Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1618 - 1151: The Book from the "Khitan", Columbus’s Dream of the East!

"Ah! These strange drawings, these square characters... Could this be a book written by the Indians or the Japanese?..."

"Ah, no! I remember now! Marco Polo said that the characters of Khitan and Seris are indeed square! May the Almighty protect us! This must be Khitan's script! We've indeed reached the East!..."

"Ah ha ha! I, the illustrious, wise, and courageous Expedition Commander Columbus, am indeed the first to arrive in the East, opening a new route! Ha ha! Who dares to doubt me anymore? This is India and Japan, this book is the evidence! These natives are the Easterners!..."

The village of the Taino people was destroyed, burning in raging flames. The bodies of villagers killed and stabbed by the sailors were stacked in the fire, burning. In front of a fire that destroys everything, on the shore where three sea ships are anchored, Expedition Commander Columbus is waving his blood-stained Book of Ama Colley high, dancing with ecstatic joy, shouting with excitement! 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Lord! The wealthy Khitan and Seris are here indeed, right before our eyes! Ah! Without my brave and fearless, wise and decisive self, how could you foolish idiots ever reach the East?! Ah! Praise my Father in heaven! He has protected me to come here, He bestows upon me the wealth of the East!!..."

The fire blazes, black smoke rises, devouring the bodies of the dead, also captivating the hearts of the living. Hearing Columbus's ecstatic declaration, the sailors on the three ships exchanged glances and the noise began to rise unstoppably.

"Ah? These naked natives... could they really be the legendary Khitan people who drink milk and eat honey all day?..."

"Nonsense! We haven't arrived yet! This place is just... uh... West Pan Gu Japan before Khitan?... Or maybe... that India?..."

"Lord! That terrifying square book is really... a book of Khitan people?..."

"Yes! It doesn't look fake! Look at Columbus... Commander's excitement! And look at the scribe Rodrigo!... He's already excitedly kneeling on the ground, crying like a woman in ecstasy, almost fainting from the thrill!..."

"Ah! We must go! Hurry to find that Khitan!... Such a wealthy place, if we can grab some, that shiny gold!..."

"Coño! You know nothing! There's not much gold from the Khitan, it's... silk! Porcelain! Each more precious than gold!..."

The flames churn, transforming into mysterious smoke clouds, like omens of fate. Soon, on the beach, the shore echoed with the ghostly howls and wolf-like cries of the Castilian sailors. They are like a pack of wolves in excitement, having smelled the most tender lamb meat!...

"Praise the Lord! Praise my most sacred King and Queen! I pray to you, this is the day of the Lord's miracle and blessing!..."

"Lord! This is indeed the East, indeed the wealthy East!... Holy Mother protect us! We will all get rich, every one of us will make a fortune!..."

"Roar! Get rich! Grab gold!... And silk and porcelain!..."

The frenzy of greed and desire is visible on every face. The cries from the heart reverberate between the sea and the shore! At this moment, even the dullest sailor, amid Columbus's constant shouting, knows the abundance and richness of the East!

At the close of the 15th century, what exactly does the "East" mean in the eyes of Europeans?

A piece of silk from Seris is worth ten times its weight in gold coins. Even if Columbus rolled over debt, owing a giant sum of 2,000 Ducats, he only needs ten elegant silk garments to clear it completely! And a porcelain vase from the East, once transported to a European port for sale, can allow a sailor on the ship to retire, living a carefree life for the rest of his days!...

This is the new route, flowing with endless wealth! And in the face of such tremendous, possible wealth, everyone in the fleet feels like they've been injected with adrenaline, greedy light even in their eyes!...

"Quick! Raise sails! Set sail! Continue east!... Seek the natives' big city and trade their gold!... Then probe the natives for the location of Khitan and Seris!... Lord, we must find the Khitan people!..."

The sails are full, ambitions run like wild dogs. The Castilian fleet speeds east faster than any Taino messenger! And once again, Columbus is in the captain's room, frantically writing his diary. He praises the Lord and the Queen, boasts of his wisdom and bravery, and curses the other two competing ships madly!

"Vaffanculo! Damn Pinzon brothers! These two greedy fools dare to compete with the brave Expedition Commander for the spoils of war! With just thirty people under them, do they want half the loot?... Ha! They are dreaming! It's mine! All mine!... I am the Expedition Commander! Even if we encounter Khitan people, the silk and porcelain are mine! Those two fools won't get a share!..."

"Merda! Damn it! Those two Light Sailing Ships run faster than mine!... I saw their greedy eyes, like red-eyed wild dogs eating shit!... Are they planning to ditch me and find the Khitan people to trade on their own? Damn it!..."

"Lord! I can hardly imagine, hardly imagine! Once I bring back news of discovering Khitan to the Kingdom of Castile, to the Catholic World, what a sensation and shock it will be!... Ha ha! Those fat-bellied Portuguese nautical scholars will be so ashamed they bury their heads in a sheep's butt, never daring to look me in the eye again! Ha ha! High-spirited Portuguese King Joao II will also regret until he cries tears, regretting missing a great exploratory captain, an Admiral like me!..."

"Praise the Lord! Only the sacred and beautiful Queen Isabella! Only she knows of my wisdom like a sage, knows of my bravery like a knight!... Ah! I've found a new route to Khitan, can I be summoned at night by the Queen like a captured heathen Sultan?... Ah! When I return to my Apennine homeland, I'll be a guest at all Great Nobility's tables!..."

At this moment, endless desire, endless imagination, soar in Columbus's heart faster than the whistling sea wind!

This is the "charm" of the East, this is the "value" of the East. In this gilded age of the Renaissance, the "East" is the most dreamlike "opera" in the Italian City-States! A new route to the East is precisely the "gilded stage" that can conquer all the nobles and all the kings. And the exploratory captain discovering this new route will be the indisputable lead in this opera, a "maritime hero" making countless maidens and noblewomen's hearts flutter!

"Brother-in-law! Commander!"

In the sweetest dream of the Expedition Commander, the newly appointed Boatswain Alana hurriedly approached. He "thump thump" knocked on the wooden door, waking the sleeping, drooling Columbus.

"Merda! Damn it! Alana, what are you yelling about?! I just dreamt of the sacred Queen... cough!..."

"Ah? Commander? Queen?..."

Alana rubbed his head, looking at his embarrassed, sword-grasping brother-in-law, puzzled and taken aback. Then, he came to his senses, pointing south, pointing at the newly appearing Rivermouth by the shore, somewhat excitedly shouting.

"Lord's blessing! Look to the south! South!... There appears another Rivermouth, and a sizable native village!"