Chapter 1,119 The first encounter with the Kamchatka Tribe, the hunter of the Itelmen people
"Praise the Lord God, praise Your Majesty! The relay of twenty longships of the kingdom, the support of thousands of elite warriors and sailors, and the support of hundreds of thousands of kilograms of materials have finally sent this longship of the kingdom to the predicted destination.
A brand new continent!... And we have sailed for two full years and traveled more than 20,000 arduous miles just to arrive today!..."
The Kamchatka Peninsula in November is full of cold white traces. The cold current on the east side of the peninsula is shining with the white floating light of death. The long and harsh winter has come with the cold north wind, causing the undulating
The mountains have become silent, making the boundless tundra also become chilling. On the entire vast coast, there are no obvious human settlements or villages, and there are very few wandering deer. Only two towering active volcanoes are eye-catching.
The land is located in the mountains on the north side. The faint white smoke that rises from time to time is a sign of the warmth and vitality buried deep underground!
When it first approached the coast, the Snow Wolf only saw the active volcano (Avachinskiy) on the east side. After paddling along the desolate coast for half a day, the longboat sailed into a concave natural harbor and another taller one.
The smoking volcano (Koryaksky) suddenly appeared in the mountains in the north, shining with streams of ice and snow.
"O Lord God! The gifts of the two Lord Gods, warm active volcanoes! They are the sons of the Lord God, towering and puffing out vitality, just like breathing divine smoke... Then this natural port is called the God Twins... No,
Shenshuangyanggang!…”
Exploration captain Zuvarro looked north into the distance, looking at the smoking ice and snow volcanoes, with sincere joy on his face. He did not know the exact height of the two active volcanoes, which were 2,741 meters on the east side of the Avachinskiy volcano.
, and the Koryaksky volcano on the west side (3456 meters). But according to his experience along the way, as long as there are volcanoes, there will be warm and non-freezing springs. In the cold extreme north, warm water
Unfrozen spring water must mean the existence and gathering of tribes!
In fact, this is indeed the case. In later generations, this was the capital of Russia's Kamchatka Krai and the most livable city on the entire peninsula, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy.
"O God! What an open bay, what a towering mountain!"
The exploration captain Zuvarro jumped off the long boat and landed on the north side of the bay. He knelt on the ground and kissed the cold black-brown earth, the "death mausoleum of the ancestor giants." Then he looked around at the scenery around him.
He looked at the low grass around the bay and the snow-capped northern mountains. After thinking for a moment, he quickly came to a conclusion.
"Such low grass on the shore is even lower than the ancestral island chain. Such obvious snow in the mountains is more than the snow on the extreme north coast... Lord God! The winter here is very cold! It must be better than the extreme north coast.
It’s going to be cold along the north coast! The wind here will also be very strong, and it will definitely be scary!… We need to find the local tribes as soon as possible, or find a hot spring for the winter…”
Exploration captain Zuvalo frowned slightly and silently hid his speculation about the local environment in his heart.
The songs passed down by the northern tribes have always contained the wisdom of life and death. The ancestors of the Unanga people called this place the "cold mausoleum of the ancestral giants", which is definitely not unreasonable. Although the latitude here is higher than that of Alaska.
The north coast is farther south, but the temperature is obviously much lower, and there is no obvious human habitation along the coast...
"The Lord God protects us, Your Majesty guides us, we are the favored children of God!"
The exploration captain Zuvalo thought for a moment, then his face beamed with confidence and joy. He looked around at the dozens of kingdom warriors and tribal sailors who had landed, his expression full of impassioned spirit, boosting everyone's morale.
"Come! Praise the Lord God! Let us light the flint, light the sacred fire, and hold a prayer ceremony! Then cook the fish, shrimp, and whale meat, and hold a grand celebration dinner!"
"Praise the Lord God! Pray for God's blessing and celebrate the arrival!..."
Hearing such good news, the warriors and sailors also cheered. They had been wandering on the islands and the sea for so long, and they really needed a grand prayer and celebration. Soon, bonfires were lit on the coast, cooking
The fragrant meat was served, and the continuous prayers and cheers sounded from the open bay and drifted into the distant cold wind.
"Blessed by the Lord God! Praise my god Huitzilopochtli! He is supreme and great, covering the sky and the sea! Praise His Majesty Shulot, the God of Death! He knows all things, guides us, and has come from thousands of miles away!..."
"Huh? Chut (wind)? Pina (p?la, smoke)? Is there smoke in the wind from the south?"
Among the mountains more than ten miles to the north, an Itelmen hunter wearing fur and carrying a hunting bow suddenly stared at the bay to the south. The Itelmen are one of the Kamchatka tribes.
, an ethnic group living in the southern peninsula. They are slightly shorter than the Unanga people, generally about 1.7 meters tall. They are mostly excellent hunters in the mountains and reliable fishermen on the coast.
"Mulu, what did you say?"
"I said, look at the bay to the south, there is smoke!"
"What? Smoke!"
Hearing the words of the hunter Mulu, a group of seven or eight Itelmen hunters all looked south. Soon, they were thick and round, like Mongolians, with unbelievable surprise on their faces.
"Shh!"
The leader of the hunting team, Mu Dog, led a strong Samoyed hound and signaled silence to everyone. He tilted his ears and listened carefully to the faint sound of the wind, then frowned deeply.
"There are voices in the wind...very subtle, but many, many voices!..."
"Ah? Ancestors with spirits! Could it be that the island tribe (Ainu people) from the south are attacking again?"
"How is that possible! The winter of snow and wind is coming soon, and the sea will also freeze. At this time of the year, no one along the coast will come out, and they won't fight!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Is it the deer tribe (Koryak people) in the northwest? Are they coming to poach the deer in our territory?"
"At this time? When a blizzard is coming? Are they desperate for their lives?..."
"It can't be that it's the Chukchi tribe further north, right? They have always been ferocious and aggressive. They travel around on reindeer sleighs and rob other tribes of food and camps... They want to rob our warm winter camp.
, steal our non-freezing hot spring water?"
"Ah? If the Tent Bureau appears here, they will definitely fight with the Deer Division first! What's more, this is the south of the mountain. How can the Tent Bureau's reindeer team sneak across the mountains?..."
The Itelmen hunters murmured in low voices, with a little uneasiness on their faces. This desolate and cold snowfield, even if it is located in the northeastern corner of the Asian continent, never lacks fighting and struggle among tribes.
Because, unlike the hunting tribes on the North American continent, they have a higher level of productivity and organization. And their biggest enemy has long since changed from a harsh natural environment to a group of northerners who migrate around to compete for water sources and hunting grounds.
Sub tribes.
"Stop arguing! The spiritual ancestors are watching us!"
The hunting captain, Samoyed, thought for a moment and quickly made a decision. He first handed the dog rope in his hand to the fastest hunter, Samoyed. The Samoyed dog was domesticated from various tribes in Far North Asia and is suitable for harsh conditions.
An excellent hound and guard dog in cold environments. This strong Samoyed is an important assistant for tribal hunting. The cost of domestication is very high, so you must not lose it.
"Mutu, you take the dog and others back to the tribe first and report the news to the tribe's grandmother! Let the young men get ready, put on leather armor, and string the bows!..."
"Mulu, you have the best eyesight and the least movement... Come with me to the south and have a look!"
"Yes! Captain Sage!"
The hunter Mulu nodded seriously and used the captain title "Sage", which symbolizes the leader of the hounds, which is also the "King of Dogs". This title can accurately reflect the status of the leader of the tribe in the tribe, second only to the person in charge of the tribe's inheritance.
Grandma. In fact, these hunting tribes in Far North Asia are indeed much more organized than their close relatives in North America.
"The spiritual ancestors are watching us! Let's go! Let's take a closer look to see which tribe this is from afar, whether it is our enemy or a friend in the mountains!"