Noxus border.

The towering peaks of the mountains are covered with snow that never reaches the top, and no one knows what lies deep in the snow.

It's hard to see towering castles, dense city-states, or floating cities floating in the clouds, just vast plains as far as the eye can see, and mountains that can never be reached.

"Wow, that's spectacular."

Seraphine stepped on the glowing stage, looking at the magnificent scenery of the mountains in front of her, and subconsciously sighed.

Not only her, but the rest of the magic department couldn't wait to jump off the carriage, their eyes shining to admire the scenery in front of them.

Along the way, countless strange landscapes within the empire opened their eyes and called them novelty.

Zhao Xin's face was as usual, he rode the black tiger and stood straight in front of the clearing, and introduced to the young seedlings behind him:

"The mountain to the north, called the Tuku Peaks, over the mountain is the Tukugul Plain, which the Imperial army has just liberated... The mountains to the south are called the Shimmering Silver Mountains, and they lead to the Gate of Sorrow in Demacia. ”

"The Gate of Sorrow," repeated Salephine, "I have heard its name, and it leads to the hinterland of Demacia, and it was from there that General Theon entered Demacia and killed Gavin I. ”

"That's true." As Zhao Xin spoke, his eyes were slightly raised, looking ahead, "That's Lapzes, once the border fortress of Noxus, and now it has become a place where the commoners of the empire live. ”

"Rapp... Zees... What a mouthful name. Seraphine frowned and whispered, "Looking at the map, I don't think the territory of the empire is so vast. ”

"The territory of Noxus will be more than that," Zhao Xin said confidently, "take a break, we will camp in Lapzes tonight." ”

After he finished speaking, he drove the black tiger towards the rear of the group.

Looking at the back of Zhao Xin leaving, the corners of Seraphine's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile.

Only when introducing the geographical location and necessary precautions, Zhao Xin's words will increase, and the rest of the time, he is riding on the black tiger and silently walking on both sides of the team.

After a short break, the team set out on their journey to Demacia again.

Before leaving, Seraphine glanced back at her back again, and the orange-red sunset hung in the sky, red and red, like a beacon in front of the inn, making people feel warm and reassured.

This time, their schedule is not tight, and they don't have to hurry up and arrive in Xiongdu as soon as possible to carry out exchanges.

The purpose of the exchange itself is to allow the children of the magic department, and even herself, to increase some of the experience of traveling.

Even if it's just sitting in a carriage and looking at the landscape along the way, the villages you pass by, the streams that flow, the birds flying overhead... Seraphine felt inspired and learned a lot about the gift of the soul.

Before, she had only seen black and white words in books, but it wasn't until she embarked on this journey that those black and white knowledge came alive.

Seraphine digested them, broke them down, and finally transformed them into her own perceptions.

Da, da, da.

The wheels of the carriage ran over the muddy roads of the woods, and the ground was damp with occasional waterlogging, and it looked like it had just rained.

As the team marched through the woods in an orderly manner, Seraphine lowered the height of the stage flight, and her light blue eyes suddenly added to her surprise.

Immediately afterwards, I heard a childish but imposing shout from ahead:

"Look—hammer!"

"Knock !!"

The child's voice was accompanied by a muffled sound of shaking the mountains, mixed with the pained roars of wild beasts.

"She's not weak." Zhao Xin commented succinctly.

"This is the territory of the Empire, let's go and see." Seraphine brought the stage closer to Zhao Xin.

"Yes."

Zhao Xin nodded slightly, pulled the reins, and broke away from the large army with Seraphine, running in the direction where the voice came from.

The two of them walked through the dense jungle, and after a while, they came to a flat land with green grass.

On the grass, lying at the moment, a thorny wolf was lying down, with dark red blood at the corners of its mouth, a deep depression in its flat head, its belly did not rise and fall, and its mouth and nose no longer gave out a faint wheezing.

It seems that this killing has already decided the winner and loser.

As for the winners...

Seraphine lowered her gaze to a dwarfed figure carrying a hammer in front of the thorn wolf's massive body.

"Who are you?"

The short figure frowned, but his eyes kept glued to Zhao Xin's body, looking up and down, left and right, as if he was determining something.

Seraphine didn't sense the other party's malice, she smiled and floated forward, introducing herself:

"My name is Seraphine, are you a yodeler? It's the first time I've seen it. ”

A cute little man with two big pointed ears, and a face that is slightly different from ordinary people in the legend... Suddenly let Seraphine guess the identity of the other party.

In Noxus, she had only heard of one of the founding fathers as yodelers, but she had never seen them yet.

However, her teacher also said that yodelers are inherently fickle, whimsical, and always pursue something different from normal people.

"I'm Bobby! Seraphine... What a strange name. ”

As Poppy spoke, her gaze swept over the glowing small stage at Seraphine's feet, revealing a strange look:

"Why don't you step on the ground?"

"Uhh ”

"Oh I see, you're pathetic!"

Bobby glanced at Seraphine with pity, her eyes and tone showing genuine sympathy.

Somewhat uncomfortable to see by this gaze, Seraphine rolled her eyes wide and hurriedly changed the subject:

"That's... Bobby? Why are you here, and is there a yodeler colony around here? ”

Speaking of this, Seraphine exposes the nature of curiosity.

She had seen in her teacher's collection that most yodelers lived in a mysterious place, and the only way to get there was through magical teleportation.

As for why this happened, Seraphine also asked her teacher, and the answer was that the yodelers lived in a place called "Bandel City", which was a separate space based on the Runeterra.

Moreover, the yodelers are born with a certain magical talent and a long lifespan, and they have opened portals to all corners of the Runeterra, allowing them to travel around the world at will.

"I'm not a yodeler, I don't have a common language with those naïve guys, I'm the great and glorious Demacia!"

Poppy raised the extra-long giant hammer in his hand, as if raising the flag of his own country, his face was full of solemnity, recognition and pride.

"Well, okay. Bobbi is from Demacia, so why are you here? Seraphine asked, feeling strange in her heart.

I don't know why, she always feels that she is not shouting the other party's name, but the collective name of a group.

She even wondered if all yodelers were called Bobby...

"Hey, that's a good question! I'm looking for a hero of Demacia. I climbed a long mountain and ended up here. Poppy swung the hammer behind him.

"You should be crossing the Shining Silver Mountains, ordinary people can't climb over there, usually they climb over the plains on the other side of the mountains here, and then go to Demacia from the Gate of Sorrow." Zhao Xin speculated on Bobby's trajectory.

Although his words did not fluctuate, his eyes were full of wariness when he looked at Bobby.

The presence of a suspicious Demacian on the borders of Noxus was enough to get his attention.

It's not easy to climb over the Shining Silver Mountains, which are covered in snow and ice all year round, and there is hardly a good road to pass safely.

At the very least, he had to have a physique like him, which could ignore most of the steep terrain and obstacles, before it was possible to cross the Shining Silver Mountains.

"Bobby is really amazing, it is estimated that he will have to cross hundreds of kilometers of mountain roads to get here from Demacia." Seraphine clasped her hands together and applauded Bobby's actions.

She couldn't hear Bobby's heart, which showed that the other party was at least on the same level as General Zhao Xin.

No matter how weak the heroic humans were, she could already fully understand their souls.

Before she left, Ms. Sindra had said that it was a trip that she had been able to break through to heroism.

Well... The implication is that if she doesn't break through to the hero level, Miss Sindra and her teacher shouldn't welcome her back to the Immortal Castle.

Reputedly... Both of her teachers were born heroic-level mages, and when they awakened, they had a talent far stronger than ordinary mages, which made her envious.

After listening to Seraphine's words, Bobby sensed that something was wrong and frowned:

"Wait, what do you mean... This is not Demacia? ”

It wasn't until this moment that she realized about it.

"This is Noxus, we are an exchange group representing the Empire to Demacia, and we will go to Demacia Xiongdu later." Seraphine nodded, explaining to Bobby.

"You're Noxians!!"

Bobby's face was full of collapse at this moment, and he instantly raised a hammer taller than himself, and took three steps back, looking at Seraphine and Zhao Xin's eyes immediately full of vigilance.

Oh, Demacia is on the top of the list, she just thought that a Noxian would be a hero of Demacia!

It's a good thing she didn't say it, otherwise it would have disgraced the face of the Demacians.

"Bobby, don't be nervous... We're not bad guys. Seraphine waved her hand, helpless.

"Noxus are all great evildoers, they have wings on their backs, they have four hands, they have hideous faces, they are cruel and fierce..."

Poppy's mouth is like a machine gun, and he spits out a series of bad adjectives in one breath.

Hearing these unrequited descriptions, the corners of Seraphine's eyes twitched twice, and she hurriedly stopped Zhao Xin, who wanted to do it, revealing an impeccable smile:

"Look, are we the kind of people you say?"

Poppy looked Seraphine and Zhao Xin up and down, and after a moment, she shook her head to herself and muttered quietly:

"Hmm... Not like, not at all ... Hey, are you fake Noxians? ”

She thought the other party had just played a joke on her.

Perhaps, in fact, the two in front of them are heroic and beautiful Demacians! Maybe there's one hero she's looking for!

After hearing this, Seraphine looked at Bobbi with a smile and a sincere tone:

"Bobby, we're real Noxians, there's no doubt about that. What is the difference between the Noxians and the Demacians as people?

Without waiting for Poppy to reply, Seraphine continued:

"Could it be that the Demacians, who claim to be just and equal, would also deny others with speculation?"

Poppy shook his head decisively: "No!" Demacians, seek truth from facts! ”

Now Poppy no longer doubts the identity of the other party, but has a feeling of shame in her heart and face.

She was a righteous Demacian, and what was the difference between her behavior and that of the evil Noxians?

Ah, no... In front of him stood two Noxians, neither evil in their looks nor in their tone.

"Poppy, think about it, where did you hear the rumors about the Noxians." Seraphine smiled with slightly curved eyes and upturned lips.

Seeing Bobby, she had a great idea in her mind.

The teacher once said that the talent of every yodeler should not be underestimated.

"Where do you say...?"

Poppy blinked with a blank expression, she looked down at the grass and thought for a moment before she spoke:

"Nowhere ... In Demacia, everyone says so, and the villagers say that Noxus... Belch. ”

Poppy paused, she glanced up in embarrassment, and looked at the beautiful and lovely Seraphine, but she couldn't say anything unpleasant.

It can't be said that the Noxians are all dressed in a beautiful skin...

She had never heard of such rumors, and as a true Demacian, she shouldn't have thought like that.

Iron, Iron, >Iron, Iron

Bobby puffed out her cheeks, hung her head, and admonished herself in her heart.

Immediately after, without the expectation of Seraphine and Zhao Xin, Bobby suddenly put away his steps and stood firmly, and bowed straight to the two:

"I'm sorry, two Noxians, I'm sorry for my previous behavior."

"Bobby, you don't have to apologize." Seraphine said as she floated the stage forward, leaning down to pull little Bobby up.

"It's not just you, it's the people of Demacia who think so about us."

Seraphine reassured, as if she didn't want Poppy to feel too guilty, adding:

"Even if we didn't know each other before, now we happen to be on our way to Demacia, if you don't mind, we can give you a ride."

"I can go back the way I came..."

Poppy opened her mouth and was about to stubbornly refuse, but glanced back at the scene around her and immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.

She couldn't even remember where she had come.

If she really lets her go around the territory of Noxus by herself...

Oh, the heroes of Demacia are on top, and she's afraid she'll never go back.

Holy Hammer... My old friend, Oren...

No way! She's a native of Demacia, and she hasn't found the most suitable owner for the Holy Hammer, the hero she's been looking for!

"It's okay, you've been climbing the Shining Silver Mountains for so long, you must not have eaten anything good, let's take you to experience the local customs of Noxus."

With her trademark smile, Seraphine extended her hand to Poppy and extended her invitation.

Feeling the sincerity and enthusiasm in the other person's voice, Poppy felt even more guilty in his heart.

What a Noxian! How could she have the same thought as she just had, she was so ashamed...

She secretly decided in her mind that she must escort them safely to Demacia.

Bobby put away the hammer and stood firm again, and said solemnly:

"Thank you, you are all good people!"

Hearing is false, seeing is believing.

She had not been to the front before, but had heard rumors of the Noxians in the territory of Demacia.

Obviously, the other party's performance is not the same as the rumored Noxus.

"Come on, there's Lapzes ahead, let's go!" Seraphine said.

She stepped on the small stage and floated forward first, Bobby and Zhao Xin followed behind her, and several people chatted harmoniously as they walked in the direction of the team.

The convoy did not stop because of the departure of Seraphine and Zhao Xin, they reached Lapzes first, and were waiting at the entrance to the fortress.

The students stepped out of the carriage, breathing in the air, stretching their limbs, or looking around curiously.

Anne was the last to jump out of the carriage, her left hand grasping the bear cub that never left her hand, she first glanced around, then lowered her head in disappointment, and began to kick the rocks in boredom.

She was surrounded by a lot of friends, but she had no interest in communicating at all, and it was more interesting to kick rocks.

When Seraphine's figure appeared at the gate of the fortress, Anne's bored eyes disappeared instantly, and she trotted up with a happy face in her arms:

"Sister Seraphine, you're back!"

"Hello, Noxians! I'm Bobby! ”

Poppy on the side seemed to have suffered the loss last time, and as soon as they met this time, they straightened up and said hello with a solemn face.

Although she thought that such a cute little girl was completely inconsistent with the impression of Noxians.

"Hmm," Anne tilted her head to look at her "new friend" who was about her height, with a friendly look on her face, "Hello, my name is Anne, and this is my little bear, Tibbs. ”

Oh... O rank hero of Demacia, what a lovely child.

The Noxians don't seem to be any different from Demacia...

"Anne, take Poppy to meet your little friend, and she'll follow us to Demacia."

"Yes, Sister Seraphine."

With a rare obedience on Anne's little face, she grabbed the bear in one hand and pulled Poppy up in the other and walked towards the group.

Whatever Seraphine says, she will follow and complete unconditionally.

The days at the War College brought Anne the warmth of home that she never had. And the source of all this, she knew very well in her heart, was the love that Seraphine cared for her.

Bobby was a little embarrassed to be pulled by the warm and soft little hands, but after introducing each other a few times, they also became acquainted with each other, and a group of children of about the same height were together with Bobby, giggling and laughing quickly.

'General Zhao Xin, are you wondering what I did? ’

A soul-reaching voice sounded in Zhao Xin's mind.

Zhao Xin's expression did not show any surprise, but he shook his head slightly:

"Captain Seraphine, you are the leader of the Exchange Mission, and I have been ordered to obey all your instructions."

Seraphine smiled silently, she couldn't hear Zhao Xin's soul voice now than she could vaguely hear when they first met.

It's not that she has become weaker, but that General Zhao Xin, with the guidance and help of her teacher, has broken through the boundaries of heroism and reached a higher level.

But after so many days of getting along, even if she can't hear the soul voice, she can understand what Zhao Xin is thinking now.

This is a respectable general who always prioritizes obedience to orders, and will never say anything even if he has doubts or grievances in his heart.

'General Zhao Xin, you also saw today, Bobbi actually represents the minds of most of the people of Demacia, and the people of Demacia do not know much about us, but rely on hearsay that they do not know whether it is true or false, and they have demonized us. ’

Hearing the voice in his head, Zhao Xin nodded in agreement.

When he followed Ryan to Demacia, he was met with strong resistance from the people there.

Unlike other principalities and kingdoms, Demacia had people who were not oppressed and were able to live in peace and contentment.

The invasion of Noxus provoked them to resist bravely. They do not see Noxus as the one who saves them, but as demons, and would rather be killed than submit.

In Zhao Xin's thoughts, Seraphine's voice continued to sound in his mind:

It was only through my conversation with Poppy that I understood the mission of our mission. Communication is only secondary, we need to make Demacia realize that Noxus is an empire with superior institutions and can be rewarded with hard work, so that those people naturally yearn for it. ’

'If you are looking for comfort and peace, you can choose Demacia. But if you want to achieve your ambitions and pursue strength, Noxus will always welcome you. ’

Promote the idea of Noxus...

Zhao Xin's eyes had a hint of understanding.

Noxus is now completely different from what it used to be, and under Trefali's leadership, he believes that the Empire is now the best country to live in and strive for.

Everyone can find their place in the empire.

Everyone can play to their strengths in the Empire.

Everyone...

This is also the Noxus that he recognizes in his heart.

Zhao Xin felt a tremor from his heart, he tilted his head slightly, and looked at Seraphine with a smile on his face, with a little respect in his eyes.

In Seraphine, he saw the shadow of Ryan and Svein.

Although it is still a little immature, it is only a matter of time before it grows up. chaptere

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