Walking past the foul-smelling stalls, Seraphine saw where the sea hunters had disembarked.

She poked her head out from behind Grad and exclaimed, "It's big..."

At this time, not far in front of her, a red giant shark of nearly 100 meters was suspended from a rope thick as his arm.

A large group of dark-skinned, muscular men are using the power of machinery to pull giant sharks up from the surface.

This is the first time Seraphine has seen such a 'big guy', or at such a close distance, after comparing the two sides, the shark physique seen by the vendor before... It's just too small.

While sighing inwardly, Seraphine raised her head to meet the somewhat dazzling light, and carefully examined the giant shark that was gradually leaping out of the water.

A large steel fork was inserted into the eyeball on the left side of its face, and red blood slowly oozed from the wound, which looked like it had been around for some time.

The smell of salty and wet sea is still heavy in the air, and the smell of blood is not strong.

The tail end of the steel fork is connected to a weather-beaten wooden sailboat on the shore.

Seraphine's gaze lingered on the steel fork for a long time, and it was hard for her to imagine that ordinary people could hunt sea monsters in the treacherous and changeable sea with only courage and experience...

Tsk, it's an indescribable danger.

As she observed, she took in the praises of the sailors.

A valiant sea hunter jumped into the water, found the opportunity to launch a huge steel fork in his hand, and then dodged his last madness in the bloody water, and after hours of desperate struggle, he was finally able to hunt down such a huge sea monster.

Grad looked up at the sea hunter standing beside the red shark with admiration, and added his geographical knowledge to Seraphine:

"More than 1,000 years ago, human civilization here was not as prosperous as it was. Sea beasts are hunters, and humans are prey. ”

"Teacher, I heard that the civilization in this region thousands of years ago was destroyed by... Well... Sharks like this in front of you? ”

Seraphine looked at the giant shark that was being hoisted high with a complicated expression.

"Dragon sharks, adults are more than 100 meters in size, live in groups, often dozens of dragon sharks gather together, can set off a monstrous wave hundreds of meters high. The primitive civilization established by the Bajou people was destroyed by an attack by a group of dragon sharks. ”

Greed paused, looking around.

Traces of Bajou culture can be seen everywhere in Biltover, whether it is traditional medicine, festival folklore or sea hunting techniques, all of which have been passed down from the Bajou civilization.

"The Bajou people didn't fear the gods until then, but after that, they slowly developed their own faith, Naga Capolos."

"It is called to be the god who represents life, growth, and eternal motion. People would also call her Mother Snake, Sea Beast, or Bearded Lady. Her common symbol is a gigantic sea monster head surrounded by an unusually large number of tentacles. ”

"And that calamity, which the Bajou people regarded as a calamity caused by their lack of fear of the gods, was also called because it occurred in the depths of the Sea of the Watchers... Plague of Watch. ”

Seraphine nodded her head from time to time, her teacher knew almost everything about the Land of Runeterra, and the stories of these histories were always fascinating.

"Teacher, is Naga Capolos real?" Seraphine asked.

She had heard of Biltewolf's Sea Beast Sacrifice and the Sea Beast Cult, but unlike Demacia's righteous deities who often performed miracles, the Sea Beast had a great reputation, but almost no one had ever seen it in its own right.

"If you believe, you will have, and if you do not believe, you will not. There are thousands of gods in the world, some of them are born with great powers, some are like the Zuan Wind Elves, and some are like Kyle, who inherit the will of the star spirits. Grad said with a smile as he stepped sideways to get out of the way.

"Then in the eyes of the teacher, what kind of existence are these gods?"

Although her teacher had already laid a lot of groundwork, Seraphine was still a little ignorant.

She is extremely sensitive to the tone and emotion of people's speech, so she immediately felt that her teacher did not care when he spoke.

"The history of mankind is close to 10,000 years, and it was a time when the gods were exalted, and they regarded us as slaves, as ants. They ruled us for thousands of years, and were finally overthrown by the growing humans and some of the good demigods. Grad continued patiently.

"The history of Freljord?" Seraphine thought of the chronicles of Noxus.

My teacher once told that period of history, about 8000 years before the mainland calendar, the three sisters of cold ice and several powerful demigods overthrew the northern gods and established the Freljord civilization dominated by humans.

According to legend, the youngest of the three sisters is still alive and is stationed in the Frostguard Fortress in the far north of Freljord.

She had heard from her teacher that Ms. LeBlanc and Ms. Camille's task at the moment seemed to be to find the traces of the gods of the north.

At that time, when she listened to the teacher tell the story of that history, she just took it as a story.

But after really meeting Anivia, one of the protagonists of the story, she also had a different feeling.

What a spectacular spectacle would it be for several powerful beings with the power to destroy the world join forces?

Yes... It's exciting.

Greed could see the longing in her eyes, just smiled, and continued:

"After that, the age of the gods on high came to an end. The ancient gods of Runeterrae have been overthrown, and the era of co-rule between gods and humans has begun. ”

"Hmm," Seraphine tapped her chin, it was the history of Noxus before the founding of the country.

The story of Freljord and the demigods, the legend of Gushurima and the Star Spirits, the balance between Ionia and the spirits of nature...

"Naga Kapoulos was born in this era, and it is impossible to verify whether it became a legend in itself or existed because of faith. But she is undoubtedly because of human beings, she has the consciousness and the strength to entrench in the sea. ”

Glade faced the sea and said in a flat tone:

"The new gods that were born during this time period are all deeply related to human beings. Unlike the demigods who have existed since ancient times, they all depend on humans for their existence. ”

"Even those star spirits are the same, they have their own entities, but the creatures of the earth no longer have faith in them, and the entire Runeteres Land will resist them, and they will never be able to enter again."

That's why Atrius was born...

Grad's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly:

"For nearly a thousand years, due to the Darkspawn War and the Rune War, mankind has slowly stopped believing in gods, and the empire of Noxus, which has no protection from gods, was also established at that time. The Empire has never feared the gods, and even regarded them as targets, and they are just creatures that are slightly stronger than ordinary people. ”

Listening to her teacher's domineering words, Seraphine couldn't help but feel excited.

What a bold and fearless idea to hunt gods as the goal...

And this is not just her teacher's fantasy, she knows the current empire very well, and she also knows her teacher.

In the empire before Trevary's rise to power, such a declaration was just a joke of ridicule and generosity, but Trevary had only been in power for two or three years, and he had done the same thing.

She remembers her teacher's first battle after Trevally came to power, against Kyle, the Righteous Star Spirit, a winged protector from Demacia.

In that battle, his two teachers defeated the gods head-on, giving everyone the first glimpse of Noxus' strength.

And in the time that followed, the footsteps of the empire never stopped.

Demacia was easily taken by the Trifali Council, the continent of Shurima was basically under the radiation of the Empire, and Freljord was also spreading the prestige of the Empire.

What's more, in Bilgewater, far from the mainland, there is still a legend of Noxus, which is regarded as the same existence as Naga Capolos.

Noxus, her empire, relies solely on human power to contend with the gods.

This is also the only case in the entire history of mankind.

She had no doubt that more gods would be beheaded by the Empire in the future. And now, they are also on this path...

"The Point Guard Is Here"

Watching the dragon shark slowly be dragged away, a bright smile rose into the corner of Seraphine's mouth.

What it feels like to be born in such a world of human beings, to be a part of it...

That's nice!

Seeing his apprentice walking away with brisk steps, Grad smiled dumbly and paced after him.

......

Blue Flame Islands, Birgewater Bay.

The uneven and convex coastline is covered with high and low blue-black cliffs, and all the slightly flat terrain above the cliffs occupy "adaptable" dwellings built of moisture-proof wood.

Bang

The glowing green waves crashed against the reef, sending out a large white foam that had already receded by the time the new wave started.

In addition to the rolling waves, ships also come and go here, and there is an endless stream of boats.

This is the heart of Bilgewater, and it is these hundreds of settlements that come together to make up what is now Bilgewater.

Bilgewater was born out of shipping, and the Blue Flame Islands, far from the mainland and on the main shipping route of Piltover, are a paradise for pirates and outlaws.

For hundreds of years, countless desperate outlaws have come here, and large and small forces have become intertwined, forming the current situation in Bilgewater.

A strange force with a pirate king in command, but each with its own evil intentions.

Their culture and technology are all descended from the Bajou civilization thousands of years ago, and for those who are the most vicious, there is nothing more important than safety and their own lives.

The Bajou culture allows them to have a higher inventory rate in the sea, so the people here will worship it.

Practical, Interest... This is Bilgewater's guideline.

Unlike Demacia, there is no burden on people here to break their promises.

Unlike Ionia, the people here enjoy raiding and looting, which is what they stand for.

Unlike Noxus, the people here identify with strength, but they are not afraid of it. The little people also poisoned the day of the pirate king.

Bilgewater Bay, a chaotic neutral harbor, a harbor of opportunity.

On the highest cliff of the bay sits a newly built wooden house.

Compared to the old houses in the lower locations, the wooden houses here can be seen at a glance as newly built.

In this seaport where blood flows every day, the higher the position, the higher the status.

The one who can establish a dwelling place on the highest place must be the one who is worshipped by all as the king of pirates.

On the second floor of the exquisite wooden house, on a balcony by the sea, a beautiful woman as cold as frost stood in front of the guardrail, her long, burgundy wavy hair scattered beside her exposed snow-white shoulders, fluttering slightly with the sea breeze.

In early summer, the tropical Birgewater Bay was so hot and humid that she wore something so hot that she wore nothing more than a scarf and a pair of leather trousers that tightened her bottom.

Boom!

There was a knock on the door behind him, and a burly man walked in respectfully.

The woman's red lips are slightly upturned, and her voice is charming:

"Tosby, I'd like to hear some good news."

"I'm sorry, Empress!" Tosby bowed slightly, "The black fog spreads quickly, Stram Island was swallowed the day before yesterday, and the rest of the latest news has not yet come." At the current rate, it will take a maximum of two months for the black fog to spread to Biltover Bay. ”

"Any other news?" The empress, who had not been in office for a long time, looked indifferent, and casually played with the delicate magic cube in her hand, "This kind of news is not worth your special trip." ”

"Your Excellency, the Empire is here!" Tosby held his head up undaunted.

"Empire... It's been a long time since I've heard that word. "The Pirate Empress Sarah's face is complicated.

On the first day of her relationship with Noxus, she thought there would be such a day.

The fact that she was able to quickly get to where she is today is not because of how strong she is, it's just that she has a blood feud with the previous One Piece King, and it just so happens that she will meet someone...

"Your Excellency, the Sky Battleship will sail into Biltover Bay in two days at most." Tosby reminded.

He didn't want to watch the so-called empress do something stupid, this time the Empire came to be the apprentice of the person he was loyal to, and his reputation within the Empire was not low.

If all goes well, maybe he has a chance to return to the Empire.

Life here is not bad, but he wants to go back and see the powerful empire under the general's command.

"Hmph, Tosby, don't say more." Sarah stared at each other with cold eyes.

She knew she wouldn't be able to dominate Bilgewater on her own, but if it weren't for the imminent threat of the Black Mist of Shadow Isle, she wouldn't have fallen to Noxus.

With the help of the Empire, she stabbed her enemies. It was a great kindness that she will always remember.

But she was a Bilgewater since she was a child, the cradle of pirates, and would never have become the ranch of the empire like Demacia is now.

When the Black Mist is over, she'll give Bilgewater an explanation.

Stoby didn't say anything more, but respectfully stepped back.

He knew that his thoughts had been conveyed in place, but it was a pity that she had a different position from the general, otherwise he would have liked to be one of her men...