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Sunlight has become extremely luxurious, and the winter solstice without sun is about to come.

Although people have adapted to that short and young Lumia, presided over the sacrificial ceremony as a high priest, but at that time Laugisvilla was still alive, and now Vera has gone to the sky.

The unavoidable end of an old age, just as the priest's long house was destroyed, and a group of lower priests were buried for Veria. In the temple rising above the ruins, the statues of the gods standing indoors have been worshipped by people for nearly a year.

The people of Roseburg have adapted to the new method of sacrifice. They don't think it is weird, but think that the evenly divided individuals and the gods have drawn in.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the stone ship altar still located outside the tall wooden wall of Roseburg.

The small pine forest is a 'never cut land'. The pine forest with a large amount of snow is full of precision. The black soil in the forest is covered with snow, and the rocks on the stone ship altar are like monuments in the snow.

Its black soil is not natural, but the ashes of the bonfire that has been sacrificed year after year.

These days Lurik is busy overseeing the construction of the ship, and the reality is far better than psychological expectations.

The Mercury's hull has not yet been built, and the propeller mechanism it has should indeed be able to operate in sea water, that is, the operational effect should be reflected by sea trials.

Rurik didn't dare to install all new ships with this one set boldly. He was ambitious, but the cost price of the first finished product he had more than a month later was far beyond his expectations. If this is not easy to use and made too much, it is simply a waste of money.

But the two large ships with masts just installed on the frozen beach waiting for the ice to melt and push into the sea, they have indeed become beautiful landscapes, echoing the other three large ships.

The people of Roseburg are preparing for the celebration of Hanukkah.

How to spend this grand festival? Drag the family to take part in the sacrifice, and then eat and drink at home, light a bonfire everywhere, talk, laugh and dance, and revel until the dawn of the east breaks through the darkness.

It was a cold night, and Rurik had summoned the ten Slav maids who were actually wives to his palace.

This time he assembled all his wives and concubines. Such an arrangement is by no means a private matter. It is exactly the matter of the Hanukkah ritual in Roseburg.

If a sacrifice is held? Which rituals should there be? Which ancient ballads and spells are to be chanted? Lumia is already very familiar.

Rick Benn didn't worry about this, but now Lumia's physical condition is the most dangerous.

Rurik sat in distress, and all of his women were obediently listening and respecting.

He was too lazy to be polite and looked at Lumia's calm face and said frankly: "My high priest, even if you have a big belly now, there can be no problems with the sacrificial activities this year."

His own man actually used very formal words?

Lu Mia was taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "Yes! I will stick to it. I will wear a thick leather coat so that everyone cannot see that I am pregnant."

"Courage is good! Maybe I should let you rest. I have predicted the birth time of the child. It will be fifteen days at the earliest and twenty days at the latest."

Rurik said it comfortably, but Lumia and the other women were frightened.

"This! Is this true?" In astonishment, Lu Mia's face gradually turned into a happy new mother's smile.

"Of course. Velika is about to be born, no matter boys or girls, this is his name, and becoming a high priest is also his destiny."

"That's it." Lumia sat on her side calmly, stroking her belly again, "Although it is separated from the belly, this year will be the first time this child has participated in our sacrifice. He was born for the sacrifice and belongs to Odin. servant."

"So, you must persevere and do all the work step by step in the sacrificial activities. You! Don't fall, let alone tired, any difficulties must be held back." Rurik continued to emphasize.

"Oh, even if I'm tired, I will stick to the stick."

Rurik nodded, Lumia knew what to do, and he didn't want to talk any more.

It would be too bad if the sacrifices were the same every year.

In his opinion, the annual Hanukkah of the Rus people is exactly the same as the Spring Festival in the East, and even more concrete than the East! In the people's mind, the beginning of the year is the first sunrise that cuts through the long dark night. Everyone should revel in the endless dark night and wait for the sun to rebirth and take a good rest for a day or two.

This is how the Ross people "New Year", but the population structure of Roseburg has undergone great changes. It must add some Slavic elements, such as worshiping flames more!

Rurik must consider the feelings of those Slavic women who have married, even though they have bred a new generation of mixed-race Russians on a very large scale, but this is after all the fusion of two different cultures and even blood ties, for internal reasons. Stable, this year's sacrifice, Rurik decided to build a huge torch next to the stone ship altar!

Flames are exciting. Children playing with fire are also an instinct written in human genes. Only when children's hands are burned can they know the danger.

Wouldn't it be better to have some accompaniment music by the bonfire, at the stone ship altar, or even drums?

"Norren, explain how you are doing?" Lurik asked, changing the subject.

"Everything is ready, now my sisters have learned at least three songs."

Rurik knew that the tunes she was talking about were actually arranged by her in her hometown in Balmerk. They are far away and ethereal. As long as you close your eyes and listen to the eagle-leg bone flute, you can think of the cold, long-lasting world of ice and snow. And quiet.

Maybe there should be some cheerful tunes for Hanukkah?

It's not necessary.

This sacred sacrifice just needs special music to make the people feel the sense of sacredness contained in the music. The more distant and ethereal the better, and the sound of drums will add to the atmosphere.

"Looking at how confident you are, you should really be able to do it."

"Or, let's find a chance to play for you." Nolan smiled in time.

"I have this intention. Now we will continue to talk about the specific details of the sacrifice..."

In the Duchy of Ross, Rurik controls the monarchy, military power, and theocracy. People's hearts have gradually diminished Otto's influence, and Rurik is praised as the great hero and saint who must meet the soldiers.

As such a sacred presence, naturally it has to be greatly expressed in sacrificial activities.

The blood of slaves, especially the blood of captured enemy fighters, is used to sacrifice Odin. This kind of ritual is the consistent operation of various powerful Viking tribes in grand sacrifices.

Rurik also learned from the fat man Snoreva who had come back and became more aware that the Danish leader Hafgen, who was struck to death by his own big ship, had cut his power on the summer solstice this year in order to stabilize his power. Kill one hundred and eleven slaves to worship Odin!

Human sacrifice has reached this point? Is it still necessary to make a dash toward the Aztec-style sacrifice?

But the human sacrifice did not exchange Hafgen's victory, but its simple and rude death and family destruction.

The very rational point of these sacrificial modes is a waste of manpower and inhumane, and they can't even bring any good results.

What is sacrifice? Rurik expected to slay ten stags with big horns personally, and let the blood of the deer stain the altar of the red stone ship, just like in the past.

When the priest comes to an end and Lumia sings the last hymn to the gods, the final and grandest ceremony will begin.

Thousands of people will see a fire dragon rising into the sky, forming a large fire pillar that can be seen at least 20 nautical miles away. This huge bonfire will continue to burn until people see the sunrise of the New Year.

On this day, Noren was on the third floor, bringing his sisters to Rurik, the man shared by everyone, and rehearsing the music repertoire that he would perform during the sacrifice.

The ten bone flutes had melodious music, and the maid named Anna was holding the drum and beating to stabilize the rhythm, so that the whole band played in order.

After talking and laughing with his friends, Otto returned to the mansion and listened to the graceful music from the top, so he helped the fence upstairs. At this moment, Niya had long been looking for a sound to climb, sitting still and feeling it with her heart.

Niya has been moved by this Norn, who also has an extremely beautiful blonde hair like his son. This girl is a natural musician. She is beautiful and can bring joy. The key is that the girl did not act actively and ask for something.

Compared to Svetlana who sits here and listens quietly, Niya prefers this Noren. If this girl becomes the son's wife, it would be great.

At least in Balmerk, she and her son actually had a local wedding, and the people of allies acknowledged this.

Otto and Niya listened to this performance, and Noren was very happy to have so many audiences.

"That's great!" Rurik applauded as he said.

Nolan smiled and quietly put the flute under him.

"I remembered one thing. We also have an old harp in Roseburg. Norren, maybe it can be used by you."

"I know." Nolan pursed his mouth slightly and said regretfully: "That harp is broken, and unfortunately it cannot be used as a sacrificial instrument."

"Okay. You have to continue rehearsing, it's not far from the sacrifice..."

The entire group of old priests was physically erased, and a few lower priests either changed their careers long ago, or were stationed in distant strongholds early, and the old priests who could threaten the monarchy were gone.

However, the new group of priests under the orders of the Duke himself is basically a large group of children, and it is safe for them to preside over all the ceremonies. Otto really sweated for them.

They are sitting here listening to their son's teaching. But in Otto's eyes, these beautiful girls should lie down obediently and accept Rurik's favor instead of participating in the sacred ceremony. Especially Lumia! Otto really didn't want the mother of his first grandson to be exposed to possible danger.

Nothing can help this decentralized old leader. Otto has been the leader for many years, but he is not a fool. He clearly knows that even if he intends to take power now, how much support does his brothers have? What's more, it is meaningless and unreasonable to accept rights.

The day of sacrifice is coming!

A batch of pine has been felled, and they are stacked in parallel. Next to the stone ship altar, a pine tower is emerging. Although more extravagant, Rurik instructed a spruce pestle from the extreme north to be placed in the pit dug with a shovel as the center to let the "pine pagoda" go 20 meters away.

This is already a very high height, and the people who built it were very excited to learn that it would eventually become a burning pillar of fire.

Because the day of the sacrifice is also dedicated to the Ross people, the Valkyrie Spellosville will cruise. As long as she sees the huge flames of the earth, she can find the location of Roseburg in an instant, thus reaching a certain connection.

People were convinced of this, and the more they thought about it, the more they longed for the era of the old priest Veria.

Times have changed. Just like in the past, who would have thought of setting up a grand pomp like Rurik?

It was a cold morning, and the sun sank into the sea with a lavish spread of light.

No one feels scared, because the festival has finally arrived!

The world is covered with snow, the sea is frozen, and the sun is no longer shining with stars. The world is still bright. The people who are blessed by the high walls of Roseburg, dragged their homes and spontaneously gathered to the stone ship altar under the emerald green aurora. .

In the temple in Roseburg, Lu Mia had a helmet with antlers on her head, Rurik and a group of Rose elites, who knelt before the statues of many gods and worshipped.

Since the statue was erected, it should be enshrined, and it is not surprising that the idol worships Rurik. The rules are set by him, and this is also a procedure that must be followed for large-scale sacrifices in the future.

More importantly, a deity standing here represents the dead high priest Velia, who has been made a god, worshiping her in Rurik is like worshiping ancestors.

"The gods protect us! The gods give us glory! The gods protect us from prosperity..."

Kneeling Lumia holding the wooden board recording the ancient chants and reading loudly, the smoke and dust of rosin filled the temple, and there were some onlookers standing outdoors. When they saw that the noble people had already knelt down, they all went down. Kneel and pray.

This is just the starting point of the grand ceremony.

Of course, when the positions of the stars reach the agreement, especially the special stars, they can only appear in the "day without the sun". They are considered to have mysterious powers and are symbols of gods.

After most of the day, the magnificent streamer of the emerald green aurora under the clear night sky has been swaying, and as many as four thousand people have gathered in the forest of the stone ship altar!

This grand opportunity attracted the public, and even more attractive foreign businessmen staying in Ross.

A temple fair by the altar suddenly formed, and merchants sold strange goods, mostly wooden crafts.

Woodcarving of little elves, big elves, woodcarvings of gods, and even boxes and boxes.

A large small bonfire has been lit, and hundreds of people stand under the wooden tower next to the stone boat and discuss the huge torch of the future, and then discuss what new tricks Lord Rurik will make.

Finally, the stars are about to reach the agreed position.

There are pure girls playing the drum, and ten girls playing the flute while walking.

In front of them, Lumia wore a antler helmet and held a clinking wooden staff, and Rurik ran towards the altar with her arms in arm.

Rurik organized a parade! This is not only to participate in the implementation of sacrifices, but also to gather the duke's elite soldiers to show their martial arts!

All of them dressed very thickly, except that they put on white robes on the outside.

The girl who plays the flute and the drum is Rurik's wife and concubine, and is also a lower priest.

The accompanying soldiers were dressed in uniforms, uniformly stitched with blue patterns and white robes, they held shields and spears, and their spears were tied with blue and white cloth strips.

The neatness and uniformity show the majesty of the sacrifice, and the hanging colorful glass beads and amber show the magnificence even more.

In the complex emotions of encouragement, praise, shock, and envy, people listened to melodious music and witnessed this team arriving at the altar.

The soldiers surrounded the altar, then knelt down with a wooden shield beside them.

Each stone pillar of the altar placed a bear head (a house decoration removed), and the girls who served as the lower priests still played melodious tunes.

Nearly 8,000 people gathered here, and people whispered to each other with the crying of a large number of children, who wore the best clothes and laughed.

Until Lumia looked up at the aurora in the sky, the girls playing the flute paused, and the crowd was silent for a short time.

People are listening to the chant of the priest headed by Lumia, praising the greatness of Odin, the greatness of Sola and the greatness of the gods.

There are also new tricks. People hear them singing about the greatness of Lord Rurik, the glory of the Ross heroes, and the victory of the war.

People saw that ten stags were led into the altar.

In the chant of the priest, Rurik killed the deer one by one.

Deer blood was soaked in the altar, deer livers were cut out one by one, and Lumia also smeared Rurik's face with deer blood.

Lumia, she finally held the cut deer liver aloft, shouting: "Odin bestows prosperity on us! Gives Ruriek glory! Odin said! Light the flame!"

Everything is in place, the wooden tower has been piled up with a lot of oil-rich pine resin, and a lot of solidified whale oil and seal oil have also been thrown directly.

The brawny man on standby approached the wooden pagoda with a torch, and the wooden pagoda gradually burned, eventually turning into a skyrocket.

Look at this flame! Dispel everything from the cold!

It's not over yet~www.mtlnovel.com~ Those deer carcasses were all thrown into the fire and turned into ashes in the fire.

Under this huge flame tower, people were dancing and dancing, and the Slavic women who got married were also screaming in happiness. Because the Peron **** they believed was the Slavic **** of fire and war. Now the flames bake their faces, as well as the child in their arms. They feel that their children have been blessed by the two supreme gods, and the future must be safe.

In this warm atmosphere, although John Invall had a cross on his chest, he prayed to God and was immersed in this lively atmosphere.

The young female serf who recovered her freedom from serving this boy, grabbed John's hand and swayed left and right, falling into a kind of strange madness.

Everything is joyful and lasts until that moment!

Hundreds of people stood on the solid wooden wall, looking at the rising sun in the distance, while the flames of the wooden tower were still burning...

The sun reappeared, although it only briefly cut through the sky.

People were finally exhausted in the last cheers, and the joyous period finally came to an end. People returned to their homes, looking forward to the melting of the snow and ice in 833.