In the end, Patriarch Olaf still did not relent, but looking at his hesitant attitude, the messenger thought that he had achieved his goal, and the rest was only a matter of time, and went back to report to the old patriarch with satisfaction. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

As soon as the envoy left, outside the wooden house, Arthur walked over with an anxious face: "Patriarch, why didn't you agree to his conditions just now!" That's the population, and the soldiers, it's our ......."

"Arthur, do I look like a fool?"

Patriarch Olaf was lying on the rocking chair, his face was not hesitant at all, but full of comfortable and comfortable colors - speaking of which, this chaise longue, also invented by the Grand Duke of Xiao Tang, originally just wanted to sit comfortably, who knew the unexpected popularity, especially the Olaf patriarch, when the sea was bumpy, lying on this chaise longue, quietly falling asleep in the shaking of the waves, which was much more comfortable than lying on a hard wooden bed.

"This ...... You are the patriarch, how can you say that? ”

Arthur was dumbfounded when he heard Patriarch Olaf say this, perhaps, there was a hint of selfishness in the panic that was broken?

"You still think I'm a fool." Patriarch Olaf snorted coldly, and glared at the panicked Arthur with dissatisfaction: "After so many years, I thought I could fully trust you, but unfortunately, in the end, I was proved wrong. ”

"No, no, patriarch, I'm not ......"

In a panic, in a hurry, and even in a panic, Arthur didn't know what to say, so he could only open his mouth wide and not say a word, looking very funny.

"I know that you are also thinking about me, for the sake of our tribe, leaving from Scandinavia, from our homeland, and then going to a vassal of a lord whom none of us know, who no one knows, what kind of lord it is, you are sure that you have instability in your heart."

Patriarch Olaf's words can be said to be reasonable, even Arthur can't think of anything to refute, and this is indeed his heart's words, so he can only nod obediently and admit it.

"But since the Grand Duke of Donchester has crossed the North Sea thousands of miles to rescue us, why are you still stubbornly refusing?"

This is what makes Olaf patriarch puzzled, according to his eyes, the little Tang Grand Duke has completely proved his strength and sincerity, and the Vikings have no national consciousness, so the people in the tribe should not have any complaints.

"The patriarch, my parents, and the parents of many of the tribe's children, died on the expedition thirteen years ago."

“……”

Patriarch Olaf was speechless.

This is hatred, so strong that it can't be dissolved for years, since the Vikings first invaded Britain three hundred years ago, not only the Britons have a deep hatred, but the Vikings cannot be without casualties. In fact, it was only the large-scale Viking invasion thirteen years ago that Norway was equivalent to a household with filial piety, and it has been said before that the tribe of the Olaf patriarch was once a large tribe, and it was precisely because of that time that it began to decline.

"Time...... It's been so long, and I've let go of the original hatred, why can't you let it go? Besides, it wasn't the Irish who beat our parents, it was the English......"

"But he's British."

Very reluctant persuasion, since the words had already been spoken, Arthur no longer hesitated, and directly interrupted the words of the Olaf patriarch.

"Truly, Patriarch, if you really want to take refuge with a lord, if you choose King William of England, then we will have no complaints, for he is the conqueror, and he avenged the English on our behalf."

"In short, I'm the patriarch, and you have to listen to me until there is no more suitable way."

Unable to convince his deputy, Patriarch Olaf had no choice but to show his majesty as a patriarch and forcibly suppress Arthur's dissatisfaction, and Arthur, although he opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but first, it has been Patriarch Olaf who has made decisions for the past thirteen years, and secondly, Patriarch Olaf's decisions are rarely missed. Therefore, he had no choice but to shut up again.

"I have confirmed the strength and sincerity of the Archduke of Donchester, and I have made the decision to move the whole family to Ireland, but that doesn't mean you have to ......"

"Nope! Patriarch! Don't leave me behind! I swore to Thor that I would follow you. ”

(Note: Again, if there is a forgotten classmate, Arthur, the meaning of the name in the Norse order is 'follower of Thor'.) ）

“…… So you see, we've all changed. Patriarch Olaf collapsed on the chaise longue, and the shadow of the porter covered his face, making it impossible to see what he was now:

"The power of time is so miraculous, I still remember that twenty years ago, when you and I were both young, we traveled together all over the continent of Europe to study - to study on a tour, but in fact to wander around - to do good things and to do bad things; He has saved and killed; Rob caravanserans, and then divide the money you get among passers-by. Ice fields, snow, deserts, forests, I have seen the most sinister hearts in the world, and I have also seen the most magnificent scenery in the world. Finally, stop in Constantinople. ”

"Maybe that's when we got apart, right?"

Dreamy, embarrassed, and obsessed with reminiscing about the good things of the past, Olaf Patriarch has neither the calmness he usually shows, nor the roughness that only acquaintances can have, his expression is a serenity, which is unique to the elderly, and sees through the tranquility of life.

It was only now, seeing Patriarch Olaf like this, Arthur suddenly remembered, unconsciously, although he and the patriarch were still strong enough to hunt bears on the snowfield. But the years, the years marked them forty to fifty years old, and in the Middle Ages, this age meant that death was already behind them.

"Yes, Olaf, although we also joined the Varyag at that time, but I was training, you were reading all the time, and you were often called a coward and ignored it, I carried you on my back, I don't know how many fights I fought for this."

When it comes to the past, even Arthur unconsciously has a smile on his face, no matter what that time looks like to others, at least in our hearts, in the hearts of the parties, it is unique, young and frivolous, the best time.

Hearing that Arthur had also fought for himself, Patriarch Olaf suddenly showed a look of consternation, and for a long time, he could only smile bitterly and shake his head, what happened more than ten years ago, now it seems that it is meaningless to say thank you.

"Arthur, you just said that I am reading, why am I reading? For I understand that we lack wisdom. ”

"What is wisdom? I haven't figured out this question for most of my life. But with an axe alone, there is no way out of fighting, killing and killing, the times are advancing, science and technology are advancing, no matter how brave we Vikings are, flesh and blood can't match the weapons made of steel - haven't you also seen and used the weapons I brought back? What do you think we can do if thousands, if not tens of thousands, of highly trained soldiers armed with such weapons come to attack us, even if the whole of Norway and the whole of Scandinavia are gathered? ”

“…… That's why you want to move your whole family to Ireland? ”

Arthur was silent, that kind of weapon, as Patriarch Olaf had said, he had tried it with his own hands, and the Vikings' iron axe was cut into a big gap, and the other party was not damaged in the slightest.

"The Grand Duke of Munster, under the leadership of the Archduke of Donchester, taught people to read and count, this is knowledge, this is wisdom, and we have never seen it in Constantine. My two little bunnies, who had been with the Grand Duke of Donchester for less than a year, had already gotten rid of their old irritable habits, and had matured to the point that I, the old man, could not recognize them; Some of the words that come out of their mouths have never even been heard of by me. That's why I decided to move the whole clan to Munster. ”

"If nothing else, even if we are united with the Irish and converted to Christ and God in the future, as long as we can learn knowledge, I think it will be worth it."

"Now, do you have any objections?"

PS: The entire Nordic plot, in addition to the Scandinavian Raiders, is to enrich the character of Olaf Patriarch. If there's something you don't like to watch, it's okay, it's over right away.