The Glory of Noxus

The next morning.

The scorching sun fell into the room, bringing the high temperature of the desert sun.

Huo Jixing habitually exited meditation, and the red-gold light flashed in the room.

He exhaled lightly, and his consciousness fell on the data panel. Seeing that the four basic attributes were still slowly improving, he was certain in his heart.

Then he looked at the snow-white Poro lying beside him. The food packed last night had been swallowed into its stomach, and the snow-white fur was stained with some brown butter stains.

Seeing the little guy trying to climb onto his body, he gently called for rain and rubbed the snow-white Poro inside and out.

Hearing the noise coming from outside the window, Huo Jixing walked to the window of the guest room and looked at the busy and orderly stone street below.

The smell of fireworks in the early morning, mixed with the scorching temperature of the desert, depicted the market scenery of the rock village.

Huo Jixing could see from the details that the villagers' lives were much happier than those of the Shurimans in Vikola and Keneser.

This is very difficult to do in the current Shurima continent.

Whether it is the chaotic situation or the difficult desert environment, the Shurimans have always been in a state of low living standards.

Knock! Knock!

The gentle knock on the door brought Huo Jixing back to his thoughts.

"Ordinary people?"

Huo Jixing looked at the door, a red-gold glow lit up in his pupils, and a white cloud came into view.

It might be a waiter in the tavern. He thought secretly and turned to open the door.

In the quiet corridor, a waiter in linen clothes was waiting respectfully.

Huo Jixing squinted his eyes and looked at the strange waiter. It was not the tribal girl who sent him here last night.

"What's the matter?"

"Sir, someone is here to visit you."

The tavern waiter turned his body and pointed out the location of the visitor.

Huo Jixing frowned. He didn't know anyone in the rock village.

When he looked in the direction pointed by the tavern waiter, he saw a familiar brown cloud hovering in the air.

"Shamala?"

Huo Jixing's eyes flickered, and he asked the tavern waiter to wait for a while, then returned to the room and stuffed the snow-white Poro into his arms.

Then he followed the tavern waiter's steps to the backyard of the tavern, and saw Shamala, the caravan consul of the Midalda family from afar.

"Mr. Charles, long time no see."

Shamala's voice revealed an unconcealable surprise, and she hurried forward, her eyes like black pearls shining.

She was very surprised that she would meet the distinguished guest she had escorted before, Mr. Charles, in this remote village.

But when Shamala thought of Charles's position in Master Jarl's heart, she became more grateful for this long-distance trade transaction.

Huo Jixing nodded, waved away the tavern waiter, and asked with some curiosity: "Shamala, why are you here?"

According to the trade route when leaving Beljuen, the rock village seemed a bit remote.

Xiamara calmed down, spoke softly, and gave a reasonable explanation.

"Rock Village is an important place for our trade transaction this time, involving the experimental research materials of the Chamber of Commerce."

"Experimental research materials?"

Huo Jixing noticed the key words in Xiamara's words and showed curiosity at the right time.

"Sorry, Mr. Charles, I don't have enough power."

Xiamara shook his head slightly, indicating that he had the power to not be able to tell the relevant information.

"Rock Village is our last trading place."

"If you want to know the detailed information of the experimental research materials, you can return to Beljuen with us and ask Master Jar."

Huo Jixing understood Xiamara's difficulties as a caravan consul. After pondering for a while, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"How did you find me?"

"A caravan guard accidentally saw you in the tavern last night."

Xiamara recalled the report after the caravan guard returned last night, saying that he met an outsider who looked very similar to Mr. Charles.

"The light was dim at the time, and he didn't dare to come forward to confirm, so he could only wait until the morning to visit you. I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

"It's okay."

Huo Jixing waved his hand and looked at the caravan guards and carriages waiting outside the backyard door.

"Do you also live in the Rock Village?"

"Yes, we have rented a large courtyard in the southeast corner."

Xamara said, a cloud of worry passed between her brows, thinking of the strange things she encountered in the Rock Village, and she was a little irritated.

Then a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and she invited sincerely.

"If you don't mind, you can live with us. When the matter of the Rock Village is over, we will set off and leave."

Huo Jixing was a little surprised by Xiamara's invitation, but it was okay to have a safe place to live in a strange place.

Moreover, he could learn about what happened after the Emperor's Tomb incident through Xiamara.

"Thank you for your invitation, Xiamara."

"I just need a safe place to sort out my thoughts." Huo Jixing responded with a smile.

Xiamara nodded and smiled: "We are happy to serve you."

While talking, the two walked towards the caravan guards and carriages outside the backyard door, preparing to take the carriage back to their residence.

The southeast corner of the rock village.

The quiet street finally attracted the attention of the villagers, and then there was a thick cloud in the air.

From a distance, you can see fully armed tribal hunters are putting the exit of the street under martial law.

They are wearing armor, holding spears, and looking at everyone passing by with sharp eyes.

Even so, there are still many villagers and caravan members who gather around, wanting to find out what happened here.

I heard that someone was shocked to find that the villagers who originally lived in this area disappeared in the morning, without a trace, without even a trace.

The number of people missing this time and the scale of the disappearance are the most serious since the disappearance incident.

"Any clues?"

The elder of the rock village, Faisal, leaned on his cane and looked at the Ixtal wizard in front of him.

"Very clean, just like before, they didn't leave any clues."

The Ixtal wizard retracted his gaze and looked at the old man in front of him.

"Although we suspect that it was done by void creatures, according to ancient records, the minds of void creatures have long been twisted, and they should not have such sophisticated means and plans."

"Whether it is a void creature or not, now the matter has become a big deal, and we must deal with the existence behind it as soon as possible."

Faisal's tone was cold, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his turbid eyes. The sun mark engraved on his bare upper body flickered and lit up with a dark brilliance.

"What should we do?" The wizard of Ixtal looked at Faisal and noticed the irrepressible murderous intent in the old man's heart.

There are too many villagers missing this time, and almost everyone on a street has disappeared.

This made Faisal, as an elder, extremely angry. The disappearance of the villagers not only means a decrease in the population of the rock village.

More importantly, this will send a message to the caravans outside that the rock village is no longer safe.

Once the news spreads, the reputation of the rock village will be greatly hit, and the originally prosperous trade may be seriously affected.

"Call everyone and prepare to conduct a thorough investigation of the village. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you must find clues." Faisal said in a deep voice.

As one of the elders of the Rock Village, he must take the responsibility of protecting the village and maintaining its reputation.

He is ready to immediately call all the extraordinary people in the village to discuss countermeasures.

Before that, Feisal needs to strengthen the village's defense and add hunter patrol teams.

At the same time, he is also ready to make requests to the caravans outside, hoping to get their help, and use rewards to stimulate the caravan consuls to jointly uncover the truth of this disappearance.

"I will use the power of Ixtar to assist the village in searching and investigating." Master Ixtar promised.

"Thank you for your help." Elder Feisal bowed and saluted.

Then the two left the scene together and arranged their own things.