Dark clouds floated in from the eastern sea sky, carrying moist water vapor, and rained down on the beach. A huge and strange stone statue with a human face, like a silent giant, remained motionless in the wind and rain, standing on the beach for thousands of years. A mighty road
The surging long river merges into the sea here, flooding the fertile fields along the river. And surrounded by large tracts of fertile fields, is an ancient city that has lasted for thousands of years, or even longer.
This is the Caribbean coast, with a tropical rainforest climate, with high temperatures and rain all year round, and precipitation of more than 2,000 millimeters. The ancient city is 1,300 miles away from the capital city in the lake and is located on the edge of the Totonac people's territory. It is the prosperous
Coastal city-state, Coatzacoalcos.
And the long river that flows from the depths of the jungle through the Hidden Snake City is the Hidden Snake River. In the legend, Quetzalcoatl is from here, riding a snake raft to the endless East China Sea...
"What? We rowed seven hundred miles by sea to get here from the Feathered Serpent City. How did we get here? This is the legendary place where the Feathered Serpent City goes to the sea?!"
Chihuaco, an old militiaman, scratched his hair and looked at the bald Mayan businessman Tikalo. He looked at the calm-looking bald businessman with suspicion and questioned mercilessly.
"Ti Carlo, you bald fox. How many Quetzalcoats are there in the legend? How many times did she go to sea? Do you know the details of these city-states?"
"Ahem! Captain Chihuaco, of course I know!"
Tikalo choked, touched his smooth and divine head, and replied with a forced smile.
"There is only one Quetzalcoatl in the legend, and she only went to sea once! But the location of the sea... For the coastal tribes who believe in Quetzalcoatl, it is a holy place of pilgrimage. It not only allows the descendants of the city-state to take the holy place with them
The halo can also bring real income from pilgrimage..."
"So, the city-states along the coast usually claim that the long river near them is the mouth of the Quetzalcoatl where Quetzalcoatl goes out to sea!"
"Well, no!... The fleet traveled along the way and saw so many river mouths. Could it be that they are all holy places? These Totonak tribes on the seaside are not fools. There will always be details in legends to judge the authenticity of the holy places.
Is it fake?...Besides, after so many years, even turtles in the water can compete and tell who is the thousand-year-old bastard and who is the fake toad!"
Chihuaco stared at Ti Carlo and talked about the simplest dialectics. He always instinctively felt that this bald profiteer was unreliable.
"Cough! Cough!..."
Mayan businessman Tikalo coughed several times before answering awkwardly.
"Captain Chihuaco is really... like an old turtle, seemingly ordinary, but with great wisdom. Indeed, this fight will definitely have results. Which city-state is stronger and which surrounding monuments are older?
Whichever tribe affects the most is naturally the true holy land!"
"Today, there are only two sacred places of the Totonak people that are truly believed by people. One is the Feathered Serpent City in the north, and the other is the Hidden Serpent City in the south. These two city-states are both very strong.
It has been passed down for thousands of years, yet is far apart, and is believed by the surrounding tribes...it can be regarded as two holy places, the east and the west!"
"So that's how it is, just like the Kingdom and the Alliance."
Huitu Puap touched his head and casually said something that was out of bounds. Soon, his eyes were attracted by the huge stone statue on the beach. He looked at it curiously for a while and asked questions again and again.
"God bless you! What are these giant human heads, three people tall, used for? Some of their facial features are standard, much like ours. Some have extremely protruding faces, like the tribes there!"
..And why are their expressions so sad? What are those hats on their heads?"
"...Well...it was the first era, when the gods used themselves as models to carve giant stone heads. The gods came from all over the divine world, so their appearances would naturally be different...They had known for a long time,
The end of the era will come one day, so he looks sad."
"... Inside the giant human head, there are the seeds of divinity left behind by the gods after they left. Only the descendants of gods with noble blood can be inherited. In the understanding of the various seaside tribes, nobility is born, and divinity is divinely imparted.
.The descendants of gods who inherit divinity are also destined to lead the tribe! Whenever a distinguished descendant of gods is born, reaches adulthood or dies in the city-state, all major tribes will hold sacrificial ceremonies under the giant stone man's head to inherit the ancient and respected divinity.
And the power of the tribe! As for that hat..."
Mayan businessman Tikalo thought for a long time, he didn't know, so he just made up an explanation.
"That hat is used to attract divine power. If you put it on, the thunder in the sky will carry the divine power and crash down..."
"boom!"
Just as Ti Carlo finished speaking, a thunder fell from the low clouds and landed on the nearby sea. The three people on the boat were startled at the same time, with panic on their faces, but it was for different reasons.
"Ah!...Is it so dangerous? Then we'd better drive the boat farther away and stay away from these giant stone statues!"
Puap raised his head in awe and looked at the low and rainy sky. He gave a few instructions, and the sailors waved their flags to notify other ships, then moved two or three miles into the river mouth, and finally arrived outside Hidden Snake City.
Put down the anchor. As for the semaphore on the ship, it was naturally inspired by His Majesty and asked them to make it up for simple communication between ships.
The kingdom's fleet approached the city-state, and the ancient city gradually appeared in front of them. The white stone temple stood high and was surrounded by low blue brick walls. The nobles' houses were gorgeous and spacious, while the ant people's thatched houses were simple and crowded.
Under the towering Quetzalcoatl Temple in the center is a broad central market. At this moment, tribes from all over the world are conducting trade here.
Tikalo stood on the bow of the boat, stood on tiptoes and looked around the market, and soon narrowed his eyes. The Hidden Snake City is located in the northern Mayan states, at the junction of the western Nava tribes, and there are large rivers connecting all the inland areas.
city. So, not surprisingly, he saw slender divine heads, which were the symbols of Mayan companions, coming from various city-states. What made him even more angry was that these companions had hair on their heads!
"Ha! A bunch of idiots who are not smart enough..."
Tikalo gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice.
"What? Tikallo, what are you talking about?"
The old militiaman touched his hair and looked at Tikalo carefully, with suspicion always in his eyes. After going to sea and arriving here, he was completely out of the influence of the Mexica Alliance. The ospreys of the Silver Crow tribe no longer knew the road behind them. Continue
Going east are the Mayan states. And the Mayan merchant Tikalo is the only guide during their voyage, guiding them every time they set sail and dock. In this place far away from the alliance and the road ahead is unpredictable, he
But we must keep a close eye on this cunning businessman!
"Well..."
Ti Carlo lowered his head slightly to avoid the sight of the old militiaman. Facing the old captain with a keen sense of smell, he felt inexplicably a little scared, and he hesitated about the long-planned plan in his heart. After taking a few breaths, he raised his head, his face
With a sincere smile.
"Dear Captain Chihuaco! This Hidden Snake City has a history of more than a thousand years, but it is the center of the Olmec ancestors and the ruins of various city-states! Here, as long as you have a keen enough sense of smell, there are
There is a great chance to obtain a unique artifact left by the ancient ancestors!"
This chapter has been completed!