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Text Chapter 573 Mayan ¡°Mansa City¡±

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    "Captain, are we really going tonight?" Feng Shijie asked uneasily. During this period, most of them stayed on the ship, mainly for safety reasons. After all, they could not communicate with these natives.  And I know too little about them, so in addition to Liu Kata who has to learn each other's language and run to the shore every day, there is also a material supply officer who often brings some small commodities to the shore to exchange for some food with the natives.

    Liu Kata is indeed a language genius. After this period of familiarity, he has slowly figured out the general structure of the other party's language, and can even have some simple communication with the locals. It is this simple communication  , coupled with Liu Kata¡¯s observation, finally let Lu Wan and others know some local conditions.

    It turns out that the local natives call themselves Mayans, and there are many similar villages around them, and the residents in them are all Mayans. But I heard from them that the political center of the Mayans is in the east, in a city that the natives call Yucatan.  There are large-scale cities on the peninsula. Each city has a tall temple, which worships various gods of the Maya. The city is also very prosperous, and it is not comparable to the small local villages and towns.

    In addition, Luwan and the others also learned that the small village they came into contact with was called Mansa City. Don¡¯t be surprised, this small village did call itself a city. This was not because the Mayans were arrogant, but because the residents of Mansa City did not originally live there.  Here, but living on the Yucatan Peninsula mentioned above, the feathered chief was the original city lord and controlled a city named Mansa. Unfortunately, they were defeated by the enemy more than ten years ago.  The city was also invaded, so he had to flee to the seaside to live. However, the chief still missed his city, so he named this small seaside village Mansa City. In addition to Mansa City, there are several other villages around it.  The small village is also under the rule of Chief Feather

    It is also worth mentioning that Chief Feather is respectfully called Mansa by the locals. This phenomenon of naming a city after it is very common, so Lu Wan and the others are not surprised. Moreover, although the Lord of Mansa is a loser, he has no respect for Lu Wan.  They were very friendly, especially after this period of contact, and received many gifts from Lu Wan, which made him very welcome to these outsiders. Today, he even sent someone to invite Lu Wan ashore to entertain them in the city.

    Seeing Feng Shijie's uneasy look, Lu Wan thought about it and said resolutely: "Go, we must go this time. After all, we were invited by the Lord of Mansa City. If we don't go, I'm afraid it will affect this period."  It takes time to build a good relationship, and staying on the ship every day is not an option. We must go out and build a good relationship with the local natives to lay the foundation for establishing a stronghold in America in the future!"

    After hearing that Lu Wan had thought so carefully, Feng Shijie also felt that it was indeed the case. There was nothing wrong with being cautious, but one should not be too cautious. In addition, according to their understanding, although there were more than a thousand residents in Mansa City, there were very few mature men.  There are no more than two hundred people at most, only half of their crew. If there is a conflict, everyone here will be killed in the worst case. If this news gets out, it may arouse the hostility of the American natives, who want to establish a foothold in the Americas in the future.  But there is some trouble

    In the afternoon, Lu Wan took a small part of the crew off the ship, and most of the remaining crew members stayed on the ship to defend themselves. After all, the ship was their foundation and they must not make any mistakes.

    During this period of time, Lu Wan's ship had been parked at sea, and all communication with Mansa City was by small boat. This was Lu Wan's first time entering Mansa City, but this village and town known as a city looked very rundown from the outside.  When I got inside, I discovered that the inside was even more dilapidated than the outside. The small huts only had four lonely pillars, and then they were covered with some leaves. This was a house, and most of the residents in the city lived here.  Plant a house

    Lu Wan and the others walked along the only path in the city, and from time to time they saw some native women cooking in the nearby huts. They used corn flour to make dough, then pressed it into cakes and baked them on stone slabs or pottery.  , this was the staple food sent to their ship, but ordinary natives would not wrap meat in corn tortillas, because only the nobles in the city could eat meat.

    The residents in the city were also very curious about the arrival of Lu Wan and the others. However, because Liu Kata and the others had often gone ashore during this period, these residents were already used to it. This was the first time they saw such a situation.  People from many boats came ashore together, so there were still many curious people watching.

    Mansa City was originally a small village, so Lu Wan and the others quickly arrived at the center of the village. But as soon as they arrived, Lu Wan and the others were stunned because they really did not expect that in the center of this broken village,  There is actually a large building built entirely of stone. There are some patterns carved on both sides of the door. It looks like it should be something like a temple.

    After this temple, there are some smaller stone buildings, which are probably the residences of the Lords of Mansa City and theirs, but no matter what?The temple is also a residence. Within a hundred meters around it, there are no huts where ordinary residents live, forming an empty square. It seems that the classes among these Mayans are also very clear.

    When Lu Wan and the others walked to the square, the Mansa City Lord came out of the temple with a group of people. Apart from the City Lord, there were two people who caught Lu Wan's attention. To the left of the Mansa City Lord was a person.  An old man wears a piece of cloth to cover his upper body. This is in obvious contrast with the naked upper body of the natives around him.

    In addition, the keen-eyed Lu Wan immediately discovered that the cloth on the old man was the gift he gave them when he first met the Lord of Mansa City. Now, without any cutting, the whole cloth was wrapped directly on the old man's body. It was just so hot.  The weather was so bad that the old man's face was covered with sweat as he was wrapped in cotton cloth, which made him look weird and funny.

    The other is a young native to the right of the city lord. This native is strong and half a head taller than the average native. He should be a mighty warrior, holding a spear in his hand with a very sharp tip.  It has characteristics. It looks like it is made of black glass. Lu Wan knows that it is obsidian. It is very hard in texture. It is known as one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism in the Central Plains. However, here in the Americas, it was made into a murder weapon by the Mayans.

    Although Lu Wan had never seen these two people before, through the information obtained by Liu Kata and others, Lu Wan knew that the old man should be a priest in Mansa City whose status was only lower than that of the city lord. The Mayans believed in polytheism and offered sacrifices.  He has great power and can even influence the city lord's decision, so this old priest is considered the second most powerful person in Mansa City. As for the young warrior, he is the son of the city lord of Mansa. His name is Zituo. He is in charge of the military in the city.  Strength, I have been patrolling several other villages some time ago, and I just came back in the past two days.

    Seeing Lu Wan coming at the invitation, the Lord of Mansa City immediately came up to him very happily. Because the two parties did not understand the language, Liu Kata could only translate some simple conversations, so the other party was not very polite and briefly introduced the people behind him.  , the Lord of Mansa City immediately ordered people to light a bonfire in the square and prepare a banquet.

    There were no chairs or anything like that in Mansa City. Everyone was sitting cross-legged. Lu Wan and the others had known this for a long time, so they didn¡¯t take it seriously. Everyone gathered in a big circle, and then Lu Wan asked people to bring the gifts they had brought.  Because this was a formal meeting, and Lu Wan also wanted to have a good relationship with Mansa City, the gifts he gave this time were relatively expensive. The exquisite silks and porcelain made the Lord of Mansa City and others stare blankly.

    "£¤%#£¤#" When the old priest saw these gifts, he suddenly said a few words loudly and excitedly. However, after hearing this, the Lord Mansa and his son Zituo both looked a little unnatural.

    When Lu Wan saw this, he turned to look at Liu Kata beside him. Liu Kata frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Captain, this old priest seems to say that these exquisite gifts can only be enjoyed by gods."  , so it should be taken back to the temple.¡±

    As soon as Liu Kata finished speaking, the young warrior Zi Tuo suddenly argued a few words with a blushing face. Without Lu Wan asking, Liu Kata immediately translated: "Zi Tuo said these gifts are for the Lord of Mansa City.  Therefore, it should be distributed by the city lord. In addition, he also accused the priest, saying that he nominally dedicated the gift to the gods, but in the end he just let himself enjoy it."

    After Zituo finished speaking, the nobles behind Mansa City Lord also started to quarrel. You didn¡¯t need to ask Lu Wan to figure it out. Those nobles must have been divided into two groups. One group helped to perform sacrifices, and the other group supported the city lord. They couldn¡¯t stand each other for a while.

    Seeing this, Lu Wan shook his head secretly and sighed: It seems that wherever there are people, there are fights, and these natives are no exception. It's just that they have fallen to this point. They don't want to regain their homeland, but they fight among themselves for some property. No wonder they will  Being driven to a place like this?

    Regarding the quarrel within Mansa City, Lu Wan and the others naturally couldn't get in the way. They just looked at it with smiles, and the other party didn't show the slightest expression of embarrassment. After arguing for a long time, they finally decided to take a step back, and the priests and the city lord split up.  half gift

    However, Lu Wan also brought a special gift. Now that they had finished arguing, he asked someone to carry it up. As a result, only four or five young and strong young men were seen carrying something up. It looked square and boxy.  It looks like a big box, but it's covered with cotton on the outside, so you can't see inside at all.

    At this time, Liu Kata walked up and suddenly opened the cotton cloth on the gift, revealing the gift hidden underneath. When the Mansa City Lord and the priest saw the gift, they looked at each other for a moment, because they had never seen anything like this before.  Stuff(To be continued)
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