The royal capital of Tukugul.

By the time Ryan dragged the dying dragon down from the sky, it had already been overrun by the Trifali Warband.

The originally strong walls of the royal capital have long since collapsed into large and small rubble, lying randomly across the blood-stained land.

As far as the eye can see, the city is full of traces of destruction and fighting, and corpses can be seen everywhere on the streets, with blurred flesh and blood, and the smell of blood is choking.

In front of the nobleman's mansion, a well-dressed and fair-skinned old lady was pushed out, and it was none other than the poor people of the kingdom who had been hating them for a long time.

Shouting, swearing... A noisy rush to the square.

Ryan's presence caused an uproar among the people below, and just as the nobles laughed, thinking that he had been sent from heaven to punish the civilian rebellion, a group of heavily armored cavalry rushed out of the palace.

Wadrin led the team to Ryan's approach, turned over and knelt on one knee, and said respectfully:

"Greetings to the general's triumph."

"Call me Ryan, we've known each other for so many years, and Darius is doing a great job."

As Ryan spoke, he waved his hand, and the dragon, bound in thousands of chains, slammed to the ground with a loud thud and dust everywhere.

Shivana turned into a dragon with a blank face and stood behind Ryan.

"This..."

Wadrin looked up at Ryan at a loss, saw the other party's expression, and remembered Darius's performance along the way...

He seemed to understand something, nodded vigorously, but still said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty! Please review the results of your clan! ”

"The dragon in the back will help me take care of it, and then send it back to the Immortal Fortress."

Seeing the firmness in his eyes, Ryan just gave a command, and walked towards the royal capital.

He wasn't worried about anything going wrong with the dragon, and without his permission, the dragon wouldn't even want to wake up even if he recovered.

"Yes! Will... Under the Crown of the Parliament! ”

Wadrin stood up and dispatched his capable soldiers to guard the dragon, while he himself followed Ryan and Sivana.

Walking on the road, Ryan casually asked:

"What do you think of him, Wadrin?"

"General Darius—" Wadrin's expression was a little stiff as he hid under his steel helmet, "not as good as His Majesty the Council in every way!" ”

"You, it's still the same as before." Ryan smiled and shook his head, "If Grlot knew that you were still so virtuous, he would definitely want to pull you down from your current position, he would really like to go back to the army." ”

Staying with these former veterans, he always felt a sense of relaxation that he had never felt before.

They have all been fighting for a common goal, in different ways...

"Hehe, I'm just a soldier in a war group, how can he live freely. Besides, if you want to challenge me, you can't wait for him to use that leg with a sharp rope! Wadrin patted his right leg and smiled.

"Well, tell me what you think of him. I've got to make sure I've found a good home for you. Ryan smiled.

"Your Majesty, you know..."

Hearing Ryan's words, the corners of Wadrin's eyes moved slightly, but he quickly calmed down and replied firmly:

"He is not as good as you and the commander, but he is qualified to be our general."

"It looks like he's not doing well enough." Ryan smiled and shook his head.

"Your Majesty the Parliament... You seem to value him very much. ”

Wadrin looked unconvinced, and they admitted that Darius could outperform every general they knew.

But compared to Ryan and Svein, he didn't think anyone in the world could compare to them.

"He has something that I and Svein don't have, and that's why he can represent the Empire's forces."

Ryan's footsteps paused slightly, looked at the royal capital square not far away, and said softly:

"We're here to be a spectator and see what he's doing."

"If the council is crowned and rulered, no one will be feared wherever he goes."

Wadrin said what was on his mind, one position behind Ryan, and looked up side by side with Sivana.

In the past, he followed Ryan and Svein to conquer many kingdoms, and Darius's force was not as shocking as Ryan's, and his methods were not as ruthless and decisive as Svein's.

But inspired by Darius's actions, the oppressed will be baptized in their hearts and fight for the empire from the heart.

Perhaps this is what His Majesty the Parliament is talking about? Wadrin thought to himself.

On the high platform of the square, all the people gathered and the momentum was huge.

Bang!

With a flick of his right arm, Darius embedded his tomahawk into the ground of the square, his eyebrows pressed low, and his gaze swept towards everyone in the audience with a sense of oppression.

The restless atmosphere suddenly calmed down, and the square ushered in a quiet atmosphere that had never been seen before.

Darius raised his eyebrows slightly, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Noxus is revered by many as demons and butchers, and I'm sure most of you think so too..."

"You are willing to follow us, not because you think you can live a good life from now on, but because our arrival has given you the courage to dare to break the net."

After speaking, his eyes swept coldly over everyone in the audience.

Most of them hung their heads in response to his gaze, avoiding his gaze, except for the few civilians who still held their heads high and looked at him.

Most people are crazy because they think...

When Noxus comes, whether it is himself or the nobles, he will definitely die.

Darius withdrew his gaze without emotion, and walked over to a kneeling old man.

On the old man's head, he wore a golden crown, and his identity was self-evident.

The corners of Darius' lips curled slightly, and the next moment, he stretched out his big hand, ripped off the crown, and squeezed it in his hand, as casually as if he were holding a child's toy.

Seeing this scene, the sound of cold air was heard in the audience, and there was the sound of backward footsteps.

Darius didn't pay attention to these cowardly voices, he faced the civilians in the audience with a cold face, and raised his crown high:

"Listen, I don't care what you think, but we're here and we're going to give you a choice."

"The kings force you to kneel with hereditary authority and false name, and Noxus wants you to stand up!"

"Let you be reborn in glory and let the world see it!"

As he spoke, Darius's tone kept rising, and his palms were just as hard.

The golden crown that symbolizes power is so easily bent and deformed, as if the worldly royal power is erased from the viewer's heart little by little:

"New citizens of Noxus, take up the weapons in your hands, remember your sufferings, and give up the cowardice of the past. Stand up! Stand in front of me!! ”

As his words landed, the crown was crumpled and completely lost all its pride and brilliance.

Without squinting, Darius casually threw the golden lump in his hand into the furnace not far away.

Goo-goo...

The hot molten slurry in the furnace tumbled, and the deformed crown soon disappeared.

Everyone in the audience widened their eyes, witnessing a scene they had never seen before and didn't even dare to imagine.

That unattainable crown just disappeared?

This scene completely subverted their concepts.

At this moment, the commoners of the royal capital have mixed emotions.

When they saw the general walking towards the king and taking off his crown, they subconsciously felt fear and panic, it was the emperor they worshipped every day, and some of them had never even seen the crown, but had heard that it was splendid and luxurious.

The general, however, regarded it as if it were nothing, and easily fiddled with it in the palm of his hand.

Oh, my God! What a trampling and insult.

The imperial power, which had been imposed on them and despised everything, was so easily manipulated, kneaded, and even destroyed?

Rules that were once intimidating are so vulnerable.

Some laughed, some hid their faces and wept bitterly, and some were shocked when they heard the sound of their hearts shattering, like the sound of a glass window being broken.

That's right, something really was broken!

The royal power is completely subverted today!

They want to live like the Noxians, standing upright!

Today, on this quiet day, the people of Tukugur have ushered in a great change.

At the same time, Darius raised the Noxian battle flag behind him, the flag stretched out and fluttered in the wind, and he shouted with high morale:

"Noxus !!"

Exciting four words, simple but infinitely powerful.

Waving flags and uplifting chants pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Wow –

The people were boiling, like a pot of boiling water simmering slowly, and now it has finally reached its boiling point.

"Noxus !!"

"Noxus !!"

"Noxus !!"

The neat sound is like the sea water at high tide, wave after wave, and the blood and courage that have been dormant in the hearts of the people for a long time have been mobilized for the first time.

A young man was the first to rush to the high platform of the square, punching and kicking one of the nearest noblemen.

His actions were like a signal, and the civilians in the audience let out angry cheers.

They raised their fists and rushed forward in a scramble to find the nobles who had oppressed and insulted them.

They thrashed hard, vented selflessly, roared to their heart's content...

The atmosphere is unprecedentedly hot, especially the picture being staged on the high platform, which has a strong ornamental value.

"Noxus!"

Shivana, who was behind Ryan, couldn't help but let out a shout.

She glanced at Ryan, who was still standing in front of her, and then bit her lip to force herself to calm down.

If she was just standing here alone, I'm afraid she would have rushed up and contributed a punch.

Darius's words awakened Shivana's dusty memories.

She remembered the people who used to discriminate and ridicule her looks, those words were deeply rooted in her heart, and every time she was secretly angry, and she went home in silence without doing anything...

If she had known about Noxus sooner, maybe...

A figure came to Shivana's mind.

It was the figure she had buried in the soil with her own hands not long ago, and his thin body was pierced with multiple sharp arrows, which was so dazzling that it was distressing.

Demacia...

This time, she won't be cowardly anymore!

Shivana's side of Wadrin, his face was also a little emotional, his eyes were a little more admiring, looking at the grand scene in the square:

"His Majesty is a general like no other."

"Darius was born in his last few years, and he knew better what the people needed. Neither I nor the Commander can do that. Ryan shook his head slightly.

He wasn't of noble birth, but his status as a mage made him incompatible with the low.

When Ryan traveled, what he saw and heard at the bottom was superficial, limited to seeing and listening, and not really experiencing it himself.

Trefalis is the three supreme and represents three classes.

After the riot in the square, those nobles who were full of evil were almost dead, and even if a few did not die completely, only a faint breath remained.

Of them, the king was the only one who was still intact.

The old king's disgraced eyes were filled with fear, and his old body was shaky and almost fainted.

The dukes and marquis ministers under him have been abused by the mob and are not human. He seems to have seen the end of his own.

Darius put down the battle flag in his hand, and with a satisfied expression, he said in a loud voice:

"From this day forward, no one will force you to kneel anymore. From today onwards, you can live the life you want by your own efforts. From today onwards, you can also rely on your strength to reach high positions. ”

"Noxus lives in the heart of every man of courage!"

As he spoke, he picked up his tomahawk, which was staring at the ground, and slashed down.

In an instant, blood poured out.

Under the gaze of almost all the people of the royal capital, the royal power, which once symbolized supremacy, collapsed with a bang.

There is no eternal kingship, only stronger strength.

This is a new thought that has sprung up in everyone's minds.

"Noxus!"

Darius raised the tomahawk, which was still dripping blood, and his cold face was a little more arrogant and expectant.

Seeing this scene, Ryan's eyes seemed to have something down, and after exchanging a few words with Wadrin, the figure also disappeared alone in the light of the rune circle.

It's time to get more important things done.

……

The Witcher HQ dungeon.

In the deepest dark room.

"Are there any other books about this man? Even though I haven't met him yet, I can feel his greatness through the words. ”

Silas put down the brand new book in his hand called "The First Solution to Rune Magic" with a slight sigh in his eyes.

Laxana was silent, and threw a book again, which Silas happily took over.

Looking at the other party's eager appearance, Laxana felt a little strange.

"Teacher, are those books really so magical?"

She could clearly feel the change in Silas. She barely said anything, just gave Silas a book

"Books are a good bridge for human beings to understand the world, and through the information conveyed between the lines, you can really feel the creator's understanding of the world... What kind of person do you think he is? ”

A calm voice came from her head.

The man in her teacher's mouth, Laxana knew exactly who she was referring to...

"Great people..."

Laxana racked her brains and said such a description with deep feeling.

It's not that she can't understand Silas's feelings, and because of the power of the crown, she often gets her hands on books from Noxus in advance.

Aside from most of the books that tell the history of Noxus, there is one man whose name is inescapable.

Ryan Meredith.

The name reminded her of her childhood, a memory she had almost forgotten.

Her magic book was also a treasure that she had obtained by chance at that time.

Through the words in the book, Laxana was able to assert that this was a great person who had never been seen before.

Perhaps, there will be no more in the future.

He reinvented his magic, turning it into a set of techniques that all mages could perform.

Although there are not many books on runic magic in circulation, every mage can see the truth in it.

As long as you join Noxus, you can learn rune magic.

Even Laxana herself had an urge to join Noxus to learn rune magic, let alone other mages.

Not only that, but he also reshaped an empire that had deteriorated.

The perfect military merit system, reasonable reward and punishment regulations, the budding economic system, the rapid development of industry...

Each of these powerful measures was written in the books he wrote.

Laxana could see that each of them could bring a qualitative leap forward to the country.

But alas, Demacia can't use any of them.

Either contrary to Demacia's insistence, or in conflict with the interests of the aristocracy.

The next-door neighbor, Noxus, is getting stronger, and they're just going to be able to do it...

She doesn't see any hope of winning, so she wants to speed up her pace.

It took about half an hour for Silas to slowly raise his head and disengage from his thoughts.

He looked at Laxana, who had not yet left, and asked with a twinkle in his eyes:

"You're gone by this time."

"I've read you so much, of course I'll hear what you think of Demacia."

Laxana shrugged her shoulders and walked into her cell without fear, looking condescendingly at Silas.

Underneath her seemingly uncaring face, she was always on the lookout for Silas' movements.

These days, in addition to books from Noxus, she also often shares with each other about the current situation of Demacia.

Over the course of a few days, Silas also gained an idea of the current situation.

He looked at Laxana with a smirk, and leaned against the wall with his hands behind his head:

"I'm just a martial artist, what can I think. Now it is the Shield family that controls the country. ”

"I think," Laxana paused slightly, "you don't want to live the days of eating rats raw. ”

As she spoke, she glanced at the empty lunch box not far away, and a hint of pity flashed inconspicuously.

Hearing the other party's warning, Silas's face froze slightly.

Before Laxana arrived, he had undergone inhuman torture.

The guards here just need to make sure he doesn't die. Food and clothing are not in the scope of their care.

The experience he had, that kind of hellish days, made his heart accumulate a strong hatred. When you are hungry, you can only find insects, ants, rats and snakes to satisfy your hunger, and when you are thirsty, you can only eat and drink and draw water from the soil.

Fortunately, the cage is not made of stone, and he can still play with snakes and ants, otherwise he would have gone crazy.

In comparison, his life these days is simply heaven.

Rakshana came every few days, bringing food that wasn't tasty but was full of energy.

In addition, she will leave him a candle that can burn for several days, a bucket of sweet water, and a few books to relieve boredom.

These things are only in his memories before he was imprisoned.

Every time he saw the flickering candle flame, Silas could feel a slight change in his heart.

Seem... Someone broke into it.

It's like, a little glimmer in the darkness...

Laxana looked at Silas with a blank look on her face, a hint of disappointment welling up in her eyes.

Maybe she's wrong...

If you follow the teacher's method and give a little bit of kindness instead of being so kind, maybe you have already won back the other party's heart...

But when she found out about Silas's living conditions, she really couldn't be so cruel.

"I'll go first, I'll come back next time."

Laxana shook her head slightly, and was about to walk out.

As she was about to take a step...

"Wait a minute!"

Silas's voice stopped her, and Laxana turned around in surprise.

"I still need to know more about Demacia." "I don't know much about it now. ”

Laxana tilted her head sideways, looked at the other party, and after a long time, she said, "Well, what do you want to hear today?" ”

"Uh," Silas hesitated, but quickly added, "Tell me a little bit about the history of the crownguard in Demacia." ”

"Good!"

Laxana looked at the other party's face hidden in the candlelight, and a small smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

The stories of the ancestors are slowly told from her tactful and gentle voice.