"Looking for allies?" Amy questioned from the side, "You started attacking England as soon as you came over. I don't see the point of looking for allies at all."
"If we can capture England, then Bjorn will be our best ally." Tesosomok replied, "The expedition a year ago traveled to several countries on this continent and found that the attitudes of each country were different. Unfriendly. The Sun King and I agree that rather than trusting those completely unfamiliar countries, it is better to trust friends who have lived with us for a period of time."
Then Ella thought of the Aztlan envoys who visited Gotland about a year ago - like them, they used inexplicable beans and feathers to buy land. It's no wonder that "the attitudes of all countries are unfriendly."
"Messenger of God, please forgive me for being unreasonable, but since it has been mentioned, I still want to ask this question." Tesosomoc looked at Ella nervously, "If a war breaks out between Aztlan and those uninvited guests from the north, Which side will you support?"
For Ella, this is a question that no one needs to think about - is it true that she is the lord of the pirate kingdom, and is it false that she is the messenger of Quetzalcoatl? Once the war breaks out, she will definitely join the side of Hestein and fight against Aztlan. But if she answers so directly, then her pretending to be an envoy may soon be exposed, and her plan to trade with Aztlan will be completely ruined.
In order to complete the previous lie, she had to tell another lie:
"My support is not important, the key is God's support. Quetzalcoatl does not yet understand the current Aztlan people, it is still waiting and watching."
Ella is worried that Tesosomok will continue to inquire into the details: such as what is the relationship between her and Hestein, what is the relationship between Quetzalcoatl and these pirates, etc. To answer these questions, she would have to continue to make up lies, and the more lies she made up, the easier it would be for loopholes to appear.
But Tesozomoc responded obediently: "I understand. Aztlan will definitely try to please Quetzalcoatl to regain its favor."
Ella felt slightly reassured.
"One more question." Ella asked, "How did you come to this land? What route did you take?"
Hestein used Iceland and Greenland as springboards to reach "Vinland". There is a very wide sea between "Vinland" and the Pirate Kingdom. Without these two transfer stations, the Pirate Kingdom's ships would not be able to reach "Vinland" smoothly. At the same time, the route to "Vinland" is the top secret of the pirate kingdom. Hestein did not want other countries on the old road to get involved in Vinland, so he left heavy troops on the two islands. It is unlikely that the Aztlan people got here via this route.
Therefore, if there are other unknown routes, Ella must find out and occupy them for the Pirate Kingdom in time before other countries intervene.
Tesosomok nodded and took out a chart from his arms. Amy walked up, took the paper, and spread it flat on Ella's desk. The chart was made of paper that Ella had never seen before. It was torn and stained with blood. The border of Aztlan and the coastline of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea on the Old World side are twisted and twisted on it. However, this chart is extremely rough. The outlines of England, Sweden and Alemany only have a rough outline, and there are many errors.
Tesosomok explains below: "A year ago, we sent eight expeditions to find the route to here. Seven expeditions lost the trace, and the only expedition that came back brought back this chart."
Ella keenly noticed that there were no Greenland and Iceland on this chart, but in the "S"-shaped sea area between the two continents, a large piece of land that she didn't know appeared. The area seemed even larger than the entire Pirate Kingdom. All are bigger.
She stood up excitedly, pointed to the piece of land on the map and asked, "Where is this?"
"This is an uninhabited island that one of our expedition teams found a year ago. The ocean is so vast that we can barely see the land. It was only by replenishing food and fresh water on this island that the expedition team was able to Return safely." Tesosomok replied, "This time we set out to sea, we also used this island as a springboard."
Ella took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
"I know what happened, please step back first."
She waved for the pirates to carry Tesosomok down. But when Tesosomok left, she immediately couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, jumped up and grabbed Amy's shoulders:
"Amy, did you hear that? It's such a big continent, and it's still an uninhabited island! Occupying it is not much more valuable than going to Aztlan to exchange for gold!"
"Your Majesty, calm down first!" Amy pressed Ella down hard. "I think something is a little strange. The sea between Aztlan and Sweden is too wide, so it's okay to not be discovered, but there is such a big gap in the middle. It’s a bit unusual that the island hasn’t been discovered! And it’s still an uninhabited island!”
"Yes, yes, yes, Amy, what you said makes sense." Ella hit her head, "I'll look for information first...look for information."
Early the next morning, when Amy walked into the study, Ella was returning to the desk with a few volumes of books under her eyes. Amy was surprised: "Your Majesty, did you stay up late?"
If it were any other scholar, Amy would not be so surprised. But that was Ella. She has a whole library in her head, and searching for information only requires her to close her eyes and recall it. It's so rare to look through a physical book and do it all night long.
"I found it quickly, but I was a little excited and didn't sleep well." Ella rubbed her eyes. "In the morning, I suddenly remembered that I also had these volumes in my study, so I got up and turned them out. Yes. Amy, come and take a look. In fact, there are relevant records about that continent."
The first piece of information Ella spread out was Plato's "The Republic".
“Plato in 360 BC told a story that was 9,000 years ahead in his time. He said that there was a powerful country outside the strait of the Pillars of Hercules, located in a place called Atlantis. Continent. They launched a surprise attack on Eurasia, but the people of the city-state fought bravely and defeated the invaders.' After this, a huge earthquake occurred, bringing floods. After an unfortunate day and night, our warriors sank into the sea, and Atlantis disappeared under the sea.'"
The Pillars of Hercules are the straits that connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. The location of Atlantis described in the book exactly matches the location of the continent on the Tesosomoc chart.
At the front of that story, Plato emphasized: "A true story, not a fiction."
The second piece of information Ella spread out was a famous nautical chart that was widely circulated. The topography of the Mediterranean coast is described in detail, while the North Sea and Baltic Sea areas are relatively vague. At the corresponding position of the continent Tesosomoc mentioned, this chart shows a monster with claws and teeth, and a line of eye-catching red letters for warning on the side:
"Be careful, there is a dragon here!"
(End of chapter)
