Rise of Rurik

A handsome young man stood here, and the indescribable noble temperament hit Noren's heart.

She could hardly imagine that a boy could be so graceful, standing here like a pine tree, and his fair and handsome face also had blue eyes exactly like her own.

Her hands holding the bone flute could not help loosening, and the flute fell beside her feet. She was possessing herself to get it, and Rurik quickly bowed down. Just as their hands touched, Noren hurriedly shrank back.

"Is this a flute made of eagle bones?" Rurik asked softly, playing with the bone flute.

"Yes... yes. You... can you give it back to me."

Looking at this flute, it seems that flutes are played the same way all over the world. This flute was more like a Xiao, and Rurik didn't rush to return it, but tried to play it in public.

Play a beautiful tune? Rurik knew that he could achieve it after some practice. He tried to find the rhythm, and he found the syllable successfully, so he tried to play a duomi.

He didn't play the real tune, but the harmonious audition shocked Noren's young mind. Also, the handsome Ross brother's mouth touched his flute, which...

"It's really a good flute. It seems that you are very good at music?"

Rurik handed out the flute, and seeing that the girl still had a calm face, she simply called out, "Noren. Did you hear me? Noren."

"Ah! You!" Noren shivered in shock, and those beautiful eyes trembled: "You know my name?"

"Your brother told me. You are indeed a beautiful fairy, the most beautiful jewel of this fjord."

Rurik spoke rhetorically, and Magnut was keenly aware of the problem inside. Could it be that this Ross nobleman took a fancy to his young daughter?

At this critical moment, Biyonny stood up, and he solemnly explained his advice to his parents, especially his sister: "Noren, standing in front of you is the noble Rurik, and you should marry him. ."

"Byonny! This is the most important thing in your sister's life." Magnut suddenly became serious, and the old guy's eyes were ambiguous. And his old wife, Imbjög, has a charitable face.

"But, on behalf of our tribe, I have made an alliance with the Rus. I and Rurik, on the sea at the end of the northern world, swore to the sun that as brothers, we have formed an alliance, and Noren will marry him again, and our two tribes will have more intimacy."

The simple words of Yonny immediately hit Magnut's heart, and he clearly smelled the smell of political marriage.

The daughter is about to come of age, and the old guys in the tribe are eyeing them, and Magnut needs to find a son-in-law within two years.

According to tradition, the daughter should rely on herself for the future. Perhaps, it is indeed the most suitable for a daughter to marry a Russ person, to marry the beautiful young man in front of her?

So what is Rurik's attitude?

In the beginning, Rurik only had a name concept for the girl Noren. But when he saw this pretty girl who looked like an ice and snow elf in front of him, got her and possessed her, Rurik was full of thoughts like this. It's only fitting that a man thinks like this.

In fact, Rurik didn't know that his handsome phantom in the sunset immediately attracted Noren's attention, and the act of playing the bone flute simply made Noren feel a strong sense of intimacy. She knows that according to tradition, she needs to obey her parents' arrangement to welcome her husband. If her future husband is him...

Rurik acted very obediently again, he bowed slightly, and then pointed to his large ship: "This is our Ross ship, and her cabin is full of cargo! I learned that the Balmerks have been trying to do business with us, and now I've come in person with a lot of stuff. Bear and seal hides, the best iron, lots of walrus tusks, and a load of wheat, I've got a lot of what you need. You need leather and iron, and we need the best of salt, our trade will become more and more frequent in the future,”

"Oh?! That's great." Rurik's words hit the nail on the head, and Magnute was overjoyed.

Rurik continued: "There is also a great gift to the leader of Balmerk, a gift that will make you extremely noble. And myself, I, Biyonny and Floki swear to God that we are brothers. . So, allow me to call you father."

The excited Magnute trembled, he grabbed his daughter violently, and pushed her onto Rurik, who also took advantage of the situation to grab the girl.

"Noren, I've decided that this Rurik from Ross is your husband. Haha, it seems that I will have a good chat with the priests, and I will arrange a wedding ceremony for you quickly."

"Dad! I'm... I'm not old enough, isn't that right?"

"It doesn't matter, I was underage when I married your mother. Listen, age is just a reference. I'm the leader, and I've made up my mind."

The fantastic development of things, Rurik was not prepared for a while. But this Noren is only ten years old according to his father? But she doesn't look childish at all. Yes, she is a Nordic woman, within three or four years, her image must be infinitely close to an adult.

"Then... well." Noren's mood was complicated, all this happened too quickly, but, facing the boy in front of him, he...

Some prominent people of the Balmoc tribe are boldly approaching the leader. They can see the face of the Rus people from afar. They have to say that the boy is really handsome.

They also noticed that the leader, Magnut, was going to take his daughter to catch this golden turtle-in-law.

What more can be said? That pretty little girl is going to marry a Russ. If all this can bring beneficial benefits to the tribe, it is a good deal.

These people of status, since ancient times, have regarded marriage as a transaction between families. The so-called love? what is that? Women in Balmerk have been unable to choose their own marriages since ancient times.

How much does the marriage between nobles have to do with the common people of the tribe? Most of the clansmen onlookers didn't care what the leader said to the Rus. They stared at the phantom of the big ship and looked forward to the Russ starting to unload the cargo.

The Balmerk tribe welcomed the most distinguished guest, and the leader Magnut naturally invited Rurik into his mansion.

As chief, he promised all the warriors of the Ross, even those sailors, with excellent treatment.

Rurik nodded: "Leader, I appreciate your kindness, but I still have some people stationed on my ship, and our soldiers will stay on the ship. I came with the purpose of peace, now, please see Look at the gift I gave you."

"Gift." Magnute nodded with a smile: "You don't have to see the outside world, here I am the person you can trust most."

"That's it, I want to give gifts even more. Everything is for our covenant, and..." After speaking, Rurik looked at Noren's handsome face sincerely, and the girl hurriedly bowed her head: "I Let alone live up to Noren's trust in me."

After a while, some boxes were carried off the ship with hemp ropes, and a black disc immediately caught Magnut's attention.

The Rus are already unloading their cargo? In the afterglow of the setting sun, everything in the world has become a trance, and those who have been reluctant to leave for a long time can't really see what those goods are.

Magnute stepped forward, he intuitively realized that this was an iron tool, and it was also a large iron vessel.

"What is this? My child."

"It's an iron urn, and it's very strong."

"Ah! Actually, there is a urn made of iron?" Magnut stretched out his hand in excitement, and then knocked again to confirm that it was iron. "You guys have the ability to use iron to make such a huge tool? You guys actually have so much iron?"

"Of course, look at this box." Rurik pointed casually, "the real treasures are in it. They are not just some gems, and even gems are not as beautiful as them. These treasures are all given to you by me. ."

What the hell was written in the box, it looked very heavy. More precious than gems? What will it be?

Magnut announced to those who had not yet dispersed, especially those noble clansmen, that Rurik of Rus, who had come from afar, was his guest. Soon, a meeting will be held in the clan's council as usual, and at that time, it will be a formal negotiation meeting for the two clans.

Anyone can see that the Rus people have come all the way for a lot of purposes, especially the fact that the beautiful boy gave a lot of mysterious gifts.

The sky darkened completely, and Rurik was alone in the family of the leader of Balmerk.

He didn't have the slightest worry, a wonderful feeling enveloped his body, and arriving at Balmerk was like coming home. Too many details here really resembled Roseburg.

The most important thing between people is trust, at least the brothers Biyonni and Floki really regard Rurik as their little brother. They drank each other's blood and swore to the sun, the incarnation of Odin. The Biyonni brothers have been loyal since childhood, and now they are eager to let Rick's younger brother get married with his sister Noren as soon as possible, and have made the relationship solid. In their culture, brother-in-law and brother are a word.

The huge longhouse of the leader was in front of him, and the blurred image of the longhouse under the starlight made Rurik quite friendly.

In the hall in the long house, there are many bronze oil lamps hanging on the wooden walls, and the flames illuminate the whole room.

The wooden box was unloaded, and Biyonny knew exactly what was in the box, so he excitedly said to his family: "Now, I will replace the Rurik brothers and introduce these treasures from Ross to you."

Holding a wooden stick, he pried open the wooden box, and soon, a hideous bear head was taken out!

Seeing this beast head, the witnesses all trembled. Look at this polar bear's head, is that big open mouth trying to eat people?

Noren was startled at first, and hurriedly cuddled beside her mother, but she did not evade, but stared at the elder brother Biyonni as he took Rose's gifts one by one.

Rurik saw this clearly.

"This Noren is not afraid of ferocious beasts? This girl has a wild heart under her quiet appearance?"

She was beautiful, but Rurik valued her talent for music above all else.

Two bear heads were turned over, followed by two folded, tanned hides.

Biyonny opened his arms and held the bear skin high: "Dad, look at this huge leather, you and your mother should sleep on this perfect mattress."

For this, Magnut and Imbjöger were more shocked than delighted.

Their shock is still behind.

Biyonni took out the small wooden boxes one by one. He opened the box and peeled off the white cloth strips for protection, finally revealing the crystal clear place.

"A crystal cup?! You! Rurik! My child, this gift... is too precious."

Rurik was also surprised by Magnut's aggressive expression. He smiled and remained calm, and seemed to explain calmly: "It's really a treasure, and it's a perfect gift to a great leader."

What happened next continued to be a shock, because what Biyonni had brought out was a whole set of glassware.

Ten glass trays, ten square malt glasses, two high-neck glass jugs, and even ten glass bowls. Just to manufacture these tools, the processing level of the Rus people has matured, so the cost of manufacturing them is not high, but they are real money-making tools.

Magnut called them crystals, and Rurik would have been wrong.

"In our Ross tribe, noble people use these utensils. You are also noble people, and you should use them too."

Look at these dreamy utensils. Originally, Magnute intended to entertain guests with silver utensils, but Rurik explained what was precious. The Magnuts' eyes trembled violently with a sense of greed, and the old couple still did not expect that more gifts were yet to come.

The real drama takes place at the dinner table!

As the leader of a huge clan, Magnut's nobility seems to be only shown in his power to command tens of thousands of people. As for the daily life of his family, he can boast of more than 30 working slaves bought from the Bergen market, as well as a small amount of gold and silver utensils.

The chief's mansion is a bit rough and rough, and the so-called dining table is also made of simple wooden boards.

As a local host, Magnut consciously entertains guests with special catering. But things changed completely when Rurik revealed the wonderful ingredients he was carrying.

They have a divided meal system, which Rurik is completely understandable.

On the issue of eating, the huge difference between Rurik and them is vividly displayed by the small tableware.

At least the leader Magnut's family didn't eat by himself. Including Noren, they only used two kinds of tableware, spoons and knives.

The glass plate in front of Rurik was filled with delicious grilled herring, and there was another seemingly simple wooden plate with some wonderful grilled fish steaks. It was not until Rurik tasted the fish steaks that he learned of it. This is the so-called Atlantic eel. If the specialty of the Baltic Sea is herring, then the specialty of the North Sea is eel.

Magnute was suffocating ten thousand questions, his eyes were busy staring at Rurik's gift, busy experiencing the joy of using "crystal utensils", and observing Rurik's flexible fingers, who actually manipulated two A wooden stick can easily hold the fish and send it to the mouth.

He was about to open the topic with this, when a jug of wheat porridge boiled by the slave was brought up, and a big spoon made of crystal filled all the crystal bowls with cooked wheat grains.

Cooked oatmeal has become the most wonderful food on the table, which has a strong psychological impact on the Balmerk tribe who eat fish all day long.

"Haha, it's really rich in wheat aroma. In Bergen, where the merchants sell wheat at high prices, I can't believe that I have delicious wheat porridge at home. Rurik, my child, it seems that your hometown can be Plant wheat."

Rurik wanted to correct that Rosberg was a bitterly cold place, so miserable that even onions could not be grown. Thinking about it again, the situation is clearly as Magnut guessed, whether the Russ can plant wheat, or they will plant wheat recklessly. After all, in the far-flung Eastern Europe, Rus's power is expanding unstoppably.

"Yes, we can grow wheat. We Rus like to eat wheat, and we like to eat fish."

"Wheat is too precious. Wheat porridge is placed in a crystal bowl and eaten with a crystal spoon. Isn't this something that people in Asgard can enjoy?"

Rurik smiled and shrugged: "Then treat all this as Asgard in the world. Since you need wheat very much, I will bring wheat as an important cargo for our trade in the future."

"That's great. You...I saw my two sons learn some amazing skills in your Ross. You see, they're eating fish with sticks too."

Biyongni laughed and said, "Dad, this is the habit of the Rus people. Many people over there eat meat like this."

The room was full of laughter, and Noren asked for a spare pair of pine chopsticks from Rurik without hesitation. Although she didn't know the real name of the tableware, since her two brothers and her husband were dexterously manipulating wooden sticks to eat, the woman who considered herself to be shrewd should not be left behind. But she kept working hard until the eel meat was crushed by her, and she really couldn't get it at all.

Her worries were written on her face, and Rurik gently encouraged: "Don't worry, it takes a little time to connect. For example, you can't play the bone flute all at once."

Rurik's words gave her a wake-up call, and Noren raised his head, followed by a burst of blond hair: "Yes. Just like you, Rurik, with my flute, you can't play a tune either. I'm sure of your talent, you taught me to use sticks, I taught you to play tunes."

This girl suddenly became sloppy and generous? Rurik speculated in surprise that the girl already considered herself family.

Noren's positive performance really made the Magnuts ecstatic.

This girl, Noren, was never, and could not possibly be, the Frost Maiden who did not eat human fireworks. She was addicted to music and loved to play the flute, but she also liked beautiful gems, gold and silver very much like ordinary Balmer girls.

Among the gifts Rurik offered were gemstone necklaces and pendants for women. It was a necklace of lapis lazuli, amber, and multi-colored glass beads, and there were also pendants of pure gold.

A splendid necklace, which Rurik presented to Imbjög, the wife of the chief, and the mother of three noble children.

As for Noren, two gold beads were immediately hung on her ears while eating, and a necklace with lapis lazuli inlaid with gold patterns hung on her neck.

Rurik, his image and what he is doing now, has completely surpassed all of Noren's fantasies of good men. This Rurik, who came from afar, is simply a god from Asgard.

Precious stones and some fine leather goods are the most pleasing to noble women, and for men, swords and spirits are treasures with wonderful effects.

Rurik didn't give Magnut a steel sword, but he showed a small glass bottle in public, which also contained this wonderful liquid. As the cork was opened, the room was filled with the aroma of wine.

As Magnut tried to drink it, he was stimulated by the intense spicyness, and when the spicyness passed, he was immersed in the rich aroma of the wine.

He simply drank a glass bottle of spirits out of instinct, but he still didn't know what to do.

"This old guy is also born with the ability to blow bottles? Is he an old alcoholic?" Rurik's mind was a little confused, and he stared at Magnut's huge Adam's apple kept moving.

"Ah! Good wine, I've never had such a good wine in my life! It's like water, but it's wine! Rurik, did you get such a good wine from Asgard?! "

Just as Rurik was about to explain, his brother spoke one step before Jonny, but Floki stood up and shouted excitedly: "Dad! Let me tell you a secret, my brother Rurik was blessed by Odin. This water The same wine can still catch fire! That's fine wine from Asgard."

Can wine catch fire? At Magnut's request, Rurik simply took out all the prepared spirits. The vacant glass bowls were filled with spirits, which were easily ignited.

People stared at the burning wine in glass bowls, sweating in shock. Even the slave who delivered the meal inadvertently glimpsed the spectacle on the table, and his heart was beating wildly.

"Asgard! Asgard! Shouldn't you Russ come from Asgard? You, it's amazing!" Magnut kept saying words of praise.

Rurik was holding back his smile now, knowing that he was already a saint in the eyes of the Balmer chief family.

So far, these gifts have also fulfilled their task.

Following their exclamation, Rurik raised his chest and introduced himself in the most formal manner: "Balmerk's ally, sitting in front of you is the Duke of Ross, who defeated Gotland. And the commander of the armies of the Danish army, the owner of great wealth, the wisest man, the man blessed by Odin, the conqueror of the far east, the leader of all the Corvins and all the deer breeders, and even more so. Your most trusted ally! I am Rurik of Ross."

Countless wonderful titles have been added to the body, and the Biyonny Frocky brothers have long believed in this. It was after seeing Ross's powerful strength that Biyonny took the lead in declaring an alliance with Ross. Today, the real Balmerk leader is completely convinced by Rurik's charm, even if the one sitting in front of him is still a young and beautiful boy.

It's a good thing Rurik is still a boy, which means he has a bright future! A young and promising ally is the greatest help to the Balmerc tribe.

Magnut fully believed that the child was truly blessed by God, which perfectly explained his dream encounter today. He glanced at his daughter's face from the corner of his eyes, and saw Noren, the child. Her eyes were always looking at Rurik. Obviously, her daughter had fallen deeply in love with this boy who was sheltered by Odin.