The slaves lived in low, damp shacks, and at night they could only wrap themselves in some hay to withstand the cold winds of the Nordic nights. The penetrating cold air came in from all directions through the gaps in the shacks, eroding the health of the slaves.

, but this is not the most terrifying thing, hunger is their biggest enemy.

The Vikings would not feed their slaves too much. This was to prevent the slaves from escaping when they had the strength. Of course, the Vikings' own life was difficult enough. What the slaves had to eat was just scraps, which was just enough.

Just to fill your stomach.

"I wonder how that kid is doing?" The gray-haired old man was also huddled in the corner. He looked outside the shack with some worry.

At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside the door. Several of the Vikings who were accompanying them opened the loose wooden door of the shack. The slaves instinctively pushed back. It was not a good thing to follow the Vikings at such a late hour.

, maybe the lord wanted to catch a slave and sacrifice his blood to the gods on a whim, so as to comfort his wife's nightmare.

"Come in." But to the surprise of all the slaves, the Viking accompanying him politely pointed inside, and another man bent down and kicked several slaves away, leaving a slightly dry place, and then continued

Bring new hay and spread it on top.

"You can go to the warehouse to sleep alone." One of the Vikings who accompanied him said to Su Chen with concern. It was obvious that he had completely become a fan of Su Chen.

"No, it's nice here." Su Chen walked in with food in his arms. The slaves in the shack were shocked. They didn't expect that Su Chen not only wasn't punished by the lord, but was also treated politely by the Vikings who were accompanying him.

Sent it back.

"What on earth is going on?" The old man with a gray beard was also stunned and said in surprise.

Su Chen followed the Viking warrior and closed the door of the shack. Su Chen walked to the haystacks. Although these haystacks looked very crude, they were better than nothing. They were better than lying directly on the wet ground. After a long time, they would definitely get rheumatism.

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Su Chen sat on the haystack, with the bright moonlight shining in from above the shack, picking up the food in his arms and eating it. The slaves smelled the aroma of the food, which made them even hungrier, but no one dared to move.

It can be seen from the attitude of the Wei warriors that the lord has an unusual attitude towards Su Chen. This slave who used to be bullied is no longer the same.

"Eat." Su Chen gnawed on the dried pickled peaches in his hand, picked up a few pieces of food and threw them to the slaves. At this time, he was not like one of them, but like a generous master.

"Oh wow." The desire for food made the slaves forget this difference, and they stepped forward to snatch food from the ground.

"Here you go." Su Chen picked up a piece of bread in his arms and handed it to the old man with a gray beard. Among the group of people, Su Chen thought he was the only one worthy of respect.

"Odin, I don't know what happened. Maybe you have received the protection of the gods." The old man took the food in disbelief. He did not stuff it into his mouth, but looked at Su Chen suspiciously and said

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"Who knows." Su Chen finished eating the food in his arms, put his hands behind his head, and lay comfortably on the haystack. His eyes were able to penetrate the dead branches of the shack above his head and see the bright trees above his head.

moonlight.

The old man didn't care to continue asking at this time. He wolfed down the food given by Su Chen with full of suspicion and respect. After all, no slave could be forgiven by the stingy and cruel Hrov, let alone given food.

, although he was full of doubts, Su Chen had already fallen into a deep sleep.

In the dream, Su Chen seemed to have returned to his shared apartment. He also had a nightmare. The agency donated money to escape, and the landlord came to evict him. He had to drag his suitcase and sleep on the street in the middle of winter, with the cold wind biting his bones.

"Haqiu." Su Chen sneezed. He opened his eyes and found that he was still in the shack. At this time, he could no longer sleep, so he sat up. There was a stench in the shack and the slaves were crowded together.

To keep warm, no one dares to provoke him.

"Awake up, you slept soundly?" The gray-haired old man on the side used the dead branches in his hands to draw something on the ground. He saw Su Chen waking up and said.

"Yes, I had some bad dreams." Su Chen stretched and said to the old man.

"It's a good thing to be able to dream, it means you are still young." The old man smiled and said to him.

"It's a pity that he is still a slave." Su Chen smiled bitterly and said helplessly. From the few words of the Vikings, he seemed to know that the Ulf he possessed had been a slave since he was a child. If it were not for the protection of the cook Pahena, he would not be able to survive at all.

It's impossible for him to grow so big.

"Many great warriors have been slaves. This is nothing. My name is Visette and I used to be a temple guard. However, the temple I guarded was looted. My master was so angry that he demoted me as a slave and sold me to

Here." The old man said calmly, his deep eyes full of sadness and stories.

"What a misfortune." Suchen could only lament. Most of the slaves here were purchased by Hrov from slave traders. Among them were Nordics, Saxons, and even slaves from more distant places.

"Don't worry, it's all old things, but you should be careful. Although the lord released you, Granet is a despicable villain and he will not let you go." The old man Visette said to Suchen.

"Huh, I won't let him go either." Su Chen's eyes flashed with a gloomy look. I won't offend others unless they offend me. If Granet refuses to let him go, then he will also fight back.

When the sky just turned pale, Granet drove the slaves out of the shack with a whip and asked them to go to the farmland to till the land. This was a very heavy job. When Su Chen was about to go together, he unexpectedly

He was slightly surprised to be stopped by Granet, and he couldn't help but become vigilant.

"You don't have to go, this kind of job is not suitable for a slave like you who knows the skills of a bard." Graneppi said with a smile.

"Oh, then what is my job?" Su Chen asked with a sullen face, looking at him calmly.

"The respected lord asked you to go to the house, where you will work." Granet pointed to the hill in the direction of the lord's house and said to him.

"Working in the lord's house?" Su Chen frowned slightly, wondering if this was Granet's trap. However, the thought of being able to work beside the lord has actually elevated his status. Anyway, the soldiers will cover up the water.

Suchen was led by Granet to the lord's house. After entering the hall, he smelled a mixture of foot odor and wine smell. The strong smell almost made him faint. Several maids and slave girls

The windows were opened, the messy floor was cleaned, and several drunken Vikings were dragged to the corner by the female slaves, who were still lying on the ground.

"Ulf?" Suchen saw a familiar figure among the cleaners. The cook Pahena straightened up and happened to see him, so she couldn't help blurting out.

"You wait here, I will report to the lord." Granet pointed to the ground and said to Su Chen, and then walked towards the corridor, which led to the residence of the lord and his wife, and of course there were several rooms.

It was prepared for the Vikings and guests accompanying them.

"Ulf, I heard about what happened yesterday. Why didn't you listen to me and take the risk of provoking the lord and overseer?" When she saw Granet leaving, Pahena hurriedly took a few steps forward and said cautiously.

"Uh-huh." Su Chen didn't know what to say to Pahena, so he had to say haha.

"Be careful, the lord was not in a good mood yesterday. Don't offend him again. You are a child blessed by the gods. You must save your life." Pahena said quickly, and heavy footsteps came from the corridor.

She had no choice but to leave with the bucket. When leaving the hall, she gave Su Chen a concerned look.

"What on earth is going on?" Su Chen had to wonder again whether Pahaina was his biological mother, otherwise why would she care so much about him.

"Ahem." Hrov was wearing a fur and coughed softly. Granet was beside him like a pug, and at Hrov's feet was a tall and powerful hound.

"Lord," Su Chen put his hands in front of him, lowered his head and said to Hrov.

"Yes." Hrov nodded, walked to the high-backed heavy oak chair, and sat down. A female slave hurriedly stepped forward and handed him a glass of malt wine, while Hrov picked up the glass and rinsed his mouth.

After swallowing it, Su Chen felt a chill when looking at it.

"Did you tell him everything?" After rinsing his mouth, Hrov pointed at Granet and said to him.

"Of course, I have already told him, respected lord." Granet nodded quickly and said, like another dog squatting at the lord's feet.

"Lord, what exactly do I do?" Su Chen knew that he could not leave the decision to Granet, so he immediately raised his head and said to Hrov.

"Bold slave." Granet said angrily, his eyes almost bursting with fire.

"It doesn't matter, you performed very well at yesterday's banquet, which reminded me that I still lack a bard. From now on, you will be a bard by my side and provide our banquet with your wonderful knowledge about magic rings.

Story." Khrov was not angry, he waved his hand and said to Su Chen.

"Bard?" Su Chen pondered for a moment. He remembered that not only the Vikings, but also the entire tribe in Europe loved bards. The wandering bards could bring them happy or sad stories.

Provide entertainment for the dark and boring life, especially the Nordics believe that bards are the incarnations of the gods, and the status of all bards is generally very high.

"Why don't you agree?" Hrov's brows furrowed, dissatisfaction showed in his eyes, and he could even feel a chill.

"Of course not, thank you Lord." Su Chen said quickly.

"I will ask someone to provide you with a separate room. You must serve me wholeheartedly, otherwise you will know the consequences." After Hrov said this, he stood up and returned to his bedroom, where his beautiful wife was.

And a warm big bed awaits.

"Lucky guy." A look of jealousy appeared in Granet's eyes. He did not expect that a slave who was just doing hard work would suddenly become the bard of the lord, who was the most popular character in the banquet.

The lord arranged for Su Chen the smallest and most remote room in the house. It was almost at the end of the corridor. But compared to a slave shack, it was pretty good. At least it had a narrow and old wooden window. Su Chen

The wooden bed creaked when he lay down on it, and he had no luggage to carry. When he lay on it and looked at the wood and the thick thatched roof, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"I didn't expect that it was Mr. Tolkien's novels that saved me." Su Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he doesn't have to do hard work like other slaves now, he still has a sense of crisis. After all, Granet has been following the lord for the longest time, so here you can

Since it is his territory, wouldn't it be more convenient if Granet wanted to kill him?

Thinking of this, Su Chen decided to wake up and not relax his vigilance just because he lived in a spacious lord's house, otherwise he would die without knowing it.

Of course, apart from being vigilant about Guerla, life in the house can be said to be quite good. When he is hungry, he can go to the lord's kitchen to get food on his own. The Vikings are a tribal gathering system, and members work and fight together.

, living together, in addition to weapons and tools, food is also shared.

"Hee hee." When Su Chen picked up a piece of barley bread and dipped it in the broth to eat in the lord's kitchen, several young female slaves passed by him, whispering to each other and laughing infatuatedly.

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"What's wrong?" Su Chen's heart moved and he deliberately looked at them and asked.

"Ah?" Several young female slaves did not expect that Su Chen would suddenly ask them questions. They were so frightened that they lowered their heads and continued working. There was only one with golden hair, a slightly plump body, and some small freckles between the bridge of her nose, but there were a pair of them like lakes.

The green-eyed girl responded with a smile.

"Are you the one who sings Ulf?" The girl asked Su Chen while wiping the wooden plate in her hand.

"My name is Ulf." Su Chen chewed the bread, looked at her interestingly and said.

"My name is Hyde." The girl Hyde said openly. If it weren't for the collar around her neck, which revealed her status as a slave, no one would have thought that this well-dressed girl was actually a slave.

"Your story is very touching. Is there really a place like the Shire in the world?" Hyde asked with expectation in his green eyes.
To be continued...