Chapter 30: Sactoro

Scattering the fierce aristocratic arrogance on his body, Pompey brought bright sunshine and cynical smiles on his face, and took a mouthful of delicate and delicious food that was enough to make the common people irresistible and imaginable, chewed it in small bites, and then swallowed, and said to Augustus: "Although the aristocracy is the top class of Noxus, there are also dilapidated aristocrats among the nobility who are not even as good as the rich. And although the soldiers do not belong to the upper echelons of Noxus, the knights among the soldiers are enough to make the noble nobles perform an elegant and perfect aristocratic etiquette! The first place in the recruit conference is to have a escort to the most famous Imperial First Knight Academy in the Empire, which is a happy land for training knights! Augustus, you should understand the importance of first place in the recruit assembly! ”

Tearing off the veil of grace that hides the harmlessness of humans and animals on his face, Pompey has the shrewdness and calculation of a businessman. But there is also the honesty of a soldier. Pompey, who met frankly but had a relatively naked exchange of interests, Augustus always had a better impression in his heart than the young master Pompey with his elegant and unpredictable mask and aristocratic mask.

The corners of Augustus's mouth curled a little, evoked a playful smile, and he did not shy away from looking directly at Pompey, who was happily dining, and sighed: "It is really not an easy thing to fight for the first place among more than 3,300 recruits!" It's just that dear Young Master Pompey, what can you give? Oh, forgive me for speaking such vulgar words in front of a nobleman, but I still want to ask, since I qualify for the opportunity to become a knight, what are these things that I have committed now in Alder Castle that are negligible compared to being a knight? Is this the blessing that the family of Gnaeus is talking about? If so, that's a pity! ”

Speaking of this, a sneer flashed in Augustus' eyes, and he said coldly: "There is a saying in Noxus that is very practical between nobles and commoners, if you want to get it, you must pay, commoners need to pay more to get a little, and nobles need to pay a little to get more." Master Pompey, what can you pay me? ”

Pompey smiled. He didn't mind that Augustus was showing sharper eyes and undisguised sharp words than the eagle on the cliff of Morocodor, and the more intelligent Augustus became, the more valuable it was for the Gnaeus family's investment.

Pompey smiled and said, "What a clever and ambitious commoner! Augustus, your sanity and wit are admirable! When Augustus becomes the first recruit, then the previous quarrel with the nobleman can be regarded as a trivial joke, after all, no nobleman would brazenly challenge the majesty of the high-ranking war college on the continent of Valoran because of some trivial matter! ”

"It's just Augustus, it's not easy to get out of the three thousand three hundred recruits! The battle inside the square is enough to make you dizzy, and the nobles outside the square who have a lot of criticism about you may also make some moves that can only hide in the dark. ”

"It's just that I, Pompey, can do my best to help you achieve the glory of being the first recruit this time on behalf of the Ganeus family!"

Clapping their hands, two warriors with the obsidian badge peculiar to the Gnaeus family pushed the door open with a heavy and quaint looking box and cautiously walked through the door, and then at Pompey's signal. The two of them opened the box, and inside was a broadsword with a simple shape.

Pompey got up and walked over to the two of them, and flicked the broadsword in the box lightly, the quaint and dark-colored broadsword let out a low sound that was almost like a dragon's groan.

Pompey looked at Augustus and introduced: "In the Valoran continent, it can be said that the three big men who used to be powerful have held this sword, maybe you don't know those three big men, but no one in Noxus will be unfamiliar with their achievements!" ”

"The closest one to our time. Eighty years ago, the third master of this sword led the Black Sheep Legion to send the proudest Titan Empire in the north of Noxus into the abyss of destruction, and finally incorporated it into the territory of the Noxian Empire! ”

"Sacktor, the god of war, the great imperial heresy!" Augustus blurted out. He couldn't help but show a little surprise when he had been looking as usual.

Sackdoro, master of the most heroic Black Sheep Legion in the Noxian Federation. And today's Du? General Quekao was his disciple. After the invincible god of war of the empire completed the incomparably powerful Titan Empire and the entire death of the Black Sheep Legion into the territory of Noxus, this revered general of Noxus disappeared from the stage of military politics and appeared in the memory of Noxian residents. Nearly ten years have passed, and General Sactoro has been beaten into a cult lurking under the Holy See by the acquiescence of the Supreme Holy See and the Noxian Federal Empire!

In the end, the Holy See united with Noxus to launch a swift attack on General Sachtoro, but General Sacodoro, who had already received the news, fled from Noxus with his only son and daughter, and headed for the ancient. Ionia, who was once the ruler of Valoran, is said to have defected to an equilibrium sect that deviates from the beliefs of the Holy See!

Pompey smiled at the stunned Augustus, and he was very satisfied with Augustus's stunned expression at the moment. He smiled and picked up the broadsword of General Sakdorus, who used to be the god of war of the empire and the pride of the empire in the past, but now it is a heretic of the Holy See, and said: "Although this sword is not an excellent divine weapon, it is sharp enough, and it should help you become the first recruit more easily!" As for the intrigues of the nobles outside the square, the Gnaeus family will have full authority to help you stop them! Augustus, you say that's a good proposal! ”

Augustus didn't answer immediately, he took the sword from Pompey's hand, which felt a little heavy even with his divine power, a little jerky at first, but then gradually wielded the broadsword, looked at the sword carefully, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

Immersed in the joy of getting the sword, Augustus didn't realize the kind of surprise that flashed when he could easily swing the sword that had once belonged to the great heresy! "This is a sword that belongs only to knights!" This sentence has been passed down for eternity, but in fact, the meaning of this sentence could not be simpler, that is, it is impossible for civilians who do not know how knights can have fighting spirit to pick up this sword.

Pompey seemed to pick up the sword easily, but in fact, it was the reason why the fighting spirit in his body was running. He could be sure that Augustus had not cultivated any fighting qi, but he could swing this broadsword with ease, so in addition to being surprised, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's really an investment worthy of the Gnaeus family's heavy bet." ”

With a few waves of his hand, Augustus handed the broadsword to Pompey without any nostalgia, and then said to Pompey with a smile on his face: "Young Master Pompey, you have gained Augustus's friendship!" ”

Pompey had a happy smile on his face, and it seemed that the money spent on Tekratan had not been wasted today. This was a joy for Pompey, who had always been calculating.

There is so much to talk about between men in a relaxed and pleasant situation. Although Augustus knew a certain amount about Noxus, it was absolutely impossible for him to know about some things that civilians would never have been able to inquire about. It just so happened that the Gnaeus family, which was once the dominant family in the city, knew a lot of secrets about the upper class.

Nothing could be more important to Augustus, who was tirelessly trying to get to know Noxus and the continent of Varojan. At first, Pompey's conversation revolves around the Hotel Tyclata, then moves on to the brilliant beauties of the Rose Lodge, which any man would love, and finally discovers that the cunning Augustus has a certain nature for the anecdotes of the aristocracy.

Pompey was naturally willing to tell Augustus, a commoner, about some aristocratic events and upper-class things that did not touch the family's secrets, so that Augustus could gain some knowledge, and he hoped that the seed invested by the Gnaeus family would not easily die on the road of dying before showing value.

"If a commoner wants to become a nobleman, he may only need Lady Luck to give him the right opportunity, but if you want to build an ordinary noble family, it will take three generations of hard work! This is also the reason why many ancient aristocratic families with a long era disdain some emerging aristocratic families, in their eyes, these nouveau riche who look beautiful have always lacked the connotation and precipitation that real nobles should have! Taking a sip of wine, Pompey said to Augustus, who looked drunk.

After listening, Augustus sighed, leaned against the wall, stuck his head out of the window, looked at the people below with trembling heads, with a hypocritical smile on his face, and went in and out like the nobles and rich people of the Tekratan Hotel, and sighed: "Everyone is desperate to climb to the heights, but they ignore the present or the scenery under their feet, maybe in the future, many nobles and lords who have become famous will hide in a quiet corner alone to recall those who were once mercilessly abandoned, but at this moment they are the most difficult to part, The most memorable thing is that it is insignificant and worthless to the ladder that led to the forward ladder in the past. ”

Pompey's bright smile froze slightly, and he remembered that his grandfather, who was bent on bringing the family on the way to rise, was just as Augustus had said.

Pompey was silent for a moment, leaning his hands against the window, looking down at the same scenery as Augustus, and the bright smile on his face gradually retracted, replaced by an indescribable weariness, and said: "When you are young, you are thinking about how to grasp the greater good, and when you are old, you think about how many sincere feelings you have lost." Interests and feelings are the twins of light and darkness, when you choose one or the other, you will inevitably lose the other, and in the end you can only remember in your dreams! ”

Augustus looked back at the young master Pompey of the Gnaeus family in front of him, who was already slightly different, and looking at the perseverance in his eyes, he gently patted Pompey's shoulder and said: "Whether it is a nobleman or a commoner, it is more difficult to live than to die, Young Master Pompey, don't die easily!" ”

Pompey looked back at Augustus's encouraging eyes, which were no longer snobbish and no longer profitable, his heart trembled slightly, and an unpretentious smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "Augustus, you are the same!" (To be continued.) )