Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

Seraphine smiled and explained to her:

"Any allies of the empire can send certain students to study at Zhanzheng Academy. However, because the learning content is the same, the academy will be dismissed if they fail the assessment three times in a row, so..."

She turned to look at Audrey and reminded with a smile:

"If Miss Audrey wants to enroll, I recommend the history department. The associate professor there is my fellow countryman. The content of their assessment is relatively simple."

"Department of History, can I learn more about it? I only know the history of Noxus and Demacia." Audrey looked interested.

"Of course... Zhanzheng College is the talent reserve base of the Empire."

Seraphine smiled and introduced them one by one:

"The Hextech Department and the Mechanical Department, the entrants of these two departments are basically craftsmen, who will design weapons and equipment for the empire in the future. The crystal pendant on your neck should be the work of Associate Professor Orianna of the Mechanical Department. She and I She has a good personal relationship, and she is the teacher's assistant."

"Sounds great, but I don't know anything about it," Audrey regretted.

If you can come under the door of this assistant to the president of Trifali, it will definitely be a guarantee for Nokmurch.

But unfortunately, she guessed that the other party should also look down on her.

She had heard that Noxus did not talk about identity, but only looked at strength.

"The Department of History and the Department of War, the two largest departments. One is designed to train scholars, the other is to train officers. The Department of History is divided into historical studies in various regions, and Miss Audrey's only one specialization is enough in the college. Graduated," Seraphine continued.

Audrey obviously didn't want to learn anything. The contacts she gained in the academy and the signal she expressed by going to the academy were what Norkmucci needed.

"I heard that the War Department of Zhanzheng College is the largest department?" Audrey asked with interest.

"That's right."

Seraphine nodded and smiled:

"All the strong combatants are there. If Miss Audrey enters the Zhanzheng Academy, maybe she will find a qualified husband."

Audrey is Erdwin's only daughter, not yet married, and is about the same age as Laxana.

Under such circumstances, it was the Eldwin couple's wish to choose a man with both political integrity and ability to join the Norke Murch.

This time, the Queen of Erdwin was not present, but Seraphine had a lot of interest in the queen.

Behind the actions of Erdwin and Audrey today, all rely on the queen's planning. If it was just Erdwin, he would be a little reluctant.

Seraphine didn't think too much, but continued to introduce the Erdwin father and daughter:

"The Department of Administration and the Department of Magic are the departments with the highest ratings of Zhanzheng College and the most difficult to enter. One requires political experience, and the other requires magical talent."

"Then can I enter the administration department?" Audrey asked with interest, "I will also help my father handle some government affairs on weekdays."

"In principle, there is no problem, but Your Excellency the King should be reluctant."

Facing Erdwin's curiosity, Seraphine explained with a smile:

"A prerequisite for admission to the administrative department, the trainee must be a Noxian."

Hearing this, Erdwin shook his head helplessly:

"That's really a pity. I only have one daughter, Audrey, and I always want to give the whole of Norchemurch to her."

"Father!"

Audrey had a sweet smile on her lips.

Seraphine raised her glass and took a sip of the red yarn juice, and said with a smile:

"The door of Noxus has always been open to everyone in Norkmurchi. If your Excellency the King has a good candidate, he can also join us. Besides, His Excellency the King should have heard another thing."

"Another thing?" Nokmucci was slightly taken aback.

"Regarding the mercenaries, Nokmech is nominally a vassal of Demacia, so it is also equivalent to our ally." Seraphine smiled.

"How do you say this?"

Erdwin had heard of this policy, and to be honest, he was tempted.

But when he glanced at Halgord Crownguard, who was sitting on the far left drinking, he frowned slightly.

Demacia, his greatest scruple, was the trigger for him to seek help from Noxus.

He hasn't had a good time recently.

Nokmurch only belongs to Demacia in name, and it is located on the Nord border, so Demacia would not have any excessive requirements before.

But recently, for some unknown reason, many nobles of Demacia approached him, hoping to buy the labor force under his command and let some of them become members of Demacia.

At first he agreed, but with the rumors spread among the people, he began to feel that something was wrong.

Those who were bought, Demacia used them as slaves, not like their own people at all.

Not only that, but all the bad reputations fell on him, making him extremely unhappy.

Later, at the reminder of his queen, Erdwin began to realize something was wrong.

Demacia is eating them another way...

The aggressive Noxus on the other side didn't move, but Demacia wanted to eat them, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

But it is a pity that the military strength of Nokmachi is completely unequal to that of Demacia. There are even Demacia garrison troops in the kingdom, and Nokmachi has no strength to resist.

Therefore, he and the queen agreed that the arrival of Seraphine would be an opportunity.

Seraphine knew Erdwin's scruples and whispered:

"Noxus doesn't refuse anyone to be our mercenary, and we employ a variety of missions, and anyone can issue a mission as long as the money is in place."

Hearing this implied sentence, Erdwin immediately understood, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"A great policy that will bring a lot of extra income to my people. I will be promoting Noxus in the kingdom later, and I think there will be many people willing to help you."

There is no way that Nokmurch could have a large army under the watchful eye of Demacia.

Moreover, even if the number of troops increases, they will be broken at the touch of a Demacian army.

In order to ensure the rights and interests of their own kingdom, military power is necessary.

As for the plan proposed by Seraphine, Erdwin immediately understood the meaning behind it.

The Noxians were willing to help them train their troops and stationed in Nokmachi in another way.

On the surface, they are just mercenaries sent by Noxus to carry out missions. As long as Noxus doesn't mind, Demacia can't publicly condemn them.

Moreover, these people, although trained in Noxus, are essentially Nokmorchis.

Erdwin doesn't believe that his handpicked loyalists will eventually turn their backs on Norkmurch.

But at the same time, Erdwin can also see the big picture and feel the horror of Noxus.

The most recent major event in Demacia is that Laxanna succeeded to the position of the eighth official, becoming the youngest eighth official in history.

But the one in front of him is said to be only 13 or 14 years old. He didn't think Laxana could be stronger than the other.

Seraphine gave him a feeling of spring breeze, whether it was his language, his manners, or his behavior.

In her eyes, Seraphine was not like a child at all, but more like an old nobleman who could see everything.

And she is just a representative of the Noxus exchange group, a member of the next generation.

Eldwin looked down and looked at the little wizards walking through the banquet hall, and had to admit that Noxus had the ability to cultivate the next generation.

Banquet etiquette is but one of the least valued aspects of Noxian culture. It's hard to imagine how amazing these little mages would be at their most powerful strength.

While Seraphine and the Erdwins are having a good time talking, Poppy is in trouble.

Poppy shoved a piece of pastry into her mouth, but the delicious food did not bring her joy.

Instead, she looked at the bird walking girl next to her dejectedly, and said angrily:

"Can you not follow me, isn't this a banquet?"

"Yeah, this is a banquet, so I'm free wherever I go? That's it, Hua Luo."

The woman in light Demacian armor took a piece of meat and put it into the mouth of the falcon who was standing on her shoulder.

Poppy ignored her, the man had been with her for a while. If she hadn't had more important things now, she would have already stepped forward to theorize.

There were so many other Noxian little mages, this Demacian soldier didn't look for him, but instead found himself.

She was not familiar with this person. After following Seraphine into the territory of Demacia, this person came as a guide to greet them.

Seems like the name is... Quinn? It is said that it was the order of the Demacian Grand Marshal to **** them all the way to the Xiongdu.

But she can't manage that much now. It's good to eat with Seraphine, but because she has to travel all the time, there is nothing like this banquet.

How long has it been since she had such delicious food.

Oh, here are the heroes. The last time I ate these foods was the last time.

After eating and drinking, Poppy burped, turned around and said:

"Soldier, are you full?"

"Take your trouble, I'm very satisfied with what I eat." Ranger Quinn smiled.

On her shoulders, the Falcon Hua Luo stood upright, fully reflecting the eagle's arrogance.

"But I'm very dissatisfied with the food." Poppy looked unhappy, "There are so many apprentices from Noxus here, why are you just following me."

"Probably... an intuition. Valor told me that you smell of Demacia."

Quinn watched Poppy with seriousness in her eyes.

Poppy's image resembles a legend she heard in Ranger training.

According to legend, the founding hero Oren gave his magical warhammer to a friend of his, a yordle.

For hundreds of years, the yordle had walked the continent of Demacia, handing the hammer to someone she considered a hero.

But these people, in the end, did not have a good end.

Later, in the circulation of Demacian humans, the thing about the hammer was slowly forgotten. Occasionally being mentioned, the hammer will also be regarded as a cursed hammer.

The Poppy in front of him fits the image of the legendary yordle.

Quinn followed Poppy, but also to observe closely and better determine his own thoughts.

She's a pure Demacian, and can't do anything surreptitiously observed.

"Demacia? Of course, I..."

Poppy just wanted to reveal his identity, but when he thought of what Seraphine said, he coughed twice:

"We're in Demacia right now, and the smell of Demacia is everywhere."

"So, you're just a Noxian mage apprentice?" Quinn asked.

Compared to other mage apprentices, Poppy looks so out of place...

Of course, this is not a problem with Poppy's image, Poppy is the image of the real Noxian in her eyes.

And the group of little wizards, not at all like savage Noxians, but like the nobles of Demacia.

She was fortunate enough to meet the crown guard's lady once, and her temperament was exactly the same as those of the little mages.

Poppy puffed out her chest and hesitated for a while, but she still patted the borrowed Zhanzheng school badge:

"If you are fake, Bobby, a student of the Magic Department of Noxus War College, this is my magic warhammer."

As she said that, she also pointed to the huge hammer hanging on her back.

"Noxus Poppy..."

Quinn looked complicated, and the name Poppy was the same as the name of the legendary yordle.

This is important news for Demacia.

She just nodded to Bobby and hurriedly left the venue.

"Hey!"

Poppy beckoned to Quinn, and frowned when he saw that there was no response from the other side:

"Inexplicable! How can Demacian soldiers be like this now. Alas, I still remember when Lord Oren was here."

She shook her head and sighed, walking in the direction of the other little wizards.

In the VIP seat, Seraphine stood up, stepped on her stage, and raised the wine glass in her hand:

"Lord Halgod, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Standing in front of her was an old man raising a glass, the ambassador for Demacia, Hargold.

"Hello, Miss Seraphine, Demacia welcomes Noxus' visit. When our Royal Highness went to the Immortal Fortress, I was under your care." Halgord's face was friendly and friendly.

"Prince Jarvan is an outstanding warrior, Lord Halgod, I heard that he also passed by when he returned to Xiongdu." Seraphine smiled.

"Yeah, they haven't expelled a sinister fire dragon from Nokmurch." Halgord laughed.

He didn't care about the volume when he spoke, which made the expression of Erdwin sitting next to him slightly worse.

Erdwin was a little annoyed, and knew exactly what the old fox in front of him was implying.

Demacia didn't want him to get too close to Noxus, and was still reminding him that there was a conflict between being close to Noxus and Noxus.

At that time, when the fire dragon attacked the village, it affected a Noxian mage. Noxus was extremely tough in diplomacy, forcing them to hand over the mage.

In the end, the mage's body was returned to Noxus, and the misunderstanding between the two sides was resolved.

Halgod's mentioning this matter now aroused some dissatisfaction in Erdwin's heart.

The Noxian mage's body, not to mention any traces of the dragon's attack, was covered in arrows.

No one would believe it if it had nothing to do with Prince Jarvan.

This is something that started in Demacia, what does it have to do with them.

Seraphine glanced at Erdwin slightly, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she replied to Halgord:

"I have also heard about that incident. The imperial mage was the adoptive father of the soldiers of the Trifali warband and was affected by the fire dragon. I am very grateful to Prince Jarvan for his help at that time. If it were not for him, the mage might not have survived."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and congratulated:

"I heard that Miss Crown Guard has become the Minister of Magic, one of the eight officials, and I have not congratulated you yet."

"Laxana has been excellent since she was a child, and she will be the heir to the crown guard." Halgord said with a smile.

Halgod figured it out to be Laxanna and Garen's uncle, but Seraphine shook her head secretly in her heart.

Being dispatched to Norkmurch as an ambassador, it is said that the core of the crown guard is a lot worse, but the status is a little higher than that of ordinary people.

But after a few years, such people have become corrupted.

It is hard to believe that there is a whole team of mages under the command of Halgod, and the wealth even surpasses that of the Nokmurchi royal family.

During the period of the Demon Banning Order, the contact person between the Demon Seeker Legion and Nokmachi was the ambassador in front of him.

certainly...

Maybe this has nothing to do with the real 'Halgord'...

Seraphine looked at Halgord, who was chatting happily in front of her, and secretly said a name in her heart:

Ms. LeBlanc...

"By the way, Miss Seraphine. There's something Xiongdu wants me to remind you of." Halgord patted his head, looking like he suddenly remembered.

"What's the matter?" Seraphine frowned.

She knew in her heart that this was probably not a reminder from Xiongdu, but an order from the Immortal Fortress.

"On your way to Demacia, there are the small towns of Laluq and Sadvina that need to be paid attention to. They are the most serious areas against the ban on demons. Recently, I heard that some people are spreading fear there. Xiongdu's The suggestion is to avoid these two places." Halgord reminded kindly.

The small town of Laruk... the city of Verna, the city of Sacrament... the place to go next...

Seraphine smiled and shook her head, rejecting Halgod's kindness:

"The purpose of our coming here is to communicate. They hate magic, so it's more worth our visit. This is the territory of Demacia, and I think Demacia will protect our safety."

She knew in her heart that this might be an order from the immortal fortress.

Saying it in public is just to give her a suitable excuse to go there.

And what happened there may be related to 'fear', or it may be related to the prohibition of magic order.

But no matter what, she decided to go there.

Even without the help of Demacia, with the protection of the Trifali Chapter and her two hole cards, she is not afraid of anything in Demacia.

She believed that even if the guardian Ryze Mage came in person, her teacher would be able to repel him.

With a smile on her face, Seraphine was discussing with Halgod about her itinerary in Demacia. Eldwin, who was next to her, also interjected from time to time, talking about her knowledge of Demacia.

The dinner came to an end in a pleasant atmosphere.