Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1416 - 971: Divine Eye Telescope, Stirring and Impassioned...

"Your Highness, the copper tube you are holding, why is one end big and the other small, shining brightly..."

"Oh! Black Wolf, this is the latest masterpiece from the Divine Revelation Place, the ’Divine Eye Telescope’! It can magnify distant objects several times, as if they were right in front of you!"

On a small hill by the sea, Xiulote smiled and handed the one-meter-long copper tube to Black Wolf Torc.

"Here! Take a look!"

"Ah! Divine Eye Telescope? The new magic artifact from the Divine Revelation Place?"

Torc took a deep breath and cautiously took the long tube. He carefully stretched out his hand, touching the two convex crystal lenses, big on one end and small on the other, as if touching some mysterious object.

"Oh! Black Wolf, these transparent convex lenses were meticulously crafted by the jade craftsmen of the Divine Revelation Place using natural transparent crystals. The larger one is the ’objective lens’, facing outside objects. The smaller one is the ’eyepiece’, facing the eye..."

"The magnification is the focal length of the objective lens divided by the focal length of the eyepiece. The specific principles, including focal lengths of convex and concave lenses, light, and real vs. virtual images... I wrote a small book called ’Introduction to Divine Revelation Optics’. If you’re interested, you can learn a thing or two..."

Xiulote explained for a while, looking at the confused eyes of Black Wolf and his suddenly trembling arms. He couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head, patting his beloved general’s shoulder.

"Haha! Never mind, you don’t need to learn the specifics of optics... Hmm! Black Wolf, a telescope like this is very handy for marching and warfare. You just need to know how to use it... Yes, align one eye with the eyepiece, hold the telescope level, and look at the distant fleet, and you’ll understand!..."

"Eh! Is the sea on top and the sky below?... Ah! Such a large ship, as if right in front of me!... Chief Divine! Is this brilliant rainbow a divine rainbow sent by the gods?... This! Chief Divine’s blessing! Truly a miraculous magic artifact!!"

Black Wolf closed one eye, holding the long tube in both hands, moved slightly, and saw the inverted sea and sky, the suddenly magnified flagship of the naval forces, and the "false color bands" on both sides of his view.

"Indeed! This kind of Divine Eye Telescope is composed of two convex lenses, forming an inverted real image. It’s easier to process the lenses, the field of view is broad, suitable for both maritime and land battle observations... As for the false color bands on the sides... it’s actually the refraction and dispersion of light, which is chromatic aberration..."

Xiulote stroked his chin, recalling past optical knowledge, with a somewhat pensive expression. In fact, the simple "Keplerian telescope" he had craftsmen grind and assemble was based on middle school optics knowledge from his memory, using two differently sized convex lenses. According to his calculations, the magnification of this telescope should only be 4-5 times.

However, when this "ancient" telescope truly took shape, he realized the massive era gap in basic material science, profoundly affecting all aspects of manufacturing. He couldn’t produce the standard prisms needed to be installed in the telescope to easily reflect the inverted real image upright. Neither could he produce achromatic lenses. Hence, the viewing image would inevitably blur at the edges, forming noticeable false color bands due to chromatic aberration.

"Chief Divine’s blessings!... I’ve already had the craftsmen lengthen the tube, using less convex lenses to reduce the side blurring of the color bands as much as possible. But with the current craftsmanship... Ahem! Black Wolf, you should look through the middle for a clearer view!..."

"Good!... So big! Ah! Your Highness, I see them! So clear, so big! It’s as if I could shoot through them with an arrow... Ahem!... With such a magic artifact, finding distant enemies and observing enemy formations will be much easier in the future!..."

Black Wolf Torc promptly fell silent, putting a stop to the unintentional murderous intent. With this "Divine Eye Magical Artifact", even at a distance of hundreds of meters, he could still clearly see the Papu Priest in a feather crown and ritual robe on the flagship. At this moment, the Papu Priest was raising the Divine Staff high, seemingly shouting something on the flagship.

"Blessings of all gods! Blessings of the ancestors! Attack! Attack! Landing attack!..."

"All Samurai and sailors, disembark! For all gods and ancestors, surge towards that small hill and seize that Royal Banner!..."

With the impassioned commands of the Papu Priest, the Totonac Naval Forces’ morale was lifted, quickly approaching the shore. Over two thousand tribal warriors and sailors successively jumped from the large ships and small boats onto the shallow beach. Yet, the arranged Mexica Imperial Guard Warriors stood in solemn silence, without any reaction, merely allowing the enemy naval forces to land on shore, regroup, and reorganize.

"All disembark! Leave no one on the ships! This is the last chance for the Totonac tribes, must go all in, full force!..."

The Papu Priest shouted loudly, gathering over five hundred warriors and sailors loyal to him, along with dozens of important shipwrights, around him. Then, he looked at the more than a thousand fully landed warriors of Hidden Serpent City, and once again shouted loudly.

"Advance! Come with me! Towards that hill with the fluttering Royal Banner! The Mexica’s Death God Temple is there..."

On the hill, Xiulote watched the Papu Priest’s shouting and performance with great interest. He had already noticed that the more than two thousand Totonac naval forces before him were clearly divided into two parts. The main force, comprised of Hidden Serpent warriors, was filled with tragic murderous intent, resolutely advancing towards the hill. Meanwhile, the remaining tribal warriors and sailors stayed silent, quietly distancing themselves from the warriors.

"Interesting! Interesting! It seems this Papu can’t control his Hidden Serpent warriors?... But even so, he still brought me both the people and the boats..."

Xiulote smiled, watching as the entire Totonac Naval Forces had landed. He then vigorously waved the red flag in his hand. Subsequently, two Tiger Squat Cannons suddenly fired into the sky, producing two thunderous cannon blasts.

"Boom! Boom!"

The cannon sounds carried the long-agreed signal to the distance. In the bay several miles to the northwest, three thousand East Sea Navy soldiers had been waiting for a long time. Naval Commander Nohuya held a spear, standing at the ship’s bow. Upon hearing the cannon blasts, her face showed no joy, only calmly waved her spear forward.

"Chief Divine’s blessings! All troops, attack! Receive the ’delivered’ large ships!..."

"Chief Divine’s blessings! All troops, attack!"

At the same moment, almost identical shouts erupted from the coastal naval fortifications. Then, another two thousand elite Imperial Guard Legions flowed out of the fortified naval citadel. They divided into two teams of a thousand, with clear targets, heading directly to cut off the rear of the landing naval forces!

"Advance! Come with me! For all gods and ancestors, charge towards the enemy’s Royal Banner, there is only death in this battle!..."

Facing the newly emerged enemy, the Papu Priest raised the Divine Staff high, shouting passionately, and strode forward. With several hundred trusted aides, he dashed from the landing shore for a full quarter hour, reaching the small hill where the Royal Banner was, a mere hundred steps from the King! And behind him, a thousand Hidden Serpent warriors revealed their desperation, charging into the 4,000 Imperial Guards’ encirclement with the heroic commander!

"Hmm?"

Watching the resolute assault of the slowly approaching two thousand naval forces, Xiulote frowned and silently retreated behind the Great Shield of Shield Guard Ters. Then, squinting his eyes, he focused on the charging Papu Priest, slowly raising one hand. Along with his motion, more than fifty skilled archers, trusted aides with Greatbows, all lifted their Greatbows, aiming at the Papu Priest a hundred steps away!

"Uh!..."

The Papu Priest keenly sensed the danger. He immediately halted his steps, surveyed the distance between the front and rear army formations, and felt it was about right, then ripped off his priestly Feather Crown, discarded the luxurious Feathered Serpent Ritual Robe, throwing it to the ground like some worthless garbage or burden.

Then, among the countless incredulous and shocked eyes of the 4,000 Imperial Guard Legion and over two thousand Hidden Serpent naval forces, he suddenly pulled out a flag from his bosom, vigorously unfurling it. As the sea breeze blew, the flag’s emerald long feather and the figure holding a javelin and shield suddenly appeared, boldly declaring to everyone, this was indeed a Mexica Chief Divine’s God flag!

"Chief Divine’s blessings!..."

The Papu Priest passionately and loudly declared. He used all his strength to let his voice resonate in front of the hill. And the battlefield, along with his shout, instantly fell silent, like descending into a night of silence.

"Surrender! We... surrender!!..."

"Mighty and supreme Death God Temple! Your humble servant Papu wishes to bow beneath your divine flag, offering you all my loyalty and spirit!..."

"Supreme... as witnessed by the Chief Divine! We wish... to surrender to you!..."