Chapter 25: Departure
Buzz ~ Buzz.
The slight vibration made Xiu, who was meditating, open his eyes, this was the room that Reginald had prepared for him, although the style looked a little strange, but for a magician, the environment here was quite good.
This is the sound of some kind of communication tool, for the inhabitants of Runeterra, there are many ways to communicate over long distances, magicians can use spells to communicate with each other, and every city has a sound transmission circle left by magicians, as long as it is injected once, it can be used for a long time, it is very popular with ordinary people, and in Piltover and Zaun, they invented more convenient gadgets, Demacia and Noxus were the first to introduce this technology, and established faster contact with their allies.
This time it wasn't the thing named "phone" that rang, the magic power in Xiu's body surged, gently floating the vibrating object from the package, but after noticing what it was, he couldn't help but pause.
This is a delicate golden shield coat of arms, on the surface of the shield, a purple griffin is drawn, the griffon stands on two legs, wears a crown on his head, holds a sharp axe in his hand, and the shield is decorated with a flame-like pattern around the shield, even ordinary people will never mistake this pattern in front of them, because this is the coat of arms that the light shield family has not changed.
Maybe after this, this coat of arms will be handed over to Lunn to use, of course, Xiu doesn't care about this, in addition to symbolizing the body * one * book * read * novel xstxt part, this coat of arms has a more practical function, that is, the sound transmission circle drawn in the hidden mezzanine of the coat of arms, so that the light shield family can contact each other at any time.
Lunn had just contacted him about a few hours earlier, and he had told Lunn everything that had happened a few days ago except for his quarrel with his father, and now that he had suddenly contacted himself, could it be that something else had happened......?
With such a nervous mood, Xiu activated the sound transmission circle, and a magic projection immediately appeared above the coat of arms, but the figure that appeared in the picture was not Lunn, but his father, Gavin II.
"Huh? …… Belch...... Well, good evening, father, is there anything to do with it? “
Although he was quite surprised, Xiu immediately recovered his expression from his surprise, and asked in a low voice after bowing quite decently.
"Hmm...... It's not a big deal, by the way, how are you doing with Reginald? Is everything okay? “
At this moment, Xiu almost didn't hold back the tears in the corners of his eyes, the father in the picture looked a little tired, and there were even some food crumbs on the corners of his mouth, his voice sounded a little vague, but he couldn't block the concern hidden in it and even a little shy, beside him, Mr. Chad was looking at himself with a smile, Xiu coughed lightly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't hide the smile: "I'm all fine here, thank you for your concern." “
"Ah...... That'......" II nodded, but didn't say anything at once, and after looking around a little awkwardly, he returned to his original topic, "I've discussed Reginald's proposal with the Cabinet and Parliament, and although they haven't reached a conclusion yet, from my point of view...... I basically agree to join League of Legends......"
"Really...... Is this true? Thank you for your understanding, Father! I knew my father was only angry for a moment, but when he calmed down, he would definitely ......."
"Oh oh! Young man, now is not the time for you to be happy, even if Demacia agrees, what about Noxus? The second interrupted Xiu, who was immersed in joy, and woke him up with the actual situation.
"Hmm...... Well...... Father is right, but I think if Demacia agrees, then Noxus gets the news......"
"I'm sure the Noxians don't tell us what they really think, so I hope you can do me and your mentor a favor, five years ago, you managed to live alone in Noxus for a month, this time, I need you to go to Noxus again and help us find out what this group of people really think, is there any problem?"
"Huh? Of course, this can be ...... But ......" Xiu was stunned for a moment, and then asked puzzledly, "Please allow me to ask a question, this kind of thing can be solved by the League of Legends, why do you want me to spy secretly?" “
"Child, this matter is not as simple as you think" The second understood that Xiu had no opinion in this regard, and naturally did not explain much, "This action is quite important, it may be directly related to whether the League of Legends can be established, can you complete this mission?" “
“…… Rest assured. Maybe it was the understanding between father and son, Xiu immediately understood something from his father's expression, he didn't continue to ask, just nodded solemnly.
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After the "......" was arranged as simply as possible, the second turned off the sound transmission circle, and the moment the picture was closed, he sat down on the sofa at once, and wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead as if relieved.
"Why are you so nervous? Is this how to talk to your own son? Chad smiled and handed him a glass of water, jokingly.
"I know you have a good relationship with the kids, so you're laughing at me?" The second raised his eyebrows, asked half-truthfully, the two looked at each other and smiled, and invariably moved on to the next topic, Chad glanced out the window and asked the second in a low voice: "Xiu has been decided, so who will you send with him?" ”
"There is no doubt that Zhao Xin will go with him" II replied without hesitation, "He grew up around Noxus, and the Noxian language is more pure, and it is easier to inquire about news, although he hasn't been back for five years, but there should be no problem." ”
"I know that...... But you also know that if you let him go to Nietrick, he might meet that man on the way, if he is recognized......"
"I understand your concerns, but I think you can turn yourself into another person with a few small means, and this basic disguise technique should be taught......
Speaking of this, the second was suddenly very unnaturally silent, and after a while, he raised his head, looked directly into Chad's eyes and said word by word: "I know that your feelings for Zhao Xin are like fathers, although he has been with me for a longer time, but I understand that the person he trusts the most is still you, what you just said is to show that if Zhao Xin sees that person, will there be a possibility of betraying Demacia?" ”
"What......!"
Chad showed a little surprise on his face, but this expression did not last long, he also looked directly into the eyes of the second, and finally shook his head expressionlessly: "As a king...... I can't blame you for saying this, but I can vouch with my life that Zhao Xin is not someone who will betray us, no matter who he meets or what happens, he will not betray, absolutely. ”
The atmosphere suddenly became a little tense, and both of them looked at each other without flinching, as if they wanted to get some kind of affirmation, and after waiting for a long time, the second finally couldn't help but sigh slightly: "I believe what you said, since this is the case...... This time, I will trouble you to inform Zhao Xin, I will go to gather the cabinet and the parliament now, and the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. ”
"Aren't you that kid anymore......" Neither of them said anything more, and Chad watched the second leave, standing still and whispering.
Walking through a long corridor, this is the residence of the royal servants and guards, it is not too late, only a few people return here to rest, for them, Chad is an absolute predecessor and grandfather, along the way, everyone who passes by greets him.
After bypassing a small garden, walking a little inside is Zhao Xin's room, the environment and conditions here are very good, only people who have served in the palace for a certain period of time can live here, and Zhao Xin can be regarded as an exception.
"Zhao Xin, are you there?"
All the shifts in the palace were in charge of Chad, and it was not Zhao Xin who was in charge of patrolling and duty tonight, according to his habit, he would definitely return to his residence to study and exercise at night when he was not working, and this almost never changed.
"Please come in." There was no accident, Zhao Xin's voice came from the room, and a few seconds later, the door was opened with a creak, judging from the open book on the table, he should be reading, and after finding that the person standing outside the door was Chad, Zhao Xin bent the corners of his mouth quite rarely, and moved a chair from the side.
"You have a new mission." Chad's eyes flickered, but he didn't say anything, as the second said, there wasn't much time to waste in this matter, he simply and accurately told Zhao Xin all the points of the task, just like a superior talking to a subordinate.
"Understood."
There is no suspicion, and there is no problem, Zhao Xin is still expressionless, after listening to the mission instructions, he immediately turned around and put away the books on the table and extinguished the light stone, because it was a sneak mission, he did not need and could not carry any clothes or supplies, because this would be discovered, after doing all this, he picked up his spear, bowed slightly to Chad and turned away without hesitation.
"Wait!"
If it were usual, Chad would definitely smile and pat Zhao Xin's shoulder, but maybe because of the words of the second today, he couldn't help but stop Zhao Xin, in the past five years, no matter what kind of task, Zhao Xin has been so undoubted to carry out, today, Chad finally couldn't help but ask the question he had been putting in his heart: "I know you are not from Demacia, but what is the reason why you obey the orders of Gavin II so much?" Don't you have any doubts? ”