen unkindly.

　　 "Yeah. Arik is busy getting his new wife pregnant, no matter where he can control the fight for power. Really, maybe that Gotland woman can't do it at all..."

　　 "Yes, yes! Hello, you might as well pretend to be deaf and don't say anything."

Harrodsson was also very upset. He stomped his feet vigorously: "I just wanted to remind him that the boys felt that Rurik was missing and their chance came. They didn't want to think that they were just mortals, and they really believed those rumors. I didn’t say it was Arik, the old fellow Otto, is he still worried about his nephew? By the way, where did you say those rumors came from?"

　　 A group of people looked at each other, and then they murmured: "Maybe some Merlaren merchants said, as you all know, those guys always like to talk nonsense..."

　　 When Otto and his son broke into Arik’s house angrily, the father and son violently kicked open the wooden door and saw something very strange.

　　 I saw that Arik was "taking care" of his new wife, Aslaqi, breathlessly, while Peravina, who was holding the baby, was still guiding. Obviously, the relationship between the two women was harmonious. It was Arik's actions that suddenly made Otto realize the extremely embarrassing thing. It has been almost half a year since the end of the war, and until now, there is still no movement in the belly of Asraki! Does this woman have a beauty... can't she?

　　 "Uncle! You!" Arik was trembling all over in desperation, and Astraki hurriedly pulled up a linen cloth and curled it into a ball in extreme tension.

　　 "I want to say something to you, you..." Otto coughed and coughed: "Wear me up and see me!"

　　 In fact, seeing this scene, Otto's anger dissipated a lot. In his personal view, a person who is indulging in beauty has less willingness to pursue power. But that Karl was an accident.

Arik got dressed. He had something to say. Otto was the first to criticize: "Your brother has come back. Don't think about getting his status anymore. Kid, remember. I am the Duke of the Duchy of Ross, I will take you See it as a son. What I give you is yours, not yours, you can't grab it!"

　　 "I..." Arik just felt inexplicable. Seeing the atmosphere, Peravina hurriedly supported Aslaqi, and held her baby to avoid it for the time being.

　　 "Do you have any comments?" Otto continued to question.

　　 "Me? What can I say? I don't know anything at all?"

　　 Otto directly sat on the bed and looked at Arik with interrogative eyes: "I heard some rumors that you want to restore the tradition of gaining the leader status in duels. Because your brother was once missing, you think you have a chance."

"Ah?! I..." Arik looked straight at Rurik: "Brother, do you think I am a wicked person? You are the son of God. If I dare to overstep, I will be struck to death by Odin's thunder. "

　　 "So...what the **** is going on?" Rurik narrowed his eyes. "Why do I hear these rumors at this time?"

　　 Arik also didn't want to hide: "There are indeed rumors in the tribe that those young guys are just about to move. They are wishful thinking that they can't get any support."

　　 "Is that only? Arik, I just want to hear your true attitude. I know you are sincere."

Arik didn’t have any thoughts, he was really outspoken: "Even if you really encounter an accident, I will stand up. Even if it is a duel, no one in the tribe is better at fighting than me. Your strategy I will inherit it completely. You and I are all one family, and I will not betray the family."

　　 These are the true words of Arik. Rurik needs to hear the truth, but why is it so unpleasant in his heart?

　　, of course, is a battle of brothers and fathers and sons, but the emperor will always be wary of the prince's usurpation, even if the prince does not have the will in this regard.

　　 The sudden situation made Rurik resent and hate the rumors, but asking himself, I went to the Arctic Ocean for four months without any news! Mother Niya worried about her safety, her hair was half white in depression.

　　 Under such circumstances, it is reasonable for some people to have non-discriminatory desires.

　　 The Ross tribe only possesses some geopolitical power. If it becomes complacent and starts infighting, it will collapse in an instant.

　　 "This is the end!" Rurik shouted loudly: "I will find a suitable opportunity to let all potential predators see that I am back, and I will let them give up."

　　Arik is not a villain, Rurik is sure of this. As long as he is still alive, Arik is the best general. If he does not leave an heir, he will suffer accidents. As a cousin, he is more suitable to rely on blood to inherit the Duke.

　　 Those who covet power are not "individuals", but a group of young fighters in the tribe. They are unruly and rebellious, they have displayed their own demeanor in the foreign war, and they have sprouted ambitions that they shouldn't have.

"Damn it, the cubs I trained myself are the most reliable! What a pity~www.readwn.com~you cubs can grow up for at least another ten years before they can be my warriors!" The soldiers suddenly lost a lot of trust. When a tribe was promoted to a principality, the people's mentality obviously couldn't change in an instant, desperately expanding their direct lineage forces, Rurik could only think of this method.

　　 He felt the mental fatigue of being a king, and he had to think about the long-term.

　　 Even if Arik vowed to be loyal again, or that he will always be loyal, his existence itself is a threat to himself. Arik may not want to rebel all his life, not necessarily his supporters have no thoughts. So let alone other careerists.

　　Lurik thought of the technique of checks and balances, and needed to promote some talents from his cronies. And cousin Arik, in the future, he should not be arrogant because of his identity, but considering the existence of other generals, always maintain a kind of jealousy, there is no matter of willingness or passivity, all have to show a kind of humility.

　　As a king, I am afraid that there must be a fierce and dark side in my heart.

"You people are not grateful for the post-war dividends that I gave you, and you still covet my power. You all die, it is good for me. But you can't die now. You are eating the wheat and meat that I support. Before we grow into warriors, you can't die..." Based on this idea, Rurik had to make some adjustments to the final funeral at noon tomorrow.

　　 He needs to use Veria's funeral to show his courage to all the people.

　　Then tear down the old long house of the priest that lost its sacredness in the public opinion following the death of Veria.