Chapter 21 Black Spring (4)
The tribe was in an uproar, and even Nessavalkoyotel was in a position because of Ella's words. The leader Munamenek looked at Ella up and down, his eyes full of suspicion. However, Nessavalkoyotel was pushed back by the girl rudely but did not speak, and had already confirmed the girl's identity from the side.
"We cannot allow such a presumptuous person to defile the territory of the God of Spring!" the priest shouted, "Put her out now!"
Tessosomok did not expect Ella to suddenly jump out and say these words. This tribe is different from other city-states in the Aztland Empire. It is a vassal, but not entirely. The Aztland Empire fought with this tribe for decades. Thanks to the bravery of the previous Sun King, he finally signed a contract with this tribe and included them in the sphere of influence of the empire. Like other city-states, they need to pay tribute to the empire on time. However, the difference is that the Aztland Empire has the power to garrison in all city-states, but it does not exist in this tribe. Therefore, Nesavalkoyotel spent half a day to negotiate for staying here. At present, the enemy should not anger the tribe.
But Ella was insulted, and Tessomok could not sit idly by. The priest shouted that he would push Ella out, and he could only sit up from the stretcher and shouted, "This is the messenger I specially invited, don't be rude to her!"
"For so many years, we have never worshipped the gods of Aztland." The chief's face looked very bad, "This should be one of the contents of the contract, and we pay tributes every year for this."
Nesavalkoyotel was silent and did not express his opinion. Ella's sudden action was completely beyond his expectations. If he stood on Ella's side, it would mean being an enemy of this tribe. If he talked for the tribe, it would be equivalent to giving Tesosomok and Ella a reason to raise trouble. Even if he was smart, he would not know what to do for the time being.
Seeing this, Ella seized the opportunity to add: "If you don't take it, don't take it in, Tesosomok, let's go! Let Nesavalkoyotel stay here by himself!"
Tessomok finally understood the gods and immediately responded: "Since that's the case, Nesawarkoyotel, I and the Gods Messenger go east to meet with the Sun King, so let's part ways for the time being!"
"Wait a moment--!"
Nesavalkoyotel subconsciously stopped Ayra who turned around and wanted to leave.
"What?" asked Ella, "What do you want to not let me stay or leave?"
Amy watched Nessaval Koyotel's every move nervously. This poor poet was not stupider than Tsosomok. Tesosomok understood Ella's intentions, and Nessaval Koyotel also understood. Amy was worried that he would suddenly break up here and attack, which would evolve into the most critical situation.
——What Amy didn’t know was that they didn’t want to have a conflict with Nesawarkoyotl too quickly, and Nesawarkoyotl didn’t want to.
Behind Ella is Tessomok, one of the leaders of the three major forces of the Aztland Empire. If an accident occurs here, his city-state will inevitably strike. Moreover, Ella's own strength is still unknown and full of doubts. Now that the enemy is in front of him, it is rare to be able to control these two people. Who would like to provoke such a big conflict for no reason?
After thinking about it over and over again, Nesavalkoyotel saluted Ella in front of everyone, then turned to the head of the tribe and said, "Monamenek, the God Envoy is a noble person, not an ordinary priest. Even the Sun King and I have to salute her. As a member of the Aztland Empire, it is not impossible to kneel down to her, right?"
"Absolutely not possible!" the priest shouted, "Absolutely, no feathered snake god can enter here!"
"The Feathered Snake God is a god, not a demon. How could the God of Spring Water be so afraid?" Nesavalkoyotel said, "Besides, letting the priest of the Feathered Snake God enter the territory does not mean that you have converted. As long as the God of Spring Water is strong enough, the entry of an envoy will not affect anything, right?"
The head of the tribe looked at the priests beside him, looked at Nesavalkoyotel, and then looked at the Aztran army lined up in long queues at the foot of the mountain. After taking a long breath, he bowed to Ella with a dark face.
"This is a respect for the noble people, not a worship of the feathered snake god." He said, "If you want to say anything else, please come in and say it."
This is a tribe that settled on the mountain. The tribe used mud and thatch to build houses of varying heights along the mountain road. There is a relatively flat area on the hillside, where sparse buildings suddenly became dense, and the number of people watching suddenly became many times more.
Ella saw from a distance that there was a portrait built with wooden sticks and thatch in the center of these buildings. The portrait was as tall as two stories, a little taller than all other houses. The body part was very strong, but the hands were very slender and not like human shape. Its face was ferocious, its claws were swaying, and its movements were as if it wanted to swallow the entire tribe, making people shudder.
Before Ella could take a closer look, the priest shouted at Ella angrily: "Take your eyes away! Don't look at our gods!"
Ella was not in the mood to take a closer look at this ugly behemoth. She walked beside the stretcher of Tessomok and asked in a low voice: "What kind of tribe is this?"
"A warlike nation is not large in number, but it is difficult to deal with." Tessomok said, "They believe in the God of Springs. Their protection allows them to use multiple people to build magic barriers and offset powerful magic that are far beyond the level of personal magic. We suffer from this every time. Nesavalkoyotel also went here with the army when he was young, and because his magic was offset, he was almost captured."
"Foreclose the magic?"
Ella suddenly had a whim and leaned into Amy's ear and said a few words.
Amy was startled: "Your Majesty, I think they are already very angry. If you do this, aren't you afraid of being thrown down the mountain?"
"With Nesavalkoyote's support, no," Ella patted Amy's shoulder, "Do it boldly and let Nesavalkoyote's worry!"
Amy hesitated for a while and prepared as Ella told him.
There was no large building in the entire tribe that could accommodate dozens of people, and the leader of the tribe stopped after taking Ella and others to an open space. There were a pile of huge bonfires in the center of the open space. Since the sky was not dark, the fire had not started. Around the bonfire, piles of thatch were laid on the ground for people to sit down. I think this was the place where the tribe used for gatherings.
Before the chief was polite, Ella walked up carelessly and made a position that looked like the chief. In front of the stunned people, she waved her hand:
Chapter completed!