"A powerful Southern Kingdom? Bigger than both the Alliance and the Kingdom combined?!"
By the fields where beans were planted, Priest kate widened his eyes, imagining the unknown tribes on the Southern Continent. This was the first ti he had heard of the Inca Kingdom, the first ti he knew "He Bowls Quite Crispy Oh," no, "Tawantinsuyu."
He suddenly realized that the future southern voyage might not just be an exploration to find new crops and spread the Chief Divine’s glory, but also an initial envoy from one powerful kingdom to another... And naturally, the captain and deputy captain in charge of the fleet would also be envoys to foreign lands and representatives of the alliance with another kingdom! Such invaluable experience would greatly smooth his path to promotion!...
"Ahem! Captain Chiwaco, did Your Majesty leave any other prophecies about the journey to the Southern Continent?"
"I think there might be more, but I can’t rember."
Old militia Chiwaco blinked, with a half-smiling, half-indifferent glance at Priest kate. Then, in the other’s anxious expression, he leisurely said.
"Anyway! Before we really set off, His Majesty will send soone with a Divine Revelation scroll... By then, that scroll will probably be entrusted to you to manage!"
"Ah! Entrusted to to manage?! Then I would be... one of the captain or deputy captain!..."
Upon hearing such good news, Priest kate’s face was both joyful and apprehensive. He looked again at old militia Chiwaco, who was burying his head in the soil, digging up a root of a sword bean, examining it closely.
"Hmm... His Majesty said that the roots of these beans swell up like small round beans, called ’root nodules’?... And this thing can absorb vitality from the air... to make the farmland more fertile..."
"Hmm... When the village plants crops, if the corn doesn’t yield much... they indeed only plant beans and let the corn rest for a year or two... So, whichever bean root has more ’nodules’, the better it fertilizes the field? Let take a good look..."
"..."
Seeing the old militia diligently farming, Priest kate remained speechless for a while, only patiently accompanying him in waiting, looking at the dirty root nodules. Until the old militia finished examining the roots of three kinds of beans, looking both puzzled and enlightened, kate gave a light "ahem" to remind him.
"Captain Chiwaco, I ca to find you this ti... with a very important Royal Decree left specially by His Majesty!..."
"What! A Royal Decree!!..."
Upon hearing this, old militia Chiwaco sprang up from the field. Seeing that stance, it seed if anything went amiss, he would run off imdiately.
"Oh Chief Divine! I’ve hidden away here, and still can’t escape! That blind one!!..."
"Ahem! Captain Chi, this Royal Decree... hmm, I requested it of my own volition..."
Priest kate scratched his head, cautiously speaking.
"It’s about Dark Serpent’s father..."
"Huh? Dark Serpent’s father? Didn’t his father die long ago?... Couldn’t be mistaken, right?..."
Upon hearing this, old militia Chiwaco’s eyes flickered, and his voice lowered. He actually knew long ago that Dark Serpent’s father was a Divine Descendant of the Tlaxcala people. But he always assud, like most Cloud Serpent Divine Descendants, Dark Serpent’s father was also captured and sacrificed long ago...
"Hmm... With Chief Divine as a witness! Captain Chi, you should know of Dark Serpent’s background. His father was the previous City Lord of Water Valley City, Black Serpent Teuctli!... He told personally... I also reported it to His Majesty!..."
"And His Majesty is aware of the whereabouts of the Tlaxcala Divine Descendants... that Black Serpent Teuctli is actually one of the Divine Descendants responsible for guarding the Cloud Serpent Fortress!"
Priest kate watched Chiwaco, smiling as he saw the old militia’s pupils contract sharply.
"Praise His Majesty, for He is rciful and generous!... He said, ’Dark Serpent returned from the sea and received his rewards, which is comndable’... and the divine decree to sacrifice the Tlaxcala Divine Descendants can be pardoned to so extent... as long as Dark Serpent can persuade his father, leading the Kingdom’s Warriors to storm the Cloud Serpent Fortress... then the kingdom would even bestow rewards, elevating their branch of Cloud Serpent Divine Descendants to the Kingdom’s Hereditary Nobility, sailing on longships to far Northern Continent!"
"Ah! Is this?! Pardoning Dark Serpent, persuading his father? Leading the Kingdom’s Warriors into that towering and dangerous fortress!"
Hearing these words, old militia’s expression changed dramatically. He never imagined that not only was Dark Serpent’s father still alive, but also a mber of the defending army in the Cloud Serpent Fortress... And with this, His Majesty’s promise...
"Let the Dark Snake family, set sail to the North, and be enfeoffed to the Northern Continent?... Alas! Your Majesty’s rcy, this is considered the best outco..."
The old militia pondered for a long ti before nodding helplessly. He then looked deeply at Priest kate, who wore a smiling face, and asked in a low voice.
"kate, how long have you set your sights on the Dark Snake? Such a pure-hearted child, who always respected you sincerely... Do you truly wish to have him killed, sent to the Temple’s sacrificial altar?..."
"Uh..."
Upon hearing this, Priest kate pressed his lips together, his face changing with a faint sense of guilt. After a long while, he held the Chief God’s Amulet around his neck, his expression firm as he answered solemnly.
"The Chief Divine bears witness! The will of God in my heart is above all else!... And the divine command of His Majesty, even more so!"
"kate! The will of God must be carried out by people! A child so young, what threat can he pose to a powerful kingdom and alliance?!... Priest Tomato is equally devout! He, too, discerned the origins of the Dark Snake... yet he chose to feign ignorance!"
Old Militia Chiwaco straightened, his gaze unusually stern. After a long interval, he revealed once more the sharpness of the Exploration Captain.
"Do you know where your difference with him lies?!"
"Uh!... I... Priest Tomate?... Uh... Captain Chi..."
"Compared to him, you lack a heart of compassion and understanding!... And it is precisely this compassion and understanding that is the most vital light when exploring at sea, facing various tribes with different customs and traditions, to illuminate the dark and perilous path ahead!"
"The Chief Divine bears witness! I... this... compassion and understanding?... Spreading the glory of the Chief Divine..."
"kate, compassion and understanding, respecting tribes, and spreading the glory of the Chief Divine are not necessarily in conflict! You must not see yourself as a fierce wolf, and other tribes as weak chickens or rabbits!... We should be trail-blazing dogs, and other tribes are dogs too, house-guarding dogs, we are all the sa..."
The old militia Chiwaco sighed, seriously conversing with Priest kate about his thoughts. He truly did not want to set sail, especially on such a distant and dangerous voyage... but since there was no choice, preparation is necessary, striving to find the target, then striving to return alive!
This ti, the Deputy Captain of the exploration team is likely to be Priest kate. He ca out of Divine Power University, and his seafaring skills are naturally excellent, but in other aspects, he falls short of Priest Tomato in many ways, even less than the brave Old Pu.
"Our seafaring voyage is not at all for plundering anything, nor to stand above, to overwhelm the tribes along the way... even if to spread the glory of the Chief Divine, one must clearly see what the concrete situation is!"
"And for us to complete the mission, to return alive... we must earn the recognition and support of the tribes along the way!... kate, no tribe is foolish! You treat them well, and they will repay you. You treat them poorly, and they will also seek revenge on you!"
"Puap killed Prince Xi Wu, the Xiu Family will dispatch a fleet and warriors, guarding our return route, relentlessly ambushing!... When His Majesty attacked the Totonac lands, Hidden Serpent City will send out a fleet, find our trail, and fiercely assault us, causing the death of three entire ships of people!"
"These past days, I’ve been pondering the exploration towards Cuba, considering why this route compared to the Northern Continent’s exploration is so much more difficult, causing more deaths!... I’ve also been pondering, in future explorations of the Southern Continent, how we should proceed, how to treat the tribes, villages, city-states, and even kingdoms along the way!"
"kate! The Chief Divine bears witness! I want to return alive, and I want you to return alive too!"
Priest kate pressed his lips tightly, looking at the old militia with a face of solemn sincerity, listening to that heartfelt account, and was silent for a long, long ti. Until those clear old eyes fixed on his silent gaze, he bit his lip and promised with a nod.
"The Chief Divine bears witness! Captain Chi, what you said... is right!... On future Southern voyages, if I am the Deputy Captain of exploration... all arrangents and actions will follow what you say!"
"Ah! The Chief Divine bless us! Let’s hope so!"
Hearing kate’s promise, old militia Chiwaco sighed lightly, patted kate on the shoulder, and then turned to leave. Priest kate hurried to catch up, anxiously asking.
"Captain Chi, where are you going?"
"To find the Dark Snake! Co on! It’s ti his matter has a resolution!... This loose-tongued little boy, if left in the kingdom, sooner or later will be... Ah! The Chief Divine bless us!..."
The autumn wind blew past, and the two of them quickly walked a long distance, one after the other. In the fields, the beans, sword beans, and fine beans were entangled vigorously, growing exuberantly. And before they bore pods, no one could distinguish which belonged to the commoners, the warriors, or the priests~
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