The Glory of Noxus

"Who is it?"

In the quiet bedroom, Huo Jixing, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, opened his eyes with a puzzled look on his face.

There is a clear ban in the Noxus camp that no one is allowed to walk around at night. Violators will be severely punished.

Who would go to him so late at night, regardless of the camp ban?

Looking at the dark night outside the window, Huo Jixing looked a little hesitant, wondering whether to open the door.

Then he seemed to remember something, his eyes gradually brightened, and he quickly got up and went downstairs.

Squeak!

The door opened, and Huo Jixing saw a middle-aged man in a red and gray robe in the hazy night.

Wilson!

Huo Jixing suppressed the excitement in his heart, turned his body sideways, and motioned Wilson to come in.

In the living room, the oil lamp was lit.

Under the dim light, Huo Jixing and Wilson sat opposite each other.

A slightly dull atmosphere permeated between the two. Huo Jixing looked at Wilson's gentle face, and his bright eyes lost some of their luster, unable to hide their fatigue.

It seems that he has been busy with work recently.

And with Wilson's special status as a military adviser, he seems to be able to ignore the camp's ban to a certain extent.

So what is the purpose of his coming here, the knowledge of runes and magic? Huo Jixing secretly guessed in his heart.

"Don't think about it, I have a military order." Wilson seemed to see through Huo Jixing's inner thoughts and spoke.

"The camp ban, as long as General Darius is here, no one can violate it."

Huo Jixing raised his eyebrows slightly, noticing the change in Wilson's tone.

The previous words were fine, but when talking about General Darius, the tone became high-spirited, and the fatigue in the bright eyes disappeared, filled with fanaticism and awe.

Darius's charm?

Huo Jixing suppressed his curiosity, looked at Wilson, and waited for the next words.

"Good news or bad news, which one should I listen to first?"

Wilson noticed the silence in the atmosphere, reached out and knocked on the table, and said jokingly.

"Uh" Huo Jixing, who was waiting intently, raised his face, a trace of surprise appeared, as if he had never thought that Wilson, who was gentle and serious in his impression, would have such a bad taste.

"Okay, no joke." Wilson pondered for a while, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, there is no way to study fire magic for you in the camp for the time being."

"Most of the extraordinary people who have free time in the camp are studying black magic or runes, so."

Huo Jixing nodded gently to show his understanding. He had some premonitions in his heart after not responding for so long.

"Good news?"

"The good news is." Wilson straightened his posture, stared at Huo Jixing in front of him, and spoke.

"I have an old friend in the capital. Due to some unexpected factors, he came to settle in a village near the Iron Thorn Mountains. He has extraordinary knowledge about fire."

"I wrote a letter a few days ago and just got a reply. The letter said that he can help the empire and teach you about the knowledge of the extraordinary and fire."

"Choose one of the two?" Huo Jixing crossed his hands and moved unconsciously.

"Yes!" Wilson replied in a deep voice: "You can choose to stay in the camp, but the camp can only teach you about extraordinary knowledge temporarily. Your fire ability can't be helped."

"What I may learn from my old friend is related to your fire ability."

Huo Jixing lowered his head, and a trace of hesitation flashed in his dark pupils. He chose to stay in the camp. He could use the excuse of awakening in the wild to perfectly cover up the existence of the Nanli Fire.

But recently, he found that the Noxus Empire didn't seem to care about how he got his extraordinary abilities.

What the empire needs is how to use extraordinary abilities to serve the empire more efficiently.

"Flame, the fire of Nanli, Suzaku" Huo Jixing murmured in his heart, and finally looked up and met Wilson's eyes.

"How far is it?"

Hearing this, Wilson smiled, and he already knew Huo Jixing's choice in his heart.

"Not far, it's within the Iron Thorn Mountains. With your ability, you can get there in about two days."

"This is my letter of recommendation. You can give it to my old friend when the time comes." Wilson took out a wax-baked letter and a tattered map from his arms and placed them in front of Huo Jixing.

"As for the map, the detailed location has been marked on it. Don't get lost."

Before leaving, Wilson remembered something, stopped and looked back, looked at Huo Jixing in the room, and spoke.

"My old friend's name."

"Gregory!"

The starlight was lonely, soaking through the dark clouds, and fell into the bedroom like a cold drizzle.

Huo Jixing sat cross-legged in front of the bed, gently wiping the slender long knife in his hand. With each wipe, his slightly impetuous heart gradually calmed down.

Before yesterday, the extraordinary knowledge that was out of reach has been reported.

This rekindled hope for him who had given up. After all, it was related to the existence of the data panel. He wanted to use it to cover up and hide to avoid being remembered.

The memory of the previous life told Huo Jixing.

There are many gods in the Valoran continent, as well as many powerful creatures comparable to gods. There is more than one such existence in the Noxus Empire alone.

The sky gradually brightened, and dawn was approaching.

Huo Jixing looked at the sky full of rosy clouds, put away his long knife, and stood up to wash.

Splash!

The sound of water sounded, and Huo Jixing put his face into the basin and let the cold water invade. After a while, he stood up and wiped his face while looking at himself in the glass mirror.

Her face was fair and handsome, her eyes were bright, her figure was tall, and her arms and abdomen had obvious muscle lines.

With her fierce temperament, she looked more and more like a soldier who had experienced many battles.

"Your hair is a little long!"

Huo Jixing fiddled with the black hair that almost covered his eyes in front of his forehead, muttered softly, and then fiddled with the scissors to cut off the long hair.

"Well, it's better to have broken hair." He looked at himself in the glass mirror with satisfaction.

After breakfast.

Huo Jixing went to see Eric and Devitt again, and roughly explained the reason for leaving.

Then, in their envious eyes, he left the rest area.

He carefully calculated the time he would be out this time. The original rest time for the mission, plus the study time Wilson helped to apply for, was exactly twenty days.

With enough time, he could learn the extraordinary knowledge about the Valoran continent.

Walking along the familiar bluestone mountain road, Huo Jixing saw the magnificent steel gate standing in the distance, and the crowd in front of the gate, which looked like a red dragon.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After leaving the steel gate, Huo Jixing stood on the snowy hill, and the cold wind blew across his face.

He looked back at the noisy and lively camp, thinking in his heart.

This was his second time leaving the Noxus camp. He hoped that good luck would favor him and that this trip would be safe and smooth.

Walking on the snowy road, Huo Jixing followed the map given by Wilson and started this journey to extraordinary knowledge along the Iron Thorn Mountains.

Grunt! Grunt!

On the snow-covered mountain road, a figure covered with snowflakes was walking slowly in the bleak snow, and every step he took would create a snow pit several feet deep.

This was the second day after Huo Jixing left the camp.

He thought he would see the customs and scenery in Noxus on the way, but what he saw along the way disappointed him greatly.

Most of them are snowy mountains, and the roads are also rugged mountain roads.

The most important thing is that after leaving the camp, there are almost no people.

Spitting out a mouthful of frost, Huo Jixing wiped off the ice on his face, looked at the unchanged snowy scenery, and his helplessness gradually deepened.

Continuous snow-capped peaks, huge ice and snow forests.

It is indeed a magnificent scenery on earth, but what he wants is someone to ask for directions.

"Alas!" Huo Jixing took out the map from his arms, and his fingers followed the marked road. Compared with the route in his memory, it should be correct. Right?

Looking at the peaks in the distance, he shook his head, suppressed his inner emotions, and started to move forward again.

With the skills of surviving in the wild, he was not worried that he would starve to death, and it was nothing to camp in the wild. What he was worried about wasting time.

I should have mentioned it to Wilson earlier and sent someone familiar with the route to take me there.

Leaving the right and wrong place under my feet?

Huo Jixing had long since given up such an idea.

Who let the conditions provided by the Noxus Empire be so good? They gave him status, power, good food and drink, and taught him skills, and provided him with the opportunity to learn extraordinary knowledge.

So, why leave alone and fight for an uncertain future?

The warmth brought by the midday sun dissipated.

Huo Jixing crossed the steep mountain road in front of him, his expression paused, and then he hurriedly took out the map and unfolded it.

"Mountains, forests, villages."

Comparing the different elements dotted on the map, Huo Jixing murmured in a low voice, and finally his finger fell on the house representing the village.

"It's here, that's right!"

Putting away the map, Huo Jixing stood on the mountainside, overlooking the snow-covered village not far away, and he saw the magnificence and wonder of the Iron Thorn Mountains.

Snow, clouds and mist surround the peaks, connecting heaven and earth.

And between the peaks and the snow forests, a village with people is outlined in the picture of heaven and earth.

Seeing this beautiful scenery, Huo Jixing opened his mouth and wanted to recite poems, but he was speechless for a while.

Finally, with head down and face red, he hurried down the mountain road.

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