Second Kingdom Exploration, Mother Goddess's Blessing, Treasure Ship Arrives from the East!

The setting sun sank, stamping deep color upon the lofty temple. The moon rose high, its drifting shadows and flying light gliding over the splendid palace. Accompanied by Maya warriors, the party climbed the muddy, sandy riverbank, passed through the gradually emptying market, and walked along streets filled with huts. As stone houses slowly grew more numerous, a broad, square, two-story palace appeared before everyone's eyes.

The Main God priest Tomatl observed the street scenes along the way with great interest. Red Lake Town was not large, but there were quite a few brick-and-stone houses. Most of the brick houses were concentrated in the inner ring where nobles and warriors gathered, in greater proportion than in the Totonac people's ancient Feathered Serpent City, and many were even two stories tall. Clearly, the Maya's brickmaking and construction techniques were rather developed, the commoners' degree of obedience was high, and wealth was even more concentrated toward the upper ranks.

Along this stretch of road, they could even see a small Temple under construction. Carved on the temple's surface was a black wolf god with a red tongue. The wolf god stood upon white silver sand, clutched a huge gemstone in its hand, and wore a golden crown upon its head.

"Mm? This is, this is!..."

Priest Tomatl paused, suddenly thinking of something. His eyes went wide and his tongue tied, and the expression on his face instantly became a little hard to hold steady.

"Haaha! Priest from the Tiger Tribe, your guess is correct!"

The warrior chief Chaha smiled, slapped his own chest hard, and pointed toward the little temple.

"This is precisely a deity from your Tiger Tribe! The god of wealth who brings gemstones and copperware—Xiuluo!"

"The god of w-wealth, Xiuluo? Isn't that the blind..."

The old Militia Chiwako's eyes