California's west coast stretches to the north, and the rugged mountains stretch to the east. Most of the time, the coast is lined with steep cliffs, jagged rocks, and towering forests. walk around

For the aborigines who settled here, this is a piece of fertile land that is difficult to cultivate. Without suitable crops, the yields of fields are low; without metal tools, forests are difficult to fell. California's Mediterranean climate means months of warm summers without rain and cold winters full of storms. Whether it is farming in summer or fishing and hunting in winter, it has become very difficult. Under such difficult conditions, the average life expectancy of most tribes is around 20 years old, and the inheritance of knowledge is often interrupted.

Therefore, even though there are towering mountains that block the cold wave that destroys everything in the north, the number of natives in California still cannot be compared with the tropical tribes in the south. In this era, this fertile land with a population of 40 million people in later generations is no more than a few hundred thousand Indian tribes. And in the entire North American continent, this kind of tribal density has actually far exceeded the central and eastern parts of the continent, those places of death who are forced to face the cold wave!

To put it simply, the cold and fertile North America is indeed a paradise in the industrial age and a **** in the agricultural age.

The expedition fleet stayed in the Oak Department of the Salinans for only one day. Zuvaro took the interpreter and used a few copper axes to "fairly" exchange a lot of acorn cakes, sea fish and berries. Afterwards, he continued northward with the fleet, leaving the vigilant Salinan people behind, leaving only a group of tribal hunters marveling at the sharpness and tenacity of the copper axe.

After passing the coast of the Salinans, it is more than 35 degrees north latitude. This place is already predicted by His Majesty, where the Land of Golden Bay may appear at any time. The further north the fleet traveled, the more they felt the temperature drop. Fortunately, after passing a certain coast, the southward current that was originally going against it suddenly disappeared. Then, a sudden northward current took the entire fleet and sailed northward quickly. And with this non-stop ocean current, the speed of the fleet has more than doubled!

Two days later, the cliffs along the coast suddenly lowered, turned into rolling hills, and turned into flat forests. And a vast bay suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"Ah! Huge bay, flat land, and many rivers flowing into the sea..." Bi

The exploration leader Zuwaro looked at the east bank and saw several rivers flowing into the coast, as well as the flat fields beside the rivers, as well as the blooming torch flowers. Those tall flowers, with long spikes, sway like torches, and they look like colorful corn. And the colors of those flowers were bright reds, yellows and oranges, just like Zuvaro's excited mood at the moment. Excitedly dancing, he took out a few pieces of Poppins that the Oak Department exchanged, and chewed them in his mouth for the first time.

"Well, it's delicious! It's so beautiful!...The bay where flowers bloom beside the river...I must give this place a famous name!"

The knowledgeable Mickey next to him suppressed the excitement in his heart and remained calm. He stretched out his finger, pointing to the reclaimed farmland at the mouth of the river, as well as the faintly visible large huts, and said in a deep voice.

"Zuvalo, this bay has already been occupied by a tribe! Judging from the scale of these huts and farmland, I'm afraid it will be a large tribe. The bigger the tribe in the Northland, the more knowledge it will inherit. The more we understand the situation... Let's dock first and ask them about it!"

The tribe on the shore was the Costanoans, which is a later name. And in this age, they call themselves the "Dwellers of the Shore," the Minorities of the Shore. And occupying this fertile bay is a powerful coastal tribe, the Kono tribe.

The Kono tribe has a population of about two to three thousand people, with five or six hundred tribal warriors, and tribal priests who inherit beliefs and myths. Such a tribe size can be called powerful in the entire Bay Area!

The totem pole of Konobu is inserted in the bay, and the sky and the sea, the **** of heaven and the **** of the sea are engraved on it. Seeing this familiar engraving, Kumeya became excited when translating Deerworm. And when he talked with the local tribal elders, he was surprised and pleasantly surprised to find that there are many similarities in the languages ​​of the two sides, and it is not difficult to communicate. walk around

Maybe it's because they can communicate, or maybe the Kono tribe is strong enough. The seal chief of the Kono tribe is quite friendly to the arrival of the fleet. He held a small dinner in honor of several leaders of the fleet, and happily accepted the small bag of "gems" presented by Zuvalo.

Seeing the other party's joyful expression, the exploration captain Zuvaro also heaved a sigh of relief. When he presented the gem in the lake to the elder of the Salinan tribe, the other party hardly cared, just staring at his axe. He also thought that the tribes in the north were not interested in the bright gemstones in the lake, so the kingdom would lose an important trade item.