Chapter 18: Burnham's Intentions

The maple leaf that spit into his mouth, Du Kekao's expression was calm, and he did not have any dissatisfaction because his thoughts were disturbed, he looked at the young man in front of him who also wore an Iron Oak medal on his chest, and the corners of his mouth hooked a playful smile, and said: "You are very smart and lucky, if you come out a moment late, this maple leaf will fall to the ground one step ahead of you." ”

The young man's smile remained unchanged, and he bent slightly to the Noxian army soul in front of him, who had an incomparable and irreplaceable role in the Noxian army, bowed, and said in a calm and respectful voice: "It's a pleasure to see you again General Du Kekao." ”

The young man who looked calm on the surface had already turned over in his heart. "This maple leaf will fall to the ground before you." These ordinary but profound words were spoken in the mouth of Du Kekao, the Noxian army soul who had controlled the Noxian army for nearly thirty years, with a terrifying and terrifying aura like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. No one can ignore a single word or even a word that comes out of the mouth of the old and silent soldier in front of him, and no one in Noxus can do it, not even Burnham Darkwell, who has taken full control of Noxus.

The maple leaf landed first, does it also mean that the head lands first? The profound meaning behind these words is almost unassociable.

"Power is a man's best coat, he can make an ordinary and ordinary man have unparalleled majesty and peerless terrifying momentum in an instant, this is the charm of power!" Faced with Du Kekao's almost suppressed coercion, which made him breathless and speak naturally, Augustus sighed to himself.

"Are you here to see me, or to see Katerina, or to see your good friend Tyrone??" Without the ornate rhetoric and rhetoric of ordinary aristocrats, General Du Kekao gets straight to the point.

In the face of this unconventional general, who crushed him in all aspects, such as momentum, power, and so on, Augustus had no way to deal with the delay, and if he did not want to annoy the imperial capital magnate who could cause an earthquake by stomping his feet in Noxus and then put him in uncontrollable danger, Augustus could only answer any questions posed by the great man.

'My young heir, if you run into an old immortal of the rank of patriarch or cardinal. Or an old nobleman who has lived for seventy or eighty years, then you put away your little cleverness and be a fool of your duty, this is the wisest choice, and perhaps status, power and glory will follow. This phrase, which has been circulated in aristocratic circles for a long time, is the best way for Augustus to face the great man of General Du Qucao at this moment.

"I'm here to see you, General Du Kekao, and I'm about to go on an expedition to the permafrost tundra on the orders of General Burnham, so I'd like to hear some information about the Ferreljord tribe on the permafrost tundra, and I would like to say goodbye to you." Saying that, Augustus paused, and said with a wry smile: "I don't want to die on the permafrost tundra in vain!" ”

Perhaps because of Augustus's honesty or for reasons other than Augustus knew, General Du Quekao invited Augustus into his home.

Unlike the preferences of many nobility in Noxus. General Du Kekao did not like the castle-like architecture that was very popular on the continent of Valoran. Instead, he prefers to live in residential buildings with a slight Ionian style, but compared with the sophistication of Ionian residential buildings, General Du Quecao's mansion has the ruggedness and boldness of a soldier, with traces of strong Gothic architecture.

Augustus casually glanced at the somewhat empty hall for a few moments, and then focused his attention on Du Kekao, who sat on a solid bench made of obsidian not far from him. Looking at the obsidian bench, Augustus couldn't help but feel sorry for the violent creatures.

Obsidian is arguably the hardest rock on the continent, and it has a very wide range of uses, playing an irreplaceable role in alchemy and weapon forging. Many master alchemists use obsidian powder as a medium for experimentation, and adding obsidian to a weapon that is already ready to be forged can increase the toughness of the weapon. Make it less likely to break. Especially among rune weapons, obsidian is indispensable.

Whether it's Noxus or the rest of Valoran, obsidian has always been a relatively scarce resource. Looking at the obsidian, he couldn't help but touch the sharp and extremely tough scimitar that originally belonged to Caterina across his waist. Just as Augustus pondered how much obsidian had been added to this scimitar, which was not inferior to the rune weapons forged by the top weaponsmiths. Without warning, General Du Kekao's voice reached Augustus's ears.

"Ferreljord, it's been a long time since I've heard this name, once a nightmare for Noxus."

The words fell, and thunder thundered on the ground.

Augustus looked at Du Kekao in a daze. The brain is short-circuited for a short time and cannot think. Nightmare? The powerful Noxus also has nightmares?? Augustus even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears, but when he looked at Du Qucao's calm eyes again, all doubts were instantly erased.

For a Noxian resident who has been loyal to Noxus for almost four decades. There's nothing better than admitting in person that the Noxian Empire has a nightmare. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for General Du Quecao to deliberately fabricate lies.

Augustus, who had long been accustomed to facing "surprises and surprises" on the brutal battlefield, immediately calmed down as quickly as he could, and sat quietly in his chair to listen to Du Kekao's narration.

General Du Kekao showed a rare smile, looked down at Augustus, who was about to listen, and said softly: "Noxus is naturally a country that we should be proud of standing on the continent of Valoran with a brazen and domineering attitude, but we also want to show respect and attention to the opponents who once led to the defeat of our Noxus, Ferreljord and Demacia, otherwise Noxus may fall in the same place again and again, which is a very unworthy thing. Augustus, do you understand? ”

Augustus nodded and replied earnestly, "Follow the teachings of General Du Kekao. ”

"I've had three defeats in my life, do you know those three?"

"It's a tough question, the big names who have made it big like to record great achievements, but few people like to talk about past failures!" Augustus smiled helplessly in his heart, ready to be silent. But when he looked up at Du Kekao's cold, calm eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then replied briefly, "I only know of two, one defeat to Demacia, and one defeat on the expedition to Ionia!" ”

At this point, Augustus already understood what General Du Kecao wanted to say next, and sure enough, Du Kecao said in his usual cold and calm tone: "Yes, the third battle was lost on the permafrost tundra. ”

After a pause, Du Kekao continued: "Thirty years ago, I commanded an expeditionary force to conquer the already divided Fereljord in the permafrost tundra. Half a year later, I returned to Noxus with less than a tenth of the Noxian soldiers I had left, and it was the battle I remember the most in my life. ”

"Augustus, do you understand why I'm telling you this?"

The distraught General Du Kecao smiled brightly again. There is a secret saying among the nobles that the butcher's smile is always the most unpredictable, so one should keep a proper distance from the butcher before he smiles. The butcher in the words does not refer to anyone else, but to the Noxian army spirit Du Kekao, the cold-blooded butcher who killed 300,000 people in Demacia without blinking.

Augustus was undaunted, and he sat calmly in front of the cold-blooded butcher of the Demacian Empire, who was said to be known by the population of the Demacian Empire. Although Augustus did not have a momentum comparable to that of Du Qucao. But Augustus also had the confidence that General Du Qukao, who was outrageously calm, and would not kill him, the Noxian hero who had just been awarded the Order of Iron Oak, for a single word.

This is the self-confidence that belongs to Augustus.

Augustus shook his head.

General Du Quecao, who did not test Augustus's interest, immediately got into the subject, and said: "General Burnham sent you on an expedition against Ferreljord for only two reasons, one is that he wants to take advantage of the cold and dry bad weather on the permafrost tundra and to harbor strong hostility towards the outside world, especially Noxus. Now it has split into three major tribes, burying you forever in the blizzard of the permafrost tundra that has stepped on the threshold of Noxian nobility. However, judging from the importance that General Burnham has attached to you in the past three years, this possibility is too small, so there is only the second possibility. ”

Augustus looked calm. Listen calmly.

Du Kekao looked at Augustus with a cold look in his eyes, and said, "General Burnham has high hopes for you, and he hopes to catalyze your rapid growth with the help of the divided Ferreljodd on the permafrost tundra. Of course, you may end up as a corpse in the permafrost tundra. ”

"To this day, Noxus has kept the nightmare of Noxus divided by Ferreljord alive on the permafrost tundra, not because they lack the strength to destroy them, but because they are used as a testing ground for training Noxian soldiers."

Augustus smiled, there was not much surprise on his face, as if he had already guessed, he calmly but respectfully looked at Du Kekao, a military soul with supreme status, and sighed: "The superior has the right to tamper with the fate of the lower, and the subordinate has only the right to use all his strength to survive." This is the supreme survival law of the Noxus infallibility of the jungle and the strong being king. ”

Du Kekao said in a cold tone with an outsider's eyes, "This is Noxus. ”

The conversation between the two was flat, without any stagnation. Augustus has one answer to the other, and he will not simply express his uncertainty, and fully express the quality of meekness and honesty to the end. And General Du Kecao, who controlled the home field and could crush Augustus everywhere, did not oppress the young soldier in front of him, and the two only fought about Augustus's permafrost tundra expedition, which was as plain as water.

Just by listening carefully, you can perceive the plainness of the words, and see the wind and thunder everywhere.

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General Du Kekao, who rarely smiled, gave Augustus a smile, he got up and looked at Augustus and smiled: "You know Noxus very well, no wonder Urgart, who has always been above the top, but the inferior ability has been paying attention to your growth all these years. You're a good fit to live in Noxus. ”

Recall distant memories. Augustus, who stood on the square of Stirolan in the city of Alders, and spoke rationally and calmly in the eyes of thousands of fanatical Noxian inhabitants, could not help but sigh: "He played a joke on me, so the course of my life began to turn in the other direction, and I owe him no matter what!" ”

"I saw me conquer, and if it weren't for that speech of the Lord of Ergat, I'm afraid I wouldn't be standing here, wearing the Iron Oak Medal on my chest!" Thinking of this, most of the troubles hidden in my heart in the past few days suddenly disappeared, and a very sincere and bright smile was revealed.

PowerbyYOZOSOFT (To be continued.) )