When the first rays of the morning sun rose on the horizon, Ishtar, who had been in seclusion for 3,500 years, ushered in a new era.

Since the old king and the nine royal daughters all died at the hands of those void creatures who suddenly appeared, it seems that only the last person left can bear the burden of the kingdom.

And this person is none other than the new monarch that the entire Ishtar is looking forward to - Empress Kiana!

Murphyt, the patron saint of Ishtar, and Zuochi, the ascended general from the Shurima Empire, witnessed the ascension of the new empress.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire Ishtar people, Kiana, dressed in the magnificent dress of the Empress, slowly walked to the altar carved with the imprints of many elements.

Above the altar, the scepter in the girl's hand propped up the ground, and her eyes swept over the people of Ishtar below, her eyes had changed from panic to indifference.

Admittedly, when all this first came, Kiana was stunned, she was extremely frightened, and she couldn't believe what was happening in front of her.

At that time, there was only one thought in her mind: Could these void creatures have anything to do with Zuo Chi?

After all, Zuo Chi had just come to her and promised to give her the throne of Esutar, and the hind void creatures appeared, and they also killed everyone who had the ability to compete with her for the throne, including her nine sisters, with great precision.

But how is this possible?

Why do the Ascenders have anything to do with the Void? How could a void creature be at the behest of the Ascendant?

Later, when Zuochi called Kiana the new Empress of Ishtar in front of the entire Egooken people, at that moment, her heart once again underwent a subtle change.

Qiyana knew that no matter whether all this was done by Zuo Chi or not, it was already an established fact that she became the empress, and only she and Zuo Chi knew about this matter!

It's just that the new emperor, who has just ascended the throne, also knows that all this has a price.

However, this price is not unacceptable

On the altar, Kiana, wearing a crown, tapped the floor of the altar with her scepter after reading a complicated and lengthy declaration of succession.

"Here, I, the thirty-third Empress of Ishtar, have one thing to tell the whole of Ishtar!"

As Qi Yana's words fell, the heavens and the earth fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on her, even Moffett and Zuo Chi.

Kiana's voice sounded again: "From now on, the policy of closing the country will be lifted and the border between Israel and the border will be reopened!" ”

"Send an army into the jungle of Ishtar, and if you find out that a foreign enemy is trying to steal our resources, you will be killed!"

"Finally."

Listening to the domineering and majestic proclamation of his own empress, a great deal of pride rose in the hearts of every Ishtar.

It is definitely not for nothing that Kiana was able to stand out among the ten royal daughters and become the beloved son of the royal family of every Ishtar people.

Ishtar had been silent for too long, and it was time for someone to step up and break it all.

However, they found that their empress did not seem to be finished speaking.

Everyone was looking at Kiana, and Kiana was looking at the handsome man in the distance with a long knife in his hand.

Sensing Qi Yana's gaze, Zuo Chi raised his eyebrows slightly.

Qi Yana's voice sounded slowly: "The Great General from the Shurima Empire, this emperor needs to confirm once again whether everything you said earlier is true. ”

When Qiyana's words fell, almost everyone's eyes shifted to Zuo Chi's body, and even for some reason, the people of Ishtar present were actually a little nervous and expectant.

In the face of their gaze, Zuo Chi's expression was still as indifferent as water, he took a step forward and nodded slightly.

"As long as Ishtar can become a vassal state of the Shurima Empire, he can get all-round military, political, and economic support from the Shurima Empire, and when someone passes the review of the Sun Order, he can obtain the qualification for ascension!"

"Just like thousands of years ago, Ishtar will be the first follower of the Shurima Empire, and the one who will receive the most feedback!"

Zuochi's voice also sounded in the hearts of every Ishtar people like a bell, reminding them of those dusty years.

Although their generation has not experienced it firsthand, history is real, and the past Ishtar was indeed a vassal state of the Shurima Empire, and even their current patron god, Lord Moffet, was the creation of the first generation of Ascended Ones.

On the altar, Kiana witnessed the reaction of the people below, and she knew it was time for her to decide.

Looking at each other hundreds of meters away from Zuo Chi, Qi Yana's voice sounded again:

"General, this emperor still needs to confirm again, can what you say represent the Shurima Empire?"

In the sky, Zuo Chi's right hand slowly raised, and the majestic power of ascension wrapped around the knot that Azir had given him before he sent to Ishtar and slowly flew up.

"I am the current auxiliary general of the Shurima Empire, and I have the ability to dispatch all the Shurima Empire's troops, including the Ascendant Legion."

"What I said is the attitude of the Shurima Empire!"

The suffocating Ascendant coercion resurfaced, and Kiana's expression couldn't help but become a little complicated.

She asked slowly, "Dare to ask the Great General, what will happen to the Shurima Empire if Ishtar refuses to become a vassal state of the Shurima Empire?" ”

"The side of the couch will not allow others to sleep soundly."

Zuo Chi smiled faintly: "I believe that General Aatrox should be returning from the northern realm with the Ascendant Legion soon, and at that time, the Ascendant Legion will not mind coming to Ishtar again." If His Majesty feels that Ishtar has the ability to resist the Ascended Legion of the Shurima Empire, he can do whatever he wants. ”

Zuo Chi's words were not concealed in the slightest, and directly put the bloody facts in front of everyone.

But everyone knows that they don't have the capital to compete with each other at all.

Ishtar is not a Freljord, not only is the environment suitable and abundant, but the strength level is also very low, not even low-level demigods.

If Ishtar can really fight the Shurima Empire, will he still be able to shut himself up when the Darkspawn War breaks out?

What Aatrox, what Zorani, don't let me sleep until I finish plowing these two miles!

A wry smile tugged at the corners of her mouth, and Kiana finally nodded slowly, saying the only answer that Ishtar had to choose now.

"From now on, Ishtar will resume trade with the Shurima Empire, and Ishtar will once again become a vassal of the Shurima Empire. In the short term, Ishtar will send an emissary to the imperial capital of the Shurima Empire to meet with His Majesty the Tsar. ”

After saying this, Qi Yana's whole person breathed a long sigh of relief, as if the stone that had been pressing on her heart had finally disappeared.

In the face of the edict of the empress, no one from the people or officials stood up to oppose it.

Just kidding, standing up against it at this juncture is not only offending Zuochi, the general of the Shurima Empire, but also offending the empress and all the people, only a fool would do this.

When he heard Qi Yana's words, the corners of Zuo Chi's mouth couldn't help but raise a slight arc.

only sacrificed an old-fashioned and pedantic old man and a few princesses, and then completed everything bloodlessly, which is naturally very good compared to the army pressing.

At least it would save a lot of deaths, and Ishtar would be able to have a truly competent empress.

"A wise decision, Your Majesty." Zuo Chi said softly.

His fingertips suddenly lit up with a glowing star, and the dragon head mark on his eyebrows also began to flicker rapidly.

At this moment, almost every Ishtar found that the magical elements between heaven and earth suddenly began to stir uncontrollably, and this reaction was getting stronger and stronger.

Looking up suddenly, they suddenly found that the focus of these magical elements was Zuo Chi's fingertips!

And Kiana was also watching Zuo Chi fly towards her and come to her.

"Consider it my first gift to Her Majesty the Empress as a diplomatic envoy of Shurima."

Zuo Chi's words fell, and under the gaze of the entire Ishtar people, Zuo Chi's finger slowly touched the center of Kiana's eyebrows.

"Buzz!"

In the next moment, Kiana's body suddenly trembled slightly, her eyes suddenly widened, and many colors of elemental light began to be reflected in her eyes.

Colorful magical light began to swirl and fly around Qiyana's body, and at the same time, the restless magical elements between heaven and earth seemed to have found an outlet, frantically surging in the direction of Qiyana's place.

Standing in place, although her body had lost control, Qi Yana could clearly sense that her perception of the elemental magic between heaven and earth was getting stronger and stronger, and her own strength was also increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Naturally, the people of Ishtar below were watching all this, and the eagerness in their eyes became more and more intense.

I don't know how long it took, Zuo Chi's finger on Kiana's eyebrows slowly lifted, and Kiana also regained control of her body.

Looking at her hands a little distractedly, after a long time, she bowed her hand to Zuo Chi: "Thank you, General." ”

Even if it felt a little off, Qi Yana could still be sure that her strength had increased by at least four or five times compared to before.

And this is only achieved in this short period of time, just because of a gift from Zuochi!

Suddenly, Kiana didn't seem so resistant to becoming a vassal of the Shurima Empire.

"I've come to Ishtar and it's time to leave."

Outside the city of Ishooken, Zuochi hovers in the air, watching the city of Ishooken in the distance with Moffett.

"Ascendant-sama."

Looking at Zuo Chi beside him, Moffett once again wanted to speak and stopped.

Zuo Chi said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, this is not like you, the last time we met, you almost knocked me headlong." ”

Zuochi still remembers the last time he crossed the jungle of Ishtar with Verus, if he hadn't dodged in time, he would have been hit by Moffett's unstoppable momentum before he had ascended.

Recalling the past, Moffett couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Who would have thought that the original Darkspawn would actually ascend to become an Ascended for the second time, and even Zuochi, an accomplice, would become a general of the Shurima Empire.

"If you need anything in the future, you can come to me." Eventually, Muffett, who was not good at words, muffled.

Zuo Chi looked at the rock on Moffett's body, which had become black and hideous due to the corrosion of the void, and he said softly:

"Moffitt, the Void may be coming back soon."

Hearing Zuo Chi's words, Moffett nodded solemnly: "Don't tell you, in fact, I also discovered this, I know very well that the void is far from being completely wiped out, and they are bound to make a comeback again." ”

"Oh?" Zuo Chi tilted his head: "How did you find out?" ”

"With the help of the rock magic that my master left on me, I was able to move freely underground, which allowed me to travel farther to the other side of the continent," Moffett said. ”

"I once sensed the breath of the Void in the mines deep underground in Zaun, and I destroyed those mines and didn't let the miners dig into the Void's lair, but in any case, it means that the Void has spread almost all over the Runeterra."

"Although Lord Horlock, the Ascendant, has sealed the Void Rift, the Void is far from being killed."

Zuo Chi nodded slowly, he had to admit that he had never heard of these things before, it turned out that the Void had been able to break away from the Shurima Continent from the depths of the earth and go to other continents?

"Now, if you want to completely cut off the intrusion of the Void, there may be only one way."

"What?" Moffett asked quickly.

Zuo Chi rubbed the blade of the long knife in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Kill all the Void Monitors, defeat Belvis, and let her return to the Void Plane with all the Void creatures!" ”

Feeling the emotional fluctuations transmitted by Zuo Chi, although Moffett did not know who the Void Monitor and Bervis were in Zuo Chi's mouth, he still said firmly:

"Moffett will always be here to wait for you, and I will not give up in order to complete my master's unfinished legacy!"

After dealing with everything in Ishtar, Zuochi tore open the spatial rift in front of him and returned to the imperial capital of the Shurima Empire.

At this time, Aatrox and the others had not returned, after all, Zuo Chi had only been away for three days.

Without stopping, Zuo Chi flew straight into the palace.

After dealing with this side of the matter, Zuo Chi felt that it was safer for him to go back to Freljord.

After all, over there, he could always pay attention to the situation under the Wailing Abyss, so that he could detect the movement of the void crack at the first time.

Freljord Continent, West, Ice and Snow Mountain.

"Wow~!"

"Voliber, fool, be quiet, you've pressed Anivia!"

"Orn, I don't need you to dictate to me, obviously I came first!"

I don't know what day it is today, but the two enemies of Orn and Volibel will actually meet again in the Ice and Snow God Mountain.

Obviously, there was no prior agreement, but the brothers came and got together.

At this time. Orn helped Nevia remove the snow from her shells, and sat down next to Nevia and squeezed Volibel, who was also sitting there, to the side.

Volibel snorted coldly and turned away from Orn.

The Ice and Snow Mountain seemed to be quiet, and only the long-lasting sound of wind and snow surrounded the mountain.

After a long time passed, Volibell let out a snort:

"Orn, are you aware of that?"

Orn didn't look back, he and Volibell were back to back, and he said in the same deep voice:

"Those things that were sealed under the Wailing Abyss by Lissandra 10,000 years ago are coming back!"

"This time, she couldn't stop it." Volibel said, "She couldn't even find enough ice to reinforce the seal. ”

Orn sighed: "Let's take one step at a time, if it really doesn't work, call Zuo Chi to help." ”

Hearing Orn mention the left pool, Volibell couldn't help but nod slightly.

If there is anyone in the knowledge of the two brothers who can compete with those things under the abyss, it may be Zuo Chi.

"How long do you think it will take for Anivia to come back to life again?" Volibel asked.

Orn shook his head: "In the past, unless Freljord was about to encounter some major changes, Anivia's cycle of life and death was very stable, maybe it would be a long, long time. ”

"Is that so?"

Silence again, after a long, long silence, Voliber was the first to rise.

"Gone!"

Orn got up without saying a word, and walked in the direction of Luxiang Mountain without even saying hello.

After the two brothers left, the Ice and Snow God Mountain returned to its former appearance.

However, when the cold wind blew and a crystal snowflake fell on the ice-blue egg, the egg suddenly trembled slightly.

As Orn said, whenever Freljord is about to face some major change, the god of ice and snow, which symbolizes the cycle of life and death, will break through the shackles of fate in advance and descend to this heaven and earth!

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(Chinese New Year's Eve began to have a sore throat, then nasal congestion, runny nose, fever at the beginning, and yesterday it burned to more than 39 degrees, and Eight Paws almost thought that he was going to see my grandmother.) It's a change of season, and everyone must pay attention to their bodies. ）

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