An Infinite Journey From the Sea of ​​Stones

51. Start the first shot

Piltover had a bunch of Demacians and a bunch of Noxians mixed in, and Jace and Caitlyn knew it all too well.

Needless to say, the Noxians came in openly. Although they did not send out an army due to lack of skills, there were hundreds of Noxians who followed the Machia general to Piltover. Elite troops.

These troops usually stay in the residence provided by Mel. Most of the time on weekdays is led by that Samira to explore the streets and alleys of Piltover, as if they regard Piltover as their vassal. The attitude of the city-state.

As for this force, everyone in the Council of Piltover is very wary, because in theory, Piltover has no army, and this elite force has the ability to easily 'overcome the upper'.

Needless to say, their purpose of coming to Piltover was not in their goal to control Piltover. After all, they didn't need to do this, and they were already the 'superior' of this city.

"They came here for the eldest lady of the Crown Guard family."

In Mel's manor, Jess slumped on the sofa in great distress, looked at the murals on the dome and exhaled.

"Damn Noxians! What business do they have with the Demacians?"

Although Jess also sincerely believes that it is very inhumane for a group of troops to hunt down a 13-year-old girl as a hostage, but Jess must also admit that he wishes Lacus would be captured by these Noxians sooner. .

After all, he is Taris MP now, he is the power builder of Piltover, and he has to think for Piltover.Morality and kindness are too extravagant in the values ​​of superiors.

That is the war of other countries, they have no reason to intervene, and they have no reason to join it!

"The whereabouts of that Miss Lux has been unknown, but the mages of Black Rose have divined that she has been in Piltover."

Mel also looked very tired and haggard. In recent days, just dealing with her mother has made the richest woman in Piltover exhausted.

"The mage named Yunjuan hid her, but there is no capable mage in Noxus who can catch her!" Jess said depressedly.

"Correct, it's not that Noxus has no mages capable of catching him, but that capable mages are unwilling to come over." Mel sighed.

Noxus certainly has no shortage of capable and powerful mages, but the black mages serving the pale lady in Black Rose have always acted mysteriously. They don’t actually have much interest in power, or they don’t care about Noxus Sri Lanka's interests.

It is not only the corrupt nobles and the fatuous emperor who yearn for immortality who are lying on the body of this huge empire, the scarlet church and the black rose are the culprits behind the continuous bloodletting of the empire, as long as they are there one day , Noxus has always been a seemingly incomparably huge, but fragile behemoth.

And that mage named Yunjuan is definitely not weak. It can even be said that even in Noxus, he must be one of the most powerful figures. The ability to easily destroy the city of pirates is definitely a master.

Mel didn't understand why such a powerful person would do such a thing?The eldest lady of the Crown Guard family was tied up and thrown to Picheng, was it to frame them?

But a mage with this kind of strength doesn't need to plant blame at all, he can clean up and down Picheng by himself!

"Should we be happy or annoyed by the 'honesty' of such a horrible person." Jess smiled self-deprecatingly

The person who was thought to be the most troublesome and terrifying is now the most honest, and Piltover himself had a problem ahead of time.And among other things, they still hide a murderer and a lunatic who bombarded the parliament with missiles and haven't found them yet!

So much trouble and stress that Jace felt like he was going bald, but the worst part was the insecurity that his fate was not in his hands.

As a member of Parliament, he obtained power that the former Jess Taris could not have imagined, but at the same time he gained power, he broadened his horizons again, and then he was shocked to find that the power in his hands might not be a fart. .

The war between the two countries is fought on their land, but they may not even dare to fart.

"Think of something happy, Jess." Seeing how depressed Jess was, Mel immediately changed the subject

"I heard that our Supreme Councilor of Camille led a team to raid the home of a factory owner who smuggled goods for Zaun today."

"I don't think such a topic should be happy." Jess shook his head and sighed.

"I know that factory owner. He has always been a good person, benevolent, and often devotes himself to charity... But now that I think about it, he seems to have been very close to Zaun before."

The saddest thing about the gap and conflict between the two cities is the people who straddle the middle. In fact, even if Piltover oppresses Zaun like this, there will be no shortage of people who sympathize with Zaun.

The behavior of smuggling goods to the lower city of Zaun may be a heinous crime in the eyes of these big figures in Piltover, but for those struggling to survive in Zaun, these "profiteers" who smuggle goods are like saviors.

At least the goods they smuggled were more than half cheaper than what the Piltovers sold them. Even though it might still be a huge profit, it was enough for the Zaunites.

But war is not about good and evil, but more about position.

The first thing Camille did when he took office was to clean up these "grasses" who were not firm in their stance. Anyone who tried to continue smuggling to Zaun was violently enforced by Camille.

For the first time, the family background of the Philos family was exposed to the world. Fourteen fully armed combat teams with a total of 280 people equipped with Hext armored weapons, several large Hext armored weapons, and a large number of outstanding heroes The hex weapon that everyone will marvel at.

Moreover, Jess is sure that this is definitely not all the trump cards of the Philos family. It is said that more troops of the Philos family have been staying in the ancient forest of Kumang outside Picheng to carry out the work of "land reclamation".

Those are the real property of the Philos family, and Camille has been staying there before, dealing with the local carnivorous tribe and all kinds of messy things.

It is also the first time for Mel to face up to the gap between himself and the old money in Picheng like Philos. It is the absolute gap in the accumulation of background. Of course, the family that first discovered the Hex crystal has an army armed with Hex technology. of.

Of course, if one had to compare it with her Midarda family, the Philos family, a family transformed from a capitalist to an armed plutocrat, was naturally far incomparable.

"And Jess, Ms. Camille is very dissatisfied with your weapon design report. He hopes you can develop more powerful and valuable weapons."

"What can I do, I'm not good at this problem at all!" Jess complained impatiently

"The Atlas gauntlet I designed was not a weapon in the first place, it was an industrial machine designed to help low-level workers in mining work! Things for war...I really don't know how to design!"

Jess is undoubtedly a genius, otherwise he would not have invented such a creation as the artificial hex crystal.But unfortunately, the difference between him and Victor lies in this. Victor is better at designing and manufacturing Hex technology creations, whether it is the Hex core or various weapons...

As for Jace's weapon design concept, it is a tragedy. Whether it is his Mercury Hammer or the Atlas Gauntlet developed by himself, it is enough to reflect his bad side as a weapon designer.

These powerful and elegant looking things lost their meaning as weapons from the beginning.

Seeing that Jess was so upset, Mel didn't force him to do anything.Her boy had already given enough to the war when he expressed his willingness to manufacture artificial hex crystals on a large scale.

No one is qualified to blame him.

At this moment, the Hexcommunicator in Mel's hand rang, and she gracefully picked up the receiver, and her face changed slightly the next moment.

"What's wrong?" Jess asked worriedly.

"It's Lacus... the eldest lady of the defending family has been found!" Mel hung up the receiver anxiously and frightened

"She's on top of the old drunk right now!"

......

"When the fire and explosives of contradictions have been buried, I prefer to blow them up directly into the sky."

Yunjuan carried the dying Lacus, healed her fatal wound with endless strength, and showed an evil smile to the whole city

Camille is dragging the situation back into the rhythm she is good at, trying to slowly kill Zaun by cutting off Zaun's external supplies.

It would probably take more than a few months, but unfortunately Yunjuan didn't want to wait anymore, and Victor didn't plan to wait any longer.

He doesn't mind firing the first shot before the war begins!

Looking at the clouds like this, Ahri, who was taking care of Lux, was a little scared. She felt that he had changed a little... as if he had changed again.

"Lax's situation is not optimistic. You have cured her injury, but her magic power is active because of the injury just now."

Ahri checked Lux's state quickly, and after removing her hands from the pale and sweaty Lax's head, she said solemnly

"If no one helps her, she may die because of the magic power!"

"If this is the case, it can only be said that fate is not on poor Laxana's side." Yunjuan shrugged.

"I can't help her sort out the magic power of running amok. Her 'talent' is really too great. If I intervene rashly, maybe it will be self-defeating."

"But fortunately, although we can't do it, their 'family' already knows that he is here...Of course, there are those who killed her."

Yunjuan looked at the falcon hovering in the distance, not daring to approach, and the Noxus army rushing in from a distance, showing a playful smile.

In fact, Yunjuan never thought that the Noxus would be so cruel to Lux as soon as he came up.

According to the general process, a "noble" lady like Lacus is usually used as a hostage and a political bargaining chip. Anyone who knows a little about politics will not try to kill Lacus.

Even letting go of Lux is better than killing him. Although Noxus is now fighting on all sides, Demacia has actually died down, and the barbarians of Freljord have begun to fight against each other again. Dou, Noxus now neither the emperor nor Swain should want to provoke Demacia.

But Lux was mercilessly assassinated by the Noxus.

It was Talon the Shadow of the Blade who did the work, the chief assassin under General Du Kecao, and the fact that he accompanied the general of Myrdalda to Piltover would explain a lot of things.

"It seems that they want to play the trick of 'raising the bandits' self-respect'."

Yunjuan, who understood everything, said softly

The reason is very simple. The Myrdalda family and General Duke Kao were originally hardcore royalists, but now they both plan to jump ship.

The dilapidated ship of Emperor Darkwill is becoming more and more precarious now, and the mad old emperor seeking immortality is now becoming more and more stupid.Even as far as Yun Juan knew, the pale lady, LeBlanc, the witch of tricks, would abandon this useful pawn soon.

But it is easy to jump ship, but it is not so easy to get on a new ship.

It's not that Swain doesn't have the heart to accept the enemy, but if he accepts everything, his own subordinates will probably be the first to refuse.

Under such circumstances, the only choice for the two generals is to maintain their 'value' during the coup d'état to ensure that they will not be purged by the Trifali Council.

Naturally, raising the bandits' self-respect is the best way to use it. By killing Lacus to anger Demacia, and then take the initiative to take on the job of resisting Noxus, use Demacia's army to achieve independence in the political storm or even It's a higher plan.

"Politics is really disgusting." Yunjuan commented like this

But even though it was disgusting, Yunjuan didn't intend to destroy him so simply - since the 'princess' was already hanging here, how could he simply return it to the brave men?

Now, all he has to do is do as he pleases!

Under Ari's horrified gaze, Yunjuan activated the "King Clown", which he hadn't used for a long time, and in an instant, that funny and terrifying clown costume covered his whole body.

He threw out dozens of ace throwing knives, each of which was connected with a tough steel wire. With a clown's laughter, he hung Lacus in the center of the steel wire, and she seemed to be levitating in a coma. Goddess in the air.

"Demacia, and friends of Noxus!!!!"

Yunjuan's amplified voice resounded through the small half of Piltover, and the faces of the Demacians and Noxians who rushed over all changed.

"One of you wants to save her, and the other wants to kill her! I'm really too lazy to make a choice so—"

"You guys have a good fight!"

52. Galen SOLO Samira

The feud between Noxus and Demacia can be said to be a problem that has existed since ancient times.

When Noxus only had the Immortal Fortress, the countries controlled by several mages near the Nocomerch Plains often commanded troops to invade Demacia. The Marcians used the power of the Arcatria, and eventually created Galio the Colossus.

And after Noxus annexed these countries, it also inherited their traditions very well. It always likes to invade the borders of Demacia to fight the autumn wind, and has been looking for opportunities to drive straight into and completely occupy the entire territory of Demacia.

After all, the fertile land and nature are so fascinating. Just relying on a small piece of land can feed the entire population of Noxus, but the Demacians extravagantly took the last piece of fertile land in Valoran.

The enmity between the two parties has gone through so much that it is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. After hundreds of years of war, it is impossible to go back to the source to explore the origin and problems of right and wrong. After all, it is the first Noxus Invaded Demacia, and was the first Demacian to kill the Noxians as the original invaders.

In short, for people from two countries, seeing each other is the end of the job.

But when Xin Zhao and Galen learned that Lux had been assassinated by Noxus assassins, they rushed to the scene immediately.

But then Quinn, who spied on the situation through Hua Luo's eyes, brought new changes and news.

Lux didn't die, but was rescued by the mage who kidnapped her—but he didn't seem to have any intention of returning Lux, but uncovered the tacitly hidden secret at the highest point of Piltover. everything.

Demacians, Noxians, they're going to fight on Lady Piltover's turf.

This kind of shame, which is almost like losing power and humiliating the country, is a secret hidden by the three parties. Even if they really want to fight, they can't be so blatant.

Sometimes a piece of skin is useless, but it is not easy for anyone to simply tear it apart.

But Yunjuan hangs Lux, who can be called the center of the incident, above the city in such a majestic way. In the field of vision that everyone can see, the clown floating above the sky laughs wildly.

"Let's fight, let's fight, tear off your disguise and solve the problem in the most straightforward way!"

"Stop doing those ridiculous and useless hypocrisy, don't you just like to solve problems with your fists? Very good, let's start the fight, don't worry about diplomatic issues there, you are all in someone else's territory There is a war in the world, do you still care about bullshit diplomacy?!"

The laughing clown threw the throwing knife in his hand, instantly cut off the arrow that hit at a tricky angle from the center, and then shot down the ranger Quinn who was caught under Hua Luo's claws on the spot.

The sure-hit flying knife that seems to be attached to magic is like a maggot attached to the bone, entangled Quinn tightly, no matter how dexterously moving in the air with Hua Luo, she can't avoid the flying knife that is chasing after her. .

But the snow-white sharp blade pierced the gap between the shoulder blades, Quinn let out a muffled grunt and fell to the ground together with Hua Luo, and before falling, a figure leaped high and firmly caught her.

"Let go of Laxana, I promise to let you go!"

Xin Zhao, the royal steward, held a golden blazing sun steel spear in his hand. Although his eyes were still shining with anger, he still said calmly.

"This is a promise made on the honor of the Royal Steward!"

"Why would every decent person who wants to rescue a hostage make such a proclamation that's not going to help?"

Yunjuan sighed lightly, as if sighing, but also as if mocking

He bent down, his feet on the steel wire seemed to be floating in the air, he flicked the steel wire under his feet lightly, and said to Xin Zhao with a smile

"But you made a mistake, Mr. Ouchi, I am just the organizer of the game, Miss Lacus is my prize, as long as you win to the end, I will be happy to give her to you, but the premise is that you have to play OK, attacking the organizers directly won't win you any prizes."

Seeing that the negotiation broke down, Xin Zhao shot at Yunjuan without hesitation.

Holding the golden long spear in both hands, his muscles exploded with unimaginable strength, and he pierced Yunjuan's chest like a swimming dragon amidst the roar of a tiger and the roar of a dragon.