"At 44 degrees north latitude, there is the Chaoyang tribe of the Shuslau people, a large coastal tribe with more than 2,000 people! Chinook, the sun shaman of the Chaoyang tribe, is wise and friendly. He once had a trade supply agreement with the kingdom. However, The first batch of Kingdom fleet that passed through the Chaoyang Department was only about 200 people. But this time, there were ten Kingdom longships, fully loaded with 700 warriors and sailors who were good at fighting! This huge scale of force can overwhelm the west coast Any large tribe in China would shock even the Chinook Shaman of the Chaoyang Tribe!"
"The Chinook shaman appeared in person and talked for a long night with the Koje priest who led the team. This time, he talked about the sun again, the ancestor of the sun revered by the Chaoyang tribe, and the main sun god believed in by the Longship tribe. There are many 'common' places... and the Kejie priest was also happy to say that the Chaoyang tribe is also a descendant of the Jiao people and a long-lost 'brother' tribe of the kingdom... The talks between the two sides ended in a happy atmosphere of sincerity and unity. The Chinook shaman represents the Chaoyang Tribe, and the Koje priest represents the Kingdom of the Lake. The two parties form a blood-based alliance, and their relationship has been elevated from a trade and supply relationship to a mutual alliance of allies..."
"After the blood oath of the covenant, faced with the sincere 'request' from the Koje priest to convert to the sun god, the Chinook shaman pondered for a long time, took the sun hummingbird amulet from the main god with a smile, and wore it around his neck. This In a landmark move, the Chaoyang tribe with more than 2,000 people walked towards the embrace of the sun god... Then, he took the initiative to invite the kingdom's fleet, leaving behind the first-level evangelist Priest Chawa and several others who were good at growing potatoes. The young acolyte spread the faith and new crops among the tribe. The support fleet also replenished some tribal specialty foods from the Chaoyang Department, including kelp, sun beans, vetch, bear's paw fern, thorn fern... and recruited more than ten people. A Saurus sailor who is familiar with the North and knows how to lay out kelp fields..."
In October in the far north, day and night are equally divided, and the brilliant stars hang high in the clear and distant sky. From eternity to today, the stars here have been so bright and have never been affected by the bright and dense lights in human towns. The navigational North Star hangs clearly on the zenith, almost stable in one position. It is like the clear and eternal guidance of the Lord God, telling the sailing Kingdom fleet where they are! …
"52 degrees north latitude... there are only eight latitudes from Chaoyang, 44 degrees north latitude. And the longitude your majesty mentioned, the distance we traveled from east to west is at least six or seven thousand miles. To calculate the longitude, your majesty said we should use Time, but I don’t know when I will be able to create an accurate time clock in the divine revelation..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable drank the last mouthful of hot whale broth, looked up at the stars, then took a long breath and said with a smile.
"Zuvarro, this whale broth must be added with kelp produced in Chaoyang Department to make it delicious!"
"Haha! Mickey, any soup with kelp will be delicious. This kind of seafood, which is produced in large quantities, can be so delicious and plump. It is probably a gift from the sea elves!"
Exploration captain Zuvalo smiled and ate the firm whale meat unconcernedly. He doesn't have many requirements for food, as long as it can fill his stomach and replenish his physical strength.
"Praise the Lord God! Zuwaro, after the Chaoyang tribe becomes an ally of the kingdom, their technology of cultivating kelp, growing sun beans and bracken can be promoted in the coastal tribes and the kingdom's ports! You can't always eat whale meat or Potato…"
"Well, that's good! It's always good to have more sources of food. Sun beans and bracken can be planted on the salty land along the coast, and they don't compete with potatoes for land. Kelp is also grown by the seawall, and can be grown as well. fish…"
Exploration captain Zuvalo touched his chin, thinking about Chaoyang Department's unique agricultural heritage, and smiled a little meaningfully.
"Haha! Chinook, the sun shaman, is indeed a smart and cunning old shaman. Last time, the two of us persuaded him to convert to the main god, but he was still reserved and laughed without talking. This time Kejie brought seven hundred warriors from the kingdom When the sailor arrived, he turned so smoothly, made a blood oath, and recognized his faith... This is really an old fox!..."
"Well, the Lord God has witnessed! The communication and contact between the kingdom and the various tribes in the North still need to have strength as the foundation. The large tribes in the North live in such a difficult and wild environment, and their understanding of strength is lower than that of the tribes in the southern plateau and jungle. They are indeed much more sensitive! Of course, their tribal population of several thousand people at most cannot be compared with the tens of thousands of city-state tribes in the south..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable nodded affirmatively. Over the past two years, his understanding of the various tribes in the North has become much deeper. To be honest, compared with the tribes on the plateau and the jungle, the tribes in the North place more emphasis on food, food, and weapons, and do not attach much importance to the tribal land, and they are also very flexible in their beliefs.
From the perspective of tribal characteristics, the vast majority of northern tribes are hunting tribes that value reality and ignore faith, and the boundless northern continent is their ancestral homeland that protects them. If they encounter an irresistible threat of force, their first choice is to form an alliance to show goodwill and turn the threat into an ally. And if the hostile threat is irreconcilable, they will choose to migrate as a family, abandoning the territory where they originally settled, and heading to the vast inland.
The tribes in the North have a tradition of tribal migration, and they also have the ability to conduct guerrilla raids in the mountains and forests. Therefore, the kingdom's exchanges with them were still based on peaceful marriage alliances, missionary conversions, assimilation and mergers, while the use of force was relatively cautious. More often than not, the kingdom just shows its strength and tells the northern ministries that it is very powerful and not easy to mess with!
"At 45 degrees north latitude, there is the Divine Palm Peak blessed by God. Priest Koje led the support fleet and once again held a large prayer ceremony to boost the morale of the fleet. Not far to the north of the Divine Palm Peak is Tillamoke There are only more than a thousand tribesmen in the Teemo tribe. The female chief of the Teemo tribe and the tribe's grandmother Tila was surprised by the size of the fleet and the number of warriors. She was both secretly vigilant and very enthusiastic! …”
"The support fleet stayed in the Teemo tribe for three days. The female chief Tila made it clear that she was willing to accept the faith of the main god! ... However, we all know in our hearts that they just worship one more powerful god from the south, which is far from the real and only one. We are still one God's Palm Peak away from our piety... After discussion with the fleet's priests, we left Mi Boluo, the evangelist priest, to marry the youngest daughter of the female chief Tila and be responsible for guiding and converting this small group of thousands of people. The tribe...the fleet also left several acolytes and twenty warrior sailors, who intermarried with Tillamoc women to integrate into the Teemo tribe..."
"Huh? Mickey, I remember, Mi Pineapple is your clan brother, right? He just graduated from Shenwei University?"
Exploration Captain Zuvalo blinked and looked at Knowledger Mickey. Mickey scratched his hair, frowned slightly, and then nodded firmly.
"That's right! Mi Pineapple is my clan brother. He is twenty years old this year and just graduated from Shenwei University. Many of the young priests in this group of supporting fleets have just graduated from Shenwei University, and many of them may be the same as the first one. It has something to do with the priests of the fleet. After all, there are not many vacant priest positions in the counties of the kingdom, and there are so many priests with noble backgrounds... In fact, for the kingdom priests who are from civilian backgrounds, coming to the northern continent to preach , maybe the best way out!…”
"Well...Although the Teemo tribe is poor and has little production, it is also a medium-sized tribe with a thousand people, controlling a coast of two to three hundred miles. Kejie asked Mi Pineapple to stay there, and also left twenty kingdom warriors. I personally arranged and presided over his wedding...I'm afraid it was for the sake of both of us!..."
Speaking of this, Mickey the Knowledgeable lowered his eyes, lowered his voice, and spoke softly.
"Witness the Lord God! Zuvalo, I have always been a little uneasy... We have flexibly relaxed the teachings, allowing young priests to get married and have children in the North, and marry into various tribes... And most of the priests in this string of strongholds are They are from Shenwei University and are inextricably linked to each other... If things go on like this and the seeds they plant grow into pumpkins and become entangled with each other, will they..."
"Blessed by the Lord God! It is the god-given duty of the Kingdom's priests to guide the fellow Jiao people in the North to return to the bright and righteous path of the Lord God! Even if they go beyond the teachings a little bit, it is for the sake of true faith!..."
Exploration Captain Zuvalo also lowered his eyes, prayed quietly, and interrupted the words of the knowledgeable Mickey. The discussion between the two ended here, and they buried all their thoughts about the future of Beidi in their hearts.
After all, even if the priests of the northern continent finally relied on the converted tribes and established ports everywhere, they formed a separate Northland faction among the priests of the kingdom... Then initially explore the northern coast and create the Northland. Two people from the same faction will naturally have the status of faction leaders! If such a political faction is really formed, for the two leaders, whether they return to the royal capital or stay in the North, the advantages will outweigh the disadvantages!
"Praise the Lord God! After the Teemo tribe, you will reach the North Port at 46 degrees north latitude! This port of the kingdom has received many migrating Clatsop tribes, and it is thriving! When the kingdom's powerful fleet arrived, they encountered The envoy sent by the Northern Hekou Tribe Alliance arrived at the right time!..."
