Caterina kicked the cabinet straight down, and the cabinet made a "crackling" sound when it fell to the ground, because it had not been cleaned for too long, and a puff of dust was rising.

Waiting for the dust to clear, Caterina looked at the wall with a calm gaze.

The walls are made of large bricks stacked one by one, and they look thick and full of age.

This big mansion is hundreds of years old, and Caterina rarely comes back, but just by looking at it, she also found that only the wall pattern against which the cabinet rests is slightly abrupt.

She turned the dagger in her hand and looked around at the surface of the wall, groaning slightly.

Then, suddenly, she raised her dagger and stabbed it at one of the wall tiles.

With a "tuk", the wall tiles actually recessed in.

Then, as if some mechanism had been activated, the wall automatically made a sound, opening a square entrance that was only half the size of a normal person's body.

And inside, there is clearly a hidden space.

After a few glances, Katerina's figure flashed, and she was already inside the black wall.

Her eyes flickered in the darkness, and through the faint light she saw a torch hanging on the wall.

When you light the torch, the space inside suddenly lights up.

It's a path that leads to the middle of nowhere.

Without much hesitation, Caterina walked down, her feet on the stairs, echoing through the quiet, long tunnel.

Continue to go down until you step on a staircase, and suddenly, "Xiu Xiu Xiu", several sounds come out quickly.

In an instant, several arrows flew from the front and back, and the arrows flashed with deadly poisonous light.

Caterina reacted instantly, her form flickering again, dodging the arrows at a faster speed.

She immediately knew that she was afraid that there would be more traps on the road ahead.

"I'd like to see what you're hiding underneath."

Caterina's eyes gleamed with interest, and she did not intend to back down, but had the intention of taking on a challenge.

The one who came up with this trap was, no doubt, the old thing from Duke Kao.

So, Caterina got serious and went all the way down, encountering many traps on the way, each of which was a deadly trap, but she easily avoided them.

Eventually, Caterina arrived at a thicker wall.

The walls are steeped in age, covered with green moss, like the gates of an ancient ruin.

And on the door, there is a conspicuous groove, only the size of a palm.

Seeing this, Caterina took out the Boss Token and placed it in the groove, the same size, just right.

Just as a councillor would check the authenticity, the moment the token was embedded in the groove, a burst of blue light was suddenly released, and then the entire edge of the gate flashed in response.

With a "buzz", the door made a heavy noise and opened automatically.

With the light of the torches, illuminating the inside, the world behind this magic door was also revealed in front of Katarina's eyes.

Gold.

At first glance, she saw the glittering gold coins everywhere, the gold coin boxes, bags, and countless gold coins scattered in piles, which simply illuminated the inside with golden brilliance.

And on the pile of gold coins, there are countless valuable treasures, gold crowns, precious stones.

The scene in front of her, just like the treasure house of the dragon in the legendary story, Rao is Caterina saw it, and her eyes flashed with shock.

"Old thing, how many treasures are hidden"

She walked into it, picked up a gold coin, and the first thing she knew was that it was a real gold coin.

And here, at least tens of thousands or more.

Because, with the ordinary naked eye, Bengen could not calculate the pile of gold coins that spread everywhere in the first place.

This is the wealth that the Quekao family has accumulated for generations, and it is so dazzling that I don't know which side to look at.

"Now you don't have to worry about running out of money."

Caterina let out a sigh of relief and threw the gold coins away.

Next, she will use the Assassin Guild to confront Black Rose on the bright side, and the pressure she has to bear is not the slightest bit.

However, with the money it is easy to say.

Gold coins are hard currency everywhere.

Although money is not everything, it is also impossible to have money.

This thing can help Caterina solve many, many problems.

Of course, what Catalina cares about most this time is not the money in this secret room.

Rather, at the other end, there were several standing shelves.

She walked cautiously, still guarding against traps, but there was no danger of surprise attacks along the way.

When she got to the shelf, she saw scrolls, ancient books, and cheats on the shelf.

Duquekao, a recognized master Assassin, convinced all Assassins during his reign, relying on his mastery of assassination.

In addition to the family's instantaneous steps and assassination techniques, Caterina also learned many of his assassination techniques in Demacia that day.

Obviously, it was learned from the things on this shelf.

It wasn't easy for me to win that time, if I hadn't used that guy's poison, I'm afraid it might not have been me who won.

This made Caterina feel that she was still not strong enough.

She needs to make herself stronger before the pressure and danger she will face.

Especially the black rose that is about to face the mystery

Looking at these things on the shelves, Caterina's eyes gleamed with determination.

Time flickered, and four days passed.

Located in the capital of Noxus, on the most spacious street.

A crowd gathered, marching in groups, holding high banners, and the leader shouted: "Down with the Black Rose, reject the puppet regime!" Also Noxus Light! ”

This is a procession of protests, and when the words fell, there was a thousand voices behind them.

At the front of the line, an official led a team to block the road, and the official shouted: "The matter of the black rose is nothing, and it is purely deliberately made up by people with intentions." In order to shake the regime of Lord Darkwell, you must not become a weapon in their hands! ”

"Fuck you!" After saying that, it was a rotten egg that answered him.

As if the civilian team had found the firepower to vent, all sorts of things were thrown out.

The official was greatly annoyed and ordered: "Gather a crowd to make trouble, and suppress it all for me!" ”

When the order was given, the ranks of soldiers around him immediately marched forward in unison.

However, the civilians did not flinch and fought hard.

In just two days, the anger of the whole country was ignited, and the matter of the Black Rose caused an uproar throughout Noxus.

Everyone didn't expect that the organization, which had disappeared more than ten years ago, was still operating in secret.

And their influence has gone far beyond their imagination.

Even the political center of Noxus is suspected to be controlled by the Black Rose.

Even, eight years ago, Darkwell's decision to send troops to attack Ionia many years ago was also the meaning of the Black Rose!

For eight years, in order to conquer Ionia, Noxus did not know how many people were filled in.

Those who rush to the forefront are naturally the people at the bottom.

They heeded the government's call and joined the army without hesitation, fighting for the so-called spirit of Noxus.

worked so hard, but it turned out to be someone else's vested interest?

Now, eight years later, the invading army led by Svein has suffered a crushing defeat at Presidium in Ionia, and the fate of countless soldiers is unknown.

When the news came back, coupled with the matter of the black rose, the anger of the whole country exploded.

Although the protest was still suppressed, it is clear from the eyes of those who are watching that their anger and sense of resistance will not subside.

They are fighting for Noxus, not for Black Rose, or even Darkwell!!

The council hall of the Immortal Fortress.

The officer hurriedly ran over, glanced at the high-ranking officials sitting present, and Darkwell, who was on the throne, with an irritated and angry face, and bowed down to report: "Your Excellency, there have been two demonstrations and protests in the city one after another today, both of which have been suppressed. ”

"I see, let's go down."

Darkwell waved his hand impatiently, his eyebrows furrowed, and he spoke of the anger in his heart.

Don't they know who gave them the right to protest now?

It's good now that even the spearhead is aimed at him.

After the officials went down, one of the ministers stood up, bowed down and said, "The commander, my subordinates believe that this matter needs to be dealt with quickly. Now that something similar is happening all over the country, the news of the Black Rose has caused panic in people's hearts, and I predict that if you let it go, the final fire will be transferred to you. ”

Hearing this, Darkwell's heart became even more angry, but he still maintained his unchanged complexion, and said coldly: "Have you found out who is behind it?" ”

An official replied: "It is not clear, the other party deliberately hides his whereabouts, and he has a sense of precaution, and basically leaves no traces." ”

Darkwell's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a while, he ordered: "Don't deny the authenticity of the Black Rose news anymore, from today onwards, go to the dungeon every day to pick a few death row prisoners, and say that they are the members of the Black Rose that have been caught." Behead a few a day, for ten days in a row! ”

His order was given, and an official immediately received the order: "Yes." ”

Darkwell took a deep breath, his irritability irrepressible.

At this time, another official stood up and said: "Great Commander, it is time to make a decision on the matter of Ionia General Svein was defeated in Ionia, and his death is uncertain until now, I estimate that now our attacking army has been repelled by those rebels all the way, and has been defeated repeatedly, the situation is not very ideal." ”

His voice fell, and the scene fell silent.

Darkwell seemed to be lost in thought, and did not make a sound, his eyes flickered and asked, "Is there any news of the elixir?" ”

Seeing that his focus turned out to be this, the official was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "The investigation team has not found anything about immortality, and the defeat of this war is probably difficult to find out." ”

After he finished speaking, he felt that the atmosphere was not right.

Looking up, I saw Darkwell's forehead exploding, his fists clenched, and he was faintly on the verge of exploding.

Even so, he still mustered up the courage to suggest: "Grand Commander, my subordinates do not recommend continuing to invest troops, and now our defeat is expected. I propose to withdraw the troops. ”

"Withdrawn?"

Darkwell still endured the anger in his heart, and looked at the minister with a pair of cold eyes: "In eight years, Noxus, known as the strongest in the Runeter Lands, couldn't even break through a countryless Ionia, and now it's going to withdraw its army in embarrassment?" ”

"Now the whole Runeterra is watching our jokes. Fleeing like a defeated army will only be nailed to the pillar of shame. Pass my orders, mobilize more troops, support the attacking army at full speed, and send General Renkeka to lead the army. ”

"Yes!"

The voice fell, and someone took the order again.

In the audience, several officials looked at each other, all seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.

They sighed in their hearts and did not rise up again to object.

The Grand Commander is the highest decision-maker in Noxus, and his subordinates always have to support him.

In fact, during Darkwell's tenure, he did a lot of things, which increased the income of many civilians in Noxus and allowed many people to have enough to eat.

Judging by his political achievements, he was indeed a worthy monarch.

Over the years, one of the few judgments that seems to have been made wrong was to attack Ionia.

Many people can see that he has an attachment to immortality, but if you think about it from another perspective, this is indeed something that many incumbents care about very much.

Who doesn't want to live forever and take the royal power into their own hands forever.

It's just that what they don't know is that there are too many unknown reasons for this attack on Ionia, Darkwell.

As the meeting comes to an end, two main events have been explained.

One is that the news of the Black Rose caused an uproar in Noxus.

The second is that General Svein fought a major battle with the local rebels in Ionian Presidium, and was eventually defeated, with his death uncertain, while the rest of the army retreated.

This seems to indicate that Ionia's counteroffensive is close to success.

Now, what they have to do is to drive the invaders out of their homes completely.

This news directly caused an uproar throughout the Land of Runeterra.

Noxus, which had invaded Ionia for eight years, was defeated.

You must know that the army of Noxus has always been recognized as strong, otherwise they would not have such a large territory.

However, in contrast, Ionia had no borders, no government, and before that there was not even a decent army.

The people there live freely and freely.

But such a place, under the invasion of Noxus, stubbornly persisted for eight years, and finally miraculously turned defeat into victory, a historical turnaround.

And he defeated the legendary general known as the hero of Noxus, Svein.

This news can't help but surprise a lot of people.

This also seems to show that the people of Ionia actually have amazing potential, and they should not be underestimated at all.

(End of chapter)