If one were to use the homophony of Chinese characters to describe power, it could be implicated in fists and weapons. In this world, strength was power, and it was even more obvious that strength was power. It was even more so in Noxus, who worshipped the strong.
However, even though power was in the hands of the strongest person, the person who wielded the power was not necessarily the person with the strongest martial strength. This was because everything in the world was extremely complicated, so things had to be done by the most suitable person. In this world, apart from Li Ke, no one could trust or be familiar with him. Even though he held the highest authority here, he could only hand it over to Nora and let her wield the power that was nominally his.
Yes, Li Ke said that he had lost because Noxus was still under Nora's control. As he didn't have enough manpower and time to take over Noxus after Darkwill's sudden death, he could only let Nora and her men continue to manage Noxus. However, he had to be a platform for any possible unrest in Noxus and work hard to ensure that Noxus would maintain the status quo as much as possible before he could free up his hands to prevent the country of Noxus from shattering and causing the entire world to fall into turmoil again.
This would take at least 20 years for the new generation to grow up and understand his way of thinking. Besides, due to Nora's sudden pledge of allegiance, his plan of sucking blood from Noxus fell through. His original plan of using his status in Noxus to attract talents who were dissatisfied with Noxus' current situation was ruined after he became the Grand Commander of Noxus. Keeping a large number of Pi City's civil servants in Noxus had already made Pi City feel weird and it would take more than a decade for the city to slowly change. If he were to do the same in Noxus, he could expect all sorts of people to use all sorts of methods to distort his way of thinking, causing his career to take more detours.
He had no doubt about this, because these were all things that had happened in front of his eyes. Therefore, he could only allow Nora to continue being the local tyrant of Noxus and he couldn't do anything to her. His biggest weakness was the lack of manpower, useful people, and people who understood him. And this damned weakness couldn't be resolved even after a decade or so.
But it didn't mean that Nora's pledge of allegiance had no disadvantages. At the very least, Noxus would act according to his ideas and the endless wars would temporarily stop. Besides, with the territory that Noxus had taken over, Sheyan could also provide large amounts of resources and many things could be done. The development of Freldrod and the population migration plan could be put on the agenda. While he developed Noxus's infrastructure, Pi City's technological tree and size would also increase and a new industrial city would be built due to the huge profits.
Furthermore, Li Ke had already thought about it. Freldrod, a cold region that wasn't suitable for human habitation, as well as a part of Shurima's desert, would become his industrial park. The establishment of the industrial park would also allow the lower class citizens of Noxus to have enough jobs to support themselves. It wouldn't be like the current situation where they had to join the military to support themselves and not starve to death on the streets. Noxus' population benefits would also be converted and they wouldn't need to use the most inefficient method of war to realize their value.
His career would be sped up because of this situation and his identity as the ruler of Noxus would allow him to have the greatest say in this world. He would no longer be the ruler of a trading country without much military strength. He would be the ruler of the strongest country in the world. There might still be some unrest in Pi City, but now, there wouldn't be any fools who wanted to cause trouble. Instead, they would become extremely loyal and stable. There was no longer a need to guard against Noxus' attacks. The navy that Li Ke had been developing was also completely liberated, allowing him to have an additional force that he could use.
It was this feeling of being schemed against that left him displeased. Therefore, Li Ke threw Noxus's mess to Nora. He wasn't worried that Nora would destabilize his authority because in order to get Li Ke to stand on his side, Nora would only endlessly protect his authority and strength and wouldn't seek his own death. Therefore, while Li Ke was playing cards with his nine-tailed maid in his mansion, Nora was racking his brains for his empire.
"Madam Nora, we've taken control of most of the city, but there are still a number of Darkwill's loyalists in their mansions who are resisting us."
Looking at the young lady dressed in martial attire and wielding a staff and dagger, a white-haired general bent over and reported to her.
"Good. Tell them that if they are willing to step out on their own, their next generation won't be dealt with. This is the new king's benevolence. We will only clean up those who have matured and won't sever their family line. Of course, if there's only one family left, there's nothing we can do. "
After removing the curse from her, Nora continued her work calmly. If she didn't infuriate Li Ke, the one being cursed would be Li Ke and the person who cursed him would be jolted to death by his powers. There wouldn't be a need to go through the trouble of removing the curse manually. But she had no choice. Since she chose to prevent Li Ke from interfering with Noxus's situation for the time being, she had to deal with this trouble herself.
"Understood, but … Madam Nora, is there a need for us to be loyal to the person who killed Darkwill? He doesn't seem too powerful. Perhaps we can … "
The general felt somewhat indignant. Even though he witnessed Li Ke burning a path through the fortress with a casual blow, the previous kings weren't as powerful, so he didn't think there was a need to give up his position. Nora was totally capable of taking the position herself. Besides, she was acting like a puppet. If she were to be a puppet, then he …
His family was actually quite suitable for the position. After all, his family had a grand commander in the past, wasn't it?
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that his neck was a little itchy. He subconsciously grabbed it and found a pitch-black spider crawling on his neck. The world in front of him began to spin. At that moment, Nora's voice sounded in his ears once again.
"So then, can you hold a sun in your hand and use its power? Fool. Who do you think we're facing? "
Nora's voice was terrifyingly cold. His world was also terrifyingly cold.
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