The Great Alaskan Expansion

**The Great Alaskan Expansion** was an expedition set out by Luemas on Day 22. It resulted in the acquisition of 3 territories which became the colonies of Alaska.

Initially, Luemas planned to name these colonies after the 4 cardinal directions (South Alaska, East Alaska, and West Alaska; North Alaska is already the mainland and home base of the faction). While the colony in South America was named as South Alaska, the two other colonies were named after a portmanteau of their real-life name and the faction Alaska.

## Background

On Day 19, Luemas proposed to unify two separated factions in Alaska at the time: Luemas' own faction named Yukon in the east and Swifty's faction called Bopnt in the west. He met Swifty in Bopntton, the capital of the latter's faction to discuss the prospects of having a united faction, named after the eponymous region they were settling in at the time. Thus, symbolized by the two ender pearls crafted from cooked emeralds, Swifty disbanded Bopnt and joined Yukon to form Alaska.

As they started to reclaim and remade the border of the entire region, Swifty suggested that they could expand their borders by claiming lands in other continents, such as India (before realizing that New Hawaii had colonized it already) or Greenland (part of it had been claimed by Bosnia to form the Bosnian Greenland). Luemas agreed with the latter's suggestion and added the Canadian Baffin Island to the list as well.

## Journey

### **Departure**

On Day 22, Luemas was determined to expand their faction's borders. Thus, he made preparation and departed from the Lincoln Lodge, Fairbanks, and travelled down the Tanana River into the Bering Sea. Initially, he admitted that he would prefer using a boat than a plane.

   But, given how arduous and slow the journey was so far, Luemas decided to try flying a plane. It was going smoothly for a while, yet suddenly the plane acted on its own and he could not control it as he flew over the Business Bridge and went north instead. He resigned using the cursed vehicle and returned to sailing back to the Bering Sea and eventually, the Pacific Ocean.

   Along the journey to South America, Luemas tuned in to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, the 4th Movement (Ode to Joy). Soon enough, he discovered a shoreline and exclaimed "Land ho!" like any other explorer would. However, he immediately retreated after getting shot by ~~the natives~~ invisible pillagers before even reaching the shores.

He then resumed his trip following the coasts of Baja California and Panama. When asked about the name of his trusty vessel, he decided to name it "Boaty". He finally arrived in Bosnian Colombia and he was greeted by ~~an explosive native~~ a creeper upon his landing.

### **South Alaska**

*Main article: South Alaska*

After leaving the colony and entering the wilderness, he quickly found that the South American landscape he's in was mediocre and did not quite live up to beautiful valleys and rivers of mainland Alaska. He trekked further inland and found mountains. He then discovered a river flowing through a jungle biome and instantly fell in love with it. The following is a transcript of how the events went on narrated by the explorer himself.

As he supplanted the flag to the grounds of the highest peak, facing north towards the motherland, he proclaimed the lands as **South Alaska**. He wished that this victorious event would be noted in the pages of the SMPEarth Wiki as the day Alaska had conquered both the North and South Americas.

### **Falkalaska**

*Main article: Falkalaska*

Luemas then rowed down along the eastern coast of the South America. He passed the mouth of the Amazon river and found it underwhelming. He went on to discuss with his Twitch chat about the differences between the Amazon and the Nile on which one is the largest and longest, then onto the topic of the terminologies concerning rivers, streams and other bodies of water.

    Soon enough, he came across an archipelago called the Falkland Islands, east of the tip of South America. The islands were immediately annexed to Alaska and was renamed as **Falkalaska** (not Fuck Alaska).

### **Africalaska**

*Main article: Africalaska*

After successfully circumnavigating through the east-west world border, Luemas sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. Eventually, he landed in the western shores of the Antarctic South Africa and trekked the African wilderness and dense jungles to get to roughly where Ethiopia would be. Later, he began claming lands dubbed the "cradle of humanity" and became a colony of the united Alaska named **Africalaska**.

Once finished, Luemas shared his future plans about conquering new colonies later on, such as the western Himalayas (Himalaska) or even parts of Europe such as Norway (Norlaska).

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Falkalaska† •
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