Chapter 15: I Saw Me Conquer (II)

If Raphael's speech is that of an elegant aristocratic gentleman talking to you, then Ergarth's speech is like a soldier attacking you with a giant sword and spear, and that terrible sense of fierceness suddenly comes over you.

"My name is Urgat, and I am currently the lord of Alder City." The opening scene maintains the simplicity and straightforwardness of the military style, without adding the slightest flowery verbal embellishment, just like the temperament of Urgarte himself, "irritable, fierce, and arrogant".

A pair of cold and murderous eyes scanned the square coldly, and a terrifying huge pressure suddenly swept over like a mountain of seas, and in an instant, a sense of suffocation surged into the hearts of Augustus and other soldiers. At this moment, the fanatical look in the soldier's eyes became more and more intense, worshipping the strong is the innate consciousness of every resident, and at this moment, in front of Urgat, this meaning is unreservedly displayed, vividly.

Urgart calmly withdrew his gaze, ignoring the group of recruits who had been filled with fanatical admiration, and spoke in the tone of indifference of a soldier: "Yesterday your name was written on the roster of the Noxian army, and it can be said that you are now an Imperial soldier, and now I ask you: Why did you become an Imperial soldier?" The words were cold and sharp, like a spear pointed directly at the chest of the recruits in the square.

There was a brief silence in the square, and Augustus immediately became the focus of the recruits' attention, and only anyone with a little brain or a little memory knew this question, didn't the lord of Urgart ask this guy just now?

With such a burning gaze on him, Augustus naturally noticed it, but he didn't pay attention to it, and he didn't step forward again to answer the question of the city lord of Ergat. There is nothing wrong with daring to be the first in the world, but you must know how to grasp the proportions, and you must know that anyone who dares to be the first in the world has a sentence before shooting the first bird.

Some truths are inappropriate to use in another world, but some truths are summarized according to the innate psychology of human beings, regardless of past and present lives. All are very applicable. Augustus, who knew that he had already attracted most of the soldiers' hatred, did not mind attracting some more hatred, but he would not attract hatred in vain, otherwise it would be stupid rather than clever.

Augustus stood calmly in place, letting countless eyes hit him, but he did not move, as if he had made up his mind that I would not speak first.

The military service system was established at the beginning of the establishment of the Noxian Empire and became the most basic national policy of the empire. In the 500 years since the birth of the Empire, the natives of the Empire have long regarded the law that "when you reach the age of sixteen, you will serve in the army for five years" as an obligation, and every soldier has a different idea of what he hopes to get in the army because of the fulfillment of this obligation. It's almost impossible to put it into words.

Some people haven't thought about it, and most of the people who have thought about it just hope that they can accumulate merits in the army and return to their hometowns, and only a very small number of ambitious civilians want to knock on the door of the aristocratic world by joining the army and become a nobleman!

But how could these vulgar words, which they themselves could not help laughing at, in front of General Urgat, whom they respected and even admired? Every recruit does not want to be labeled shallow, ignorant, and vulgar in the minds of the esteemed General Ergarth.

This hesitation did not make Urgart wait too long, and a non-neat but basically consistent speech came out of the mouths of most of the recruits: "Noxus is a star above the nine heavens, destined to dominate the continent of Valoran, and we were born in Noxus. For this 'oracle', do whatever it takes, and never stop. ”

This sentence is naturally not the original of this group of recruits, and the source of this sentence is already difficult to trace. If not sophisticated, it can be traced back to the time when the Noxian Empire was founded on the ruins of the Shurima Empire. Julius Caesar, who was still consul of the Noxian Consulship at the time, shouted to the cowardly soldiers who feared a strong opponent.

Glory, badges, power! These things can sometimes even make people forget about death and danger. The magnates who wield glory and power are destined to use their cheap noble insignia, medals, and power to make tens of thousands of civilians desperate and die on the battlefields of the Empire or in the Holy See's holy war to sweep away heretics.

"Noxus is the star of the nine heavens. Destined to dominate the continent of Valoran, we were born with Noxus, and we should be the 'oracle' for this. Whatever it takes, the struggle continues. This phrase was often uttered by Julius Caesar during decisive battles, even after Julius Caesar's death. In the past 500 years, this phrase has often been quoted by later emperors and generals, and it has become one of the most widely circulated words in the empire.

This answer is definitely a very official and correct answer, even if it is impossible for Ergart to have any objections, but everyone can see the dissatisfaction on Ergat's face that has become more distorted by his smile.

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Hearing the recruits say this sentence in unison, Urgart was not surprised at all, and even as he expected, he had a faint smile on his face, and the criss-crossing scarred face looked even more hideous and terrifying under this smile, and the recruits in the square even felt a compelling murderous intent and chill from that face.

Sweeping his gaze around the recruits, Urgat spoke slowly, his words affirming, and he said clearly: "Standing on the top of the Valoran continent for the Noxian Empire is not just a way to become a soldier, so this is not the reason for you to become an Imperial soldier!" ”

This sentence simply and neatly denied the recruits' answers, and in the face of the stunned recruits, Urgat, did not pause and immediately spoke: "Let me tell you, why do you want to become a soldier of Noxus, the reason is because you want to rely on your own accumulated military exploits to live an ambitious life, maybe you thought in your mind that you would be like me in a few decades, become the city lord of a region, you tell me, don't you?" ”

"Yes!" The frenzied shouts turned Piazza Stirolan into a sea of boiling. The recruits' eyes widened, and their eyes looked feverishly at Urgart, who looked indifferent on the high platform.

Raphael glanced at the recruits who were becoming more and more fanatical, then looked at Urgat, shook his head, glanced at the Earl of Bolton, who was sitting straight beside him, and said with a wry smile: "He is the kind of man who is destined to shine no matter where he stands, and no one can hide his light!" ”

Bolton, the head of the Flavi family, the first family in Alder City, stared at the voice in the square and said softly, "If he is not unruly. And how can he be worthy of the favor of that adult? ”

Raphael restrained the smile on his face, and couldn't help but move his gaze to the crystal house standing not far from the square.

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Receiving an affirmative answer from more than 3,000 soldiers, Urgart did not stop his words, he opened his arms, looked up at the blazing sun in the sky, and slowly spoke: "Men are naturally accustomed to make women look up to them, not to the stars, and this instinct may be consumed by the hardships of a poor life, or it may be buried by the luxurious life of poor aristocratic education. But you are lucky that you became a soldier of Noxus. Therefore you will never bury your instincts, and you are destined to have the opportunity to become an existence that women look up to. As long as you have enough skills, there will be enough women to look up to you. ”

"As long as you're strong enough, even if it's Du? General Kerkao's two of them, Caterina and Miss Cassiopeia, who are more beautiful than the moon in the sky, will also become the women who look up to you! The army is a place where you can do miracles and tap into your instincts, provided that you can get out alive after reaping the merits from the battlefield. ”

Ergarte's words fell, and the originally noisy sea of Stilloran Square instantly became a pool of silent backwater, but after a short time, the Stilloran Square resounded with blood-boiling cheers.

In the square, the soldiers chanted Urgat's name. The frenzy was extreme.

Augustus looked at Urgat on the high platform, sighed, stood among the recruits and whispered to himself, "He is worthy of being the man who presides over the fate of the city."

It is undeniable that the simplest, most direct, and most brutal words are sometimes the most useful words, and Augustus understood that this was the male whom Urgaté had said that both Miss Caterina and Cassiopeia looked up to, and the probability of being born among them was almost equal to zero. But I can't help but get excited.

Augustus squinted his eyes at the blazing temperature of the sun in the sky, which had already pierced the stratus clouds, and muttered to himself: "Men are naturally accustomed to make women look up to them, not to the stars. If I'm strong enough, can I make her look up to me? ”

At this time, Augustus had in his mind that it was mysterious, powerful, and beautiful. An unbeatable woman. In Augustus's mind, this kind of woman was simply the moon in the sky, an unconquerable existence.

Unconquerable? For Augustus, who was in awe of power and power, but never looked up or even worshipped, there was nothing in the world that could not be conquered. It's just a matter of chance.

Even to conquer that woman.

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There is a very interesting saying in the distant Aeorian Empire in the north, which comes from a very noble family of gods in Aeolia. "A man's success must be accompanied by looking up to the back of another strong man, but a man's greatness must first conquer a great woman."

Now Augustus seems to have both.

Naturally, Augustus, who had been immersed in his own thoughts, did not listen to what Urgaté said next, and I am afraid that most of the people present were fantasizing about his future path like Augustus. After all, what Urgat's words just now were too shocking.

But there is no one who does not want the inhabitants of the Noxus Empire, whether nobles or commoners, to be able to marry a man who combines elegance, dignity, and beauty? Cassiopeia, the daughter of General Quekao.

The elegant, noble and beautiful Miss Cassiopeia, the Imperial Army's soul, made the Fourth Knight of the Empire, General Darius, respectful and respectful? The daughter of General Quekao, it can be said that she is the dream girl in the hearts of all men in Noxus. If this woman could be conquered, or even made to look up to her, this is probably something that almost all the inhabitants of Noxus dream of!

Urgart's speech did not last long, in the eyes of Urgart, the goal was achieved, and many words were only superfluous, and finally Urgart ended with a sentence: When you accept this luck, then you also usher in doom, and you are also running against death on the way to winning medals, wealth, and titles, so I hope you can run to the end.

As the protagonist, Urgarte's speech time is shorter and more concise than Raphael's, but the nobles in the supporting roles occupy a lot of things on the podium. But after listening to Urgat's wonderful speech, how many of the recruits in the square still had the heart to listen to the useless rambling of the nobles on the high platform? Many people even began to expect that they should be afraid of the recruit competition, and successfully stand out from the competition and become the cadets of the First Knight Academy of the Empire.

Ergarte swept over the pair of recruits who were still immersed in fantasy, a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he looked back at Raphael who was sitting beside him with a smile, and whispered in a voice that they could hear: "Some women are born to make men look up to them instead of men, Miss Caterina and Miss Cassiopeia are not such women?" ”

Raphael smiled bitterly, and he glanced back at the young men sitting in the aristocratic seat who were enthusiastic because of Ergarth's words, and quietly gave Ergart a thumbs up.

It is conceivable that these children of the nobility, who are inherently unstable, may join the army tomorrow or become the war knights of the empire because of the sensational words of this guy Urgat. Of course, when these hot-headed guys come to their senses, I'm afraid many of them will regret it.

As the perpetrator, Urgarte looked indifferent.

Ergarth, who was returning to the throne of the city lord, glanced at Augustus without any opinion, what was this laughing guy thinking? If Urgart had known what Augustus was thinking, he probably wouldn't have been as calm as he is now, but a look of shock that he couldn't hide.

Looking up at the sky, Augustus only remembered six words in his mind: I saw that I conquered.

The simple but domineering phrase 'I saw and conquered' was more ambitious than Augustus' phrase 'let the name of Augustus be remembered for Valoran'.

I see me conquering, even if it is Burnham, who controls the power of the Noxian Empire? General Darkwell never spoke. In the history of the Valoran Continent, the only person who is qualified to say this may be the Emperor Azir, who was once the lord of the Shurima Empire in almost the same territory as the entire Valoran Continent.

No one has ever said in the past, will anyone in the future be able to say this simple but domineering language, which will look down on the world?

Whoever it is, this man will stand on the altar of God, and he will bow down to the world, and even rank with the gods. (To be continued.) )