The long river flows to the southwest. The second longest river in the world and the longest river in the south of the Union is the Tarsas River. The Talsas River winds its way from east to west for two thousand miles, and is the only way to connect the eastern and western parts.

The westernmost part of the long river goes out to the sea in Trout Village and flows into the mighty Eastern Pacific Ocean, next to the emerging Heiyanshan Iron Mine. There is the southernmost boundary of the Kingdom of the Lake, and it is also the starting and ending point of the Kingdom's first sea exploration.

Three crocodile galleys, loaded with the harvest of exploration, returned to the kingdom from here. Afterwards, they headed northward against the current and arrived at the vast and luxuriant Atoyak Lake where thousands of boats shuttled, and stayed at the Southern Shipbuilding Department outside Zicao City for several months.

Shipwrights in Prepeca scrutinized, repaired damaged planks and sewed loose sails. And when the first catamaran canoe, full of young Tlaxcalans, arrived at Lake Atoyak. The new Wang Ling also rolled in with the dark clouds of the rainy season.

When the Mexica samurai took His Royal Highness's order and found Chivaco in a small village outside the Shipbuilding Department, he was lying on a pile of thatch, wearing a big straw hat, basking leisurely... okay , there is no sun in the sky, only dark clouds, and mountain wind. The old militiaman was blowing the wind, holding a bag of sunflower seeds in his hand, nibbling leisurely.

This time when they went to sea, the fleet exchanged a lot of gold and silver stones at a low price. After returning to the kingdom to refine them, everyone divided the gold and silver.

Chihuako entrusted most of the extra income to his daughter Lu Wei and his son-in-law Weizti in Gyeonggi. As for the remaining points, the old militiaman took out and got a house near the shipbuilding department, and improved the accommodation and food. He has been out at sea for too long, paddling and fighting, and the wind and waves are humid. His old back is so sore that he can't toss as much as before, and he has to sleep on thatched grass to be comfortable.

"Wang Ling: The exploration fleet will set off immediately. Within one month, they must arrive at the Water Valley City camp to accept the new oracle!"

His Royal Highness's royal order is conveyed, and no violation is allowed. The warriors left their seals and jade talismans, then turned and left. Chivaco froze in place, raised his head blankly, looking at the dark clouds in the rainy season. It wasn't until the first thunder fell from the sky that the old militiamen suddenly woke up. He stared, gritted his teeth, threw the straw bag in his hand to the ground, and cursed angrily.

"Ah, God is so blind! Why can't the thunder that falls from the sky hit you? What about your harmful Highness?"

"Boom!... Boom!..."

The thunder was rolling, and the showers came in an instant. The old militiaman jumped, cursed a few times in the rain, and said "pooh" to the sky before he hurriedly lay down on the muddy ground, picked up the scattered sunflower seeds one by one, and put them back into the straw bag .

"The main god! The rain god! The three gods! And the messy god, just let me go!..."

"Boom!... Boom!..."

The wind and thunder of the rainy season come from the east without stopping, just like the king's will. Four brand-new crocodile galleys sailed out from the Southern Shipbuilding Division, carrying 140 sailors and 60 warriors, and joined the original fleet. The entire Kingdom Exploration Team expanded to just over 300 people, with seven long galleys, and the number of Prepecha warriors mastered by Huitu Puap also reached 100 people. Subsequently, the expedition team of the Kingdom of the Lake stayed for several months, and set sail again during the peak of the rainy season.

Sailing in the rainy season is difficult. The further upriver the Tulsas River gets rougher. The fleet traveled through the town of two hundred miles, the town of four hundred miles, and arrived at the town of Tal, a town of six hundred miles, to repair the ship again. The entire long river has not been dredged by river workers, and it often encounters driftwood collisions, and there are hidden reefs at the bottom of the water. Fortunately, both galleys and canoes have extremely shallow drafts, and will not be affected by hidden reefs during this season when the river is swollen.

Since the Eastern Expedition, the town of Thar along the river has become more and more prosperous as a node of east-west communication. Veteran Etalik followed His Highness's order and sent two hundred warriors and one thousand militiamen to build a simple wooden fort here, Sikkim Fort. The so-called "Sikkim" naturally has both tin mines and gold mines. Three thousand prisoners of Tlaxcala were transported here. Among them, 2,000 young and strong men and women farmed here to reclaim the hills along the river; the remaining 1,000 strong and healthy men were used as labourers, built simple docks, and invested in the tin mines in the surrounding mountains. As for scattered small gold mines, there are also stationed militias mining privately, but they are not yet on a large scale.

The exploration fleet stayed for ten days, avoiding the peak of the rainy season. Chihuaco often stood at the pier, watching the boats sailing in the wind and rain, and the group of canoes venturing westward, silent.

These small boats are still full of Tlaxcala prisoners, day and night, rain or shine, along the raging river, to the kingdom of the west. They go west quickly with the wind and the water, and they can travel 800 miles in just ten days! From Eight Hundred Towns in the south of the Alliance to Lake Atoyak in the south of the Kingdom. Of course, it will take more than a month for these canoes to return upstream again.

"Huh! The wind is strong and the water is rushing when sailing at this time. If you fall into the water, how can you save it?"

"Ha! Old man Qi, what are you worried about? They are all captives of the Tlaxcalans, not our Prepechas! I heard from the Prepecha warriors stationed at the Sikkim Fort that every shipment of Dingkou The fleet and His Royal Highness have set a military law: on this long journey of more than a thousand miles, from Shuigu City to Lake Atoyak, each batch of captives transported back can only die at most 20%. Beheading the team leader! Decapitation is still required if the delay exceeds half a month! If the prisoner escapes, more than 20% of the prisoner will still be beheaded!"

Speaking of this, Puap smacked his lips and sighed in admiration.

"Tsk tsk, His Highness's military law is really powerful! By the way, I also heard that His Highness's grandfather, the high priest of the Alliance, died in the holy city of Cholula before. His Highness directly set fire to the holy city for revenge. Cholula, all the twelve priest families were sacrificed to "Kaka"! Those are the twelve god-descendant priest families, which have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years. I don't know how many sacred treasures they have accumulated... "

"Ah?! Burned down the holy city of Cholula?"

Hearing this, Chivako couldn't help shivering. A thunder "boom" suddenly came, which made Chivako jump in panic. He carefully looked at the dark clouds in the sky, touched his head again, and then lowered his voice.

"Then what? The high priest who is bigger than the sky is dead? How many people have to lose their heads?"

"It's estimated... tens of thousands of people will die, right? This Eastern Expedition is said to be a battle of old enemies, and the Mexica Legion fought so fiercely, so fiercely! Look at the captives on each ship, tens of thousands No one can stop it. With so many prisoners taken, how can there be fewer dead?..."

"...Hey! People of Tlaxcala, it looks like it's over!...His Highness gave us a deadline, but it's difficult to go against the current, the rain is heavy, and it seems that we will definitely miss the deadline. No... Shall we cut it too?"

"Uh...this...shouldn't be right? If we are cut off, who will go to sea for His Highness?..."

Hearing this, Puap also trembled. He looked at the dark sky, hesitated for a while, bit his teeth, and persuaded in a deep voice.

"Old man Qi, I think it's better not to wait. The peak of the rainy season is over, even if you take some risks, the fleet must go north as soon as possible!"

"Um!"

The two looked at each other and nodded heavily at the same time. The long wind from the sky blew by, the deafening thunder roared, and the dense raindrops fell, all from the east.

The next day the seven galleys set sail again. Going upstream and traveling two hundred miles, I arrived at another node along the river, Babai Town. Arriving here is the upper middle section of the Talsas River. Further up, the river suddenly rises, and the upstream cannot be navigated. We must find the warrior leader in the town, gather hundreds of trackers, and drag along the river.

Chivako pursed his lips ~lightnovelpub.net~ Standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the turbulent river, lost in thought.

Kawaduo, a mountain bird of the Yorem tribe, stood beside him, looking around curiously. He is a hunter of the northern tribe. He is named after the mountain bird. He has excellent eyesight, so he was appointed by the old militia as the watchman on the ship.

Along the way, Yamanori saw countless trees, countless people, saw a temple with an unknown height, and also experienced a heavy rainstorm that had never been seen in the northern wasteland. He was full of curiosity about everything along the way, like a wild bird breaking into a city-state, he couldn't get enough of it.

"It's really a long, long river! It's as long as the tail of the **** mouse that transmits fire in mythology!..."

Yamadori widened his eyes and looked towards the long river ahead. A "turtle" popping out attracted his attention. He squinted his eyes and looked carefully for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand, pointed in the direction of the turtle, and shouted sharply in poor Prepecha language.

"Man! There is a man!"

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