The Glory of Noxus

"Piltover?"

Hearing Swain's words, Huo Jixing's mind moved, and he reached out to catch the letter thrown over.

The wax had already melted, so he took out the parchment and carefully read the text information recorded on it.

"Midalda family?"

Huo Jixing saw the special name mentioned on the parchment, and his eyes frowned.

Then the intelligence information of the Midalda family immediately emerged in his mind.

With extensive trade cooperation and thinking ahead of the times, Piltover has become the cultural center of the Valoran continent and won the title of [City of Progress].

Although Piltover has a relatively complete parliamentary system and many chambers of commerce families that control different trade channels.

But its unique economy and politics have given birth to a small group of rulers (powerful oligarchs) who manipulate everything.

They are completely above the parliament and the law.

And the Midalda family, with its invention patents and huge trade wealth, has become the most powerful family in Piltover and one of the powerful oligarchs.

Huo Jixing put away the letter, and doubts arose in his heart.

The Midalda family in Piltover sent a letter thousands of miles away to seek help from the Noxus Empire?

Is it related to the Noxus Empire?

Perhaps he saw the doubts in Huo Jixing's heart.

Swain leaned back, leaned back on the chair, and looked at the colorful flags hanging on both sides of the obsidian throne.

"The Midalda family is a warlord noble of the empire. In order to control the east-west sea route of the Valoran continent, they sent their descendants to Piltover."

"After a hundred years of development, the Midalda family in Piltover has long grown up and has brought a lot of wealth to the empire."

"This time they encountered a very difficult problem and had to secretly seek help from the empire."

Swain turned his eyes and looked at Huo Jixing below, and continued to speak.

"Your secret mission this time is to go to the Midalda family and help them solve the problem."

"Okay, when do you leave?" Huo Jixing nodded gently and answered.

Since the Midalda family is an extension of the Empire's interests, the Empire should solve their problems.

"Don't underestimate the power of Piltover." Swain stood up, left the marble table, and walked to the left wall of the audience hall.

The bright yellow candlelight fell, reflecting a detailed map of the Valoran continent.

The area painted in red represents the vast territory of the Noxian Empire.

During the reign of Bron Darkwill, the Noxian Empire fought everywhere and almost got involved in all regions, but Piltover and Zaun were safe.

This is not only because Piltover and Zaun control the east-west sea route of Valoran, and the Noxian Empire needs them to help transport supplies to various battlefields.

There is also the strength of Piltover and Zaun themselves. Their alchemical technology path bursts out with power that is not inferior to the skill path.

"When you go to Piltover this time, pay attention to the Yodel Academy of Science and Progress. There is news that Heimerdinger is researching a special weapon."

Swain's eyes fell on Piltover and Zaun, staring at the narrow sea route.

"The Ferros family is also worth paying attention to."

"The Ferros family?" Huo Jixing stood behind Swain, looking up at the huge map in front of him.

"The Blue Steel Shadow Camille is the chief spy of the Ferros family. Many soldiers of the Resor Garrison Legion have been assassinated by her." Swain turned around and said in a concentrated voice.

"And she has extraordinary power and has the power of life and death in secret operations."

Huo Jixing's eyes condensed and nodded slowly.

Since Swain specifically reminded her, it means that Camille is much more difficult to deal with than imagined.

"Finally, the Empire needs you to sneak into Zaun and meet a big guy."

Swain took out a bloody token from his arms, threw it to Huo Jixing, and instructed.

"He has something the Trifaree Council wants."

"As for the specific information of this secret mission, someone will give it to you after you arrive in Piltover."

Swain paused and said in a deep voice: "Let's set off tomorrow without further ado."

"Got it."

Huo Jixing took the token, put it in his arms, and turned to leave the palace.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the triumphal steps in front of the palace, dyeing every stone slab into warm gold.

As the sky darkened, this warmth gradually disappeared, replaced by the deep and cold night.

Huo Jixing just left the palace and walked down the solemn triumphal steps with steady steps.

As if he had noticed something, his eyes flickered in the night, looking behind him obscurely, ignoring the darkness and seeing through everything.

"Is someone waiting specifically?" Huo Jixing thought secretly.

Then he walked quickly, blending into the surrounding darkness and disappearing.

Back to his residence, Huo Jixing pushed open the door.

The bright yellow light illuminated the room, and he saw Heini waiting for him, holding the sleeping snow-white Poro in his arms.

When Heini saw Huo Jixing coming back, he smiled with relief, reached out and gently stroked Poro's snow-white fur, and walked towards the restaurant.

Inside was a long-prepared dinner, and a pot of strong and fragrant liquor.

Huo Jixing looked at everything in front of him with soft eyes, and a touch of warmth emerged in his heart.

No matter how unpredictable the outside world is, there is always a piece of tranquility that belongs to him.

After enjoying dinner, Huo Jixing drank the liquor in big gulps, letting the burning feeling permeate his body.

"There is a secret mission, I will leave soon."

Although the time Swain gave was tomorrow, he thought of his previous worries and prepared to leave the Noxus capital silently.

"Ah, then I will prepare some clothes for you."

Heini hurriedly put down the dinner plate in his hand and walked towards Huo Jixing's room.

"No, I don't need many things." Huo Jixing shook his head gently.

Piltover is the trade center of the Valoran continent, and the empire has already arranged to infiltrate the Ryser Guard Secret Office.

Huo Jixing got up and went to his room, took out the Statik electric blade with a black scabbard, and hung it on his waist.

In addition, he also brought a silver flask that had been prepared, filled with strong liquor.

Oh, he also picked up the sleeping snow-white Poro, ignored the angry eyes, and stuffed it into his arms.

"Go to bed early."

Huo Jixing came to the living room, rubbed Heini's head, spoke softly, and closed the door.

Ta-ta! Ta-ta!

Light footsteps echoed in the silent night air.

Huo Jixing was walking in the narrow street. In the dim environment, his figure was looming, blending into the surrounding shadows and making it difficult to detect.

"Sure enough, someone kept staring at me."

A red golden light appeared in his eyes. Huo Jixing looked around and saw several blood-colored clouds rising up and surrounding his residence.

From the moment he left the palace, he felt that someone was secretly watching him and paying attention to his whereabouts.

Although I had successfully gotten rid of them before, when I returned to my residence, the feeling of spying came over me again.

This convinced Huo Jixing that no matter whether it was a palace or a residence, there were secret forces specially arranging people to guard him and monitor his every move.

The night became darker and darker, and the moonlight became hazy.

Huo Jixing kept walking and continued walking, preparing to go to the fortress outside the capital.

He intended to use Noxtra to leave the capital and go to Chuxido, the nearest port city to Piltover.

This is the convenience of portals.

Noxtra has risen on every road leading to a city in the Noxian Empire.

And the capital's [Noxtora] can lead to every city in the empire.

Chuxidor is located in the southeastern corner of the empire, on a promontory with Piltover and Zaun.

From the port location, you can see the hazy black shadow of the Gate of the Sun in the distance.

"Um?"

Huo Jixing passed the city gate corridor and walked on the wide and flat straight road with a cold expression.

"The ghost lingers!"

Within his field of vision, he once again saw the familiar blood-colored cloud hidden in the dark corner.

The night was as dark as ink, deep and thick, covering up the bright moonlight in the sky, as if the world had fallen into silence.

"The target is about to appear, please report information at any time."

In the dark corner, a figure wearing a blood-colored robe spoke softly, with a red light flashing in his hand, as if he was communicating with others.

Then he looked at the city gate in the distance with piercing eyes, quietly waiting for the target to appear.

Behind him, there were two similarly dressed figures lurking, with bloody marks engraved on their young faces, and their eyes filled with scarlet color.

The aura of the two people is almost the same as the figure in the blood-colored robe in front, but they are younger and fanatical in comparison.

Scarlet Apprentice!

Members of the Crimson Order, descendants of nobles dedicated to blood magic itself.

He is a loyal follower of Vladimir the Scarlet Reaper and desires power and immortality.

"Coming."

The Scarlet Awakener looked at the open city gate, his blood-colored eyes flashing as he saw Huo Jixing walking out.

Immediately afterwards, the Scarlet Awakener saw Huo Jixing looking here as if he had noticed something.

"Did they discover us?"

Before he could react, Huo Jixing disappeared from sight without any trace.

"Where are you going?"

The Scarlet Awakener looked solemn, keenly feeling the deadly danger emerging from the surrounding air.

Then he immediately signaled the two scarlet apprentices behind him to be more vigilant and carefully observe the movements around them.

"Um?"

The Scarlet Awakeners noticed that there was no movement behind them, and the authorities turned around, preparing to scold their subordinates.

These apprentices who have just joined the Scarlet Secret Society always think that their noble status is superior to others.

But they don't know how the status of everyone who joins the Scarlet Secret Society is much lower than them.

The desire for immortality is a desire that everyone who has enjoyed power and wealth cannot give up.

"you."

The Scarlet Awakener forced down the anger in his heart and turned his head. Just as he was about to scold him, he saw a pair of cold eyes looking down at him.

At his feet were two scarlet apprentices.

At this moment, they had fallen silently into a pool of blood, and their life energy had disappeared without a trace.

The Scarlet Awakener's pupils tightened, and he immediately jumped up and fled toward the city gate as the fatal danger approached.

He knew in his heart that only by reaching the city gate could he possibly save his life.

"Blood magic?"

Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows and saw the ripples of blood gently fluttering in the night wind, like a pool of still blood surging in the dark night.

"Is Vladimir targeting me again?"

He whispered softly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, and looked at the scarlet awakened one in the distance before escaping into the darkness.

But the Scarlet Awakeners who escaped could not escape their destined fate.

The surging blood ripples unknowingly split into countless fragments in an instant.

Before they landed, a red-gold flame ignited, melting them into ashes and dissipating.

Immortal Fortress, a towering noble castle.

In a luxurious hall, soft lights reflected the delicate patterns on the wall.

Vladimir sat in the main seat, with a glass wine glass filled with blood-colored liquid in front of him.

The blood-colored liquid inside was as dazzling as blood under the light.

He gently raised the wine glass and carefully observed the liquid inside, with a deep light flashing in his blood-colored eyes.

"It tastes good." Vladimir took a sip of the blood-colored liquid in the wine glass and praised softly.

"The experimental results of Piltover are becoming more and more amazing and fascinating."

Tat! Tat!

Suddenly, the sound of hurried footsteps sounded, destroying the quiet atmosphere in the hall.

I saw a Noxian noble in a red robe walking quickly, looking pale, obviously something important happened.

"Great Vladimir!"

The Noxian noble knelt respectfully, with a hint of fanaticism and awe in his voice.

"The target disappeared, and we can't find any trace for the time being."

"Disappeared?"

Vladimir frowned slightly, drank the blood-colored liquid in the cup, and looked sharply at the Noxian noble kneeling on the ground.

"As expected of a gifted person of the Protoss, he has grown a lot in strength during the time he was away."

He chuckled softly, put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and walked to the Noxian noble, his gorgeous robe flashing a strange glow under the light.

"Our people have been following him secretly, but suddenly we lost his trace, and the people who were following him also disappeared completely."

The Noxian noble saw Vladimir's feet and buried his head deep in the carpet, with an inexplicable fear in his tone.

"We suspect that he may have some mysterious power that can avoid our tracking."

"A very reasonable guess!"

Vladimir nodded slowly, stretched out his right hand, pointed at the Noxian noble, and a touch of blood-colored glow appeared.

"But I don't blame you for not being able to find him."

"I blame you for not paying attention to your back and attracting outsiders?"

Buzz! Buzz!

The blood-red light appeared and slowly fell.

The pale face of the Noxian noble looked even more bloodless under the reflection of the blood-red light.

He widened his eyes in horror, as if he wanted to shout, but found that he couldn't even make a sound.

He could only watch his body gradually shrivel up in the blood-red light.

But in an instant.

The skin of the Noxian noble began to become dry and tight, and his body gradually shrank until it turned into a mummy.

After doing everything in front of him, Vladimir looked at the window sill and saw a black crow with its wings folded, staring at him quietly with its red eyes.

Crows are eating like crazy!