"In the beginning, the world was a sea, full of salty sea water (papa) and nothing..."
"The great God of Heaven and God of Poseidon were conceived together in the sea. They are brothers from the same egg... They both closed their eyes and emerged from the sea. Poseidon opened his eyes and took a look. The sea water made him blind, and he sank.
Under the sea. The god opened his eyes and took a look. The sky showed him, and he ascended to the sky (kukatem)..."
"Then God created red ants, and the ants used their bodies to fill in the original red earth (sujam) on the sea. God also created black eagles (qawi), but there was no light.
Unable to see, I lost my way, so I kept flying in the sky, unable to find a place to rest..."
"The God of Heaven thought about it, made a disc out of red, yellow, and black clay, threw it far into the sky, and turned into the moon (kaa'ip), so there was light... But the moon was too dark, she
Then she made another bright one, threw it again, and became the sun (makway)... And before she rose into the sky, she made a man and a woman out of the sun and moon. That is the Kumeya people
Ancestor (tama), the sun and moon in the hands of the gods!…”
On the red coast, in the evening when the sun and the moon shine together, the Kumeya priests of the Yinpa tribe shake their wooden rattles and sing ancient vicissitudes of songs. They wear black eagle feather crowns, and
They wore red, yellow and black cloth robes, and on their feet were straw sandals made of agave grass. On their necks were necklaces of shells and pearls. On the inside of their noses were bison bone ornaments, which were pierced and worn.
It hurts just to look at it.
Eagle feathers, cotton cloth, agave, shell pearls, bison bones...these are the "currency" cherished by the Kumeya people, hinting at their daily life of half hunting and half farming. And the clothes with these decorations are
It is the most solemn priest costume in the tribe, symbolizing thousands of years of tribal tradition!
"God gave Kang Dai, turning the departed ancestors into wind and blowing to the distant world... From the rolling mountains in the north, to the barren deserts in the east, to the endless wasteland in the south... And wherever the wind blows, there are memories of the past.
Common ancestor!…”
Redstone chief Matutumbe wore a crown of eagle feathers and danced the war dance of tribal gatherings. His cloth robes flew like wings, and he was as agile as a mountain eagle, flying over two fishes. Then
, he stopped, came to the knowledgeable Mickey, tilted his head and looked at the uninvited "shark" in front of him.
"Tribes coming from the sea in long boats! The violent sea god is sleeping on the bottom of the sea, and the majestic god of heaven is watching us. Have the winds of our ancestors ever blended together? Are you pursuing the wind?
Footsteps, coming with good intentions?..."
Facing the question from the Redstone Chief, Mickey the Knowledgeable remained silent for a long time. From the other party's words, he heard many plausible Nahua words, which seemed to indicate some kind of common origin.
But when he looked at the Kumeya people, stared at their peculiar tattoos, clothing and weapons, and listened to the tribal myths sung by each other... he also clearly understood the differences between the two sides. He still couldn't understand each other, but
You can try to communicate...
"God bless you! Respected tribal chiefs, we are the descendants of the Jiao people and your brothers in the south! ... We come with goodwill and a new wind that has never been seen in the south, and we want to spread it in the far north.
New life!…”
As he spoke, Mickey the Knowledgeable took out a cloth bag filled with gems and handed it to Chief Redstone's hand.
"Friends, brothers!...This is our gift!"
Chief Hongshi took the bag, opened it and looked at it, his eyes changed. He thought for a moment, then put the bag on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"You gave me a gift. You are friends! But brothers... there must be blood and oaths!"
As he spoke, Chief Redstone took out a flint dagger and handed it into the hands of the knowledgeable Mickey. He looked serious and spoke simple and clear words.
"The gods of heaven and the sea...are brothers...and the oath...is a bleeding eye!"
"Brother's oath... bleeding eyes? Huh?!"
Hearing the stuttering words of the translator, Mikey the Knowledgeable trembled all over. He took the dagger tremblingly, hesitated for a long time, and then resolutely recited the name of the Lord God silently and pointed the dagger at his eyes!
"O Lord God! For your glory, spread it in the north...for the kingdom's fleet, and make an alliance with the Kumeyan people...I will offer you my left eye devoutly!..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable prayed tremblingly, mustering up the courage, and finally took action. But Chief Redstone shouted out, interrupting him.
"Brother's oath, bloody eyes!"
The Knowledgeable Mickey heard the news and saw that Chief Redstone had already waved his dagger and carved a bleeding eye on his arm. Then, with a serious look on his face, the strong chief extended his arm to Mickey and waited patiently.
"Arms, eyes! Stick together!"
"Ah? Carve eyes on your arms?"
Mickey the Knowledgeable was startled, and then he suddenly understood. He was ecstatic in his heart, and glared at the unreliable translator, then waved the stone dagger decisively, carving out a similar bloody eye. Then, the two arms
Sticking together, the blood eyes overlapped, and the blood blended together!
Seeing this scene, the surrounding Kumeya warriors suddenly burst into deafening cheers! They raised the stone spears in their hands, stepped heavily, and danced like a running buffalo war dance. The tribal priests also
Beat the leather drum and sing songs of joy. The crowd on the shore shouted and celebrated until they shouted the same voice like thunder!
"Silem! Kuupla! Silem! Kuupla!…"
This is the first encounter between the kingdom’s exploration fleet and the Kumeyan people. From the imminent fight, to the meeting of the two leaders, to the blood-eyed oath, and a grand welcome dinner!
Even after many months, exploration captain Zuvalo still remembered that scene deeply, remembering the two people shaking hands and raising their hands together on the beach on the coast! Of course, what made him even more unforgettable was that after the dinner,
The seaside tribes gave a warm and unrestrained welcome...
The bonfire was lit, and the night songs sounded on the beach, like the intermittent chirping of insects in summer. And he was holding the young Kumeya woman on the beach at night. He still remembered the cry that penetrated into his heart, the temptation
He said to the woman.
"Silem?"
"ha?"
The young woman was stunned and suddenly laughed out loud. She shook her head, pointed at the man, then at herself, and replied.
"Silam, no. Yukul, yes."
"Selam...man and man? Brothers? Ukul...man and woman? husband and wife?..."
The exploration captain Zuvalo pondered for a moment, thoughtfully. Then he tentatively looked into the woman's pure eyes and said.
"Kupra?..."
This time, the woman understood. She smiled and leaned down, swallowing Zuvalo like a tide. Then, Zuvalo also understood. It turned out that "Kupra" means "fusion".
This chapter has been completed!