The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 367 News about Katarina in Shurima

The streets at night are plunged into darkness, with only sporadic lights dotting the scene.

Huo Jixing returned to his residence surrounded by mottled starlight.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the candlelight in the living room flickering, casting two small shadows on the ground.

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered. Not wanting to break the quiet atmosphere, he walked over lightly.

The two little ones, Annie and Heini, were covered with blankets and were still waiting for him.

They leaned on the wooden chairs, their heads nodding from time to time, feeling a little groggy, but forcing themselves not to fall asleep.

The snow-white Poro hidden in Huo Jixing's arms poked out his head, yawned, jumped down and landed next to Annie.

Maybe he noticed something was happening.

Annie tried hard to open her almost closed eyes, and when she saw Huo Jixing, she immediately smiled with joy.

"Uncle Huo Jixing, when did you come back?"

"I just came back not long ago." Huo Jixing raised the corner of his mouth and stroked Annie's head.

It has been a long time since he came to Valoran.

Heini also woke up, stood up hurriedly, and said respectfully to Huo Jixing.

"Master Huo Jixing, have you eaten? The kitchen left some food for you."

“It hasn’t been eaten yet, just serve it out.” Huo Jixing shook his head slightly.

After being busy all night and solving the problems at the Black Rose Experimental Base, he forgot to fill his stomach.

He sat casually at the wooden table and held Anne in his arms.

"Why don't you go to bed?"

"It's still early, I want to wait for you outside."

Anne held Tibbs in her arms, lying comfortably in the warm embrace.

Her father Gregory had not come back yet, and her uncle Huo Jixing had gone out for something, so she couldn't sleep alone at night.

However, she would never tell Uncle Huo Jixing.

Huo Jixing smiled and scratched the tip of Annie's nose. When Heini brought out the food, he ate while speaking to Annie.

"Want something to eat?"

Annie looked at the fragrant food in front of her, her expression a little hesitant, and spoke hesitantly.

"Just a little bit, not too much."

Huo Jixing lowered his eyes and saw Annie's flushed face. He shrugged his shoulders, thinking that Annie might be a little hungry from waiting so long.

Time passes unconsciously.

After Huo Jixing finished his food, he played with Annie and Heini for a while.

It was not until the candle flames in the room gradually dimmed that I realized how late it was.

He stood up and gently rubbed the heads of the two little guys.

"It's late, you should go to bed."

Annie was a little reluctant to leave, but she still walked towards her room under Huo Jixing's gaze.

At the bedroom door, Annie stopped while holding Tibbs and looked back at Huo Jixing.

"good night!"

As the bedroom door closed, Anne disappeared from sight.

After saying goodbye, Heini returned to his room and began to rest.

Huo Jixing looked up at the bright starry sky, then looked at the silent capital of Noxus. His eyes were deep, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The starry sky is vast and endless.

However, the Noxian Empire seems to be bound by many dark forces and unable to break free.

He had thought that the empire had been put on the right track and regained its former glory under the reforms of the Trifarix Council and His Majesty Swain.

But the recent missions told him the cold reality.

The empire is only prosperous on the surface. In the dark, the black rose rooted in the empire is sucking fresh blood unscrupulously.

He also understood Swain's concerns, why he had been pushing his policies in a tough manner, and why he wanted to promote the new forces of the empire.

The Black Rose is simply too powerful and unfathomable, and most of its members are the elite and powerful in the empire.

To fight against it and save the Noxian Empire, we must have corresponding strength.

Huo Jixing suppressed his thoughts, picked up the snow-white Poro, and returned to his bedroom.

His consciousness moved, a dark green light flashed in his pupils, and the data panel expanded.

The four basic attributes are relatively stable. Although the daily improvement seems small, over time, there is also a very considerable enhancement.

His skills are still at the master level.

But with the blessing of star talent, he has already reached the peak of grandmaster.

Huo Jixing felt that after reaching the Grandmaster level, there might be another level to reach.

He had previously borrowed some ancient materials from within the empire.

It must be said that the empire does store many books from ancient times.

However, there are not many records about the path of skills, and even fewer mentions of the path to becoming a master.

He also discovered that some books vaguely mentioned the ancient sects in the Ionian Islands that possessed many mysterious powers.

"Ionia!"

Huo Jixing whispered softly, and fragmented memories of his past life emerged in his mind.

There are not only beautiful scenery on those archipelagoes, but also the wisdom and heritage left by countless sages.

He could make some plans for himself in advance and prepare to go to the distant Ionian Islands when he has time to experience the unique charm of those ancient sects.

The amount of essence did not increase much.

In recent times, the rune item market in the capital seems to have been affected by the previous wave of large-scale acquisitions.
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There was a brief shortage of magic rune items on the market.

This makes the already highly sought-after magic rune items even more popular.

However, each of these extraordinary items with rune attributes has a mysterious and powerful power. Although they are somewhat corrosive to ordinary people, they are also rare life-saving items.

It can provide them with additional protection and survival opportunities at the critical moment of life and death.

The channels of Draven and the Du Keao family were also affected, and they encountered frequent setbacks when purchasing magic rune items.

Because of completing the mission in Xueling Town, Huo Jixing received two ordinary-level magic rune items as rewards from the Reiser Garrison Corps.

He didn't hesitate too much and decomposed it directly.

It’s a pity that even with the previous amount of essence, it is not enough to light up the next White Tiger Constellation.

Huo Jixing put away the data panel, emptied his mind, and entered a state of meditation.

His breathing was slow and rhythmic, blending with the air around him.

Buzz!Buzz!
The air trembled, and the invisible mottled starlight between heaven and earth rushed towards the body.

They ignore the skin and merge into the blood, providing energy for the Nanli Fire and Donghua Yi Wood Qi.

For a moment, three different colors of light, namely red-gold, turquoise and platinum, flashed one after another, intertwined together, and enveloped Huo Jixing.

Under the baptism of the power of the stars, Huo Jixing felt that his body was becoming stronger and his spiritual strength was slowly increasing.

The snow-white Poro lying on the side was affected, slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, a golden glow dyed his white furry body.

The next morning.

After Huo Jixing finished his meditation practice, he went to the Reiser Garrison Corps.

He needed to know the details of what happened at the Black Rose Magic Experiment Base last night.

The information compiled by the soldiers of the Reiser Garrison Corps was similar to the information he obtained from the experimental data at that time.

An inhumane and horrific experiment was indeed being carried out in the magic experiment base.

At the beginning, the magic experiment base wanted to create living weapons that were born from blood and fed on blood.

Thus, the Mad Rose Berea was born.

But after completion, in order to test Berea's strength and continue to create more living weapons, he had to conduct experiments on ordinary people in secret.

The Reiser Garrison Corps found a lot of experimental data in this regard in the experimental base.

There is also some information about the experiments of the Demon-killer.

The Black Rose forcibly extracts the power and destroys the magic of some failed supernatural beings and ordinary people.

Huo Jixing couldn't help but think of the Iron Girl Riel. She seemed to be saving those useless demons whose experiments failed.

The frost of winter slowly melts, and the breath of warm spring passes through every inch of the Noxian Empire like silk.

Under the wise leadership of the Trifaree Council and His Majesty Swain, the Noxian Empire recovered from a long period of war and entered a new stage of history.

The darkness is gone, and towering castles stand across the vast territory.

The faces of the Noxians were filled with unprecedented happiness and satisfaction.

After resting and recuperating, the many war groups that had retreated to the empire's homeland were now ready for battle.

Their eyes were no longer fixed only on the territories of nearby powers, but more on the interior of the empire.

His Majesty Swain's foresight and extraordinary wisdom prevented him from rushing into war as soon as his strength was restored, like previous Noxian leaders.

Instead, continue to recuperate.

Because Swain believes that the strength of the empire comes from internal prosperity and the happiness of its people.

Through the joint efforts of the Trifarix Council and the emerging aristocratic forces, the living standards of the Noxian people have improved and the country's strength has been enhanced.

At the same time, the empire also focused on the reform and improvement of its internal systems, injecting a shot in the arm for future development.

Darius, Kled and others also control most of the chapter's power by virtue of their own influence.

Everything seems so prosperous and glorious, and the darkness and war of the past have disappeared.

However, in this seemingly peaceful time, Huo Jixing sensed the undercurrent surging within the empire, and it seemed that a storm was about to come.

The life before us is just an illusion before the storm.

"Has another magic experiment base been destroyed in Besilico?"

In the Reiser Garrison Corps, Huo Jixing sat upright on a leather chair, browsing the letter in his hand.

This was the third time he had heard news about Riel and Berea.

The two seemed to have truly become friends, and working together, they brought a lot of trouble to the Black Rose and destroyed three magic experimental bases in succession.

The Black Rose has arranged people to look for the traces of Riel and Berea, but under the cover of the Reiser Garrison Corps, they returned empty-handed.

Huo Jixing put down the letter, picked up the cylinder piled on his right, and continued to browse the news coming from the secret garrisons of Reiser in various places.

"Is there still no news about Katarina in Shurima?"

He raised his brows slightly, looking serious.

As a high-ranking officer, he can check the news of the Reiser Garrison Corps at any time.

But a month ago, Catalina seemed to have disappeared completely, with no news coming back and only the name of a mission location.

"Uzeris!"

Huo Jixing stood up and walked to the wall of the room, looking at the map of Shurima spread out in front of him.

His eyes fell on Uzeris, the port city.

Because of the Noxian Empire's unparalleled military strength, many ports and cities in the northern part of the Shurima continent voluntarily surrendered to the empire.

The native inhabitants of these settlements coexist peacefully with the Noxian expatriates.

However, they were forced to exchange food and trade preferences for military protection from the raiders who ravaged the Shurima continent.

Uzeris is the port city that surrendered to the Noxian Empire.

At the same time, it also belongs to the sphere of influence of the Du Kecao family.

dong dong!dong dong!
A crisp knock on the door broke the silence in the room.

Huo Jixing retracted his gaze, opened the door, and saw a soldier from the Reiser Garrison standing at the door in a hurry.
"Lord Huo Jixing, His Highness Swain asked you to meet him in the audience hall."

Huo Jixing nodded and left with the soldiers of the Reiser Garrison Corps.

The station of the Reiser Garrison is near the Immortal Fortress, and he has his own office here.

(End of this chapter)