"Black Wolf, as a legion commander, as a general who can hold down a front on your own, you need not only military talent, but also to become familiar with and master 'politics'!... I have very high expectations for you. You know how to fight, and you can always win. That is good, very good! For the Alliance and the Kingdom, military victory is the best political tool for making hearts submit. And the wealth and manpower plundered in war are the most powerful economic supplement, used to satisfy the interests of warriors and priests... Tupa, you listen carefully too. If you do not understand something, ask me!"
"Yes! Your Highness!..."
Over a hundred war canoes spread out across the Sacrificial Lake, circling an ordinary little boat in the middle. On the little boat, Black Wolf Toltec put all his strength into it, rowing hard while thinking seriously, sweat even beading on his forehead.
In front of him was the guard captain Ekat, head lowered as he rowed. Behind him was the Artillery Battalion commander Tupa, eyes wide, rowing his paddle as he listened to the king's instruction.
And at that moment, Xolotl was sitting beside Black Wolf, facing the high, westering sun, watching the lake surface glitter with rippling light, feeling the long wind touched with a faint scent of the sea, and leisurely instructing the generals.
"If you are to preside over a region, you must understand what military affairs, politics, economics, and thought are, as well as the relationship among the four under heaven..."
"In the world today, priests, warriors, and tribespeople all revere leaders who can win victories! People believe that the victor possesses the power of Divine Protection and are willing to follow the strong, without caring whether the other party is benevolent... However, military