Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

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After the two were settled, Seraphine felt the call to herself in the floating castle.

She let go of the resistance, let the suction lift her up, and quickly floated towards the floating castle.

Entering the top floor of the Floating Castle, Seraphine bowed to the two figures sitting one by one in front of her:

"Teacher, Ms. Syndra. The students are back!"

"This trip to Demacia, and the choice between those two, you did well."

Ryan finished recording the last text, put down the pen and raised his head, looking at Seraphine with approval in his eyes.

Syndra was not in a hurry to respond. She stretched out her hand and took the book she wanted out of the shelf and held it in her hand. Then she turned her head to look at Seraphine, and said without emotion:

"It's okay, at least one step further."

She could see through Seraphine's heroic state at a glance.

Progressing at the age of 14 is not bad...

"I will continue to do my best!"

It's always going to be more nervous to face Sindler LS Lephne.

Especially when she really knew how powerful the lady in front of her was.

"Let's take a good rest for a while and show you a story."

Ryan beckoned to a bookshelf, and a book with a simple binding floated out and fell into Seraphine's open palm.

"The Secret of Shadow Island?"

Seraphine read the title of the book softly, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

On the way back, what she heard the most was information related to Shadow Island.

"Don't be in a hurry to express your opinion, take a look first, and tell me what you think after reading it." Ryan pointed to the book and the seat over there to signal her.

"OK!"

Seraphine nodded vigorously while holding the book, found her own small seat and sat down, opened the page and quickly immersed herself in the book.

'When Noxus was founded, there was a kingdom that was not weak. ’

'The strength of this country is very strong, and it has a place in the entire Runeterra. And because of a wise king and a progressive crown prince, the second prince has been living a life of nothingness...'

Reading this, Seraphine's eyes paused, and she suddenly realized...

This second prince should be the protagonist of this story.

Generally speaking, for those books with souls attached, Seraphine can know what is recorded in them without flipping through them, and can even talk to the souls in the books.

But the book in her hand was an ordinary storybook. She couldn't make the book speak and tell her the direction and development of things in advance, so she had to read it patiently line by line.

'As the second prince in the royal family, Foyego has never been expected to take the throne. ’

‘He was pampered, complacent and selfish. After the unexpected death of the king and the prince, Foyego, the second prince who had neither the will nor the ability to govern, suddenly found himself with a crown on his head. ’

Sure enough... the incompetent second prince became the king.

Seraphine nodded affirmatively, and continued to look down:

"He didn't care about the throne and power at all. After leaving government and military affairs to his courtiers, he spent his days playing and having fun in the kingdom...until one day, she met a poor seamstress, Isurde."

Ah... the old story of the girl and the king falling in love...

Seraphine frowned slightly, as if she understood something.

This seamstress...presumably another protagonist in the story.

‘Soon, Foyego proposed a marriage contract because of love. Overnight, Isurd rose from a humble seamstress to a noble queen. ’

'Foyego turned all his attention to his queen, all love, all. Too bad it didn't last long...'

Seraphine couldn't wait to turn to the next page.

'In a secret assassination against the king, the queen was unfortunately scratched by a poisoned dagger. ’

'Foyego is crazy to send someone to find a way to save the queen, even if the price is his kingdom, he is willing. ’

'But when his niece, Kalista, who was also the general of the bodyguard, brought back the news of the water of life in Fuguang Island, the poor queen had been dead for a long time...'

The water of life... Seraphine has some impressions of this.

In the former Fuguang Island, this is a kind of holy water that is said to be able to heal all injuries.

But alas... only valid for the living.

'Foyego was mad because of this, and he imprisoned the bodies of himself and the queen in the tower. According to the description of his guards, the king had gone completely mad, chanting some magical language all day long. No one had ever heard that language...like the devil whispered in Foyego's ear and he relayed it. ’

'Soon, Foyego walked out of the tower holding the queen's body. Indifferent, he led his niece Kalista and the kingdom's guards, Hecarim and the kingdom's most elite iron regiment, to go to Fuguang Island together. ’

‘Fuguang Island was easily breached by him, but when he carried the queen’s body into the water of life. ’

'The black fog... broke out! ’

'Shadow Isle...was born! ’

At the end of Seraphine's eyes after reading the book, she couldn't hide her surprise:

"Is this the origin of Shadow Isles?"

She now somewhat understands where the disaster Senna said came from.

Foyego... an old king from a thousand years ago.

In terms of strength, his former kingdom looked like an ant to Noxus.

But after thousands of years of cultivation in Shadow Island, their current strength should not be underestimated.

She has heard another story about Shadow Island. When the black mist eroded the entire Fuguang Island, all the creatures on the island were frozen in an instant, and all were transformed into resentful spirits and evil spirits.

And Foyego's Hecarim and Kalista, as well as the army they led, should have been transformed by then.

And these should be the most powerful forces of Shadow Island...

Perhaps these plus Foyego are the reasons why the empire should also pay attention...

"What do you think after reading it?"

When Seraphine put down the book, Ryan's gentle question came from the side.

She tilted her head and thought for a while, and raised her own question:

"Teacher, is this the real history?"

Ryan raised his brows slightly, and there was a smile in his eyes: "It's basically the truth, except for some unknowns, but the things told are true."

"Um... well, teacher, I have a doubt... this story, er... is too much like a story." Seraphine couldn't think of a better word.

Ryan looked at her distressed look and smiled: "What did you find?"

With the teacher's suggestion, Seraphine boldly guessed:

"This story is as idealistic and absurd as the fairy tales I've heard in Piltover."

In short... the story was too dramatic and irrational for her.

Of course... it may also be that she has been studying with the teacher for a long time, and she is no longer so simple.

Seraphine settled down and pointed out what she thought was irrational:

"First of all, the death of the king and the eldest prince is full of doubts."

"Secondly, if the second prince, Foyego, is really as stupid as it is written above, the power of the kingdom should be in the hands of ministers and generals, rather than responding to his orders to save the queen."

These two points were what made her feel strange at first, which did not conform to the normal laws of a kingdom at all.

If Foyego killed the king and the eldest prince, it would prove that he was not stupid, but it would prove why he still ordered his ministers.

But there is another doubt. How can a Foyego who is so ambitious become crazy because of a commoner's daughter.

"He is indeed a foolish person, and he really loves his queen deeply." Ryan ruled out a conjecture for her.

After being confirmed by her teacher, Seraphine's face paled.

If Foyego is dumb, it's interesting to see what caused this...

In the dark, there must be another force.

As for why...

"One more thing, Foyego and the queen's love... was too sudden, I mean... well, the two of them fell in love too fast."

Seraphine has heard the voices of too many people, and she understands the character of human beings too well, so she also speaks bluntly:

"If Foyego is really a person who has no ideals and no revenge, he should also be an extremely empty person. In this world, he will not care about anything at all."

"The reason she fell in love with Isolde could be as simple as a smile, a gesture, or a look. For him, that might be opening a door to his inner world. But..."

"Shadow Isle...no accident!"

Seraphine first threw out her own point of view and analyzed it carefully:

"There are many reasons to fall in love with a person. The story of Foyego and Isolde, there should be many similar cases in the world. But that assassination, and what happened after the assassination, should be the only one in the entire continent. share."

Her suspicions were not unfounded.

It is precisely because the subsequent kingdom obeyed the king and made absurd actions that almost destroyed the country, which was the reason for her to affirm this suspicion.

Maybe... the Shadow Isles thing was a plan from the start.

Foyego came in at just the right time.

Isurd appeared at just the right moment.

The queen was hurt at the right moment in front of the king.

The mad king received the ravings at the right time, and invaded Fuguang Island at the right time.

Regarding the person behind that, Seraphine also has her own guesses...

Perhaps Hecarim, the powerful general of the Iron Legion under Foyego, or...the person who wrote the book.

Being able to record a copy of the history of Shadow Island that was rated as real by his teacher is not easy for the recorder itself.

After expressing her own doubts, she saw her teacher shaking her head slightly.

Just when she frowned and guessed where she was missing, she heard her teacher say:

"The recorder is still in Noxus, a member of the Black Rose."

"Ms. LeBlanc?" Seraphine's blue eyes opened slightly, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Thousands of years ago...Black Rose...that's all she could think of.

"It's not her, it's another. You have read the books he wrote, you don't need to know his identity, his position belongs to the empire."

Hearing the teacher's words, Seraphine nodded clearly, knowing that the other party had ruled out the suspicion.

When Fuguang Island was transformed into Shadow Island, the empire wasn't even formed.

But the empire has inherited everything from the Black Rose. Behind this incident, it cannot be the mistake of the empire.

"The general named Hecarim?" she guessed.

It is recorded in the book that when Foyego carried the queen to look for the water of life, the general Hecarim and his soldiers threw spears and pierced the body of Kalista and the Guards.

It would make sense if all of this was Hecarim's plan.

"He's just a bloodthirsty lunatic, why don't you want something bigger." Ryan said with a smile.

"Bigger..." Seraphine let her thoughts scatter, "Teacher, it can't be a matter of Protoss or Death."

Protoss is the **** of the sky, and Reaper is the **** of soul harvesting in Runeterra, said to be the twin image of wolf and sheep.

Seraphine herself laughed when she said it.

The Protoss or the Death God had absolutely no motive to plan this.

"Why not?"

Hearing her teacher admit it instead, Seraphine's face froze.

Turned out... is it really a star spirit or a **** of death?

"The Value of the Soul written by LeBlanc, do you still remember the main points rewritten on it?" Ryan asked suddenly.

Seraphine didn't hesitate, and replied subconsciously, "Speaking a language among the dead... Ouchen..."

"Ouchen language, a sinful language that never belongs to any living creature. It is the language spoken by the dead after death. It was learned by San Uzul, who was unwilling to die and dissipated, and was resurrected as Morde Caesar."

She whispered back the fragment from the book, with a hint of horror in her eyes.

Maybe...she understands who her teacher is referring to...

Mordekaiser, once the owner of the immortal fortress. In Noxian history, he was finally overthrown by LeBlanc and the Noxians more than 1,400 years ago, and his soul returned to the underworld.

If... the babble that Foyego heard came from Mordekaiser, then it all seemed to make sense.

"So..." Seraphine boldly guessed, "Shadow Island was created by Mordekaiser in order to return from the underworld. And the king, perhaps already his servant, first challenged Runeterra. "

Seeing Ryan nodded with a smile, Seraphine's heart couldn't help being swallowed by horror.

The dead undead come back in the millennium, intending to conquer the whole world... Such a crazy thing has actually become a reality?

However, seeing her teacher's unhurried appearance, Seraphine's heart dropped for the most part.

At least it seems that the empire and his teacher are not afraid of Mordekaiser's return~www.readwn.com~ Or maybe, this matter is not so serious, just an unwilling king who made a small show .

"Teacher, I have another question... This Foyego, is there anything special about him?"

Seraphine had a vague premonition of her next mission, so she also wanted to learn as much information about the enemy as possible.

Being able to be selected by Mordekaiser also seems to reveal the difference in Foyego.

Otherwise, there are so many kingdoms in this world, why did he hear the ravings from the underworld.

Ryan shook his head and said calmly:

"It wasn't that he was chosen, it was that he happened to be the one who was chosen."

Hearing this sentence, Seraphine looked surprised...

exactly...

There are countless options for Mordekaiser, but the one that happens to be successful is Foyego.

Maybe it's because of Foyego's true love.

Perhaps, because of Hecarim's madness.

Or maybe... just the fruit of chance.

"It's up to you to explore the more specific things about this story. You have time to assemble a team of younger generations to be involved in this event."

Ryan raised his eyes, looked at his apprentice, and said in a hurry:

"This is a test for you. Unless there are special circumstances, the Trifali Council does not want to interfere in this matter."

"Teacher, I understand!"

Seraphine Zheng nodded with a confident smile on the corner of her mouth.

She knew the meaning of her teacher's words, and let her solve this incident, it is best not to let the Trifali Council interfere.

The contest between the younger generation and the Pathfinder...

fair enough!