Chapter 248 LeBlanc and Vladimir
Outside the Immortal Fortress, there is an inconspicuous noble mansion.
No one would have thought that the real power center of the Noxian Empire is not in the Immortal Fortress, but in this ordinary villa.
Its owner is a little-known female noble, but this lady has another identity behind her.
"Leblanc." The visitor called out this name. And this name is actually just one of her many aliases.
LeBlanc, Leblanc, the Deceiver, the Pale Lady, the leader .
She is also a powerful wizard who has lived for thousands of years and is the real controller behind the magnificent empire of Noxus for hundreds of years.
"Vladimir." The visitor's identity was even more powerful than Leblanc.
Vladimir, the Scarlet Reaper, the master of blood magic, and the second in command of the Black Rose.
He is older than LeBlanc. He was born 1,500 years ago, before Mordekaiser even made his debut and the Darkin War was still in full swing.
Later, the god-warriors died one after another, and Mordekaiser went to the underworld, but he and LeBlanc lived more and more comfortably and longer.
Noxus is a great empire in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of these two old monsters it is just a puppet that can be manipulated at will.
Until a person appeared.
"Did Swain go to see the emperor?" Vladimir looked like a pale human noble at this time.
He sat down in front of Leblanc, who was also disguised as a mortal, and they looked like two friends having a long conversation.
“He’s been there,” LeBlanc said. “This guy still seems to be recovering from the loss he suffered a year ago.”
"He looked very bad and had some hidden injuries. Darkwill only talked to him for a few minutes and he coughed several times and almost couldn't sit still."
“Humans…” She looked at her hands, which were still smooth and delicate after thousands of years, and said with a smile, “They are so fragile.”
"Don't underestimate him." Vladimir was impressed by Swain.
Back then, Swain killed his own parents and a group of leaders of the so-called "Black Rose" for the sake of justice, but he was used by LeBlanc and became a tool to help them escape and fake their death.
They thought that Swain would be like all other stupid tools, who would disappear from the stage of history naturally after being used.
But this guy's abilities are indeed outstanding.
Even though they later secretly controlled Darkwill, they continued to suppress and curb Swain's rise.
However, Swain still rose unstoppably to become a military giant of the empire with his irrefutable military achievements.
“Although he is down and out now, he still has great influence in the army,” Vladimir reminded.
"I understand." Leblanc did not underestimate this opponent: "That's why I arranged for him to go to Piltover and gave him this difficult enemy—"
"Leader."
Having said this, the two of them looked truly solemn.
After all, Swain was just an old man waiting to die. No matter how much they said they valued him, they never regarded this short-lived mortal as an equal opponent.
However, it is the leaders who have emerged this year that have made them really worried.
That is the goddess Janna, an immortal true god.
No matter how sophisticated their magic of prolonging life is, it is nothing more than a poor imitation of the gods.
"Have you read the book 'A Brief Account of Janna's Thoughts'?" Leblanc pulled out a booklet from her bosom, the latest edition imported from the Twin Cities. "It analyzes the situation in Noxus very clearly. "
Although a large part of the reason why Noxus launched wars against other countries was due to her personal infinite desire for magical heritage from all over the world.
Those sect masters, leaders and kings would not give up the good things of their ancestors obediently. Only through war and conquest could she obtain endless magical knowledge and various strange magical relics.
So LeBlanc loves war.
But in general, Levi's analysis of Noxus' national conditions is not wrong.
The Empire did launch the war in order to divert conflicts abroad, and this did not conflict with Leblanc's personal motives.
"What does he want to do by analyzing the empire so clearly?" Leblanc had actually already seen it.
Most knowledgeable people can see this.
"I'm afraid the peace between the Leader and the Empire won't last long. Sooner or later there will be a war between us," said Leblanc.
"A battle, huh..." Vladimir was noncommittal: "Judging from the power Goddess Janna showed in the Twin Cities last time, if we don't use all our trump cards, I'm afraid the Empire won't be qualified to fight Her."
If they really want to go to war with the current leader and Goddess Gana, then the Black Rose will no longer be able to hide safely behind the scenes.
They have to risk their lives.
But...is it worth it?
Compared with this empire that lasted less than a thousand years, Vladimir valued his own 1,500 years more.
If they lose Noxus, they can still find another country to continue controlling, but if their lives are lost, they are really gone.
"The situation may not be that bad." Leblanc said.
She said in a delicate tone: "I have confirmed through the dual channels of War Mason and Black Rose that a week before the goddess Janna came to the world, a hurricane had already taken shape in the sea east of the Twin Cities—"
"Like all naturally occurring storms."
Vladimir was thoughtful after hearing this: "You mean... Goddess Janna may not be as powerful as we see?"
He and LeBlanc are both thousand-year-old mages.
Of course they understood that those skilled wizards who had truly mastered the mysteries of the elements could use the power of nature to enhance their own spells.
Perhaps, the hurricane was not summoned by Goddess Jana at all.
Did she just use the power of the hurricane to display such destructive power?
"That's very possible," LeBlanc said. "Janna last appeared in the Twin Cities more than two hundred years ago. Although she was very powerful at that time, she was still far from her heyday in history."
This is the benefit of living a long life.
LeBlanc has actually met Janna.
Almost 1,000 years ago, she witnessed Janna using a huge wind wall that covered the sky and the ground to block the waves in order to protect civilians from a hurricane and tsunami. The storm lasted for a whole day, but the city was safe and sound.
Janna showed up in the Twin Cities more than 200 years ago and tried her best but only managed to hold back the seawater for an hour. In the end, the seawater still flooded half of Zaun. Her full effort this time only created time for the citizens to escape.
"In the past thousand years, the power of Goddess Janna has obviously weakened."
"And this time... her strength is no less than when she was at her peak."
LeBlanc has reason to suspect that Janna used cheats this time to become so powerful.
If they really were to clash with Goddess Gana, they might not necessarily be defeated.
But……
"Do you dare to try?" Vladimir sneered.
That is the real God.
If you try, you might die.
"I don't need to try." Leblanc smiled preparedly, "We just need to throw out a second Camille and let him help us try."
"You mean, Swain?"
"That's right." Leblanc smiled and nodded.
Swain was the destabilizing factor they wanted to eliminate.
Throwing it out to test the leader is just the right way to drive the tiger to devour the wolf and make good use of waste.
"But Swain is probably not that stupid," Vladimir said. "Even if there is an order from the Emperor, he will definitely strive to seek peace with the Leader, not war."
In order not to drag the empire into the abyss of war, Swain must dare to disobey the emperor's orders.
He is such a strange person who values national interests more than his own life.
"Peace? I'm afraid that's not his choice." Leblanc smiled faintly: "The Wind Leader has already extended his hand to Ionia, and the foundation of peace between the two sides has been broken--"
"Next, I will order Ionia's frontline regiments to completely encircle and wipe out the Leader's overseas forces in Ionia."
"Let our new Governor of Piltover deal with this big problem."
