Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 16: Encounter at the Pier

The Kenting River, the Farissa River, and the Lombardy River converge outside the Immortal Fortress and flow together to the Watcher's Sea on the east side of the continent.

Li En brought 100 elite soldiers from the Du Kecao family and prepared to sail downstream by boat to Uzeris by sea.

That's right, Li En was the only one on this trip. Although Catalina and Tyrone proposed the idea of going together, they were rejected by Du Kecao on the grounds that they were not qualified, so they had to give up.

Fortunately, Soleana's condition was generally stable. With Li En's persuasion and assurance, Catalina gave up the idea of sneaking on board.

Li En knew that Du Kecao must have other plans, but he didn't care. After all, no one in the Immortal Fortress was stupid enough to attack the heir of the Reyes family. (Berea's was purely an accident. You can't ask a weapon to understand the power behind status and identity.)

Moreover, all of these one hundred soldiers were trained by the Du Kecao family since childhood. All of them are good fighters who can fight ten people at once. Their equipment is also first-class. The leader Safet Rigo even has his entire body armor enchanted.

When a soldier like him enters the battlefield, the scene is no less than that of a modern tank driving into a crowd of people in a cold weapon war.

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The matter was serious and involved many people, so Du Kecao asked his group to hide their identities and go there.

Li En was wearing an off-white robe and conspicuous jewel rings on both hands, like a wealthy young caravan master. He went to the dock with Safet and four other soldiers in disguise.

The rest of the soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary crew members of the merchant caravan, carrying boxes of weapons and armor on board.

The group arrived at the dock and could hear the bustling noise from a distance. Most of the clothes from Runeterra could be seen.

Although Noxus has been at war with foreign countries for many years, its support for business and trade, its welcoming and inclusive culture, and most importantly, the lavish spending of its wealthy nobles, have attracted all the businessmen who are chasing wealth.

"Master, our ship is over there!" Safet introduced.

"Yeah, okay, I saw it!"

Li En looked at the ship not far away. It looked like a large merchant ship, but in fact it was a Noxian Vanguard-class battleship in disguise, which was the fastest model in the Imperial fleet today.

"There is a problem with your certificate. Now we need to check the items you carry!"

"What? Sir, I handled this with your official department. What's the problem?"

"If I say there is a problem, then there is a problem. Either you take the ship back to Piltover, or you open your suitcase for inspection. If you don't want to inspect it, you have to pay a fine! Five Noxian gold coins."

"you!"

"What? You're going to attack Noxian soldiers on Noxian soil?"

"Xina, don't!"

"But, father!"

The sound of the quarrel just happened to reach Li En's ears. It was very common for the soldiers at the checkpoint to take advantage of their positions to make money.

But as a veteran spectator, he still took a subconscious glance.

"Ding! Found the target!"

"Um!?"

Li En immediately perked up and signaled everyone to stop.

A middle-aged traveler in brown clothes was talking to an ordinary tour leader. Behind the man was a man in a black cloak about 1.5 meters tall.

Seeing the man was still in a stalemate and everyone around him was looking at him, the soldier started to scold him in annoyance: "Either pay the fine or go back to Piltover! Your daughter is covered up so tightly, I'm afraid she might be a monster or an infectious disease!"

"Shut up!"

The man roared, and his invisible power pressed down on the leader.

"Ouch! Are you going to attack me? Someone, come quickly, catch this man!"

The team leader was so frightened that he took a few steps back. When he came to his senses, his face turned red and he asked the guards to surround the two men.

The scene instantly became tense, but Li En, who was standing by, saw clearly that just as the girl in black robe was about to move, she was held down by her father.

And on the middle-aged man's face, Li En did not see a trace of fear, only helplessness and disgust.

"Please wait, sir!" Li En shouted, putting his hands in front of him and slowly walking towards the crowd.

"Hmm? Who are you? What's up?"

The team leader turned his head impatiently, and after noticing the expensive clothes on Li En, his tone softened slightly.

"Can we talk somewhere quieter?"

Li En gestured to the crowd watching around, the team leader thought for a moment, and the two of them entered the sentry box not far away.

"Okay, it's quiet enough here, go ahead and talk! Your story better be important!"

"Sir, that gentleman is my friend. I would like to apologize to you on his behalf. This is just a token of my appreciation!"

“Ding-dong~!”

Li En took out a bag from his arms, shook it gently twice, and handed it to the other party.

"Easy to say! Easy to say!"

Just by the sound, the team leader snatched the bag with a smile on his face and put it in his arms, then continued to look at Li En with a smile on his face.

The two looked at each other, and Li En sighed inwardly that it was just as he expected. They wanted to squeeze even a traveler, so how could they let go of a 'fat sheep' like him?

"Snapped!"

The team leader only saw a black shadow flash by, and then he felt a pain in his face and was knocked to the ground.

"Boom!"

Just as the team leader was about to call for help, a token was nailed next to his head.

The Noxian Noble Order highlights the other party's noble identity without revealing which noble family the person belongs to. It is suitable for nobles to use when conducting some private activities.

The distance was close enough for the team leader to confirm immediately that the token was real.

So he rolled over, prostrated himself on the ground, and begged in panic: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sir! I'm blind and offended you. I'm worse than a pig..."

"That's enough, stop wasting my time! Get up, nothing's happening today, let's get out now!"

"Thank you, thank you, sir!"

The team leader pulled the token off the ground, wiped it clean, and then respectfully handed the token and the purse to Li En.

Li En just took the token.

"Watch your mouth!"

"It's my lord!"

Hurrying to pocket his purse, the leader bent even deeper.

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"Master!"

"grown ups!"

When the two men came out, everyone went to greet their respective leaders.

"Okay, it's okay! Master Li En, Noxus welcomes your friends!"