Vikings: Journey of the Juggernaut

Chapter 88 Human Hair Murder: Visitors from the Longhouse
Amidst the heavy snow, Dawn left the tribal territory with the mountain bear Victor and headed to the Fern Strait to attend the winter wedding banquet.

The host of the wedding banquet was his late wife Kurag himself.

The newly married woman comes from the Jackal Tribe, the most populous Jackal Tribe in the North, and is the sister of the current leader of the Jackal Tribe.

……

Heavy snow covered the entire Tom Farm, and the burning bonfire in the longhouse dispelled the cold chill.

Tom said to the woman with disdain on his face: "What did I say at the beginning? The tribe is not like him. A young man who is not even a captain can cover the sky with one hand. Now you see, how long it has been." Time, that kid didn’t even dare to utter a fart.”

"Who knew that beast could be so unbearable? It's no wonder that I was a little worried before." The woman's face was filled with a smile.

As if remembering something, the smile on her face became even wider: "I heard that the family was so poor that they started selling swords. They still sold the family sword. They can't even protect the family sword. That little beast is a son of a man in vain."

"Nothing better than an animal." Tom took a sip of wine with satisfaction.

call--

A strong wind like howling ghosts and wolves blew by, and with a creak, a crack in the door of the house was blown open.

The biting cold penetrated into the room and hit his neck, causing Tom to shrink back, and he was a little drunk.

A piece of news suddenly flashed through my mind: I heard that the doggy couple would join Gorton's warship.

The drunk was sober again, and he lamented with some annoyance that he had become confused after drinking. Considering that beast had always been a cruel person, the attack on his sister would not end so easily.

Logically speaking, it had only been a little over a month since I had just taken away the compensation money from my family for burning the farm. Even if it cost money to rebuild the longhouse, I wouldn't be so poor that I needed to sell my sword so quickly.

What's more, what they are selling is the highly symbolic family sword.

This is very wrong!
That beast has always had a good relationship with the Kaysons. It must not be difficult to borrow some money. His intention in doing so...

It's finally time to start!

……

At Bastion Farm, Jackham walked into the longhouse carrying a sack.

"Reilly, why did you sell all the family swords? Didn't you get a few Western European swords? Why didn't you sell those?"

"This one is valuable." Rayleigh replied casually.

"Then sell it to me." Jecam put down a sack of money. His father had accumulated a lot of money during his years as a captain.

"No." Reilly refused.

"Why not?"

"Sell it to you, and then return the sword to me immediately." Rayleigh shook his head, "This is not a waste of money."

"Ha, then I'll keep it with you first." Jakam said with a smile.

"Save whatever you want, take it back." Reilly stood up, took the sack and stuffed it back.

"Take whatever you want, I won't take it." Jackham stepped back.

"hurry up."

"No!"

Jecam rushed out of the door and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Itia happily opened the sack and her eyes became brighter: "I didn't expect that the Jekham family is so rich. He shouldn't be able to find out if I take a few coins."

"..."

The brother and sister lowered their heads together, dejected, this...is this something a human being can say!
Sister-in-law is so shameful! !

"Jackham has been an adult for two years. It's time to marry a wife, and his father is no longer here. Reilly, we can only help him arrange it. Otherwise, in his head, he will never think of such a creature as a woman."

Itiya sighed and continued, "If you come to introduce someone to him, you can't buy something to the woman's house, just take it from his purse. After all, our family is so poor that we have to sell our swords, but we really can't. rich."

It was so!
It seems that my sister-in-law has not completely fallen into the eyes of money, which is really gratifying.

Da da……

With the sound of horse hooves, Skadi walked in with a large rack of mutton.

After putting down the mutton, an intellectual voice asked bluntly: "Leili, Itia, do you want to sell the sword for real or fake? If the sword is really for sale, then I bought it at a high price. If it is fake, I need help. If you need help, come to us anytime.”

Kaison said that it was abnormal for Rayleigh to release the news about selling the sword.

"Thank you, but what I'm selling is the old friendship between brothers." Lei Li replied bluntly.

"I don't quite understand." Skadi looked confused.

"I've made it clear enough."

"Okay, I'll go back and ask Kaisen."

After Skadi finished speaking, he left here in a hurry.

……

Among the snowflakes, another person stepped into the farm, put down his bamboo hat at the door of the longhouse, knocked on the door, and entered.

This middle-aged warrior is called Raup. He used to be his brother's crew member, but now he has joined Gorton like everyone else on the ship.

"In the past, when I was seriously injured and dying, your brother Thor spent a lot of money to find a doctor to treat me. This friendship will always be remembered in my heart." The light of the fire pit reflected on the middle-aged soldier's face. His eyes shone with some sincerity.

News suddenly spread that the Bastian family wanted to sell the family sword. For these warriors who had followed Thor in the past and still had friendship deep in their hearts, it was naturally impossible not to come and take a look.A middle-aged warrior like him with enough experience could see the hidden and brewing storm under the signal of selling the sword.

"Is there any conflict between you and Captain Gorton?" Raup asked.

Captain Gorton has never set foot on this farm since Thor's death. Something is unusual.According to news some time ago, the fleet was reorganized after Bartholomew stepped down, and Rayleigh's choice was the Gorton warship.

These two things reveal an unusual weirdness.

"While I was at sea, he tried to kill my sister. Of course there was a conflict." Reilly said bluntly.

Raup recalled the fire that broke out on the farm a month ago and the disappearance of the girl, and wondered: "Isn't that what Thom did?"

"Thom can't do it." Rayleigh stared at the figure in front of him, "Which side will you choose to stand on?"

"The contradictions cannot be reconciled?"

"Yes."

"Why did Captain Gorton kill Mellie?"

"You have to ask him."

"Well, I need to confirm something first." Raop did not immediately reply.

He has never had long-term contact with the person in front of him. He was also very withdrawn when he was young. He doesn't know whether what he is telling the truth is.

"Of course." Rayleigh replied.

If this middle-aged soldier immediately expressed his support for him, he would really not be relieved.

"Maybe I won't come back."

After saying this, the middle-aged soldier disappeared out of the door, and the house was closed again.

If he doesn't come back, he must continue to choose Gorton's side.

……

Not long after, a figure walked into the night again. Under the cloak, there was a faint smiling face.

"Rayleigh, you may not be Gorton's opponent now." The smiling man's expression was invisible because his expression was hidden in his smile.

"So, are you on Gorton's side, or are you ready to stand on my side?" Eagle Eyes stared at the pair of eyes that were also smiling.

With Jinat's intelligence, he must be able to see through his intention of selling the sword, and he did so as expected.

"I'm standing here right now, do I need to say anything?" Genat replied.

"But I don't trust you." Rayleigh looked away and found that he could no longer see through the guy in front of him.

Compared to the scene beside the farm flames many years ago, the smiling man's thoughts were even more unfathomable than before, and he was not the only one growing up.

"What are you worried about?" Genat paused for a while and said, "I saw the shadows of two generals in this room. Good birds choose the right wood to roost in. There is no need to think about how to choose."

"I'll be on your side."

After Jinat finished speaking, he walked out of the longhouse.

In the longhouse, Rayleigh asked Xiang Itia: "Can we trust him?"

"No."

Itiya said firmly, "The last time he came here, he brought an old hen, but this time he came empty-handed. How can he be trusted if he is so insincere?"

"What you said makes sense." Rayleigh was slightly stunned, feeling that his brain couldn't keep up with the woman's thinking.

Outside the longhouse, Jinat looked at the increasingly heavy snowfall, covered himself with a cloak, suppressed the smile on his face, and walked away suddenly.

……

Late at night, Raop, who returned from the Prophet's Cave, came to Bastian Farm again.

It was now confirmed that the one who was chasing Mellie was indeed not the bearded Tom.

Regarding the pursuer, my mind recalled what the prophet said a moment ago:
"The traces of the battle around the longhouse were completely burned by the fire, and there were not many clues that could be found. The clothes of the pursuer were also treated with a special smell, and the shoes under their feet were also wrapped in leather, so not many details could be seen... ...a man of deep wisdom.”

"Judging from the depth of the footprints and the flexibility of their footprint distribution, it can be inferred that the pursuer has a body size close to that of a berserker or even higher. He has both intelligence and strength. There are not many such warriors in the tribe."

After passing through my thoughts, I walked into the longhouse again.

Raop did not go straight to the point, but talked about something paradoxical: "I have a daughter who was just engaged in autumn. I originally planned to wait for the soldier to come back, and the two of them would get married, but it turned out that the soldier did not return... …”

Leili had some idea that the defeat of the Autumn Raid and the death of a large number of warriors had also resulted in many widows in the tribe.

Itia frowned slightly, then relaxed after hearing the middle-aged warrior's next words.

"Jackham has a very good relationship with you guys. I wonder if I can go and help. My daughter's appearance is very good and she is still perfect. I just don't know if he is willing to do it?" Raopu said with a hint of doubt in his eyes. look forward to.

Among the young people in the tribe, although Jecam is not as good as the one in front of him, he is still an extremely talented person. It is certain that he will become the captain in the future.Now there are many families or women who have lost their husbands, all staring at this genius.

If his daughter can get married to Jecam, then his family will be completely tied to the warship of these two people in front of him, and these two people will not have to worry about being stabbed in the back.

"Okay." Itia agreed happily immediately.

I thought I was going to introduce him to Rayleigh, but it was a false alarm.

(End of this chapter)