Chief Munameneke led a group of bearskin warriors into the water curtain and rampaged through the camp. He originally expected to be somewhat obstructed, but except for the soldiers of Tesosomoc, the soldiers of other city-states were forced to the front line by Nezahualcoyotel. They had no intention of fighting, and now they received orders from the other side. How could it be troublesome to give an order not to take action even if the weapon is used? Seeing Munameneke swaggering in, he was actually indifferent.
"Where is your priest?" the leader shouted at a group of soldiers hiding in a tent gambling money, "hurry up and take me to see her!"
A handsome young man with beautiful blond hair raised his hand with his back to them, his eyes fixed on the gambling game on the table: "Wait a minute, after I finish this gambling game, I will take you to find my apprentice!"
A bearskin warrior snorted, grabbed the blond boy's hand, dragged him out and pressed him to the ground, shouting in his face: "Take us there quickly!"
"Why are you so anxious! Ouch... I got it, I got it, hey! Remember! I'd rather buy the small one this time! Put all the money in and buy the small one!"
Under the leadership of the blond man, Chief Munameneke walked through many camps. Worried about being ambushed, he asked the warrior to lock the man's hand tightly. Along the way, the man wailed from time to time.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I said you guys are really ignorant. You were so provocative early in the morning. My apprentice was concerned about the friendship between Aztlan and you, so he didn't fight with you. Why did you attack so hard? It hurts. It hurts, it hurts! I'm warning you, the envoy of Aztlan is my disciple! If you continue to pinch me like this, you will be repaid!"
The leader gave a warrior a look: "Stop his mouth."
The warrior nodded, dug out a piece of soil from the ground and was about to stuff it into his mouth.
"Have I warned you? Have you warned me?"
The blond young man suddenly shook his hand, and the warrior who grabbed his wrist immediately felt a stabbing pain in his palm. He reflexively retracted his hand, only to see that his palm was like a hedgehog pricking it, and there was blood. dripping. The young man also took the opportunity to get out and ran away.
"Apprentice! Apprentice! Come out quickly! The big boss is here to see you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of lords emerged from the nearby tents. Leader Munamenek was surrounded in the center, and Ella and Tesosomok appeared in front of the leader from two directions.
The leader was stunned and immediately understood that he had been tricked. The blond boy deliberately stretched out his hand just to let them grab him.
"Chief, why are you here?" Ella said with a smile, "Nezahualcyotel is not here, you help us open this protective barrier, and I am going to get some gifts to thank you."
The leader raised his hand to stop the warriors who were about to move. He was a rough man, and he didn't mince words. He shouted directly at Ella; "Priest of Aztlan! We want to compete with you again!"
"Competition...is this what it turns out to be?" Ella was not surprised. Since this group of tribesmen are unwilling to give up, it is natural that they cannot stop in vain. "Then what are you planning to compete with?"
"Tomorrow night is the moment when the God of Spring's power is strongest." The leader said, "If you can accept the test of the God of Spring, then we will forget everything you have done!"
"A test?" Ella asked, "What test?"
"It's very simple," the leader said, "just drink the spring water filled with the magic power of the spring god."
Ella felt a little surprised: "Just drink some water?"
"Wait a minute!" Tesosomok climbed up from the stretcher with difficulty, his face a little ugly, "Munamenek, the spring you are talking about, doesn't it mean one of the three springs?"
"Of course." The leader said seriously, "The Envoy tested our magic level yesterday. So it is reasonable for us to give a question today to test the Envoy's magic level, right?"
Ella heard something strange in the tone of the two people, and couldn't help but ask Tesosomok: "What is the three-eyed spring water?"
"You don't know something about God. There are many tribes in the north of Aztlan, and each tribe believes in different gods. But no matter which tribe, among the gods they believe in, there is the god of springs and rivers. In some tribes, According to legend, the God of Water even controls life."
Ella nodded. The worship of rivers is not a strange thing. Some early philosophers in the Seven Hills Empire believed that water is the origin of all things.
"As far as I know, there are three abnormal water sources on this grassland. They are considered to be the entrances to the world of the living and the dead, and are guarded by the God of Life, that is, the God of Water. These three places Spring water is a holy place common to all tribes on the grassland. Unlike the water sources that nourish life, they are too close to the gods and contain divine power that mortals cannot bear. They are full of death, and unless they are those favored by the gods, anyone who touches them will die. .”
"Everyone who touches them dies?"
"That's right." The leader took over Tesosomok's words, "The one that contains the least magical power of the water god is a spring on the eastern grassland, called the Dumb Spring. People who drink this water will be deprived of the ability to speak, and will suffer from abdominal pain. To endure it and die; the spring that contains the most magic power is a spring in the northern interior, called Rouquan. No bird can fly over that spring, and anyone who wants to fly over will definitely fall to death midway; and the third place The spring water is on the mountain of our tribe, and it is called Black Spring. If you drink the water from the Black Spring, your internal organs will ulcerate, and if you swim in it, your skin will also ulcerate, and you will die in a horrible way."
The leader deliberately said these words vividly, and the lords listening on the side shuddered. And Amy grabbed Ella's sleeve with some fear.
"Deprived of the ability to speak, and then suffered unbearable abdominal pain...the bird fell halfway...the skin and internal organs were ulcerated..."
Ella repeated these words, thoughtfully.
"Munamenek, what do you mean?" Tsosomok cursed with his eyes widened, "You can't compete with us, so you just want to engage in such a dirty trick?"
"Indecent? We ordinary people can't even feel the divine power. But since we are the true messengers of God, we can always survive, right?" The leader stared back at Tesosomok, "This is between us and This is a personal grudge between the angels. If the angel survives, we are not as good as others, and we are willing to admit defeat. If not, she pretends to be an angel and deserves to die. If Aztlan wants to intervene in this matter, then don't blame us. That’s rude!”
"Lord God Envoy, ignore them!" Tesozomoc shouted to Ella, "Aztlan will not let you be bullied like this, I will let my men break out right now!"
"The skin is ulcerated...the internal organs are ulcerated..."
Ella repeated these two sentences many times, and then nodded to everyone's surprise:
"Okay, I'll accept this competition."
