Chapter 236: Noxus's Request

"Long time no see! Noxus extends sincere greetings to everyone!"

After a while, Seraphine floated in on the stage. Behind her, followed a young man in a white robe.

Seraphine smiled and greeted several people.

Except for Laxana who frowned slightly and glanced at the young man in white robe, the other eight officials focused their eyes on Seraphine.

Tiana nodded first in a friendly manner and greeted softly:

"Welcome, Envoy Seraphine, we are very grateful for Noxus's assistance to us."

"The two countries are allies, and helping you is what we should do." Seraphine suggested, "We are willing to open up full rescue to Demacia, and hope that Demacia will agree to the entry of supplies and mercenaries."

The previous entry of the airship did not actually obtain the consent of Demacia.

But the situation was urgent at that time, and a few hours after the disaster was the golden time for rescue.

If we did not go to the severely affected areas for rescue at that time, those people would not be able to wait for rescue alive.

Therefore, both sides tacitly did not mention the airship.

Tiana exchanged glances with the other eight officials and nodded slightly to show their agreement:

"We will issue a notice to the border, and thank Noxus for its assistance again."

Noxus' invasion does not need such a cover, Tiana is still willing to believe that the other party is well-intentioned this time.

But she doesn't understand what the other party is after.

"There is one thing we must explain in advance." Seraphine's face was apologetic, "The rescue was a spontaneous act of the Noxians. They are not rich, so the supplies can be sold to Demacia at the market price."

"Market price? This is absolutely not possible!" Bristol was excited.

After the snowstorm, the prices in Demacia will definitely soar, and they can't afford such a high price.

"Noxus is also short of food, and these are the supplies they have worked hard to save." Seraphine looked embarrassed.

"Eighty percent. Announce to the outside world that it is selfless assistance from Noxus." Tiana's tone was firm.

Eighty percent of the market price is her bottom line.

There is no need for any pretense when talking to Noxians.

"Thank you for the generosity of the Grand Marshal. The people affected by the disaster and the Noxians will be grateful to you!"

Seraphone saluted Demacia.

She sympathized with the civilians affected by the disaster and was willing to give them some help.

But at the same time, she was also an envoy of the empire and needed to strive for more benefits for the empire.

In essence, the two are not contradictory.

"This is the new intelligence we received. I think you will need it."

A stack of papers flew from Seraphine's hands and was received by Tiana.

Looking at the records on the paper, Tiana's expression became more and more serious, and even her shoulders trembled slightly.

After a long time, she handed the paper to others and looked at Seraphine with a serious expression.

Those papers recorded in detail the disaster situation in all areas of Demacia. Taking the village as a unit, the death and injury data, food shortages, material shortages, and migration locations two hours ago were recorded.

Afterwards, Noxus's disaster relief suggestions and the intention of material mobilization were written in units of cities. There was also a note at the end, if Noxus was to deliver the materials, how long it would take.

Two days

This is the time it takes for Noxus to deliver materials to Mithril City. Mithril City is located in the northwest of Demacia and is the farthest city from Noxus.

For those big cities near Noxmochi, it only takes half a day for the materials to arrive.

Seeing this information, Tiana thought more

It was less than 12 hours after the disaster, and Noxus already had detailed information about all areas in Demacia.

Thinking deeply, she had no doubt that Noxus could conquer the entire territory of Demacia in just two days as mentioned above.

The other eight officials obviously thought of this.

However, judging from their expressions, except for Laxana, the reactions of the others were not as intense as Tiana's.

For them, Demacia did not have the possibility of resisting Noxus.

How long they can exist depends only on the will of Noxus.

And they have more or less found a way out in secret.

"Thank you very much for the intelligence provided by your country. We also need your help in transporting supplies." Tiana said sincerely.

Silas messed up things and put the whole of Demacia on the brink of destruction.

In the current situation, it is most important to get through the crisis first.

"It should be." Seraphine smiled, "The newly developed Hex airship of the Empire can quickly transport supplies and personnel to the designated location. We have arranged ten ships for Demacia to dispatch."

Tiana nodded and said seriously: "All costs incurred during the period will be borne by the Crown Guard family."

Demacia and the Crown Guard are not short of money. As long as they can get through the current difficulties, everything will be fine.

If there is no help from Noxus, when the food is delivered, I am afraid that it will cause local mutiny. Demacia can endure hardships, but it has never lived a life of hunger.

Tiana dare not gamble.

"The Empire will deliver the supplies that Demacia lacks as quickly as possible." Seraphine said with a smile.

In the document just now, the possible gaps in Demacia were clearly written. Even the situation of the light shield has been taken into consideration.

The idea of ​​the empire is very simple, to obtain as much profit as possible while protecting the Demacians. During this period, the empire told Demacia its demands, and was not afraid of the other party's rejection.

For the empire, the most valuable thing about Demacia is its labor force, which will be able to continuously provide blood transfusions to the empire in the future.

Therefore...it doesn't matter if the villages and towns are destroyed, but the lives of the Demacians must be preserved as much as possible.

On this basis, the surplus grain and materials purchased from Demacia will be returned at a high price to earn money from the nobles and the treasury. This is the second step.

This incident itself was beyond the empire's expectations. No one thought that Silas could find the sleeping frost egg of Anivia and release it.

Even many members of the Noxus think tank cursed several times because of this incident.

For Noxus, the more stable and controllable Demacia is, the greater the benefits of Noxus.

As for who rules and who will be the king, it is not important to Noxus.

It is just that relatively speaking, they prefer a Demacia that checks and balances each other and is inclined towards the empire.

They can indeed make a small profit from the disaster relief this time, and they can also gain a good reputation.

But because of the disaster, they cannot start work, which also makes them suffer a lot of hidden losses.

If you really count it, everything the empire has done is just to stop the loss in time.

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

"Grand Marshal, if the Crown Guard family needs it, we can also sell you ordinary airships." Seraphine said.

Selling airships is also a plan that has been formulated long ago, and it will be implemented whether there is a disaster or not.

It just happened that a disaster happened, and Demacia would need these more.

After all, Demacia is a sovereign country and cannot rely on others for everything.

"What is the difference between ordinary airships and Hex airships?" Tiana keenly discovered the difference.

For Demacia at the moment, buying airships is a must.

Almost all of their reliance on Noxus also shows their incompetence.

Even if they put on a purchased skin, it is better than directly accepting aid.

"There is not much difference. The latter uses Hex gems as an energy source, while the former uses ordinary magic blocks." Seraphine explained.

Simply put, Hex airships can fly all the time and at a faster speed, while ordinary airships need to be continuously charged.

There are only a few dozen Hex airships in Noxus, all of which were first made by Jayce in Piltover.

Only in the beginning, Hex gems would be luxurious enough to be modified to adapt to airships.

Subsequent Hex airships have been improved many times by the Hex Technology Department of the War College, and now they can be called veritable Hex Technology derivatives.

Fast speed, strong carrying capacity, high defense, equipped with offensive weapons, and almost unlimited endurance. It can be called a fortress in the sky.

At present, all Hex airships are in the hands of Noxus. Piltover's transport airships have long been replaced with ordinary airships powered by magic blocks.

"I am interested in buying 20 ordinary airships and the matching magic cubes." Tiana said bluntly.

She knew that Hextech airships were better, but things related to Hextech gems were not for sale in Noxus.

She didn't know what the Hextech gems were good for, and there was no need for them to know. Ordinary airships were enough.

"Okay! The Empire will deliver the airships to the capital within one day." Seraphine agreed readily.

There are many airships in Demacia's airspace now, so just give some to Tiana.

Neither of them talked about the price. At this juncture, for the wealthy Crown Guard, even if they paid a premium to buy a hundred ships, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

"Laxana. Minister."

Seraphine chatted with Tiana for a few more words, and suddenly turned her eyes to Laxana.

"Please go ahead." Laxana was slightly stunned.

She didn't think she and Seraphine had anything to talk about. The Crown Guard and Demacia were currently under the control of her aunt. The Ministry of Magic had already been sent out, so she could only wait for the magic to recover in Xiongdu.

"A group of mages want to come back to help with the disaster. Do you mind?" Seraphine blinked twice.

"Mage. Come back"

As she muttered the key words, Laxana immediately thought of something and smiled bitterly.

She knew who Seraphine was referring to. They were the mages they "sent" to Noxus.

Her aunt cast a look at her, wanting her to refuse, but she couldn't speak.

Indeed, for Demacia now, there are already enough rescues, and the impact of missing a few is not great.

The arrival of these mages is just icing on the cake. And because of their identities, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

But.

"If they are really willing to come back here and contribute to their hometown and friends, we welcome all the mages from Noxus to come." Laxana finally couldn't refuse.

She understood the consequences of agreeing.

Noxus provided rescue and material assistance, and later, it released the former Demacia mages who were now living well.

The changes in public opinion caused by these events were immeasurable.

But she also knew clearly that with the help of these mages, they could complete the rescue faster, with fewer casualties and losses.

Not to mention. Those mages were originally Demacians.

From the perspective of Demacia at the moment, she had no way to refuse against her will.

War and invasion are in the future.

And they.

Live in the present.