Chapter 404 [0401] It’s Been a Long Time Since I Last Saw the Capital of Demacia!

Riding on the bumpy horseback, looking at the towering walls of Demacia in the distance, Dili breathed a sigh of relief.

The weather in Demacia in August was terribly hot.

Unlike Dili's hometown, the high-lying and cool Mithril City, the sea breeze here was hot and humid. Under the sun, it seemed that as long as he moved casually, he would sweat.

In this damn weather, as the captain of a team, Dili, who was responsible for the escort mission, had to wear a full set of armor according to regulations.

Even though the rune steel armor he was wearing was of high quality, light and strong, with the bumps of the horse, Dili could still clearly feel the waves of heat in the gap of the breastplate under his neck.

The hot and humid airflow hit his sparse stubble, almost condensing into water droplets and dripping down.

Reaching out to wipe the wet stubble on his chin, Dili tried to take a deep breath with all his strength, expelling all the hot air in the armor, and then inhaling relatively cool air.

The exchange of gases lifted Dili's spirits. While controlling the reins and letting his mount move forward along the avenue to the right, he turned his head and looked at the big man who was riding side by side with him.

"Special Envoy Alzhen." Dili said in a businesslike tone, "We are about to arrive in Xiongdu."

"It's really not easy." The big man Alzhen nodded, "This hot day... you are really tired."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Dili shook his head, and then reminded seriously, "According to the regulations, I need to emphasize the stone agreement again. The walls of Xiongdu are made of forbidden magic stones. If you don't control your talent here, it may cause some unnecessary problems."

"Understandable." Alzhen grinned, With a nonchalant look on his face, "This is not the first time I've come here, and there are demon hunters in your team... Grand Duke Nokmochi's favorite son has been in trouble, and everyone is very nervous."

Diri nodded slightly, but did not say much - Grand Duke Nokmochi's son was killed by unknown people in the guild hall of Demacia's capital. Although Jarvan III responded immediately, investigating the murderer and exiling the newly famous Demacia Shield Taric, the waves caused by this incident have not stopped.

The Valoran Mutual Aid Alliance is finished. Demacia, which was originally in the limelight at the tournament, was severely slapped in the face in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, the kingdom has tried its best but failed to find the murderer...

Although he is only a small captain of the Fifth Legion, Diri can imagine how much diplomatic pressure the Demacia capital will face at this time.

As long as Jarvan III still wants to achieve something in the field of diplomacy, he must find a way to completely solve this matter - in addition to punishing the person in charge, he must also catch the murderer.

But the question is, how can the murderer be so easy to catch?

All the common investigation methods were used, but there was no useful clue at all. The murderer seemed to appear and disappear out of thin air, leaving no evidence at all - if Demacia had no reason to do this, even Jarvan III would probably fall into self-doubt.

Even because the case was too special and the means of committing the crime were too cruel, it was not easy to find a scapegoat. Grand Duke Nokmochi was in a hysterical state.

In this case, the head of the demon hunters made a secret report to Jarvan III. The content of the report was unknown to people, but after the report, a special team composed of demon hunters and soldiers of the Fifth Legion was transferred to the border to meet the envoy of Abermark.

As the head of the soldiers of the Fifth Legion, Dili thought that this was the beginning of his promotion after receiving the news, but after meeting the envoy, he realized that he was involved in a trouble.

The reason is very simple. This envoy is a real mage.

To be precise, this envoy named Alzhen is not only a real mage, but also the chief mage of Abermark!

You know, because of the ban on magic, when conducting diplomatic affairs in Demacia, foreign envoys are usually not allowed to be spellcasters. And this time, to welcome the arrival of a mage envoy... I'm afraid the only possibility is to deal with the murder case that happened in the capital.

After realizing that he was involved in this case, Dili felt a headache on the spot.

Even if you don't consider how unlucky it is that Taric was thrown to climb the Giant God Peak because of this incident, this case involves too much - whether it is the diplomacy of various principalities or the activities of mages in the capital of Demacia, none of them are something Dili is unwilling to get involved in.

Back then, after Lux's tossing, Dili was not so scared of the rope after being bitten by a snake once, but at least he finally had a clearer understanding of the fact that he was a small person.

Climbing up is not a problem. The problem is that in such a big-man game, it is difficult for a small-man to take care of the overall situation. Climbing up rashly is a gamble.

Even if it is just to gain experience in the army, it is better than being involved in such trouble!

Having learned a lesson, Di Li naturally could not cling up rashly as before. After learning about his mission, he finally chose to do his job honestly, without any personal purpose, and strive to finish the job quickly and get out of it quickly.

Thank God, everything went smoothly along the way.

Mr. Alzhen did follow the stone agreement's request and never used magic under the supervision of the magic hunters.

Next, as long as he sent Mr. Alzhen into the Demacia capital and checked into the embassy, ​​his dangerous escort mission would be successfully completed!

Even if he didn't establish a relationship with the magic hunters, Dili still felt that this trip was very satisfying.

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Soon, Dili led the team to the east gate of the Demacia capital.

It was evening, and there were many people queuing to enter the city. The summer trade in Demacia was coming to an end. Now was the time for caravans from all over the country to leave the Demacia capital and return home. Even the guards guarding foreign envoys needed to line up outside the gate honestly.

The waiting process was a bit long, and Alzhen simply got off the horse and ran to the magic hunter team behind, telling a joke with color - I don't know what this mage's brain circuit is thinking, he actually looked like he wanted to establish a relationship with the magic hunters, which made Dili stunned.

Shaking his head, Dili ignored the guy and took the initiative to restrain the soldiers in his team and lined up honestly.

Although some of the soldiers did not quite understand Dili's ideas and wanted to listen to those dirty jokes, they finally gathered near the city gate according to Dili's request, waiting to line up to enter the city.

Then, just when Dili finished lining up and breathed a sigh of relief, he saw a familiar face in the queue of pedestrians entering the city next to him.

This is a beautiful young girl with long smooth golden hair and a pair of blue eyes shining in the sunset. Although she was only wearing a simple dress without any extra decorations, the confident temperament from the inside out always made people feel that she was either rich or noble.

At the first sight of this girl, Dili felt that she was very familiar, but after thinking about it, he could not remember her identity-he clearly did not know her!

Dili, who was a little confused, could not help but look at the other person carefully, but the more he looked, the more he believed that he seemed to have never seen her before.

So where did this subtle sense of familiarity come from?

As if sensing Dili's gaze, the other party quickly turned her head.

After looking Dili up and down, she seemed to quickly recognize Dili's identity. She couldn't help but smile, hold a sword, and waved to Dili.

Dili subconsciously wanted to nod politely, but when he saw the sword in the other party's hand, the nodding action suddenly stopped.

His eyes seemed to be attracted, firmly locked on the guard of the sword and the exquisite crown guard emblem.

At this moment, he finally realized the other party's identity, and finally understood why he looked at the other party and felt familiar, but couldn't remember the other party's identity...

She is the eldest daughter of the Crown Guard family, Laxana Crown Guard!

Dili widened his eyes in disbelief. He never expected that Miss Laxana actually returned to Demacia and came to the Demacia capital!

Didn't she suffer the punishment of the stone crown?

Returning to Demacia at this time, returning to the Demacia capital... If she is discovered, it is not only her who will be in trouble, but also the entire Crown Guard family will be in big trouble!

How dare she?

Moreover, even if she really comes back, she should not appear on the street at this time, right?

Do you really think that no one in Demacia can recognize her identity?

You know, as a family deeply trusted by the king, the Crown Guard family has always been the object of envy of many nobles. If possible, many people are very happy to cause trouble for the Crown Guard family...

To put it bluntly, Laxana's return to the Demacia capital at this time is simply to drag the entire Crown Guard family into the abyss!

Although she was tricked by Lux once, as a member of the Crown Guard family, Dili's first reaction is still to find a way to cover up.

No, she can't be discovered!

With his mind racing, Dili asked the soldiers to wait in line, and temporarily left the team on the pretext of being in a hurry - he must persuade Miss Laxana not to be so reckless.

However, just after leaving the reckless team, a slightly cool breeze blew over, and Dili's feverish brain quickly cooled down.

No, something was wrong.

This Miss Laxana was not a simple person. Dili, who had personally experienced the incident in the Secret Silver City and the duel, knew this very well.

She was now swaggering here, and it was definitely impossible that she was unprepared and hot-headed!

That's right, she must have her own ideas and plans...

Although Dili didn't know what Laxana relied on, he still stopped walking towards Lux and turned around outside the city, as if he really wanted to find a place to relieve himself.

Be calm, Dili, calm down, this kind of thing is not something you can participate in casually. Before you understand the full picture of the matter, acting rashly will only cause trouble - you don't need to gamble anymore!

In this way, while trying to calm himself down, Dili went outside the city to "solve the physiological problem" for no reason.

When he returned to the team with a nervous mood, it was their turn to enter the city.

"Oh, Dili, you're finally back." Arzhen winked at him and said, "Although people in middle age have to do some things, but aren't you doing it too often?"

The young soldiers under Dili heard the words, although they couldn't laugh directly, but they still winked at each other on the road - obviously, for them, teasing their superiors is always a thing they like to hear and hear.

I can't make fun of it, but the messenger can do it without restraint, which is really interesting.

After hearing what Alzhen said, Dili's face was obviously darker.

However, he didn't speak to explain, but snorted angrily, as if he was angry, squeezed the soldiers away, strode to the front of the team, led his horse, and began to communicate with the soldiers guarding the city, showing the official documents, and preparing to enter the city.

In the process, although Dili kept his head down, he was always looking around with the corner of his eyes.

Seeing that he didn't see Lux's figure again, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Maybe she was picked up by someone special, and the previous greeting to him was just a test?

Thinking of Lux's performance in the Secret Silver City, Dili felt a little uneasy at this time.

I hope I can pass the test of Miss Laxana...

However, what is she testing this time?

And why did she choose to return to the Demacia Capital at this time?

Full of doubts, Dili finally came to the soldiers guarding the city, showed them the documents for entering the city, and took them to count the number of people in the team.

After confirming that everything was correct, the team finally started again and slowly entered the Demacia Capital.

Then, just as the team entered the city gate, Alzhen, who was leading a horse, passed the crowd and came to Dili, who was also leading a horse.

"Sorry, Mr. Dili, I don't mean any harm." Alzhen put on a sincere look and said to him, "I was just joking..."

The soldiers who had pricked up their ears before heard Alzhen's apology, and their faces showed "that's it" expressions.

However, what they didn't know was that after apologizing, Arzhen whispered something to Dili that made him almost unable to suppress his emotions.

"Just now when I entered the city, I found a powerful spellcaster." This time, Arzhen's tone was no longer teasing, "She seemed to wave at you...Mr. Dili, do you know her?"

Kalya's Little Classroom·Stone Covenant:

The law of Demacia stipulates that any spellcaster who comes to Demacia must accept the supervision of the magic hunter and is prohibited from using magic. This law is engraved on the magic-forbidden stone tablets of various border fortresses, so it is called the Stone Covenant.