With the head of a hyena, the eyes are full of wisdom, the body is two meters tall, the limbs are not developed, but they are full of infinite strength, the person who came is dressed in the ancient Shurima sacrificial robe, and the key joints are sewn with metal armor, which has both the elegance and gentleness of a scholar and the solemnity of a warrior.

Scholar of the Ancient Shurima Empire, Director of the National Library of the Shurima Empire, the most respected general and scholar of the Ascension Regiment, strategist, military scientist, historian, well-known researcher of ancient magic and relics - with the above titles, Nasus, who was revered by the Shurima people as the Desert Reaper, walked out of the temple dungeon with two books slightly tired, and was about to take a break in the temple, but saw five people sitting on their favorite stone chairs in front of the temple eating and drinking.

Nasus's mouth opened wide, especially when he saw his favorite dog's chair...... Well, there was another person sitting on the scholar's chair, and the anger in his heart suddenly rose.

I've never eaten in a scholar's chair myself! How dare these Gentiles? How dare you?

There is no doubt that this is a blasphemy of knowledge!

So, Nasus turned around in silence, and prepared to go back to the dungeon first, and take the axe and staff he used to scorch the book and stass people in his hand—mainly because without the axe, Nasus was not sure if he would be able to drive these uninvited guests out of the temple.

If you can't beat it yourself, it's a joke.

"Kobold, you're back."

Lester, who had noticed the return of the Lord, had a happy look on his face, got up from the most comfortable chair in the temple and walked over to Nasus, who was as tall as himself, and expertly handed over an unopened piece of Imperial garlic ham.

Nasus watched blankly as the man standing in front of him stuffed the fragrant sausage into his hand, and couldn't help but hesitate for a moment,

Extremely daring! It's just that he is really a dog's head, but he dares to call himself a dog's head? But it's so fragrant......

Obviously, he is respected as the 'Desert Grim Reaper', okay? What does this sausage taste like?

Outrageous! Use an axe and staff to tell the Gentile if he's a dog's head or not! Damn, why do you always unconsciously look at the curly sausage?

"How about a taste? It's a world-famous specialty, and I can't eat anything too delicious in a backcountry like Vikoala, so if you like it, I can send you some more delicious food in the future. ”

Lester calmed the somewhat tangled Nasus with the gentlest attitude.

"Don't be afraid, I have no ill will."

"I'm not afraid."

As if unwilling to make these Gentiles feel weak, Nasus, who held the ham sausage in his hand, finally spoke, his voice low, like a messenger who controlled the underworld, with a haughty and cold expression.

"I know, try it, it's just for you?"

"Stranger, shut up, why do I have to eat your sausage?"

There was some ambiguity in the words, and Sindra and Camille covered their mouths and turned around and twitched secretly, only Samira scratched the back of her head blankly, not knowing what they were laughing at.

Obviously, the innocent girl did not understand the deliciousness of ham.

Lester, whose mouth was also twitching unconsciously, could only ignore this embarrassing statement, and the man took a deep breath and looked serious.

"Because I can restore the Shurima Empire."

Nasus: "......"

Staring at the silent Nasus, Lester continued.

"There is no point in escaping, look at Shurima now, you really don't have the slightest idea in your heart?"

“……”

"If you don't have the slightest idea, why would you choose to hide here? Committed to finding ancient texts and intellectual texts?

Isn't it precisely because you can't face the Shurima Empire that fell apart in an instant, and you can't imagine what the younger brother who was sealed with Zelas in the emperor's tomb has become now,

You are so scared that you don't dare to look at the imperial capital of the past, and now the chaotic ruins,

That's why I hid here, and indulged in collecting books and organizing knowledge all day long.

You want to numb yourself in this way, but you don't want to admit that you still have delusions about the day of Shurima's revival, you only dare to remember the past in your dreams, you only dare to pass on your knowledge and library in your dreams...... Be your Imperial University Scholar. ”

"You...... Who the hell is it? Why do you know so many things? ”

"Eat first, talk later."

With a light breath, Nasus looked at Lester solemnly, unaware that two clear saliva had already flowed from the corners of his solemn and solemn mouth.

"Since you insist on letting me taste your sausage, there must be something desirable about your sausage......

There was a snickering of two women behind her, and Samira was stunned, she didn't expect the legendary messenger of the god of the underworld to look like this.

Lester is numb, fuck, is the meat sausage a hurdle that can't be crossed or how to drop? You're not a big beauty? What are you thinking about that thing for?

"Brother dog, can we stop talking about meat sausages, this thing is more elegant to call ham, I'm afraid that you won't be able to post it if you say too much, and my father will have to revise it when the time comes."

Nasus retorted unhappily.

"Sausage is sausage, what's not elegant? It's the ham in your mouth, and it's not the leg of the fire elemental elves? Why is it called ham? ”

I have to say that Nasus is also stubborn enough, even though Hara has been drained all over the place, but he insists on arguing with Lester about the name of the ham.

"Okay, you win, eat it, you see how much water you've flowed......"

Seriously, Lester didn't expect ham to be so lethal to Nasus, and he's already starting to think about whether to make a durable suit ball for Nasus - why not try frisbee?

Holding the sausage solemnly with his right hand, Nasus slowly opened his mouth and took a bite on one end of the sausage.

The teeth are closed and crushed, and the tender pieces of meat wrapped in the casing are ground together with a part of the bursting gravy and tendons, and the gluttonous aroma immediately ripples, and the pure meat fragrance sweeps away to the depths of the mouth.

His brain was hit by the abnormal smell of meat, and at this moment, Nasus couldn't tell where the smell came from, so he could only continue to smash his mouth and lick his empty fingertips,

Even the imperial kitchen of the Shurima Empire couldn't make such a wonderful and delicious sausage, and the intestines were all broken, and the aftertaste was endless, and suddenly, he almost bit his finger.

Shame! What a shame!

At this moment, Nasus wanted to use his reason to stop his greedy thoughts, but his body involuntarily controlled his lips and asked.

"What kind of fetish is this, this sausage? Why is it so delicious? Anything else? ”

"This is a special delicacy of the Noxian Empire, uh, I think you should be able to use this, and a few more, don't worry."

Nasus looked at the handkerchief handed by the man in a daze, and then quietly wiped the wet corners of his mouth, and coughed lightly.

"Ahem, sausage owner, can I tell me where you came from? Who are you? Why do you know so many secrets? ”

Lester sat back in his chair with a dark face, and put the sausage on it...... Well, the burden of ham was tightly tied, and Camille, who was professionally trained, stopped smiling at the right time, rubbed her face, and introduced solemnly.

"Dog...... Lord Nasus, the Holy Emperor of the Noxian Empire, His Majesty Lester. ”

"Emperor of the Noxus Empire? Are you the Emperor of the Northern Continent Empire? ”

Nasus was skeptical, and Lester said coldly.

"The ham is all gone, and the one is gone, and the one just now is supposed to be fed to the dog."

"Ahem...... I think only the Divine Emperor can know so many secrets, so His Majesty the Divine Emperor, what are you coming to me for? And how can the Shurima Empire be restored? ”

"Before discussing how to restore the country, Your Excellency Nasus, we should first discuss the position of the Shurima Empire after the restoration of the country, after all, my Noxus Empire is not a charity, and it is impossible to help the Shurima Empire recover unconditionally."

"Even if you say that, it won't do much to me, as you say, I'm just a long-dead geist, and the only thing I can do is keep the buried past in books."

Nasus took a few steps forward, and the eye-catching Samira hurriedly gave up her seat for Nasus, who nodded gratefully to Samira and sat down and looked at Lester.

"If the Noxian Empire has the ability to help the Shurima Continent regain order, then the new country should be ruled by the Empire, I have no opinion, and I will not go against the Empire."

"But the empire doesn't have that much time to conquer the Shurima continent."

Lester said in a deep voice.

"The war that can destroy the world is about to begin, and the enemies of the empire are far stronger than imagined,

If there is no strong government in the Shurima Continent, then all the Shurima people will eventually become slaves of the World Destroyer and become part of the destruction of the world. ”

"Then Your Majesty, what do you want?"

"I want the Rema Empire to become a vassal state of the Noxian Empire, and join the camp of the Noxian Empire as a vassal state, I need to determine your position before telling you the specific method."

Lester's gaze was very oppressive, and this gaze reminded Nasus of the last emperor, Azil - even Azir, who fought in the east and west, fought in the south and in the north, and suppressed the group of ascendants with his physical imperial power, did not have such a terrifying momentum.

Nasus looked at Sindra and Camille again, and he knew that he might not be able to do anything if someone approached him this time.

The axe and staff are not in his hand, careless.

Taking a deep breath, Nasus muttered.

"I will remain neutral, as a scholar, I will not participate in any power struggle, whether it is a puppet regime controlled by the empire or other foreign colonists, I will remain neutral,

I don't care who rules Shurima, the only thing I care about is how to pass on Shurima's past ......"

"You know that's not what I want, Lord Nasus, I want you to be in the side of the Noxian Empire."

Lester indifferently interrupted Nasus.

Nasus: "......"

"You can help Shurima to restore the country, you can pass on your knowledge, you can do whatever you want, but as long as there is my order, as long as my order is given, you must let go of everything, you must obey orders, you must be a part of the empire, you must do things for the empire."

"If so...... What do I refuse? ”

"Then you will die here, and you will be destroyed with Vikola,

I know what you're capable of, so I won't allow someone like you to be my enemy, your ability to command armies and battles is far greater than your Ascendant's strength,

You should know very well that even if you stand on the side of the Ancient Shurima Empire, the emperor of the Shurima Empire will not allow such a person to appear in the enemy country when he has an absolute advantage, even if this person chooses to remain neutral. ”

"So, you want me to revive a country, merge this country into the Noxian Empire at a critical time, and let you unify the Shurima continent?"

"Not bad."

The condescending Lester did not show arrogance, but he showed absolute arrogance everywhere, and Nasus could see that this arrogance was based on strength, not the babbling of fools.

As he had expected, the young man used words to show absolute domineering belonging to the emperor.

"The Noxus Empire will eventually rule the entire Runeterra, and what I have to do is greater than what the successive Shurima Emperors you have assisted have done, and my goal is far above the stars, and it is better than the thousand-year work of the Shurima Empire,

In the eyes of the Shurima Empire, the source of the power of the Ascended is the most worthy of reverence, but you do not know that the unattainable gods in your eyes are my contemptuous enemies.

That's why I need someone as good as you to support me.

If you can't accept a better emperor to rule the world, it only means that you are destined to be my enemy.

Please understand that I must strangle the good enemies in advance, lest they grow up and stop me, and if you die here, thousands of people will survive in the future. ”

Lester can understand this truth thanks to Bront Darkwell, who did not completely eradicate the Bran family due to his old relationship with the Darkwell family, and now it finally became a bitter fruit, making Bron Darkwell cooperate with the Astral Plane to become the number one enemy of the Empire, and even the Dalmore Plains have become dangerous.

If it weren't for the Northland Border Lord, it might not be so easy for the Star Spirit to infiltrate the Valoran Continent.

Sometimes, soft-heartedness hurts more innocent people, and since you have embarked on the road of conquest, you can only harden your heart and go all the way.

Seeing that Nasus kept his head down and did not speak, Lester asked one last question.

"Now, tell me your answer, Lord Nasus, do you choose to be my friend or my enemy?"

"You know what?"

"Know what?"

Nasus looked up, his eyes shining with a light that even Lester couldn't see.

"Azir wanted to overthrow slavery for more than thirty years, but it was ruined by the betrayal of his best friend Zeroth.

It's ridiculous that the entire Shurima Empire was destroyed only because Azir didn't say to Zelas in advance, 'I've been trying to overthrow slavery, give me some time',

You must know that it was Zelas who single-handedly helped Azir ascend to the throne, and he did whatever it took to help Azir sit on the throne, but there was a lack of trust between them. ”

"So what?"

"So, I'm glad, nay, honored that His Majesty Leicester was able to open the skylight and tell me about your ambitions, and from that point on, you're more worthy of allegiance than Azir."

Nasus laid the book lightly on the stone table, stood up, and fell to one knee again, bowing his head.

"If you could show me the world above the stars, Nasus would spend the rest of his life proving his loyalty."

Standing up with a serious expression, Lester took a few steps up to Nasus and helped him up.

"Nasus, I am not Azir, and you are not Zeroth, we are kings above the throne, and we are close friends under the throne,

After the catastrophe, let's go and see the world above the stars.

Now, let's stand on the earth and tear open this useless and dying star on our heads. ”

(End of chapter)