The twilight is like blood, flooding the heaven and earth, like a long river of life gathering, and like a flame burning the sky. The New Year's ceremony dances in the long river and flames, and the boiling cheers fill the entire capital.
"Go, little Avelot! Bring him my letter!"
A clear human voice shouted softly, and a young golden eagle suddenly flew into the sky! In just a moment, it reached an altitude of more than a thousand meters. It spread its wings and flew to its heart's content, carrying the sound of hunting wind, like the sky
The king of them all, scaring away the birds on Lake Texcoco.
The little golden eagle Avelot is three years old this year. The young bird that could once be held in the palm of your hand is now a giant with a body length of more than half a meter and a wingspan of more than 1.5 meters. Its flexible head and neck are yellow-brown and wide.
Its wings are dark brown, but there are still immature white first feathers on the wingtips and tail. At this moment, a small cotton letter is tied to its slender eagle legs.
"YoYo!"
Avelot hovered thousands of meters in the sky, shook its head triumphantly, and let out a cry of joy that was still immature. Then, the little golden eagle's pupils dilated, its sharp eyes widened, and it looked at the ground and raised its head in anticipation.
The girl in white shouted "Yo yo" again.
After a while, it seemed to finally understand the girl's expectations. It flew in a nostalgic circle, then flapped its wings and flew straight towards the mountains in the west. The golden eagle can maintain a flying speed of at least 200 miles per hour.
It only takes less than 4 hours to fly from the capital in the lake to the capital of Qincongcan. It is not afraid of threats along the way and can locate long distances. It is the best messenger of this era!
Of course, the prerequisite for all this to happen is that it can truly understand its master's orders.
In just two-quarters of an hour, Avelot flew to the mountains in the western part of the Alliance. Looking down from a high altitude, the cascading mountains undulated on the surface, smoke rose from the settlements in the mountains, and the stone fortresses were extremely small. From here, go further
Going west, passing through the difficult mountains and forests, we will reach the entrusted land of Shulot, the border of the kingdom in the lake.
The little golden eagle did not go further west. The prey here was already abundant enough. It flew freely in the sky. When it first saw a running wild wolf, it lowered its height and followed easily, full of eagerness to attack. The wild wolf noticed
Seeing the looming danger, he immediately stopped and looked up. Then, the wild wolf roared several times, and several of its kind gathered together, staring at the threatening dot in the sky with vigilance.
Avelot circled cautiously for a long time, but gave up the risky attack. He continued to search, and saw another half-size elk running. Such prey was not too difficult for it. Little golden eagle
He quickly lowered his altitude, and when he reached 100 meters away, he immediately made a fierce pounce. The howling wind came rapidly from a high place, and the sharp wings carried the wind pressure, so fiercely that it knocked down the half-sized elk.
The little golden eagle stretched out its sharp claws and tore the neck of the prey hard. The bright red color suddenly flowed out, accompanied by the mournful roar of the deer. After struggling for a moment, the elk became motionless and made no more noise. The little golden eagle raised its head proudly,
He let out a "majestic" cry again.
"YoYo!"
Then, Avelot grabbed the elk and flapped its wings vigorously! It fluttered on the ground for a while, trying to take the prey away, but found that it could not fly at all. After a while, the little golden eagle put down its heavy wings in frustration.
The elk flew to the nearby river and pounced again!
This time, Aveiro caught a fierce and beautiful purple-red firemouth fish as a gift to the hostess. It raised its head proudly, screamed and flew into the sky, turned around and flew quickly towards the capital city in the lake. On its feet
The tied letter is still intact. After flying back and forth in the sky for hundreds of miles, it will return smoothly!
"YoYo!..."
Hundreds of miles away under the sky, the New Year Festival in the capital of Qin Congcan has just come to an end.
Wearing black sacrificial robes, Shulot stood at the top of the Yakata Pyramid. He raised the emerald staff in his hand and faced the setting sun. With tens of thousands of residents of the royal capital kneeling in obeisance, he bowed to the blazing holy fire.
, offering the most sacred fire sacrifice.
The first thing that was brought up was a coyote cub, which had been drained of blood in advance, and the wolf's head was intentionally facing the west. In the animal worship of the Mexicans, the wolf is a bloody and united animal, with the characteristics of
Innate divinity. The animal image of Shuloter, the god of death, is a black wolf that roars up to the sky.
In front of the people in the lake, Shulot threw the divine coyote corpse into the fire and offered it to the departing sun god, chanting loudly at the same time.
"Praise the sun god, I offer you the coyote! It is the companion of the sun, and after sunset, it heads towards the journey to the abyss of the earth! ... Praise the Lord God! May you take away death and give us long life!
"
After the gift, Hulot once again raised the staff to signal, and boiling cheers instantly sounded. Under the pyramid, the Prepecha and Mexica people all fell to the ground together, showing sincere joy on their faces, and shouted side by side with all their strength. Although they were furry
The smell of burnt paste lingered in his nose, but the young king took a deep breath and smiled slightly.
As the Priest King, this is the first time that Shulot has taken full charge of the New Year sacrifice!
He boldly changed the sacrifices for the New Year sacrifices based on his family origin and the stories and legends of the alliance. Under his strict requirements, the New Year Festival of the Lake Kingdom centered on the main god, integrated the different customs of the alliance and the kingdom, and used
Animal sacrifices replace human sacrifices!
"Give me enough time and I can change everything!"
Shulot whispered silently, full of confidence in reshaping civilization. He once again accepted the second sacrifice, a shot dead elk, with its head facing the east. In the traditional concept of the Prepecha people, elk are nobles.
The symbol of , and also the pet of the Moon Goddess.
"Praise the sun god, I offer you the elk! It is the elf under the moon, and when the moon rises, it flies on the way to the kingdom of God! ... Praise the Lord God! May you bring peace to us after death.
The beauty!”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The setting sun gradually sets, the bright moon rises, and there is another burst of warm cheers. In the myths of the two tribes, the moon goddess has different roles of good and evil. At this time, during the festival
It was wiped out, leaving only the common afterlife. And behind the sun and moon is the earth that symbolizes tolerance and vitality.
Shulot finally took a river fish and raised it high, with its head facing the ground. In the common cultures of all Mesoamerican tribes, fish represent ordinary civilians, nurtured by the earth and lakes.
"Praise the sun god, I offer you the river fish! It is the life of the earth. After the rain falls, it goes to the river of the world!... Praise the Lord God! May you give you blessings and give us a good harvest in the fields!"
“Praise the Lord God for a good harvest!”
With everyone looking up to him, Shulot threw the river fish into the fire. The most boiling shouts were heard at this moment! The people in the lake area have been plagued by war and famine for nearly two years, and thousands of lives have died of hunger.
.For them, only a good harvest of food is the desire engraved in their bones.
Continuous cheers rose and fell, making waves throughout the sky. It was not until the sun sank into the sky that the New Year Festival in the Lake District ended. Next, there was a grand banquet at night. The entire Qincongcan City, and even the residents of the entire feudal country,
Everyone will gather together to celebrate. They celebrate the end of the war and a hard-won peaceful New Year.
After a tiring day, the grand sacrificial ceremony finally came to an end. Maintaining the posture of a god, Shulot walked into the temple at the top of the pyramid. Then, he took off his heavy sacrificial robes, put on a banquet robe, and went to Ugos and Ma
Accompanied by Willow, we headed to the New Year's Banquet in the Palace of Winds.
The southern envoy from Zicao County has been waiting outside the Palace of Wind for a long time. The banquet circle tonight is very small and is limited to the upper echelons of the kingdom. He is not qualified to participate, so he can only wait here.
Shulot comforted the envoy with a few words of kindness, without explicitly replying to the envoy's cautious probing question about the fiefdom, and left surrounded by high-ranking priests.
Soon, the young king looked majestic and sat on the throne of the Palace of Winds. He looked up at the dark sky outside the window and seemed to hear a familiar and distant cry. The wolf, deer and fish that had just been sacrificed,
They flashed through his mind one after another, reflecting the current situation that he had been thinking about for a long time.
"With the sacrifice of King Tarasco, the New Year's Festival in the capital of the lake will surely shock the world! All tribes in the world will know the power of the Mexica people, and will also truly feel the threat of the alliance's conquest.... In the new year
It’s about to begin, and a new journey is about to begin!”
"To the Union, the Tlaxcalans are coyotes of unity. They are closely connected with the surrounding ministries, and their influence affects the whole body. To the feudal nation, the Lake Chapala region is the strong elk. They are delicious
Prey just needs time to hunt and digest. And for me, what are the river fish that are within reach?"
The blazing bonfire was bright in the hall, and the king's thoughts flickered in the firelight. His brows gradually relaxed, and all the foreshadowing plans gathered in his heart, forming a long snake with head and tail connected.
Soon, all the generals came to the table one by one and were seated according to different groups. The maids also served exquisite food and drinks. The fragrant aroma came to the nostrils, and relaxed laughter sounded low. A hearty banquet was about to begin!
