"More than half a month ago, the xica God King personally led the main force of the Eastern Alliance, and after three months of brutal siege, finally captured the most revered Northern Capital of the Mistek Alliance!… Tens of thousands of xica warriors roared thunderously, wielding copper spears as they charged into… the 'Land of Stone where the gods reside', and the ancient Divine Stone City with the Cloud Temple, thus declared fallen!…"
"The fall of Divine Stone City shook the entire Mistek Alliance! Each tribe could hardly believe that the city, personally protected by the Rain Divine, resisted the xica army siege for only three months!… In this battle, His Highness Xiulote dispatched the Thundering Behemoth from his fief, which fired terrifying thunderbolt stone shots to collapse the solid mountain stone walls, marking the key contribution to the siege!…"
"The xica God King was greatly pleased, personally praising His Highness Xiulote in front of nurous royal nobles, even calling him 'the Divine Wolf assisting the Sun, the future Elder of the Alliance'!… Throughout the Eastern Army, His Highness Xiulote's tent was directly adjacent to the God King's royal tent, guarded firmly by four thousand Tonsured Guards, ensuring he would not encounter any danger…"
"With the fall of Northern Divine Stone City, tens of thousands of Mistek tribesn perished, bodies piled into mounds, blood inundating the temple… Up to a thousand Mistek Divine Descendants were escorted by the Eagle Warrior Battalion back to the Lake Capital City... This year's New Year Grand Sacrifice of the Alliance is said to last a full ten days, inviting envoys from various tribes to pay tribute!..."
In the main hall of the main God Temple of Golden Bay City, Silver Raven Elder Cao Bai Ya spoke passionately, narrating the latest war situation of the xica Alliance's southern expedition against the Mistek, with a gleeful expression. anwhile, on the high stone seat, Serpent Mother Miyava gently furrowed her brow, listening to the ssage from 800 miles away, musing on the Mistek map Xiulote had once shown her, falling into prolonged contemplation.
"The Chief Divine protect us! The xica Alliance's troops are marching south in three routes, preparing to completely annihilate the Cloud Central Tribes… The Eastern route descends from Tlaxcala Mountain Peak City, through the highland valley past Flower Grove Fort, attacking the Northern Capital of the Highland Mistek, Divine Stone City… The Central route proceeds southward from Water Valley City, passing Blade Road City, Xiao Liu Fort, besieging the central stronghold of the Lowland Mistek, Mountain River City… The Western route descends from High Mountain City, through mountain fortresses, Muddy Fort, attacking the mountain city-states of the Lowland Mistek, Ye Guo City…"
"The xica Alliance's three armies, the Western and Central routes both need to traverse lowland mountain forests, making logistics very difficult, hindering large-scale armies. The Eastern valley is open and long, with half waterway, being the most convenient route! Hence, this route is led by the God King and His Highness personally, a main force army supposedly consisting of three powerful Royal Warrior Corps, plus tens of thousands of city-state warriors and alliance militia, surging like ocean waves southward..."
"The Chief Divine bears witness! Since the Eastern main force has conquered the Northern Divine Stone City, crushed the hardest reef… then next is the Southern Cloud Mountain City in the Mistek Highlands, as well as the crucial Ancestors' Holy Land of the Mistek, Cloud Altar!.. And the Zapotec's core region, Oaxaca Valley, is located southeast of the Cloud Mountain City within the highland valley… They have beco not far from the vanguard of the xica army already!"
"Hmm! With the news spreading, the Zapotek Tribes surely already know, the whole tribe trembles in shock and terror!... The valley Zapotek people are the Mistek people's oldest cloud kin, and also their closest tribal ally, just like His Highness said, 'like lips and teeth'… They won't be able to resist mobilizing the tribe to formally enter the war!... Eight hundred miles of Mistek Land, plus at least eight hundred miles of Zapotec Land, this grand xica southern expedition, may last for years, enduring for several years!…"
"And His Highness has set great achievents, his tent tightly beside the God King's royal tent, guarded vigorously by the Tonsured Guard, and yet gained another perstigious title… huh! Once offered on the altar's idol, how could one easily exit the temple?... Alas! This foolish man, better than cassava yet not ruthless enough, really doesn't know when he will return… you won't let end up a widow, right? Pah pah! It seems the current situation in these seaside lands still depends on us two lonely homakers to sustain!"
Miyava's eyes glead, her thoughts rapidly processed. In re monts, she dissected the southern battlefield, perceived Xiulote's predicant, and detected various subtle signs.
Clearly, the Silver Raven Alliance is more to the north compared to the Seaside Alliance, yet the south battle report the Silver Raven Elder received, surprisingly arrived earlier, more detailed, and more specific than hers! What does this suggest?..."
"Hmph! This suggests soone within the xica Alliance supports the Silver Raven Great Chief by providing the Silver Raven Alliance with the latest information. This information not only covers the surface but includes internal political strife within the alliance, including the complex relationship between the God King keeping His Highness by his side through heavy use yet cautious guard!..."
"Haha! Papata, that cunning crow, cos under the banner of the xica Alliance aiming to step off His Highness's canoe, to sway between two Divine Trees in observation!… Who exactly is he colluding with inside the alliance? The son-in-law of the younger daughter, Quetzalcoatl? A royal power from the forr King Acatl lineage… Or, perhaps, soone within the God King's Council of Ministers? Might it be the Female Snake Gillim, ntioned prominently by His Highness? This force representing the God King's descendants… Hmm! Not right, there's also a powerful yet hidden force! The High Priesthood of the Lake Capital City, representing divine authority!"
Currently, known clues are too scarce to unravel everything behind the scenes. Nonetheless, Miyava already understood the intention of the Silver Raven Envoy. She rely held a faint smile watching the continuous narration of xica's southern expedition by the Silver Raven Elder, patiently indulging in the performance with implied suggestions.
"Praise the Chief Divine! The mighty xica legion is invincible, unstoppable in battle! The southern Mistek tribes are just stumbling stones!... I swear by the ancestors, the Mistek people may seem spread across 800 miles, with nearly a million tribal mbers, yet they absolutely cannot withstand the mighty xica Alliance... They will hold no more than a year!… The xica God King's army, it is truly the most powerful legion in the world! No matter east, west, south, or north, among all tribes worldwide, who can resist them?..."
Silver Raven Elder Cao Bai Ya proudly pounded his chest, praising and swearing out loud while observing the calm smile on Serpent Mother's face. Alas, nothing could be discerned from the serene, graceful countenance, no trace of fear towards the xica Alliance. In the end, the Silver Raven Elder had to grit his teeth and elaborate further.
"Ah! Respectable Totonac Serpent Mother… Our Silver Raven Tribe has always been close to His Highness Xiulote; Liuyu, Liuyao are married into His Highness, and have already birthed royal descendants of the xica!... As the most loyal vassals of the xica Alliance, Great Chief Papata is moved… He prays day and night before the Chief Divine statue for the supre God King Avit and for the campaigning His Highness Xiulote!..."
"However, His Highness Xiulote serves within the God King's army, earning the trust and esteem of the God King… These years, there's unlikely ti to attend to the two Silver Raven princesses and the royal descendants... Yet the princesses and royal descendants remaining in the Seaside Alliance are not a lasting solution. They ought to return like leaves to their roots, back to the Silver Raven Tribe…"
"Thus, Great Chief Papata dispatched to express my respectful salutations to you, Wise Serpent Mother!... Please allow to escort the two princesses and royal descendants back to the Crow City of the Silver Raven Tribe, returning them to their forr residence… The Great Chief and his wife yearn for their daughters and grandsons, sincerely looking southward, hoping to see them as soon as tomorrow…"
"Of course, to thank Serpent Mother for your care and nurturing of the two princesses during this period… the Silver Raven Tribe is willing to offer ten pairs of flawless green jade, one hundred pounds of fine herbs, and a hundred bags of assorted spices… for the noble Serpent Mother to enjoy and savor!"
Note: The Easter egg chapter is the Southern Expedition map.
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