Aztec Eternals

The morning sun shines on the boundless sea. The vast sea is as clear as the sky, with no islands visible, only three sailing ships sailing day and night. The sky is as blue as the vast sea, with no trace of storms and only the occasional seabird. This is a vast and unknown deep sea, full of mysterious imagination, never known to the civilized world.

In this boundless sea, everyone is full of fear and expectation, but they don't know where they are. Only from the records of voyages can people get some comfort and know the distance they have sailed, which is also the retreat when they are afraid of returning...

"Thursday, September 6th. The expedition fleet sailed away from La Gomera. On this day, the weather was calm. The fleet sailed in the waters of the archipelago without going very far... And we got news from the passing sailboats that three ships Portuguese galleons are patrolling around the Canary Islands...well, probably to stop us!...Yes, God witnesses! These galleons must be the King of Portugal, knowing the outstanding commander of the expeditionary force and loyal to the great Queen Isabella , sent here out of jealousy!…”

"Friday, September 7th. On this day, the sea was calm and there was no wind suitable for sailing. It continued to circle around the islands..."

"Saturday, September 8th. At three o'clock in the night, we finally waited for the northwest wind, and the fleet turned to the west! ... The wind and waves were very strong, and it was impossible to raise the sail to full, and we only traveled nine leagues in the middle of the night..."

The flagship Santa Maria has three tall masts and full sails. A square sail was hung on both the foremast and topmast, and at the top of the mast was a royal flag of the Kingdom of Castile. This flag is divided into four grids, and the whole is divided into a shield shape. The upper left and lower right are yellow city-states on a red background, and the lower left and upper right are red lions on a white background.

In the hearts of the Castilian nobles, this flag symbolizes the noble spirit inherited by the kingdom. The shield shape is the origin of the royal family, a Visigothic heritage engraved in the heart. The castle is the power of the monarch, grandeur and nobility, blessing and protection. The lion is the strength of the army, authority and rule, majesty and bravery! …

In the view of the outstanding commander of the expeditionary force, Don Christopher Columbus, the only meaning of this flag is to symbolize the great Queen Isabella and the queen's discerning understanding of this outstanding commander! In addition, those so-called aristocratic spirits of the kingdom are all deceptive bullshit to him, a captain from a commercial city-state. No, they are nothing! …

"Hmm... September 8th, only 9 leagues to the west. If you remember less, let's count it as 7!... September 9th, sailed westward with the wind day and night, sailing 19 leagues by day. Sailing at night is faster, The speed is 10 knots, the voyage is 120 nautical miles in one night, and the distance is 40 leagues... The total day and night is 59 leagues. Well, this is the day when we really start heading west! If you want to remember one-fifth less, then remember 47 leagues!..."

In the captain's cabin of the flagship, Columbus lowered his head, holding a quill and writing on two unfolded scrolls at the same time.

The book on the left is the "Navigation Record" written by the captain, which is used to record the daily navigation conditions and itinerary. The record is semi-public, allowing access to the two royal spies who remained on board the ship, the royal steward Pedro de Gutierrez, and the clerk Rodrigo de Esco. Revealed by Rodrigo de Escobedo. Oh, no, those who have the right to read it are the damn second captain and the original owner of the Santa Maria, Juan de la Cosa!

The one on the right is his own private "Navigation Diary", which will only be seen by himself. This diary records all his great decisions, wise judgments, fearless courage... and the "real" sailing itinerary during his voyage.

"Merda! The "Navigation Record" for these idiots must write down the mileage of the voyage!...Lest these idiots feel that they have sailed too far, and become afraid and dare not go further west...After all, they are still No courage! Not like the brave me..."

Columbus cursed under his breath, wrote down the deliberately reduced voyage mileage in his voyage record, and wrote down the actual data he estimated in his diary.

In this era of navigation, 1 league was 3 nautical miles, which was approximately 5.5 kilometers, or 11 miles. A speed of 1 knot is 1 knot. On the night of September 9th, the fleet was completely following the wind, and the ship's speed reached an astonishing 10 knots! Of course, this speed is Columbus's estimate, and its authenticity is very doubtful. Because according to his estimation, he traveled 59 miles on September 9, which means he traveled 649 miles in one day and one night! This is too amazing...

In fact, in the eyes of navigation scholars hundreds of years later, due to errors in estimates and calculations, Columbus' "Navigation Records" with "false accounts" was actually more valuable than his "Navigation Diary" with "genuine accounts" To approximate the actual situation during sailing.

"Vaffanculo! Damn it! The Clark sailboat Santa Maria is still too slow! The speed of the entire fleet has been dragged down by it... Let me say, it is better to set the flagship on the 'Pingta' and ' On board the Ninya, throw this broken ship away...and throw all these idiots who are in the way into the sea as well!..."

There is no doubt that Columbus, the outstanding commander of the expeditionary force, did not like the current flagship Santa Maria. This is not just because the medium-sized Clark sailboat is slower than the other two light Caravel sailboats. The more important reason is that as the commander of the expeditionary force and the captain of the flagship, he should have the supreme authority, but he cannot exercise it on this sailing ship at all!

Whether it is the two representative spies installed by the Castilian royal family or the second captain De La Cosa, they all have a decisive influence on the Santa Maria and control some of the sailors and power on the flagship! The only person Columbus could truly trust was his lover's cousin, the captain of the guard whom he personally appointed, Diego de Arana.

"On September 10th, I sailed 60 leagues day and night at a speed of 10 knots, which was recorded as 48 leagues... On September 11th, I sailed 40 leagues day and night, and was recorded as 32 leagues. Well, on this day, I found a tree on the sea. I don’t know where the broken mast came from, and the idiots were a little scared... Bah! What a bunch of cowards!..."

"On September 12th, the wind weakened, and we sailed 33 leagues day and night, recorded as 27 leagues... On September 13th, we continued westward, sailing 33 leagues day and night, recorded as 29 leagues! Let every day look different. …On this day, the waves turned eastward, and the navigational needle turned northwestward at night. I don’t know why…The idiots were a little scared again, bah! Where is the sea monster? Nothing!…”

"On September 14th, the wind became weaker, and we sailed 20 leagues day and night, recorded as 16 leagues... The sailors of the Ninian said they saw seabirds... Praise the Lord! With seabirds, can the land be far away? Well, let me do the math..."

Seeing yesterday's diary, Columbus raised his stubborn lips and calculated the itinerary for these days on the paper.

"God bless you! In total, from September 8th to 14th, a total of 254 leagues were traveled, which is 1397 kilometers... Even the record shown to those idiots is 1133 kilometers... So, Aris The Antillia island Dodd mentioned should be in this area!…”

At this point, Columbus smiled, his stubborn face full of expectation. Although the fleet did not see any trace of the island, some people saw seabirds, so the island should not be too far away... After all, Columbus's calculations were absolutely correct! What, you said there are seabirds that migrate long distances and don’t come close to land? ...Nonsense, that’s an idiot’s imagination! …

"Holy Mother! Then, what is that?!"

"Ah! Fire! Thunder! Thunder's flame!..."

"Lord bless you! I beg you! Don't bring down the terrible fire from heaven, don't bring down the doomsday of judgment!..."

"This is punishment! It's the fire of the sea monster!... We have offended the sea area of ​​'Uroborus'! No, it is 'Leviathan' (Leviathan)!"

"O Lord! We are in awe of your majesty, you are the greatest and immortal Lord! Please forgive us for our offense!..."

"Huh? What's going on?!"

Hearing the frightened and noisy shouts of the sailors on the ship, Columbus widened his eyes and stood up suddenly. Just as he was about to push the door open and go out, he paused slightly and quietly put away the "Navigation Diary". Then, he walked out of the captain's cabin and bumped into the guard captain Alana, who was running in panic.

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! It's over! It's over!..."

"Merda! Alana, you're so panicked! Call me Commander!...What's going on?"

"Brother-in-law... er... Commander!... Look at the sea in the northwest, and suddenly... there's fire from the sky!..."

"Bah! What the hell..."

Hearing this, Columbus let out a "poof" and turned to look northwest. After a few breaths, the disapproving expression on his face instantly solidified, his knees felt weak, and even his fingers started to tremble...

"Heaven...Sky Fire?!...Blue and white Sky Fire!!..."