Rise of Rurik Chapter 717

The young priests trust their teacher Eskil so much. It has been more than half a month since the dispute began, and it turned out that the monastery has been free from Bingxiu.

　　 They still have to be absolutely vigilant, everyone can't leave the courtyard wall of the monastery, and there must be someone to watch every night.

　　 Everything came very suddenly, and it seemed to be inevitable.

　　 The blue fox and Vardy hid until the moon was high, taking advantage of the moonlight and starlight as mice in a dark ditch, escaped the cruising gang soldiers, and successfully touched the territory of the monastery.

　　 "This is it?" Vardy asked cautiously, enduring hunger and wounds.

　　 "I will never forget it once I have been here."

　　 looked up at a torch on the wooden wall of the monastery, the blue fox boasted that he saw hope.

　　 The two hurriedly approached the closed wooden door, and then began to bang eagerly, and the blue fox yelled: "Eskil, I am the blue fox from Ross, and I want you to take shelter."

　　 He said a lot of similar words, and the little priest behind the door was shocked that he was cautious not to speak for a while.

　　 Finally, a little vigil priest opened a small gap, but the person behind the door used brute force to get in.

　　 The little priest was very speechless. He stared at the panting intruder for a moment, and then stunned for a while and said, "Are you... the poor lamb?"

　　 "Bah! What lamb! I'm from Ross! Call your master Eskil out."

　　 The little priest is a pious person, most taboo against using violence, a fat man is rude in front of him, so scared that he can only nod in agreement.

　　 In fact, all the little priests are ordered by Eskil to respect the people of Ross, because this is related to the success or failure of a great cause.

　　 "The two adults are... the teacher's guests. The teacher has ordered, fast into the monastery."

　　 Blue Fox and Vardy entered the monastery with ease, surprisingly smoothly.

　　 Once the blue fox was very disdainful of this shabby monastery, now it seems to be an excellent refuge.

　　 Eskil, who was already asleep, was awakened, and the sudden news caused him a headache.

　　A fat Ross man? Who this person is, he has fully understood the adjective "fat" since he learned of the adjective "fat" from the little priest.

　　 Eskil was completely sleepy, his witty head turned crazily, conscious that this must be an opportunity to spread the divine faith, and even a breakthrough for a greater cause.

　　 He put on a black robe and asked the priest to light more oil lamps.

　　 As a local bishop, he received the blue fox in the holy prayer church. When he saw this fat man again, he was shocked by the embarrassment and misery of this rich guy.

　　 The blue fox's clothes were completely damaged, and the clothes of Wadi's entourage were still stained with blood.

　　 Eskil trembled: "Welcome you, poor lamb, I am a pastor you can trust."

　　 "We are not lambs." Blue Fox still emphasized impatiently.

　　 "Okay. Sit down first." After that, he told the little priest: "Fetch some water and bread."

　　The two displaced people finally settled down. Once they sat down, they were relieved of their burdens. The blue fox's mental condition was not bad, and Vardy almost fainted.

　　 Eskil also sat down on the bench at will. He learned of some things and he still has to ask: "I know the war. Those people are attacking you. It looks like you... didn't win?"

　　 This guy is very cautious in his words, and the embarrassed blue fox casually laughed at himself: "I don't mind if you say I failed. I failed, but not completely. You see, I escaped."

　　 "So, your soldiers..."

　　 "They were all killed in battle. I fled down the tunnel, you know, I am a businessman, and I have a noble status. I must tell Prince Rurik what happened here!"

　　 The entire face of the blue fox was twitching when he spoke. The white and gray face heated up to red, gritted his teeth as if he was about to grind his teeth, and his whole person became extremely distorted.

　　 His violent rage caused Eskil to be quite frightened, but fortunately, he has seen the great world well.

　　 "You fled to me, just want me to help you get back to Rose?"

　　 Eskil accurately asked the point, and the blue fox continued: "You said you are going to Ross! You must send me back!"

　　 "This..." Eskil's face sank.

　　 "Why? You regret it? Don't you want to go to Ross? Can you go without me as a guide?"

　　 Eskil glanced at the desolate man with a gold-encrusted sword hanging from his waist, and couldn't help but breathe in a breath, fearing that he would provoke the fat man and cause his own disaster.

　　 Eskil stood up slowly, making a scorched forehead. He was pacing, and he said frankly: "Well, I want to confess to you. I do plan to go to Ross, and I need your guidance. I thought you were already dead in the war, and it was suspended before. With this plan, obviously the Lord is blessing you and allowing you to enter this monastery alive. My plan still has a chance to be implemented."

　　 The blue fox was emotional, he couldn't hear the words of the old guy for a while, and he was still asking how to row a boat to escape.

　　 "Boating? There is no chance! The storm destroyed almost all the boats, and the others were occupied by those people. I can't buy a boat..."

　　 "How can this be good?! I must go back to Ross! The Ross army will get revenge."

　　 Eskil shook his head: "You are so tired, you should take a break first."

　　 "No. You have to give me a way!" Blue Fox was also anxious.

　　Eskil has thought of a new way since the rain and the storm subsided. Why do you have to set sail from Hezeby? Now that it has become unsafe, walk to Hamburg and leave by boat.

　　 At this time, the little priest came with a pottery pot and a dinner plate, and the clean water and brown bread slices were placed in front of the tired two.

　　 Blue Fox was disdainful of eating black bread. This is a poor-quality bread with a strong sour taste. His taste has been cultivated to be more difficult, but now he is like a pig, arching his head to swallow the black bread.

　　 The little priest hurriedly removed the food and water, but Eskil also stood up to block it.

　　 "Why? Not for me?"

　　 "Yes! There is one condition."

　　 "What are the conditions?" Blue Fox asked angrily.

　　 "Because this meal is not given to you by me. It is a gift from the Lord. You two are lost lambs. Only if you have converted to our faith and experienced baptism can you have the right to eat this sacrament and drink this holy water."

　　 "This is the same thing again..." The blue fox's mouth seemed to resist, and his heart was shaken in order to fill his stomach.

　　 Eskil pursued with victory: "You experienced a failure, why is this? Because you do not believe in the Lord, you were attacked by barbarians. If you converted earlier, how could they dare to attack?"

　　 "Really? It's ridiculous."

　　 "This is the case. Have those people ever attacked the servants of the Lord? They dare not, because the power of faith is infinite..." Then there was another boring preaching.

　　 Eskil relies on a mouth to develop believers. The power of preaching and persuasion is still too limited. He actually knows that, for example, Charlemagne's force has made the Saxons accept the faith on a large scale. This efficiency is more than 10,000 times stronger than preaching!

　　 Talking about faith with businessmen, if you change to another priest, you don't want to mix up. The priests of the ninth century emphasized asceticism, and the merchants generally represented the pursuit of luxury, which made the priests generally disdain to talk to the merchants.

　　 Eskil also has plans for this, but the blue fox is a breakthrough. Since you are a businessman, you should know your interests.

"My monastery will survive the war. Behind me is the support of Frank. This monastery itself is also funded by Prince Ludwig of Frank. I have investigated the guy who attacked you. It was the mercenary of Prince Ludwig. people."

　　 "Is it because Frank is beating us Rose? There is one more enemy!" Blue Fox said clearly, and his mind became more confused.

"No! You misunderstood! I tell you that Prince Ludwig's letter proves that he is interested in Ross. How could the prince attack your shop? It must be the mercenaries who did it without permission. The prince still intends to do it with you. Business."

　　 "Doing business?" Blue Fox was slightly calm, "I want to eat now."

　　 "It must be baptized." Eskil emphasized with his old face down.

"necessary?"

"This is the principle! You stand in the sacred temple and will be expelled if you do not accept faith. You...you are not believed in any gods. After experiencing this disaster, you must believe in one. Your business **** cannot protect your lives, but The Lord can give the devout a bright future. Besides, after conversion, you have the right to go to Hamburg and Bremen to do business."

　　 When Eskil said this, Blue Fox finally became decisive.

　　 "If you can get more business opportunities. I'll do it!"

　　 Eskil's stubborn old face was beaming with joy. He personally acted as a baptist and performed the key baptism for the two fleeing lambs.

　　 The blue fox took off his dirty clothes and completely soaked the big wooden barrel full of clean water. Although the conditions are relatively simple, Eskil is here to preside, holding the handwritten gospel book in one hand and reciting the blue fox's head rhythmically with the other. According to the usual practice, he flipped the pages of the book casually, and the first person's name appeared as the Christian name of Blue Fox.

　　The same operation was applied to the injured Vardy, except that the injured man was in a trance, and he accepted the baptism in a daze. At least his body did not refuse the ceremony but was still voluntary.

　　Wadi's wound was also seen by Eskil. After the baptism, the wound was smeared with the sacred fragrance of rose oil, and then the wound was bandaged. Whether this young man can be immune to fever after injury depends on the Lord's will.

　　 In fact, rose essential oil has the effect of protecting wounds and accelerating healing, and the wounds become clean after being cleaned.

　　 The Blue Fox and Vardy finally ate their food. They also put on a simple coarse white cloth robe, which is the ordinary uniform of the little priest.

　　 Eskil gave them wooden cross pendants after they had eaten and drank, and put them on by himself.

　　 After all, this is the first time I have successfully preached here with the Ross people in so many years. The first time was to baptize a big figure in the Ross people. It was a good start.

　　 When the blue fox is full, he doesn't think he has become much special now.

　　 He continued to ask Eskil: "How on earth are you sending me back to Rose. I'm talking about Rose in the east."

　　 "Now...I can tell you without reservation, my child..."

　　 Eskil said a lot, and the Blue Fox finally understood Eskil's new plan, which is to walk to Hamburg on foot and then find a boat to leave.

　　Although Hamburg is a former Saxony city conquered by Charlemagne, it is a natural trading port because it was built on the waters of the inland river.

　　How big is the difference between believing in the Lord and believing in Odin or Frey and Friga? Blue Fox doesn't think the so-called master is so clever now, but the chance of making a fortune has already allowed him to put aside the events of the war he experienced.

　　 It is one thing to report the disaster to Prince Rurik, and it is another thing to go to the Frankish hinterland to find a chance to make a fortune.

　　 He and Vardy stayed in the monastery and slept all night, and until the next day, they had to eat the simple and shabby "holy breakfast" in boring morning prayers like little priests.

　　 Have to pray for a meal? If praying can ensure the Lord's shelter for your own life, you can spend some words.

　　 Blue Fox and Vardy said the prayers, there is no hope or resistance. It was their obedience that made Eskil's delight.

　　 After the meal, the enthusiastic Eskil meets with the blue fox in the writing room alone.

　　 He looked at the young fat man up and down: "Seems to be used to it? Obviously the Lord has already given you a call, and you finally fell into the Lord's embrace."

　　 "I want to know when we go to Hamburg now."

　　 "We have to wait for this. Don't worry, it won't be too far away."

　　 "Okay. I want to tell you in particular that the sea area where Rose in the east is located will be frozen in November." Blue Fox warned.

"No problem. Now that you are a believer, you can go to the Frank trade. Of course, I think the Earl of Hamburg would like to meet you, even Prince Ludwig. I have a very high status in Frank, and I can introduce you to Great nobles, they must be happy to talk to you, a Rusman."

　　 "If it's a business matter, I'm happy to talk about it."

　　 "Very good. But you must learn to be a priest here." Eskil's request was his goal, because the Blue Fox felt that he had to act as a priest and monk temporarily.

　　 "I am not a priest."

　　 "Of course you are not! But in this monastery, there must be only a priest. You...have to cut off your beard and a lot of hair, like other priests' hairstyle (St. Peter's hairstyle)."

　　 "Shave my beard? Is it necessary? In the north, the bigger the beard, the more the soldier's charm and credibility. And with that funny hairstyle, my hair has never been so short."

　　 "But here will make you a stranger. I am worried about those people's search. If they rush into the monastery and take you away, I will not be able to rescue them."

　　 "Absurd." Blue Fox shook his head, "You said it is safe enough here."

　　 "I'm afraid those gangsters and villains insist on doing it. You know, they don't believe in the Lord. They are a group of savages, like wild boars and thick bears on a rampage. We must plan for the best and the worst."

　　 Blue Fox believed the words of Eskil, who had lived in Ross for more than half a year, and was also convinced of his ambition to preach to Ross. The latter is not what he cares about. He is most concerned about his life now, and secondly, he is taking advantage of far more than his father.

　　 The blue fox is still a fat man, but his beard and a lot of hair disappeared, and he put on the priest's black robe, and the cross hung on his chest. The whole person is clearly a priest! Who can doubt as long as you stand quietly? Perhaps we still have to doubt that the fat priests with fat heads, big ears and bulging belly may only be available in Rome, but certainly not in the North.

　　 His sword was unloaded and preserved. This bright white steel sword that Frank didn't have was a treasure. If you want to negotiate with the Frankish nobles, it can be used as a stepping stone.

　　 Two more days later, Blue Fox went through careful thinking and decided not to put Hui Ross down first. Now that I have gone to Frank to discover new interests for himself, his family, and Ross, I have to do a big vote if I want to do anything.

　　 Wadi's mental condition has been improving after being injured these days, obviously this is the gift of the Lord!

　　Vadi has accepted the sacred faith, but he is only a small character, and he needs to rely on his master now and in the future. It just so happens that he wants to meet the Frankish nobleman, and the blue fox needs a powerful follower.

　　 Blue Fox thought through the problem, and just as Eskil was about to leave, he would explain his proposition again.

　　 Now the Blue Fox, who has been given the Christian name Joseph, directly asks Eskil for the opportunity to meet Prince Ludwig. How can this request not be shocking?

　　 "The prince thinks very highly of himself, maybe..." Eskil was silent for a while.

"Just take my sword as a gift, and the Ross people's desire for trade. I don't believe that the lord of a big country will refuse." The blue fox is ambitious, but Eskil can easily meet the Count of Hamburg~www.mtlnovel .com ~ To see the prince, we need to convince the Earl of Hamburg.

　　 Eskil did not pack the ticket, and honestly claimed that he would try. Then he sighed: "Joseph, you are a crazy businessman, you actually regard disaster as a new opportunity."

This is really a compliment to a businessman. Of course, the blue fox would not let it: "True businessman takes this, my father was almost killed here in Denmark. Twenty years later I also escaped from the dead, hope the great Lord will give me wealth ."

Hearing, Eskil really didn't mean to refute, so he could only laugh without saying a word, and finally pointed out: "You must know what the priests are talking about. I will celebrate the Mass of Santa Maria on the 14th of August. We are leaving this holiday and will arrive in Hamburg before September. So you will stay here for a while."

　　 Living in a monastery like a bird in a cage, the blue fox did not dare to leave here, so he had to find something to kill himself. Eskil seized the opportunity to provide a handwritten gospel book. Although it was very dreamy, he knew that this fat man could understand Latin.

　　 Not to mention, Blue Fox was fascinated by the so-called scriptures, and the stories inside were vivid and interesting. However, compared to his faith, he pays attention to a wide variety of place names. He is impressed that the world is extremely large, as well as the gold, gems and so on depicted in the books.

　　 Many disasters have occurred, many plans have been broken, and now Eskil and Blue Fox have become very urgent to see the Earl of Hamburg, the great northern nobleman of the Franks.

　　 But before leaving, new troubles came again. A large number of ships appeared on the sea, and the king of the Danes finally sailed by the north wind and came to his loyal Hezeby.

Chapter end