Chapter 176: Outbound Assessment, Luo Wen's Decision

At the end of July, Rowan left Bilgewater.

With the help of new materials from Piltover and Zaun and manpower from Demacia, Bilgewater quickly returned to its usual appearance. The mountains were repaired and fixed, new villas and houses were built, and even the port was renovated with new materials that were not easily stained by oil.

Everything in Bilgewater was on the right track, and Sarah began to formulate new rules for the city-state.

But it was impossible to make drastic changes to the rules of Bilgewater. Everything needed to be done step by step. Therefore, Bilgewater still maintained its original barbarity and rudeness. Bounties and gangs were still the culture of this maritime city-state, but there were many new small rules.

For example, after killing someone, the body could not be thrown on the island at will. It needed to be handled accordingly. It was forbidden for people without bounty hunter certificates to accept bounty tasks, and it was also forbidden for gangs to fight within the specified time.

These small rules alone aroused opposition from gangs and the public, but it was useless. When several troublemakers were caught by Sarah and beaten to death with sticks, and then their bodies were hung on street lamps with blood, the voices of opposition became much smaller.

Most students in the War College had never seen such a cruel scene. Even Zerri, who lived in Zaun but was well protected by her aunt and community relatives, found it scary.

However, this is Bilgewater.

Just as the Hexgate of Bilgewater was successfully built, Sarah climbed to the highest point of Bilgewater and was thinking about the enrollment of the War College next year and who to send to the island in the office, Rowan also officially returned to the War College.

As before, Rowan first went back to Xiongdu to meet Jarvan III, and explained the events in Bilgewater to the old emperor in detail. After staying in the palace for a few hours, Rowan left.

Of course, Yumi and Poppy returned to the War Academy in advance. Yumi didn't like the palace because she felt that there were too many small rules, and the guys in the palace were more serious than each other. Yumi hated this atmosphere, so she asked Poppy to take her back to the War Academy.

As for why the cat didn't go back alone, it was probably because Yumi was a cat, but she was born in the Year of the Dog?

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In the office, Lux was wearing a skirt and holding a stack of books in her hands. It seemed that she had just finished class.

She sensed Rowan's magical aura, so she ran back to the office quickly. When Lux arrived, Rowan's office was already full of people.

There was Kai'Sa who sat on the chair without saying a word, and Sona who had a lot of things to say to Rowan with her telepathic communication ability.

There was Riven who came for the assessment of students at the Knight Academy, and Orianna who was worried about the funding for the student club.

Lux was considered to be a latecomer.

But as soon as she appeared, everyone consciously made room for her, except Sona.

Lux hugged her chest, squinted her eyes and walked to Rowan, asking, "Rowan, you were out for quite a while this time."

"The battle didn't take long, it was resolved in about two hours, mainly because there were many things to deal with in Bilgewater later." Rowan smiled when he saw Lux.

He opened his arms wide to Lux, "Why, I haven't seen you for almost half a month, don't you want to hug me?"

Lux was stunned, and around her, Riven put two fingers in her mouth, whistled, and looked at the beautiful and pleasant dean with a teasing look.

Not to mention, if Riven was also a man, she would also like a girl like Lux.

Generous, sunny, beautiful, unpretentious, and a blonde.

Ha, who wouldn't like Lux?

Lux opened her arms and took the initiative to come forward, humming and saying, "Hug me if you want. Rowan, have you hugged everyone?"

"Of course. I thought so. Before you came, only Sona and I hugged each other." Rowan hugged Lux, and one hand rubbed Lux's hair hard, messing up Lux's smooth blonde hair.

Sona nodded vigorously beside him, as if to help Rowan prove that what he said was true.

Only Kaisa was eating fruit and reading a picture book by herself.

It's not that Kaisa was isolated, but that Kaisa liked it this way more.

Although Kaisa did change a lot because of Rowan and Lux, and became more "personable", she was still not good at expressing her emotions in front of others.

Kaisa was more introverted, and many times, her emotions were hidden.

But while eating, Kaisa's eyes were always looking at Rowan. She sat in a corner alone, and couldn't help thinking about something.

That is, if

If she was the first to arrive

If only Lux and Sona were present.

Then, would she also take the initiative to go forward and give Rowan a hug?

Not to mention that she seemed to have gotten used to seeing Rowan every day, saying hello to Rowan, and eating Rowan's snacks and lunch.

Half a month has not seen each other, and half a month is obviously not a long time, but during this period, Kaisa did have some thoughts - ah, why hasn't he come back yet.

This feeling is very strange, but Kaisa can't say exactly what's strange, so, turning depression into appetite, she stuffed things into her mouth like a little hamster.

"Is it convenient for me to say something?"

Riven waited beside him for a long time, and then couldn't help but speak.

"Please tell me." Rowan looked at Riwen.

It's been a while since Riven came to Zhan Zhan Academy, and she looks even more beautiful now than when they first met.

Today, she is wearing the teacher's uniform of the Zhan Zhan Academy. Her short white hair is refreshing and not greasy, and her skin is much fairer. Most importantly, because of her good diet, Riven's current mental outlook is very good.

Her face was rosy, and her finger joints were originally frighteningly white, but now they have some flesh. Overall, Riven's figure is not inferior to Kai'Sa's at all, and her hips are even more upturned than Kai'Sa's.

If Kai'Sa looks like a cheetah, then Riven looks like a beautiful cougar.

After all, this mistress is a woman who can eat him two kilograms of staple food and three kilograms of meat in one meal.

In the past, it was no different from eating dirt in Ionia, barely enough food and clothing, but now that she has come to Demacia, Riven can eat every meal, and her mental outlook will certainly not be bad.

At this moment, Riwen looked at Luo Wen, handed out a stack of documents, and said, "The students came back to publicize what you and the two vice principals did outside. Now, many students hope to apply for outing requests."

"The eldest lady Fiona and I thought about it and thought it would be a good thing to let students go out to study. After all, when I was their age, I had already carried a sword and went to the battlefield. I don't know about other academies and can't speak for it, but Knight Academy, Rowan, I think it’s best to have an assessment every six months.”

"Knights are not learned in school, but trained on the battlefield." Riven said seriously.

Rowan listened and started thinking.

"I think what Dean Riven said is right." Lux said next to her. When Rowan looked at her, she blinked her big eyes and explained: "When many students from the academy came to the academy, They have gone through a lot of training outside. Except for the young nobles of Demacia, they all have a lot of experience, more than me. "

“So I think it’s a good thing for teachers to take them out to study, do tasks, earn credits, and conduct assessments.”

Rowan nodded, then he looked at Sona, "Sona, what do you think?"

Sona picked up a pen and wrote on the board, then held it up in front of her: Students are full of energy, and this is a good way to eliminate their energy.

Sona then began to write: There are not many students now, but there will be more in the future. The students are energetic and there will inevitably be friction and conflicts between them, so I agree with Dean Riwen's idea.

"Then it's up to you to arrange this matter. Start with the Knight Academy and see what the effect is." Rowan looked at Riven and said.

Riven nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's start from my side."

"By the way, how is your relationship with Fiona?" After the business was settled, Rowan looked at Riven and asked curiously.

Riven and Fiona, these two heroines who are inseparable in the upper road of the canyon and rely solely on operation, are also representative characters of Demacia and Noxus. Players will inevitably regard them as Compared.

"How is it?" Riwen pursed her lips, blew upwards, blew a tuft of white hair on her forehead, and said: "Just like that, the eldest lady always maintains her young lady style, and I always maintain her look. Act the way you don’t.”

"Fire and water are incompatible?" Riwen said tentatively.

"That's pretty good."

Lux looked at Rowan from the side and said, "How did you hear that we have a good relationship from this sentence?"

Riven didn't say anything else and left with the signed documents.

Her relationship with Rowan was only between subordinates and superiors, not even friends. Now was the time when Rowan was getting along with his friends. If she wanted to stay here all the time, it would be too short-sighted.

So, after saying hello, Riven turned and left.

Leave a few people behind.

Rowan talked a lot with Lax Sona and Kai'Sa, and told many interesting things about the island.

Although Bilgewater is not big, only the size of a grand plaza and a throne mountain, it cannot stand the water depth of Bee Island. The four legends of Bee Island are enough for Rowan to talk about for two or three days.

Therefore, the time soon came to night.

During this period, everyone ate directly in Rowan's office, and continued chatting after eating until the night was really late. Lux and Sona had to prepare for lessons tomorrow before leaving.

Rowan stayed alone in the office, and Yumi wandered off to nowhere. She was very popular among the students.

Yuumi's lively nature, without the coldness and aloofness of a cat, her cute appearance and powerful abilities make the students like and respect her.

Because of this, Yumi often doesn't come back, and Rowan is used to it.

And now.

Alone alone, Rowan had to do something.

Opening the heaven and earth furnace, Rowan took a deep breath, and then he filled up all the existing experience points and skill levels.

Now Rowan has divided his skills by region.

Demacia's tenacity, physique, leadership qualities, etc.

The science of Zaun, alchemy, etc.

Freljord's Ice Bloodline, etc.

After mastering the elements, ice magic, ice body, and ice bloodline in one breath, he reached level 10. Luo Wen thought he would put them into the heaven and earth furnace to fuse them, but as a result, several skills could be upgraded upwards.

So, Rowan increased the ice magic and ice physique to super level 10, which also used up the skill experience points that Rowan had decomposed during these times.

Then, Luo Wen tried to put Kaiyun, Huangyu, ice magic power, and ice body into the heaven and earth furnace.

In the world of Heaven and Earth Furnace——

Four streams of light gushed out from Rowan's body and flew towards the colorful stove with the lid wide open and extinguished. However, as soon as the skill entered, Rowan received a system prompt.

[The Dao Heart is not activated, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace cannot integrate skills that exceed the host level. 】

[Ask the host to activate the Dao Heart, or choose to integrate low-level skills]

Rowan: "."

"So, it's not a matter of the number of skills?"

Touching his chin, Rowan began to think.

Tao mind is related to laws.

Will the rules correspond to the power of rules in Runeterra?

But how to get it?

Rowan was a little troubled.

His strength can indeed continue to improve, but no matter how many extraordinary level 10 skills he acquires, Rowan will always be half-stepping the rules rather than actually reaching the rules.

The first time he used Huangyu and Kaiyun to combine, Luo Wen failed to combine new skills. At that time, Luo Wen thought that the number of advanced skills was not enough, so he could not integrate them.

But after being blessed by Yumi and taking that step, Luo Wen discovered that the rules level was different.

Once you have the rules, you have the power that officially belongs to you, and you are no longer just attached to Runeterra.

You must know that from the background of the story of the Yodles, Runeterra has self-awareness. Therefore, if you are rejected by Runeterra, it is very possible that your strength will be damaged or even eliminated.

But it's different with the power of rules. The power of rules can connect with the stars. Powerful rules players can really compete with demigods.

Jax and Master Yi say that one of them can kill a god and the other can kill a thousand kills with one strike. Who would believe them if they don’t have the power of a demigod?

Because of this, Rowan is eager to obtain the power of his own rules.

But how to do it?

Rowan asked Poppy and Yuumi, but the answers they gave were vague.

Also, yordles and yordle cats do not belong to Runeterra.

so.

Ask Lissandra?

Rowan pulled his consciousness out of the furnace of heaven and earth and returned to Runeterra. Then, he lay on the bed and closed his eyes.

Forcing himself to fall asleep, Rowan kept chanting a name - Lissandra.

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"This little guy."

In the dream world, Lissandra explored the secrets of the Freljord and obtained information from people's sleep. As she continued to travel through the dream world, a familiar breath spoke her name.

Although Lissandra doesn't believe in a god, she can feel it when most people call her name, let alone a familiar person.

So, Lissandra raised her hand and moved forward slightly, and a purple dream bubble appeared.

Then, Lissandra saw Rowan lying on the bed.

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"Hey, why aren't you here yet?"

In the ice field, Rowan sat on the ground and said to himself.

Then, just when Rowan thought Lissandra would not come, a cold voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"What do you want from me?"

Rowan turned his head and saw a tall but thin figure.

Lissandra appeared on the border of the dream world. She appeared with her own domain, looked at Rowan from a distance, and asked.

Rowan immediately stood up, walked towards Lissandra, and said loudly: "I need your help with something."

"Oh? Are you going to use that opportunity? Tell me, who do you need me to help you deal with, Volibear? If it's him, I can go find him now." Lissandra said calmly.

Rowan shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Do you know the power of rules?"

".Are you going to break through?" Lissandra's lips opened slightly, showing a somewhat surprised expression.

"Yes, but I don't know how to obtain the power of rules." Rowan said.

"So, I need your help."

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"Okay." Lissandra nodded and appeared in front of Rowan. Then, she stretched out her hand and tapped Rowan's eyebrows lightly.

Lissandra tapped Rowan's forehead with her slender fingers and long, pointed blue nails, and whispered:

"This is the power of rules that I have realized. If you understand it well, you will gain something."

Blue light appeared in front of Rowan's eyes, and extreme ice appeared everywhere.

Then, his consciousness began to blur.

A wave of memories flooded into Rowan's mind.

That belongs to

Memories of the Frost Witch.

It's Lissandra's memory.

Rowan lay on the ice in the dream world.

Lissandra stood beside him and looked at Rowan, who was breathing steadily and lying peacefully on the ground. A complicated expression appeared on Lissandra's face.

She didn't know what was going on with her.

With her character, she shouldn't trust someone like this.

However, Rowan is very strange.

Lissandra felt that she had an inexplicable liking for Rowan.

She also tried to eliminate those emotions, but as Rowan became stronger and her extravagant desire seemed to be resolved, Lissandra's feelings towards Rowan became more and more complicated.

She hates human emotions, which only make people weak and mediocre.

but

Lissandra now cannot get rid of those emotions, and every time she sees Rowan, her favorability towards him will increase.

Very strange.

Could it be that Rowan is really the incarnation of Runeland?

Standing there quietly, with complicated thoughts.

After a long time, Lissandra sighed softly:

"You are the first person in nearly ten thousand years."