book of old days

Chapter 101 Keel Hall

As the sled team got closer and closer to the town, Sean's heart became more and more tense.

Not only was there no light in that town, but there was also no sound coming out. The silent houses stood lifelessly amidst the ice and snow. It was a desolate and gloomy feeling unique to buildings that had not been inhabited for a long time.

Before entering the town, Sean could feel that there should be no living people here.

He raised the shotgun, thought for a while, then took out the revolver, put it in the outer pocket of the bearskin coat, and hung the two-handed sword behind his back. He was more or less confident in being fully armed.

Others felt something too, and the team slowed down and stopped on the ice outside the town.

The hunters looked at the small town not far away, and fell silent for a while.

Ragnar jumped off the sled, he didn't take a shotgun, he carried a tomahawk in both hands, "Fatty, Lone Wolf, One-Eyed, Scar, Iron Arm, Farstrider and Wizard come with me, the others are here to watch out. "

Ragnar's name was almost the best group of people in the team. The group jumped off the sled and groped into the small town.

Walking through the deserted streets, the whimpering of the wind can be heard from the buildings. Looking towards both sides of the street, there are only snow-covered roofs and dark open doors and windows. The clanging sound made the town look extraordinarily deserted.

One Eye kicked open the door of a wooden house, looked inside, and said, "There's no one here."

With a bang, the fat man also smashed open the wooden door of a store, "There's no one here either."

There is no need to continue reading, just judging from the condition of these buildings, there will be no living people in this town. Something terrible must have happened here, and Sean can feel it.

Bjorn the Farstrider was walking in the front. He kicked something suddenly and almost stumbled. He hurriedly lowered his head to check, and then exclaimed: "There is something here, it seems to be a - person!"

Xiao En walked over, and it was a corpse, half to be precise, only the upper half of the body was still there, it had been frozen hard, and it had melted into the ice and snow under the body, and even a section of the spine could be seen under the abdominal cavity.

Everyone's complexion is not very good.

"Damn it, what the hell happened here! Did the beast do it?"

"No beast can sack an entire town."

"Perhaps the wolves?"

"Wolves can't go this far north, not even direwolves."

Everyone chattered and discussed, and finally turned their attention to Ragnar, "Ragnar, what do you think?"

"What else can we do? Of course, we need to find a suitable place to repair it. No matter what dangers there are, we have to live here. Do we have any other options now?"

This is true, the sled team is tired, cold, hungry and thirsty, and most importantly lacks fuel, and the only way to survive is to get supplies in this place.

They came to the door of the largest building in the center of town.

This lobby-like building has a very domineering name - Keel Hall, of course not because of the dragon. The name comes from its building materials, and the roof is built with the keel of the stranded ship that year.

This is also the place where the original group of crew took refuge. It has been repeatedly reinforced in the following decades. Although the appearance is ugly, it is extremely strong, which undoubtedly gives people a great sense of security.

The only thing that made everyone feel uneasy was that the door was broken. The huge wooden door nailed up with thick planks was damaged by something, leaving only a broken frame.

Sean checked it. If it wasn't for any traces of flames, he almost thought the door had been blown open by a bomb.

But it was obviously not the case, he saw a trace of dried blood on the door, but there was no other clue.

The crowd didn't wait outside the door for too long, they squeezed in all at once, and after confirming that there was no danger inside, they immediately began to clean up.

A lot of snow had been poured into the hall, but even so, the bloodstains on the ground could not be covered up. Those bloodstains had dried up and turned black. If you didn't look carefully, they would probably be just stains on the ground.

However, as the snow in the hall was swept away, the bloodstains could no longer be ignored.

"What kind of monster is it? It can blow open a five-inch thick oak plank?"

"Whatever the monster is, it must have had a big meal here."

Sean looked at the places where the bloodstains were distributed, even on the walls and ceilings. It is not difficult to imagine that it must have been very tragic.

"The monster has already left, and that's the most important thing."

As Ragnar spoke, he poked the remaining ashes in the firepit, and found several large barrels of grease in the corner, "Let's stay here tonight, Bjorn, and call everyone in."

Soon the snow in the firepit was cleared, the fat was lit, and the candles made of whale oil lit up one by one. Soon the Keel Hall was brightly lit, and the flames illuminated the hall, bringing warmth. It also brings a false sense of security.

As the hunters poured into the house, this sense of security became more and more real.

It was still very cold in the room, and the cold wind was constantly pouring in through the holes, but compared to the icy purgatory outside, it was undoubtedly a world of difference.

The dogs were driven into a nearby room. Milok boiled a large pot of hot food with wild boar oil and dried meat to improve the food for the dogs. Today they all worked hard. The fat will give the sled dogs Rejuvenate.

The sled was placed just outside the keel hall.

Ragnar also arranged for several people to collect some wood planks from surrounding houses to repair the hole in the door.

After all this is settled, everyone can finally take a good rest.

The bearskin coats were taken off one after another, and hung on the wooden racks on both sides of the firepit to dry. These bearskin coats were worn by everyone for several days, soaked in sweat, soaked in wind and snow, plus the smell of the fur itself As soon as it was roasted on the fire, there was an indescribable terrible smell.

But the smell was nothing compared to the ice and snow outside.

Sean also took out some of his last barbecue ingredients, some for roasting meat, and dumped the rest into the saucepan to add some flavor to tonight's dinner.

Drinking the hot broth, eating the barbecue, and drinking the barley to keep out the cold, Sean felt his body come alive again.

Soon there was laughter in the room again. Regarding the two missing guys, everyone didn't feel much disappointed. Even Scar Wilson made an inappropriate joke, and everyone actually laughed along.

Sean couldn't help being a little speechless. These Nord guys are really very nervous, but it is probably this kind of optimistic attitude that allows them to survive in this cold and harsh environment.

If he had been in this environment for the rest of his life, he might have suffered from depression.

(End of this chapter)