"Teacher Chimere, this time we are sailing north, departing from Trout Town at the beginning of June. When we set off, the fleet had two Wind God Shuttle Ships and nine Water God Sandboats, totaling five hundred people..."

"Water God Sandboats?..."

"Chief Divine bless! This is also a skill of the Western Sea Tribe, a wide, flat-bottomed boat, which can be large or small, capable of transporting many, and using the nimble long sails of the Western Sea..."

"Shanda, does your fleet of eleven ships really only have five hundred people?..."

"That's right! Teacher, the new ships used on this voyage all rely on wind power, driven by large vertical sails. Although we also prepared oars on the ships, they are just a backup for windless times and are not needed normally... So, each ship requires only a dozen people to operate smoothly!"

"These new style longships can sail day and night along the shallow sea edges. Their stable daily speed is twice that of the previous oar-sail ships, even tripling when the wind is strong enough! They can cover three hundred li a day!"

Speaking of the speed of the "new style longships", the Luoshanda High Priest was very excited. Before witnessing the Western Sea's sailing ships in person, he had never imagined that "ships" could reach such astonishing speeds! The advent of the "new style longships" almost allowed the Kingdom to leap two eras in sail usage!

Undoubtedly, the introduction of Western Sea shipbuilding technology is one of the greatest achievements in the northern nautical exploration! Alongside it at the forefront, yet not fully demonstrating potential, are the iron smelting and iron forging technologies of the Western Sea. As for horses, livestock, and bean and rice crops, it will take a longer time to bring about a huge revolution in agricultural production...

"Chief Divine! Traveling three hundred li a day? What an amazing speed! At such speed, the journey from the Kingdom of the Lake to the Divine Initiation Archipelago, which originally was a twenty-thousand-li journey and took over a year, could be shortened to half a year? ...Wow! The Kingdom's contact with the Northern Continent has suddenly become much more convenient!"

"Exactly! Even accounting for the necessary stops for supplies, repairs, and reinforcements along the way, it would still only take half a year! Moreover, because of using sails, the number of rowers is greatly reduced, the time for material storage is longer, and there is no need for frequent stops for resupply, allowing us to skip some ports directly... Just like our northern voyage this time..."

Luoshanda nodded repeatedly, moving the whale oil lamp closer to illuminate the simple and long sea chart. He pointed to the position of Reagan Town with his finger, continuing to recount the experience of the voyage.

"The first leg of the journey, from Trout Town in the Kingdom to Reagan Town in West Bay, spans about three thousand li! Including necessary stops along the way, we only took twenty days... In the Northern Tectos Tri-River City conquered by the Great Lake Commander, the fleet loaded over two hundred Tecos Warriors and transported them to Reagan Town for support... Then, in Reagan Town, we left behind three sandboats and two hundred mixed warriors..."

"Oh! Shanda, that Tectos Scout you sent to find me, so that's how he boarded the ship? ... Drafting warriors from newly conquered Highland Tribes to go to the Northern Continent... it's also a method! After all, it not only reduces the local governance pressure but also increases the resource scope of the Kingdom's 'mainland'... Once these drafted warriors reach the distant north, they can only rely on the Kingdom, becoming as reliable as the mainland all at once!"

"Teacher, exactly so! Once they leave their homeland, these tribal warriors have no retreat! Most importantly, their faith will truly become devout after long journeys and migrations! Just like breaking free from their original shackles, breaking all ties with their homeland and tribe, their hearts can only turn to the Chief Divine... and this moment is the best opportunity for the Chief Divine to delve deeply into their hearts! It's also when priests need to pay attention and guide them the most!"

As a Priest in the Kingdom, Luoshanda always has a keen eye on the psychological state of the warriors. The northward expansion led by the Kingdom, along with the Kingdom's campaigns with the Alliance, is bringing about the largest scale migration and resettlement of tribes in America's history!

In the face of such epochal change, Luoshanda astutely noticed that the long-distance migration of tribes and warriors would significantly weaken traditional consciousness. During the process of tribes integrating into new migration territories, it is a crucial moment for the Chief Divine Priest to preach, narrate miraculous stories, and turn "superficial believers" into "true believers", even into "sincere believers"!

"Witnessed by the Chief Divine! Such priestly attention and guidance are also necessary spiritual comforts to maintain order during tribal migrations! The unease brought by migration must be filled with the future hope of faith and a stable supply of materials! Otherwise, such large-scale tribal migration would lead to widespread unrest, potentially brewing into terrible riots..."

"Therefore, every ship must have a sufficient number of priests and have enough food supplies! Strengthening faith while migrating tribes is key to the Kingdom's expansion to the Northern Continent!"

"Very good! Very good! Shanda, you are indeed an outstanding and keen Nautical Priest! I will record the key points you summarized... Hmm, we can compile a book together, titled 'The Large Ship of Navigation, Illuminating the Divine Spirit Light of Migrating Tribes!'..."

"Uh... yes!"

Luoshanda touched his nose, not daring to comment on Teacher Chimere's naming ability, nor was he very interested in writing books or painting. Clearly, at present, he hadn't reached Chimere's level of political understanding.