Chapter 40: Helen
Looking at the fat man who was gradually moving away, Green's face was a little solemn, although what Sam said was a little pessimistic, but the reality was true.
The ordinary Vikings, though called freemen, were not free, and they were ruled by the Yars, who were of various tribes. Where there is class, there is oppression, and this is no exception among the Vikings. Ordinary Vikings not only had to pay a certain amount of poll tax to the tribal leader every year, but also had to pay a shipbuilding tax, a forest land tax, etc.
However, in some places, the tribal leaders of the Vikings were not as reckless as the medieval lords of the earth.
The Vikings, who were born in a pirate people, cared more about justice. Almost harsh justice, even a coin-sized amount of gold is to be divided equally. Therefore, when a dispute arose between two Vikings, the Yar of each tribe did not have the right to rule alone, but had to be voted on by all the freemen at the tribal assembly.
Of course, at this time, both parties can show their own evidence.
Therefore, Green is not worried that someone will trouble him, but that they are using shoddy means.
"Brother, Sister Helen is leaving, you go and see her off!" Green was standing in front of the house in a daze when he suddenly heard Anne say to him.
Helen stood quietly on the steps in front of the door with the wooden box, her face indifferent, and she did not leave straight away as usual, but as if waiting for something, and Green understood that she had something to say to herself.
In fact, the relationship between Green and Helen in the past can only be regarded as friends, although the relationship between the two is a little interesting, but no one takes the initiative to take that step, because they both understand that it is impossible for the two to have results.
The Witch of Vorva is a person who dedicates her life to the gods and forbids marriage.
Green thought for a moment and beckoned to Pipsqueak inside the door, this girl had given too much silently in the past, and he couldn't let her down.
Pipsqueak jumped out of the house and squatted obediently in the courtyard. Green coughed and walked over, took the box from Helen's hand, and then took Helen's hand and walked to Pippi's side.
When Helen was still stunned, he picked up the girl's slender waist and straddled Pippi's back, and then under the stunned expression of the little Lori on the side, he commanded Pipsqueak and instantly rushed into the fiery red sky of the sunset.
The sea breeze was still blowing in his ears, but at the moment Green did not feel the cold anymore, and the girl was a little weak and collapsed in his arms.
When the sunset is in the sky, you can feel more magnificent and gorgeous. The girl's beautiful side face is like the sun in the twilight against the background of the sunset, although it is no longer so beautiful and dazzling, but it makes people feel closer.
Green lowered his head and sniffed under the girl's good-smelling hair, and said softly, "Helen, I must attend the selection meeting when I come back this time." ”
Feeling that the body of the girl in her arms suddenly became a little stiff, Green hurriedly continued, "But I don't plan to marry any princess, I just hope that through this conference, I can change the attitude of the Vikings towards dragons, I hope you can understand." ”
After a moment of flying in the sky, Helen gradually got used to it, she twisted slightly, grabbed Green's hand in front of her, and then wrote in the palm of her hand, "Go! ”
She paused and then wrote, "I am a man of truth, and I am not allowed to marry in my life, and I am not fit to be your wife. ”
Green hugged the girl a little tighter, shook her head, and said, "It's okay! Hundreds of years have passed, and we Vikings have been imprisoned on this sea for too long, and some of the rules need to be changed." ”
Helen was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at Green, and then wrote in his hand, "You seem to have become different." ”
"Yes, the world has reached a time to change, and of course I need to change. ”
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Helen lives in the Temple of Thor on Thor's Island, which is located on a mountain peak in the northern part of the island, not far from Green's home.
Except for some people who came to ask for medicine during the day, there were no people at night.
After Green took Helen off the dragon's back, the girl did not go back immediately, but lifted her toes and kissed her forehead lightly before turning away.
The tall and wide door of the Thunder God Temple, carved with exquisite reliefs, gradually opened a gap with a "creak", and a white-haired old woman slowly walked out of it with an oil lamp and a cane. She gave Grimm a deep look with her dazed eyes, then turned her gaze back to Pipsqueak, who was poking her head around.
For a moment, Green seemed to feel a meteor streak in front of him, and when he came back to his senses, the door of the Thunder God Temple had been closed again.
"This is a blessing from the Witch of Vorva for a kiss of good fortune, which can only be used once in a lifetime, and I hope you will not live up to her expectations. In the dark, Green seemed to hear someone say to him.
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Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, Green was awakened by the noise of an argument outside.
An angry man's voice shouted, "This is it, I saw that huge black dragon fly here yesterday. ”
"But my brother's dragon is very obedient and will never bite your yak to death. Little Lori argued.
"It's your brother's dragon! let him come out, I will make him pay for it, and hand over the culprit black dragon as well. ”
"It's a pity! The Hoy's cow has just given birth, and the calf has not yet been weaned. The voices of onlookers could also be heard around.
"But aren't they! These dragons are so hateful! There are still people to raise, isn't this a scourge to others?"
"Hey, what's this little creature next to you? It's a dragon, it's a dragon! Catch it, catch it! None of these scourges will be left. ”
Meowth is not a dragon. ”
Hearing this scream of little Lori, Green hurriedly put on his clothes and rushed outside the house.
A short, stocky, bearded Viking with a horned helmet bent over to grab Meowth on the ground, while Anne was holding an axe in front of him.
But when he saw Grimm rushing out with a long sword, he immediately straightened up with a wary face.
Many Vikings have a savage temper, and it is not uncommon for them to start fighting without saying a word after meeting. But fortunately, this little locksmith is a soft egg, and after rushing out, he only stood in front of his sister.
Hoy secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then his face changed, and with a face full of anger, he grabbed a bloody bull's head from behind and threw it in front of the two brothers and sisters, and roared, "Look at the good things your dragon has done, Green! I know that you brought back a black dragon when you came back, and you didn't lock it up, and now you have killed my cow, and I will let it take its life in exchange." ”