"God said, heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the cosmos vast and wild... Those who obey the gods shall ascend into the crimson Divine Kingdom, and enjoy peace and beauty forever. Those who defy the gods shall sink into the endless Abyss, turn into congealed Goldstone, their souls never to be freed! You must believe in Our God Huitzilopochtli. He possesses boundless divine might, from the past until the future, ruling over all that exists, until doomsday descends!"
"King's Order, written decree on promotion by military merit and grants of land: descendants of warriors, trained Militia, tribal bannerfolk, and strong serfs, so long as they pass inspection and selection, may all join the Kingdom Legion and become young warriors. On the battlefield, a young warrior who captures or kills one enemy soldier shall be promoted to Level 1 Warrior. Capture or kill two more enemy soldiers, and he shall be promoted to Level 2 Warrior, granted 20 mu of land and 1 serf. Capture or kill five more, and he shall be promoted to Level 3, granted 100 mu of land and 5 serfs. Capture or kill twelve more, and he shall be promoted to Level 4 Senior Warrior, granted 240 mu of land and 12 serfs... From Level 4 Warrior upward, further military merit may earn promotion to military-merit nobility, with a grant of eight hundred mu of land, rising in rank in turn!..."
The ringing strikes of iron hammers drifted through the iron-smelting yard, echoing with the sound of steel. Inside the crude wooden hut, a bonfire roasted Whale Baleen, sketching out the strength of flame. Beside such iron and fire, the Warrior Monk Watanabe Masumi stretched out his left hand and, with his only four remaining fingers, pinched the Kingdom paper book he had obtained with