Deception, illusions, lies, deceit, and all sorts of schemes and schemes were to achieve one's goals.
Then, since deceit didn't work from the beginning, what was wrong with showing sincerity as long as one could achieve one's goals?
That was what Lefran thought, and so did Vladimir. They took action at that moment. However, Vladimir didn't know Li Ke as well as Lefran did, so Lefran had misinformed him. If it were anyone else, Vladimir could also find a way to cooperate with Li Ke. But unfortunately, Lefran had Nora's identity as a foundation, and Li Ke didn't have absolute evidence to prove that Nora was Lefran. Therefore, after Lefran showed her 'sincerity', Li Ke could only temporarily put down the butcher's knife that was pressed against Lefran's neck.
As he didn't wish to make things worse, the most important part of Lefran's scheme was filled with her sincerity.
And Vladimir's identity, as well as the information and existence of this hero, had been removed from Li Ke's list of cooperation from the very beginning and placed on his must-kill list. Therefore, he couldn't use sincerity to gain Li Ke's trust and cooperation. All he could do was accept Li Ke's butcher's knife and pursuit. From the beginning, he was a chess piece that Lefran used to test Li Ke. He was also an unimportant bargaining chip used to gain Li Ke's trust. Therefore, Li Ke looked at this woman who had an unusually complicated relationship with him, and his hand slowly touched her neck.
He was really curious as to why Nora, or rather, Lefran, would induce him to kill Darkwill and banish Vladimir from Noxus, exposing him to him. If she really wanted to hide, it would be really difficult for him to find her. Nora had slept with him for so long, but he didn't notice anything. This proved that her title as the Trickster Beauty wasn't in vain. Besides, with her means of controlling Noxus for thousands of years, it wouldn't be difficult for her to secretly integrate into his forces.
It wasn't in her interest to kill Darkwill under such circumstances and at such a time. Furthermore, it wasn't a normal thing to do. Although Mord Kaiser's activities could make this witch, who had betrayed and banished Mord Kaiser, fear him, Li Ke didn't believe that Lefran wouldn't have any backup plans after thousands of years. Think about it. How could a person who had played with schemes and politics for thousands of years be so foolish? Why would he surrender to him with such an unreserved attitude?
"So then, Nora, why did you set up all these things? You've been with me for so many days, so you should know that doing so will only make me kill you. Besides, I have no intention of seizing Noxus now. So I'm curious. What are you trying to do? "
Li Ke asked, and Nora answered Li Ke with the same smile.
"Because of benefits, my dear."
"Benefits?"
"Yes. If you're going to give me, Sarah, and that Miss Aichy the same trust, I'll definitely be willing to let you act according to your ideas and help you slowly gain control of Noxus. But will you really give me, Sarah, and Miss Aichy the same trust? I've given up everything as Nora, but in exchange, I've only received a certain amount of goodwill and friendship from you. You'll never treat me as your companion, but only as a partner. At most, I'll be a useful lover. So no matter if my true identity is exposed or not, you'll always be on guard against me … Isn't that right? That's why after sailing to Noxus with you, I gave up on gaining your unreserved trust. So whether Nora is the Pale Lady, the mastermind who wants to control and seize you, and whether she has anything to do with the Lefran you speak of, it doesn't matter anymore. "
Lefran wasn't lying. That was what she thought. In a situation where she couldn't completely trust a person, she tried all kinds of methods to gain Li Ke's trust. But after trying, she discovered that she couldn't gain Li Ke's complete trust. In addition, Li Ke might know what she was doing, so she gave up on her original plan of manipulating him in the dark and chose to do everything in the open. This was because Li Ke would only fall for open schemes. Once he discovered any conspiracy, he would immediately flip the table and drag out the people who might be involved in the conspiracy and beat them to death.
And the most terrifying thing was that this guy indeed had the strength to do so.
Besides, her interests and Li Ke's goals didn't conflict with Li Ke's. Unlike Vladimir, living in this world would bring pain and death to humans. Then, why didn't she give up on her ally, Vladimir, and cut off all ties with this man-eating demon king. With her own sincerity, she chose Li Ke, who she couldn't stop, with her own heart? She didn't have a choice to begin with. She just chose the path with the greatest risk, but also the greatest benefits.
"Continue."
Li Ke knew that this was why Nora exposed her identity. It was because she couldn't gain more benefits from being on his side, so she could only become an ally. Moreover, her relationship with him would make this alliance more ambiguous. It would give her more possibility and legitimacy. She could also obtain relative preferential treatment because of her feelings.
It did sound impeccable.
"Darkwill has already gone mad from his desire for eternal life. He has completely abandoned all Noxus people. Everything he does is for himself. He's wasting the strength of Noxus just for his own immortality. I don't know how many legions and wealth have been wasted because of his greed. We clearly haven't gained a firm foothold in Shurima, and we are at a disadvantage in the war with Demacia. Yet, he still invested a large portion of his strength into Ionia, giving the Demacians who were on the brink of collapse a chance to catch their breath and recover their strength. He destroyed three generations of Noxus' hard work! You also know that if he were to recover his youth, he would definitely immediately begin the ritual and plan to become a god. And when that happens, Noxus would be greatly exhausted because of his selfish desires. "
When Nora said this, the smile on her face vanished.
"Noxus is everyone's Noxus. When Darkwill is no longer able to lead the Noxus people forward, and instead harms the interests of all Noxus people for his own selfish desires, he will become Noxus' enemy. Therefore, I chose you. I chose to pledge my loyalty to you at this moment in time and hand the future of Noxus to you, who truly possesses the will of Noxus and possesses absolute power. "
Li Ke understood and understood. Nora's meaning was simple. The CEO of Noxus was stuffing his own pockets too much and causing the company's profits to deteriorate. If he were to continue, her cake would be damaged again, which was why she found an outsider who could barely be considered Noxus people. She brought a large amount of funds to kick out the CEO who harmed their interests and made him the boss who didn't have any connections in the company. This way, he could only rely on her strength. If she didn't make any mistakes, he wouldn't have any reason to get rid of her or kick her away from the cake. Because doing so would only cause the cake to fall to the ground and he wouldn't be able to enjoy the cake in its entirety.
The one who benefited the most was him, who had absolute power. However, he had also been deceived by Nora using his emotions and had become her weapon today. Besides, after saying so much, she still didn't reveal her true motive. Li Ke also knew that he wouldn't be able to find out her motive in a short period of time.
"You really know me well … Nora, you've won this round."
After generously admitting his failure, Li Ke patted Nora's face and pinched her delicate chin with his other hand. In an instant, he saw the figure of Lefran whom he had 'never seen before' on her face. She had indeed used her wisdom to make him act according to her wishes. But in the end, this was all she could do. She couldn't go any further and could only become his most loyal dog in the future.
"Settle everything for me. If not, I don't mind using my own methods."
Because he had absolute power.
"As you wish."
Nora continued to smile happily. And under her smile, Noxus began the bloody massacre that they had prepared. Countless people on her side wiped out Darkwill's direct subordinates and swiftly took control of the army, causing Darkwill's forces to vanish on this night. On the other hand, Li Ke didn't need to do anything. All he needed to do was return to his residence and sleep. On the second day, he would become the new ruler of this country and the new commander.
This was Lefran's power, the power of a person who had controlled this country for thousands of years.
But what exactly was Lefran up to?
Her thoughts were simple.
Peace of mind.
No matter how much power she had, how many schemes and schemes she had, or what kind of huge net she had woven, how dark and cunning she was, or how many trump cards she had.
Everyone needed peace of mind.
No one didn't wish to live healthily forever. No one didn't wish to have the authority, power, and luxury to last forever without needing to put in a lot of effort. It was the same for Lefran. She racked her brains to banish Mord Kaiser to the Underworld because Mord Kaiser wanted the entire world to become his brainless puppets. As a living being with her own will, she naturally wasn't willing. Therefore, she betrayed Mord Kaiser and banished him from this world.
In order to prevent herself from being killed as a sacrifice in the countless coups and changes of kingdoms, she created countless identities and legends, allowing herself to become the deepest net that controlled everything in this country.
In order to prevent the place she lived in from being destroyed in a few years, she had to create a new network of authority and interests, as well as the risk of being exposed. She worked hard to help the empire she had chosen named Noxus become stronger. And for her own convenience, she constantly guided the thoughts of this country. It could be said that Noxus was completely built by her. Noxus' belief that the strong were supreme was also absolutely related to her deliberate guidance.
In order to make herself safer, she pulled in Vladimir, who also had eternal youth and life like her, and invited him to guide this country in the history of Noxus together. She also constantly used the useful tool Noxus to protect the two of them. She also used Noxus's unyielding attitude and the so-called Noxus' belief to start unreasonable wars for them to obtain rights, resources, and all kinds of power.
Thus, in this era, the people we knew as Lefran and Vladimir appeared in front of us.
They were powerful, they had countless secrets, they enjoyed almost all the enjoyment in this world, and they had a fatal charm for ordinary people. They had power that countless people dreamed of, but in their hearts, they still only wanted peace of mind.
Vladimir was fine. He craved glory, hot-bloodedness, and his own art. He frequently appeared in the history of Noxus and worked hard for his life goals and hobbies. That was why he liked mortals so much. Because in this process, he, who considered himself a god, witnessed countless mortals using their own will and actions to achieve things that he could only marvel at. But in the end, he slacked off and only participated in the most intense times of the era. He no longer participated in it all the time like before.
But he also knew that if he continued to be active, he would definitely be shunned by others, just like his former master, the immortal and proud Dark Ones. That was why he reduced the number of times he appeared in this world for his own survival. Like Lefran, he tried his best to erase all traces of his activity in this world. Because even though he enjoyed things that countless mortals didn't and experienced a magnificent life that countless mortals could only experience once, he didn't hate it. Instead, he became even more addicted and reluctant to part with it.
That was why he didn't want to die and continued to work hard to live longer. Lefran was the same.
If it weren't for Li Ke, she would have continued her style of doing things and plans. Moreover, because Sven disrupted her plans, she became interested in playing chess like Vladimir and began to work hard to become active in this era. On the other hand, Mord Kaiser, who was about to recover, would give her no choice but to stand out again and increase the chances of her existence being exposed.
But no one could deny that as long as Mord Kaiser's plan failed, Lefran would continue to live her life as she had done for thousands of years. No one would be able to see her true appearance. She would continue to run the empire that she had built single-handedly, continue to be the mastermind behind the scenes, and allow herself to continue living like this.
However, Li Ke appeared. To Lefran, the last person she wanted to see was someone like Li Ke. He possessed strength that mortals couldn't resist. He also had beliefs and ideals that were incompatible with the dark side. Moreover, he also had the ability and theory to realize his ideals. Noxus, where she resided, was the greatest enemy on his path, and those who could deal with this guy who had suddenly appeared were either the gods in the heavens that she could not resist, or some enemies that she could not coexist with. Li Ke's actions in Pi City would destroy the large net that she had weaved for thousands of years. She could only start anew. This was something that she couldn't tolerate, but she also couldn't kill Li Ke. Using Li Ke's people to threaten him would only lead to the worst outcome for both sides.
That was why she chose Li Ke. Moreover, Li Ke might have information about Lefran and view her as an enemy because of what she had done. That was why she chose to throw herself into Li Ke's arms at this moment. She used the information gap to trap Li Ke here so that he couldn't kill her immediately. She could only rely on herself to manage Noxus.
This was her motive. It was simple and pure.
Things were running according to her thousands of predictions. The relationship between Li Ke and Nora had indeed become the most stable relationship between them. Furthermore, they could gain more trust in the future. All she had to do was to abandon the name Lefran.
From then on, she was Nora. The Nora who loved Li Ke and desired power. There was no Lefran in this world anymore.
There was only Nora.
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