CHAPTER XXII

"Terrible political wisdom!" Huo Nan, who originally had reservations about Augustus, encountered a group of ordinary bandits and bandits who were eyeing him, but when he was poorly equipped, this disdainful thought immediately turned into decisive admiration.

In the books of major historical events in Noxus, the cardinal archbishops of the Holy See have been brutally murdered by a group of no more than a hundred bandits, not to mention a potential young man recognized by the upper echelons of Noxus who does not even have a noble title!

Augustus, who took the lead, didn't wait for the leader of the bandits, who were poorly equipped and pretended to be fierce and came up to rob, to say anything, and spit out the word killing with a wave of his hand.

There is no superiority in numbers, no superiority in equipment, and no superiority in force. Such a bandit is simply a pile of cabbage chopped at random for the warrior knights under Augustus, who can be played with as much as they want.

In just a few minutes, the bandits who came with great momentum immediately ran around and fled blindly for their lives! A middle-aged man who was considered to be the leader of this group of bandits was pressed up by Huo Nan. The middle-aged man had gathered a fairly acceptable armor, weapons, helmet, and a thin pony that was not tall, and Augustus saw at a glance that the line on the middle-aged man's helmet was pierced by a spear and spear, and asked the bandit who looked panicked condescendingly: "Prove your worth to me, maybe prove your piety to God, you choose!" ”

The middle-aged man named Kopol looked up at Augustus blankly, he didn't expect that this young man who looked like a noble young master would be so simple, direct, cold and cruel. Value? What am I worth? Koppal was secretly anxious, although he had lived most of his life, he didn't want to show his piety to God so soon!

After a deep sigh, Kopol spoke, "Honorable Knight, I am willing to surrender to you!" ”

Augustus smiled disdainfully, glanced at Kopol, who was already a prisoner, and said, "Is this what you're worth?" ”

Koppal's face was a little pale. He was not stupid, he had already heard the disdain in the knight's words, and his heart was flustered and regretful, knowing that he was faced with such a situation, where would he accept the messenger's request.

"Honorable knight, maybe a third-order knight is not in your eyes, but I have a message here that may be of interest to you!"

Augustus sat quietly on his horse, his eyes closed.

Kopol was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that this noble young master was a little interested, he didn't sell or hesitate, and continued: "Find out that Lord Knight you have such a powerful armed force, even if we are bold, we will not dare to provoke you. In fact, we are only here to listen to the instigation of a young man with the strength of a high-ranking knight! ”

Augustus nodded and said, "Okay, you can go!" ”

Koppal was overjoyed, but he still glanced at Augustus, who was expressionless, and then cautiously retreated, and after retreating thirty meters away, he immediately ran quickly. At this time, Augustus glanced at Alista at his side, and Alista took out the fierce bow and quiver from Augustus's house.

Bending his bow and arrows, Augustus sneered at the figure that hurriedly left. He whispered, "I've given you a chance, but unfortunately you have to go to God!" ”

Boom!

The arrow pierced the sky and hit with one hit.

Koppal fell to the ground and died!

Augustus didn't even look at the fallen Kopal. Command the knight behind him to burn these corpses immediately!

"Does such a stupid provocation mean that some greater conspiracy is about to engulf it?" Augustus didn't want to be like the absurd fact recorded in the history of Noxus, a cardinal with the strength of a magical sage and fifty knights of the Knights of Glory was killed by a group of less than three hundred bandits!

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"Master Augustus, should we hurry up, I already have a very bad feeling!" Huo Nan, who had kept the knight's oath, followed Augustus and spoke. Although he didn't like Augustus too much. But since he decided to stay, it already means that he has chosen to serve this young master Augustus.

Augustus glanced at Huo Nan and said vulgarly: "Huo Nan." Always remember a sentence, where the bad luck is there, there will always be luck, although the bad luck has not left now, but who can guarantee that luck will not come? Augustus glanced at the Pillars of the Empire on horseback and playfully said, "If our great Princess Kiris can't even do this, how can I make Augustus work for her?" ”

Huo Nan frowned and said with a wry smile: "Young Master Augustus, you are gambling!" ”

Augustus embraced the sky with open hands and laughed, "Gambling? Huo Nan, maybe you have forgotten a sentence: a commoner who does not know how to gamble can never become a nobleman, let alone become a pillar of the empire of Noxus! ”

No matter what country it is, there is an indelible gap between commoners and nobles, and this gap is even more obvious in the Noxian Empire! If a commoner relies on that pitiful wisdom and does not take risks, it will take at least five generations of cultivation to establish a noble family!

And a commoner who gambled could become a figure of nobility or even the center of power in the Noxian Empire in just a few decades. However, most of the commoners gambled and went to see God, and only a few succeeded, the most famous being Darius, the fourth knight of the Empire.

Even though Augustus behaved very relaxed and casual, Huo Nan and the others didn't dare to relax at all! It's not about loyalty, it's about the fact that Augustus died on the way to St. Peter, the imperial capital of Noxus, so will their knights who know this secret have a chance to escape the control of the big guys?

Apparently there is only one answer: no.

A good politician would never let someone who knows he might be a threat to his existence still alive and kicking into the world. As the bigwigs of the roundtable held regularly every year said: "It has taken us all our lives to learn to be careful, because anyone can be careless, but we can't, and once we are careless, then our companions who still want to take a step forward will mercilessly treat your carelessness as a boulder, and you will fall into a bottomless abyss!" ”

This group of top politicians, who are deceitful and use all kinds of means for the sake of profit, actually smiled very happily at the round table, and very much agreed with the words of Prince Nokopanser, who sat peacefully in his chair and said that.

Prince Nokopanser. This peerless monster known for his unruliness and talent on the continent of Valoran is a pseudo-heretic that even the Inquisition is a headache for him. He studied at the most famous knight academy in the Noxian Empire, majoring in knighthood and religion, but before completing his studies, he joined the Jihad War between Noxus and the Zaun Empire as an ordinary soldier in a jaw-dropping manner, and then rose to fabulous speed in the Noxian Empire, and his fame was fame in the Zaun Empire, which still regards Prince Nokopanser as the Empire's greatest enemy.

It was this Prince of Nokopanser who achieved the feat of winning three Iron Oak medals in three consecutive years! Augustus is no stranger to Prince Nokopanser, the adoptive father of General Burnham, now the ruler of the Noxian Empire.

The Prince of Nokopanser, who had so far caused endless trouble for the Inquisition, had made a number of frightening remarks. One of these remarks about politics or religion or military affairs should be: Friendship without a basis of interests in the eyes of our aristocracy is like a duckweed without roots, which cannot be grasped when the breeze rises, because it is like the oath of a politician, the promise of a businessman, the chastity of a widow, and you can only joke in front of a little joke!

This sentence is still regarded as the most classic statement by politicians in the Noxian Empire. And the merchants who were struggling to climb the upper class also took it as a wise saying.

The royal library of the Ionian Royal Academy, with its five million books, was almost a daunting existence for anyone, and Huo Nan, a knight, spent three whole years in that library, except for his daily physiology, reading books such as obscure or simple but profound religious works or personal legends and biographies.

The Royal Library of Ionia coincidentally contains a biography of Prince Nokpanser, who had been on the mainland fifty years earlier. But it wasn't finished, only a dozen pages.

However, this short biography can be regarded as one of Huo Nan's favorite books, which records too much knowledge and life insights that are impossible to see in other books. In particular, the casual remarks that came out of Prince Nock Panser's mouth, whether sharp or cold, were enough to make Huo Nan, who was a nerd at the Royal Knight Academy at the time, ponder and realize for a long time.

Took a deep breath. In his mind, he couldn't help but recall the legendary figure who was not inferior to General Burnham in the Noxian Empire, and asked, "Augustus, how is Prince Nocoppenser now?" ”

Augustus looked back and glanced at Huo Nan, who was a little embarrassed and shy. Shaking his head, he said, "This old man who once held the power of Noxus disappeared from the political arena of the Noxus Empire thirty years ago, but he should not be dead yet, at least now General Burnham goes to see this old man every year!" ”

Recalling the solemn scene last time, carefully sorting out the already very neat and overlooking General Burnham, Augustus couldn't help but be solemn, and said softly: "Perhaps the side of Prince Nocoppense in the eyes of General Burnham is the most important thing he needs to face every year!" ”

Honan did not understand the meaning of Augustus's smiling words, but he knew that Prince Nocopanther, who had wanted to study the mysteries of eternal immortality with Piltover's research maniac and the mysterious woman of the Inquisition, who controlled the ewe, was still alive.

"Perhaps this prince, who reveres the gods and is not afraid of the devil, and who walks alone to explore the mysteries of life, has really explored the mystery of immortality!" Augustus couldn't help but have a picture in his mind, an old man dressed in black and emaciated on a high astrological tower with various tools and classics for calculating the eternity of life, unwilling to slack off for a moment to study the mystery of eternal immortality.

Perhaps there will be one or two vampires with eternal immortal life lying next to it for the Prince of Nokopanser to dissect. (To be continued.) )