Chapter 269: The Empire's Plot, Disputes Are Coming

After the banquet, Seraphine and others returned to the residence arranged by Sarah.

The aerospace battleship was guarded by Fiddlesticks controlled by Ms. Syndra, and Seraphine was not worried about any problems there.

As for their safety.

After watching Poppy send off several Yodels who were having fun, Seraphine looked back at Grid.

Her teacher was her greatest guarantee.

Moreover, as she broke through to the hero level, she was even more sensitive to the voices of those who wanted to harm her soul. None of the people on the bounty list she met today could block her ability.

"Teacher, I shouldn't have done anything wrong, right?"

Seraphine looked at Grid with a smile, and even blinked twice.

"This is your choice, and you are the person in charge of this action. Whether it is force or leverage, I don't care about the result." Grid said indifferently.

"It's really sad, I was expecting to get the teacher's praise this time." Seraphine showed a regretful expression.

Having said that, she was slightly relieved.

Her teacher was one of the strongest people in Runeterra, and she was under tremendous pressure.

If she couldn't even handle Bilgewater, she wouldn't be worthy of being Ryan's apprentice.

"Teacher, I want to mobilize part of the productivity of Zaun and Piltover to refit the pirates in Bilgewater. Their wooden sailing ships are really not good enough!" Seraphine said seriously.

This matter does not require her teacher to go out. With her own connections, she can also handle the two cities.

She mentioned this matter just to inform her teacher first, so as not to grab an important share of the empire.

"What do you want to get from them?" Grid asked without comment.

Hearing this tacit agreement, Seraphine's face showed a hint of joy, and she said without hesitation:

"We don't need anything, the whole Bilgewater is ours!"

As if she was afraid that the teacher didn't understand, Seraphine continued to add:

"I have already demonstrated our absolute strength before, and they are extremely afraid of us. We took the initiative to ask for something in exchange, but we were defeated. Without saying anything, we just put forward the idea of ​​what we want to equip, and they will naturally offer everything they have."

"Each Hextech ship produced in Zaun is more powerful than those wooden sailing ships. 's harmless. These pirates don't know how to make new types of shells, they will only rely on us more. "

"So, I think we don't need to take the initiative to propose any exchange conditions."

Grid nodded slightly, agreeing: "Good aura, it seems that Demacia is not in vain."

Seraphini smiled, waved her fist, and assured with full energy: "Teacher, don't worry. I'm ready, Black Mist, I will stop it!"

"I'll wait and see."

The Empire is doing its best to complete the magic leap. If Seraphine can deal with Viego, it is worth a leap quota.

Even if Seraphine really fails, it will be regarded as an experience, but it's just Bilgewater.

Empire, Immortal Fortress.

Boom!

A strong loud noise broke out in the desert area west of the Immortal Fortress.

A huge pit suddenly appeared on the desert.

Around this huge pit, several figures were suspended in the air, watching the tall figure of the crow with its wings spread in the center of the pit.

"According to the classification of His Majesty the Speaker of the Council, the overall strength is considered average among demigods." Morgana gave an evaluation.

Demigods are only half a step away from true gods, and the weakest ones are also beings with the power to destroy the world.

Kayle's strength is considered a low-level demigod in the classification of Noxus, and Swain and Darius, who are at the limit of Grandmaster, can fight with him briefly.

Of course, if Kayle uses all his strength, Swain and Darius will only die in the end.

Above this, there are the middle-level demigods represented by Syndra and Ryze, who have the combat power to easily destroy a country.

Before fighting with Kayle, Syndra was just barely at the demigod level, but with a deep understanding of rune magic and her own understanding of the power of the stars and demons, she has steadily surpassed Kayle.

Morgana looked at the woman surrounded by three dark magic balls with fear. The aura emitted by the other party was stronger than her own at full strength.

Darius is now at this level, but his strengths lie in his physique and endurance, and his destructive power is not as strong as Sindra and her. Swain, who is in the middle of the pit, has also gained this level of strength after his ascension.

Just the day before, the Empire announced Swain's achievements.

In terms of merit, Swain is even higher than Darius. His military exploits are more prominent, and he has made countless outstanding achievements at the political level.

The current grand occasion of the Empire is inseparable from Swain's hard work day and night.

Judging from the current two ascensioners, they are both at the level of mid-level demigods.

Above this is the so-called high-level demigod that His Majesty the President of the Parliament claims to be. He has the ability to easily interfere with the laws of the surrounding area within hundreds of kilometers. If no one stops him, it is not difficult to completely change a continent.

Morgana didn't think that Ryan was still at this level. With three world runes, Ryan's strength could definitely challenge Anivia, that is, those demigod creatures whose strength was almost equal to that of true gods.

In Ryan's definition, true gods are beings that can dominate the plane or completely master certain laws.

Mordekaiser, the Trifarii Council's assessment of his strength is at the level of a true god.

"The leap is definitely without side effects, and it is not a one-time energy enhancement."

Ryan nodded to Swain who flew out of the pit, and threw out the conclusion of the recent test.

It has been a while since Darius's magic leap. At present, Darius is still in a stable condition and is harvesting void creatures in the battlefield of Icathia.

And for now, Swain has not shown any abnormalities.

Sindra on the side added lightly: "Magic leap is closer to the improvement of the body's essence. It can be regarded as a forced increase in the upper limit, but the improvement in the future will not be too fast, and a new path needs to be explored."

"This is a brand new path, and no one knows where to develop. But..."

Ryan raised his eyebrows at Swain.

Swain said indifferently: "If the empire needs it, he should have a path to the true god."

If the empire needs it, he will do it. If the empire does not need it, even he should be swept into the garbage dump.

His philosophy has always been so pure.

If the Empire needs his help now, he can cross half the continent and appear in the Shadow Isles within a day, and take off Viego's head in a very short time.

But given the current situation, he doesn't need to do this yet.

"How is the Eastern Front?" Ryan asked suddenly.

"Ionia? Our conflicts with them have eased a lot recently." Swain narrowed his eyes slightly.

He has just gained the power of a demigod, and if he says that he has no intention of seeking revenge on Ionia, he is deceiving himself.

But now the focus of the Empire is not in the East, so he can bear it.

One day, they will go there to regain their lost glory.

"Karma has been confirmed to be corrupted. According to our calculations, Atreus and Karma's mission should be to spread the black fog to Ionia." Ryan said with certainty.

The Shadow Isles seem to be under the control of Viego, and the black fog that is now rushing towards Bilgewater can be regarded as a huge force.

If it is just Viego's wish, then his target must be Isolder.

But if we take into account the hidden Mordekaiser, the situation will be much more complicated.

The former Blessed Islands cannot accommodate the arrival of a true god-level being.

"Are you sure it is Ionia?" Swain asked calmly.

"If I were Mordekaiser, and wanted to descend to Runeland in person, Ionia would be the only choice." Ryan said seriously.

The condition for the true god to descend is that there must be abundant energy there.

There are only three places in Runeland that meet such conditions from ancient times to the present.

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

Ionia, the land of the first birth, Freljord, the Arctic land, and the ancient Shurima sun disk.

Now that the sun disk has been destroyed, there are only two places left.

There are at least four top-level demigods in Freljord, and the strongest one is not even weaker than the true god, so it will naturally not be the first choice.

Ionia, which is relatively weaker, will naturally become Mordekaiser's next target.

Swain nodded calmly, and said in a natural voice: "Do you need me to help them?"

If the empire needs it, it doesn't matter if they let go of their past hatred.

"No, give them a push." ​​Ryan's mouth curled up slightly, "Restore the glory of the Vastaya people, how about this slogan?"

The glory of the Vastaya people in the first land is no longer there. Instead, these half-beasts and half-humans have been slowly forgotten by the Ionians, who only regard them as intelligent beasts and forget that they were once part of the human race.

"Liberate Ionia, but don't go too far. Good idea!" Swain nodded in agreement.

It's not a large-scale invasion, but just a small war under the banner.

They have done this more than once or twice.

But most of the time, the Noxians are used to expanding a small war into a full-scale invasion.

If Darius is the main general, the final result must be a death.

He can also understand Ryan's idea of ​​letting him be the main general.

On the one hand, it is to let him put down some of his past burdens, and on the other hand, it is to let him control the situation so that it will not get out of control.

Now is a good opportunity. The empire is currently in a stage of rapid development, and most things are on the right track.

He has less and less things to deal with in terms of government affairs, and Morgana is basically responsible for people's livelihood. At this time, he should go there.

If he doesn't go, Ryan and Sindra will not give him a chance. When the time comes, they will be fully responsible for Ionia.

"Are we just going to let Mordekaiser go?" Morgana raised her doubts.

When facing a stronger enemy, the weaker ones should form an alliance, which is normal.

But now they are taking advantage of the situation to find trouble with the weaker Ionia, which makes her a little confused.

Swain answered calmly:

"Protoss!"

"Protoss?" Morgana was slightly stunned, "What does it have to do with them?"

Ryan added: "If you were a Protoss, and we invaded Ionia at this time, what would you choose?"

Morgana curled her lips slightly. She should be considered half a real Protoss.

After thinking for a while, she showed a sudden realization on her face:

"The Protoss will never allow Mordekaiser to get involved in Runeterra."

Ryan nodded slightly and said slowly:

"Although I don't know what the most powerful power of the Protoss is, the Protoss definitely controls some kind of true god-level power. The sealing of the Icathian Void Rift and the sun disc of ancient Shurima should all be his power."

"Another true god-level." Morgana rubbed her temples with a headache, "So when it comes to special circumstances, the Protoss will use Atreus to stop Mordekaiser. But what if the Protoss messes up?"

As we all know, throughout the history of Runeterra, the Protoss have not messed up a few things.

Whether it is the Protoss of Mount Targon or her mother who enforces justice.

In terms of results, the Protoss wants to do everything, but has never done anything well.

"Their real goal will eventually fall into the control of the Empire." Swain's voice was calm, as if he was stating a fact.

He had never communicated with Ryan, but working together for many years made him very clear about Ryan's character.

Like him, Ryan has always been a person who holds all unstable factors in his own hands.

If it really only causes trouble for Ionia, it is not worth it for him to go there in person now.

Facing Morgana's stunned expression, Ryan smiled and said:

"Ah, even in the land of birth, Ionia, there are only one or two places that meet the requirements. I can't trust Ionia, and I will feel at ease only when the Empire occupies it."

From beginning to end, he and Swain will not pin their hopes on Ionia.

Whether they defend it or are swallowed by the black fog, it will not affect the final outcome.

As long as the Empire is there, Mordekaiser will not be able to easily descend on the Runeland safely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for clearing up my doubts!" ​​Morgana stared at the two of them deeply and bowed slightly.

Sindra, on the other hand, has not spoken a word, and her mind has not even been focused on this matter for a long time.

She just silently held a book and floated behind Ryan, as if she didn't care about anything else except magic.

Swain nodded slightly to Ryan, and then his figure turned into a crow and dissipated on the spot.

He will still let the crows guard the empire when he is about to leave the Immortal Fortress. Even if possible, he will handle the affairs of the empire through the crows.

Unlike the rulers who are eager to throw the affairs to their subordinates, unless it is proved that he is not as capable as others in some aspects, he must do everything about the empire himself.

If he is not as good as Morgana in building the empire, every brick and every wood of the new construction of the Immortal Fortress must be personally reviewed by him.

The wings of the crow will protect Noxus forever.

No matter how the world changes

Noxus, it will last forever!