The night is dark and the moon is in the sky. The cold and high moonlight fell from the open zenith of the Totonac hut, and it was falling on the faces of the two people in the house. Under the white moonlight, the expressions of both of them were a little heavy, and they also showed a little bit of gloom.縰

"Gods! The Aztecs have a fleet and are coming back from the east?"

Hearing what Priest Feathered Snake said, the headman Chu Chute was startled, with a dazed expression on his face. He had a vague impression of the Mexica fleet that passed along the coast more than a year ago. It's just that the Snake Lake Department has always been in trouble, and trading gems and so on has nothing to do with him, a poor man. The only thing he remembered was standing by the sea and watching from a distance, seeing those big ships with long sails, even bigger than the galleys of the Mayan caravan!

"Priest Papu, when did this happen? Didn't the tribe hear the news?..."

"Of course you haven't heard the news, not even in Hidden Snake City. I just guessed this news not long ago!"

Priest Pap touched his chin, his eyes flickered, and a sly smile appeared on his face.

"This time I came to the front line of Coyote City, accompanied by several Hidden Snake City priests. They came from various ministries of Hidden Snake City, chatted about the situation near the city-state, mentioned cheap and exquisite gemstones, and a group of new Mayan merchants. This is The merchant team has been around for more than a month, and has been staying in the market outside the city, selling gems in a low-key manner, and seems to have bought a lot of food..."

"Afterwards, a priest took out a newly bought gemstone and proudly showed it off to everyone. I borrowed it and took a look... Ha! It was clearly the gemstone in the lake from the Mexica Alliance! These idiots from Hidden Snake City couldn't recognize it , I have stayed in Feather Snake City for so long, and I have seen so many gems from caravans in the lake, but I recognized them at a glance!..."

"Huh? A Mayan caravan selling gems in the lake?"

The headman Chu Chute scratched his head in confusion, and asked puzzledly.

"Priest Papu, the Mayans used to sell gems. Their caravans come and go, and they sell all kinds of goods. Now it's okay to sell gems in the lake in Hidden Snake City, right?"

"Ha! It's really normal for Mayan merchants to sell gems. But this group of treacherous long-headed monkeys have always been careful and cunning, and they can sell shells for the price of gems! Now, they are so low-key selling gems in the lake. The price of selling gems into shells, and staying there for more than a month, and buying food beyond the size of the caravan..."

Speaking of this, Priest Pap narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth, like a snake smelling fishy.

"This team of Mayan merchants is actually doing money-losing business. There must be something wrong! I remember very clearly that when the Mexica fleet arrived at the ancient city of Feathered Serpent, it happened to meet with a Mayan fleet that had been waiting for a long time. Together! Then, the Mexica fleet went first, the Mayan fleet followed, and the two fleets headed east at the same time..."

"I have a hunch, as long as we catch this group of Mayan merchants outside Hidden Snake City, interrogate and torture them... maybe, we can follow the vines and touch a big hidden pumpkin!..."

"Ah! If you can capture the Aztec fleet, kill their warriors, and capture their leaders... in the current difficult situation, that is really a great contribution to mobilize the ministries, and it will definitely be recognized by the Holy Spirit." The priests of the city will reward you!"

Hearing this, the headman Chu Chute licked his lips, with a greedy and murderous intent in his eyes. But after a while, he tugged his hair uncertainly and asked softly.

"Priest Papu, these are still speculations... What if we arrest the Mayan merchants and find out that they have nothing to do with the Aztecs?"

"Ha! So what if you catch the wrong one? A dead person can't speak! It's just a few Mayan merchants, sneaking around the market outside the city to trade. Either they have ghosts in their hearts, or there are no big people behind them..."

Speaking of this, Priest Pap raised the corners of his mouth, showing a disdainful smile. Although he lost his status in Feathered Snake City, as a former high priest, he still has enough insight and vision to see clearly the essence of power operation in the city-state.

"Chu Chute, as long as these merchants are arrested by colluding with the Aztecs and selling gems in the lake...then whether they have colluded or not is not a matter of our opening our mouths? He has no problem. There must be problems in our hands! At that time, it will be a big credit to execute the Mayan merchants to sacrifice, confiscate all gems and property, and then send a share to the priests in the city!"

"What's more, according to my intuition, behind this team of Mayan merchants...it is very likely that there will be a really big fish!"

"Haha! Priest Papu, you're so smart! You're right! As soon as we go back and report the achievements of Coyote City, we'll call up the tribal warriors and find the Mayan merchants to do it right away!"

Hearing what Priest Feathered Snake said, the headman Chu Chute grinned and nodded knowingly. Those who can sell gems are all big merchants, and they have plenty of goods in their hands. As long as you grab a little bit, it will be a property that will make the entire Snake Lake Department jealous!

Although the states of Totonac have always attached importance to commerce and protected the merchants who come to trade, when is it now? The coalition forces continued to be defeated, the states fell one after another, and the Holy City was also panicked. Fear and hatred for the Aztecs continued to grow in the hearts of priests, chieftains and warriors. At this difficult time, as long as they can be sure that the other party is selling gems in the lake and charge them with colluding with the enemy, they can be deprived of their property in a fair and just manner! And in the current situation, killing a few Mayan merchants without backers is really nothing!

Thinking of the gems that were about to be confiscated, the head of Chuchute laughed for a while. Then, he suddenly frowned and asked softly.

"Priest Papu, if there is really an Aztec fleet behind these merchants... With the size of the original fleet, I am afraid there must be two to three hundred elite warriors! Such power, even the Snake Lake Department All fighters added together, I'm afraid they can't deal with them!..."

"Chu Chute, you don't have to worry! If something is really found out, and the Mexica fleet is found... I will report to the priests of Hidden Snake City as soon as possible, and apply for a crusade of warriors and sailors , personally led the team to conquer..."

Priest Papu touched his chin, sighed softly with dark eyes.縰

"And this is the result I most hope for!"

"…I see!"

Hearing this, Chu Chute thought about it, and his eyes lit up.

"Papu, you mean, in the name of conquest, justifiably, to withdraw from the western front? With such a dispatch, we don't have to risk being besieged by the Aztec army to work hard in the western states Running around..."

"No! The gods are witnesses! Chuchute, you don't understand my thoughts... Leaving the western front is just one of the reasons for my plan..."

Priest Papp shook his head. He had a delicate expression, glanced at the cold moon in the sky, and unconsciously lowered his voice.

"What I really want is to find another escape route for us and your tribe!..."

"Ah? Way to retreat? We have all retreated to Hidden Snake City, where else can we retreat? Could it be..."

Hearing this, Chu Chute was stunned. He looked around carefully and asked in a low voice.

"Pap, you mean... the Mexica?"

"Ha! Mexica? Chuchut, I would like to... But the Mexica, who can accommodate surrendering warriors and tribesmen, how can they accommodate the two of us? Can accommodate a chieftain who controls the tribe , a once high-ranking Feathered Serpent Priest?"

Priest Pap laughed dumbfounded, and sighed inexplicably. Then, he stretched out his hand, patted Chu Chute's shoulder affectionately, and said in a deep voice.

"The retreat I want to find is still in the east! Whether it is the rainforest tribes further east or the distant Mayan tribes, as long as we can avoid the front of the Mexica soldiers, as long as we have the tribe and force in our hands, we will surely There is a place for us!"

"What I want are ships and people! By looking for the Mexica fleet, I can get a group of boats and warriors from the priests! If I can really find the Mexica, I will seize them Their longships... I will also apply to the priesthood to let your tribe take over the work of imitating longships!"

"Huh? Imitation longship? Let's do it?"

Headman Chu Chute blinked. Although he didn't quite understand Priest Pap's thoughts, he had a clear understanding that the other party's head must be better than his own. But right now, the two are sweet potatoes on the same vine, and neither can live without the other.

"That's right! To keep the Hidden Snake Holy City longer, it's not about the jungle villages on land, but about the fleet and sailors along the coast!"

Priest Pap narrowed his eyes, and there was a flash of light in his eyes again.

"The jungle of more than 400 miles on land is an insurmountable natural danger. Even if the Mexica can fight again, it will not be easy to maintain an army of ten thousand people by land and fight against Hidden Snake City! But the sea route It only takes ten days of sailing, and it can transport a large amount of food... This is the vital lifeline of Hidden Snake City!"

"At the critical moment of life and death, although the priests in the Holy City are rotten, they can't fail to see this! Therefore, large-scale shipbuilding, imitating the galleys of the Mayans, and even imitating the longboats of the Mexica is imperative! ..."

"And we have to do everything possible to participate in it and seize this opportunity! Because only with a boat can we have a way of retreat!... No matter where the way of retreat is in the east, or even in case it is in the west..."

The moonlight was dim, and Priest Papp spoke behind, his voice gradually getting lower and lower, and finally fell silent. He raised his head, looking at the moon setting in the west, and also at the deep night sky in the east~lightnovelpub.net~ The night is vast, and the tide of the times is surging. And the unknown road ahead is like the darkness before dawn, no one can see clearly, and no one knows where to end up.

"Blessed by the Feathered Serpent God...blessed by the Moon God...blessed by the Sun God...blessed by the God of War!...I am willing to do my best, struggling in the tide, to find all opportunities and dawns..."

"Praise the Feathered Serpent God! Praise the Sun God! The gods are watching us, and they will definitely bless us!"

Holding the talisman, the headman Chu Chute praised loudly. At this moment, the piety on his face was much more than that of the Feathered Serpent Priest opposite him.

"Well! We believe in the gods, and the gods will definitely bless us!"

Priest Pap nodded, with a confident smile on his face, and left a few last words of advice.

"Notify the warriors, pack up your supplies, bring your weapons, and set off on time tomorrow!"

"In the name of the priest of Hidden Snake City, tell the village head of Baisha Village: the brutal Aztecs are coming, and they will sacrifice all the males in the village! Let him bring the tribesmen and join us tomorrow Evacuate!"

"If he doesn't want to go, kill him! Set fire to the village and take away any male who can bear arms!  …"

"Okay! I listen to you! The gods bless you!..."

The moon went west, and the moonlight was like water, reflecting on the sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico, and flickering in the sunken sand pits and water pools here and there. Some small whitebaits are swimming in the narrow water pool, looking for opportunities to escape. And when the raging tide engulfs the white sand on the shore, how many cunning fish can swim away smoothly? …

The sea didn't answer, it made waves silently, and didn't care about the answer. Nor has the moon opened its mouth, waiting for the sun to bring a new dawn to illuminate a new seaside place.

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