"Main God bless us! At the end of August, we left behind more than fifty warrior-sailors and one Longship at the start of the Western Island Chain to build God Earth Port. More than seventy people from the surrounding Unangax tribes also joined us. We picked around ten able-bodied Unangax men to replace the last group of Purepecha sailors. The sailors of the entire fleet are now almost all from the northern tribes..."
"The leader in charge of God Earth Port is the Tecos warrior Luo Black Stone. Like many brave and battle-hardened Tecos warriors, he received the surname 'Luo' bestowed by His Majesty. And his physique truly is strong enough to adapt very well to the harsh northern climate—worthy indeed of being born a barbarian from the mountains!..."
October counted as early autumn in the Aleutian Islands. The foggiest summer season had already passed, making it a relatively suitable time for sailing. The northern sun hung close in the sky, plainly a full circle larger than in the south, though no one knew why.
Scholar Miki tilted his head back and looked for a while at the clear Sky Family, as if he were gazing at an upside-down sea. Today the sunlight was very bright, yet the temperature was very low. Snow on the hills covered the rocks, showing no sign of melting. Beside him, the white bear Gao Wa sat on a snowy stone, watching him with a simple grin, as if she was not afraid of the cold at all.
"Gao Wa."
"Mm?"
"Aren't you cold?"
"Cold?"
White bear Gao Wa blinked in puzzlement. It was only early October, and the temperature on the Aleutian Islands was already swaying back and forth around freezing. But for white bear Gao Wa, who was used to winter cold of