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Hammurabi, Hannibal and Amon were all sure that this was a secret they had never mastered. Their private exchanges also proved that even the tribune-level Praetorian Guards could not know about Queen Chakche of Yasok. They all believed that Constantine, the commander of the Praetorian Guards, must know the reason. However, Constantine explained at the subsequent meeting of the Praetorian Order that he actually did not know the complete story. That kind of non-material realm that was too mysterious was not something that warriors like the Praetorian Guards who control the material universe could easily get involved in. , what they saw and understood through folklore and mythology was just the tip of the iceberg. He didn't even know why Yasok Queen Chakchel could look directly at the emperor's face hidden under the hood, and the emperor did not stop him. This happened as if in anticipation of this happening.

The emperor saw himself through Queen Yasok's eyes. His face under the hood is a giant skull without any flesh and blood. Queen Yasok calls that face Hun Hunahpu, the goddess of the blood moon, the creator of the Yasok clan and the daughter of the blood collector. Husband of Xquic) and father of the heroic twins Head-Apu and Xbalanque.

In mythology, when Xquic, the goddess of the blood moon who lived in the underworld, was investigating a gourd tree, the lord of Xibalba (the underworld, the place of fear) showed the defeated and beheaded Hun Hunahpu hanging in the tree. on the head. The Blood Moon Goddess (Xquic) was curious about the skull-shaped fruit, and Huhunap's head instructed the girl to reach for one. As she did so, the skull spat saliva (gourd juice) onto her hands, and through this act she became pregnant with Hun Hunahpu's twin sons and escaped from the underworld. The later story is that the heroic twins defeated the Lord of the Underworld and rescued their father's head, and then Huhunap was reborn as the Corn God.

The above story is from the Popol Vuh (Book of the Community, Book of the Law), a text that tells the myth and history of the Kiche people, a branch of the Maya people. The book has been passed down orally and was only recorded in written form around 1550. It was translated into Spanish by Francisco Jimenez, a Spanish Dominican friar in the 18th century. Texts such as the Dresden Code and Chilambalam have always been important materials for experts and scholars to study the Mayan civilization.

But regardless of the text's story of the corn god Huhunapu and the mythical twins of the Mayan hero, the mere name of the blood moon goddess (Xquic) is unsettling. The emperor ordered people to search for relevant clues in Kama Taj's mountains of books, and unearth the true identities of the Blood Moon Goddess and the Blood Collector Kuchu Maguik from the endless, contradictory myths and obscure pieces of paper. .

It only takes a short paragraph of the real name or a similar pronunciation to make the mystics and emperor of Karma Taj understand the nature of these "gods". He does not want to solve the problem of Quetzalcoatl and cause a bigger trouble.

He thought about the Mage Supreme asking Scarlet Witch to participate in the mission, and maybe the clues were related to her. However, the progress of this work until now is still extremely slow. Kama Taj and Immortal City are short of manpower and unable to sift out relevant clues from millions of books.

Even so, the emperor smiled bitterly and accepted the gift given by Queen Yasok after summoning the remnants of Yasok, because he believed that there was something hidden in the legend of Yasok about death and rebirth that he could not understand yet. , about the prophecy of failure, this was the prophecy told to him by the mad woman living in Kama Taj. She told the emperor that he would get a glimpse of the truth of the future here - Queen Yasok combined stingray fish bones with puma bones To Amun and Hammurabi, symbols of the two oar-gods who sent the corn god into the land of creation; to the emperor a fresh doe's head, liver and a tortoise, which It was a gift dedicated to the corn god, and the emperor didn't even know how Queen Yasok found these things in the killing field.

Queen Yasok hopes that the emperor can guide the Yasok clan to be reborn in the kingdom of the Blood Moon Goddess (Xquic). After all, the corn god has died and been reborn many times in mythology. Queen Yasok naively believed that this time the corn god Hu Hunapu can die again and use those big ships in the sky to send them to the underworld.

Facing such an innocent and simple Queen Yasok, the emperor really couldn't say anything to blame her.

Lara Croft relied on her knowledge of American mythology to detect suspicions in the gift given to the emperor by Queen Yasok. She asked the reason with a strange expression, but the emperor did not fully tell Queen Yasok what she saw, but instead gave her honey, corn, and avocados. Queen Yasok accepted the highly symbolic gift with satisfaction, and then she began to call on the remaining Yasok people to join this "war of gods" in a language that others could not understand - there is no doubt that, This decision was immediately vetoed by the emperor. Although the Hell Knight ahead was still engaging in sporadic firefights with Holy Trinity mercenaries, the balance of victory was already leaning towards him, and he did not want any extraneous lives to be wasted on the battlefield.

After the emperor's persuasion, Yasok Queen Chakchel agreed to lead the tribe to stay where they were and share the food given to them by "Huhunap, the Corn God". In fact, the taste of these military rations is not very good, but for the Yasok family who have long relied on hunting to obtain protein and fat, these foods rich in carbohydrates and protein are delicious enough. Even Amon and Hammurabi thought it was delicious. The most important thing is to keep these people fed, there is no need for them to cause trouble everywhere.

Just as Amon squatted down to teach the Yasok clan how to use standard military rations, Constantine was ordering the first and second companies of the Hell Knights to start besieging the escape from the Holy Trinity mercenaries and the last stronghold of the Kukulkan Order respectively. aisle.

In order to ensure that Chakchel's dagger is not destroyed, Constantine plans to use "mild" means to force the leader of the Holy Trinity to hand over the artifact. By cutting off the water and power sources in the camp, using drones to continuously conduct surveillance and shouting, the will to fight of the Holy Trinity mercenaries and the Kukulkan Order in the stronghold was broken down, and the combatants were encouraged to kill each other - Constant Din was aware of the differences between the Trinity mercenaries and the Order of Kukulkan. Compared with Rourke, a mercenary who works hard to make money, the Kukulkan Order is the Paititi people who were united by Amaru through religious means in the past. The two have complete reasons to support Dr. Pedro Domiguez. Different, the collapse speed is also different under different pressures.

Constantine found Team Camilla and Queen Enuratu of Paititi, who had completed the mission, and asked them to speak to the people in the encirclement in different languages. Call the Holy Trinity mercenaries and tell them in English that all the Holy Trinity High Council have been killed. Pedro Domíguez did not obtain ownership of the Swiss bank account of Holy Trinity, and would not receive any pension even if they died in it; when shouting to the followers of the Kukulkan Order, he claimed in Quechua Amaru once committed parricide against his own brother Seri with the help of the colonists. There is no reason for such a usurper to continue to be the ruler of Paititi.

No matter what language they use, Team Camilla and Queen Enuratu of Paititi will tell the people inside that they can survive as long as they hand over Chakchel's dagger, otherwise they will drop poison gas bombs into this stronghold. , no international convention can protect them.

No matter how much First Company Commander Apalixia wanted to lead his troops in and start a killing spree, Constantine always firmly suppressed the desire of the First Company of Hell Knights to attack. "No matter what, you have a chance to face a strong enemy." Constantine told the first company commander Apalisha in the temporary command post of the Pegasus heavy assault transport boat that landed on the ground, "Chuckcher's dagger It's just a protective device that affects the strength of the monster called Quetzalcoatl when it comes to Earth. My Lord needs you and your company to mobilize assault tanks and heavy artillery according to the plan and be ready to deal with large targets. Those mortals are not worthy Just think about it, wait until nightfall, and if they continue to resist, then you can get what you want out of them."

"You said so, Constantine." Apalisia took a deep breath, "I want to know, is this the conclusion of my lord?" It wasn't until Constantine nodded that Apalisia showed a vicious look. smile. "I will do it, Custodes, but not for you."

"He wants you to become better." Constantine said coldly, "So, check the plan before going to war next time. What the emperor wants is not a beast, but a soldier."

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