"Acap... High Priest? Did the Divine King have you welcome me here?..."
"Yes. Praise the Main God! Respected Prince Xolotl, the Divine King learned of your itinerary long ago. Three days in advance, He summoned the Alliance's great nobles and elder priests to grant you audience on time today... Right now, all the truly honored ones of the entire Alliance are dressed in full regalia, waiting for your arrival in the newly built Divine King's Palace!..."
"Oh? The great nobles and elder priests are all waiting for me? The Main God bless us! Then let us go now!..."
One thousand warriors of the Alliance's Noble Battle Group followed the northern causeway of the Lake Capital and stepped into the grand and magnificent white-stone capital. Elder Priest Acap, priest of the Main God who was in charge of welcoming him, wore a solemn elder's ritual robe and a genial, approachable smile as he guided Xolotl's steps. As he smiled and walked forward, he extended a hand toward both sides of the straight road, conveying the Divine King's will with deep meaning.
"Respected Prince Xolotl, look. To welcome your arrival... the Divine King arranged a full sixteen thousand Royal elites, two Bronze Armor Legions, to stand guard and wait on both sides of the road. From the northernmost North City all the way to the center of the main city in the south, to the Divine King's Palace beneath the Great Temple!..."
"Ah! Sixteen thousand Bronze Armor warriors? Lined up on both sides to welcome me, running through the whole capital?..."
Hearing of such a grand display, surprise showed on Xolotl's face, and his heart abruptly tightened. He gazed down the main road, more than ten li long, and saw that both sides were filled with Royal elites loyal to Avet, the