There are three people coming. In addition to Chimalpopoka and Yinzkoyatel, there was another person walking in front of them. He was the thinnest among the three, but there was an air of majesty in every move he made. Like all Aztlans, his clothes were extremely colorful, but the main color was green that Ayla had never seen on other Aztlans. Not only his clothes, he also wears mallard green feathers on his head, and his necklaces, earrings, pendants, and bracelets are also decorated with turquoise
Ella thought of purple - in the Seven Hills Empire, purple was a color that only she and her relatives could use. I think in Aztlan, green is also a symbol of a certain class status.
The man's eyes swept across the many prisoners in the prison, and finally stopped directly on Ella. Although he had never seen Ella and didn't know what she looked like, Ella who dared to stand and look directly at him was too conspicuous among the frightened prisoners.
Although she was scared, Ella still met the man's eyes head-on. She can be defeated, captured, and struggle feebly, but in order not to bring shame to the country, she cannot show the slightest hint of cowardice in negotiations.
After a brief exchange of glances, the man felt a little bored. He turned his head and looked at Chimalpopoka behind him with great dissatisfaction, and asked: "Is this what you said was seriously injured?"
Chimalpopoka didn’t expect Ella to stand in front of him like this. The injuries from yesterday seemed like they didn’t exist. If her clothes weren’t still stained with blood, Chimalpopoka would have thought that It's a dream. He hesitated for a long time without being able to give an answer. In the end, Yinzkoatl excused him:
"Tratoani, I was also present yesterday. This girl was indeed seriously injured. But didn't the previous king also recover so quickly? I'm afraid this is a unique magic on this continent, or a unique characteristic of the royal family. .”
The man nodded, accepted the statement, and then moved his gaze back to Ella: "Thank me. You were already a prisoner of war, and my subordinates wanted to treat you like a slave. But I am merciful and prepared Give you a chance to fight for life and death. You should kneel down and be grateful to me for this."
"Before negotiating, you must first declare your identity!" Ella said, "Who are you? Where are you from? Is your name Tratoani? Doesn't your country have etiquette?"
Hearing Ella's rebuttal, Chimalpopoka clenched his fists, Yinzkoatl licked his lips with interest, and the man laughed casually after being stunned:
"Little girl, you are right. Indeed, I should declare my identity first. My name is not Tratoani. In Aztlan, Tratoani is the name given to the ruler of a city-state. Mine The name is Tzozomoc, Tlatoani of Tlacopan in the Empire of Aztlan.”
“The State of Tlacopan is an ally of the Sun King, not a vassal.” Chimalpopoca added, “Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and we, Tlacopan, stand with you now. In front of me is one of the three most powerful rulers of the Aztlan Empire!"
"There are actually three most powerful rulers in the Aztlan Empire?" Ella said, "In the Seven Hills Empire, I am the only ruler. Your status is lower than mine, so you should kneel down to me!" "
Tesosomok raised his hand to stop Chimalpopoka who was about to move behind him, and then said with a smile: "The negotiation ends here, it is useless to talk to the prisoners of war. Come on, my warriors will be on the duel field. I'll duel with you. I hope your martial arts can be as tough as your mouth, otherwise, your heart will be sacrificed to the gods today."
Ella's body shook violently. If she had heard the word "duel" three days ago, she would have been extremely excited. But now, the word just terrifies her. Of course, this reaction did not escape Tesosomok's eyes. He said sarcastically: "It doesn't matter if you scratch it with your claws or bite it with your teeth. You'd better be tougher in the duel. Otherwise, the Sun War God may You still have to blame us.”
Ella pursed her lips tightly. After realizing that she could no longer survive, she gritted her teeth and said: "You will definitely regret this decision. My army will avenge me. The walls of Winchester cannot protect you, and neither can the Sun God of War protect you!" They will come from the sky and cover the sky, no matter how many suns there are in the sky!”
Tesosomok smiled disdainfully: "Then we can fight in the shade. Drag her out!"
Chimalpopoka opened the cell door and pulled Ella out. Ella almost fell to the ground under the tug, and stumbled out of the cell with them.
Even during the day, the streets of Winchester City are still empty, and the houses along the street are all closed, and no one dares to show their heads; even during the day, the streets of Winchester City are still crawling with rats, and they are crawling on the streets. Wandering around wildly, eating the corpses of those who didn't have time to clean up.
"This is the city you occupied?" Ella tried her best to sneer, "Why did you go all out to invade here? Just to rule a group of rats?"
"Aztlan is rich and powerful, and there is no need for these dirty lands. All we want is people - just hearts!" Tesozomoc said, "The sun will be destroyed, and the end of the world is coming! Even if the strength reaches the first The magicians of the era cannot stop this. In order to build a new sun, we need one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, or even more hearts to take off that 'crown'!"
"Two hundred thousand hearts? Are you crazy?"
"Crazy? You ignorant barbarians will never understand. The world has been destroyed four times, and this is already the fifth era. In order to prevent the entire world from being destroyed, what does it mean to have two hundred thousand hearts? "
"Then why don't you use your own heart?"
"Although it is being sacrificed to the gods, no one is willing to use their own heart. This is human nature." Tesosomok said quietly, "So we have to rely on war. The loser sacrifices and the winner survives. This is It’s also common sense in the world!”
Ella couldn't help but cursed: "You are the barbarians!"
Hearing Aila say this, Tesosomok and others looked at each other and laughed disdainfully: "Barbarians are often unaware of their own barbarism. Let's have a little competition to see who is the best." Barbarian—have you ever studied mathematics?”
"Do you know how to do math?"
"Chimalpopoka," Tesosomok said, "for the debut math questions, make them simpler so that the other person won't be able to answer them. I'll also answer them to see who can answer them faster."
"Okay." Chimalpopoka turned to look in front of Ella, raised his finger and asked, "What is nineteen times nineteen?"
"Three hundred and sixty-one."
As soon as Ella opened her mouth, Tesosomok answered before Ella could. Chimalpopoka showed a winner's smile, turned around, and dragged Ella forward without any explanation.
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