"Main God witness! In accordance with the laws promulgated by His Majesty, vanguard warrior Quetz slew Tepetic, Lord of Cloud Snake City, and is promoted two ranks in succession, elevated to Level 2 Hereditary Noble and captain of a thousand-warrior battalion! In addition, he is further rewarded with eight hundred mu of fields, forty serfs, gold and silver, gemstones, feather garments, cotton cloth, ironware, and twenty chests of farming tools!..."
The blazing sun climbed to the center of the sky, illuminating Cloud Snake Mountain City on the peak. The dark-red bloodstains had already congealed, and the dead bodies had been thrown down into the valley. Three days had passed since the slaughter of that bloody night. In the mountain city's highest temple, the stone carving of the God of the Hunt had been smashed apart by the warriors, its features no longer discernible. The golden statue of the Cloud Snake had also been toppled to the ground, broken into several pieces, waiting to be recast into a golden statue of the Main God. And the brand-new emblem of the Main God had already been erected high in the center of the temple, symbolizing the conquest of the Mexica People, the conquest of the Main God's faith!
"The Main God blesses us! The never-falling Cloud Snake Mountain City has finally fallen into the Kingdom's hands!..."
At this moment, Warrior Captain Bertad stood solemnly beneath the emblem of the Main God. Before him was a row of Kingdom Warriors kneeling in salute, receiving the rewards for breaching the city in the night raid and wiping out their old enemy. Under the witness of the Main God, Bertad raised the Marshal's Scepter in his hand and announced devoutly and solemnly.
"The five hundred Imperial Guard who took part in the night raid are