Time is like water, passing by endlessly, and things in the world are moving forward, not stopping for anyone.
After Gillim left, he went straight to the palace to report back to King Avit. Early the next morning, Avitt summoned Shulot to meet alone and asked about the prophecy of the East China Sea.
Shulot was prepared and came in a hurry. He brought with him a long-drawn map of the East China Sea and a hand-drawn portrait of the colonists.
The door to the stone palace opened and closed again. There was no one else around, the guards had been sent away, and not even Gillim could enter. The teacher and the student met secretly for a day and spoke frankly and everything. It wasn't until dusk fell and the red sun set in the sky that the long meeting came to an end.
Afterwards, the king summoned his attendants and held a small dinner. He drank some thin wine and asked about the details of the wedding arrangements before letting Shulot leave.
The night is dark and the evening breeze is blowing. The candlelight in the king's hall flickers, like the changing heart of the king. Avitt frowned and stood alone in the middle of the hall. He believed in his own judgment and believed that Shulot was not lying. The king's expression was both angry and joyful, his eyes seemed to be burning with fire, and he looked in the direction of the sunrise.
"...If Shulot's divine revelation is true, across the sea in the far east, there will be a rich and powerful new continent, many new crops and tamed animals, and countless new technologies that can change the world!... Haha, this world , is so vast! It turns out that there are so many lands that can be conquered and so many opponents that can compete with each other in the world. It is really thrilling and full of joy at the same time!"
Avitt murmured, his expression unchanged. A true king is always tenacious, has strong self-confidence, and is never afraid of the strength of his opponent!
In the high priest's house, Shulot and his grandfather sat opposite each other. With a calm expression and a slight smile, he recounted the divine revelations in his dreams and the talks during the day.
During the daytime talks, Avitt had already made a promise: the kingdom would donate the manufacturing technology of the Sun God Eagle Cannon and the Crocodile God Galley to the Alliance, and send professional craftsmen to teach them. The Alliance gave back 10,000 mexicans, acquiesced in the conquest of Otter City, and supported the kingdom's exploration of the East China Sea!
After listening, the high priest sat upright with his eyes closed, speechless for a long time. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at his grandson solemnly.
"Who taught you about the prophecy of the East China Sea?"
"...Well?"
Hearing this, Shulot was a little surprised. He shook his head and confessed frankly.
"Grandfather, the prophecy of the East China Sea was received by me in a dream after being inspired by the gods. There was no forgery at all, and no one taught it!"
"...In this case, it is true!... It will be verified within ten years, or more than ten years at the longest!"
Thinking of this, the high priest frowned and was silent in thought. Many illegal thoughts flashed through his mind, but he was not allowed to mention them to outsiders. After a while, he solemnly shook his head and gave a serious warning.
"Xulot, my child. It's not appropriate to say more about the East China Sea prophecy now. It's all over here! Although the elder is seriously ill, he is still thinking sharply. He has only a short time, so he makes the most decisive decisions. I know the elder's thoughts well. , this kind of prophecy in the name of God is the most taboo for him..."
"Ah! Immortal elder..."
Hearing this, Shulot was horrified, and then he realized what he was doing.
"grandfather..."
"It doesn't matter! The great elder is dying of illness. He often falls into a coma. It is difficult to manage things on weekdays, let alone summon others. The only people who can see him and talk to him are Kakamazin, me, and Ugel. That’s all.”
The high priest smiled calmly, recalling the experience of meeting the elder a few days ago, and felt vaguely emotional.
"No matter how immortal the sun is, it will eventually perish one day!...Xulot, my child. Kakamazin has a kind-hearted nature and is very fond of you. He is about to preside over your wedding. Ugel seems stubborn Foolish, but with hidden wisdom, you are favored by fate... No one will say anything wrong with you, you just need to wait patiently and wait for your opportunity!..."
"Wait patiently?.."
Hearing this, Shulot realized something and listened carefully to his grandfather's instructions.
"Xulot, if the divine revelation you received is true, you can use this prophecy to do this... When everyone's hope is restored and the divine power is in hand, you no longer have to worry..."
The high priest lowered his voice and gave careful instructions.
Shulot looked solemn and nodded slightly. After listening, he had some doubts and asked softly.
"Grandfather, if I do this, where will that leave you and the high priests?"
"Haha, you don't need to worry about me!"
The high priest laughed and shook his head calmly. Then, he smiled frankly.
"Because by that time, I must be gone!..."
"Ah! Grandpa..."
The night is dark and the wind is slightly chilly. When the candle burns out, it will go out naturally. After a sleepless night, ten days passed by in a hurry. Before you know it, it’s the auspicious day at the end of August, the wedding ceremony of His Highness Shulot and Princess Alyssa!
The dawn breaks from the east and the hymns rise in the temples. The first prelude to the wedding ceremony is the whole city celebrating!
Starting from early morning, all eighty Kalpoli communities in the lake capital held grand celebrations under the guidance of community priests. The priests lit the pleasant rosin and laid out the free food issued by the royal family. More than 200,000 people in the capital laughed, sang and danced together all day long!
Today's celebration is a royal wedding, which is also a day of celebration for young men and women. Young men and women in the capital danced in groups, held arms intimately, and sang songs of blessing! Thunderous joyous songs echoed in the capital, praising the most sacred wedding in the world and also praising the most noble man in the alliance!
The morning sun rises in the song and gradually reaches the highest level. The second prelude to the wedding ceremony is the gifts from all the countries!
Envoys from all the states of the alliance and all the ministries of the world, led by the royal warriors, came from outside the capital with boxes of valuable gifts. They opened the boxes and displayed the luxurious gifts. Under the admiration and attention of thousands of people in the capital, they walked from the outer civilian area to the central palace area.
The queue for Kingdom in the Lake was exceptionally long. Two thousand imperial guards carried hundreds of boxes of precious tribute gifts, thousands of brand-new armors and weapons, and dragged forty giant bronze beasts from the Baidi Long Bridge in the north. Under the golden sunlight, the numerous bronze objects shine with splendor and are particularly eye-catching.
The crowds along the way gathered together, shouting exclamations of surprise, and the wide streets became narrow. The streets of the capital are lined with straight pines and cypresses, with bright flowers placed under the pines and cypresses, and bright cloaks hanging from the pine branches! This is a traditional custom of the alliance. The flowers symbolize beautiful love and the cloak represents a perfect marriage.
Bertard looked calm and led the kingdom's envoys all the way to the center of the palace area, in front of the king's palace. The royal wedding is not held in a towering temple, but in the palace of the woman's father, the king.
Processions of envoys from various states stopped outside the king's palace, leaving behind hundreds of boxes of gifts. Then, the warriors and servants who delivered the gifts did not stop and were led away again by the royal warriors. The envoys and representatives from each state entered the palace in order of proximity. They want to offer respectful blessings and valuable gifts to the supreme King of Mexica!
Bertard, as the representative of the Kingdom in the Lake, was the first to enter the palace. He looked calm and looked at the arrangements in the king's palace.
The King's Palace is divided into two floors, and all the windows and curtains are opened to facilitate the envoys who bring gifts to salute the nobles in the palace.
King Avit looked calm, straightened his spine, and sat on the throne on the second floor of the King's Palace. His Highness Xiulote was a little nervous, his eyes slightly straightened, and he sat blankly in the side hall on the left side of the first floor. Princess Alyssa has a beautiful smile, as beautiful as a lotus, sitting quietly in the side hall on the right side of the first floor.
At a glance, the three of them were all wearing royal attire and sitting up and down in the palace. Their seats are generally in the shape of a "pin", which symbolizes different status levels.
Bertard looked at His Highness on the left calmly, then bowed his head and fell to the ground. He held a wooden box high in his hand and offered the royal gift of the kingdom.
"The kingdom in the lake presents several divine picture albums, hundreds of exotic flowers and plants, a top-quality fire opal, a pigeon's blood ruby, and a pair of jade bracelets!..."
The elder Kakamazin stood in front of the King's Palace with a kind smile. He took Bertard's gift, recited it once, and asked the guards to collect the gift and place it in the newlyweds' house.
According to traditional Mexican customs, the time when guests present gifts usually occurs after the marriage ceremony and before the second dinner, when the newlyweds sit side by side at the table. However, this grand royal wedding is not just a simple wedding, but also an important ceremony that reveals the majesty of the royal family, so the gift-giving process from all countries must be brought to the forefront.
Bertard fell to the ground and saluted three times before standing up and standing on the left side of the palace. Next, the envoys of the great nobles from all the alliance states went forward one by one, presented the valuable gifts they could afford, bowed to the ground and saluted three times, and then stood on the left and right sides of the palace. As for ordinary alliance nobles, they are not qualified to enter the palace to offer gifts.
"The Huastec Alliance presents a pair of flawless white jade, two foot-high corals, and ten big-eyed pearls!..."
The elder Kakamazin nodded slightly and waved gently. The Huastec envoy bowed respectfully to the ground and stood on the right side. In this kind of wedding ceremony, they will naturally not present all kinds of dancers and musicians as usual.
"Otomi Alliance, I present you with a pair of white antlers, ten pieces of red fox skin, and ten pounds of black-feathered jade!..."
After reading this, Kakamatsu raised his eyebrows slightly. The Otomi people were really poor, and the gifts they gave were only specialties from the North. The color of the antlers and fox fur is pleasing, and they barely have an auspicious edge. Karasuba Jade Dried is a psychic substance and is considered a precious religious medicinal material... Kakamazin waved his hand, and the envoy of the Otomi quickly stood up and stood aside in the sun.
"The Mixtec Alliance presents a golden tree, ten silver flowers, and a hundred quetzal feathers!..."
After hearing the end, the envoys in the field all marveled lowly and looked moved. The Mixtec envoy raised his arm and bowed gracefully. The servants presented the beautiful golden trees and silver flowers, as well as the more precious quetzal bird feathers, in front of everyone one by one.
These quetzal feathers are not ordinary feathers. They are the only pair of male quetzal bird's gorgeous tail feathers that can grow up to 90 centimeters, symbolizing the blessings of the gods. Each emerald-like tail feather is priceless and can be exchanged for at least a pound of gold sand!
Kakamazin took a look and nodded with satisfaction. Then, the Mixtec envoy was led to the right and stood under a good location under the sun.
"The Zapotec Alliance, I offer you one bag of gems, ten bags of rouge, and twenty bags of various spices!"
The Zapotec Federation is located in the southern rainforest and produces gems, rouge and spices. Among them, the specialty cochineal dye is the most precious and the price is quite high. It has always been favored by noble ladies.
Kakamazin also nodded and waved, asking the Zapotec envoys and the Mixtec envoys to stand together.
"The Totonac Alliance presents an ancient Olmec pottery pot with the blessing of the ancient Grain God! This ancient magic weapon can make couples have a happy marriage and give birth to more children!"
Kakamazin's expression remained unchanged as he carefully picked up the ancient clay pot presented by the envoy. The shape of the pottery pot is simple, and many places have been polished extremely smooth. A god in the shape of corn is painted and engraved on the outer wall, which indeed symbolizes the blessing of the God of Grain.
"...The cunning Totonac people like to use these indistinguishable antiquities to fill their pockets!"
Kakamazin cursed inwardly, but kept a smile on his face. He raised the ancient clay pot, showed it to everyone for a moment, and then asked the guards to put it away carefully. Then, the Totonak envoy was led by the guards and stood under the sun with the Otomi envoy.
"Tekos Alliance, I present you with ten gold wine cups, ten obsidian necklaces, and ten water opals!"
Kakamazin nodded slightly, and the Tekos envoy stood up respectfully and stood cautiously beside him.
The so-called envoys of the Tekos Alliance are actually envoys from the Fire River City and the Colima Tribe. The Colima envoy came here this time not only to attend His Highness's wedding, but also to inquire about the information and see the details of the Mexica Alliance's Eastern Expedition.
"The northern Mayan city-state offers ten bags of sacred smoke, ten bags of emeralds, and ten pieces of feathered costumes!"
Mayan businessman Ti Carlo knelt on the ground and respectfully offered his congratulations. These gifts came from Mayan business groups and were presented in the name of the northern Mayan city-states. In fact, as a direct bloodline of the Cocom family, Tikaló does have territorial claims to the large city-state of Tuturxiu in northern Yucutan.
Kakamazin waved again, and the Mayan envoy stood aside. At this point, all the foreign envoys have completed their offerings.
Shulot was sitting in the side hall, watching the foreign envoys in different costumes. He suppressed the anxiety and excitement about the wedding and fell into thinking about the current situation.
"...Not only did the envoys from the Tlaxcalans not come, but even the envoys from the Holy City of Cholula did not come!... It seems that the news that the Alliance is about to launch an eastern expedition really made the Holy City of Cholula very worried. Dissatisfaction. And the absence of the alliance’s royal wedding is an expression of this dissatisfaction!..."
The envoys from various states looked at each other, and their expressions changed in the same way. For such an important alliance celebration, even the distant Tecos and Mayans had representatives coming, but the nearby holy city of Cholula did not send any envoys? !
Kakamazin frowned slightly and regained his composure instantly. Then, his kind face became solemn, he raised the scepter in his hand high, and sang a speech passionately.
"The gifts from all the countries are over, and the royal family accepts the gifts and expresses thanks!... With the blessing of the Lord God, blessings from the ancestors, the royal family holds a ceremony!... With the blessing of the Lord God and the ancestors, and in the witness of the descendants of gods from all countries, the heroic hummingbirds perch On top of the pure lotus!...The sacred and beautiful marriage is about to come, like the strong root system of the cactus, it will completely connect His Highness Shulot and Princess Alyssa as one, and they will never be separated in this life!"
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