The Imperial Jungle Scout Squad followed the route map provided by Raqqa, and after walking for three or four days, they began to find traces of human activity.

The most typical place is that they came to a suspension bridge woven of rattan.

They erected stone pillars at both ends of the bridge, connected by five rattan sticks up to 40 centimeters thick, three flat to form the bridge deck, and one on each side as a railing, the suspension bridge was more than 60 meters long.

The squad leader carefully took notes, and he thought that wooden planks should be laid here, and the natives did not do this, indicating that the suspension bridge was not used at a high rate.

But he was wrong, the natives here didn't have plank technology at all.

Craftsmen of the Inca Empire would use gold, silver, copper, lead, and tin, but no one knew of the existence of iron.

Breaking wood into planks is also a kind of technological ability.

As the terrain rises, the road sometimes winds and turns, and at other times, they encounter stepped steps and tunnels.

The squad leader made notes one by one, and they discussed that the so-called Inca Empire was indeed stronger than those Boni and Srivijaya countries.

They were divided into three groups as they moved forward, looking forward to each other, focusing on observation rather than fast forward.

Slowly, they saw some farmland, potatoes and corn, which was their usual use, and it was strange that there were also here.

The point is that they saw a crop that was two meters high, like wheat, but it seemed to be taller than corn.

They sent someone to secretly retrieve some, and then checked it according to the animal and plant booklet that was given to them, haha, this is a kind of wheat that is highlighted, what is quinoa called, and it is also said to be a high-quality food!

At the moment, it seems that they are not ripe, so let's wait a while to get seeds.

They tried to walk on the hill and get out of the way.

They saw through the monoculars that the natives also herded camels, horses and alpacas------ and the reason why they were able to recognize them quickly was because they were deeply impressed by them in the booklet, which would be introduced in the future.

Eventually, they reached the outskirts of Cusco City.

Through the monoculars, you can see the stone walls and buildings------ and the number of residents in the surrounding area has increased significantly.

They watched for a long time, and finally decided to go back and contact each other, not their task.

They weren't afraid, they had seen each other's soldiers with long hardwood spears, some not even stone spears, sharpened wooden sticks.

But there are many of them.

"Let's go, brothers, this is an empire that has no defenses at all, what to do in the future, we will follow the arrangements of our superiors."

The squad leader waved his hand, and they left.

In the distance, there was a group of camels and horses with thick and long hair, and they were leisurely eating wild grass, when the leading camel suddenly stretched out its head to the sky and barked inexplicably, leading the other camels to follow suit.

Llamas are smaller than alpacas, generally in the range of 1.45 to 1.6 meters, with a tail length of about 15 centimeters, a shoulder height of about 76 to 86 centimeters, and a weight of 35 to 65 kilograms.

They are similar to the famous alpacas in that they do not have a hump, except that they have thinner legs and are a little smaller.

But their whole body is full of treasures, and the Incas also value it.

The slave who kept them became nervous, and he looked around, but could not see anything at all, and for a moment did not understand why the leading camel had given warning.

After nearly a hundred years of construction, the imperial capital of Cusco has taken on its own shape.

It is built in the shape of the body of the Indian lion.

At the head is the temple of Saksavaman, located on the mountains, in the center is the royal palace of the Inca Empire, and the residence of the nobility is at the tail of the jaguar.

This outline is now clearly visible.

In the center of Cusco is the Imperial Forum, where the previous emperor of the Inca Empire celebrated his successes on six expeditions since it was built.

In the generation of Capac III, it was only held twice on the Imperial Forum.

The square is surrounded by several narrow stone-paved streets that radiate to the perimeter.

The streets are now lined with steeple huts made of earthen rings, some of which are still made of stone foundations.

Some of the stones from palaces, temples and altars were collected from the mountains 90 kilometers away.

The walls of Cusco are about two meters high, and the stones are so tightly packed that they don't need any mud or cement, and it's hard to insert a blade into the cracks.

Of course, because there are no building materials such as cement, they have to spend a lot of effort to polish them to make them strong.

Capac III sat in his royal palace, looking out of the window.

There was some trouble in his heart, and he was still four celebrations away from his father's age compared to him.

He vaguely heard that some nobles thought he was not as capable as his father!

He didn't know who had unleashed the rumors, which made him feel uneasy.

War, only a major victory in the war can dispel those nasty rumors!

He once personally visited the high priest of the temple of Saksavaman, hoping to receive an oracle from the sun god.

However, from the shape of the flame of the fire of the sun god, the revelation given by the sun god is never visible.

At that time, the high priest wore colorful feathers on his head and carried a sacred staff in his hand, and he said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, I did not see the arrival of the god of war, but I saw the god of drought coming towards us------"

Another big drought this year?!

The voice of the high priest was mysterious, especially in this deep shrine, it sounded particularly strange.

Of course, this is a place for the gods, so it will naturally be different.

"Only the heart and blood of a good young man can drive away the god of drought!"

Capac III said helplessly: "I have already put a bounty on capturing the young man among the savages------"

"The heart of a savage is not enough to drive away the god of drought!"

In the generation of Capac III's grandfather, the Inca Empire had a tradition that the heart and blood of the finest young men must be sacrificed to the sun god in order to be blessed by it.

The best young men are selected through athletic competitions.

The method of this kind of sports competition is that both sides lie on the U-shaped field, and are not allowed to use their hands and feet, but can only kick the ball with their heads and shoulders, and kick into the opponent's goal to win.

Because of the sincere worship of the sun god, whether it is a slave or a noble child, they strive to become excellent young people, and it is a great honor to be able to sacrifice their lives for the sun god!

So the competition is very intense and very spectacle.

But in the generation of Capac III, he made a major reform, usually not to use human sacrifices, but to use important livestock as sacrifices, and to major festivals and events, to use savages or foreign young men to sacrifice!

A considerable number of nobles supported his major reforms, believing that it was not easy for the outstanding young men of their clan to grow up, so they sacrificed a group every year------ and the final outcome was unimaginable, and the weak would flood the whole country.

Of course, more nobles, including the High Priest, opposed this reform, believing that Capac III had forgotten his original intentions, forgotten traditions, and had great disrespect for the sun god.

However, at this time, the Capac III regime had gone through three generations of construction, and the basic plate was very stable.

Capac III was, after all, the son of the sun god, and what he said was consistent throughout the country, and perhaps he could express some dissatisfaction, but no one dared to disobey.

The High Priest was a contact with the Sun God, and he could only watch as Capac III rejected his suggestion once again and walked out of the shrine with his guards.

The fire of the sun in the shrine was flickering and brightening, and the face of the great priest was also flickering and brightening.

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