August is full of warm clouds and rain, caressing the cheeks of lovers, making people heart-warming and lingering. The summer rain fell lingeringly, the breeze caressed it without a trace, and the days passed by in an instant.
The high priest's palace is still heavily guarded, and the temple warriors hold torches and patrol day and night. And in the house where Xiulote stayed, where the firelight flickered, it was dark again, and there was a faint fragrance floating around.
The moonlight is like water, flowing down from the open ceiling, giving the simple bedroom a clear glow. A beautiful red-edged Echeveria blooms quietly under the moonlit night. The fleshy leaves are elegant and light, stacked and stretched out, with pink edges. At first glance, it looks dignified and graceful, but after looking at it for a long time, it has a silent charm.
"Charming spiritual shadow...the goddess under the moonlit night..."
Xiulote was neatly dressed and sitting in the bedroom. He stared at the flowers in front of him and whispered softly.
"Huayueye..."
Huayueye, also known as red-edged Echeveria, is a succulent plant native to Mexico and belongs to the genus Echeveria. Its leaves are slender with red edges, and the overall shape is like a graceful red-edged lotus. It was extremely popular in later generations. In the Mexican Union, this is also a favorite flower of the nobles and can be planted in houses with sufficient light.
Naxiu, dressed in short clothes, stood beside Huayue Ye, quietly waiting for His Highness to rest. The weather was hot in August. She had short hair, bare feet, and the short clothes on her body could only cover her vital parts, which made people look at her probingly.
Shulot's eyes moved slightly and looked away. The face as beautiful as water, the long and tight arms, the supple and flexible waist, and the long and powerful legs all fell into his eyes one by one. The graceful curves up and down are outlined by the short clothes, making them more and more vivid, making people imagine. The young king paused, looked away as if nothing had happened, and admired the flowers again.
Summer flowers are in full bloom, lingering in front of you, exuding a charming fragrance and swaying with an alluring posture. No words are needed to captivate the heartstrings.
Naxiu blinked her eyes and raised a faint smile on her lips. She stood tall and graceful, adjusting her posture silently to cater to the flickering bonfire, making her attractive features more prominent. As a priestess who has been trained since childhood, she has more than a dozen ways to hide herself and reduce her physical presence. But at this moment, she did the opposite, deliberately attracting His Highness's attention.
Shulot looked away, his face calm. Naxiu's arrival only lasted a few days, but it quietly changed his daily life. It's like a drop of ink falling into the cup, blending in quietly, soaking in the clear life.
In the past few days, the first thing Naxiu did was to take over the role of Samurai Commander Bertard and take charge of His Highness's close guard. The warrior commander initially had some objections to this request, mainly because he doubted Naxiu's fighting skills.
However, the young Naxiu was full of confidence and spoke with a smile.
"Dear Holy Eagle Warrior Captain, the gods bless all things and allow them to have their own strengths. When fighting on the battlefield, I will not be as good as you; when fighting in the tent, you will not be as good as me."
Hearing this, the calm warrior commander raised his eyebrows instantly. Later, under the witness of Shulot, the two men held daggers and fought at close quarters in the narrow room. The one who first pierced the clothes at the vital part was the winner.
The daggers alternate, moving as fast as a falcon. This dangerous battle only lasted for ten breaths, but it made Shulot sweat on his back. Within five steps, everyone in the enemy country will be wiped out. No matter who the two of them are, they are much more skilled in martial arts than him...
The final result was both unexpected and reasonable. As Naxiu said, she relies on agility and dexterity to be better in a narrow room. Bertard nodded with a sullen face and surrendered, handing over the nearby personal guard warriors, but was still responsible for His Highness's travel safety.
Then, Na Xiu arranged for several professional assassins trained by the High Priest's Palace to be mixed among the guarding warriors as a hidden line of supervision. Several professional pharmacists are always on standby, following His Highness, with antidotes to common toxins ready in their hands. His Highness's diet is also strictly managed and prepared by specialized waiters.
In the wild tropical America, there are too many strange herbs and poisons, which are often incurable and must be carefully guarded against.
Later, in addition to the close guard, Naxiu's second job was to recruit spies from the high priest's house to complete the intelligence team in Shulot's hands.
In the Mexican Alliance, the systematic intelligence organization can be roughly divided into three branches. The first group is the military intelligence scout who is affiliated with the king and conducts spying on the outside world, and the long-distance businessman Pochitka. After the Mayan merchant Tikallo was absorbed by the alliance, he became an honorable Pochitka. He used his convenient status as a merchant to travel to various states, and then obtained information through trade contacts.
The second branch is also an alliance of secret guards belonging to the king, mainly for internal spying. Avitt served as the alliance's intelligence chief before taking the throne. After he succeeded to the throne, in order to implement centralization reforms and monitor the great nobles whose interests were damaged, he specially formed the Alliance Secret Guard and strengthened internal intelligence supervision.
Shulot didn't know much about the alliance's secret guards. He only knew that most of them existed as warriors from various states. They were loyal to the nobles of each state on the surface, but secretly served the royal center. The change of the family head of the Trocan Mountains is inseparable from the secret guards.
The co-head of the alliance Pochitka and the Secret Guard is Chief Intelligence Officer Gillim.
The third branch is the priest group under the high priest group, scattered in various places. Preaching priests have the function of confessing and can obtain secrets from confession; ascetic priests travel everywhere, are trusted and respected by the people, and can also obtain a lot of information.
In addition, the Alliance advocates abstinence and punishes adulterers. The female priests in various temples are the only place where Alliance warriors can get happiness outside of their families. They are also an important source of intelligence.
In this barbaric era of war, battles and deaths can be seen everywhere. Roads are impassable, bandits are rampant, barbarian tribes attack and plunder, and life is like grass. An effective intelligence organization consumes a lot of money. It requires continuous investment of manpower and financial resources to train professional talents, which is definitely not something that ordinary countries can afford.
In other words, if you don't have money or no one, don't think about doing intelligence. It's better to raise a few more warriors.
The Kingdom in the Lake has only just emerged, and its intelligence team is not complete. Xiulote recruited some bronze merchants to serve as external Bochitka, and placed some personal bodyguards in the army to monitor the various kingdoms' legions. As for a more rigorous internal intelligence organization, the kingdom has just invested resources and begun to establish it. The name of the organization was drawn up by Shulot, and it was called "Secret Guard" as opposed to the Alliance Secret Guard.
Naxiu was born in a temple in the Holy City. She underwent strict training since childhood and was raised by female priests. Now, under the orders of the high priest, she became Shulot's shadow slave and also served as the first generation person in charge of the "Secret Guard".
In addition to personal protection and intelligence management, Naxiu also has a third function...
Thinking of this, Shulot had a headache. In the past few days, Naxiu has been by his side, accompanying him day and night like a shadow, almost never leaving ten steps away. And once night comes, the elegant beauty will stand tall and graceful, turning into a ripe fruit, swaying in front of your eyes for you to pick and choose.
"cough."
Shulot coughed slightly and looked at the woman who was as charming as a moonlit night.
"Naxiu, I want to rest..."
"Your Highness, it's late at night."
Na Xiu raised the corners of her mouth and smiled charmingly, her voice as seductive as smoke. She took two steps forward, gently stretched out her bare hands, untied Shulot's robe, and then touched her strong chest.
"Please let the shadow slave come and serve you to rest..."
