After Caterina was gone, Ryan was engrossed in the glimmer.

The continent they are on is called Valoran Continent, and the planet that encompasses all continents and oceans is called the Land of Rune.

A mage who has wandered for countless years once said that mastering runes is equivalent to understanding the mysteries of magic.

Except for a few cases, the birth of every mage is predestined, and the strength of the moment of awakening determines the height that can be achieved in the future.

Unless... Be able to penetrate more rune secrets.

When Ryan first arrived in the Land of Runeterra, he awakened the water magic, and the magic was extremely powerful.

After joining Noxus, he continued to make great achievements, and all the mage books of the Noxian Empire were opened to him.

This is also what he likes most about Noxus, as long as there is strength and merit, the empire will not skimp on any reward.

Once again, a rune like the word 'water' rose from Ryan's palm, and his eyes showed a rare hint of reminiscence.

This was the first rune he had mastered, and it was the 'water' rune that most suited him.

I still remember that time in the desert area of Shurima, he and his boss met Shurima's quicksand army. For the first time, he used the magic power in his body to sketch the runes, and the huge rune circle manifested, and a large area of yellow sand was moistened into mud by the rain.

After a day of fierce fighting, Shurima's quicksand army was buried in the dirt by him and his comrades, and they built a new Noxtola, a symbol of Shurima's submission to Noxus.

His thoughts turned, and more runes emerged from his palms, and the runes emitted a dark blue light, surrounding the purple shimmer, and from time to time there were blue silk threads passing through the shimmering elixir.

Soon, the rune gave Ryan the answer.

Through the analysis of multiple runes, although he was unable to produce a shimmer, he almost understood its secrets.

He never imagined that there was another way to steal the power of magic besides the Hextech created by Piltover.

In the shimmering purple glow, he seemed to see a magic that could be named "Variable".

This kind of magic can rudely open the door to the potential of the human body, but unfortunately I don't know if it is limited by the psychology or ability of the maker, Shimmer does not control the violent power of the magic, but only rudely makes it able to merge with the human body, which makes the magic that is difficult to control more violent.

"Wonderful design, crazy ideas. Such a character should come to Noxus, where only his talents can be shown. Ryan was a little sorry.

The maker of the shimmer was clearly born in the wrong place, and this kind of person has no future in Piltover. In the end, he was either driven mad by Lower City Zaun or tried by the magistrates of Upper City Piltover.

Thinking of Piltover's code of progress, which is based on the code of human nature, Ryan has a hint of sarcasm on his face:

"It's absurd to talk about humanity in a precarious world. Ionia has her own outstanding strength, but what does Piltover have? Hemerdinger who lived 300 years old? Or maybe it's that rookie Jace Tallis? ”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Hearing a knock on the door, Ryan flung the shimmer into the bucket and withdrew the runes that spread outward from his palm.

"Your Excellency, the time has come."

"Let's go, then, Miss Katerina."

As the door opened, Ryan was greeted by a well-dressed aristocratic lady.

The black close-fitting dress perfectly showed Caterina's figure, and her long burgundy hair hung behind her wantonly, scattered but graceful.

Facing the well-dressed Katarina, Ryan felt a little awkward, and after looking around with appreciative eyes, he sighed and shook his head:

"The makeup is in place, but your expression is too stiff. A qualified Assassin had to learn to adapt to a variety of identities and, at the very least, how to play a variety of roles. ”

"He won't do any of that." Caterina was a little unconvinced.

"You don't need to compare with him, you will definitely be better than him in the future." Ryan had encouragement in his eyes, "I'm more optimistic about you, you can be the most outstanding assassin." ”

Then, ignoring Katarina's strange expression, he naturally took her arm and walked out.

"I'll only cooperate with you once, try to be a noble lady of the Quekao family, to understand but not to indulge."

"I do my best."

Caterina struggled to restrain herself, maintaining an awkward smile and constantly trying to relax her body and adapt herself to her current state.

Sitting in the mechanical car to the banquet hall, Caterina was relieved to be let go by Ryan.

As if to alleviate the previous embarrassment, she pointed to the cushion under her and said curiously:

"Purely mechanically driven, a unique piece of technology from Piltover?"

Ryan lifted the corner of the curtain and admired the downtown scene of Leather City outside the window:

The mechanical car originated from Heimerdinger's student Victor, who was determined to use technology to change the lower city, and invented various machines to improve people's livelihood. His ideals are beautiful, but the reality is extremely ironic. ”

With mockery of the city on his face, Ryan said in a strange tone:

"All the machinery was used only in the upper city of Piltover, and the Zaun people in the lower city were still living a life that was inferior to dogs. Separated by a bridge, the difference between the barren and the barren. ”

"You seem to admire this man?"

After Caterina finished speaking, she added another sentence as if in her own justification:

"I'm trying to fit in with my current role."

"I do admire this guy." With that, Ryan smiled and encouraged, "Say whatever comes to mind, I don't agree with your father's ruthless ways. Sometimes being more curious about the world will make you grow faster. ”

"But that's the path of the mages." Caterina felt that this statement went against her education.

"Using wisdom and Hex Crystals, Jace Tallis pried open the door to magic, why don't you think you can't?" Ryan asked.

"I don't have that smart brain." Caterina shook her head.

"Victor was Jace's helper, and I think he played a more important role in Hex's research, so I admired him." Ryan said.

"What does this have to do with me?" Caterina didn't understand why she was going back to the previous topic.

"You think I'm worse than the two of them?" Ryan asked rhetorically.

"Your Excellency is far stronger than the two of them combined."

This is by no means Caterina's boast, and the heroic stories of Noxus will be circulated throughout the Empire. And among those heroes, Ryan in front of him is definitely one of the most outstanding.

Not only does he have powerful magic, but Ryan has a corresponding brilliant deed, whether it is alchemy, war command, assassination, or medical treatment, or magic research.

Ryan Meredith's name is a symbol of excellence for Noxians.

Such a person can not be compared with two ordinary scientists in Picheng.

"Then why do you think you can't master magic?" Ryan's words were meaningful.

Hearing this, Caterina's expression froze, and then she felt a little ridiculous.

If Ryan was just Victor, she didn't doubt that she could be Jace. But Ryan is Ryan, is he really qualified to carry this excellence?

"Don't be cranky, it's because I'm optimistic about your potential that I'm taking you with me. I'm sure you will live up to my expectations, Miss Katarina. ”

"If I had potential, I wouldn't be here, I should be involved in more killings with the army." Caterina expressed her dissatisfaction with herself.

"Potential always takes time to realize, even if you want to live up to the trust of others, you should do better. Alright, it's time for us to get off. ”

When the mechanical car drove to the location, Ryan was the first to get out of the car and stretched out his hand to Caterina in the car, behaving as gracefully as an aristocrat.

"Your Excellency, I will do my best."

Caterina had an awkward smile on her face, much better than the stiff smile she had had before, and it was clear that she was trying to adjust herself to who she was.

Ryan smiled and took Caterina's white hand, causing her to stand up and get out of the car.

He is looking forward to the banquet that he is waiting for, not only to see the new performance of his new subordinates, but also to meet some interesting people.

Ryan helped himself and Caterina straighten up their clothes, and then followed the waiter's guidance and led Caterina into the Myrdalda family's banquet hall.