Late at night.

Coniferous forests.

The camp in the woods is unruly and quiet.

It was so quiet that you could hear the call of owls in the distance.

"Goo~"

"Goo~"

Accompanied by the birdsong, Vondolph half-squatted down.

He took off the suede gloves that Valentina had given him that night, and ran his fingers over the extinguished fire, feeling the temperature of the embers with his fingertips.

The charcoal burner specializes in accurately judging the heat.

"Half a day."

Carefully wiping his fingers on his trouser legs, Vondolph put on his gloves again and stood up: "The fire has been extinguished for at least half a day. ”

"During the day, your people go out in search of food."

The leather boot toe with steel skin kicked the pale yellow beast bone on the ground: "The south is the range of activity of the Norse tribe, in order not to alarm the Norse, they can't go south, they can only go north to hunt and gather." ”

"You've been away for too long, and the food gap is getting bigger and bigger, so they have to go farther away in search of food, so they overlap with the Sámi movement."

"It may be that there is a conflict with the Sámi, or it may be that the Sámi have secretly stalked the location of the camp."

"Anyway, just after dark, the Sámi launched a surprise attack on the camp...... Surrey, was the body found? ”

Vondolph asked.

Surrey, who came over, shook his head: "The brothers have not found it, and there is no trace of digging a pit on the ground." ”

"There was some blood, but not much."

"Ted and I both think that the bloodstains are caused by the conflict that just broke out, and a few people were injured and no one died."

"Sage, one more point."

Ted also walked over, his fingers picking at the bark: "Many trunks have arrow marks. ”

"Most of the arrowheads were dug up, and only a few damaged bony arrowheads remained."

"Some of the brothers had met the Sámi when they were hunting, and they were sure that they were Sámi arrows."

"Judging by the number of arrow marks, they have a lot of hunting bows, at least fifty hunters."

"I think there are almost no casualties, obviously the Norwegians felt that the difference in strength was too big, and they wisely chose to cooperate, so they did not escalate the conflict and cause casualties."

Norse warriors often raid and raid, and they are so experienced that they can roughly guess what is going on at a glance.

Vondolf agrees: "The purpose of the Sami is obvious, that Norwegian women can grow the community, and Norwegian men can be used as commodities for trade. ”

Stone Age hominids knew how to absorb foreign populations and avoid genetic defects caused by inbreeding.

It is not surprising that the Sámi, who were in the stage of primitive communes, in order to strengthen their tribe, set their sights on the Norwegians.

Without more than a dozen veteran warriors led by Willy, the Norwegians would not have been able to resist at all.

And so it did.

"They all have value, so there is no danger to their lives for the time being. That's good news. ”

Vondolph looked at the Norwegian chieftain: "Willy, what are you going to do?" ”

"It's impossible for you to catch up with the Sámi on your legs alone in half a day."

"And with your current injuries, you can't track them on a winter night."

Faced with Vondolph's question, Willy took a deep breath.

The chill of the northern kingdom permeated the hearts of the northern fox: "What you said is not wrong. ”

"Not to mention tracking, my emotions were too intense just now, and my arrow wound began to ache faintly again."

"This has seriously affected my mobility, and forcibly moving in the cold night is looking for death."

"Even if we do catch up with the Sámi, in my current situation, I will only send them one more captive."

"I know all of that...... But sometimes it's not like knowing to keep you calm. ”

Willie gritted his teeth: "I beg you to rescue them. ”

Feng Dolph looked at him: "Why do you think I can do it?" ”

Willy said calmly, "Because your attitude is very relaxed. ”

"I'm relaxed?"

"During the time I converted to Io, I could feel that you and the church were interested in more labor... The desire of the faithful. ”

Did you just want to arrange this Sage?

Just say it, how can buddy be so stingy as to choreograph and put on your little shoes.

Not only will it not be strange, but turning back will also give you a chance to open up the history of the New World and leave a name, this sage is generous, right?

Willie shuddered suddenly.

He rubbed his face and continued, "You laughed when you heard that I was willing to convince all the clansmen to join in. ”

"Now that you see that the clansmen are gone, don't say you're in a hurry, but it shouldn't be so easy."

"So I think you have a way!"

Willie spoke his thoughts in one breath.

Only one sentence was left without saying: there was a way, but he didn't say it, obviously he wanted him to take the initiative to speak, so as to pinch the Norwegian.

But as long as he can exchange for his clansmen, he will be recognized by Willy!

If you can still eat and drink spicy food with the Sage, what is there with the Sami people? Eat stinky fish or feed polar bears?

"I beg you to bring them back, I'm willing to pay any price!"

The northern fox, who did not give in to the blonde mad king, threw his knees to the ground for the sake of his family at this moment.

Before touching the ground, Feng Dolph held him with both hands: "Is there your family in there?" ”

"There was my wife and daughter. The rest of the clan, I also consider them as family. ”

Willy was forcibly held up and couldn't go down, so he simply raised his head and looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky: "It's starting to snow...... It also snowed that night. ”

"That was when I was younger, and it snowed a lot that year, and it rained for many days."

"I want to clear the snow, but I can't do it."

"Finally, in the middle of the night, the house suddenly collapsed."

"Mother only had time to protect me, and then it was darkness."

"Cold, dark, desperate...... I don't know how long it has been, but suddenly there is a fire in the darkness. ”

Willie said slowly: "It was the clansmen who found out that something was wrong and dug me out in the wind and snow. ”

He did not say anything about the results of the loved ones.

Feng Daofu didn't ask, but said, "Since you have converted to Io's invoker, you are my brothers and sisters." ”

"Your family is my family."

"I swear to the Valkyries, I will grant your wish and bring them back to safety one by one."

The calm tone gives a strong sense of security.

Willy thanked him excitedly, and his cold and hard-hearted heart began to loosen.

He secretly swore that if the clansmen returned safely this time, the pretense of conversion would be a thing of the past.

He is willing to be the axe in the hands of the Holy One, cleaving all the enemies that stand in the way of the Church!

Apparently unaware of Willy's change, Vondolph picked out a few planks from the ruins of the camp and banged them.

This is...... Assembling something?

Willie's doubts came back to him.

In the northern cold zone of Linhai, horseback riding is likely to fall, sledding cannot pull up to speed, and it is impossible to catch up with the Sami people who are familiar with the terrain of Linhai on their feet.

Is there any way to catch up on the half-day time difference?

"Yes!"

Feng Daofu's hands are like electricity, and he quickly completes one process after another: "What human beings are best at is to make tools to solve problems when facing difficulties!" ”

"Ice skates are a tool to catch up with the Sámi!"

Wood panel splicing, leather straps, disassembled daggers, knife strips to ice blades......

A pair of simple skates assembles at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The Norse tribe had sleds but no skates, mainly because the smelting skills were not enough to make skates.

This was not a problem for Vondolph, who had already built a compact blast furnace, and even sold agricultural daggers to others for the price of 4 silver coins.

The quality is good, the price is fragrant, and there are preferential prices for believers to buy in groups.

The workers in the gathering place bought agricultural daggers as soon as they received their wages, and everyone present had one.

A dagger is not enough to make skateboard shoes, but a one-legged donkey can be used.

This kind of single-knife ice car, which has been popular in the north of my hometown for a while, feels like squatting on the toilet.

The posture is not as chic as ice skates, but it can skate and the speed is not slow.

Under Vondolph's tutelage, Surrey and others worked hard to assemble it.

But even if they receive night shift training for mechanics during this time, their efficiency is far from comparable to his.

Pressed for time.

For the sake of talents, Feng Daofu couldn't wait: "I'll go first, come with you when you're ready, and I will leave a conspicuous mark for you." ”

Ted subconsciously said, "Wouldn't it be too dangerous?" Can it really catch up? ”

"Just find their place first."

Vondolph put on his skateboard shoes, took two dozen Molotov cocktails from the little grenadier, and adjusted the two-handed knives on his back.

Holding two sticks in both hands, he balances his posture: "A large herd of reindeer means a huge amount of water. ”

"No matter how the Sami migrate, they will always move along the river system."

"The river has been frozen for a while, and the ice is thick enough."

Feng Daofu leaned over slightly: "At this moment, this silver glacier is a road leading to Rome!" ”

Call~

The air currents whipped up and picked up their hairs.

Surrey suddenly exclaimed: "Aurora! ”

The black velvety night sky, with brilliant aurora wafting lightly, like a Valkyrie cruising.

Under the stars and aurora, the ice is reflected like the Milky Way.

The black-haired Sage glided through the sea of stars, like a galactic boat, until it disappeared at the end.

......

Snow is falling.

The snow piles up into small hills.

Call!

Suddenly, a figure passed by, and the ice blade tore through the snow.

"Ha~"

Feng Dolph, who skated forward at full speed, spat out a ball of hot air, and the message of 'Run +1' flashed in the afterglow.

He ignored it, seriously recalling the information about the Sami people.

This is a primitive tribe that is even more backward than the Norse, and it is rumored that they began to migrate to Scandinavia 10,000 years ago.

Later, it was ostracized by Germanic and Finnish tribes.

The Norse tribe was the main force of the drive, and in the process captured many Sámi slaves, many of whom now have mixed Sámi blood.

The Sámi were forced to move north, to the north near the Arctic Circle.

Agriculture cannot be developed in extremely cold areas.

Forced by the environment, he gradually mastered the technology of raising reindeer and developed into a unique reindeer civilization.

"They are carrying reindeer and captives, and the speed is bound to be reduced."

Feng Daofu calculated: "In half a day, I expect to walk 20 kilometers, and the rest is primary school math problems." ”

"Mao Luo walked from A to B on foot, and after setting off for a while, the handsome guy was going to catch Luo. If you run, you can walk 10 kilometers per hour, and you can catch up in 2 hours; If you skate, you can travel 25 kilometers per hour, how long can you catch the carrot....."

Tweeted!

A snow fox suddenly sprang out of the cold forest.

Behind the snow fox, a black wolf followed, silently clenching.

The two figures, black and white, galloped on all fours, and for a moment they rushed side by side with the black-haired boy.

Feng Daofu glanced at the snow fox, his gaze directly fixed on the black wolf behind him.

"Natural Hunter - Prerequisite"

"1. Successfully defeat a beast far more powerful than oneself on the first hunt (defeat the European gray wolf, the requirements have been met)"

"2, the breed of beast hunted for the first time, hunt one again (European gray wolf, 0/1)"

"3. In the first month of hunting, hunt at least 10 kinds of prey (10/10)"

Just because he's busy farming doesn't mean he's forgotten the trait quest chain.

During this time, I used some small prey that was overflowing to brush the third requirement, which was full not long ago, and I was just short of hunting a gray wolf at the end.

At first, he was driven far away, and there was no trace of the gray wolf nearby.

Right now.......

Click!

In a flash of light, Vondolph made a decision, and the skates suddenly tightened.

An 'accident' caused his body to tilt abruptly, and he held up a branch in his hand, barely balancing, but he had lost his speed and spun on the ice.

All this was seen by the black wolf.

Call!

After weighing the weight difference between the erect ape and the snow fox, the black wolf decisively gave up the little cutie and went straight to Feng Dolph, who made a 'big mistake'.

White snow.

Vondolph half-crouched on the ground and looked up.

The hair on his forehead blows, and the black wolf shadow rapidly dilates in his pupils.

When the fishy smell of the wolf's kiss wafts, the power to live from the dead surges.

Boom!

Snow and the black wolf seem to be frozen at this moment.

As if he had entered a gap in time, Vondolph gripped Macharla tightly, and then ......

Draw the knife!

Boom!

The sword light like autumn water appears in the cold forest!

The black wolf seemed to be aware of it, and tried his best to dodge in mid-air, but he couldn't stop death.

When the wolf pounces in the air to attack, it is also the time when the wolf is most vulnerable!

Walk on the edge!

Burst!

The figures of humans and wolves are staggered.

The black wolf fell heavily on the ice, hot blood pumped out of his neck, and his limbs tried to stand up but he was weak and had no strength, and he lost his life after a while.

"+50 for both hands"

Feng Daofu flicked the long knife in his hand, and a scarlet splash appeared on the ice.

The knife was clamped between the elbow sockets, wiping away the last bit of wolf blood, and the black-haired sage collected the knife and continued to move forward.

The snow fox ran a few steps blankly and stopped, stood up and looked at the wolf corpse and then at Feng Daofu's back, and his little head floated with great doubts.

......

"I'm getting stronger."

Vondolph thought to himself.

The gray wolf that once seriously injured him and even nearly killed him is now just a matter of a knife, and has become food for him to continue to grow stronger.

Open the panel, and it is the long-awaited news.

"Activate Trait - Natural Hunter (+2 Agility, +20% Trace Duration, +20% Movement Speed when Chasing Targets, +20% Loot on Tracking and Hunting)"

Before you know it, the agility attribute already has 9 points.

Feng Dolph could feel that he was reacting faster, and the speed at which he mastered the technique increased dramatically.

After skating for a while, his skills are no longer inferior to amateur skaters.

But the most useful thing is the additional bonus.

The black-haired Sage flies through the glacier.

The eyes quickly caught the traces on both sides of the riverbank.

After +20% Trace Duration, the previously vague traces now appear to be marked with red smoke, becoming more visible to his eyes.

Countless red smoke floated up and converged into a path of red smoke that guided him in the direction of the Sami people.

"The direction is right."

"It's going to be a little bit faster."

Feng Dolph took out the flask and took a big sip.

After drinking half a pot, I finally felt a sense of satisfaction.

"Activate Drinking Buff: Within 1 hour, Strength +1, Damage +10%"

Strength is increased, and the movement speed is +20%, which is almost beyond the performance limit of the simple skate.

The cold forests on both sides are stretched into bands of light.

In the brilliant aurora, Vondolph seems to be really shuttling on the Rainbow Bridge.

Call!

The sound of the wind is like the neighing of Pegasi.

The tall, silver-haired Valkyrie cruised the starry sky, sword held high to guide him, and there was a herd of reindeer and tents.

Found the Sami people!