Chapter 398 The old house and the old man
Riven hesitated for a moment, and then said a name.
"Jerico Sviin."
The news was not very good in Ionia, but once she returned to Noxus, she immediately heard about General Svein's coup.
Svein was a military genius. With just a few battle groups, he captured Precidian, the cultural center of Ionia. As a result, the emperor mobilized troops in the rear and left him alone. The defeat was ashamed and his arm was beheaded. Shortly after returning to Noxus, Svein launched a coup like lightning and brought down the foolish emperor Duckwell. It was also because of his summoning order that the last war came to an end.
The man smiled decisively and said, "You are wrong. Jericho Svein is indeed in charge of the current Noxus, but he did not sit on the throne of the emperor."
"Why didn't he become emperor?"
Riven was confused and launched a coup but did not become the emperor. What did he do?
"Svein is an extremely rational person. He knew that Duckwell was just a puppet, and there was another person who really controlled Noxus. In order to ensure that the power of the empire was not monopolized by one person, he set an example and refused to ascend to the throne, and established a three-person council to restrain each other."
"The purpose of his doing this is to limit people like us, but it has to be said that under his efforts to govern, the declining empire began to improve."
"Svein is a real patriotic person. Riven, if you come to join the army a few years later, you will definitely be worthy of him. But now, you must have been injured by the foolish emperor."
Riven lowered her eyelids, and the other party did a good job in his homework, and she was basically right. She was disappointed with the empire and exiled herself.
"Nature is not a simple person who can regain power in our hands. Svein's greatest reliance is a demon from ancient times, giving him the ability to see secrets. Now, his eyeliner is spread over the immortal fortress, so we have to transfer the transaction underground."
Riven recalled the difference between the immortal fortress today and the past, and suddenly realized that when she came, she had not seen so many crows hovering in the sky, from the arena to the port, they could be seen black traces along the way.
She now knows who her employer is, who disobeys Noxus' will and engages in shameful activities in private. But this just shows that they have the ability to pass the army and send her to Ionia.
After passing through the intricate tunnels and catacombs, Riven followed the mysterious man back to the ground.
They were wandering around the ground, but they didn't go far. A bell rang out from the port, and the cold wind suddenly rose, carrying the fighting and shouting of Noxus soldiers in the distance, and floated over the gate of the watch bell.
The place the employer mentioned is right in front of it, an old house that has been abandoned for a long time. It tells its past glory like a huge black shadow. The windows here are closed, and several tiles on the eaves of the folded structure have loosened and fallen, revealing the rotten wood below. From the perspective of dilapidation, it has been unattended for at least a hundred years.
But such a house was not flattened and allowed to occupy precious land. Only when the owner of the house was a powerful man in the capital could it be explained.
The mysterious hand fell on the dusty door, and the decaying door panel made an unsupported groan, revealing the broken inner world. Tiles and broken wood were scattered on the parquet floor, and the mysterious man's footsteps avoided the wreckage without making any sound.
Although Riven had carefully tiptoed, the soles of her shoes still made a sound when she stepped on the floor. She stood there and waited quietly for a while. Apart from the sound she made, the old house was as quiet as a grave.
Under the leadership of the other party, Riven came to a place that looked like a living room. There was a large fireplace beside the wall, made of golden marble, and the overturned baskets were scattered with coal blocks. The chimney may not have been warm smoke for a long time.
"Where are the person you want me to see?" After being hungry for a long time, Riven watched the other person stop in the living room, feeling that it was time to ask clearly.
"You can see clearly." The man said with a smile.
The broken curtains suddenly moved. The doors and windows in the house were clearly closed, but the wind was flowing in the house.
Riven looked closely and found that there was still a person sitting on the couch slanted. He was sitting there quietly like a silent statue at first. And as he moved, the dull air in the room began to flow.
"Yasu?" Riven recognized this person, the Ionian who had fought with her in the arena not long ago.
"Yes." Yasuo nodded. Compared to Riven's surprise, he seemed much calmer.
After all, Riven was still thinking during the day that she would never have the chance to repay Yasuo's kindness in her life, but she saw him again in the capital that night.
"Madam, since everyone is here, let's talk about the task content to her." Yasuo said to Elise.
"You are going to the mine in the Hulkrond Plain south of the capital, and find a way to hijack some of the specialty crystal ores there, and then find a place to hide them. The task sounds simple, but I want to remind you that there is a black gunpowder factory near the mine. The Empire sent heavy troops to guard it. If you want to hijack, you must first make careful plans."
"I'll prepare the planned things when you arrive at the local area. I've got someone to prepare the carriage. You'll set off tomorrow morning. As for tonight... I'll just go there in the Za'afan family's mansion. My house is quite big. Just don't walk around casually, enter the kitchen, restaurant and other places to disturb my little cuties."
Riven didn't know what the little cutie Elise pointed to was. She was about to leave the living room and asked quickly: "Where are the boat you agreed with me?"
Elise paused and replied very formally: "When you complete the mission, go to Besilico. Someone will pick you up on the boat. First go to Bilgewater and then enter Ionia from the Phantom Port Velli. Now it is the only port not controlled by Noxus."
After the other party left, Riven turned her eyes to the only living person in the living room.
“There’s the arena….”
"It's okay, you're very strong."
He was obviously suppressed throughout the whole process, but he heard the other party say such polite words as he was very strong. Riven was so embarrassed that she was silent for a long time before she found another topic.
"You hired her too?"
Yasuth said, "No, to be precise, I am working for my friends."
This friend Yasuo is hard to say clearly. Riven doesn't know him if it was Zell. Besides, Elise is also a member of his group. Although she is not familiar with him, it is really impolite to exclude others in front of him.
There were many spiders in the house, and he had no doubt that what he said would be heard immediately by Elise. As for how Riven thought about the relationship between herself and Elise, let her guess.
"Brother Chen!"
"Um!"
When Chen Changqing was walking on the road, he would say hello or nod when he met someone he knew.
But no matter who it is.
Everyone had no extra expression on their faces, as if they were very indifferent to everything.
Regarding this.
Chen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Department, it is an institution to maintain the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.
It can be said.
In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone's hands were stained with a lot of blood.
When a person is used to life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When Chen Changqing first came to this world, he was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.
The Demon Suppressing Division is very big.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppression Department are all powerful masters or those with the potential to become masters.
Chen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressing Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian and the other is the Demon Elimination Envoy.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts with the lowest level of Demon Elimination Envoy.
Then he will be promoted step by step and will eventually become a guardian.
Chen Changqing's predecessor was an intern in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest-level Demon Suppression Envoy.
Have the memory of the predecessor.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long, Chen Changqing stopped in front of an attic.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppression Division, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and it presents a different tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppression Division.
At this time, the attic door is open and occasionally someone enters and exits.
Chen Changqing just hesitated for a moment and then stepped in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
A scent of ink mixed with a faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow frown instinctively, but it stretched quickly.
Chapter completed!