Rebirth of the Viking King

Old Gonk laughed dryly and kept stuffing eggs and roast chicken into his mouth. It was precisely because of this relationship that Duke Bernard turned a blind eye to the fact that he secretly attacked Hanshui Town several times in the past ten years while the mountains were blocked by heavy snow.

After all, the two have a life-long friendship.

"I sent a raven to ask you to lead troops, but I didn't expect that within ten days, you would appear at Storm's End."

"Of all my men, you are truly the most loyal to me, brother Gonk!"

Duke Bernard, who was as thoughtful as a hair, certainly knew that the reason why Gonk was so excited was not because of any so-called loyalty, but because he had longed for Hanshui Village for decades.

Wuya Town, located in the mountains, has no outlet to the sea. For Old Gonk, only by gaining access to the sea can he build his own ship and have the opportunity to make further progress.

Deep in his bones, this man still wants to take his place!

"Sir, brother, I dare to call you brother today. Your order is my God! Not only did we immediately send troops out of the city, we also went out day and night, killing all the hunters who saw us along the way!"

"We didn't let anyone know our whereabouts!"

Well." Bernard picked up the teapot and poured a cup of hot milk tea for Old Gonk, "It's really hard on you for traveling at night in winter."

There followed a long period of silence. The two of them ate in silence, exchanging some polite words that were not nutritious. Although they are both native-born Vikings, the combined age of the two people here is probably over a hundred. In the eyes of the Vikings in the medieval era, they were already considered real old people.

No matter how much I eat, I can't eat much.

After breakfast, the servant cleared the plates. Bernard waved his hand to repel the servant woman behind him, and Old Gonk also dismissed his son behind him. There was only a pot of black tea left on the table, and the two began to discuss the serious work of the trip face to face.

"Did you find anything on the road?"

After hearing this, Old Gonk took out a cloth bag from behind and poured out the contents with a splash. It was the domestic garbage collected in the Snow Grave Valley that night.

"Brother, please look"

"Ever since Loki came to power, Coldwater Village has been dumping household garbage in Snowgrave Valley every day. And the only way to go from Mistduck Town to Snowgrave Valley at Storm's End is!"

"That night, I asked my son to take a look at the garbage they dumped out, and he found a lot of uneaten animal bones. I dug deep along the ground, and there were still a lot in the ground!"

Bernard frowned when he saw this. As a duke, he knew what kind of life his vassals lived. Hanshui Village, where people used to starve to death every winter, was able to eat meat every meal, which was strange enough now.

But they were so luxurious that they could throw away the bones. This was something Bernard never expected!

Scandinavia has been a place of bitter cold since ancient times. The seven-month-long winter every year is even more difficult. No village or town dared to waste precious food in order to survive the winter.

Animal bones are not inedible. After the barbecue is finished, the remaining animal bones are collected and simmered in a soup pot for more than ten hours. After that, they will become as crispy as bread. Although it is not easy to digest once it is eaten in the stomach, it has a strong feeling of fullness. One meal can satisfy hunger for two days.

Every Viking who was born into poverty, even Bernard and Gonk, fished animal bones out of the soup pot and ate them when they were young. There are hardly any villages where animal bones go to waste.

There was only one possibility for throwing away the animal bones: the village already had too much food to eat.

The two of them had just returned from there a month ago, and they still knew very well what the situation was like in Hanshui Village. Hundreds of Viking warriors were stationed in the village waiting for Loki to return to the village. Within 10 days, they feasted and ate most of their food reserves!

When they left, Old Gonk personally walked into the barn and saw that there were only a dozen bags of sprouted sweet potatoes and potatoes left inside.

However, judging from the garbage picked up, the villagers of Hanshui Village actually lived a life where even their bones were wasted in just one month. There must be a big problem!

Thinking of the large-scale procurement that Blood Dove Town recently came to Storm's End, Duke Bernard has vaguely pieced together the pattern of the entire incident. After explaining the recent large-scale purchases in Bleeding Pigeon Town. Even Old Gonk narrowed his eyes involuntarily.

“So it seems that our other old friend ‘Hummel Blood Pigeon’ is planning to join Hanshui Village?”

Duke Bernard doesn't know how to answer this sentence yet. Blood Pigeon Town has 600 Viking Shield and Axemen, who are the most powerful vassals under his command. He can lose Hanshui Village, but he cannot lose Blood Pigeon Town.

If Blood Dove and Storm's End went to war, it would be like two tigers on the same mountain going to war. No matter who wins in the end, the ultimate winner is most likely the lord of the "Dragon's Breath Plateau" next door, 'The Devourer' Guraul Mokrash.

This old and cunning thing will definitely take the opportunity to raise an army and annex Bernard's territory. Anyway, it is winter now, and the mountains are covered with heavy snow. Even if the Viking king on the other side of the peninsula knew that the two dukes were at war, he would not be able to send troops.

By the time spring comes next year, the war will be over.

He couldn't allow this to happen.

But on the other hand, he cannot just allow the "Blood Pigeon Town Hanshui Village" alliance to expand without limit.

At the moment, he still doesn’t know how the 20-year-old Spearhead kid managed to win over Hummel, an old fox. But he knew that if this man could win over the miser-like Hummel, he could win over any allies he wanted within his own territory.

Just this winter, I must nip this flame in the bud immediately!

"How many people did you bring this time?" Duke Bernard frowned and asked with a gloomy face.

"All the soldiers in Wuya Town came out in full force, a total of 200 mountain warriors!" Old Gonk replied. His village is small, second only to Hanshui Village. The word "town" after "Wuya Town" was forcibly added by him to enhance the scene.

"200 people"

Seeing Bernard lost in thought, Old Gonk knew what he was thinking at this time. This old friend of mine is a very scheming person. Every step of the plan he makes will strive to minimize variables.

But was he a little too cautious this time?

"I know what you are thinking about," Gonk replied with a smile. "In the past, I carried you on my back to attack Hanshui Village but couldn't attack it for a long time because I had the purpose of plundering."

"I don't want to burn down the Cold Water Castle or destroy too many buildings. After all, what we need in Foggy Duck Town is an outlet to the sea. If the attack turns out to be a ruin, I won't be able to use this village."

"Every spring, I arrange for spies to go into Hanshui Village to observe. Their village only has 170 people in total! Only 40 can take up arms to fight. 200 against 40, I feel that there is no possibility that I will lose this battle! "

Bernard nodded quietly. From a literal perspective, this number is indeed sufficient.

But this is just facing Hanshui Village. If you consider that the 200 mountain warriors in Blood Pigeon Town adjacent to Hanshui Village cannot suppress them.

"I will give you another 300 Storm's End Shield Axemen! Plus 200 horses!"

Old Gonk gasped when he heard this, but Bernard still looked solemn and frowned.

"So, you have a total of 500 people under your command. This kind of force can not only crush Hanshui Village, but also scare the Blood Pigeon Town next door! There are 600 soldiers in Blood Pigeon Town. 600 people can eat 200 people and it can still be a battle! But 600 people want to kill 500 people."

"Although we don't know yet how much effort Loki put in to get Hummel's help. But what I know is that this stingy old guy will never go bankrupt to help an outsider!"

"Tomorrow I will take you to recruit soldiers. It just so happens that you have been so tired from traveling all the way. Rest for three days until the recruitment is completed and set off together!"

Bernard actually took out such a big deal to settle Hanshui Village. This was something that Old Gonk never expected. But having this amount of troops in your hands will do you no harm at all. Having such a large number of troops in hand fully demonstrates the trust that this long-time friend has in him.

10th.

Within 10 days, I will definitely get Loki’s head and present it to my brother!

While Old Gonk was sworn to issue a military order to Duke Bernard, in the kitchen at the feet of the two of them, a kitchen worker was standing on the table, placing an iron pipe on the stone ceiling and listening. . Everyone in the kitchen held their breath to create the best possible eavesdropping effect for him.

"How's it going? Did you hear anything?"

"If I hadn't guessed correctly, this location should be directly under the Earl's dining table!"

Shh! The eavesdropper immediately made a silence gesture, then tapped the red wine used for seasoning with his finger, and drew the numbers 500 and 3 on the wall.