Chapter 150 Xerath Is Coming

In a noisy tavern.

There was not much food left on the table, and Li Lin, Kassadin, Sivir and Taliyah, who were full and full, continued to chat about recent events.

Among them, Taliyah was naturally most concerned about the resurrection of Eagle King Azir and his ascension to godhood again.

Her eyes quickly passed over the three of them, and she opened her mouth, not knowing how to ask such a thing.

This was a rumor she heard when she first arrived in Kenese. The Desert Emperor re-erected the Sun Disk in the City of the Sun in the middle of the desert in an attempt to gather his people and unify the divided tribes.

Taliyah knew that originally during this period, her tribe would migrate to the ruins in the middle of the desert in search of water.

If the rumors are true, she must rush back to her family as soon as possible to protect them from slavery...

Li Lin noticed Taliyah's confused expression, "What's wrong, Taliyah, do you have anything to say?"

"Well..." She pursed her chapped and dull lips, "Actually, I heard... that the last emperor of Shurima has returned?"

"This..."

Li Lin thought that Taliyah seemed to have a deep misunderstanding of Azir, and raised an eyebrow.

"The rumors are true. Emperor Azir has been resurrected by the royal bloodline, completed the ascension ceremony, and became a warrior of the gods."

As he spoke, he glanced at Sivir, who was sitting opposite him.

She continued to pour beer into her flat, waistline-lined belly like a bottomless pit, not noticing Li Lin's gaze at all.

Taliyah's eyes flashed with worry, her face lowered and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Li Lin could probably guess what she was thinking, and it was nothing more than how to protect her tribe from that "tyrant".

But no matter how much Taliyah thought about, it was just her own imagination and misunderstanding.

The real situation is that Azir can be said to be a wise king of the Shurima Empire, and he can also lead Shurima, which declined after the Void War, into its post-peak period.

Without Xerath's troubles, maybe he could expand Shurima's territory beyond the continent of Shurima and include Valoran, Ionia, and even Freljord. The scope of the Mar Empire.

Although most of the ascendants who ascended to become demigods the day after tomorrow were no better than the native demigods who incarnated the rules and concepts of Runeterra.

But after all, it is difficult for two fists to defeat four hands.

No matter how powerful the demigods from other regions were, they couldn't hold back the large and powerful ascended group.

Li Lin thought for a while and said to the worried little sparrow: "We have witnessed the ascension of the Eagle King with our own eyes. To be honest, he is much kinder than we thought."

"...Huh?" Taliyah was stunned for a moment, a hint of astonishment flashed through her light brown eyes, "You, you..."

Kassadin glanced at Li Lin thoughtfully and then said, "Li Lin is right. Azir is indeed very different from what is recorded in the classics."

Taliyah looked a little confused and didn't understand why they wanted to speak for a tyrant.

Or...does my understanding of this Eagle King be too one-sided?

"But, but I heard... he didn't want to restore slavery..." she said in an uncertain tone.

"No way, it's just rumors." Li Lin chuckled, "Actually, Azir announced the abolition of slavery thousands of years ago during his ascension ceremony."

"What?! How... is this possible?"

Taliyah looked in disbelief.

"He has been in office for so many years. If he really wanted to liberate the slaves, why didn't he announce it earlier? At least it would save the slaves from pain and torture, right?"

"You think politics is too simple, little girl." At this time, Sivir, who finally put down his glass of wine, interjected.

Although her first impression of Azir was not good, she also knew that it was all her own groundless imagination about him.

In fact, her ancestor was far more enlightened than she imagined, in all aspects.

Sivir stared into Taliyah's eyes with a serious expression, "There are many times when many things are not what we want to do. In most cases we cannot help ourselves."

"Yes, if we go by the records in historical books, the emperor at that time was speechless in many aspects. For example, Azir was the only emperor who decided on his own ascension ceremony, rather than having the sun sacrifice him."

Li Lin took Kassadin's words and continued: "Slavery is a traditional system that has been passed down in Shurima for thousands of years. If you think about Taliyah, how many dignitaries and ministers are involved in it?"

Taliyah bit her bloodless lower lip, her expression still tangled.

She didn't have much education in politics and didn't know much about it.

But if interests are involved, she can understand it.

After all, she often bargains with other tribes or traders when buying things.

"But...he is the emperor, isn't he? Since he is the emperor, he can have whatever he wants."

"Power doesn't mean everything, Taliyah." Li Lin's tone became serious. "Political struggles, especially those between royal bloodlines, are very bloody..."

Azir was originally the youngest and least favored prince.

In an assassination attempt on the royal family, all the princes died. Without Xerath's help, Azir would not have survived.

In the years that followed, the emperor launched a ruthless massacre, guillotining anyone who was at least remotely suspect.

Azir was naturally the same, but his status as the sole heir to the throne protected him.

In the following time, Xerath secretly murdered all the fetuses in the queen's belly.

When she finally gave birth to a healthy prince, Xerath even used dark witchcraft to trigger a thunderstorm, causing the newborn prince, including the emperor and queen, to all die in an "accident"...

The royal family themselves are like this, and the reactionaries who oppose Azir's ascension to the throne will use all means to push him down from the throne.

Slavery was a great opportunity.

That's why Azir kept this plan a strict secret, not even revealing it to Xerath.

Of course, this is only one of the main reasons.

The other reason is that he is too arrogant and thinks that everything is under his control...

Li Lin told Taliyah one by one the struggles between feudal royal families and the bloodshed of politics, but omitted the unknown history of Azir and Xerath conspiring together to ascend to power.

After listening, Taliyah was greatly shocked, and even felt that her original concepts had collapsed.

She stared and thought for a long time before coming back to her senses and looking at Li Lin again.

"Then why did Xerath betray Azir? Obviously Azir has already freed him and other slaves..."

"Because Xerath is an evil guy. He has already prepared a plan to usurp the throne and the power of the gods. He can no longer stop."

Suddenly, a strong and deep voice sounded from the door of the tavern.

Li Lin, Kassadin, Sivir, and Taliyah all looked in the direction of the source of the sound at the same time, with shock on their faces.

I saw a sturdy figure with a jackal head, wearing a time-honored golden armor, wearing a Shurima article and a votive belt, and holding a long-handled battle ax, bowing into the tavern.

"Oh my God...is this Nasus, Son of the Desert?"

"Why is he here?!"

"Is it possible that the rumor that Eagle Father Azir has returned and become a god is true?"

"Ramos bless..."

"..."

The tavern suddenly boiled with excitement, some were excited, some were worried, and some were afraid.

And most people feel an inexplicable uneasiness in their hearts.

Nasus ignored the commotion, and his red eyes briefly paused on Kassadin, with a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Then, he turned his eyes and noticed the cross blade in the leather sheath on his back, as well as the young woman carrying it.

"Chalikal." Nasus murmured in a low voice and walked straight to the round table where Li Lin and others were.

In addition to Li Lin and Kassadin, Sivir and Taliyah stood up at the same time and entered a state of alert.

"You, what do you want to do?"

Taliyah reached out and quickly formed a complex magic pattern on her chest, causing ripples to ripple on the stone ground at her feet.

She recognized Nasus, but after this short time together, she had already regarded Li Lin, Kassadin and Sivir as her friends.

She doesn't allow anyone to take action against her friends, even if the other person is a demigod.

Nasus stopped and raised his eyebrows.

"Taliyah, don't be impulsive!"

Li Lin was startled and quickly grabbed Taliyah's hand to interrupt the brewing magic.

"Your magic is enough to break the most stubborn stone in Shurima." Nasus praised sincerely, "But don't misunderstand me, little girl. I am not here to fight."

Li Lin suppressed his nervousness, came to Nasus and asked, "I wonder what a great scholar can do?"

Although he had already known Nasus' purpose in finding them...

Nasus's attention was not on Li Lin at all. A pair of eyes were staring directly at Sivir and the Chalikar she was holding tightly in her hand, which ordinary people could not swing.

"You are Azir's descendant."

"What?!" Taliyah was shocked by Nasus' words.

But judging from the reactions of Li Lin and Kassadin, it seems that they have known about this for a long time...

For some reason, Taliyah felt a little tight in her chest.

"So what?" Sivir frowned tightly, "If you want to take Chalikar away, then we will be in big trouble."

"Do you know who that knife belongs to?"

"Of course I know, the first emperor of Shurima and the ascended warrior queen Setaka...but now, it is mine."

Nasus was a little surprised. He didn't expect that she even knew these secrets.

"Forget it, the Emperor's blood is flowing in your body. Since it recognizes you, it proves that you are qualified to drive it... You and it resurrected Azir and Shurima. There must be some meaning in this."

Nasus suddenly knelt down on one knee and crossed his hands in front of his chest in salute.

Sivir's expression remained calm, and the golden cross blade rotated flexibly in her hand, ready to go.

Nasus shook his head, not paying too much attention to Sivir's hostility, but slowly continued: "Xerath is coming, and the royal bloodline must be protected."

Little knowledge: In the official background, the title of the Ascended is demigod, and demigods also have strengths and weaknesses. The Freljord Orn Bear and Phoenix are the top demigods, and they not only represent a certain kind of nature. Elements also represent many concepts (for example, Ornn is in charge of the concept of forging, the bear is in charge of the concept of war, the phoenix is ​​in charge of the concept of winter, and Naga Kapoulos is in charge of life and movement)

Among the Ascended, it was officially determined that only Aatrox at the peak of the Ascended period would have a chance to defeat Ornn (that designer had a great say in the plot design, although he said this when Sword Demon was reworked) , but it has not been taken back yet, and I have not eaten the book. It can be used for reference)