Lux's Farewell

555 [0549] The turbulent era

Swain shattered a conspiracy to assassinate himself and Darius, but even if the dragon lizard was quickly appeased, the matter was found out, and it was confirmed that Gulance's actions only represented his family and not Locklund. , the brows of the chief strategist showed no signs of stretching.

Gulance's strange changes meant that he had become a puppet of the Pale Lady, through whom the Pale Lady had clearly seen Swain's power.

Therefore, through this operation, the other party may have experienced Swain's demonic power at close range. Maybe in the Immortal Fortress, she will come up with a more targeted plan—— He would not underestimate this cunning opponent. Swain never regarded Darkwill as his final opponent. To him, the Pale Lady was his real enemy.

The Pale Lady, the Black Rose, and the Noxie Empire, which was clearly destroyed but still lingering, are the existences that Swain has always regarded as the real enemy. He was just a politician among various forces. Even if he really took refuge in Black Rose and became a vicious dog with iron claws and iron thorns, Swain would still not take him seriously.

Rejecting the proposal to kill all the dragon lizards, Swain even took the initiative to appease the dazed land dragon lizard breeder, and then held a brief meeting with Darius.

As for the advance of the Besilico Front...

as always!

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Immortal Fortress, a secret noble salon.

This is an "artistic" aristocratic salon, because the theme of the salon is to appreciate a famous work from 600 years ago.

The author of the painting, Cortez, was born in a famous family, but was catching up with a turbulent era. At that time, the ancient Trifarian parliamentary system in Noxus had just disintegrated, and the Grand Commander was born for the first time. The internal power of Noxus continued to change. It was a chaotic scene, and what Cortez saw had a profound impact on her works of art. Therefore, unlike the solemn style that was admired when Noxus was just born, she and a group of painters who grew up at the same age adopted More vivid colors are used as the main color of the work.

And this gorgeous color is scarlet, which represents blood and power. This artistic trend that swept across Noxus and had a profound impact on Noxus' aesthetics is called Scarlet Gothic.

As the most representative artist of the Scarlet Gothic period, Cortez's works are heirlooms of many Noxus families, because they are not only precious, but also represent the heritage and history of the family to a certain extent , and what appeared in this art salon today is a portrait painted by Cortes.

On the old canvas, a man in a red coat with a feminine face is opening his hands, as if embracing the whole world.

When the nobles who participated in the salon set their eyes on this man's face and looked at his face and clothes, the calm man on the canvas seemed to be looking at each other. Careful people can easily find that no matter from which angle Looking at this man, he kept a calm gaze on the person looking at him, as if he was not a painting, but a living person.

This detail has amazed many people - no wonder Cortez has such a great reputation, even if the historical significance is removed, her own painting level has reached perfection!
In this way, with the display of this painting, the atmosphere in the salon became more lively, and then the topics of conversation began to drift away, from the art of Scarlet Gothic to the current situation at that time, Then contact the current situation in Noxus.

For the nobles present, no one wants that annoying King Swain to return, let alone a mud-legged man from Besilico (referring to Darius) becoming the new Grand Commander.

However, the front line has just suffered an unprecedented defeat. It is said that Marshal Du Kecao even vomited blood from anger. Against this terrible background, this scarlet gothic painting even vaguely has a bit of black humor mean.

The nobles participating in the salon unabashedly satirized the vulgar rebels and the incompetent Grand Commander. It was not until the host of the salon, Mrs. Elise, that the disturbance of group ridicule subsided.

The Black Widow of the Immortal Fortress has changed her personality since last year. Although she is still willing to show off her mature female charm, she is somewhat taciturn compared to her former self. Many people are caused by aging. But for those who know Elise, the transformation should perhaps be called deep.

Elise said some scene words in a very sophisticated way, and quickly controlled the situation, and said that at this time, everyone should overcome the difficulties together.

Although most people are still very dissatisfied with Darkwill, at least on the surface they are willing to give Mrs. Elise a face. Only a few people have a strange expression. Although they didn't say anything, they obviously noticed something strange .

As a result, after the salon, Lady Elise left them behind to "perceive alone" the painting.

After these people heard the words, their expressions obviously became more cheerful—then, when they actually stayed, what greeted them was not the spring night they thought about, but a scarlet ceremony.

Lady Elise, with all her charms, changed a pale and terrible face, and sacrificed them mercilessly to this scarlet work.

After being magically reshaped, their flesh and blood became the appearance of the calm man in the portrait, and walked out of the frame gracefully.

However, almost the moment he opened his mouth, this calm and elegant temperament was completely destroyed by his gloomy words.

"Are you finally willing to give up your pet spider?" There was a gloating tone in his voice, "What should I call you? Pale Lady? Or the name of the previous owner of this body, Elise?"

"I am now LeBlanc." Elise's face changed quickly, becoming the face that appeared in front of Darkwill before, "I just lost an unfaithful pet, but Fleur Mr. Ladimir, you have lost decades of time..."

"Huh? Did I have a bad adventure?" Vladimir straightened his clothes and said casually, "The long years always give people some impulses that shouldn't be there, even if I'm not exempt, it's not too bad a thing."

"It's fine if you say so." LeBlanc's mouth turned up slightly, "I see that you don't care about an accidental death, and you don't mind your nephew being rude to you."

LeBlanc's words made all Vladimir's movements stagnate in place, his eyes widened in astonishment, and the calmness he had deliberately maintained before was thrown out of the sky at this moment.

"My nephew... Fiego?!"

"It seems that at least you haven't lost your memory." LeBlanc continued to stimulate Vladimir's emotions in a thankful tone, "Although I don't know how you ended, but before you go to die, you tell My message is 'in order to open the secret passage to Kamavia', I really can't refuse this kind of idealistic behavior."

Vladimir frowned, he knew exactly what it would mean if he and LeBlanc had said these words, then left the Immortal Fortress, died outside and lost a memory completely.

As an existence who inherited part of the power of the Darkborn, Vladimir used a distorted method to realize the eternal life that countless people dream of, but as a price, his body is not stable and will often collapse, so he finally used Blood magic stored part of its power in the form of portraits and sculptures.

Doing this can prevent Vladimir's body from being completely destroyed in a collapse, but it also makes him extremely weak, unable to exert all his strength at all, and even loses part of his memory every time he "death".

It is precisely because of this defect that he will cooperate with Pale Lady. Like Vladimir, Pale Lady's immortality is also flawed, and she also needs Vladimir to help her keep her will from being usurped.

It is precisely because both Vladimir and LeBlanc are sensible, cunning and selfish enough that their cooperation can be so close.

They all know that this cooperation is necessary.

Familiar with the brand new body, Vladimir's brain is running fast.

Soon, he completely recovered from Su Sheng's trance, and gradually realized something - he had never told LeBlanc about these things, and when he lost his memory in the past, he would not tell him It's revealed so LeBlanc won't know what that means to him.

But she broke the original rules and took the initiative to wake herself up...

Could it be that Noxus has a problem again?
Thinking of this, Vladimir temporarily put aside his secret thoughts about his past, and took the initiative to change the subject.

"So, why did you wake me up?"

"The situation in Noxus has changed a little bit." Speaking of this topic, LeBlanc finally put away his joking expression, "As an ally, I think there are some things you should know."

"Oh, thank God, the respected pale lady regards me as an ally." Vladimir said in a slick and exaggerated tone, "It's really an honor for me. I thought that in the black rose, I was just a person who didn't have the right to decide. What about outsiders!"

"If you can put away your now too iconic tone, I don't mind consulting your opinion more." LeBlanc snorted, "There is a little guy named Swain who chose to betray, and he brought With a group of rednecks from the south, they have defeated the army of that idiot Darkwill."

"Oh, Darkwill, I still remember this name." Vladimir nodded, and then asked with some doubts, "But, who is Swain? Have I ever commented on him before?" ?”

"It was he who caused you to die last time, so you said that he is a disgrace to the nobility and an out-and-out bastard." LeBlanc repeated what Vladimir once said very honestly, "You go to I asked the same question the first time I was awakened."

Vladimir blinked, and finally sighed as if somewhat helpless.

"Okay then, LeBlanc." He looked around and picked a clean cup to hold in his hand. "Now, let's talk about this bastard."

The next moment, the bright red blood left in the Su Sheng ceremony seemed to come alive, crawling into the cup in Vladimir's hand, and he took a sip to relax.

"Swain and the devil reached a certain agreement." Regarding this issue, LeBlanc did not hide the slightest bit, "If there is no accident, it is the devil who was buried in the Immortal Fortress."

"The one you said?" As if the blood in the cup was unpalatable, Vladimir curled his lips in disgust and put it aside, "Unfortunately, I have lost a lot of memories—can you tell me how he and Is a demon that should be sealed involved?"

"It's up to you to ask yourself who was once destroyed." Regarding Vladimir's question, LeBlanc smiled and gave an answer that made him irritated, "The Swain family he belongs to is Your diehards, you have given them very high authority, and can even enter the outer reaches of the treasure house of the Immortal Bastion—maybe it was there that Jericho Swain discovered something, or was targeted by demons."

"That's really terrible." Vladimir nodded, "However, even so, it's not a big problem, just a cunning demon."

"No, that's all." LeBlanc shook his head, "I don't know what Swain betrayed, but his body is already highly demonized. Became a human body where demons walk Runeterra."

"Then he really can afford the price. As far as I know, even a person's soul is probably not worth it."

"So, he may have fulfilled some of the needs of that demon." LeBlanc analyzed, "It's a demon full of curiosity, so maybe Swain has satisfied his desires in this regard."

"Being able to find something interesting enough for the devil, presumably Swain is already a guy who is very observant, good at reasoning and planning?" Vladimir nodded, "What is your plan for this bastard?" Is it?"

"That's the main reason I'm looking for you." LeBlanc nodded, "I'm sure he's eyeing me, and he also thought you died at his hands—so, you who have recovered will be An opponent he never expected."

"Do you want me to work for a bastard?"

"Isn't this what you are best at?" LeBlanc said cheerfully, "I have completely controlled Darkwill, and he will fully cooperate with you."

　Karya's Little Classroom Vladimir's Past:

　　Due to the existence of Karya, Vladimir's past, Kamavia's past, and Blessed Island's past have all undergone great changes, which will unfold little by little later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)