Chapter 1436 Great Voyage West Coast America, West! South!

"God bless you! Teacher Chimel, if this trip goes well, I will be able to return to the Shenqi Island Chain in four months and at the end of autumn this year, and even return to the Shenda Whale Port. And if there is some delay, I will have to wait until next spring and summer to get there. Back!…”

"Lathander, sail steadily and don't be in a hurry. There are supply points at the island chain ports along the way. The fog is not too heavy right now, so I'm not too worried...but when the wind and waves rise, the fleet must dock in time. Anchor!”

"Yes! Teacher Chimel! Don't worry! These two Fengshen sea ships are both good ships that can withstand wind and waves! Especially the newly built one is made of large redwoods, which is extremely strong!... I will try my best to avoid it. In the summer when the fog is at its heaviest, transport two thousand kilograms of gold to the Xihai port, and then bring back the Xihai craftsmen collected by Chief Priest Zuvalo!"

"Okay! May the Lord God bless the kingdom, you and the fleet!"

"Yes! Praise the Lord God!"

At the port of the Great Whale Island of God, Chimel, wearing the chief priest's sacrificial robe and feather crown and a deerskin cloak, waved goodbye to the two ocean-covering ships. Priest Lathander stood on the bow of the ocean-covering ship, clenched his fists on his chest, and bowed his head deeply to Chimel on the shore. Then, he turned around and looked at the endless West Sea, shouting boldly and loudly.

"The Lord God is watching us! Go west, west again! Go to the Shenqi Island Chain, go to the Ice and Snow Peninsula!..."

“May the Lord God bless you!…”

The kingdom warriors and tribal sailors on the ship all prayed devoutly. Then, the two ocean-covering ships sailed westward through the wind and waves, carrying sixty or seventy kingdom headquarters, enough food to last for three months, and miscellaneous cargo. And the white vertical sails of the three masts are also constantly adjusting, making the ship faster and smaller...

It wasn't until the last shadow of the sail disappeared at the end of the sky that Chimel looked away and took a long breath.

"Sukeichiro!"

"Ah? Master Priest, do you want to ride a horse?..."

"No! Bring a wooden board over here and place it on the beach. Then bring over all the paints! I want to draw a "Sailboat Journey" to record the pious scene of crossing the sea to the west, and then enshrine it in the temple for future generations. Everyone sees it!…”

".Yes! My lord."

Soon, wooden drawing boards were placed on the beach. And Chimel was dressed in sacrificial robes, using a brush dipped in mineral paint to outline the blue sea, cyan islands, white sails, and the golden sunshine outlined with gold powder!

Under the "gold" that foreshadows the main god, there is a feather-crested priest riding a white horse, which is larger than everyone else. Well, without a doubt, Chimel himself. On the opposite boat, there was also a priest with a feather crown, holding a golden scepter and pointing fearlessly to the west. Yes, this is the officiant of Lathander!

After these two "protagonists" are drawn, there is the important samurai captain and leader. Chimel completed the outline of a villain with just a few strokes. And his painting technique is obviously much better than last year, and it has a vague flavor of "Buddhist murals".

It was not until dusk fell that the warriors of the kingdom finished painting one by one. Chimer was satisfied and admired the masterpiece "destined to be included in the temple". Then, he seemed to have thought of something, paused, and added a few more words to the group of sailboat warriors. After these few strokes were finished, it turned out to be a short-haired priest apprentice with a hummingbird emblem engraved on his forehead and a little beard on his chin. And the palm of his left hand surprisingly only has four fingers...

"Haha! Very good! Very good! This ambitious horse has returned to the West Sea Continent and Kazuto Island... What kind of rewards can he bring back to the supreme god? I am looking forward to it very much. !…”

Chimel looked at the "four-fingered priest" on the painting with a smile on his face. Then, he turned around and jumped onto the white Yakut pony, gently pinched the horse's belly and laughed.

"Sukeichiro! Go and see the horse farm!..."

“June is here, and it’s time for the pregnant mares to give birth to beautiful ponies!…”

"Yes! Sir!..."

Chimel rode away, and the green mountains and forests stretched into the distance in the painting. And when the mountains and forests in the painting move out of the south-facing panel, they turn into the rolling hills of the south, and the endless fields below the mountains.

An old farmer wearing a headscarf, with a happy face, looked at the large fields of corn, soybeans and rice, and clicked his tongue with satisfaction.

"Tsk tsk! That blind letter... is really not a lie! These soybeans can really fertilize the fields, even better than kidney beans! Look at the corns planted in the fields after two seasons of soybeans. They grow better than anyone else. Quick! It’s just a jump!…”

"And what kind of rice... can be planted in a paddy field! The rice seedlings in this paddy field do grow better than in dry fields, but I don't know how much more production can be achieved in the future?..."

"It's beautiful! It's so beautiful!..."

Chihuaco, the old militiaman, walked around the fields with bare feet. One moment I looked at the soybean-corn field in rotation, and the next I looked at the comparison between rice and upland rice fields. The divine priest of a kingdom, with several apprentices, was also observing the growth of the fields, and from time to time used charcoal to write drawings on the strong bark paper.

Seeing the old militiaman Chihuaco, both priests and apprentices bowed their heads respectfully to this "old farmer". Chihuaco, on the other hand, would rub his hands and bow his head in return with a smile. Until a hearty voice came from outside the field.

"Old Corn! Old Corn! I'm back from the Southern Shipbuilding Company!..."

".!"

Hearing the shouts of the Cedar Shaman, Chihuaco's old face instantly fell, and he was not happy at all. He grimaced, looked at the cedar shaman who was striding closer, and said angrily.

"Old wood, I'm not deaf! Why are you shouting so loudly? Every time I see you, there is no good news..."

"Ah? Haha! Then you guessed wrong. This time I came with a piece of good news, a piece of bad news, and a piece of news that is neither bad nor bad...Which one do you want to hear first?..."

"What? You really brought back bad news?!..."

Chihuaco's fingers trembled and his brows knitted together. He looked at Xuesong sadly for a while, then sighed.

"Old Mumu, you'd better tell me the good news first!"

"Good! God bless you! The good news is that in the Southern Shipbuilding Department, Lao Jin guided the shipwrights day and night to build a new batch of large ships... This time, four vertical-sailed Fengshen ships were successfully launched. Yes! I also took those boats and went for a spin in Atoyak Lake with Lao Jin..."

"Tsk tsk! That boat is really strong! The sails are so big, and the cabin is also big. It can hold a lot of things! The bottom of the boat is quite deep. One of the boats got stuck in the shoal during the voyage. It took a lot of effort to pull the boat out... The sail is also bigger than the sand boat. It’s complicated, there are three sails working together, and I even spent a day maneuvering it myself!”

The cedar shaman danced and talked about the experience of driving the "Wind God Sea Ship", as happy as a child in his fifties or sixties. And when he heard that four ocean-going ocean-going boats were launched, Chihuaco became more and more angry as he listened, and finally couldn't help but interrupt.

"Old Mumu, that's it! What's the good news that's not bad or bad?..."

"Oh! The bad news is that...the Kingdom's Lithospermum Navy is at war with the Zapotec Navy in the 'Tututepec City' on the Mixtec coast. I heard that , these Zapotec fleets are blocking our way to explore southward... As long as it takes a few more months to defeat them and open up the last section of the coast... we can take a big ship and go south to look for potatoes and priest beans. The place of origin, what is ‘Lima’!”

"Huh? Only the last stretch of coast is left? How many months are left before we go to sea?..."

Chihuaco trembled all over, quickly took out a cloth bag from his arms, shook out two thick dried tobacco, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it. The Cedar Shaman's eyes lit up, he also stretched out his hand and begged,

"Old Corn, you actually have such a good thing?! Come on, give me two to chew!..."

"Phew!...You just said, what is the last bad news? Can it be worse than going to sea in a few months?..."

"Oh! It was Lao Jin who told me the bad news... He said that the exploration of the West Sea seems to be more important. This batch of four Fengshen ships must be handed over to the northern exploration fleet... and our southern exploration fleet will have to wait. One batch. It will take nine months to get the ship in March next year. After another month or two of training, maybe we can set sail southward in May or June next year..."

Speaking of this, the Cedar Shaman looked full of expectation, twirled the pine scepter in his hand, and shouted excitedly.

"Go south! Go south! Go see the bowl of the sun!..."

"Ah! It will be close to a year before we go south? What bad news... This is obviously great news! One year! I can live happily for another year!..."

Chihuaco's wrinkled old face suddenly opened up, and his smile was as bright as a sunflower. He threw the tobacco bag into Cedar Shaman's hand and smiled generously.

"Old wood! While there is still one year left, I will ask Priest Mickey for instructions and go back to see my daughter and grandson!... I will give this bag of tobacco to you!..."

"Haha! You stupid idiot, learn from me, pour tobacco into your mouth and chew it, and pour so much! How about it, you can't help but burst into tears, right?...I forgot to tell you, this thing is actually It’s smoked, not chewed. Most people don’t have the ability to chew it! …Haha!”