Chapter 14: I'm Back

The tallest building, the castle lord's mansion typical of Gothic architecture.

With his arms forged of steel, alchemy, and black magic, the lord of the city, he looked very cold, but very elegant, and flipped through the "Imperial Weekly" recorded on thin paper in his hand. Bishop Raphael symbolically knocked on the door, and then walked into the study of the city lord, who was cunning and ruthless, and only this white-clothed bishop, who was known for his elegance and benevolence, could easily enter the heavily guarded city lord's mansion and stand in front of the cruel and cunning Ergart, and get a smiling face from Ergat.

Without looking up, the city lord, who had a bad reputation among the nobles of Alder City but was regarded as revered among the commoners, put four copies of the Imperial Weekly written by the official staff of the Imperial Capital St. Peter's City on the table with his cold and steel arm, and then leaned directly on the chair covered with a brown bear skin, leaned comfortably, closed the eyes that were not sharp but made all the nobles of Alder City fearful, and said softly: "Dear Raphael, have you read the new issue of the Imperial Weekly?" ”

As Raphael had just finished reading this issue of the Imperial Weekly, it was not difficult for him to see why Urgart was in such a good mood at this moment, as the only friend of the lord of the city, who was known for his cunning and ruthlessness among the nobles.

The issue of "Imperial Weekly", which is updated every seven days, is no exception, and it is updated as usual as usual, except that this issue of "Imperial Weekly" is not about things that are not inside the Noxian Empire but are inseparable from the Noxian Empire, and it devotes a lot of space to one thing.

Octavian, who had been awarded the Order of Iron Oak, the most valuable of the Noxian soldiers, had suffered a crushing defeat in the Kumon Forest in the Holy War last year, and was now returning to Noxus with only fifty soldiers.

Raphael, who has the same experience as Urgart, can easily guess that this is the reason for his old friend's happiness. Glancing at Urgart, who was recuperating with his eyes closed, Raphael couldn't help but think of the young woman standing on the treetops staring coldly at the scene of them leaving the Kumon Forest with the remnants of the defeated army, and couldn't help but sigh: "That fanatical woman who grew up with the jaguar, and now the patron saint of the Kumon Forest has defeated our Noxian tactical genius Octavian this time, I really don't know who will conquer this woman in the future!" ”

Ergarth, who rarely listened to the gracious Raphael's complaints, couldn't help but open his eyes and smile sharply, glancing at the priest, who had always been known for his tolerance. Raphael, who still remembered the battle of Kumon Forest for six years, said softly: "As long as it is a man, he can conquer that woman's body, and as for the spiritual realm, hehe, maybe only God knows!" ”

Raphael glanced at Urgart, and did not respond, but it was enough for Urgart, an old friend, to understand that this was his protest: the conquest of the flesh? How to conquer this woman's flesh without absolute strength?

She is the patron saint of the Kumon Forest: Nedri

Urgart, who no longer knows this friend, naturally won't make a stupid argument with this stubborn priest! As for Octavian's strength in the Kumon Forest, Urgat's performance was very natural and deserved. After all, didn't he fall in the Kumon Forest in the first place?

Changed the subject. Urgatte tapped lightly on the table!

Although the table top was very strong, and the force with which Urgat knocked on the table was not very strong, it revealed a pit that was not deep but enough to be seen. I have to admit that the recast fingers of this city lord are too sharp. In terms of the sharpness of the arm, it is enough to compare with Victor, the famous technomaniac and mechanical pioneer of the Zuan Empire.

Ergarth glanced down at the short text on the Imperial Weekly, and chuckled softly: "I expected Octavian's crushing defeat in the Kumon Forest, after all, I don't think that those young guys can defeat this crazy and terrible woman Nedri, a wild huntress who has lived in such a harsh environment as the Kumon Forest for twenty or thirty years!" Raphael, what really makes me happy is another thing that continues in the Imperial Weekly, and that is the main reason why my sleeping and almost decaying body is so happy and alive! ”

Urgart paused, blinked his eyes and revealed a rare playful smile, and said, "Wise and wise Raphael Sect Master." Do you know what's going on? ”

Raphael glanced at his old friend Urgart, who had unabashedly shown a good mood in front of him, and did not say anything earth-shattering. St. Peter's published the weekly Weekly Byzantian and the Weekly Byzantian Weekly, and as a pious person who believed in God, Raphael naturally attached more importance to the Byzantian Weekly than to the Imperial Weekly. Thus, after obtaining the Byzantian Papal Weekly and the Imperial Weekly, Raphael first read the Byzantian Papal Weekly. There was no mention of any special time, let alone any information about the cardinal of Haigea, whom Raphael revered the most, so Raphael, who was not in a high mood, naturally did not read the things described in the "Imperial Weekly" too carefully!

Pick up the Imperial Weekly on the table, which had been drilled a few holes by Urgat's sharp fingers, and read it carefully from cover to cover. Putting down the newspaper, Raphael had a look of surprise on his face.

Lifting his glasses, Raphael pointed to the small line in the Imperial Weekly, which read: "General Augustus, who had received three consecutive Iron Oak Medals in the Holy War, returned to Noxus from the Ferreljord expedition with two hundred knights. ”

"Augustus? Ergarte. Could it be which Augustus? Urgart looked at Urgart in disbelief.

Ergarth, who had rarely seen Raphael with such an expression, smiled softly, answered Raphael's question with great certainty, and said with a smile: "Who else is there besides Augustus?" Last year, the Offet of the Mark family, who was in the same class as Augustus and served in the military at the Augustine Cathedral, had seen this memorable Augustus in the Augustine Cathedral, who else was there but this Augustus? ”

Offit, a nobleman born in the upper echelons of the city, is probably the person in the city who can't forget Augustus the most except for his younger brother! Being humiliated by a lowly civilian is not something to forget or forget.

Raphael took a deep breath, calmed down for a moment, and then looked at Urgart, who was happy, showed a gentle smile, and said, "This Augustus arrived in St. Peter's City from the permafrost tundra, and should pass through the city of Alders on the way?" Has our great lord of Alder Castle forgotten what he had said to this Imperial Hero in the first place? ”

Instead of showing the melancholy look that Raphael had expected, Ergart said rather happily: "How could I not remember? Raphael! At the beginning, I said to Franst, who took Augustus away: The current Augustus is just an ant in my eyes, and I hope that this ant can make me feel that I will not be able to slap him to death with a slap, and tell Augustus that I will wait for his challenge in the city of Alders! ”

After clearly saying what he said, Urgat looked at Raphael and laughed softly: "Whether or not Francide relayed this sentence to Augustus, the current Augustus is just a bigger ant to me, unless he really stands in the center of power in Noxus, it is possible to give way and have a little awe!" But I'm sure it won't be too long! ”

Raphael looked at the cunning and suspicious city lord in front of him with a complicated expression, and did not speak!

Ergart patted Raphael lightly on the shoulder, and opened up to say something that he didn't share with anyone: "Raphael, do you remember the speech I gave to Augustus and the others? At the beginning, I said that if you are strong enough, even the two Caterina and Miss Cassiopeia, who are more beautiful than the moon in the sky, will become your women. When I said this, almost all the recruits below showed a look of yearning, but this Augustus was useless. I saw a hint of disdain in Augustus' eyes! There's still a hint of yearning! ”

Without waiting for Raphael to ask the reason, Urgart sighed deeply and said: "Augustus disdained to conquer the two golden flowers of the empire, not because he did not have the will, but because he had a more ambitious goal than this, and I already decided that as long as this young civilian did not die on the battlefield, he might be able to become the core of Noxian power!" ”

"I remember what my teacher said to me: how much a person can have a future depends half on his goals, and half on his luck! And what about Augustus? This guy is not bad luck, and his goals are ambitious enough, how can such a person not be a fully credible figure in Noxus?"

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The two big men who were talking about Augustus may not have known that Augustus had arrived in the city, and at this moment, under the stunned gazes of Huo Nan, Alista and Sir Tertoon Gatto, they walked into a low house, with a smile on their faces and tears in their eyes, looking at an ordinary middle-aged woman with a dull expression, vicissitudes of life, a mediocre appearance, and a mediocre temperament.

Poof.

Kneeling on the ground, this cunning, cold and treacherous fellow, who had never made such a big salute even in front of General Burnham, actually knelt down firmly and directly in front of the middle-aged woman, and said softly: "Aunt Carlos, your Augustus has returned!" ”

The middle-aged woman burst into tears. (To be continued.) )