Preaching, Colonization, and Assimilation in North America, Three Strongholds on the West Coast

The sacred mass-conversion ceremony lasted a full two days. More than a dozen Missionary Priests worked day and night before they converted all three thousand-plus people of the entire Great Yoreme Tribe into believers of the Main God.

Soon, a wooden carving of the Main God's emblem was erected in the square at the center of the tribe. A crude altar was also completed, becoming the place for morning and evening prayers. The Missionary Priest Ge Niao was filled with ambition. In this great tribe of the northern continent, he would personally establish the very first Temple of the Main God!

With the initial conversion of the Yoreme Tribe completed, several Kingdom leaders gathered in the chief's longhouse to discuss the arrangements for their next step.

Everyone assembled together and came to know one another. The Level 2 Divine Inspiration Priests Zuwaro and Miki were the captain and vice-captain of the Kingdom fleet, holding the authority to decide fleet affairs. The Level 2 Missionary Priest Ge Niao was the Kingdom's highest-ranking Missionary Priest on the northern continent, and at present, he effectively controlled the Teopan Tribe as well.

Below them came the warrior leader of the fleet, the Level 4 Senior Warrior Chakapu. This was a typical Purepecha name, meaning "hard stone," and he could also be called Shijian. Last was the leader of the merchant fleet, an official from Tzintzuntzan, Kuruchaxi. This too was a Purepecha name, meaning "very large fish," and he was also called Kuyu.

Among the five men, the leading three were Kingdom priests, followed by the warrior representative, with the Royal Capital official last. This seating order was a perfect symbol of the Kingdom's internal power structure. The various branches of the Main God's priests held great authority, while the legion warrior leaders held military