Night gradually deepened, and the moonlight was faint. Clusters of bonfires kindled along the shore. The aroma of roasting and boiling food spread between the tidal flats and the hills. Black Wolf's Royal Banner stood on the little hill, like some solemn will, never shifting in the slightest. Only now, there was another bonfire on the hill at night, and before the fluttering banner drifted the rich fragrance of grain.
Xolotl sat cross-legged before the firelight, eating roasted-soft tortilla while chatting with the generals beside him. After racking his brains in thought, the surrendered general Pap finally opened his mouth as well. He mumbled and spoke in clouds and mountains of mist, flattering for a while before beginning with the terrain of the Coastal Lands.
"Supreme His Highness! Across the thousand li of coast and jungle lands, the four inland waterways that can be relied on, from west to east, are mainly the Adobe River of Golden Bay City, the White Hill River east of Coyote City, Hidden Snake City's Hidden Snake River, and Sunrise Village's Sunrise River..."
"Among them, the Adobe River links four large city-states. Its specific course is Golden Bay City's estuary—Cone House City—Feather Bird City—Earth River City—the upstream Mixtec highland valley. Both banks of this great river's lower reaches are firmly in the Kingdom's hands, and can be considered the heartland of the new Coastal Alliance!..."
"Next, the White Hill River twists and winds, linking three large city-states through its lower tributaries. White Sand Village's estuary—Stone Carving City—Coyote City—Rabbit Hill City—the upstream Zapotec Oaxaca valley. Its tributary passes through the Olmec Third Ancient City, Zapotes. And the lower reaches of this great river have basically all been taken by the Kingdom for now; as for the upstream jungle tribes, most have been awed by the Kingdom's