Between the lakeside plains of the Wiyot people and the river valleys of the Tolowa tribes, there are more than 300 miles of isolated mountain peaks and towering and dense redwood forests. This magnificent redwood forest is one of the oldest in the world. Ancient redwood giant trees grow on the coastal mountains. Giant trees with more than a dozen people hugging each other can be seen everywhere, and treetops tens to hundreds of meters high reach into the sky. They are like elders from the wilderness, who have gone through thousands of years, quietly looking down at the waveless sea and the long boats rowing on the sea.
Mikey the Knowledgeable stood on the side of the flagship ship, looking up at the giant trees in the eastern mountains, his eyes filled with awe. His eyes fell on a particularly tall and eye-catching ancient redwood tree, and he murmured in surprise.
"O Lord God! Such a tall sacred tree! It must be the tallest giant tree in the entire world!"
"Blessed by the Lord God! There is such a tall ancient tree! If it is used as the backbone, I am afraid we can build a giant longship more than 100 meters long!..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo opened his eyes wide and looked up at the sacred tree appearing on the coast, his face full of disbelief.
"Ah! The ancient sacred tree! The giant sacred tree that the shaman talks about!"
Seeing the sacred tree, Cloak Hunter Lotte was also surprised. He lay directly on the deck and worshiped the east from the bottom of his heart. Then, he said excitedly to Mickey.
"I've heard of this tree! This giant sacred tree is very famous among the northern tribes! After passing it, it is the territory of the Tolova tribes!"
At this moment, the three excited people did not know that this towering ancient redwood tree would be called the "hyperion tree" in later generations. It is the tallest known tree in the world, with an astonishing height of 116 meters. !
Such a height is really eye-catching, and it can be seen from a distance of dozens of miles. So much so that it is not only the sacred tree of the surrounding Indian tribes, and is regarded as a symbol of the ancient forest, it can also be almost used as a navigation landmark.
"No! No! I must give it, oh, give her a name!"
Exploration captain Zuvalo was shocked for a moment, then suddenly became excited.
"This is a sacred tree that has never existed before! It is your majesty's divine inspiration and the Lord God's blessing! Let's call it... divine enlightenment tree!"
Hearing such a name, Mikey, the knowledgeable man, pondered for a while and nodded in agreement. He looked at the sky at dusk, then stopped the fleet, landed on this coast for repairs, and announced happily to everyone:
"Praise the Lord God! This divine tree is a good omen of the Lord God's blessing and a symbol of the divine prophecy. It will bless the smooth sailing to the north!"
After hearing these words and seeing the real sacred tree, the morale of the entire fleet obviously increased.
"The Lord God bless you! Praise Your Majesty! Smooth sailing to the north!..."
Everyone spent the night repairing under the Shenqi tree, feeling the call of the ancient forest. After the morning prayers on the second day, the fleet set off again. The morning light from the east falls on the redwood forest and projects onto the blue sea, just like sailing in the sea of trees.
"O God! What a spectacular sight of sailing! This must be a good omen!..."
Mikey the Knowledgeable looked at the sea of trees in the sea, prayed for a while, and then spoke with a smile.
"Zuvarro, you are right! These tall and strong redwood trees are indeed excellent shipbuilding wood. They can build large ships that have never been seen before!"
"Of course! If the kingdom has enough manpower in the north, it can set up a shipbuilding department to cut down these tall redwoods to build ships... It can even build long ships two or three times larger than now!"
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Exploration captain Zuvalo looked at these redwoods and the ancient and wild coast, his mind drifting away and back again.
"What a pity! We don't have that many manpower here!..."
"Um…"
Mickey the Knowledgeable nodded silently. He pondered for a while, then changed the topic and asked with a smile.
"Zuvarro, how did you remember that you set off cannons at the wedding of the Western Bee priest to preach?"
"Haha! Mickey, when we spread our faith, the more people there are, the better! I guess that before the fleet leaves, at least the name of the main god should be left behind! Since you have the opportunity, you must seize it..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo smiled, proud of his excellent idea. Then, he said with some distress.
"The following northern tribes still don't know what their attitude is towards the kingdom's fleet! Don't forget, the shaman's token may not be useful if you go further north. What's more, some tribes still don't understand the language. …”
Perhaps it was the blessing of the sacred tree, but Zuvalo's words were like a light. After traveling more than three hundred miles north from the Huyuan Department, the fleet arrived at the Sequoia Department, which is closest to the redwood forest among the Tolowa tribes. But faced with the sudden appearance of five longships, the Tolowas of the Sequoia Department quickly mobilized. Armed with stone spears, hunting bows and throwing spears, they shouted loudly to the coast, as if they were always ready to fight with the fleet.
"Lord God! Are these Tolova tribes so vigilant? They look like they are very difficult to deal with..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable shook his head and looked at the cloaked hunter who was looking at him curiously.
"Lotte, has Cedar Shaman ever had any relationship with these Tolowa tribes?"
"Hmm... Yes, right? Cedar Shaman said that he went to the giant tree to understand the great spirit, and then he also treated several Tolova hunters he met... It is very likely that they are from this tribe! Let me ask!"
With that said, the cloaked hunter Lotte jumped onto the shore, held up the wooden carving of the cedar shaman, and shouted something, which seemed to be the shaman's incantation. The Tolowa hunters on the shore hesitated for a moment, and then a strong hunter walked out. He looked at the woodcarving carefully for a while, then became excited and shouted loudly.
"Gaos (co'is)! Qi Wuyin and Wen! (tsi?'ii hewon)! Friends! People worthy of welcome!"
"Tuowu! Are you sure they are friends from the south?"
Hearing the call of the mature hunter, another middle-aged man wearing an antler hat came forward and asked vigilantly.
"Not our enemy? Not someone attracted by the Leaf and Grass Department?"
"Chief Damu! I'm sure! This is the wood carving of the southern shaman. They should be members of the shaman tribe! More than ten years ago, the southern shaman went to the Sequoia Holy Land and treated tribal hunters there. My stubborn disease!"
Speaking of this, hunter Tuowu looked excited. He had been unable to give birth to children before, but after taking the herbal tea given by the shaman, he returned to the tribe and drank it for a month, and it immediately had miraculous effects. Later, he always wanted to find the southern shaman again, and even went to the tribe in the south to ask for some herbal tea... Unfortunately, he never met him again.
"People of the Southern Shaman..."
Chief Damu, who was wearing an antler hat, pondered for a moment, then carefully looked at the costumes of the fleet warriors, and then nodded.
"Since it has nothing to do with the Yecao tribe, it is not an enemy! Tuowu, you know the language of the southern tribe, it's up to you to speak to them!"
"Our Sequoia tribe welcomes friends, especially friends who can fight side by side! And if we secretly contact the Leaf Grass tribe and plot the tribe's villages, hunting grounds and fields, we will fight until death!..."
Hearing this, Hunter Tuowu nodded heavily. He directly followed the cloak hunter Lotte to the longship he had never seen before, and spoke in a deep voice in Maidu, which is the same language family as Miwok.
"Friends from the southern shaman tribe! The hostility just now was just a misunderstanding! Our Sequoia tribe has been fighting with the enemies in the north, the Leaf Grass tribe, for the past few years. This is a difficult battle, so we must always stay vigilant! …”
"You came from the Sequoia Holy Land in the south in a long boat. Do you want to trade with us? Or do you want to join us and fight side by side with the evil Leaf and Grass tribe in the north?!"
