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Chapter 247 [246] Welcome

The prince ordered.

The mission camped in the mountains outside Kemah.

Although it is the end of May, the night is still cold. The valley is located in the plateau basin, among the mountains.

Frost is rare in winter and intense heat is rare in summer.

Bonfires were lit throughout the camp to make food and keep warm.

But the migrants who accompanied them for a few days did not want to stay for a long time.You only need to walk until midnight to arrive at Kemah City.

They took their relatives and family members to migrate for many days, and they couldn't wait.

When everyone leaves.

The mission, which was quite busy two days ago, was suddenly deserted. Compared with the joy and expectation of the migrating people...

Instead, the hearts of the members of the mission were covered with a layer of depressive emotions.

An official sat beside the eldest prince and said, "Your Highness, the migratory people will step into Kema City ahead of time, and the news of the mission will definitely be known... Will the army of judgment come out overnight and kill us... "

The prince looked at the potbellied official and smiled wryly: "Didn't you say before that this trip must be a success?"

"Why are you scared now?"

"You have to know that no matter whether the migrating people bring the news in advance, when we enter the city, our lives are no longer our own. Even if the army of judgment arrives overnight, what can you do?"

"on the contrary……"

The prince smiled.

The people around him raised their spirits and continued to listen.

The prince said: "Compared to rushing into the city and contacting the army of judgment, it is better to let these migratory people bring the news back first!"

"Let the angel of God have some time to decide how to deal with us."

"The envoy is also a human being, and as long as he is a human being, the decisions he makes in a hurry are all impulsive."

"And after thinking about it all night, maybe I won't be allowed to wait for the trial tomorrow."

Hear this.

Everyone didn't know whether to feel comforted or apprehensive.

But one thing is indisputable -

After entering the city, they couldn't help themselves.

As a result, the mission rested overnight, but in fact it kept most people up all night.

The next day the sky was slightly brighter.

The mission team set off again.

The original open land suddenly shrunk, and a valley road extended into the mountain.

The deeper you go, the narrower the valley road becomes.

vaguely...

A roar of trampling came from deeper in the valley.

It didn't attract everyone's attention at first, but as the voice grew louder, the sound of thunder appeared.

The line in front gradually stopped, and the fear of the unknown appeared on everyone's faces.

And someone yelled——

"The army of judgment is the army of judgment!"

"Just like the legend, they actually managed to drive a beast as huge as a bison!"

"God, please forgive my sins, I, I don't want to die..."

"Escape, run away!"

"..."

The scene gradually got out of control, some people bowed down, some people started to turn around and run away.

Everyone in the mission knows the legend about the army of judgment.

Listening and viewing are two concepts.

Most of them are skeptical about the rumors, but when the army of judgment that controls the beasts really appears in front of them, they realize their ignorance and the horror of the army of judgment!
"Your Highness, Your Highness, what should we do?"

Seeing that the guards and slaves of the mission were out of control, the officials hurriedly feared beside the eldest prince.

But the eldest prince was also staring blankly at everything in front of him, his pupils were trembling, ignoring everything around him.

At this time, hundreds of Judgment Army who control the beasts have come to them.

The mission team subconsciously tightened up.

It was equivalent to making way for the army of judgment, only to see dozens of riders rushing out, forcing the person who hadn't run far to come back, and completely surrounded everyone.

"drop--"

A whistle sounded.

Under the control of the army of judgment, the ferocious beasts settled down, kicking small steps and getting closer together.

Just for a moment.

The roar of iron hooves from the previous moment was gone, and it suddenly became silent, only the heavy snorting of the beast flowed.

This is the situation.

The luck in everyone's heart was destroyed.

Not to mention the coming of God's punishment, it is the army of more than a hundred judges who have frightened them out of their wits.

The ferocious beasts and armor are secondary, and this kind of formation is suffocating and shocking.

It was something they had never seen before—

real order.

Of course, there is order in the city-state alliance, but it is all scattered and vulgar.

The Tepanix people used to be proud of their army, and regarded the Tescala people living in the southern jungle as barbarians, and did not know what civilization was.

But these Judgment Army appeared in front of them, but they became barbarians like the Tescala people.

It is also like the control of the vassal state by the master state. As long as you pay the offerings and swear an oath of submission, you will constitute a power organization system.

It seems that there is a distinction between master and servant, but in fact it is loose and messy, with different ideas.

And in front of you?

From the sergeants to the beasts they control, from top to bottom, it is a whole.

Just because of a whistle, the order is prohibited.

Who can do this in the city-state alliance?
If you see the big from the small, it is hard for everyone to imagine how powerful and prosperous the Divine Council will be.

"Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Everyone in the mission has lost their position, and only the eldest prince can support them.

The eldest prince finally regained his senses.

But before he could speak.

Another whistle sounded, and a gap was opened in the team to make way.

They saw an old man stepping down from some great apparatus connected by ropes to two beasts.

And following the old man, there were four sergeants who had just turned over from the beast.

All of them are dressed in red full armor, and they are very powerful.

Among this group of people, only the old man was the most peaceful, but it was because of the iron cavalry that he appeared unusually.

The eldest prince dared not neglect any more.

He hurriedly pushed away the crowd, stepped forward and knelt down: "I, the Lord of the Valley, the eldest son of Tezozomok, the king of Tepanix, and the successor of the kingdom 'Loboda', I pay my respects to the envoy of God."

With his kneeling.

Only then did the members of the mission react and immediately followed suit.

But the old man laughed: "Although I believe in the balance of my lord, and I have been bestowed by the grace of my lord, and I have received responsibilities and honors, but I am not an envoy from the kingdom of God."

"I am Queztitko, originally a servant of the Lord of the Hill City!"

"But now, I am the deputy of the inspection team of the Army of Judgment. You can call me deputy inspector, or you can call me by my first name."

Everyone was stunned.

A servant of the Lord of the Hill City?

But became a big shot in the army of judgment?
Even the Lord of the Hill City, the officials in the mission don't pay attention, but now everyone bows down to his servant?
However, even though everyone had complicated thoughts in their hearts, they didn't dare to reveal it.

Because the army of judgment behind the old man is the manifestation of his authority.

"Deputy...supervisor?" The prince pronounced it with a bit of a mouthful, because this position was said in the divine language of balance.

Queztitco said: "It means supervision, guidance, and investigation!"

Just an explanation.

He glanced at the crowd again: "You can board the car with me and enter the city, it will be faster this way!"

"As for the rest of the people, they can enter the city with the cavalry team on foot."

Loboda hesitated.

But then I heard Quiz Titke say: "If you feel unwell, you can bring four more people, otherwise the carriage won't fit!"

Loboda looked up at this person who was about his age, and was shocked again.

His calmness is not like the servant of a small town owner.

Even if you now have authority and glory, there shouldn't be such a fast speed of change.

Not to mention, his words made it hard to resist.

Such as the phrase 'you have to feel uncomfortable', not 'you have to feel fear'.

Discomfort and fear can make a world of difference.

"You, you, you two, follow my lord... board the car."

"Car" is another new word.

The four selected are all important members of the mission.

Standing up tremblingly, the old man smiled at them and turned to lead the way.

Five people came to the "car".

Like Quiztitko, he climbed onto the frame and sat on the wooden stool.

Queztitko reminded: "Like me, hold on firmly, and be careful not to fall!"

The crowd did.

Only then did he say to the guards on the side: "Zhou Damin, order the team to set off, don't make it difficult for the missionaries, arrange for them to wash up and have a full meal after entering the city."

"Yes!"

Zhou Damin sent the order down, and then blew the whistle again.

drop.

The carriage moved first and moved forward slowly.

Loboda and the others, who had never experienced this kind of experience, were obviously taken aback for a moment, perhaps because they were reminded by Queztitko...

After all, Queztitko had this experience.

When he first met the Judgment Army, he didn't even get the treatment of a carriage. He was put on his stomach on the horse's back, and almost lost half his life.

However, before a few people exclaim...

Boom boom boom.

Immediately, the hundred iron cavalry divided into two parts, one part led the way and followed beside the carriage.

The other will lead the remaining members of the mission to the city.

All around was the roar of iron hooves, and the noise made the five of Loboda dizzy and panicked.

Without exception, their faces were pale with fright.

Queztitko slowed down the speed of the carriage and moved the escorting cavalry a little further away.

At this time, the faces of several people eased a little.

On Queztitko's face, there was a hint of cunning.

For the balance of the people, glory and joy will be known.

Even if Luoboda is the prince of the most powerful kingdom in the world, doesn't he look like he has never seen the world?
Queztitko certainly has a sense of superiority in his heart, which is human nature.

The deterrence here is also specially designed for mountain climbing.

When they learned of the mission's arrival last night, the presiding judge and the leaders of the battle group intended to go out in person with three or four thousand people to frighten the mission.

But in the end it was rejected by bullshit.

So it was changed to what it is now, only a team of a hundred people, but all of them are middle-aged and elderly cavalry, with strict discipline and strict orders and prohibitions.

Even Queztitko, who was used to the power of iron cavalry, was shocked by this hundred-man squad.

The team marched for about ten minutes.

Seeing that the condition of several people was better, Queztitko said again: "If you walk, it takes less than half a day to enter the city from here, but with a carriage as a tool, the time can be shortened to an hour."

The four officials did not dare to interrupt at will.

Only Loboda asked, "One hour?"

"This is the unit of time given by our Lord. There are 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute."

"A second is a click, as I count, 1, 2, 3..."

"To 60, it's 1 minute."

Loboda is not stupid, on the contrary, he is extremely intelligent, "That is, counting 60 times to 60 for an hour?"

"Yes! If you are riding a fast horse, it only takes 20 minutes, counting 20 times to 60."

The city-state alliance follows the calendar system of the Mayan civilization, adopts the 20-base system, and has mastered similar timing and mathematics skills, so it is not difficult for Loboda to understand.

On the contrary, it was Queztitko who made His Royal Highness curious: "Master Deputy Inspector, I can see that you have great wisdom, and such wisdom should not be possessed by slaves."

"Why can't servants own them? Isn't a servant a human being?" Queztitko was not arguing, but just joking.

Loboda quickly shook his head: "That's not what I mean, it's just that slaves can't learn knowledge."

Queztitko asked again: "Why can't I learn knowledge?"

Loboda stopped answering.

Because he already understood what Queztitko was trying to say.

"Hehe." But Queztitko didn't make things difficult for him, but answered the first question: "I studied in a big city, and my family was rich when I was young. My father owned a caravan and owned the Hill City. A whole cocoa grove supplies many nobles in the valley."

"But the owner of the hill city killed him and robbed him of his wealth. When I returned from studying, I was reduced to a slave by them."

Loboda didn't ask the stupid 'why don't you seek justice'.

He is over 60 years old.

I have also used authority to dominate and bless, not to mention slaves and commoners, even some nobles have been bullied by the royal family.

Therefore, he just sighed: "No wonder you are valued by the envoy of God and given authority."

However, Queztitko smiled and shook his head: "It is not the envoy who gave me all this, but the true God of the Lord."

He told what happened after the army of judgment entered the hill city——

"That night, I was already destined to die, but at the moment of dying, I saw the light in the dark night!"

"At this moment, the envoy of the gods arrived with an iron cavalry and saved me!"

"You may be wondering why the true God gave me the current authority? Because, one month later, the will of my lord was sent by Zhou Damin. My lord had never seen me, but he knew everything about me, and issued a will to give I am responsible and accountable."

"All the envoys of the Judgment Army say, I am the one chosen by our Lord True God!"

Speaking of this, he looked serious and told several people: "You should know that my lord penetrates all things in the world and is watching the world all the time."

"Hence, the proverb of balance—"

"Balance exists among all things!"

After some words fell.

Loboda and the others felt shocked, with goosebumps all over their bodies, and even looked around unconsciously, as if they felt a gaze staring at them from somewhere.

There is no doubt about miracles.

Because they have all seen God's punishment come, and now they have seen the strength of this army of judgment.

And that's all for now.

The chatter also ceased.

Listening to the sound of horseshoes stamping on the ground, several people lost their minds and fell into silence.

Unknowingly, the carriage speeded up faintly.

Just when the sun rose high and finally passed through the heavy mountain shadows and shone on them, they also saw the destination of this trip——

Aha Okama City.

The city wall of the south gate of the city is not tall, and it cannot even be regarded as a city wall.

Because when the city was first built, it was thought that if Tadong City was destroyed by the northern tribes, they would not be blocked by high walls if they wanted to seize it back.

But now, Tadong City is broken.

They also lack the courage and strength to re-occupy.

Entering the city, neither the carriage nor the cavalry stopped, but the leader raised his arm to signal.

I saw sergeants wearing armor on both sides of the city gate, stomping their feet and waving their arms, shaking their breastplates, and shouting in unison——

"Praise Balance!!"

This scene made several people stunned.

When they came back to their senses again, they had arrived at the central square of Tadong City. There were still cliffs on both sides, but there were more dense buildings.

Under the valley, there are mostly low-rise residential buildings for civilians.

Because of this, looking north from this angle, you can see everything at a glance.

At the first glance, they saw the legendary Land of God's Punishment——

There was a huge hole in the middle of the twenty-meter-high wall, and the surrounding earth and rocks had already been cleaned up.

But the remains of the high walls on both sides are still black after burning.

Such a scene can't help but make people associate in their hearts... Could it be that there is a giant who fell from the sky and smashed the high wall with one punch!

But Loboda remembered what the migrants had said.

That is not the power of divine punishment!
It is the only true God in the world, the law and profound truth bestowed to His people, and the power displayed! ! !
(End of this chapter)