Runeterra: I really know a little bit about everything

Chapter 257 The whereabouts of the Enlightenment Rune! The little tailor is here!

"Your Majesty, after the empire gains control of Piltover and Zaun, please refrain from continuing to expand northward for the time being."

In the Imperial Palace of Shurima, Zuo Chi stood in the main hall, looking at Tsar Azir above.

"Why?"

Azir was slightly startled at first, but he did not refute Zuo Chi's words, he just asked softly.

Now, after seeing Zuo Chi's powerful ability again, Azir is extremely fond of this general of the auxiliary country.

He still can't imagine what method Zuochi used to make a powerful country like Ixtar surrender to the Shurima Empire without spending a single soldier.

Originally, Azir was even preparing to invade the territory again with a large army, repeating the operation of the ancient Shurima Empire, and forcibly suppressing Ixtal with force, but Zuo Chi only used just three days to completely defeat Azir. Relax, how could this not shock him.

Thinking about the past, whether it was helping Shurima regain its kingdom or outsmarting Ixtar now, Zuo Chi seemed to always bring unimaginable gains to the Shurima Empire as long as he took action.

Facing Azir's question, Zuo Chi shook his head gently, his expression a little solemn:

"Your Majesty, not long ago, I encountered the terrifying existence under the cracks in the void in Icacia."

"Shurima has just regained its kingdom. Although the country has been restored, neither the economy nor the military has been fully stable. At this point, it is best to develop steadily. The intrusion of the void has not completely disappeared. We We should no longer spend excess energy on expansionary wars."

"I can't be sure either."

Zuo Chi did not hide what he knew, but chose to remind Azir as much as possible.

Kasha pursed her lips, and after several hesitations, she finally whispered: "Just before I left, my father suddenly asked me when we would get married like you and Ai Xi."

"Zuo Chi."

Holding Kasha's hand, Zuo Chi led her to the end of the street while looking up at the sky:

Their eyes met in the air. Zuo Chi and Ruiz were both looking at each other, but neither of them spoke first.

"General."

This time, Azir's eyes also froze for a moment. After a long time, he nodded heavily:

"I see."

Zuo Chi's expression became a little incomprehensible, and at the same time he was looking forward to it.

At the end of Zuo Chi's sight, there was a bald mage with blue-purple skin standing on his back. The mage also carried an ancient scroll on his back.

When Zuo Chi heard Kasha's words, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled and raised his hand to touch Kasha's head.

Zuo Chi took Kasha's hand, and his hands slowly filled with starlight.

Azir rubbed his hands in embarrassment, but still asked: "When will the general come back?"

At this moment, Zuo Chi's voice seemed to be the only voice left in the world. Kasha stood there blankly, recalling Zuo Chi's words just now, her eyes trembling violently.

Zuo Chi smiled and joked: "Maybe when Your Majesty builds Shurima into a fairyland on earth, I won't even leave even if Your Majesty drives me away."

After briefly dealing with matters in Shurima, Zuochi and Kai'Sa were ready to return to Freljord.

Zuo Chi paused, then tilted his head and smiled at Azir:

"Is there anything else your Majesty would like to give you?"

Zuo Chi looked at the girl in front of him with a smile on his eyebrows, quietly waiting for her answer.

"After General Aatrox leads the Ascended Legion back to the imperial capital, Shurima will no longer continue to expand northward in the short term."

Standing on the streets of the Royal Capital of Shurima, Zuochi and Kaisha walked side by side, with a faint smile on their faces.

Rune Mage - Ryze!

Zuo Chi looked at Ka'Sa, his eyes firm and sincere: "At that time, can I bring Ka'Sa back? I will let the high priest of the Sun Order preside over our wedding under the witness of every Shurima people!"

Speaking of which, this is the second meeting between Zuo Chi and Ruiz.

When they first met, Zuochi, Aatrox and others were almost killed by Ryze using rune magic.

"Okay, it's time for us to go back. Ai Xi and the others have been worried about us."

After explaining the future development direction to Azir, Zuo Chi once again briefly fulfilled his duty as a general to assist the country.

After all, Ai Xi and others at home were still worried about him and Kasha, so he should go back as soon as possible.

If Zuo Chi hadn't also held a world rune in his hand, he would have estimated that the grass on the grave would be three meters high now.

After that, it was time for him to return to Freljord.

While walking, Kasha seemed to have thought of something, her pretty face suddenly turned red, and then she whispered Zuo Chi's name.

Zuo Chi turned his head to look at her and blinked: "What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, it's been a few days since I came back. I might have to leave."

"It seems that there are only a few months left before Shurima's Sun Festival is here again."

Azir was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Okay, General, just wait!"

But just when Zuo Chi was about to tear apart space again and return to Freljord, his movements suddenly stopped, and then he raised his head and looked forward.

When she said the last two words, Kasha's voice had become almost inaudible, but her purple eyes looked at Zuo Chi unblinkingly, filled with anticipation and nervousness.

"As long as Kasha is willing, it can be done at any time."

After that, Zuochi not only continued to hang out with Aatrox and others, but also took away all the world runes.

Seeing that Zuo Chi was leaving again just after coming back for a few days, Azir quickly raised his hand and shouted.

After a long, long time, Kasha suddenly smiled foolishly, and then whispered to Zuo Chi:

"I'm waiting for you!"

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the relationship between him and Ryze can no longer be described as bad.

Kaisha was also aware of the tense atmosphere in front of her. She stood quietly next to Zuo Chi and looked at Ryze with eager eyes.

After a long time, Ruiz slowly spoke:

"I have thought about how to deal with the world runes countless times, but I never thought that one day they would become someone's personal property."

Zuo Chi raised his eyebrows slightly. He knew that Ryze had obviously known that he had taken away all the world runes that Ryze had left underground in Demacia.

As for the purpose of his appearance here today,

"You came here to take them away?"

Faced with Zuo Chi's question, Ryze did not answer Zuo Chi directly, but asked softly:

"If I answer yes, will you give them to me?"

Zuo Chi shook his head without hesitation:

"They are important to me and I will need them in some future war."

Ruiz seemed to have known that Zuo Chi would answer like this, so there was no look of shock on his face.

He walked towards Zuochi step by step, while whispering:

"I have been collecting the root causes of these Rune Wars throughout Rune Land since more than nine hundred years ago."

"For nine hundred years, I have traveled to every corner of Runeterra, whether it is the endless wasteland of Shurima or the desolate land of the far north of Freljord. It can be said that my whole life has been devoted to dealing with these creations. Running around for the things of the world.”

Ryze came to Zuo Chi, his eyes intersected with Zuo Chi's, neither of them moved.

"During these nearly a thousand years, my body has been transformed by the world's runes, and I have gained endless lifespan and have mastered the powerful rune magic."

"I am not obsessed with possessing world runes, otherwise I would not place them in the Forbidden Stone Forest of Demacia. You should know this."

Zuo Chi nodded.

Ryze continued: "The reason why I collect world runes and insist on not letting any living being hold them is because I have witnessed countless people being affected by the world runes, thus losing their minds and turning into mere beings. A monster who knows how to kill.”

"Once people cannot control the power in their hands, they will become slaves of power, and the world runes are this kind of power that cannot be controlled by people. They are the root of the rune war and the source of disaster that will plunge the world into turmoil. "

"In the past, I thought that I was the only person in the world who was not affected by the world runes. I couldn't say that, after all, I was indeed affected by them. It should be said that I was the only person who was not addicted to their power. It is precisely because of this that I tried my best to make them disappear from people's sight, and I hid them in the Demonic Forbidden Stone Forest out of desperation, because I could not find a better way."

"And now."

Ruiz stared into Zuo Chi's eyes: "The second person who is not affected by them and can even control them appears."

Obviously, the person Ruiz was talking about was Zuo Chi.

"Not only that, you are also strong enough to ensure that when facing any enemy, they will not fall into the hands of those who are interested."

Having said this, Ryze suddenly smiled in relief: "In this way, the best destination for the world's runes seems to suddenly become clear."

Hearing this, Zuo Chi couldn't help but be a little surprised, and at the same time, his eyes towards Ryze also changed.

He originally thought that Ryze appeared here to take back the world runes from him. At worst, he would have to leave after a conflict broke out. But Zuo Chi didn't expect that Ruiz would actually say such words.

After taking a long breath, Zuo Chi said bitterly: "My villain's heart is trying to judge a gentleman's heart. I thought you were here to snatch the world runes from me."

Ruiz smiled relievedly: "It's not your fault. There are indeed some misunderstandings between us."

Zuo Chi asked curiously: "So, you appear here just to catch up with me?"

Ryze waved his hand and said seriously: "I am here to remind you that even if you no longer need these world runes in the future, you must not give them to others easily."

"In addition, the void creatures on the Icathia side have become restless again. Although I don't know the root cause, I still want to tell you."

Zuo Chi nodded: "I understand."

"In that case, I won't disturb you anymore." Riz immediately turned around and prepared to leave.

But just when Ruiz turned around, Zuo Chi quickly raised his hand to stop him.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?" Ruiz turned around and looked at Zuo Chi in confusion.

After Zuo Chi pondered for a while, he organized his words: "I still haven't found the whereabouts of the enlightenment rune. I want to ask you if you..."

He had already taken away four of his battle fruits. Asking Ruiz this way now, even Zuo Chi, no matter how thick-skinned he was, couldn't stand it.

However, there was nothing unusual about Ryze's expression. Instead, he became very solemn.

"To tell you the truth, I have been searching for the Enlightenment Rune for a long, long time. After all kinds of twists and turns, I heard some information related to it in Ionia. Maybe."

Ryze said in a deep voice: "The last world rune is no longer in Runeterra."

"Huh?" This time, even Zuo Chi's expression became a little surprised.

Ryze continued: "I visited a secluded tribe in the northeast of Ionia. Unlike people in other parts of Ionia who believe in the soul of Ionia, they believe in a very strange god. .”

"Every time this god appears, he wears a strange mask. The mask has no specific shape, only three round holes. At the same time, his body is entirely composed of shabby cloth bags."

"!!!"

Hearing this, Zuo Chi's heart suddenly jumped.

In Zuo Chi's memory, there was only one god that seemed to fit Ruiz's description.

And it can be said that this god is the real god, the god Zuo Chi is looking for now, the only high-level true god in the known universe besides Aurelion Sol!

Astral Wandering God - Bard!

Is it such a coincidence?

Ryze didn't seem to notice the change in Zuo Chi's expression. He continued: "In the later stages of the Rune War, it is said that in order to protect the enlightenment runes in their hands and to protect the tribe from being affected by the war, the people of that tribe followed the path they believed in. The gods came to the world and took away the enlightenment runes.”

"Although we don't know whether this legend is true or false, at least until the Enlightenment Rune appears, we cannot ignore its authenticity."

Slowly recovering from the huge shock, Zuo Chi nodded towards Ryze with difficulty.

"I understand, thank you very much."

Ruiz waved his hand, turned and walked away.

"After all, it's just a legend. No one knows whether it's true or not. You don't have to give up, just in case you find it somewhere in the future."

"Please remember my words and see you again in the future."

As the last words fell, a silver-white arcane jump circle lit up under Ryze's feet, and his figure slowly disappeared in front of Zuo Chi and Kai'Sa.

On the same spot, Kasha's voice sounded in Zuo Chi's ears:

"Zuo Chi, you know who the god this big bald man is talking about is, right?"

Zuo Chi looked at Kasha in surprise: "How did Kasha know?"

"because."

Kasha suddenly winked at Zuo Chi playfully, pinched her throat with her hands, and made her voice as rough and wild as possible:

"Because I know a little bit about everything~~~"

"Hahahahaha!"

Laughing and holding Kai'Sa's waist, Zuo Chi raised his hand to tear up the space in front of him, and his and Kai'Sa's figures completely disappeared from the streets of the Royal Capital of Shurima.

When Zuochi and Kasha appeared again in the Avarosa tribe's camp, the anxious hearts of Ashe and others who had always been worried finally dropped.

Facing the girls' questioning, Zuo Chi simply said in an understatement that he had encountered some enemies and problems that were not easy to deal with, but that there was no problem now.

The girls all understood what Zuo Chi meant, so they did not ask further questions.

Because they all firmly believed that Zuo Chi would not hide anything from them without any reason, there must be a reason why Zuo Chi didn't tell them.

The days seemed to have settled down just like that.

After experiencing so many things, Zuo Chi and the girls rarely lived a comfortable and happy life.

However, once this life becomes comfortable, the fire in the harem will begin to burn brightly.

Kai'Sa and Ashe met first, and the two naturally formed a firm alliance that could not be separated.

And Soraka has a soft-tempered personality that can't be offended by anyone, so she naturally won't fight with a few girls.

However, Soraka's refusal to fight does not mean that little Ahri will give in so easily.

In this way, there are obviously only a few girls, but several camps are clearly divided.

Ashe and Kai'Sa belong to the "already successful" faction.

Ahri himself belongs to the faction "In Urgent Need of Allies and Declaration of Sovereignty".

Soraka's neutral faction.

Syndra's "take advantage of every opportunity" faction.

As well as the "melon-eating audience" faction to which Morgana belongs.

Zuo Chi looked at the beautiful women with different characteristics in front of him, and he suddenly missed the days of fighting in the past.

And time passed like this day by day. Except for occasionally visiting the Howling Abyss, Zuo Chi always stayed with the girls.

And one day three months later, on this day, the Avarosa tribe's team heading to Demacia for trade was about to return.

Early on, Zuo Chi Ai Xi and others went to wait outside the station together with the rest of the tribe.

Winter is coming again in the Freljord, and the Avarosan tribe must be as prepared as possible.

Bron's tall figure first appeared in Zuo Chi's field of vision, followed by a long transportation team.

And just when Zuo Chi thought this was just an ordinary diplomatic transaction, a shout of surprise and a bit of complaint suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Zuo Chi!"

Zuo Chi's body paused for a moment, then turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

The next second, under the gaze of all the girls present, Lux, who was wearing the costume of a great elementalist, quickly ran towards Zuochi and plunged into his arms.

Holding Zuo Chi tightly and smelling his familiar scent, Lux murmured in a low voice:

"You bad guy, you promised to go back and see me, but I haven't come after waiting for so long. If you don't come, don't come. I'll come find you! I'll see where you go, huh!"

The atmosphere seemed a little strange. Zuo Chi's hands were frozen in the air, and it didn't matter whether they fell down or not.

Beside Zuo Chi, Ai Xi and others looked at Lux who hugged Zuo Chi tightly, with smiles on their brows.

But at this moment, another voice broke the strange atmosphere like a savior.

"Human, I have been looking for you since I woke up on Shadow Island last time, and I finally found you."

Zuo Chi paused for a moment, then looked at the source of the sound.

And right at the end of his sight, there was standing a girl with different eyes wearing a blue and white tutu skirt and wavy blue hair.

Lingluo Doll——Gwen!

(End of this chapter)