Chapter 47: The Decline of the League of Legends
The human city-state of Noxus, located in the far eastern center of the Valoran continent, is a far cry from Demacia in terms of moral standards. The city is unscrupulous in its pursuit of power, both materially and spiritually, regardless of the impact it has on others. In terms of the quality of the inhabitants of Noxus, they are basically supporters of this principle. It may seem brutal, but it's not just a sign of chaos. By human nature, Noxus is an orderly city-state that protects the situation from infringement... At least not from the same kind. In Noxus, however, the powerful are protected by the law's apparent favoritism.
The supreme political authority here is the Noxian High Command, which is also the country's highest military authority. In Noxus, the military controls every aspect of the political map, and there is no clear dividing line between war and politics. The Eternal Commander of the Supreme Commander, General Burnham Darkwell, has ruled Noxus for countless years, far exceeding the average human lifespan, and is rumored to have lived for so many years through necromancy. And considering that General Darkwell ruled the Supreme Command of Noxus before King Gavin I of Timacia, this rumor is somewhat credible.
Noxus is strange and frightening to outsiders in this land that does not welcome non-human creatures. The best outcome for non-human creatures is to be told unwelcome at the borders of the city-states. There are exceptions, but only to prove the creature's worth or awe (or both). Human visitors and immigrants are treated a little bit, and your worth and reverence are the keys to being accepted by Noxian society.
Noxus residents are required to serve in the military for 6 years, and all residents of appropriate age are actively in reserve. Even so, the Noxian High Command still has the right to recruit any resident, regardless of age, and those who voluntarily join the army will be superior to Noxian society. Noxian armies were rarely short of men, even if they were forced to sign an exchange peace agreement with their old enemy, Timacia.
The Noxus High Command has strategically chosen not to be an enemy of the League of Legends, and will even give some help to the Alliance's activities. Although reluctantly. Valoran's brokers knew very well that Noxus saw the situation clearly, and being an enemy of the Alliance, especially the huge Varoran coalition behind him, was tantamount to self-defeating for Noxus. And giving help to the alliance can achieve at least two purposes. For one, Noxus could coexist peacefully with Demacia to some extent, so that Noxus could concentrate on conquering other regions. Second, Noxus could concentrate his important magical geniuses in the alliance to prepare for victory in the war against the Demacians. To this day, there is no end in sight to the endless war between Noxus and Demacia.
Noxus City is as dark and dangerous as it is. Cities are built on granite mountains, but in some areas they go deep underground. Buildings rise above the top of a mountain or go deep into the belly of a mountain. The formidable artificial moat outside the city is filled with the wicked, rancid potion of witches. The moat became the best barrier to the outside world, leaving only a few heavily guarded checkpoints. Perched atop the hill is the headquarters of the Supreme Council of Noxus, which from a distance resembles a skull. Lying outside the walls are the poor who can't live inside the city (maybe they're the lucky ones)
The underground part of the city is almost as large as the above-ground part, with countless shops, taverns, and residential quarters filling the dilapidated lower part of the notorious city-state. Noxus has the largest network of underground passages in the Runeterra, and countless Noxian nobles claim ownership of the numerous labyrinthine passages and underground chambers.
In addition to Noxus, there was also an empire called Ioni, which had long declared its neutrality in Valoran's political affairs, but this gesture did not keep Ionia away from the strife on the continent. Recently, the human power-state of Noxus has turned its conquest to Ionia. Before League of Legends had the ability to fully influence Valoran's political affairs, Noxus had already launched a series of campaigns aimed at conquering Ionia. Ionia successfully fended off the attack of Noxus High Command. In fact, the stalemate between Noxus and Ionia, and the subsequent attempts by Noxus to escalate the war were one of the main triggers for the formation of the Alliance.
Ionia is a city of gardens and temples, with nature reserves and natural parks everywhere. The beauty of calm transforms more than panoramas, and ports and industrial areas are no exception. The buildings here were built with the environment in mind. All Ionian buildings are richly decorated, especially the various temples. Ionia is free to unleash magic, but only for peaceful purposes, of course. Some of the city-state's largest crystal hubs have been converted into important temples and government buildings.
One of the buildings with the Ionian style is the Beyond Academy. The Academy is committed to raising the spiritual heights of the people of Runeterra as much as possible. The academy is most notable for producing the League hero Soraka, who is a member of the country's ruling parliament. Beings from all over the Runeterras converge here in search of the secrets of spiritual enlightenment, and some of Ionian's most successful diplomats have spent time studying at the Beyond Academy.
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Blue Flame Island is a mistaken ancient name, in fact, Blue Flame Island is the general name of the three ** outside the eastern coastline of Yodel City on the Valoran mainland. During the Third Runewar, the devastating magical power unleashed by one of the biggest wars will be torn to shreds. An oversized rare metal bomb with a high degree of instability attached to it landed on the island, causing it to explode. The subsequent explosion not only wiped out the island's garrison, but the heat from the explosion melted everything and added a layer of shell. Magic mixes into the magma and shoots out from the shattered surface of the earth.
Bilgewater is an extension of Blue Flame Island that was not discovered until eighty years ago. Located on the largest of the three islands, it has a large and easily defended natural harbour facing the eastern coast. The largest of the three island chains is still the most solid. Bilgewater could be expanded to become a true city-state. The town could not be a political entity, as it was a refuge for Valoran's already established kingdoms. Political and geographical circumstances eventually made it a refuge for pirates, and developed into one of Runeterra's most lawless maritime smuggling centers. Countless pirates have anchored in Bilgewater. The arrival of countless pirates in the waters of Runeterra has also made the city an unofficial trading center, where you can find all kinds of rare items, even contraband.
League of Legends casts Heroes on Bill Geiwater, but the effect is weak. Bilgewater did not officially join League of Legends, as there was no central political body in the area to speak on behalf of the city-state. The pirates, smuggling rings and legitimate merchants of Bilgewater joined forces to form a governing body. The military threat from foreign countries was insignificant to the island, as Bilgewater had a strong naval fleet on standby. There is also a theory that the magic bomb that exploded during the Third Rune War hundreds of years ago has mixed magic into the geological environment of Bilgewater, and even the Alliance will have to pay a great deal to influence it. This statement may explain the league's difficult attitude towards Bilgewater, especially with the nearby Ionian team. Whatever the reason, a large number of troublemakers have gathered here to make this illegal city their home.
Outwardly, Bilgewater is a water city with a standard pirate style mixed with other elements. The terrestrial environment in which Bilgewater is located is not particularly stable. To this end, the inhabitants here have expanded the building to the water. Once the entrance to the main port of Birgewater was out of the way, a large number of residential and commercial areas in the state were extended to the water. There are countless taverns in the city, both on the shore and in the water, which become a highlight of the city. Friendship with the tavern was just as important to the pirates as the pirate ship that had pledged allegiance.
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The Forgotten Lands of Acacia.
From the Voodoo Lands to the mountains of the coastline, there is a forgotten place. Everyone thought it was a wasteland, destroyed by the remnants of the Ancient Rune War. However, this is only a façade of Acacia.
The fate of a traveler who strays into a land of sin is usually death or oblivion, but either one may be a relief. This is a land of destruction, the ruins of ancient cities are covered in mist, and there are gigantic decaying stone statues of strange shapes, all of which are dark and terrifying gods. The creatures of the Endless Void are worshipped here.
Acacia is still inhabited by fallen descendants of the builders of the Dark Lands. Nearly all of the locals have ancestral legends of acting from the ancient magic of the Endless Void. They have waited for generations, studying the forgotten prophecies of the forbidden books. They have abused their magic to bring Valoran to the rest of the world closer once again. They have been waiting for the day when they can follow their master into the Endless Void so that they can rebuild Acacia again and find their terrifying paradise in the other world.
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Pittover is a peaceful city-state in northern Valoran dedicated to the advancement of science and technology. Of course, there is magic in Pittover, but technology is more widely used and becomes the preferred choice of the inhabitants. "Magic is the fuel of the engine of technology" is popular wisdom in Piltover. Hextech is the legal norm for Piltover.
Pittover saw the city-state of Zaun not only as a threat to himself, but also as a threat to the security of the entire world. In the eyes of Pittwolf's leaders, the Rune Wars caused the inhabitants of the entire planet to abuse magic and would eventually lead to the collapse of the planet. Pittwolf's research institute sees this as a matter of vital importance and is always on the lookout for it. They believe that Zaun is recklessly abusing magic, disregarding the lessons of the past and trading the future of the planet for immediate knowledge and power. Pittover has only one defensive garrison, equipped with the latest HexTech gadgets. Pittwolf's leadership constantly exerted economic pressure on Zaun and used various tactics against him to do everything possible to minimize the damage caused by the misuse of magic and technology.
Pitwolf looks like a standard Runeterrall city, except that most of the land is home to countless factories and workshops. A handful of important crystal hubs have been converted into Hextech factories and research labs with the permission of the city-state. A large number of Hextech cranes are used in the port area, which can quickly load and unload cargo. The city is very clean thanks to the cleaning tools provided by tech companies. In fact, Pittover has moved away from its original route and is becoming as environmentally friendly as possible. They see themselves as pioneer cities in technological research and show the world the benefits of the harmonious development of technology and magic.
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V Zaun is a city-state in northern Valoran that has been distorted by abusive technology and magic. Countless notorious creations of horror technology and magic have been invented here. In fact, the Zaun government was formed to protect Zuan's experiments from opposition. The people who founded the city came here in the first place to pursue academic freedom under Pittwolf's conservative laws. Zaun has excellent scientific research, but the lax management and control of scientific and magical research makes Zaun a dangerous place to live.
Zaun proudly boasts that it is home to the largest variety of chemical research centers in Valoran. A large number of city-states, including even rival Pittover, had chemical trade with Zaun. In addition, Zaun is also the alchemy center of Valoran, and only a few alchemists live outside of Zaulan. The inhabitants of Valoran should beware of the chemical industry, which is more unreliable and unpredictable than alchemy. In Zaun, however, these are unknowable.
The city-state of Zaun is different from other Valoran cities, with a haze covering the city-state, and the color of the sky changing from gray to green. Residents always wear masks, unidentified exhaust fumes from factory chimneys fill the air, acid rain scarred Zuan's buildings, and chemical and magical waste from witches' spells are discharged into the sewer system, seriously affecting the stability and safety of the environment.
The existence of the illusory world can be said to be a miracle, it can withstand such a strength of magic, scientific and technological energy without being broken, and the power that each world can withstand has a limit, if the strength of all people in this world adds up to exceed the maximum power that this world can hold, then, this world will not soon collapse and become countless fragments in countless mottled spaces, however, the power of the illusory world is unusually strong, until now, no one knows its bottom line.
"League of Legends," Fang Yu came to the room of the robbery, the room of the robbery was located in a small courtyard, the courtyard was full of that kind of quaint sculptures, in the center of the courtyard, there was a small tree more than one person high, at this time, the robbery was under that small tree, standing quietly.
"Master, I want to know what the League of Legends is," Fang Yu remembered that he had vaguely heard the name, and in that book, the League of Legends was portrayed as a very powerful place, but in the Fantasy World, Fang Yu had never heard anyone mention the League of Legends.
"The League of Legends is a forbidden place, its existence is above the entire fantasy world, only people with really strong strength can join the League of Legends, when your strength reaches that level, naturally someone will invite you, the League of Legends is the most powerful place in the fantasy world," said slowly, Fang Yu called him a master without the slightest surprise, he had already known Fang Yu's choice.
"Then master, have you joined the League of Legends?" Fang Yu asked.
"I once joined, but now League of Legends has become a history, and the last time it was seen was a hundred years ago, League of Legends has almost all the masters of the fantasy world, wrapping Ruiz, Ezreal, and those who stand at the peak of mortals in China," Zai continued, "However, no one knows whether League of Legends still exists, it is said that it was involved in the spatial turbulence, and in the spatial turbulence, even if the gods are in it, they can't escape the fate of being torn apart by the spatial turbulence." ”
"That master means that the League of Legends has disappeared," Fang Yu said.
"Suffice it to say, but one day, when the fantasy world is in danger, League of Legends will definitely appear again," said Zai, with an inscrutable frenzy in his eyes.
"I know you've finished reading that book, now I'll give you another one, this one is my compiled ninjutsu, you have to remember, if one day, you want to get the real inheritance ninjutsu from me, then, you have to kill me," robbed Fang Yu and handed Fang Yu a book, the black cover, Fang Yu had a heavy feeling as soon as he took over, Fang Yu put the previous book on the ground and exited the room.
This place is very big, Fang Yu found that this is another space opened up by the robbery, maybe it was inadvertently found by the robbery, there are tens of thousands of people who practice ninjutsu living here, but they all have a kind of fanaticism for the robbery to worship as the emperor, as long as the robbery gives an order, they will be willing to let them go to death.
They are the most fanatical believers, and they are also the dead of robbery.
Fang Yu walked past them, and they didn't have any conversation with Fang Yu, as if Fang Yu was air, they were also cultivating, cultivating some simple and powerful moves.
It's really simple, they just wave their hands and move their feet, but every move has a powerful power, Fang Yu saw an old man stretching out his hand and dancing in the air, although it looked a little chaotic, but countless black shadows appeared in the air with his swing, his body disappeared in an instant, hidden in the shadows in the air, random, the countless shadows sank into the ground, random, the old man also disappeared, Fang Yu stared deadly, finally, he saw a trace of black shadow on the ground, after a few minutes, the old man seemed to emerge from that black shadow, so that Fang Yu was really in his heart。
Fang Yu put away his mind and returned to his room, walking this way, Fang Yu has seen all kinds of rare and strange exercises, but in the final analysis, they are all related to the shadow, Fang Yu looked at his shadow with some palpitations, will he be eaten by it one day, is the shadow also a real living creature?
Fang Yu opened the book and walked away, the first page, was a black shadow, he seemed to suddenly jump into the inner cover of the book, Fang Yu looked at the shadow, the more he looked at it, the more he raised it like a robbery, Fang Yu continued to look down.
"Ninjutsu, exists between all things, ninjutsu is not martial arts, nor is it magic, he is a kind of practice that borrows all things into his own body, magic, the use of energy between heaven and earth, martial arts, is the power to tap one's own body, and ninjutsu, but the use of the shadow that people have been ignoring.
Where there is sunlight, there will be shadows, even in the dark, shadows will still exist, but people can't see clearly, and when shadows are strongest, they are not during the day, when shadows are most obvious. On the contrary, it is in the dark night, when the shadow is the real tool of killing, everyone has a shadow, their shadow can also become your tool, and ninjutsu can also make people stand at the top of the pyramid. ”
Fang Yu looked at this explanation, and felt that the shadow on his book suddenly moved, Fang Yu thought that he was dazzled, but Fang Yu continued to flip back, only to find that there was no more word, it was all white paper.
What is going on, Fang Yu was puzzled, why there were no words in the back, how to cultivate without words, Fang Yu sprinkled some water on the book again, it is said that some paper spilled with water can see the words on it, but the other Fang Yu was surprised that the book could not splash water at all.
Because, there was a pale white barrier on this book, tightly attached to the paper, as soon as the water was sprinkled, it would slide down immediately, Fang Yu picked up the book and stared at it carefully, and then, Fang Yu turned to the first page, because the shadow on the first page was the most suspicious.
However, Fang Yu was taken aback, this was definitely not the shadow just now, the shadow on the first page had been completely replaced by another person, no matter how Fang Yu looked at it, it looked like his own shadow.
Fang Yu looked down at his shadow, his shadow was still on the ground, Fang Yu found that the shadow on the paper seemed to be moving, a little bit of movement, everything around seemed to disappear, there was only the moving shadow in Fang Yu's eyes, Fang Yu's consciousness gradually became blurred, this shadow actually had the power to charm people's hearts.
"Ah" Fang Yu roared, but he was no longer in his room, this was a pale cyan world, not far away, there was this black shadow standing in the air, making people feel extremely weird.
"Fang Yu, this is the real cultivation method of the ninja method, we don't need any methods, and we don't have any moves, because the moves that everyone comprehends are different, if you want to comprehend the most suitable moves for yourself, the only way is to let yourself experience it in actual combat