One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty-One The Ainu people of Hokkaido are also the Jiao people of America...
"Ancestor! Is that sea and sea route that you came from the west really so difficult?..."
"That's right! As witnessed by the Lord God, Shell, you simply can't imagine the danger and difficulty of that kind of navigation!"
The sea is frozen, and the sky is a bright mirror. The sun is not warm, but it shines on the white snow crystal clear. The exploration captain Zuvalo gently stretched out his hand and stroked the long hair of the Chishima shell of the Ezo girl. The hair was slightly curly and yellow, and the mattress was
It feels like a short-tailed cat.
"Zu...I want to hear what you say...please tell me!..."
The girl Qiandao Shell pressed against Zuvalo's chest and listened quietly to what he said. Even though she could not understand much Mexica, she was still as obedient and dependent as a cat. She knew that whether a man is sad or happy,
They all need a patient listener. Just like what is said in tribal legends, women are men’s listening ears and deft hands, while men are women’s hunting eyes and running legs...
"God bless you! Our route to the west is as terrifying as the ice abyss... Phew! On the island chain of God, the ice season will be from November to April, and there will often be terrible ice and snow storms.
, sweeping across the isolated islands, blowing off tall trees and freezing small trees into ice sculptures. Even in the early spring at this moment, heavy snow will still come with the cold wave, and the snowflakes are big and fast, like stars falling from the sky!
…Then, although the summer is mild, there is a heavy fog that can’t see the sun. You have to be careful about hitting the rocks at all times. In late autumn, there will be big waves, even as high as ten people, you can often see them... Only the short early autumn is the best.
Suitable for sailing, but the time is too short and too urgent!…”
"The winter is frozen and stormy. In the spring it snows like falling stars. In the summer it is foggy and invisible. In the autumn there are big waves and it is difficult to sail...O Lord God! Only the truly brave and pious can paddle across thousands of miles.
The island chain has arrived at this divinely inspired continent in the West Sea!..."
Zuvalo's face showed his memories, and his face also showed the vicissitudes of life. Even when he was recalling the past, he still felt the difficulty and test of sailing on the island chain. He couldn't help but tighten his arms holding the girl, as if he wanted to hug the rare girl.
The warmth and softness. And his deep eyes stared at the stone tower of the empty tomb again, and his voice became sad and low.
"Witness the Lord God! In early October last year, the warrior captain Tamicao led five support longships and arrived at the camp on the Shenxue Island. Of the dozen or so people who stayed on the Shenxue Island, two warriors did not survive the winter.
It was so cold that he died of frostbite. Only the Unanga sailors and Sugpia sailors who originally lived in the far north are the Jiao people who are truly adapted to the cold..."
"Tami Cao left a fishing longboat and sixty warriors and sailors at the supply camp on the Shenxue Mother Island, which can be regarded as the establishment of the Shenxue Homeport! Then, he took four long ships
Come west and look for the next big island that is the most difficult to reach on the island chain route, God's Grandmother Island... This is really a big island of death! It was on this route of more than a thousand miles that they encountered terrible waves and sank.
Got a longship…”
"In such a terrible murderous wave, it is difficult to stabilize the long ship, let alone save people... A total of sixty-two brave souls had no time to say their last prayers before they were swept away by the cold waves.
disappeared! The remaining three long ships were able to move forward hard, trying to find nearby islands and reefs, and then rushed over to sit on the beach to avoid the waves..."
"O supreme god, bless the devout fleet! They finally arrived at the small islands around God's Mother Island, but a long ship ran aground on the rocks and could no longer sail...The fleet then stayed on God's Mother Island
There were sixty people in a boat, leaving behind food and coal for the winter, and towed the damaged longboat to the island, waiting for repairs next year... In this way, the camp of God's Grandmother Port was established, and it was connected with the island.
The Unanga people have established contact with each other... and it is much easier to get from the Port of Goddess to the nearby peninsula..."
"After everything was settled, Tamicao led the last two long boats to the west... Then they hurriedly arrived at the ice and snow peninsula before the November freeze, and met the mountain hunters hunting! Then, they first
After arriving at our summer camp, there was only a small group of people left at Shenshuangyan Port. Then, the two longships continued southward here. At this Nanshan port of the Lord God, they met us at the port... With the blessing of the Lord God, this can be
It’s really not easy!…”
Speaking of this, Zuvalo looked sighing, as if he had seen that exciting encounter again. On the sea where the ice and snow had just fallen, two shabby longships appeared from the north, leaving everyone shocked and speechless.
Come. And when the warriors of the kingdom met, excited prayers rang out from the boat. Even the warriors who were fearless of storms and death had their eyes filled with excitement, and they all cried like children weighing one or two hundred pounds!
"The third batch of support fleet led by Priest Chimel, with more than a dozen long ships, sailed for more than a year, covering 10,000 to 20,000 miles! This journey was almost non-stop, and people were changed without changing ships.
Just before the winter freeze, we sent the support of two ships to the peninsula! ...With the supplies from twenty ports along the way and the support of more than a dozen ships, another one was sunk and one was damaged before two ships could be released.
The ship arrived successfully!…”
"What is a miracle? This is the real miracle! ... Without the blessing of the Lord God, without His Majesty's divine inspiration, without the guidance of the priests, without the piety and fearlessness of the warriors! ... Such a great voyage would not be possible.
!...Similarly, if there are no stable returns from exploration, how can such a difficult route, such a high-cost voyage, and such a great miracle be maintained for a long time?..."
Zuvalo sighed, a rare desolation showing on his handsome face. He lowered his head and stared lovingly at the girl in his arms. His eyes seemed to be filled with unbreakable melancholy, and they had the true determination of a man.
"Witness the Lord God! All the pious efforts and the responsibilities of all the fleet are now on my shoulders. I am their head! I will lead these brave warriors who are fearless in life and death to bring rewards to the kingdom for exploring the Western Sea.
!... Shell, can you understand my mood? Can you know my sadness and see the burden on my shoulders?..."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Zu!...I...I understand!...You...you are a great shaman chief, a real man!..."
The Ezo girl Qianjima Shell pursed her lips and looked up at her husband with adoring eyes. She took the initiative to take her husband's frozen hand and put it into her soft chest, as if she wanted to warm him with her body. And Zuwaro
Shaking his head slightly, he took out his big hand and just rubbed Shell's head.
"No, Shell, you don't understand!... I have sacrificed everything for this extreme northern route, dedicated my body and soul... The Lord God witnesses! I, Zuvalo, must stabilize this western sea route
, we must bring back the craftsmen, livestock and crops of the West Sea Continent, and bring back everything in His Majesty’s divine revelation!…”
"Well...Zu! I understand, I really understand you..."
Hearing her husband's negative words, Qiandao Beike was a little anxious, and her eyes seemed to dim. She shook her head vigorously, grabbed the man's hand, and answered seriously.
"Ancestor, my man! All tribes migrated from cold, barren places to warm, rich places... But only you, only the tribes who came in long boats, migrated from warm and rich places.
,migrating to a cold and barren bad place!…”
"So I know that you are not here to snatch our land, but really for the gods! You captured our tribe here, but you treated everyone generously and provided them with food and fuel for the winter.
, so that women and children can live... You don't treat us as slaves, but you really treat us Utali people as members of the tribe!... Just like you said, we are all born from divine birds
The 'glue people' were one family thousands of years ago! My people also believe in your words and believe in the sacred bird of fire, which is the real guardian spirit!..."
Qiandao Shell's voice was urgent, and her chest was rising and falling rapidly. She hugged the sad man tightly and pressed against his broad chest. Then, she raised her head again and asked with hope.
"Zu! You are my husband, and I am also a member of the tribe... Is there anything I can do for you? Or is there anything that we Utali people can do for the sacred bird we protect?
?…”
The so-called Utari is what the Ainu people call themselves, and they are "people who can be trusted like partners." After hearing Qiandao Shell's question, Zuvalo pondered for a while and seemed to be a little hesitant.
After the meeting, he rubbed the woman's head and spoke softly.
"Shell, I do have some doubts about the situation in the south... I heard from the mouths of Kazuto captives that the Utali people in the south once fought with Kazuto further south on the big island in the south... Your tribe,
They migrated from the big island in the south. Do you know what the situation is like there?..."
"Ah! Are you asking about the big southern island of Ainumoshiri?..."
Thousand Island Shell listened carefully for a while, and then she suddenly realized. She blinked and said the name of the Ainu in Ezo, Aynu-mosir, which means "a good place for people to live".
Then, she thought hard for a while and then answered slowly with gestures.
"Ancestor, the situation on the southern island is very complicated, and the Utali tribe is also divided into many branches! ... Well, this also depends on the three tribes of 'Mountain Spirit', 'Ocean Spirit', and 'Village Spirit'
Speaking of the guardian spirit..."
"A long, long time ago, in this Ainu land, there were no ferocious Kazuto, nor Kazuto's various gods... There were only the 'spirit of the mountain', the giant bear, the 'spirit of the ocean', the killer whale, and the 'spirit of the village'.
Spirit' Fishing Owl... The three guardian spirits protect the Utali people. From the big island further south of the South Island to the North Island with a thousand small islands, they are our fishing and hunting homes!..."
