The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 2 Captain Eric
A biting cold wind blew through the camp, but it couldn't suppress the noisy and violent atmosphere.

Looking from a distance, red flags are flying high, dotted with solemn and heavy buildings.

The narrow and claustrophobic streets paved with dark blue rocks extend in all directions, like a chessboard, dividing the Noxus camp into different functional areas.

Southeast corner of the camp, rest area.

Huo Jixing followed DeWitt silently, walking along the bluestone road.

You can often see armored Noxian soldiers passing by, or heavy carriages carrying large amounts of goods disappearing around the corner.

Different from the medieval stories recorded in previous lives, the sanitation system in the Noxus camp was good, and there were no piles of garbage or feces on the ground as expected.

The wide streets and the buildings on both sides look clean, tidy and well-proportioned.

However, the uniform dark gray buildings, as well as the quiet and heavy atmosphere, made the camp look more like a strict castle or a prison, which was so oppressive that it made people breathless.

This was the first time Huo Jixing looked at the Noxian camp beneath his feet.

During the past recuperation period, his activities were limited to the house and pharmacy, and he had never entered other areas.

After continuing on for seventy or eighty steps, DeWitt stopped in front of a dark gray three-story building.

Huo Jixing, who was lost in thought, stopped in time and looked up at the three-story building in front of him. Its architectural style was rough and similar to the surrounding environment.

However, the ferocious wall stacks distributed along the eaves clearly treated this three-story building as an insurmountable fortress.

Squeak!

DeWitt glanced at Huo Jixing and reached out to push open the heavy door.

"Huh!" Huo Jixing took a deep breath on the spot, adjusted his emotions, and then followed DeWitt's pace.

When he first stepped into the building, he felt his vision darken at first. After a few steps, it returned to normal, revealing a rough and cold room hall.

With the sound of footsteps, several Noxian scouts who were sitting scattered in the room and chatting softly raised their heads when they heard the sound, and swept their sharp eyes.

Coincidentally, Huo Jixing, who had just adapted to the light, caught the glances of several people and couldn't help but take a breath.

The dark red armor, the indifferent and cold eyes, and the undisguised aura of the people.

The next moment!

Many memory fragments surged through Huo Jixing's mind, as if telling him softly that the people in front of him were elite Noxian scouts who had experienced hundreds of battles and suffered blood!
DeWitt in front seemed to have had a premonition. He passed several people with a normal expression and walked towards the center of the room, facing away from the tall figure sitting there.

"Captain of ten!" DeWitt said respectfully, took out the parchment and placed it on the table.

The parchment scroll was unrolled, and a steady voice sounded after a moment.

"Huo Jixing?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tall figure who was sitting upright stood up slowly, like a lying mountain rising upright, bringing an unspeakable sense of oppression.

Huo Jixing looked at it intently and swallowed subconsciously.

The person in front of me is really too tall. According to visual inspection, he is definitely over two meters tall.

"Eric Henta, the tenth commander of the No. 70 Third Scout Team."

Eric turned around and introduced himself. His wild eyes roamed around, focusing on Huo Jixing's arms and legs, and nodded gently.

"Huo Jixing, you can call me Xing!" Huo Jixing said softly, his eyes lowered.

It was just the first time they met, and he took note of the striking appearance and features of Captain Eric in front of him.

The rough face was weathered, and the half-narrowed eyes were full of unspeakable wildness. The tall and strong body, like a ferocious tiger, held up the armor, bringing an invisible sense of oppression.

"Get ready. In five days, we have a mission and need to go to Freljord." Eric spoke up, his eyes falling on DeWitt: "If you have any questions or don't understand, you can ask DeWitt."

Freljord!
Hearing this, Huo Jixing suddenly felt a sting in his mind, and a large number of bloody memories flashed up, making his heart sink. He lowered his head forcibly and replied: "Yes, Captain Ten!" "Yes!" Eric nodded lightly. , waving to indicate that DeWitt and Huo Jixing could leave.

The heavy door is closed.

The gloomy darkness swallowed up the departing figures of DeWitt and Huo Jixing.

Eric sat at the table again, opened the parchment, thought for a while, then picked up a slender quill and started writing.

[Huo Jixing, identity wanderer. Noxian soldier. ]
[Sent to the border more than three months ago to perform the Freljord mission and unexpectedly encountered marauders two months ago.]
[He has a taciturn personality and fairly good skills. He has just experienced the baptism of death and climbed out of the pile of dead people. ]
[Qualified scout? ! .]
When he wrote the last line, Eric was a little unsure, because there was no specific answer in the information given by the legion advisers.

"He is our new team member?"

Behind him, a Noxian scout who stood up came over and asked.

"Yes, new team member!" Eric put down the quill in his hand, nodded, and said in a low and gentle voice: "The war is starting to get more intense. Every battle group is short of soldiers, and we don't have many choices."

"Relatively speaking, Huo Jixing is pretty good. At least he has lived and fought in Freljord."

The Noxian scouts, who were a little confused at first, suddenly realized that as elites they did not need to be a burden, but the last mission they performed caused them to lose many of their companions.

This time, among the many Noxian soldiers, Huo Jixing, an injured 'veteran', was favored by the Captain.

"Moore, restrain your movements, this mission is very important." Eric turned his head, looked at the Noxian scout in front of him, and warned.

"Don't worry, since he has your approval, I will tell others about it." Moore grinned and patted his chest as if to make a guarantee.

Generally speaking, as veterans, they will prepare some 'small games' in order to 'welcome' new team members.

But Elric's warning and the upcoming mission on the Freljord made Moore put aside his inner thoughts.

As the captain of the scout team, no one can disobey Eric's orders.

In front of the door, Qingshi Street.

DeWitt turned sideways, looked at Huo Jixing, who looked slightly dazed, and asked aloud: "What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing." Huo Jixing stood on the right side of the street, shaking his head slightly, the blood in his eyes gradually disappearing.

Eric's words in the room just now seemed to awaken part of the memory of his predecessor, causing a large number of bloody images to instantly appear in Huo Jixing's mind.

After watching carefully, it was the tragic battle that took place when the predecessor set foot in Freljord!
From the camp to the north, along the Iron Thorn Mountains, after traveling [-] to [-] kilometers, you can enter the Freljord area, a polar world covered with ice and snow all year round.

One of the protagonists in this protracted war, the Winter's Claw tribe, comes from the Freljord.

In order to win this war, both the Noxus Empire and the Winter's Claw tribe have invested a lot of resources. Countless Noxian soldiers and Freljordians buried their bones in the frozen soil of the North. .

The predecessor is one of them!

In addition, if Huo Jixing's memory is correct, the top commander of the Noxus Empire in this war was none other than
Hand of Noxus, Darius!

Enduring the psychological reaction caused by the bloody scene, Huo Jixing looked at DeWitt and asked, "Where should we go next?"

"Go to the munitions department and get some equipment for you."

DeWitt, who was beside him, was keenly aware of Huo Jixing's emotional changes. His eyes moved, and he thought that the reason why Huo Jixing was seriously injured before seemed to be in Freljord.

"You are lucky. The recent war situation has become more and more intense. The lazy quartermasters have begun to work hard. They have transferred a large amount of ore from the Diver Fort and forged many high-quality armors and weapons."

DeWitt led Huo Jixing to walk west. While talking about the recent war situation, he noticed Huo Jixing's emotional changes. Seeing that his mood was stable, he breathed a sigh of relief.

War and death have different and unpredictable effects on everyone.

DeWitt has seen many people who survived the battlefield and were no longer able to pick up weapons. Even when they heard the sound of weapons, horns and horses, they would tremble and collapse to the ground.

After careful observation along the way, DeWitt found that Huo Jixing's conversation and behavior were normal and his behavior was generous. He did not seem to be affected by the war, and he was secretly relieved.

(End of this chapter)