Aztec Eternals

Baptized by wind and rain, the vegetation is green. The iron ore mountain is lying like a giant beast, and the small river at the foot of the mountain is like a long snake. In the lowlands of the bay, there are clear waves rippling in the distance, and everything is full of vitality.

"Blessed by the Lord God! In the northeast of this mining area, there is a river that connects the flat bay in the north and the undulating mines in the south. The kingdom's first stronghold in Cuba might as well be here at the foot of the mountain!"

Priest Tomat stood on a high place, looking around, with a smile on his face. After the discussion at the fleet meeting, a solid plan was proposed. The preliminary exploration of the Mayali Iron Mine has almost been completed. He was so excited that he dragged the old militiaman Chihuaco around to determine the location of the first stronghold.

"It is forty miles away from Mayali in the west, and less than ten miles away from the bay in the north. The transportation along the coast is convenient, the terrain along the river is flat, the land that can be reclaimed is vast, and there is enough room for expansion of the base. Well, there are also areas along the river The clay can be used to burn bricks."

The warblers are flying, the parrots are singing, and the riverside is very lively. Priest Tomat looked at it for a long time and felt more and more satisfied. He rubbed his chin and said to Chivaco with a smile.

"The first stronghold of this kingdom is to smelt snake tooth iron ore and build a temple for the main god! As the place to suppress the Feathered Snake God, how about calling it 'Snake Town'?"

"Uh, Town of Snakes"

Hearing this, Chivako scratched his head, thought for a while, and made another proposal.

"Witness of the Lord God! We came to Cuba Snake Island just to find traces of the Feathered Serpent God. But the strange thing is that these local tribes don't seem to worship the Feathered Serpent God, or even know of the Feathered Serpent God's existence. If you use Snake Town is named after the city, and the local tribes will know the snake body of the Feathered Serpent God when they ask about the origin, and suppress it here."

"It's better to name this place according to the terrain. The south is the iron mine, and the north is the bay. Together, it is called Iron Bay! But the stronghold has not yet been established, and the name does not need to be too big. It can be called Iron Bay Town .”

"Iron Bay?"

Priest Tomat pondered for a while, but also felt satisfied.

"Okay, then it will be called Iron Bay Town! Like the Iron Bay, it will surely become the unbreakable fortress of the Lord God, standing in the east of Cuba's big island!"

After the site selection was completed and everything was done, everyone in the fleet did not stay long, and set off on their way back the next day. The seven longships all docked forty miles away, in the coastal village of Mayari. The destination of everyone is to return to the village, and on the way back, there happens to be a river with a lot of prey passing by.

The spearman Mokai has excellent eyesight, and when he was wading across the river, he keenly spotted a piece of floating "dead wood". He pointed to the river and shouted happily.

"Crocodiles! There are crocodiles in the river! What a big prey!"

Everyone heard the reputation and looked at it, and it really was a big one. A black and yellow Cuban crocodile is quietly lying in ambush in the river, it is nearly three meters long!

This ferocious large beast has protective bone protrusions on its eyes, and is extremely powerful. It can jump out of the water with its whole body and bite its prey. For the local Taino people, this kind of thick-skinned and powerful beast has almost no natural enemies in the local area. It is also a tribal hunter in two or three, and they absolutely do not want to encounter it on weekdays.

And for the exploration fleet, such a freshman prey must not be missed! Not to mention hundreds of catties of crocodile meat, just one body of crocodile skin can be tanned into two pieces of leather armor.

The spearman Mokai showed excitement, and called seven or eight Puton warriors, and they all took down the sharp bronze short spears from their backs, and then slowly approached. No matter how powerful the beast is and how dangerous it is to get close, as long as it takes a round of heavy spear throwing, it will have to stop.

"Mokai, wait a minute!"

Priest Tomat looked at the Cuban crocodile, moved his eyes, and stopped Mokai in simple Mayan language. Then, touching his chin, he called Puap.

"Vice-Captain Puap, your bow skills have always been good. Witness the glory of a warrior! Can you shoot this huge crocodile to death with a bow and arrow? Just shoot one arrow with an armor-piercing bronze arrow!"

"Huh? Shoot the crocodile with expensive armor-piercing arrows? And only one arrow?"

Huitu Puapu scratched his head in confusion, not knowing why. But Priest Tomat mentioned the glory of the warrior, so as the self-proclaimed "number one warrior" in the fleet, he couldn't say no to it no matter what! He nodded resolutely, took off his big bow, and approached the crocodile to a distance of more than ten steps in small steps, carefully observing this huge and quiet beast.

"The crocodile's heart is very strong, and it even has several petals. Since you want to kill it with one arrow, you can't shoot the heart. You can only shoot through its skull plate and hit the thumb-sized brain!"

Pu'apu's eyes sharpened, and he took a few steps closer. It wasn't until within ten steps that the floating "dead wood" became aware of it, that he suddenly drew his big bow, put on the armor-piercing arrow, aimed for a few seconds, and then shot it away!

"middle!"

"Bah! Puff!"

The low sound of the arrow being hit, accompanied by the cracking sound of the bone plate being shot, resounded lowly on the river bank. Pu Apu backed away immediately, but a violent wave of water was one step ahead of him, crashing! The crocodile, which was still, exploded with great force, jumped up on the spot, and jumped completely onto the water surface. The huge and powerful long tail slammed heavily on the water surface, and the water splashed ten meters straight!

"Huh? Failed?"

Priest Tomat frowned, but saw a confident smile on Huitu Puap's face.

"Haha! With such a sharp arrow, I am really a warrior like the black wolf general!"

Hearing Pu'ap's laughter, everyone looked again. But he saw that the giant crocodile only thumped a few times, then lay softly on the river surface. This time, its lying flat posture was not in ambush, but its muscles were completely relaxed.

That ferocious sharp arrow pierced its solid skull and destroyed its narrow brain. After the reflexive struggle, the beast in the jungle and river was paralyzed and could no longer resist. At this moment, although its body is still alive, its brain is already dead!

"Good! Praise the Lord God! Puap, you did a good job!"

Priest Tomat nodded, and patted Puap on the shoulder for the first time after a long time. A faint smile appeared on his face, and he carefully instructed the warriors who came forward to cook.

"Tie up this crocodile for me! Don't pull out the arrow on the forehead, and don't make another wound!"

"Yes! That's it! Keep it as it is now, carry it with six people, and bring it back to Mayali!"

"Haha! When we return to Mayali village, this giant crocodile shot to death will be the best gift for Chief Splash Anani!"

The Tomato Priest's laughter echoed by the river, bold and ambitious. The old militiaman Chihuaco raised his brows, pondered slightly, and nodded slightly.

"Huh! Before negotiating with the chief of Mayari, this is indeed the best gift"