Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

The July wind blows from the sea towards the land, with the Hawaiian high pressure rotating clockwise, throwing the strong wind towards the Western Sea Coast of the continent. However, unlike the rainfall brought by the Azores high pressure, the summer on the North America Western Sea Coast is dry and has little rain.

Within the entire dry Western Sea Coast, the warm Bay Area of California is particularly special. The Alaska warm current travels north from the land of Golden Bay, heading all the way to the Northwest of the polar regions, reaching the Bering Strait, and even connecting with the tide of the Kamchatka Peninsula.

The California cold current, on the other hand, travels southward from here, heading towards the coast of Central America. Following the cold current southward are the footprints of the exploration fleet moving northward, starting from the initially explored Guano Rock Peninsula.

"In mid-March, a Kingdom exploration fleet of more than a thousand people arrived at the peninsular stretch, reaching the southernmost cape. Then, the massive fleet was split into two here! The merchant fleet, consisting of thirty catamaran canoes with three to four hundred people, stayed there to mine guano. The first newly established village, South Bird Stone Village, was also set up here, housing more than fifty people…"

"Subsequently, twelve longships carrying over seven hundred people navigated past the southern tip of the peninsula, truly heading towards the northern coast…"

Exploration Captain Zuwaro raised his head, looking at the southern waves, reminiscing about the unknown starting point of exploration. The name "South Bird Stone Village" was personally named by him, signifying "the southern village of the peninsula that produces guano." Meanwhile, the surrounding Kochimi people were all loosely organized and out of sorts. Their largest tribe barely reached a hundred people, directly submitting to the massive fleet.

"The loosely scattered and sparse Kochimi people hardly had any decent farmland, mostly surviving through hunting and fishing… Since areas capable of producing guano, such quality fertilizer, are almost perpetually arid sandy grounds!… Without sufficient water sources, no matter how much fertilizer there is, crops cannot survive, leading to a sparse population… Truly interesting!"

Thinking of this record personally written by Miki, Zuwaro nodded gently, seemingly seeing again the arid desolate peninsula and the guano piled into mountains.

The Kingdom's South Bird Stone Village occupies the precious small lake in the south of the peninsula and has planted drought-resistant sweet potatoes. Since there are limited fields available for planting, the Kingdom placed only fifty immigrants here. They need to farm, fish, and collect guano to service the in-and-out fleet, striving to survive long-term in this distant barren land.

In fact, this massive Kingdom fleet went out to sea with the dual missions of exploration and colonization! At least two-thirds of the samurai, sailors, and militia will be placed in various settlements along the way. The entire massive fleet will gradually spread out, staying at various locations on the Western Sea Coast to maintain contact with each settlement…

That means that most people participating in the voyage, including the twelve longships, will not return! They are to become the first pioneers colonizing the Western Sea Coast for Your Majesty's prophecy, rooting themselves in the vast Northern Continent from now on!

"The samurai and sailors aboard are all unmarried males… everything is prepared for colonization… May the Chief Divine bless us!"

Exploration Captain Zuwaro shuddered lightly, recalling the prophecy and plan he read. Only he and Miki in the entire fleet knew the full scale of this grand plan.

"Connecting the entire Western Sea Coast into a line, even if it's a fragile dotted line…"

"The South Bird Stone Village established in mid-March is the first settlement. And in early April, the Kingdom fleet took nearly a month to sail against the wind and water, moving northward 1600 Li, reaching the slightly northern part of the peninsula. Here, we found another freshwater lake and established the second settlement, North Bird Stone Village!"

Zuwaro touched his chin, with a tinge of pride on his face. As the Kingdom exploration captain, he had the right to name landmarks and settlements along the way. The simple name "North Bird Stone Village" is also named by him, meaning "the northern village of the peninsula that produces guano"...

This segment of the voyage was immensely difficult, with the surrounding coast being quite barren, almost showing no greenery at all, and the ship's stored food was rapidly consumed. The only comforting aspect was the continuously appearing guano hills, accumulating on the shore, indicating the real wealth here!

At North Bird Stone Village, the fleet similarly left 50 people and half a year's worth of food. These people will cultivate sweet potato fields, fish, shoot birds, and gather guano... Subsequently, as the fleet moved further north, the peaceful Kochimi gradually transformed into roaming desert raiders, the "Sri people."

At the northern end of the peninsula, a Sri hunting squad ambushed the fleet members ashore. However, when dozens of tribe assailants wielding long spears and carrying Hunting Bows charged out from the hidden dunes, they were shocked to find hundreds of elite warriors armored in Leather Armor wielding Long Spears, Bronze Axes, and Greatbows in front of them.

"Haha! Poor little Sri!"

Thinking of this, Zuwaro's lips curled up. The greatest contribution of this band of tribe raiders was providing more than a dozen crew for rowing, along with rumors from the distant North.

The fleet continued north, consuming almost two-thirds of the onboard provisions, before finally leaving the exceedingly arid coast with infrequent rain. At this point, everyone's perspective brightened, finally seeing lush green vegetation and precious rivers flowing from the mountains. It was a perfect settlement point, later famously known as San Diego. However, this rare along-river fertile land was already occupied by the powerful Kumeyaay tribe!

"From North Bird Stone Village heading north, it took nearly a month to travel over 1500 Li… By the end of April, we arrived at the Ypa Great Tribe of the Kumeyaay! It is a coastal Great Tribe with thousands of tribes and is allied with the Salt Lake Great Tribe further north, part of the Kumeyaay Tribal alliance…"

Exploration Captain Zuwaro squinted his eyes, recalling their initial encounter. Twelve longships carrying six hundred warriors and sailors arrived at the seaside of the Ypa Great Tribe. On the other side, over a thousand Kumeyaay warriors wielding Greatbows and carrying Flint Javelins shouted as they surged forth. The warriors of the Yipar Tribe gathered on the beach, confronting the strange fleet of longships, shouting and demonstrating, almost ready for a bloody encounter right there!

"Chief Divine bless us! At the critical moment of slaughter, Miki was still fearless, stepping down from the longship to meet the Red Stone Chief, Matutumbe of the Ypa Great Tribe…"

In Kumeyaay language, "Matutumbe" means red rock. And on this coastline, one can see many mountains of red rock, marked with ancient weathering traces, also hinting at the as-yet unknown mineral resources.

"Matutumbe… Red Stone Chief…"

Recalling that difficult communication, Zuwaro could not help but shake his head. Both parties had language barriers, only cautious of each other, wanting to avoid war, leading to a long session of gestures. Finally, they located a Kumeyaay hunter from the Ypa Tribe who could speak Sri, and then a Yaji person from the fleet who could speak Sri, thus facilitating successful communication.

"Ah! No one expected that after a battle almost erupted, there would be a grand feast with drinking and dancing… Praise the Chief Divine!"