Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 10 highlights a pragmatism

The Ice Sea, from the perspective of the Norse Kingdom, can also be called the North Sea.Starting from Wendeng Port, head all the way to the northeast, and will soon enter this sea area.

As the name suggests, the Ice Sea gets its name from the fragmented ice floes that float there.Among these crushed ice, the small ones probably cannot fill a wine barrel, and the big ones can barely be called icebergs.At the same time, because the speed of ships in this era is not optimistic, it is a blessing in disguise, and there will be no couple who say "you jump, I jump" at the bow of the ship in this sea area for the time being.

In the most serious case, probably hitting a mini iceberg at night, you need to take the wooden boards to the bilge to repair it, and then use wooden buckets to scoop out the water.

Therefore, after more than 30 days of smooth sailing, Medieval Evangelion Frank set foot on the land of the ice sheet.

In this short period of more than one month, the future priest has withstood a test that he has never had in his previous life.First came severe seasickness, and then severe diarrhea caused by eating sea fish caught by the crew.In the end, as he got closer and closer to the north, the temperature dropped all the way, and he found that the clothes he had imagined were not enough to resist the severe cold.

Fortunately, there were still a few furs left in William's hand, and he sold them to Frank and his followers at a friendly price, a real friendly price - one silver coin of the three kingdoms.The price is too honest, and it's hard to say that there's not a little guilt about sending someone to die.

These experiences were really not friendly, but soon William realized that he really underestimated this kid.This delicate-looking missionary miraculously survived. When his entourage hugged the mast and vomited and vomited, Frank was still holding on to his holy book.You know, William had already made a plan for him to repent halfway, and only half of the ship's money would be refunded to him at that time.

If it wasn't for opening his mouth to spit it out, William felt that Frank would definitely sing the classic part of the saint's crucifixion, but the messy shape made him look less holy than when he set out.

The moment he set foot on the land of the ice field, the missionary won the basic respect of all members of the ship, including William, at least everyone saw his belief to some extent.

Out of respect for his belief, William decided to try to change his mind again. After all, seeing a good person die in such an unreasonable place, he couldn't accept it psychologically.Anyway, I already got the money for the boat ticket. For the sake of this huge income, it is not impossible to work overtime, and I will have an extra contact after I go back.

With this thought in mind, William personally helped Frank, who was a bit wobbly, to get off the boat and stepped on the rough pier.

It is not so much a pier as it is a stone embankment built with chaotic rocks along the coastline, just to mark the docking area on the vast coastline that is not easy to run aground.The large black stones are filled with small stones and sand. From a distance, they still have some shapes. If you look closely, you will believe that this is the uncanny workmanship of nature.

A dozen fluffy figures had already been waiting at the pier.Their faces are painted with indistinguishable facial features, and the fur suits on their bodies from head to toe are equivalent to a set of plate armor in terms of materials, and the sewing technology is almost nonexistent. The practical value can be given full marks in the local area.

Seeing William and his party disembark, they did not take off their weapons.Among them, the big man who was obviously taller than the surrounding companions stepped forward, greeted William with a bear hug with the texture of real bear fur, and greeted William in a fairly fluent Wendeng Port Innosi language.

"Aha, William, what a surprise, two full days earlier than expected."

"Of course, I don't want my friends to wait too long." William waved to Frank behind him, gesturing for him to come over.The attendant who was out of breath on the boat followed up with a sword, and looked at the big man in front of him vigilantly.

"Let me introduce, this is Bjorn, and his name means that he is as strong as a bear. There are more than a dozen people here who have to listen to him." William introduced to Frank, "By the way, you have come to preach and teach Xueyuan. language? I have to tell you that he is a special case."

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Well, the first step got stuck, and William didn't expect that Frank hadn't thought about it at all.This is also very reasonable. He probably thinks that Norse is a universal language in the world, or simply thinks that coming to Icefield is not considered going abroad.

This is of course very good, and it has a significant persuasion effect.So William turned his back to Frank, and gave Bjorn a gesture of the Iceman throwing his fist down, meaning to scare him, and then continued: "This god who wants to come to the Icefield to recommend him to you, please Explain to him the rules here."

Bjorn understood the gesture: "It's simple, we don't have so many rules here in the ice field, just go through our traditional ceremony. We'll move things back now." He pulled over a The big sled made of wood began to unload the ship.

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Frank heard what Bjorn said was simple, but when he arrived at the place, he realized that the simple part of the matter was to explain the process clearly.

From this settlement near the port, looking deeper into the ice field, there is a barren land covered with ice and snow. At the end of the field of vision, abrupt mountains rise from the ground, presenting a wave-like gesture.This natural dividing line divides the real primitive ice sheet and the relatively mild area on the mountain side.

The way of building the wall here is similar to that of the North Kingdom, but the wooden structure part is omitted, and a vaulted building similar to a snow house is used.On the one hand, it is because the vegetation here is only some low shrubs and moss. On the other hand, it is also considering that in places where the temperature is below zero all year round, you really don’t need to consider that the stones will fall apart after sticking them with clay, let alone worry about rain. Problems with getting wet and loose - only blizzards.

After letting go of the human sled, Bjorn pointed to a big stone next to the settlement that was higher than the house and said, "See that big black stone over there, that's where the ceremony started."

Under the puzzled eyes of Frank and his entourage, he held back a smile and explained the religious tradition of the Icelanders: As we all know, survival on the icefield is the biggest problem since ancient times, and all religious content revolves around this point.

Of course, if you want to show that your god is worthy of belief, it depends on whether your god can give people a strong ability to survive.The old rule is to start from the starting point stipulated by the tribe, without wearing clothes, without tools, without water and food, and marching to the distant mountains.In the mountain range made of black rocks, there are countless caves. In the depths, you will find "living stones", just knock one and bring it back as a proof.

The whole process will probably vary depending on the distance from each tribe to the mountains, and it will last from a few months to a year. The tribe will use a primitive democratic voting method to select a few people to follow far away as witnesses of this ceremony .

As for the "living stone", according to Bjorn's description, it is similar to most of the stones on this ice sheet.The stone used to build the house, the stone used as a starting point, and the stones that make up the mountains are all the same black rock, but the difference is that it is "alive" at a glance, and it can only be seen in the mountains. Found in the depths of the cave in the cave, the knocked-off small pieces will die within a few days, and can only be verified by witnesses on the spot.

When you get to the place, you choose a cave to get in, anyway, your god will guide you.Everyone stopped following, because it was not easy to get out after entering.

How do you live without clothes, tools, and food?It’s not that there are no animals on the ice field, use the power that God bestows on you to ask for them.

As long as you can complete this ceremony and prove that your god can really give people the power to live, the tribe will build the strongest house for the undoubted spokesperson of the god, the living stone you brought back, Will be embedded in the wall as proof of the miracle.The old priest was inspired by the stone god 30 years ago, and completed this feat under the witness of several trusted warriors, so the whole tribe converted to the stone god.

When he dies, his successor will also perform this ceremony.However, considering that people who are inspired by God are actually very rare, most of the time the tribe is in a state of non-belief.

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To be honest, it was the first time William heard about this. He looked at Björk with puzzled eyes, indicating whether he made it up too hard.

"Don't look at me, everything I said is true, we never joke about it." He gestured at the physical gap between the two sides, and laughed, "To be honest, I never thought about how it would be for the Norse people to participate in this ceremony So, but as far as I know, although you have quite a lot of priests, there are not many of you who can possess divine power like our old priests, right?"

(End of this chapter)