Chapter 10: Wealth

Survival of the fittest, natural selection! The rules of survival in Noxus are very simple and very cruel! Noxus is a paradise for the strong, and a prison for the weak.

"In Noxus, as long as you have ability, you can get on the top!" This sentence has been taken to the extreme during the reign of General Burnham! Darius, the fourth knight of the Empire, Pope Oyesura, Vladimir, the magnate of the Inquisition, Warwick, the great researcher-inventor, and many more! These people, who were not accepted by the other empires of Valoran but had superb skills, came to Noxus, and were subsequently entrusted with important tasks by Noxus, especially Pope Oyesura.

When Oyeshura was an unknown monk, General Burnham, who had already controlled the power of Noxus, said to the pope who would later become famous on the road: "If Valoran is from Noxus, then the Pope's scepter is yours, and if Noxus is Valoran's, then the Inquisition belongs to you!" ”

This phrase has been widely circulated, and has been called the beginning of the second glorious rise of the Noxian Empire by many historians who study the history of Noxus.

In supporting the ordinary priest Oyeshura to become the Pope of Byzanti, the Noxian authority did something that could be called shocking, and Burnham sent a young man to the Inquisition.

Just when everyone thought Burnham had hatred for the young man who had rushed to Noxus from out of town to seek his rights, the young man climbed to the seat of the third magnitude of the Inquisition with astonishing speed.

Subsequently, both the upper nobles of the Noxian Empire and the other rulers of the Valoran continent knew the name of this young man: Vladimir! Today, the third giant of the Inquisition.

Ordinary nobles are not qualified to know the identity of the third magnitude of the Inquisition in Vladimir! Naturally, no one in this remote town of Norok knew the true identity of this young man, who had firmly controlled the power of the cardinal, and Vladimir had no intention of showing his identity to this group of awe-inspiring night watchmen with red gloves. Vladimir, who has seen too many awe-struck looks, is so accustomed to awe-inspiring eyes that there is no need to show his strength in front of a group of shallow civilians, and he doesn't mind showing his identity in front of a group of cardinals or overarches.

The two red-gloved night watchmen who followed behind Vladimir, the third magnitude of the Inquisition, apparently knew the boss very well, and immediately ordered the rich people in the party to leave temporarily. The rich, ladies, and ladies who had already tried their best to leave were naturally happy, although there was a swarm of bees leaving.

In less than a few minutes, there were only two people in the hall, Vladimir and Augustus. The two middle-aged night watchmen who had arrived in the small town of Norok at the same time as Vladimir stood at the door. No one will be allowed to disturb this conversation of their giants with Augustus!

Even if the cardinal comes, he will be blocked from the door! There is no one in the methods of the third giants who does not fear, awe, or even have a kind of morbid fanaticism. Everything seems so vulnerable in the face of absolute power.

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Vladimir, who can be regarded as below one person, above tens of millions, and has almost reached the peak of power, is very inconsistent with the status he has now, and pulls at the obscure black robe that is as black as ink but symbolizes power and sanctions darkness. With both buttons ripped open on his upper body, Vladimir smiled pleasantly, glanced up at the silent, calm Augustus, and smiled softly.

For Augustus, he was not stingy with words, summing up all his praise in one sentence: Augustus was an executioner born to punish darkness! Perhaps he could become the fourth magnate of the Inquisition and take control of the Sacrament Hall.

However, the statements of the third giant of the Inquisition have never been realized. But let this young, cunning young man become the fourth magnate of the Inquisition. Even getting Augustus to join the Inquisition was not possible. It has to be said that this is Vladimir's first regret after becoming the third big man of the Inquisition and taking control of the organization of the Night Watch.

"Little Augustus, I have the sad news to tell you that our great General Burnham has suffered a little ill and is still lying ill. Her Royal Highness Princess Kirise Stuart, who is favored by General Burnham, obeyed General Burnham's arrangement and took over some of the power from General Burnham! Getting up and getting a glass of red wine like blood, shaking the goblet, Vladimir looked at Augustus and said with a playful expression.

Augustus maintained the calm sanity of a weathered old politician. Unemotional! If it weren't for Vladimir, who had the talent to see through the soul, he really wouldn't feel that this young Noxian knight was churning in his heart. Looking at Augustus, who was calm on his face, Vladimir couldn't help but sigh lightly in his heart: "Maybe he has a chance to become the next Oyesura!" He is worthy of being the youngest person that General Burnham has been training for the longest time outside of Her Royal Highness Princess Kiris Stuart! ”

The tyrannical, eccentric, and proud tyrant General Burnham had few young people who could be seen, and there were many powerful families in St. Peter's City, and there were many talented aristocratic youths. But few were able to win the favor of General Burnham. This is not because General Burnham is wary of this group of nobles, but because there are few people in the Noxian Empire who are appreciated by General Burnham.

That's why Noxus has a saying: Bring an Iron Oak Medal with you before meeting General Burnham!

The Order of the Iron Oak, a medal that symbolizes the highest glory of a soldier! He weighs much heavier than the Order of the Clover, the Order of the Olive Tree. As the name suggests, this phrase means not having an Iron Oak medal with you. Then don't stand in front of General Burnham, he will never appreciate you, at least not on his own initiative!

And Augustus. This strange existence, which is considered strange in the history of Noxus, actually received three consecutive Iron Oak Medals in the three years of holy war, and was highly valued by General Burnham. It can be said that Augustus is the only young man who can talk in front of General Burnham for more than five minutes, and of course this is not the case with Her Royal Highness Princess Stuart, the most noble royal blood of Noxus.

Hence Vladimir's inner words.

Something wrong? Augustus had already heard some bad information from this word! Augustus didn't think that the minor faults in Vladimir's tactful and cautious diction were really just minor faults! In both Noxus and Valoran, the upper world of other empires liked to use small glitches to indicate an impending large-scale change. This is almost a term used among nobles!

"The eternal youth of General Burnham has been in control of Noxus for half a century, and it is obvious that General Burnham, who may be almost 100 years old, has a problem with his body at this time. After all, there is no person in this world who has truly lived forever, and the oldest person in Valoran's history is only 161 years old! What if General Burnham really had a physical problem, and it was a very serious problem? In his heart, Augustus not only made bold inferences, but also finally came to a bold conclusion: "Her Royal Highness Princess Kiris Stuart is the only royal heir of Noxus, and is naturally qualified to control the authority of the Noxus Empire, and General Burnham has no heirs except for General Burnham in his life, so other Noxian powerful families will naturally intervene in this power war whirlpool, there is no noble family in this world who is unwilling to climb one step further, after all, the stronger it is, the safer it is!" ”

St. Peter's is about to usher in a bloody storm!

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St. Peter's City, St. Peter's Castle!

The study of General Burnham, who had belonged to the most honorable in the Empire, was now occupied by another person, a woman with the most noble surname of Stuart. No one dared to break into General Burnham's study without permission to peek at the classified documents in General Burnham's study, and this woman was no exception.

It's just that this time, this woman with the noble surname of Stuart did enter the study with the permission of General Burnham, and in fact, General Burnham, who was already lying on the chuang and carefully sketching a sand painting, had gradually entrusted the power to the woman in front of him and the most proud disciple in his life, Svein, who had the ability to turn the clouds and rain in the political arena and the army.

However, compared to the rights that Svein received from Burnham, this woman who lived in St. Peter's Castle since she was a child and was favored and respected by General Burnham received too much. For example, Chiriss Stuart can brazenly enter General Burnham's study, which only Chiriss Stuart can!

The study room is very tidy, except for some religious books, there are many books on the shelves such as military, political, poetry, and historical records, which can be seen from these books that General Burnham has a very wide range of knowledge.

In addition to the bookshelves where these books are placed, there is also a relatively small bookshelf with some books that have never been seen on the main road! On the small bookshelf were these without any flashy covers, just a few sharp headlines that caught the eye.

Such as "On the Success and Failure of Catherine, the Greatest Woman of Noxus", "On the Right and Wrong of Alexander the Great!" "The Trilogy of the Noxus Empire's Conquest of the Valoran Continent" and "On the Cultivation of Talents!" "The Aristocrats and the Commoners" and other books!

There are nearly 100 of these books in total! Chillis Stuart looked at these books written by General Burnham himself, was silent for a long time, sighed deeply, and thought of the smiling and respectful picture of Burnham seeing her, and muttered softly: "Uncle Burnham, is this the bargaining chip you left me to conquer the Valoran continent?" (To be continued.) )