Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 995 - 596: The King’s Farewell, The Long Siege, The Breeding of Gods

Chapter 995: Chapter 596: The King’s Farewell, The Long Siege, The Breeding of Gods

The autumn air was crisp and refreshing, and the weather gradually turned slightly cool. A fortnight passed in the blink of an eye. By late October, the last fully assembled Royal Legion finally set out from Tree Snake City, surrounding the Mexica Royal Banner of the Evil Spirit Commander.

"Xiulote, when we return to the Capital City, I will personally go to the Temple of the Sun on the Holy Mountain to pray for little Xiu Hua!"

Aweit, dressed in royal attire and carrying the Royal Banner, stood among the copper-armored Samurai. Mentioning his grandson brought a genuine smile to his otherwise stern face.

"Yes, I will also arrange for the royal doctors to keep an eye on little Xiu Hua’s health at all times. He will be the new Divine Tree, growing strong under the sun’s rays!"

"Xiu Hua, my son..."

Hearing this, Xiulote looked to the West, with deep expectations on his face, yet filled with strong worries and anxious fatherly love. In this era, the probability of infant mortality was indeed too high. Fortunately, the Alliance’s knowledge of herbs was quite advanced, unlike the so-called "humorism" used in Europe at this time.

"... you are the spirit of light, a gift from the Chief Divine. May my life be exchanged for your healthy growth!"

Xiulote grasped the Sun Amulet and prayed sincerely for a moment. Then, he dispatched two trusted Prepetcha doctors to return to the Capital City with the Royal Legion.

"Chief Divine bless!"

"The Chief Divine will surely bless!"

Aweit smiled confidently, then turned and left. The eight thousand strong Royal Legion, guarding the supreme King, with the Great General alongside, embarked on the westward journey. The copper armor shimmered like mirrors, copper spears stood like forests, longbows stretched like vines, and samurai gathered like mountains and seas, all declaring the unstoppable power of royal might!

At the end of the eight thousand strong Royal Legion were the newly formed two thousand Tonsured Guards. The Turquoise Great General Texiwhit had shaved his head, bowed slightly, and marched among the elite Imperial Guard. Wearing leather armor, holding a copper spear in hand, and a longbow on his back, he looked extremely valiant. Beside him were a few similarly attired trusted aides, all from the Acid Wood Legion.

"The mountains rise layer upon layer, high into the clouds..."

Turquoise Texiwhit halted his steps, gazing northward at the endless mountains. In those mountains lay the towering Cloud Serpent Mountain City, and perhaps, the archer who had escaped by fate.

"Respected Turquoise Captain, we should proceed!"

"Yes. Let’s go!"

As the famous Samurai of the City-State and the Head Warrior of the Xochitl family, Texiwhit was not only exceptionally brave but also had the capability to lead thousands of samurai. Now, he served as the squad leader among the Tonsured Guards, effortlessly managing a hundred-man team from the Acid Wood City State, enough to win people’s hearts.

"Praise the Chief Divine’s blessing, and thank the King for his generosity!... Yun Shan Huitzilihuitl, I will definitely uncover the truth of that night!"

Texiwhit gazed at the sky, silently praying to the Sun. He then looked at the King’s banner, his eyes filled with sincere gratitude, his expression loyal and steadfast like a rock. As the Royal Banner headed west, the Tonsured Guards followed closely, treading the road back to the Lake Capital City.

By early November, Xiulote organized the various stationed troops, rearranged the siege plan, and raised the Royal Banner within Tree Snake City, establishing the Commander’s camp. He carefully observed the two Snake Cities, deciding to focus on blockade as the primary strategy and targeting the relatively weaker White Snake Hill City first.

Subsequently, tens of thousands of militia busily used simple stone and wood tools to dig encircling trenches around White Snake Hill City. In Xiulote’s plan, this ten-mile-long trench was just the beginning. Once completed, defensible wooden barricades would be constructed, with thousands of samurai and militia stationed. In essence, he aimed to completely cut off any opportunity for White Snake Hill City to send out samurai and contact the outside world!

As for the Cloud Serpent Mountain City in the mountains, it concealed many hidden and perilous paths crisscrossing the vast mountains. Even with large samurai deployments, it was still difficult to sever all connections, not to mention the risk of ambushes.

Xiulote pondered for a long while, then divided sectors around the mountain city, dispatching large groups of samurai to hunt mountain beasts and relocate the remaining tribes within a twenty-mile radius, severing any possible food supplies.

He then sent the War Priest to oversee the salt consumption of the City State Army... With many nobles in the City State Army, if Cloud Serpent City offered exorbitant prices, there was a chance someone would secretly venture into the mountains, risking decapitation to smuggle salt to the enemy.

"The siege of Cloud Serpent Mountain City is destined to be a prolonged affair. In the short term, I fear I cannot extricate myself. However, since there is no rush, I can prepare for long-term strategies!..."

Speaking of long-term, crop breeding became the foremost priority. With autumn deepening, the maize outside Water Valley City was basically harvested, ready for storage.

Xiulote dispatched dozens of trained trusted aides to tally the autumn harvest. Then, he ordered them to select bigger cobs of maize from the harvest, with relatively plump grains and slightly higher yield as seed stock. Such work had actually begun in the Kingdom of the Lake. However, this fertile Eastern Valley might have high-yield corn crops with advantageous varieties.

"Besides individual yield, germination rate must also be considered... I seem to recall something about a selection process?"

Vague memories flashed in Xiulote’s mind, though indistinct. He contemplated for several days, finally deciding to start with what he remembered, laying the foundation for breeding and hybridization, which is Mendel’s Laws of heredity, the divine revelation version.

"... The Chief Divine bestowed divinity, with light and dark entwining (genes), embedded in all things, passing to offspring. Light’s divinity exceeds darkness, thus it is dominant... And the light and dark pair, separating and merging, continuously propagate for two generations, leading to three of light and one of dark. The reason being, when light and dark match, the light emerges... And two pairs of light and dark stacking result in three-to-one, from light to dark, as nine-three-three-one..."

Having compiled this, Xiulote furrowed his brow, feeling some inadequacy, yet unable to clarify at the moment. Nonetheless, such a description would inspire future generations, even if not entirely accurate, it might save several centuries of detours. So, he bowed his head and continued his contemplative writing.

"All things persist, the source of life’s propagation. Light and dark divinity freely combine, yet independently distribute, determining appearances... Like the pyramid of the Great Temple, constructed with thousands of bricks. Each brick, sculpted externally, flat internally, positioned fixedly, determines a part of the temple. United, the myriad bricks form the pyramid’s entirety. Likewise, the interplay of divinity within the human body is the same!..."

After completing a section, Xiulote paused for a long time. He was uncertain whether such descriptions could be understood by others. But he felt he understood it himself, so he continued crafting the narrative.

"Myriad entwined light and dark, manifesting and concealing, each determining a part of the body... Twenty-three laws congregate within, with twenty-seven thousand pairs of divinity dispersed into the laws, congealing into human form! This is the Chief Divine’s secret of creating man, and the same principle extends to all things!"