Chapter 8 Helpless Situation
After Li Ke came to this world, he did not think about becoming the king. After all, he was an Earthling, not a native of Runeland.
His only concern was to repay Elder Suma and the woodcutter who had adopted him. He also treated his fellow apprentices as friends.
Before he acquired this simulation ability, what he longed for was very simple.
Accumulate wealth and live in Piltover.
Why?
Let me tell you the simplest thing.
Piltover has toilet paper, but in Ionia, you can only use leaves.
Unfortunately, he was penniless, with no wealth or land. All he had was a body that was slightly stronger than that of an ordinary Ionian civilian after rigorous training.
And the sword in his hand.
If you want to do business but have no capital, and want to get rich, you can either hunt, explore, or find a rich woman... a rich businessman.
So even if he knew that someone he respected was about to meet with an unexpected disaster, Li Ke could only choose to tell others the news.
Although Elder Suma is old, his wind-controlling swordsmanship has long reached the highest level. Even someone as arrogant as Yasuo has to bow his head and listen to Elder Suma's teachings.
Even though Li Ke defeated Yasuo just now, that was because they were sparring with each other. At first, Yasuo was just competing in swordsmanship, and then he was taught a lesson by himself. But if Yasuo had , then even if he stood there and let Li Ke chop him, Li Ke's sword would not be able to break through the wind surrounding him.
Although Li Ke himself has not learned the Wind Control Sword Technique, he still has a deep understanding of it: when performing the Wind Control Sword Technique, a ball of wind will appear around him to block the swords and attacks of people around him.
The more powerful the attack, the stronger the wind around you will be. In real life terms, this means the thickness of the wind shield will be higher.
Elder Suma would never face Riven without any defense when facing a Noxian. When he used all his strength to destroy the rune sword, the wind around him was definitely stronger than a level 12 gale. Not to mention the crossbow arrows and fragments, even a bed crossbow couldn't penetrate the wind around him.
But he still died.
Insufficient ability, unknown time of incident, and insufficient strength.
But Li Ke has a senior brother Yongen by his side, who is serious , strong enough to deal with this crisis, and very responsible for everything. Naturally, Li Ke will choose to tell him about this idea and let him solve the problem.
"But why don't you just tell the elders about this."
Yongen felt that Li Ke was hiding something.
"Because I can't be sure whether what I saw is true. It is a sin to speak nonsense to an elder, and I don't understand why you were not present in my prophecy. Moreover, the elder's character... you know it, so I would like to ask you to guard Elder Suma at all times. Even if you see Yasuo deserting his post with your own eyes, do not leave."
Prophecies need to be verified.
Li Ke was very helpless about this. The prophet must make corresponding predictions before he can gain the trust of others. Li Ke had not read too many background stories, and even once thought that Malphite's head was his nose and Black Cleaver was Noxus's weapon.
The heroes he was familiar with had not yet made their mark, and he did not recognize any of the famous people he had heard of. The only ones he knew were the Eye of Twilight, the Fist of Shadow, and a disciple of the Order of the Balance named Jie. He knew that Jie would defect in the future and become Jie.
But that incident most likely happened at the end of the war, or at the middle at the earliest, and the Noxians haven’t landed yet!
He used his head to make predictions to gain the trust of others.
And the worst thing is, if he confirms that his prophecy is correct and Elder Suma will die because of Riven, then Elder Suma will definitely accept this result!
He will obey the prophecy and even make it happen!
This is what gives Li Ke a headache, because Elder Su Ma is a person who believes in fate. He firmly believes that if he escapes from his destiny, he will bring about even greater disasters, so Li Ke doesn't dare to make similar predictions at all.
If someone lied to him and told him that he would be in danger if he didn't protect him, he would still give up all unnecessary arrangements and obey the prophecy. And if someone told him that he was unharmed under the protection of others, he would still obey the prophecy and not make too many plans.
As for knocking out Elder Suma, or stopping Riven in advance, or killing her...
The fact that Li Ke couldn’t beat either of these two was not true from the beginning.
All in all, facing an old man who is stubborn, good at fighting, and believes in fate, it is best not to tell him about this kind of thing, otherwise it will bring even greater trouble.
Yongen is the best choice during this period.
After this period of time, when I have the ability, I will naturally be able to do Yongen's job to perfection.
Therefore, whether Elder Suma can really escape his original fate of death depends on Yongen and how fast he becomes stronger. Other fancy things are actually of little use.
"Understood."
Yongen nodded slightly. Although he was still skeptical, he would still do as Li Ke instructed. Even if Yasuo left in front of him, he would not leave Elder Suma.
Because this is Li Ke’s request.
After that, the two talked about other things, mainly Yongen explaining to Li Ke the situation of the target village, as well as the types and weaknesses of the monsters discovered.
Then he helped Li Ke clean up the house and left the room.
But when Li Ke cleaned up the house and prepared to go to bed, he found a bag of money left by Yongen and the sword he had hidden under his pillow.
“Really…”
Looking at the considerable sum of money inside and the sword that he had rejected, Li Ke made a slight complaint.
“…How can this be my brother?”
It’s obviously dad!
Closing his eyes, Li Ke finally had the time and experience to continue studying his golden finger.
Lying on the bed, his consciousness continued to sink, and Li Ke's spirit once again approached the void in , allowing the other party to absorb his spirit.
And this time, Li Ke kept one idea in mind throughout the whole process.
"Go to a world where I can quickly become stronger!"
He must become stronger quickly. Only then can he feel at ease.
Whether it is the matter of Elder Suma or going to Piltover to become a rich man in the future, it all requires strength as a foundation. No matter what the long river he saw is, for him, it is undoubtedly something that can make him quickly become stronger.
Then there is nothing to hesitate about.
This time, Li Ke saw the long river again, but the ball of light he released this time did not enter the world of last time, but entered a world in his mind that gave him a sense of familiarity.
