"Noxians don't care where their homeland is, because Noxus is the homeland of all Noxians." - Valoran Terroir

Raven has always been fond of her hometown – even though she is a "well-rooted" Noxian City, and in the slum where she was born, the towering Immortal Fortress is within a short walk.

However, after Ionia's self-exile, Raven often dreams of her hometown, of the slums where sewage flows, cool in winter and warm in summer.

When Raven was a soldier, she never dreamed, because dreams were a waste of energy, and as the best soldier in Noxus, Raven had to put all her energy into carrying out the mission.

This is a manifestation of Raven's emotional recovery, which was previously unimaginable.

No need to think, no need to emotion, Raven still remembers the first time she was praised, General Du Caoc's speech.

"The soldiers of Noxus are the blades of Noxus, and the blades don't need to be thought, but they must be used together."

And just like that, Raven gave up thinking.

Raven believes in Noxus and believes in this empire, because this empire does what it says - just like in the slums, as long as the requirements of a recruiter are met, everyone is a soldier, and equal soldiers are equal on the battlefield.

Noxus never deceived Raven, except for the Battle of Ionia.

In Ionia, Raven was deceived many times.

Said it was reinforcements, but it turned out to be a poison gas bomb.

It was said to be an occupation, but it turned out to be a war of looting.

Said to be a retreat, but turned out to be betrayed.

The trust that had been in place was gone, so with General Du Caok missing, his men almost dead, and the rune greatsword broken, Raven chose to go into self-exile.

When trust doesn't exist, Raven has to learn to think - because now, she's no longer a soldier.

Raven always remembered what the recruiting officer said when she enlisted: "Every Noxians should fight for Noxus, only then can we Noxus be strong enough to be invincible." ”

In order to increase his persuasiveness, the recruiter rolled up his sleeves and showed his strong biceps, and from the old people whispering around, Raven learned that this guy was also from this slum, and was once a thin little guy - and after joining the army, the skinny monkey became a sturdy Noxian soldier.

After leaving the army, Raven has been savoring this passage.

Noxians, fighting for Noxus......

Raven is a very logical warrior, but her lack of thinking makes her start to have headaches every time she thinks more.

But Raven was forcing herself to think.

Combined with what she saw, what she saw in Noxus, what she saw in Ionia, what she saw in Freljord—Raven gave herself a new task, which was to find out whether the current Noxian army was still fighting for Noxus, and for all the Noxians themselves.

Raven struggled to remember the victories she had experienced before.

At first, when he returned victoriously from the defeat of the barbarians from Freljord, the slums where Noxus City once lived were repaired.

Later, during the years of fighting Demacia, he never returned to Noxus City, but he heard that the Pioneer Regiment took this opportunity to open up a large area of land for the Empire.

But what about Ionia?

Raven racked her brains to reminisce, only to find that after the war with Ionia, Noxus had nothing but death.

The enemy is dying, and so are Noxus' own people.

Raven came to her conclusion that the Battle of Ionia was not a battle fought by the Noxians for the Noxians, it was a war in which there was no gain—or rather the proceeds were stolen by some guys.

Due to the lack of education and information she received, Raven's thinking would get stuck in many places, and in order to continue, Raven began her own wanderings.

In Ionia, Raven put on a cloak and a mask to face the world for the first time as a civilian rather than a soldier.

Raven met all sorts of people, from Ionians to Yodelers to Vastayas......

Raven was somewhat surprised to find that these people seemed to be very good thinkers, all had their own ideas and ideas—they knew very well what they needed, even down to how they could get them.

Later, Raven finally figured this out.

Ionia, on the edge of Valoran, is a huge island.

Because of the legacy of ancient magic, the climate is suitable and the products are abundant, and the Ionians have little pressure to survive, and the children here will not starve to death without stealing, like the children in the slums of Noxus - the price of food in Ionia is ridiculously low, and there are all kinds of edible wild fruits in the suburbs, and there is no need to work hard to grow crops, and even sow a handful of seeds to wait for the harvest.

The unbelievably laid-back life gave the Ionians more time, and some of this free time was used for reflection, and some was used for entertainment and pastime.

Like Noxus, Ionia has many rules, but the meaning of these rules has long been forgotten, and the reason for these rules is ...... All that remains is to maintain the same order.

After thinking this clearly, Raven was full of contempt for Ionia.

That's right, contempt.

Although Raven still hasn't figured out why she naturally looks down on the Ionians, she can confirm that if she makes herself one of them, it really doesn't matter if she dies.

However, Ionia's experience also reminded Raven that there is no point in just thinking.

And the structure of Ionia has little reference for Noxus, which is not as barren as Freeljord, but it is not much stronger than the southern coastal city-states...... Nothing makes sense.

Since she couldn't get the answer she wanted here, Raven naturally chose to leave.

As for the goal......

Raven originally wanted to go to Bilgewater, but just in time for the tide of fireworks, Raven felt that Bilgewater at this time also lacked reference value, so she simply went south and came to the most open city in Noxus, Besilik.

Coincidentally, Qurieta had just started the Adventurer Project at the time, and Raven joined them and became one of the first adventurers in Besilico.

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The text is a little stuck.,So today it's more of a chapter.。

Rui Mengmeng's mental journey.