Chapter 257 [0255] Working Together

Ignoring the noisy crows for the time being, Swain looked up at Draven who was jogging all the way.

"You've done me a disservice, Swain!" After seeing Swain, Draven was complaining bitterly, "This prison is so boring, I'd rather be thrown into the arena than stay here..."

"I understand." Swain nodded seriously, "At least you're fine."

"If I'm locked up any longer, I might go crazy!" Draven grinned, looking like he was still scared, "Then there will be real trouble!"

I ignored the noisy guy and waved his hand behind him, and several Noxian soldiers took Draven away to wash up.

Then, watching Draven being taken to the boat while making demands, Swain finally turned his head to look at another person who was rescued.

"Miss Tamara, is everything okay with you?"

"Not so good." The extremely embarrassed Tamara shook her head, "Mr. Swain, why are you here? Is the Empire and Piltover at war?"

"To be precise, this is just a personal act." Looking at the confused Tamara, Swain smiled, "Just like your failed kidnapping before."

"That's different." Tamara shook her head, "And, Mr. Swain, your hand has obviously crossed the line, the war mason is only responsible to the commander-in-chief!"

"No, the war mason is only responsible for Noxus!" Swain shook his head and corrected, "Our commander-in-chief is no longer the aggressive helmsman before. The current Lord Darkwill has become an old man entrenched on the throne. He can't represent Noxus."

Such words made Tamara open her eyes wide. She looked at Swain in disbelief, and finally could only shake her head slowly and subconsciously.

"No, Mr. Swain, the failure of the war has driven you crazy, but the Grand Commander is still--"

"Still what?" Swain raised his lips slightly, revealing a rather sarcastic smile, "Tell me, Tamara, what other words can you use to describe our Grand Commander."

As he spoke, he stared at Tamara in front of him with a jackdaw-like gaze, as if he could see through Tamara's eyes and see into her heart.

Such a look forced Tamara to give up those unwilling embellishments and finally chose a fair explanation.

"Still... an important figure in maintaining Noxus."

"A puppet on the throne, right?" Swain took a half step forward, "The war mason should be the eyes of the empire, the most perceptive person. You can't deceive your heart, and you can't tell yourself that the Grand Commander is still the Grand Commander he once was, right?"

Tamara was speechless.

As a professional warmason, lying is almost instinctive for Tamara, but facing Swain, Tamara found that every time she tried to lie, her words became pale and powerless, and she couldn't even convince herself. In this case, no matter how hard she struggled, she could only tell the truth honestly in the end.

When facing some open questions, she could still choose her words and respond with less intense words, but when Swain asked if, she could only nod awkwardly.

Yes, as a warmason, Tamara is now quite disappointed with her commander-in-chief.

Originally, the warmason was lurking in Piltover, but suddenly a young lady from the Kerkao family came over, holding chicken feathers as a token of authority, and ended up with a mess.

Of course, failure was not the reason why Tamara was dissatisfied. She was more concerned about the fact that as a war mason, she was inexplicably dragged into the vortex of the nobles' profiteering - the war masons were spies of the empire, the pioneers of the invasion, and a special organization that was only responsible to the commander-in-chief. As a result, the commander-in-chief used public tools for personal gain.

Even if the empire was passing on orders under the guise of "accumulating technology", Tamara was not a fool. How could she not guess why the empire was eager to obtain Hex body modification technology and even exposed the war masons?

If the commander-in-chief really wanted this technology itself, why didn't he start slowly from the beginning? You know, Tamara's copycat plan has been carried out for about half, and her success is actually enough to enable the empire to have the ability to make more reliable prostheses - this is of self-evident importance to Noxus.

But what was the result?

With a command from the commander-in-chief, all the war masons risked exposing themselves and were desperate to carry out the kidnapping plan...

It was said that "there would be a fleet to pick them up", but in the end, there was only a fool with a bad brain who was foolishly supporting them.

However, even so, Tamara still chose to keep silent in prison and did not reveal any information about the war masons - she still loved Noxus, a country that could give everyone a way out equally, and even orphans could survive in state-run farms, ranches, and orphanages.

Even though Tamara knew in her heart that the empire nurtured these seedlings so that they would provide more firewood for the rumbling imperial war machine when they grew up, she still did not regret it and still maintained her loyalty.

The process of climbing up may be cruel.

But a chance to climb up is enough for Tamara to sacrifice her life for Noxus.

To put it in a more corny way, the Noxian Empire gave Tamara the opportunity to realize her self-worth!

However, now, facing Swain, Tamara suddenly felt at a loss.

"So, what are you going to do?" Tamara, who was forced into a corner, could only change the subject, "Sir Swain, I don't know what gave you the confidence to embark on a rebellious path with just a few veterans. Roads, and with all due respect, the city of Piltover is not the same as Uzeris or Bergün..."

"My goal is not Piltover." Swain shook his head, "My goal is not this city, but Noxus - I am not trying to conquer Piltover, but I hope to use it to conquer Piltover." To begin, fight back to the Immortal Fortress and return the empire to greatness."

Tamara's eyes widened in astonishment, looking at Swain who was full of confidence. She had no idea where the other party's confidence came from.

"The empire has gone astray. As a war mason, you should know very well." Swain continued, "So, I am just a person who brings order to the chaos."

"..."

"There are many people like me in the empire." Having said this, Swain stretched out his one arm to Tamara, "Join us, Miss Tamara, your boss is very optimistic about it. You think you have the ability to become a master of war."

For some reason, looking into Swain's eyes, Tamara felt an indescribable sincerity - after hesitating for a moment, she reached out her hand, wiped it on her dirty clothes, and then held it. Swain extended his hand.

Kalya’s Little Class·Devil’s Bewitchment:

Swain, who made a deal with the devil, has a unique ability to confuse people - unlike the smooth-talking devil, Swain can always make people feel his sincerity without lying.

PS. There are two more chapters tonight.

Isn't it the beginning of summer? The computer fan has been noisy recently, and the air conditioner is turned on. The two complement each other perfectly - so I spent five hours cleaning out the dust on my computer host and replacing it. A set of silent fans.

The process went smoothly, there was no bleeding, and there were no more or less screws. The only thing that made me feel a little scary was that when changing the silicone grease, I found that the protective plastic on my CPU radiator The film didn't come off!

Boy, I was a good guy right there.