The seaside in June is filled with scorching sunshine, sudden wind and rain, and vibrant green. In the verdant farmland, corn grows vigorously, like short spears. In the lush jungle, tropical flowers bloom to their fullest.
, the spreading branches and leaves block the sun, and even the reeds on the seaside can be no higher than a person.
Tall reeds grow on the edge of mangrove swamps. They extend from the seaside to the south inland, crossing a small river for seven or eight miles and intersecting with a narrow lagoon. Here, the sea and sky in the distance are vaguely visible.
The nearby woods are lush and green. There is a low, inconspicuous camp beside the river where reeds and woods coexist.
The cardinal was hovering over the camp, smelling the smell of fresh food. The eagle was also hovering over the camp, smelling the smell of rotten food. Only from the height of the bird, looking down at the river, could one see the scale of the camp. In fact,
They are not small, with one or two hundred people. And among the dense reeds by the river, four dilapidated long boats can be vaguely seen. The moss adhering to the hulls shows that these conspicuous long boats have been around for a long time.
Sailed on the seashore.
"...Damn weather! The pumpkin puree has gone rancid... In order to stay hidden, it's hard to make a fire during the day..."
The low and simple camp stretched out and formed several large circles. There was wet water everywhere, and there were fleet warriors wearing only crotch pants. In the center of the circle, there was a fire pit that did not rise.
Chihuaco, an old militiaman, sat bare-chested by the damp fire pit, holding a pottery bowl in his hand. While cursing, he licked the smooth side of the bowl, looking for any remaining "delicious food".
"The weather is too hot and the moisture is too high! Even the dry and salty pumpkin puree can turn rancid... His Majesty said that this is caused by the massive reproduction of tiny insects..."
Mecat, the divine priest, looked disheveled. With a grimace on his face, he ate the pumpkin puree from the bowl, feeling like he was eating mud from a swamp.
On the other side, the Mayan businessman Tikalo lowered his head and ate "salty mud" quietly. He occasionally turned his head and glanced at the two children behind him, with a kind smile on his face.
The two children, a boy and a girl, are both very young. The older boy is ten years old and his name is Tilan. He has a slender divine head and cross-eyed eyes close to his nose. He has been silent. The younger girl is only five years old and is called Tilan.
Didan, except for his slightly longer forehead, doesn't have many Mayan features.
In fact, in the official Mayan language, the names of both children are very noble, "blue as sacred as the sky" and "red as sacred as blood".
At this moment, everyone in the camp was eating hard and sour pumpkin puree. Only these two children were holding soft and fragrant corn cakes in their hands. The little girl Didan didn't eat much. After eating half of the cake, she
Give the remaining half to Ti Carlo.
"Grandpa, eat it! The pancake is soft and delicious!"
Seeing the cake handed over by the little girl, Mayan businessman Tikalo swallowed his saliva. He struggled to stare at it for a moment, then looked at several people who were looking at it similarly, and shook his head with difficulty.
"I won't eat it. Didan, you eat it!"
"Ah? I'm full."
The little girl Didan blinked and looked at Tikalo in confusion. Then, like the wind, she jumped up to Chihuaco and extended her hand.
"Then, little grandpa, you eat!"
"Gulu..."
Chihuaco, the old militiaman, also swallowed and shook his head hard to refuse. He reached out his hand, rubbed the little girl's hair, and spoke softly in simple Mayan.
"Little Didan, I am full too. My two brothers are not full. Give it to them, okay?"
The little girl Didi blinked again and looked behind the old militiaman. Dark Snake and Didi squatted side by side on the ground, looking at the tortillas in Didi's hand and drooling, looking quite festive.
"Then it needs to be divided into two parts, with the same area..."
The little girl Didan stared at the irregular pancake in her hand and thought for a while. Then she slowly folded the pancake in half twice to make the two sides overlap. Then she carefully separated the pancake according to the folded center line and handed it to the two again.
people.
"One piece of cake, two pieces of cake, the same size...you eat!"
"Ouch! Woohoo..."
Dark Snake and Didi stretched out their hands like lightning and stuffed the cakes into their mouths together, almost screaming like wolves. Chihuaco covered his old face and couldn't see at all. The divine priest Mecat was very interested.
Looking at the smart little girl, she asked with a smile in Mayan.
"Tidan, have you ever studied mathematics?"
"Mathematics? Well, I have only memorized the multiplication tables within 20*20. It was taught to me by the great grandfather of the tribe... dots are dots (1*1=1)...horizontal dots are horizontal (5*5=25, horizontal is
5, the horizontal dot is 25)…”
The little girl Didan innocently blinked her eyes, looked at Mecat, and memorized Maya's multiplication formula. Mayan mathematics is based on base 20, and the multiplication formula within 20*20 is a Mayan priest who studies sacred astronomy.
It is obvious that Tidan's original training direction was to become a noble priest of Mayan gods and inherit the most mysterious and noble ancient knowledge among the Mayapan royal family.
"What? Within twenty? Chengfa?"
Hearing the little girl's words, the old militiaman Chihuaco's eyes widened and he was at a loss for a moment. Then he heard the little girl begin to recite the chant. He was stunned and covered his old face again. After a while, he remembered something again and fiercely
He knocked on the heads of the two guys behind him.
"Listen well! Everyone should learn from it!"
"Yes! Dad!"
"...point zero point zero point zero zero (20*20=400, dot zero is 20, dot zero zero is 400)...Okay! I've finished memorizing it!"
The little girl Didan smiled happily and looked around at everyone present. At this moment, except for the Mayan businessman Tikalo, everyone lowered their heads in shame and thought about the philosophical issue that people are inherently different.
"Uh... Praise the Lord God! Didan, you memorized it very well!"
Divine Priest Mecat was silent for a while and prayed in a low voice. Then, he thought about it, looked at the little Maya princess in front of him, and said with a smile.
"Tidan, learning mathematics is to use it in life... Do you still remember how many days we stayed here?"
"Well…"
The little girl Didan's eyes flickered for a while. She did not count her fingers, but calculated silently in her mind. After a while, her eyes lit up and she calculated the answer.
"The boat that delivers food comes once every six days! It came twelve times, which is... 72 days. Well, today is the fifth day since the boat didn't come, that is... 77 days!... Okay, I've figured it out!
"
"Ah? 77 days? Damn it! We've been hiding in the east of Hidden Snake City for so long?"
The old militiaman Chihuaco looked surprised and looked at the divine priest Mecat. The man smiled and praised the little girl a few words, and then nodded to the old militiaman.
"Yes! Witness the Lord God! When we arrived here in mid-March, we heard the news about the war between the kingdom and the coastal tribes, so we stopped and found this secluded place to camp... In a blink of an eye, it was already early June, and it was almost gone.
Three months!”
Mecat, the divine priest, smiled bitterly and let out a long sigh. The fleet returned from Cuba, experienced such a dangerous storm, and managed to escape the pursuit of the Xiwu family fleet... The waves were ten thousand miles back and forth,
The fleet made it through. He never expected that he would be trapped here in the end, truly unable to advance or retreat.
"Hey! Your Majesty! The legions of the Kingdom!...When will you arrive here?...The various ministries in Hidden Snake City are already at odds with the Kingdom...Phew! May the Lord God bless us!"
This chapter has been completed!