Rebirth of the Viking King

"This Miss Emma, ​​with the honorable royal family coming forward, I will never refuse your request, but there are some things I must say first." Loki stared into the explorer's eyes and said seriously.

After careful observation, he found that this was a girl with a rather delicate appearance. Although her face is not a beautiful one, the light leather armor and the resolute and stubborn expression between her eyebrows add a bit of heroism to her.

"There are countless risks that may be encountered at any time on the dark sea. Although I am considered a "stable comparison" compared with the madmen driving the longships, there are still risks hidden in going all the way north into the unexplored land. Very huge.”

"In other words, I am not confident enough to bring you back intact."

What Loki said was true. There are countless accidents that can occur in the vast sea. Storms, running aground on rocks, attacks by sea monsters, and even getting lost can ruin the entire fleet at any time.

But Emma didn't hesitate at all. She clenched the Socrates badge on her chest and nodded firmly.

She also had a reason to go.

In the past hundred years, the Royal Academy of Sciences' exploration territory has expanded to multiple continents with the missionary pace of the Holy Bishop. But the Norwegian Sea north of Scandinavia is still blank on the map because it is uninhabited all year round.

Whatever may be seen by following the fleet, she is the furthest explorer of the Royal Academy to have ever reached the north.

"Our trip to sea this time can take as short as a month. If it takes longer, it may take three to five months to return. During this period, if we do not find a source of fresh water, no one can wash their faces or take a bath."

"That means you have to live with a bunch of men who smell like wild animals for three months. Can you handle it?"

Emma nodded again.

"The living conditions on an ocean-going ship are much worse than those in the Conqueror's Fortress. Most of the time, we have to rely on fish caught in the sea by casting nets. Whatever we catch, we need to eat.

Can you bear to eat fish every day for three months? "

Emma nodded again.

Loki smiled bitterly and shook his head. With such an ancestor on board, she was still a friend of the O'Sullivan family. It would be best if this hot potato can be pushed away. After all, his true intention of going to sea this time was to find Leviathan. If he really found Leviathan, how would this medieval "scientist" react?

He really couldn't tell.

But now he knew that the girl he saw in front of him was an extremely determined person. People like her will never give up because of a few words of threats.

After the brief meeting, the servants took Emma to visit the castle, leaving only Loki and the princess Mehlantine in the house. Mohrantin called to the casual butler and moved 10 large boxes from the shelves at the back of the carriage. After placing them all in the cold water castle, she ordered her servants to open them one by one.

"The Waldorf family is a famous family in Constantinople. They have close ties with my O'Sullivan family, and they are also the link between our small and remote country and the outside world."

"Therefore, I hope that Miss Emma's daily life and safety will be fully guaranteed!"

Loki stared at the items in the ten large boxes with wide eyes, and then looked at Mohlantin hesitantly. All kinds of beautifully packaged luxury goods are neatly packed in the box.

"Iberian ham" from the Iberian Peninsula, tea from the "Wanfuxian Tea House" in the Eastern Tang Dynasty; spices from the Middle East; from the Apennine Peninsula, this fashionable and not yet completely dried citrus and lemon as well as light Golden olive oil and red wine.

These ten boxes of food alone are worth hundreds of silver coins.

Not only that, Mohrantin also asked the butler to hand Loki a bulging animal skin bag. Loki took it and found it was unusually heavy. After opening it, he saw that it was full of "gold dinar coins" from Constantinople. Visual inspection revealed that there were nearly a hundred of them.

"These 10 boxes of food were given to Miss Emma by the Conqueror's Fortress branch of Izumo Trading Company. These are her personal belongings. I hope that the captain can protect her personal property on the ship."

"These gold coins are an advance payment to you."

Mohrantin made the word "advance payment" very clear.

"I wish to send her directly back to the Conqueror's Fortress on your return journey."

"As long as you let this young lady satisfy her sailing addiction and stop clamoring to go to sea, I will pay you three times the balance and 300 Constantinople dinar gold coins in the name of 'Izumo Trading Company'!"

This sentence instantly made Loki's ears prick up.

A total of 400 gold coins come and go. What is the concept? !

According to the exchange rate common among the Vikings, 1 gold coin can be exchanged for 10 silver coins. This is quite a fortune.

"But I also hope you clearly understand that you must not let her suffer any injustice."

"If I heard that your crew dared to plot against him or harm Miss Emma's personal safety in any way, I wouldn't mind letting you have a taste of the O'Sullivan family's "Blood Eagle" torture!"

After finishing speaking, Mohrantin said nothing more. With her current status as a princess, and the current social status of Loki, a partner of Datang Izumo Trading Company in the Conqueror's Fortress, she is still far behind her. After handing over all the tasks, she set off that afternoon to Blood Pigeon Town next to Hanshui Village.

Mr. Hummel runs the largest sea salt drying farm in the eastern part of the peninsula, and he is a partner with her. Blood Pigeon Town only operates the salt production business, but the most profitable salt selling business has been in the hands of the O'Sullivan family for a long time.

It was a rare trip to the river valley this time, so she had to go to Blood Pigeon Town to take a look and check out this year's new salt.

Only 10 boxes of goods and a big living person like Emma were left behind.

Loki patted his cheek gently to cheer himself up. This girl is indeed a hot potato, but she is a very valuable hot potato.

As long as there is money to be made, any burden can be overcome.

Another eye-opener for him was the royal sister Mohrantin herself.

At this time, Scandinavia was basically a "slavery society" written in textbooks. However, in such a primitive social environment, the royal family in the royal family is no different from the CEO of a listed company in the 21st century.

They also need to constantly shuttle between major business sites, maintain relationships with all parties, and accept goods from their workshops.

Their lives are not as indulgent and sensual as those recorded in ancient books.

Through his meeting with Mohlantin, he had basically understood the fundamentals of the O'Sullivan family's foothold in this troubled world.

Robbery by force is only a small part of the road to hegemony. It is very important for small villages, but it cannot play a decisive role for large families.

The root of the O'Sullivan family's establishment is probably still based on a strong economic foundation.

Trade is the foundation on which this maritime civilization depends for its survival.