The night was dark, and the firelight in the big tent swayed, licking the warm shadows. In the golden outline, Shulot's figure is tall and elongated, gradually swallowing up the surrendered woman. He stood with his head upright, like a high-flying eagle, staring at the graceful water snake lying on the ground, his eyes were cold, and he ordered in a deep voice.
"Miawa, since the Great Sun Chief Chichini wants to surrender and be loyal to the Alliance... then I will give him three days to open the city gate and let the Kingdom's legions enter the city!"
Hearing this, the snake priestess Miava lowered her eyebrows, raised her head, revealed a pitiful and seductive face, and softly begged for mercy.
"Your powerful Highness!... All the Jinwan tribes in the city want to surrender to you. However, the leaders of each tribe are worried about the alliance's tradition of sacrifice..."
"The Eastern Conquest of Totonac is a war of faith that spreads the glory of the Lord God! The descendants of Totonac are not like the descendants of Tlaxcala, who are issued a divine decree and require all sacrifices."
Shulot looked calm, held Miawa's smooth chin, and spoke calmly.
"If the chiefs of the Jinwan tribes can surrender their cities and hand over their warriors... I will spare their lives and let them settle in the capital of the lake or the capital of King Qin Congcan. I will give them gifts The title of a nobleman leads to a peaceful and prosperous life.”
Hearing the king's words, Miawa was happy at first, and then shocked.
If the chiefs of the Jinwan tribes move to the two capitals, they will naturally have to give up all their territories and lose the tribes and warriors they have controlled for generations. And in this era of fighting between tribes, without the warriors in hand, without the inherited territory, and only having the title of a noble of the kingdom, what status and wealth can there be in the capital of Mexico where the nobles gather together?
Such conditions were naturally unacceptable to the chiefs of Golden Bay, and they were far from the lowest bottom line promised by Chief Chiqini before her mission.
Thinking of this, Miava puffed up her chest and carefully avoided the blade. She wrapped the king's palm with her astonishing richness and begged again.
"Your Highness, the tribes of Jinwan have settled here for generations and have inherited it for hundreds of years... Chief Da Ri is willing to swear a blood oath to become your most loyal servant, dedicate all his wealth, and dedicate his beautiful daughter... .I just want to guard the land of Jinwan for you..."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Shulot raised his brows. He felt the warmth in his hand, pressed the dagger calmly, and spoke coldly.
"Cicini still has such a sweet dream and wants to keep Golden Bay City? If so, go back! Wash your neck and chest and wait for the kingdom's sacrifice!"
"ah!..."
Pressing the obsidian dagger, a line of blood suddenly appeared on Miawa's smooth neck. The kneeling snake priestess's eyes widened instantly and her whole body started to tremble slightly. She felt the stinging pain on her neck and looked up at the king's face in the shadow, feeling deep fear in her heart. However, in this fear of death, she had some strange feelings that she had never felt before.
"I was lingering on the edge of death, looking up at a man as powerful as the God of Death, and enduring his pressure. He controlled my life, and I breathed his strong breath..."
Miava tilted her face up and shifted her gaze until she was right in front of her. She was trembling from the bottom of her heart and yearning from her body. She couldn't help but lick her tongue and gasped softly.
"Ah...your mighty highness...I...have been washed and waiting to be sacrificed to you..."
Hearing this answer, Shulot pursed his lips and frowned. He looked down at the woman at his feet, followed her line of sight and looked down, and the fire in his heart suddenly started a prairie fire. The woman's expression also changed instantly, revealing a surrender-like reverence.
"Ah! Your Highness, you are so powerful as I have never seen before!..."
"Miawa, stop playing such little tricks!..."
Shulot's expression changed and he scolded. He stared at the woman's adoring yet confused eyes, felt the woman's low, warm breath, and felt an instinctive pleasure and desire in his body. But this uncontrollable physical instinct was like burning a fire, making his whole body hot and irritable like a beast. His eyes suddenly became sharp, and there was murderous intent in his voice.
"The kingdom's army has the thunder of the God of War and God's punishment. It doesn't take ten days to capture Jinwan City! And the troops consumed in the siege are all surrendered warriors from various departments, which will not damage the kingdom's army at all! Therefore, Mia Wa, my patience is very limited and I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you..."
"Now, give me another reason to prove your worth, and then put forward a practical condition!"
"Ah! Under the powerful Temple of Death...the tribes of Jinwan can lead the kingdom's army into the city, allowing you to surrender the 15,000-strong Eastern Alliance Army without many casualties! Moreover, we are the tribes of Xitotonak. The leader of the alliance can also send guides and envoys to persuade the jungle tribes in the southwestern interior to surrender to the kingdom's army...
Miawa lowered his eyebrows and opened his watery eyes, looking up at the standing king with awe and admiration. She begged softly, hummed softly, rocked and rubbed her body, like a snake stepped on by a condor, using a special way to please the strong man.
"Your Highness, we have no extravagant hopes of retaining Jinwan City, and are willing to dedicate the city-state... We only hope to preserve the entire clan and obtain a new territory in the south or west..."
"Dedicate the city-state, betray the allies, send envoys to recruit the inland, in exchange for preserving the clan, and moving the territory..."
After hearing these conditions, Shulot reached out his hand and pinched the woman's chin to stop the other's alluring friction and shaking. Amid the woman's cries of pain, he remained silent, looking thoughtful.
The coastal Golden Bay City is located on the route to the east and has convenient sea communication. It must be controlled by the kingdom, even if it is by dividing the heirs!
However, the location of Jinwan City is really too far away. It is 900 miles away from the alliance's capital city in the lake, and a full 1,600 miles away from the kingdom's Qin Congcan capital! Being able to rely on sea routes to control key areas of coastal city-states is already the limit of what the kingdom can do.
As for going deeper into the interior, after a hundred or two hundred miles, the undulating jungles, swamps and mountains will become too complex and the distances too far. With the current level of transportation, these places are like South Vietnam during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The cost of governance is too high to be managed, and even decent tributes cannot be transported.
Therefore, Shulot will hand over these vast inland territories to the Alliance. And King Avit will not directly rule this place, he will only regard them as transferred territories, and replace and move the powerful nobles in the heart of the alliance here.
In other words, the Jinwan tribes' desire to change territories does not conflict with the interests of the kingdom. However, before they migrate, they must leave enough Dingkou as the basis for the kingdom to rule the city-state.
After clearing his thoughts, Shulot lowered his head, looked at Miawa who was weeping with tears in his eyes, pinched his face as tender as egg white, and said calmly.
"Myawa, the tribes of Jinwan donated their city-states and allowed the army to enter the towns to suppress the coalition forces. Then they converted to the god of war as their main god. This way, the chiefs and leaders can be preserved, and the wealth in the hands of the chiefs can be preserved. Then, 70% of the tribes will be left behind. Send guides and envoys to persuade you to surrender...I will allow the remaining people to migrate and re-establish a city-state in the land of Totonac in the west!"
