Chapter 21: Absurdity = Politicians

"Luck and bad luck are two wind who follow you like a shadow~, when this woman is thinking that you are bewitching and showing a seductive hot body, her sister bad luck will also throw you a few winks, taking you from heaven to hell. Therefore, my children and grandchildren, when luck comes, you need to be cautious about the next bad luck, and when bad luck comes, you can happily welcome the good luck that follows! ”

If it weren't for something that caused the resentment of General Burnham, who is now in power in the Noxian Empire, this family that once produced various talents such as court ministers, knights, pious priests, elegant poets, and great politicians might still be among the five major families of Noxus.

Although the Rothonchild family and the Constantine family were coldly attacked by General Burnham, so that the names were removed from the five major families of the Noxian Empire, few people dared to ignore the potential of these two families.

Each generation of the patriarch of the Rothonchild family will leave a last word for future generations and record it on the Rothonchild family motto! And that slightly frivolous but rich sentence was left by the third patriarch of the Rotonchild family.

It is difficult for anyone to imagine that the patriarch of the Rotonchilde family is a talented and talented politician, and it is he who brought the Rotonchilde family, which could only be regarded as second-rate in the Noxus Empire, to the position of the top nobility in Noxus, and he can be regarded as one of the wisest figures of the Rotonchilde family.

Augustus often studied the history of some ancient families, such as Darkwell, Constantine, Du Qucao, Rotonchild, and Bacon, and had to admit that it would take hundreds of years for a commoner to become as powerful as these families, and it would never be possible to forge a truly powerful behemoth without the accumulation of time.

Holding in his hand the book "Pillars of the Empire" that he had been thinking about day and night from St. Peter's City, he had hoped to see. In addition to the line of General Burnham's message on the title page, someone had the audacity to add a line from the family motto of the Rothonchild.

At the end, it was written: "Dear Augustus, Kiris Stuart is waiting for you in St. Peter's City!" ”

Gilis Stuart: That's not an unfamiliar name! In recent days, this name has been much more famous than that of General Du Kekao, the soul of the Imperial Army, Svein, the political leader, and the Fourth Knight of the Empire, Darius, the commander of the army. Augustus had already heard from Ergat yesterday when he went to the city lord's palace to meet Ergat, from Ergat's mouth that the only blood of the Noxus Empire royal family, Princess Kiris Stuart, from Ergat's mouth, Augustus's suspicions were confirmed, General Burnham had indeed given part of the power to the honorable Princess Stuart, and this Princess Kiris was probably the girl he met in St. Petersburg and the Pershan Manor.

When I got this copy of Pillars of the Empire. Augustus reaffirmed his suspicions.

Augustus now had some understanding of the meaningful words that Vladimir, one of the three dark giants of the Inquisition, had spoken to him before leaving. Augustus had no doubt that this trip to St. Peter's City in the Noxian Empire was no less than directly facing a storm that swept through the entire Noxus Empire and even the Valoran Continent.

"Glory always comes with death! It's like luck and bad luck! Almighty God, can you tell devout believers whether I have grasped the glory that will lift me to heaven or the prologue of death? Leaving the city, Augustus looked at the sky and muttered to himself.

Augustus originally wanted to take Aunt Carlos with him to St. Peter's City to have a look, but the chaotic situation in St. Peter's City was still over! Augustus left the old butler Gordon and several knights of the Knights of the Knights, who were loyal to him, and left a message: "Wait for my corpse or glory!" ”

The members of the Warrior Knights did not speak, and their eyes showed a look of trust like that of Ge Taidong.

St. Peter's - Ferreljord - Norok - Castle, easy route. It took nearly a year for Augustus to have his own charisma, power and temperament, and completely conquer this group of warriors and knights who were purchased from the Finn slave exchange at a large price.

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Ergart and Raphael, the most honorable bishop of Alder City, stood in the tower, silent! Raphael looked at the back that was not burly but had a special sense of presence and smiled playfully: "Ergat, maybe in a few years." We're all going to look up to him! ”

Urgarte said something Raphael's incredulous words and affirmed: "Of course, the premise is that he does not die in this storm of power that has swept through Noxus!" ”

"Ergat, this isn't your usual character!" Raphael stared at Urgat. sighed softly, the current Urgat does not have a unique arrogant and fierce temperament. Raphael was somewhat unfamiliar.

Ergart leaned his hands on the tower, bracing his body. Squinting his eyes like an eagle at Augustus's back, he said with a few sighs: "Our teacher said after the end of the Holy War: Maybe there is a pillar supporting Noxus in your alder city!" I wasn't sure that Augustus was not the only one who distinguished himself in the Holy War, and didn't Offet receive the precious Iron Oak Medal in the Cathedral of Egustine? But now it is certain that the person who supported the pillar of the Noxian Empire in the mouth of Mr. Svein should be this Augustus with ambitions beyond his peers! Even if he's still just a civilian! ”

Raphael was silent and acquiesced to the words of the old friend beside him, even if Augustus was only a civilian, but the potential he showed now was enough to give this commoner a future that ordinary people could not imagine?

"Ergat, do you believe that Augustus will really become a being that we look up to?" Raphael asked, squinting at Augustus, who had turned into a small black dot in front of him.

Urgart gazed at Raphael calmly and said, "I believe in my teacher, Mr. Svein!" ”

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There are not many people in the Noxian Empire who can be favored by both General Burnham and General Du Kekao, and few people can be valued by Her Royal Highness Princess Kiris!

Perhaps Augustus did not know that General Du Quecao had said at a banquet that as long as Augustus would return safely from Ferreljord to St. Peter's city. He was willing to marry one of the two women, Cassiopeia or Caterina, to Augustus!

The most talked about thing by the nobles in St. Peter's was that the two sisters, Caterina and Cassiopeia, who were the two bright moons of the Noxian Empire, did not show any objections.

Cassiopeia's ladylike demeanor is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is natural not to openly oppose her father. But Katerina, who has a fiery temperament and even General Du Kekao's headaches, has never said anything. Acquiescence?

It was enough to make people feel stunned, and many people wondered if that lowly commoner Augustus had really stolen the hearts of these two imperial bright moons?

A phrase that Augustus had said in front of General Burnham was wildly spread by the nobles during that period of time: "It is the basis of being a good man to have a taste and comfort in the battlefield full of bullets and cannons, and the most important thing to be an excellent man is whether he can swim on the side of a woman who makes the world look up to him, and finally conquer them one by one with a fierce posture!" When you conquer a 'goddess', you have become a successful and excellent man, and when you conquer a group of goddesses, then congratulations, you have evolved from good to great! ”

Now Augustus would never have imagined that he, a little man who was not worth mentioning in Noxus, had left Noxus for nearly a year, and his life in Noxus was not only unknown. Rather, it almost reached a point where it was almost well known, and of course it was accompanied by the spread of Augustus's absurd quote in Noxus.

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"Master Augustus, now you're in the Noxian Empire!" When the horse came to Augustus, Huo Nan said suspiciously.

Augustus smiled at the servant, who was still very simple-minded, and smiled, "Do you think we are safe in Noxus?" Huo Nan, I'm not a person who is popular with the nobility of the Noxian Empire! ”

Seeing that Huo Nan was still puzzled, he said: "To use a simple analogy, if we all die in this area, then maybe someone will say to the current ruler of the Noxian Empire that Augustus, the hero of the Noxian Empire, was assassinated by the Demacian Empire, or that Augustus was robbed by robbers. Mass death! ”

Huo Nan's eyes widened and he looked at Augustus in disbelief, and said, "In the territory of Noxus, how is it possible??" The Demacian Empire will not be foolish enough to send assassins to assassinate you in the Noxian Empire! And a bunch of bandits, are they no match for our knights of the Knights of the Warrior Order? ”

Augustus chuckled and patted the upright knight on the shoulder. He said softly: "I have studied the "Historical Chronicles of Noxus" under the order of Fransed, and there have been one hundred and thirty-two such bizarre and absurd records in the history of Noxus. No matter how bizarre and absurd the struggle for power is, no one will find it strange, there is only one law in the Noxian Empire. The strong is king! ”

Huo Nan smiled bitterly, spat fiercely on the ground, and said, "Young Master Augustus." Maybe it's good to say you're so smart! ”

Augustus shook his head, but he didn't say a word, looking at the sky on the other side of Sak City, the relative who had exchanged his life for him for the Iron Oak Medal came to mind, and muttered, "Clever? This kind of cleverness can be exchanged for blood and life, I don't want to have it, but I can't give it up! ”

"How can you survive if you're not smart?"

"No emotion is the best emotion, Augustus, remember that since you were born in Noxus, you should learn to adapt to Noxus! Even if there are many things in Noxus that you don't like, you have to adapt, and only when you adapt can you have a chance to change! If you haven't been crushed by the rules, how can you abide by the rules, let alone go beyond the rules and make rules! ”

Augustus folded his hands and prayed a pious prayer in the direction of Sark City.

Huo Nan had already seen it, although he didn't know who the person who Augustus prayed to the gods for protection, but he was sure that this person was very important to this Augustus, who had never shown much desire for anything. (To be continued.) )