Chapter 16: Mentors
Mogro Pass is the only entrance to the Great Barrier, and there is no other way to go other than here, but due to its location, no force has yet claimed control over this non-strategic pass.
This is about a few kilometers below the Mogro Pass, this pass is the middle section of the grand barrier, the peaks of the magnificent barrier that stretch for thousands of miles divide the entire Varojan continent in two, such a neat layout makes one wonder whether it is natural or man-made, but this question has long been unanswered, almost all countries choose to build their cities on top of the barrier, and the only Yodel people who choose to settle below also have obsidian mountains as a natural barrier, This is not only because the environment here is uninhabitable, but also because under the grand barrier, the presence of Acacia is something they have to worry about.
At the top of the valley, a city of various temples spanned two towering peaks, and the base of the city was a complete natural boulder, held in place by huge pillars of obsidian and mythril, not uncommon for the inhabitants of Runeterra, but it still cost a lot of money and manpower to use such a large amount.
"Wow...... It's a beautiful place......
Now the time is close to dusk, under the orange sunset, the soft [one^book^read^ novel][.[ yb][du].] The light seemed to put a thin veil on this city in the sky, because of the high altitude, a few clouds have been floating around and refusing to disperse, vaguely, even with a sense of sacredness.
Although the scenery did seem to be like this, Shivana was still tired from the bumpy half-day journey, and she stretched her waist while complaining to Xiu, "Why do we have to ride this thing?" If I had flown over, it would have been half an hour from Horrant to the teleporter. ”
"Father wants us to keep a low profile, although the mentor knows your identity, but this time we may not be the only one we have to face, so it is still necessary to keep the secret of our strength" Xiu looked at this magnificent building thoughtfully, he used to say that he was like a prince, but now, he has become the brother that Sivana is familiar with, he smiled and touched her head, and said jokingly, "Although you are a little tired, you still look happy, don't you?" At least for you, this kind of leisurely outing is not something you can come across very often. ”
"Yes......" Xiu was right, as Lunn's adopted daughter and a member of Demacia's elite royal guard, she was rarely able to have such a leisurely time, not only because of her status, but also for her safety.
"Alright, that's it, it's time for us to get down to business."
Xiu interrupted Sivana's memories, he slowly closed his eyes, his thoughts were transmitted into the city with the flowing magic, and Shivana, who was standing on the side, could clearly feel the magic fluctuations coming from Xiu's body, this is the simplest way of communication between magicians, although there are not many skills to speak of, but the most simple and effective.
"Mentor, I need your guidance."
"Welcome, my child."
Just a few seconds after the cultivation waved, a much powerful but still gentle magic power rippled from above, and after being magnified by the Mithril Pillar, these almost physical magic powers immediately shrouded the two of them, not knowing what they wanted to do.
"No resistance! Mentors won't hurt us, take it easy! After noticing the surging magic power of Shivana next to her, Xiu immediately stopped her,
"But...... All right. ”
After hearing Xiu's instructions, Shivana hesitated, but she finally calmed down the surging magic in her body, at this moment, a wonderful sense of weightlessness enveloped the two of them, just a blink of an eye, the scene in front of the two of them has changed from the sunset scenery under Mogro Pass to a room full of all kinds of strange items, in addition to the books piled up on the shelves, all kinds of strange objects that can be said and unnamed are placed in all corners of the room, although I don't know the specific function, but it looks like it is quite precious.
"I'm sorry to teleport you here this way, but before I talk to your father personally, I'd like you to tell him something of what I think."
Xiu will never be mistaken, the man who came from the side room is his mentor Reginald? Ashram, though he may have been several times his actual age, looked to be a little younger than II, and he carried a very rough staff in his hand, which was not very attractive but quite useful.
"What a pleasure to meet you, my dear mentor!" Xiu solemnly saluted Reginald, although the etiquette is quite standard, it can still be seen that Xiu is very excited at this time.
"Uh...... Hello...... "Compared to Xiu, Sivana's performance is much more nervous, this is not for other reasons, when she first came to Demacia, her adoptive father Lunn once scared her that if she was not well-behaved, Reginade would take her away for experiments, although Sivana and Reginald had only a few contacts in five years, but this "joke" still left a lot of shadows in her heart.
"Don't worry little girl, you're not the only human-dragon half-blood, I've gotten a lot of information about you from a half-blood friend, I can try to introduce him to you if you want." Reginald could see Shivana's nervousness, and he tried to calm her down with gentle words and a smile, and had to admit that Xiu's gentle personality had a lot to do with the mentor.
"Uh...... Thank you very much for your kindness, but I'll talk about this question later, fix ...... There are a lot of questions I want to ask you. Shivana's expression softened somewhat, but she still subconsciously hid behind Xiu and said.
"Really? Well, Xiu, do you have any questions for me? Reginald smiled as he turned his gaze to Xiu.
"I ......" Xiu opened his mouth, and it could be seen that he wanted to say something now, but he didn't know where to start because he wanted to ask too much, and after a while, he finally asked solemnly, "Mentor, what do you want to do?" “
"It's a very general question, and I think you should be able to ask a more precise question."
……
"Mentor, do you really think this can bring peace?"
After thinking for a full minute, Xiu asked again, looking directly into the eyes of his mentor and asking with great clarity.
"That's the question I want."
A smile appeared on Reginald's face, but instead of answering immediately, he asked, "Tell me, child, when you first became my disciple, I asked you what a king needs most, and answer me, what was your answer at that time?" ”
"Mercy and kindness." Xiu replied without hesitation.
"That's right, your answer is mercy and kindness, which is the exact opposite of your brother's answer, and I am glad that after being taught, he also understood the importance of mercy, so he agreed and understood your treatment of prisoners of war in Noxus, but after all these years, you still don't know how to be cold and cruel, of course, I don't blame you, this is a virtue in most cases."
Reginald paused, he looked up at Sivana, then at Xiu, and then continued: "Although I do not wish to agree with this, I must admit that mercy and mercy alone can only bring down a country, and if there is no complete trust and friendship between two countries, it is impossible to achieve true peace, and unfortunately, if you want to do this between two countries, it is like a dream." ”
"......'Kindness alone does not bring peace, just as the two ends of the scales must be filled with objects of the same quality', is that what you are saying, Teacher?" Xiu's expression became a little sad, he had guessed his mentor's thoughts early on, but it was only at this moment that he had to admit it.
"I'm glad you still remember what I said, yes, that's what I, and all the people involved in building League of Legends, think that if you want to end this long war, you have to have a stronger force to sit at the negotiating table, and this force can't be any country, because it's not a wise choice for any ruler, so there must be a force that can remain neutral and has enough strength to do this, since Ionia is not willing to help, From now on, only our ** division can do this. ”
"But Mentor, don't you think there's a lot of risk involved? If both parties are irritated by your approach, then ......"
"Provoke them?" Reginald smiled, he patted Xiu on the shoulder with a nervous face, and said to him like a father, "I was prepared for this when I left Demacia, but don't worry, with their current situation, they definitely won't want to fight us, it's not too early, I'll take you to eat first, besides, Xiu, I hope you can talk to your father about this tonight as a prince, and I hope he is prepared before I tell him all the plans tomorrow." ”