Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 1404 - 959: The Sun and the Giant Serpent, the Sacred Child!

"The Capital Region County Magistrate Olosh, governs the crucial area of the Capital Region. The Rivermouth County Governor Elvi, stations at the River Mouth Fortress. The two major counties, the Capital Region and Rivermouth, are fundamentally directly governed by the Kingdom. And the legions stationed in these two counties will not easily be deployed...""Outside the two counties, all other territories of the Kingdom are under the jurisdiction of Military Governors, who independently expand and develop!... The Zicao Governor Etalik campaigns along the southeastern coast. The Great Lake Governor Kuluka explores the western Great Lake Region. The Apal Governor Ezpan dispatches troops to the southwestern coast. The Qingqiu Governor Balamo expands in the northern wilderness... Plus the soon-to-be-established Coastal Governor, to campaign in the Eastern Maya... that makes five directions of military governance, ready to crusade for the Kingdom in all directions! And these heavyweights commanding the legions will also become my confidence to confront God King Avit directly!..."

The world’s map is spread on the black wooden table, a faint incense lit in the grand hall. Xiulote extends his finger, touching the mountains and rivers on the smooth map, also observing the densely marked words and symbols, pondering all future possibilities.

"The Colima great iron mine, Cuba’s great iron mine, Sakascat’s great silver mine, Gold Mountain’s great gold mine... these already discovered but undeveloped mineral resources... if connected by a complete sea route, even reaching the distant Old Continent, to open up much-needed trade, whether through the Eastern Sea or the Western Sea... then the vast reserves of precious metals would continuously flow, transforming into the power to strengthen and expand the Alliance!... Surely, the colonizers confronting the Eastern Sea are much more dangerous than the Western Sea’s communication attempts with the Siberian tribes and each clan of the Wa Country through the Arctic!..."

"The operation along the eastern coast is crucial! From Cuba to the Maya Lands, all these arrangements must be entrusted to Head Warrior Bertade, I only trust him!... Bertade will first serve a year as Coastal Legion Commander and Governor, and once the route to the Maya Lands is opened, he will be promoted to the full-fledged East Sea Marshal!"

"Under the command of the East Sea Marshal, there must be at least three legions: the Coastal Legion, the Black Wolf Legion, and the East Sea Navy. The next Coastal Legion Commander will be given to Artillery Camp Commander Tupa. And the Black Wolf Legion will continue to stay on the coast, along with the expanded East Sea Navy, participating in the eastern Maya campaign... as for Bertade’s personal army... hmm! Give him four thousand of my Imperial Guard Legion! I cannot bring too many guards back to the Lake Capital City..."

Xiulote’s finger moves, tracing through the thousand-mile jungle of the East, reaching the re-marked Maya Lands.

According to the triumphant reports from the Black Wolf, tens of thousands of the Kingdom’s legion have already breached Lake Sacrifice City, advanced on the Great Divine Mountain of Fireworks, and are closing in on the Hidden Serpent Holy City! And after two or three years of expeditions, over a hundred thousand Totonac tribes have surrendered to the Kingdom of the Lake after more than two hundred thousand casualties! As for the remaining three to four hundred thousand, they are either deep in the inland mountain forests, or clustered around Hidden Serpent Holy City, making their last stand.

"As long as we pacify Hidden Serpent Holy City, the thousand-mile coast, and nearly a million Totonac tribes, will have no choice but to gradually submit at the Kingdom’s feet! And tens of thousands of surrendered Totonac Warriors can conveniently press eastward, driving the campaign against the Maya!..."

"The thousand-mile land of Totonac, nearly a million clans. Such vast territory, such massive scale, almost accounts for half of the Kingdom! If we can successfully control the dispersed and loose coastal clans, the Kingdom’s strength and potential will suddenly surge, laying the foundation for continuous eastward advance... and this is precisely why I defy Avit, embrace local tribal elites, intermarry with Totonac Divine Descendants, and desperately aim to leave offspring!..."

Xiulote lowers his gaze, returning from the global layout to the Seaside Lands. Compared to Black Wolf’s campaigns in the eastern Seaside, he places more importance on the consolidation of the Seaside Lands. And to completely secure the Seaside clans, winning over the Totonac elites and warriors...

"Hmm... wasn’t the Doctor saying, just in the next few days?... I don’t know whether it’ll be a boy or a girl... but whether boy or girl, will be the Chief Divine ordained ruler of Totonac!..."

Xiulote gazes at the map, immersed in lengthy contemplation. Until dusk, a trusted aide hurriedly arrives with an eager face, whispers a few words to Guard Commander Ecatl. Then, Guard Commander Ecatl’s face suddenly reveals genuine joy and nervousness!

"Family Head! The doctors in the royal chamber have just sent a message!"

Guard Commander Ecatl prostrates and reports solemnly.

"Your concubine, the Snake Woman Miyava, is in labor!..."

"What! Miyava is in labor?!"

Upon hearing this, Xiulote’s eyes widen, and he abruptly stands up. He drops the paper in his hand, and without hesitation, waves his large hand.

"Go! Ecatl! Arrange the personnel, summon all excellent doctors, come with me quickly!..."

A long night passes, accompanied by unceasing luxurious candlelight, also with difficult and involved moans. And as daylight breaks, a crisp and clear cry finally echoes in the wooden house of the backyard!

"Wah! Wah!..."

"Your Highness! Chief Divine’s blessing! Just over six pounds, a healthy princess!..."

In the spacious and comfortable wooden house, a soft cloth bed is laid out. Miyava, pale-faced, smiles weakly as she lies in bed, exhausted and drenched in sweat. Hearing it’s a daughter, her smile immediately vanishes, with a touch of trembling and unease. As she wearily turns her head to see the visibly joyful King in the center of the wooden house, she is stunned, confused, and unsure.

"Princess? Daughter! My daughter? Haha! My first daughter!"

Xiulote beams with delight, cautiously cradling his daughter in his arms. He looks at the soft and wrinkled little baby girl, full of affection in his eyes. He observes intently for a while, then lowers his head curiously, gently nudges his daughter’s nose, and then kisses her forehead without restraint.

"..."

The little baby girl opens her eyes, staring blankly at her father for a moment. Then, her mouth opens silently, and soon she bursts into a loud cry!

"Wah! Wah wah!..."

"Oh! She actually opened her eyes, just born and already open! Haha! My eldest daughter will surely be exceptionally intelligent when she grows up!..."

Watching his ’wah wah’ crying daughter, Xiulote laughs heartily, with a hint of pride and satisfaction. He lacks the prejudice of this era, where having a son would certainly be great, but having a daughter now also pleases him! In the entire Central America, although female Great Chiefs are not numerous, they still exist, unlike the patrilineal inheritance solely based on male heirs in East Asian countries.

"Good! Very good! Chief Divine’s blessing upon me, granting me a lovable and intelligent eldest daughter!"

Cradling his newborn daughter, Xiulote raises his arms high. Seeing this gesture, everyone immediately pays respect and stays silent, awaiting orders. Next, the traditional naming ceremony of the Mexica nobility will follow. The name determined by the father and ancestors signifies the child’s weight in their hearts and also foreshadows the child’s future status!

"Chief Divine witness! Ancestor witness!..."

In the presence of everyone in the house, in front of the bowing Guard Commander Ecatl, and the astonished Snake Woman Miyava, Xiulote solemnly lifts his daughter and declares loudly and solemnly.

"She is my daughter! She carries my bloodline and the holy serpent blood of the coast!..."

"She is the child of the Sun and the Great Serpent, born on the morning of the last day of April, arriving with the dawn!... She inherits the divinity of the highland and seashore!..."

"And her divine name, I have long decided for her!"

"She is called ’Xo·Ilhuitl·Tlalcoatl’ (Xo llhuitl Tlalcoatl), ’Sunshine and Divine Serpent of the Seaside’, Xo Light Snake!..."