Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1738 - 1243: The Long-Dreamed Western Sea Coast Holy Land of Ming Dynasty Scholars

"Chief Divine watches over us! Cloud Serpent Ancestor protects us! Neca, how was the result of this early spring capture, and what were our losses this time?... "

"Clan Leader, we crushed five small tribes of Salinan 'Tree Tribe,' capturing over six hundred young men and women, among which around four hundred women can bear children... The hunting tribes here are small in size, and their tribal warriors barely have any decent weapons or organization, seemingly without any experience in large-scale battles, unable to withstand even in front of hundreds of Samurai!... Only over twenty Clan Warriors were lightly injured, with four dying to go to the Divine Kingdom... Ancestors protect us! With this large batch of captured additions, every man in the clan can marry a wife! And when the spring sowing comes this year, we should be able to open four to five thousand acres of farmland!... "

"Good, indeed not many casualties! This batch of captured addition is very important, and it comes just in time. Next, the clan will focus all its strength on preparing for the spring sowing in May!... Last year we landed too late, and this Oak Tribe is not good at cultivation... In the end, only a few thousand acres of pumpkin mixed grains were planted, supplemented with gathered acorns and wild vegetables, barely filling the clan's belly. Even the rations for the Clan Warriors' expedition this year were borrowed from the Southern Three Hills Port after countless pleas from the Hummingbird Priest... The water and soil here are so good, and there is a Great River flowing by, all of which make excellent irrigated lands... The clan must cultivate at least five thousand fields this year! Open them on the fertile land by the river, and use all the Guano Rock fertilizer brought from the South!... "

The bay is winding, with a lagoon stretching over twenty zhang from North to South, shimmering with golden waves. Occasionally, plump fish splash water onto the lake's surface, inviting the white-headed eagle to hover and peep. The southeastern upstream of this lagoon has a gently flowing river, surrounded by many oak trees, hence named Oak River. Now, large groves of oak trees have been cut down, dragged to hills a li outside, left to dry naturally in the wind and sun. As for the weeds and shrubs by the river, they have been scorched by the slash-and-burn fire. The large swathes of gray-black new fields are constantly unearthed by the diligent labor of thousands of tribespeople, pulling out entangled roots, grass roots, and stones large and small for the upcoming planting. Wherever it is, opening new fields is extremely exhausting work!...

The new fields along the river are cultivated towards the East, while the old fields naturally lie to the West. The old fields are filled with various mixed beans planted at the end of autumn last year, mainly black beans and green beans. The bean stalks have yellowed now, and it's almost harvest time.

Of course, the harvest of these overwintering black beans and green beans is expected to be not much, primarily to fertilize the fields and suppress early spring weeds. After harvesting next month, a fire will be set in the fields to burn the dried bean stalks, ready to prepare for the sowing in May. The corn planted then will be the truly precious main staple for the Samurai!

As for the pumpkins and sweet potatoes scattered sparsely across the mountain sides, they do not take up any proper farmland, and their yield is considerable. These are the tribespeople's daily food in the clan, the new crop brought by the Black Serpent Clan upon landing. However, the Black Serpent Samurai of the clan are reluctant to eat these mixed grains, as eating too much of them would cause diarrhea, which is especially troublesome during expeditions for capturing.

Unfortunately, since the migration of the Black Serpent Clan to the desolate Northern Continent, the nobility and Samurai have lost the sponsoring tribes, requiring them to lower their living standards and personally handle farming, struggling to pioneer and survive.

Yes! Here lies the Black Serpent Clan, the last to convert to the Chief Divine among the Tlaxcala Tribes, and also a newly established Western Sea Coast stronghold by the Kingdom last year. The low straw huts and tree houses, the many scantily dressed, field-working tribespeople, and the extremely simple Chief Divine altar built with stones, all reveal the poverty of this clan stronghold.

Yet, the neatly cultivated fields by the Black Serpent Clan, the constructed brick granaries, even the crafted stone tools, pottery fired, and Greatbow manufactured… all reflect the depth of this clan, far from simple on the surface.

In fact, this small and impoverished stronghold contains the last Divine Descendant legacy of the Telascallan, with a far higher ratio of cultured hereditary nobility and skilled craftsmen than typical tribes. Here lies the fief of the last Telascallan Divine Descendant, the Black Serpent Teuctli, honoring the only Mexica Chief Divine, while also venerating the ancient Cloud Serpent Ancestor.

The Black Serpent Teuctli, who personally opened the gates to the Cloud Serpent Fortress, received Xiulote's promise, and narrowly survived as a Cloud Serpent Divine Descendant, only brought the fourteen hundred remnants of Tlaxcala, landing on this lagoon and oak tree land that he had never heard of nor could even imagine last June.

The group set out from Trout Town to the South of the Kingdom, sailing for over six thousand zhang on a long maritime route to reach the vast Northern Continent without an edge. Moreover, over a hundred people from the already few remnants of the Tlaxcala died of disease along the way, truly shrouded in sorrow, starting without a dog.

Fortunately, the final fourteen hundred have all survived through the years-long Cloud Serpent siege. Those who lived to the last were physically strong, selected from tens of thousands of Tlaxcala Tribes. Among these fourteen hundred, the ratio of men exceeds eighty percent, including to six hundred experienced Tlaxcala warriors. They were inconspicuous in the chaotic battles waged amongst the Central America's various tribes, yet placed on the Northern Continent, they are indeed a strong clan force!