Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

"The Supreme Main God, protects His believers, bestows limitless mighty power..."

Blue smoke rises, and the chanting of the Preaching Priests spreads between the sea and sky. They dance mysterious ritual dances, shaking wooden bells in their hands, singing the myths and miracles of the Main God!

Thousands of people kneel on the ground, expressions either devout, numb, or fearful. They inhale the pungent smell of burning sulfur, listen to the strange singing of the priests, hear the deep bell sound, and their minds begin to feel dizzy. And the image of the Main God seems to rise gradually in everyone's hearts, becoming more elevated.

"The methods of the Preaching Priests, indeed reach deep into people's hearts!..."

Scholar Miki watches the divine ritual on the shore, eyes thoughtful.

Though all are Priests of the Main God, the affairs of the Preaching Priests focus more on manipulating hearts. As long as it's to spread the faith of the Main God, the Preaching Priests do not mind what methods they use. Their methods include communal rituals, psychological suggestion, gentle hypnosis, use of Divine Smoke, and the most awe-inspiring and absurd special potions!

However, the duty of the Divine Revelation Priests is to follow existing order, studying the laws of world operation. They must discover the rules of Divine Revelation and use these rules to create more effective production and life tools.

Their responsibilities are completely different, and their styles of action are entirely opposite, just as this plan for ambush is somewhat incompatible with Miki's principles.

Thinking of this, Scholar Miki sighs and says deeply.

"Zuwaro, Chieftain Kalan of the Yaolem Great Tribe, after all, once agreed amicably with the Kingdom's exploration team! He has never overtly shown hostility, yet we've taken his tribe by such means...Doing this once is fine, but if done repeatedly and it spreads among the tribes, where does that leave the Kingdom's credibility? In the long run, it's not necessarily good for the stability of the Main God's faith either..."

Hearing this, Divine Revelation Priest Zuwaro raises his eyebrows. He smiles on his face but feels differently in his heart. Among these tribes who kill and struggle on the wilderness, how many have clean hands? The process of the Kingdom's missionary work itself is a contest for control over the tribespeople against the Chieftains and leaders. If not by some thunderous means, do the Chieftains and leaders obediently relinquish power? Faith must be spread first before discussing stability...

"In the end, Miki still spends too much time in Divine Power University and the Divine Revelation Place, unaware of the dangers of the human heart."

Divine Revelation Priest Zuwaro contemplates silently, then says with a smile.

"Scholar Miki, there's no need for you to worry too much. The coastal tribes have limited ranges of activity, and information doesn't spread quickly. Also, the change of tribal chiefs and leaders isn't uncommon. If the Kingdom wants to quickly expand in the Northern Land, the strategy should be like this: first engage in trade with local great tribes, then send priests to preach, and once there is a certain base of believers, then inside and outside support each other, to fully convert the entire great tribe to the Main God!..."

"The Main God protects! As long as we establish a foothold in the Northern Continent, showing enough military strength, the surrounding small tribes will all flock and submit to us!"

"The Main God protects! Zuwaro, I am not denying your and Priest Utadori's expansion strategy...However, when the Kingdom takes action, it must be careful to maintain its reputation! For example, Chieftain Kalan and the surrendered leaders cannot be executed arbitrarily; at least spare their lives. To truly stabilize the hearts of the tribe, introduce the Kingdom's trade goods to improve the lives of the tribespeople. Also, have priests guide the local tribes in farming, increasing the yield per mu of farmland..."

Scholar Miki says solemnly and in detail. His stance is inevitably on the side of the Kingdom. So, his words at this moment supplement the follow-up to this radical expansion strategy.

"Take the Yaolem Great Tribe, near the guano rock deposits, it can use this natural fertilizer nearby to boost farmland output! It is also near copper ore deposits, allowing for the smelting of copper materials, producing copper tools. If tin ore can be found, then bronze tools can be manufactured here...And only after converting to the belief in the Main God, improving tribal life, can the faith of the tribespeople truly stabilize!"

The two leading Divine Revelation Priests seriously discuss, perfecting the strategy for expansion in the Northern Land. Meanwhile, the divine ritual on the shore is gradually coming to an end.

The Second-Level Preaching Priest Utadori squints his eyes, standing on the altar, looking at the prostrate crowd, his heart joyful. After nearly two years of preaching in Yaolem, he has finally reached today! Soon, after the divine ritual ends, it will be the highest honor for a Preaching Priest, the great conversion of the entire tribe. In the great conversion, cutting hair, blood oath, tattooing, and imprinting, none can be omitted. And before officially converting, they still need to demonstrate the Main God's majesty to awe the hearts of the people!

"The Supreme Main God can grant generous protection to His devout believers, and can also wield the Thunderbolt of Divine Punishment to those who disbelieve and betray! ...Sound the horn! Witness Divine Punishment!"

With a fierce shout from Preaching Priest Utadori, several priests blew shrill conch horns. Hearing the horn, both Zuwaro and Miki paused their discussion. Zuwaro's expression becomes solemn, he immediately takes out a red command flag, waves it towards the woods on the shore, and orders in a deep voice.

"Prepare the Tiger Squat Cannon! Fire!"

Twelve longships lined up, the Tiger Squat Cannons on the bow were ignited. Moments later, a terrifying Thunderbolt roared and exploded!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

The thunder roars continuously, shaking the sky as if Divine Punishment from the Main God has descended! Seeing the lake tribe capable of wielding thunder and fire, thousands of participating local tribespeople are terrified. At this moment, they completely prostrate on the ground, fearfully praying to the Main God!

Even the most proud tribal leaders show undisguisable fear in front of the Copper Beast they have never seen before. They are unafraid of face-to-face slaughter, unafraid of arrows, but in the face of the Thunderbolt said to be Divine Punishment, facing threats spoken of by the priests about the soul's fall, they have no choice but to bow their heads.

On the flagship longship, Chieftain Kalan stands beside the "Copper Beast". Facing the deafening Thunderbolt, breathing in the acrid smoke, imagining the unknown Evil Demon, at last his knees weaken, and he falls to his knees on the deck. Seeing this, Divine Revelation Priest Zuwaro reveals a satisfied smile.

"Very good! The firing of the ship's cannon saves so much effort in intimidating hearts! Haha!"

Scholar Miki touches his chin, his eyes flickering, without speaking. Until all the cannon firing is complete, the branches of the woods on the shore also break, leaving a mess. Thousands of tribespeople's hearts quake, with no further resistance. And the ceremony for converting believers officially begins!

Batch after batch of tribespeople are led by the Kingdom's Warriors, kneeling before the burning fire basin. Then, they have their hair cut, thrown into the fire, their palms cut, taking a blood oath, then drinking blood wine, reciting the Main God's name three times, and finally having the Sun Hummingbird tattooed on their foreheads...

Preaching Priest Utadori smiles, looking toward the base of the altar, everything in orderly fashion. He ponders briefly, then heads to the flagship longship. Then, with Chieftain Kalan's frightened eyes, Priest Utadori expressionlessly raises an obsidian blade, swings it steadily down!

"Ah!..."