Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 2110 - 1542: Sino-American Cooperation, Witch Doctors Blossom Together

"Chief Divine’s protection! We’ve been sailing for so long, experienced several storms, and finally arrived at the Divine Great Whale Port! Now that we’re here, there’s plenty of whale meat and enough lodging, everyone can have a good rest...""Praise the Chief Divine! Speed up the sailing! We must dock before nightfall, land at the harbor, and have a good rest for the night!"

"Oh! The mountains are towering, the sea is hidden and distant, islands swirl around, the spring dusk is hazy with mist... and the whale songs rise! This truly is, indeed, a Great Island akin to the Eastern Sea Divine Mountain!..."

The red clouds burn crimson, like fresh blood. Great Whale Island emerges from the sea of whales, its majestic white snow-capped peak stretching for hundreds of miles, like the mythical Eastern Sea’s Penglai Immortal Mountain. And two of the Kingdom’s Ocean Shielding Ships sail along the southeastern edge of this "White Mountain Whale Island," heading towards the already visible Divine Great Whale Port.

On the vast coast of Alaska, spanning six to seven thousand miles, this nine thousand square kilometer far northern Great Island is merely a small dot of insignificance. In fact, the "Long Tail" of North America’s Northwest Alaska covers an area of 1.72 million square kilometers, nearly five times the size of the Japan Islands! This not-too-big or too-small Great Whale Island is indeed just a "tuft of fur" at the end of the "Long Tail". However, if placed on the elongated Honshu Island, it would already be more than twice the size of Omi Country, enough to elicit uncontrollable exclamations from the dozen or so Japan Master Craftsmen aboard the ship.

"Oh! Heavenly Divine! Beyond the sea, towering mountains, clouds swirl around, Divine Spirits reside... that beyond is the Divine Kingdom!..."

"Chief Divine! Finally... have we finally arrived? The vast Eastern Sea realm of the merfolk, the luxuriant expanse of the lush Lu Yuan, the bountiful country under Chief Divine’s protection... wow! Oh! Uh..."

"Oh dear! Master Tietian Zongyi has fallen seasick again!"

"Eastern Sea Great Divine Spirit! Quick, quickly call the doctor!... The wind and waves on the sea along this journey have been relentless! It’s simply like the wind of the Heavenly Divine, the breath of Zhinadu Bi! This two-month voyage, truly unimaginable, unimaginable hardship!..."

"たのまん! I beg you... Doctor Caisan, please treat Master again!..."

"오호! Oh, the old craftsman’s body... Let me, let me feel his pulse, and then apply acupuncture to his points!... Hmm, this is ’qi mechanism turmoil, clear yang does not rise, Divine Spirit loses defense’..."

On the rocking ship, the Korean Medical Woman Caisan stumbled, rushing to the side of the seasick, unconscious, and foaming at the mouth Blacksmith Master Tietian Zongyi. She hurriedly fetched her medical kit and took out several shiny silver needles. Then she carefully recalled the medical classics, muttering to herself, carefully inserting silver needles into several emergency points, driving them a full inch deep.

"The medical classics say, for treating unconsciousness... ’For those who faint, immediately prick the base of the nose, Nei Guan, then prick He Gu and Bai Hui, can bring back consciousness.’..."

Doctor Caisan’s murmured first half was in Korean, but the latter half when she quoted the "medical classics" was surprisingly in Han Language with a Shandong accent, even retaining the entering tone of Middle Chinese.

This is because, since Korea Taizu founded the nation and established the Medical Classics, the official medical texts have all been derived from "Han Medicine". And to ensure the accuracy of "Han Medicine", the palace and government medical officers and medical women teach in "Han Language", especially when discussing "diagnosis" and "acupuncture", a large number of specialized terms cannot be translated, must be in Han Language.

"Hmm... let me think... after acupuncture, what should be done?... Oh! Right, ’Seasickness, ginger juice under the tongue, or take patchouli soup, rapid effect.’... Patchouli? There’s no patchouli in the herb pouch, it’s a precious Ming Dynasty medicine... ah, ginger, yes, I’ve brought quite a few pieces of ginger... Who would help me press some ginger juice to drizzle a few drops under the old craftsman’s tongue?..."

Luoshanda High Priest, with a serious expression, took the ginger "Witch Medicine" handed by Caisan, took a careful look, smelled it, raised his brows, and handed it over to a strong Samurai to press the juice. Then, he looked at the two needle-long silver needles inserted under the old blacksmith’s nose at Ren Zhong Point and behind his inner wrist at Nei Guan point, his eyelids twitched, and his gaze towards "Witch Doctor" Caisan appeared both curious and wary.

He observed the fainting old blacksmith for a moment, pondered for a while, took out a Priest’s cloth bag from his bosom, took a handful of American herbs and chewed them into a paste. Then he spat out the herbs, wetly applying them to the old blacksmith’s forehead, temple, and under lip, vigorously rubbing for a while.

"Ah! What... what are you doing?! Don’t move him!... Uh... is it?... is it Lord Priest?..."

"...? Shh! Speak softly, don’t disturb Master Zongyi’s soul... These are ’Spicy Herb’ (American mint) and ’Dead Spirit Flower’ (Chrysanthemum), acting on the head to recall his departing soul. He exhibits symptoms of ’temporary soul departure,’ akin to near-death. The specific reason for this ’soul departure’ is ’life force exhaustion’ (Tlāhuelli tonalli), where the ’Tonali’ life force from the head suddenly leaves..."

"Therefore, I follow the Priest’s tradition, using ’Spicy Herb’ to enhance the Tonali, calling the ’soul.’ Using ’Dead Spirit Flower’ to balance the flow of Tonali, anchoring the ’soul’... These divine herbs are all to aid his ’soul return,’ and restore the ’Tonali’ life force to the head... But now the medicine is used up, all we can do is wait, wait for the blessings and protection from the Chief Divine!..."

Luoshanda High Priest gestures, attempting to communicate with the "Witch Doctor" from the Western Sea Continent to exchange knowledge on "herbal medicine" for saving lives, something highly regarded by priests as "Soul Secret Technique."

"Chief Divine witness! I saw you inserted a Silver Needle Magic Tool into his head, and fed him another kind of spicy herbal juice under his tongue, is this also to recall his ’soul’? But then you inserted the Silver Needle Magic Tool into his wrist? What kind of secret technique is this?..."

"...?? Sir? What soul? I... I don’t understand... This is just treating an illness!... Acupuncture for treatment, treating unconsciousness..."

"...?"

Luoshanda High Priest blinks at "Witch Doctor" Caisan, who looks dazed like a cotton-tail rabbit, not showing any divine mysteries of a "Shaman Priest." Instead, he finds it somewhat silly but rather pleasing to the eye? Don’t misunderstand; for the Kingdom’s priests, this slender and sleek beauty is appreciated like admiring fawns and butterflies, without a hint of evil thought...

"Curious! This ’Witch Doctor’ from the Western Sea Continent, indeed... doesn’t have the slightest divine mystery of a witch doctor, instead resembles a harmless and delightful Chager bird... Truly, it’s astonishingly unique!..."

Luoshanda watches Doctor Caisan, until she bashfully lowers her head, a faint blush appearing on her neck. He then turns to look attentively at the old blacksmith, Tietian Zongyi. After this "Central American Witch Doctor cooperation" treatment, the old blacksmith’s convulsing and foaming expression finally eases. After a moment of calm, the old blacksmith’s eyelids flutter and he unexpectedly opens them, actually waking up!

"Chief... Chief Divine! ...I... I returned from the Sanzu River?... Ah... High Priest Sir?!... Was it you, was it you who saved me?..."

"Praise the Chief Divine! Master Tietian, it was with Caisan and me together that we helped your soul return... Chief Divine blesses! We’re already nearing the shore, soon you’ll be able to disembark and rest for a few days in a secure wooden cabin at the Great Whale Port!"

Seeing the awakened blacksmith, Luoshanda exhales deeply, his expression much more relaxed. He smiles and says a prayer, sketching a hummingbird to soothe the valuable blacksmith master, before turning to look at the approaching port.

"Ah!... The port has blown the conch, and the samurai have all come out to greet us. I wonder if Chimere Master is still at Great Whale Port? I must quickly visit him to detail the situation of the Western Sea Continent, along with the precious craftsmen and livestock I brought back from the voyage, and the horses presented to Your Majesty, these significant contributions..."

"Oh! Those four Ocean Shielding Ships at the port? Each one bigger than my flagship! Surely a fleet from the Kingdom has come for support!... I wonder, who’s leading the fleet? Which Third Level Main Priest carries such background? Being able to lead such a grand fleet, his background appears deep! If this Main Priest has made great contributions, and his background surpasses mine, that would be problematic..."

"Ah! Found him, that senior priest on horseback! Dark robes, intricate designs, Obsidian shines, it must be Chimere Master!... Hmm? Not right? Why are there two senior priests on horseback? Two Fourth Level Grand Priests?!"

"!!... It’s the highest-ranking Nautical Priest, High Priest Miki! He’s standing at the port alongside High Priest Chimere! Chief Divine! What a grand welcome!"

The Ocean Shielding Ship slowly docks, the figures of the two Fourth Level Grand Priests on horseback, and their dignified smiling faces, become clearly visible. Witnessing this grand reception, Luoshanda doesn’t dare wait for the ship to stabilize before hurriedly jumping off. Barefoot, he treads the shore’s waves, quickly dashing out a few steps before "thump," reverently kneeling before the horses of the two Fourth Level Grand Priests.

"Praise the Chief Divine! Praise Your Majesty! Honored Grand Priests... Luoshanda fulfilled the mission, following His Majesty’s Divine Revelation, traversed thousands of waves, endured several storms... I finally returned from the Western Sea Continent, bringing back the crucial master craftsmen, four-legged riding beasts, four-legged plowing beasts, and two-winged poultry!!..."