Chapter 420: Divine Scripture, the King Returns to the East

Warm spring rain falls from the sky, pattering down, soaking the fields in the Patzcuaro Lake District. May in the Lake District is very busy. Tens of thousands of farmers are working hard in the fields, as are the legions stationed in the fields. Shulot wore sacrificial robes, came outside the city, and personally held the spring plowing ceremony.

The Spring Plowing Ceremony is grand and solemn, with hundreds of priests of all levels participating and releasing fireworks to pray to the gods. Fireworks exploded under the clouds, and strange lights of various colors bloomed in the sky. The devout crowd fell to the ground to pray, with tears of excitement in their eyes. They wholeheartedly praised the Supreme Lord God, praying to Him for a good harvest this year and to bless His sincerely dedicated people.

Half a month had passed since the hot air balloon experiment that raised the Eye of God, and news of the miracle had spread widely in the lake area. The people of Gyeonggi Province witnessed "the attention of the gods" with their own eyes and were shocked and awed by the power of the Lord God. The remaining belief in the three gods in the Gyeonggi area finally completely dissipated, and nearly 100,000 people completely fell into the broad embrace of the main god.

The shouts of the Spring Plowing Ceremony outside the city were like thunder, and the sound shook the wilderness. At the Divine Power University in the city, a prayer ceremony for spring plowing was also being held.

Hundreds of apprentices stood respectfully, praying to the sun hummingbird sculpture in the school grounds, praising the glory of the Lord God, and thanking the Lord God for his enlightenment. Some devout apprentices even took out their obsidian daggers, kissed the sun hummingbird's talisman, and cut the skin on their arms and cheeks to offer their blood to the noble god!

After the main god's mark, a large section of the king's "Divine Inspiration" has been engraved on the blank stone wall, along with annotations in small characters written by Bravo himself.

Divine Power University is a priestly university that specializes in training reserve priests for the kingdom. Under Bravo's leadership, Sunway University is closed and mysterious to the outside world and strictly managed internally. In fact, it is no different from a military academy. After the king left, he quickly unified the opinions of the priests' apprentices, controlled the spread of the "mystery of the gods", and added traditional annotations to the recorded "King's Instructions".

Soon, everything in Shenwei University seemed to return to the religious tradition. Shocking experiments are like fireworks in full bloom, brilliant and fleeting. It's just that some seeds of the future are deeply left in the hearts of the apprentices.

The young girl Elaine followed suit, and after the apprentices finished praying, they returned to the wooden house where they stayed. Not long ago, Vice Principal Bravo talked to everyone. He distributed a new "Divine Enlightenment Scripture" to dozens of apprentices in the Shenqi Academy, and seriously told the apprentices not to spread the word without permission, otherwise they would be punished by God!

When they heard the word "divine punishment", all the apprentices present were awe-inspiring, bowing their heads and not daring to say anything. Elaine didn’t know what the divine punishment was specifically, but judging from everyone’s reaction, it should be very harsh. When it was her turn, Bravo obviously hesitated, but still gave her a copy of the "Divinely Revealed Scripture".

When Elaine returned to the hut, she couldn't wait to take out the "divine scriptures". I saw eight mysterious characters written on the cover, "Mysteries of Gods, Pictures Explain Nature," and then three small characters in the lower right corner, "Volume 1." This book was compiled by the king himself and drawn by court painters. Every page is lifelike and tells many novel and interesting natural principles.

The girl didn't know many characters yet, so she mainly read the little figures inside. She bit her finger, quickly opened the first few pages she had read, came to the new one, and muttered softly.

"Why, some spring water is hot?"

Elaine was startled, thinking of the hot springs near Colima Volcano. Her father especially liked to soak in the hot springs, because the knowledge passed down by the tribe told him that the warm spring water contained the blessing of the God of Fire, which could make the gods live longer. Thinking of this, she widened her eyes and looked at the picture that answered.

I saw a red flame painted under the lake on the earth. Then, some cloud-like water vapor rises up and flows to the bottom of the lake. Around the picture are words of explanation.

"Deep in the ground, there are scorching flames. The flames melt the rocks into magma, and transfer hot divine energy from the cracks in the earth. Steam as hot as fire rises up, heating the bottom of the lake."

Elaine struggled to look at the pictures and identify the words. Her eyes flickered like butterflies flying among the flowers. Unconsciously, the door to a new world was slowly opening to her.

The spring plowing ceremony lasted for a whole day. It wasn't until dusk deepened that Shulot returned to the towering Palace of Winds. He read reports from various places, then hired court painters to continue writing the enlightenment reading book of Shenqiyuan, "The Mysteries of the Gods, Illustrations of Nature".

This set of books is richly illustrated with text, describing many common principles in nature, including astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, and basic knowledge of biology. The main content comes from the natural common sense in his memory and the enlightenment books he has read. The common sense picture book was written very quickly, with artists working day and night, and it is now in its third volume.

"When I go to the capital city in the lake next month, I will bring a set for Alyssa. She will definitely like the basic content of biology."

The king smiled, thought about the pure and beautiful girl in white for a while, and then continued to give instructions to the painter.

"A cell is like a fruit, with a skin on the outside and a core on the inside, but there are some tiny particles in the middle. Remember, after adding an outer wall to the plant, you can draw it into a square pair. That's great, that's it! Next, draw me a virus, a poisonous particle that causes disease. It is a small ball with countless bumps on its surface, just like a round cactus fruit."

May passed in a hurry, and life sprouted in the farmland of the Lake District. The corn and beans have been sown long ago, and the pumpkins are almost planted. On the fields that were first cultivated, little new shoots were already sprouting. Farmers have endured the hardest month of January, braving intermittent spring rains to care for new seedlings and deal with weeds in the fields.

At the beginning of June, Shulot finished handling the spring plowing in the kingdom, compiled the fifth volume of illustrated books, and finally received the report from the Divine Enlightenment Office.

A new hot air balloon has been manufactured and the design of the brazier has been improved to minimize the possibility of fire. The size of the hot air balloon has increased slightly, but of course it is still far from being able to carry people. It was named "Heart of the Gods" because it was painted with a red heart surrounded by the symbol of a sun hummingbird.

At this point, all preparations for the East Return Alliance have been completed. In mid-June, in the pattering spring rain, the king solemnly bid farewell to the chief minister Jatili, the chief priest Mavelo, and the commander of the Gyeonggi Army Orosh who stayed in the royal capital, and entrusted him with important affairs of the kingdom.

The political affairs of the kingdom will be handed over to the sage, the educational affairs will be handed over to Marvelo, and the military affairs will be directed by Orosh. The southern part of the kingdom and the capital will be kept quiet, and the people will continue to be organized into households to spread the faith of the Lord God. After the autumn harvest, the standing legions would need to be mobilized and ready to conquer the Tlaxcalans at any time.

The other fourth-level chief priest, the noble priest Ugos, has already served as the envoy of the kingdom team and went to the capital city in the lake first. He is the son of Alliance Priest Elder Wugel. He grew up in the lake capital and is the most suitable person to communicate with him.

Subsequently, the king led three thousand imperial guards, carrying hundreds of boxes of expensive betrothal gifts, dozens of light and heavy bronze cannons, hundreds of fireworks of various colors and a small hot air balloon, and officially set off from the capital of Qincongcan via the northern waterway. Go to the Alliance.

Three thousand imperial guardsmen surrounded the Black Wolf King's flag and headed north in a mighty manner. Because of the heavy baggage, the army could only travel two to thirty miles a day. At the end of June, Shulot arrived in Hekou County. The black wolf Toltec, the monkey Kuluka and the crocodile Ospai had been waiting for a long time and traveled twenty miles from the city to greet them.

"Your Highness! Black Wolf Toltech greets you!"

After not seeing each other for several months, Hei Lang's expression became much calmer. As the commander of the Guakili Legion, he needed to return north with the canine warriors, so he stayed in the north after the southern expedition. Seeing the king at this time, Black Wolf's eyes were filled with excitement. His face was still full of confidence, but his brows were slightly condensed.

"Your Highness, please take me with you as your bodyguard when you go east to the Alliance!"

Shulot smiled and patted Black Wolf on the shoulder, shaking his head.

"Black Wolf, you are already the leader of the legion and cannot leave the legion easily. Please comfort the Guakili warriors for me! After the wedding ceremony, the alliance army will march eastward to the old enemy Tlaxcala, and the Guakili Legion will join the battle with me. !”

Hearing this, Hei Lang gritted his teeth, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed several times.

"Your Highness, I will fight for you, no matter who the enemy is! The Lord God bless you, and everything will go well when you go east to the Alliance!"

"God bless you!"

Shulot smiled and nodded, then looked at the monkey Kuruka.

"Your Highness! Monkey Kuruka, greetings!"

The monkey Kuruka, wearing a simple warrior uniform, knelt down in the mud and paid homage to the king. Then, he raised his head, a sincere smile broke out on his face, and there was an admonishment hidden in his words.

"Your Highness, when I heard about your assassination last year, my heart was on fire, and I wanted to go south immediately. It wasn't until the Guakili Corps returned north, and I had a chat with Captain Black Wolf, that I felt settled. Your Highness, you are the kingdom He is the pillar of all our legion commanders and the only king. Please be careful and protect your body as a king. Now that you are in the Alliance, you are completely different from what you were four years ago. Many situations are no longer the same as before. Please be careful!"

Hearing these words, Shulot raised his eyebrows slightly and remained silent. Behind him, Warrior Captain Bertard nodded slightly in agreement. After a while, the king smiled and reached out to lift Kuruca up.

"Okay! My Legion Commander, I remember what you said! I read your letter and reported that after last autumn, the Lance Corps did well. Its own losses were extremely slight, and it robbed 20,000 chapalas. The population of the Lake District has defeated the blocking feather army again!"

"Your Highness, last year the legion's attack to the west was able to achieve outstanding results due to three main factors."

Talking about last year's conquest, the monkey Kuruka smiled.

"The first is that the main force of the royal army went south, and the Chapala Lake area was not on guard. When I led the army to plunder, the main force of the Feather Legion was in the north of Chapala, guarding the edge of the wilderness to guard against the invasion of the Guamar dog descendants. Locally There were only a few militiamen forming a stronghold, and there was no decent resistance.”

Hearing this, Xiuluo nodded and smiled in approval.

The Guamar people are one of the eight tribes of dog descendants. They are located in the west of Guamare State. They live half farming and half hunting in the wilderness. The kingdom has always had business dealings with the Canine descendants of Guamar and has maintained a good relationship. Among them, the former caravan director and poet Parramo made a great contribution. Last year, Kuluka went west and raided the Lake Chapala area. The two sides had a tacit understanding of cooperation.

"Secondly, the strong men of Guakili move quickly, turn like the wind, and can run sixty or seventy miles in a day. Their fighting qualities are very high, far superior to the militiamen who stay in villages and towns, and they are especially suitable for small-scale robberies. And when encountering a large group of enemy warriors, they can escape in time."

"Well said!"

Shulot smiled and glanced at Black Wolf. The style of the Guakili warriors actually fits the Black Wolf very well, as they are both good at mobile combat. The only regret is that there are no horses in Central America, otherwise.

"Thirdly, the Kingdom's navy has the advantage and can steadily suppress the Chapala navy. There are many new catamaran warships, and the Prepecha sailors are brave and brave. And more importantly, the navy regiment Long Crocodile Ospai is an outstanding general who is truly skilled in water warfare!”

Hearing the monkey's praise, Shulot turned around and looked at Orspie, who had been standing behind him without saying a word. He smiled and waved to the other party.

Osipai lowered his head, respectfully stepped forward, and knelt on the ground.

"Blessed by the Lord God! The hereditary aristocrat Orspa pays his respects to His Majesty! May you spread your wings and soar in the land of the lake like a majestic condor, and rule thousands of people!"

Shulot looked at Ospie's respectful expression and nodded with satisfaction.

The kingdom is bounded by the Leman River to the north and the Talsas River to the south. The two rivers are not connected to each other in the kingdom, and both flow westward into the Pacific Ocean. The newly formed Kingdom Navy was also divided into two groups, the southern and the northern.

The Southern Navy is being formed and currently has only hundreds of small civilian canoes, which are expected to be under the command of Huitu Puap. The Northern Navy inherited the foundation of the Kingdom of Tarasco and prioritized the development of the Northern Shipbuilding Division. Now it has one or two hundred large canoes and hundreds of small canoes.

No matter what era, water warfare is a technical activity that requires experience and inheritance. Shulot thought for a long time about the choice of commander of the Northern Navy Corps, and finally chose Crocodile Ospai, a surrendered general who was good at water warfare and showed obedience.

As for Anatli, she was born into a naval family of the Alliance and is the naval captain of the Mexica Alliance. Although she has a close relationship with the warrior captain and was loyal to Shulot during the Northern Expedition, she is actually a subordinate of King Avit and is directly governed by the alliance. It is impossible for her to serve in the Kingdom of the Lake. On the other hand, it would be more beneficial to the overall situation of the kingdom for Annatri, who is close to the kingdom, to stay in the position of leader of the alliance navy.

"God bless you! Ospai, you did a good job and did not betray my trust!"

Shulot stretched out his hand and helped the crocodile Ospie up kindly. He looked at the other person's vicissitudes of face and said with a smile.

"My Captain Crocodile, you have fought against the Feathered Marines several times. How do you feel?"

Ospie pursed his lips and lowered his head, a complicated expression flashed across his face. Destiny is so unpredictable. A few years ago, he and the Feather Navy fought against the Mexica Navy and fought bloody battles in the sea of ​​​​fire in Lake Eurelia. But now, he is willing to fight for the kingdom established by the Mexica people and conquer the allies who once betrayed him.

After a few breaths, Osipai adjusted his mood and spoke respectfully.

"Dear Your Majesty, the kingdom's catamaran canoe warships are low-cost and large in number, far superior to the navy in the Chapala Lake area. We also have powerful crossbows and rockets, so it is not difficult to win. It's just the catamaran warships. Once the warships show up, they will be quickly learned by the enemy. To completely defeat the Feather Navy, you have to wait for more powerful paddle-sail warships to be launched and accumulate to a certain number."

Hearing this, Shulot nodded in agreement and then shook his head. He turned around and pointed at the ranks of the Imperial Guards, smiling meaningfully.

"Ospai, that's not necessarily the case!"