When everything was ready, on April 25, 1494, 337 Europeans and 371 Indians began to cross the isthmus along the line of the canal of later generations. Ferdinand had prepared a map and compass in advance.

The advance of the brigade army is different from the situation in "Survival in the Wilderness". The army had its own food supplements, and camped in tents or with local materials. And follow the smooth path in the woods, and of course don't deliberately provoke any cliffs or anything like that.

The original site of the Panama Canal was relatively flat and not always covered with rainforest.

The Chagres River serves as a source of water and direction. However, many of these points on the route need to cross the Chagres River, and some sections of the water are clear and shallow, and wading through the water and stepping on rocks; However, in some places the water is fast and the white waves are rushing, and in some parts of the site you even have to seek the help of indigenous canoes.

Panama's rainforests are covered by verdant skylines; The ground is tangled with kudzu vines, and the leaves are full of feet; Dangerous scorpions may lurk in the crevices of the cliffs, and poisonous vipers lurk under fallen dead trees.

As with all expeditions in the jungle, most of the people were bitten by mosquitoes, ranging from common mosquitoes to chigger mites, which are more likely to cause itching and infection.

It's foolish to be bitten in the tropics, scratching a bulging bag, and once a wound occurs, no matter how small, it can cause infection in the hot and humid rainforest.

"Hold back, don't scratch it with your hands, if you don't want to die!" After walking for a while, Ferdinand always had to emphasize.

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In the Panamanian jungle land, golden birdcatcher spiders lie among the mossy rocks, ancient velvet worms wriggle on the moist and soft humus, the sun shines on the white mist and water droplets in the air, the rainforest is so silent in the morning, the hustle and bustle of the world is hidden, only in the forest, the footsteps of the colonists are noisy, intruding into this secluded world.

Step by step, Diego walked through this strange environment. For the first time in three days, they passed through such a dense rainforest area. There was a narrow road ahead, and discipline seemed to be a little chaotic here. Diego was inadvertently pushed to the back. Diego hadn't slept well last night, annoying mosquitoes had been bothering him, and his teammates teased him for alleviating the pain of others. His arms and legs were already full of bags, but he could only endure them.

In a trance, Diego unexpectedly retreated. A few steps back, a dozen steps......

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a markings in his right eye, and a look of extreme horror erupted in his eyes.

A jaguar slowly approached him, visibly hungry, its sharp gaze piercing the lonely creature, still a little cautious and hesitant.

Diego was too frightened to move, standing still, trembling and forgetting to call for help. Of course, calling for help may be useless, he doesn't know how much he has fallen.

“TMD！” Suddenly there was a loud shout, a swear word that sounded like a heavenly sound to Diego. The jaguar ran away with determination, although it was the king of the jungle here, and was still thinking about whether to catch a special creature that was not usually used as food, but if three whites and five Indians whistled at it wielding machetes and spears, it was obviously wiser to run away.

"My God, what the hell are you doing? Diego! I shouldn't have come! What if you take a couple of us in there......"

“Hey！ Points to note. Ferdinand grabbed a piece of rotting wood and tripped over it, falling to Juana in a thorny black palm tree.

"Don't worry about the noise in the back, be careful, if you get stabbed in the arm, you can get sepsis in a few hours."

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"Asorin, tell them to tell them, if it's too itchy, or if you don't have the strength to do it, find a plant with barbs on the back of its leaves...... You can ask the natives and use it to pump their legs and arms. It's important to hurry. ”

Ferdinand experimented with himself and then continued on his way.

The weather in the rainforest can be unpredictable. In a short time, the tropical rain slanted down, and then the sun shone again, and billions of crystal dewdrops glittered in the sun, except for the people in the forest, whose faces were confused and covered with black lines.

Alas, trekking through the rainforest is a very depressing feeling. Lean over and grab a bitterwood tree.

"Eat bitter wood, continue for a second. It's a bit bitter, but it can help me go further and do it again...... Well, right here, unsheathed ginger - Juana you give it a try, too. ”

"Oh my God, how is this river again. Looking at the amount of water, it can only be the Chagres River. Hopefully it's the last time we'll meet this damn river! ”

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The best way to combat the rainforest is to get away from it, and as soon as possible.

Everyone understands this truth, so despite exhaustion and allowing mosquito bites, every member of the team insists on rushing despite fatigue, sleeping after walking, sleeping and walking, eating, drinking and lazing on the way. The team travels an average of six miles, or 10 kilometers, a day.

Thus, in just one week, the expedition team completed the section between the port of Colón and Panama City at the speed of "Survival in the Wilderness".

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Walk around a mangrove forest and kick a few land crabs. May 2, 1494, this day is destined to go down in history. After a 7-day trek through the rainforest. All 337 expedition members reached the coast of Panama Bay, the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Scooped a bottle of the first bottle of seawater taken from the Pacific Ocean in the Western world with the glass bottle that had been prepared and corked the bottle. Ferdinand looked up at the distance, the blue sea was in the sky, the waves crashed on the shore, and there was not an inch of land as far as his eyes could see, but the vast ocean.

It was the first glimpse of the West to the East, and the first time since the Middle Ages that the West and the East reunited, although not even the Maori of New Zealand and the Polynesian islands were looking at him across the ocean.

Ferdinand had a feeling. "When we see this ocean, we are not just Europeans and Westerners, we are truly part of the whole world."

The ocean is calm and calm, and the waves are not alarmed. It is a good camouflage of the nature of the "Storm Ocean", and it is not as true as its relatives on the moon.

But this was a lie that Ferdinand was happy to see. Who doesn't want the biggest ocean to be calm, maybe only the great lighthouse of the future.

The first name given to it by the West was the Great South Sea.

The second appellation is the Pacific Ocean.

Both of these titles are named in Spanish.

And the apt translation is the wonderful pen of the Oriental language.

However, Ferdinand felt that the best name was always the one.

“The——”

“Pacific——”

“Ocean——”

Sparkling, as if in response.