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Chapter 162 [161] Departure!
The once prosperous Valley of Mexico fell into a period of silence because of the "covenant of repentance".

The cities closed their doors and the trade market was suspended.

Residents outside the city were not allowed to enter, and at regular intervals, merchants would go to the countryside to buy grain and supply it to the city.

Each city class is distinct.

The residents in the city were noble, and before the city was closed, some capable soldiers, merchants and families had brought their relatives outside the city into the city in advance.

The legends about disaster predictions are getting more and more intense.

In the face of a disaster, there is a big tree above your head to enjoy the shade, and the people stranded in the villages and towns outside the city are like lonely ghosts.

No news is allowed, only the fear of the unknown hangs over your head.

Some have begun fleeing this prosperous valley, seeking refuge in the rainforest further south.

As everyone knows, this is exactly what the lords of the cities want to see.

The people in the city devoted themselves to praising, confessing and redeeming.

How can piety be manifested?

In addition to doing it wholeheartedly, you also need to compare.

Those who don't worship the true God and go to pray and repent will be punished even more. If they are allowed to flee to the end of the world, they will also be annihilated by the thunder of God's punishment.

On the contrary, only when all the cities and nations sing their praises together can true salvation be obtained.

Human nature is fully reflected in the current disaster.

The only thing that disappoints the cities is...

"The Aztecs didn't choose to flee, but continued to defend the city?"

"It seems that Izkoatel has seen through our intentions!"

"But no matter what, as the source of evil that angered the Lord of True God Balance, they will bear the heaviest punishment!"

Beneath the surface calm, the undercurrent was raging.

But I have to say that this is definitely the most stable period in the Valley of Mexico for hundreds of years.

Lake Texcoco, a town within a lake.

The sacrificial ceremony began, and they carved a statue of the sin king to commemorate his offering.

And in front of the super-giant "My Lord's True Body Statue" that has not yet been completed, the "Holy Fire" was lit.

The coming of balance is to annihilate the temples and monarchs that worship false gods with fire.

Because of this, the Aztecs already regarded fire as the representative of balance.

Tens of thousands of people uttered praises, tears filled their eyes, and bid farewell to the sin king, Chimal Popoca, and threw the statue representing his soul in the body into the flames.

The statue was smeared with some kind of grease by the city's scholars.

Once in contact with the flame, the sacred flame jumped several meters high in an instant, enveloped in a sacred atmosphere.

After the ceremony.

Noble officials gathered in the palace.

Because of the news of Chimal Popoca's death, they were a little depressed, but the ban for several months had already made them used to it.

How could it be worse?
The regiments of warriors sent out from the cities were wiped out.

The king of Tepanix was so scared that he had to close the country and began to repent piously. Now everyone is in the same situation, and no one is better than the other.

"Izcoatel, the Sin King is dead, we are willing to elect you to be the ruler of the Aztecs!"

Izkoater's performance these days is remarkable.

To stabilize the overall situation in the city, organize the people to worship balance.

He even saw through the conspiracy of Tepanix Kingdom, and none of the people chose to flee...

Not to mention, the current disaster.

What is inherited is not a right, but a responsibility.

However, Izkoater said: "I will not inherit the position of king, because it is meaningless!"

All knew his wisdom, and saw that he meant more than he said.

"why?"

Izkoatl looked at the statue of the god that was still being built outside the temple, and praised: "Praise the balance! Only when we devote ourselves to the balance can we be saved!"

"Tezzomok is still playing tricks and calculations, but he missed something!"

"When we swear to surrender to Balance, our flesh and blood and soul no longer belong to us!"

"We shall all be servants of Him, the Lord of Balance!"

"There will be no Aztecs or Tepanixes in the future... Only people with balanced beliefs can survive in this world!"

"Just as His oracle, balance exists in all things!"

Having said that, Izkoatl glanced at everyone with a calm and soft smile: "Everyone, forget everything you have now. The so-called rights and wealth are all vain under the majesty of the only true God in the world!"

"Only a firm belief is true and precious!"

Talk to here.

There was no sound in the hall, and everyone was shocked by Izkoater's awareness, suddenly enlightened, and their souls became transparent.

There is no distinction between countries in the world.

Only balance!

He was right!
"Praise the great Lord of Equilibrium!"

……

Equilibrium 12 years, November.

Owens Valley.

Thousands of horses are galloping, and there are hundreds of knights chasing behind them, and the most vigorous horse among the horses is selected with a lasso.

The first thing is to climb the mountain.

Since receiving the decree a month ago, he has been soaking in the Owens Valley, carefully selecting the soldiers for the expedition, and training the team for them.

An hour later, a dozen horses had been tamed.

The leaders of the battle group said with satisfaction: "It's almost there, the number of 6000 is ready, and the only thing left is the final sharpening test before going out."

Having had an expedition experience, they decided to follow the instructions of our Lord and lead more than 2000 new troops to do a drill before they actually set off.

"This time bullshit is not allowed to be recruited, and several disciples of bullshit have been included in the research team of the Temple Mount. I am afraid that the monks in the new army will make mistakes in the positioning method, so I just take this opportunity as a test!"

"What is the destination?"

Everyone came to the shady place under the cliff, and someone took out a large atlas from a horse backpack.

The atlas looked shabby and torn, and one could tell that they had done a lot of research on weekdays.

They don't have enough brains to manage affairs in the city, or to ponder the will of our lord, but when it comes to war...

No one can look down on the balance.

Maybe they are not as smart and far-sighted as bullshit, but they already have a set of battle templates in their hearts.

Along the way, it is necessary to look for bison, water sources and other materials based on geographical advantages.

Besides, there is nothing to worry about.

Balanced cavalry is invincible in the world.

After climbing the mountain and others to study for a while, they have a definite goal——

"Just choose here."

"Desert Spring."

The so-called Desert Springs is of course not Palm Springs, but another desert oasis located in the southeastern corner of Nevada.

in later generations.

First, the Spanish colonists traveled from the south to the north and arrived in North America, where they found tribal settlements and established their own villages and towns.

They named it "Fertile Green Meadows", which in Spanish transliteration would be "Las Vegas"!
After the founding of Mexico, this place was controlled by Mexicans.

But after the Mexican-American War ended, the place was naturally owned by the Americans.

In the southeast, there is the rushing Colorado River, which was later built into the Hoover Dam to provide hydropower resources for southern California.

"During the first expedition, we did not take the road to reach this place, but in fact the distance between the two places is less than 600 kilometers."

"This exercise can open up this new path."

"From Desert Spring to the east is the former clan land of the Hohokan people, District 3!"

Someone said: "My lord has a plan long ago. To go to the big city of Hohokan, you should start from Palm Springs, and the road construction plan is also established here."

Climbing the mountain said indifferently: "I have no intention of disobeying my lord's will. The purpose of this trip is a test, but if I can improve the balanced road signs on the big atlas, it is also a credit!"

Talk to here.

Everyone nodded and reached a consensus, "Praise the balance!"

At this moment, there was a commotion in the distant sky.

They were immediately pleasantly surprised: "The Balanced Hallow is the coming of our Lord!"

Everyone quickly got on their horses and rushed to the No. 9 city, arriving just before the coming of our Lord, to meet and worship with all the people.

Zhou Li'an and Xue Nu got off the plane.

Xue Nu immediately asked: "How about the battle preparation?"

Climbing the mountain and the others were eager to try, knowing that the expedition might be imminent, but they did not hide their feelings, and chose to tell the plan just now.

After hearing this, Xue Nu couldn't make up her mind, and turned to look at my lord.

Zhou Li'an pondered for a while.

Climbing the mountain and the others to prepare for a rainy day is a bit of progress.

And when it comes to Las Vegas, it cannot be ignored.

This place sits in the southeast corner of Nevada, connecting all directions.

The north is the territory of Nevada, and the west is California. It takes only 4 hours to drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

Northeast all the way to Salt Lake City, Utah, and southeast to Arizona.

Before the Las Vegas was established, it was an important troop station in the northwest, delivering equipment and weapons to the Pacific front.

After the war, Nevada declined rapidly because of its lack of economic pillar industries, which is why it opened up to gambling and became the world's casino city, so it prospered.

Zhou Li'an has no intention of recasting the glory of the casino in this world.

However, it has to be considered for the development of California.

California is blocked by the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and only the north and south ends can be connected to the outside world, so it is necessary to plan ahead.

Palm Springs connects to the southeast.

Las Vegas connects Northeast.

do not affect each other.

"It is a great achievement to penetrate the new road and benefit future generations!"

"This trip is going to the 'Desert Spring', leaving marks along the way as a sharpening test."

"If there are no problems after arriving, you can continue to set off without returning."

Because from Las Vegas to Phoenix, there are already equilibrium signposts.

Mountain climbing and others were recognized and excited.

He also asked: "My lord is above, so where is our final destination?"

Zhou Li'an didn't answer in a hurry, and ordered them to get up and go to No. 9 Dacheng Balance Academy together.

After laying out the map.

Connect lines with dots to draw 4 segments.

The first stage is a sharp test, stepping out a new road, from the No. 1 city to the canyon in Nevada, turning east and finally arriving at "Desert Springs" Las Vegas.

The whole journey is more than 500 kilometers.

The second section is from Las Vegas to the southeast, to Huo Huo to see the big city, just continue the road they have traveled, and the whole journey is more than 2 kilometers.

Segment 3, to Las Coluses, New Mexico.

This place is a small American town that looks far away from the later generations of Juarez. It is the border, but the natural environment is better than that of Juarez.

"In the future, a city will be built here. You can take the new army on a trip, and you can also do a geographical survey, collect information and bring it back, and hand it over to the craftsmen to study the plan for building the city."

Moving east in the future, it is impossible to bury your head and work hard, and you need to build cities in various states.

If you don't build a city, it will be very difficult to connect roads and railway networks in the future without connecting supplies in the middle.

There are countless cities and towns in the United States in later generations, which rose due to the construction of railways, but Zhou Li'an is not a passive character, but directly makes plans and connects lines with dots.

The construction of roads and railways, with each city as a base, can exert force, extending east, west, north, south, and connecting roads with each other.

"The 4th section is also the last section, heading straight south, stepping into the mountains!"

"The first is to find out the location of several copper mines in a balanced way. I will give you a guide mark. You need to let the monks of the law use the positioning method to clarify their locations and bring back samples!"

"The second is to take a new path, and make all the ministries in the 'Big Copper Valley' submit to the balance, and lead them to migrate back!"

"The third and most important task is that the sin king of the Aztecs has arrived in the mountains, heading north all the way, shouting praises and repentance, and wants to be summoned by me!"

"You need to let them see the majesty of the balanced cavalry, guide him into the balanced, come to me, and dedicate his heart of repentance and redemption!"

Zhou Li'an spoke slowly so that they would not be able to remember or absorb the words.

The first is prospecting, copper mine.

Nevada is also a large copper producer, but most of them are hidden deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. To balance the current capacity, mining and transportation are too difficult.

Most of the minerals in the "Great Copper Valley" are stored on the surface.

Although it is also in the Cordillera Mountains, the so-called "Great Copper Valley" is precisely because there are many grand canyons in the mountains as natural roads.

Its canyon scale can be compared with the "Grand Canyon of the United States".

Since the 17th century, it has been the main mining area for the Spaniards.

In the U.S.-Mexico era, railways were also built based on this geography to transport minerals. After the mining area was exhausted, it became a tourist area of ​​the Grand Canyon.

However, because the mining time was too early, it was difficult to check the corresponding records. Only the coordinates of the modern abandoned mines were found by Barbara.

With the ready-made homework, Zhou Li'an only needs to copy it.

The copper mines here will rapidly promote balanced industrial development.

The advance troops, set the road signs, and build roads southward from New Mexico in the future.

In the end, make the king of sin submit to Balance.

After hearing this, everyone digested the amount of information for a while, and then exclaimed after climbing the mountain: "My Lord is above, how can those sinners who blaspheme the Lord's balance and believe in false gods be forgiven?"

"We should use the sword of judgment to bring down the punishment!"

Xuenv got Zhou Li'an's order a long time ago, and she gave the answer without him saying a word: "The king of crimes has already been tested by the punishment of crimes, and he sacrificed his body and mind to balance his body and mind, so that he can get my lord's attention!"

"He is repenting with redemption, baptizing and purifying his sins, and guiding all the ministries along the way to worship balance, so that the glory of balance will fill the earth, and spread the will of our Lord Balance!"

"Tonight, the sin king's road to redemption will be simulcast in 10 cities, not only to warn everyone not to have false beliefs, but also to show the generosity and mercy of our Lord and true God!"

When everyone heard the witch's will, their expressions suddenly restrained and became pious——

"Praise my lord, praise balance!"

That night.

In the squares of each city, the film screenings began.

Zhou Li'an has already edited the bits and pieces of The Sin King's "Road to Redemption", pieced together enough time, and distributed copies to the monks in charge of screening in various cities.

In the first scene of the painting, the camp of more than 2000 troops who imprisoned and escorted the sin king was swallowed by the thunder and divine flames, and fell into a hell of destruction.

The people of Balance, who thought they had seen God's punishment, were all shocked.

They have seen God's punishment come several times...

Such as the great city of Huo Hokan; the collapse of the temples of the cities of the City-State Alliance has long been branded in the hearts of everyone.

But in front of...

The camp of thousands of people was instantly destroyed.

People cannot empathize with buildings, but they know the meaning of life.

When each life was devoured, they only felt cold and their breath was frozen.

The lives of mortals are too insignificant under the majesty of our Lord.

Because of this, we should praise Him all the more, believe in Him, bestow blessings and grace on all peoples, and establish a happy kingdom.

After dawn.

The plains and valleys outside the mountains were turned into scorched earth.

There is still thick smoke from God's punishment everywhere, and the corpses are scattered all over the field, fragmented.

The screen turns.

When they came to the Sin King and the Great Scholars, they took out the statue of our Lord's real body, worshiped devoutly, and begged to survive in the mountains to embark on the road of redemption.

After a long time, I saw that the tribe in the mountain passed down the balanced will, and the pilgrimage team continued to grow.

At this point, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, faintly substituting themselves into it, becoming the king of sin...

I hope that he will succeed, go through thousands of tribulations, and finally be baptized to purify his sins, redeem him and his people, and be enveloped in a balanced glory.

But just as the plot was getting better, the camera changed again.

Aztec, city in a lake.

Countless people gathered in front of a huge statue to worship and praise, and the statue had seen the honored outline of the Lord of Balance.

More importantly...

Compared with the giant palace in the bustling city, the size of the statue shows no sign of weakness.

The sinners in the south of the land actually built a statue of a god more than 30 meters long, praying for the forgiveness of the balance and being redeemed.

No. 10 Ayutthaya.

Those who have seen all this have already comprehended the will of our Lord, and they can only sigh with emotion at the balance and benevolence of our Lord.

At the same time, they respect the strong.

Seeing the young man and his servants step by step from the wilderness to strengthen the army, and to strengthen their redemption, repentance, and balance of belief, a touch of respect and emotion arose in their hearts.

"Everyone!"

"Let me wait to guide the return of the sin king, and see the glory of our lord's balance!"

"Even if he will be annihilated by the trial in the end, this is the greatest glory of his life!!"

"Praise balance!"

Equilibrium 12 years, June 8.

The 2000 army leads the balance oracle and embarks on a new journey.

(End of this chapter)