"I didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Sivir's eyes were no longer filled with pride and arrogance. Instead, they were filled with coldness and sorrow. She silently toyed with a small knife that Di Haruo had given her and watched her former companions disappear into the desert.
"The world is always like this. You never know what will happen next."
Li Ke took a sip of water and comforted the 'hero' whose temperament had changed.
"Are you trying to preach to me?"
Sivir turned to Li Ke with a cold expression, but she bit down on her lower lip with a guilty conscience. Li Ke didn't bother to hide anything and directly told Sivir his goal.
"No, I don't like to dictate other people's lives and attitudes. It's just that you're the person I need, so I don't want a cold-hearted person to travel with me … In order to stop a very powerful demon, I need your existence to have a chance of success. No, to be exact, I just want you to meet someone. After you meet him, you'll have more choices in your life. "
Li Ke didn't know what Yatokus had done after leaving him, but the constantly dimming starry sky and some rumors among the mercenaries had made him very worried. Most importantly, the more Li Ke came into contact with the power of the ascenders, the more powerful this power was. The various characteristics of this power also clearly told Li Ke that this power was a high-level power that he couldn't imagine.
"Sounds like you're doing charity?"
Sivir showed a mocking expression on her face. Li Ke looked at the heroine who had completely collapsed and was about to turn evil. He directly retorted.
"This matter won't change with your will. The only special thing about you is your bloodline, and I only need your bloodline."
Li Ke's words made Sivir's expression turn ugly instantly because Li Ke directly denied everything about her. It was as if she was worthless except for her bloodline. She knew that Li Ke was right. There were many women like her in Shurima, and she felt that she had the ability to make a name for herself. But to put it bluntly, people like her were everywhere in Shurima, the land where the gods walked.
"Oh. You guys seem to be having a good chat. "
At this moment, Nola, who was supposed to investigate the disappearance of the labyrinth, came over with the small scythe Li Ke casually chopped into pieces. She walked over with a smile on her face.
"We can go now. I've found what I'm looking for."
Li Ke looked at the thing he casually killed and couldn't help but mock it.
"Dozens of lives for this piece of trash?"
However, Nola's expression didn't change at all. She was still smiling.
"Don't say that. Although I can't say that I'm the smartest, in this world, there are still idiots who would sacrifice their own people for a meaningless crown. Compared to them, what I've done is just a small matter. "
Li Ke knew what she was talking about. She was talking about Noxus's order to massacre all the cities.
In the battlefield of Noxus' expansion, if the cities in front of them surrendered, then the nobles in the cities could still guarantee their status and interests to a certain extent. Other than having to fight on the battlefield and prove their ability to continue to hold power, the civilians in the cities would be fine. In fact, they would live a much better life than before. This was because their cities would implement Noxus' laws. Although their taxes and labor would increase, they would still be able to make a profit.
Their status would also increase. They would no longer be slaves, serfs, or untouchables that could be killed at will. They would become citizens of Noxus.
However, if they resisted, they wouldn't be spared.
As long as they resisted, even if they only helped to build the city walls or cook for the garrison, they would be killed or sent as slaves to places where the Empire desperately needed labor. However, from what Li Ke had seen and heard, the lives of slaves were so miserable that they didn't want to be slaves. If it wasn't for the fact that Noxus still allowed slaves to fight on the battlefield and become nobles through meritorious service, then the slaves of Noxus would have rebelled long ago.
Of course, these were only policies. When it came to actual implementation, there were still many loopholes. Plus, Noxus was an empire built on slaves, so many times, their very open-minded policies would become terrifying machines used to oppress the middle and lower classes.
Moreover, Noxus didn't lack slaves. This was because in the vast plains of Demacia and Noxus, there were countless independent cities and kingdoms. Most of these people were hereditary kings and nobles, and they were very stupid. It wasn't rare for cities to be massacred. During Darkwill's rule, countless Noxus generals would deliberately force the cities they attacked to resist in order to gain enough benefits. Then, they would massacre and plunder the cities.
This was also the reason why Li Ke viewed Delius in a different light. Unless it was really necessary, Delius wouldn't massacre cities. In fact, when some cities resisted to the end, Delius would think of ways to make the foolish nobles surrender or kill only those who resisted.
"Ha, that's why I hate Noxus and those foolish fellows."
After letting out a long sigh, Li Ke rubbed his face and wanted to get Sivir to leave with the items. But as soon as he stood up, he caught sight of a long trail of smoke. After a moment of vigilance, he discovered that it was a convoy that was being chased by a huge group of Zergs. Running at the front was a man who seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life. Behind him was Sarah, who held two guns in her hands and had a cat lying on her chest!
"Are they looking for me?!"
Li Ke instantly realized this. He immediately grabbed his sword and dashed into the long trail of smoke to welcome his companions who had come to save him. Sarah and Youmi also saw the man they were looking for when he was halfway there. Youmi bounced on Sarah's chest while Sarah bit her lip and looked at Li Ke with a complicated gaze.
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