Rebirth of the Viking King

The old shopkeeper has a lot of experience in identifying cultural relics. Many times, they not only have to make use of their rich knowledge, but also have to be proficient in "human feelings and sophistication" in the troubled world of the world.

Just imagine, someone who can imitate the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" must have a good understanding of the history and culture of our country. They know the origin of He's Bi, and they also understand that this thing has almost run through the entire history of civilization in China from the time when Qin Shihuang unified the world to the current prosperous Tang Dynasty.

If a cultural relic dealer wants to "imitate" such an important national treasure, he will inevitably find the best piece of jade he can find and carefully carve it, striving for perfection.

There was such a thing on Tang Dezong's desk.

The craftsmanship is perfect! So much so that the piece of gold that replaced the broken corner was filled in just right. An inch more would make it fatter, and an inch less would make it thinner. Many carving techniques used in carving did not exist in the Qin Dynasty.

But no matter how sophisticated the imitation is, a fake is still a fake.

At this time, the jade seal in his hand had no intention of "pleasing the audience" at all.

Jade is about moisture, transparency and bright color. But the jade seal in his hand didn't match any of them. If this was a piece of "jade", a turbid jade of this grade would be of the lower second grade at best. Usually, farmers in the Tang Dynasty used this kind of jade to make a pair of bracelets for their married daughters. Businessmen with slightly better family backgrounds and literati could not appreciate such turbid miscellaneous jade.

But the mystery of this jade also lies in its "miscellaneousness".

When Lao Chaofeng put his eyes very close to the jade, he stared at the "muddy jade" for a minute. During this long minute, he stared intently at the cloud-like impurities. He discovered that these impurities were flowing through the jade at an extremely slow speed!

At the same time, after holding it for a long time, he seemed to be able to feel that the jade seal in his hand was like a heartbeat, and he was beating extremely slowly with a special frequency!

It's like it has life itself!

Luochuan has also been a shopkeeper all his life. He had never even heard of a jade with such characteristics, not to mention seeing it! Thinking of the legend about the appearance of He's Bi, he felt that the strange jade seal in his hand was most likely the real jade seal that was lost when Liu Bian fled 600 years ago!

After a long period of training, all the shopkeepers of Izumo Trading Company have the ability to "keep their expressions unchanged even when a mountain collapses". Therefore, even though his heart was beating wildly, shopkeeper Luo kept his face calm and did not show any trace of it. Abnormal movement.

Although every cell in his body was sending a signal to him: he must keep this gem as his own! But at this time, the Viking King was sitting less than one meter opposite him.

If he wanted to take action, he couldn't do it now.

Shopkeeper Luo continued to pretend to check the jade seal, while secretly observing Loki and Gustav on his left and right.

He knew that the decision-making power of the gamble before him was in his own hands, and he could identify either of the two people in front of him as the winner.

But now the question he needs to consider is who of the two has less power.

Who is better to deal with.

This answer is a no-brainer. A minute later, he put down the jade seal and announced that Loki on his left was the winner of the bet.

The crowd was in an uproar. The reason given by the old shopkeeper was that it was an ancient jade from the period of Nuwa mending the sky, and Balabala boasted about it fiercely. Loki chuckled. Naturally, the old guy didn't dare to tell the truth of the matter, otherwise it would be almost equivalent to indicating that the jade seal on Tang Dezong's desk was fake.

This consequence is something that a shopkeeper like him cannot bear.

With a chuckle, Loki held up the leather bag he carried with him, just about to sweep all the trophies on the round table into the bag. A big hand suddenly stopped in front of him.

"Why, in front of the Viking King, you trash, do you still want to go back on your word?"

Gustav's face turned red and white. He knew that what he was doing was unreasonable, but he never thought that Loki would hide a treasure more valuable than a "Storm's End" fiefdom token!

Storm's End is the family honor earned by Duke Bernard through his lifelong struggle. The family castle was lost in a gambling game. If this incident was reported back to the river valley, it would become a great joke that would last for hundreds of years, and would be sung by all the Viking warriors after they had had enough wine and food.

And he himself will be woven into various songs by the bards in the image of a prodigal son, and he will be whipped in complicated ways!

If he were in the river valley, he would now have ten thousand ways to cheat the bet, and even take the precious treasure in Loki's hand for himself.

But now he was in the Conqueror's Fortress, and the only army he had at hand were the 10 companions who followed him, and the chirping brother in the corner who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Big beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. Gustav's big face turned red. He had to think of a countermeasure within 3 seconds. In desperation, he grabbed the token of Storm's End and knelt down in front of Ivar with a thud!

Then he held up the token with respectful hands and said in a deep voice: "I dedicate my family's castle to His Majesty Ivar O'Sullivan. I hope you can lead the Vikings to prosperity."

Loki was stunned. He had thought that this person would act rogue, but he never expected that he would come up with such a weird way. But I have to admit that the countermeasure Gustav came up with in 3 seconds was actually very smart.

I really can't cheat, but I can let the person with the highest status present help me cheat!

Gustav knew that even if Ivar got the castle, he would most likely not go over the mountains to send people to settle in, because there is a towering Tiandu Mountain Range between "Yinyuyuan" and "River Valley"! If Ivar wanted to garrison Storm's End, his troops would have to walk more than half a circle around Scandinavia to reach it.

His roots are in the Conqueror's Fortress, and he would not do such a stupid thing.

The fiefdom token was in his hands, and Duke Bernard could only pay him a rent every year. They could still live in the castle and have the right to exercise their lordship.

And if the fiefdom token fell into Loki's hands, Duke Bernard would be in dire straits.

This summer, a great event happened among the vassals of the river valley. After receiving the silver coins Loki had plundered from Northumbria, Hummel Blood Dove, the lord of Blood Dove Town, loaded all his troops onto 10 longships, set out from the North Sea and headed west, finally boarding the North Sea. The coast of Sembria.

In just one month, they took advantage of the longship's high maneuverability in inland rivers to plunder Northumbria from east to west. When they arrived in neighboring Mercia, their progress did not stop. Along the way, they burned churches, killed nobles, and stole all the gold and silver they could. Finally, they arrived at Kent County, where the royal city of Mercia was located.

On the outskirts of Kent, an encounter broke out between 500 Blood Dove Shield Axemen and 2,000 English Rangers. However, what I didn't expect was that the Mercian cavalry was completely wiped out by the blood dove shield axemen! The general who led the team, Lancelot, the younger brother of the King of Mercia, was even taken alive as a hostage.

The blood pigeons of Hummel marched straight in, charging all the way to the walls of Elam, the King of Mercia. King Elam ordered the city gates to be closed and refused to fight.

However, they underestimated the Viking warriors' understanding of "defense".

Hummel raised a campfire outside the range of the bow and arrow, then he washed Lancelot, stripped him naked, put it on the fire and began to rotate and grill. After roasting a piece of meat, cut off a piece and mix it with wine and drink it. Lancelot's miserable howling lasted all morning, and he had just lost a left leg.

Elan collapsed on the city wall, and he handed over ten boxes of gold coins in exchange for his brother. At this time, Mr. Hummel returned home with a full load.

Gustav didn't know how much benefit Blood Pigeon Town had gained from this summer robbery, but judging from their wealthy performance after returning to the village, they must have made a lot of money. Seeing that one of his vassals was about to become powerful enough to threaten his position, he lost his territory token at this critical juncture.

Three of Duke Bernard's vassals will become his enemies at the same time!

Ivar looked at the token with a smile, and all the melon-eaters gathered in Izumo Trading Company held their breath, wanting to see what he would say.

According to common sense, the King of the Vikings, His Majesty O'Sullivan, who sits in the Conqueror's Fortress and has a net worth of trillions, "should" not play rogue. Of course, this word should be in quotation marks, because the "face" thing always needs to be compared with the chips.

When the chips are heavy enough, face haha! It is simply a dispensable thing!

Loki looked at Ivar coldly.

There were only 6 provinces in Viking land. In each province, there is a castle inherited from the ancient giant era. A castle left over from prehistoric civilization is in front of them, and no Viking can resist this temptation.

There was silence in the hall, and the air flowing among the few people was almost solid. Ivar cleared his throat. Just when he was about to speak, his sister Mohrantine opened her red lips lightly and spoke first.

"Mr. Gustav"

"Are you kidding me!"