The 'vast land', which had been very flustered by the confident words of the white chief, gradually calmed down and nodded.
"Ah... I see."
Tensions were high as the Nanticoke and Lenape warriors faced off. The atmosphere was so tense that if anyone gave the order to attack, a fierce battle would break out.
'The Great Land' shouted in anger towards the Nanticoke tribe camp on the other side.
"What is this? We are Lenape people who have been formally invited by the Nanticoke tribe."
"······"
When there was no answer from the Nanticoke tribe camp, the 'Wide Land' spoke again.
"We have no intention of fighting the Nanticoke tribe. Repel the warriors."
"······"
Meanwhile, the 'Rough Flowing River', who had come to welcome the Lenape people on behalf of the chief, looked ahead intently with cold, shining eyes.
'It's not easy.'
The 'Roughly Flowing River' tilted its head at the sight of the Lenape warriors moving quickly and forming a defensive formation.
What should I say? At first glance, each Lenape warrior appeared to be a well-trained warrior. Then, the Nanticoke warrior standing next to him spoke cautiously.
"Elder! What should we do?"
"······"
The 'roughly flowing river' looked conflicted for a moment, then nodded.
"I don't think today is the day. Hand over the warriors."
"Understood, sir!"
The Nanticoke warrior raised his hand and signaled to the hundred Nanticoke warriors who surrounded the Lenape warriors.
"Step back!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The Nanticoke warriors put away their bows and fell back. At the same time, the 'roughly flowing river' moved forward with a bright smile.
"We apologize to our Lenape guests. There seems to have been a misunderstanding on our part. Please forgive our rudeness."
"······"
The Lenape warriors were still on guard, awaiting orders from the 'Wide Lands'.
"Release your defensive formation."
"Understood, sir!"
Although the order was given, the 'vast land' secretly gave instructions to the white general.
"I think you'd better be careful."
"Understood, sir!"
This time, the 'vast land' stepped forward and formally greeted the 'roughly flowing river'.
"···I was a little embarrassed."
"I'm sorry. There have been barbarian tribes roaming around lately, and we've been having quite a bit of a headache. We briefly mistook you for a barbarian tribe."
The 'vast land' did not take its eyes off of suspicion as it watched the 'roughly flowing river' making excuses.
"···okay."
"Let's go. The chief is waiting."
* * *
The upper reaches of the Susquehanna River. Several days had passed since we left the Susquehannock tribe village. Before I knew it, the majestic Appalachian Mountains that cut across the land began to appear before my eyes.
The map was constantly being updated and expanded with new quests. At that moment, 'Heavy Snowstorm' looked around with his warriors and came to me to report.
"Chief! It seems the wise fox hasn't arrived yet. I guess we'll have to wait here for a while."
"Okay."
'Heavy Snowstorm' gave instructions to the warriors and adjusted their positions.
A moment later, the Royal Guard soldiers were surrounding me with strict security. I sat there for a moment, lost in thought, with a bored expression, waiting for the group of 'Wise Foxes'.
It was frustrating because I had no concept of time.
'When I get back to the village, I'll have to start by making a clock.'
At that moment, 'Heavy Snowstorm' shouted to the warriors.
"Prepare for battle!"
"Prepare for battle!"
The guardsmen aimed their bows forward, ready to attack at any time. I looked up and checked the map window. A group of 'wise foxes', marked with blue dots, were approaching us from afar.
For a moment, I was thinking of telling 'Heavy Snowstorm' to let down its guard, but I left it as is in preparation for training.
After a while, the 'Wise Fox' party arrived safely.
"Chief, I'm sorry I'm so late."
"It was a tough road to get here, but it's okay."
It is a very long journey, crossing mountains that divide the land (Appalachian Mountains). It was nice to have the 'wise fox', who was old and had difficulty moving, join the group.
"The people here are the ones who will work with me to persuade the Shawnee people. Not all of them, but all of them are acquainted with the Shawnee chiefs."
There are three elders brought by the 'wise fox'. And ten village warriors who were to escort them also joined our party.
"···I meet the chief."
"···It is an honor."
After exchanging greetings with them, I immediately gave the order to depart to the 'Heavy Snowstorm' and the guards.
"From now on, we will cross the mountain that divides the land and go to the Shawnee tribe."
"All right."
* * *
A 'very big' town, school. The children of the village sat on the platform with bright eyes, listening intently to the words of the elders who were telling the legends of the tribe.
"······The Thunderbird lives in the sky. And it is a spirit that knows how to control powerful lightning and thunder. Sometimes, it even defeats evil people who appear in human form instead of bird form."
"······"
"···The evil spirit, the horned serpent, appeared. The horned serpent was tormenting and killing people. At that time, the thunderbird appeared from the sky, bringing a storm. The horned serpent was terrified and started to run away, chased by the thunderbird."
Waaaaaaaaaah!
The children in the village were very happy and showed various reactions to the elders' stories. Meanwhile, 'Wind and Cloud' was quickly writing down the elders' stories in Korean on a piece of paper with a few warriors on one side.
"It seems like the horned snake part is missing."
"I think the spelling is wrong."
The warriors who were making the book to be used as a textbook were constantly sweating over the difficult points of 'Wind and Cloud'.
* * *
training school. Today, as always, the warriors were training hard. In an office set up on one side of the barracks, the 'Brave Wolf' was working on behalf of the chief and supervising various departments.
At that moment, a noise was heard from outside, and the head of the Intelligence Service, the 'fast-footed deer', entered the office.
"Oh! Brave wolf! How cool."
Since they were alone, the 'fast-footed deer' spoke with a playful expression, and the 'brave wolf' spoke with a smile on his face.
"Stop talking nonsense. What's going on?"
"What's going on? I'm not playing around. I came here because I have something urgent to report."
The 'swift deer' handed over the paper he had in his hand.
"Read it."
'Brave Wolf' quickly read the contents of the paper.
"···Is it likely that the Iroquois Confederates will attack the Irie Tribe?"
"It's not certain yet. It remains to be seen whether the Iroquois confederacy will attack the Shawnee or the Iri. And we have sent a warning to the Iri, just as our scout warriors have sent. Do you remember what the chief said? Take action first, report later."
'Brave Wolf' nodded and said.
"You handled it well. Good job."
The 'fast-footed deer' shrugged his shoulders with a proud expression.
"What are you doing with something like this? Do you have any separate instructions?"
"Hmm! I'm worried that the Mohawks might cause trouble. Keep a close eye on the Mohawks."
"Understood, Mr. Secretary of Defense!"
* * *
Nanthi Kok tribal village. In a large hut, the Nanti Kok chief, Heavy Rock, sat at the head of the table to welcome the Great Land and the Lenape elders.
"···Welcome. I heard there was a small misunderstanding on the way to town. I'll apologize again, so I hope you feel better."
Although he apologized verbally, his attitude was extremely arrogant. 'The vast land' he thought to himself.
'My first impression was really bad.'
With a greasy face, the 'heavy rock' opened his mouth again.
"There's nothing to eat, but please eat plenty."
"thank you."
After a while, the two tribesmen were talking in a seemingly friendly atmosphere, exchanging pipes in a large hut. At that moment, the 'heavy rock' with a fat body asked with expectant eyes.
"···Guests from my grandfather's tribe wouldn't just come to our tribe, right?"
'The vast land' spoke skillfully and without any embarrassment.
"If the chief hadn't told me, I almost forgot and didn't give you the gift I had prepared."
The 'vast land' turned its head and winked at the white warrior.
"yes."
The white warrior stepped outside for a moment and then entered the large hut carrying a bronze spear.
"This is a gift from our chief."
The Nanticoke tribesmen in the large hut gasped in amazement here and there at the sight of the brightly shining bronze spears.
"What is that?"
"The spear tip is really sharp."
"What on earth is it made of?"
The 'Heavy Rock', who received the bronze spear as a gift, laughed out loud with a look of genuine joy and a look of greed in his eyes.
"Hahaha! I've never seen a window like this before. Please tell the Lenape chief that I received it well."
"I'm glad you like it. By the way, I also brought some well-dried hides for the Nanticoke tribe."
"okay."
When the word 'leather', 'heavy rock', showed no reaction, the 'vast earth' thought to itself.
'It won't be easy.'
* * *
"Did you have a good rest yesterday?"
"Thanks to you, I was able to rest comfortably."
"If that's the case, then that's good."
There was a brief silence in the large hut before the 'heavy rock' spoke with difficulty.
"After much thought on the Lenape tribe's proposal last night, I decided that now was not the time."
As if he had expected it to some extent, 'Wide Land' nodded with a calm expression.
"okay."
"It is too early to be disappointed. I am willing to join the 'Sun of the Sky' alliance if only a few conditions are met."
"Please speak."
"First of all, I would like to have a time of friendship between the two tribes. If possible, it would be good if the two tribes could come and go and exchange gifts."
"······"
As the 'heavy rock' pointed its gaze at the bronze spear, the 'vast earth' frowned for a moment.
"Hahaha! I really like that bronze spear I got as a gift."
"I know what you mean."
"And the position of the Great Chief of the 'Sun of the Sky' Confederation must be held by a Great Chief of the Lenape tribe… I wish the position of the Great Chief of the Confederation could be held by anyone regardless of tribal origin. It wouldn't be bad to take turns doing it."
"Okay. I will tell our chieftain that."
"Hahaha! It's really good that we can communicate. Our elders will tell you the rest of the conditions."
The 'vast land' looked at the 'roughly flowing river' pointed to by the 'heavy rock'.
"I won't go far. Let's meet again at a better place next time."
*
As he left the Nanticoke tribal village, the 'Wide Land' spoke with a serious expression to the white chief who was escorting him.
"I have a bad feeling about this. Strengthen your guard and get out of Nanticoke territory quickly."
"All right."
Meanwhile, the 'Rough-Running River', which had been seeing off the Lenape people, also entered the large hut and reported.
"Chief! They have left."
The 'heavy rock', which was touching the bronze spear, spoke with eyes full of greed.
"The weapons of the Lenape warriors look much better than mine."
"···What should we do?"
"I don't think we can just turn around and look. We should attack them from behind and take the weapons they have."
"Then, we will handle it as if it were an attack by a barbarian tribe as usual."
"Of course it should be like that."
* * *
Dense forest. 'The Vast Earth' shook its head with a long sigh and a stern expression. At that moment, the white general shouted again to the warriors who had each taken their positions.
"Prepare for battle!"