Chapter 201 The Empire's Decision

Immortal Bastion, Trifaree Council.

"That girl has become one of the eight officials." Leblanc sat lazily in the councillor's chair.

"At present, she is only an acting minister."

Swain sat on the round table, dealing with endless government affairs, with a flat tone.

"It's only a matter of time before she becomes the Minister of Magic." Leblanc's red lips curled slightly, "Even the highest position in Demacia is just around the corner. When that time comes, she can help us more."

"She is still too immature. Without the help of those two, she can't even take down Ryze." Swain said.

"Ryze is a mage called the Guardian after all. His strength is even stronger than Kayle. I didn't expect that he would put down his airs and submit to the secular imperial power." When mentioning Ryze, Leblanc's mouth was full of disdain.

If she had the magical power of Ryze, the whole of Demacia would have been played and applauded by her.

Even

She raised her chin slightly and glanced at Swain sitting in front of her.

If her power was enough, why would she be in her current position?

"His behavior is great enough, but he is standing in the way of the empire." Swain seemed not to notice Leblanc's small movements and emotions, and his voice was as flat as ever.

They and Ryze were mortal enemies, but he and Ryan still expressed their recognition and appreciation for each other's trust and will.

However, due to their different paths, only one of them was destined to survive.

In the end, the wheel of the Noxus Empire will surely run over the remnants of the old era.

"Faith, goals, ideas, etc., are all useless terms before they are converted into results." Leblanc chuckled and said, "Yesterday Ryze went to the Forbidden Magic Forest. According to the traces of magic, it can be roughly determined that it is underground in the eastern area."

She had guessed that it was in that area before, because it was farther away from the Xiongdu.

If something unexpected happened to the World Rune, there was a small possibility that the aftermath would be blocked by the Forbidden Magic Forest.

"Continue to explore. Demacia is of no importance to us. The world rune is the top priority." Swain said without raising his head.

"I understand. After all, that is our capital to compete with him."

Leblanc nodded slightly, and her eyes subconsciously looked at the chair of the parliament president.

The seat was empty at this time, but it gave her a rare sense of peace of mind.

It seems that as long as the other party's protection, the empire can successfully overcome all difficulties.

Compared with the brutal rule she had experienced before, she would rather accept the magic civilization imagined by Ryan.

At least, in the magic civilization, she is still Leblanc

"You seem to still be afraid of him." Swain did not turn around, but seemed to see through Leblanc's thoughts.

"Fear? Maybe, or hate? Who knows?" Leblanc's lips curved down, with a complicated expression.

She could feel that the Shadow Island was changing.

And the power behind the change came from the underworld.

She changed her sitting position, not wanting to discuss the matter anymore, and turned the topic back:

"Regarding the plan proposed by Laxana in Dawn Castle, how does the deputy council leader plan to deal with it?"

Almost at the same time as the meeting in Dawn Castle, they already knew what had happened.

And the plan that Leblanc mentioned was exactly what Demacia wanted to do with mages in exchange for resources.

"They can give them whatever they want. Viktor and Orianna have already replaced the research and development of war machinery and Hex weapons to the third generation. Those gadgets that once shone brightly in Piltover can be mass-produced and handed over to Demacia." Swain explained fluently, as if he had already prepared it in mind.

"Use the magic cube newly developed by Jayce as energy?" Leblanc confirmed.

In the past, Hex weapons had to rely on Hex gems transformed from the original crystals of the Shellmen.

But now, after Jayce's research, under the leadership of Viktor, a miniature magic cube was created.

This is a magic consumable, roughly one that allows Jayce's Mercury Hammer to fire three fully loaded shells. The cost is just some common magic materials, plus the labor of some mages.

"Well, let them feel the power of magic. Even if they use magic cubes as energy, it is far better than their flesh and blood."

Swain paused his work, lifted one leg, and said with a smile:

"As for the Winter Claw, I don't think they will mind sending a team to assist the Trifaree Warband. We can equip this team with a complete set of Hex equipment."

Making the empire the only force in the entire continent is not the goal pursued by him and Ryan.

Their ambition is to make the entire empire continue forever.

The history of Shurima has proved that when a powerful empire loses its external enemies, the empire does not usher in comfort, but falls into endless internal strife, and ordinary people will become lazy and lost.

Keeping the empire fresh and energetic, and keeping the people of the empire always motivated and competitive, this is the key to the continuation of the empire.

To this end, it is necessary to support several competitors within a controllable range.

Now, Demacia is just one of the pilot projects they have chosen.

The experiments in Piltover and Zaun were both successful. Although the two cities went in completely different directions, the progress of both cities was far beyond their imagination.

This is a progressive achievement created by all the people of the Twin Cities competing with each other and holding on to their beliefs.

"Sending a team to attack the Winter's Claw, Demacia will most likely not agree." Leblanc said, "They have just united a large number of Freljord tribes and are preparing to establish an offensive and defensive alliance. It is difficult to get them to cooperate with us to attack the Winter's Claw now."

"Ryze just accepted an apprentice, and that apprentice is about to fail. We just need to release some bait, such as the Winter's Claw discovering high-energy magic items, and."

Swain paused, with indifference in his eyes, and said lightly:

"There is a first time and there will be a second time. The news from the Grand Marshal of the Crown Guard this time is good. I believe she will bring us more surprises next time. Sending troops is just a small problem."

"Is that so? It seems that we have to prepare some small gifts for them." Leblanc showed a mischievous smile on her face.

"Don't they want to learn about rune magic? Giving them this crystal is the reward from the Empire to the Crown Guard family for this intelligence."

Swain waved his hand, and a dark blue crystal on the table floated towards Leblanc, who put it into his robe.

This is a derivative product of the Hextech camera, with functions such as shooting, playing and recording, and the operation is extremely simple.

"Battle video. The one that happened between His Majesty the Council President and Ryze in Shurima. This is indeed an excellent gift." Leblanc said frivolously.

When the Crown Guard saw this gift, they would naturally make the right choice.

She paused, thinking of another thing in Laxana's proposal, and asked in her tone:

"Does His Majesty mean to disclose the secrets of rune magic?"

"If you want to learn rune magic, you can either use merit points to exchange for it or go to the War College to study." Swain answered concisely.

"It seems that all their learning paths have been blocked." Leblanc said jokingly.

"No, every road is extremely smooth. Spread the word that we don't mind Demacians contributing to us as citizens of their own country. And the War College is willing to accept students assigned by our allies." Swain explained.

The education of the War College these days has proved that the speeches of those veterans have unparalleled appeal. Almost all students are proud to be Noxians, and regard fighting for Noxus as the highest honor and lifelong ideal.

After the foreign students enter the school, the course arrangement will be the same as that of the imperial students.

After experiencing the baptism of thought, Swain believes that those foreign apprentices will find it difficult to adapt to their previous lives.

"It sounds easy. The latter only needs to issue a notice, but the former is more difficult to implement." Leblanc said.

It is useless for the Empire to be willing to accept Demacians. It also needs to eliminate those people's concerns from Demacia.

"As for that group of mages, they are a good example, aren't they?" Swain's tone was a little smiling.

"That group of mages, and the team that fought against the Winter's Claw with us, are really good." Leblanc lifted her slender left leg, revealing her smooth skin from her hooded robe.

"They are still citizens of Demacia, but they need to serve us for a period of time, and all Demacians can become our mercenaries on the basis of maintaining their status as Demacians, helping the empire to clear some obstacles." Swain clasped his hands together and rested his chin, further perfecting the matter.

For Demacia, military conquest is the worst option.

In the plan made by Ryan and him, they will infiltrate them from all aspects such as culture, economy, technology, manpower, resources, and education, and assimilate them.

One day in the future, the word "Noxus" will penetrate into their lives, so what is the difference between them and Noxians?

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, take a look!

Not to mention, Swain had to admit

that girl was indeed the perfect choice for the leader of Demacia.

She can lead Demacia to the height that Noxus wants to reach, and will not refuse the two countries to confront each other in soft power.

Learn and make progress, and then catch up.

This is just a useful advice that teachers give to students.

Besides, Noxus will never lose to others in competition.

Regarding the changes in Demacia this time, Swain and Leblanc talked about some details. Leblanc suddenly raised her eyebrows and said with a smile:

"It seems that something interesting has happened."

At the same time, Swain turned his head in the direction of Demacia. Just now, there was a creature with the same power as him, provoking him.

"Mr. Vice President, do you feel it?" Leblanc's red lips curled up slightly, and there was a hint of interest in watching the show in her eyes.

"A clown who calls himself the head of the devil."

Swain snorted coldly, and his eyes turned scarlet in an instant. Through the bright red irises, it seems that you can see the crow hidden behind.

"The abolition of the ban on magic will always breed fear in the hearts of some people in Demacia, creating conditions for its appearance." Leblanc laughed mockingly, looked away and stretched her body backward.

Swain's scarlet eyes stared in that direction, and his voice was steady:

"There are legends about it in all places in Runeterra, but not in Noxus. In front of the Empire, it is just an ignorant flea. But I think the lady councillor on the floating castle wants to study it more."

"It's on the border between Demacia and Noxus. It's only a few days before our exchange group arrives there." Leblanc laughed, and her charming figure and smooth legs turned into a shadow and disappeared without a trace.

Swain narrowed his eyes slightly, and the scarlet color was restrained, and he returned to his initial calmness.

It was just some harmless little things, but the news about the ascended gods sent back by Ryan was worth his more time to think about.

After Leblanc left, the Trifaree Council Hall returned to its former silence, leaving only the rustling sound of books turning.

...

In the floating castle.

The top floor of the Mage Tower has now turned into a sea of ​​magic.

Sindra stood in the center, her black robe swaying without wind, and the next moment, her figure floated into the air, and vast energy burst out of her body.

In this process, Sindra's appearance was covered with a layer of magic coat similar to Ryan's.

But unlike Ryan, her magic coat at the moment is more like Aerie's appearance, with two pointed ears on top of her head and a long magic tail floating behind her.

At this moment, she exudes a savage magic aura, and even the pattern of Aerie flashes in her pupils.

Suddenly, her brows frowned slightly.

In an instant, as if she had lost her temper, the light blue Aerie popped out of her body, turned over a few somersaults in a cute way, and "cooed" pitifully twice.

"The super magic state can maintain a balance for up to 2 minutes. If it exceeds this time, the balance between the world rune magic and the magic of the body will be broken."

Sindra raised her arm slightly, and the feather pen on the desk moved, and began to record something in the magic notebook.

The super magic state, a special mode, was deduced by Ryan from the state of Ryze's rune power at that time.

This is a special state for those mages who have not integrated the world rune, and they integrate the power of the world rune into themselves.

In this case, the power of the spells released by the mage can be multiplied several times.

"Gu!"

Aerie floated back from the side and rubbed Sindra's fingertips.

"You mean, don't let the two merge or balance, but let them not interfere with each other?"

Sindra thought for a moment and shook her head:

"In this case, the power of the world rune will become an ordinary energy supply source, and it can't even enhance the power of the spell. I don't lack magic power."

This method is more suitable for those mages who lack magic power, but for her, the magic power used for battle is simply not consumed.

"Generally speaking, the three powers can reach a more stable state. Our current research on the power of the void is too superficial. In comparison, there should be a lot of power at the same level in the rune land."

Sensing the information from Aerie, Sindra's face showed a thoughtful look:

"Demons. Elements may be feasible, but we need samples."

"Is that so?"

After getting some information, Sindra looked in the direction of Demacia, and her black eyes flashed with expectation.

Nothing is more delightful and joyful than finding the way back to magic.

Sindra paused, nodded slightly, and seemed to have received some news. Her figure slowly floated up.

Floating to the position of bookshelf No. 1, looking at the only book left on it, she suddenly showed a hint of interest at the corner of her mouth and reached out to pick it up.

At this time, Aerie slipped from her hand to the cover of the book, covered with blue light, and the pages were turned one by one, as if they were being encoded, and countless words kept appearing on it.

Sindra read for a long time, then raised her head and put the book back to its original position.

"I hope it can bring us some surprises."

"The secrets of Shurima. Looking forward to it."

Sindra whispered from her red lips, and her palm waved lightly, and the magic notebook on the desk lightly fell into her hand, and she began to draw on the pages with her own hands.