บท 273: Chapter 148 Planning the Western Expedition Part 2

The night grew deeper, and the bonfire in the main hall had diminished, letting a slight chill seep in from outside the windows, gradually cooling the hearts of those within. Sensing this, the Intelligence Officer moved forward and, in silence, added some charcoal to the fire. With that, the flames in the hall flickered, casting an intermittent glow.

The King scrutinized the enormous wooden map, his finger tracing the long river, absorbed in deep thought.

The Mexica domain is intersected by three great rivers that connect the highlands with valleys, and link the mountains with the plains, turning forests and rainforests into open paths. In fact, in an era devoid of animal-drawn vehicles and mountain pass roads, rivers served as the sole large-scale means of transportation, the lifeline of transportation for maintaining the vast City-State Alliance.