forest kingdom

The cold wind blew from the glacier continent to the ice land.

In order to protect his school of fish, the young fish put on a warm leather jacket, picked up a harpoon, and became a brave warrior.

"Ouch!"

Xiao Yubao held the harpoon in both hands and used his tail and the harpoon stick to keep his balance on the bow. He stood on the bow and shouted loudly: "Ooo!"

The fishermen and soldiers on the five small boats behind were also shouting randomly with their spears and sticks.

“Row quickly!”

"The seals are right ahead! Kill them!"

"Ouch!"

Yu Bao leads the way, and wherever the harpoon points, the army will rush forward.

Seals were originally one of the foods of the Sea Tribe, similar to human cattle and sheep.

When more nutritious food became available, Yubao lost interest in chasing large sea animals such as seals, and was not very good at fighting.

Dealing with seals is much easier than dealing with sea monsters. For these people, it is just a hunt without danger.

Even so, Xiao Yubao still caught up with the male seal, and then rushed upwards with his body.

"Aww~" Yu Bao stood on the bow of the boat and howled happily.

Xiao Yubao's head quickly hit the seal's belly, pushing the seal weighing several hundred kilograms onto the sea water.

The male seal did not run into deep water. After being injured, the male seal wanted to run to the shore to escape like other sea animals.

Most seals in icy waters are social animals, and a strong male seal can occupy many female seals.

Seeing these seals catching fish to eat, the little fish boy holding the harpoon in both hands quickly jumped into the sea.

The knife he carries is to untie the rope at critical moments, take off his clothes and swim away.

Xiao Yubao's body jumped out of the sea water, and his small body stepped on the body of the male seal. He tried hard to maintain his balance, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

The Land of Ice does not need so many seals. In recent years, the Snow Cave people and the Valkyrie people have had a stable source of food, so they have not caught seals, causing a large increase in the number of seals.

The male seal, which was hit hard on the belly, rolled several times on the sea surface and then floated belly up on the water.

But we still need the help of many fishermen, because there are too many seals to catch.

The male seal had not run very far when he was chased by the ferocious little fish.

Yubao didn’t need anyone’s guidance. He quickly discovered the group of seals fishing in front of him!

Seal hunting is commonplace for most Wakili people, but it is very unfamiliar to young children.

Yu Bao was not polite to the fish thief. After rushing to the male seal, he inserted the harpoon into the male seal's chin with both hands.

Xiao Yubao is wearing a bear skin jacket given by Lawrence last year. This kind of bear often goes into the water to catch fish. The bear skin and down have waterproof and thermal insulation functions.

Yubao's fishing ground is very large, and a large number of fish are cultivated in it. It has always been a paradise frequented by seals.

The body of the little fish swims faster than the shark. It runs very slowly on land, but it is extremely fast in the sea.

Not only Yubao, but also the nearby soldiers and fishermen put on warm clothes.

The male seal screamed and moved away in front of this little guy who was not even one-fifth of himself.

But the little nun and others a few kilometers away had heard Xiao Yubao's excited cries and knew that Yubao was coming back soon.

"Ow~"

"Ouch!" Xiao Yubao's body quickly moved downwards and ran under the male seal.

On the contrary, fish is not the main food of the sea people. The main reason is that the nutrition is too low and they are not full.

"Okay!" Everyone smiled and rowed over.

The first day's battle ended quickly, and Yu Bao returned home by boat.

This time, two Valkyries were responsible for teaching the newcomers how to hunt seals. This was a necessary skill for Valkyries and Snow Cave people.

Yu Bao's voice was carried far away, and the backward fishermen gathered together and tied Yu Bao's trophies to the back of the boat, and then went to hunt the remaining seals together.

Seeing this, the Valkyrie quickly shouted: "Follow me, be careful not to hurt the fish treasure, otherwise the prophet will get angry."

The male seal leader soon heard the cry of the female seal behind him.

In the past, Xiao Yubao was not familiar with fighting and often couldn't defeat seals. But now that he has gradually learned how to fight, he can deal with many seals.

Its sound sounded like the happy sound of a child to people nearby, and they did not think it was noisy.

However, driven by the sacred mission of protecting fish schools, Xiao Yubao rediscovered the forgotten hunting instinct in his blood.

Sea people also eat meat, and the row of sharp teeth in their mouths are designed to tear through hard flesh.

Yubao didn't think it was a hunting game. He swam quickly in the water with his feet together, and quickly rushed toward the largest male seal inside with his hands holding the harpoon.

After looking back and seeing a strange and ferocious creature approaching him in the water, the male seal quickly approached it because of his size.

The little fish treasure did not let go of these fish thieves, and quickly broke through the fog formed by the blood and water, and quickly chased after them.

Some people had ropes tied around their waists to prevent them from falling into the water.

As long as the strongest male seal is defeated, most seals will leave this dangerous place.

Lana walked out of the house and went to the cowshed to pull out Brother Calf.

The calf brother was just born and is now lying in his mother's cowshed.

"We are going to pick up Yu Bao. The prophet said that when Yu Bao saves enough money next spring, he will find you a heifer to start a family."

Lana said something that Brother Maverick couldn't understand.

Although Brother Maverick didn't understand, he followed Lana out very obediently and let Lana put the rope on him to pull the cart.

"Let's go."

Maverick quickly walked outside, slowly walked out of the familiar monastery alley, walked from the small courtyard to the large courtyard, then arrived at the door, and walked on the stone road to the beach in the distance.

By this time Yubao and the fishermen had returned, and many of them were processing the seal meat directly on the shore, separating the seal skin and meat.

The sea water was dyed red with the blood of more than a dozen seals, and a large number of young men and women gathered there.

The Wakili warriors distributed the fat meat from a seal to the women who came over. According to Wakili tradition, if there are enough prey, it will be distributed to the women who raise children.

Childbearing is a woman's mission. This barbaric era cannot tolerate women who are infertile, so once a woman is infertile, she will not receive any kind treatment.

Only women who take care of children are given food and can be cared for by men.

But violence drives men to leave behind their own genes and to kill other people's children.

Fortunately, this is a land of ice, and this violent gene is suppressed by more violent rules. Women with children or single women can survive.

Women who are infertile will still not receive any preferential treatment unless they give everything to the Prophet. In most periods of time, such women will die miserably, and becoming Lawrence's nun and maid is the only optimal solution.

The old nuns from the monastery came over from a distance, and the soldiers quickly loaded the largest seal into the car and gave it to these single women.

They are not single, they are nuns of the prophets.

The excitement on the beach quickly attracted more people. When the female owner of the tavern, Ula, came over, Xiao Yubao was sharing his spoils with the children around him in a showy manner.

Yubao generously distributed the seal meat to the girls. No matter they were good-looking or ugly, male or female, Xiaoyubao would give them a large piece of meat.

For Yubao, who always has enough to eat, sharing is a happy thing.

Yubao was moving his mouth and happily oohooing and commanding. Lana and the other two nuns were responsible for cutting the meat with knives, and then distributed it to the nearby fishermen's children and the children who came to watch the fun.

"I'm here to help you. You can't cut the meat like this. This is the way to go." Ula, who often works, came over and helped Nora, who didn't know how to work, cut the seal meat.

Nora has always done rough work, unlike Ulla, the tavern owner who always does fine work.

Nora happily stepped aside and gave Ulla the opportunity to work.

Ulla is not as smart as Lawrence and is unaware of Nora's behavior.

While working, Ulla said like an elder: "Nala, how old are you this year?"

Nora shook her head, "I forgot."

Ulla smiled and lowered her head to continue working. She handed a piece of fat to a boy next to her and said, "Take it home and give it to mom."

"Yes, thank you Prophet!" The boy said the polite words awkwardly, and then ran out happily.

Ulla had no children and was happy to see these children nearby.

It is very difficult for a childless woman to live a stable life in this era.

Even if you are married and have no children of your own, you will be beaten and abused.

So after coming to this land for a while, Ulla wanted to go to a convent and become a nun.

But becoming a nun is not that easy.

Either they are female nobles from various countries who need to pay a large amount of money to the monastery.

Either they were girls whose parents had made meritorious deeds, like Nora and many other children, because their fathers died fighting for Lawrence, so they were especially mercifully taken into the care of the monastery to prevent them from being abused by strange fathers or strange mothers.

Ulla quickly helped Yubao and Lana finish their work.

The little fish baby shouted happily into the distance.

Ulla and Lana looked over and saw Lawrence walking from the beach with Heidi.

"prophet!"

Ulla and Lana, as well as the nearby fishermen, knelt down and saluted.

Lawrence smiled and said, "Get up, things here seem to have been resolved, so pack up and go home, the sun is about to set."

"Yes, Prophet!" Ulla helped put the seal skin and seal meat on the car.

Lawrence looked at the gradually diluted red sea in the distance, and then looked at Ulla who was helping Lana work.

"Ula, I haven't been to the tavern for a long time. How is the tavern going?"

After putting down the seal, Ulla replied: "The tavern is still the same. There have been more and more customers recently, and I have found a few more strong young girls to help. They are all descendants of the Durila and Pumixiu people. "

"There are often fights, but they are resolved. The men there are like that. This kind of thing happens when they are drunk."

Ulla smiled and talked about the daily life of the tavern.

Lawrence only heard a few words and knew that Ulla was running the tavern well.

"Ula, don't you plan to get married?" Lawrence asked a very crucial question.

Ulla was also a smart woman. She said nervously and calmly: "That's right, prophet of mercy, I think... I hope to go to a monastery and become a nun in the next few years."

Lawrence smiled and said: "Okay, you can go at any time, or you can open a tavern for nuns and women in the monastery, and I will open a tavern. Maybe you will have a different feeling."

The things that Ulla had been worrying about all these years were finally resolved. The excited Ulla quickly knelt on the ground and pressed her forehead tightly to the sand of the beach.

"Thank you, merciful and great prophet!"

Lawrence actually knew Ulla's thoughts for a long time, but he also felt that many women would prefer to choose family.

"As long as you choose this path, I thought you would choose marriage like Ai Ali, choosing a strong or handsome young man to marry and start a family. Get up and let's go have a drink."

"Yes, Prophet!" Ulla stood up again and followed Lawrence and Sophia forward.

Nora wanted a drink too, but Lawrence didn't call her.

Xiao Yubao was already carried in the car by the other two nuns and was about to go home for dinner. When he saw Nora didn't come over to sit down, he whined.

"Here we come!" Nora came over quickly and felt hungry at this time. "Let's go home and eat. Today we have potato bread and vegetable soup, but the prophet went to the monastery today, so he should eat better, right?"

However, it didn't happen, because Lawrence and Heidi went home and invited Ulla to their house for a drink, so the little nuns still had the original dinner.

After eating potatoes and bread at night, the little nun lay on the bed and touched her belly, "I really hope the prophet comes to the monastery every day."

"Ouch~" Xiao Yubao, who was lying in the sloping water tank and eating dried salted fish, echoed with approval.

Lawrence chatted with Heidi and Ulla.

"Speaking of which, you and Sophia know each other."

Lawrence and Ulla were chatting about things casually, and remembered things that they had never paid much attention to.

Ulla: "Yes, but it was all in the past. Many things have been forgotten."

It was Sofia who forgot. Sofia probably forgot about Ula.

"That's right, the past is the past." Lawrence asked curiously: "How are Aali and Brick doing lately? I haven't seen them for a long time."

Ulla showed a sigh of relief.

"Ai Ali is much older now and has married again, this time to a Valkyrie warrior. She was often beaten after her marriage because she spent money quickly and couldn't control her greedy mouth."

"Brick is married to an out-of-towner. She should be raising dogs in South Town now. Her man is a very deceitful lumberjack."

It is impossible to find a good man in this era, because there are no men in this era who cannot hit women.

Even if there were, women would look down on such useless men.

Women look for men mainly to have someone to rely on, not for love and conjugal feelings, and not to obey the slavish thinking of violent men.

It is difficult for a person to survive in this barbaric world without relying on a man.

Ulla got the reward she wanted, and Lawrence felt she was worthy of the care because she had helped a lot over the years. (End of chapter)