Start North America 1400: nation building

That night.

The city in the lake is brightly lit, like a flashback, returning to the prosperous scene more than two years ago.

People used the wood from the demolition of houses to light bonfires everywhere.

Men and women brought clean water from the shore of the lake to boil and wipe off the unclean dirt on their bodies.

There are also old people throwing unknown rhizomes into the pot, and boiling them with vultures, passenger pigeons, or unknown pieces of meat to make a bland soup.

Those who clean themselves find clean clothes from home, come to the pot neatly and line up in a long line, get a bowl of hot soup in an orderly manner, and then gulp it down.

Taking advantage of the warmth and strength brought by the hot soup, they began to gather at the sacrificial square in the city.

The huge "My Lord's True Body Statue" took two years to complete.

Now under the swaying fire, it shows inexplicable majesty and solemnity.

On the side of the statue, a large number of weapons were piled up into a hill, and anyone who walked here would take one.

Or a stone axe, or a stone shovel for farming.

Even if there is a reflective copper knife in it, it is ignored.

The copper knife, which is more like an ornament, will be vulnerable to the collision of a stone axe.

Everyone knows it.

When the sun rises tomorrow, it will be the time for them to fight for their lives.

On the high platform in front of the giant statue.

Dedege praises and prays for the innumerable Aztecs—

"I am the people of Balance, and I walked towards Him firmly."

"I have witnessed the coming of His miracles with my own eyes, brought endless glory to Kemah City, and seen the appearance of the Kingdom of Joy established by Him..."

"My Lord Balance, please cast your merciful gaze on these sinners begging for salvation!"

"..."

Singing loudly, no one disturbed.

Everyone tacitly conserved their physical strength and took a nap to rest.

Ziboche looked at his son on the stage, smiled from the heart, and said to Loboda in a blink of an eye, "Your Highness, I beg you to help me protect..."

however.

Before he finished speaking, Loboda interrupted:

"De Dege is a good boy, he will have his own choice, do you want him to rebel against his belief and choose to escape?"

Qi Boche was taken aback for a moment, then smiled wryly, and turned it into a praise for forgiveness: "Praise my lord, praise balance."

Loboda said again: "As long as we firmly believe in Him, then when tomorrow comes, miracles will definitely happen!"

"This is the doctrine of balance."

"So I have nothing to fear!"

Qi Boche nodded heavily, then took out the "revealed object" and looked at it carefully.

All the prophecies of the true God have come true.

If this is a dead end, why did Shenqi come to this city in the lake just because they came?

"Your Highness is right, miracles will definitely happen."

The two old men waited quietly.

As the sky became brighter, each of the tightly closed pupils opened.

No one tells them what to do, how to do it...

He just kowtowed to the statue in front of him, then picked up the weapon beside him, and stood up.

One person took the lead and walked towards the distant city gate.

Behind that person, countless others began to follow suit.

The sound of dense footsteps awakened the sleeping Tsipboche and Loboda.

The two old men smiled at each other, picked up the weapon that was placed beside them last night, and prepared to follow.

But right now.

Itzkoatel came with more than ten people.

Loboda frowned, feeling the hostility from the other party: "What are you going to do?"

Izkoatl laughed and said, "The two envoys are not allowed to leave the city. Only the envoys can communicate with the true God. Please take care of yourself."

Ziboche was furious: "You want me to hide behind you? I said yesterday that I will block the first attack of the enemy for the brothers of the Aztecs!"

Hear his words.

The people around Izkoatl laughed, not out of sarcasm, but out of gratitude.

Izkoatl said: "My lord, the Aztecs don't need you to shield us..."

"What we need is guidance and salvation!"

"My lordship once asked me, the Aztecs, to ask myself, are we ready, wholeheartedly, to move toward equilibrium..."

"Now, the answer has been clearly presented."

"Among my people, no one retreats, no one regrets, and no one rebels against the balance!"

"I know that the crimes committed by the Aztecs will be judged..."

"Then let me wait for the flesh and blood of these people to bear the punishment."

"I just ask the adults to have mercy on the old man, the young child and the woman, to pray for their true salvation, and then to lead them to the kingdom of joy!"

Say it.

Itzkoatl turned around.

A dozen people around him surrounded Loboda and Qiboche.

When they came to their senses, Mondaya, Polypoma, and Dedege not far away were surrounded by the Aztecs.

When everyone gathered together, Keya gritted his teeth and said, "They won't let me join the battle! I am a real warrior. I once fought three people without defeat!"

Because of his cry, the baby in Kukmo's arms burst into tears.

The boy has been taking care of the baby for a month, and he skillfully shakes and comforts him, as if he doesn't care about everything in front of him.

Mengdaya pursed her lips, her selfishness was written on her face...

She had just found love, so she didn't want her sweetheart to join the battle.

Poly Poma has six gods and no master.

Originally, the plan was smooth, and everyone was about to migrate and move towards equilibrium, but who knew it would end up in such a situation.

"Lord Ziboche, are we going to be okay?"

Before Qi Boche could speak.

Oyer said sternly: "Brother, what happened to us? If today is the end, then the Lord God will definitely bring down the final judgment!"

"Although we have all committed crimes, how are the sergeants outside the city better than me? And they don't respect Balance at all!"

"If I die, the people outside the city will die far more miserable than me!"

Oyer, who used to be the most vacillating, has become the most devout fanatical believer in the crowd after that "divine revelation".

It was at this time.

Boom boom boom.

A dull sound came from afar...

Loboda said: "It's the city gate, the city gate has been opened!"

Simultaneously.

Roar--

The sound of killing started.

The war has begun.

……

"Zheng, Master Zheng..."

The sudden wailing sound resounded in the cabin of H225.

But the sound stopped abruptly.

Because, the "Master Zheng" that the wailing man called out is now in front of his eyes.

"Zheng, Mr. Zheng, are you okay? You, didn't you disappear out of thin air before my eyes?"

Zheng He took a deep breath first, but his voice was still trembling: "You should take a look first, where we are now!"

at the same time.

Whoosh whoosh.

More than a dozen people appeared out of thin air and landed one after another.

The reaction presented was exactly the same as that of Wang Jinghong, first exclaimed, then bewildered, and finally turned into fear——

"Gao Qiong, this is Gao Qiong..."

"I'm waiting on the high sky???"

"what--"

Outside the window is the sea of ​​clouds, as if within reach.

And when the rising sun appeared on the other side of the sea of ​​clouds, they were even more stunned——

"If this is high in the sky..."

"Why is the sun so far away and small?"

It was an exclamation, but I didn't expect someone to give them the answer——

"Because the sun is not in the 'sky' you know, but in the universe, extremely far away."

Zhou Ruonan folded his arms, imitating the majestic posture of the witch and the chief, standing in front of them.

A young prisoner was the first to come back to his senses, and asked respectfully: "Dare to ask the fairy..."

"Fairy?" Zhou Ruonan frowned, "I'm not a fairy, I'm the direct disciple of the chief disciple of the Temple Mountain of the Kingdom of God, and also the favored one named by our Lord, Zhou Ruonan!"

Someone wanted to speak up, but Zheng He took the lead.

Because he had seen the two noble figures sitting in front of him, he said, "God envoy, where do you dare to ask the gods to take us? And why are you flying to the high sky?"

Zhou Ruonan said: "We are now in the 'new world' that you have never explored, and the destination we are going to is the 'land of salvation' in the new world."

"My lord has a purpose to make you equal to the land of redemption, so that you can see the true knowledge of the world."

Say it.

She glanced at her watch: "The flight will take another two hours, you can take a rest later, and don't make any more noise and disturb my lord and witch."

The voice just fell.

The plane bumped suddenly for a while, and everyone felt a slight sense of weightlessness and felt dizzy.

Several people staggered and fell to the ground.

Looking at Zhou Ruonan again, he only took a step and stood upright, and then sat on the ground in the corner.

Beside her, there was a well-behaved girl with wide open eyes, staring at everyone curiously.

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong looked at each other.

The latter said: "What is two hours?"

"I don't know."

"Then what is the Land of Salvation?"

Zheng He said impatiently: "How can I know? I was on the treasure ship a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, I am already in the sky..."

Wang Jinghong exclaimed: "Master Zheng, I also feel the same way, my pants are still wet..."

When the people around heard this, they immediately looked at his hem.

They are also servants of the palace.

Uncontrollable bowel movements are the norm.

When they confirmed their status, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

However, because of this, the cabin fell into silence, only listening to the roar from the magic weapon of the gods, and fell into a sluggish state.

I do not know how long it has been.

Wang Jinghong said again: "Master Zheng, me, can we go back? Back to Daming!"

Dozens of gazes also focused away with the voice.

Zheng He didn't answer in a hurry, because he was also hesitating in his heart; but as the backbone of the crowd, he had to calm down.

After thinking about it for a while, he felt sure——

"The god once said that he wanted me to bring the decree of the gods back to... Jinshang; then I will definitely be able to go back."

"Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient. This time you have received the grace of the gods and set foot on the high heavens. It is also a blessing that you and I can't ask for in a hundred generations. You should be grateful for the grace of the gods."

"This encounter should be kept in mind, and can only be reported to the present after returning."

Hearing these words, the panic in everyone's hearts faded a lot.

If the gods want them to be annihilated, why bother so much?
And when the fear dissipated, their hearts were filled with awe and worship of the gods...

Wang Jinghong said again in a low voice: "In ancient times, Emperor Qin Huang and Han Wu sent alchemists to search for immortals and medicines in order to seek longevity."

"Right now, the gods are in front of us. If you can obtain the immortal medicine for His Majesty, you will be ranked among the princes for such credit."

From panic to covetousness, only in one thought.

When people see the benefits, all dangers and crises are left behind.

Everyone's thoughts became active because of Wang Jinghong's words——

But another commanding general couldn't help feeling emotional: "Longevity is so easy to obtain, there is no anecdote about Qin Huang and Han Wu asking for immortality and medicine."

Zheng He deeply believed: "The gods also promised to bestow the grace of longevity to His Majesty, so that they can travel through the long river of time and witness hundreds of years of glory and prosperity."

"But the price to pay is..."

The voice stopped abruptly again.

After everyone was reminded, they also remembered those words.

His Majesty Yongle wants to live forever, that is to dedicate the Great Tomorrow to the gods.

The question of how to choose between Changsheng and Jiangshan is like asking them a group of servants, "recover the lost chicken" but can't have children, or "maintain the status quo" but have a blood lineage alive in the world.

One is for the inheritance of the clan, and the other is for personal desires, and it is impossible to have both.

However, a childish voice suddenly came from the side——

"You don't want to dedicate your pious beliefs, but you want to live forever. Are you and the people of Ming Dynasty so greedy?"

"What's more, you can't get my lord's balanced salvation, and you can only fall into the cycle of rise and fall in the long river of time. The prosperity in front of you now is nothing but falsehood."

"So, how to choose, is it difficult?"

Everyone looked embarrassed and remained silent for a long time.

Zhou Ruonan frowned again and said, "Why didn't you answer?"

Wang Jinghong hurriedly apologized and smiled: "My lord... the envoy of God, we are not qualified to answer such a question, it should be a dialogue between the gods and His Majesty the Emperor."

Zhou Ruonan asked again: "Then let's assume that you are His Majesty the Emperor, how would you choose?"

The words fall.

A dozen people turned pale with shock.

Wang Jinghong's voice was almost squeezed out of his throat: "An envoy... don't talk nonsense, how dare we compare myself to my emperor? This is disrespectful! Just like an envoy would not compare himself to a god... ..."

Zhou Ruonan laughed directly: "Is the emperor a god?"

"No, it's not..."

"Is the emperor a mortal?"

"The emperor is... the incarnation of a real dragon among mortals..."

"Is that a mortal?"

"Yes!"

"The emperor is a mortal, I am a mortal, and you are also a mortal, why can't we compare?" Zhou Ruonan said loudly, "I only know that our Lord Balance is the only true god in the world, and your emperor is just a mortal."

"But you put my lord on the same level as the emperor. Isn't this really disrespectful?"

wow.

A dozen or so people immediately turned their backs on their backs, kowtowed in the direction of the cabin——

"Gods forgive sins, gods forgive sins!"

cockpit.

Xue Nu snorted coldly, and was about to turn her head to ask my lord if he wanted to punish that Daming man.

But when she turned her head, she saw my lord closed her eyes, Xue Nu didn't dare to disturb her.

About half a minute.

Zhou Li'an opened his eyes again, Xue Nu didn't mention the cabin, but anxiously asked: "Master, is the situation in Lake City very bad?"

"En." Zhou Li'an nodded, "The city in the lake has been broken, the Aztecs have been bloodbathed, and thousands of people have turned into dead souls. The blood in the city flowed into Lake Texcoco and soaked the surface of the lake."

"..."

Xue Nu was silent for a long time before she said, "Master, is this the test and training of the Aztecs?"

Zhou Li'an's expression did not fluctuate: "Yes...and this is their final temper, and from today on—"

"Aztecs, for my people!"

more than an hour later.

There was another exclamation in the cabin——

"City, big city!"

"Is this the kingdom of the gods?"

Zheng He and others overlooked Dacheng from a high altitude, which also attracted Zhou Ruonan's attention.

And when she looked from the sky, she was stunned for two seconds, and then she had a certainty: "You guys are mistaken, this is not the Kingdom of God;"

"As I said just now, our destination is the 'Land of Salvation'!"

"What does the land of redemption mean?"

When Zhou Ruonan was about to answer, she saw a figure covering her head. As soon as she raised her head, she stepped back quickly: "Wu..."

Xue Nu nodded slightly, and then looked at the kneeling crowd: "This is the city-state alliance countries, they believe in false gods, and desecrated our Lord Equilibrium!"

"However, my lord is merciful, give them a benevolent gaze, and those who are willing to move towards balance are all subjects..."

"If you betray the equilibrium, you will also be betrayed by the equilibrium."

"The present day of the city-state alliance countries may be the tomorrow of your Ming Dynasty..."

"Here, for the grace and glory of your journey;"

"Get real eyes, see through falsehoods, and see the future!!"