The lush cornfields are like the green sea, and there is no end in sight.

Finally reaching the end of this green ocean, Wang Qiu and the others suddenly felt a light in front of them - a large open space appeared in front of them, and a town with a rather large area stood up. Hundreds of huts of different sizes are scattered here.

Behind the town is a small lake as beautiful as a sapphire, providing an abundant source of clean water for the town's residents and the farmland outside the town. The dozens of canoes floating on the lake can also catch a lot of fresh fish and shrimp for the residents to eat.

Except for the side of the small lake, the other three sides of the town are surrounded by a continuous ring of wooden fences, but they are only half a man high, and they are obviously not able to defend themselves against enemy attacks, and at most they can only be used to block the infiltration of wild animals.

In other words, there don't seem to be any powerful beasts in this part of Central America, except for the jaguar, which can only be said to be a big cat. Because long before the birth of Indian civilization, almost all large and medium-sized beasts in the entire American continent were hunted and killed by murderous indigenous hunters, so that when the American civilization was born, there was no wild cattle and horses that could be tamed.

Behind the low fence, an avenue carefully paved with white sand runs through the town, ending in a circular square. In the center of the square stands a totem stone pillar about five meters high. However, because the town is only two years old, the totem pole is far from finished, and only has time to carve some rough patterns at the bottom, and the upper half still maintains its original appearance, which looks a bit like a rockery or stalagmite.

At this time, the square and on both sides of the avenue were crowded with people, crowded with townspeople waiting to see the excitement. As soon as Wen Desi and Wang Qiu and their party appeared outside the town, there was a sound of drums and cheers like the earth shaking.

Wang Qiu and the others walked all the way, and the Indians along the way enthusiastically threw flower petals at them, shouting all kinds of unintelligible words.

There were also a few Indian maidens dressed in extremely revealing clothes, or almost nude, who presented garlands to Wang Qiu, Ma Tong and four other travelers, who, according to Wen Desi, were welcoming the "men of God" with the warmest of ceremonies.

And under the unfinished totem pole in the center of the square, several nobles dressed in animal skins, cotton aprons around their waists, and many colorful bird feathers on their heads, who looked like tribal leaders, had been waiting respectfully here for a long time. After a series of bowings with the four travelers, the nobles enthusiastically dragged them into the only stone house in the town, which, according to Moonheir, was his father-in-law's "palace."

Well, even though the walls are finally made of stone and mortar, how can the roof still be thatched? Is the ground still rammed?

In short, the interior of this stone house is very simple, or more precise, very primitive, except for the animal skin cushions on the floor, there is no decoration. But the owner of the house was very enthusiastic, and had already arranged a sumptuous feast.

- Grilled fish and meat coated with chili sauce or tomato sauce and simmering oil on the fire, giving off an attractive aroma; a variety of colorful tropical fruits, filled with several giant palm fronds; Luscious nectar and freshly squeezed juice are mixed together and served in a cone-shaped roll cone, which resembles an ice cream cone, as a refreshing drink to beat the heat; Large stoneware urns are filled with corn wine and sweet potato wine made by the locals...... Despite the fact that their living conditions were not rich, these simple people did their best to bring out what little good things they had to entertain the distinguished guests. …,

While everyone sat down and began to eat and drink, Wen Dehei, as the translator and introducer, introduced these high-ranking old people in the clan to the traversers one by one, and gave a general explanation of the current division of power in the Hongshutizgan Kingdom.

In this "small township-level country" with a population of only 20,000, the highest-ranking ruler is undoubtedly the father-in-law of Wen Dehei, Lao Taishan, the great chief of Awaha. At first glance, it was a chubby old man, with a short cotton skirt around his lower body, and his upper body was shirtless, just smeared with various colors of oil paint. Around his neck, wrists, and ankles hung strings of beads made of shells and jade, and on his arms were several large gold bracelets. What is more striking is that on his thick lips and wide nose, there are holes, and heavy lip rings and nose rings are hung; And there are dozens of beautiful feathers on the head, like a peacock with the screen open.

According to the custom of the Indian civilization, the Great Chief of Avaha also claimed to be the embodiment of the sun god, and also painted the sun pattern on his face with red paint.

However, judging by the attitude of others towards the great chief, it seems that this overly esoteric statement was not taken seriously at all, far from being treated with the same sincerity as the gods, and no one knelt down to kiss his toes (this was the etiquette of the early Egyptian pharaohs and Inca kings when they received their courtiers). He didn't even kneel and kowtow, but just bent slightly towards the big chief, even if he had saluted.

――As a ruler with a population of less than 20,000, he can only enjoy the etiquette of the village chief!

In addition to the Great Chief of Avaha, there were several clan elders who lived with the chief in the town, and they were also very old men. However, according to Wen Desi's introduction, these people are now dying, they were all famous warriors who could fight the jaguar with their bare hands, and even now, in terms of fighting, they are by no means inferior to those sturdy young men outside - they were originally the army generals of the Hongshutizgan Kingdom.

Then there were several high-ranking samurai chieftains, as well as the lords of various outlying villages. These village chiefs were all notified yesterday evening and hurried to the town early this morning to attend the meeting. What surprised Wang Qiu was that in addition to the village of Wen Desi, the village chiefs of the remaining five villages in the Hongxiu Tizgan Kingdom were all women! And among the samurai leaders in the town, who had feathers on their heads, animal skins on their bodies, and muscular limbs, there were also more than half of the female samurai.

Well, it seems that the imbalance between men and women in this kingdom has begun to spread to the ruling class.

What is even more surprising is that many of these nobles were not Honshitizgans at all—according to Wendesi, a few of the shorter, darker-skinned, dusty-looking ones were the Chichimeks of the northern desert.

They had to flee south because of their defeat in their homeland, only to be recruited by the desperately short chief of Avaha.

There were also Mayan slaves who had been sold by merchants and pardoned as commoners in this small country with few human resources, and if a slave had enough martial arts, he could even ascend to the sky and become a noble warrior into the ruling class of the country.

In addition, among the samurai leaders present, there was actually a female noblewoman of the Aztec Empire named Achin Bona, who had just defected a few days ago. She is also said to have been a fairly famous female samurai and high lord, claiming to also hold the lofty title of "Jaguar Warrior".

However, at this time, Achin Bona was also a loser in a political struggle. Since Achin Bona was wanted by Emperor Montezuma II, no clan in the entire Aztec Empire dared to risk angering the Emperor to accept her. …,

So, the hapless lady Achin Bona, in desperation, had to take more than 100 cronies and family members over the mountains and mountains, leaving the cool and comfortable Mexican highlands and running to the humid and sultry kingdom of Hungshutizgan in the coastal area, where she settled in this poor and remote hostile country. And the chief of Avaha not only accepted this former rival, but also gave her and her subordinates quite good treatment and status.

After learning that this lady was from the Aztec Empire, all the travelers couldn't help but look at her a few more times, and then found that this Achin Bona lady had short lean hair, piercing eyes, a feather robe that was more decorative than practical, and a short leather skirt that covered her hips, revealing her round and strong thighs and arms, which looked quite toned and powerful.

As for the handmaidens standing behind her, they were all muscular and powerful - if they could erase the patterns on their faces, they could definitely run for the gymnasium.

At this time, they all looked at the strangers with curiosity and scrutiny, and some unscrupulously, but they did not have the awe of the other native nobles—it was clear that even in their current situation, these Aztecs had not lost their pride.

In general, this kingdom of Honshutizgan feels as if it has been improvised with many completely different things. The supreme ruler has limited authority and a weak ability to maintain the ruling order, but is equally open to power-sharing.

Generally speaking, the more closed a society, the more difficult it is to break down the barriers between social classes, even in later Western countries - this is probably more deeply experienced by those Chinese who have emigrated overseas. Wang Qiu once lamented that no matter how well Chinese do a good job abroad, it is difficult for them to break into the local mainstream social circle, as if there is a transparent glass plate on the top of their heads, although it is invisible in ordinary times, but it is this invisible transparent glass plate that prevents you from rising to a higher class without accommodation.

In the ancient tribal societies that relied on blood relations to unite them, this phenomenon should be more obvious, and the class barriers will inevitably be more distinct.

However, unless it is a caste system like ancient India, there has never been a class division in any country that can remain unchanged for thousands of years.

Many class barriers, which are difficult to break down in peacetime, can be easily shattered to pieces in times of war.

For example, in the kingdom of Hungshutizgan, which was rebuilt after the fall of the country, the Grand Chief of Avaha, as the supreme ruler, could boldly admit all the foreign tribes, enemy exiles, and time-travelers into the state's upper ruling structure, without fear of opposition from the vested interests of the old priests and nobles, who were almost dead and could not jump out of their graves against the new people taking power.

In a harmonious atmosphere, the banquet to welcome all the travelers began.