The Glory of Noxus

The candlelight was dim.

On the floor of the neat audience hall, three dark shadows were reflected.

Swain was wearing an old and simple coat, covering the battle-tested armor underneath, his hands tightly tucked into the hems of his clothes.

"Empire pension!" Swain's eyes flashed.

Although Darius did not tell him in advance, he also had his own intelligence system and already knew the causes and consequences of what happened last night.

To tamper with the Imperial Pension is to dig into the roots of Noxus.

Because Swain saw this, he allowed what happened last night to happen, and at the same time he did not stop Darius, who had just become angry at the Trifali Council.

But when he thought about the many different attitudes of the nobles in the audience hall, his expression became a little gloomy.

During the Noxian Horde period and the early days of the Noxian Empire.

The privileges enjoyed by nobles, they are hereditary and born noble.

But the privileges at that time were given to the nobles when the Noxus Empire faced threats and wars from all sides to protect the citizens of the empire and defend against foreign enemies.

Instead of becoming a moth in the empire as it is now.

"The branches and vines have already become twisted, and the roots are entangled with each other."

The 'Faceless Man' who had always remained silent looked at Swain's gloomy face and spoke softly.

Then he stood up, looked at Darius, who was still angry, and left the audience hall with light steps.

Darius leaned back on his seat, and after seeing with his dark eyes that the 'Faceless Man' had disappeared, he spoke casually.

"Don't forget the reason why the Trifari Council was established!"

Hearing this, Swain's pupils narrowed and his faint gaze fell on Darius.

He was always outspoken about his new vision for the Empire, which was why Darius and the Assassin's Guild agreed.

Three men established the Trifari Council to rule Noxus together, each representing a force: foresight, force, and cunning.

And his new vision is——

Greatly weaken the power and influence of the nobles!

Swain crossed his fingers and looked at Darius who was leaving. There were ripples in the invisible depths of his heart.

Civilian, cruel, and killing are Darius's labels!

Also because of his status and bloodline, many nobles naturally looked down on Darius.

But he can become the new Hand of Noxus, a symbol of the empire's power, and one of the three-person council. The wisdom behind the barbarism cannot be underestimated.

With the departure of the 'Faceless Men' and Darius.

In the audience hall, Swain was the only one left sitting alone on the high platform.

He looked at the thrones of the Noxian emperors. There were countless flags hanging next to them.

That represented the provinces, city-states, and countries attached to the Noxus Empire, as well as many noble forces.

Think for a long time.

Swain stood up and walked away with staggering steps. Behind him, darkness swirled, making hungry crows.

The side hall of the palace.

Under the bright yellow magic light, a soldier wearing lavender armor with the Noxian double-edged ax symbol engraved on the chest of the armor surrounded the long table.

There is a huge sand table placed on the long table, which is filled with signs of different styles and colors, listing the cities and mountain roads in Noxus.

There are also some external areas and territories controlled by the Noxus Empire.

The most eye-catching thing is undoubtedly the huge island to the east of the Noxus Empire——

Ionian Islands.

Seeing Swain's arrival, these soldiers saluted.

They came from the [Leser Guard] formed by Swain himself, and most of them were middle-level legionnaires who were resourceful and powerful.

But after coming to [Lese Guard], they were willing to become unknown soldiers.

Swain walked to the sand table and looked at the bloody area represented by the Noxus Empire.

Within the current territory of the Noxus Empire, only a small number of areas still follow the empire's orders, and most of the other provinces, city-states, and countries are in a wait-and-see state.

Or it can completely become a country within a country and enjoy its own aristocratic privileges.

Moving his eyes lightly, Swain looked at the Ionian Islands. A small half of the area was covered in blood, which is the area currently controlled by the Noxus Empire.

He seemed to remember something, looked down at his red left hand, clenched it tightly, and then released it, erasing the blood on the Ionian Islands.

At the same time, it also erased the unquenchable flame of revenge in his heart.

After doing everything in front of him, Swain looked back to the Noxus Empire again.

During the reign of Brown Darkwill, the Noxus Empire was left in a state of complete decay and devastation.

The old Brown Darkwill is obsessed with the mad thirst for magical relics. As long as a noble offers it, he will get some rights.

As for the life security of the citizens of the empire, they no longer care about it.

Not just the Noxian capital, but other areas of the Empire's territory.

The greedy and endless demands of the nobles caused devastation to the Noxus Empire, and a large number of slaves and poor people began to appear.

It is true that the nobility is an important force in building the Noxus Empire.

But what some nobles do is already breaking their bones and sucking out their marrow.

In the corners of Swain's eyes, traces of disappointment filled the air. He began to pull up some flags representing the noble forces on the sand table representing the territory of Noxus.

Behind them, the soldiers guarding Leiser silently wrote down the names of the nobles behind the flags.

Ta-ta! Ta-ta! Ta-ta!

The sound of light steps sounded. Swain tightened his tight old coat and walked to the palace balcony. He looked down at the brightly lit and flower-filled Noxian capital. It was as if he had broken through the fog and saw a lot of darkness. .

After pondering for a while, he clenched his left hand and spoke in a low voice.

"The Empire, above all else!"

Knox Scalia Arena, underground prison.

Huo Jixing had already woken up, crossed his knees and sat quietly on the cold ground.

In the dark environment of the prison, a ray of red-gold light flickered on and off on the surface of the shirtless body.

【Look inside your own body】!

In his tightly closed eyes, Huo Jixing saw a red warm current like a turbulent stream surging in his body, as if he was burning flesh, blood and bones.

Faintly, he saw four red stars hanging upside down in the sea of ​​​​consciousness, connected with each other, and endless flames spread all over the inside of his body.

Under the burning flames, Huo Jixing could clearly feel that his body was undergoing slight changes.

The flesh and blood are stronger and the bones are harder.

Such a wonderful feeling almost made him unable to extricate himself.

call!

Huo Jixing spit out a mouthful of heat, opened his dark eyes, and a red-golden light flashed in his pupils.

Thinking back to last night's emotional catharsis and wild killing.

He shook his head slightly, his eyes fell on the data panel, looking at [Skills].

Although the skill still showed that it was the Conquering Blade, he could feel the improvement of his skill.

As I realized before, no amount of practice can compare to real killing.

The star of Liusu reflected on the sea of ​​consciousness, and Huo Jixing looked surprised.

He could vaguely see a layer of magnificent brilliance on the surface of the stars, but he kept exploring it, as if there was an invisible wall in the middle, blocking the way forward.

The realm of a master?

Huo Jixing's heart rippled, thinking of the skill divisions that Eric had mentioned.

Then he lowered his eyes and looked at the slender knives placed on his knees.

Sonorous!

The blade was unsheathed, and fine cuts were all over the blade.

Huo Jixing reached out and brushed the blade, thinking that the sword boys Heini, Dewitt and Korda, with Wilson's care, should not be involved in this incident.

Suppressing his inner thoughts, he looked around the spacious and bright cell, and began to stand up and dance his sword.

puff!puff!puff!

The sharp sword light flashed, flooding the air like a tide.

Huo Jixing immersed his mind into improving his skills, hoping to break through that layer of magnificent brilliance.