Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 1067 - 652: The Second Kingdom Exploration, A New Journey

Chapter 1067: Chapter 652: The Second Kingdom Exploration, A New Journey

The moon rises in the east and sets in the west, the night is at its deepest, and dawn is about to come. Priest Tomate and Chieftain Moqi continue their unfinished conversation, speaking bits about the northern lowland Maya, unconsciously realizing it’s already dawn.

"The Canul guardian clans, their territory is at the westernmost part of the peninsula, more than a hundred miles from east to west and more than two hundred miles from north to south. The north is arid, while the south is hilly, with the population mainly in the central part. From north to south, along a line, there are more than a dozen small Canul city-states. These city-states are each ruled by different chieftains of the clans, all belonging to the Council of Elders in Kapok City. Such a loose political system makes it very difficult for them to unite all their efforts, and there is no Great Chief or King who decides everything..."

Priest Tomate took out paper and pen, recording important evaluations by the coastal campfire.

"This clan is not a whole. Perhaps, their internally scattered city-states can be treated separately. They all originate from the Mexican Plateau, bearing the bloodline of the Navarre. They also occupy the coastal area of the western peninsula, with the necessity and possibility of fostering good relations!"

Chieftain Moqi curiously looked at those square or simple characters, as if looking at mysterious priest symbols, feeling a sense of reverence. The divine descendant heritage within the Putun Tribe has faded away, and abstract writing is completely unrecognizable. They are an isolated tribe among the Mayans, also revered for force, the easiest to assimilate among the barbarians.

"Combined, the Canul family possesses more than a dozen small towns, ten thousand Maya warriors. By estimation, there should be a population of 300,000. The exact number is still unclear and further intelligence needs to be gathered."

Priest Tomate pondered for a while and then noted down the last section.

"Interestingly, the Canul clan also has a code of law, established in Kapok City, known as the Calkini Code, which is the Kapok Code. In their view, kapok (yaax che) is the center of the world, the birthplace, the origin of life, the unification of the universe, and the mode of communication between gods and humans. The kapok tree grants the divine descendants the power to govern the people, and the ruler maintains the stability of towns and villages. Witnessed by the sacred kapok tree, they established the Council of Elders’ covenant, deciding clan affairs through negotiation. Such a loose yet peculiar system has been running for three to four hundred years, as it was during the Mayapan Era."

Priest Tomate scratched his head and added a remark.

"Council of Elders, Kapok Code, negotiated decisions. Such a system seems to originate from the internal Council of Elders of the city-states but has elevated to the union of multiple city-states. I believe this system is extremely stable, with the key being the code of law."

The Mayan merchant Tikalo, sitting beside him, covertly glanced at Priest Tomate’s writing in the glow of the campfire. Seeing the final assessment, he smiled inwardly.

"What stable system, what critical code. It’s just that the Canul clan hasn’t produced a divine descendant leader like the ancestor Kekum who could unify everyone!"

Priest Tomate thought for a moment, then looked at Chieftain Moqi again, inquiring further details about the Xiu Family, and once more began to write.

"The Xiu Family leads the Tutulxiu group, originating from the desolate central Maya. Their name means ’those filled with virtue’. So, they could be called the Xiu Virtue Clan."

At this point, Tikalo’s face showed a mocking smile. Rebelling against the king, slaughtering the royal family, plundering the capital, and inviting barbarian tribes’ invasion, truly a ’virtuous’ clan!

"Their history can be traced back seven hundred years, with the first capital established as Uxmal, the current capital being Mani, while also occupying the capital city Mayapan. They have a supreme clan chief (Halach Uinik) who oversees the clan’s city-states and armed forces. This long-inherited clan is clearly more centralized, cohesive from top to bottom, and is the most powerful force in the northern Yucatan Peninsula!"

"The Xiu Virtue Family is located inland, stretches two hundred miles east to west, and also two hundred miles north to south. This two hundred-mile area is the most affluent in the lowland Maya. Leveraging the wealth of the territory, they established two legions, one in the east guarding the Kapoor Clan, and one in the west suppressing the Canul guardian clans. By estimation, they should have about fifteen thousand warriors, directly or indirectly controlling a population of 400,000 to 500,000..."

Tikalo watched for a while, silently. Priest Tomate kept his head down writing, not paying attention to the translator’s mood. He pondered a bit, writing down a summary once more.

"However, they also have troubles. In the process of overthrowing Mayapan, several battles erupted around the capital, damaging the canals around Mayapan, leading to reduced food production. Subsequently, they antagonized the Canul clan to the west and the Kapoor clan to the east, with food consumption remaining high. In the plundering by the Putun Tribe, the food obtained by the Xiu territory is far less than that of the Canul territory. Moreover, the generals of the Xiu Clan are more cunning, far more responsive and flexible than the Canul Council of Elders. Hence, the Putun Tribe prefers to plunder the Canul clan’s territory."

"Overall, the Xiu Family, located inland, does not control the coastline, and has no direct conflict with the Kingdom Fleet. They are powerful, yet besieged on two fronts, with food shortages, so the situation is not very favorable. Coupled with their consistently flexible approach, they are unlikely to proactively confront the Kingdom Fleet. And for the fleet, there’s no necessity to proactively provoke the powerful Xiu Family..."