Chapter 968 Timberwolves and Papp, Goodbye Old Friends

The red sun hangs westward, reflecting the setting sun in the sea and dyeing the forest along the coast red. Between the coasts of the jungle, the wide Tonalá River (Tonalá) is reflecting the deep green forest along the way, floating with quiet golden waves. The long river flows through the dense jungle, flows through a secluded and busy tribal village, and then flows north into the endless and wide Gulf of Mexico.

In the Nahua language, "Tonalá" means "the place where the sun rises". Therefore, "Tonara River" can also be called "Sunrise River". The "Tonara Village" at the mouth of the big river is located eighty miles east of Hidden Snake City, and it can also be called "Sunrise Village". The Sunrise River in Tonara meanders for more than 600 miles from south to north. It is not only the natural dividing line between the later Veracruz and Tabasco states, but also the first half of the connection between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast. One of the waterways.

From the Gulf of Mexico in the north, upstream from the mouth of the Sunrise River, traveling sixty to seventy miles, you will find the site of the second ancient city in the Olmec era, La Venta, more than 2,000 years ago. Two or three hundred miles further to the south is Malpasito, an ancient sacrificial city-state of the Zoque tribes in the mountains and forests, which has been passed down for more than 700 years. And go further south from Pingshui City, pass the mighty Great Lake (Malpaso), and then walk two or three hundred miles to the sacred source of the Sunrise River. Chiapa de Corzo!

Therefore, this long river of more than 600 miles of sunrise connects the ancient city of the Olmec era at one end and the ancient city of the Classical Mayan era at the other end. The people of the mountains and the jungle with the characteristics of both cultures, the semi-Mayan Zoque tribes.

The source of the Sunrise River is in the area of ​​Yuanshui City, which is about the higher part of the Chiapa Mountains in the central part. From this area, the flow of the river changes from south to north to north to south, joining the southern section of the Grijalva river system. From here, it is the second half of the waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific coast. In fact, from the Grihava River system around Yuanshui City to the Pacific coast, the shortest river is only less than four hundred miles away!

In short, Sunrise River-Laventa Ancient City-Pingshui City-Source Water City-Grihava River, this north-south waterway of more than a thousand miles, is the world of Central America, connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific coast The shortest path!

Since the classical Mayan era, this thousand-mile waterway has been an extremely prosperous trade channel, communicating the commodities and goods of the plateau tribes, seashore tribes, cloud tribes, and Mayan tribes. And when the power of the Mayan tribes declined five hundred years ago, this thousand-mile-long waterway has always been in the hands of the tribes of Shanlin Suoke, but lost the prosperous trade of the classical era...

"Witness of the Lord God! Papu! You brought the sailors of Hidden Snake City to stay in this water village by the Sunrise River...Are you so stupid and so reckless that you want to seek refuge with the Sauk tribes in the Chiapa Mountains in the south?" Ministry? Or, you are blindfolded by the leaves and want to seek refuge in the Mayan state on the east coast?!..."

In the big wooden house in the water village of Sunrise Village, the slanting sunset seeps into the dim and red afterglow. Timberwolf Ma Yakun held his head high and his back was facing the red sunset light, like the shadow of the sun. He squinted his eyes aggressively, like a hungry coyote, staring at Priest Papp in front of him.

"Cough! Timberwolves, my old friend, don't get excited..."

"Pap! I will ask you one last time with the orders of His Royal Highness Death God and the head of the black wolf!... When will your navy surrender!..."

When old friends reunited, Priest Papu was all smiles, while Timberwolf Ma Yakun was full of viciousness. At this moment, he was alone, in the water stronghold under Papp's control, but there was an undisguised threat in his words.

And what gave him this kind of confidence was not only the dark green Mexican battalion commander's uniform on his body, the talisman of the main god of the sun hummingbird on his neck, but also his honorable status as the envoy of His Highness the God of Death and the Black Wolf Marshal, and the fact that he was sixty miles away from the west. Vanguard of the Kingdom Legion!

"Uh... Timberwolves, my old friend... How could I be so unwise to seek refuge with those Sauk people hiding in the mountains, or surrender to the weak and divided Mayan states?... The Lord God is witness! I have already put my My soul is dedicated to the supreme and powerful Lord God! And my loyalty has long been dedicated to the mighty and revered Lord Death God..."

Facing Timberwolf's merciless reprimand and questioning, Priest Pap kept smiling, without showing the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. After thinking for a while, he lowered his head and poured a glass of precious Xtabentún (Xtabentún) for Lin Lang himself, which is the rare honey vanilla wine produced in Dongfang Honghu Town. The special feature of this kind of honey wine is that it collects the white juice flowers of the aromatic plant Keta Bentong and extracts the sweet nectar for brewing, which endows the honey wine with a wonderful taste and unique aroma. It is the favorite of seaside priests. Good wine!

"Phew! It's good, it's delicious!...It's full!"

Timberwolf Ma Yakun opened his mouth wide and drank the precious Keta Bentong wine in one go. Seeing this heroic drinking method, Priest Pap's eyes flickered, and his movements hesitated. After a moment of hesitation, he still lowered his head again and poured Lin Lang another big glass of honey wine!

"Haha! Delicious! Hiccup!..."

"Uh... Timberwolves, do you want more?"

"Of course! Why, Papp, are you distressed?"

"…no no…"

"Haha! Come again!..."

Seeing the faltering Priest Papu, the Timberwolves laughed loudly, one cup after another. He rarely drank this delicious mead before. It came from the land of Maya in the East. It was very expensive and only circulated in the Hidden Snake City.

The change in the expression of Priest Papu next to him was not because he felt sorry for the preciousness of this kind of honey wine. It's just that as the honey wine that the priests of Maya and Hidden Snake City love, Keta Bentong wine itself has a significant calming effect, and even has a slight sense of blurring, making it easier to communicate with the gods. If you drink too much...

"Hehe!... Papp! Now that you've made up your mind, surrender quickly!...Don't be like a water beetle, wandering around in the pond without thinking, like a woman who can't make up her mind!...Hi!..."

"Hmm... the witness of the lord god! Timberwolves, the water beetles may not be mindless, they just turn around! They may still, dangle around, and regard the shadow of the sun in the water as themselves!..."

Hearing Lin Lang's ridicule, Priest Pap smiled and poured Lin Lang another glass of Keta Ben Tong wine. Afterwards, he looked at the Timberwolf who was shaking his head and was obviously confused, and said with a smile.

"The Timberwolves, those water lily beetles are the messengers of the gods of rivers and lakes. They gallop and walk on the water, and their speed is faster than all the small boats in the world!..."

"Eh? Water beetle? Dangling?...Water lily beetle? That kind of little thing like a lice?...Haha! What a mess! Only you priests of false gods will observe and worship some small things in the water Bugs! And a real seaside samurai should run and bite in the jungle like a coyote!  …”

Timberwolf Ma Yakun was dizzy and shook his head vigorously, trying to wake himself up. But the potency of this kind of honey wine far exceeds its taste, and there is more than just alcohol in it...

"Damn it! This wine is so strong? Come on, fill me up again! I don't believe it... Hiccup!... His Royal Highness's Wang Banner has already arrived at Jihu City, and even stands on the towering Fireworks Mountain!...Pop, mighty Your Highness is waiting for your audience, and that is your most precious and last chance! If you can’t deal with the warriors under your command, let me bring the battalion over and sacrifice all the disobedient Hidden Snake City warriors. Sacrifice!..."

"Damn it! If you let me say it, His Highness the God of Death is too merciful! Why did you give you a chance to surrender? Isn't it just over sixty miles away?... The Lord God witnessed! I took a battalion and ran for a day's raid , just one night, you can all be wiped out! Aww!..."

Timberwolf stuck his tongue out, his eyes gradually blurred, and he even started howling. Seeing the wanton madness of this wolf, Priest Pap pursed his lips, and murderous intent gradually appeared in his eyes. He looked at Lin Lang silently, and before he knew it, his hand had already pressed down on the sacrificial obsidian dagger at his waist.

"Haha! The Seashore Legion is about to be formed! I, Timberwolf Ma Yakun, will also become the commander of a thousand-man battalion of the Kingdom Legion and be officially accepted by the Kingdom!...Haha! What is the chief priest of the Holy City of the Hidden Snake? Lost the coyote city lord What about the location?!...As long as I follow the leader of the black wolf and flatten the Mayan city-state on the east coast...haha! Everything I lost before can be doubled back! Aww!..."

At this moment, Timberwolf suddenly turned his head and stared at the silent old friend, as if he had some kind of beast-like intuition. He widened his eyes, and looked at Priest Papp fiercely, like looking at a grass rabbit that was readily available. Then, he first let out a dangerous howl, and then laughed wantonly.

"Aww! Papp! Surrender or die! Hahaha!..."

"…Why!…"

Hearing Lin Lang's threatening words and seeing the other party's ostentatious posture, Priest Pap was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed silently. And with this sigh, he seemed to have suddenly lost all the strength he had accumulated, and all the hidden killing intent.

"Witness of the Lord God! Lin Lang, you don't have to worry! The sailors under me can still be controlled... When I lead the sailors to surrender to His Highness, you will have a share of the credit! We are all old friends of the coastal ministries Now, it's time to take care of each other... Well, Timberwolves? Timberwolves?! You pretend to be...cough! Forget it, he must be drunk. Chu Chute, take him to a nearby house to rest! Be careful, don't let Those warrior leaders of Hidden Snake City saw..."

"Yes! My lord priest!"

The headman Chu Chute nodded respectfully, supported the forest wolf Ma Yakun, and walked out of the big wooden house. The last light of the setting sun, from a deep dark red, gradually turned into a distant black shadow in front of my eyes. And a low voice, at the last breath of the setting sun, came from behind him, and it was unknown whether it was for him or someone else.

"Chuchute, remember!..."

"From today onwards, don't call me Priest. I'm not a Feathered Serpent Priest...Call me Boss Pap!..."

Hearing this, the headman Chu Chute was startled suddenly. In the evening shadows, he stopped without looking back at Papp's expression. He just supported the drunk Lin Lang, feeling the heartbeat of the other party, and nodded calmly.

"Yes! Boss Pap!...The Lord God bless us!..."

Note: The easter egg chapter is a related map, marking the waterway connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.