A handsome young man stood here, the inexplicable noble temperament impacted Nolan's heart.
She couldn't imagine that a boy could be so graceful, standing here like a pine tree, with a white and handsome face and a pair of blue eyes exactly like her.
Her hands holding the bone flute couldn't help loosening, and the flute fell to her feet. She was possessing to get it, and Rurik bowed quickly. Just as the hands of the two touched, Nolen hurriedly retracted.
"Is this a flute made of eagle bones?" Rurik asked softly while playing with the bone flute.
"Yes... yes. You... can you return it to me."
Looking at this flute, it seems that the way of playing flutes all over the world is the same. This flute is more like a Xiao, and Lurik is not busy returning it first, but tries to play it in public.
Playing a beautiful piece? Rurik knew that he could achieve it after some practice. He tried to find the rhythm, and he found the syllable smoothly, so he tried to play a duo.
He didn't play the real music, but the harmonious audition shocked Nolen's young heart. Also, this handsome brother Rose touched his flute with his mouth, this...
"It's a good flute. It seems that you are very good at music?"
Rurik handed out the flute. Seeing that the girl still had a calm face, she simply called out: "Noren. Did you hear me? Noren."
"Ah! You!" Nolen shivered with surprise, and his beautiful eyes trembled: "You know my name?"
"Your brother told me. You are indeed a beautiful fairy, the most beautiful gem in this fjord."
Rurik made some rhetoric, and Magnut was keenly aware of the problem inside. Could it be that this Rose's nobleman fell in love with his little daughter?
At this crucial moment, Biyuni stood up and 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. ."
"Biyuni! This is the important thing in your sister's life." Magnut suddenly became serious, and it was the old guy's eyes that looked ambiguous. And his old wife Yingbjerg, but her face is charitable.
"However, I have formed an alliance with the Rus on behalf of our tribe. I and Rurik, in the sea at the end of the northern world, swear to be brothers in the face of the sun. We are allied. Noren will marry him again, and we will have both More intimate relationship."
Bijuni's simple words immediately hit Magnuth's key points, and he clearly smelled the smell of political marriage.
The daughter is about to reach adulthood, and the old guys in the tribe are eyeing, Magnut needs to find a son-in-law in two years.
According to tradition, her daughter should rely on herself in the future. Perhaps, it is indeed the most suitable for your daughter to marry a Rose, to marry the beautiful boy in front of you?
So what is Rurik's attitude?
In the beginning, Rurik had only one concept of the name for the girl Noren. But when he saw the girl who looked like an ice and snow elf, who was quite literary and artistic, he was full of thoughts about getting her and possessing her. It is perfect for a man to have such an idea.
In fact, Rurik didn't know. The phantom of handsomeness in the sunset immediately attracted Noren's attention, and the act of blowing the bone flute simply gave Noren a strong sense of intimacy. She knows that according to tradition, she needs to follow the arrangements of her parents to welcome her husband. If her future husband is him...
Rurik again performed extremely submissively. He bowed slightly, and then pointed to his big 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 came personally with a lot of goods. There are bear and seal leather, the best ironware, a lot of walrus tusks, and a batch of wheat. I have a lot of goods you need. You need leather and ironware, and we need the best Of salt, our trade will become more frequent in the future,"
"Oh?! That's great." Rurik's words hit the point, and Magnut was overjoyed.
Rurik continued: "There is also a great gift for the leader of Balmerk, a gift that will make you extremely noble. And myself, Bijuni and Frocky swear to God that we are brothers. . So, please allow me to call you father."
The excited Magnuth was shaking. He slammed his daughter and pushed it onto Rurik, who also took advantage of the opportunity to hold the girl.
"Noren, I have decided. This Rose's Rurik is your husband. Haha, it seems that I want to have a good chat with the priests. I want to organize a wedding ceremony for you quickly."
"Dad! I... I'm not age yet, is this inappropriate?"
"It doesn't matter, mine was not old when I married your mother. Listen, age is just a reference. I am the leader and I have already decided."
The fantasy of the development of things, Rurik was not prepared for a moment. But this Norn is only ten years old according to his father? But she doesn't seem naive at all. Yes, she is a Nordic woman, and within three or four years, her image will inevitably be infinitely close to an adult.
"So... okay." Nolan was in a complicated mood, all this came too fast, but, facing the boy in front of him, he...
Some people from the Balmerk tribe were bold enough to get closer to the leader. They could see the face of the Ross people who had come from afar, and they had to say that the boy was really handsome.
They also noticed that the leader Magnuth was going to take his daughter to fish for the beetle-in-law.
What can be said? That pretty little girl is going to marry Ross. If all of this can bring beneficial benefits to the tribe, it would be a good deal.
These people with identities have regarded marriage as a transaction between families since ancient times. What is love? what is that? Balmerk's woman has been unable to choose her own marriage since ancient times.
How much does the marriage between the nobles have to do with the ordinary people of the tribe? Most of the onlookers didn't care what the leader said to the Russ. A pair of eyes stared at the phantom of the big ship, and they also expected the Russ to start unloading the cargo.
The Balmerk tribe welcomed its most distinguished guest, and the leader Magnut naturally invited Rurik into his mansion.
As the leader, he promised to treat all the Ross warriors and even the sailors very well.
Rurik nodded: "Leader, I take your kindness, but I still have some people to garrison my ship, and my soldiers will stay on the ship. I came with a peaceful purpose. Now, please see Look at my gift to you."
"Present." Magnut nodded with a smile: "You don't have to see outside, here I am your most trustworthy person."
"That's why I want to give gifts even more. Everything is for our covenant, and..." After speaking, Rurik stared at Nolen's delicate face sincerely, and the girl hurriedly bowed her head in shame: "I Let's not disappoint Nolan's trust in me."
After a while, some boxes were transported off the ship with twine, and a black disk immediately attracted Magnuth's attention.
The Ross people are already unloading their cargo? In the afterglow of the setting sun, everything in the world becomes trance, and people who have been reluctant to leave for a long time can't really see what those goods are.
Magnut stepped forward, and he realized by intuition that this was an iron vessel, and it was also a large iron vessel.
"What is this? My child."
"This is an iron urn. It is very strong."
"Ah! Actually, there is an iron urn?" Magnuth stretched out his hand and touched his eyes in excitement, but then beat it again to make sure it was iron. "You have the ability to use iron to make such a huge tool? You actually have so much iron?"
"Of course, look at this box." Rurik said casually. "The real treasures are all in it. They are not just some gems, even gems are not as graceful as them. These treasures are all given to you by me. ."
What is written in the box, it looks very heavy. More precious than gems? What will it be?
Magnut announced to the people who had not yet dispersed, especially those noble clans, that Rurik of Ross, who had come from afar, was his guest. Soon, a meeting was held as usual in the Tribal Chamber. At that time, it was a formal negotiation meeting for the two tribes.
Anyone can see that the Ross people have come all the way for many purposes, especially that the beautiful boy gave a large number of mysterious gifts. It is simply on the surface that the Ross people have sought the Balmerks.
The sky dimmed completely, and Rurik was alone in the family of the head of Balmerk.
He didn't have the slightest worry, a strange feeling enveloped his whole body. Arriving in Balmerk was like going home. The too many details here really resemble Roseburg.
The most important thing between people is trust, at least the brothers Bijuni and Froki really regard Rlik as his own little brother. They drank blood and wine each other, swearing to the sun in the incarnation of Odin. The Biyuni brothers have been loyal since they were young, and now they are eager for the little brother Liuri to get married with his sister Nolen soon, and the relationship between relatives has become solid. In their culture, brother-in-law and brother are the same words.
The big leader's longhouse was close in front of him, and the blurry image of the longhouse under the starlight made Rurik quite kind.
In the hall of the long house, there are many bronze oil lamps hung on the wooden wall, and the whole room is still bright as the flames illuminate.
After the wooden box was unloaded, Bijuni knew the treasures in the box completely, and then excitedly said to his family: "Now, I will replace Brother Rurik and introduce you these treasures from Rose."
He was holding a wooden stick to pry open the wooden box, and soon, a hideous bear head was taken out!
Seeing this beast head, all witnesses shuddered. Look at the polar bear's head. Is that big open mouth going to eat people?
Noren was surprised, and hurriedly snuggled up next to her mother, but she didn't avoid it, but stared at her big brother Biyuni taking Rose's gifts one by one.
Rurik saw this clearly.
"This Norn, is not afraid of ferocious beasts? This girl, has a wild heart behind her quiet appearance?
She is indeed beautiful, but what Rurik values most is her talent for music.
Two bear heads were turned out, followed by two folded, tanned bear skins.
Biyuni opened his arms and raised the bear skin high: "Dad, look at this huge leather. You and your mother should sleep on this perfect mattress."
Regarding this, Magnuth and Inbjg were more shocked than delighted.
Their shock is still behind.
Biyuni took out the small wooden box one by one. He opened the box and peeled off the protective white cloth strips, finally revealing the crystal clear place.
"Is it a crystal glass?! You! Ryurik! My child, this gift... is too expensive."
Magnuth's overwhelming expression was also taken aback by Rurik. He smiled and remained calm, as if calmly explaining: "It's really a treasure, and it's perfect to give to a great leader."
The next thing continued to cause shock, because Bijuni brought out a whole set of glassware.
Ten glass trays, ten square horse glass cups, two high-necked glass jugs, and even ten glass bowls. Just manufacturing these appliances, the processing level of the Rus people has matured, so the cost of manufacturing them is not high, but they are real wealth-gathering tools.
Magnuth called them crystals, and Rurik would be wrong.
"In our Ross tribe, noble people use these utensils. You are noble people, and you should use them."
Looking at these dreamy utensils, Magnuth originally planned to entertain the guests with silver tableware, but he did not think that Rurik explained what precious it is. The Magnuts' eyes trembled violently because of greed. The old couple still did not expect that more gifts were yet to come.
The real good show is on the table!
As the leader of a huge tribe, Magnuth seems to be noble only in his power to command tens of thousands of people. As for the daily life of my family, I can boast about more than 30 working slaves bought from the Bergen Bazaar, as well as a small amount of gold and silver utensils.
The leader's mansion is a bit crude and crude, and the so-called dining table is also made of simple wooden boards.
As a local host, Magnut consciously entertains guests with special meals. But as Rurik revealed the wonderful ingredients he was carrying, things changed completely.
They implemented a split meal system, which is completely understandable by Ruriek.
On the issue of eating, the huge difference between Rurik and them is fully demonstrated by the small tableware alone.
At least the chief Magnut family didn't eat meals in person, and Norren included them. They had 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 crude wooden plate with some wonderful grilled fish steaks on it. It was not until Rurik tasted this fish steak that he learned about 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.
Magnut was holding back ten thousand questions. His eyes were busy staring at Rurik's gift, and he was busy experiencing the joy of using the "crystal utensils", and observing the child's flexible fingers, actually manipulating them. A wooden stick easily clamps the piece of fish and sends it to the mouth.
He was about to open up the topic with this, an urn of oatmeal cooked by the slave was brought up, and a large spoon made of crystal filled all the crystal bowls with cooked wheat.
Cooked oats have 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, the aroma of wheat is really rich. In Bergen, the merchants there sell wheat at very high prices, but I never imagined that I would eat delicious porridge at home. Rurik, my child, it seems that your hometown can be Plant wheat."
Rurik wanted to point out that Roseburg was a place of bitter cold, so miserable that onions could not be planted. If you think about it, it's clear as Magnuth guessed, whether the Ross people can grow wheat or grow wheat arbitrarily. After all, in the distant Eastern European region, Ross is unstoppably expanding.
"Yes, we can grow wheat. We in Ross like to eat wheat and we also like to eat fish."
"Wheat is too precious. Use a crystal bowl to hold oatmeal and eat it with a crystal spoon. Isn't this something that the people of Asgard can enjoy?"
Rurik smiled and shrugged: "Then treat this as the Asgard of the world. Since you need wheat very much, in the future, we will ship wheat as important goods in our trade."
"That's great. You... I saw that my two sons also learned some wonderful skills in your Rose. You see, they are also eating fish with wooden sticks."
Biyuni laughed and said, "Dad, this is the habit of the Ross people. Many people over there eat meat like this."
The room was full of laughter, and Noren did not hesitate to get a pair of spare pine chopsticks from Rurik. Although she didn't know the real name of the tableware, since the two elder brothers and the husband she hit were all dexterously manipulating wooden sticks to eat, a woman who prided herself on being shrewd shouldn't be left behind. But she kept working hard until the eel meat was crushed by her, 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 contact. For example, you can't play the bone flute all at once."
Rurik's words woke her up, Noren raised his head, and the blond hair followed for a while: "Yes. It's like you, Rurik, you can't play a tune with my flute. . I am sure of your talent, you teach me to use a wooden stick, and I teach you to play music."
Has this girl suddenly become generous? Rurik guessed in surprise that the girl already regarded herself as a family member.
Noren's positive expression made the Magnuts ecstatic.
This girl Noren has never been, and even less likely, is a frosty saint who does not eat fireworks. She is indulging in music and loves playing the flute, but like ordinary Balmerk girls, she likes beautiful gems, gold and silver very much.
Among the gifts provided by Rurik, there are gem necklaces and pendants specially gifted to women. It is a necklace made of lapis lazuli, amber, and glass beads of various colors, and there are also pure gold pendants.
An excellent necklace, Rurik gave it to the chief's wife and mother of three noble children.
As for Nolan, two gold beads were hung on her ears when she was eating, and a necklace with lapis lazuli and gold patterns hung on her neck.
Rurik, his image and all his current deeds completely surpassed all Noren's illusions about a good man. This Rurik, who had come from afar, was simply a **** from Asgard.
Gems and some exquisite leather products can most delight noble women. For men, swords and spirits are treasures with wonderful effects.
Rurik didn't give Magnuth a steel sword, but he showed a small glass bottle in public, and there was this wonderful liquid in it. As the cork was opened, the room smelled of wine.
As Magnut tried to drink, he was stimulated by the intense pungency, and when the pungency passed, he was immersed in the rich aroma of the wine.
He simply drank a glass bottle of spirits out of instinct, but he didn't even have enough.
"This old guy is born with the ability to blow bottles? Is he an old drunkard?" Rurik's mind was a little confused, he stared dumbfoundedly at the movement of the giant apple raised up by Magnuth.
"Ah! Good wine, I have never drank such a good wine in my life! It is like water, but it is wine! Rurik, did you get such a good wine from Asgard?! "
Just as Rurik wanted to explain, the younger brother than Junni spoke a step further, but Froggy stood up and shouted excitedly: "Dad! Tell you a secret, my brother Rurik has been blessed by Odin. This water The same wine can catch fire! This is the fine wine from Asgard."
Can wine catch fire? At Magnuth's request, Rurix simply took out all the spirits he had prepared. The empty glass bowl was filled with spirits, and the liquor was easily ignited.
People stared at the burning wine in the glass bowl, sweating in shock. Even the slave who delivered the meal accidentally caught a glimpse of the spectacle on the table, and his heart beat wildly.
"Asgard! Asgard! Shouldn't you people from Asgard come from Asgard? You, it's amazing!" Magnut kept saying praise.
Rurik was holding a smile now, he knew he was already a saint from the head of Balmerk's family.
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Following their sense of amazement, Ryukon lifted his chest and made the most formal self-introduction: "Balmerk's ally, sitting in front of you is the Duke of the Duchy of Ross, who defeated Gotland. The commander of the Danish army, the owner of great wealth, the wisest person, the one who has been blessed by Odin, the conqueror of the far east, the leader of all the Corvins and all the deer breeders, Your most trustworthy ally! I am Rurik of Ross."
With countless wonderful titles added, the Biyuni Froki brothers have long believed in this. It is because they have seen Rose's powerful strength that Biyuni took the lead in announcing an alliance with Rose on his own initiative. Today, the real leader of Balmerk was completely impressed by Rurik's charm, even if the one sitting in front of him was still a beautiful young boy.
It is a good thing that Rurik is still a boy, which means he has an infinitely bright future! A young and promising ally is the greatest help to the Balmerk tribe.
Magnuth fully believed that this child was really blessed by God, and this perfectly explained his dreamy experience today. He glanced at his daughter's face from the corner of his eyes, and saw the child Nolen. Her eyes really looked at Rurik all the time. Obviously, the daughter had fallen in love with the boy protected by Odin.