The sun is high and the birds are singing. The warm sunshine illuminates the blue mountain forest, and the valley of the hot spring is a little brighter. The autumn wind blows from the forest, carrying the fragrance of plants and trees, and lingering with the water vapor of the hot spring, like a fairyland on earth.

Shulot lowered his head, kissed the sleeping Alyssa lightly, and got up from the straw bed covered with cotton blankets. When he walked out of the wooden house by the hot spring, the bright sunshine came oncoming, which made him squint his eyes.

"I fell asleep until noon..."

The young man murmured, stretched his body, and simply did the training of being a warrior, but his back felt sore and it was difficult to exert force. He looked back at the room, and couldn't help but sigh.

"...Hey! Ruanrou Township is really a tomb of heroes... No matter how brave you are, you can't bear the obsession day and night."

Naxiu walked over silently carrying breakfast. Hearing His Highness's low sigh, she couldn't help but blushed and pursed her lips.

A few days ago, after His Highness took some supplements, he was a little too brave. The princess begged bitterly, but she couldn't stand it, so she had to make her resist several times. Although she was proficient in martial arts, it was her first battle, and she was bled to the oars, threw away her helmet and armor, and wept uncontrollably.

When the princess regained consciousness the next day, she was ashamed, annoyed, and very remorseful. But as His Highness's Shadow Slave, she is not an outsider after all. According to the customs of the alliance, she must serve His Highness after all... In the next few days, with an extra helping hand, the princess will gradually be able to draw with His Highness.

But in the past two days, she finally got some tricks, using the teachings of the priestesses one by one, the vocal music like a raccoon combined with the dance like a jellyfish, His Highness couldn't resist...

Thinking of this, the cold female warrior stuck out her tongue and licked her upper lip lightly. Afterwards, she lowered slightly, placed the tray under the ups and downs, and said gracefully.

"Your Highness, please have lunch."

Xiulot tilted his head slightly, and nodded when he saw Naxiu standing tall. Then, when he saw the two avocados next to the tortilla, he felt inexplicably tense.

"Nasiu, you..."

"Your Highness, you need to replenish your body, or at night..."

Naxiu pursed her lips and blinked playfully. Then, she raised her red lips, stood on tiptoes, and made a fox howling pose.

"Master, good master...wow~"

"Well!..."

Shulot's scalp went numb, and he felt a dull pain in his lower back. He quickly changed the subject.

"Are the emissaries of the kingdom gone?"

"Not yet, but soon. The envoys rested overnight, and after lunch, they will travel day and night to return to the kingdom."

"Ah, very good!"

Xiuluo nodded, stretched out his hand, and took out a document from his arms.

"Add another royal order to Battalion Commander Chihuako of the Tuntian Army."

"Obey!"

Naxiu put down her lunch and received the latest Wang Ling. She glanced lightly, only seeing the pattern of a ship and the undulating waves.

The female samurai left in a hurry, and Xiulot looked westward, feeling fluctuating.

The kingdom's envoy brought news that this year's autumn harvest was good, and from south to north, it was another bumper year. After the autumn harvest, the legions participating in the Eastern Expedition began to gather, and the pace of war is just around the corner!

The main forces of the Eight Thousand Guajili Legion and the Four Thousand Guards Legion were assembled at the Hekou Fortress on the banks of the Leman River in the north, waiting for the kingdom's fleet to be transported. The 5,000 Tekos tribe fighters who surrendered during the Southern Expedition were all gathered in Zicao County on the banks of the Talsas River in the south, and were transported by the southern navy of the Alliance and the Kingdom. The combination of the north and the south, plus the 3,000 guards in the Texcoco Lake area, is the kingdom's 20,000 army!

According to the plan, the logistics of the 20,000 legion will be provided by the alliance nearby. Etalik, a veteran of Zicao County, led the Zicao Legion, and had sent 500 warriors to garrison Taer Village, an important place in the upper reaches of the Talsas River, last month. They will build camps as soon as possible, control the upper river, and provide another guarantee for the logistical support of the South Route Army.

As for the internal defense of the kingdom, the monkey Kuluka guards the north and guards against the Chapala Lake area in the lower reaches of the west; The three legions will not move lightly, nor will they participate in the Eastern Expedition.

After the miracle of the hot air balloon spread, the hearts of the people in the Kingdom became more stable. After harvesting the first batch of grain, the development of the southern Apa Plain gradually got on track. In Lake Atoyak in Zicao County, the Southern Shipbuilding Department has been operating for more than half a year, launching several batches of catamaran canoes and the first batch of crocodile galleys.

Further to the southwest, outside the estuary of the Talsas River, the iron mines of Black Rock Mountain have been set up, and a small amount of iron ore has been mined and smelted. The age of iron is looming in the dawn!

According to the instructions left by Shulot, the kingdom's senior bronze craftsmen were drawn out to explore the original iron-making technology together. They built the kiln, and it took three months to produce the first furnace of iron—a piece of iron. The quality of Heiyanshan iron ore is very low, and there are many impurities in the smelted lump iron. The iron that comes out of the furnace is very soft and has a sponge-like shape, so it cannot be used directly.

Afterwards, the artisans stuffed plant ash into the gaps of the iron blocks, and repeatedly smelted and forged to knock out the internal impurities and improve the quality of the iron. After fumbling back and forth for another two months, it was not until the beginning of September that the first batch of usable iron nuggets was produced. These iron blocks are still just ordinary pig iron, hard and brittle, and they cannot be used to make weapons, but only farm tools.

"Ironmaking technology starts from scratch, and it is always slow at the beginning. But as long as there is a beginning and a direction, there is hope for the future!"

Xiu Luote thought for a long time, his face was yearning, and his body was full of strength. Afterwards, after he had lunch and ate avocados, he saw the kingdom envoys set off from the camp. The envoys went far south, bowed their heads to the king, and ran north.

The long wind blows, and the autumn leaves are slightly yellow. The group of people led Wang Ling across mountains and ridges, running steadily all the way, almost without stopping.

They passed the edge of the capital city in the lake, and saw thousands of alliance warriors gathering from various city-states. They walked through the villages on the shore of Lake Texcoco, and saw thousands of peasants carrying autumn grain and transporting it to the granaries on the north and south roads. They boarded the galley of the Royal Navy and headed westward along the five hundred miles of the Leman River to Hekou County in the north of the Kingdom. Along the way, the villages on both sides of the bank were mobilized, and the militiamen trampled on the open fields and headed eastward in groups. And on the convenient river, countless canoes carried the warriors of the western city-states, as well as the tributes from various states, and went to Lake Texcoco to assemble.

The tribes of Tlaxcala are the old enemies of the alliance! The hatred of fighting for nearly a hundred years is deeply rooted in the hearts of nobles from various states. Almost all the great nobles of the city-states had their relatives killed in battle by the Tlaxcalans. For this Eastern Expedition, all the states in the alliance have mobilized, sending out warriors and militias! And the goal of the war is not just to make the opponent surrender, but to completely wipe the descendants of the hunting **** from the world!

The envoy continued westward and landed north of the river mouth fortress. The black wolf Toltek was fully armored and led the Guajili Army, who had been waiting by the river for a long time. He took the Wang Ling of the Eastern Expedition, read it once, and then looked up and laughed!

"Haha, the Eastern Expedition has finally begun! Brave warriors, warriors who are good at fighting, hold up your spears and follow me to the east! Kill all the nobles of Tlaxcala, rob them of their wealth and women, and capture another batch for the kingdom Serf!...I, the Heilang, swear to the Lord God that I will record merits fairly and never rob anyone of them! Military meritorious service grants land, military merit confers titles, and rewards for killing enemies! Aww! Kill, kill, kill!"

"Aww! Kill, kill, kill!"

Hearing the commander's mobilization, thousands of dog descendants howled excitedly, their killing intent boiled like crazy. The howling of wolves spread far away, echoed in the vast world, and spread to the Hekou Fortress not far away. On the fortress, the monkey Kuluka stood up suddenly, looked at the black wolf and the kingdom envoy by the river, with envy and longing in his eyes.

"Let's go! General Barda, Wang Ling is coming soon, let's go out of the city to meet him!"

The eagle warrior Barda stood aside, listening to the howling of the dogs, frowning slightly. Then, he nodded in response.

"That's right! Kuluka, I'll send someone to gather four thousand Imperial Guard warriors to prepare for boarding the ship... The Eastern Expedition is long, and when His Royal Highness's army returns from victory, we will have another drink together!"

"Okay! With the blessing of the Lord God, the Eastern Expedition will surely win!"

Kuluka responded with a smile in his eyes. He has been in charge of one side for many years, and he is no longer the ordinary civilian warrior he was back then. In the entire lake kingdom, among the six legion marshals, he is the most easy-going and friendly with all the generals.

"Bless the Lord God, the Eastern Expedition will surely win!"

Balda nodded solemnly and strode out the door. His Highness is invincible and invincible. As long as His Highness is in charge, the victory of the Eastern Expedition will be unquestionable!

A moment later, 4,000 elite guard warriors gathered from the fortress barracks. These senior warriors have simple movements and indifferent expressions, and they have long been accustomed to seeing life and death. Compared with the dog-born warriors, their killing intent is not obvious, and they use their weapons to declare death!

The envoys separated into two, handed down the king's order, and continued to run south. They walked through the vast fields, through the villages full of vitality, and then in the morning light of dawn, they came to the capital where the morning prayers were thundering.

The two brought Wang Ling and rushed into the city from the north gate. One person went to the mansion of the chief minister, the sage Jatiri; the other person went to the military camp in the city to inform the commander of the Gyeonggi Army, Jaguar Olosh. The rest of the people continued to run south, stepping on the fields after the harvest, to the two counties of Apa and Zicao in the south. When they arrived around Patzcuaro Military City, another person was separated from the team and went straight to the nearby Tuntian Military Camp.

The rising sun rose into the air, illuminating the crude camp. Chihuaco, an old militiaman, was sitting outside the kitchen of the camp with his legs crossed, his waist bowed, and his buttocks pressed down, happily eating corn tortillas. This year's harvest is good, and the warehouses are full of grain. After the Tuntian army paid the tribute, they had enough food in store, so they could finally grind some corn flour and make some pancakes on weekdays.

Chivaco chewed the pancake carefully, not even a trace of residue leaked out. After a long while, he finished eating a piece of cake, and he felt comfortable all over, his old face smiling like a flower.

"Huh! Eating corn tortillas and enjoying peace, these days... tsk tsk!"

"Uncle, I have been looking for you for a long time, so you are here!"

Weizti tied her turban, clasped her hands, and hurried over with something in her pocket. Seeing the old uncle and father-in-law, he smiled like a wooden flower.

"Wu Mu, why are you looking for me? I'm in a panic, like a thief, I'm not of the right type."

Chivaco raised his head, glanced at Wezti, and curled his lips in disgust.

"In two days, I'll give you a vacation. You should pack up your hair, get more energetic, and go back to see Lu Wei. I'm going to stay in the camp, and I can't leave. Please work hard for me and leave a place for my family as soon as possible." back!"

"Ah? Another holiday? I go out for three days and two days, how do my brothers look at me! Besides, the matter of giving birth to a baby always depends on the blessing of the gods..."

"You stupid wood! If you can't do it once, you can do it twice, if you can't do it twice, you can do it ten times. After all, one time can be covered! Besides, everyone is in the farm camp, just farming for the gentlemen to support their families. Whatever it is What are you doing?...Finally having a peaceful life, is it possible that you still want to hold a spear and lead people to the battlefield to be killed?...Huh? See if I can't kill you!"

Chivaco raised his eyebrows and stretched out his hand, making a gesture to hit him.

"Uh, uncle, don't fight! I won't go to the battlefield, I won't go..."

Wezti was startled and took two steps back. Then, he scratched his head, looked around to see if there was no one around, and proudly took out half a flat roasted agouti from his arms.

"Hey, old man, look! I got some corn kernels last night and set up a few slate traps. Look this morning, hey, I got two pieces of rats!"

The so-called slate trap is to take a heavy slate, support it obliquely with a thin wooden frame, set a trigger directly under it, and place a few corn kernels. If the greedy agouti wants to eat corn kernels, it will knock down the wooden frame, and then the heavy stone slab will be completely smashed down with a "hula", and the agouti will be "slapped" and taken into a "rat film".

"Huh? Two roasted mouse slices, you eat half a slice, give me half slice?"

Chivaco scowled, pretending to be angry.

"No, I just ate half a piece. There is another piece, dried and left for the reed. She loves meat the most..."

"Well... After talking for a long time, this is still like a human sentence."

Having said that, both of them had smiles on their faces. Wezti sat down close, Chivako gnawed on a piece of mouse, and the morning sun shone head-on, so it was a little warm for a while.

However, such a leisurely time did not last long. But after a while, there was a young militiaman running from outside in a hurry.

"Old uncle, old uncle! It's not good, something serious happened!"

"What?!"

Chivako stood up abruptly, with an ominous premonition in his heart. Wei Ziti didn't even see it clearly, but the old man had a spear in his hand. Then, Chivako looked serious and shouted in a deep voice.

"Little Ya Yuli, what happened? Make it clear!"

"The camp gate... outside the camp gate, there is an extra kingdom envoy!"

"Hey! So it's an envoy from the kingdom. What's the big deal?"

Hearing this, the old militiaman Chihuaco was relieved. UU reading www.uukanshu.com

"Let's talk, what is the envoy doing here? Is it to collect food from the camp, or to recruit people to build canals?"

"Neither...none!"

Yauli took a few breaths before finishing speaking.

"Uncle, he said, he said... want to conscript you! The king wants you to board a boat, go to some big lake in the west, and find some small island of guano!"

"Ah! Recruit me?!"

Chivako froze on the spot as if struck by lightning. The spear in his hand "slapped" and fell heavily to the ground. After flicking it a few times, there was a crisp copper sound, like the waves of the sea.

"My god... you're blind again..."

After a while, Chivako let out a long and helpless sigh with a bitter face.

"Damn it!... This day is finally here!"