Ella was startled by Tesosomok's words. Next, she jumped up and began to look around nervously.
Seeing this, Tesosomok said: "Don't worry, I have confirmed that I am the only one around now."
"That's good." Ella patted her heart, "The previous whistle-blowing incident just happened not long ago. If the lords of other city-states complain again, it will be troublesome."
"So?" Tesosomok asked, "What do I suggest?"
"Actually, I tried to contact the other party when I was in the Black Spring Tribe before, but as soon as the Sun King appeared, the situation changed." Ella replied, "Now there are his people everywhere, as well as the lords of various states. , there is no guarantee that there will be no more whistleblowers. The risk of contacting Hestein under such circumstances is too great."
"I know." Tesosomok said, "But now that the Sun King has sent us to guard the northwest, it is a rare opportunity. We have command authority and can move all the troops who are worried away and keep only the trusted ones with us. . In this case, it should not be exposed when contacting the other party."
"I hope so." Ella sighed, "I'm just afraid that the Sun King will do something else."
Early the next morning, Tesosomoc's troops were ready to go. The total number of this army is 13,000, of which 10,000 are from the Tlacopan state led by Tesosomoc, and another 3,000 are from various states that have been following Tesosomoc from the island. The lord's bodyguard and retinue. The lord of Huacostipek State was executed for "assassinating the Sun King", and his troops had returned to mourn, so they were not included here.
The assembly was complete, but they could not set off until the Sun King arrived to see them off.
The two lords, Mastela and Teaneck, quietly came to Ella's side unnoticed. These two people have been speaking for Ella since the Quetzalcoatl ceremony, and they are considered to be the more trustworthy people among the lords of various states.
"Lord God's Envoy, we have been surrounded by soldiers from Tenochtitlan these past few days, and we have never found a chance to talk to you." Mastra said in a low voice, "I don't know if it is accurate, but I have a vague feeling I have a bad feeling, it seems that the Sun King wants to use this war to deprive our countries of their military power."
Tesosomok heard this and turned around: "Are you talking about your direct troops?"
"Yes. You also know that we were forcibly taken away by that guy Nezahual Coyotel, and the main force of our city-state was transferred to the Sun King. These days, many of our city-state lords have asked to take over. Go back to your own army..."
"He didn't agree?"
"No." Teaneck took over, "They say he has been deployed to various places in the plains, each with their own duties, so it is not convenient to transfer him back. Some lords said that the army can not come over, and just send him to the army. But the Sun King responded that our army was mixed and scattered, and there was no separate army of a certain city-state for the time being, so he rejected us again."
"Then let us leave with you today." Mastra agreed, "He is deliberately not letting us come into contact with our own troops."
"Master God Envoy, and Tesoso Moktratoani, we always remember the promise you gave us during the ceremony." Tinaik lowered his voice, "When will Quetzalcoatl replace the sun?" Mars?"
Before Ella could speak, a creepy, sharp bone whistle sounded in the distance. Mastra and Teaneck hurriedly stood upright. Soon, a group of priests in black walked towards this side. Behind them was the Sun King standing on the golden carriage.
"Tesosomok!" the Sun King said condescendingly, "You are about to go to the front line. I have specially summoned the priests to hold a grand ceremony for you!"
Tesosomok lifted half of his body off the stretcher. The Sun King's posture really made her unhappy, but he still bowed towards the Sun King calmly.
Amid a burst of crying and pleading, nearly a thousand soldiers were tied up and escorted up. After realizing that these were all Aztlan's own military horses, all the lords, including Tesosomoc, looked at the Sun King in shock.
"Many people deserted yesterday. In other words, they betrayed Aztlan."
The Sun King made a loud voice on the golden carriage:
"The number of deserted soldiers exceeds 10,000. I will draw lots to select one person from every ten deserters, a total of 1,000 people, to be sacrificed to the Sun God of War as a punishment!"
As he waved his hand down, the thousand Aztlan soldiers were kicked to the ground. Their chests were cut open, their hearts were gouged out, and their blood was collected into pottery bowls. The bone whistles blown by the priests rang loudly in the sky, even overwhelming the screams of the Aztlan soldiers.
Even Tesosomok, who was used to seeing human sacrifices, turned a little pale. The lords of the city-states conquered by Aztlan were even more frightened and trembling.
After a long time, the bone whistle finally stopped. The Sun King's slaves held pottery bowls filled with blood and delivered them to every lord and every soldier who was ready to go.
"Drink this blood and increase your magic power!" the Sun King said from the throne, "I hope that all your soldiers and horses bring back good news, and there will be no day of retreat!"
This is a naked threat. Tesosomok controlled his emotions and drank the bowl of blood.
"And that one, the ally from Sweden!" The Sun King shouted towards Ella from a distance, "Do as the Romans do. Now that you have come to Aztlan, you have to drink this bowl of blood!"
Looking at the bright red pottery bowl, Ella felt nauseated. She really didn't want to drink this bowl of stuff.
"Why don't you drink?" The Sun King's tone became sharp, "Do you look down on our Sun God of War?"
"Disciple, we just haven't drunk it before. Maybe human blood tastes unexpectedly delicious. Let me give you a try first." Dast smiled at Ella from the side. He covered the bowl with his sleeve and poured it down. When he lifted the bowl again, it was already empty.
"It's not bad." Dast licked his lips and said, "If you really run out of water in the future, you can drink this to quench your thirst."
Ella understood, covered the bowl with her sleeves, and secretly poured out the blood. The other lords of the other states also drank the blood under the watchful eye of the Sun King.
However, Ella was not willing to be tricked by the Sun King in vain. She watched the reactions of the lords of each country. After they drank all the blood, she took the lead and threw the bowl on the ground and shouted: "Thank you, Sun King!"
People imitated Ella and threw their bowls to the ground. Then, Ella saw the Sun King’s face twitching slightly——
Thirteen thousand bowls were suddenly missing. The Sun King's troops might have to lick the soup with their tongues tonight.
Tesosomok calmly bowed to the Sun King again: "Then, Sun King, let's set off."
"Wait a minute, Tesosomok. You are seriously injured. If you encounter a powerful magician, you may be in some trouble."
The Sun King waved his hand and said the words Tesosomok and Ella least wanted to hear:
"I will lend you my Leopard Warrior leader and I will be your lieutenant!"
(End of chapter)
