Legends of Runeterra

In Xia's room, the two of them tacitly did not speak.

Xia leaned in Li En's arms with a slightly red face and eyes closed.

And Li En, in the spirit of academic research, has a deep understanding of the body structure of Vastaya.

After some diligent and careful research, Li En discovered that although Xia's left wing looked and felt like flesh and blood, it was actually more like a part mimicked by energy, which explains why Xia used feathers as weapons.

If it was really made of flesh and blood, and not to mention the pain of being pulled out, given Xia's love for feathers, she would never fight in this way.

Li En, who achieved scientific research results, temporarily ended this research.

“Huff, huff, huff~!”

Xia leaned on Li En's shoulder, her body trembling slightly. Feeling Li En's hand being taken away, she opened her watery eyes and looked at him.

"what happened?"

"Well...I'm already fine!"

"Um…"

After hearing this, Xia retracted her left wing, but still lay motionless in Li En's arms.

"Xia, actually I came to see you today because I have something to ask of you."

"what's up?"

"The Noxian fleet has landed on the islands of Felor and Ionia!"

"What did you say, Noxus!?"

Xia stood up from Li En's arms, her beautiful eyes slightly widened.

"Yes, it is Noxus! You still remember the summoning of the Azakana Gate!"

"Yes! Of course I remember!"

“In fact, there is one thing I didn’t mention that day. On the body in the middle of the secret room, I found a piece of melted and deformed iron the size of a fingernail.

It is made of the ‘black steel’ produced in the Delverfort in Noxus!”

"You mean..."

“Well, considering the landing of Noxian warships, what happened that day was most likely the work of Noxus.

He wanted to ignite a conflict between humans and Vastaya, and at the same time create a deadly land where demons run rampant.

These actions are all aimed at depleting Ionia's power!"

As Li En spoke, Xia's expression became more and more serious.

"Li En, if there is anything I can do, just tell me!"

"Xia, I need you to take this letter and give it to the great elder of Shuoji Temple.

At the same time, return to Kui Lin and bring this news to the Vastaya, reminding and organizing them to be vigilant and preventive!"

As Li En spoke, he took out a letter that he had prepared long ago from his arms and handed it to Xia.

"Okay, no problem, leave it to me!"

Xia nodded and took the letter.

"The journey is long and the mountains are high, and Noxus has already infiltrated us, so you must be extra careful!

Take this, it can be automatically activated, and it can also be crushed actively. Then the "power of the dragon" will protect you and help you escape.

At the same time, I can sense it, and I will rush over as fast as I can!"

"Well, I see!"

Reaching out to take the jade-carved plaque, Xia felt warm in her heart.

"Ah~!"

Grabbing Xia's wrist with his backhand, Li En gently held her in his arms.

"Don't force anything, your safety is above all else!"

"Ok!"

Watching Xia turn into a flying bird and fly away, Li En sat in a chair and thought quietly.

After this period of investigation and observation, Li En had a basic understanding of the situation in Ionia.

Due to the abundant natural resources, all kinds of naturally grown food can be found everywhere in the forests and grasslands, and you can eat your fill just by raising your hands.

This environment, which is like the Garden of Eden in the previous life, has resulted in the vast majority of people not having to leave the village from birth to death, and the mobility of people is extremely low.

As for the major sects with power, they are basically of the reclusive type. Take the Sect of Balance as an example. Unless something big happens that destroys the balance between the material and spiritual realms, they will not take action.

Just like the 'Golden Demon' who was captured by Master Ku Shuo and his two disciples, after they discovered that the other party was a human being rather than a demon or a spirit, if it weren't for the repeated requests of the rookie Shen Yujie, Ku Shuo would have returned to the mountain gate with his disciples.

The combination of various conditions has created an extremely interesting phenomenon - Ionia has no concept of nation at all.

It is easy to imagine what will happen to such a country that is not a country when facing Noxus.

With a silent sigh, Li En turned and left.

There is still some time now, and with the war imminent, he needs to train Seti well.

...

Contrary to what was originally imagined, the fleet led by Dukor that landed on the island of Ionia easily took control of the port by simply killing the port's security team.

Dukuer was very surprised that the battle was won so easily.

However, the imperial general's professional ethics prevented him from being greedy and reckless.

Instead, he checked the various information brought by the "War Masons" and sent out small groups of troops to try to harass surrounding villages and other gathering places.

The result obtained was indeed enough to make Darkwill's confidant feel a little overwhelmed - the resistance was minimal.

Basically, once the troops arrived, they would gather the villagers together and have a few words with them. Once the Noxian flag was raised, the occupation was complete.

What is even more outrageous is that so far, Dukor has not encountered a case of surrendering and then rebelling.

So, with the belief of expanding the empire's territory, Du Kuer gave an order and the first wave of 10,000 soldiers who crossed the sea began to mobilize quickly.

For a time, we were unstoppable and good news came in frequently.

"Hahaha! That guy Swain, relying on the fact that his family helped the commander-in-chief to ascend to the throne, dares to look down on me!

If he can stay a little longer on the sea this time, this unprecedented feat of destroying a country by a single person will be mine!"

Dukor raised his glass of wine and drank with his many men.

...

Brother Shen and Master Jie moved forward all the way, and after hurrying up, they finally came into contact with Dukuer's vanguard.

The two stood quietly in the shadows, watching the Noxian soldiers making a fire and cooking not far away.

"Fully armored, with methodical movements, it seems that the average Noxian soldier is of a very high standard!"

"Indeed, Brother, let's go and deal with them!"

"Wait, beware! We are practitioners and should not interfere in worldly disputes."

“But Brother, Master Li En once said that in prosperous times, one should practice and attain enlightenment, and in troubled times, one should go down the mountain to defeat demons!

Ionia is about to go to war. If we ignore it, how can the spiritual world, which is closely related to it, be at peace?"

“It’s Lord Li En again, Jie, you’ve mentioned him too many times along the way.

Even though what the Venerable said makes sense, as disciples of the Order of Balance, we have been doing this for nearly ten thousand years. Facts have proved that "balance" is what we should pursue, isn't it?

Junior brother, don't forget that you are only here to observe and supervise the other party at the beginning!"

"Brother, I understand what you mean, but I don't understand Master Li En at all. He is really different from others!"

Shen looked at Jie who was quarreling with him, and felt a little regretful about agreeing to let Jie stay with Li En.