For Rostislav, such a meeting was quite boring. Every day he kept watching Domhnnar speak in an official manner, and then he continued to speak in an official manner, but such an official tone was necessary.
He has just settled in Ross, and there are so many things in different places. Only by sorting out these things can he relax.
Rostislav was so busy that he had no time to pay the official salary, because he often spent time in meetings or reading documents at night, which made Zoe very dissatisfied, but the newly minted grand duchess still stayed with her husband.
Zoe is also very happy that her husband has become the Grand Duke of Kiev, and this city also has a different feeling for her.
I remember that she was sold to the north as a "goods" and married to a prince who ruled the backwoods of Russia. But now that prince from the backwoods has become the ruler of all Russia and the master of Kiev. Things are really unpredictable.
In such a life, Rostislav received a very unexpected visitor, his name was Prolev.
However, Rostislav had no reaction when he saw the name. He had forgotten about the captain who had been sponsored by him ten years ago, and just thought he was an ordinary visitor.
When Prolev walked in that day, Rostislav even thought that he had traveled through time again, because this middle-aged man who had experienced many vicissitudes of life could tell at a glance that he was wearing a hat that must have been filled with upright feathers. This hat... this thing
Isn't it the most standard configuration of Indians in various works of later generations?
At that time, Rostislav was so stunned that he forgot to speak. In the end, it was Zoe who finished speaking for her husband and asked about the origin and purpose of the visitor, so that Rostislav did not make a fool of himself. Zoe was still quite puzzled at the time as to why her husband was doing this.
This time my hips suddenly stretched.
After Prolev's rambling narration, Rostislav remembered the crazy captain he had sponsored ten years ago who wanted to go to Vinland.
After learning the identity of this person, Rostislav was really surprised, because it had been ten years. In these ten years, Rostislav had forgotten such a person. After all, he planned to assist this person to go to Vinland.
At that time, I actually didn’t have much hope.
With the level of navigation in this era, reaching Vinland was a narrow escape. Rostislav still subconsciously thought that this man would not be able to get there, but now he was back and stood in front of Rostislav.
After reacting, Rostislav called for the soldiers and took the captain down. Rostislav wanted to hear his story, but not now.
After completing many of today's affairs, Rostislav immediately summoned this unexpected visitor. He wanted to hear about the captain's adventures, which he believed must be magnificent.
Facing the prince's enthusiasm, Prolev also seemed very excited. For an adventurer traveling to a distant place, there is nothing better than receiving warm treatment in his hometown.
And next, Prolev told his story.
After setting off from Novgorod, Prolev's voyage was not very smooth. He experienced various affairs during the period, and finally arrived in Vinland after a whole year of hard work.
During this period, they received great help from the Norse in Iceland and Greenland. Although the Norse in these two places ultimately failed to colonize Vinland, they actually still went to Vinland from time to time, mainly to cut wood.
And now that we know that someone is going to Vinland, we naturally support them to explore the situation and are very generous in providing supplies.
Prolev's fleet consists of three ships, two of which are used to carry various supplies, on the one hand to ensure supplies, and on the other hand for trade.
When the fleet arrived in Vinland, there were fifty of them. Prolev was the most excited one. Looking at the coastal scenes and animals he had never seen before, he finally came to this legendary fertile land in the west, to his dream.
The place of sailing.
Prolev's team walked and stopped on the coast of Vinland. As time passed, they gradually came to a place where the river flowed into the sea. They sailed into it and headed towards the depths of Vinland.
Unconsciously, a year passed. During this year, Povalev did a lot of things, collecting local flora and fauna, and recording local features.
They even built a temporary colony in the interior of Vinland to facilitate further exploration.
During this period, they had a lot of contact with the aboriginal people, but generally speaking, the two sides maintained a friendly relationship, trading in the form of barter, and living a relatively stable life.
But conflicts also arise from it. Two years have passed, and his crew members are becoming more and more homesick. Moreover, they are all desperadoes at sea these days, and Puvalev did not pay much attention to personnel when he recruited people.
They were increasingly dissatisfied with the peaceful trade with the indigenous people.
Finally, when Povalev expressed his intention to continue exploring, the crew rioted.
They subdued Povalev and at first tried to force him to return with the ship, but the stubborn captain refused to say anything, so they finally left him and his records in Vinland, leaving behind
Some supplies.
As for them leaving with the collected animals, these distant creatures can be exchanged for a lot of money.
There were only two people following Povalev, one was a soldier sent by Rostislav to supervise, and the other was his nephew.
Faced with such a predicament, the captain did not panic. He went directly to the aborigines and "sold" the camp to them - after all, there were many wooden houses in the camp.
Moreover, he expected that those traitors would definitely grab a wave before leaving, so he cooperated with the aborigines to ambush the traitors. Unfortunately, the ship was burned during the battle, and the traitors were all killed by the aborigines.
Povalev was not discouraged. He just asked for a lot of food and livestock from the indigenous people, hired a guide, and the captain continued westward - he did not intend to end the trip like this.
Next, there was a great journey. They sat in a canoe and sailed on the rivers of Vinland. The captain saw various peculiar features of Vinland, the vast rivers, the magnificent waterfalls, the towering mountains... Let
He became increasingly fascinated by this land.
Since there were no ships or teams, they had to cooperate with the aborigines during this period, and even lived in some aboriginal tribes for several years, just to obtain supplies and guides that would allow them to continue moving forward.
It was this kind of behavior that saved them. If it weren't for the close cooperation with the locals, they would never have been able to withstand Vinland's natural environment, such as the terrifying cold wave.
After crossing the forest and the mountains, the captain came to an endless plain. He saw a herd of bison as huge as the ocean tide, as well as tribes who made a living by hunting bison here.
Here, Plevav saw the most wonderful sight in his opinion, which was the huge air current that danced wildly on the plain and destroyed everything. He could not forget that sight after seeing it once.
After establishing a good relationship with the local tribe, Plevav began to cross the great plain. After crossing the endless land, the captain suddenly found that the mountains stood in front of him. The mountains seemed to be endless. The captain was the first to
Fear arose for the first time.
At this time, the captain suddenly realized that it had been seven years since he left his hometown without knowing it. The captain realized that it was time to go back. This news made his two followers extremely excited. They had long wanted to go back.
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It is said that beyond the mountains to the west is a big island, but he doesn't want to go there. He just wants to go home now, just wants to go home, back to his hometown.
After packing his luggage, he took his two followers and set foot on the road back to his hometown. They followed the same road back to the coast of Vinland. They were very lucky and soon met at the logging site of the Norse in Greenland.
After boarding the Greenland fleet, they took Prolev and his party back to Greenland.
There is not much to say next. Prolev took a boat all the way back to Rus. Then he learned that the young prince who sponsored him back then had become the Grand Duke of Kiev. Then he came non-stop to meet him and pay homage to Rus.