Chapter 1,478 The new dawn comes through the storm
"Huha~~"
The wind in September blows across Sakhalin Island, bringing the coldness of Siberia's polar regions. The deep birch forest is the ink of the northern sky, while the bright Ezo sea is the white of the southern sky. In the vast expanse of dark green and white blue
In the painting, there is a place where the colors of gray, yellow, red and white blend together, like the midpoint between two parallel skylines that never intersect.
"Howl! Howl!..."
When the flying eagle approaches on the cold wind, the complex colors in the vast sky suddenly unfold, turning into a simple and simple tribal port full of vitality. The gray becomes the harvested potato fields, and the yellow is a series of thatched huts.
Like the wooden house, the red color is the temple in the center of the port, while the white color turns into a birch wood port, where ships of all sizes are moored.
Many small dots are moving between the fields, camps and ports. There are tribesmen drying fish and bacon, making leather and making bows, there are also cattle and horses grazing, walking and stopping, and there are also barking, running, warning and chasing.
of dogs.
"Ouch! Ouch!..."
This is the kingdom's sacred Huatai Port, home to more than 1,200 tribesmen of various ethnic groups. With the Jurchen tribe brought back by Zuwaro's fleet and the attachment of the surrounding Ainu people, the population of Huatai Port has increased rapidly.
With the growth, the proportions have changed again. At present, in the largest port of this kingdom in the West Sea, one-third is the Ainu tribe, one-quarter is the Jurchens, one-sixth is the Kazu people, and one-quarter
They are the warriors of the kingdom and the hunter of the mountain mole.
Of course, apart from Kazuto, no matter whether they are Ainu, Jurchen or Shantao tribesmen, they don't have any national recognition. It is easy to assimilate with the main body of the kingdom and become one "glue people". They value it more.
As a "Jiaoren tribe", they value the "interests of the tribe". This kind of tribe
Migration, fighting and integration are the norm in the harsh land of Northeast Asia. If you follow a rich and powerful tribe and have enough food and clothing, you will naturally become a part of the tribe. As for Kazuto, there are channels for them to integrate into the kingdom.
, but he is a "believer of the Lord God", a "faith" that dedicates his soul...
"Whoosh!"
The flag of the main god of Hummingbird is flying on the top of the temple, just like the totem of this emerging tribe. The same flag of Hummingbird is also flying on the mast of the kingdom's ship, like a declaration facing the sea and mountains. Count them carefully.
Counting the flags on the ships, there are seven in total, seven big ships!
Yes, three longships from the kingdom came across the sea, two single-masted merchant ships bought from Kazuto, and the two largest ships that just arrived...
"God bless you! Is it you? Lathander?!"
"Chief Priest Zuvalo! It's me, I'm here!..."
"Okay! Okay! Okay!...Call me senior!"
"Yes! Senior Zuvalo!"
"Haha! Did you bring wine on board? Let's talk while drinking!..."
"Okay! There is tequila, brought from the kingdom..."
“Tequila!!…”
One is brand new and the other is old. Both of them have weathered the wind and waves and are moored quietly in the port. Their drafts are very deep, so they are anchored farther than other large ships. At this moment, the encounter across the arctic ice sea,
Right on the deck of a brand new ship.
The two priests, who graduated from Shenwei University, both had shining eyes. They held each other's arms tightly and straightened their chests. The smiles on their faces were like the blooming waves, and their generous laughter was like rushing onto the shore.
of the tide.
"Haha! Tequila with chili pepper! What a nostalgic taste!"
"God bless you! Senior Zuvalo, I sailed across the sea and searched for four months before finally seeing you here! Let's have a drink to celebrate our reunion today!"
"Haha! Praise the Lord God! Drink!..."
"Bang!…"
The sea is like a wine trough thousands of miles away. The farther you travel, the more you turn the encounters of old friends into intoxicating wine. To drink such heroic wine, you must use courage and fearlessness as the wine cup, and hide death at the bottom of the cup.
of moths, and then drink them all!
Those who have never experienced a long voyage will never be able to drink such fine wine, let alone experience the fire that burns in their chest after drinking a glass, in the icy cold wind and sea...
"Witness the Lord God! We set sail from the Great Whale Port of God after the ice thawed in May. Then came the six thousand-mile long chain of God's Islands. It was a huge wave that I had expected, but it was still shocking! Several times, that
The tide crashed down from above and knocked everyone down. The whole ship was pressed into the sea, and then floated up again with a crash..."
"Each of us has a rope tied around our waist, tied to the big ship. No one can expect to survive escaping from the big ship. The ship is our life! If the ship sinks, everyone will survive.
No, we must fight to keep it! Fortunately, with the blessing of the Lord God, we still passed through the storm!..."
Speaking of the voyage to the Divine Island Chain, Lathander's face showed an indelible awe, and the piety after overcoming this fear test. Zuvalo's eyes drifted away, and he also thought of the storm and sea fog.
The arduous exploration in the journey, and the resolute adventure of heading west, risking one's life.
In such a stormy and desperate situation, the only thing that can support them in moving forward is never wealth, but piety from the heart! Of course, there is also the desire for glory and further progress...
"Senior Zuvalo! Two ocean-covering ships and seventy warriors and sailors crossed the six thousand-mile Shenqi Island chain in just over two months! On Shentian Shi Island and Shen Gaoshan Island
During this time, we encountered the most terrifying murderous wave, and a samurai and three sailors were taken away! Between Kaminagaonna Island and Kamisuki Island, we encountered another sudden big storm and lost two people.
One samurai and three sailors!…”
Recalling the voyage in the storm, Lathander's eyes were deep, as if they contained a storm and revealed a little light of morning. One-eighth of the casualties and sacrifices were the price of a voyage to the divine island chain. However, this
Although the cost was high, it proved the possibility of maintaining the West China Sea Route in the long term.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Because the appearance of Fengshen's ocean-covering ship finally shortened the six thousand-mile journey to more than two months. And from the Shenqi Island Chain to the Kingdom in the Lake,
It has also been shortened to half a year. The entire route across the West China Sea only takes seven or eight months...
The Lord God testified that death is a necessary sacrifice for navigation, and time and efficiency are the most critical factors in maintaining the route! If Lathander's envisioned deep-sea voyage to the outlying islands can be realized one day, then the Western Sea Route can be shortened by two more
Three months, or even faster!
"God bless you! Senior Zuwaro, when we anchored at Shen Gaoshan Port and Shen Xue Home Port, we replenished the best Unanga men and returned to seventy people! ... The four ports of the Shenqi Island Chain can support us.
The tribes have reached their limit. And the Unangajiao people in these ports are the bravest and best sailors I have ever seen!…”
The kingdom has established a total of four supply ports in the Aleutian Shenqi Island chain. Among them, there are more than 400 people in Shen Dadi Port, more than 300 people in Shen Gaoshan Port, more than 200 people in Shen Xue Home Port, and 200 people in Shen Grandmother Port. Each port
Eighty percent of the population in the island, the Unanga tribesmen who took the initiative to move closer to the kingdom for food and fuel, are the tallest and strongest Arctic people who have recently converted to the "Great God of Fire and Fish"!
There is no doubt that the ports in these four island chains have the most difficult life among the ports along the entire West China Sea route. Prey is limited on the small islands, and fishing is the main source of food. Storms in autumn and winter sweep across the islands, accumulating
The snow is often as deep as one person, and even big trees are rarely seen. Only in the volcanic hot springs near Kamidai Port and Kamigayama Port, you can grow a little potatoes, and the yield is very impressive. The current population of several hundred is already these
The upper limit of what the port can maintain is reached.
As for the Unanga tribe that cannot feed themselves, they had no choice in the past, but now they have an extra way out...that is to board the kingdom's longship, become a sailor of the kingdom, cross the sea, and go to their new homeland!
"God bless you! At the end of July, we finally passed through the Shenqi Island chain and arrived at the Ice and Snow Island. We met the tribesmen from the ally mountain tribe. They showed us the way and allowed us to arrive at Shenshuangyan Port and repaired it.
Half a month. In this half month, I also got a new wife from Yamabe, my first wife, Mu Sable... That old grandmother from Yamabe is really a powerful Northland shaman.
ah!…"
Speaking of this, Lathander showed a wry smile. Chief Priest Chimel had long taught him that if he wanted to go further, he had to find a noblewoman from the kingdom to support him. Who would have thought that he had just passed through the storm and arrived at
On the big ice and snow island of Kamchatka, we met head-on with the powerful Yamabe grandmother who wanted to marry her granddaughter?
Faced with the warm reception from powerful allies, the sincere request for marriage and blood oath, and the face of five to six hundred strong mountain hunters, what chance did Lathander have of making a choice?
You know, Zuvalo has taken most of the warriors who can fight and go south to explore. Now the kingdom's two wealthy ports on the ice and snow island are allies of the Shanbu Department to ensure external security...
"Huh?! Yamabe's grandmother? Lathander, is the granddaughter she promised you her granddaughter?..."
"Yes! Senior Zuvalo... after all, my wife Sable is your wife Sona's cousin..."
Lathander said with a smile, and then his expression became solemn. He looked Zuvaro in the eyes and spoke of the first officially important issue since this gathering.
"Witness the Lord God! Senior Zuwaro, the old grandmother of the mountain tribe, is the recognized grandmother of all the mountain tribes in the entire two thousand miles peninsula, and also has the prestige to arbitrate and influence various tribes. She heard that the kingdom discovered a vast hunting ground in the south, and asked me to lead
A proposal for further alliance was made..."
"Last year's snow disaster was so severe that many deer in the mountains froze to death. The deer further north also suffered heavy losses, and they once again showed up on the north side of the ice and snow island... If this was just a snow disaster of one year, then the deer could still survive
We can get through it. But if there is another snowstorm this year and many deer are frozen to death...then whether it is the mountains or the deer, there will be no prey for next year, and many people will die!...
"In previous years, it would have been nothing more than Yamabe and Shikabe fighting a few more times, turning their eating mouths into food, and waiting for the deer herds to slowly multiply... But now, as an ally in the marriage, Lao
Grandma heard about us and found a hunting ground in the south...Yamabe
I just hope that we can separate some close tribes and sail south in our fleet to establish new tribal branches... As for the conditions, whether it is converting to the main god, further intermarriage, or letting some tribes join our big tribe...
We can talk!”
"In fact, the old grandmother said that even the deer tribe of the nomadic deer further north is not necessarily an enemy that must be fought to the end. She is sure to talk to the shamans and chiefs of the deer tribe... as long as they have other ways to go.
, we can give them a way!…”
"What?! You mean... Yamabe and Shikabe want to go south through us? Go south to Moshiri Island?!..."
Hearing this, Zuvalo looked surprised, and instantly understood the meaning, and his expression changed.