When the wooden wall of the city appeared in the field of vision, Rostislav couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He finally reached his own territory and could finally have a good rest. After resting in the city, he could go directly to Northeastern Rus'.
The immigration team arrived in Sri Lanka in the early morning. The dense gray-white fog was disturbed from time to time by galloping horses or crowds. High-pitched and loud horns sounded almost every moment in front and behind the team.
Rostislav rode a red war horse at the forefront of this huge snake-like team. Accompanying him were the former Kiev commander Polei, the janissary captain Gvalan, the nomadic chief Varu and several other famous people.
warrior.
Opposite them, Uncle Visatta of Prince Rus was approaching, surrounded by the city's dignitaries. The constant sound of horns in the immigration team had already attracted the attention of the city, letting Visatta know about the arrival of the son of his comrade-in-arms.
At the moment when the two parties met, Rostislav noticed that there was a strong red-haired Norse warrior beside his uncle Vishata. Unlike many Norse warriors he had seen who had converted to Christianity, this Norse man
Hanging on his chest is Thor's Hammer, which shows his identity as a pagan.
Rostislav did not take the initiative to ask, nor did he ask any questions about the pagan status of the Nannos. He knew that since Uncle Veshata had brought this person here, he would introduce him himself.
"Long time no see, Uncle Visatta."
The prince's words were full of enthusiasm, and it was great to see Visatta's friendly face.
"Your team is getting bigger and bigger, Rostislav. The child who left his hometown back then has returned with such a huge team. His fate is really unpredictable. After your father passed away, I thought about where your fate might go, but now this
This scene is beyond any possibility I thought of back then."
"Didn't you also become the mayor of Smolensk? Your father is still serving as the mayor of Smolensk. The power of your father and son is really the most powerful in the whole of Russia. Is there any powerful person in the whole of Russia who can compare with you?"
As Rostislav said, the Veshata family now controls the two most important and developed cities in the north, and there is no doubt that they are the most powerful ones in Russia.
"It's just wealth under a special state. It won't last long. My father will have to retire when Izyaslav's son arrives in Novgorod. As for me, if it weren't for your hard work, I wouldn't be able to become the mayor of Smolensk."
Veshata's words were more indifferent, and he was not moved by Rostislav's compliments at all. He knew very well that all this was just because of the chain reaction caused by Vladimir's death and Rostislav's fighting.
This child's light.
The mayor of Sicheng knew very well that he could become the mayor of this city with unlimited future only because the Grand Duke wanted to give his grandson more power.
Rostislav just responded with a smile to these words. He didn't see it this way. Uncle Veshata had given him too much crucial help in recent years, which could no longer be measured casually.
"Let me introduce this to you. He is a friend from the north, Thorgier from Riga."
Visatta didn't want to say anything more on this, so he asked the red-haired strong man beside him to introduce this North warrior to the Prince of Rus.
“Riga…”
Rostislav chewed on this word. His most profound memory of this in his previous life was the history of the development of the Northern Crusaders.
But in this era, Riga was still a colonial city established by the Norse.
In the era when the royal power of the Nordic countries was strengthening, many people chose to leave their hometowns and go to England, Iceland or the other side of the Baltic Sea in order to escape the royal power. Riga was also established for this reason.
"Salute to you, Prince Rostov. I have heard of your martial name in the north for a long time. Now I can see at first sight that you are truly a talented person and you live up to those rumors. However, I would like to make a request here. Can you show me your Hala?"
Will His Majesty give you the cross?"
This request seemed a bit abrupt to the prince. Of course, he still remembered the cross that combined the style of Thor's Hammer that Harald gave him, but why did this man mention it?
Could it be possible... Rostislav thought about what Harald said when he left Rus. Thinking like this, Rostislav took out the cross.
"It is indeed the cross of His Majesty Harald... Lord Rostislav, in the name of Odin, the Jomus Chapter is willing to serve you."
Seeing the cross, the red-haired Viking knelt down and expressed his loyalty to Rostislav.
Prince Rus was quite confused, why did this man become so loyal? And shouldn’t the Yomus war group have been finished long ago?
The so-called Joms Chapter is the name of a group of pagan warriors in Northern Europe. It is the name of a strictly disciplined warrior group. This war group once stretched across the north and was famous for its strong combat effectiveness. Their fortress of Jomsberg was also in the north.
The most powerful fortress.
However, this powerful fortress was eventually destroyed by the Christian army. Magnus, the son of Holy King Olaf, completely turned this pagan war group into history.
And now this organization that was supposed to be destroyed has appeared again. Prince Rus couldn't help but be quite surprised, but after thinking about it, he became quite calm. After all, Yaroslav died earlier than in history, and it is not surprising that other things that are not consistent with history happened.
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Just when Rostislav was thinking about the Yomus war group, the kneeling North man seemed to think that the prince was troubled by his arrival, so he opened his mouth to explain:
"His Majesty Harald asked us to come. He ordered us in this way after learning that you were granted the title of Rostov, and paid us enough gold and silver to cover our work for a year. Lord Rostislav, our sword
Now it's your sword."
Hearing what the red-haired Norseman said, Rostisla was relieved. It turned out to be Uncle Harald's help.
"Now that you have strong troops and horses, it won't be any problem to take over Northeastern Rus. Maybe you are lucky and you can conquer Volga Bulgar, just like our ancestors did, hahaha."
Wishatar laughed as he witnessed this act of devotion. There was nothing better than seeing Vladimir's children become stronger.
As for the ancestors he mentioned, he refers to the "Saint" Vladimir and his uncle Dobrynya, who once defeated the Volga Bulgar together and forced the Volga Power to bow to Rus.
"yes."
Rostislav helped the Nanos man up, turned around and said to Visatta. His words were full of expectations for the future. He encountered such a great gift when he first arrived in the city, which made him think about the next journey involuntarily.
If it was such a surprise at the beginning, then there will definitely be no problems next.
Rostislav's heart was full of expectations and expectations for the future.