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Chapter 554 Norwegian Sea Monster

This era is far away from the mythological era, but there are still some legends about various monsters.

For example, there are legends about ghouls, trolls, giants, and even some dragons.

Richard was not sure about the authenticity of these legends, but some of the less exaggerated ones should be more authentic. As for whether dragons really existed, Richard was skeptical.

The present era is like the period of low tide, when the water in the pond becomes shallower and shallower. If the big fish cannot leave early, they will dry up and die.

Those monsters that were weak in ancient times would hide in some corners and survive.

Powerful creatures like dragons probably left this world at the end of the mythological era.

Under Richard's orders, some of his men began to collect various information, and soon a lot of news came in.

In this era, in densely populated areas, news about supernatural creatures has become rare, and more often than not, people just treat it as some after-dinner stories.

In the underdeveloped northern region, the authenticity of such things is even higher. Richard's men soon got some news. There were indeed many news about monsters in the Nordic region.

For example, some sea monsters, ghouls, trolls, sirens, etc.

The most credible one is a bounty issued by the king of a small Germanic country by the sea, and the target of the bounty is a sea monster.

In addition to going south to plunder the province of Gaul, the Germanic people also took ships to plunder coastal areas, the British Isles, the Visigothic Kingdom, and later Morocco.

Don't think that they won't plunder just because they are all Germanic. In fact, on this point, these Germanic people treat everyone equally.

Among these Germanic people who went south or out to sea to plunder, many were people who could not make a living in their local area. Those who lived comfortably in their local area would only do this kind of business that risked their lives because they had nothing better to do.

After robbing other people, these pirates would return here with their property to enjoy. It can be said that these people are the economic backbone of the local area.

The appearance of sea monsters made many pirates afraid to go here, which directly affected the kingdom's financial and tax revenue, and even made it dangerous for some fishermen to go out to sea to fish.

So the king wanted to issue a reward to find a warrior to kill the sea monster.

This was a good opportunity for German warriors who liked to show off their bravery, and many of them responded to the call, hoping to become famous in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, so far, the German warriors who have gone to apply for the task have not only failed to kill the sea monster, but have instead fed it.
According to recent news, this sea monster has grown in size again, and it is obvious that it has been eating very well recently.

After confirming the authenticity of the news, Richard prepared to head to the northern waters to look for the sea monster.

A sea monster of this level has at least two or three extraordinary abilities. By extracting its blood and training its subordinates, we should be able to cultivate a few strong men.

When Richard said he was going to the North Sea to hunt sea monsters, Mia was the first to object.

"This is too dangerous!" Mia said, "Those sea monsters are monsters left over from the mythological era. Only heroes in legends can kill them."

"Do you think I'm not as good as those legendary heroes?" Richard said with a smile.

"Of course I believe in your strength, but you are now shouldering the burden of the territory. What if those Germanic barbarians invade once you are not here?"

"These people are not sure they can hold on." Mia was very clear about Richard's strength. He was able to help her shape her body, and his strength could at least reach the legendary demigod.

A strong man of this strength has almost no rivals in the world, but without Richard in the territory, it is very likely to be lost.

Dranos also advised: "Sir, that is the territory of the Germans. It is too dangerous. I will go with you."

"No, I will go alone. If there is any danger, I can evacuate easily. If you follow me, you will hinder us." Richard simply refused.

"You just stay here and look after the house." Richard said directly.

Under Richard's insistence, others had no choice but to agree, after all, Richard was the boss.

Finally, at Richard's request, Mia, Dranos and others stayed in the territory, while he left the territory quietly.

For others, the journey to the North Sea under such circumstances would definitely be full of dangers, but for Richard, it was no different from traveling.

With the help of suggestion and disguise, he was able to easily blend into these Germanic tribes. Here he was like a fish in water.

After arriving at these tribes, Richard soon got more information, such as there were traces of trolls near the later Danish Kingdom, and many people died at the hands of trolls every year.

The local Germanic kingdom also organized manpower to kill the troll, but the troll was very cunning. He would not appear when there were too many people. Once your people withdrew, he would run out to kill people.

Moreover, this troll has a strong regenerative ability, and can recover quickly from general injuries. There is such a cunning monster that has been wreaking havoc for a long time and has not been dealt with until now.

The ability of regeneration is too powerful in an era when magic has almost disappeared and there are no gunpowder weapons. As long as the trolls with regeneration ability are not beheaded on the spot, even if they are beaten all over, they will recover quickly as long as they escape. This is equivalent to immortality. How many people of the Germanic barbarians can fight it?
So after failing to deal with this monster, these Germanic barbarians could only passively defend themselves. Fortunately, a troll can't eat much, and it should also know that humans are not easy to mess with, so the frequency of attacking human villages is not high.

After hearing about the trolls and sea monsters, Richard planned to kill both monsters and then extract their blood to make blood potion.

Vijenport, Norway.

As a ship slowly approached the shore, port guards and tax officials immediately rushed over.

"Who are you? Where are you from?"

A sturdy barbarian soldier stepped forward and asked. Behind him were seven or eight fully armed barbarian soldiers. These people looked alert, especially towards the unfamiliar ships.

The captain stepped forward and said, "I'm from Denmark."

"I heard that the prices for various materials here are high, so I came here specifically to trade!"

After seeing the captain's attire, the leading barbarian soldier nodded and relaxed a little.

"You need to pay taxes to trade here, so remember not to cause trouble in the city!"

"As long as no one provokes me, I won't cause trouble!" said the captain bluntly.

In the barbarian territory, being low-key or tolerant will be regarded as cowardice, and those people will only bully and exploit you even more.

Therefore, the correct way to deal with the barbarians is to be tough. Only when others see your toughness will they communicate with you on an equal footing.

Of course, this often leads to fights.

After all, he said, "What are you looking at?" You replied, "What's wrong with looking at you!"

There is a high probability that the two of them will have a fight next.

There are almost no laws in the barbarian areas. The strong are highly sought after here, and being powerful is everything.

The barbarian soldier didn't say anything else. After all, the port's trade volume had decreased a lot during this period of time because of the sea monsters. Almost all those who could come to trade were pirates who lived on the edge of a knife.

Today, the Germanic barbarians are still in a scattered tribal alliance state, with a few Germanic barbarian kingdoms occasionally. Norway is one of them.

Many of the Germanic people in Norway are pirates, and even the merchants are also pirates. As long as there is a chance, these people will take the opportunity to plunder.

The Port of Wien is the largest port in Norway, with a population of three to four thousand. Together with the cities and villages near the port, the population is close to ten thousand.

This place is much more backward than the Gaul province, with almost no decent buildings, and the most numerous are taverns. After all, the Germanic barbarians like to drink a lot, and no matter whether they are merchants or pirates, they like to go to the tavern to vent after returning with a full load.

There are many female slaves looted from various places in the taverns here, including Britain, Visigothic Kingdom, etc. Norway has very little local output, except for some sea fish, a small amount of food, and some blacksmith shops. This is a very typical pirate economy.

Richard got off the boat, said hello to the captain and entered the city.

The captain was also blessed with suggestion by Richard, so he was very enthusiastic towards Richard.

The road in the port was very muddy and slippery, and the air was filled with a mixture of rotten and fishy smells. However, although it looked shabby and dirty, the soldiers here were quite strong, even stronger than those in Rome.

The population structure is also very strange. There are almost no elderly people, and the majority are young and middle-aged people. According to the description in Norse mythology, people who die of old age in bed are regarded as cowards and have no chance of entering Valhalla.

In Germanic mythology, Valhalla is the highest pursuit and honor for mortals and is the world created by the Norse gods.

Therefore, almost no Germans died of old age, and most of them died in battle.

Richard soon arrived at a tavern. The power of suggestion allowed him to move freely here and he easily found out all kinds of information.

The tavern was not big, but it was very lively. There were many scantily clad female slaves and some drunken barbarian warriors.

Richard went straight to the tavern owner, and then through suggestion, he easily got the information about the sea monster from the tavern owner.

"That sea monster is at least twenty meters long. It usually rests on the seabed. Once it wakes up, it will attack ships on the sea."

"Last month, a large ship was attacked and sunk by it. According to its pattern of awakening, it will wake up in the next two days."

"So don't go out to sea in the next few days. Wait until you hear that a ship has been attacked before going out to sea."

(End of this chapter)