Chapter 1370: Chapter 1370

"Hmm? Related to me?..."

In the grand hall, Xiulote furrowed his brow and set down his wine cup. He pondered for a moment, then laughed and waved his hand.

"No worries! Mekate, let’s treat this as a casual conversation over drinks, speak freely!"

"Yes, Your Majesty! Hmm... The first matter is that in the Northern Red Crow Tribe, we encountered the son of Captain Chiwaco, who is now a captain among the Canine Descendants... Captain Chiwaco left behind cassava and tung oil trees... And judging by the Red Crow Tribe’s situation, they are conquering the Northeast everywhere, cultivating land, developing copper mines, and establishing village homes... They are thriving, with the potential to emerge as a Great Tribal Alliance!"

Priest Mekate, with a cautious expression, repeated the encounters and views of the Red Crow Tribe carefully. Xiulote listened attentively to these reports from a thousand miles away. After Mekate finished speaking, Xiulote pondered briefly, then smiled and said.

"Excellent! Mekate, you are attentive! Chiwaco has also spoken to me about finding his son. He asked me for help a long time ago, and now that his son is found, it is indeed a good thing! Regarding Captain Chiwaco, I still trust him..."

"The Chief Divine is witness! The Red Crow Tribe fled from the Northern conquest of the Kingdom, fleeing thousands of miles to the Northeast. These Wilderness Tribes are troublesome because of their unpredictable hunting, able to migrate entire tribes! Now, they have settled in the Northeast of the world, establishing villages and officially settling down. At this moment, they are also conquering the hunting tribes of the Northern Land, gathering those scattered tribes together..."

At this point, Xiulote smiled meaningfully. The Alliance and Kingdom are conquering everywhere, already pacifying most scattered tribes. The remaining major tribes are the Southern Mistec Tribes with nearly a million people, and the Zapotec Tribes with five to six hundred thousand!

Once these two unfaithful vassals to the Alliance are subdued, it is a matter of colonizing the lands and subduing the small tribes at the borders. Naturally, the Red Crow Great Tribe in Northeast is among them. As long as they settle down, the tribe population grows, making it difficult to migrate again... What they are doing now, developing towns and villages, is only preparing the Northeast as a pioneer for the Kingdom!

"Mekate, the Alliance and Kingdom legion, fully armored with bows and crossbows, and roaring firearms... We have no fear of any enemy in face-to-face combat!"

Xiulote’s face was filled with confidence. Mekate was startled, then suddenly realized and bowed in salute.

"Yes! Your Majesty! The Kingdom legion is invincible! The Chief Divine protects us!..."

"Haha!... What’s the second matter?"

"The second matter..."

Priest Mekate lifted his head, a spark in his eyes, and solemnly reported.

"Your Majesty, among the sixteen people who went to sea and returned alive this time... There’s one called Dark Snake! He is actually a Divine Descendant of Tlaxcala, his father is the City Lord of Water Valley City, the Black Serpent Teuctli!"

"Hmm? A Divine Descendant of Tlaxcala? Are you certain?!"

Upon hearing this, Xiulote was slightly taken aback and asked with a bit of surprise.

"As a Divine Descendant of Tlaxcala, how did he join the fleet?"

"Uh... We rescued him as a drowning youth when we came East from the Kingdom of the Lake, on the upper Talas River... Later, he was taken in by Captain Chiwaco, knowledgeable in calculations, adept at map drawing, so he joined the fleet... After this perilous voyage, he finally disclosed his true identity to me..."

"Two years ago? On the upper Talas River, transporting endless Tlaxcala captives... Oh! Now I see!..."

Xiulote thought for a moment and had some guesses. Then he furrowed his brows, pondered deeply, somewhat undecided. Follow current novels on N0veI.Fiɾe.net

"Hmm... only sixteen people returned from this voyage... I’ve already held a grand ceremony awarding all the sailors! And this Dark Snake, I remember, is the youngest among the sailors... I even publicly praised him, promoted him to Veteran Warrior of the Kingdom, and granted him the ’Divine’s Blessing Exploration’ amulet!..."

"Hmm, as a Divine Descendant of Tlaxcala... Has he ever shown hostility toward the Kingdom or nostalgia for the Tlaxcala Alliance?"

"Your Majesty, he deeply relies on Captain Chiwaco, calling him ’father’. Regarding hostility towards the Kingdom, I’ve observed carefully, there should be none. As for nostalgia for the past... Hmm, he sometimes fondly remembers his past family, and his father, the missing Black Serpent Teuctli..."

"Hmm?! Missing Black Serpent Teuctli! No, no! I remember he’s still alive... just at... just at..."

Upon hearing this familiar name again, Xiulote was momentarily stunned. He stood up, went to a corner of the grand hall, and from the neatly arranged cabinet by official Yilian, retrieved an old military report.

"The unyielding Cloud Serpent Fortress is divided into two mountain towns: the Front and Rear Mountain. The Rear Mountain small city is the garrison site, with hundreds of warriors guarding it... Including dozens from the Black Serpent Family, led by... Black Serpent Teuctli!"

At this point, Xiulote’s eyes widened. Numerous thoughts flashed in his mind. He thought of the natural fortress of the Cloud Serpent and pondered how long it would remain besieged. He also recalled the historical Montezuma II, who besieged it twice for a total of seven years, but failed to make the Tlaxcala surrender... After weighing these thoughts, Xiulote finally spoke with depth.

"Mekate, do you think... this Dark Snake is willing to serve the Kingdom and persuade his father?"

"Uh!... Serve the Kingdom?... Black Serpent of Cloud Serpent Fortress?..."

Priest Mekate’s mouth dropped open, stunned momentarily. The development seemed different from his expectations! Your Majesty seemed unconcerned about the Tlaxcala Divine Descendant’s identity. And the Cloud Serpent Fortress, besieged for over two years, suddenly had a potential fatal flaw!

"Uh... Your Majesty... What kind of promises will you offer him? The Alliance has issued divine decree, to sacrifice all Tlaxcala Divine Descendants..."

"The Chief Divine is witness! The purpose of this divine decree is to utterly destroy the Four States Alliance, conquer Trascal Land, and subdue the Tlaxcala Tribes! Now, the Four States Alliance is basically defeated, the vast majority of Divine Descendants have been sacrificed. The Tlaxcala Tribes have surrendered to the Alliance’s domain, all have converted to the Chief Divine..."

"Over two hundred thousand young and middle-aged Tlaxcalans were relocated to the Kingdom of the Lake. Over a hundred thousand Alliance immigrants also settled in the heartland of the Four States Alliance alongside reassigned nobles... At this time, even if one or two escaped Tlaxcala Divine descendants remain, it is impossible for them to stir any major unrest... Furthermore, I will not let them remain in Trascal Land..."

Xiulote’s expression was calm, explaining the considerations behind the divine decree. With his current position, he issues divine decrees as the sovereign rather than as the following citizen.

"As for the promises... Hmm, the Chief Divine is witness! The Cloud Serpent Fortress will eventually fall, the Divine Descendants inside can’t escape death! But if Black Serpent Teuctli can bring the Kingdom’s Warriors inside the city... the Kingdom can pardon him and his group of warriors. Also granting an eight-hundred person protection quota within the fortress, excluding Divine Descendants! This might persuade the other defending army inside the fortress..."

"Then, he will attain Hereditary Noble status in the Kingdom. Of course, first, he must convert to the Chief Divine! I can also offer him a promising fief. As for the size, it entirely depends on his own expansion!..."

At this point, Xiulote smiled, pointing confidently and generously towards the Northwest, offering his promise.

"The Chief Divine protects! The Kingdom Fleet is currently exploring the Western Sea Coast, there are countless opportunities on that vast Northern Continent! The Kingdom Fleet will transport his people to the Northern Land. He can rebuild the Black Serpent Family there, leaving a last of the Tlaxcala Divine Descendants!..."

"Do you think such terms would refuse him?..."