Aztec Eternals

There are overlapping layers of clouds in the blue sky, and sparkling waves in the blue sea. The mountains and forests along the coast are bursting with fresh emerald green, and the long river is surrounded by jade belts. The seaside scenery of Beidi is like the most magnificent painting of nature, outlining a colorful future.

The newly promoted priest Zuvalo looked at the mountains and seas along the way, driving all the way home, but his thoughts drifted leisurely to the north.

Not long ago, after encountering Torpan's troops unexpectedly, the fleet stayed for a full day. When they met for the first time, the two sides did not reach any in-depth agreement, but only confirmed their friendship and expressed their closeness. He gave the leader Visaka ten bundles of cotton cloth, ten bags of cocoa, and ten spears as gifts from friends. The leader of Visa gave back two baskets of unused goldstone, silverstone, and amphibole, several bags of fur, and some mineral red dye. As for the jewels in the lake, which are omnipotent in the southern parts of the kingdom, the leader of Visaka said that they can't use them, so it's better to replace them with a bag of grain.

According to the tradition of the tribe, in the next six months, the Tolpan tribe will cultivate at the mouth of the river and plant a season of corn. If the harvest is good, they may establish the mouth of the Torpan River as a stable migration location, returning every spring and moving away in autumn.

"Our merchant fleet will trade regularly to bring you the commodities you need."

Priest Zuvaro showed sincerity and said this to the leader of Visaka.

"You can consider building a village at the mouth of the river and settling down there. Or, at least leave some of the people behind to maintain the camp."

"Food in the wasteland is always in short supply. In the autumn when farming is impossible, we must expand the scope of our search to find more prey, or fight with other tribes."

The leader of Visaka clenched the bronze spear in his hand, and thrust it hard into the ground, half a foot into the soil. Afterwards, he stared at the obviously sharper bronze spear, thought for a moment, and promised.

"Brothers from afar, if you will come regularly and bring us useful goods and weapons, there will always be people in the camp at the mouth of the river."

"Even if the tribe migrates, they will only follow the Torpan River to the wilderness upstream. There are more Huichol tribes there. In their hands, there are also more furs, dyes, goldstones, silverstones and Amphibole. The tribe will try to bring back as many as possible, and trade with you."

The so-called amphibole refers to cassiterite and kesterite associated with sphalerite, which also exist in hydrothermal vein deposits. There are a lot of these tin ores in the territory of the Huichol people, just like the silver ores that can be seen everywhere in the northwest of Zacatecas, as well as the not rare gold ores. However, there is tin ore in this area, but no copper. The Red Crows found the Copper Mountain, but not the Tin.

In the three thousand miles of wasteland in the north, the land is very barren, the rivers and rainfall are scarce, and the mineral deposits are extremely rich, but the distribution is uneven. The exchanges between ministries are often dominated by fighting, and it is difficult to carry out large-scale business and trade, and it is impossible to develop ore. And the deeper they went into the wilderness, the more aggressive and savage the hunting tribes became, and their migrations became erratic.

Therefore, the use of these ores by Huichol's ministries was limited to grinding them into dyes or as decorations. They are isolated from the various ministries, and there are no tribes that have established city-states around them, and they have not yet learned to smelt. Or, they once learned it, but in the wasteland where fuel is scarce, they migrated and forgot.

"Deep in the wilderness, the Huichol tribes who speak the ancient Aztec language are located in the mountains in the northwest of the world"

Priest Zuwaro pursed his lips, staring at the simple eyes and brave tattoos of the leader of Visaka, and felt the fierceness and murderousness of the wasteland warriors. Many thoughts fluctuated in the heart of the newly promoted priest. After a while, he nodded and made a farewell agreement with the leader of Visa.

"Witness of the Lord God! Brothers of the Tolpan tribe in the mountains, I will leave ten crew members stationed here. They will help you farm and help you build camps. When you return to the kingdom, repair the ship... Two or three In a month, we will go north again, and we will definitely meet again before the autumn harvest."

"Okay! The gods are watching the agreement on the ground in the red sky. The tribes on the ship, we will meet again and trade again, as friends and brothers!"

The head of Visa card nodded and agreed. He didn't have as many thoughts as the other party, and he wasn't afraid of the tribe staying on the ship. Even if there is a threat at the seaside in the future, it will be just a long-distance migration, just turn a few hundred miles. But at the moment, this kind of trade that is beneficial to the continuation of the tribe must always be in hand, and it is worth doing!

The rising and setting of the sun is another day. The merchant fleet sailed into the sea and the estuary returned to calm. From south to north, after the Zongshi Town of the Nan Tekos, the Three Rivers City of the North Tekos, and the mouth of the Torpan River where the Huichols migrated, it is the third node of the northbound route.

Continuing to the north, the fourth node is the Yushan Village of the Totomei people, which can replenish food and fresh water, and trade gold and stones on a small scale. When the merchant fleet returned, more than a dozen crew members were stationed here. Six or seven hundred miles to the northwest is the fifth node, the Yorem tribe of the Mayo people.

Priest Zuvalo sat on the bow, remembering what Jorem had seen and heard, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

When the kingdom was explored for the first time, a Prepecha warrior, Putu the Gray Cat, was left in the Jorem Department. Last month, the gray cat Putu saw the arrival of the Kingdom Merchant Fleet. He was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

"God bless you! You are finally here! Dear Priest Zuvalo, please take me away. I can't go on living like this!"

When we saw each other again, the gray cat's body was visibly thinner, and his face also became vicissitudes. As an exchanged tribal warrior, his most important task is to save seeds to improve the blood of intermarriage within the Yorem tribe. On weekdays, he would be pestered by the women in the tribe, and he hardly stopped. In less than a year, he already has four confirmed children. As for the uncertain ones, there may be more.

Putu's request was naturally rejected by Priest Zuvalo. The Kingdom needs envoys who are familiar with the North and stay among the tribes in the North. He chatted with the hard-working Prepecha warriors for a while, learned more about the situation of the great Yorem tribe, and laughed, watching Putu being dragged away by several strong women.

Then, there was a secret meeting between the kingdom's newly promoted priest and captain of the merchant ship, Zuvalo, and the leader of the Jorem tribe, Chief Karan.

"Ancestors testify! Friends from the sea, your weapons are very useful, very good! We need more. Well, goldstone, silverstone, copperstone, flint, all can be exchanged, and all are acceptable."

Chief Karan wears his signature deer head and has a genuine smile on his face. He had learned about the strength of the big southern tribes from the gray cat Putu, and his attitude became more and more amiable.

"The Lord God bears witness! The divine will guides our reunion, which is the reunion of brothers. This distant sea route connects us together, bringing light and prosperity!"

Priest Zuvalo looked sincere and communicated with Chief Kalan on an equal footing.

"Respected Chief Karan, your copper and stone are very good, your gold and stone are very good, and they are of high quality. The fleet will trade with you, and you will also leave some manpower to station in Yorem. In addition, the ships that come with you , and two apprentice priests of the main god will stay in Jorem Land to guide the tribe in farming, building and smelting"

"In addition, Chief Karan, I hope to obtain a piece of land belonging to the kingdom around the Jorem tribe to build a shrine to the Lord God and enshrine the emblem of the Lord God. Similarly, a warehouse will also be built. Store goods for trade."

"Oh? Keep the manpower, get a piece of land of the kingdom, and build the sacrificial hall and warehouse?"

Hearing such a proposal, Chief Karan raised his brows and fell silent. After a while, he answered with a smile.

"From the perspective of our tribes in the North, the land is bestowed by the divine nature, and it can only belong to the heaven and the earth, not to people. Therefore, our Mayo and Yaqui tribes do not own the land, but only use it , to obtain the gift of the Mother Earth. Tribes from the sea, you can use the free land to build the sacrificial hall and warehouse, but it cannot be fertile soil suitable for cultivation by the river."

"Praise the Lord God! Thank you for your kindness, respected Chief Karan!"

Hearing the promise made by Chief Deer Head, Zuvaro nodded with satisfaction, showing joy on his face. The minerals in this area are so rich, and the copper and gold are of extremely high quality. The Kingdom intends to gradually lay down a foundation here and spread the faith. Of course, the high-quality coal mines in the north, the Yaqui tribe's Yome tribe, can't let it go.

"The ancestors are watching us! Friends and brothers from the sea, the Yorem Department is willing to be kind to you, and hopes to get kindness in return."

Chief Karan put away his smile and looked serious. He stared at Priest Zuvalo, his voice became low, and there was chill in his words.

"I have a more daring proposal, related to the great tribe of Yome in the north."