Chapter 14: Demacia

After disembarking from the ship, Ahri marched with the fleet, pretending to be one of the merchants, with a conspicuous tail and beautiful eyes hidden under a coarse cloth trench coat.

This clever Vastaya fox had already learned about this forbidden demon realm on the ship, so the magic power of the blessed demon fox must not be easily exerted here.

While dealing with trade, Ahri continued to collect and learn about the nearby magic orders and stories, but knew very little, until one afternoon, when the caravan had finished its day's work and planned to go to Demacia tomorrow to complete its final trade work, Ahri left the group alone.

Sharp figure, agile steps through the forest, she had already heard that there was a village ahead, the local magic element was very scarce, the subtle wandering magic in the air made Ahri's Vastaya physique gradually weakened, and her time here was very short.

For living beings like Vastaya, magic is like breathing air and water, just like life.

Demacia is a forbidden demon country, all kinds of magnificent buildings are made of forbidden magic stones, even in the fringes of the country, there are almost few people who understand magic, and occasionally a few people who can sense magic are living like normal people, as if hiding their identities.

Soon they came to a village, where the buildings of Demacia were neat and orderly compared to the simple natural houses made of Ionian trees, and the slight white ornamentation was still visible even in the occasional humble shed.

As the sun sets, Ahri slowly shuttles through the house, and then instinctively enters a shop, the dim candlelight shining on Ahri's cheeks, the sound of noisy conversations, and the smell of various drinks fill the air.

Ahri's tail under his trench coat tucked together nervously and slowly walked to the bar.

"Miss is alone? What's the point? ”

"Mero grass juice." Ahri's voice was calm, his face relaxed, like a regular customer of the tavern, and a pair of beautiful blue eyes stared at the man at the bar, and a pale pink halo slowly appeared in his eyes.

"It doesn't sound like something local."

"Then whatever you wish to give me."

I saw that the man quickly mixed the wine, and the liquids of various colors were swaying in the bottle, Ahri's eyes looked ambiguously at the man's bartending movements, and the slight shaking of the bartending hands made Ahri take in the bottom of the eye.

"Thank you, you look so charming, it looks like a good wine, what's your name?"

"I... My name is Todd," Todd's face was slightly red, the rise and fall of his chest was slightly out of rhythm, and the corners of Ahri's mouth emitted a beautiful smile, which made him lose his mind for a moment, and after a moment Todd realized his gaffe, and quickly waved his hand to apologize, "I'm sorry, this... This glass of wine is a kirkini. ”

Ahri sipped his glass, the orange liquid moistened her beautiful lips and reflected a lovely sheen, "It tastes good, so can Todd ask you something?" ”

"Absolutely!"

"You know of any magical groups around here, or anyone who can remember the magic." Ice-blue eyes stared at Todd delicately, and Todd thought back blankly, the blush on his face never faded.

"It seems that there was once a dark magic group that had the power to take away the memories of others, but it has been wiped out by the Intrepid Vanguard."

"Exterminated!?"

"Yes, I only know this, I'm afraid the specific information can only be found out by the relevant departments in the capital, the fearless vanguard led by Galen are all great warriors."

"Thank you, Todd, for your wine is as good as yours."

After speaking, Ahri's figure slowly walked towards the door, the back of the coarse linen still rippling in Todd's heart, a young man at the bar was addicted to body and mind, looking at the door drunkly, people in the noisy tavern were still staggered, drinking and talking, after a while, Todd's sanity regained consciousness, and the memory of Ahri and the Kseni on the stage were very blurred.

At night, Ahri slept in a small tent, and the twin gems in her hands were especially strong in the current environment, especially in the current environment, the desire for magic and the soul of memory. A round ice bead in the middle of the two golden gems exuded a faint chill, allowing Ahri to always remain calm and restrained.

The ice beads given by the boy named Horen accompanied Ahri all the way, although he didn't know the current situation of his friends, but all the clues pointed to Demacia for the mystery of his birth along the way, and if he wanted to investigate clearly, he had to enter the capital and even contact the dreadnought vanguard.

In the camp at night, Ahri's palms clenched the twin gems and ice beads, his eyes were firm, and his determination to enter the capital with the caravan tomorrow was beyond doubt.

Early the next morning, Ahri and the caravan arrived at the gate of the capital with their goods, and saw that the gatekeeper seemed to be checking the people entering the city, and soon arrived at Ahri's caravan.

"All those who enter the city, even those who stay in trade for a short time, are subject to the interrogation of the magicians except for a short application, and all those with magical powers are not allowed to enter."

"What's going on, there were no rules like this before, and there are forbidden magic stones everywhere here, so it's completely unnecessary."

"It's different now, there is turmoil within the royal capital, and the mage dares to enter to find death, so hurry up and check."

Ahri's gaze scanned the soldiers, all of them wearing plate armor helmets and delicate swords at their waists, and there were also some tents and soldiers ready to attack in the capital. Two stern-eyed men in black robes carry strange stones and instruments to test everyone who enters the city.

Soon the inspection team arrived at Ahri, whose icy blue gaze turned pink, and then pretended to approach the two demon seekers, who were confused by their blank gaze and followed the caravan forward.

The surrounding buildings are mainly white, several tall landmark buildings, palaces are standing tall in the center of the imperial capital, various army soldiers patrol the streets, and the entire capital is immersed in a tense.

"What happened?" Ahri whispered to Tiru ahead.

"I heard that a prisoner escaped from the capital of Demacia, and he is an extremely dangerous mage, and now the whole city is hunting him, and I heard that the mage is still secretly gathering the hidden mages of Demacia to start a revolution."

"So the Dreadnought will join the patrol as well?"

"I don't know, but such a royal army should do something more prioritized, don't ask too much, our trade is the main thing."

Ahri said no more, and cautiously followed the caravan, and at the same time looked around vigilantly, and came to a large shop, where Tiru and the others put the goods at their feet, only to see the shopkeeper with a serious face.

"It's gone, Boss Moya, is this a local Ionian crop, spices, and some handmade products, or is it the same as it was?"

"I'm really sorry man, now you can see the situation in Demacia, I don't know if the business can be done in two days, before the escaped Silas is caught, things are not easy to sell, and the whole city is under martial law."

"Do me a favor, old man, we didn't know beforehand, and you know it's not easy for us along the way." Mo Ya nodded slowly, let out a sigh, and then said, "I will charge you the price for all the crops plus spices, and the handmade products for decoration will ......."

"Just say it."

"If there is a war, no one is in the mood to decorate, I can only pay 60% of the price at most, not more, because I basically buy these ...... for nothing"

Ahri no longer listened to Tiru and Moya's bargaining, and did not plan to leave with the caravan until the investigation was completed, so he secretly left the shop and walked to the nearby street.

There were no people on the road, the magic in the air was almost zero, and most of the people around were extremely ordinary people, and a very small number of people had a little bit of magic in their bodies. Ahri is puzzled that a forbidden land with so little magic has developed into a great empire.

Whether it is the death of magic and the obsolescence of the power of this land, the survival of Vastaya and Ionia is in jeopardy, and magic is supposed to be part of the Runeterra, part of the source of symbiosis, but it has become a fear for everyone here.

Ahri pondered and found a simple place to stay, and in the middle of the action, an extremely slight voice wafted through the air, and the keen fox ear captured the words clearly. A woman hiding in the shadows whispered the word magic. Seeing Ahri's figure, she paused slightly, and the corners of the woman's mouth hooked into a smile.

"I'm Ke Wei, relax my friend, we're all in this group, this country has been rotten for too long, everyone should live together equally, including mages."

"What do you think?" Ahri looked at the woman in front of her vigilantly, her whole body was covered in a broken white cloth, her hair was oily, and her face was unbearable, and it seemed that she hadn't washed it for a long time.

"Join Silas's forces and fight for a chance to survive in this country." Ke Wei's eyes were resolute, but Ahri felt that there was more anger and resentment buried in them, and this woman contained a lot of magic in her body, far more than those who occasionally only had a little bit of magic power.

"You don't seem to be doing well." The fox's sly tone and questioning gaze fell on Ke Wei, who was not annoyed, but immediately laughed wildly.

"You see, I was locked up in a dungeon for ten years, and now I escaped with Silas, the justice of Demacia has always been a lie of the powerful, and if the powerful don't fall for a day, how can I live well!"

Ahri looked at Ke Wei in front of her, she didn't know much about politics and the country, but the fox's alertness and intuition made her have a scrutinizing attitude towards all the beautiful words, and Ke Wei hated all the powerful people in black and white, and even wanted to exterminate the attitude, which made Ahri not have a good impression of him.

Although she didn't know much, she still knew that the religious elders and holy teachers of Ionia had a transcendent status, and their existence was a better guarantee for the harmony and stability of Ionia.

Even in the face of strife, they are still the core of the local area, and they should not be shaken unless they are forced to do so, otherwise the country is really in danger.

The ice-blue eyes then rotated in the sockets, and Ahri looked at Ke Wei and said cautiously and calmly, "In that case, Silas's troops will take in someone like me to stay in Demacia secretly for a long time?" ”

"Of course, I can sense that your magic is abundant, and you will be a great help to the troops."

"Do you have what it takes?"

"It's not as good as Silas, but you give me a special feeling, maybe it's your magic or something, but I know you have magic."

"Then lead the way."

Ahri then followed Ke Wei forward, although he didn't know why Ke Wei was on that street, as if waiting for him, but Ahri didn't let his guard down, and held the twin gems and ice beads in his hand tightly, just in case.