Aztec Immortal Chapter One Thousand and Five: The Voyage Diary of the Knowledgeable Man, the Masterpiece of the Kingdoms Shipbuilding, and the Germination of Deep-Sea Adventure
Chapter One Thousand and Five: The Voyage Diary of the Knowledgeable Man, the Masterpiece of the Kingdoms Shipbuilding, and the Germination of Deep-Sea Adventure
"At the end of March, a kingdom longship arrived at Whale Harbor in a hurry day and night, changing crews without changing ships! The shape of this longship is obviously larger than the two longships in Whale Harbor. It is the southern part of the kingdom.
The shipyard has just launched a new ship! I carefully measured the length of this long ship. It is already an astonishing 28 meters long and 7 meters wide. The hull is additionally reinforced with iron hoops and copper nails. It can carry a full 70,000 kilograms.
Weight! In comparison, the two old long ships in Whale Harbor are only 24 meters long, more than 6 meters wide, and carry more than 60,000 kilograms..."
"Witness the Lord God!! This long ship is the forerunner of the second batch of support fleets of the Kingdom, and it is also the smallest and fastest among this batch of ten long ships. And the flagship of this batch of long ships,
It is an astonishing 36 meters long and 9 meters wide, and can carry more than 80,000 kilograms! It is said that the keel wood that runs through the front and rear of this long ship is a 40-meter-long wood cut down from the Tekos Mountains in the south.
The meter-high spruce log was then dragged by hundreds of people along the river for hundreds of miles to Lake Atoyak, and was finally processed and built by dozens of senior craftsmen. It represents the highest level of shipbuilding in the kingdom.
A masterpiece!...And the director of the Divine Enlightenment, Talea, also specifically issued instructions to name this brand new longship flagship the 'Big Snow Wolf'..."
"Of course, a 36-meter-long long ship is actually not the limit of the kingdom's shipbuilding. It is said that when the support fleet set off, among the third batch of the kingdom's long ships being built, there was actually one that was 50 meters long and 12 meters wide.
A giant galley ship! This wonder-like giant ship required hundreds of senior craftsmen to build it, hundreds of apprentices and civilian laborers to assist, and spent thousands of kilograms of precious copper and iron materials to reinforce it. It is a giant Shenzhou ship that has never been seen in the world!
…”
"Praise the Lord God! This giant Shenzhou ship that is about to be launched has been named in advance by Director Talea, symbolizing His Majesty's 'Snow Wolf King'! In order to build this giant ship, the kingdom even recruited flag troops and cut down hand snakes.
The tribal sacred tree around the city, a giant spruce tree more than fifty meters high, was used as the main keel of the giant ship. Subsequently, the kingdom mobilized hundreds of people and dragged it along the river for several months before finally pulling the ship.
A heavy giant tree with divine roots was transported to the southern shipyard!…
White-brown cliffs surround the blue bay, and the three longships of the kingdom are docked in the natural harbor that is dozens of miles indented. Among the three longships of the exploration fleet, the flagship "Big Snow Wolf" is located in the center.
It is obviously much larger than the ships on both sides. Compared with the other two long ships that were damaged in the storm, this sturdy flagship, although it is full of scars, has not damaged its solid frame at all, and it seems to be able to withstand greater
of storm.
"Praise the Lord God! For giving us the hard, light and antiseptic sacred wood! Praise Your Majesty! Guide us to build a ship that has never been seen before!..."
Mickey the Knowledgeable stood on a high place, looked at the flagship in the bay, and prayed devoutly for a while.
The spruce felled for the kingdom's shipbuilding was the Mexican spruce, which was extremely expensive in later generations. The wood of this alpine tree species is very hard, extremely durable, and has natural anti-corrosion properties, so it can be used in water for a long time without rotting.
Similarly, its weight is relatively light, which can effectively reduce the dead weight of the hull and increase the load capacity...it is almost the best ship wood!
"Praise the mighty Lord God! Praise the mighty kingdom!"
Looking at the three longships, exploration captain Zuvalo also lowered his head and spoke in sincere admiration.
He actually didn't know much about shipbuilding technology. At this moment, what really impressed him was the thousands of shipbuilding craftsmen and apprentices, and the tens of thousands of farmers and loggers behind the construction of these long ships!
All of this, whether it is the recruitment of men, the dispatch of labor, the collaboration of craftsmen, the management of warriors... all reflect the kingdom's strong organizational and mobilization capabilities, showing a powerfully operating classical military state!
"Praise Your Majesty! This is a kingdom that has never been seen in the world. It is like the black smoke rising from the mining area of Black Rock City, like the iron blocks cast from the iron mines of Black Rock Mountain, full of burning and hard power!
…”
"Praise the Lord God! Mickey, the Snow Wolf can carry 80,000 kilograms, has two long sails at the front and rear, and sixty oar positions. If the food and flint of the three long ships are freed up, and this ship is replenished first, six ships can be made available.
Ten warriors and sailors can stay at sea for up to two months! ... And His Majesty's prophecy has clearly stated that there is a new continent two thousand miles to the west! Therefore, I have a bold idea. If I can use the northeast wind,
Full sail…”
Hearing Zuvalo's words, Mickey the Knowledgeable's eyes twitched, and after thinking for a moment, he shook his head.
"Witness the Lord God! Zuvalo, we haven't finished walking this ancestral island chain yet, and it's not time to sail into the deep sea and risk our lives! In fact, His Majesty also told us long ago that we must safely follow the island chain.
Go west, establish a stable route that can go back and forth, don’t rush it!…”
"Mickey, it's already October! We need to hurry up before the November freeze..."
"Blessed by the Lord God! The local Unanga tribe has told us that there are six or seven ancestral islands in the west that can supply supplies and have tribes! In any case, even if we have to sail into the deep sea in the end and risk our lives, ours must be allowed first
Ship, and go as far west as possible!…”
"okay!…"
"Weng? Adventure?..."
White Bear Gaowa opened his eyes wide and watched the dispute between the two longship "chiefs", but he could not understand the danger, piety and courage behind those disputes.
After a moment, Zuvallo lowered his head first, temporarily convinced by Mickey. He looked at Mickey's unfolded diary in silence, and recalled his adventure with a long boat in the spring, rowing with difficulty on the sea ice, and constantly searching.
Finally brought back exciting news...
"At the end of March, the leading longship brought the itinerary to support the fleet, and also brought His Majesty's latest reward. Blessed by the Lord God! Both Zuvalo and I were promoted to third-level divine priests and wood drillers. But
I prefer the title of 'Learned One', because during this long voyage, I really thought a lot and learned a lot! I think maybe I will have the opportunity to write a Northland navigation book for Sunway University
, describing those wonders full of divinity and the hidden mysteries..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Praise the Lord God! In the subsequent supporting fleet, there are also several second-level priests from the kingdom joining. It seems that the voyage exploration to the west has changed.
Becoming civilian priests who graduated from Shenwei University is the best way to get ahead... I think His Majesty's promotion of us to third-level priests is a clear affirmation, allowing the two of us to continue to lead the exploration to the west! What a difference this is.
Your trust and honor!...The Lord God witnesses! I am willing to dedicate everything to the Lord God and His Majesty, including my own life!”
"As for Zuvallo, he should think so too! Otherwise, he would not leave the task of boiling salt to me. Before the supporting fleet arrives, he takes a long boat and travels to the northwest again.
Long Island. Before the freeze last year, he heard from the Slaus people on Long Island about the Tsimshian tribe at the mouth of the archipelago, and he has never forgotten it. He heard that these Tsimshian people, who are good at fishing, are related to
The Far North tribes further west share the same origin, and they often trade with the Far North tribes in kayaks. There may be news of going west to the island chain..."
"God bless you! In late April, this brave guy Zuvalo finally came back from the northwest coast! He actually brought back a wife from the Qinxi'an tribe, who was a head taller than him! ... Of course, in the end,
What's important is that he heard a clear legend from the elders of the Qinxi'an tribe, that is, 'the sacred ancestral island chain, the ancestral giant that sank into the sea, is in the far, far, far west!'..."
"Praise the supreme God! Your Majesty's prophecy has finally come true! I will immediately send a long ship to report our plans to Your Majesty!... It will take at least six or seven months for the news of this ship to reach Your Majesty.
And by that time, perhaps, we will already be in the last island chain heading west!..."
"Blessed by the Lord God! At the end of April, the second batch of supporting Kingdom longships finally arrived at the Whale Harbor! The hundreds of Kingdom warriors and the neat and spectacular display of the ships made me burst into tears again, and I praised the Lord God.
The name of God!… Under the guidance of God’s revelation, our westward exploration will advance rapidly again! The first thing to bear the brunt is to find the ‘Juno’ gold mine predicted by His Majesty!…”
"Praise the Lord God! The second batch of supporting fleets also brought news from the southern coast. The kingdom is expanding at various ports so fast that it is beyond my expectation!..."
