Aztec Eternals

Chapter 1250 The Ainu people of Hokkaido are also the glue people of America...

"Ancestor! That sea, that sea route that you came from the west... was it really that difficult?..."

"That's right! Witness 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 mirror. The sun is not warm, but it shines brightly on the white snow. Exploration captain Zuvalo gently stretched out his hand and stroked the long hair of the Ezo girl Chishima Shell. The hair was slightly curly and yellow, and it felt 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 couldn't understand much Mexica, she was still as obedient and supportive as a cat. She knows that whether a man is sad or happy, he needs 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's Enlightenment, the ice season will be from November to April, and there will often be terrible ice and snow storms. , sweeping across the isolated islands, breaking tall trees and freezing small trees into ice sculptures. Even in the early spring, heavy snow will still come with the cold wave, and the snowflakes will be 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, so you have to be careful about hitting the rocks. In late autumn, there will be big waves, even as high as ten people, you can often see them...only in the short period of early autumn. It's suitable for sailing, but the time is too short and too urgent..."

"In winter, there are ice and storms. In spring, it snows like falling stars. In summer, it is foggy and invisible. In autumn, there are big waves and it is difficult to navigate...O Lord God! Only the truly brave and pious can paddle across thousands of miles. The island chain has arrived at this divine continent of the West Sea!…"

Zuvalo's face showed 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 navigating the island chain. He couldn't help but tighten his arms around the girl, as if to embrace the rare warmth and softness. And his deep eyes stared at the stone tower of the empty tomb again, and his voice became sad and low.

"Witnessed by the Lord God! In early October last year, the warrior captain Tamicao led five support longships and arrived at the camp on the Shenxue Mother Island. Of the dozen or so people who stayed on the Shenxue Mother 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 were the Jiao people who were 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 a terrible wave and sank. Got a longship…”

"In such a terrible murderous wave, it is difficult to stabilize a 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, protect 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 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, only a small group of people were left at Shenshuangyan Port. Then, the two long ships continued southward here, and met us at the port of this Lord God's Nanshan... Blessed by the Lord God, this is amazing. It’s really not easy!…”

Speaking of this, Zuvalo looked sad, 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. And when the warriors of the kingdom met, excited prayers rang out from the ship. Even the brave warriors who were fearless of storms and death were filled with tears of excitement, and they all cried like children weighing one or two hundred pounds!

"Chief Chimel's third batch of support fleet, with more than ten long ships, sailed for more than a year, sailing ten to twenty thousand miles! This journey almost never stopped, changing people without changing ships. Just before the winter freeze, we sent the support of two ships to the peninsula...And 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, so that two ships could be saved! The ship arrived successfully!…”

"What is a miracle? This is a 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, how can such a difficult route, such a high-cost voyage, and such a great miracle be sustained for a long time without a stable return on exploration? ..."

Zuvalo sighed, a rare desolation showing on his handsome face. He lowered his head and gazed affectionately at the girl in his arms. There seemed to be unbreakable melancholy in his eyes, and he 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 understand my sadness and see the burden on my shoulders?

"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 on her soft chest, as if she wanted to warm him with her body. But Zuvalo shook his head slightly, 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…”

"Um...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 again, and answered seriously.

"Ancestor, my man! All tribes migrated from cold and barren places to warm and rich places... But only you, only the tribes who came in long boats, came from warm and rich places. , migrate 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 regard us as slaves, but you really regard us Utali people as members of the tribe! ...As you said, we are all born from divine birds! The 'glue people' were the same 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 his 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 call themselves, "people who can be trusted like partners." After hearing Qiandao Shell's question, Zuvalo pondered for a while and seemed to hesitate. After a while, 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?..."

Qiandao Shell listened carefully for a while and then 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. The Utali tribe is also divided into many branches! ... Well, this also needs to start from the three tribes of 'Mountain Spirit', 'Ocean Spirit' and 'Village Spirit'. Speaking of the guardian spirit..."

"A long, long time ago, in this land of the Ainu, 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'. "Ling' 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..."