Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

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A few days later... Floating Castle.

"Nice list, but seems to be missing something."

Ryan put down the list in his hand and looked at Seraphine who was standing in front of him.

"Well... something is missing."

Facing the questioning gaze from the teacher, Seraphine nodded subconsciously and continued with Ryan's words.

"Ah...no, teacher...I mean, I've confirmed the people on this list one by one, should...enough?"

After Seraphine finished speaking, she guiltily avoided Ryan's sight, her hands behind her back, her fingers intertwined, her boots resting on the stage uneasily.

These days, she has been busy preparing things, about how to unite the forces she can win to fight against Shadow Island.

But what made her even more embarrassed was that Ryan now had the list in his hand, even after she had confirmed it again and again, there was still something unsatisfactory.

According to her estimation, the place where the battle will take place in the future is likely to be in the Bilgewater area, but unfortunately she has never been there, and almost all of her current knowledge of that area comes from the records in books.

not to mention...

Strictly speaking, this was her first mission without the help of the Empire.

From the pre-departure material procurement, to the staffing of the team, to the formulation of a detailed battle plan...everything must be done by hand.

Seraphine is one big and two big just thinking about it, so she hasn't slept in a full sleep for several days!

To be honest, she's totally, totally! I can't guarantee my smooth arrival in Bilgewater.

And because she didn't know much, there were only a few things she could do to prepare back and forth.

The list handed to Ryan just now is an elite team that she has carefully selected.

According to her idea, first of all, Poppy can play the role of warriors in close combat, while Annie and Rael play the role of mid-range and long-range magic output, and Ziben is in charge of logistics and financial supply.

Hmm... Looking at it this way, it is true that all aspects are taken into account.

The only downside is that the team size is a bit small...but it's not a big problem.

According to the ratio of one dozen to one hundred, the share is just right.

As for those things at sea...

When it comes to Zaun, there will always be a solution.

Ryan did not respond, but shared a message:

"I just received the news that the black fog on Shadow Island spread for dozens of kilometers overnight."

"The speed is not slow, but it is far worse than Anivia." Seraphine whispered after listening.

Ryan didn't care about her actions, changed his sitting position and asked, "Have you thought about how to deal with this situation?"

"Uh-huh..."

Seraphine bowed her head and thought for a while, then gave an answer that she had never been able to say before:

"I think we should see it first and then make plans."

Hearing her answer, Ryan's tone became serious:

"A naive idea. The moment you see the black mist, you will be swallowed by the resentful spirits inside."

"What does the teacher mean...?"

"Hey..." Ryan sighed, and glanced at his apprentice with "see through but not say through" eyes.

As far as she is careful, who can hide it.

"You also need a consultant on your team, plus someone who can handle the dark fog."

"Teacher..." Seraphine made an embarrassed expression, "It's hard to find such a person."

After speaking, she raised her head slightly, blinked her eyes, and looked straight at her teacher.

The meaning could not have been more obvious.

"Look at what I do, don't you want to be your truest self?" Ryan asked amusingly when she saw her giving up the struggle.

"Ah... teacher!" Seraphine stomped her feet in disapproval, and replied honestly, "I am the apprentice of Ryan Meredith, and this is the real me!"

Speaking of this, it is very wrong!

Seraphine spent several days in the room thinking about a puzzling question.

If Foyego is the vanguard of Mordekaiser, then he has been elevated to an extremely powerful existence.

But as a response figure sent by Noxus, she shouldn't rely on her own small body...

"Add two people to your list. Advisor Grid Staney and..."

Ryan turned around and glanced into the shadows of the room.

As far as he could see, a hoarse tone filled with fear came out:

"Fiddlesticks..."

Hearing this scuffing sound, Seraphine shuddered, turned her head stiffly, and opened her mouth slightly...

what did she see...

The fear demon - Fiddlesticks is dragging its straw-stitched body and walking towards her slowly!

"Teacher..." Seraphine wanted to cry without tears, so she turned around and looked at her teacher pitifully.

"With the power of the world's runes, Fiddlesticks' consciousness has been suppressed." Ryan's calm voice came.

With Ryan's affirmation and comfort, Seraphine's mood eased slightly, and she swept her eyes again, and it was at this time that she found that there were some special green spots on the scarecrow's body.

"So now it's ours?" Seraphine couldn't help asking.

"Until the time of crisis, I won't shoot. Don't forget your magic!" Fiddlesticks hoarse voice rolled out of his throat.

Hearing this voice, Seraphine snorted lightly, frowned, and then exclaimed as if she had thought of something:

"Ms. Syndra!?"

It was only now that she realized that Ms. Syndra should be manipulating Fiddlesticks.

"She needs to be familiar with the power of fear, and this time she will walk with you." Ryan stood up and explained.

"That's great!" Seraphine looked overjoyed when she heard this.

Sure enough... the two teachers didn't mean to let her face it alone!

It's nice to have a teacher there...nice!

While secretly delighted, Seraphine did not forget to ask about the previous topic: "Teacher, who is the advisor you mentioned just now, Mr. Grid?"

Since Ms. Syndra will go, then her teacher...

Thoughts flashed through Seraphine's mind, her eyes sparkling with hope.

"Heh..." Ryan with a faint smile, grabbed the world rune-green at his hand, and then a strong life energy burst out:

"The world rune-green, we named it life, or determination. It can easily change the strength of the body, and even control the power of life."

The green light spread and condensed on the floor, slowly forming a human shape.

It was a middle-aged gentleman who looked about forty years old, in his early 180s, with a few strands of silver mixed in his black hair, blue eyes as deep as quiet lake water, he was wearing a silk swallowtail formal suit, with a side slip on his chest. He had a pair of eyes, leaned on a cane inlaid with gold in his hand, and had a good temperament, like an elegant aristocrat who was airborne from Piltover.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Seraphine."

A mature and refined voice sounded from Seraphine's ear.

"Get to know each other again, Grid Steney, advisor on the team."

"Teacher...this..." Seraphine's pupils were full of surprise.

She wouldn't be surprised if her own teacher could create a clone. For example, Fiddlesticks standing in the shadows can be regarded as a clone of Ms. Syndra.

But this Grid... actually has his own soul!

And she can be sure that this is not a soul separated from the Soul Splitting Scroll, but a soul completely different from Ryan.

After she calmed down her surprised emotions a little, Grid's graceful voice came:

"Ms. Seraphine, in your opinion... what is magic? What are world runes?"

Hearing the question from the person in front of her, and looking at Ryan, who was looking at her with interest, Seraphine blinked, and a very strange emotion arose in her heart.

Is this question asked by the teacher again, or by Mr. Grid in front of him?

Well...

After a bit of confusion, she answered honestly:

"Magic is the knowledge that leads to the essence of the world, and the world rune is the key to control the essence of the world."

Seraphine first briefly summarized her opinion, and then further expanded her own understanding.

In the process of telling the story, she gradually forgot who was asking herself the question, and became immersed in the question itself.

After a period of study, she already has her own insights on this issue.

Every mage, whether they cast earth, wind, water, fire, or light, darkness, or soul.

Essentially, they are all applying the rules of the world.

And magic is the means to show such rules.

To cast more powerful magic, you need to have a deeper understanding of the rules of the world.

And this field comes from 'knowledge'...

The world rune, in essence, is a book that records the rules of the world, and is the key to the source.

Ordinary powerful mages can use the rules written above to release the magic that destroys the world.

But a mage like his own teacher, who can be called a 'great', can penetrate the rules written in it and elevate himself infinitely.

Thinking of this, Seraphine also understood.

Life and soul are one of the rules of the world... It seems that they can be created at will, and it is not a big problem...

She glanced at her teacher quietly, um, just to her own teacher.

Ryan looked at the small movements of his apprentice and chuckled.

Grid is him, but he is not Grid.

He can share all of Grid's senses and can even manipulate each other. But if he doesn't do any manipulation, Grid can also act according to the wishes of his personality.

It was his newfound magic application.

His previous understanding of magic was not wrong.

The essence of magic is nothing but an extension of the rules of the world.

And rune magic uses the power of ordinary runes to shake the rules of the world and use them for their own use.

It's just that the runes come from the miracles produced in the world, and the power contained is far weaker than that of the world's runes.

But the power generated by the combination of hundreds of runes is comparable to that of the world's runes.

And the magic leap that he and Syndra co-designed was also based on three world runes as the core, supplemented by hundreds of ordinary runes as the transmission link, forcibly raising a person's power level with magic.

The world rune-blue, whose name is witchcraft, symbolizes the mighty power of magic and natural elements. Grants the leaper magic affinity and elemental resistance.

The world rune - green, whose name is firm, symbolizes the power of flesh and life. Endows the Ascender with an almost invincible physique and near-eternal life.

The world rune-yellow, whose name is precise, symbolizes the laws of physics, and contains the power of speed and force. Give the leaper the power to control a certain physical law, or vector, or speed, or great force.

As for the remaining two world runes in the record, Ryan also has great expectations in his heart.

The magic jump formed by the three world runes is basically comparable to the ascension ceremony, but the magic jump requires the jumper to have a strong soul.

The current Grid cannot be regarded as a perfect creature of life, the soul can only be regarded as ordinary strength, and even heroic power cannot be carried.

To make it perfect, it also requires the power of the world rune - red.

At that time, the magic leap will no longer have the limit of the soul level...

Seraphine left with Fiddlesticks and Grid with a satisfied look on their faces. With the help of the teacher, she also had the confidence to fight Foyego and Black Mist.

After a while, she'll head to Zaun in the airship first. On the ship that has been booked, head to the waters of Bilgewater.

After she left, Ryan shook his head and smiled, and the figure disappeared from the seat.

When Ryan appeared again, he had come to the black gate of the immortal fortress.

This building, which symbolizes the establishment of Noxus, has accompanied the empire for nearly a thousand years.

In the past, it was just a symbol of the glory of the empire.

But as of today, it will be given new functionality.

After Ryan arrived, he nodded to Syndra, who was busy beside him, and turned to look at a few figures standing not far from the black gate.

Among those figures, Darius, the weakest, exuded an extremely strong aura.

"Ryan Meredith."

Seeing Ryan coming, one of the noble youths in a bright red dress bowed and saluted. His voice was full of grace and nobility, not at all the savagery and brutality of Noxian nobles.

"This should be our first official meeting, Congressman Vladimir."

Ryan looked at the youth, smiled and nodded.

Among the members of the Black Rose, there were two characters who lived from a thousand years ago to today, one is LeBlanc, and the other is Vladimir in front of him.

He used to be a slave of the Darkin, but he used a plan to kill his master and inherited everything from the other party.

But unfortunately, his blood magic is still flawed. Every time when his life comes to an end, the new reincarnation will forget all his memories, and he can only come back if he triggers a certain medium.

And this time, he was an ordinary noble of Noxus, and when he had no memory of his past life, he was awakened by LeBlanc and became one of the members of Trifali.

Of course Swain and Ryan knew what LeBlanc meant, but unfortunately...

What he could give Vladimir, LeBlanc couldn't.

"Congressman Vladimir, you look good now. It seems that the rune magic should solve the problem in your body." Ryan's eyes swept over the other side casually.

He has not seen Vladimir, but through Swain's message, he specially designed a seventh-order rune magic-Scarlet Dawn.

With this magic, Vladimir no longer has to be troubled by his own blood magic reincarnation defect.

Hearing Ryan's greetings, Vladimir's mouth showed a friendly smile:

"I have to thank you for solving my problems for many years. It is my honor to serve the Trifali Council."

Ryan smiled and nodded. The other party was an unfamiliar wolf, but also a sharp blade of the empire. Swain has the confidence to hold this blade, UU read www. He also does not intend to interfere.

After a brief chat, Ryan turned his gaze to Morgana beside him. At this moment, her black wings were spread out, and her aura was much stronger than when he and Kyle fought.

And all this, thanks to Morgana's justice has been served in Noxus.

The justice of forgiveness, or the justice of forgiveness...

"Morgana Senator, do you want to be the first jumper?" Ryan sent her an invitation

Syndra, the ritual of the magic leap, is preparing, and they are gathered here to witness the first magic leap with their own eyes.

According to Ryan's estimation, the power accumulated by the world rune at one time is enough to jump up two jumpers who have reached the standard.

"Let's talk about it later. If there are still places, the chief commander is more suitable than me." Morgana shook her head and rejected Ryan's proposal. "My contribution to the empire is not enough for me to enjoy this kind of treatment."

When she said this, she really thought so.

Although the immortal fortress has its current appearance, it is almost entirely due to her efforts.

But after getting to know the empire better, even she developed admiration for the three council presidents.

These are three people who have almost no selfishness and have dedicated everything to the empire.

"I believe it won't be long before every member of parliament has the opportunity to jump."

Ryan didn't care either, just made his own promise.

He did not disturb Darius, who was in a state of pranayama and was preparing to jump, but let go of the world rune-green in his hand and let it float on the door of the Black Gate, parallel to the world rune-yellow.

Immediately afterwards, he, like Syndra, inscribed the next runes on the black door, perfecting the final work of the magic leap.