Aztec Eternals

The north wind blows, the bay turns, the mountains and islands stand tall, and the shores and cliffs are rugged. The Zheyang ship adjusted its sails and sailed carefully in the bay, not daring to go too fast. This rugged and complex coast is called "Tongass", which means "windy bay" in the mouth of the local Chingit tribe. In later generations, the place inherited the name of the indigenous people and was called "Tongass National Forest Park".

Since it is called a "forest park", it means that the forest is dense and there are many trees. The sight is green and red, and high on the undulating mountain islands along the coast, straight upward redwoods grow, as well as hard maples that have not yet turned red. The trees among these cliffs are so tall and spectacular that you can only barely see the crown of the trees by looking up from the boat.

The height of these redwoods is usually more than thirty or forty meters, and they are densely arranged together. And the majestic extending branches reflected the sea and sky in a faint blue color. I don’t know how many cold and heat it took to grow from the mountains and the sea to the clouds!

"O Bodhisattva! There are so many, so many tall and straight trees!... Witness the Lord God! If these huge trees that stretch as far as the eye can see could be cut down, a thousand large ships with thousands of materials could be built!..."

"Haha, the Lord God is witness! Gold Shipwright, you haven't seen the big redwood forest along the west coast, where the Tolova tribes are located! The fifty-foot-tall trees are as tall as a cliff, and the tree crowns reach into the clouds. And the tallest giant tree among them can even reach a height of a hundred steps!…”

"What? A huge sacred tree that's a hundred steps high?!...How is it possible in this world that there is such a tall sacred tree? Wouldn't it take thousands of years to grow and become a spirit?"

"Ah, what are you talking about? Elf?...Oh! That sacred tree of Izumo is indeed a gift from the Lord God. It is a great sacred tree worshiped by many surrounding tribes!..."

There is a strong wind along the coast, and ships can travel two hundred miles a day in the strong wind. In early August, the Zheyang Sea Ship passed the end of Tongass Bay and arrived at the Kingdom's Eagle Wing Port.

Among the ports along the way, the Eagle Wing Port is the largest, with more than 300 tribesmen, making it the largest "Longship Tribe" within 200 miles. Among the tribal people in these ports, there are the Qinsian tribe from the south coast, the Chingit people from the north coast, and even the Haida people who defected from the big island on the west side.

The tribesmen of all tribes have converted to the main god and have the emblem of the main god engraved on their foreheads. More than 400 acres of potato fields were cultivated in the port camp, as well as a long boat and fifty to sixty fishing canoes.

The kingdom priest in charge of the Eagle Wing Port is called matzatli. The meaning of this name in Nahua language is "pineapple".

"Praise the Lord God! Dear Priest Miki, we have investigated clearly. There are no big tribes in this area. It is the junction of the Tsimshians, Chingits and Haida people. And we can gain a foothold in this area, The Eagle Island tribe in the south gave us a lot of help! Especially, they helped us build many canoes and fishing boats..."

"Praise the Lord! Priest Pineapple, I know that in order to gain the support of the Eagle Island Department, you also married the daughter of Chief Qinying as your wife...Thank you for your hard work!..."

"Ah! Dear Priest Mickey, this is all the guidance of Priest Zuvalo!... His third wife is the sister of Chief Qin Ying... The noble Priest Zuvalo is the one who risked his own life for the Lord God! …”

"Well. Priest Zuwaro, he has always been like this! Now, he has arrived at the Shenqi Continent on the other side of the sea, and he has married a wife from some mountain tribe to personally marry the Xihai tribes... In this regard, I But it’s far inferior to him…”

The ship stopped at the Eagle Wing Port for two days, then traveled two hundred miles southeast and arrived at the Eagle Island of the Qinxian people. This large tribe of a thousand people is very enthusiastic about the kingdom's ships. Many tribesmen even wear sun amulets of the main god.

The reasons for this enthusiasm and closeness are, on the one hand, the strong military force of the kingdom and the marriage of the two tribes, and on the other hand, the potato fields that are about to be harvested in the Eagle Island tribe. In close communication with the Kingdom's ports, they also began to plant cold-resistant potatoes, and harvested a crop last year, which shocked the entire tribe.

According to the tribesmen of Eagle Island, the main god "Huitziloppo" is the "real god of vegetation" and "the god of potatoes". In addition, they also called the harvested potatoes "Huitziloppo Fruit"...

"Praise the great spirit Huitziloppo for giving us a rich harvest of Huitziloppo fruit that can withstand hunger... Huitziloppo's big radish!..."

"Well...praise the Lord God! He gave us potatoes..."

After praying with the Eagle Island Ministry, there was a grand welcome dinner. Food is plentiful in summer, and it is also a suitable time for tribes to multiply. Everyone spent a fulfilling, enthusiastic and exhausting night before setting off south again.

Heading south from Eagle Island, you will reach the kingdom's Kambei Fish Port after walking along the 800-mile verdant coast. Shenbei Fish Port is located on the west side of Long Island in what was later to be Vancouver. The climate is somewhat warmer than the west coast, and there are more tribes around it.

Mickey the Knowledgeable stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the scattered canoes and fishing boats outside the port, and remembered the origin of the name of this port. On a whim, he personally cast a net, but like Zuvalo, he only caught a net of large scallops from the shallow sea and worthless California red abalone as huge as a turtle shell...

"Ah this? So many shellfish?!...The Divine Shellfish Port is indeed a good omen from the Lord God, and it is the name inspired by the Lord God himself!..."

The kingdom's Kamei Fish Port occupies a natural harbor in the northwest of Long Island and is also close to the freshwater lake on the west side of Long Island. The current size of this port is similar to that of the Condor Wing Port, both with around 300 people. The most conspicuous thing in the port camp is the potato field on the west side of the lake, which is flat and open, overgrown with weeds and potatoes.

"Old Fish Priest, Shenbei Fish Port is not only rich in fish, but also has a flat terrain. The climate here is relatively warm, and there is ample fresh water on the west side... In fact, on the entire far north coast, this is the most suitable place for planting. We’re at the port!…”

"Yes! Dear Priest Mickey, God bless us! This place is very suitable for growing potatoes. More than four acres can support one person... Last year's harvest was very good. This year we have cultivated 700 acres of potato fields. We are just waiting. What a blessed harvest!…”

"Haha! Very good, very good! The food in the ports on the far north coast depends on you! ... Tonight, I want to eat potato stew and fish soup, plus orange-flavored plateau oregano, and spicy enough Red chili…"

"Okay! Praise the Lord God! Dear Priest Mickey, I will prepare another delicious roasted red abalone for you... I guarantee that you will have a night as strong as a leopard and fight a bear with your bare hands!"

"Huh? Roasted red abalone? Cough...cough! Priest Longfish, do you have any news from Whale Harbor? Where is the kingdom's third support fleet?..."

"The third batch of support fleet?...Oh! Witness the Lord God! Last month, the longships from Whale Harbor brought news of the support fleet: The third batch of support fleet, a total of ten longships, has arrived. The Kingdom’s Xishan Port... Calculating the time it took for the news to arrive, we estimate that the supporting fleet is now at the North Port at the exit of the river?..."

"Well, after passing the North Port of the Kingdom, there is the Whale Port at the end of the west coast. Maybe we can meet there... rest for two days, and we will set off again early the next morning!..."

After two days of feasting, potatoes as small as duck eggs and abalone as big as the palm of your hand filled the cabin of the shelter boat. In the early morning of the third day, the ship set sail and rode the sea breeze still blowing to the south, quickly heading to Whale Harbor. Just six days later, the ship bypassed the Thousand Miles Island and arrived at the Whale Harbor Strait surrounded by whales.

"Oooh~oh~ah~ouch~"

The deafening whale song echoes between the sea and the sky, and also spreads along the sea to the distance. It only takes an hour for this shocking song to reach the Great Whale Harbor five thousand miles away. It took the fleet more than a month to travel the five thousand miles of coast, from early July to mid-August...

The shallow bay reflects the green cliffs and the blue sky. At the east end of the Three Hundred Mile Bay is the warm, humid Bay of Hundred Lakes with numerous tribes, which later became the prosperous Seattle. At the beginning of the bay on the west side, there is the end of the west coast where whales gather and the cliffs are steep, the whale harbor of the kingdom.

"Ouch~ahhh~~um~ouch~~"

A group of whales splashed in the water and sang loudly, passing by the whale harbor, like the ends of the world intersecting the corners of the sea. These fearless giant creatures in the sea are occasionally attracted by the strange songs of the opposite sex, and then curious and eager, they swim into the narrow straits offshore.

However, when the long-sailed ocean-going ship, following the curious giant blue whale, arrived at the narrow strait outside the whale harbor... what awaited them was not the beautiful whale of the opposite sex with beautiful songs, but twelve ships with sharp horns. The whaling longship shone coldly in the golden sun~