Sailing on a desolate and difficult sea, encountering wonders and "good omens" is a rare and inspiring good thing. Whether it is the exploration captain Zuvalo or the knowledgeable Mickey, they will not miss this opportunity to boost the morale of the fleet!
Because the fleet has explored such a long distance, it is nearly ten thousand miles away from the kingdom. The vast seas in the north and south are vast, and the big boats are floating like duckweeds. At this moment, only the inspiration of the gods and the sense of mission of faith can allow everyone to move forward fearlessly!
"Blessed by the Lord God! This is her miracle and her enlightenment! Her palm points to the north, and our exploration is destined to be successfully completed!"
Soon, four long boats docked on the beach. Under the leadership of the priests, the two hundred crew members watched the golden sunset slowly setting from behind the Palm Peak while praying loudly and devoutly!
"Praise the Lord God for the miracle! The Lord God bless the fleet! The exploration will be successful!"
Golden radiance shrouded the towering Divine Palm Peak, forming a magnificent and dazzling golden halo. Everyone watched this miraculous and spectacular scene, and even shed devout tears. And soon, the golden light gradually turned red, like a red country, and like a promise from the Lord God.
"This is the will of the Lord God! Keep going north! Move forward fearlessly! And all the warriors who died during the exploration will ascend to the red kingdom and enjoy beautiful peace forever!..."
Everyone parked on the gray-brown beach for the night and saw the rising sun in the east again. The location of God's Palm Peak was in the later Pacific City. Its name in later generations was haystack rock.
Starting from Shenzhang Peak, more than a hundred miles further north is Tillamook Bay, the bay where the Tillamook people gather. The fleet followed the local tribal fishing boats and entered this lagoon bay that extended for thirty to forty miles, and encountered the Tiramok tribe, a large tribe of Tillamoke people. The meaning of "Tillamoke" in the local tribal language is "people of the land" and "people".
Four longships docked at the Teemo Tribe, and what you can see is a series of square huts. The shapes are different from those around them, but they are also very low and have thick walls to protect them from wind and cold. There are about a thousand people in the Teemo tribe, which can barely be considered a large tribe. The entire tribe mainly engages in fishing and hunting, but also collects berries and acorns and grows a few beans.
"nawi x?awa?nay? What tribe are you from?"
"...Lord God bless you! We are friends!"
Mickey the Knowledgeable opened his eyes wide and looked at each other in confusion with the hunter who was questioning the tribe. The situation was very awkward for a time.
When the fleet arrived here, there was a language barrier again. The Tillamoke people speak Chinook (), mainly in northwest Oregon. The language of the tribes on the upper reaches of the river is completely incomprehensible with the translation of the tribes on the coast.
The two sides spent a long time gesticulating and communicating with difficulty. The fleet presented some cloth as a token of friendship. Tila, the female chief of the Teemo tribe, presented acorn cakes and wolf skins as gifts in return.
Yes, the Tillamoke people are a completely matriarchal clan, with the female elder as the head of the family. The female chieftain of Tira, who is in her fifties, is the grandmother of the tribe and the singer of the tribe’s epic. From the three or four husbands behind her, seven or eight chief sons and daughters, and about twenty grandsons and granddaughters of the leader, we can know the role of this long-lived grandmother in the tribe. Solid influence.
"Uh... the ancient matriarchal clan... although this is a good harbor, it is not suitable for building a port at all..."
Seeing the tribal structure of the Tillamoke people, exploration captain Zuvalo rubbed his brows in distress. In a matrilineal clan like this, men don't marry women, but women marry men. If a team of crew members were left here, not only would they not be able to absorb tribal women, but they would be absorbed and eaten by this large tribe of more than a thousand people...
"God bless you! The Tillamoke people pointed to the north, gestured to the river many times, and gestured to the vast sky? What exactly did they want to say?...Well, let's continue going north and have a look!"
The four long boats went north again from Teemo Bay and traveled two hundred miles. When they turned a corner, they saw an extremely wide river! After a simple measurement by the fleet, the width of this river was an astonishing 12 miles!
"O God! Such a wide river! Such a turbulent current! We have traveled ten thousand miles, and this is the first time we have encountered it!"
Mickey the Knowledgeable stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the slightly turbid estuary that was impacted by the rushing river, his face full of shock. As long as you have a little experience in sailing and take a look at the width and current of this big river, you can imagine how vast a basin it flows through and how many upstream tributaries it has gathered to form such a magnificent estuary scene!
In fact, this raging river is the fourth longest river in North America, the Columbia River! It originates from the Rocky Mountains in the northeast and winds for more than 4,000 miles before flowing into the Pacific Ocean. In the mouths of hundreds of thousands of tribesmen in the northwest, this long river is also the real mother river, the second lifeline encountered by the kingdom on the North American continent!
"God bless you! This big river has so much water that it has even overflowed into endless swamps and pools along the coast of the estuary..."
Exploration leader Zuvalo looked at both sides of the bank and saw only tidal flats full of water and lush and tall reeds. He searched for a while, but didn't see any obvious village. He just saw a little bit of smoke from the deep south of the river bank.
"Mickey, do you think there are any big tribes in this area?"
"Zuvarro, the terrain of this kind of river and swamp is impossible for farming, and it is not suitable for hunting. And the current is so fast, it will be dangerous for the tribesmen's small boats to fish..."
Mickey, the knowledgeable man, pondered for a moment and made a judgment.
"I think it would be difficult to encounter large tribes within dozens of miles of the river mouth! But I don't know how far the upper reaches of this river will extend. There must be many tribes along the way. It is a golden waterway for tribal trade! ... "
"Haha! Gold is not valuable in the North. The real currency here is grain, cloth and salt."
Exploration captain Zuvalo laughed, pointed to the south where the smoke was rising, and said with a smile.
"As for how many tribes there are here, whether they are big or not...we will know when we go there and take a look!"
Hearing this, Mikey, the knowledgeable man, smiled and nodded understandingly. Then, he touched his chin and asked solemnly.
"Zuvaro, if there are no large tribes here...do you want to set up another port here?"
"Not bad! Mickey, you still understand what I think!"
Zuvalo looked solemn and nodded solemnly.
"Witness the Lord God! This place is already eight hundred miles away from the South Port of the Kingdom established in the territory of the Kus people! At this distance, it is almost time to set up another supply port..."
Speaking of this, Zuvalo frowned again, obviously distressed.
"There's just something... giving me a headache!..."
"Ah? God bless you! What's the matter?"
"Well... I looked around and found that the direction of the smoke is towards the south bank of the river. The terrain there is relatively flat, and there are also small rivers... I want to set up the port there!"
Hearing this, Mickey the Knowledgeable looked at the south bank in front of him, and looked at the surrounding swamps and woods for a while. He saw marshland on either side, forming a natural protection. And a calm tributary of the river flows through a slightly dry plain and hills... Seeing such terrain, he definitely agreed.
"There are rivers, flat lands, and highlands! ... There is no need to cultivate swamps in the early stage. The land along the river is enough! Yes, Zuvalo, this place on the south bank is a good port! ... Are there any other questions? "
"Uh!...There's a little problem..."
Exploration captain Zuvalo smiled awkwardly. He rubbed his face and said softly.
"Witness the Lord God! Although the port is located on the south coast, I want to call this place... 'North Port'!"
