Aztec Eternals

The beach in June is full of hot sunshine, sudden wind and rain, and green eyes full of vitality. In the verdant farmland, corn grows vigorously, like short spears erected. In the lush jungle, tropical flowers are in full bloom, and the stretched branches and leaves shade the sun. Even the reeds on the seashore can be taller than people. knock

Tall reeds grow on the edge of a mangrove swamp. They extend from the seashore to the south inland, crossing a small river for seven or eight miles, and meeting a long and narrow lagoon. Here, the sea and sky in the distance are faintly visible, and the nearby woods are lush. And by the river where reeds and woods coexist, there is a low, very inconspicuous camp.

The cardinal was circling over the camp, it smelled fresh food. A vulture was also hovering over the camp, smelling rotting food. From the height of the flying bird, looking down at the river, you can see the scale of the camp, which is actually not small, with a total of one or two hundred people. And among the dense reeds by the river, four dilapidated long boats can be seen faintly. The moss attached to the hulls shows that these conspicuous long boats have not sailed by the sea for a long time.

"...Damn the weather! The pumpkin puree is rotten... For concealment, it's not easy to light a fire during the day..."

The low and crude camp spread out, forming several large circles. There is wet moisture everywhere, and fleet warriors wearing only crotch pants. In the centermost circle, there is an unraised fire pit. Chihuaco, an old militiaman, sits bare-chested by a damp firepit, holding a clay bowl in his hand. While cursing, he licked the smooth side of the bowl, looking for a little "delicious" leftover.

"It's too hot, and the moisture is too high! Even dry and salty pumpkin puree can turn rancid... Your Majesty said, what kind of tiny bugs are causing this to multiply..."

The god-inspired priest Mekart had a pale face. He grimaced and ate the bowl of pumpkin puree as if he were eating mud from a swamp.

On the other side, the Mayan merchant Tikalo lowered his head and quietly ate "salty mud". He turned his head occasionally and glanced at the two children behind him, with a kind smile on his face. knock

The two children, a boy and a girl, are not very old. The older boy was ten years old, named Tilan, with a slender, divine head, and crossed eyes near his nose, and he was silent all the time. The youngest girl was only five years old, and her name was Tidan. Except for a slightly longer forehead, she didn't have many Mayan features.

In fact, in the official Mayan language, the two children's names are dignified, "blue as holy as the sky" and "red as holy as blood".

At this moment, everyone in the camp was eating hard and rancid pumpkin puree. Only the hands of these two children held soft and fragrant tortillas. The little girl Tidan didn't eat much, so after eating half of a pancake, she handed the remaining half to Tikalo.

"Grandpa, eat! The pancakes are soft and delicious!"

Seeing the cake handed by the little girl, Mayan merchant Tikalo swallowed. He struggled to stare for a moment, then looked at the same few people who were looking at him, and shook his head with difficulty.

"I won't eat it. Tidan, you eat it!"

"Huh? I'm full."

The little girl Tidan blinked and looked at Tikalo in confusion. Then, like the wind, she jumped in front of Chivaco and held out her hand.

"Then, little grandpa, you eat!"

"Gulu..."

The old militiaman Chivaco also swallowed, shaking his head and refusing. He stretched out his hand, rubbed the little girl's hair, and said softly in simple Mayan language.

"Little Tidan, I'm full too. My two elder brothers are not full. Give it to them, okay?"

The little girl Tidan blinked again, and looked behind the old militiaman. Dark Snake and Didi stood side by side, squatting on the ground, drooling while looking at the tortilla in Tidan's hand, looking quite festive.

"Then it has to be divided into two parts, the same size..." Ai

The little girl Tidan stared at the irregular pancake in her hand and thought for a while. Afterwards, she slowly folded the pancake twice so that the two sides of the pancake overlapped, and then carefully separated the pancake according to the center line of the half-fold, and handed it to the two of them again.

"One piece of cake, two pieces of cake, the same size...you eat!"

"Aw! Whoop..."

Dark Snake and Didi stretched out their hands like lightning, and stuffed the cake into their mouths together, almost howling a wolf. Chivako covered his old face and had no eyes to look at it. The god-inspired priest Meccat looked at the clever little girl with great interest, and asked with a smile in Mayan.

"Tidan, have you ever studied mathematics?"

"Mathematics? Well, I have only memorized the multiplication formula within 20*20, which was taught by the great grandfather of the tribe... Dots are dots (1*1=1)...Horizontal dots are horizontal (5*5=25, horizontal is 5, dot horizontal is 25)..."

The little girl Tidan blinked innocently, looked at Meccat, and recited Maya's multiplication formula. Mayan mathematics is base 20, and the multiplication formula within 20*20 is the basis for Mayan priests to study sacred astronomy. Obviously, Tidan's original training direction was to become a noble Maya priest, inheriting the most mysterious and noble ancient knowledge in the Mayapan royal family. knock

"What? Within twenty? Chengfa?"

Hearing the little girl's words, the old militiaman Chivaco's eyes widened, and he was at a loss for a moment, then heard the little girl start to recite the formula. He was startled, and covered his old face again. After a while, he thought of something again, and slapped the heads of the two guys behind him hard.

"Listen well! Learn from it!"

"Yes! Dad!"

"...dot zero dot zero dot zero zero (20*20=400, dot zero is 20, dot zero zero is 400)...Okay! I'm done memorizing!"

The little girl Tidan smiled happily, and looked around the crowd present. At this moment, except for the Mayan merchant Tikalo~www.readwn.com~, everyone lowered their heads in shame, thinking about the philosophical issues that people are different from each other.

"Uh... Praise the Lord God! Tidan, you recited it very well!"

The god-inspired priest Meccat was silent for a while, and prayed in a low voice. Then, he thought for a while, looked at the little Mayan princess in front of him, and said with a smile.

"Tidan, learning mathematics is to be used in life... Do you remember how many days we stayed here?"

"Well…"

The little girl Tidan's eyes flickered for a while, she did not break her fingers, but calculated silently in her heart. After a while, her eyes lit up and she figured out the answer.

"Food delivery, boat, once in six days! Twelve times, it's...72 days. Well, today is the fifth day since the boat didn't come, that's...77 days!...Okay, I figured it out! "

"Ah? 77 days? Damn it! We've been hiding in the east of Hanyin Snake City for so long?"

The old militiaman Chihuaco looked surprised, and looked at the divine priest Mekart. The other party smiled and praised the little girl, and then nodded to the old militiaman. knock

"Yes! The Lord God is witness! We arrived here in mid-March, and we stopped when we heard the news that the kingdom was fighting with various ministries along the coast. It's been three months!"

The god-inspired priest Mekart smiled wryly, and heaved a long sigh. The fleet returned from Cuba, experienced such a dangerous storm, and managed to escape the pursuit of the Xiwu family fleet... The fleet survived the 10,000-mile round trip. He never expected that he would be trapped here in the end, really unable to advance or retreat.

"Hey! Your Majesty! Legion of the kingdom!... When will you arrive here?... The ministries of Hidden Snake City have already fought with the kingdom... Huh! May the Lord God bless us!"

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