Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1619 - 1152: The Second Encounter, the Natives’ Thunderbolt!

Northeast coast of Cuba, Gibara Bay, Rivermouth of Gibara River.

The surging river water carries mud and sand, rushing down from the brown hills and plains of the southern upstream. At Gibara Bay where the great river merges, the seawater is a muddy green, and the tidal flats are an accumulated gold and silver. The rivermouth brings nutrients from upstream, depositing fertile fields along the downstream coast, attracting schools of fish swarming around the bay. Between the rivermouth and the bay lies a sprawling cluster of tribal villages, surrounded by vast farmland. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

In simple terms, it is a place rich in resources and abundant in food, naturally forming a Taino Tribe of two to three thousand people, one of the many clans from Brown Hills - the Spider Cave Tribe.

Spider Cave Tribe is located on the northeast coast, roughly at the neck of Cuba's long snake. From here, heading two hundred miles east is the Mayali Region of Cuba's Snake Head. One hundred miles southwest is the center of the inland of Snake Neck, the Brown Hills Tribe. The Spider Cave Tribe and the Brown Hills Tribe have a very close relationship; both tribes not only share common ancestry, intermarry, but also share the fertile brown soil belt.

To say if the east snake head of Cuba Snake Island is rich in iron, copper, chromium, and nickel minerals, then the Snake Neck area is the most fertile agricultural zone, a flat and fertile brown soil belt! Here, the brown soil has a high humus content and its fertility is close to black soil, ensuring long-term stable cassava production. The only drawback here is the poor water seepage in the soil, prone to forming waterlogging and marshes in low-lying areas. If further reclamation is desired, a large amount of water conservancy projects must be built to regulate the abundant rainfall...

The Brown Hills Tribes settled in the fertile brown soil belt are the most adept at farming among the Taino Tribes on Cuba Snake Island! They plant tobacco leaves on the relatively dry hills, cotton in the low-lying areas and mild saline-alkali land, and widely cultivate high-yielding cassava in the fertile soil in between. With relatively outstanding agricultural output, naturally, it gathered the most Taino population. Centered around the Brown Hills Tribe, within a radius of two hundred miles, 150,000 to 200,000 Taino tribes have gathered, making it the most densely populated area on Cuba Island!

In later generations, within a radius of just two hundred miles of the brown soil fertile area, it gathered as many as two million Cubans. The grain yield here occupies two to three-tenths of the entire Cuba in later generations, known as Cuba's "Heavenly Kingdom"!…

And the Spider Cave Great Tribe in front of us is located on the northern coast of the brown soil belt, having quite a special status among the Brown Hills Tribes. Because they occupy a sacred ancient Taino ancestral land, it is the sprawling for tens of miles, with no end in sight, underground cave group, "Cueva de los Panaderos" (Cave of Silence).

This ancient sacred, large-scale underground cave not only produces a large amount of bat droppings but also breeds the Tainos' revered God of Death's favorites, the Blue Scorpion and Blue Spider, with many tribal myths being passed down.

In the view of surrounding Taino Tribes, "Cave of Silence" connects to the Land of the Dead of the underground world, the place where elders of the Brown Hills Tribes voluntarily disappear. In the view of Cuba's High Priest Tomate, although this place has many toxins and is full of mystery and danger, it is an extremely rare source of saltpetre and fertilizer, a kingdom outpost that must be focused on!

In fact, the Spider Cave Tribe is, after Mayali Region and Red Soil Clan, the third entire tribe converted to the kingdom among the Taino Tribe, an important foothold for the kingdom to control the fertile brown soil belt. Here, there is a long-term stationed team of over 20 Kingdom's Warriors, and a Preaching Priest from Mexica Alliance, Priest Yao Yu, personally presiding over the situation!

Of course, the arriving Castilian Fleet does not know these. At this moment, the three sea ships are all anchored at the rivermouth coast, anchoring a mile or two away from the tribal village. The captain and important crew are gathered at the bow, gazing at the scene of the native tribe from afar.

"Go further! Go a little further closer!... Almighty, this is the largest native village we have encountered! Whew, I wonder how much tempting gold and wealth are in this village!... "

On the flagship, Columbus, with a dashing Admiral's hat, eagerly tip-toed, greedily gazing at the prosperous native village. He looked at the rows of wooden and thatched houses, and the cotton fields around after harvest, his face almost glowing.

This native village obviously has a large population, even the canoe boats on the seaside are close to a hundred. At this time, the Taino fishermen on the canoes have already passed the news of the appearance of the three sailing ships and the white-skinned demons back to the village. Soon, the whole village was bustling with moving shadows and shouting, like a boiling pot of soup!

"Sun Great Chief God! Demons, they are the prophesied white-skinned demons! They have really appeared!... "

"Ancient All Gods, the demons have finally appeared!... Quickly, please move the longship Priest and Warriors to come out and suppress the demons on the large ship!... "

"Yes! And bring out the Thunderbolt Gold Beast of the Chief God!... Chief God! Please shelter us!... "

Amidst the crowd of Taino Tribe members, each person's forehead is carved with the Chief God's Sun Hummingbird emblem. At this moment, they sincerely prayed, casting their gaze towards the center of the village, a stone-built Chief God sacrificial altar.

Soon, a Chief God Priest wearing a Feather Crown solemnly raised a Divine Staff and walked out from the sacrificial altar. He furrowed his brows tightly, cold eyes gazing at the peculiar three sailing ships by the sea, while listening intently to the excited report of the Armored Warrior Leader.