With Avitt's strong suggestion and friendly negotiation, the little golden eagle got a well-known name, Avelot. Cut off part of each person's name to form a newly coined word. In the Nahuatl language, this new word probably means "lake and lightning", or "majesty and death".
Of course, Shulot still likes to call the golden eagle by his nickname in private, Avivet.
"Chirp?" Little Avevit, no, Avelot continued to call out curiously. It tilted its head and looked at the two faces close at hand, looking at it seriously. It knows these two people, one is a good person who feeds itself every day, and the other is a bad person who always wants to touch itself.
The intelligence of golden eagles is similar to that of crows and herons, and they are among the smartest birds. Their adult IQ can reach that of a seven-year-old human child. After training, golden eagles can recognize complex human movements, understand short syllable commands, and have a long-term memory.
They usually hover at an altitude of about two thousand meters, and their vision is more than eight times that of humans. At this altitude, they can identify half-meter-long hares on the ground within two kilometers. They can also hover over specific targets and point the direction for their owners.
Smart crows can distinguish between red lights and roads. They will place nuts on the road at red lights and wait for cars to crush the nut shells. Parrots who imitate tongues can only be considered in the middle range. As for birds with small heads, such as quails, emus, and ostriches, they are at the bottom of the list of birds in terms of IQ.
"Should we give it a surname?" Shulot looked at the fluffy young golden eagle tenderly, feeling that it could stay with him for a long, long time.
"Last name? You mean the family name?" Avitt thought for a moment.
"We Mexicans have only really developed for a hundred years, and we do not have a particularly fixed family name. Usually, the names of the children of noble families will come from great ancestors or gods in mythology, and then add various different titles. . And the names of civilians come from daily life, as well as famous warriors on the battlefield."
"For example, the full name of the grandfather Montezuma I is Montezuma Ilvicamina, and the full name of the ancestor Tracahelor is Veve Tracaheler, and Vevey is the distinguished elder. It means. If you really want to find a fixed surname... you can choose the name of a heroic figure as your surname, such as Montezuma."
"However, the heroes themselves do not need family names! Because it is not the family that honors them, but they that honor the family! Their names can be used as the surnames of other people, such as Avitt, such as Shulot." Speaking of this , Avitt laughed.
Xiulote nodded. At this time, Mexican society did not yet have a particularly clear family name system and family inheritance law. Names usually reflect the expectations of elders, and people with distinguished status will have many suffixes. The repeated names are followed by "younger or older" as identification. For example, Moctezuma II is Moctezuma Sokoyotsin, and Sokoyotsin means "young child".
In later New Spain, in order to stabilize the distant rule, the Spanish king canonized Montezuma's descendants as Counts of Montezuma. These surrendered royal families took Montezuma as their surname from then on.
Female descendants also have the right to inherit property and noble status. For example, Avit's staff and family warriors were inherited from his mother, Atotostri II. The daughter of Montezuma I, she took over her father's position as tribal leader and inherited part of the wealth and military power.
The two continued to look at little Avelot and chat. The little white and soft pet really made people feel happy.
"Where's Acap? I didn't see him."
"Hearing that Kechar invited the ancestors, he immediately went to Teotihuacan to discuss with the chief priest."
Avitt continued to tease little Avelot. He quickly shook his finger in front of the little golden eagle, and the little golden eagle's eyes flickered and followed him. The finger speed became faster and faster, and little Avilot's eyes turned into lightning.
"Has there been any reply from Atotonilco's Trol Army? The 16,000 warriors and 20,000 militiamen there are the only heavy force group that threatens us."
Shulot stretched out his hand and held Avitt's finger. He was a little worried that little Avelot had been spoiled. However, with the eagle's vision and eye structure, these shakings are actually a piece of cake for it.
"Uncle King Troll replied that he would not interfere with the internal succession of the Tenochtitlan royal family. However, his army shrank back slightly and was now out of contact with the Tlaxcalans. Although he was now stunned He has not moved in Atotonilco State, but it will only take two weeks to move back to the capital. He should have already known that the ancestors have ended their seclusion, and they must have sent envoys now."
"By the way, Troll Nezabal is both my uncle and the uncle of Prince Bilil Nezabal of Texcoco. The word Biril means 'prince', and Nezabal means 'forbidden prince'. Food'. This line of city-states in Texcoco has been inherited for many years, and has a formally inherited family name, Nezabal.
Since the death of poet-king Koyote Nesabal. We in Tenochtitlán have been trying to annex Texcoco completely. However, although Prince Billil is only eighteen years old, he is not simple and has very flexible wrists. Although he handed over the 14,000 warriors of Texcoco, 8,000 of them were in Troll's hands, maintaining the independence and influence of the Texcoco line. "
"Now, as soon as he heard that I had replaced Tisok, he immediately sent someone to serve him and proposed marriage to my eldest daughter."
Having said this, Avitt looked at Shulot meaningfully.
Shulot was silent for a moment. Then, the boy's eyes showed sincerity and determination.
"Avit, I understand what you mean. I swear to God that I will cherish my future wife, give my sincerity, protect and tolerate her with a gentle heart, and never let the complicated power struggle hurt her!"
Looking at the young man's eyes, Avitt nodded slowly.
"I believe in your character and abilities. This is why I chose you."
There was a moment of silence between the two. Avitt changed the subject, touched the little Avillot that was swinging from side to side, and asked with a smile: "Is this a male eagle or a female eagle?"
Shulot also smiled and stretched out his hand: "Actually, I'm also curious about this question, but I just can't figure it out."
The two then turned little Avelot around, held it down gently, and then inspected it carefully. However, there are no obvious physiological differences between male and female golden eagles, and it is indeed impossible to detect them through inspection. Little Avelot resisted desperately on the cotton cloth. It flapped its wings and struggled, calling out "chirp", trying to escape from the "claws".
After a while, the two looked at each other in confusion. The two future eagles could not tell the male and female eagles.
"When it grows up, if it is a female eagle, it will be much larger and have longer claws." After thinking for a long time, Shulot recalled some common sense about birds.
"Oh, let's see later." Avitt smiled slightly, and there was a deeper meaning in his smile.
The two briefly discussed the arrangements for the siege and the situation of the camp.
"Avit, are you ready to disband the gathered city-state legions?" Shulot asked seriously.
"I do have this plan." Avitt nodded.
"We now have two thousand noble battle groups and 27,000 direct subordinates. Including the remnants of Casal's army you brought back, there are 30,000 direct subordinates, enough to besiege the city of Xilotepec. By the way, Casal has already sent a message to I am loyal, but I am not going to use him for the time being. Let him be idle for a while and polish it for a while."
"The next affairs in the royal capital will not be completed by the army. The local city-state legions are not suitable to be brought into the capital. This will damage the majesty of the royal family. I have communicated with the city-state captains many times and have a deep understanding of their situation. I got a rough idea. It's time to disband the 25,000 city-state legions from the seven states. I also need to disband the militia of at least 30,000 people to fulfill my original promise."
"In the next two days, I will reward the city-state legions again, and also replenish the number of warriors in the Teotihuacan legion for you. Then, the Holy City legion can return first and wait for news back to Teotihuacan, High Priest You are no less well-informed than I am. And along the waterway in the lake, the Holy City is only three or four days away from the capital."
Avitt decides the future actions of the army. His face was calm and serious, and the Holy City Legion was an effective reserve force.
Shulot also nodded in agreement. The problem in the capital was a political issue, not a military issue. Waiting for Gillim to return, Wang Qi can officially move south.
The two briefly discussed the preparations for going south, and Shulot was ready to leave. He was going to prepare some gifts for the immortal Tracaelal. Under Avitt's strong request and repeated assurances, the boy finally left little Avelot in the care of his friends for the time being.
Seeing the "good guy" leaving, little Avelot stuck out his head and asked softly in confusion, "Chirp? Chirp?" Then, its voice turned into an anxious and loud call of "Chirp!", and it was already in front of him. It was the "bad guy" that kept getting closer, and Avitt looked at it with a smile.
