"Looking for allies?" Amy questioned from the side, "You started attacking England as soon as you came over. I don't see the point of looking for allies at all."
"If we can capture England, then Bjorn will be our best ally." Tesosomok replied, "The expedition a year ago traveled to several countries on this continent and found that the attitudes of each country were different.
Unfriendly. The Sun King and I agree that rather than trusting those completely unfamiliar countries, it is better to trust friends who have lived with us for a period of time."
Then Ella thought of the Aztlan envoys who visited Gotland about a year ago - like them using inexplicable beans and feathers to buy land, it's no wonder that "the attitudes of all countries are unfriendly."
"Messenger of God, please forgive me for being unreasonable, but since it has been mentioned, I still want to ask this question." Tesosomoc looked at Ella nervously, "If a war breaks out between Aztlan and those uninvited guests from the north,
Which side will you support?"
For Ella, this is a question that no one needs to think about - is it true that she is the lord of the pirate kingdom, or is she a messenger of Quetzalcoatl? Once the war breaks out, which side of Hestein will she join?
, and confront Aztlan. But if she answers so directly, then her pretending to be an envoy may soon be exposed, and her plan to trade with Aztlan will be completely ruined.
In order to complete the previous lie, she had to tell another lie:
"My support is not important, the key is God's support. Quetzalcoatl does not yet understand the current Aztlan people, it is still waiting and watching."
Ella was worried that Tsosomok would continue to ask questions: for example, what is the relationship between her and Hestein, what is the relationship between Quetzalcoatl and these pirates, etc. To answer these questions, she would have to continue to make up lies.
The more lies you concoct, the more likely it is that loopholes will appear.
But Tesozomoc responded obediently: "I understand. Aztlan will definitely try to please Quetzalcoatl to regain its favor."
Ella felt relieved a little.
"One more question." Ella asked, "How did you come to this land? What route did you take?"
Hestein used Iceland and Greenland as springboards to reach "Vinland". There is a very wide sea between "Vinland" and the Pirate Kingdom. Without these two transfer stations, the Pirate Kingdom's ships would not be able to arrive smoothly.
"Vinland". At the same time, the route to "Vinland" is the top secret of the pirate kingdom. Hestein did not want other countries on the old road to get involved in Vinland, so he left two islands on the two islands.
It was heavily fortified, and it was unlikely that the Aztlan would have reached it via this route.
Therefore, if there are other unknown routes, Ella must find out and occupy them for the Pirate Kingdom in time before other countries intervene.
Tesosomok nodded and took out a chart from his arms. Amy walked up to take the paper and spread it flat on Ella's desk. The chart was made of paper that Ella had never seen before, and it was tattered.
It is still stained with blood. On it is a twisted drawing of the border of Aztlan and the coastline of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea on the Old World side. However, this chart is extremely rough. There is only a rough outline of England, Sweden and Alemany.
It's a prototype, and there are many mistakes.
Tesosomok explained below: "A year ago, we sent eight expeditions to find the route to here. Seven expeditions lost their traces, and the only expedition that came back brought back this chart."
Ella keenly noticed that there were no Greenland and Iceland on this chart, but in the "S"-shaped sea area between the two continents, a large piece of land that she didn't know appeared. The area seemed even larger than the entire Pirate Kingdom.
All are larger.
She stood up excitedly, pointed to the piece of land on the map and asked, "Where is this?"
"This is an uninhabited island that one of our expedition teams found a year ago. The ocean is so vast that we can barely see the land. It was only by replenishing food and fresh water on this island that the expedition team was able to
Return safely." Tesosomok replied, "We also used this island as a springboard for our trip to sea this time."
Ella took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.
"I know what happened, please step back first."
She waved to the pirates to carry Tessosomok down. But when Tessosomok left, she immediately couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart and jumped up and grabbed Amy's shoulders:
"Amy, did you hear that? It's such a big continent, and it's still an uninhabited island! Occupying it is not much more valuable than going to Aztlan to exchange for gold!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down first!" Amy pressed Ella down hard. "I think something is a little strange. The sea between Aztlan and Sweden is too wide, so it's okay to not be discovered, but there is such a big gap in the middle.
It’s a bit unusual that the island hasn’t been discovered! And it’s still an uninhabited island!”
"Yes, yes, yes, Amy, what you said makes sense." Ella hit her head, "I'll look for information first...look for information."
Early the next morning, when Amy walked into the study, Ella was carrying a few volumes of books back to the desk with a dark circle under her eyes. Amy was surprised: "Your Majesty, did you stay up late?"
If it had been any other scholar, Amy would not have been so surprised. But that was Ella. She had a whole library in her mind. To search for information, she only needed to close her eyes and recall it. She looked through physical books, and also flipped through them.
After checking it all night, I found that this was extremely rare.
"I found it quickly, but I was a little excited and didn't sleep well." Ella rubbed her eyes. "In the morning, I suddenly remembered that I also had these volumes in my study, so I got up and went to dig them out.
Come on. Amy, come and take a look. In fact, there are relevant records about that continent."
The first piece of information Ella spread out was Plato's "The Republic".
"Plato in 360 BC told a story that was 9,000 years ahead in his time. He said that there was a powerful country outside the strait of the Pillars of Hercules, located in a place called Atlantis.
Continent. They launched a surprise attack on Eurasia, but the people of the city-state fought bravely and defeated the invaders. 'After that, a big earthquake occurred, bringing floods. After an unfortunate day and night, our warriors sank
into the sea, and Atlantis disappeared under the sea.'"
The Pillars of Heracles are the straits connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The location of Atlantis described in the book exactly matches the location of the continent on the Tesosomoc chart.
At the front of that story, Plato emphasized: "A true story, not a fiction."
The second document that Ella spread out was a famous nautical chart that has been widely circulated. It described the terrain of the Mediterranean coast in detail, while the areas of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea were relatively vague. As for the one mentioned by Tesosomoc
At the corresponding position of the continent, this chart shows a monster with teeth and claws, and a line of eye-catching red letters for warning is marked on the side:
