Aztec Eternals

The sun is getting dark and the sea is faint. On the desolate and wide coast, the ancient small pyramid temple stands for thousands of years, telling the vicissitudes and silence of history. However, at this moment, the long silence was broken by the shouts of the warriors on both sides.

Two hundred warriors of the Kingdom, wearing armor, holding spears and bows, confronted more than 600 elite Mayan warriors. The gray-soil nobleman Puap's eyes were red as he stared hundreds of steps away at the descendant of the Heavenly Snake God, Prince Hutur, who raised his shield.

Xiutuer, the prince of the Xiwu family, looked solemnly, looking at Tomat, the priest of the main god, who rushed to the front of the battle. And a few steps away is Usto, the Nava interpreter of the Xiwu clan, a survivor of the Toltecs.

"Nahua leader, Prince Maya, greetings! Trade gems, don't fight!"

Usto, the Nava translator, was wearing a civilian robe, raised his hands, and couldn't help shaking, while shouting to the opposite priest. He recognized the other party's attire at a glance, wearing a tall feather crown, a robe with a god pattern, and a god's amulet around his neck. He was the highly respected highland priest in the ancestor's story.

"Honorable priest! We, trade, gems!"

"Um?"

Priest Tomat pricked up his ears, trying to distinguish the other party's language. This Nahua language seems to incorporate many Mayan phonetic words, is very difficult to identify, and is very different from the Nahua languages ​​​​of the plateau tribes, even more than the difference between Mexica and Prepecha. Of course, there is another possibility, the orthodox ancient Toltec language is spoken on the other side.

"Blessed by the Lord God! We are an exploration fleet from the Mexica Alliance, the Kingdom of the Lake! Under the guidance of the Lord God, we sailed all the way to the East China Sea, to the remote Snake Island! We have no hostility and accept fair gem trade. Which Mayan city-state army are you from?"

"Eh?. Is this Toltec?"

Hearing the plateau priest's reply, Usto, the Nava translator, froze in place. He tried his best to distinguish the words of the other party, racked his brains to complete them, and then turned around and shouted to Prince Shutur who was dozens of steps away.

"Your Royal Highness! They are a fleet from the big prickly pear tribe and the small tribe of the big lake! Under the guidance of the god of wealth, they went to the east sea to find the snake-shaped island. They were a little hostile. They, have Gem trade. They ask us, where are we from?"

".Um?"

Hutuer frowned, doubts appearing on his face. Holding up his shield, he led the guards forward and came to the opposite of Priest Tomat. He looked at Tomat, who was dressed as a foreign priest, holding scriptures, and carrying a copper axe, and nodded slightly. After a while, his eyes fell on Tikalo, a Mayan businessman who hurried over beside Priest Tomat.

"Hey! This familiar outfit? This is."

Hutuer's gaze froze, and his expression froze for a moment. The Mayan businessman on the opposite side has no divine tattoos, nor nose ornaments and different teeth that symbolize status. He is obviously an ordinary commoner. A humble commoner, however, wearing the classical robes of a Mayan nobleman. The "big" snake pattern on the robe gave him a vaguely familiar impression, but for a while, he couldn't remember the history.

"Blessed by the Lord God! Dear Mayan leader, I salute you! Thank you for the guidance of the gods, let us meet again. I am the Lord Priest from the Kingdom of the Lake, Tomat!"

Priest Tomat observed his words and saw that the other party's translation was unreliable. He reached out, patted Tikalo on the shoulder, and asked the Mayan merchant to translate for him.

"Which city-state are you from? Why did you bring so many warriors here?"

Mayan merchant Tikalo lowered his head and translated in a deep voice. He used words carefully, only daring to be slightly vague in some details. And Usto on the opposite side also stuttered, doing the same vague translation.

"Father God bless you! Greetings, Nava priest from the western plateau. I am the descendant of the Heavenly Snake Father God, Shutur!"

Hutur put down the shield in his left hand, raised his head, and met the western plateau priests with the proud attitude of Mayan descendants. He looked straight into Priest Tomat's eyes and said loudly.

"I am also the emissary of the incarnation of virtue, and I have come to the northern coast. I have the will from the Father God to trade a large number of gems with the fleet of your God of Wealth!"

"Um?"

Listening to Ticaro's slightly modified and carefully relayed translation, Priest Tomate frowned. The opponent's posture was arrogant, his tone was loud, and he didn't answer where he came from, but he was arrogant when he opened his mouth, and wanted to change the jewels of the fleet. He looked around for a while, only seeing hundreds of Mayan warriors on the opposite side, but did not see the goods used for trade, and his heart suddenly became vigilant.

"The Lord God testifies! We bear the will of the Lord God and tell the prophecies of the prophets. We also accept the trade of gems, but we need to be fair! Dear Mayan descendants, may I ask, where are the goods you used for trade now?"

"Fair trade, traded goods?."

Hearing Priest Nava's question, Hugh Tull froze for a moment. He did come with hundreds of civilians and a large amount of goods. It's just that the road in the rain forest is difficult, and the peasants are carrying heavy burdens and walking very slowly. The Nava fleet was moving very fast. He was worried about missing the fleet, so he hurried over with more than 600 warriors.

But now, two hundred Xiwu warriors are escorting hundreds of relocated civilian husbands, and they are still in the stone carving city dozens of miles away. It might take another day for them to arrive at Wei Village.

"Priest Nava! I came from afar, and the traded goods are still being transshipped later."

Hutur straightened his spine and raised his head slightly, revealing his gem-studded teeth, showing the majesty of the god-born.

"Evening has already arrived, and God the Father will sink into the sea, and the mountains and forests will also be dormant. Guests from the plateau, please rest in the salt village by the sea for a day. Our goods will arrive tomorrow morning! Look at your honor According to the decree of the gods, for the sake of coming from afar, the price of the transaction at that time will never treat you badly!"

After saying this, Shutur raised his chin and looked directly at Priest Nava, waiting for the other party's thanks. As the prince of the Xiwu family, it is not easy to say such gentle words, even more kind than when facing the vassal Wei Yu family.

"Father repeatedly warned me not to be too domineering. Well, when trading tomorrow, give more rewards to these fleets!"

"Evening is coming, the sun is setting, and the mountains and forests that leave will die! Small tribes from the plateau, you must rest in the village of Wei by the sea for a day. Our goods will not arrive until tomorrow! You worship Father Heavenly Snake God, come to see us from afar, and I will reward you for tomorrow's deal!"

Hearing Tikalo's translation, Priest Tomat frowned deeply. He lowered his face, looked directly at the face of the other "spirit", and replied in a deep voice.

"Dear Mayan descendants! We come from a powerful kingdom in the lake, and we will not accept your threat! If you are willing to listen to the revelation of the Lord God, the fleet can give you ten bags of gems in the lake. But we will not be in the village of Wei by the sea. , live for a day, waiting for your so-called cargo! At most, we will rest on board for one night."

Not long ago, the kingdom's fleet encountered a large group of city-state warriors with malicious intentions outside the salt village of the Kanur clan. If they really accepted the invitation and went ashore to rest, they would probably be wiped out by the Mayan warriors who came after them.

On this coast far away from the sphere of influence of the Mexica Alliance, and the fleet carries enviable wealth, no matter how careful it is, it is not an exaggeration. Who knows if you can still see the sun the next day after landing on the shore!

However, in Priest Tomat's words, there was still some room for relaxation. As for these leeway, in the words conveyed by the two translators, it is not known whether Prince Xiutuer can know.

"What! You don't want to wait?! Reward me ten bags of gems? Are you rewarding the descendants of the Heavenly Serpent?! Priest Nava, I have given you goodwill, don't be ignorant!"

Sure enough, Hutur was furious when he heard the words. He raised his right hand in a forward gesture. Following this movement, hundreds of elite Xiwu warriors all raised their weapons and came behind the leader, yelling threats.

Seeing this scene, Priest Tomat suddenly became alert. He pulled Ticaro, retreated dozens of steps in a row, and distanced himself from the opponent. The gray-soil warrior Puap, holding his longbow tightly, rushed to Priest Tomat's side, shouting excitedly.

"Witness of the Lord God! These Mayans are full of malice, fierce and unruly! Priest Tomat, let me take the warriors and defeat them in one fell swoop!"

".No! Puap, the opponent has a lot of people, we don't want to stay longer, and don't take the initiative to attack! The supply of the fleet is almost completed, now we should withdraw to the ship as soon as possible, and leave the coast as soon as possible!"

Priest Tomat's eyes were fixed, staring at the leader of the opponent. He saw that Hutur was just a deterrent and hadn't made up his mind to attack. The safest plan right now was to evacuate immediately.

"The warriors on both sides are facing each other in formation, and the distance is only a hundred steps! At this time, how can we retreat safely?"

Huitu Puap shook his head and retorted loudly. He called the two sharpshooters beside him, the mountain bird and the toad, and gave instructions in a low voice.

"Get ready and aim at the god-born leader on the opposite side! If you start fighting later, no matter what else, shoot that feathered leader to death!"

"Listen to you, Captain!"

Mera Kavado and Toad nodded and saluted at the same time. They held the long bows, drew out the copper arrows and squeezed them in their hands, even their breathing became long.

The sun slanted to the west, pulling out slender shadows. The warriors of the kingdom held their longbows in the front row, while the bronze spears in the back row were ready. The Mayan warriors raised spears in the front row and stone spears in the back row. The two sides lined up and confronted each other like this, and the battle seemed to be imminent.

"Damn it!"

Hutur frowned, his heart was full of anger, and he wanted to order an attack. But he recalled his father Hugh Pan's honest entrustment before leaving, and suppressed his anger abruptly. The prince lowered his head and gave some instructions. Usto, the translator of Nava, stepped forward again, facing the crowd of bows and arrows, and shouted tremblingly.

"Respected Nava leader! The revered descendant of the Celestial Serpent, Prince Hutur, is willing to make concessions! Please don't leave! You can rest on the boat, we have no hostility. Wait until tomorrow."

"Guck cluck! cluck cluck!."

The clear and melodious cry of partridge suddenly sounded again in the southeast jungle, but it was much closer. Hearing the cry, Tikalo's eyes lit up. He didn't hesitate any longer, and without giving the Nava translator a chance to speak, he took out a short bone whistle from his pocket, put it in his mouth and blew it vigorously.

"Google! Gumble!."

The ear-piercing whistle suddenly sounded in front of the army formation, and it was transmitted to the distance in a mournful manner. The gazes of both sides looked at the same time, looking at the Mayan businessman in gorgeous clothes.

Priest Tomat, who was the closest to the Gray Earth Warrior, subconsciously covered his ears with a surprised expression on his face.

"Ticaro! What are you doing?"

"Blessed by the Heavenly Snake God! Avenge the royal family of Kokom and the souls of Mayapan!."

In an instant, shouts full of hatred exploded in the jungle in the southeast! Hundreds of Mayan warriors with no armor and simple weapons suddenly appeared behind the Xiwu family. They chanted the slogan of revenge, and launched a desperate raid without regard for themselves!

"Fighting back and forth! Don't let the Xiwu family's cunning snake escape and ascend to heaven!"

"Royal Cocom, revenge? Back and forth?!"

Hearing the shout behind him, Hutur suddenly turned around and looked at the attacking Mayan tribe. He widened his eyes, and saw that the dozens of warriors in front were all wearing worn-out combat uniforms. And on those battle suits, a "big" snake pattern is being drawn.

"This is! This is! Cocom's family crest, the remnant of Mayapan!"

Hutur's thoughts turned, and he finally remembered this taboo symbol that had disappeared for decades and was completely erased by the family. He turned his head again and saw Tikalo who was blowing his bone whistle, and suddenly realized.

"Damn it! Damn it! You really are a damned Nahua! How dare you collude with the remnants of Mayapan!"

Hutuer gritted his teeth, with an undisguised killing intent on his face. For the Xiwu family, the Mayapan remnant who fled into the jungle is a real blood feud, and there is no room for compromise!

"Blessed by the Heavenly Snake God! Heroic Xiwu warriors, attack separately! Kill the enemies in front of you! Kill, kill!."

"Blessed by the Heavenly Snake God, kill the enemy!"

The elite Xiwu warriors shouted and immediately divided into two teams. More than 200 people in the rear team met the tribal ambushes with simple weapons. And nearly 400 elite warriors, holding spears and spears high, all rushed towards the warriors of the kingdom a hundred steps away.

"Ah! Lord God! This is?!."

Priest Tomat stared wide-eyed, watching the changes in front of him, and stood on the spot for a moment. From Ticaro blowing the bone whistle, to the appearance of ambushes behind, and then to the Mayan warriors on the opposite side, it was only a short moment! He instinctively felt that something was wrong, raised his foot, and kicked down Ticaro who was laughing wildly with a "haha". Then, he held up the talisman of the main god, and hurriedly shouted in Nahua.

"Don't be impulsive! Misunderstand!."

"Misunderstanding ass!"

Puap, the gray-soil warrior, was full of excitement and couldn't bear it anymore. His neck was red, and with a wave of his big hand, he gave orders to the warriors of the kingdom who were always ready to fight.

"Blessed by the Lord God! Kill the enemy! Shoot! Shoot! Kill!!"