July winds blow from the sea toward the land, and the Hawaiian high pressure rotates clockwise, throwing strong winds toward the west coast of the mainland. However, unlike the rainfall brought by the Azores High, the summer on the west coast of North America is dry and less rainy.
Among the entire dry west coast, the warm Bay Area of California is so special. The Alaskan Warm Current goes north from the Golden Bay, all the way to the polar northwest, reaches the Bering Strait, and even connects with the Oyashio Current on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The California Cold Current moves south from here to the coast of Central America. Following the cold current all the way south is the footprint of the exploration fleet heading north, starting from the original struvite peninsula.
"In mid-March, the kingdom's exploration fleet of more than a thousand people arrived at the long and narrow peninsula and reached the southernmost promontory. Then, the huge fleet was divided into two parts here! Thirty ships of the merchant fleet Catamaran canoes, carrying three to four hundred people, stayed there to mine struvite. The first newly built village, Nantori Stone Village, was also established here, housing more than fifty people..."
"Then, twelve long ships, carrying more than 700 people, circled the southernmost corner of the peninsula and truly sailed towards the northern coast..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo raised his head, looked at the waves in the south, and recalled the starting point of exploring the unknown. The name "Nantori Stone Village" was given by him himself, which means "the village in the south of the peninsula that produces struvite stones." The surrounding Kochimi people were all loose and disorganized. Their largest tribe only had a hundred people, and they surrendered directly to the huge fleet.
"The loose and sparse Kochimi people don't even have decent fields, and most of them rely on hunting and fishing for a living... Because places that can produce struvite and such good fertilizers are almost all sandy and gravel lands that are dry all year round. !…And without sufficient water sources, no matter how much fertilizer is added, the crops will not survive, and the population will be very small…How interesting!”
Thinking of this record written by Mickey himself, Zuvalo nodded slightly, and seemed to see the arid and desolate peninsula and the mountains of struvite again.
The kingdom's Minami Torishi Village occupies a precious small lake in the southern part of the peninsula, and grows drought-resistant sweet potatoes. Because there are only so many fields that can be planted, there are only fifty immigrants placed here by the kingdom. They have to farm, fish, and collect struvite to serve the fleets that go back and forth, so they can survive for a long time in this remote and desolate land.
In fact, this time the huge Kingdom fleet went to sea, shouldering the two tasks of exploration and colonization at the same time! At least two-thirds of the warriors, sailors and militiamen will be placed in various settlements along the way. And the entire huge fleet will be separated bit by bit, staying in various places on the western coast to maintain connections between various settlements...
In other words, most of the people who participated in the voyage, even the twelve longships, will not return! For His Majesty's prophecy, they will become the first pioneers to colonize the west coast and take root in the vast northern continent from now on!
"The samurai and sailors on the ship are all unmarried men... Everything is prepared for colonization... May the Lord God bless you!"
Exploration captain Zuvalo trembled slightly, remembering the prophecies and plans he had read. In the entire fleet, only he and Mickey knew the full details of this grand plan.
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"Connect the entire West Coast with a line, even if it's just a weak dotted line..."
"The Nantorishi Village established in mid-March was the first settlement. In early April, it took the kingdom's fleet almost a month to go against the wind and current, 1,600 miles north, and reach the north of the middle part of the peninsula. Here, We found another Danshui lake and built a second settlement, Beitiaoshi Village!"
Zuvalo touched his chin, with a little pride on his face. As the kingdom exploration captain, he also has the right to name settlements and landmark features along the way. The concise name "North Bird Rock Village" was naturally given by him, that is, "a village in the north of the peninsula that produces struvite stones"...
This section of the boat trip was very difficult, the coast along the way was very desolate, there was almost no green in sight, and the food stored on the boat was also rapidly depleted. The only consolation is the constant appearance of hills of struvite stacked on the shore, hinting at the real wealth here!
In Beitorishi Village, the fleet also left 50 people and their food for half a year. These people cultivated sweet potato fields, fished and shot birds, and collected struvite stones... Next, the fleet continued north, and the peaceful Kochimi people along the way gradually turned into wandering desert raiders, "Si Insider".
At the northern end of the peninsula, a Sri hunting team ambushed the moored fleet. However, when dozens of tribal attackers armed with spears and hunting bows rushed out from the hidden sand dunes, they were shocked to find that in front of them were hundreds of men with leather armor, spears, copper axes and big bows. Elite warrior.
"Haha! Poor Sri!"
Thinking of this, Zuvalo's lips curled up. The greatest contribution of this group of tribal raiders was the provision of a dozen rowing coolies and rumors from the far north.
The fleet continued northward and consumed almost two-thirds of the food on board before leaving the desolate coast where there was very little rainfall. Then, everyone's eyes lit up, and they finally saw the vibrant green vegetation and the precious rivers flowing out of the mountains. It was a perfect settlement, later known as San Diego. However, this rare fertile land along the river has already been occupied by the powerful Kumeya tribe!
"It took almost another month to travel north from Beitiaoshi Village, more than 1,500 miles... At the end of April, we arrived at the Yinpa tribe of the Kumeya people! This is a large coastal tribe with thousands of tribes, and Allied with the Salt Lake tribe further north, which occupies the Salt Lake, and both belong to one of the tribes of Kumeya..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo narrowed his eyes and recalled the first meeting between the two parties. Twelve long ships carrying six hundred warriors and sailors arrived at the coast of the Yinpa tribe. More than a thousand Kumeian warriors, carrying large hunting bows and flint spears on their backs, rushed out shouting. The soldiers of the Yinpa tribe gathered on the beach and faced off against the strange fleet of long boats. They shouted and protested at each other, and blood almost spattered on the spot!
"God bless you! At this moment of fighting, Mickey was still fearless. He stepped off the long boat and met with the red stone chief of the Yinpa tribe, Matutumbe..."
In the Kumeya language, "Matutumbe" means red rock. On this coast, you can also see many red rock mountains, imprinted with traces of ancient weathering, which also indicate this fashionable and unknown mineral deposit.
"Matutumbe...Redstone Chief..."
Thinking of that difficult communication, Zuvalo couldn't help but shook his head. There was a language barrier between the two sides, but they both had scruples and wanted to avoid a war, so they made gesticulating gestures for a long time. In the end, they first found a Kumeya hunter from the Yinpa tribe who could speak Sri Lanka, and then found a Yaqui man from the fleet who could speak Sri Lanka, and then they communicated smoothly. .
"Huh! No one thought that after a battle that almost broke out, there would be a grand banquet with drinking and dancing... Praise the Lord God!"
