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    After a night's rest, the caravan led by Liu Kata set off on the road again the next morning. There were fifty elite crew members in their team, as well as hundreds of Mayan warriors. This kind of armed force was even for an ordinary small town.  They don't dare to provoke them, so they are not worried about safety issues.  [Supreme magical power]

    After another five days of travel, the caravan finally returned to Mansa City. After receiving the news, Lu Wan welcomed them personally. In the evening, they jointly held a grand dinner with Mansa City to welcome the warriors in the caravan.  After returning victoriously, after the banquet, some young men in the caravan immediately impatiently found their lovers and went to a deserted place to exchange feelings.

    However, the return of the caravan also marked the day when the American fleet was about to return. After all, the route had been explored, the equatorial ocean current could indeed reach the Americas, and with the help of Mansa City, they also collected various crop seeds.  , and even built a port. It can be said that the task has been exceeded.

    Another important point is that it is already October of the 21st year of Zhenguan, which happens to be the calmest period along the coast of the Tang Dynasty, and Lu Wan predicts that the return trip will definitely not take more than three months, so  They can take advantage of this safest time to return to Taiwan. If there is any further delay, they will likely encounter a storm on the way back, causing unnecessary losses.

    It is also true that on the fifth day after Liu Kata's return, the fleet finally set sail again. They will go north along the coastline of Central America, then find the direction of the North Equatorial Current, and then follow this westward ocean current.  return.  But Lu Wan and the others didn't know.  If they take this route, they may face even worse conditions than when they came to America.

    When the fleet left Mansa City.  The Lord of Mansa City and Zituo came to see them off. There were also many people in the city, especially the lovers of the crew members here, who all looked sad. Especially among these women, there were many  The women with big bellies, all of whom were pregnant with the crew members' seeds, were all in tears.  It¡¯s sad to watch.

    Lu Wan on the America 1 stood at the bow of the ship, with most of the crew behind him. Lu Wan pointed to the group of pregnant women on the shore and said, "Did you see that? Those women are waiting for you to come back in America.  Keep your spirits up, everyone. Not only will you return to Taiwan alive this time, but you will also come back to America alive next time!"

    "Here!" the crew members, who were still immersed in sadness just now, heard this.  They all responded with a bang. They all made a living at sea. Every time they went to sea, they had their heads tied to their belts. Therefore, they had already adapted to this kind of life and soon woke up from the love between children.  , one by one began to get busy.

    The North Equatorial Current is located south of the Tropic of Cancer.  If you look carefully at the maps of later generations, you will find that there are very few islands along the way of this ocean current. The closest to America is the Hawaiian Islands of later generations, but Luwan and others did not know about these.  He also didn¡¯t know that it would be more difficult to get supplies on the route he chose than when going to America.

    It¡¯s the same as when it came.  After Lu Wan and the others left the American continent, they didn't encounter any islands for nearly a month. This made Lu Wan and the others very discouraged. They thought that the American continent was really evil. Ordinarily, the closer to the mainland, the islands should be.  There are more, but the opposite is true on the west coast of America. There is not even an island to be found within thousands of miles.

    Fortunately, there is another Hawaiian Islands, which is just in the way of the North Equatorial Ocean Current, so Lu Wan and the others don't have to look for it at all, and can easily see the islands lying in front of them.

    "Haha, it seems that we are lucky this time. We encountered this archipelago less than a month after going to sea. I guess we won't encounter the same supply crisis as when we came here!" Lu Wan held a telescope and observed carefully.  The island ahead, he said with a laugh.

    Behind Lu Wan, the crew members on the ship were also cheering. After all, they had been waiting on the ship for almost a month, and having a piece of land for them to pause for a while was their only enjoyment during the voyage.

    However, they were happy to be happy, but they should not be sloppy. They first drove the boat around the islands a few times, and found that this archipelago was not very big. Although there were hundreds of islands, some of them were actually habitable.  There are less than ten islands, and they also found traces of native activities on several large islands. Even when the fleet passed one of the large islands, the natives on the island waved and cheered to them.

    "Captain, should we send someone to the island to make contact with these natives?" Feng Shijie on the America 1 asked Lu Wan next to him.

    "Of course, but it is really strange. We have just seen it. The big island at the southern end of the archipelago is obviously the largest in area, but there seems to be no native life there. Instead, it is what we see.There are many natives living on this small island in front of me?  Lu Wan said thoughtfully as he looked at the cheering natives on the beach.

    The fleet has visited several large islands in the archipelago, and found a large island at the southernmost tip of the archipelago. The area of ??this island is almost larger than the other islands combined, but not much was found on the island.  He is a native, so this makes Lu Wan feel a little strange.

    "Haha, maybe there are some ferocious beasts living on that big island, so the natives don't dare to live there." Hearing Lu Wan's question, Liu Kata next to him said with a smile.

    "It's not impossible, but no matter what, let's send someone to the island to make contact first!" After Lu Wan finished speaking, he immediately directed the crew to put down the boat, and then arranged for dozens of fully armed crew members to land.

    But in addition to weapons, these crew members also carry some small gifts, such as glass crafts and the like.  Generally speaking, as long as the natives on the island do not take the lead in using force, the crew will use these small gifts to gain the other party's favor, and then proceed to the next step of contact, and finally they may trade with the other party.

    It turns out that the natives on the island are still very hospitable. Like most of the natives, they were quickly bribed by the small gifts in the hands of the crew. Moreover, they also knew how to bring fruits and meat from the tribe, which was very generous.  Entertain the crew.  This situation made Lu Wan and the others feel relieved. They sailed the big ship to the side of the island, and then began to board the island to communicate with each other.

    However, Luwan and the others soon discovered that the indigenous language on this archipelago was very different from the Mayan language. On the contrary, it was very similar to the indigenous language system on some islands around Australia.  This discovery greatly increased Liu Kata's confidence, because he had been exposed to this language family before, and he could roughly understand the meaning of the other party's words without even deliberately studying it.

    It is precisely because of this convenience that the communication between the fleet and the natives has become easier. After talking with Lu Wan and the others, they learned that this archipelago has a native name, which is transliterated as Hawaii, which means 'original'.  Home', the largest island in the archipelago is called Volcanic Island. The reason why there are not many natives living on the island is mainly because there is a huge volcano on the island, and it will erupt from time to time. There was one many years ago.  There was a big explosion and the volcanic ash ejected almost covered the entire island. Therefore, although the island is large, the natives did not dare to live there. Instead, they moved to Oahu in front of Luwan and the others.

    What also surprised Lu Wan and the others was that a large amount of sugar cane was grown here, and due to the climate, the sugar cane yield here was extremely amazing. Among the food they ate on the island, there was sugar cane juice.  drinks.  Of course, sugar processing here in Hawaii is still very primitive, unlike Taiwan where a large number of industries have been formed.

    After Lu Wan and the others obtained enough food and fresh water on the island, Feng Shijie also measured the longitude and latitude of the Hawaiian Islands. The result made them very depressed to find that when they came to America, they had deviated from the route due to compass failure.  The direction of their sailing was towards the Hawaiian Islands. If the fleet kept sailing forward for two more days, they would probably have discovered the islands in advance, and then they would not have to worry about food.

    Feng Shijie also discovered that the Hawaiian Islands are almost at the same latitude as Taiwan, but the climate here is cooler than Taiwan.  It is for this reason that after their fleet left the archipelago, they sailed due west, preparing to reach Taiwan directly.

    However, Lu Wan and the others soon discovered that sailing in the due west direction was not feasible, because the direction of the North Equatorial Ocean Current was a little west-south, and the monsoon was always blowing from the northeast behind them, so  Their course has been a little southward, and if nothing else happens, they will eventually reach Luzon.

    Another point worth mentioning is that when returning, Lu Wan and his fleet not only followed the direction of the ocean current, but the monsoon behind them also pushed their ships quickly, which was much faster than when they went to America.  , so in the end Lu Wan estimated that they might arrive in Luzon much earlier than expected.

    And just when Lu Wan's fleet filled up its sails and sailed in the direction of Luzon at maximum speed, Taiwan's Li Min was troubled by two things.

    The first thing is the Java Island far away in Southeast Asia. It was originally the main slave hunting area of ??the Slave Catching Association. However, after these years of slave hunting, the local natives finally couldn't bear the oppression. In the autumn of the 21st year of Zhenguan, they jointly  They got up and began to attack the strongholds established by the Han people on Java Island. So far, six strongholds have been captured. Fortunately, these strongholds were built near the sea. When the Han people in the strongholds could not resist, they immediately fled to the ships and went to sea, so  The casualties were not too serious.

    The other thing is about Li Shimin. This thing is more troublesome for Li Min than the uprising on Java Island. He is even considering whether to return.?An'an, otherwise he really doesn't know how to solve this matter?  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read it.)
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