Chapter 7 1.7 Quenching Marash

Carpenter Sanji tightly grasped the purse in his arms and drove the carriage step by step towards the tall walls of "Storm's Rest Castle".

Unlike the wooden Hanshui Village, the towering and majestic Storm's Rest Castle is made of azure natural rocks, with green vines winding and crawling on it, like a green mountain suddenly standing up in the flat ground.

As a craftsman. Every time he approaches this huge fortress, Sanji can't help but feel the power of the Creator.

According to the rumors of the Storm Monk in "Hall of Valor", this castle was built by the "Ancestor Giant" Ymir commanding the Frost Giants to dig out the sea-suppressing boulders from the frozen seabed in ancient times. Each of the boulders outside the castle is more than one person tall, and it has survived hundreds of wars for hundreds of years and still stands.

Sanji doesn't know whether the ancient legend is true or false, but the "Storm's Rest Castle", a stone castle with a battlefield area of ​​nearly 10 hectares, is one of the oldest buildings in Scandinavia, which is a fact recognized by all Vikings.

Sanji will never forget the shock he felt when he first came to Storm's End with the old village chief. He was only 12 years old that year, and followed the village chief into the magnificent hall to swear allegiance to Bernard, Lord of the Valley. He was silent all the way, and even the old village chief tried to avoid the groups of God's Chosen.

Only Loki, the village chief's youngest son who was only 5 years old at the time, was calm and fearless.

"Sooner or later, this castle will become mine!"

After saying this, the old village chief hurriedly covered his mouth, and Sanji was almost scared to pee on the spot. Rebellion is a serious crime in any dynasty. Even if it is a child's unintentional joke, it will be a big trouble if it is heard by people with ulterior motives.

More than ten years have passed, and Sanji feels more and more that Loki is the reincarnation of the god in Valhalla. There is too much knowledge beyond this era in his brain, and what he wants is definitely not to live in the impoverished Hanshui Village.

The old horse pulled the carriage closer to the wide moat of the castle. In addition to Sanji himself and his two sons, the carriage also carried daily necessities made by him using his carpentry skills. The "folding bench" and "wheelbarrow" designed by Master Loki have always been popular items at the market of Storm's End. Of course, Sanji's sons also made a few wooden round shields commonly used by Vikings in battle and wooden swords used to train children to fight.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Sanji from Hanshui Village! Are you in a good mood today? Come to the market to sell goods."

When approaching the city gate, the gate guard opened his mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. This old guy is almost known to all merchants in the valley, and he is a notoriously difficult character.

"Hehe" Sanji laughed twice. "The Lord led all the masters to return from the Eastern Expedition successfully. All the masters have made a lot of money. I have to take advantage of your rich pockets to come here."

"Otherwise, in the past few days, all the masters will linger on the soft bellies of gypsy women and have empty wallets. Who can I sell my wooden goods to?"

"Hahaha!" Amid the laughter of the gate guards, Sanji took out a few silver coins from his pocket at the right time, and took out a few "cigarettes" made by Master Loki with tobacco and papyrus, and stuffed them into his furry hands.

"This is the new tobacco this year, it smells very good! When I sell the goods and make money, I will treat all the masters to a drink!"

Sanji's mind is quite clear. The nobles swear allegiance to the lord before they can share the land under the lord. In the culture of the Vikings, it is a serious crime to go to sea without the lord's permission, but Loki, the devil of the world, obviously has no intention of reporting to Duke Bernard.

In this way, not only did he have to buy the anchor secretly under the eyes of the city guards on the street, but he also had to find a way to transport the anchor back to Hanshui Village without alerting the guards.

This required him to appease these greedy guards first.

Driving across the drawbridge of the moat, he officially entered the inner city of Wind's End Castle. Wind's End Castle is the largest settlement in the valley within a thousand miles. There are more than 1,200 households and nearly 5,000 residents living inside and outside the castle. And this is the smallest of the six dukes in Scandinavia.

In the neighboring province, the "Dragon's Breath Plateau" ruled by the Duke "Moklash" has 8,000 people living in the main city "Dragon's Breath Cave". The largest city, the "Conqueror's Fortress" where the current Viking King "Sabertooth" Oshalevin lives, is said to have 10,000 shield-axe warriors in the army alone.

Although it is not a big city in vertical comparison, Wind's End Castle is still the most prosperous market within hundreds of miles in horizontal comparison. After entering the market, he randomly found a stall to set up his stall. The cutting-edge wooden products on Sanji's car, which were not of this era, immediately attracted the Viking warriors strolling in the market.

"Hey! Young and old men, don't forget to take a look at the handicrafts of old Sanji when you pass by! I saw the god of wisdom Loki in my dream a few days ago. He personally gave me an oracle and gave me three great creations that can change my life."

As he spoke, Sanji's sons took down one folding chair after another from the car. He lifted the chair high and turned it around, gently moving his legs, and the originally crossed chairs were split apart, and immediately became a seat that could be supported steadily in place.

"Hehe, isn't this thing magical? Not only does it save space when traveling, but when three or five friends come to my house temporarily, it becomes a wooden chair after it is opened. I don't need so many chairs on weekdays, and I can also fold all these cute babies and hide them."

"If you drink too much, you can close the chair and wheel it up for a friendly fight. This thing won't kill people like an axe, and you won't regret it for the rest of your life when you find out you accidentally killed your own brother after you sober up!"

"How practical!"

The crowd quickly gathered around, and Sangji turned his eyes nimbly. He asked his youngest son behind him to unload a wheeled dump truck and other miscellaneous toys from the carriage.

The eldest son took over Sangji's class sensibly and began to demonstrate to everyone, while Sangji took advantage of the stall when everyone in the market was attracted and drove the empty carriage into the alley behind the shopping street.

Wearing a hood, he quickly observed the shops around him and finally stopped at the back door of a shop called "Quenching Marash". Seeing that there was no one around, Sangji nimbly rushed in.

Opening the door of the blacksmith shop, a hot and dry wall of heat rushed in. Several naked Vikings were wielding hammers to forge swords, axes and horseshoes. They were not surprised to see Sanji coming into the house.

Because Sanji's full name is: Sanji Marash.

The owner of this shop, Gor Marash, is his biological father.