Chapter 2: General Burnham's Will

Descending from the majestic and cold snow-capped mountains, Lisangzhuo had a little more joy on her face, but also a little doubt. How could Augustus, who has always been shrewd and cunning, ruthless and murderous, be so generous as to take over the assassination of Ash, the leader of the Ice Shooter tribe? In any case, this matter would have done more harm than good to Augustus, and Lisandro would not have been lucky enough to think that the shrewd Augustus had not noticed it.

"There must be some other reason for this, that the poisonous snake that lurks in the permafrost tundra finally decides to show its unclean fangs." At the foot of the mountain, Lisandro looked up at the cliff where Augustus was staying, and muttered to herself.

Lisandro raised her eyes and glanced at the majestic peaks that were covered in ice and snow all year round, like icebergs, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and a thought suddenly came to Lisandro's mind: Could it be that Augustus had already hit the barbarian warriors who hated Noxus?

It was a very unusual thing, but Lisandro didn't think it was impossible. In fact, Lisandro has seen so many impossible things from Augustus. The more impossible things happen to Augustus, the more impossible things are almost the same as the possibility of one thing.

"Chase the wolf, or lure the wolf into the house, Augustus, I hope you can make the right choice, I don't want the punishment I learned in the Zaun Empire to be used on your esteemed ally!" Staring at the top of the snowy mountain, Lisandro's eyes were cold, her tone was light, and she muttered to herself.

In 1406, Augustus arrived in the permafrost with a knightly order of only two hundred soldiers. In the following six months, Augustus has been attacked by the Ice Marksman, Eastern Claw, and Dervish tribes more than a dozen times, and there have been five official encounters.

At that time, as an adopted by Augustus, Lisandro clearly saw Augustus's reaction to each encounter, two words: "Retreat!" ”

At that time, Lisandro, who was still an adopted captive slave girl, thought that she had seen the wrong person, and the knight Augustus of the Hundred Leaf Flower Knights, who had become a sensation in the Holy War against Valoran in Noxus, was just a façade and a vain name! But with in-depth observation and understanding, it was discovered that Augustus's cowardly performance was terrifyingly powerful.

As the proud heir of Princess Mafula, the former leader of the ascetic tribe, Lisandro has had an extraordinary mind and wisdom since she was a child. At the age of thirteen, Lisandro asked Princess Mafra, who was then the most prestigious princess in the permafrost tundra, to travel alone to Valoran to increase her knowledge and to find a solution to the difficulties faced by the ascetic tribe in the barrenness of things and how to unify Ferreljord.

At that time, Princess Mafra only said: "Leaving means that you are not the heir to the leader of the dervish tribe for the time being, have you decided?" At that time, Lisandro nodded very boldly, and then traveled all over the Valoran continent alone, she had been to Ferreljord's rival Noxus, Demacia, and Ionia across the sea from the Valoran continent, and other empires, in just twelve years, Lisandro had traveled to almost any corner of the Valoran continent.

During this time, Lisandro used her beauty and her esteemed status on the continent: a magician. I have met and greeted the superiors of various countries and regions. These people may be gloomy in mind, and they are skilled in the art of deceit; or upright and kind, good at scheming and subjugating the name of others; or two-faced, scoundrels, mercenary ......, and so on, and so on.

After the initial deception, Lisandro admits that she is not weak in the aspect of watching people. Therefore, when traveling to the mainland, although he was repeatedly in danger. But there are few difficulties. Originally, Lisandro thought she knew Augustus, but after observing Augustus's cowardly and calm move, she was a little afraid.

"Lions are terrible, but if you have dozens of bows and arrows. How can it do to you? And what about the vipers that lie dormant at the feet and hide in the ground? You have thousands of arrows and arrows in your hands, but you can't find your target, how can you kill it! "These are the words of Princess Mafula to Lisandro before she left the dervish tribe.

At that moment, Augustus was undoubtedly a poisonous snake lurking on the ground in Lisandro's eyes. Just wait for one moment. Fatal with one hit.

Lisandro feared that Augustus's youthful appearance had the mind of an antique old nobleman in his seventies and eighties, and that he had more patience than many politicians. During her subsequent time as a maid, Lisandro gained a deeper understanding of Augustus' methods comparable to that of a sophisticated politician. Eventually, after the second month of arriving in the permafrost, he identified himself and decided to collaborate with Augustus.

In the following time, Augustus has always forbidden his knights to clash with any tribe in the permafrost tundra, and if there is really no guarantee of conflict, basically Augustus will give an order: withdraw!

Subsequently, a very peculiar image can often be seen on the permafrost tundra, where a large group of tribal warriors dressed in rudimentary animal skins chase down a group of well-armoured, sharp-edged Noxian soldiers.

In the past six months, the tribes on the permafrost tundra have given the soldiers of Noxus two nicknames: cowardly and scoundrel!

Many people noticed that the soldiers of Noxus were cowardly and scoundrels, but Lisandro noticed that only a dozen of the more than 200 soldiers under Augustus had fallen forever on the permafrost tundra in half a year.

Compared to the number and size of the Noxian soldiers who fell on the permafrost tundra before, this Augustus can be regarded as the best general. If that were all there was to it, even Princess Lisandro, who had no sense of reverence for the mages of the Holy Dome, would not have regarded Augustus as a trusted companion who had to be guarded against.

During the subsequent cooperation, the ascetic tribe returned to the ascetic tribe, and then successfully played a very important role in the struggle for the power of the ascetic tribe. In Lisandro's eyes, he could achieve the position of the leader of the ascetic tribe today, and Augustus, who had always been unknown, had at least a third of the credit.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

Just as Lisandro was thinking deeply about why Augustus took the initiative to provoke trouble, which was not in line with common sense, a dull footstep sounded in Lisandro's ears at the foot of the mountain, and when she looked back, she happened to see Alista, who was holding two round iron hammers about one meter five and about one meter long, looking up at the top of the mountain.

Alista also happened to see Lisandro, and glanced at Lisandro slightly, then nodded respectfully, and then looked up the hill and walked up.

"Augustus, I hope you don't let me down!" Looking at Alista, who was calmly climbing the mountain, Lisandro muttered to herself.

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"Master!" Alista looked at the slender figure on the cliff, immediately lowered his head, and said in a muffled voice. There was only one person who could make Alista so subjugated - Augustus.

Augustus looked down at the bottom of the mountain, and did not look back at the Minotaur warrior whom Lisandro wanted to take as a servant, and said, "Alista, how long have we been in the permafrost tundra?" ”

The Minotaur immediately replied, "Seven months and thirteen days!" ”

"Seven months? Hehe, it's not a short time! Seven months have passed in the blink of an eye! Augustus laughed, looking at the towering snow-capped peak across the cliff, a blinding glint in his eyes.

The minotaur who felt this scorching light suddenly burst out with a fierce arrogance, and the eyes that were originally lifeless and unwavering suddenly scorched brightly. Alista, who was bowing his head, immediately slammed his knees to the ground, and the two huge iron hammers held in both hands smashed two deep pits on the ground, and said, "Alysta is willing to die for Young Master Augustus!" ”

Turning around, Augustus laughed, looked at Alista condescendingly, and said coldly: "If you can help me get rid of Ash the Ice Queen, of course I won't stop you." But if not, what's the use of you dying? Alista, remember my words, you can die, but you must die worthwhile, and this is the best way for you to repay me! ”

The words were extremely mean, but Alysta did not have any objection, but nodded and said, "Alysta understands!" ”

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A year earlier, at St. Peter's Castle, Burnham had summoned Augustus, who had been awarded the Order of Iron Oak, to Augustus.

General Burnham, who was on crutches, patted Augustus on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Noxus does not lack heroes, only pillars!" Augustus, if you can conquer Ferreljord, I will give you the crown of the Great, and if you can hold out on the permafrost tundra for a year, then I will bring you into the center of power in Noxus, if not? Then you will be a corpse lying on the permafrost tundra! ”

Augustus replied calmly: "Thank you General Burnham for your appreciation, but Augustus wants to grant General Burnham a request!" ”

Burnham frowned, he didn't like people to ask him terms, but he still nodded and said, "Say your terms!" ”

Augustus said calmly: "I hope that General Burnham will be the master of the permafrost tundra assigned to me, it is my fiefdom!" ”

The sound was like thunder falling to the ground.

Burnham, who was originally calm, suddenly flashed two sharp lights in his eyes, and looked directly at Augustus, who was not afraid and looked calmly.

After a long silence, Burnham said slowly: "Yes, but I won't give you the army!" ”

Augustus knelt down on one knee and said, "Thank you General Burnham for your gift!" ”

Recalling the passage in St. Peter's Castle in the past, the originally ordinary Augustus suddenly burst out with a temperament that looks down on the world, "Ferreljord, the starting point of Augustus!" ”

PowerbyYOZOSOFT (To be continued.) )