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Chapter 23 We were fellow villagers 500 years ago!
Nourishing~
There was a long scratch across the ice.

The reflected galaxy, the galloping figure slowly stopped.

Feng Daofu held the branch with both hands to support the ski pole, straightened his back and looked ahead.

With limited vision, there is no way to see the whole thing.

But judging from the herd of reindeer and the traces caught along the way, there are at least one or two hundred people.

This is not normal.

Nomadic communities like the Sami people should be the same as wolves, and their size and quantity are affected by food resources.

There are plenty of food resources in summer, and it is easy to find enough food to feed a large community. It is normal to gather 200 people.

Food resources are small in winter, and it is difficult to find food. Logically speaking, they should go their separate ways, and the scale is reduced to only one to three families to share the scarce food resources.

Just like the nomads on the grassland.

When will the nomads uncharacteristically stick together?

"Alien threat."

Feng Daofu was thoughtful: "The Sami people were also affected by the war in Norway. In order to avoid being attacked by the fleeing Norwegians, they chose to hold together in winter to keep warm."

"The scale has increased, and people are safe, but how to solve the food problem in winter?"

He probably knew why the Sami attacked the Willy clan's camp.

Taking off his simple skates, he left the glacier and observed the surroundings carefully.

"Reconnaissance upgrade"

"Acquiring Specialty - Occupying the Navy (+10% vision on grasslands and plains, 50% chance to increase relationship with a village leader when entering a village every day)"

He glanced at the size of the Sami people, and then at his own panel.

Feng Daofu suddenly had an idea.

"Given the number of Sami hunting bows, even if their quality is far inferior to ordnance level, they are still lethal. A frontal attack will inevitably cause casualties."

"The way to use soldiers is to fight with the heart, and to fight with soldiers!"

Vondolf came to the upstream position, adjusted his clothes, and walked towards the Sami gathering point.

"This time, I will use the panel's passive language proficiency to chat with the Sami people about how Master Feng in the south is recruiting for food and accommodation."

Riverside.

temporary gathering place.

"Wow~"

With the barking, the black and white sled dogs pulled the car to a stop.

The female shaman Blue Tit got off the sled and rubbed the dog's head: "Good dog."

The sled dog sighed, and his wise blue eyes reflected a soft and elegant beautiful oval face.

She is about 30 or [-] years old. She has long dark brown hair under her felt hat.

The touch of blue highlighted with blueberries in the hair is the symbol of the blue tit shaman.

She was wearing a long wool coat with a belt around her waist, decorated with colorful stripes and ribbons, and red and black technical shoulders around her shoulders. Such layers of clothing did not appear bloated, which showed the petiteness of the female shaman.

The blue tits settled the sled dogs, and the organizers unloaded the sleds and pack animals.

The Sami people worked together in pairs to unfold the reindeer skins and put them on the rack made of poles, forming a simple warm tent.

Spread deerskin on the ground inside the tent, with the hairy side facing up, and hang ropes and pots on the poles of the tent frame. This is the warm home of the Sami people, Rau.

After setting up the nest, the men either carried axes to chop down trees or went to the lake to fetch water.

Women and old men collected moss, boiled ice water, tended livestock, and mended clothes.

Adults are busy, and children also have to do some odd jobs, everything is in order.

At this time, a person came to the camp: "Shaman, is everything going well?"

The female shaman saluted slightly: "Boss, we have captured more than 100 Norwegians and have not lost a single member of our tribe."

The leader looked at the restless crowd behind in surprise: "There are no casualties? When did Norwegian men lose their blood?"

Most of the crowd are women, children and the elderly, and there are even pregnant women and babies.

After glancing at it, the leader wondered, "Where did their man go?"

The blue tit said: "Bless the spirit of nature, their men have gone to the North tribe in the south to do business and have not returned yet."

"I see."

The leader understood and looked happily at the livestock herd carrying luggage and supplies: "How much have you harvested?"

Blue Tit said: "They were also on the run, so the harvest was smaller than expected. There were only 110 cattle, 100 sheep, 95 pigs and 20 horses."

"Many of the Norwegians' livestock died on the way to escape. These were made into dried meat. I carved the details of the harvest on wooden boards."

"not bad."

The leader looked satisfied: "This is enough for us to eat for a long time. These Norwegians can also be sold to the Finnish clan in the east in exchange for more supplies."

"Boss, the spirit of nature protects us, and we can continue to obtain food from the fleeing Norse clans."

"These are enough."

Facing the female shaman's suggestion, the leader firmly shook his head: "The spirit of nature will not protect us forever. I don't want to sacrifice another tribesman for one person's food."

Seeing his resolute attitude, Blue Tit sighed secretly and said nothing more.

The Sami settlement of more than 100 people was formed only this winter.

The strongest is the leader clan.

The female shaman is the second in command under the leader because of her knowledge and prestige.

She knew very well how fragile this temporary settlement of many Sami families huddled together for warmth, could not afford her quarrel with the chief.

The overall situation is paramount, and the blue tit backs down.

The leader said with satisfaction: "Take care of the herd of livestock and herd of reindeer together, those Norwegian women"

The blue tit frowned.

The leader stepped back at the right time: "The shaman will arrange it."

After the leader left, a girl came over and said angrily: "Teacher, these are obviously your trophies, why did you let him take them away?"

"He didn't take it, Skylark."

Blue Tit smiled: "This is shared by the clan."

Little Skylark said: "But, but the leader's attitude shouldn't be like this."

"That's because I'm worried about my prestige"

The female shaman's words behind her were so soft that Little Skylark didn't hear them.

She tilted her head in confusion: "What are you worried about?"

The blue tit pinched the student's face: "Instead of worrying about this, you should care about those Norwegian pregnant women."

"Remember that Norwegian red-haired princess?"

"She appeased the tribe to submit to us. As a condition, I promised her that she would take care of her tribe."

"Get the herbs ready, let's go and see them together."

Captive tent.

Pregnant mother tired and fell asleep.

The red-haired Ava sighed with complicated emotions: "Father, where have you been?"

She has always yearned to become the legendary shield girl, and feels that she can face any challenge.

But Willie did not return for a long time, and the Sami raided.

After losing the protection of her parents, she faced the cruelty of reality as she just became an adult. She has been struggling to support herself until now, and finally couldn't help but reveal her fragile side that is not so confident.

Call ~
The cold wind blew, and with it came the gentle voice of the female shaman: "Tired?"

Ava's face was sullen, and she looked at the blue tit as calmly as possible: "I'm tired, but if you break your promise, I can still kill ten Sami men with my fists."

The blue tit laughed and said, "Obviously I am petite like an arctic fox, but I have the heart of a polar bear."

The tent was warm enough, and the female shaman took off her coat while talking.

Ava's eyes widened: You said you're petite like a fox, it's obviously you who looks like both a fox and a bear.
If this female shaman is hijacked at this time, can you take the tribe and leave safely?

"It's too cold outside. It's always tiring here if you wear too much."

Blue Tit knocked on the numb and stiff shoulder: "What's your name?"

Even if the hijacking is successful, where can the winter wilderness take the clansmen to go? The Norwegian princess calmed down: "Ava."

"Does it mean a wise and beautiful girl?"

Blue Tit glanced at the mature pregnant woman who was breathing steadily: "Your parents have great expectations for you."

Ava said, "You know our language very well."

"Knowledge is a shaman's most valuable asset."

The blue tit smiled and said, "Because I have acquired the knowledge and I can communicate with you, so I convinced you that neither of our clans had any casualties."

Ava pursed her lips: "What about the future?"

"after."

Blue tits look at the tent.

The brown eyes seemed to penetrate the deerskin and saw the women building a cradle with wood and moss, securing the baby with leather straps, gently rocking it, and humming the clan's ancient nursery rhymes.

"You can be Sami if you want."

"Ava, you can be my student, the future shaman."

The blue tit paused, but his tone was gentle but with unquestionable strength: "You know, you didn't choose."

Ava was silent.

The female shaman smiled: "From now on, you are the little cardinal."

".Thank you teacher."

Ava agreed bitterly.

All the tribesmen have to rely on the Sami people to live their lives.

The female shaman is willing to accept her as a student and give her a new name, which undoubtedly means a kind of acceptance and protection.

This is a good thing!
Ava convinced herself so.

The blue tit was about to continue to say something, but the little skylark suddenly shouted in a panic: "Teacher, some members of the clan are going to give birth early!"

The female shaman's expression changed, she put on her clothes and ran outside.

Halfway through, she paused: "Little Cardinal, you are with me too. Don't worry about your mother, she is in good condition, I will call a woman to take care of her."

Ava obeyed.

"Hang on! Push hard! The spirit of nature bless you!"

On the soft deerskin, a woman about to give birth was biting a pine branch with a face full of pain.

Blue tits have had little success with their efforts.

The mother's face was pale and without any blood, but the baby was still not born.

Ava looked at the teacher she had just met.

The female shaman lost her composure just now.

There was sweat on her forehead, her hair was stuck to her face, and her elegant oval face looked a little embarrassed.

Ava didn't know why, but she saw the shadow of her mother in her body.

The red-haired Norwegian princess pursed her lips and said, "It would be better for our clan to use some hot water when giving birth."

"Little Skylark!"

"I'll go right away!"

"I'll go as well."

Ava and Little Skylark went to fetch hot water.

The female shaman continued to work hard, but there was still no sound of the baby crying.

The husband and relatives outside the tent kept circling anxiously, almost stepping on the snow at the door into mud.

At this moment, a hunter ran over panting: "Someone said they could save her and the child!"

"Who?!"

"Saint!"

"Holy one?"

Who is this?
Are there other shamans in the settlement?

The hunter regained his breath and spoke very quickly: "He is not from the settlement, nor is he a Sami, but he has black hair and black eyes like us, and he said he used to be from the same clan."

"Whoever he is."

The voice of the blue tit came from the tent: "As long as he can save her and the baby, he is our Sami friend!"

So the red-haired Norwegian princess came back with hot water and saw a stranger in the tent.

He has black hair and black clothes, and his extremely good-looking face is a bit immature, but his strong body gives people a mature and reliable feeling.

Ava looked at the stranger silently, unable to tell whether it was a man or a boy.

I just think it looks good and makes girls like it at first sight.

She could still hear Little Skylark muttering: "It's exactly the same as the husband in my dream."

Ava: "?"

Blue Tit's affection is stronger than the two of them.

"Activate the specialty - Water Diviner, and your relationship with the Blue Tit Shaman will increase."

"Activate Specialty - Depressed Heart, your relationship with the female shaman will increase by +20%"

"what!"

The mother let out a cry of pain.

The blue tit forcibly stopped God, and said anxiously: "Who are you? What can you do?"

The stranger was naturally Vondorff.

It takes Sami hunters to drop their bows with just super high charisma and black hair.

After telling another story, Feng Daofu easily slipped in.

I was originally thinking about how to open up the situation, but unexpectedly, I was lucky and happened to encounter an incident with my professional counterpart.

No one knows how to deliver babies better than him!
After roughly checking the condition of the mother, Feng Daofu felt confident, with a confident smile on his face: "My name is Feng Daofu, an ordinary missionary who spreads the gospel of Io."

"As long as she converts to Aiou, Aiou can bless her for a smooth delivery."

Io?

missionary?
Ava blinked and glanced at her 'teacher's' expression from the corner of her eye.

The blue tit frowned, was silent for a second, and said resolutely, "She converted!"

Holding the mother's hand, the female shaman explained the matter clearly.

The mother suppressed her pain and said: "I am willing to believe in Aiou!"

"Believer +1"

"Core Doctrine - Holy Childbirth: Believers' fertility +10%, believers' pregnancy complications 50%, parents have a certain chance of converting to pious faith when their children are born, and believe that pregnancy is a virtue"

Just after the puerpera converted to the letter, she suddenly became less difficult to deliver.

The miraculous scene made the three female shaman masters and apprentices stunned.

Feng Daofu: "Leave a way."

They subconsciously step aside.

The tent is not big, so it can only be packed tightly together, like three petite birds standing side by side.

As he passed Ava, Vondorf reached into the hot water she was carrying.

I washed it, wiped it, and took out the high-alcohol antivirus I carried with me.

The distance was too close, and Ava couldn't help but look at his face a few more times, and then quickly lowered her eyes.

Then, her eyes widened.

Because she saw her father's token hanging on Feng Daofu's chest!
Ava: "!?"

Vondorf has been paying attention to the Norwegian princess from the corner of her eye.

Seeing her eyes move slightly but her expression remained unchanged, he nodded secretly.

Before leaving, he asked Willie for a token and asked about his family.

I just entered the Sami camp and heard about the Norwegian prisoners. I knew that the Norwegian princess was as smart as her father, so I chose to use tokens to communicate.

Now it's proven that he was right.

Now is not the time to communicate.

Feng Daofu half-knelt in front of the mother.

9 points of agility + high control bonus with one hand, making his hands comparable to neurologists, pulling the baby slowly and gently with extremely gentle movements.

With a cry, everyone inside and outside the tent breathed a sigh of relief.

"Io."

The blue tit has a complicated look.

Ava's ears pricked up and she heard the female teacher murmuring in a low voice: "Maybe this is also the guidance of the spirit of nature."

She looked at other people's reactions, and then at Feng Daofu, her inner daze suddenly dissipated, and she felt an indescribable sense of security.

just
"I rode with the Valkyrie and came here from the distant Eastern Empire across thousands of miles."

"I thought my mission was to spread the gospel of Io in this land, but after seeing you, I suddenly remembered a piece of history."

"It is said that 500 years ago, Shenzhou fell. In order to avoid the disaster, some Chinese people migrated to the west, and they have never been there since then."

"When I see your black hair and eyes, I understand one thing."

"We were fellow villagers 500 years ago!"

"You are all my brothers and sisters!"

"Don't believe me? If not, then why do we all have black hair and black eyes?"

"If it's not brothers and sisters, why can I speak your Sami language so fluently?"

"I have history to prove it. Do you have history to refute it? No!"

"You have been away from your hometown for too long, the civilization has been fragmented during the migration, and even your own history has been forgotten."

"But it doesn't matter, I'm here today!"

"I came here following the guidance of Aurora, and I have new brothers and sisters."

"I have a dream! I want to take all my brothers and sisters out of the cold and hunger!"

The black-haired saint raised his arms and shouted.

The Sami people shouted excitedly.

The red-haired Norwegian princess watched the scene silently.

Isn't the way he saved us a little weird?
Inexplicably, saving us seems to be an incidental... illusion.

　Thanks for the 100-point reward from 'The Seventh Sinful Lion'

　　
　
(End of this chapter)