"I like your answer, lad, what Noxus needs is a young man like you. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Secastius stood up, took a small cloth bag from the drawer of the table, and threw it to Darius.

"Turn it on, you deserve it."

Darius took the pouch steadily, then untied the slipknot at the mouth of the pouch, and lifted the bag upside down with his left hand, and a ring and a piece of metal slipped into his right hand. The quaint shape of the ring is not recognizable, a bit like metal, but also a bit like a stone, the place where it comes into contact with the skin is cold, and on the inside of the ring is carved extremely small runes, and the faint but pure rune power surrounds it.

【Resolute Embrace】

Gain +1 Constitution

Charge: Forms a shield composed of runic power, blocks 65 damage, lasts for one minute or disappears after exceeding the maximum damage, and the charge time is 16 hours.

(Rune Shield, indestructible)

Darius put the ring back in his bag, and turned his gaze to the piece of metal he had pinched with his thumb and forefinger, an object he was familiar with, or every soldier of the garrison would be familiar with it—it was a soldier's nameplate. But when Darius saw the contents clearly, he couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

"My lord, ...... this?"

"Congratulations Darius, you have been promoted, and from now on you will be the captain of the second detachment of the 1st Swordsman Battalion. Oh, you look very confused, it looks like you don't know what's going on, huh? ”

Darius nodded, although the squad leader was only the most junior officer, but as a recruit who had just been in the army for two months, how could he be promoted so quickly without a background?

"I said, this is what you deserve, the lizardman warrior who was killed by you in the ambush that day is the martial arts chief of the 'Greyclaw' tribe, maybe you don't know much about the concept of martial arts chief, then I tell you, that martial arts chief is equivalent to the swordsmanship instructor of our garrison legion, you have made such a martial arts feat, how can Noxus treat his warriors badly? As for the ring, I thought it was a small gift from me. ”

I see, Darius thought to himself, no wonder the lizardman was larger than the average lizardman, and with such serious injuries, he forced Rodriguez and Darius into a desperate situation. Fortunately, he triggered the awakening of the [Blood Fury] talent, otherwise where would he have the opportunity to stand here and accept the promotion.

"Thank you for your love and promotion. But why didn't I stay in the Fourth Swordsman Battalion? Instead, he was assigned to the 1st Swordsman Battalion? ”

A gloomy look flashed across Secassius's face, but he quickly put away the emotion: "You are an officer now, and you can start understanding some strategic things. ”

"The frost moon has arrived, the cold wave has poured from the sea of guardians to the mountains of Orsto, and now the northeast of the province has been shrouded in a cold wave, the various tribes of the lizardmen want to stock up on more food before the arrival of the winter moon, so their armies have been gathering in the Rhodes corridor one after another, wanting to raid our villages, the last time we ambushed the lizardmen 'Greyclaw' clan, although we successfully annihilated them, but our garrison corps losses are not small."

"The Fourth Swordsman Battalion, as well as the Third and Sixth Swordsman Battalions, are temporarily gone, and we will need to rebuild them in the spring when the recruits are in place and the veterans have recovered. That's why I'm going to add you to the First Swordsman Battalion, the defense of this line of the fortress depends on you, young man, Noxus will not tolerate monsters wreaking havoc on his land, and the soldiers of Hazekama Province will do whatever it takes to protect his people. “

"My lord, I understand." Darius clenched his left hand into a fist and placed it across his chest, saluted Secassius and shouted the military oath of the garrison.

"I am the most loyal warrior of the Empire,

I am the sharpest spear of the Empire,

We gather under the banner of the claw owl,

Forming the impregnable walls of Noxus,

I am not afraid of sacrifice, I am not afraid of death,

I will water this land with blood,

My destiny will always belong to the battlefield. ”

Secastius made no secret of his admiration for Darius: "Very well, I am sure that you will be the pride of the Legion, get out, soldier, by the way, go to your barracks before reporting to the First Swordsman Battalion, there is still something for you." ”

Darius was slightly stunned, but did not continue to ask, anyway, he would know what it was when he went back.

After seeing Darius leave, Secassius sat back in his chair and asked the scribe, who had not spoken, "What do you think, Althea?" ”

The petite clerk's eyes shone with a strange look, and she responded in a crisp voice: "It shouldn't be wrong, I feel the vigorous vitality in his body, his injuries have not fully recovered, and that power is constantly repairing and strengthening his body." ”

"Extraordinary bloodline, it is very likely that it is a talent such as [Iron Body] or [Guardian Resolute], but this is very strange, according to the situation in the battle report, haven't we always guessed that he is some kind of talent with explosive power?"

Secassius smiled, "Valoran is so vast, and the vast power of Father God Werther has created such a magnificent and colorful world, from the frozen Freeljord, to the warm Kumon Forest, from the lonely Shadow Isle, to the yellow sand, the more we know about this world, the more ignorant we will find ourselves, no matter what kind of blood he has, we just need to know that he is a Noxian warrior, and that's enough." ”

Althea asked, "Is he really just a peasant from the capital?" ”

Secastius handed the parchment scroll to Althea and said, "Of course, how can the children of the nobles be assigned to the legions of a poor country like ours, even the commoners with a little family background, will try their best to stuff the children into the legions of the great generals. Not every nobleman is here on a special mission like you, my dear Althea. ”

His information is as he himself said, since the death of both parents when he was a child, it is impossible to say which nobleman may be the descendant of a nobleman, after all, there are too many nobles who have died in political struggles and assassinations over the years, and every year there are families that have lost power, and it is not uncommon for the blood of declining nobles to be left in the countryside. There are some things that he probably doesn't know himself. But then again, if he hadn't survived in such a hostile environment since he was a child, how could he have awakened such an amazing talent? ”

Althea was silent with the file of Darius, and after a long time, she asked Secassius, "Then why did you transfer him to the First Swordsman Battalion?" In the next winter operation, this battalion will go on the assault mission with the highest mortality rate, right? Isn't it a pity that he hasn't grown up yet, so he died on the battlefield like this? ”

Secastius walked to the window and looked at the mountains of Orsto in the distance, the endless mountains showed the world their majesty and abundance, and under the clear blue sky, the black figure shuttled rapidly between the clouds, which was the symbol of the claw owl, the second garrison regiment.

"Althea, do you see that talon owl in the distance? The old nest of the clawed owl is built on the cliff face of the high mountain cliff, and it is built with solid branches and miscanthus grass to be built once and enjoyed for a lifetime. After a litter of chicks is born, due to a lack of food, the female will choose to ruthlessly kill the weakest of the chicks and keep the other stronger chicks. After that, the mother will take the baby to the cliff and throw the baby down, and only the brave wings can survive. ”

Secastius read word for word: "I am not afraid of sacrifice, I am not afraid of death, I will water this land with blood, and my destiny will always belong to the battlefield." Look, Althea, if he dies, the land watered by his blood will become more fertile and raise stronger Noxian warriors. If he grows up, then I believe it. ”

"The name Darius will surely resound throughout Valoran."