Chapter 127 Darkwill's Swain
"Facing Ionia, the Empire's victory should be within reach."
"Of course, because we have Swain as our commander! The scattered Ionians are no match for us!"
"Hahaha! I heard that their Karma, the king, is a young girl? I'm really looking forward to seeing her head hanging in front of the castle."
"It depends on whether Lord Swain sent those generals. If it was those lords, Karma's head might only appear in their private collections, or in some private gatherings..."
"That's great. I also want to work under Lord Swain. That way, I can have more collections... There are many rare species in Ionia."
"Yes, and..."
These are the nobility.
"How long do you think it will take Lord Swain to conquer Ionia this time?"
"I'm not sure, but it won't be more than a year, right? After all, the war masons told us about the situation there . It's a complete mess."
"But I heard there are many people with great martial arts skills there?"
"It doesn't matter. We can just deal with them the same way we dealt with Demacia. Besides, what use are so-called masters in front of an army? Even the assassins under General Du Kao need a chance to succeed. And on the front battlefield... Ionia has no army..."
These are the newly promoted officers.
But no matter whether they were officers or nobles, those who were talking about it did not think that Ionia was a tough nut to crack. Their tone was full of compliments for Swain, but Swain, who was walking forward with his cane, knew very well that these compliments were only given because he was passing by. Before that, the words might not have been so nice.
He walked forward quickly, ignoring these nobles who were uneducated and only knew how to enjoy themselves.
These nobles possess enormous power, but they use it for all kinds of enjoyment, even to an outrageous degree.
It was very common for princesses and princes from conquered countries to become slaves. It would be better to say that what Noxus had the most was princesses and princes.
There are even some wealthy families whose stairs are built with the heads of princes and nobles killed by their ancestors, and their carpets are made of the skins of kings.
Swain also saw a general's collection. That beautiful and spacious collection room was filled with the heads of queens and princesses who had been killed by their family.
If you count them carefully, there are probably hundreds of them.
These heads are preserved by secret medicine and magic, and a huge amount of money and resources are spent on their maintenance every year. Even the souls of some princesses and queens are still bound in the heads.
These things are both a symbol of honor and a deterrent. Although some people may use them to satisfy some disgusting desires, in Swain's view, they are also a deterrent.
Anyone who doesn't want to end up like this is best to surrender to Noxus.
He has always been firm in his belief, and because of this, he has been able to endure the disgusting desires of his colleagues and various nobles, and satisfy their ideas in various missions.
Because he always felt that these disgusting things could demonstrate the power and cruelty of Noxus, could scare the weak, could make them recognize their own incompetence, and make them join Noxus, so that they could be given a chance to be reborn by Noxus.
This is also the reason why he is popular.
He will not care what you have gained in this mission, nor will he care what you have done to complete this mission. As long as you complete the mission, you will get corresponding rewards and achievements.
The nobles liked such officers very much, and in fact, the lower-level soldiers liked them too.
Because Swain's behavior is unbelievable in Noxus nowadays, it is common for nobles to take credit for achievements. Most of the achievements of the lower-level soldiers are attributed to their superiors. If they are not particularly outstanding or have found a backer, then no matter how many achievements they have, they will not be promoted.
But Swain is different. Under him, you can be promoted if you make contributions. It is for this reason that three-fifths of the newly promoted young officers in Noxus in the past decade can call themselves Swain's disciples.
And four-fifths of the new officers in the past twenty years or so have been dispatched and appointed by Swain.
Therefore, countless people want to curry favor with him, and countless people also want to kill him.
However, the reason why he was so eccentric and was able to continue to serve as the military commander of the invasion of Ionia after serving as the chief commander of the invasion of Shurima is very simple.
"All this is possible only with the support of His Majesty the Emperor."
Muttering these words silently, Swain walked to his office. Although he could work in his own manor, he was still accustomed to this relatively simple office instead of the magnificent room in his home that was passed down from his ancestors.
Picking up a stack of documents, Swain frowned slightly as he looked at the numbers on them, because the food and fodder for the invasion of Ionia had not been fully supplied. It was said that the grain ship had disappeared because it encountered a ship that was suspected to be the ocean disaster Gangplank .
Looking at the document, Swain couldn't help but get angry.
But it was not because the grain ship was missing, but because the person who submitted the report treated him as an idiot.
The pirate named Gangplank was quite capable, but he was thinking too much if he wanted to plunder grain ships in the Shurima Strait controlled by Noxus. The Empire's fleet had not left there yet. If Gangplank dared to make any move, he wouldn't mind cleaning up Bilgewater .
And we have transferred food from Shurima...
There is no food produced there. When they attacked Shurima, their troops could not even get enough supplies. If it were not for the shipping channel in Piltover, it would take another three years to pacify Shurima. Although it is not impossible to transfer food just after pacification, Swain, as the former chief officer, is very sure that there is no food in Shurima that can requisitioned.
So this report is just an attempt to cover up the fact that the government has enriched itself.
The person who gave me this report is either a fool or has ulterior motives.
But it doesn’t matter what it is, because the best outcome for fools and people with ulterior motives is death.
Putting down the report, Swain picked up another report, took a glass of cold water and drank it, then lowered his head to review more documents.
But……
"If you don't want to do it, please have one of you hand me the fourth file in the third row of the fifth bookcase. I need to check the name."
He looked up at the two Ionians who appeared in his room and stated his request calmly, but when he saw one of them, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
He recognized the man with the ponytail because he inexplicably cared about him, which was very unusual for him.
And if he remembered correctly, the other party...
Your name is Li Ke?
