"The Main God protects us—so that's how it is! As for the cycle of the five eras, the Olmec ancestors had already written the prophecy! And the key points of each era are, respectively, 'the Main God's creation,' 'the omen of inheritance,' 'separation and scattering,' 'the eagle and snake united as one,' and 'the rebuilding of the Rubber People'!..."
"Exactly! Exactly! The Main God created all things and kindled the firelight of the First Era; the Olmec ancestors of the Second Era lit the Rubber Divine Tree; the various tribes of the Third Era separated and scattered, inheriting Blue Snake's divinity; the Mexica tribes of the Fourth Era rose, received Heaven's Mandate, and used the Divine Eagle to unite the Divine Snake! And in the coming Fifth Era, Black Wolf's divinity will dominate Earth Mother and bind the tribes into one..."
"Indeed! This is the Main God's guidance!... When we compile the ancestors' epic, we must follow this revelation to 'rewrite'... oh, to 'unearth' the ancestors' prophecy!..."
Old Shaman Kani proposed the "Heaven's Mandate," and Pap, the Priest compiling the history, and Imuyu, the Golden Bay Priest, both approved and acknowledged it; thus the outline of the Olmec ancestors' epic was completely settled! And with such a central theme, the many priests understood the essentials of compiling the epic as well, and their thoughts suddenly opened wide.
In truth, those able to take part in compiling the epic were all the truly clever people among the Totonac tribes. So long as the outline was set and the central theme was clear, filling in the details became work that flowed like water into a canal.
"Respected Wise Kani... From the Olmecs' Second Era to the Third Era, when the various tribes first arose... how should we connect these two eras?"
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