At first, Shulot was a little hesitant about the arrival of Avitsotl.
But soon, Avitsotl showed the jade talisman of the high priest. This letter talisman has always been kept by my grandfather, which represents important trust.
"Your grandfather asked me to take care of you. From now on, I will be your teacher!" Avitsotl said with a smile. His smile is like the refreshing fragrance of pine and cypress, making people feel friendly without knowing it.
"Now, I will help you adapt here. In the future, we still have the same goal." Avi smiled pointedly. His smile was like a spring breeze, with an awe-inspiring chill hidden inside.
Within a few days, under Avitt's gentle teaching and considerate care, Shulot accepted this wise teacher and regarded him as his close friend. Avitt is very concerned about the young man's life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, and takes care of everything. At the same time, he always smiles sincerely and chats with himself, which always suits his own mood and dispels the loneliness in the young man's heart.
On this day, Avitt called the boy to watch the sunset. The two of them watched the gorgeous red clouds fill the sky, and even the treetops were shining with colorful light.
Avitt took out a small wine bottle, took a hearty sip, and then handed it to Xilot. The boy also took a hearty sip, which contained tequila with honey and spices. This wine is very delicious. It seems to have been purified, but the alcohol content is masked by the sweetness of honey and the strong aroma of spices. It is very pleasant in the mouth.
While looking at the magnificent scenery, Shulot chatted with the teacher and unknowingly drank too much.
Looking at the young man's red face and feeling his slightly swaying body, Avitt smiled slightly. He calmly deepened the topic. Driven by the drunkenness, the influence of alcohol and the unknown medicine, Shulot had no reservations anymore. He finally spoke his mind.
"You mean, the sun is a big fireball, and the ground under our feet is a big ball of earth. The big ball of earth is constantly rotating around the big ball of fire day and night?!" Avitt looked at Xiulote in shock.
"Yes, yes. Avitt, you are really smart. If I say it once, you will understand." Shulot excitedly patted Avitt Sauter on the shoulder. "The earth ball under our feet is also constantly rotating on its own. Because it rotates around the sun, we have four seasons. It is precisely because of the rotation of the earth ball that we have day and night!"
Avitsotl looked at Xiulote's face seriously, and could only see the sincerity on his face, the redness after being drunk, and the excitement of meeting his soulmate. So, he fell silent. Even with his ability, he couldn't tell whether Shulot was really stupid after drinking or pretending to be crazy.
"You are indeed different from ordinary people." Avitt could only say in the end.
"My grandfather said the same thing," said Shulot. The boy laughed happily. No one has ever been so patient, listening to himself talk about the science of past lives and explain things in nature. He once mentioned another understanding of the world to his grandfather and father, but his father scoffed at it, while his grandfather was delighted that he was different from ordinary people. Neither cared what he said.
Tell the truth while drunk. The undetectable potion brings a strong sense of trust. Shulot's mood was in a high state of excitement. He couldn't help but say some words hidden in his heart to release the continuous pressure from this era that was seriously different from his three views.
"When I was very young, I had another memory, or some scenes, in my mind." Shulote described it with gestures. Alcohol affected his movements and also his thinking.
"What memory?" Avitt perked up and asked with an increasingly sincere smile.
"In that memory, I lived in a peaceful era and never ended other people's lives... There was not so much blood and killing in the world." Shulot said with some nostalgia.
"In everyone's understanding, life is precious. Everyone's life should be protected and should not be deprived so easily. It is natural and irresistible to deprive it suddenly!"
Ever since he came to this era and saw blood that he had never seen in his previous life, Shulot always felt a strong sense of insecurity. Even though he was born into a noble family, he still could not guarantee the long-term safety of his life.
In this era, life passes away too casually, civilians wither like weeds, and nobles and priests will still die in cruel battlefields and secret murders. In fact, he had several brushes with death. And the fear of not knowing when the Western colonists would arrive was buried deep in his heart and could not be expressed.
"Avit, tell me, if the God of Nature gave birth to us, then is everyone equal? We are so similar, with one nose, two eyes and one mouth. As long as we receive the same education, we will be different in wisdom and ability. How much difference can there be?
Why do people think that certain races, nationalities, groups, and families are inherently nobler than others? Why do they have the right to crush others? What a beautiful society it would be if we respected each other and were equal to each other! "
Shulot shook his head, countless memories of the past swirling in his mind, and the longing for "home" came to his heart. There are the values of the boy in the past, as well as his original appearance before being changed by the times.
In this era, another thing that was difficult for Shulot to accept was the strict hierarchical order. The divine power is supreme and rules society. The royal power suppressed the nobles, the nobles controlled the samurai, and the samurai decided the life and death of the common people.
In the "past" twenty years, he has become accustomed to getting along with each other like friends and longs for everyone's independent self. He is not ready to decide everything about others, and he does not want to let himself be easily decided by others. Even though this man is the supreme king!
The contradictions in these thoughts clashed fiercely in his mind, and everyone around him was instilling in him another value concept, an ideological and cognitive system that was more "adapted" to this era.
He is integrating this era. Integration means a compromise between each other, the world, or himself, and it cannot be accomplished in a day.
So he would go off-line from time to time and act impulsively or "childishly". For example, the pity for the girl when he was captured, the random removal of his grandfather's magical costume, and this "dangerous" conversation.
Avitt remained silent. He no longer had to worry about whether Shulot was really stupid or pretended to be stupid. However, Shulot's words still caused some ripples in his cold and cruel heart. Facing such a "simple" young man, he finally revealed some of his cold feelings.
"This world is originally cold and cruel. Lions eat deer, and deer eat grass. If you don't eat, you will die, and if you die, you will be eaten. Priests, nobles, warriors, commoners, slaves. City-states, foreigners, and wild people. City-states and jungles are different. What's the difference?"
"Sunlight is limited. If you don't pull out the weeds, corn won't grow. Look at the rainforest. The higher you stand, the more sunlight you get and the longer you live. Pine trees live for a hundred years, reeds live for ten years, and mushrooms live for one season. Where can I find them? What is the same? Even death is different."
As he spoke, Avitt's words had some ups and downs, "The so-called life, the so-called equality you mentioned, are just accessories of power. As long as you are strong enough, you can be free. Until you reach the highest point, there is absolute freedom. "
As he said that, he subconsciously glanced at the Cheng Yu in the distance and the majestic king on the Cheng Yu, and whispered to himself: "And I am also the blood of God!" Random woke up, stopped talking and looked at Shulot.
Seeing that Shulot was still in a drunken trance, Avitt relaxed slightly and changed his expression to a smile.
He patted Shulot on the shoulder, supported the unsteady boy, and said with a gentle smile: "Although I don't know what memories you are talking about, I can hear the contradictions and confusion in your heart. Whether you are a warrior or a noble, thinking too much is meaningless."
As he said that, he looked at Shulot's Tengu suit again. "As a priest, you still have to pay more attention to divinity. For the royal family, divinity is human nature. If you understand divinity, your life will not be in vain."
Then, Avitt smiled suddenly: "No, I said it wrong. That's good for you, very good! I will convey your knowledge of the sun and the earth to the king."
"This is how you can save your life and your so-called equality..." Avitt thought with a smile. Of course, Shulot had no way of knowing these unspoken words. He just leaned on Avitt's shoulder and fell asleep.
The gentle breeze and drizzle in May are the tenderness of summer. The warm wind carries the freshness of water vapor, and the rainy season has quietly arrived.
After the legion at Teotihuacan joined the army. The army moved all the way north, first turning northeast to intimidate Tlaxcala and the northern frontier bordering the empire. King Tisoc met with representatives of the city-states of Atotonilco to arrange the defense of Tlaxcala while continuing the show of force.
At the suggestion of the "Snake Female" officer corps, the king left two direct legions here to strengthen defense and monitor Tlaxcala and various city-states.
Then the army continued north for several days and reached the city of Metztitlan where Shulot had passed. Here King Tisok met with Huastec representatives and received yet another tribute. Then he turned southwest and received another city-state legion from Weipuchtland, restoring the scale of twenty legions.
In the end, the army went straight west and attacked the nearest large city-state of the Otomi people, Xilotepec City, which was only two weeks away from the capital.
Soon, twenty legions surrounded Xilotepec, cutting off the city-state's supply of food, salt, and some water sources. The city is only four to five square kilometers. The eight core legions are camped on the east side of the city. There are about 10,000 senior warriors, 20,000 capital warriors, and more than 30,000 village warriors. They are stationed on the tributary of the Tampen River with the most convenient food routes. This is a direct military force loyal to the king.
The remaining twelve city-state legions were evenly distributed on the west, south, and north sides, with more than 30,000 people on each side. About 40% were city-state warriors and 60% were village warriors. Shusok led the Teotihuacan city-state army to station on the west side where they were most likely to encounter Otomi reinforcements.
Father and son are separated from each other, looking at each other from a distance. Since we parted ways in the Holy City, we have never seen each other again. Shulot often looked to the west, but only one evening, he saw more than 8,000 warriors directly under the city-state quietly disappearing into the forest outside the camp.
The capital's grain and grass can go all the way north along Lake Texcoco, pass through Lake Haltokan, go north into the main stream of the Tampen River, then turn west and follow the tributaries of the Tampen River all the way to the camp on the shore. It only takes more than half a month for a canoe loaded with food to complete the journey.
The morale of Tisok's army was high and there was no fear of food shortage. Avitt told Xilot that according to the latest scout information, there were only 8,000 city-state soldiers in Xilotepec, more than 10,000 village levies, and tens of thousands of civilians. Morale is low and people are panicked.
If the two sides fight head-on, eight thousand senior warriors can easily drive them into the Tampen River with just one charge, just like driving a group of monkeys.
And now, Shulot stood outside the east gate. What appeared in his sight was a city wall four or five meters high, made of earth and stone, and filled with defenders. On the narrow city wall, the warriors' slings, spears, simple bows and arrows, as well as the stacked stones and wood blocks, are clearly visible.
