Noxian Empire, Immortal Fortress, Eastern Military Training Area.

The fierce-looking instructor stood in front of the battlefield with his chest crossed, glanced at the young trainees who were waiting for him, and his voice was like a bear's roar.

"Rico Svein! Luke Hare is out! Pick up the sword and shield! ”

Hearing this, Rico Swain, who was just twelve years old, picked up the blunt-edged wooden sword and shield used for training, and stood on the training ground of the Imperial Youth Camp with a calm face, casting a calm gaze at the tall boy who was eyeing him.

Luke Hal grinned silently, standing in the dusty training ground with his opponent.

"Knock down the enemy in front of you! Begin! ”

As the instructor's order was given, two shirtless teenagers wearing only a layer of light battle skirts struck the log shield with the wooden sword in their right hand at the same time, which meant that the battle was open, fair and just.

Knowing that he was inferior to his opponent in form and strength, Rico carefully controlled his distance during the confrontation, making sure he was two steps away from his opponent so that he could fight back with his shield at any time.

If he wants to win this duel, he must retain enough stamina and use his wits and swordsmanship skills to wear down Luke's patience.

Unlike Rico, Luke, who has spent a lot of time getting the inside scoop, chooses to provoke the enemy in front of him in an easier way.

"Ricor Svein, it seems like I used to call Swain, Swain, what a familiar name......

Hey? How do I remember that one of the old nobles who was liquidated by His Majesty's own hands was one named Swain?? Are you the scumbag of the despicable family that succumbed to the vampires?

How could a cowardly seed be worthy to breathe and walk in such a sacred place? It's better to put down your weapons and get out of the training camp, lest I get beaten up and pee your pants in a moment. ”

The students let out suppressed laughter, but they were forced by the majesty of the instructor and did not dare to be too presumptuous.

Hearing these words, even Rico, who was calm in nature, was a little angry, and endured the idea of rushing directly to knock Luke over with a sword, and the young man turned his head to look at the instructor with red eyes.

With a mocking smile on his lips, the instructor didn't intervene, apparently attacking with his mouth was in line with the rules here.

I just don't know if this taunt is for myself or Luke.

But for Rico, it doesn't matter if he's looked down upon, as long as the instructor doesn't favor Luke, that's the best outcome.

Isn't it just a mouthpiece, as if he wouldn't.

Taking a deep breath, Rico suppressed his anger, and the corners of his mouth became a little more sneering.

"Big-mouthed stupid man, I warn you, it's Rico Svein standing here right now, not Swain!

Svein has passed the enlistment test and is recognized by the Imperial War Department as a soldier!

If you're afraid of me, you might as well put down your weapons and surrender instead of questioning the final decisions of the Imperial recruiters, or do you disdain the Empire's conscription rules?

Luke! Are you dissatisfied with the Empire!? ”

Seeing that the instructor with a bowl of water suddenly looked at him with an unhappy face, Luke's heart was a little panicked, he didn't mean to question the Imperial conscription method.

Damn little coward, with a pretty poisonous mouth.

"Are you crazy? I don't mean to question the Empire, don't talk nonsense here......"

"Enough! You two little bunnies, shut your stinky mouths! Get moving, or get out! ”

Although he did not name names, the instructor who broke out reluctantly stared at Luke, and it was self-evident who he was dissatisfied with, which made Luke secretly complain.

"Hah!"

With a roar of rage, Luke took the initiative to rush towards Rico, the shield in his hand was propped up in front of him, and he swung his sword in his right hand and smashed Rico with eight points of force.

How could Rico, who had already been prepared, do as Luke wished, and at the same time retreat and raise his shield, he bent sideways and leaned against Luke's left chest,

Luke's wooden sword slammed diagonally on the wooden shield, and when Luke tried to retract the strength from the wooden sword, Rico's shield did not retreat but advanced, swinging in the direction from which the slash came, and with a 'winter' sound, the wooden shield bounced the wooden sword away, and Luke's right hand swung uncontrollably to the right, revealing a flaw.

Rico, who was steady, found the best time to attack, and calmly stabbed a wooden sword into Luke's abdomen,

Seeing that the blunt sword like a poisonous snake was about to point at his abdomen, Luke hurriedly took a step back and blocked it with his shield, and by the time he stabilized his body, Rico had already withdrawn from Luke's attack range, and everything was back to the way it was at the beginning.

Under the gaze of everyone, Luke's body began to agitate, as if there were countless ants climbing, and the wooden sword was swung back by Rico with a textbook-like shield, which was enough to be called a shame.

Luke, who lost the opportunity, took a deep breath, regrouped, and attacked again, but changed his previous vigorous attack method and began to fight Ricobi with a quick sword,

The sword and shield crackled together, and after more than a dozen rounds, Luke was surrounded behind him by Rico, who was better at swordsmanship, and smashed a sword on the back waist,

Falling to the ground with a pop, Luke threw a face of dust in embarrassment, and this time there was a laugh from a number of people.

After Luke fell to the ground, Rico did not break the rules to chase after him, but just stood still and calmed his breathing.

Rising from the ground, Luke completely abandoned his tactics, surrendered his body to his fighting instincts, and moved furiously and quickly, pressing Rico to attack frantically.

Three minutes later, a panting Rico slammed his sword into Luke's heart, knocking out an exhausted Luke once and for all.

"Rico returns."

"Carry Luke to the medical office."

Motioning to the physician's assistant, who had been waiting for a long time, to carry Luke away, the instructor tapped his temples and said in a deep voice:

"Whatever the situation, remember that a cool mind is the best mentor and friend, and when a man loses his coolness, he is no different from a wild beast, and a wild beast can never defeat a hunter."

"Ellen del Quincy! Yinsang Sweet is out! Pick up the sword and shield! ”

A whistling sound came from the sky, and a squad of dragon and bird knights swept across the sky, piercing a stream of clouds, and disappeared in an instant.

Rico Svein withdrew his gaze and exhaled lightly, refocusing his attention on the matchup with others.

He may be able to ride a dragon bird in the air one day, but now he must get himself out of this junior training camp with the best test results.

The glory of the Swain family is a thing of the past, and as a descendant of the Empire's Holy Emperor who pardoned sinners, he must prove himself with his abilities and determination to serve the Empire.

……

Camille didn't know that her fleeting figure strengthened the ambition of a certain teenager,

Placing the dragon bird in the barracks, Camille walked through the Conquistador's Square to give the team a break, and met Misha alone, who was dealing with paperwork.

Over the years, she has been chasing the whereabouts of the leader of the Brotherhood, [Night Shadow], but unfortunately, Night Shadow is like a ghost that does not exist at all, and has never taken the initiative to appear, but only influences the development of the Brotherhood through various channels and spokespersons, so that the Brotherhood will die without stiffening.

In this case, Camille can only put aside the pursuit of Nightshade for the time being, and join Jax's exploration team as a student.

Because of the stakes, Camille had no choice but to return to the Immortal Fortress to report on her duties.

Kneeling on one knee, Camille muttered

"Seraph-sama, the matter on Master Jax's side has come to an eye, and we have managed to find a stable entrance to the underworld."

Turning her attention away from the Judgment Papers, the blonde woman in a rich white lace dress stood up, took Camille to sit on the sofa with her, poured a cup of hot coffee for Camille, and took Camille's hand, her eyebrows soft.

"There are no outsiders here, just call me sister, sister Camille, tell me what you have discovered?"

"Yes, Sister Misha."

With a sip of hot coffee, Camille relaxed a little, but she didn't dare to be too casual, although he and Misha served the same man, and called each other sisters on the bed, but their status and status could not be compared, and if they were proud, it would be a self-defeating act.

"What is certain is that the Great Altar of the Sect of the Spirit of Nature is located in the southeast of the [Forest of the Spirits], next to the [Naterovira Waterfall], among the ruins of an ancient city called [Navisk],

According to our inference, the ancient spirit high priest of the Nature Spirit Sect should also be among them, and through special rituals, he will continue to convert the captives who have been taken captive to the underground cities into ancient spirits who believe in nature spirits, and then send these ancient spirits out to captivate more nature spirit believers.

Now that they are quite large, if only a small force is sent, our people will inevitably be transformed by the ritual and become the new ancient spirit people.

The minds of these Spirits have been completely transformed by rituals, and all the Spiritmen captives we have captured will only launch suicide attacks on us, and even magic will not be able to pry useful information out of their mouths.

In order to completely eradicate them, it is necessary to organize the legions to launch a great expedition to the underground world and destroy their living space from the inside out. ”

Misha's eyes narrowed slightly, and she instantly caught the key place,

"In other words, those ancient spirits who hid underground formed their own kingdom? How did they survive underground, where the sun did not see the sun? ”

Taking a deep breath, Camille took out a magic crystal from her waist bag that recorded the image,

Misha took it in her hand and activated the crystal with magic,

A dense brown forest with golden flickers suddenly emerged from the crystal, including elk with glittering antlers and flying squirrels with glowing wings, which seemed to be indistinguishable from those of the surface world in appearance.

"The Forest of the Ancient Spirit is home to many magical animals and plants, which are gentle and can grow without relying on sunlight, and most of them are edible.

In addition, the Nat Ovira Waterfall can also be fished, which is enough to supply the daily consumption of tens of thousands of ancient spirits.

We have not yet figured out why the underground world has formed an ecosystem similar to that of the surface world. ”

Looking at the magical image in the crystal, Misha frowned.

"If I'm not mistaken, don't those ancient spirit people who call themselves cultists of the spirit of nature never destroy the natural environment and hate killing the most? Since they feed on the flora and fauna of the underworld, doesn't that contradict their beliefs? ”

Thinking back to those brutal ancient spirits, Camille said solemnly.

"This is still under investigation, but Master Jax has his own speculation, and he believes that in the teachings of the Sect of Nature Spirits, animals and plants in the underworld are not protected 'creatures' at all, just like people in the surface world."

Misha sighed softly, Ionia's underground world was far more complicated than she had imagined.

"Anything else worth noting?"

Camille nodded, pulling out another image crystal, which Camille explained as Misha watched.

"This is a mural in Navisk, and we speculate that Navisk should be hiding a giant circle of unknown effect, which is the main reason why Master Jax ordered to stop exploring,

No one knows if the ancient spirit people have mastered this magic circle, let alone if this ancient magic circle can still be used, or if it has some terrible function,

Before investigating further, we must find out the actual purpose and current situation of this circle, which may need to borrow the power of the Misty Tail Assassin, only the Misty Tail who knows how to change the shape of the magic can perfectly integrate into the interior of the Ancients, and quietly get the information we want,

Until the Fogtail Assassins confirm the situation, we can prepare an expeditionary force in advance. ”

Misha nodded, bowed her head and pondered, seeing this, Camille didn't say anything more,

Investigating the underground world and eradicating the Nature Spirit Sect is Lyist's decision, and she doesn't need to say anything, and if there is progress, it will naturally continue,

In the absence of the Holy Emperor, the Angel Sisters are the main agents of the Empire on the surface, and the Pale Witch is secretly assisted, and if she wants to take the power of the Night Blade in her hands, she must pass the Angel Sisters level.

In fact, her achievements over the years were enough, and she didn't need to completely solve the problems of the Ancients to become the new Chief Assassin of Night's Blade, but she had too many things to do, and she was delayed for some days.

"I'll arrange this, sister Camille, how long are you going to rest here this time?"

"About half a year, I'm going to go home and have a look."

Camille's home is naturally Piltover's Blue Smoke Manor, although she did not inherit any of her father's family property, the Philos family will always have her place, and even deliberately built a private mansion that belongs to her in the Blue Smoke Manor.

Even family friendship aside, a family member at the top of the empire's power is an important guarantee of the Philos family's prosperity, and as Camille's younger brother and now at the helm of the Philos family, Stivan is well aware of this.

After the business, the two women talked about personal matters again, and half an hour later, Camille left Misha's mansion.

When Camille leaves, Misha begins to write to her sister Sheena, saying that she has arranged it, and in fact she really can't do anything about the Ionian underworld, after all, the Misty Tail Assassin belongs to the Night's Blade.

The Emerald Collar is part of the Empire, but the core of the Empire has always been in Fidellet, not the Immortal Fortress.

"It's always inferior to you, perhaps, that's the price I paid for leaving privately."

With a faint sigh, the blonde woman watched the dragon pigeon flutter its wings and go away.