CIATB Chapter 878 Riven
Chapter 878 Riven
Chapter 878 Riven
How many times have you been to Freljord?
Sitting beside the campfire in the ice cave and looking at the vast ice and snow outside, the purple-skinned bald mage Ryze couldn't help but recall his long life.
It's been almost a thousand years.
That was when the Noxian Empire had just been established, and the foundation of all magic in Rune Continent was derived, and the World Runes were discovered.
The Rune War broke out as a result, and countries large and small fought each other in order to obtain the World Rune and master the power of the World Rune. The World Rune was abused, and the energy contained in it could easily sink the land, killing millions of innocent people.
At that time, Ryze was just a young wizard from Blessed Island. In order to protect the world, he followed his master on the journey of collecting world runes. In a flash, more than nine hundred years passed.
He had personally killed his master who had become twisted by the power of runes, had reluctantly bid farewell to his old friends one by one, and had been heartbroken and silent for his disciples who had gone astray. This changed appearance and long lifespan could not be called a gift from the World Runes, but more like a curse.
But he never stopped.
There are only a few left to find. Find and seal the last few world runes, and I will disappear with them!
This time he came to Freljord not because he captured traces of the World Runes, but because he accidentally discovered some actions of the Sentinel of Light.
For Ryze now, apart from the World Runes, perhaps only his former hometown, the Blessed Isles and now the Shadow Isles, can make him feel a little emotional. He has also encountered the Harrowing Night and the Undead, and the terrible situation there even gives him a headache.
Is it time to resolve it?
From the couple who came to the icefields in search of the Winter Claw tribe, Ryze learned a lot of information, including the active actions of the Sentinels of Light around the world, and even Sewell, the rising mage in Piltover.
He decided to keep an eye on it and provide some help if necessary.
Of course, the premise is that he did not find any clues about the world runes during this period, and he would not forget to delay his "main job".
"Where are they?"
Exhaling a long stream of white mist from his mouth, Ryze's expression suddenly froze, and he turned his gaze to the distant south. The will in his body that resonated with magic all the time seemed to have caught an extremely familiar fluctuation in the previous moment.
A fleeting moment.
There are some differences between them and the runes of the worlds he has come into contact with before, but they are definitely of the same type, he will not make a mistake!
"You disappeared... but you finally reappeared. Your direction is probably... Noxus?"
The bonfire in front of me went out with a whoosh.
Lightning flashed around Ryze, and he was teleported hundreds of kilometers away. In just a few seconds, he stepped from the ice field into the land of Noxus and stood in the border city, looking around.
Where did you go?
Was it hidden by someone?
……
The magic in the staff was absorbed, and time seemed to flow backwards. The targets that were destroyed by the dagger test were quickly restored to their original state as Ji Xing's magic repaired them. However, compared to what was revealed before, this "simple" repair technique was not worth asking about specifically by Eugenie and Katarina.
Catalina carefully put away the six daggers, and transformed them into invisible ones that matched her skin-colored pants, and took a deep breath.
"Master Seville, thank you for making the weapons for me. Do they have names?"
“Leave it to you to take,” Ji Xing said.
Katarina nodded. Many wizards are willing to name their masterpieces after themselves, but Ji Xing in front of her obviously did not have such an intention. Perhaps this dagger that took him only one day to make was really nothing in his eyes.
She thanked Ji Xing again, and her sincerity made Yugeni curl her lips. After the three of them left the equipment testing area, Katarina said again:
"Mage Sewell, Commander Swain has two more things for me to tell you. Draven already knows that you were invited to the arena. Because that guy has helped the Commander and is the younger brother of the Hand of Noxus, he often doesn't know the limits and importance of things. He might have some bad thoughts because of your refusal.
The commander-in-chief cannot directly restrain him, because that will only have the opposite effect. He asked me to tell you that if Draven takes any bad actions later, you can punish him as you like, but I hope you don't kill him. "
"I see." Ji Xing replied without feeling surprised: "What about the second one?"
Katarina continued, "It's about a pair of sisters from Zaun, Vi Ole and Boom Ole. Do you know them?"
Ji Xing raised his eyebrows: "I know them. What did they do to attract your attention and even the attention of Commander Swain?"
"They are fine." Katarina replied, "They were included in the selection list of the Trifarii Legion, so I, who am currently responsible for background checks on Trifarii soldiers, discovered them. Because they were born in Zaun, the Grand Commander specifically asked me to ask Master Sewell if he knew them."
"Oh? Are they going to join the Noxian army? Or the Trifari Legion?" Ji Xing said in surprise.
“It’s also a coincidence.”
Caterina said, "Because of their talents and beauty, they were targeted by a minor noble in Port Anros. They eventually killed the noble and joined Besilico's army."
Talent and... beauty? Ji Xing felt that this was a little strange, but after thinking about it, it made sense. If Jinx wasn't crazy, she would still be very beautiful.
He listened to Katarina continue to say: "Grand Commander Swain is cleaning up those nobles who do nothing and oppress the common people. The nobles they killed are also in the next round of cleansing, and they are just marginal figures. This case is nothing in Noxus. According to convention, one military merit can basically offset their guilt.
It was just that because Besilico was the territory of the Hand of Noxus, General Darius's subordinate Maha saw that they had good talents and directly recommended them to the Trifarious Legion. "
At this point, she paused, looked into Ji Xing's eyes and said, "Because they have a crime, the way they are examined is no longer a regular assessment. They must show enough potential and strength...
So they were captured and are now imprisoned in the arena. Only by winning at the hands of the Reckoner and surviving can they join the Trifarious Legion. As for failure..."
Nature is death.
This is very Noxian.
But Ji Xing felt even more strange, and said with a smile: "Don't tell me that the arena where they are imprisoned is the same one that Draven invited me to? Um... or tonight?"
"That's right." Katarina said, "Of course, the liquidator they need to face and defeat will not be General Draven.
The commander-in-chief also asked me to bring you a message: "There are countless black roses planted in the soil of Noxus. No one knows when and where someone will be hurt by them."
Is this to put eye drops on Leblanc?
But this is really a coincidence.
Catalina asked again, "What is the relationship between Master Seville and the sisters? The commander-in-chief has said that if you need me, I will bring them here right now."
"The relationship...is not too far, but not too close."
Ji Xing didn't know when a card appeared in his hand. As his fingertips rotated, the color of the card kept changing and finally fixed on yellow.
'Proactive', and 'a mixed surprise'?
"I understand this matter. You can return with your weapons and report to Swain. Everything in the arena will be normal."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, and his figure suddenly disappeared from Catalina's sight, and two seconds later he moved to the entrance of the Magic Academy.
There, the strong female warlord was shouting to the apprentice who was guarding the gate today: "Go and inform Master Seville that Mel Myrdal's mother Anbesa wants to see him!"
"General Anbesa." Ji Xing smiled and spread his voice: "I'm here. You came just in time. Are you interested in accompanying me to watch a performance in the arena tonight?"
Anbesa looked over with astonishment. She was fascinated by the dazzling staff at first, and then she realized what Ji Xing said.
She grinned. "As expected of a powerful wizard, you knew I would come. Of course I am interested. I should say thank you to Master Seville for inviting me to such an occasion!"
The purpose of her risking her life to come to the Immortal Fortress was to hope that Ji Xing could provide more background support for the Mildal family. What more effective way of making an announcement could be than for the two of them to go to a place like the arena together and be seen by the warlords and nobles?
But...why did Sewell suddenly want to go to the arena to watch that kind of grandstanding performance?
……
Arena, prison.
“Pfft…” Jinx spat out a piece of bone and commented, “It tastes good. The food here is much better than that in Stillwater Prison.”
Wei beside her looked at her eating heartily, ate a piece of biscuit with average appetite, and said thoughtfully: "Don't eat too much, we don't know how many tough battles we will have to fight tonight."
"You'll have more strength after you're full." Jinx spread her hands and said, "Get out of here as soon as possible, and find a chance to go back and blow Maha's head off!"
Wei sighed, "Don't you see that this is an assessment given to us by General Maha? She took good care of us during those two days. She doesn't seem like a hypocritical person. Besides, she has the army under her control, so she doesn't need to plot against us."
“Yeah.” Jinx’s words were a little unclear as she chewed her food. “She can see it, but she caught us in a net, knocked us unconscious, shackled us, and escorted us from that port city to this arena prison in the Immortal Bastion... I won’t let her go if she tortured us like this!”
Wei shook her head and said in a low voice, "But Baobao, judging from the situation, the army we will join after passing the assessment will not be simple. It is likely to be... Trifarius, the core of Noxus."
“That’s a good thing, isn’t it?”
Jinx said: "Since we are going to join the Noxian army, we should join the strongest one, so that we can get more."
"Maybe." Wei was a little uneasy, fearing that it would be easier to get in than to get out, but... since it has come to this, he might as well give it a try!
At this time, a low female voice suddenly came from not far away: "Why do you want to join the army? Noxus should have stopped foreign wars now, and its military strength is also declining. Before Swain came to power, the death rate of the army was getting higher every year.
Besides... have you ever seen a real war? Do you know what war is?"
The two sisters looked over at the same time.
As early as when they were imprisoned in this prison, they had observed their neighbors and found that there was a very strange guy in the cell on the left.
As if they were afraid of the sunlight, they kept curling up in the corner. They couldn't even see each other's faces clearly. They only judged from the vague outline and voice that the other party should be a woman slightly older than them.
This was also the first time in two days that the other party took the initiative to talk to them.
Jinx looked at her for a few seconds, then looked away and continued to eat her meal. Wei was somewhat interested in what she said and asked, "It sounds like... you have participated in a real war? Were you a Noxian or a captured prisoner?"
The woman did not answer, but said in a dry tone: "War is killing, war is evil. Your knife should kill the old man who can't even walk, and you should also chop off the head of a child. Maybe when that head falls to the ground, his eyes are still looking at you innocently, because he doesn't understand what is happening, and he doesn't know how to be afraid."
Wei's expression froze, and Jinx couldn't help but raise her head again and snorted, "It looks like you're a deserter from Noxus? You were caught because you were soft-hearted towards the enemy during the war?"
The woman in the shadow shook her head, then nodded. She didn’t answer, but continued to talk to herself: “In war, you have to face countless eyes. Some are filled with hatred, some are filled with despair, some are filled with confusion, and some are filled with reluctance…
357 people, this is the number of my team, I can remember every face, I can remember every name, they are all dead, I can remember every one of them's despair at the end of their lives. "
Wei and Jinx paused for a moment.
"They didn't die in the war, nor did they die at the hands of the enemy. They were just abandoned by the Noxian Empire. In order to destroy a village in Ionia, the dangerous alchemical potion burned the area within a kilometer radius to the point where nothing grew. My men and I were abandoned, and I was the only one who survived."
The figure stood up and finally walked to a place where the light could reach. The bright light in his eyes made Vi and Jinx solemn.
This guy……
They finally saw the woman's face clearly. She was unexpectedly fair and lovely, with her short silver-gray hair adding a touch of embellishment. However, her aura was enough to make people ignore her beauty.
There is no better adjective than heroic and brave.
Compared to the Maha they just mentioned, the woman in front of them obviously has more demeanor of a female general and the bearing of a strong person. Her overall feeling is completely different from the discouraging words just now!
Only by looking carefully can one vaguely discern the hidden hesitation and confusion of the female general.
“Joining the military is a bad idea,” she said, looking at Jinx and Vi.
Before the sisters could respond, someone outside called out, "Riven 'General', it's your turn!"
(End of this chapter)