Li Ke admired Delius a lot, not only because he was really strong, but also because he was a staunch patriot who was willing to give up his life for his country. Such a person was worthy of respect, but it was a pity that to the people of other countries, he was an out-and-out invader, executioner, and demon. Li Ke respected him, but he would never let him go if he could.
"Now that I think about it, it wasn't a big deal for me to kill him back then. After all, as long as I was alive, the Noxus people wouldn't be able to invade Freldrod, right? It's a pity that I didn't know that I had improved so quickly back then. Besides, I didn't know that Noxus back then wouldn't really do anything to Freldrod for a mere Delius. At most, they would just send out their troops. "
He sighed. Back then, he didn't know that he had improved so quickly after escaping the cage, although there was no doubt that it was thanks to Yatoku's possession. If it weren't for his life force that forcefully gave his magic the characteristics and power of an ascender, his strength wouldn't have soared so quickly. After all, he still had the divine powers of Orne and Furybear in his body, but their divine powers didn't manifest much in his body. It seemed that only the ability to gather faith came from their powers.
Even though he could use their lightning and flames, it seemed that due to the lack of purity, they weren't as good as the powers of Tsar Azir, Houndhead Nasus, and Renekton that he controlled. But even without Yatoku's powers, his powers were undoubtedly the most suitable for growth on the battlefield. In the snowy environment of Freldrod, an ordinary person like him wouldn't be able to withstand it. The Noxus people definitely wouldn't be able to resist an unparalleled existence that could travel hundreds of miles without needing to resupply.
And from the looks of it, Noxus wouldn't invade Freldrod on a large scale. Putting Delius in the cold storage of Freldrod and letting him expand his territory without the support of the entire empire was actually sending him to his death. After all, no matter how one looked at it, it was an extremely foolish decision for the Noxus people to attack Freldrod. And after forcing Freldrod into a desperate situation, it would only allow their tribes to quickly fuse together, creating a powerful enemy for Noxus. No matter how foolish Darkwill was, it was impossible for him to start an all-out war on another battlefront with the strength of the entire country right after he opened up the situation in Ionia.
After all, they still had an opponent called Demacia, and the people of Demacia had not been concerned about martial ethics for a long time. Every time, they would join forces with other kingdoms to attack Noxus when the war between the two sides broke out. This was to ensure that Noxus' invasion would not achieve its goal and weaken Noxus' strength. It could be said that as long as Demacia wasn't destroyed, Noxus would never be able to launch an all-out war wholeheartedly.
Of course, if the Noxus people could gather together and forcefully wipe out the Freldrod kingdom, it would be fine. But how could a kingdom formed by nomads have a true gathering place? Only after Demacia was destroyed by the Noxus people, Piltvorf and Birgivot were annexed by the Noxus people, and Ionia was completely devoured, would Noxus have a need for Freldrod and be able to conquer Freldrod in one fell swoop. Therefore, if he killed Delius back then and proved his' incompetence ', Noxus would only symbolically send a few abandoned fellows to attack Freldrod. Then, they would treat it as though nothing had happened.
"It's a pity that I didn't see this clearly back then. Aichy didn't see it clearly either. It's really a lamentable matter."
Li Ke lamented while the corners of Elise's mouth couldn't help but twitch. Curieta, who was kneeling in front of him, couldn't help but clench her fists. The moment she knew that Delius almost died, she felt her heart stop for a moment. And because of this huge worry, she didn't immediately think of the problems that would arise from her identity. On the other hand, Li Ke noticed the unfriendly gazes from the others, so he walked to Curieta's side and pulled her up from the ground. He comforted her with words.
"But now that we're on the same side, we can only let bygones be bygones. Don't worry, I still admire that guy …. "
But his words were interrupted by Curieta.
"No … You don't have to admire him. That guy is just a simple machine that carries out orders. He doesn't know anything. Obeying orders is the only thing in his mind. If he knows anything else, then there's no doubt that the only thing he knows is to make the country rich and powerful …. "
Only then did Curieta remember that according to Li Ke's way of doing things, Teleus was undoubtedly a war criminal in the eyes of Li Ke. Furthermore, Teleus was the kind of war criminal that would be hanged by Li Ke. So she instinctively wanted to absolve Delius of his sins, the sins that he committed in order to let Noxus conquer the world. But halfway through her sentence, she suddenly remembered that in Li Ke's eyes, she was also a war criminal.
The killings that she caused in the first half of her life weren't any nobler than Delius, so was she really qualified to stand in front of Li Ke?
"I know, because when I met him, he came to settle my so-called wages as a slave and recruited me to join Noxus. He even said something like 'Since you have a problem with him, why don't you correct it yourself?', so I know him quite well. It's just that his horizons have been limited by the times, and Noxus' original system has prevented him from doing more. "
Li Ke could feel Curieta's emotions and some of her thoughts. This was an ability that he had recently acquired. He could sense the emotions and thoughts of those around him whose energy was far lower than his. It was because of this ability that he could vaguely sense a lot of things and make some guesses. Besides feeling Curieta's concern for Delius, he also vaguely sensed another emotion and thought, so he only hesitated for a moment before asking directly.
"But let's put his topic aside for now. Miss Curieta, would you like to leave this feudal cocktail party with me and go to a quiet room to discuss the truth of this world?"
Curieta's eyes lit up, and Li Ke had to admit that this woman was really beautiful.
"You mean …."
She excitedly held Li Ke's hand.
"That's right, the topic of sickles and hammers."
Li Ke nodded, and the noblewomen at the side were also confused because these people didn't know what sickles and hammers were, and their thoughts were very different from Li Ke and Curieta's thoughts.
"He actually used sickles and hammers … Does our new Emperor like to play like this?"
These noblewomen who belonged to the upper class of the Empire, after Li Ke and Curieta left, began to discuss how to use these two things and how to use them.
And it was quite fruitful.
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