The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 198 The Tragedy of Magic

"Hey, where did you pick up a child?"

When Huo Jixing returned to the hotel, a familiar caravan guard saw Bobby beside him and made a joke.

The Yodels basically live in Bandle City, rarely come out, and are relatively mysterious.

Therefore, most ordinary people on Valoran have never seen a yordle in their lives.

Not to mention knowing about the existence of yordles.

After Bobby heard this, he didn't care and concentrated on teasing the snow-white Poro in his arms.

Maybe she is already used to the misunderstandings of ordinary people.

"This is my new friend."

Huo Jixing patted the caravan guard's shoulder and suppressed his subsequent joking remarks.

Seeing Huo Jixing's serious look, the caravan guard laughed a few times and quickly left.

The circus performance has just ended.

Huo Jixing took Bobby back to the hotel, but he felt something was wrong in his heart.

There seems to be some missing performance.

But he couldn't remember.

Huo Jixing shook his head to suppress his inner thoughts, found the hotel proprietress Ayina, opened a room next to his, and arranged for Bobby to live in it.

When the two separated, he wanted to hug the snow-white Poro back.

But he didn't want this guy to stay in Bobby's arms, unwilling to leave, even squeaking at him.

This left Huo Jixing completely speechless.

After Lux, Poppy also became one of its 'owners'.

After arranging everything, Huo Jixing returned to his room.

He sat quietly on the edge of the bed thinking about everything that had happened during the day.

The circus, Poppy's arrival, and the power of the Demacia Judge.

All this made him feel a little unusual.

However, Huo Jixing knew that he would not stay here for long. The Piltover caravan would set off for the capital of Demacia in the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

Night falls on the town.

The bustle and bustle of the day disappeared, leaving only silence and tranquility.

The bright moonlight is like flowing water, covering the town with a mysterious silver veil.

Eina sat in the room, admiring the charming face in the bronze mirror, her eyes twinkling.

Then she stood up and walked to the window, opened it gently, and looked at the area where the Piltover caravan was. A ray of red light appeared in her eyes.

During the afternoon celebration.

Eina secretly communicated with Shield Captain Levi and learned about the caravan.

It's a very ordinary caravan, and the goods it carries are also Piltover's specialties.

For example, the glazed bronze mirror in front of her was of very good craftsmanship and was exquisitely clear.

Aegina herself also tested Piltover's caravan, but there were no demon-stained people and no rune items were seen.

But she still felt a little uneasy in her heart.

After Aina thought for a while, she closed the window and looked at Huo Jixing's room. The candlelight was extinguished and it was dark.

She has had in-depth discussions with the caravan leader and guards and found no problems.

But this handsome man, Eina has not tried to communicate with him yet.

"Well, maverick and very rich."

"His figure is also very good. Maybe after testing, he can be used as a new prey."

Eina looked at herself in the bronze mirror and laughed softly, her seductive lips glowing red.

Da da! Da da! Da da!

Light footsteps sounded on the second floor of the hotel.

Eina was wearing a long red dress and holding an iron oil lamp, walking along the dim corridor.

After a while.

Eina looked at the room in front of her, stretched out her left hand as white as jade, and began to knock with familiarity.

dong dong!dong dong!

Although the knock on the door was very small, it was extremely clear in the quiet environment.

Surprisingly, such movement did not attract any attention in the hotel.

"Did you go to bed so early?"

Eina saw no response in the room, looked confused, and murmured in her heart.

She could confirm that Huo Jixing had returned to the room.

dong dong!dong dong!

The knock on the door sounded again.

The voice was weak, but it revealed a touch of determination and urgency.

Just when Aina was a little impatient in waiting.

The door opened from the inside, and Huo Jixing appeared in front of her neatly dressed with a gentle look on his face.

"Mrs. Eina, is there something urgent?"

Hearing this, Aina calmed down the impatience on her face, smiled at the corner of her mouth, and moved her steps.

"I remember you were looking for spirits in the afternoon, and I happened to store a few bottles. Can we drink some together?"

In the dark corridor, the light of the iron oil lamp reflected on Eina's charming face, making it look particularly attractive.

"Thank you for your kindness, but the night is dark and it is not easy to drink." Huo Jixing shook his head and refused.

He had already woken up from his meditative state when Eina knocked on the door for the first time.

The reason why he ignored her was because Huo Jixing was just a passerby in Fenglian Town and didn't want to get involved in anything.

But Eina seemed to be eyeing him and didn't leave.

"What about me?" Aegina leaned over.

The red shoulder straps cut across her body, her white and greasy skin was like jade, and the towering mountains were faintly visible.

“The price is very cheap.”

Huo Jixing looked surprised, and his black eyes glanced over Aina's body.

I have to say that Eina is indeed a charming beauty, like a ripe peach.

The dim light of the butter lamp in her hand perfectly reflected her alluring temperament and plump charm.

Unfortunately, he doesn't like buses.

"Don't you like it?" Ayina seemed to sense Huo Jixing's inner thoughts, her red lips parted slightly.

"I'll make you like it."

Aina's bright eyes met Huo Jixing's, and a flash of pink filled the dark corridor.

"Charm?"

Huo Jixing's mind suddenly moved. Just as he was thinking about all the actions, he realized something.

Pretending to be affected by the charm, he slowly walked towards Eina.

Crunch!

The sound of the door opening came from the next room, breaking the atmosphere of the corridor.

Poppy walked out just in time, carrying the golden holy hammer on his back.

They met Huo Jixing and Aina in the dark corridor, and the atmosphere was a little silent for a while.

Finally, Eina looked deeply at Poppy, laughed softly, and lifted the red shoulder strap calmly.

Then she took the iron oil lamp and walked away.

The swaying steps stirred up waves and disappeared into the night.

Huo Jixing also woke up at the right time.

When Eina turned to leave, he keenly saw a hint of emotion hidden in the corners of her charming eyes.

Not human-like.

Like the dissatisfaction and murderous intention after the hunting operation was disturbed.

Although Aina hid it well, Huo Jixing still caught this subtle expression.

"Suffering from the influence of magic?"

Huo Jixing stared at the direction where Aina disappeared, murmuring in his heart.

"It seems like the Poro is going back to your room?" Poppy came over with a snow-white Poro in his arms, looking a little troubled.

Snow White Poro was fine in the room, but just now, he suddenly became noisy.

"fine."

Huo Jixing shook his head gently at Bobby, and at the same time roughly picked up the snow-white Poro.

This little guy obviously had too much fun during the day and stayed in Bobby's arms and refused to leave.

Now at night, it seemed to think of its real master again and wanted to struggle back to Huo Jixing.

Poppy watched the interaction between Huo Jixing and Snow White Poro, with a hint of envy in his purple eyes.

After she left Oren, she never met anyone with whom she could talk and play.

"good night!"

Huo Jixing carried the snow-white poro, said hello to Poppy, and returned to the room.

"Squeak! Squeak!"

As if sensing Huo Jixing's inner anger, Snow White Poro shook his head and let out a pitiful cry.

Huo Jixing didn't care and threw the snow-white Poro directly into the corner of the room.

Then he sat upright on the bed and performed meditation training.

In any case, only by maintaining your best condition can you cope with the challenges and dangers you may encounter next.

Of course, Huo Jixing himself definitely didn't want to encounter any unexpected situations.

Spiritual silence. Huo Jixing quickly entered the state of "Inspecting Oneself".

During the process of deep meditation, he could clearly feel the flow of breath and energy around him.

You can also feel the changes in these breaths and energy.

It is the star spirit Suzaku and the star spirit Qinglong, who are absorbing the starlight that wanders between the sky and the earth.

"Ok?"

While Huo Jixing was meditating, he noticed something abnormal.

Compared with usual, a small part of the power of the stars that should have gathered around the body tonight was straying away.

Huo Jixing opened his eyes and looked around.

I don't know when he got up, but the snow-white Poro was lying next to him, his snow-white fur stained with red gold and cyan light.

"Is this absorbing the power of my own star spirit?"

Huo Jixing was thoughtful and thought about why Snow White Poro was so sleepy during the day.

It turns out that he is digesting his own star spirit power.

"interesting."

Huo Jixing whispered softly and looked at the lying little guy, his pupils filled with red-golden light.

"A snow-white Poro with the power of a star spirit, is he still a Poro?"

Within the field of vision, the clouds of Poro also changed slightly, with red gold and cyan glow.

He suddenly remembered the different Poros in his previous life.

Smart Poro, Bold Poro, Ancestral Poro, Magnificent Poro, and Destiny Poro to name a few.

Is this their inherent evolutionary ability?

Late at night, the stars dimmed.

In the hotel room, Huo Jixing opened his eyes again, stood up and came to the window.

"It seems like everything is coming together?"

Under the hazy night, he saw the middle-aged judge of Fenglian Town.

This descendant of a noble family, wearing brocade clothes and not covering his face, entered the hotel in a grand manner.

"Are you so horny?"

Huo Jixing noticed that the middle-aged judge was very familiar with the layout of the hotel and knocked directly on the wooden door of the room where Aina was located.

A bright oil lamp was lit, illuminating the red living room.

Eina was looking into the glazed bronze mirror, carefully looking at her beautiful face, which was like a perfect work of art that had been carefully carved.

"A plaything without any sense of proportion."

Eina seemed to smell something and muttered.

When she turned sideways, she saw the middle-aged judge who had opened the door and walked in. His once majestic and solemn face was already full of hungry desire.

Just a moment.

The lights in the red living room swayed, and the white hills undulated.

The wooden bed covered with soft satin made a squeaking sound, shaking constantly as if it was about to fall apart.

As the tide stopped, heavy breathing sounded.

"I saw him, in the hotel." The middle-aged judge was shirtless and lying on the bed.

"Oh, you are talking about him, you can't drive him away." Eina moved her hair, a cold look appeared in her soft eyes.

"I can help you, just like the devil-infected person, let him go to the wild and fend for himself."

The middle-aged judge looked at Aina, lowered his eyelids, and could not see the emotion in his eyes.

"This way he no longer has to make excuses for being sick to hide his identity."

"Haha." Aina covered her mouth and chuckled, wrapping her fair arms around the middle-aged judge's neck.

"Then our relationship will be exposed soon."

"Aren't you afraid of being affected?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged judge raised his eyes and stared at Aina, as if he was intoxicated by that face that was like a work of art.

"Influence? Who dares to talk about me in Fenglian Town?"

"As long as you stop contacting other people, I can even take you back to the judge's mansion."

"What's your name, Mrs. Judge?"

"But he is my husband after all, and we were so in love."

Aina buried her head in the middle-aged judge's neck, and in an invisible corner, her fingertips lit up with scarlet light.

As the fingertips scratched the skin, scarlet light was injected into the middle-aged judge's body along the blood vessels.

"Again?"

"Huhu, of course."

The wheezing sounded again.

The middle-aged judge's face was flushed, and he tried his best to cross the mountains and rivers and shake the wooden bed.

And on his back, where he couldn't see it, streaks of scarlet light extended like a spider web, weaving and wrapping around the two of them.

"It's just a plaything, why do you always want to take his place?"

Aina curled up on the bed, looking at the back of the middle-aged judge staggering away. The scarlet color in her eyes disappeared, and her lips were delicate and tender.

"You are just my condiment."

"An appetizer before a feast."

The middle-aged judge, clad in brocade robes, walked along the hotel corridor.

Snapped!

In the corner of the main entrance, he saw the numb man hugging his knees and hiding in the shadows. He could no longer hold back his inner emotions and walked over and kicked him.

"Did you hear any noise?"

"You shouldn't be here, and she doesn't belong to you anymore."

The numb man seemed to be deaf, letting the middle-aged judge scold him, shrugging his head without making a sound.

"Pooh!"

The middle-aged judge spat and left proudly.

But before leaving, he stood there and looked at Aegina's room for a long time.

Room on the second floor.

Huo Jixing withdrew his stretched spirit, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"That guy is Eina's husband?"

He recalled the numb man's face and compared it with Eina. It was impossible to tell that they were husband and wife.

But he had heard clearly the conversation between the middle-aged judge and Aina.

There is also the insulting action of the middle-aged judge before leaving, which also shows the identity of the insensitive man.

Huo Jixing knew in his heart that the seemingly small Fenglian Town must have many secrets.

He also believed that the troublesome man was involved in these secrets.

But he didn't want to get involved, he just wanted to leave quietly.

However, Huo Jixing used the power of the middle-aged judge and combined with the conditions in Demacia villages and towns he saw along the way.

Truly understand the impact of the isolationism implemented by the Kingdom of Demacia on all Demacians!

Isolationism is an alternative foreign policy.

It usually consists of defense and economic policies.

In terms of military defense, isolationism adopts the principle of non-intervention, that is, not actively getting involved in any external military conflicts except wars of self-defense;

Economically and culturally, legislation is adopted to limit trade and cultural exchanges with foreign countries to the greatest extent.

Isolationism affects Demacia in all aspects.

Externally, it is military defense, economic and cultural, and internally, it is class solidification.

Military defense.

Although the Kingdom of Demacia fought many large and small battles with the Noxus Empire and the Freljord, they were almost self-defense wars.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Demacia always protects its own territory.

Economic and cultural aspects.

The Kingdom of Demacia is in a very good location, rich and vast.

This allows it to achieve "self-sufficiency" without excessive foreign trade, with fertile land and sufficient food.

The combination of the two makes the Kingdom of Demacia more isolationist than any other force in Valoran.

Compared to the vast territory of the Noxus Empire, the Kingdom of Demacia defends its own territory alone.

The two vividly demonstrated isolationism and expansionism respectively.

The prevalence of isolationism has led to class solidification within the Kingdom of Demacia, which has become quite serious.

The source of everything points to Demacia’s national policy——

Forbidden Demon!

Because runes and magic are the most effective ways to break down classes in Valoran.

"The Tragedy of Magic."

Huo Jixing recalled the information about Silas.

[As a mage and born into a poor family in Demacia, Silas’s life in Biangou Town can almost be said to have ended as soon as it began. ]

It was a very simple intelligence message, but between the lines, it told the tragedy of the Kingdom of Demacia.

Under isolationism, the rights of the nobility are only passed down among blood descendants.

The Lightshield Family, the Crownguard Family, the Durang Family, the Laurent Family and other noble forces control all the rights and advancement channels in the Kingdom of Demacia.

And civilians are always just civilians.

The performance of the middle-aged judge has fully explained everything.

He is just a descendant of a noble family, and his attitude towards the townspeople can be described as quite casual and he doesn't care at all.

"If I traveled through the Kingdom of Demacia from the beginning, would I be the same as Silas?"

Such an idea suddenly appeared in Huo Jixing's mind, and then he suppressed it with a smile.

(End of this chapter)