Throughout history, people's needs were very simple. They wanted to have enough to eat, warm clothes, and have something to look forward to.
It was easy to understand the meaning of having enough to eat and warm clothes. It was very simple. And having something to look forward to was the idea of changing one's social class. That was to say, to improve one's social class.
But here came the problem. No matter how big a society was, there would always be a bottom of the pyramid. Most of the reasons for the fall of countless empires were not because the people at the bottom did not have enough space to rise. However, it was the people at the bottom who could not survive that led to the fall of those empires. But the reason why the people at the bottom could not survive was because of the top of the pyramid, natural disasters, and so on. On the other hand, the Shurima Empire's magic technology could easily solve the problem of food and clothing for the lower class. Their sun disk could easily control the water supply of the entire Shurima Empire and use their magic to solve many problems that could only be solved by social progress.
And most importantly, they would never lack space to rise. In other words, the top of their pyramid was very difficult to climb.
The Ascenders were the top of this pyramid.
Shurima, rather than calling it a desert empire, should be called the Ascension Empire. There were hundreds of people like Nasus and Azir who could easily change the landscape with a wave of their hand in the Shurima Empire at its peak. They had created the Shurima Empire's glory and power, and because they had lost the desires of most mortals, such as reproduction, passing on the next generation, and creating offspring, the number of Ascenders would not increase because of marriage, but only through Ascension Ceremonies. In addition, there were also many powerful Ascenders, and even Ascenders were at risk of dying during the Ascension Ceremony.
So in that era, the top of the Shurima Empire would never be filled. Because of this, everyone focused on the greatness of the Shurima Empire.
"If you want the ascender's power, I can give you some treasures that contain the ascender's power right now. Although they can't completely change your life form, they can allow you to obtain the ascender's special power when combined with your magic. And if you want to participate in the ascension ceremony, although you have enough merits, without enough priests and mages, the ascension ceremony will be very dangerous. The survival rate is less than one percent. But if you can survive, you will be able to obtain the power of an ascender that belongs to you alone, and you will be promoted in terms of life form. "
The day after Azir brought his city to life, he summoned Li Ke and the others, intending to reward them for their contributions. When Li Ke arrived at the palace, he saw Azir sitting on his throne. Sivir sat beside him on a smaller throne and Nasus stood at the side. After Azir stated his request, Azir, who had already discussed the matter with Nassus, gazed at Li Ke who was standing below with his eagle eyes. This man who had single-handedly pushed Azir's return and delivered everything Azir needed to Li Ke. Then, Azir announced his reward.
"Then, how long will it take to gather enough priests and magicians?"
Li Ke asked anxiously. He couldn't possibly take his time to analyze the power of the Ascenders and let his body adapt to it and evolve. He urgently needed the power of Yatokus, so he could only choose the ascension ceremony.
"It will take about 40 years. It will take 30 years to nurture people who can assist in the ascension ceremony, and nearly 35 years to select loyal candidates. And it will take five years for me to reunite Shurima. But even so, it will only increase the success rate of the ascension ceremony to 10%. "
Azir gave a straightforward answer, and he didn't intend to deceive Li Ke because the ascension ceremony was such a dangerous thing. In the past, there were countless brilliant people who obtained the qualifications to challenge the ascension ceremony, but most of them were like Nasus, who was seriously ill at that time. They would only undergo the ascension ceremony when they had no choice but to do so. And even if they had the ascended bloodline, the success rate wouldn't be much higher. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been no ascenders with royal bloodline in his era. This was also the reason why he insisted on ascending and brought his son to undergo the ascension ceremony.
Because if it really failed, his son could directly become the next emperor. With the assistance of Zerath, Nasus, and Renekton, there wouldn't be too much trouble.
Everything would go very smoothly.
"Is that so?"
Li Ke didn't doubt the difficulty, but the success rate of 1% and 10% still made him feel very helpless. He wouldn't gamble on such a probability at all. But this wasn't because he didn't have the courage to face death, but because the probability was too low. Pinning all hope on the success rate of more than 1% was undoubtedly a very foolish thing to do.
"But you don't have to be overly nervous. Yatokus is an Ascender, but he wantonly slaughtered the people of Shurima and betrayed the glory of the Ascenders. I have no doubt that I will go on a crusade against such a person, so if he returns to this world, I will shoulder the responsibility of eliminating him. So your worries are no longer a problem. You don't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore. "
Azir said his thoughts very directly, and he looked at Li Ke meaningfully, observing the man's expression.
"So, you just need to enjoy the rewards you deserve for helping Shurima. Don't be too anxious to find a way to deal with Yatokus."
When he said this, he saw that Li Ke still had a heavy expression on his face. It was obvious that he didn't agree with his words. Azir shook his head slightly and looked at Sarah and the strange cat standing at her feet. He paused for a moment, then spoke.
"As for the two of you, Ms. Sarah, you don't have to pay any taxes on all your business activities in Shurima, and you don't have to pay any fees. You will enjoy the same treatment as a general, and I will personally give you some small gifts as a thank you. And this … Well, Ms. Cat, I think you will like our temple. Our temple will always be open to you, and there will be twelve servants who will listen to your orders at all times. You will always be our friend, and anyone who hurts you will be hanged. "
"Hey! So, does that mean I can have a cat litter box made of gold?! "
Before Sarah could say anything, Youmi, who was on the side, jumped over as if she wanted to jump on Azir. Her eyes were full of excitement. But halfway through, she was grabbed by the back of her neck by Nasus, who was standing on the side. She could only ask Azir with a funny posture.
"Of course."
Azir, who had a city made of gold, didn't care about this at all. Youmi, on the other hand, was even more excited. She asked a question that made Nasus sigh.
"What about the unlimited supply of dried fish and catmint?!"
But Azir wasn't angry. Instead, he nodded gently.
"That's the basic treatment."
Youmi was so happy that she didn't know what to say. She thanked Azir in a cat way.
"You're a good bird! Then I'll be merciful and not eat you! "
Nasus' smile froze.
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