The tribe was in an uproar, and even Nezahual Coyotl was embarrassed by Ella's words. The leader, Munamenek, looked at Ella up and down, his eyes full of suspicion. But Nesa Hualcoyotel was rudely pushed behind by the girl without saying a word, which had already confirmed the girl's identity from the side.
"We cannot allow such an impudent person to tarnish the territory of the God of Fountains!" the priest shouted, "Push her out now!"
Tesosomok also didn't expect that Ella would suddenly come out and say these words. This tribe is different from other city-states in the Aztlan Empire. It is a vassal, but not completely. The Aztlan Empire has been at war with this tribe for decades. Thanks to the bravery of the previous Sun King, it finally signed a contract with this tribe and brought them into the empire's sphere of influence. Like other city-states, they need to pay taxes to the empire on time, but the difference is that the Aztlan Empire has the power to garrison troops in all city-states, but not in this tribe. That's why Nezahualcoyotel spent half a day negotiating to stay here. Now that there is a powerful enemy, this tribe should not be angered under any circumstances.
But Ayla was insulted, and Tesosomok couldn't just sit idly by. The priest shouted to push Ella out, but he could only sit up from the stretcher and shouted: "This is the envoy I specially invited. Don't be rude to her!"
"In all these years, we have never worshiped the gods of Aztlan." The chief's face looked very ugly. "This should also be part of the contract. We pay tribute every year for this."
Nesa Hualcoyotl remained silent and did not express his opinion. Ella's sudden action was completely unexpected. If you stand on Ella's side, it means being an enemy of this tribe. And if you speak for the tribe, it is equivalent to giving Tesosomok and Aila a reason to stir up trouble. Even though he was smart, he didn't know what to do for a while.
Seeing this, Ella seized the opportunity and added: "If you don't take me in, I won't take you in, Tesosomoc, let's go! Let Nezahualcoyotel stay here by himself!"
Tessosomok finally understood and immediately responded: "In that case, Nesa Hualcoyotel, the Divine Envoy and I will go east to join the Sun King. Let's go our separate ways for the time being!"
"Wait a moment--!"
Nesa Hualcoyotel subconsciously stopped Ella who was turning to leave.
"What?" Ella asked, "You don't let me stay overnight, and you don't let me leave. What do you want?"
Amy nervously watched every move of Nesa Hualcoyotel. This poor poet was no stupider than Sososomok. Tezosomok understood Ella’s intention. Of course, Nesa Hualcoyotel also understood. . Amy was worried that he would suddenly break out and attack, which would lead to the most critical situation.
——What Amy didn’t know was that they didn’t want to conflict with Nesa Hualcoyotel too quickly, and Nesa Hualcoyotel didn’t want to either.
Behind Ella is Tesozomoc, one of the leaders of the three major forces of the Aztlan Empire. Once something happens to him here, his city-state will inevitably be in trouble. What's more, Ella's own strength is still unknown and full of doubts. Now that the enemy is facing us, it is already rare to be able to control these two people. Who is willing to provoke such a big conflict again for no reason.
After thinking again and again, Nezahualcyotel saluted Ella in front of everyone, then turned to the leader of the tribe and said: "Munamenek, the envoy is a noble person, not an ordinary priest. . Even the Sun King and I have to bow when we see her. As a member of the Aztlan Empire, it’s okay to kneel down to her, right?”
"Absolutely not!" the priest shouted from the side, "Absolutely no Quetzalcoatl can be allowed to enter here!"
"Quetzalcoatl is a god, not a demon. How could the god of springs be so afraid?" Nesa Hualcoyotl said, "Besides, letting the priests of Quetzalcoatl enter the territory does not mean that you have converted. As long as The God of Spring Water is powerful enough, and the entry of a messenger will not affect anything, right?"
The leader of the tribe looked at the priests next to him, at Nezahual Coyotel, and then at the long line of Aztlan troops at the foot of the mountain. After taking a long breath, he bowed to Ella with a dark face.
"This is a tribute to a noble person, not a worship of Quetzalcoatl." He said, "If you want to talk about anything else, please go inside."
This is a tribe that lives in the mountains. Tribal people use mud and thatch to build houses of varying heights along the mountain roads. There was a relatively flat area halfway up the mountain, where the sparse buildings suddenly became denser, and the number of onlookers suddenly increased many times.
Ella saw from a distance a figure made of sticks and thatch in the center of these buildings. The figure was as high as two stories, a bit taller than all the other houses. The body was very strong, but the hands But it is very slender and not human-like. It has a ferocious face, bared teeth and claws, and moves as if it wants to devour the entire tribe, which makes people shudder when looking at it.
Before Ella could take a closer look, the priest yelled at Ella angrily: "Turn your eyes away! Don't look at our gods!"
Ella was not in the mood to take a closer look at this ugly behemoth. She walked beside Tesosomoc's stretcher and asked in a low voice: "What kind of tribe is this?"
"A nation that is good at fighting has a small number of people, but it is very difficult to deal with." Tesosomok said. "They believe in the God of Spring Water, and its blessing allows them to use the combined efforts of many people to build a magic barrier that can offset far more than one individual can. Powerful magic at the level of magic. We suffer from this every time. Nesa Hualcoyotl also went on an expedition here with the army when he was young, and he was almost captured because the magic was neutralized."
"Cancel magic?"
Ella suddenly had a whim and whispered a few words into Amy's ear.
Amy was startled: "Your Majesty, I think they are already very angry. If you do this again, are you really afraid of being thrown down the mountain?"
"With the support of Nesa Hualcoyotl, it won't happen." Ella patted Amy on the shoulder, "Do it boldly and let Nesa Hualcoyote worry!"
Amy hesitated for a while, then went to prepare as Ella ordered.
There was no large building in the entire tribe that could accommodate dozens of people, and the leader of the tribe stopped after taking Ella and others to an open space. There was a huge bonfire in the center of the clearing. Because it was not dark yet, the fire was not lit. Around the bonfire, piles of thatch were spread on the ground for people to sit on. Presumably this is the place where the tribe used for gatherings.
Before the chief could be polite, Ella walked forward carelessly and sat on what looked like the chief's seat. In front of the stunned crowd, she waved her hand:
"You're welcome, sit down, everyone! Just be casual and don't treat yourself like an outsider!"
(End of chapter)
