"Praise the Main God! Your devout subjects offer You the most sacred sacrifice! A God-descendant from the bloodline of the sun, a holy branch of the first ancestral lords' sacred lineage, an honored noble who has volunteered to dedicate himself in sacrifice for the divine war, the revered and noble Gorge Gold Clan Chief Pacho!..."
The Sun God stood in the sky, hanging high above the solemn altar, watching in majestic silence. The God of War Elder Yazar lifted his head toward the sun and cried out devoutly and urgently. Then two strong, burly temple guards supported the equally strong and burly Gorge Gold Clan Chief Pacho and helped him climb, step by step, to the top of the altar. There, a mahogany sacrificial platform, just like the Sacrificial Stone atop the Great Temple, waited in silence for warmth and crimson blood!
"Huh? It's him—how is it him?!... The sacrifice offered to the gods is actually an honored noble with real power in the Alliance, the spokesman of Hueypoxtla State, Gorge Gold Clan Chief Pacho?"
Hearing the God of War Elder's proclamation, Woodpecker E-Zhuo stood frozen where he was in disbelief, even his voice trembling. One had to know that Gorge Gold Clan Chief Pacho was a true honored great noble of the Alliance, the legion commander of the Gorge Gold city-state legion!... And among the Alliance's traditional seven local states, there were only seven people in all who actually held command of legions!...
"No, that's not right! Mountain Legion Commander Tepetell was judged and executed by Captain Xoloc, and his son Izel succeeded him. And Sour Wood Legion Commander Jotico died in battle during the Eastern Expedition, with Spruce Clan Chief Xochicalo taking over. These two newly succeeded legion commanders were completely incomparable to their predecessors, and their control