The spring farming of the lowland seaside always begins a little earlier than on the xican Plateau. As May just begins, the black smoke of slash-and-burn agriculture rises from the jungle being cleared. Tens of thousands of tribespeople, organized into settlent brigades, under the supervision of the Chief Divine Priest and the Samurai of the brigades, begin working in the fields, sweating profusely.
Crude but sufficient wooden and stone farm tools, strict yet orderly collective labor, rough but effective small canals, and compost ferntation that villagers can’t comprehend, akin to religious commandnts... Improvents in basic agricultural production are centered around Golden Bay City, spreading gradually across the vast seaside lands, guided by the Chief Divine Priest and Samurai of various governing parts from the kingdom’s controlled settlent villages! The high-yield cassava brought back from Cuba is being cultivated in the official fields of Golden Bay City, nurturing hope for the future!
"More bountiful crops, more diligent people, and higher agricultural productivity... these are the fundantal forces that can change the world!"
In mid-May, Xiulote toured and inspected the spring farming around Golden Bay City. He saw villages brimming with vitality and stood amidst fields sprouting new shoots. With satisfaction, he instructed the Seaside Chief Priest Yitai.
"This year’s spring farming is evidently more orderly than last year’s. The kingdom’s agricultural reform has indeed brought so results to the seaside lands!..."
"Yitai, the Chief Divine’s missionary priesthood, and your inquisition not only need to spread the faith of the Chief Divine but also the latest agricultural techniques! New sacrificial hymns must be created, turning the steps of agricultural production into catchy songs, and then under the na of the Chief Divine, guide them to the rural field heads!..."
"Yes! Divine Revelator High Priest Sir, we follow your enlightennt!..."
The Seaside Chief Priest Yitai, dressed in his ritual robe and barefoot, stood on the soil beside the fields. He held a scroll of scripture under his arm and a newly made charcoal pen in his hand, recording diligently and respectfully.
"The Chief Divine watches from the sky, gazing upon the lands of the seaside, bestowing a divine revelation. He said: ’Hold a sword in one hand, a scripture in the other. Feet must tread on the farmlands, eyes follow the Sun...’
"Yitai, I maintain; as long as, under the guidance of the Chief Divine, the villages and tribes that have surrendered receive tangible increases in agricultural production, the faith in the Chief Divine will truly take root in people’s hearts, manifested by actual divine acts and benefits! And the worship foundations of the old gods will gradually crumble in the comparison between today and yesterday..."
"And as long as the vast majority of tribespeople truly convert, those few remaining nobles and chieftain remnants won’t be able to stir up any major turmoil!..."
"Yes! Yes!..."
The Chief Priest Yitai nodded repeatedly, continuing to record the king’s teachings, using language akin to scripture to write new Chapters for the seaside.
"The Chief Divine possesses boundless power, causing the false gods of the seaside to fall one by one. He is majestic yet benevolent, leaving wise warnings for the followers of the seaside: ’Those who believe in and follow my words will see bountiful harvests in their fields, their tribes will flourish, and progeny will multiply... while those who do not believe will face desolation, withering, and death, destined for their tribes to disappear and sink into the endless deep Eastern Sea...’"
"Yitai, what are you writing?... Hmm? ’Divine Revelation of the Eastern Sea’?"
Xiulote turned his head, took over the written scripts by Yitai, and after flipping through them slightly, his expression subtly changed. He saw the entire volu densely recording his usual words and deeds, royal decrees, and instructions; these actions were embellished using priests’ language under the na of ’Divine Revelation,’ organized into a religious book representing the kingdom’s ideology, titled ’Divine Revelation of the Eastern Sea’...
"Yes! Divine Revelator High Priest Sir! You are the Divine Revelator bestowed by the Chief Divine! This scripture elaborates on the teachings of the Chief Divine through your words, leading the kingdom’s and the alliance’s priests onto the true path of the Chief Divine’s enlightennt!..."
The Seaside Chief Priest Yitai exhibited respect and reverence, emphasizing "kingdom" before "alliance" in his words, and highlighting "divine revelation" and "true path." This insinuation was all too apparent for Xiulote, who was entangled in the political struggle between the alliance and the kingdom.
"Hmm..."
Xiulote pondered for a mont, gazing deeply at the respectful Chief Priest Yitai. Then he nodded slightly, spoke aningfully.
"The Chief Divine is never stagnant; He is the rising, never-setting Sun! The true path of divine revelation should indeed be known by the Chief Divine’s priests... and so of the alliance’s elder priests, who remain in the early sunrise, might struggle to keep up..."
"Yitai, your scripture is well-written, very good! Keep up the good work, and continue further; let the kingdom’s priests chant and read it first!... The kingdom Priest Chief Jatili is getting old, and needs to focus on governntal affairs and the epics of various departnts. And the kingdom Chief Priest Mawilo is also not young anymore... The kingdom indeed needs a scripture Chief Priest in religious texts to ensure that the majority of kingdom priests walk on the ’true path of divine revelation’!"
"Ah! Yes! Yes! We follow your will! Divine Revelator High Priest Sir, your enlightennt is the most sacred and splendid peak illumination from the Chief Divine descending on earth! I am your humble follower, the recorder of this illumination, to let the light spread through the world..."
Hearing such a promise, the Chief Priest Yitai was overjoyed, falling on his knees onto the muddy fields, bowing to the king. The so-called scripture Chief Priest, able to define the kingdom’s ideology and examine the faith of the vast majority of kingdom priests... such a position, wasn’t it equivalent to the kingdom Chief Priest Mawilo, being one of the most revered?!"
"Oh? The most sacred and splendid peak illumination, the illumination of the Divine Mountain? ..."
Upon hearing this, Xiulote understood in his heart, smiling with appreciation. He looked into the eyes of the Chief Priest Yitai, asked in a deep voice, also assessing the wisdom and pursuit of the other.
"Yitai, which mountain do you speak of as the Divine Mountain? Is it the Great Divine Mountain of smoke and fire at the seaside? The Tancitaro Volcano of the kingdom? Or the Smoke Peak Divine Mountain of the alliance and the land of Tlaxcala?"
"Uh..."
Faced with this politically wise question, the Seaside Chief Priest Yitai’s thoughts raced, eventually breaking a slight sweat on his forehead. His eyes flickered for a while, suddenly brightening as he respectfully responded.
"Divine Revelator High Priest Sir... I believe, whether it’s the Great Divine Mountain of smoke and fire, the Tancitaro Volcano, or the Smoke Peak Divine Mountain, they are tangible and have a master, belonging mainly to one region, one ethnic group... To let the illumination of the Divine Mountain surpass the alliance, even to illuminate the world..."
"Why not adopt the na of the mythical Aztec Divine Mountain renowned among the xica people’s origins! ...Then write a core Origin Scripture! Integrate the xica epics of the alliance, with the kingdom’s exploratory fleets’ discoveries on the northwest highland, narrate the Chief Divine’s original guidance and redemption, to redefine the foundation of the Chief Divine faith, including all tribes within!"
"Hmm? The Origin Scripture of the Aztec Divine Mountain? The Chief Divine’s original guidance and redemption? Redefining the foundation, including all tribes..."
This ti, Xiulote was serious, contemplating for a long while. What he was originally asking about was the consideration and wisdom of the political situation, how the kingdom priesthood’s ideology should be integrated when facing the alliance’s High Priesthood. However, the Chief Priest Yitai’s answer was to bypass the situation of fighting without breaking and go directly to seizing the highest theological interpretive authority, overpowering the alliance...
"Yitai, now is not the ti to upend the table... It is still a bit early to redefine the origin of the Divine Church!..."
After much consideration, Xiulote shook his head with a smile. He extended his hand, grasping the Chief Priest Yitai’s hair, responding aningfully.
"Of course, your idea is good, you can start preparing now!... This book of the Origin Scripture, telling of the Chief Divine’s original guidance and redemption, will follow the narrative of the Chief Divine’s puissant creation in the ’Book of Ama Colley’... So call it... ’The Original Divine Revelation Record: The Exodus of Aztec!’
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