Chapter 875: The departure of Xishan Port and the search for a new continent!
"The ocean from late spring to early autumn is a gentle lakeside girl. She has a demure and shy smile, silently extending an invitation. She will let you hold her, and let you stretch out your paws wildly, wandering around the beautiful coast
Exploring...but if you miss the time and come to the end of autumn..."绤
"The gentle lakeside girl will suddenly transform into a ruthless ice and snow banshee (windego) without warning! She will shoot out sharp cold wind and ice arrows, freezing you and your boat into ice cubes.
.Then, she will use her thunderous claws to tear you apart from head to tail and eat you bit by bit!..."
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, looked serious as he relayed the inherited poems of the Cedar Shaman and also relayed the other party’s warnings.
"So, explorers heading north, please hurry up! Because now is the best and last time. If you delay it any longer, you will have to wait another year!..."
"Ah? A gentle lakeside girl, a ruthless ice and snow succubus?"
Exploration captain Zuvalo frowned and suddenly had a bad guess. Although the boat sailing on the west coast was slow on the way north, it was always very calm. Could it be that this is not what this coast really looks like?
"Mickey, please speak more clearly! We must be fully prepared for our exploration. What is this Miwok heritage poem specifically talking about?"
"The Lord God witnesses! To put it simply, the climate on the west coast is completely different from that of the Kingdom, and even completely opposite."
Mickey the Knowledgeable touched his chin, his eyes were full of concentration and wisdom.
"The months from April to October here are warm and dry, which is a suitable season for sailing. Just like these two months, there is very little precipitation, no wind, rain, and no storms! Therefore, when we went north, it was calm all the way.
, not even a heavy rainstorm..."
"But after October, the climate will be cold and rainy, and storms will suddenly appear! The cold north roars in, and when it comes to the warm sea, it will set off continuous heavy rain! And the terrible heavy rain is accompanied by thunder,
It can last for more than half a month, and the temperature will plummet overnight. When sailing at that time, there will not only be strong winds, waves, thunderstorms and fog, but also ice floes drifting from the north!…”
"Therefore, if we want to go to the big port in the north, we must leave as soon as possible and settle down before October! The fleet's time is very tight, which is also an important reason why I agreed to so many cooperation transactions..."
"O Lord God! The summer is dry with little rain and no storms. The winter is cold and rainy with thunderstorms? And the mild climate only lasts until October?..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo was stunned for a moment, and immediately jumped to his feet anxiously.
"It is already mid-July, and we are still slowly building Xishan Port! No, if this is really the case, we must at least reach the great bay predicted by His Majesty before October!"
"Yes! I think so too!"
Mikey, the knowledgeable man, nodded and suggested in a deep voice.
"Cedar Shaman invited us to repair ships in the North Bay, but I haven't agreed yet. Later I will take three long boats to the North Bay and bring their craftsmen and wood. Then, we will go to the West Mountain
Outside the camp in the harbor, repair the longship!"
"They will send a group of hunters and tribesmen to come to the camp to help, which can be considered as further contact with us. By the way! There are three shaman apprentices who will stay in the camp to teach us local herbalism and learn the language of the kingdom.
Well, they also want to learn mathematics... You ask the preaching priest Jia Shu to take them and use the Ali Sutra as a teaching material to see if they can convert the descendants of these tribal inheritances!..."
"First-level preaching priest Jia Shu? Do you mean to let him stay here and not continue to go north? Well, indeed..."
Hearing this, the exploration captain pondered for a moment and agreed. When the kingdom's fleet headed north from Leijin Town, in order to ensure the command of the two men, they brought with them all first-level preaching priests.
Priest Jia Shu is considered to be the one with the highest knowledge and status among these first-level priests. Because he is the chief minister of the kingdom and one of the grandsons of Sage Jatili. He is named after the "book" that symbolizes knowledge. And Sage Jia Shu
Tilly personally sent his grandson to the exploration fleet that traveled thousands of miles away and narrowly escaped death. This was not only a promise to the king, but also an example of supporting the northward exploration. However, the two of them could not really take the chief's grandson with them all the time.
The first line, use it to your death...
"Okay! Then let Jia Shu stay here, and together with the warrior leader Shi Jian, take charge of Xishan Port! The main force of the fleet will go north, leaving two ships for them..."
"Zuvaro, continue to explore north. We don't need so many ships, and we can't bring so many people with us!"
Mickey the Knowledgeable shook his head. After chatting with the Cedar Shaman for so many days, he was not just one-sided. He also got to know a lot of intelligence about the north and learned more about the survival conditions of the tribes.
"Most of the tribes along the northern coast have hundreds of people, and hunting and fishing are the bulk of the food. They can save very little food! This time we go north, we can only bring six boats and three hundred people at most... so
Even if you are trapped in a certain tribe by an ice and snow storm, you can barely survive. According to the advice of the Cedar Shaman, it is best to have less than two hundred people..."
"Witness the Lord God! Six ships went north, and four ships stayed behind... That means leaving 240 or 50 people in Xishan Port to develop..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo pondered for a long time, remembering His Majesty’s prophecy of the difficult Far North and his intention to learn from the local tribes. He finally decided to follow the advice of the Cedar Shaman. However, before the main force of the fleet left, he had one more thing to do.
Important things need to be done to ensure the safety of Xishan Port!
"Mickey! Go to the North Bay again and make a request to the Cedar Shaman! A request from an ally, please accept it!"
"Ah? What are you requesting?"
"The fleet has just arrived. We have prepared some gems and cloth as gifts, and we also want to exchange weapons for some food... Please ask him to send invitations to the tribal leaders around two hundred miles away and come here! After giving away the gifts, we will continue
Go north and explore the cold Far North!…”
"good!…"
Distant thoughts were like the sunshine of Golden Bay at the end of July, penetrating into the clear sea. And the memories of the past few months were like the illuminated sea water, clearly flashing in Zuvalo's mind. He turned around
, looking at the majestic ten longships behind him and the smoke rising from the longships. Six of them will go to the north, while the remaining three will visit the surrounding tribes to trade more food and furs. As for
The last ship was to spread the news of the construction of Jinwan Land to Sanshan Port, more than a thousand miles away in the south.
The deafening sound of cannons echoed in the distant mountains like thunder. Further back on the coast, the Miwok leaders wearing feather crowns all looked horrified, their hands and feet were trembling, and they even fell to the ground to pray. Among the prostrate people, there was only one
The old shaman, who stood up straight and was as strong as a bear, was staring at the thundering "bronze beast" on the longboat, his face full of disbelief and shock.
"Hahaha! Even a well-informed old fox can only be shocked when he encounters this unprecedented 'Lord God Thunder', and doubts the gods!"
Exploration captain Zuvaro laughed loudly and patted Mickey's shoulder with satisfaction. At this moment, the cedar shaman on the shore must have a lot of questions to ask, but if he wants to know the answer, he has to wait for Mickey to come back.
It's time.
"Haha! Just let this cunning old guy suffer for a few months!"
The exploration captain Zuvalo turned his head, full of energy, and looked at the majestic Western Mountains in front of him and the narrow harbor that gradually passed through. The truly vast and boundless sea was just in front of the fleet, waiting for divine exploration.
!
"God bless you! The fleet is heading north at full speed to find the predicted great bay!"
"Praise Your Majesty! We are getting closer and closer to the new continent thousands of miles to the west!"
