LOL: Summoner of Goddess Janna

Lux's in-depth explanation almost shattered Katarina's outlook.

She suddenly doubted the meaning of the mission she was currently performing.

Obviously, as long as the nobles of the empire are forced to spit out this piece of fat for a while, the Zaun people can immediately stop work and go bankrupt.

If Zaun has no money, it cannot afford to squander the Hex gems and build the Hex flying gate. It is impossible to transport such a large amount of personnel and materials under the complete blockade of the empire by sea, land and air...

This war, which has caused Noxus repeated setbacks, may never have been fought from the beginning.

Isn't this more meaningful than letting her seduce men, steal identities, steal a few pieces of information, and assassinate a few generals?

But the empire just doesn't do this, because there are people everywhere in the empire...

"Moth!" Katerina cursed secretly.

How can we win a battle with these insects?

"Who are they?" Catalina couldn't help but ask herself in her heart.

She wished she could know the names of those corrupt nobles now, and then use her blade to remove the carrion for Noxus.

"Haha." At this time, Lux smiled and said: "Which of the big and respectable families in Noxus has confiscated Zaun's money? Without their nods of approval, how could Zaun's goods be in the empire?" Is it so spread out?"

"The Campbell family, the Tomili family, the Myrdalda family...oh, by the way." Lux seemed to have thought of something funny.

She said to Catalina: "The General Du Cacao who is encircling us at the foot of the mountain, and the Cacao family behind him, usually make extra money from Zaun's foreign trade business."

"Looking deeper, I'm afraid he is also the shareholder behind many companies in Zaun, and is an important business partner of the leader."

Catalina: "..."

The moth...is it myself?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Catalina didn't want to believe it.

Her father is as honest as water, and her family is full of loyalty. She can swear to her beliefs that her father has no enemies!

"Alas..." At this time, Lux sighed again: "That General Du Kecao himself may not be so greedy."

"After all, my father always said that General Du Couteau was a respectable enemy and a pure soldier."

"But what does that change?"

"No matter how pure an imperial soldier is, he is still a member of the imperial aristocracy. Everyone is reaping benefits. If you are honest and love the people, then you are an alien in the eyes of the aristocrats. Furthermore, the family has never belonged to the head of the family alone. That one No matter how pure General Du Couture is, he still has to prioritize the interests of his family over the justice of the empire."

"Don't talk about them Noxians." Lux became more and more involved as she spoke: "Even in Demacia, our Crownguard family..."

"Ahem!" Galen coughed.

He promptly stopped his sister's reckless behavior of exposing her family background, and preserved the glorious image of the Crown Guard family in front of his sweetheart.

And Katarina is not interested in paying attention to the dark history of Demacia's nobles. What she wanted to know more about was Noxus and why Noxus became what it was now.

"I heard..." So she asked covertly: "The Emperor Darkwill of Noxus seems to be a very powerful person."

"The nobles below are acting so chaotically, will your Majesty just ignore them?"

The nobles could not punish themselves, so Catalina subconsciously looked to Mingjun.

And if Darkwill is really a wise king and a holy king, he can also start to play a role.

But the problem is...

"What kind of emperor? Oh, that Emperor Darkwill has long been a puppet of the old nobles."

Lux opened her mouth, revealing the shocking secret that even a Noxian like Katarina didn't know.

Most Noxians don't know that it was never the emperor who controlled this great empire, but a mysterious association of mages representing the interests of the nobles.

This news has been the top secret among top secrets for nearly 1,000 years.

In order to disrupt Noxus' military morale and support Swain's coup, the Leader has recently begun to publicly publicize the conspiracy theory that there has always been a "deep state" and a "shadow government" in the Noxus Empire. Come.

So now even the old guard of the Zaun residential complex knows this shocking secret of Noxus.

"The Noxus Empire has always been controlled by a mysterious organization called the Black Rose."

"His Majesty Darkwill is just a puppet secretly controlled by LeBlanc, the leader of the Black Rose."

"..." LeBlanc's face didn't look very good.

She really didn't expect that the Wind Leader would take out all of her skin after she didn't know the information about Zu An for a few days.

Just take it out and spread it all over the street like gossip.

But, okay...

Although this is indeed the truth, it is difficult to believe because the truth is too ridiculous.

At least, Miss Catalina now does not believe that there is any "shadow government" in the empire she has lived in all her life - even though her mother and sister are members of the Black Rose.

The "innocent" Katarina didn't know anything yet. She only regarded this as the leader's malicious propaganda against the empire.

So she didn't care about the black rose, and just pretended to be curious and asked: "Lord Lux."

"Since this black rose is so powerful that even the emperor can control it, why do they leave the nobles alone?"

"This..." Lux began to explain.

But in fact, LeBlanc has the most say on this issue.

Why doesn't she take care of those greedy nobles and make them less greedy? The answer is simple:

She can't control it.

You don’t have that ability, you know?

Black Rose has always been known for its secretiveness. Its core members almost never appear in public, let alone hold public office. They will only select suitable agents from among the Imperial nobility to indirectly control the entire Noxus.

The advantage of this is that core characters such as LeBlanc can always remain mysterious and ensure their absolute safety - which is what she, a thousand-year-old demon, needs most first.

But the disadvantages of this indirect management are also obvious: that is, the Black Rose's control over the empire will be greatly weakened.

Their control of the empire must rely on the cooperation of the nobles.

However, simple threats of violence will only arouse the resistance of the nobles; there is always the possibility of being cracked by sophisticated illusion control.

These imperial nobles are not weak. Not only are they powerful and extraordinary warriors themselves, but also thanks to Noxus' independent battle group system, they are all princes with huge resources in their hands.

If these people unite, Black Rose will also have a headache.

Therefore, Black Rose must allow the greed of the nobles to give them enough benefits while forcing them to cooperate.

"In short, LeBlanc can't control these nobles." Lux mocked LeBlanc in front of her: "If she gives an order, she can prevent the nobles from making money, the bureaucrats from being corrupt, and the entire empire can be united. With sincere unity, wouldn't Noxus be more powerful than our leader?"

"If she could really control these people's selfishness, how could the empire become what it is today?"

A very simple truth:

If Black Rose had enough control over the empire, how could Swain's "future" coup be successful?

With such a holy king coming to the dynasty, Noxus may not even have the soil for a coup from the beginning, right?

"Then..." Katarina asked herself in her heart:

Is there no other way? Can we only watch these moths crawling all over the body of the empire, let the empire drag its decaying body that is seriously ill and difficult to recover, and fight against young people like the Wind Leader?

Of course there are ways.

Just listen to Lux continue to sigh: "No matter how powerful LeBlanc is, she is just a witch who plays with people's hearts."

"How can a mere witch accomplish the great deeds that a goddess believed in by millions of people can lead everyone to accomplish?"

"Miss Kanna, you will understand after you take the ideological and cultural courses - what can save your Ionia, and what can save Noxus, Demacia, Shurima, and even the entire Runeterra. There has always been only one:"

"That's faith, our faith!"

.............................

As the leader of the Mage Prisoner Army, Lux has not yet developed her military abilities, but with her tacit cooperation with Sona and her practical training with Silas and other extremists, she has already developed her political and propaganda abilities. Almost full.

Unknowingly, she gave Catalina a lesson in the thoughts of a leader in advance.

Until Lux was reluctantly dragged away by her brother and Sona, Katarina was still immersed in what she said and the truths she told.

"Wake up." Until Galen and others were completely away, LeBlanc patted her shoulder from behind.

"What?" LeBlanc asked with a smile: "Katerina, do you think that girl is right?"

"I..." Catalina felt cold all over and couldn't help but hurriedly defend: "I, I don't...sir."

Coca-Cola just shook her head in disappointment: "After all, she is still a eldest lady. After staying in the ivory tower for a long time, she finally saw some dark sides, but her faith immediately collapsed, her spirit collapsed, and she was led away by the nose. "

"I think you don't even know why you are fighting, right?"

Catalina was so ashamed that she lowered her head and did not dare to look at each other.

However, LeBlanc did not rebuke any more. She just turned to Tai Lung and asked, as if giving a teaching demonstration:

"Talon, do you think what Lux just said is right?"

"Yes." Tai Lung admitted frankly.

LeBlanc was not angry at all. She asked again: "Will this affect your loyalty to the empire?"

"No," Tyrone said.

"Why?"

"Because I have never been loyal to the empire." Tyrone replied without changing his face: "My allegiance has always been to Mr. Du Kecao. If he needs me to be loyal to the empire, I will fight for the empire."

"Very good." LeBlanc nodded with satisfaction.

She turned to look at Catalina again: "What about you, my eldest lady? Tyrone knows why he fights, what about you?"

"I-I did it for..." Katarina answered with difficulty: "For Noxus."

She would do anything for Noxus and the Empire.

This is exactly what her father taught her over the past 18 years and what she has stuck to.

However, this simple slogan worked well before, but now it becomes difficult to use it when facing the leader.

Because as long as the Noxians think more carefully according to the leader's theory, they will find...

The more they love Noxus and the more they want Noxus to get better, the more they need Janna Thought and the Wind Leader to bring about a complete change to this decadent empire.

For the sake of Noxus, the Empire must die.

"It's ridiculous." So LeBlanc also laughed at Katarina: "For Noxus? Katarina, if you just fight with such a simple idea, then sooner or later you will be bewitched by the Wind Leader. of."

"You know what? The leader has a saying that is right." LeBlanc also used the leader's theory familiarly: "The country is the product of irreconcilable class contradictions. It is the suppression and exploitation of the oppressed classes by the ruling class. A means."

"You say you do it for Noxus, then you have to figure out why you must love it."

Ordinary people love Noxus because their destiny is bound to the Empire.

If the empire is good, they will get a piece of the cake; if the empire is not good, then they will be the first to be sacrificed.

Rich people love Noxus because their businesses are tied to the empire.

If the empire is good, they can get a big piece of the cake; if the empire is not good, even if they can successfully escape with the money, they will still have to bear some losses.

"What about you? Katarina, why do you have to love it?" LeBlanc asked.

"Because..." Catalina woke up.

Because she is the ruling class!

If the empire is gone, the Kecao family will lose its privileges and will no longer be able to happily exploit others.

"So, Katarina." LeBlanc asked directly to the essence, "Are you willing to fight to the end with the enemies of the empire for your privileges?"

"I..." Catalina didn't know how to answer.

Does she really care about any privileges?

No. If she cared about this, she wouldn't have received that hellish assassin training since she was a child, training herself into an assassination machine that could sacrifice for the empire at any time.

What supported Katarina through those difficult years was her loyalty to her father, and even more so, her infinite love for Noxus.

But now, under the leader's theory... the belief that supported her all the way here was destroyed in an instant.

"I, I..." Catalina woke up in horror: "Sir Lanfu, I won't go to class."

She was scared. She was afraid that after she deeply understood the theory of the Wind Leader, she would really betray the empire and become the Wind Leader.

"It doesn't matter." LeBlanc, who was aggressive before, now smiled gently.

That smile was like comfort, but also like a warning.

Caterina didn't dare to speak.

LeBlanc smiled, gently held her cheek, and comforted her with infinite trust: "Go boldly, Catalina. I believe you -"

"You will definitely not betray me."