Chapter 177: Traders embark to Iceland
Chapter 177: Traders embark to Iceland
In a completely dirty port, a young merchant was meeting with many Vikings belonging to his tribe.
“Brothers, today I am leaving for the ice island in the north, I will bring enough cattle and seeds from which they have been stealing.
I will also report on the status of that tribe to see if it is possible to attack and subdue them … “
One of the Vikings just laughed and looked sadly at the merchant “You better not even try you know why, I think you should ask your father about the previous merchant who tried.
He ended up losing absolutely everything, not to mention that he did damage to the tribe because he could not even plan to attack properly.
That tribe led by Jarl Sven is a real problem and even if we make them angry, it could be dangerous for us as they have ships even bigger than our Drakkars.
So you better go with your head up and sell the goods of our tribe, because the only chance we could have to conquer that tribe is that a civil war occurs or that for some reason they have died. “
The young merchant wanted to refute the words of that Viking leader, but when he saw the faces of the others, he knew that his idea of conquering the northern tribe was simply a bad idea.
“Very well Mikkel I will have to obey what you say, but if I find information that is powerful enough for us to launch an attack I hope you will remember my name in the loot’s distribution.”
Mikkel only looked at young Kalevi with derision “Whatever you say Kalevi, just try not to die in that place please, because your father, although he is the richest man in the tribe, will not be able to convince me to launch an attack against that northern tribe. “
Kalevi sighed and started walking towards his Knarr, where he just looked at his crew and yelled at them quite loudly.
“I hope that all the ships are already loaded with the merchandise, otherwise my father will take care of putting them in order if they have not done so.
Because we will be heading north in just some time, and I don’t want to delay my trip by a group of sailors without respect for the captain. “
All the sailors who had already finished for a long time only laughed at the words of the young Knarr, even one of them looked at him from the deck of the Knarr.
“Kalevi it is time you stopped talking about your father, you are old enough to be a man and not depend on his name.
If what you want is to send us you are wrong boy, we only follow the silver and gold coins that your father gives us to accompany you.
But if you are looking for respect, you will not find it with us unless you earn it, for that you must show us that you have the soul of a leader like your father is.
Otherwise, you are no better than those noble Christian children, who do not stop chattering about how their parents gave them this and that or how if we do something their parents avenge them.
All those who occupy the name of their parents know what happens to them … “
The sailor then drew his ax and ran his tongue over the edge of the blade of his weapon.
“Each one of them was in charge of murdering them and you know something their parents also died at my hands or failing that they simply hid like the bitches they are.
With this I want you to learn that no matter how influential if a person is in the end you cannot defend those he loves, he is nothing more than an idiot with power.
Learn it because your father is a man who can defend you, but that does not imply that you can act the way you are behaving. “
After hearing that Kalevi just clenched his fist and kept quiet because the sailor was right, so after standing for a while like an idiot not knowing what to do while he was frustrated.
He moved towards his Knarr with his head bowed because he did not want to spend any more time on the dock, at least on his ship he would have a special room for him where he could rest.
Since he did not have to do anything because the sailors his father had hired would be in charge of taking the ships to the northern tribe.
Seeing how young Kalevi entered his room, the sailors began to laugh, and they all began their way north.
While this was happening in the Faroe Islands, in the port city of Norwich, Nelda was also preparing the last things she needed.
She had already bought enough food and more than 200 slaves to take to the north, but before leaving for the sea she had met Anders before leaving.
The noises of meat colliding with one another could be heard in a small room in a wooden house.
“Nelda …!”
Anders said as he leaned his head between Nelda’s breasts, who was enjoying the thrusts Anders made in her vagina.
Every time Anders’ penis went deep inside her and touched the entrance to her uterus, she could only moan with pleasure.
Because it was the most sensitive part of her body, so to continue enjoying those thrusts, she used her legs to hug Anders’s waist.
This continued to last for some time until, after a heavy onslaught, the two were able to climax.
Feeling how Anders ‘semen entered her, she sighed in relief and began to stroke Anders’ hair.
“Anders… today will be the last time… we can see each other until… I can return in a few months…”
Nelda took a deep breath and tried to relax her breathing because she was quite tired “Please be careful because yesterday I confirmed that I am pregnant and I do not want her father to die on a dangerous mission.”
Anders who was lying between Nelda’s breasts only showed a smile “Don’t worry Nelda, I’m like a cockroach, it’s just quite difficult to kill me.
Also Thanks to the support you have given me with the people you know, I am making a name for myself as a mercenary.
It will only be a matter of time before you can get a job from the duke or a nobleman. With them, it was quite easy to get enough money to start expanding the mercenary company.
Either way, in case something happens, I can always come back to you and start over, as it wouldn’t be the first time I’ve done it. “
Nelda upon hearing Anders’s words felt a little calmer, knowing that he would not lie to her.
After this, the two fell completely asleep and did not wake up until the morning of the next day when Nelda opened her eyes and took one last look at Anders.
After this, she got out of bed completely naked and used a bucket of water with a cloth to clean her body. When she finished, she put on her clothes and left the room.
When she opened the door, she could see little Russell, who was tying up some apples for breakfast.
“Rusell, please get Anders up in a while because he shouldn’t be sleeping too much, if he asks tell him I’ve already left for the north.
Please take care of yourself too and Anders, he is a bastard, but he is my bastard and I would not like something to happen to him. “
After saying those words, Nelda took two blocks from the table and left that wooden house in the direction of the dock.
The way to the dock was quite uneventful except for some slaves who would not stop crying when they were punished because they did not behave correctly towards potential buyers.
‘Poor bastards, they had such bad luck that they ended up being slaves, what a shame they give me, but since they are slaves, they are a good material to resell.
It is a pity that they are too shameless not to recognize their place as slaves, but I am not a slave owner, nor am I interested in correcting their behavior.
I am just a merchant who is willing to earn gold and silver by selling merchandise, even if that means selling children or animals. ‘
Upon reaching the port, Nelda met Ashraf and the other captains of her ships.
“Gentlemen, today we will leave for the north, so you must always be next to the ships to prevent us from suffering an attack by the Vikings.
Although possibly the sea is not so dangerous because the civil war in the Franco empire is an easy way to gain wealth for the Vikings.
That only applies to the lower part of the island because in the north there are numerous Vikings who settled on the islands and even have completely dominated the coast of the island of Hibernia.
So for nothing in the world, we will stop anywhere from now on, we will not follow the coast very closely either, since we will be easy prey if they come to observe us.
We will be careful with our actions because not only our merchandise is at stake but also our lives and that of our families.
Just remember those words and now everyone who gets on your ship and we will prepare to leave, remember to always follow me because the road to the north is not very safe but the rewards are worth it. “
After saying that little speech, everyone started to get on their respective boats and with a small signal, Nelda’s boat began to move closely followed by the other boats.
Leaving the city of Norwich behind where Anders just watched in silence as his wife and ships departed.