Henry the Bird Catcher jumped off his horse, with a crown on his helmet and a piece of scale armor made of iron sheets, and when he jumped off the horse, the scales made a clattering sound, and the king who ruled over the entire East Franconian kingdom strode towards the Duke of Mason and his vassals, who had been waiting for him, and on the banquet hall made of colorful tents in the clearing, many delicacies were already placed on the wooden table, as if this was not a battlefield but a court, Even the Duke of Abel brought in several bards, who waited respectfully with their instruments.

"陛xià." Seeing Henry, the bird catcher, the Duke of Abel stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, took the king's hand and kissed his ring, which was the duke's allegiance to the king, and kissing the ring meant not forgetting his vows.

"Hello, my dearest friend." Henry the Bird Catcher laughed and lifted up Duke Able, a young duke who deserved Henry's respect for daring to attack the territory of the notoriously violent Viking warriors.

"First of all, thank you for your support, my majesty, and my vassals and I are very grateful, and allow me to introduce you to all the nobles who fought bravely here." Duke Abel humbly thought to Henry, and the nobles of the Duchy of Mason bowed to the king.

"Well, but until then I will introduce to you my son, my heir, Otto." Henry waved his hand for Duke Abel not to be busy with the introduction, but beckoned behind him, only to see the crown prince Prince Otto walk out of the retinue behind.

"Ladies and gentlemen. May God bless you all. Prince Otto stepped forward, he was dressed in a short shirt chain mail, wearing the heraldic cloak of the Saxon royal family, with a sharp sword at his waist, his chin smooth and beardless, his hair draped over his shoulders, but the ends were curled, and his face was like a knife.

"His Royal Highness the Prince is well. May our Lord bless your rights. The nobles of the Duchy of Mason also blessed him. But they only nodded slightly and did not bow, although Prince Otto was the future king of the crown prince, but before he became king, there was no need for the nobles to be too flattering. The Germanic aristocracy at this time did not have the hypocritical habits of the nobles of later generations.

When the music comes on. The Duke of Abel led the king and Prince Otto into the tent. Henry the Birdcatcher sat in the main seat, while the Duke of Abel as the host sat on his right hand, and the Crown Prince Otto sat on the king's left. The bards began to play music, the servants kept bringing fresh food, the nobles raised their glasses and enjoyed the wine, looking at the scene in front of him, Henry, the bird catcher, was a little surprised, he originally thought that the Duchy of Mason was a marginal country, and it must be very difficult to fight with the Viking warriors, but he did not expect that there were such adequate supplies on the battlefield, and the camp of the Duchy of Mason was also in order.

"My friend, how did you fight this battle?" Henry, holding a golden crown from his wine glass, radiated brilliance, and asked Duke Abel about it.

"It's hard, my majesty." Duke Abel replied to the king that the Viking warriors were tough opponents, not to mention that they were fighting in enemy territory, and that if it weren't for Arrod's control of the sea, supplies would have been a problem, and that food and supplies from Mecklenburg were constantly being sent to the camp by sea.

"But Lord Duke, I don't see any frustration on your soldiers." Prince Otto interjected at this point, and he put a piece of fluffy bread into his mouth, which was no worse than that of the royal bakery, and even more unique.

"It's all thanks to Lord Count Mecklenburg, if it weren't for the food he sent from his own territory, we wouldn't have lasted so long." The Count of Weimar sat in the second position on the right-hand side, swallowing a ham and listening to the beautiful harp of the bard, and blurted out.

"Oh, are all your supplies provided by the Count of Mecklenburg?" King Henry turned his head to look at Arrod, who was sitting in the third position on his right, and Arold quickly put down the cup in his hand, stood up and bowed to Henry.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the closest to my territory, so it's most convenient for me to provide it." Arold replied to the king's question.

"As far as I know, it's also some distance from Mecklenburgshire, and there may be bandits and robbers on the way, did you come in time?" Prince Otto asked curiously.

"The Count of Mecklenburg has a fleet of ships that will sail from the port of Mecklenburg to bring food to the sea." The Count of Thuringia stroked his beard and said to His Royal Highness.

"From the sea, don't the Vikings care? They are an experienced group of pirates. Henry the Bird Catcher was even more surprised, the Viking warriors were well-known pirates, no Europa was more familiar with how to use the sea and water currents than them, the Viking warriors who navigated the narrow Viking battlefield were elusive, Henry didn't want to destroy these pirates, but whenever he had just gotten the territory attacked and gathered soldiers, those Viking pirates would return to the ship and flee, but if he didn't gather soldiers, the hateful Viking warriors would wreak havoc in the territory, but they were never far from the coast or the riverbank, too far from their ship.

"Our esteemed king, before we set out for Schleisug, Lord Count Mecklenburg defeated the Vikings at sea and wiped out many of the Danes." The Count of Thuringia said on the basis of facts.

"Oh, is that true? For the first time, I also heard of someone who was able to deal with those Vikings at sea. Hearing this, Henry, the bird catcher, said in surprise.

"That's right, I've heard that the Earl burned the Vikings to death with a fire-breathing ship that could breathe fire on the sea, and the damned heretics are really the right way to die." Count Prauen's cheeks flushed with excitement, young men always admired heroes, and Arold was undoubtedly a great hero to him, and he was always able to do things that no one else could.

"A fire-breathing ship?" Hearing this, Prince Otto looked at Arold quite meaningfully, the Count of Mecklenburg always had new things popping up, which brought Prince Otto unexpected again and again.

"Is this true?" King Henry asked.

"This is just a fluke fire attack, my majesty." Arold didn't really want people to know about his secret weapon, but he didn't know how, and his victory over the Viking warriors at sea spread so much that bards even made up stories.

"Lord Count Mecklenburg, you did the fire in the Viking camp a few days ago, and there is no need to hide it from His Majesty the King." Duke Abel said encouragingly to Arrod.

"Yes, it's a new weapon I made zuò, called the Great Crossbow, which can shoot flaming rockets into enemy camps." There was no need for Arjod to hide this, after all, Sir Ron was called a brave man, and thousands of people could not deny it.

"Oh, really? I remember that you once made a weapon that could throw stones, called, called ~~~. Wang Heng scratched his head with his fingers, frowning and thinking carefully, but he couldn't remember the name for a moment.

"Whirlwind Cannon, Father." Prince Otto immediately added.

"That's right, Whirlwind Cannon, oh God, Lord Count Mecklenburg, I have to say that you are a very smart young man, and my royal advisors say that only a master can think of that kind of weapon." King Henry praised Arrod.

"It's just a shame that I've seen it from books left behind by my family." Arold said to King Henry.

"But that knowledge is still in your head, isn't it? Father, wouldn't it be useful to the kingdom if the Count of Mecklenburg could write down that knowledge? Prince Otto said immediately.

"Yes, Lord Count of Mecklenburg, if you would write down that knowledge and dedicate it to me, I, the king of the kingdom of East Francia, the monarch of the Romans, and the heir of Charlemagne, will definitely give you land and wealth." At the reminder of Prince Otto, King Henry made a generous promise to Arrod, and the nobles in the tent who heard the king's promise fell silent, and they all looked at Arold and then at Henry the Birdcatcher, and did not understand why the king valued Arrod's knowledge so much.

"Thank you very much, it's just that when I read those books, I was still very young, at that time I was only interested in the pictures in the books, and I didn't know any of the Latin in them, so I didn't have a deep memory. Arold, of course, would not hand over the weapons of murder to Henry the Birdcatcher, so he excused himself by forgetting it, and he was not interested in the lands that were intertwined among the East Franconian nobility, and the general enclave was really difficult to manage, but it was not as good as his own little encroachment on the land of the West Brothers.

"yes, that's a shame." King Henry smacked his mouth, shook his head and said regretfully, and the Mason nobles felt sorry for him when they saw that Arold actually rejected such a good opportunity.

"Hmm." But when Arold sat down and continued to drink, Prince Otto looked at him with shrewd eyes, Prince Otto didn't believe that Arold really forgot everything, how could Arold, who was able to defeat many strong enemies, not remember the knowledge that helped him win, Prince Otto knew that everything in the world was valuable, and it seemed that his father's bid did not satisfy Arold. (To be continued......)