Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!

Chapter 1880 1357: Amoxtli Farming, Ah Lan Charging Forward

The sun sets in the West and rises in the East, the Divine Light travels a thousand miles, leaving only a touch of brightness. When you believe in Bodhi in this world, you plant the seed of Bodhi in your heart. The way for Bodhi to awaken, besides the grand wishes of the people, besides the divine initiation, also involves diligent cultivation."May the Chief Divine bless us! May cassava yield abundantly, and corn fill the granaries! May this winter be free of cold waves, and may all tribes survive the terrifying divine calamities!"

A thousand miles away in the land of Coahuilteca, Red Crow Chieftain Amoxtli had never truly believed in any Divine Buddha. But at this moment, he was diligently cultivating, under the pressure of managing over a hundred thousand tribes, amidst the hardship reflected in his graying temples, unknowingly his Bodhi Heart was awakened. At this moment, he wore the Chief Divine's amulet and gazed silently at the early winter estuary of the Heron River, quietly praying.

"Divine heaven and earth! May the two thousand migrating tribes heading east have enough to eat and wear, and may they use the Stone Spear in their hands to carve out a bright future for themselves."

At the estuary of the Heron River, hundreds of solitary war boats and small oar-sail ships had already begun their departure with the blowing of the conch. Soon, the massive seaside fleet, carrying two thousand tattooed and anxious Prairie Tribes, slowly sailed away from the estuary, disappearing at the eastern edge of the coast.

By the river, piles of corn, baskets of pumpkins, stacked like harvested fields. Hundreds of Red Crow Warriors, were cheerfully shouldering and carrying these staple grains and miscellaneous grains that were vital for tribe survival, transporting them to the only brick building in the nearby village. This building, of course, was not the Temple of the Chief Divine but the tribe's most crucial granary.

"Amo! Ah Feng and I have personally counted once again! It's indeed enough food for two thousand strong men for a year, at least fifty thousand pounds! Although there are more miscellaneous grains, if these are consumed frugally, and the elderly, young, and children eat only a third… it is enough for ten thousand tribes to make it through the harsh winter! These Beach Tribes are indeed wealthy! Unfortunately, they are too far away, and the fleet is also quite formidable."

By the estuary, Moqi, trusted confidant, came running excitedly, pulling along a robust man. That man looked honest and simple, bearing entirely the traits of the Canine Descendants. His entire body bore no signs of the Chief Divine, wearing only coarse robes convenient for labor. If not for the wooden carved Hummingbird Talisman he wore around his neck, no one would guess that he was the highest-ranking Second-Level Chief Divine Priest of the Red Crow Tribe, "Ah Feng."

"Ah Feng, are you sure this food will allow ten thousand tribes to survive the winter?"

"It's enough."

Priest Ah Feng nodded in silence. He was one who acted more and spoke less, even his strong physique was similar to the shaman type adept in combat among the Canine Descendants. At this moment, in response to Amoxtli's inquiry, he merely said,

"Chief Divine witnesses! Fifty thousand pounds, seventy percent miscellaneous grains, thirty percent staple grains. Eat cassava dried, pumpkins dried first. Cook plenty, make porridge, mix in acorns and leaves. Old corn lasts the longest, eat it last… These are enough, but they must be preserved well, not wasted."

"As for storing the grain in the granary, follow the old method. Lay several layers of hay on top, a layer of bamboo on the bottom, then a layer of ash on the bamboo, use well-dried buffalo dung to seal it tight, it can prevent insects and moisture… As for moles, the grass baskets holding the grains must be elevated, these creatures burrow fiercely and multiply rapidly… If only we could keep a few short-tailed cats, it'd be secure."

"Alright! We'll do it as you said! The granary in the tribe will be entrusted to you! Ah Feng, work a bit harder, lead a few Priest Apprentices, teach them truly life-saving skills!"

"I will."

Priest Ah Feng nodded once more. He waited for a while, seeing Amoxtli had nothing more to say, then turned to arrange the granary.

"Chief Divine bless! Having such a Chief Divine Priest is truly our Red Crow Tribe's luck! If only the priests from the South were all like him, speaking less and doing more, it'd be wonderful!"

Watching Ah Feng's sturdy back depart, Amoxtli stroked his knotted hair, face full of reflection. Beside him, confidant Moqi also nodded in agreement.

"Indeed! It's still those Chief Divine Priests from the Wilderness who's capable, looking good-naturedly honest, with a physique like a wild buffalo, exactly how a shaman should look! Those priests from the City-States fall considerably short, always talking much and incapable, resembling clever foxes, yet their thoughts are too many and complex, genuinely poor in appearance!"

"Hmm..."

In recent years, whether it be the Mexica Alliance or the Kingdom of the Lake, several batches of Preaching Priests have been dispatched to the Red Crow Tribe Alliance. But these priests had little progress in their religious outreach, completely outpaced by the native wilderness priests and shamans of the tribe. Many Chief God Priests were even sent back by the Red Crow Tribe with some excuses.

Until the Kingdom of the Lake selected some Preaching Priests from the converted Canine Descendants Tribes, who shared the same roots, wilderness origins, young and robust, did the Red Crow Alliance truly accept them.

As a tentatively settled nomadic tribe alliance, the Red Crow tribes lacked too much knowledge and technology. Therefore, even though there's little interest in converting to the Chief Divine, the agricultural techniques brought by the Chief Divine Priests, the building and living experiences they offered, were urgently needed by the tribes.

And once the Chief Divine Priests genuinely brought tangible benefits and vital enhancements to the tribe, the belief in the Chief Divine, for the first time, took root in the Red Crow Tribe! Likewise, such a connection of Chief Divine beliefs enabled peaceful channels of communication and possibilities of trade exchanges between the Red Crow Tribe and various southern tribes.