Chapter 294: The Changing World
The Ionian assassin visited the Immortal Bastion again, but this time the Ionian assassin was not as powerful as before. Although he caused some casualties, he was killed by the guards.
But here's the interesting thing.
Just when His Majesty the King ordered to capture the prisoners alive, this real Ionian assassin suddenly appeared in the palace.
Committed suicide.
No one knew how he got in, nor who instructed this bold Ionian man.
But, that's the result.
The king's palace was invaded by the Ionians again, and the mages still failed to play their due role.
For a moment, the heads of mages rolled everywhere, and the garden corridor outside the hall was filled with flowers watered by the blood of the mages - this triggered a series of problems.
In this world, most wizards' abilities are inherited through blood and family. Although there are people who awaken on their own, in general, there are more wizards who have family and inheritance.
then……
The Noxian Mage Corps, a position that used to be full of enviable benefits, has become tricky, with mages constantly leaving.
But what is puzzling is that there are still quite a few unfamiliar mages joining in.
For a moment, Noxus, which was already nervous, became even more nervous.
"We must take stronger measures, Your Majesty."
Tiana Crownguard looked at the information sent by the spy and spoke to Jarvan III.
"Noxus will inevitably experience civil unrest or launch a war in the near future. According to our intelligence, Darkwill's war plan against Ionia may not succeed, so there is a high probability that they will lead Shurima's new recruits to head towards us."
Tiana expressed the conclusion reached by Demacia's think tanks. There have been many situations like this in Noxus in history, so they can see what Noxus will become from past records.
But even though they know it, how to deal with it still depends on their King.
"I see……"
Jarvan III looked at the reports, especially the news about Darkwill slaughtering the mage group, he couldn't help but frowned.
This news was a bit shocking to him. In Demacia, it was a household name that mages were evil, so he...
"Your Majesty, now that Noxus has begun to eliminate evil mages, I think we should take more stringent measures against the mages in our country."
Tiana's husband Eldred suddenly spoke, interrupting Jarvan III's thoughts. He looked at the report on the table with fanaticism on his face.
"After all, if people knew that Demacia was no better than Noxus in dealing with evil mages, I think many people would be disappointed."
His words made Jarvan III frown. The other party's words made him feel instinctively uncomfortable, not because of anything else, but because the other party was the steward of forbidden magic matters and the person in charge of this aspect in Demacia.
The other party's attitude made him a little worried about those magicians who had not committed any mistakes and turned themselves in.
"I know, Eldred, but we don't have time to do these things now. There are many people among our allies that we don't want to talk about. If we issue a stricter ban on magic at this time, it will cause our allies to alienate us. After all, we need them to help us resist the evil Noxus, so let's not talk about this matter for now."
He stated the fact that Noxus was completely unable to compete with Noxus in terms of territory, manpower, and enthusiasm for war, and each time he led a large number of allies to fight against Noxus.
Of course, the fighting power of Demacia soldiers is not inferior to that of Noxus, but the number of territory and soldiers cannot be compared with the crazy expanding Noxus.
"I see... I understand, Your Majesty. I will discuss this matter with you after the war."
Eldred bowed with a smile on his face, indicating that he understood. Tiana couldn't help but frown. Her husband was really a bit persistent. Although she hated mages, her husband's behavior was really confusing.
However, this was not a very important matter to her. Although the other party was her husband, political marriages sometimes required them to stand on their respective positions.
Obviously, he has not talked to me about this matter, which means that his opinion represents himself and I don't need my help.
"Tiana, how are our supplies prepared?"
Jarvan III saw this, but he didn't care and asked about other things.
As for whether the war will break out?
They would not doubt that Demacia and Noxus are actually still at war.
"We have sufficient weapons and armor. The number of craftsmen has doubled over the past few years of recuperation and encouragement, which is enough to meet the needs of us and our allies. However, the output of rune steel is still not increasing, so I think we can buy more artillery to equip our soldiers."
Tiana's expression was not that bad. Demacia had abundant funds, so the preparations for war were relatively sufficient.
Jarvan III nodded, but as for the cannon, it would be too late to cast it now. If it were in time, Tiana would not have said it at this time.
"Artillery... So we need to buy supplies from Piltover?"
Tiana nodded.
"Yes, in fact, we also need to purchase some supplies from Piltover. The alchemical poison they used experimentally in Shurima is very powerful, so we need some antidotes that can treat this alchemical poison."
Jarvan III nodded. He had heard about this matter, but did not take it seriously at first. It was normal for Noxus to experiment with weapons. Once they were useful, they would use them crazily in the next war. Therefore, it was a good thing to be prepared in advance.
"But I remember something big happened in Piltover some time ago?"
When Tiana said this, her expression became even more serious.
"Yes, according to our intelligence and informants, the ruling power of Piltover has actually changed hands. So the person named Li Ke may not agree to the previous agreement."
"Li Ke?"
Jarvan III repeated the name and then asked in surprise.
"The Li Ke from Ionia?"
"I think so, your majesty."
