The most stable model in the world was the triangle, but it was also the most annoying. This was because the triangle reminded people of a love triangle, and then they felt that the love triangle wasn't exciting enough, so they transitioned to a four-sided love triangle.
However, for those in power, the triangle was the most suitable model.
The king at the top looked down on everything, while the people below fought and supported each other. Anyone could satisfy each other and obtain a good environment that made people feel at ease.
It wasn't that a single person couldn't rule, but even if you did, your subordinates would still be divided. The outstanding, favored, and unique people would naturally attract more people to their side. Even if you were a single person, you couldn't handle everything by yourself. If you let others handle things, there would definitely be different voices.
These voices would be the other corners of the triangle.
A good emperor would be able to balance the range and stability of the triangle, while an incompetent emperor would be able to easily shorten and lengthen the lines between the triangles. No matter if it was Lefran or Li Ke, they both hoped that there would be another reliable person to be the other corner of the Empire.
Lefran needed someone to keep her in check and make Li Ke believe in her. Li Ke needed someone to make Lefran work obediently and not go out to cause trouble.
Originally, he had chosen Delius, but …
He was more suited to leading troops in battle and not playing politics. In this aspect, his younger brother De Levin was better than him. Although De Levin indulged in sensual pleasures and was obsessed with showing off, his political sense was much sharper than his older brother's. Moreover, he was good at making friends and grasping opportunities.
Although most of the time it seemed that he was lucky or met people who shared the same bad habits, one had to admit one thing.
De Levin really did have a lot of friends.
Unfortunately, this fellow had no intention of becoming an official. To him, making his reputation greater was far more important than shouldering the responsibility of an Empire. Although he was also constantly working hard for this Empire. However, if Noxus really collapsed, then he wouldn't die bravely because of the Empire's destruction. Instead, he would die with his older brother.
Compared to his younger brother, De Levin, Delius was better at loyalty and passion for his country. This was very important, but unfortunately, with Li Ke in the hands of the highest military force, he could only be a general, not a leader of a faction.
Or it could be said that although the military faction would be on his side, the actual power of control was still in the hands of Li Ke. He was Li Ke's confidant. This was because only a zealous person who only thought about the country could sit in this position.
"This is simply nonsense!"
Sven, who had a broken leg, angrily slammed the newspaper in his hand onto the table, causing the people around the teahouse to look at this man in Noxus uniform. A few of the Ionians were dissatisfied, but when they saw his missing leg and arm, they turned their heads away. They didn't want to be labeled as a bully for a disabled person.
Of course, it wasn't that no one wanted to teach this Noxus people a lesson, but that wasn't the most important thing today. They couldn't afford to waste time here.
"Nonsense …"
Sven was still very angry. He had seen Li Ke's order to retreat because it wasn't a secret. After Li Ke's order, the propaganda machine of Pi City was activated. Then, the newspaper began to spread along the restored trade route. Even though the sea that was remodeled by Li Ke had become more temperamental, with occasional tsunamis and storms, but with the guidance of Cana's wind, Pi City could still barely maintain the trade route between Shurima and Ionia, allowing them to avoid the dangerous storms and weather.
Or bring back a suicide note.
Jayna's faith wasn't spread that far, and she couldn't do that much right now. Besides, some people were not afraid of death. They insisted on sailing when the sea was still unstable, so Cana could only bring their suicide note back to their families.
However, the situation was about to improve because Miss Sarah had contacted the intelligent races in the sea that Li Ke had specially protected. She planned to let them sail with the ships and help guide the ocean currents, so that trade could resume as soon as possible.
That was how Sven's newspaper arrived in Ionia. Even though the Ionians couldn't even protect themselves, they were still very eager for news from the outside world. They hoped that a country would step forward to help them, or send someone to escort them away from this quagmire.
In fact, there were also people who went out to sea to seek help from Li Ke. Even if Li Ke destroyed most of Ionia, many people didn't want to see Ionia in its current state.
"Noxus is too twisted. If this Emperor continues to do this, Noxus' blood will be in vain!"
Sven held his forehead, feeling terrible. He really wanted to return to Noxus. According to the information he received from Yatokus, the new Emperor named Li Ke would give him a lot of power and help him deal with Noxus.
But he couldn't do it. If he used his identity to seek help from the Noxus people in Ionia, he would definitely be killed by the Noxus officers who were stranded in Ionia. If he was healthy and had his subordinates, he wouldn't be afraid of anything. But the problem was that he had lost a leg and an arm, so he was as depraved as a wild dog.
These were the scars left behind by the battle. Even though they were captured by Yatokus in the end, as if fate, his arm and leg were crippled due to various accidents.
And it wasn't because of Erilya, but because there was a traitor among the remaining soldiers.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch his pocket. His lunch today was exchanged with a Noxus soldier's weapon. Because of Yatokus' orders, he wouldn't be attacked by the Void Creatures, so he could take a lot of things that were collected by the Void Creatures.
It was also because of these things that he barely managed to live in this small town near the frontline of the Void Creatures when the Dark Ones disappeared.
As for saving money to go out to sea, it was impossible. Not to mention the chaotic situation in the sea, but with his current crippled body, it was impossible. Once he had enough money, he was afraid that he would die in a ditch somewhere.
But this also meant that he had to watch Li Ke corrupt Noxus' blood and cause the forces that were still working for the Empire to fall into meaningless internal strife. It wasn't that he couldn't see through Li Ke's method of cleaning up the Empire's vermin, but to him, this method was too straightforward. Although it was an unavoidable plot, it was too wasteful.
Traitors also had their uses. Any force that belonged to Noxus, even if it was a fat maggot, should be used. And in his opinion, His Majesty was sometimes overly benevolent, but sometimes, he was too cruel.
Even if His Majesty wanted to achieve his fantasy, he didn't need to kill many of the people he killed. Some things couldn't be given for free. Although this new Emperor understood Noxus well, he still took some things for granted in certain areas.
However, this was inevitable. Li Ke's experience meant that he could only see the tragic side of the entire country. No matter how open-minded he was, without books and a wise man to guide him, it would be difficult for him to see other places based on his experience.
Nobles were natural enemies to him, and he didn't know which nobles he could use, so he directly cut them off and made them stand on his side.
But the problem was …
"The nobles don't have a side in the first place. This will force those who are still useful to death."
Sven didn't feel any sympathy. He only felt that it was a waste. And this was also what gave him the most headache. Basic education required time. A qualified manager needed more than ten years of training. If he killed the nobles, there would be a shortage of qualified managers. The whole system would be like a machine without lubricant. Although it could still operate, it would be very jerky and the degree of wear and tear would be greatly increased. And once there was any unplanned mistake, the whole system would collapse.
The empire that Li Ke was building now was like this. There were no gaps. It seemed that he could rely on his power to achieve this in a few years, but it was absolutely impossible. It would take at least a few hundred years to improve the culture and morals step by step, and constantly grind it out. If he wanted to achieve it in one step, it would be easy for him to be completely disappointed in the humans of this world.
Unless he was a God who had no desires and didn't need anything.
But why would such a God care about humans?
This was the conclusion that Sven came up with based on Yatokus and his own analysis of Li Ke. Noxus people's understanding of human despicableness was second, then no one in this world could claim to be first.
Therefore, the most important thing was to leave Ionia as soon as possible and help Li Ke slowly eliminate the nobles, popularize basic education, and then turn this country into the greatest country in the world. Let Noxus's trajectory change and move on a smoother path. As for whether this would change the Noxus that he knew into the Noxus that he didn't know?
What a joke. If Noxus never changed, then it wouldn't be Noxus. As for destroying the nobles, it was child's play. This was because Li Ke's manuscripts recorded a few words that he absolutely agreed with and used as his motto.
Science and technology were the primary productive forces.
Material determined consciousness, productive forces determined production relations, and economic foundation determined the superstructure.
But this was the problem.
He couldn't leave this island in his current condition.
"It seems like you're very troubled. Do you need my help? My dear Tactician Commander. "
Just as he was once again enraged by the fact that he couldn't serve Noxus because of his disability, a very clean and tidy masked man who looked like a rich man came to his table and brought over a large plate of beef.
The beef was cooked thoroughly. Sven could tell at a glance that it had been cooked for at least 10 hours. Even a destitute person like him could easily eat it. But he only silently stared at the man who brought him beef and led his soldiers to betray him.
"What? You're not satisfied after cutting off one of my legs and one of my arms? Now you want to take my head to receive a reward?"
Sven took a sip of water and looked at the man who claimed to be an artist. He couldn't help but mock him. It was the other party who had used a scheme to make the remaining soldiers betray him and die, and then put on a good show of killing each other in front of him. When he looked up from Li Ke's manuscripts, what he saw were the subordinates he once had high hopes for, but now they were as lowly as maggots.
The precious manuscripts were burned, and he, the commander, became a sinner in their trial.
"Of course not, I'm here to help you. After all, as long as you're still alive, that lord's gaze will eventually be cast here. I don't want to have anything to do with a God who stays in the human world, especially if this God is a tasteless evil guest. "
The man said this in a poetic tone, and when he spoke, he didn't forget to dance and draw all kinds of beautiful lines in the air. And after he finished speaking, he directly pulled out a pistol from his side and shot the head of the person who wanted to attack him from behind, making the person's chest bloom like a flower.
This wasn't an exaggeration. In order to 'praise' this human for his help, Yatokus rewarded him with some things, and one of the rewards was the magic that could turn the blood of the dead into the flowers in his heart.
"So?"
Sven didn't waver at all, but the people in the tavern were different. The moment he fired the gun, the tavern exploded. The man's accomplices laughed and roared as they rushed towards their table. However, the artist's pistol seemed to have eyes. Without aiming, it hit the chests of the three people, turning them into gorgeous flowers that filled the sky.
This guy had a mysterious obsession with Number Four.
"So I have to ask you to leave. After all, after knowing my imperfect and funny future, I want to create a beautiful curtain call. After all, God won't forgive an artist like me, and artists often have short lives … I need everyone who will interfere with me to disappear from Ionia so that I have time to hold the grandest performance. "
"What if I say no?"
Sven wasn't a person who would be threatened. Although he did want to leave this place as soon as possible, he still wanted to figure out what this guy was planning.
He wasn't the kind of guy who would sit still and wait for death. In fact, when he found out that this guy came looking for him, Sven was already prepared to die. However, the artist obviously didn't want to tell him. The man blew at the muzzle, then pulled out the knife that he used to dismember Sven's arm, and gently placed it in front of Sven. Sven saw the steel wire wrapped around it.
"Then I can only let you, the harsh critic, experience my art again."
After the artist finished speaking, a waitress who was running away behind him suddenly burst into pieces when she ran out of the tavern door. When her broken body fell to the ground, white bones as the core, blood as the painting, skin and tendons as the main body, and the steel wire as the guide, formed a gorgeous bright red flower. Her blank head and soft black hair were in the center of the flower, becoming the most beautiful embellishment.
There were three other beautiful girls like her, and Sven saw that these girls were walking towards him before they died. It was obvious that the three dead girls were hired by this guy.
The steel wire on the hilt slowly disappeared, and the artist's voice came again.
"And the critic is also short-lived."
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