Freljord, the cold wind howled.

Ice and fire were reacting in the wilderness, and a charred figure roamed the wasteland, the flames burning on his body gradually melting the eternal ice beneath his feet.

Three figures suddenly appeared in front of him.

The figure did not hesitate for a moment, its empty eyes lit up slightly, and the pillars of flames suddenly converged under the feet of the three of them, blooming with a heavenly firelight.

The trio dodged in their own way, and Camille's sharp blade leg cut a trail in the ice.

"It looks like the head doesn't have much awareness of the beast, and I don't know if there's enough intelligence to hold up what we're going to do."

"Our mission is only to find him."

LeBlanc looked at the man in the flames in front of him, and threw out a black chess piece, which was the queen chess he had played against Ryan.

The chess pieces glowed dark blue in the air, and immediately after, a rune circle suddenly appeared between them and the flame man.

"Runes... Runes..."

The man in the flames muttered these two words like crazy, and his whole body released a scorching breath, and the flames swirled around him in the icy world, his eyes staring at the rune circle.

His eyes, which had been dead and silent, seemed to have come to life completely, and had become greedy and a little resentful.

The moment a figure appeared in the rune circle, the flames around him moved.

The flames swirled, overwhelmingly running towards the figure without dead ends.

Blue light flashed, a strong wind swept through, and a waterspout condensed around the rune circle.

Laugh at!

Like a hungry jackal, the flames immediately collided violently with the waterspout, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the air, accompanied by the "zizi" sound of water and fire vaporizing.

The temperature around him dropped again, and the white mist in the sky soon turned into crystal clear fine ice, falling like a shower.

"Quigenau?"

Ryan walked out of the circle with his hands in his hands and called out the name of the flame man in front of him.

Ruiz's former apprentice... Quigenau.

"Cloth... Rand, I'll let everything turn to ashes. The flame man's voice was low and hoarse.

Brand, a word that stands for fire of vengeance in Freldro.

Resurrect from the flames to ignite the flames of vengeance.

Judging by the words, Brand was not a beast as the three LeBlanches judged. At least... Slightly better than the beast.

"Leave it to me." Ryan raised his right arm slightly.

"Your will, Your Majesty!"

The three of them bowed at the same time, and without hesitation, they quickly turned around and stepped back.

They are Noxus' most brilliant intelligence officers, and they know what to respond to in what situations, and now that His Majesty the Council has arrived, it's time for Ryan to complete his next mission.

After two sentences, two huge fireballs struck, and the black and red burned hotly, but they still couldn't break through Ryan's defenses.

"Are you looking for this again?"

Seeing the greed in Brand's eyes, Ryan's eyes lit up with a light made up of 'witchcraft' runes.

Suddenly, an overwhelming momentum like a tsunami emanated from him.

The invisible wave of air even affected the surrounding environment, and the surrounding ice was shattered, and huge pieces of solid ice flew away.

For a moment, it was as if the whole world was directed at Brand.

Nature, the environment, and everything were shouting and roaring, charging at him as if they were enemies.

"I think we can talk."

As Ryan spoke, his hand raised and fell without hesitation.

The ice in the sky seemed to be given life, turning into ice birds of different sizes, flying towards Brand.

Brand struggled, and the flames were released.

But it was all in vain, and the ice storm caused by the flying bird enveloped it, but it only took a moment to completely freeze the lower half of its body.

"World Runes... Powerful to the point of being mesmerizing. ”

Although his body was frozen in ice, Brand's words were still full of greed and longing for the world's runes.

His resurrection comes from the power of the world runes, but the power derived from them cannot be calculated by the slightest difference compared to the real runes.

Brand always knew in his heart that it was a chasm. This is also the reason why he hates Ryze even more, if it weren't for Ryze's stop, he would now be even stronger than the man in front of him who fused the runes.

"I've heard that you're Ruiz's apprentice, and I don't know if threatening him with your news will make him expose the hiding place of the world's runes." Ryan swept him lightly, a slight chill in his tone.

"Perhaps, he wants to kill me, and I want to burn him to ashes!"

When it comes to Ruiz, Brand has a lot more words, but whether it is words or expressions, there is a strong hatred.

"If you can't, plus his other apprentice, now the prince of Demacia, it should be enough."

Ryan made no secret of his snooping on the world's runes, and Brand took it for granted.

No one can resist the power of the world's runes, let alone those who have obtained him... That's right, that old thing wants to take it for himself...

"Nameless mage, you are powerful, but you are too arrogant!"

Brand let out a low roar, and his body suddenly erupted in heat, only to melt the ice that had frozen him in an instant.

Immediately after, without the slightest hesitation, his body turned into a flood of fire and disappeared without a trace.

He couldn't compete with someone who fused the world's runes, the greatest power in the world.

Hundreds of kilometers away, Brand's weakened figure reappeared, the flames on his body were slightly inferior, but the eyes that looked in the direction of Demacia still carried infinite hatred.

Ruiz... Ridiculous, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard guy.

If you are truly the guardian of the runes of the world, why would anyone else be able to fuse it.

Jiawen... Prince of Demacia... What the man said was not impossible...

When he gains the power of the world runes, everything will be dyed to ashes by his fire of vengeance!

Step by step, he walked in the direction of the northern mountains...

Moments after he left, Ryan was already flying from where Brand had escaped.

"Ruiz..."

Make sure your enemies don't die, but don't become uncontrollable.

This kind of control of power, after a short period of exploration, he can already easily exert it on Brand.

Follow the speed at which Brand travels to the Northern Mountains. The time, almost just right...

His figure dissipated again in the snow and ice, and when he reappeared, he had already arrived in the capital of Demacia.

This is the residence of the eight officials in charge of the civil field, the Manor of O'Neiens.

"Mr. Meredith."

When Ryan appeared in the old mansion, an old man with white hair but good spirits stood up to welcome Ryan's arrival.

He always knew that the person in front of him would come, and he was ready to greet him.

"Gilbert, how many years have we not seen each other." A hint of nostalgia flashed in Ryan's eyes.

Gilbert O'Neill is one of the eight officials today.

The O'Neill family was not even as powerful as the Bouvier family, but he served as the eighth official for 30 years.

"It's been about 10 years." Gilbert smiled, "Mr. Meredith, it seems that I made the best decision back then. ”

"I've invested countless times, and there's always one that gets paid, and I remember what you once said to me." The corners of Ryan's mouth turned up slightly.

During that trip to Demacia, he met a lot of people and received a lot of help.

But the reason why he later chose to join Noxus was inseparable from Gilbert.

The O'Neill family... The people of Noxus from the beginning.

The family believes in venture capital, is passionate about relationships, and believes that every investment will always pay off.

After hundreds of years, they may not still be truly loyal to Noxus, but they must be loyal to the current Noxus.

Not only because of his slight friendship with the O'Neill family, but also because Noxus has crushed Demacia on the balance of strength.

"No matter how much we invest, we still remember who we are, we have always been servants of the Empire, waiting for orders from the Empire." O'Neill frowned slightly, and his face was solemn.

Iron, Iron, >Iron, Iron

Gilbert is a very realistic man, and his years of undercover life have given him plenty of time to get everything done without leaving a shred of evidence.

During Darkwell's time, he and Noxus were not very close, and could even be said to be estranged.

However, when they encounter a highly talented mage, they will be escorted to Noxus and informed them that it is a kindness from the O'Neill family.

The nobles of Demacia could not bear to hurt mages because of their kindness, which was all too common among nobles.

Ryan had received kindness from the O'Neill family at the time, but this help was even less than the help the crown guard had given him.

However, after Trivary came to power, O'Neill increased his dealings with Noxus, and since they had invested in too many mages, it was easy for them to establish stronger ties with the Empire.

Especially after the defeat of the Flying Wing Protector, this connection even reached the point of exchanging information on a daily basis.

The scepter, which symbolizes the eight officials of Demacia, has a small, inconspicuous gem.

This is a small magic prop made by LeBlana and Oriana, which is composed of a pair of magic gems, and the function is to synchronize the images and sounds of what the child gems see and hear to the mother gems.

The sub-gem was the one on the scepter, and the mother gem was in Svein's hand.

"Mr. Meredith, do I need to arrange an identity for you?" Gilbert bowed slightly.

"There's no need, he's not in Xiongdu, and no one has found my trace." Ryan shook his head flatly.

He was now able to preliminarily control the runes of the 'witchcraft' world, and after the spatial magic was improved and blessed, even Ruiz couldn't detect the means by which he appeared here.

What's more, Ruiz is no longer a hero at all now, and according to LeBlanc's intelligence, he is at the Green Tooth Peak.

It was close to the Northern Mountains and Freljord, and their actions in Freljord were not limited to Flender, but also to the aforementioned rumors of runes in the walking world.

Ruiz's character is very simple and easy to understand, even if he knows that it is a trap, even if he knows that most of it is fake, but as long as it is related to the world runes, he will definitely go to find out.

No matter what, he wouldn't miss a single opportunity to collect world runes.

According to the corollary, Ruiz should still have two runes in his hand, yellow and green.

And one of them...

Ryan listened to Gilbert's report on Xiongdu as he looked out the window in the direction of Greentooth Peak.

Without the cover of the Forbidden Demon Forest, the world runes are exuding an extremely rich energy, which can be felt not only by those who have fused with the runes, but also by an avenger who has awakened by the world runes...

Bringing the world rune is to prevent him from prying eyes, and the other is to deal with his backhand.

When it really comes to a critical time, in order to prevent the World Runes from causing more damage to the Runeterra, Ryan believes that Ruiz will drive the World Runes.

has been accompanied by the world runes for thousands of years, even if he has fused the world runes, he does not dare to say that his understanding of the world runes can be stronger than Ruiz.

But ah...

Runeterrae requires strength, but it doesn't have to be strong to achieve its goals...

"Are you going to start planning for the next step?" Ryan asked, looking back.

Distraction is just a small thing for him now.

Gilbert talks about his plans for Noxus, and the old general Laurent is alone, and he is not only fueling the trend.

He often 'secretly visited' the Laurent family, drank with the old general Laurent, and was inadvertently seen by some subordinates every time.

In the eyes of the aristocracy, Gilbert had a close personal relationship with the old general Laurent, even at the risk he might encounter.

But this information was known only to some of the nobles, and in the public eye, he had long since distanced himself from the Laurent family.

"Mr. Meredith, Grand Commander Svein has told me about the Empire's strategy. A political marriage may seem to involve only two families, but it is actually closely related to Demacia. Gilbert laughed.

His plan is simple, the Crownguard family needs to rise to the top, and they need to win the support of more people.

The election of a king, like the removal of a king, requires 70% of the votes of the people except the original king.

Demacia is different from Noxus, even if it is as strong as Laxana, she has to follow the rules.

Otherwise, the nation would rather divide and perish than submit to power, which is something engraved in Demacia's bones.

Unless, with the help of victory and torture, Noxus has broken the mental defenses of the Demacians again and again.

But obviously, if you do this, you will only get a ruined kingdom, and the benefit to Noxus will not be great.

Since Laxana needs to woo him, and he hardly expresses his opinion on weekdays, the people who are in contact with him are especially important.

This can reveal which side he belongs to.

He secretly carried out Noxus's orders, but on the surface he was the most ordinary person with Noxus, and no one would think that a person in his 80s who was about to die of old age was worthy of Noxus's planning.

And for Fiona to marry the crown guard, whether the result is successful or not, will inevitably affect his position.

If the crown guard makes a fool of himself and suffers a dark loss, he can take advantage of the situation to join the camp of the Light Shield family.

If the crown guard is strong and Lawrence regresses, he can also take advantage of the situation as a peacemaker to adjust the relationship, and finally reluctantly join the crown guard with a positive image.

If the two settle peacefully, it will be a perfect ending for him. This shows that the crown guard has no deep relationship with him, and he does not lean towards the light shield.

At this time, the neutral faction represented by Greenham will inevitably extend an olive branch to him in order to maintain his power in turmoil.

And the eight officials of the law and Greenham are the most important targets that Noxus needs to woo.

Regardless of which side they joined, Gilbert would offer to strike first and deal with the neutral forces they were in.

In the final analysis, Noxus is his greatest confidence.

"A simple marriage will determine the future of Demacia's politics."

With the effect on his lips, Gilbert stood behind Ryan and continued to explain:

"Old General Laurent is in the game, he is a pure Demacian, and after so long of doubting, he is too eager to restore his reputation and glory."

"Hopefully it's a good show." Ryan nodded calmly.

If it's an ally, Gilbert is definitely the most likely person to stab in the back. Even as an enemy, he will be a brilliant conspirator.

But when it is its own people planted in the enemy, it can be used as an extremely sharp blade for the empire.

The future Demacia also needs such a quick knife.

Kings, nobles, commoners.

Demacia, who balances the three, whether it is Demacia himself or Noxus, will like this result.

......

Late at night.

In the Laurent House.

The candlelight illuminated the entire council room, where three generations of grandparents and grandchildren sat at the same time.

"Fiona!" Sebastian looked furious.

He was the patriarch of the Laurent family, Fiona's biological father, and a famous master of swordsmanship in Demacia:

"Have you disregarded the glory of your family and your grandfather for the sake of your own selfish desires?"

Sitting beside him was the old man with a withered face, compared to his previous strong spirit, the old general Laurent was now like a candle in the wind, which could be extinguished at any time.

If Gilbert hadn't been comforting him, perhaps he would have killed himself by gossiping.

Fiona looked at her grandfather and remembered the time when they taught her swordsmanship when she was a child.

She didn't want to succumb to fate, and even joined the Inquisition for it.

But it seems that fate has returned to the beginning, and she once again has to face the thing she doesn't want to do:

"There will be a way to do this." Fiona said firmly.

"How? What the aristocracy and citizens want is attitude, not our plan. Sebastian sneered, "You think your personal friendship is useful?" ”

"Laxana can prove it to Grandpa!" Fiona didn't flinch.

She proves that she will only be perceived as benevolent, but will make others think more. Everyone is only skeptical now, but your actions have confirmed everyone's suspicions. Sebastian looked indifferent.

It's not that he doesn't pamper his daughter, but for him, family honor trumps everything and is far more valuable than personal honor and the sword in his hand.

Sebastian was noncommittal about Fiona's naïve thoughts.

Not to mention what it would cost to let Laxana come forward, just a statement would not clear their suspicions, and it was a few months late.

How can any family stand it, so they find someone to declare the truth that they haven't done.

The Demacians are not stupid, but they are more despised, and it is better to kill themselves or die in the war against the Claws of Winter, which can clear suspicion.

What made Sebastian laugh the most was that when Noxus showed his strength, several ordinary nobles approached them and expressed their kindness.

Demacia is not dead yet, these people are already finding a way.

This only aggravated the old general Laurent's heart disease, and Sebastian certainly knew that as long as the family survived, the misunderstanding would be cleared up in the end.

But he understood even more that the old general Laurent could not wait.

It didn't take long for him to die of age and heart disease.

So, he had to do something.

And the marriage of Fiona and the crown guard, whether it is for the old general Laurent or the people of Demacia, is a strong medicine, proving something.

"You have another choice." Sebastian spoke suddenly.

"What choice?" Fiona's face froze slightly.

Her father's words gave her a new glimmer of hope.

"You have a good personal relationship with Laxana, and you have a love for swords, you might consider becoming Eldred of this generation." Sebastian said calmly.

"Captain Eldred?" Fiona didn't know what her father meant.

"Captain Galen's sword has returned from victory this time, and he should be able to inherit the position of Generalissimo Tiana." Sebastian said meaningfully.

Fiona's face changed slightly, and she blurted out:

"You want me to change my engagement to Captain Galen?"

"It's a choice, but people won't necessarily like you." Sebastian glanced at Fiona, who was full of resistance.

He knows his daughter's character and tenacity, but sometimes in a human society, he will inevitably be delayed by many things.

Fiona is a lot like him once was, but he eventually discovers that his sword can't knock them all down, and he doesn't think Fiona's sword can be fast enough to pierce all doubts about the family.

"Think about it, Fiona, I'll give you 2 days before you can go to Laxana. Choose one of the two choices, and if you don't, then I'll act according to the family's most desired ending. Sebastian said with a hard heart, and walked out of the council room.

Shouldering the burden of a family, he always knew how to make trade-offs.

They are not crowned guards, and they are not that powerful.

Only by surviving in the cracks and living well can you pursue your dreams.

chaptere

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