There were three people who came. In addition to Chimalpopoka and Izcoatl, there was another person walking in front of them. He was the thinnest among the three, but his every move revealed a
Majesty. Like all Aztlan people, his clothes are extremely colorful, but the main color is green that Ella has never seen on other Aztlan people. Not only is his clothes like this, he also wears a
Wearing mallard green feathers, necklaces, earrings, pendants, and bracelets are also decorated with turquoise.
Ella thought about purple - in the Empire of the Seven Hills, purple was a color that only she and her relatives could use. I think in Aztlan, green was also a symbol of a certain class status.
The man's eyes swept across the many prisoners in the prison, and finally stopped directly on Ella. Although he had never seen Ella and didn't know what she looked like, among the frightened prisoners
, Ella who dared to stand and look directly at him was too conspicuous.
Although she was scared, Ella still met the man's eyes head-on. She could be defeated, captured, and struggled feebly, but in order not to bring shame to the country, she could not show the slightest bit of cowardice in negotiations.
meaning,
After a brief exchange of glances, the man felt a little bored. He turned his head and looked at Chimalpopoka behind him with great dissatisfaction, and asked: "Is this what you call a serious injury?"
Chimalpopoka didn't expect Ella to stand in front of him like this. The injuries yesterday seemed like they didn't exist. If her clothes weren't still stained with blood, Chimalpopoka would have thought that
It was a dream. He hesitated for a long time without being able to give an answer. In the end, it was Izcoatl who excused him:
"Tratoani, I was also present yesterday. This girl was indeed seriously injured. But didn't the previous king also recover so quickly? I'm afraid this is a unique magic on this continent, or a unique characteristic of the royal family.
.”
The man nodded, accepted the statement, and then turned his attention back to Ella: "Thank me. Originally, you were a prisoner of war, and my subordinates wanted to treat you like a slave. But I am merciful and prepared.
Give you a chance to fight for life and death. You should kneel down and be grateful to me for this."
"Before negotiating, you must first declare your identity!" Ella said, "Who are you? Where are you from? Is your name Tratoani? Doesn't your country have etiquette?"
Hearing Ella's rebuttal, Chimalpopoka clenched his fists, Izcoatl licked his lips with interest, and the man laughed casually after being stunned:
"Little girl, you are right. Indeed, I should declare my identity first. My name is not Tratoani. In Aztlan, Tratoani is the name given to the ruler of a city-state. My name is Tratoani.
The name is Tzozomoc, Tlatoani from Tlacopan in the Empire of Aztlan.”
“Tlacopan is an ally of the Sun King, not a vassal.” Chimalpopoca added, “Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and we, Tlacopan, stand with you now.
In front of me is one of the three most powerful rulers of the Aztlan Empire!"
"There are actually three most powerful rulers in the Aztlan Empire?" Ella said, "In the Seven Hills Empire, I am the only ruler. Your status is lower than mine, so you should kneel down to me!"
"
Tesosomok raised his hand to stop Chimalpopoka who was about to move behind him, and then said with a smile: "The negotiation ends here, it is useless to talk to the prisoners of war. Come on, my warriors will be on the duel field.
I'll duel with you. I hope your martial arts can be as tough as your mouth, otherwise, your heart will be sacrificed to the gods today."
Ella's body shook violently. If she had heard the word "duel" three days ago, she would have been excited. But now, the word only made her feel scared. This reaction certainly did not escape Tesosomok
With his eyes open, he said sarcastically: "It doesn't matter if you scratch it with your claws or bite it with your teeth. You'd better be tougher in the duel, otherwise, the Sun God of War might still blame us."
Ella pursed her lips tightly. After realizing that she could not survive, she gritted her teeth and said: "You will definitely regret this decision. My army will avenge me, the walls of Winchester
They can't protect you, and neither can the Sun God of War! They will come from the sky and cover the sky, no matter how many suns there are in the sky!"
Tesosomok smiled disdainfully: "Then we can fight in the shade. Drag her out!"
Chimalpopoka opened the cell door and pulled Ella out. Ella almost fell to the ground under the tug, and stumbled out of the cell with them.
Even during the day, the streets of Winchester City are still empty, and the houses along the street are all closed, and no one dares to show their heads; even during the day, the streets of Winchester City are still crawling with rats, and they are crawling on the streets.
Wandering around wildly, eating the corpses of those who didn't have time to clean up.
"This is the city you occupied?" Ella tried her best to sneer, "Why did you go all out to invade here? Just to rule a group of rats?"
"Aztlan is rich and powerful, and there is no need for these dirty lands. All we want is people - just hearts!" Tesozomoc said, "The sun will be destroyed, and the end of the world is coming! Even if the strength reaches the first
The magicians of the era cannot stop this. In order to build a new sun, we need one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, or even more hearts to take off that 'crown'!"
"Two hundred thousand hearts? Are you crazy?"
"Crazy? You ignorant barbarians will never understand. The world has been destroyed four times, and this is already the fifth era. In order to prevent the entire world from being destroyed, what does it mean to have two hundred thousand hearts?
"
"Then why don't you use your own heart?"
"Although it is being sacrificed to the gods, no one is willing to use their own heart. This is human nature." Tesosomok said quietly, "So we have to rely on war. The loser sacrifices and the winner survives. This is
It’s also common sense in the world!”
Ella couldn't help but cursed: "You are the barbarians!"
Hearing what Ella said, Tesosomok and others looked at each other and laughed disdainfully: "Barbarians often have no idea of their own barbarism. Let's have a little competition to see who is the best.
Barbarian—have you ever studied mathematics?”
"Do you know how to do math?"
"Chimalpopoka," Tesosomok said, "the math questions should be simpler so that the other person can't answer them. I'll answer them too and see who can answer them faster."
"Okay." Chimalpopoka turned to look in front of Ella, raised his finger and asked, "What is nineteen times nineteen?"
"Three hundred and sixty-one."
As soon as Ella opened her mouth, Tesosomok answered before Ella. Chimalpopoka showed a winner's smile, turned around, and continued to drag Ella forward without any explanation.
