Under the night, the sparks from the raised torches swayed the shadows of the branches in the darkness, the whirring of the north wind, the occasional howl of wolves, and the sound of drums, the people of East Hamar gathered in front of the altar, but

Today they were not going to worship the gods, but to swear allegiance to the new lord.

"His~." Ulf stood in front of the altar. He breathed in the cold wind, and the bone-chilling chill penetrated his heart and spleen. Wherever he could see, he saw the free people of East Hamar. Of course, the slaves had already arrived early.

Since they were locked up, they were not qualified to participate in such a sacred event.

"Ulf, under the witness of the gods and the witnesses of many free people, we elect you as the new lord of East Hamar." The prophetess, wearing her antler hat, walked to the altar and said to everyone

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"Oh oh oh~~~." The people in East Hamar all raised their torches to show their submission to Ulf's authority. The flames of the torches illuminated the surrounding area red. Su Chen looked at the cheers of the people and walked up

before accepting their support.

"Ulf, Ulf~~." In the crowd, Ulf heard the voices of Vargas, Anger, Pahena and others, which were particularly loud. They were so excited that their friends could become the ruler of East Hamar.

and feel happy.

"Ulf, on behalf of the Asa clan and the will of the people of East Hamar, I declare you to be the new lord of East Hamar." The prophetess took a skull filled with blood from the hands of the people on the side.

He dipped his fingers into the blood inside the skull and drew strange Niru characters on Ulf's forehead.

Ulf felt the cold and fishy blood, but the prophetess's fingers were very warm. She opened her fingers and drew downwards from the top of Ulf's eyelids. Ulf closed his eyes as his fingers crossed

When he opened his eyelids, two blood stains appeared on his cheeks.

"Bring the lord's necklace." The prophetess seemed satisfied. She stood aside with a smile and ordered the servant who was holding the gold necklace.

The gold pendant represents the count's power. It is made of thin gold sheets and gold chains strung together. Under the firelight, the gold exudes golden light. Looking at the pendant that was hung around Hrov's neck in the past, people in the crowd

Sigurd held her chin with her hand, her eyes thoughtful.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly, a voice of opposition came from the crowd, which stopped the prophetess from hanging the gold pendant around Ulf's neck. If someone objected during the ceremony, it was likely that

This will prevent new lords from being born, which is a very serious matter.

Ulf was also nervous. After all, he didn't want anything to go wrong at such a critical moment. When he looked at the person who objected, he became even more surprised.

"Who is it?" Others looked over curiously and saw Vargas squeezed out of the crowd and strode up to the altar.

"Vargos?" Ulf looked at Vargos walking over and didn't understand why he would object to him. Could it be that Vargos wanted to benefit from it from the beginning?

"What is the reason for your objection?" The prophetess looked at Vargas and frowned at him.

However, Vargas did not answer the prophetess. He walked up to Ulf and suddenly put his hands on Ulf's shoulders.

"Vargas?" Ulf was even more surprised. He didn't understand what this big Viking warrior wanted to do, and he had no weapons around him at this time.

"Ping~." Vargas suddenly smiled at Ulf and blinked. Before Ulf could react, he suddenly hit Ulf's nose with his headbutt.

A feeling of soreness and pain came over me.

"Vargas, you~~." Ulf's painful eyes shed tears. He covered his nose, and a warm nosebleed seemed to flow between his fingers. He became even more confused as to why Vargas wanted to attack.

Own.

"This is to avenge you for preventing me from marrying Ange, and for kicking me into the sea." Vargas laughed heartily, then took a step back, put away his smile, "When you wear

When you put on that golden pendant, you became my lord, so I want to avenge you once and for all. Now, I swear by my warrior armband that I will always be loyal to you and your heirs."

Vargas solemnly knelt on one knee in front of Ulf, and then the people under the altar knelt down one after another and swore allegiance to the new lord of East Hamar.

The prophetess put the heavy, cold gold pendant on Ulf's neck, and there was a clear clang. Ulf felt that his heart became heavy, as he was shouldering the responsibility of the entire tribe.

"Take the things out!" After becoming the new lord, the first thing Ulf did was to instruct Vargas to carry out the remains brought back from the Cursed Land.

"Yes, Lord." Vargas immediately turned around and left. He waved and led several North warriors to bring out the cloth wrapping the remains. When everyone looked at the shroud, they were very surprised.

Surprised.

"What is this?" someone asked curiously.

"Open." Ulf nodded towards Vargas and others. When they opened the shroud, there was a commotion of surprise in the crowd.

"This is the crime we discovered about Hrov. He killed thirteen children and buried their bones in the black forest to pray for the protection of his rights." Ulf said with mixed truth and falsehood.

He would not tell people about Hrov's treasure, so he told a white lie.

"Wow~~." Everyone was in an uproar. They didn't expect that Hrov would actually commit such an evil act, but looking at the dense bones in front of them, crying soon came from the crowd. Those who recognized their children

People in East Hamar are getting angry.

"Kill Hrov."

"My poor child."

"No wonder every time when a child was lost, Hrov said that the underground dwarves had stolen them. It turned out that he did it."

The noise of the people became louder and louder. They wished they could kill Hrov with their own hands right now, and those who originally sympathized with Hrov had to keep their mouths shut.

Ange looked particularly lonely in the crowd. She grabbed her left arm with her right hand and lowered her head without saying a word. The wound on her abdomen was still aching, but Sigurd generously stepped forward and helped her.

her shoulders.

"Now as your lord, I will announce the first resolution, the verdict against the former lord Hrolf." Ulf saw that the crowd was angry, and he said slowly to everyone.

"No need to ask, just kill him."

"Cut off his limbs and nail him to a tree."

"No, his legs should be cut off, he should be exiled, and he should die miserably in the wilderness, with his body eaten by wild wolves."

The people of East Hamar began to curse Hrov with the most vicious words.

Ulf nodded slightly, and waved to Vargas, who tacitly led the people away, and soon brought the bruised and staggering Hrov in front of the crowd. He stumbled and fell.

On the ground, looking at Hrov who seemed to have aged overnight, Ange couldn't help but want to step forward to help him, but was pulled by Sigurd and shook his head slightly towards her.

"You know all these people, Hrov, right?" Ulf looked down at Hrov in front of him, without any pity or kindness in his heart.

"Where did you dig this up?" When he saw the piles of bones placed in front of him, Hrov was shocked. He was not panicking that his crime was discovered, but knowing that the discovery of these bones meant that

His treasures were also unearthed.

"Shut up, you bastard." A father who lost his child angrily stepped forward and kicked Hrov in the face, then spit at him fiercely.

"Kill him." Everyone understood from Hrov's expression and words that it was indeed him who did it. The crowd crowded forward. If the North soldiers hadn't stopped them, they would have punched Hrov to death.

Rolf.

"Everyone, calm down. As your lord, I have fully understood your will." Ulf raised his hand and said to everyone, appeasing them, and then he came to Hrolf, "But Hrolf

After all, you are the former lord, I will give you this face."

"Thank you, thank you. I am willing to be exiled. I will not come back here again." Hearing Ulf's words, Hrov was overjoyed. He stepped forward and held Ulf's leg, thinking that the other party would let him go.

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"No, you are overthinking. I want to give you an honor, an honor that truly suits the status of a lord and a warrior." But Ulf's eyes did not contain any emotion. He looked coldly at Hero at his feet.
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