The air turned cold all of a sudden.
Li Ke could allow Nasus to leave with Sivir and search for Charica in the barren desert without saying a word. This would disrupt his plan. After all, his original plan was to let Sivir obtain Charica.
However, Nasus rejected Rhode's request to release Azir. This way, it would be difficult for Rhode to obtain the complete Ascendant's Power, which was in conflict with Rhode's plan of dealing with Yatoku quickly and obtaining sufficient technology from Pi City before returning to Freldrod. Therefore, Li Ke felt that Nasus' decision wasn't a good thing for him.
However, this was Nasus' family matter and Rhode wasn't the kind of person who would do anything to achieve his goals. As long as Nasus was willing to reveal the secrets of the Ascendant's Power to him or help him develop his powers, he would change his plans. What he wanted was nothing more than power, technology, magic, or the Ascendant's Power. As long as he could chop Yatoku's head like a fish head with hot red peppers, he would accept anything.
However, he didn't intend to let a slave empire reappear in this Song World. Besides, just like Yatoku, he would release it with his own hands and power.
"Is this important?"
Nasus didn't want to use slaves, but it was a pity that even if he wanted to rebuild an empire, the methods he could use weren't that glorious. After all, this wasn't the future where Azir was reborn, raised the sun disc, and used endless sand soldiers to protect the country. Most of the youths were freed from the battle and could work in peace.
At this time, the only thing he could do was to reminisce about the past. Coincidentally, there were many people who had betrayed Shurima, as well as invaders from the outside world.
"Perhaps it's not important, but it's important to me."
Li Ke raised her right hand, showing the scar that had become clearer and clearer because she had been thinking about more and more things recently.
"Because I used to be a slave, so I know how it feels to be a slave, Nasus."
No matter where the slaves came from, it was a sign of inhumanity. Even if the leader didn't have any prejudice against the slaves and was willing to treat them well, the people who were in charge of the slaves wouldn't be so kind.
However, Nasus didn't answer Li Ke's question directly.
"Even in this era, slaves are still popular, aren't they? And as long as this country is on the right track, I will suggest the ascended bloodline to carry out the Eagle King's edict. Besides, this isn't important to you, isn't it? Even if I use prisoners of war to work and make them slaves, the result will be the same if they aren't called slaves. This is a cruel world. If you want to protect what you want to protect, you have to destroy your enemies, even if they have their own families. "
Nasus didn't want to get too involved in this issue because he didn't want to use too many cruel methods. This was the only thing he could do.
"You can work with me to revive Azir, Nessus. Azir isn't dead. As long as he realizes why he became an ascended and knows his true responsibility, then … "
Nasus closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then suddenly exhaled sharply.
"Enough! Perhaps you really do know a lot, or perhaps it's just as you said. Azir might become an ascended. But you're putting all your hopes on Azir being able to redeem himself and become an ascended! This isn't rational! Do you really know more about ascension rituals than I do?! Azir is dead. He can't be redeemed. His sins are the reason for the collapse of the Empire! Even if he really comes back to life and becomes an ascended, the Emperor of the Empire will only be Sivir! The Empire's last hope! But now, you want me to risk releasing a devil for a dead man and give him a chance to kill the Empire's last hope! "
Nasus' tone was filled with rage. If it weren't for the tense situation, he wouldn't have allowed Li Ke to bring Sivir away from his side. But now, the person he wanted to entrust his life to had such thoughts. This was something he couldn't tolerate. Although he trusted Li Ke and allowed Li Ke to bring Sivir around, that was because Li Ke didn't kill Sivir previously and it was even more impossible now. But this didn't mean that he was willing to let Li Ke influence Sivir's thoughts and make the future Emperor of the Empire a kind-hearted person.
However, Li Ke sensed fear in Nasus' roars. He was afraid of facing the tomb and opening it. Li Ke, who had read the storyline, knew that Nasus was afraid that his brother would hate him or that he had died in the tomb. Therefore, he directly mentioned the thing that troubled Nasus the most. It was Azir, who treated his lifelong pursuit as a surprise because Azir did not speak the human language and forced him to do the opposite.
"We can work together to kill Azir!"
Li Ke didn't care what Nasus was like in the past, but Nasus was blocking his path now.
"Why?! Because you don't know what's going on with your magic? Or should I say, your half-baked ascended power? If you say this to me decades later, I will agree without hesitation because even if you don't understand the wonders of your magic, the ascended power in your body will reach a certain level and you will become a powerful ascended being. But now, I definitely won't take the risk, young man. "
Li Ke nodded. He knew that words alone wouldn't be enough to make Nasus agree with him.
"So, we still have to fight in the end? Nasus, you should understand that to me, I only care about whether those at the bottom can survive or not, but you can't give me this guarantee … So, if I defeat you in a head-on battle, then it means that we can work together to deal with Zerath and find a better way, right? "
As he spoke, light blue patterns appeared on Li Ke's body. A gorgeous and lethal armor slowly emerged on Li Ke's body.
"This is the sorrow of this era and a necessary sacrifice. If necessary, I won't be stingy with my life. But I won't take the risk. The safety of the ascended bloodline is the most important. "
Nasus sighed again. He gripped his battle axe and decided to complete the duel that they had yet to complete.
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