"Blessed by the Lord God! After conquering the Chapala Lake area and the coast of Haenyeo City, the population of the six counties of the Lake Kingdom has reached an astonishing 2 million! The Lake Kingdom I established with my own hands has become the only one in the world. The military machine of the alliance is constantly expanding, expanding, and expanding!..."
The sun sets over the East China Sea, and the red sunset sets on the sea. The sky and the earth are covered with red clouds, reflecting the boundless breadth. Shulot stood in the palace of Hidden Snake City, looking at the western sky through the half-open wall window. He has stayed in this rich, beautiful and comfortable seaside place for so long that even everything on the plateau has become a bit far away.
From this end of the East China Sea, look towards the hills to the west. The magnificent Trochtitlan is just one thousand two hundred miles away to the west. The kingdom's capital, Qincongcan, is two thousand miles away!
"O Lord God! It has been four and a half years since I left the capital of Qin Cong Can! ... The military machine that I built and strengthened with my own hands has been running on its own for too long! ... But when can I return to Qin Cong Can The royal capital, how about returning to the towering Palace of Winds and returning to the ruling center of the kingdom?"
Thinking of this, Shulot's eyes were deep and his expression became darker. The Eastern Expedition has ended, leaving only the last alliance with the jungle tribes. Avitt has already arranged a victory ceremony, waiting for him to return to the center of the Great Alliance, the cage of the capital city in the lake. And after he entered the cage, if he wanted to return to the royal capital, he could only wait patiently for the realization of the white-skinned prophecy, and for the turn of events for the alliance's expedition...
"Witness the Lord God!! The general is outside and the king's order is not obeyed...Avit, I follow your king's order and return to the capital in the lake to avoid the civil war between the alliance and the kingdom...but the generals under me may not be able to do so. Obey my king’s order!…”
"So, this thousand-mile seaside land, this newly established seaside alliance... will no longer obediently hand over the inland cities as we agreed before... After the seaside tribal alliance rises, it will have its own will! And I am in the capital city in the lake, but I am powerless and helpless!..."
Shulot's face was expressionless and he lowered his eyes. He thought back to the chess pieces he had laid out and thought about what other layouts he needed to perfect at the end.
"Zicao, Dahu, Apa, and Qingqiu, the four full-power Jiedu envoys, independently conquer the four directions!...The Coastal Alliance has unified the Totonak tribes and is about to conquer Maya!...There is also the Yunshe Mountain City in the hands of the kingdom. , nailed in the hinterland of the four states of Tlaxcala..."
"In addition to the power of the kingdom... there are also allies of the Otomi tribes, the Otopan city lord Giowa who swore an oath to me, Otomi deputy chief priest Omarinchin... allies of the Colima tribes are pregnant. Elaine, the chief’s daughter…an ally of the Silver Crow tribe, the two daughters of the Silver Crow chief…”
Thinking of this, Shulot's eyes flashed. The cute and well-behaved Colima "cat" was conceived around May. And now it is early October, and she has been pregnant for five months... In other words, if everything goes well, his fourth child, the blood of the Mexica royal family and the noble chief of Colima, will be born in March next year...
"Well... The Coastal Alliance has sent envoys and made an appointment with the Jungle Totonac tribes and the Jungle Sauk tribes: after the autumn harvest is completed, in late November, in the first ancient Olmec city in the south, the Ancient Saint City Alliance!…”
"This key alliance involves the more than 200,000 autonomous Jungle Totonak tribes, and at least four to five million Jungle Sauk tribes! Even the source of the Sunrise River, six hundred thousand people in the southeast inland The nearby Yuanshui City will send envoys from the gods to participate..."
"As for the relationship between the Coastal Alliance and the inland jungle tribes, is it war or peace?...Who is in charge of the order of the entire southeastern jungle?...It will all be witnessed by the Olmec ancestors in this meeting. The alliance is confirmed!…”
Shulot touched his chin, his thoughts drifting into the distance.
The essence of this alliance is the Coastal Alliance's redefinition of the order in the southeastern jungle. The rebuilt ancient holy city of the ancestors will take over the religious center position of the Hidden Snake Holy City; and the Seaside Alliance with Jinwan City as the center will also establish nominal suzerainty over the jungle tribes.
Only when the political and religious order is determined can the Coastal Alliance be free to fully expand to the Mayan Coast!
"At that time, I will personally preside over this alliance and meet with the chiefs of the jungle tribes in turn! By the time everything is sorted out, it should be late December. The four thousand guards led by the warrior captain Bertard will also It’s time to arrive at Hidden Snake City!”
"Well, the overall layout of the kingdom, the strategic planning of the East China Sea, the strategy of the Maya Coast, and the response of Western explorers... I have to explain it clearly to Bertard! Calculating it this way, it will be mid-January next year..."
"Witness the Lord God! At the beginning of next year, I will lead four thousand guards back. I will walk slower on the road and inspect the city-states and villages in various places. It should be delayed until March... In this way, I can see Elaine's child with my own eyes. After birth, I will know whether it is a boy or a girl, so as to arrange a further alliance with Chief Colima... As for whether the two sisters, Li Yu and Li Yao, can be pregnant with my child... I will work harder and work harder for a few months. You should be able to win this last time!…”
To Shulot, the capital city in the lake was a magnificent and strong cage. He will not be in a hurry to return, but will arrange everything outside the cage to increase his strength as much as possible. Although Avitt was eager to recall him, if he did not refuse to return, he would only provoke him but not overthrow the table.
Political power struggles always require constant trade-offs and compromises. And this is even more true when the strengths of both parties are equal!
In the past ten years, Avitt and Xiulote have been both masters and apprentices, as well as sons-in-law. They have joined hands with each other to embark on the road to supreme power... They have both become qualified and even outstanding politicians through top-level political experience. , I will no longer be easily swayed by my feelings!
"God bless you! When everything is arranged...I should arrive in the lake capital in April next year. By then, the big festival Avitt has prepared for me will be the Spring Plowing Festival!..."
"My teacher, my father-in-law, my God-King... I'm looking forward to seeing you again!..."
As the sun sets, shadows rise from the sky. Shulot lowered his eyes and stared at the last light of the setting sun, without speaking for a long time. Until the two clerks lit the oil lamps, prepared the steaming meals, and called softly.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat!..."
Only then did Shulot open his eyes and turned to look at the charming sisters. At this moment, he was not hungry in his belly, but very hungry in his heart. It was the desire for power, and power turned into an aphrodisiac, igniting the fire in his body. And the only thing that can satisfy him is...
"Ah! Your Highness... Your Highness... you should eat... eat... ah!..."
"Hmm. Very good... delicious!"
The long rainy season on the seaside has gradually come to an end, and the storm has finally cleared up. The end of summer has passed in September, and the tropical flowers are falling, dancing and fluttering. Early autumn arrives in October, the corn grows in the fields, and the harvest time is not far away. All we have to do is wait.
The days of early autumn passed in indulgent waiting, until a distant messenger arrived on a long ship of the East China Sea Navy. In his arms, there was a letter from seven months ago, which had traveled the longest distance of thousands of miles! When Shulot saw the end of the letter, he stood up suddenly and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"What?! This year? At this time?!…"
The two clerks clung to Xiulote's body and came over curiously. When they saw the words at the end of the letter, which they could understand, and the charts they couldn't understand, their eyes were full of confusion. They don't know how much courage this short sentence contains, and what it means to the entire world!
"God bless you! God bless the kingdom! My most supreme majesty, I have heard from the coastal tribes at 60 degrees north latitude what you said about the island chain heading west. Everything is just like your divine revelation!..."
"We will try our best to head west, and before this year's ice period arrives, we will send the first long ship, follow the warm sea currents that go westward... to try to cross the long westward island chain to reach the prophesied land. The New World, even if you never come back!..."
