The tide rises and falls, and the singing continues all night. On the second day, in Feathered Serpent City, the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the gods continued. Totonak nobles set up small altars in front of their manor, worshiping large bowls of gold nuggets, piles of silver nuggets, shining pearls, multi-colored shells, stacked flowers... and gods Our favorite gemstone, especially turquoise, which symbolizes wisdom and eternal life.

"Huh? These gems... these green gems?!..."

The old militiaman opened his eyes wide and watched the busy market carefully. Every New Year's festival is also within a radius of tens of miles. The auspicious day for the market in the village is the most prosperous day in the city-state.

Most of the wealth in the seaside city-state was gathered in the hands of the nobles and priests of Totonak. Their shot is also the most extravagant. Nobles and priests commanded their servants to lay down small sacks of herbs, large sacks of grain, bunches of kippers, jars of sea salt, and shells and pearls abounded by the sea.

Then, from the alliance caravans from the west, they bought exquisite obsidian tools, brass tools that somehow flowed out, and extremely expensive and rare bronze tools; from the Mayan caravans from the east, they bought from the rainforest With the **** smoke on the island, and the cotton cloth from the Maya state in northern Yucatan; from the south, the Mistec caravan bought exquisite and gorgeous gold and silver jewelry, as well as the expensive Chagall. Bird feathers; and from the Zapotecs farther south, buy the dye of carmine, and the brass of the Oaxaca Valley.

Of course, the most essential thing is to buy a lot of cheap and precious gems from the kingdom's caravan from the far west!

"...Various gems, huge gems, round gems, and everyone's favorite turquoise!...The gem of the Kingdom of the Lake, you won't be disappointed!"

The caravans of the Kingdom of the Lake came from a distance of two thousand miles and were selling them in the seaside city-state. In front of their wooden sheds and stalls, they were crowded with the nobles of the city-state, and even Mistec merchants covered in silver jewelry, and Mayan merchants with slender foreheads.

At this moment, the transactions in front of the Kingdom's booth continued, and it was too busy. The coastal states of Totonak are like a huge funnel of gems. No matter how many gems are brought in, they will be robbed by merchants from all states!

Seeing this scene, Tikalo shook his head. He was meaningful and smiled at the old militiaman Chiwako.

"His Royal Highness Shurot is really blessed by God! The kingdom of the lake can actually produce so many gems, thousands of kilograms of gems! ... These Mayan caravans came from the north of Yucatan, and they would have They brought emeralds from Cuauhtēmallān and sold them to the various parts of the Mexican Plateau. However, under the impact of the massive gemstones in the Kingdom of the Lake, they now not only do not transport gemstones here, but instead buy large quantities of gemstones from here. gem!..."

"Yeah. The jewel of the kingdom, wow!"

Chiwako scratched his head and nodded. The last time he went out to sea, he vaguely guessed that the source of the kingdom's gems was probably not excavated, but created in some way, uh... Shen Qi.

Among the seven ships fully loaded in the kingdom, in addition to the necessary food and drinks, one is the scriptures and emblems of the Lord God, the other two are spare boards and sails, the two are bronze tools, weapons and armor, and There are two boats full of "jewels" in bags of various colors. This is exactly the toll that His Majesty gave him before his departure this time.

"The two merchants from the Southern Clouds said that the gems in the lake were not mined. It was the kingdom in the lake, an evil deal with the volcano demon! The kingdom sacrificed human sacrifices, and the volcano demon generously gave back gems. Behind every gem in the lake, there is a soul devoured by demons!"

The Mayan merchant Tikalo shook his bald head, and while laughing about the rumors in the south, he looked at the old militiaman's expression. The gems in the lake have the highest output, stable quality, and affordable prices, which have swept the gem producing areas in Central America, and they are the only one. And the secret of the gems in the lake is something that all businessmen in the world dream of and want to know. Even if such a gem really comes from the sacrifice of demons, it is a real wealth!

"Well... the jewel of the kingdom, bestowed by the Lord God, oh wow!"

The old militiaman smiled and didn't answer. In front of Maya's bald head, he struttingly scratched his head and pulled his hair before asking with a smile.

"Who do these merchants buy so many gems to?"

"Aha!"

Seeing the watertight reaction of the old militiaman, Tikalo shook his head secretly and said with a big laugh.

"Now, five thousand miles from east to west, four thousand miles from north to south, from the Zacatecas wilderness in the north, to the Yucatan rainforest in the south, to the gem-producing Wachtmarland forests, to the farther southeast. The tribes of the Solan Mountains... the tribes of the whole world have become buyers of the kingdom gems!"

The meaning of Cuauhtēmallān (Cuauhtēmallān), in the Mayan language, is "a place with many trees", which is Guatemala in later generations. The meaning of Solan is "the place where quails haunt", that is, Honduras in later generations.

"Five thousand miles from east to west, four thousand miles from north to south? All buy kingdom gems..."

Hearing this, the old militiaman's eyes widened. He imagined such a magnificent scene. Bags of gems were produced from somewhere in the kingdom of the lake, and then transported by countless kingdom caravans and caravans from various states to the hands of distinguished people from all parts of the world. And the wealth of the world is transported back in the opposite direction, flowing into the bottomless lake kingdom, supporting countless warriors in armor and ready to fight!

"Haha! On this voyage, His Highness asked us to travel 5,000 miles east to Snake Island in the East China Sea. But actually..."

Speaking of this, the Mayan merchant Tikalo had a complicated expression and sighed.

"Actually, the gems of the kingdom in the lake were circulated on the island long before the fleet and legion arrived!"

The crowd is surging, and trading brings wealth and more desire. The kingdom fleet stayed in Feathered Serpent City for another day, selling a small amount of gems and filling up the fleet's food storage.

The Totonak nobles in Feathered Serpent City~lightnovelpub.net~ sent messengers to communicate with the two expedition leaders and asked for some gems as gifts. The old militia observed secretly and felt the vague hostility of the local nobles. After thinking about it, he asked the Dark Snake again, and learned about the Tlaxcala nobles, the connections and intermarriages between the nobles of Totonac and Totonac, and then he suddenly realized.

"...The jaguar rushed to the east and killed the cloud snake in the mountains. The monkeys on the seashore were smart and turbulent, and knew that the jaguar would eat them sooner or later. But again, they were in the tree, far away, Even with fluke, waiting to see others being eaten. Even if the monkeys bared their teeth and shouted dissatisfaction, they did not have the courage to directly bite a jaguar like the cloud tribe in the rain forest..."

"But in any case, the Totonaks of the seaside, who have always believed in the Quetzalcoatl God, have secretly been hostile to the Mexica Alliance... We have so many gems with us, if we meet again in the Three Rivers City of North Tecos. That way, when you meet a gangster pretending to be a city-state samurai..."

The old militiamen were keenly aware of the potential danger. On the coast of Totonak, which believes in the Feathered Serpent, the kingdom fleet must try to avoid staying in a city-state for too long. He no longer hesitated and made a decision!

When the new morning sun arrives with the new day, the kingdom's fleet will set sail again. Next, their goal is Jinwan City, which is a hundred and sixty kilometers away. And after a short stay in Jinwan City, they will travel for more than ten days to the Hidden Snake City, which is 600 miles away! And from there to the east, it's Maya!

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