Ragnar Rodbrock, the first person to successfully end the civil war and unify the kingdoms of the Vikings in the centuries-long civil war, the Vikings submitted to him, obeyed his orders, and called him the King of the Ice Sea.

Lorenzo gradually remembered all this, after all, the Viking kingdoms were relatively distant to him, and he usually didn't care much about them, but he never thought that he would be involved with this mysterious existence today.

He remembered the songs of Ragnar, who said that he was so brave that whenever he appeared on the battlefield, the enemy would be feared and demoralized, and people would either surrender or be plundered wherever he went, and some said that he was the embodiment of the god Odin......

In short, no matter whether there is any artistic processing or not, judging from his merits in ending the civil war and completing reunification, this king of the ice sea can be regarded as a peerless fierce man in Lorenzo's eyes.

And the Rod Blok that Haybod is talking about is the family of the Ice King, that is, Lorenzo can understand it as the royal family of the Viking kingdoms, which is the commission from the most powerful family, Rodebrok.

Lorenzo couldn't help but wrap his pajamas tightly, although Hybod hadn't explained what the job was, but just from what he knew now, Lorenzo felt inexplicably tricky, as if he was in the far north, and there was a cold wind blowing in his face.

The job is not destined to be easy.

"Anyway...... Let's find a quiet place and discuss this. ”

The anxious Hybold suddenly calmed down again, and unlike what was known, the Viking was surprisingly cautious, and he looked around the Great Hall as if he were on the lookout for some enemy.

Lorenzo nodded stiffly, he had already played with himself, and now if he wanted to get out, he probably didn't have a chance.

So what kind of virtue can he have?

After a few minutes, almost all of them were there and what shouldn't have come.

It was still the familiar meeting room, where Lorenzo and the Protestant Order had their first encounter, and it was full of bad memories.

As before, he sat in a familiar position, directly opposite Arthur, who had hurried in, on the other side of Arthur was Oscar, who represented North Dero, and on the other side of Arthur, the Viking emissary, Hybod, and on the other side of Arthur, with Seleucus and Shrike on the outside, each with a serious face, as if something bad had happened.

"More than that, I want to know whether this commission is our North Delo, and you will be cleared. ”

Oscar has put away his smiling face, he has no influence in Invigne Nordero, and now there are people everywhere here, he is considered to have entered the tiger's den, even if Lorenzo promised himself, most of them will be taken away by the purifier knife, but Oscar still wants to give it a try.

"Actually, this can be regarded as a cooperation between the two of us, after all, if you really want to take on this job, you will need the assistance of the purification agency. ”

Arthur looked at Oscar unkindly, this old fox was very difficult.

"For example?"

"For example, your Nordero is only a commercial trade organization after all, you don't exist in itself, and you shouldn't have any political nature, what should you do in the event of a conflict with the Gaul-Nalo side?"

"So you mean, this black cauldron can be thrown to Invig, right?"

"You are an organization that originated from Ingwig, not to mention the contradictions between Ingwig and Gaulinaro, who cares if there is one more or less?"

Arthur didn't mind giving in and just wanted not to complicate it.

But the conversation between the two of them obviously didn't decide all this, and the real decider was sitting at the other end, wrapped in ridiculous pajamas, playing with a mace that had been turned out of nowhere, out of place.

Hybode, a Viking, is obviously a little strange, he actually doesn't question Lorenzo, a strange guy, obviously it's the first time they met, but he trusts Lorenzo very much, maybe he also heard too much of Arthur and Oscar's rhetoric, and really regarded Lorenzo as an expert.

And it's normal for experts to have some weird fetishes, isn't it?

"Instead of dividing interests, why don't you tell me first, what is this job?"

Finally, Lorenzo, who had been silent, asked.

He hated this feeling, everyone in the world knew what was going on, but none of them spoke human words, only the feeling that he didn't know.

"Hmm...... I'm sure you know something about the Vikings and the Rod Bloks, right? ”

The scene fell silent, and then Haybold spoke to Lorenzo.

"Ragnar Rodbrock, of course I know, he is known to you as the embodiment of the god Odin, extremely brave and vicious, a natural warrior. ”

Haybold didn't react much to Lorenzo's appreciation, but continued to explain to Lorenzo after learning about it.

"The reason for this is that our Vikings are ready to cooperate with Invig, and the fire of industry is currently burning, but due to the years of civil war in our Viking countries, we have fallen behind the whole world, in order to catch up with the others, North Dero is willing to provide trade routes, and Invig is willing to give steam technical support. ”

This is a common number of ways, supported by trade and technology, Invig in this way, after the Glorious War, implicitly allied a large number of countries.

"And at what cost?"

Lorenzo asked, curious about what the Vikings had to do in exchange for the help.

It's a cruel world, and everything has a price, and it's expensive.

"This has nothing to do with this commission, Haybod, please continue. ”

Arthur duly interrupted Lorenzo's questioning, as if he was deliberately concealing it, and then motioned for Haybold to continue.

Lorenzo didn't have a seizure, but just moved his gaze to Oscar's face, and to his surprise, this competitor did not contradict Arthur, but acquiesced in Arthur's behavior.

They don't want more people to know what the cost is, whether it's the purification agency or North Dro.

Things got interesting.

Lorenzo was still nonchalant, as if he didn't care about all this, but it was just his disguise, and he was good at deceiving.

"But there was a problem with our cooperation. ”

Haybold said.

"On the eve of our preparations, Ragnar's son, Ivar Rodbrok, was kidnapped. ”

"Is there any necessary connection between the two?" asked Lorenzo.

"The captors are Gaulnalo, who do not want us to cooperate and threaten Ivar's life, but they are willing to release Ivar if we are willing to open the passage to them. ”

Lorenzo felt that things were going to be weird, and he looked at Haybord, the Viking didn't look like he could lie, and Arthur and Oscar didn't disagree.

"Then I guess my job is to find a way to get that Ivar back from Gaulnalo, and if it succeeds, you will cooperate with the Invig side, and if it fails, you will agree to Gaulnalo's proposal. ”

It's a humiliating proposition, and judging by Hybod's attitude, if he fails, the Vikings are really prepared to do it.

"But...... It's just a human life, and if Ragnar is really as rumored, he shouldn't care about Ivar's life, right?"

Lorenzo questioned, although he had never met the King of the Ice Sea, but judging from his deeds, he was definitely a cold-blooded and crazy man, and only such a person had the ability to integrate the Viking kingdoms that were constantly in civil strife.

But how could such a man be so simply threatened by Gaulinaro, even if it was his children who were being held hostage.

His target is the nations, the whole world, how can such a person be easily stumbled?

"The Lord of the Ice Sea means to do everything in your power to save Ivar, and if you succeed, the Vikings will cooperate with you, and if you fail, we will switch to Gaulinaro and try to exchange Ivar's life. ”

Haybold said earnestly.

A hint of disappointment flashed through Lorenzo's expression.

"So, that's it? I thought it was going to be some shocking case, but it looked like it was just to save his son, and he didn't hesitate to work hard for so many years, didn't he?"

"I know this may hurt your opinion of the King of the Ice Sea, but actually...... It's just an artistic process, and you haven't seen him in person, have you? That's all there is to work, and we can throw away a lot of things for Ivar. Haybold replied.

"So what's so special about that Ivar?"

He could never have imagined that a trade between kingdoms could be easily reversed by one person, and Lorenzo was full of curiosity about this goal.

"There's nothing special about it, it's just that it's very popular with the King of the Ice Sea. ”

Haybold said he didn't look like a lie.

That's all there is to it.

Glancing back and forth, Haybode stood up in silence and finally spoke.

"If you can, I hope that Mr. Holmes will leave as soon as possible, and the support and clues needed will be handed over to you in the future. ”

He walked away, leaving the discussion space for a few people in the room.

After a brief silence, Lorenzo sighed helplessly.

"Either the Ice King is nothing more than that, or that Ivar is special, right? ”

The development of the kingdoms is so ridiculously constrained by one person, of course, Lorenzo does not think that all this is as simple as it seems, even if the rumors of the King of the Ice Sea are no matter how artfully processed, at least he has really managed to put an end to the civil strife, there must be something hidden here, but he can't know.

"I don't understand that, but when I learned about it, I reacted the same way you did. ”

Oscar said, and from his wrinkled expression, it was clear that he had had enough of the Vikings.

"As for Ivar, I don't know what's so special about him, but ...... If anything, he is disabled, unable to stand on his feet, which is a major reason why he was held hostage, and among Ragnar's children, he is the least threatening. ”

"Because he didn't threaten, he was favored by his father, and if he was so humiliated, he wouldn't be able to go to Valhalla after death!" Lorenzo commented.

During his time in the lower town, Lorenzo came into contact with many Vikings, no matter how different they were, but they all had one thing in common, savage and chasing honor, the honor of the god Odin.

I can't help but think of the Vikings named Sabo, they are all so crazy, they were born to die with more honor.

But what he had just learned from the conversation made Lorenzo a little disappointed.

"So, what is the price? You are all human spirits, everyone is, what is the purpose of the King of the Ice Sea sacrificing such a great profit to take back his son? And the Viking kingdoms are short of resources, why are you so kind to lend a hand?"

Question after question, Lorenzo looked coldly at everyone present, hoping that they could give him a reasonable answer.

Oscar looked a little hesitant, but said it anyway.

"I can't tell you everything, after all, North Dero is not my own decision, but at least, we just want the north to be under our control. ”

"Northern ......"

Lorenzo's heart was slightly touched, this is a place as mysterious as the distant Nine Summers, after all, the original legend is from which the Gospels and the Book of Revelation come from.

"Our reason, it will be up to Queen Victoria herself to explain to you, Lorenzo. Arthur said.

"Oh...... Huh?"

Lorenzo's eyes grew frightened, and he looked at Arthur, who looked serious, and didn't look like he was joking.

"Yes, Lorenzo, this job is easy for you, just go to Gaulnalo to rescue a man back," Arthur's gaze swept to Seleuc on the side, "It's not the first time you've done this kind of work. ”

"But the success or failure of this work will affect many interests, of course, you don't have to care about these, you just need to do what you should do. ”

Arthur said and looked at Oscar again, the two sides were still in a competitive relationship, and the Viking kingdoms were commissioned directly on the two behemoths, although they were ostensibly working together, they both wanted to occupy a stronger dominant position.

"This work is offshore, which requires the assistance of your North Dero, but in the follow-up processing, we still need to come forward, and even say that we will use scavengers......"

"I know what you mean, I'll report back to the other members. ”

Oscar said helplessly, in this case, he could only cooperate with the purification agency, and if he knew that this would happen, he should have deceived Lorenzo from the old Dunling first.

"As for you, Lorenzo ......"

"So, are you going to see Queen Victoria like this?"

Arthur looked at Lorenzo's ridiculous outfit and asked.

"Wait, there's no need to rush it. ”

Lorenzo felt as if these people were urging their lives, as if the hapless Ivar would die in Gaulna Lori in the next second.

Or, like some horrible pathogen, they want to throw themselves out of the old Dunling right away.

"The carriage is waiting for us, and the Platinum Palace is not open to the public every day. ”