Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 739 - 400: Inscribing Achievements on a Stone Tablet Part 2

Chapter 739: Chapter 400: Inscribing Achievements on a Stone Tablet Part 2

"...Puap, you dog killer!"

Black Wolf was dumbfounded as he stared at the slaughtered Divine Mountain priests on the ground and yelled angrily.

"At least leave one alive!"

"Ah, the Chief Divine blesses me! Devout follower Puap, for Your glory, I eradicate the priests of the foreign gods!"

In front of everyone, Puap prayed devotedly for a moment, then replied with a smirk.

"Respected Black Wolf General, it’s not that I worry about them actually summoning some mountain god."

"...Hmm. You are indeed devoted and fearless!"

Black Wolf responded with a nod, lowering his gaze. With things having reached this point, what was done was done. The mythology of the mountain god lingered in his mind, unsettling him. After pondering aimlessly for a while, Black Wolf felt somewhat guilty. In his heart, too many myths prevailed, and he couldn’t truly regard the Chief Divine as the sole deity and dismiss the Evil God as nonexistent. Thinking of this, he grew more appreciative of Puap.

"I didn’t expect you to have such courage! I must tell His Highness..."

Upon hearing this, Huitu looked at the crowd, with varying expressions, and smiled.

That night, he had witnessed the temples of the three gods being destroyed in the fire of the dead, and decades of faith collapsed at that moment. He had consecutively betrayed his chief, friends, and kin, and had nearly betrayed His Majesty, leaving little reverence in his heart.

"In front of everyone, to kill a priest of foreign tribes with Divine Power... Only by seizing this opportunity to show my devotion to His Majesty, could I possibly rise again..."

Huitu thought to himself, then prayed again for a while. Afterward, he bent over, took some Divine Stones from the old priest’s body, and presented them to Black Wolf General.

"Respected Black Wolf General, for you!"

Black Wolf nodded and accepted two gray-blue stones, curiously fiddling with them for a moment. Then, he instructed his trusted aide.

"Keep these Divine Stones safe; they are all my spoils of war! Hmm, bring two to His Highness as well. His Highness loves oddities..."

The people waited anxiously for a while, but nothing happened. Perhaps, the mountain god, not having been summoned by the priests, was still in slumber. The trusted aides checked the bodies of the Divine Mountain priests and searched their wooden huts. They found many Divine Stones of different sizes, some priestly paintings, calming spices, hallucinogenic herbs, and sulfur from the Stone of the Dead.

The southwestern mountainous area is a geologically active zone with many volcanoes, located at the boundary of two major plates, producing a lot of sulfur and containing many metallic mines.

Afterward, Black Wolf led everyone to ascend the low Divine Mountain. At the summit, he saw the scorched aftermath of numerous lightning strikes and a few large Divine Stones forming an altar. Standing close, he discovered many dark red bloodstains on the altar and piles of sacrificial human bones nearby.

"Is this the place you spoke of?"

Black Wolf looked toward his trusted aide Mavik. Fear and anger appeared on Mavik’s face.

"Exactly. Boss, it was here I nearly became one of the sacrifices. This is the altar of the Evil God’s blood sacrifice!"

"Hmm."

Black Wolf nodded, his expression grave.

"Then tear it down! The largest stone could be kept to honour my deeds!"

Dozens of trusted aides then began dismantling the summit’s altar and burned the remains of the human sacrifices. As the sun gradually set to the west, it shone on the bluish Divine Stones, revealing a metallic luster. Grinning, Black Wolf pulled out a sturdy Bronze Dagger and began to inscribe words into the largest Divine Stone.

"Black Wolf Torc, burned the Hand Snake City, defeated the Tekos, recorded on Divine Mountain!"

Black Wolf carved slowly but firmly. The Divine Stone was incredibly hard, much more difficult to mark than ordinary rocks. Black Wolf carved for a long time before completing the inscription, his Bronze Dagger even somewhat blunted. Then, he checked the words several times, the crooked writing seemed to lack some flavor.

"Mavik, do these words look right to you?"

"...Boss, how would I recognize these words!"

"Puap, what about you?"

"Uh... well, I can’t recognize all of them either. Respected Black Wolf General, why not carve a picture instead!"

"...Good idea!"

Upon hearing this, Black Wolf’s eyes brightened. His skill in drawing was much better than in writing. With that thought, he hesitated no longer and began to carve abstract shapes below the inscribed words. He first drew a large figure holding a bow and arrow, with its head proudly raised and a Bronze Sword at its waist.

"Black Wolf Torc..."

Black Wolf was focused on carving, simultaneously murmuring excitedly to himself.

"Fire burning Hand Snake City..."

Below that line, there was a depiction of fierce flames engulfing a collapsed temple. In the Alliance’s murals, a burning temple signified conquest and was a sublime glory of defeating the enemy.

"Defeat the Tekos..."

Black Wolf thought for a moment and first drew a small figure on the ground, an arrow sticking out from its chest. Afterward, he paused; then shook his head.

"No, one is too few."

Black Wolf gritted his teeth and continued to draw five figures, pausing only after. The figures had war clubs, long spears, battle axes, daggers, and bronze swords—weapons often carried by the samurais.

"Record the merits on Divine Mountain!"

In the end, Black Wolf revisited the initial imposing figure. This time, there was a mountain under the man’s feet, with lightning striking down, focusing on the Divine Stone.

After the intense task, even his hands became swollen from carving. Black Wolf then stood up satisfied, looking at the carvings on the Divine Stone.

"What do you think?"

"Boss, it’s perfect! From now on, your feats will remain on Divine Mountain with the Divine Stone forever! Even if a hundred years, or even a thousand years pass, people will remember!"

The loyal aide Mavik looked on and smiled joyously. Having avenged a great personal vendetta, he was visibly elated.

Huitu Puapu looked on with great envy. He also wanted to carve a monument to his achievements, but he had no significant accomplishments to boast about. He couldn’t surely write, "Huitu Puapu was exiled here, killed a shaky old priest, and obtained a few rare Divine Stones, recording his merits on Divine Mountain..."

After pondering for a moment, Huitu sighed. He cautiously observed Black Wolf General’s expression and suggested.

"...Respected Black Wolf General, perhaps we could add a little to this inscription..."

"Hmm?"

"Add ’Chief Divine witnesses’ at the beginning and ’Praise the King’ at the end. Then, we could write the date at the bottom for remembrance."

Upon hearing this, Black Wolf pondered briefly and then nodded in agreement.

"Good! Very good!"

After saying this, he switched to a dagger given by his trusted aide and resumed the carving himself.

"Chief Divine witnesses..."

The corresponding drawing was of an immense Hummingbird Sun.

"Praise the King..."

Black Wolf drew a tall figure holding a Gemstone Scepter and wearing a long feather crown. Then, after thinking for a bit, he also drew a book in the figure’s hand, "The Book of Ama Colley."

"Hmm, one hand holding the scepter and the other holding the book, exactly the image of His Highness."

Black Wolf looked at his own drawing, expressing abstract and vivid satisfaction. Following that, he carved the date in the lower right corner of the stone monument and added corresponding symbols.

"Holy Calendar, 7 Rabbit Year (Tochtli), 13 Water Month (Atl), 1 Crocodile Day (Cipactli)..."

The Holy Calendar was the most important calendar for the Mexica, used for precise timekeeping. The Holy Calendar had 260 days a year, 20 months, each month having 13 days. Combined with the 365-day Sun Calendar, they formed a 52-year cycle. 7 Rabbit Year 13 Water Month 1 Crocodile Day corresponds to January 20, 1487.

Black Wolf looked on for a moment, very satisfied. After difficult self-teaching, he had finally mastered the calendrical system, capable of calculating times of wars.

"In just one month from my surprise attack from the south to today, such outcomes have been achieved! I, Black Wolf Torc, truly am an unparalleled Commander-in-Chief! Ha ha!"

The setting sun dipped below the horizon, the sky ablaze with red. The sunset’s glow shone on Divine Mountain and the Divine Stone, as well as on everyone’s faces. Standing alone before the Divine Stone, Black Wolf looked up and laughed out loud. His silhouette stretched long, reaching all the way down to the base of Divine Mountain.