Chapter 279 New Sacrifices, Wolf, Deer and Fish!

The twilight is like blood, flooding the world, like a long river of life, and like a flame that burns up the sky. The New Year's ceremony danced among the long rivers and flames, and the whole capital was filled with boiling cheers.

"Go, little Avelot! Bring him my letter!"

A clear human voice shouted softly, and a young golden eagle suddenly flew into the sky! In just a moment, it reached an altitude of more than a thousand meters. It spreads its wings and flies freely, bringing the sound of hunting, like the king of the sky, scaring away the birds on Lake Texcoco.

Avelot, the little golden eagle, is three years old this year. The young chick that could once be held in the palm of a hand has now become a giant with a body length of more than half a meter and a wingspan of more than 1.5 meters. Its flexible head and neck are yellow-brown, and its broad wings are dark brown, except for the immature white first feathers on the wingtips and tail. At this moment, a small roll of cotton letters was tied to its slender eagle legs.

"YoYo!"

Avelot hovered thousands of meters in the air, shaking his head triumphantly and letting out a still immature cry of joy. Then, the little golden eagle's pupils dilated, its sharp eyes widened, it looked at the girl in white on the ground who looked up in anticipation, and shouted "Yo yo" again.

After a while, it seemed to finally understand the girl's expectations. It flew in a nostalgic circle, then flapped its wings and flew straight towards the mountains in the west. The flying speed of the golden eagle can be maintained at at least 200 miles per hour. It only takes less than 4 hours to fly from the capital in the lake to the capital of Qin Congcan. It is not afraid of threats along the way and can locate long distances. It is the best messenger of this era!

Of course, the prerequisite for all this to happen is that it can really understand the master's orders.

In just two quarters of an hour, Avelot flew to the mountains in the western part of the alliance. Looking down from a high altitude, the cascading mountains undulate on the surface, smoke rises from the settlements in the mountains, and the stone fortress is particularly small. Going further west from here, past the difficult mountains and forests, is the enfeoffment of Shulot, the border of the kingdom in the lake.

The little golden eagle did not go further west. The prey here was already abundant enough. It soared freely in the sky. When it first saw a running wild wolf, it lowered its altitude and followed it easily, full of eagerness to attack. The wild wolf sensed the looming danger and stopped immediately, looking up. Afterwards, the wild wolf roared several times, and several of its kind gathered together, staring at the threatening dot in the sky with vigilance.

Avelot circled cautiously for a long time before giving up the risky attack. He continued to search and saw another half-size elk running. Such prey is not too difficult for it. The little golden eagle quickly lowered its height, and when it reached 100 meters away, it immediately pounced fiercely. The howling wind came rapidly from a high place, and the sharp wings carried the wind pressure, so violently that it knocked down the half-sized elk.

The little golden eagle stretched out its sharp claws and tore the prey's neck hard. The bright red color suddenly flowed out, accompanied by the mournful roar of the deer. After a moment of struggling, the elk became motionless and made no sound anymore. The little golden eagle raised its head proudly and let out a "majestic" cry again.

"YoYo!"

Then, Avelot grabbed the elk and flapped its wings vigorously! It fluttered on the ground for a long time, trying to take away the prey, but found that it could not fly at all. After a while, the little golden eagle put down the heavy elk angrily, flew to the nearby river, and pounced again!

This time, Aveiro caught a ferocious and beautiful purple-red firemouth fish as a gift for the hostess. It raised its head proudly, flew into the sky with a cry of joy, turned around and flew quickly towards the capital city in the lake. The letter tied to its feet is still intact, and after flying back and forth in the sky for hundreds of miles, it is about to return smoothly!

"YoYo!."

Under the sky hundreds of miles away, the New Year Festival in Qin Congcan King's Capital has just come to an end.

Shulot was wearing black sacrificial robes and standing at the top of the Yakata Pyramid. He raised the emerald staff in his hand and faced the setting sun. With tens of thousands of residents of the royal capital kneeling in worship, he offered the most sacred fire sacrifice to the blazing holy fire.

The first thing that was brought up was a coyote cub, which had been drained of blood in advance and deliberately turned its head toward the west. In Mexica animal worship, the wolf is a bloody and united animal with innate divinity. The animal form of Shulotel, the god of death, is a black wolf that roars up to the sky.

In front of the people in the lake, Shulot threw the divine coyote corpse into the fire and offered it to the departing sun god, chanting loudly at the same time.

"Praise the Sun God, I offer you the coyote! It is the companion of the sun, heading towards the journey to the abyss after sunset! Praise the Lord God! May you take away death and give us long life!"

After the gift, Shulot raised the staff again to signal, and enthusiastic cheers instantly sounded. Under the pyramid, the Prepecha and Mexica people all fell to the ground together, showing sincere joy, and shouted side by side with all their strength. Although the smell of burnt fur lingered in his nose, the young king took a deep breath and smiled.

As the Priest King, this is the first time that Shulot has taken full charge of the New Year sacrifice!

He boldly changed the sacrifices for the New Year sacrifices based on the stories and legends of his family origin and alliance. Under his strict requirements, the New Year Festival of the Kingdom of the Lake centered on the main god, integrated the different customs of the alliance and the kingdom, and replaced human sacrifices with animal sacrifices!

"Give me enough time and I can change everything!"

Shulot whispered silently, full of confidence in reshaping civilization. He took the second offering again, a shot elk with its head facing east. In the traditional concept of the Prepecha people, the elk is a symbol of nobility and the pet of the moon goddess.

"Praise the sun god, I offer you the elk! It is the elf under the moon. When the moon rises, it flies to the kingdom of God! Praise the Lord God! May you bring peace and grant us the beauty after death. !”

As the sun sets and the moon rises, there is another burst of warm cheers. In the myths of the two tribes, the moon goddess had different roles of good and evil. At this time, she was erased in the ceremony, leaving only the common afterlife. And behind the sun and moon is the earth, which symbolizes tolerance and vitality.

Shulot finally took a river fish and raised it high, with its head facing the ground. In the cultures common to all Mesoamerican tribes, fish represent ordinary people, nurtured by the earth and lakes.

"Praise the sun god, I offer you the river fish! It is the life of the earth, and after the rain falls, it goes to the river that comes to the world! Praise the Lord God! May you bless us and give us a good harvest in the fields!"

“Praise the Lord God for a good harvest!”

As everyone looked up to him, Shulot threw the river fish into the fire. The most exciting shouts sounded at this moment! The people in the Lake District have been plagued by war and famine for nearly two years, and thousands of lives have died of starvation. For them, only a good harvest of food is the desire engraved in their bones.

Continuous cheers rose and fell, creating waves that reached the sky. The New Year Festival in the Lake District does not end until the sun sinks into the sky. Next, there is a grand feast at night. The entire Qincongcan City, and even the residents of the entire feudal country, will gather together to celebrate. They celebrated the end of the war and a new year of hard-won peace.

After a hard day's work, the grand sacrifice finally came to an end. Shulot maintained the posture of a god and walked into the temple at the top of the pyramid. Afterwards, he took off his heavy sacrificial robes and put on the banquet robes. Accompanied by Ugos and Marvelo, he went to the New Year's Banquet in the Palace of Winds.

The southern envoy from Zicao County has been waiting outside the Wind Palace for a long time. Tonight's banquet circle was very small, limited to the upper echelons of the kingdom. He was not qualified to participate, so he could only wait here.

Shulot comforted the envoy with a few words of kindness, but left without clearly replying to the envoy's cautious probing question about the fiefdom, surrounded by high-ranking priests.

Soon, the young king looked majestic and sat on the throne of the Palace of Winds. He looked up at the dark sky outside the window and seemed to hear a familiar and distant cry. The wolf, deer and fish that had just been sacrificed flashed through his mind one after another, reflecting the current situation that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"With the sacrifice of King Tarasco, the New Year's Festival in the capital of the lake will surely shock the world! All the people in the world will know the power of the Mexica people, and will also truly feel the threat of the alliance's conquest. The new year is about to begin. , a new journey is starting!”

"To the Union, the Tlaxcalans were the coyotes of unity. They were closely connected with the surrounding ministries and moved the whole body. To the feudal nation, the Lake Chapala people were the strong elk. They were delicious Prey just needs time to hunt and digest. But for me, what is the river fish that is within reach?”

The blazing bonfire was bright in the hall, and the king's thoughts flickered in the firelight. His brows gradually relaxed, and all the foreshadowing plans gathered in his heart, forming a long snake with head and tail connected.

Soon, the generals took their seats one by one and took their seats according to different groups. The maids also served exquisite food and drinks. The fragrant aroma came to my nose, and relaxed laughter sounded softly. A hearty banquet is about to begin!