The Glory of Noxus

Chapter 34 Capital News: Swain’s Coup

The sky is dark and the stars are lonely.

A deep night fell over the snow-white village, and scattered ice flowers fell again, decorating the houses and dirt roads.

On the second floor of the wooden house, in the study.

The bright yellow light turned on, shaking the figure behind the desk.

Gregory sat upright on a wooden chair, carefully flipping through the heavy books in his hand, looking for information related to the protoss.

Unfortunately, the protoss itself is a legendary existence.

There are very few records that can be left in the long river of history, and most of them are words of praise.

After searching in the middle of the night, all he could find was basically a few vague guesses, with too little useful information.

"It seems like the flaming star spirit hasn't appeared yet?"

Gregory rubbed his slightly sour eyes and began to think deeply.

Since discovering Huo Jixing's terrifying talent, he had occasionally tested Huo Jixing, but the shortcomings of the wild awakening were revealed.

Although he possesses power beyond ordinary supernatural beings, he knows very little about his own power.

"Huh missed a God-given opportunity!"

Gregory looked out the window at the dim starlight, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Earlier, due to some hesitation, he did not invite Huo Jixing to join his occult school.

Now, the opportunity has been missed.

Whether it was Huo Jixing or Gregory, they both knew it well.

In order to avoid their own embarrassment, the two of them never mentioned related topics, and usually focused on learning extraordinary knowledge.

In addition to the above reasons.

There is another more important factor that affects Gregory's psychological decision.

After all, he is an extraordinary person with terrifying protoss-like talents. No force in Valoran will let him go and want to use him as his own.

But Huo Jixing was recommended by Wilson!
As a legion adviser, Wilson was affiliated with the Imperial Military Department. He must have reported Huo Jixing's information before coming here to study.

He and the occult school behind him did not want to offend the Imperial Military in the current chaotic moment.

Especially the current Hand of Noxus, Darius. As an imperial general, he has a very tough attitude towards nobles and extraordinary beings.

Whether Huo Jixing can be pried away is still unknown, but if he offends Darius, there will definitely be difficulties.

"Ok?"

Gregory, who had just closed the book, raised his eyebrows slightly, spread his arms, and took out a sealed black wooden box from the desk drawer.

The box is thick and heavy, about thirty centimeters long and wide, with silver lines wrapping around the surface, and a ring-shaped rune engraved in the middle.

Gregory lowered his eyes and saw the ring runes gradually lighting up, and the silver-gray light soaked into the study like a tide.

puff!
But in an instant, the silvery gray light disappeared.

The silver lines surrounding the box are losing their brilliant color and spreading towards both sides.

Along with Gregory's solemn expression, lines of text emerged from the void in the center of the wooden box, densely packed and illuminating the field of vision.

This is an urgent magical transmission.

It means that what happened is urgent enough to affect the survival of the occult school behind him.

"Capital of Noxus, Swain's coup!?!"

Just halfway through reading the message, Gregory stood up by mistake, looking horrified.

It wasn't until a moment later that his emotions slowly calmed down, and fine cold sweat covered his forehead.

"Who would have thought that Mr. Swain, who had been deprived of his rights, would launch a coup?" Gregory whispered softly and continued to browse the information.

For a long time, he leaned on the seat, his expression changing inexplicably.

Such a coup that changes the situation of the empire is indeed worthy of using a precious emergency magic message.

It spans the vast territory of the empire, from the capital to the northern border, in a blink of an eye.

Then Gregory seemed to think of something, and a bright light quietly appeared on his calm face.

After the defeat at the Battle of Placidia, Swain was immediately dismissed from his post and expelled from the military. His status plummeted and no one cared about him.

It was through careful planning during this period that Swain overturned Darkwill's supreme rule overnight.

"However, the coup in the capital alone is not enough to change the situation in the empire. He also needs more support."

Gregory stood up, walked to the study window, and looked at the rolling ice and snow mountains in the distance. He seemed to see a towering camp with hunting flags standing on the mountainside.The empire's multi-front wars have resulted in very tight military forces in various places, and there is not much military power available to return to the capital.

Only on the northern border, the Imperial Legion commanded by Darius still has some remaining strength.

"How would you choose for Darkwill or the Empire?"

"General Darius!"

The next morning.

Huo Jixing, who had just finished deep meditation, woke up, looked out the window at the crimson dawn light, and stretched his waist.

The effect of [Inside View of Oneself] is very good.

According to Huo Jixing's own test, and insinuating about the Gregory couple.

Every time you look inside your body, it is equivalent to a deep meditation.

And after it was over, he could clearly feel that his affinity for Nanli Fire had increased a little.

This is like friendliness in a game.

His relationship with Nanli Huo was in a temporary honeymoon period and was improving rapidly.

Open the door and come to the restaurant.

After adapting last night, Huo Jixing felt a little strange when he faced the Gregory couple, but he was able to face it calmly.

It's not that I can't accept it, but yesterday's situation did feel like a trick of fate.

The parents of Anne, the daughter of darkness, were actually her teachers during this period, and they got along very happily.

Breakfast is ready.

On the clean dining table, there are plates full of white bread, a large bowl of vegetable soup, and a large plate of roasted and browned meat.

Gregory looked at Huo Jixing, who was swallowing food, and told him the decision he had made after careful consideration last night.

"Xing, something big happened in the capital last night that changed the situation of the empire."

Huo Jixing made a movement and stopped eating.

He heard the seriousness in Gregory's tone and picked up a napkin to wipe the corners of his mouth, his thoughts surging.

There are not many big things happening in the Noxus Empire right now.

Darius?Kled?Katarina, or Swain.
"Wait, is it?" Huo Jixing's heart skipped a beat, remembering the failure of the Ionian war on the eastern front of the empire that Gregory had mentioned before.

"Sir Swain launched a coup, captured the capital overnight, and deprived Lord Darkwill of his power."

"How is that possible! Lord Swain?"

Listening to Gregory's narration in a condensed voice, Huo Jixing showed just the right expression of astonishment, his silver knife and fork twisted by his fingers, and a hint of disbelief filled his eyes.

Although Huo Jixing had anticipated Swain's coup before, he still looked surprised when he actually heard about it.

It's not just a simple performance, but also full of real feelings.

Such half-truth and half-false performances are the most touching.

Across the dining table, Gregory saw the change in Huo Jixing's expression and nodded with satisfaction. He was no better than himself when he heard the news last night.

Perhaps because he felt that the performance should not be too much, Huo Jixing began to put away his emotions.

The expression on his face gradually changed from surprise to calmness, but the horror in his eyes still remained.

When Gregory saw this, he secretly admired it.

He is truly worthy of being a terrifying genius of the protoss type. He seems to be naturally calm and composed.

"The news hasn't spread yet." Gregory spoke in a solemn voice, gently spitting out his thoughts and suggestions from last night.

"You can choose to stay here and continue to study. I will apply for you to stay temporarily through the relationship with the occult school to avoid the war."

After speaking, Gregory put down the knife and fork in his hand and stared at Huo Jixing.

Amorin, who had been silent while eating, also cast a concerned look.

Several people have fought in ancient times.

Facing the turbulent battlefield, no one can guarantee that they can survive to the end.

The two of them were waiting for Huo Jixing's answer.

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