"Lady Laxana, what do you think is the essential difference between Noxus and Demacia?"

Seraphine pulled back the curtain on the carriage and looked out the window.

It was only then that Laxana's expression softened considerably.

It's not that she's made a decision, but she's kept it in her heart again.

She has never been one to make a pre-determined choice. Instead, she is better suited to be decisive in the face of change and do things that make the outcome less bad.

"Essence?"

Laxana thought for a moment and replied:

"Demacia cares more about the lives of ordinary people."

It has to be said that this is a standard answer and a stereotype of two countries.

She didn't know Seraphine's intentions, but she keenly noticed that the pace of the conversation was being controlled by the other party.

With her current situation, the best thing is to respond to all changes with the same.

"That's right!"

Unexpectedly, Seraphine chuckled and responded:

"Demacia really cares more about the lives of ordinary people, not only about life, but also about the human rights they deserve."

She stared at the puzzled Laxana and continued:

"The means of checks and balances between the nobles is them, and in order to attack the opponent, the commoners are the nobles' best weapon at the negotiating table."

Seraphine's words silenced Laxana.

In essence, the method used to plan the march is the same as that of Seraphine as she said.

There is no difference between using the citizens of Demacia and truly thinking about them.

Even in some recent rumors in Xiongdu, there are problems that Seraphine said.

Is the crown guard for justice, or for the sake of the top. This is also the question that all the nobles of Demacia are thinking about.

The corners of Seraphine's mouth curled up slightly, and she asked:

"Lady Laxana, what do you think Noxus cares more about?"

From the very beginning, she loved to communicate verbally, so that she could change other perceptions, even without the help of singing.

It's just that on the day of her apprenticeship, in the face of Wei and Jinx, who started fighting without saying a word, she realized one thing.

The premise of verbal persuasion is that others are willing to listen to you.

A little girl who doesn't dry up, who cares?

And the empire, as well as Ryan, gave her this stage.

With this layer of identity, she can play what she does best.

As long as it doesn't go against her original intentions, she is willing to be a lobbyist for the Empire.

What's more, from her standpoint, what she does can bring a good future to Demacia.

Faced with Seraphine's question, Laxana didn't think about it for too long, but said directly:

"Strength and benefits!"

She'd read a lot of Noxus lately and knew it all too well.

"And what did the nobles of Demacia believe in?" Seraphine asked.

Laxana frowned in displeasure, not wanting to answer the question.

Although she didn't know what Seraphine was going to do, the problem was undoubtedly revealing Mademacia's scars.

Even if... This is indeed a fact that already exists.

"Interests and strength!" Seraphine replied with a smile.

She looked as if she was waiting for Laxana's correction.

The two answers seemed to be identical, but both Laxana and Seraphine understood the difference.

The interests of the Demacian nobility came first, and they chose whether to back down or not according to their strength.

Noxus has priority in strength, and will dispatch corresponding strength according to interests.

There was a hint of realization on Laxana's countenance, and she somewhat understood what Seraphine meant.

It is precisely because of the difference between the nobles of Demacia and Noxus, and because of the relationship between the commoners and nobles of Demacia, that Noxus is saying that they can use their strength to make Demacia fall apart.

And this strength is not even just force.

Deterrence by force, political oppression, and checks and balances in education, culture, and economy.

Thinking of Noxus's recent moves, Laxana immediately understood how it worked.

"Why do you mention this?" Laxana couldn't help but ask.

Although Noxus was using overt schemes, he shouldn't have told her as an enemy so much.

With a smile on her lips, Seraphine now resembles Ryan from her Piltover days.

"Laxana, we are friends. Demacia has always had only two options, hasn't she? ”

One is completely annexed by Noxus, and the other is to remain independent on the bright side and actually assimilated by Noxus.

"Not really." Laxana shook her head firmly, "We have another choice. ”

At this moment, the hesitation in her eyes seemed to dissipate, as if she had decided on something that she had been hesitating about before.

"Well, I'd love to see you have a different fate."

Sallephine did not dwell on this topic, but diverted the topic with a hidden smile, saying something about Demacia.

There will always be people who feel like they are fighting against their fate and can win in the end.

But the victory of this struggle is not the expected result...

Out of the corner of Seraphine's eye, the corner of her eye casually swept over the magic book placed on Laxana's lap, and her expression flashed with a hint of complexity.

"Dawn Fortress, it's here!"

As soon as she got out of the carriage with Laxana, Seraphine heard a lot of interesting soul voices.

Only the eight officials presided over the meeting today, and King Jiawen III was not present due to health reasons.

"A 14-year-old girl, this is from Noxus contempt."

This sentence comes from one of the eight officials, a woman from the Light Shield family, Eilenor Light Shield.

"The messenger is this girl, and I don't know if we can decide whether we can buy or sell, but we have hoarded a lot of resources, and there is no problem with exchanging them for weapons or Tripali gold coins."

That's the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Bristol, and Seraphine already knows how to deal with this man.

"Seraphine... It's better to leave it to the crown guard and the light shield to deal with, and it's best if I don't show up. ”

From the voice of the Chancellor Grantham, Seraphine discovers that this is an old fox who does not want to offend on three sides.

But this kind of person is often the most compromising.

With the exception of the most impressive three, Generalissimo Tiana and Foreign Secretary Adair were more mediocre in their hearts, and they just wanted to protect their own family and compete for interests.

Walking on the way to the council hall, seeing Seraphine shaking her head slightly, Laxana asked curiously:

"Miss Seraphine doesn't like architecture?"

She had heard that the Trifali Council Chamber of the Immortal Fortress was different from the Castle of Dawn.

It is said to be a floating structure suspended in the sky, second only to the Floating Fort, and symbolizes the power of the Trifali Council.

Seraphine shook her head and smiled: "It's just a little sigh that none of the eight officials are dedicated to the country. ”

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Laxana paused and was silent for a moment before replying, "Not everyone is the president of the three councils of Trevary. ”

After saying that, she also sighed and walked inside.

Almost every Trifali Parliament Leader binds the interests of the empire to himself.

This is also the essential difference between Noxus and Demacia.

The Empire, while being a Noxian, is also an extension of the will of the Trifali Council.

But Demacia, just the Demacia of all.

Even a shield of light could not represent Demacia's will.

Led by Laxana, Seraphine stood on the stage and floated into the council hall with her head held high.

As soon as she entered the hall, Seraphine's stage slowly floated upward, until Yu Ba Daguan was level, and then he spoke loudly:

"Seraphine, the envoy of the Noxian Exchange Mission, on behalf of the Noxian Empire, is here to communicate with Demacia."

As her words fell, Laxana looked up in surprise.

This was the first time she had seen Seraphine so full of aura. Even when the carriage communicated with her before, it was more of an inducement, far from this kind of aura that shocked the Quartet.

However, Seraphine's momentum was taken for granted by the remaining seven eight officials.

In their eyes, this is pure Noxians.

After Laxana returned to her position as Minister of Magic, Tiana sat at the top of the Eight Officials, looking solemn and solemn:

"Welcome to the Noxus Exchange Group, Demacia has always been a country of equality and justice..."

After Tiana's extremely formulaic opening, Seraphine also acted as an envoy and communicated verbally without timidity.

The two of them each represent the two most powerful forces in the Land of Runeterra.

But the two who were evenly matched in words made the faces of the other eight officials look a lot more solemn.

Seraphine's words are arrogant and controlled, and in the face of some hidden clichés of Tiana, she can avoid them quietly.

In their eyes, although the girl in front of them still has the arrogance of a Noxian, her ability is indeed extremely outstanding, and she is not weaker than Laxana.

The thoughts of the eight officials are complicated.

For hundreds of years, there has only been one figure like Laxana in Demacia.

But compared to it, Seraphine is younger, and it seems... Born into a family that is not as good as Laxana.

After a conversation, Tiana stopped talking, but vaguely swept over the others.

She opened like this to prevent the other eight officials from despising Seraphine too much, she clearly knew that the minds of herself and others had nothing to hide in front of the other party.

If Laxana hadn't been able to protect them from magic, she wouldn't have agreed to meet with Seraphine at all.

This man is far more dangerous to the country than Seraphine by virtue of his strength.

Looking at the eight officials in front of her, Seraphine said bluntly: "This time, I represent the will of Noxus, and there are two things that need to be implemented. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Tiana said on behalf of Demacia.

Noxus came with good intentions, and as long as the demands were not excessive, they would not have refused.

"First, I heard that Demacia abolished the ban on demons, and the alliance between the Empire and Demacia, adhering to the principle of mutual help, under the consultation of the Council of Trevary, I led the students of the Department of Magic of the War College to exchange magical experiences."

Hearing this, some of the Eight Officials frowned and looked at Laxana.

They had heard about it before, and they knew about the War College and rune magic.

This exchange meeting will undoubtedly strengthen the Ministry of Magic led by Laxana.

For Demacia, of course, this is a good thing, but it is not good news for families who are hostile to the crown.

Especially for Elenor, if Gavin was in the position of Minister of Magic, she would be even more happy.

And because Gawain III is getting weaker and weaker, she has to give up her position to create a stage for Given, even though she knew that she should do it early on, but she is still unwilling.

In Demacia, citizens will not accept a change of position for no reason, and it is best for her to orchestrate an operation that will weaken the Corona family, and finally Gavin will settle the problem.

In this way, she can make her go down logically and pave the way for Jiawen to go forward.

But the visit of the Noxus exchange group may make things happen.

Seraphine glanced at Elenor vaguely, the corners of her mouth curling slightly.

She and Laxana finalized the specific itinerary of the exchange group.

The collection of magic books that used to be the Legion of Demon Hunters, and the current collection of books in the Magic Department, will be open to Seraphine and others.

But at the same time, Seraphine will also instruct the mages of the magic department.

Although the average age of the mages in the magic department is much older than that of the young mages and Seraphine, they are far inferior to the young mages in terms of talent and knowledge.

Unless there is a mage who specializes in testing awakenings, the awakening of magic is random and difficult to predict.

A person with magical talent may not awaken in his life, or he may awaken in the next second.

Unlike Noxus, which has become a desert due to the extraction of magical elements, Demacia also affects the magical talents of babies born there.

Unless the parents are mages, it is difficult for newborns to have magical talents.

But this is not the case with Demacia, because the world runes have been in the forbidden demon forest for a long time, even if there is a forbidden magic stone to block it, it will subtly affect the land and environment.

Newborns born here have a high probability of having magical talents, and although they are not very strong, they are unusually numerous.

This is also the reason why the Prohibition has become more and more influential in Demacia over time.

Of course, most of the gifted mages ended up either being sold or exiled to Noxus and becoming part of the mage group.

And these people, born with hatred for Demacia, are full of gratitude for Noxus who accepted them.

After finalizing the details of the exchange group with Laxana, Seraphine's expression seemed to be much more relaxed, which also made the eight officials smile.

Immediately after, Seraphine made Noxus's second request:

"As for the mages who were once imprisoned for the ban, Demacia has not reinstated their status, and according to the treaty signed between the two countries, Noxus can accept them."

She finished speaking unhurriedly, letting her gaze sweep over the eight officials with different expressions, and her tone and expression revealed undoubtedness.

Neither side was surprised by this incident.

Seraphine would mention this matter, which was also expected by the eight officials, and they had also discussed and formulated a plan before.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Bristol pondered for a moment, and said with embarrassment on his face:

"In principle, this should be as required by Noxus, but in the treaty, we also have a free trade agreement. In this regard, is it somewhat unreasonable to discuss the ratio of Demacia's materials to Trefalis gold coins? ”

What he meant, Seraphine knew in her heart, was that she wanted to raise the price of Demacia's export resources, or to extract a certain amount of tax from the transaction in order to provide a profit.

In the previous trade treaty, Demacia did not expect that the amount of money would be so huge after the two countries officially traded.

Therefore, Jiawen didn't even think about it at that time, and agreed to the regulations of zero transaction tax between the two parties.

But now, not only did Demacia lose a lot of money, but resources and money continued to flow out of Noxus.

These were terms that had been negotiated before, and they were not easy to change until an agreement was reached with Noxus.

After all, Demacia is not dominant, they are the weaker side.

"What the Minister of Bristol said," Sallephine hesitated, "the price is set by market supply and demand, and the transaction tax is set by treaty. ”

After a long time, she seemed to think of something, and said seriously:

"The Empire is acceptable to Demacia to include the transaction tax in the pricing while the price remains the same."

"It can't be!"

Bristol reacted quickly and loudly refused despite aristocratic etiquette.

The price remains the same plus the transaction tax, which is equivalent to squeezing the profit they can sell.

Most of the trade with Noxus was provided by the nobility.

If he agreed, he would probably become a hero of the country, but definitely a public enemy of all nobles.

If it weren't for the fact that Demacia's treasury was now scarce, the internal supply chain was tight, and a large amount of trade profits had gone into the pockets of the nobles, he would not have mentioned it. chaptere

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