Lux's Magic Penetration Rod

Chapter 677 【0668】 Demacia...Empire?

The disintegration of Noxus is undoubtedly good news for Lux and Forsbarrow.

Because this means that people's attention in the capital of Demacia has been shifted to the west.

Recently, Jarvan IV has successively summoned envoys from the Black Forest Federation, Ironthorn Kingdom, Shining Silver Second Republic, Lokronde Kingdom, and the Watch League. The welcome banquet in Xiongdu has been held continuously for more than a month.

Although the theme of the banquet is welcome, for these messengers, every banquet is actually a torture.

You know, Demacia's banquets often require dancing, so at almost every banquet, when the music starts, the envoy will be invited to dance the falcon dance.

Then, after the third four beats, the messenger's partner will take the initiative to let go, change the double falcon dance into a single falcon dance for two people, and slide off the dance floor without leaving a trace.

During this process, the light will shine on the messenger, and the people participating in the "welcome banquet" will surround the messenger, and then watch the messenger dance the rest of the solo falcon trot, just like watching a monkey show.

The insult is obvious.

This is not because the Demacians are not generous, but because the two sides do have hatred, and it is a blood feud in the true sense.

Now that the Noxus Empire has disintegrated, although in order to further compress the Noxus Kingdom that occupies the Immortal Fortress, the Demacians want to make peace with these divided Noxians, but this does not prevent them from using their own methods to Disgusted by these messengers.

In this case, all the envoys from various places can do is to swallow their anger.

After all...this two-hero struggle for hegemony ended with the collapse of the Noxus Empire. I wonder if these envoys remembered the empire's former glory when they were watched by Demacia nobles and forced to dance the falcon trot. Long years.

However, considering that these envoys all represent vested interests after the disintegration of the Noxus Empire, maybe this kind of humiliation is not too shabby for them?

……………………

In recent days, Jarvan IV can be said to be very proud and full of ambition.

In the mouths of many nobles, Jarvan IV is already a great king who can surpass Sentu and rival Oren.

Although Jarvan IV has always refuted this statement face to face, deep down, he still feels proud of it.

This is not random flattery without reality, but well-founded praise.

Demacia and Noxus were the twins after the collapse of the Noxian Empire. After the Rune Wars, Valoran has always been in a position of two heroes competing for hegemony, and it has always been Noxus and Dema. West Asia keeps.

Although the Demacians have always looked down upon the "barbaric Noxians" and have always believed that they are "just a little better than the barbarians of the Freljord in the north", in fact, if any country is Demacia's only enemy is Noxus.

And now, the Noxian Empire is gone.

Even if Noxus, with Darius as its commander, still calls itself the Empire, it is just a pretense. Their current territory is not even as good as when Noxus was first established, and they have to face Surrounded and hostile on all sides.

Although the Demacians were not able to directly witness this exciting moment on the spot, the most direct reason for the disintegration of the Noxus Empire was the Battle of Tobitsia!

Even after the disintegration of the Noxus Empire, envoys from various splintered organizations would come to the capital to dance and entertain people in front of the Demacian nobles. Is there anything more relieving and exciting than this?

This is Demacia's complete victory!

Under such a situation, the people of Demacia were excited, and even the economic situation became better due to the sudden wave of consumption.

As the lord of the kingdom, the commander of the Battle of Tobitsia, and the key figure in the final battle to kill Swain, what reason does Jarvan IV have not to be proud of?

In the noble council in the capital of Demacia, there has even been a proposal to "ask Jarvan IV to succeed the emperor, take over the crown belonging to the Noxian Empire, and elevate the Kingdom of Demacia to an empire."

Demacia defeated the Noxus Empire, so the Kingdom of Demacia will be called the Demacia Empire, right?

Regarding this proposal, Jarvan IV reprimanded him very "sternly", but it was just a reprimand.

Considering that the person who made this suggestion was Jarvan IV's most trusted "Mad Dog" Zwei, perhaps this was just His Majesty's reserve.

Look at Demacia now!

We have silk and tea from Ionia, gems and spices from Shurima, hex wares from Vazuan, seafood from Bilgewater, and even some from across the ocean. The sea, the exquisite jewelry from Kamaviya, how glorious and great is this?

The Kingdom of Demacia defeated the Noxus Empire and collected treasures from various places. Such a kingdom was enough to succeed Nox Zhengshuo.

His Majesty Jarvan IV has truly brought glory to the nobles and made Demacia great again. Such achievements are enough to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Finally, a trend called "imperialization" gradually began to rise in the capital.

Among the promoters of this trend, there are patriots who truly believe that Demacia and Jarvan IV need to make further progress, there are also great nobles who hope that their status will increase, and there are also speculators who hope to take the opportunity to enter the fast lane of politics. There are even treacherous and loyal people with ulterior motives lurking underwater.

At the center of this huge whirlpool, Jarvan IV was refusing, but the intensity and attitude of his refusal were somewhat unclear.

He would object to suggestions from the Council of Nobles but would not do anything to the person who made the suggestion; he would refute claims of promotion in the kingdom but never make it clear why.

All of the above, in the eyes of those old foxes, can only be described as "wanting to welcome yet rejecting".

In fact, facing this kind of spontaneous support, Jarvan IV... was really heartbroken.

The enemies outside have been defeated, and the opponents inside are now submissive and submissive. Anyone who has the experience of Jarvan IV, stands in Jarvan IV's position, and faces Jarvan IV's situation will be so self-centered. Heartbeat.

Of course, despite his heartbeat, Jarvan IV at least has not lost his mind.

Regarding the issue of becoming emperor, after he thought about it for a while and found no problems, he finally called Tariq, Barrett, Galen and Lanfu to discuss it.

These four people are Jarvan IV's most trusted right-hand men, and Jarvan IV hopes to seek their opinions on such an important matter.

Faced with the question of whether Jarvan IV wants to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, the attitudes of the four people are very interesting.

The first person to agree was Garen - he was very straightforward, he just thought that Jarvan IV and Demacia should be matched, and there were no other bells and whistles.

Then, the second person to speak was Tarik. Unlike Galen, he had some doubts about becoming emperor.

"Perhaps, the Shurima people will be a little sensitive to the title of emperor."

Tarik said it very euphemistically. The implication is that our trade has an important process of changing hands on the north coast of Shurima, and the Shurima people have always been very concerned about the name of the emperor, which is a bit difficult to deal with.

"Noxus is also an empire. When it was powerful before, Uzeris even flew the Noxian flag!" Regarding Tarik's statement, Lanfu immediately retorted, "Northern Shurima people Always capricious and profit-seeking, the opinions of these people do not need to be considered at all!”

Tarik glanced at Lanfu and did not continue to speak - he always felt that the things here were a bit subtle, but as Lanfu said, many city-states in Northern Shurima had taken refuge with the Noxians. Maybe they Don't you care about the emperor's name?

Jarvan IV did not comment on what Tariq and Lanf said. He just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then looked at Barrett, who had remained silent.

Facing the inquiring gaze of Jarvan IV, Barrett thought for a moment and then chose to speak from a different angle.

"If Demacia becomes an empire, will the fiefdom be upgraded to a kingdom or a principality accordingly, or will the fiefdom lord be transferred to a governor?"

This is an interesting rhetorical question.

After hearing Barrett's words, Jarvan IV couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Just like the title of the question, the territory under the empire can be a bunch of kingdoms and principalities, just like the former Valoran-Noxian Empire, or even the many principalities and city-states of Valoran in eastern Demacia, which is Valoran -The remnants of the Noxian Empire.

Similarly, the territories under the empire can also be like the Shurima Empire. They do not exist in the form of fiefdoms, but are entrusted to the management of a governor. Currently, northern Shurima cities such as Uzeris, Kalamanda, and Nashe The city lord of Latin America is also officially the port governor.

Barrett did not give a positive answer, or even a suggestive answer. He just asked this question very objectively and on the premise that the kingdom was upgraded to an empire.

This rhetorical question can be understood to mean that he agrees with the upgrade and is starting to think about the next step; it can also be understood that he does not agree with the upgrade and believes that the follow-up will bring turmoil to Demacia.

Very slippery.

But very enlightening.

After hearing this rhetorical question, Jarvan IV really realized a lot of problems - those nobles who clamored for him to ascend the throne, probably had the idea of ​​promoting their own territory to a principality kingdom, right?

Once their territory is promoted, their status will be no different from those of the Principality of Valoran. At that time, Jarvan IV will either give them the same power as the Principality of Valoran, or take advantage of the situation and take action against the Principality of Valoran and let them Drink soup in the process.

If he announces the division of administrative regions and the establishment of governors in various regions, I am afraid that those nobles who keep saying "make Demacia greater" will soon be unable to help but turn around and sing the opposite, right?

Jarvan IV was silent.

The other four people also remained silent.

In the private conference room, you can hear a needle drop.

Then, just as Jarvan IV was hesitating, he suddenly remembered when he climbed the mountain and was about to reach the top of Mount Targon.

At that time, the entire Runeterra was at his feet. Although the vast continent of Shurima could not be seen clearly, it had a majestic and heroic view.

When Jarvan IV climbed the mountain, he was exhausted and his mind was empty. But looking back now, an indescribable longing swelled in his heart.

Yes, I, Jarvan IV, have indeed surpassed my father and fulfilled his long-cherished wish.

But compared to His Majesty Oren, am I really better than him?

What if we look further and compare with the legendary emperors of Shurima?

After returning from the summit, I have a long life, I have a long future, and I have more goals to surpass!

And if I don't ascend the throne and proclaim myself emperor, how can I use my methods?

Everything now is just the beginning!

Even the Noxus Empire can't stop me. I'm just ascending the throne and proclaiming myself emperor, so what should I worry about?

Thinking of this, Jarvan IV couldn't help but finally curled up his lips. He strode out of the meeting room and stood on the terrace of Dawn Castle, looking at the sunset and laughing heartily.

The four people who hurriedly followed out saw this, and after a moment of astonishment, they quickly understood.

Galen laughed out loud, while Barrett and Lanf were smiling. Only Tariq looked at the gradually spreading dusk and felt that something was wrong.

But... this is no longer important.

Jarvan IV had made up his mind.

……………………

"What?!" In Forsbarrow, after receiving the news from the intelligence team, Lux could hardly believe her eyes, "Jarvan IV is going to proclaim himself emperor?!"

"Proclaiming himself emperor?" Kalya, who has been getting more and more serious recently, rarely reacted immediately, "Is he crazy?"

"Does he think that the current situation in Demacia is very good?" He called Ino, and the two of them repeatedly confirmed that the key was OK. Lux finally put down the information, with a look of confusion on her face. , "Except for White Cliff City, the economy of many places in the south is about to collapse. At this time, Jarvan IV suddenly wants to proclaim himself emperor... Is there something wrong with him?"

Lux's reason for thinking this is very good. According to the information provided by the previous intelligence team, due to the inflow of large amounts of gold, prices in Demacia have risen quite seriously in recent years. Although due to sufficient land output, farmers are not worried about hunger for the time being. death, but living standards are declining dramatically.

In addition, private army recruitment has stopped in most places, and the voice of civil dissatisfaction has become loud.

Even if Noxus collapses and everyone is very excited, this does not change the objective economic difficulties.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, after the disintegration of the Noxus Empire, many of the dividends were eaten up by the newly established separatist organizations. Due to its geographical isolation, Demacia essentially just made a statement and gained face. .

Can a victory without actual benefits really be considered a victory?

According to Lux's perspective, what Demacia needs to do now is to take advantage of the Noxian separatist organization's concerns about the Kingdom of Noxus, cut some flesh from them, and forcefully Promote Demacia's standards and norms throughout Valoran.

Considering that doing so requires re-examining the issue of magic, if the next best thing is to do it, Jarvan IV can also take advantage of the disintegration of Noxus and make Demacia style become the eyes of Valorans. Correct, this can also annex the Principality of Valoran bit by bit, and even allow them to accept the ban on demons.

proclaim oneself emperor?

Is now the time to proclaim himself emperor?

In a daze, the image of the humble and serious Jarvan IV in Lux's memory finally gradually blurred.

The next moment, Lux shuddered violently - she treated the problem unrealistically, her eyes were blinded by victory and ambition, how could she be a wise man and a short-sighted man in just a moment?

Kalya’s Little Class·Falcon Dance:

An ancient dance form. Its birth is said to be related to the graceful dance of the vastaya people. Some are said to imitate the noble Eagle King of Shurima. It can be danced solo or in pairs, but most people can only dance in pairs. However, it would be somewhat funny if the duet dance was performed by one person.