The sky was bright and the warriors were noisy. In the large tent surrounded by curtains, the priests of the Hilotepec Suiqiu City raised their staffs and saluted.
"The great primordial god, the god of day and night, the descendant of the ancestral god Ometeotel, salutes you!"
Everyone stood in rows, with solemn expressions. Shulot stood in the group of priests on the left side of the tent, curiously looking at the attire of the Suiqiu City envoy. This black and white stripe symbolizes the chaos of light and darkness, which is very interesting.
Like a wild animal from my hometown 20,000 miles away, the national treasure giant panda.
On the right side of the tent is a team of commanders wearing double-sided sunstone cloaks, led by a cold-blooded man with a "female snake" painted on the back. Avitt is also standing at the end of the commanders' group, with a sincere smile on his face.
In the middle of the big tent, there is King Tisok, wearing a gorgeous red and white shirt and a skull helmet. The king is sitting on a high platform, maintaining the majesty of a god. He has no intention of coming down to perform divine rituals, but his eyes are cold.
, looking down at the messenger.
"Dear King of Mexico!"
The priest envoy of Suiqiu City lowered his head and spoke in a more respectful tone.
"The city of Hilotepec has always paid tribute to you and the Great Alliance on time. The city lord has also married a Mexica daughter. We are loyal subordinates of the Great Alliance... I don't know why the king wants to raise troops to attack.
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Hearing this, the king slightly raised his hand to signal to the priests, while his face continued to maintain a divinely indifferent attitude.
Soon, an old priest in a sun cloak walked out from in front of Shulot and shouted sharply.
"Hilotepec has three crimes! First, in last year's tribute, the quantity of tribute did not meet the alliance's requirements. Second, he secretly formed an alliance with the Otomi city-states in the west with evil intentions. Third, he worshiped the old
God, I don’t believe in the Lord God!”
When it came to the third article, the old priest looked at the messenger sharply, with murderous intent in his eyes.
The Suiqiu City envoy pursed his lips and kept his head bowed. It wasn't until he heard the third charge that he raised his head, with a shocked expression on his face.
Sure enough, next, the old priest scolded again.
"The great descendant of the sun demands that the city-state of Xilotepec hand over ten years of tribute, the sacrifice of three thousand men, and sever the alliance with the cities of Otomi. The city-state must hand over the inheritance sacrifice used by the temple for sacrifices and recording events.
Pan, converted to the great sun god, war god, and main god Huitzilopochtli!"
"Ah! Surrender the sacrificial plate and convert? Mexica priest, this is an unacceptable condition!"
Upon hearing this condition, the priest messenger obviously lost control of his emotions and his eyes ignited with anger.
"The great primordial god protects us! We have 100,000 warriors and three years of food! Suiqiu City is as impregnable as the sacred stone on the top of the mountain and cannot be destroyed!"
Hearing this, the king raised his hand again to the officers. Soon, the cold-blooded man at the head strode out.
"You have three years to store food, then we will besiege the city for three years! The Tampen River will keep flowing, bringing us food! Alliance reinforcements are also coming in a steady stream, and the army can stay here for ten years!"
"What's more, you only have 20,000 soldiers and a year's food reserves!"
The cold-hearted man paused for a moment and spoke out the cold truth ruthlessly, announcing the result of the city-state's fall.
"One year later, all the men in the city, from descendants of gods to slaves, will be sacrificed to the Lord God!"
Hearing this, the expression of the priest messenger froze. He knew that the Mexica people were not threatening, but just stating a cruel fact. There was no sound in the big tent for a while, and you could hear the drop of a needle.
King Tisok spoke for the first time, but he was still as indifferent as a god.
"Go back and tell the descendants of the city-state! They only have one chance."
At this point in the negotiation, there was nothing more to discuss. The envoy from Suiqiu City could only lower his head and leave silently.
After the messenger left, the solemn atmosphere in the big tent became slightly more lively. Tisok lifted his mythical posture and asked Avitsotl with a smile.
"My dear brother, what's going on with the Otomi people further west?"
Hearing this, Avitt stepped forward. He suppressed his smile and responded seriously.
"Dear King, according to the information obtained by the merchants sent out, the Otomi people are gathering. The nearby Otopan has mobilized the whole country, recruiting all the strong men and organizing 40,000 warriors and militia. Of course, they
The city-state warriors in the city only have 10,000 warriors at most. The distant Guamare and Parmes states each mobilized 20,000 people, of which the city-state warriors each had 8,000."
Tisoke raised his eyebrows, nodded, and asked the cold man next to him with a smile.
"My loyal chief commander, the female snake Totec. How are my legions prepared?"
Hearing the king's question, the cold-hearted Totec finally showed a smile and answered respectfully.
"Dear King, if the Otopans come to help in a hurry, we will give them a surprise on the way!"
The commanders in the tent also smiled knowingly. They all knew what the "surprise" was.
After everyone in the tent finished discussing military affairs, Tisoke finally turned his head and looked at the corner of the tent.
"Xulot, my nephew."
He smiled gently, waved, and asked Shulot to come over with a smile.
"I just heard from Avitt that you want to make a large wooden sling?"
"Ah! It's a catapult."
Hearing this, Tisoke frowned slightly and said "oh". He didn't ask what a car was. To him, this was just an insignificant episode.
"Xulot, you said the sun is a big fireball?"
Tisok smiled lightly and got to the point.
"Yes, the sun is a big fireball that is far away from us and much larger than the earth."
Shulot replied seriously, with the sincerity of a young man on his face.
"Ha! Where does the sun god live?"
Tisoke's expression turned cold, he looked at Shulot and asked seriously.
"This...should be on the sun."
Shulot weighed it repeatedly and answered carefully. He would not dare to discuss the existence of God with a theologian. Especially when the theologian was the supreme king of divine descent.
"Xulot, you said the earth is a big earth ball?"
Tisok looked cold and continued to press.
"Yes."
"Where does the Earth Mother live?"
"It should...should be in the center of the big earth ball."
"Come on, Shulot, spin around in place a few times."
Shulot was at a loss for a moment, then turned around a few times obediently.
"Are you feeling dizzy?"
King Tisok raised the corners of his mouth and asked with a smile.
"faint."
Shulot looked innocent and answered sincerely.
"So, you said the earth is constantly rotating?"
King Tisok smiled, with a touch of mockery on his lips.
"Then why don't we faint in normal times?"
Hearing this, Shulot was speechless. He wanted to talk about the concept of relative speed, but then he realized that this was futile and irrelevant. In the end, he could only look embarrassed and remain silent.
"Haha! What a silly boy!"
King Tisoke seemed very happy. He seemed to have let go of some hidden worries and worries, and no longer looked at the young man with his sharp eyes.
"come over!"
After a while, he called his hand again and asked Shulot, who was wearing the Tengu sacrificial robe, to come closer to the stage. For the first time, he pinched Shulot's face affectionately with his hands. Well, it hurt a little.
"You kid!"
King Tisok laughed and said, admonishing and teaching.
"Since you are going to take the path of a priest, you always have to study astronomy and theology seriously! You know? You must have at least half of your grandfather's attainments."
"After all, your grandfather has told me that you will eventually succeed him and become the high priest of Teotihuacan. Originally, I planned to marry a princess to you... Unfortunately, the Lord God has taught me that piety
A priest should not have a formal wife..."
"Avit, my brother. Come here too!"
After admonishing for a while, King Tisok waved to the officer corps again. Avitsotl also hurriedly climbed to the high platform, lowered his head and paid tribute to the king.
"Well, the lineage of Teotihuacan in the Holy City is also the direct bloodline of the Sun God. It is closely related to our main lineage of Tenochtitlan! Avitt, you should regard Xiulote as your nephew.
As for this expedition, let Shulot follow you. Come and teach him personally the common sense of war and military affairs!"
"yes!"
"The Lord God bless you! You should spend more time on Shulot! As for the intelligence and security regiment in your hands, let Chief Commander Totec act for the time being!"
"yes!"
Upon hearing such a royal order, Avitt respected and obeyed, with a calm face and no trace of dissatisfaction.
"Xulot, the Holy City family has always been the most loyal supporter of the royal family. From now on, you must loyally obey the next Tratoani."
King Tisok smiled and lectured Shulot, but his eyes always stayed on Avitt's face. And when he mentioned "the next Tratoani", he even watched Avitt's every trace.
Changes in expression.
"Remember, just like your grandfather was loyal to me!"
"Yes, uncle! Follow your teachings."
Shulot looked panicked and nodded sincerely.
"Very good! You all go down."
Soon, the two of them walked out of the big tent and walked very far away. The sun began to set on the horizon. And the dazzling sunlight finally slowly moved away from this land that hid murderous intent.
