CHAPTER XXXIII

It is difficult to associate the iron-blooded and fierce generals of the Imperial Army with the graceful and sinister conspirators of the Empire. But it was such a brave and unrivaled Imperial soldier who had an elegant and perverse politician ancestor, who brought Du Kekao's family of soldiers to another peak.

"The only one who gives us glory is ourselves!" General Du Kekao, who has always maintained a maverick in the aristocratic world, and was called a noble alien by the nobles of St. Peter's City, has always been reticent, and rarely attends the nobles and court banquets of the empire.

Magicians who have a noble status on the Valoran continent but explore the mysterious and obscure magical world, and then walk alone on the lonely and rugged magical road. This kind of person basically has nothing to do with the court banquet and the nobles' dinners, and the occasional magicians will be regarded by the nobles as having lost the qualification to explore the mysteries of the wizarding world, and can only be regarded as a servant of the nobles, a little higher than the status of ordinary knights.

The nobles of St. Peter's City described Du Kecao as a magician who explored advanced magic, and you can imagine how out of place this head of one of the five great families of St. Peter's City was in the aristocratic world. If it weren't for the presence of a beautiful and elegant diplomat, Cassiopeia, in the Du Quecao family, few people in politics would have mentioned the ancient and powerful family of Du Quecao.

Politics, these two words can only be touched by figures such as Strategist Svein, Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Exchequer, etc.! As one of the five most famous families in the Noxian Empire, the Du Kecao family is now the soul of the Noxian army, General Du Kecao is definitely qualified to touch politics, but he rarely takes the initiative to touch it, and even many nobles think that Du Kecao has no talent in politics, let alone achievements.

But only a small number of people who have been precipitated over the years can rationally analyze this question: how can a family head with no political talent lead the family to firmly occupy the glorious position of one of the five great families of St. Peter?

"My world is never about the banquets of the nobles, but about taking off the heads of powerful and terrible adversaries with my own hands." The young and frivolous Du Qucao had calmly spoken to a group of nobles before leaving St. Peter's for Fereljord, but then Du Qucao suffered a rare defeat in Ferreljord. Then he rose to the top, and became the great general Du Kekao, who is now famous as the soul of the Noxian Empire.

Reminiscing about the past? That's just something that the weak do! Looking at these huge images of the predecessors of the Du Quecao family, General Du Quecao thought in his mind not how to continue the glory, nor to make the Du Quecao family more brilliant, but to think of one thing: "The family needs a pure soldier or a good politician, and Caterina and Cassiopeia can only keep one!" ”

Only one can be left, what does that mean? Cassiopaia and Caterina would never have any doubts when they heard this, and they knew best their father, who had a cold face in the eyes of others and in their eyes, and the words of this sentence could not be simpler: the Du Kekao family could only accommodate the next head of the family, or Katerina or Cassiopeia, as for who was the head of the family. The rest should be discarded.

Discarded, how to discard?

The people of the Du Kecao family can only be the Du Kecao family in any case, so to discard it can only mean death.

Death? There are few fathers in the world like General Du Kekao who consider sacrificing that daughter in favor of the head of the family.

Fortunately, Du Kecao did not make a decision now, but only thought, when a low, slightly hoarse voice interrupted Du Kecao's musings: "General, I am back. ”

There are only two people who can easily enter the room of Du Qucao, the Noxian Imperial Soul: Tyrone the Shadow of the Blade and Katarina the Ominous Blade! Caterina had only been out for a short time, so it could only be Tyrone the Shadow of the Blade who had gone to Porsan Manor and returned.

didn't look back at this subordinate who had always wanted to challenge himself but had never taken action, and stood with his hands down. He asked softly, "I suppose Augustus should have given you a surprising answer!" I still have a high interest in this ordinary civilian who can make General Burnham pay attention. ”

Tyrone smiled and shook his head, looking at the Noxian army spirit in front of him, who was not burly but shouldered the undead souls of hundreds of thousands of Noxian enemies, the Imperial Commander, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you." Augustus' answer was very simple and did not arouse any interest in me, he asked me to convey it to you: Augustus is studying the history of the continent of Valoran, and this is the only thing I have. ”

Tapping lightly on the tabletop, General Du Quecao spoiled the dull atmosphere that had been brewing with his own hands. A pair of eyes flashed with a sharp look at the only huge portrait in the study dressed in elegant aristocratic robes, the outlier of the Du Qucao family, and the most impressive existence of the Du Qucao family - Novin Du Kecao!

Gaze at the man who left a strong mark in the glorious chapter of Noxus. The ancestors who incorporated the mighty Titan Empire into the territory of Noxus were silent for a long time, and the corners of General Du Kekao's mouth curled slightly, and his tone did not know whether it was playful or playful, and said: "A civilian without any ambition will never study the thick history that even an old pedant is unwilling to touch, Even historians who eat history will never study the complex history of the giants with great enthusiasm and sincerity, so there is only one answer, your good friend Augustus is already eager to enter the aristocratic world! ”

Tyrone's face was calm, and his tone was also very calm, he looked up at the already very familiar back, and asked softly: "General Burnham, there is something wrong with your wording, Augustus was indeed my friend in the past, and the current Blade Shadow Tyrone can't have friends, so please retract what you just said!" ”

"Yes, but how do you prove that Augustus has nothing to do with you?" General Du Kecao happily agreed to the request of his loyal man, but raised a question.

"There's only one way, kill Augustus, but General Du Kekao, is it time to get rid of Augustus?" Tyrone asked in a calm tone, his eyes showing no trace of friendship for Augustus.

Walking in the dark, a killer should not have such a burdensome thing as feelings, and Tyrone has understood this since General Du Kekao completed his first murderous mission.

But how is it possible to control one's emotions all the time?

Tyrone used to be confident in his control, but in the end he was defeated by Stambode Forest, and lost to his two friends, Borlight and Augustus. But the Holy War came, blood and death made Tyrone realize that emotions should not be in him, it was really just a burden, not only for himself but also for his most important friend.

So he chose to give up, and even killed his friend and got to give up.

"No, our Noxus soldiers only serve Noxus, and we must not use the power of the army to do private things because of our own personal grievances, and this sentence I once said to you is always right. Now Augustus is a soldier of the Noxian Empire, and the young talent of Noxus, so when he does not commit any treason, we should protect him instead of get rid of him. General Du Kecao immediately rejected Tyrone's tentative remarks.

General Du Kekao's loyalty to Noxus, even Du Kekao's political enemies could not find any flaws, perhaps only because the management of the army was too strict, and politicians were not allowed to interfere with this point, and as for the rest, there would be no flaws, in short, just as Svein, the strategist who walked out of the army and entered the political arena, and now dominates the Noxian power class, said that the army has only one military soul, and that is General Du Kekao, and the Du Kecao family was born to fight for the empire, Die to fight for yourself.

Therefore, it is ridiculous and even reprehensible to suspect that General Du Qucao is disloyal to Noxus.

Du Kekao's loyalty to Noxes has been demonstrated in an act of strength. Tyrone stood very calmly in front of General Du Kecao and asked, "General, I can only keep that when I really hesitate because of Augustus, I will kill Augustus in my own capacity, and I don't want to die at the hands of others!" ”

"Hopefully this doesn't come so quickly!"

"Let's talk about Augustus, Tyrone, do you know what Augustus meant by this?"

Tyrone frowned and said, "Maybe he is brewing a very grand plan, but not necessarily, Augustus has never been a man who is willing to be lonely!" ”

"Now the lifeless Noxus needs the presence of this kind of person to muddy the backwaters of Noxus. A Noxus that dreams of unifying Valoran must not be dead, that would mean slacking off and killing itself. ”

Du Kekao waved his hand and ordered Tyrone to go down.

General Du Kecao was the only one left in the empty room, recalling the Augustus remarks brought by Tyrone, and muttered to himself: General Burnham, is this your masterpiece again? You really don't waste any time and opportunity for the Noxian Empire, I'm not as good as you!

Pushing open the window, General Du Kecao looked in the direction of St. Peter's Castle and said with a determined look in his eyes: "Whatever the outcome, the name Darkwell Burnham should be engraved in the glorious history of Noxus!" I swear in the name of the family of Du Kekao! ”

Some things will forever be sealed in history and people's hearts, such as why did Niko Cage, the last emperor of Noxus, die in the heavily guarded St. Peter's Castle? This secret is known only to Du Kecao and Burnham.

All for Noxus! Looking at the sky, General Du Kecao said silently. (To be continued.) )