Honkai Impact: Did you meet the First Herrscher when you first arrived? !

Chapter 605: The Laboratory Under the Temple

"Dear guests, I believe you have learned some basic information about our federation through various channels. However, for the sake of formality, I would still like to give you a brief introduction to this country that I founded."

Esdel looked at the people below with a smile, and the respect that those wearing parrot head masks had for Esdel was visible to the naked eye.

The high priest walked towards the altar step by step. "I believe you should have known that the 13th Berktun is coming soon. If we believe that this long calendar was invented to commemorate a special day, then this means that the Mayan civilization has existed on this land for five thousand years."

Bianca looked at Esdel with a subtle expression. Such a beautiful woman is the high priestess here?

This made Bianca couldn't help but glance at Shang Boliang and Su Wei, and nodded secretly, "As expected, the more beautiful a woman looks, the more sinister she is!"

Shang Boliang looks very honest, but he is actually a sinister guy. As for Su Wei, judging from the fact that she can chat well with Li Ming, it is obvious that this guy is also a fun-loving person, and he is definitely a sinister person.

"Five thousand years of changes, but as you can see, the tools they use are still very primitive. They don't even have livestock for farming." Esdel pointed to the large tract of farmland outside the city.

Li Ming shook his head. "A long history does not mean that the extended civilization will not be interrupted. When all the people who know these things die, even the oldest civilization will be interrupted."

"What the knight said makes sense, but it's not just this problem. Geographically speaking, the Yucatan Peninsula is a land of "poor mountains and bad waters". There are no livestock for farming? Is it because there are no suitable animals to be domesticated? Lack of the ability to smelt metals? Is it because there are no good mines on this peninsula? The nearest mines are located deep in the distant Mexican plateau. The people here don't even have a complete medical system. If they get sick, they worship those barbaric gods. If I didn't know that this place has such a long history, I would even think that I had drifted "forward" to ancient times. Guests, I originally lived in the era of Cyrus the Great, the "King of Kings" - according to other drifters, it was the "ancient times" 2,500 years ago."

"Ah..." Bianca was silent for a moment, thinking of something, and her face became gloomy.

Rita was not acting as a substitute at this time, because they could understand what Esdel said.

Bianca's reaction made Esther look over, "Why, young lady, are you surprised?"

"Of course! In that case, why are you able to speak Spanish so fluently?" Bianca hesitated and did not express her true thoughts.

"Shouldn't we adapt our language to local customs? When most of the drifters here speak the same language, why do you insist on speaking your native dialect that no one can understand?" Esdel's words were a matter of course.

Li Ming said, "But the writing used by the civilization here is hieroglyphics, but from what I see, you haven't chosen hieroglyphics as the mainstream language."

"The language lacks the vocabulary to describe advanced technology. Rather than asking the castaways to translate, it would be more convenient to teach others to speak Spanish."

"But, you invaded Elle just for this reason." Bianca looked angrily at Esdel who slowly walked in front of her.

But Esdel looked puzzled. "What's so strange about this? Things that lack value should be eliminated. This is what I learned from my father when I was ten years old."

Bianca still didn't understand, but Rita looked at Esther and suddenly realized, "Zarathustra..."

"My father..." Seeing that Bianca was still confused, Esther said, "...How about this, to further answer your questions, we can go inside the 'Heart of Kukulkan' and sit down and talk slowly."

"...What? Inside the meteorite?" Bianca looked at the temple in surprise. The big rock didn't look like a place where people could sit.

"Shouldn't it be Vicillopochitli?" Li Ming looked at her in surprise. "Esdel, although it is called Kukulkan here, this should be the correct name to describe the feathered serpent god who controls the sun.

"No, this is the Long Count calendar of the Mayan culture. Although Kukulkan and Tchilopochtli both refer to the feathered serpent god, here, Kukulkan is a respectful name for that god."

Esther's words made Li Ming stunned for a moment, then Li Ming suddenly realized and nodded.

The group followed Esdel back to the temple and walked into the heart of Kukulkan. There was a passage hidden under the hollowed-out meteorite. The other people were extremely respectful to Nakum and the high priest, as they were the only ones who could enter the heart of Kukulkan.

When everyone entered the underground of the temple through the passage under the meteorite, Bianca looked around in surprise.

There are a row of candles on the ceiling, making the entire corridor look magnificent. All the other corridors are connected to this corridor.

"This... Why build such a luxurious building inside a meteorite?" Bianca looked around in surprise. She couldn't imagine how much effort it would take to drill through the entire meteorite and then build it into this shape. What's more, those people outside didn't even have the most basic tools.

"Haha, this is just making use of the mining channel." Esdel was not embarrassed.

And Rita just smiled and said, "It's very mysterious, and it's very suitable for Lady Esdel's residence."

"Thank you for the compliment, young lady. However, this place is more like the 'high priest's laboratory' than the 'high priest's residence'."

Li Ming complained, "Why do people like to build laboratories underground?"

"After all, the temple is already there, and it only needs a few minor changes."

"Oh? What types of experiments is His Majesty the High Priest interested in?" Shangboliang's words could be said to be a slight sting to Esdel.

But Esdel didn't care. "Before I explain this question, let me ask you, have you heard of my father's deeds?"

"Zarathustra? Is he the Persian prophet whom the Greeks called Zoroaster?"

The name Zarathustra was still unfamiliar to others. Only Rita had heard of it. The ones who knew him best were Shakespeare, Champollion and Miguel.

"Yes, he is also a high priest," Esther nodded, but then she changed her tone, "Also, I must correct you - Persia is a misnomer given to us by the Greeks. The correct name should be Iran."

"But no matter what, your father created Zoroastrianism and gave other people a unified set of values. This made later generations admire him and gave him extremely high praise." Shang Boliang spoke without caring about his appearance and spoke frankly.

"Although some drifters say this about him, it's not just that."

Old man Miguel said, "I only know the Avesta he compiled, but unfortunately, the Oenian part was burned by Emperor Stress."

"From my father's perspective, there shouldn't be any regrets. It's simple. My father never compiled any scriptures."

"This may have something to do with the snake king in the myth!" As a playwright, Shakespeare had to look for a lot of inspiration, so what she knew was very diverse.

"Yes!" Esther nodded.