Chapter 1,332 Acceptance

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Being dragged away by the nimble little girl, Blackbird felt a very familiar feeling for a moment - as if the personal maid Alicia was still around.

Unfortunately, Alicia is already busy serving her new master, a young Ross noble.

I can't say what she is doing. Looking at my situation, isn't it that I am relying on another Ross noble to continue living?

As for Verica, she intuitively felt that the girl named after the blackbird had an indescribable sense of majesty in her nobility and grace.

In the Great Temple, there is only one mother above Verika, and the lower-level priests are all girls from good families. Most of them are asked by their parents to come to the Great Temple for "further studies" and often retire after four or five years when they reach old age. There is no sense of majesty. There is obvious reverence for the high priest and even for himself, the deputy priest. Even many girls are afraid of facing the dwarf-like high priest and cannot finish a sentence clearly.

In fact, Velica overlooked one thing. Those priest girls who could not recite the eulogy well or learn Latin well would suffer corporal punishment from the foremen. They were beaten on the hands and calves with wooden sticks, and even went hungry on purpose.

The former priest group of the Ross tribe had this set of rules, but Rumia's status was unusual. As the first slave of the next generation leader, no one dared to impose corporal punishment on her for Old Otto's sake. . She also strives for excellence and has always learned things very quickly. Such a professional level made the late high priest Velika have to believe that this slave girl really received Odin's blessing.

At that time, Rumia had nothing, and if she wanted to continue living, she could only do what Rurik asked. If you were assigned to be a priest in the temple at that time, you had to concentrate on learning and mastering the prayers and hymns carved on wooden boards that had been passed down from generation to generation by the Ross tribe.

She became more pure and pious, and with the publication of the Rus Saga, her faith became even purer.

For this reason, she also asked all the lower-level priests to strengthen their studies. If there was no better way, she could only allow the corporal punishment of the head priests.

As for her daughter Verika, she was talented and well-educated by Rurik. Rumia never doubted that her daughter would not be able to do the high priest's job in the future.

But on this ordinary morning, my daughter rushed into her work with another girl.

Rumia suddenly closed the "Rose Saga" she was reading. She was also studying. As the high priest, she must know this classic better than anyone else.

"Verika! What are you doing?"

"Mother!"

"Call me High Priest!"

"Yes, high priest. Look, this girl." Velika immediately pushed Blackbird, who was still wearing a mink coat, in front of her.

"What are you doing? Is this a trick?! Is this your new friend? How can you enter the temple dressed like this and take your friends out!" Lumia was surprised at first and then angry, pointing in the direction of the door. Strong tone.

They are obviously ten dwarfs, but a blackbird is not tall either. The shocked Blackbird was at a loss, and the smile on Verica's face also disappeared.

Verica explained humbly: "High Priest, actually... this girl has a very noble status."

"Noble? No noble person can break into the great temple without permission. Velika, as a deputy priest, don't you even understand this rule? I have never punished you. It seems..."

"Oh! Mom, please listen to my explanation." Velika panicked and simply closed her eyes and shouted loudly: "She is the daughter of the King of Frank. Uncle Fox brought her from Frank."

Rumia didn't listen. She continued to point in the direction of the door angrily: "It's really inexplicable. My daughter, you are going too far. Take this woman away and you can't make any decisions without my permission."

Helpless, Verica could only continue to pull Blackbird Gray out of the house.

Rumia calmed down a little and thought about it, realizing that the matter might not be simple. "It really pisses me off. Everyone is led to the temple. Will anyone who worships the gods be able to enter the inner court of the temple in the future? But... is that the princess of Frank? What is the situation? Yesterday, the blue fox's big ship came back alone... …”

Rumia casually picked up Ross's ancestral wooden stick and was about to walk out of her office room, but she deliberately stopped at the door. She already knew that the Blue Fox guy was already waiting in the hall, so today's farce must be related to this guy.

Blue Fox is not ordinary. He has made great contributions to Ross's expansion war. Ross is able to expand his huge business in Frank. This person is indispensable. In Rumia's mind, the blue fox's sudden intrusion into the Great Temple was a sin, but not a big one.

If anyone is truly at fault, it is his daughter Verika.

This little girl should have been keeping an eye on the cash box at the door. If there were any distinguished guests, she should have reported them first. Such a sudden attack should be punished. "For example, punish her for copying?" Rumia already had an idea.

Did you enter the Russian temple in such a secret way? Blackbird felt that he was confused, and he finally saw the high priest of Rus - the "dwarf" with a flat face.

Verica was not afraid after being scolded by her mother. Although she knew that she should not bring strange people into the sanctuary, she believed that the girl in front of her was not an ordinary person.

"Don't be afraid, the high priest will definitely show up. As long as he is scolded again, everything will be fine." Verica showed a wry smile, feeling somewhat uneasy in her heart.

"Isn't this bad? This is your biggest church in Ross? Is it really okay for me to come in like an outsider in a grand manner?"

"But you really don't see anyone outside." Verica continued.

"And you. You don't know anything about me. It's really strange. You..." Blackbird sneered and asked: "I am Blackbird Telesia, what is your name? At least, I should get to know you well."

"Is this a formal acquaintance?" Verica still looked into the girl's eyes with a smile, and raised her already swollen chest: "I am Verica. Verica Rurikdot, the daughter of King Rus. My daughter is the high priest of the next generation. You...hehe." The smart Verica thought again and glanced at the blue fox: "Blackbird? It's a pseudonym. You must not have this name in Frank."

"This..." Blackbird didn't say much, her trembling eyes said everything.

"It doesn't matter, you don't want to say it doesn't matter. It's fine if you call me Blackbird. From now on... you will be the Countess of Gothenburg." At this point, Verica raised her head slightly and looked at the blue fox with evil intentions: "Uncle Fox , are you right?"

"Maybe." Blue Fox shrugged, "This matter needs the king's approval. I... don't have any requirements."

"Hey, hypocrisy."

There was a hint of disdain in Verica's eyes. After all, Blue Fox was really quite old, and this Frankish noblewoman who called herself Blackbird was about the same age as herself. Although the age difference between the parties to the marriage can be large, the blackbird is too young.

Here, Verica believed that the blackbird was a noble, but she had some doubts about whether she was the daughter of the Frankish king.

Other girls tremble when they enter the big temple. Even those beautiful girls who have been selected to become lower-level priests are cautious in everything they do at the beginning. The more cautious they are, the more likely they are to be timid and the more likely they are to make mistakes, and if they make mistakes, they will inevitably receive a physical punishment. It takes half a year to get used to it before you can do your job well.

This blackbird is unusual. She was cautious at first but immediately became bold. Now she is generous and generous, and her high nose shows a kind of arrogance.

"A down-and-out noble is still a noble." Verica couldn't help but glance at it again, thoughtfully. She thought of her Aunt Carlotta, a down-and-out duke's daughter, who was now not only a duke, but a true "valkyrie on earth."

"Perhaps many years later, this blackbird will rule Gothenburg on the Götaland side, and he will be a truly noble Valkyrie. Uncle Fox will be old by then, and I am afraid that a lot of power will be transferred to the blackbird and her. The child born. What the future will be like...only God knows..." Verica's little head even thought about the future of Blackbird. She still believed in the vision of the old fox, Blue Fox.

Finally, the high priest Rumia had changed her clothes, and she finally walked out of her work with a sullen face.

She deliberately lingered for a while, leaning inside the door and listening to her daughter's witty remarks. Even though the two girls both use pull

To communicate in Ding language, Lumia now fully understands it.

That girl of unknown origin can speak Latin fluently? !

Rumia was instilled in the knowledge by Rurik that "Latin is the sacred language of the Roman Empire." Even though the Kingdom of Rus was powerful, it had to condescend to learn this holy language. So far, only a large number of young children in Rus have begun to learn it. Older people still basically know nothing about it.

The girl was an outsider, and since she could speak Latin, her status as a noble should not be questioned.

What needs to be questioned is still the girl's level in the Frankish world.

Of course, Rumia felt that the root of the problem lay with Blue Fox - what did this expedition general who suddenly came back want?

With a loud banging of the wooden staff, everyone looked at High Priest Ross.

"Mom!" Verica seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, and a crisp call made the tense atmosphere much relieved.

Rumia had no intention of being majestic anymore, so she asked the other lower-level priests present to step aside and create a more private space for herself to talk to the guests.

The lower-level priest girls raised their heads and retreated in an amused manner. She nodded with satisfaction and looked at the embarrassed Blue Fox in particular: "Now, it's time for us to have a serious talk. Blue Fox Gouldson Feng ·Gothenburg."

"Sir, why do you need to call me by my full name?" As he said this, Blue Fox covered his heart with his right hand and bowed slightly.

"Shouldn't this be a formal meeting? You...can obviously meet me in a formal way." Glancing at him, Rumia continued to walk on the stick.

There was obvious harshness in Rumia's words. She continued to hold the noble wooden staff and walked to a chair on the side to sit down. Then she changed her tone and continued to order: "You all sit down. And you, the woman from Frank, you also Sit down. I hope you understand my Latin."

"Yes. I understand."

"very good."

Blackbird has proved with practical actions that she can indeed communicate with the great nobles of Ross, and her past identity and experience make it impossible for her to bow down in front of the high priest of Ross.

In the past, she was just the canary in the palace of Aachen. She would be frightened and panicked when she experienced sudden changes, but she was very adaptable. I have experienced so many bizarre things in the past six months, could things get even more bizarre?

Blackbird has completed the adjustment of her mentality. At that time, in the Aachen Palace and the inner city, as a little princess of the empire, she was bound by many rules. She never felt shy when facing nobles at all levels, and the same was true when facing the bishop. There was no need for her to be frightened at that time, just because her status was at the top of the empire.

All of this was something she could not cut off. Now, Blackbird faced the High Priest Ross with the same calm attitude as he faced the "top Frank nobles", and even... dared to look directly into the black eyes of this short woman.

Rumia coughed twice: "Okay, Blue Fox, I know a little bit about you. The expeditionary force won the battle, and your emergency return was just to report to the king, right?"

"That's right. Unfortunately, I heard that the king is still training troops in Novgorod."

"Then just wait. You know, if it is not an accident, the king will definitely arrive in the capital before Hanukkah. You can obviously wait honestly and come back to see me informally when there is no need. You... obviously should Send someone to inform me in advance.”

"I'm sorry, I was a bit hasty." Blue Fox apologized with a slight bow of his head.

"It doesn't matter, the matter has come to this, I guess you must have been hasty..." Rumia suddenly turned around and glared at the foreign girl: "Is it because of this woman? A Frankish noble?"

"Yes."

"Very honest. So, what is your relationship with her?"

"Well..." Blue Fox once again didn't know how to answer.

Still like what he said at the entrance of the Great Temple, the blackbird was so bold that he held his head high and called himself: "I am the wife of Blue Fox Gouldson. This is fate, his fate, and my fate."

"Ha! Little girl, you're not soft-spoken. I really don't know what magic power you used to attract Rose's fox. So what?" Lumia looked at the blue fox again: "You came here just to tell me this.

Something? "

Now that the girl has said it to death, Lan Hu feels that it is not appropriate to admit it categorically now, but he cannot deny it: "Hey, of course, smart adults know that this is not the case at all. I only have one request, let this girl stay in the big temple , please also ask the high priest to accept her."

"It's actually...that's it?"

"That's it."

"But her origin is unknown." Rumia instantly switched back to Norse.

"No. Her identity is actually very clear." Blue Fox looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then briefly described everything that had happened in Norse.

Lumia only knew a few names of the Frankish nobles and had never met him in person. If Blue Fox mentioned Ludwig, she would naturally know about it. And this girl is Ludwig's niece? She is also the youngest daughter of Lothair, the main force currently being attacked by the Ross Expeditionary Force and the de jure supreme ruler of the Franks.

If true, then an enemy princess falling into the hands of Ross as a prisoner would indeed be beneficial to Ross.

After all, Rumia has ended her lush pastoral era. After all, she entered the Ross society as a slave. But now that he has mastered a considerable degree of power in the Kingdom of Ross, standing in such a high position and facing his relatives who are deer farmers, he can't help but sigh at their lowliness and have a condescending attitude towards them. In other words, Lumia now treats the people in the kingdom. The vast majority of people have this attitude.

Rumia's behavior has become more and more similar to that of the late High Priest Vilia, which contains arrogance, majesty and calculation, and has become like a "political animal". Of course, all calculations are to serve King Ross.

Then, she thought of something.

"Girl." Rumia looked directly at Blackbird: "Open your neck and show your cross."

This question was very abrupt. Blackbird was stunned for a moment, and then said with firm eyes: "I... have betrayed the Lord. The Lord has not saved me! Now I would rather believe in your Odin. I heard that this place is already a kingdom in the north. In the world of gods, I came here as a foreigner. If Odin ordered me to die, then I would have died wandering on the sea. I died once, and it seemed that Odin spared my life in the end. I was so weak that I got off the boat and arrived. Now that I have recovered, it seems that the northern gods have allowed me to live."

Rumia couldn't help but widen her eyes. She didn't believe that this was the speech prepared by the daughter in front of her. She had a strong spiritual resonance. She was appointed as the successor by the late high priest precisely because she was the only surviving prisoner.

That time and that moment seemed like this moment.

Blue Fox was also surprised by Blackbird's Latin declaration. He was surprised that the girl had grown up so fast in the past few months. The most serious words were these words - because this was what Rumia had to face seriously. explanation of.

No one can deny the gods of the north, especially in this sacred temple, where no one can question the gods.

Even Blue Fox had taken off all kinds of pendants before entering the temple, and now only wore a "golden wild boar pendant" symbolizing Frey, the god of wealth, in order to avoid embarrassment caused by the appearance of the cross.

The blackbird finally showed off his clean neck. There was indeed no cross here.

Who can be a lower priest? Lumia has the final right of interpretation.

"So, girl, what's your name?"

"Blackbird Telesia."

"No." Rumia shook her head: "What's your name in Frank?"

"Gisla. Daughter of Lothair, Roman Emperor and King of the Franks, Gisla."

"Gisla?" Rumia closed her eyes in thought.

"I have broken with the past. My lord, I am no longer a Frank. Gisla is dead! Now there is only Blackbird Trasia. I cut off my long hair and cut hands. I put on your Norman Human clothes. Now I am a Norman. Since the northern gods have given me a different identity, I am willing to serve the northern gods here. I will also marry the blue fox and live with a new identity. I really hope to see King Rus, I...will be loyal to King Rus."

This explanation did not completely convince Rumia. She was wary of this girl.

The solitary woman who was passing by was unlikely to cause any trouble.

but? If everything is as it says and it is a sincere surrender to Ross, then it should not be denied.

Rumia retained her suspicion and was willing to give the girl a chance to prove herself.

She stood up slowly: "It seems that you and my daughter have a very good chat. Blackbird! As the high priest of Rus, I can accept you as a lower priest. You will be the lowest priest, and you will be my daughter's personal attendant. . You will live and study like other priests, and you will be beaten if you make a mistake. No one here will care that you are a noble of the Falak people, you are just a lower-level priest. Are you... willing?"

"I do." Blackbird replied simply.

Rumia tapped her wooden stick again: "Then, just be prepared."

"Prepare, prepare for what?" Blackbird's eyes were really confused.

"A ceremony to prove that you are qualified to be our priest! Don't worry, there will only be women here." Verica said, nudging her. She was very happy with her mother's attitude, and smiled and played with the blackbird again without saying another word.