Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage

Laxana walked all the way on the street, frequently interacting friendly with the passing pedestrians.

Everyone has known her since the last parade, the Crown Guard girl who was holding the flag and walking at the front of the parade.

She has learned a lot of history from her teacher, and clearly understands that every reform will inevitably lead to bad consequences.

In the history recorded by the ancient Shurima historian, the last emperor wanted to abolish slavery, but was betrayed by his close friend.

Although her teacher expressed that the last emperor's best friend was too ambitious, Laksana could also understand the reason behind this.

The friend who betrayed him was a slave himself...

Perhaps, the hatred once fermented deep in his heart...

In addition to Shurima, there have been many similar events in Noxus.

When the first emperor appeared in Noxus, it was accompanied by blood and blood, and there was a black rose walking behind him.

Noxus does not shy away from his own history. Historians of the past dynasties recorded what they saw and heard, and the merchants of the empire brought these books to other regions.

As a result, Laxana has seen too many cases of change, including the most recent one..."Traffari's Change".

Noxus gradually decayed, but the people with lofty ideals from within stood up and changed the entire empire anew.

Among them, there is the president of the parliament, Ryan Meredith, who symbolizes absolute strength.

And the commander in charge of administration and far-sightedness, Swain.

At the same time, there is Noxus' most famous general, Darius.

With these three people as the core, a group of people who love the country gathered, killed the incompetent emperor at that time, and defeated the black rose's conspiracy...

Every time she reads this paragraph, Laksana feels that a brave blood is boiling in her chest.

The former Noxus is very similar to the current Demacia.

Noxus has not won a single battle since the Battle of Presidian.

The small battles went forward bravely, and the big battlefields were gradually defeated.

This is the true portrayal of Noxus at that time, facing four regions at the same time, almost fighting the entire Runeterra.

But they didn't show an overwhelming advantage.

This is pretty much the same situation Demacia faces today.

Although they did not face the enemy from all directions, they had to face the reformed Noxus.

Laxana understood that if they didn't change, not only would they have no chance of winning, but they might be annihilated in the dust of history.

She also wanted to be the Ryan Meredith of Demacia, a life extension for their kingdom.

Seeing the heartfelt smiles of the people on the street, and feeling the sincere respect in their hearts... Laksana's heart strengthened her thoughts.

She didn't go far before she arrived at her second destination today.

Bouville family.

"Lord Crown Guard!"

When the guards at the gate of the manor saw Laxana, they hurriedly bowed down.

With a smile on Laxana's face, she asked the guard to get up first and asked gently and politely:

"Hello, is Marquis Barrett at home today?"

"Lord Marquis is here, Lord Crown Guard, please come in!"

The guard respectfully opened the gate of the manor and gestured to the two maids serving behind the door.

One of the maids hurriedly ran inward, and the other made a gesture of invitation to Laxana:

"Lord Crown Guard, please come with me."

Hearing the change in the names of the maid and the guard, Laxanna's mouth was upturned, and she nodded to keep up with each other's footsteps.

In exchange for the visit a dozen days ago, these maids and guards still called her "Miss Crown Guard".

But after this parade, everyone's attitude towards her has really changed, and she can feel it.

Calling 'adult' is not a form of alienation, on the contrary, for Laxana, it is a recognition of her own behavior.

Even her older brother Galen was given such a title after he became Captain Sword.

Thinking of this, Laxana's fist clenched suddenly, and she placed it on her chest and swayed it twice to express her affirmation and joy of herself.

Immediately afterwards, she put away her movements again and looked around a few times. After seeing that no one cared about her actions, she felt relieved a little and followed behind the maid, looking at the scene inside the manor.

The Bouvier family belongs to one of the eight major officials and has a very high status in Demacia, so the area of ​​the manor is not small.

However, the whole garden does not give people a feeling of prosperity. The lawn is just trimmed and leveled, and there are no precious trees and flowers that are carefully cut or cultivated.

The usual fountains, marble statues, etc. are also gone, but there are a few young children playing on the lawn, and cheerful laughter can be heard from time to time.

Laxana watched their childish behavior, and the smile on the corner of her lips became more intense.

Unlike other nobles, the Bouvier family has always upheld the virtue of benevolence.

Whether it is the Earl of Adair, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, or the Marquis of Barrett, the head of the family, they all like and insist on adopting those poor homeless children, so that they can feel the warmth of home in this big family.

In order to raise these homeless children, I heard that the Bouvier family has been living in poverty.

Under the guidance of the maid, Laxana came to the main hall of the manor.

"Laxana, it's nice to have you here

. "

She didn't wait long, a middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes and exuding a noble temperament walked down the escalator on the second floor.

It can be seen that the wooden escalator has been around for some years, and under the footsteps of the middle-aged man, there is a creaking sound, but this does not affect the enthusiastic smile on his face.

"Your Excellency the Marquis, I'm sorry." Laxana stood up and saluted.

She has deep respect for the noble noble in front of her.

"Sit down and talk. Lestara took Sona to the Illuminati today, and they should be back in a while." Barrett laughed.

Lestara was his wife, and Sona was the mage who was parading and playing the piano that day, and she was her adopted daughter.

Laxana didn't mind, and instead replied apologetically:

"I shouldn't have involved you, and let Sona suffer a lot of gossip."

"Hahaha, this is Sona's decision, and Lestara and I also chose to support it."

Barrett waved his hand to tell Laxana not to blame herself, and added:

"What's more, your brother is almost always with Sona these days, and we can feel the sincerity from the Crown Guard."

Hearing Barrett say this, Laxanna smiled comfortably.

At the suggestion of "Clan Sister", his brother Galen shouldered the responsibility of protecting the mage.

She knew it wouldn't go against her brother's justice, and protecting an innocent Demacian mage citizen would actually make Garen feel better.

Of course, if her brother could spark some sparks with Sona, she'd be happier.

Galen is good at everything, but he is a little slow in his feelings and is a guy who needs people to worry about.

"Your Excellency, Marquis, I came this time because I heard that the Light Shield family has come to find you." After the two exchanged a few words, they entered the topic.

Laxanna heard that yesterday, the noble director Eleanor came here, not only by herself, but also with the prince Jiawen.

She didn't know what was being discussed, but it was said that Jarvan looked ugly when he left.

The news came from her aunt Tiana. Tiana just relayed it, she thought she should come and see.

Hearing the other party's words, Barrett was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Laxana was here for this matter.

"It's not a big deal. Princess Eleanor proposed that Sona marry into the Light Shield family." Barrett did not hide it.

"As a prince concubine?" Laksana was a little surprised, with a strange expression on her face.

She thinks that Light Shield's approach is a bit urgent. Since Nat's incident was exposed, the mages' trust in Light Shield can be imagined.

If a mage could be Jarvan's wife, that would indeed be the best way to stabilize the situation...maybe it could soon turn around Light Shield's reputation.

But for the mage girl, it was somewhat of a sacrifice.

"His Royal Highness Jarvan does have this intention. I didn't refuse, I just said I wanted to ask Sona's intention," Barrett said.

Laxana could see that there was hesitation on Marquis Barrett's face.

He loves those kids and doesn't want to see them fall victim to politics.

But from the point of view of identity, Sona is just her adopted daughter, and being able to marry Jia Wen is already a high achievement, and he really has no reason to refuse.

Laxana moved her lips, considered for a while, and finally asked aloud:

"Does Sona know about this..."

"I haven't told her yet." Barrett shook his head. "She is a kind child. Even if she is wronged, she will agree to this matter."

Barrett sighed lightly, and in a self-deprecating tone, continued:

"Now Demacia is worried about internal and external troubles, and I am also very conflicted. I should not be for my own selfish desires... alas."

Hearing his words, Laxanna knew something.

Although Barrett couldn't bear it, he would not refuse when the time came.

In fact, Laxanna herself is very conflicted about the Lightshield family.

The most ideal choice is to follow the Noxus way of dealing with it and withdraw from the stage of history like Darkwill at the time.

In this way all the sins are carried by someone.

But Jia Wen was her playmate since childhood after all, and she didn't want to let the other party suffer from infamy after his death.

That's right...after death...

Not long ago, she and her brother met Jarvan once.

The strong magical aura, even without the teacher reminding her, she could clearly feel that the magic within Jarvan was rhythmically moving.

Combined with the gloomy expression on his face when he fought his brother Garen... Laxana can almost tell...

Jarvan...not the Jarvan it used to be.

In the face of such Jiawen, Sona's marriage in the past will only be a sheep into the tiger's mouth...

For a time, the thoughts in Laxana's heart surged up and down like a fountain, and finally her expression took on a firm color, and she said word by word:

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell you..."

About an hour later, Laxanna walked out of Bouvier's manor with a solemn expression.

She eased her stiff limbs, not sure if she was doing it right, but since she did, she wouldn't regret it.

As Demacia's Crown Guard, it's a responsibility she was born with!

......

Zhanzheng Academy, Magic Department classroom.

On the podium, Seraphine was explaining the content of rune magic.

However, her teacher does not seem to be very focused, and often casts her eyes to the corner of the desk.

A blue translucent little guy was lying there, rolling lazily.

Seraphine looked depressed, and she didn't know why Allie had followed her to class. She seemed to be ignoring her a few days ago.

"That's all for today's class. If you have anything else you don't understand, you can ask me after class."

Seraphine closed her book and announced the end of today's class.

After she finished speaking, the classroom was still full of students, which was the norm in magic courses.

Whenever the class ended, the group of magically gifted children would not leave in a hurry. They would sit in the chairs for a while and continue to finish their after-school notes.

Listening to the voice of the soul coming from below, Seraphine's face showed a satisfied look.

Seeing her students are so diligent every day, she is also very gratified and proud of being a teacher.

Being able to teach a group of talented and hard-working students is the highest enjoyment of being a teacher.

She seemed to be able to understand how Mr. Ryan felt at the time, maybe it was similar to what she is now.

"Sister Seraphine!"

Annie ran over with the notebook in one hand and the bear in the other.

Her eyes naturally revealed the clarity of a child, and her little face had a strong desire for knowledge.

She came to the podium and stood on tiptoe. Just as she was about to speak, she was attracted by Rewi Alley lying on the podium.

Out of curiosity and love, she subconsciously stretched out her hand.

"and many more!"

Before Seraphine could stop it, she saw a rune fly out of Annie's hand.

It was a 'fire' rune drawn with flame magic.

Allie opened his mouth, swallowed the rune in one gulp, squinted his eyes, and let out a fine burp.

Seemingly satisfied with the magic power contained in the rune, Alley did not resist Annie's little hand, and instead rubbed her round head with her rounded head, causing Annie to giggle and chuckle.

"What a lovely guy." While enjoying the touch, Anne turned to Seraphine with joy in her eyes, "Sister Seraphine, did you say something just now?"

"It's nothing, I'm just afraid that you will be hurt by this little guy."

Seraphine said a little embarrassedly, and at the same time glanced at Allie resentfully.

Isn't it just a condensed rune, say it earlier!

She just finished the exercise that day, and the runes in her body were exhausted.

"Hee hee, I can feel that it is the same as Tibbers, very cordial." Annie looked down at the little bear in her arms, and gently stroked Allie, showing an innocent smile.

"Really, Tibbers may be able to become like Alley in the future."

Seeing this incomparably friendly scene in front of her, Seraphine's expression was complicated.

After a recent period of teaching, she had to admit that Annie's talent might still be above hers.

After Annie studied for less than half a month, she condensed her first rune 'fire'.

And at that time, under the guidance of Ryan, it took her nearly 20 days to master the rune of 'water'... what a shame.

"Is its name Alley? It sounds so nice!" Annie was tired from tiptoeing. After taking a rest for a while, she stood on tiptoe again and blinked at Alley.

It can be seen that she likes this little blue guy very much.

Seraphine no longer bothered about her talent. She stood on the podium with the attitude of a big sister, bending over to look at Annie.

The little girl was wearing a set of robes from a mage apprentice. It looked like a delicate little wizard when she was wearing it, and she no longer looked miserable when she signed up.

What a quick change... Seraphine thought with a smile.

"correct!"

Seemingly remembering her intentions, Annie patted her head and picked up the notebook on the podium with a smile:

"Sister Seraphine, I have a question!"

"You said." Seraphine laughed.

"That... I could have cast the big fireball, but I have never been able to control the big fireball in the rune magic. Can I push the magic of the big fireball backwards?" Annie asked softly.

"What do you think is the way to reversely analyze the combination of rune magic with the help of existing magic?" Seraphine helped her sort out the problem.

Many elemental wizards have powerful spellcasting abilities, and Annie is one of them.

They learn the runes of the family very quickly, but it is somewhat difficult to form them into rune magic.

The two are not the same, one tests the comprehension of the elements, and the other requires a high degree of control over magic.

"Yes!" Annie nodded heavily. "It's too difficult to connect two runes together, but it's easy for me to unleash a big fireball."

Annie said, waving her hand at the air, a fireball the size of a head appeared in the air, radiating heat waves to the surroundings.

Seeing the fireball appear, Allie tilted his head, and there was a hint of disgust in his dark blue eyes.

It looked away, turned over, and put aside its little head.

"It's your innate magical talent," Seraphine explained, "and the talent comes with it.

limit, but rune magic can raise this limit. However, relatively speaking, the early learning of rune magic will be more difficult. "

She stretched out her hand, and two runes emerged from her palm, meeting together, and she could clearly feel the magic power being vented in it.

But in an instant, a water arrow appeared in her hand and shot at the fireball under her control.

laugh!

The water arrow collided with the fireball, emitting a large amount of white smoke, the smoke dissipated, and both the fireball and the water arrow disappeared.

"It's amazing!" Annie exclaimed.

"Your idea is not impossible. When my teacher created rune magic, it is said that he used this method." Seraphine smiled encouragingly.

"Really! Sister Seraphine, what should I do?" Anne asked brightly.

"You, you should read more of Lady Syndra's writings on rune magic." Seraphine reached out and rubbed Annie's fine hair when she saw her cute appearance.

"Ah..." Annie's face became bitter. "Ms. Syndra's book is the most difficult to understand. It all depends on feeling and talent."

"Who made her the most talented mage in the world." Seraphine smiled and comforted.

If the magic note written by Ryan is the result of stacking layers of knowledge, then Syndra's magic note is a simple and crude brute force cracking.

With powerful magic perception and talent, he can force magic into the shape he wants.

She felt that with Annie's talent, she could try it.

"Got it..." Annie lowered her head, took her notebook and left the podium.

Along the way, she was still muttering: "When I learn rune magic, I must defeat Rael!"

Seraphine looked at her thin back and smiled.

Rael and Annie, the two most outstanding geniuses in this batch of students.

Because of his older age and accumulated time, Rael is much stronger than Annie. But she can feel that as Annie absorbs knowledge like a sponge, the distance between her and Rael will continue to shrink, and even surpass each other one day in the future.

The speed at which the students were growing gave Seraphine a sense of urgency.

She must also work hard on those magic books! It would be a shame if the teacher was surpassed by the students.

Although there must be such a day in the future, she just wants to delay the arrival of this day as much as possible.

It's not that she doesn't want her students to show amazing progress or strength, but...really save face.

At this point, she was a little discouraged when she thought about it.

Everyone else takes surpassing the teacher as their ultimate goal, but she is the only one...my two teachers are geniuses once in a thousand years, and there is no hope of surpassing them at all!