Chapter 977 The Famous Painting in the Epic, the Sun and the Jackal

"Witness of the Lord God! In the Kingdom of the Lake, the chief minister, the chief priest of the kingdom, the fifth-level suzerain, and the sage Jatiri..."

The night is deep, and the dawn is quietly lurking. The long talk under the moonlit night continued on the hill. Xiulot lowered his head slightly, his thoughts fluttered, and he fell silent.

The position of the fifth-level suzerain priest of the sage Jatiri is an internal position in the kingdom, derived from his canonization, and has not been approved by the high priests of the king's capital. And he promoted the sage Jatiri to the fifth-level suzerain, and in fact, he established another theocratic center in the kingdom to secretly confront the high priests in the capital.

"Papu, since you are in the seashore, sitting in the holy city of Olmec and compiling the epics of your ancestors...then your position should be only one level lower than the sage Jatiri, the fourth-level chief priest!...That is to say, Papu, in the seashore, your priesthood is only after the fourth-level seaside chief priest, head of the Inquisition, and Priest Yitri!..."

After thinking for a moment, Xiulot smiled and groaned. He patted Papp's shoulder heavily, and promised generously.

"The fourth-level chief priest, the second member of the seashore priesthood, is in charge of epic compilation and governs the ancient holy city of Olmec! How about it, Papp, did I not treat you badly?... As long as you put your heart into compiling all the ancestor epics of the same origin, you can leave an immortal and shining name in the history of the kingdom! As for your helper... I can let you give priority to selecting 30 people from the surrendered priests and sages of the seashore to be included in your subordinates!..."

"Ah! The fourth-level chief priest, the second member of the seashore priests?!"

Hearing such a lofty position, General Papp's eyes widened immediately, and his breathing became much heavier. But soon, he realized that this nominal fourth-level chief priest was actually just a noble and vain job.

He governs the Diocese of the Olmec Holy City, which is just an ancient site at the moment, and there are not many tribes at all. He also had no temple guard in his hands, no reliable warriors of any kind. What's more, in the kingdom's priesthood system, he, a newly surrendered guy, has no foundation at all... In other words, the so-called high priesthood is nothing more than jealousy! …

"His... Your Highness... Praise the Lord God! Thank you for your generous reward. I, Papp, will definitely compile the Olmec ancestor epic for you!"

The general Papp bowed his head in silence, thought for a long time, then fell respectfully on the ground, and kowtowed twice. Then, he raised his head, with pleading in his eyes and a rare sobriety.

"Just, your humble servant Papp, I have a small request..."

"Well, request? Papp, what else do you want, just ask? As a talent I value, I will never begrudge property, servants and beautiful girls!..."

"Uh...Your Highness, I only need a little property, a few servants, and Meiji can have two more, but I can't handle too much...As for my small request..."

General Papp gritted his teeth, glanced at His Highness's calm face, and said in a low voice.

"The witness of the Lord God! Please also lower me to one level... With my qualifications, I am definitely not worthy of being a fourth-level chief priest... Please let me be a third-level chief priest!..."

"In addition...before compiling the epic for you, please allow me to take the tribal warriors to Hidden Snake City...I have long been in touch with the descendants of Hidden Snake City, and promised to transport all their family belongings out of the city...Your Highness, please give me ten days, and I will dedicate you to the strong Hidden Snake City before the peak of the rainy season!..."

Hearing these two so-called "requests", Shulot raised his eyebrows. He squinted his eyes, looked at General Pup for a while, and then asked in a deep voice.

"Pap, don't make so many detours!...The Lord God is witness! You want to lower your position and make contributions, what exactly do you want? Let's speak bluntly!..."

"The Lord God bears witness! Your Highness, I..."

The surrendered general Papp hesitated for a moment, but he was still ruthless. He lay on the muddy ground with his back to the burning bonfire, not daring to look at the expression on Shulot's face. He just gritted his teeth and pleaded frankly.

"Your Highness! I want real power, the power to hold in my hands and protect myself!...I know that, as a defector all the way, it is actually very difficult for me to be accepted by the generals and priests in this coastal land of Totonac, and it is also very difficult for me to gain a real foothold!..."

"Wise king! I would like to use my talents and wisdom to compile the epic of your ancestors... And after the epic is compiled, I would like to join the legion of the kingdom and conquer the Mayan coast in the east for you... As for when everything is completed, I only hope that there will be a reliable foothold on the Mayan coast in the east, which can be guarded and safe. This is my little wish!..."

"True power? A reliable foothold, the security that can be effectively guarded?...Pap, you don't want to be my close minister...but want to control an army, sit in one side, and even want a city-state as a fief?!..."

"Your Highness, Your Highness! I... I don't dare to ask for city-state fiefdoms and become the prince of the kingdom... But it is indeed my stupid wish to conquer the frontier for you and defend one side..."

Hearing this, Xiulot lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long time. In this era, the future pursued by heroes from all parts of the world has never been fame and fortune, promotion and wealth, nor is it writing books and biographies and being famous in history, but holding the army in their hands and truly ruling a party! As for the king, it is necessary to drive the heroes of the world to expand the territory as much as possible...

There was silence on the hill, and Papp fell on his back and buried his forehead deeply in the soil, not daring to breathe out. After a long while, until the bright moon set on the western mountain and the eastern sky lit up with dawn, Xiulot sighed and nodded slightly.

"Witness of the Lord God! Go, Papp! Before the peak of the rainy season, I want to see the banner of the Lord God flying on the top of Hidden Snake City!..."

"And as long as you make enough contributions to the kingdom, open up enough territory!...the vast land of Maya, there must be a place for you to stand...this is not only my promise to you, but also the promise to the generals...a king's promise!..."

"Ah! Praise the Lord God! Praise you! Your wise, benevolent and stalwart Death God His Royal Highness!..."

The morning sun is gradually rising, and the light is coming from the east. The shadow of the mountains is cast to the west, and the king's banner of the black wolf faces the rising sun. Under the shining royal banner, there stands a king. His shadow stretched very long, and his face was shrouded in sunlight, reminiscent of a golden sun. And at the king's feet, there is a kneeling general. He pressed against the ground tightly, his head submerged in his gray-black figure. That crawling posture is like a gray fox and a black wolf~