In the tree house in the jungle on the border of Ixtal, Lester, who was making honey barbecue, heard a knock on the door. Roy, who was a little frustrated, hurriedly transformed into a white-faced owl and stood on the window sill with his head tilted to watch.
Towards the door.
Opening the door, Doyiner walked in with Babbitt and spoke in stuttering Shurima language.
"Lester, the Queen, agreed to your request. This is Babbitt who is traveling with you, the noble Yuntar, to protect us."
"Lord Lester, I will protect your safety until you meet the Queen. My name is Babbitt, and I am also a mage. If there is a chance, I hope we can have a magical exchange."
Although he couldn't feel the breath of mana on Lester's body, Babbitt felt some kind of heart-warming power, which made him dare not underestimate the man who was grilling meat in front of him.
"You speak Shurima quite well."
"Thank you for the compliment. Shurima is a language that every Yuntar needs to master. Of course I will not be an exception."
Taking the golden, translucent, crispy-skinned kebabs off the stove, Lester handed the kebabs in his hand to the white-faced owl in the eyes of Doyle and Babbitt with doubts.
Surprisingly, the white-faced owl on the window sill really opened its mouth and started to eat the meat skewers.
"During the journey, I hope to start learning Ixtal. I wonder if Sir Babbitt can fulfill my small request?"
"Of course, it's my honor."
Duoyin'er looked at the two people in a harmonious atmosphere and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Everything was moving in a better direction.
"Lord Lester, when shall we set off?"
After a few simple compliments, Babbitt asked.
"Tomorrow, it's getting late today. By the way, where will you stay tonight?"
"Don't worry, we have other tree houses that we can live in, not far away."
Duo Yin'er responded quickly, trying to show his presence.
After finalizing the departure time, Doyin'er and Babbitt left the tree house, the wooden door closed, and the white-faced owl changed again, returning to its original state of Loy.
"Brother, you really can't take Luo Yi with you? Luo Yi doesn't want to go home and cause trouble..."
The poor Misttail girl started wiping away tears, which made Lester a little confused. He didn't expect that just after cooking for Roy for a few days, Roy would pester him and insist on going to Ixta with him.
Er, I have almost regarded myself as someone to rely on as my parents.
Lester, who no longer wanted to experience the pain of loss, couldn't help but regret that he had gotten too close to the little guy, but rejecting Loy indifferently would violate his oath to take care of the Vastaya people as much as possible.
He has not forgotten the promise he made to the old guys in the Village of Ancestors. In fact, this is also an important reason why he accepted Xiao Shuihua.
"Be obedient and go home. Maybe I will go to the eastern islands to visit you when I leave Ixtal."
"Woooooooo..."
Sighing, Lester decided to treat it coldly.
Early the next morning, Doyle and Babbitt came outside the tree house again. They happened to see Lester, who had been sitting outside all night and looked a little depressed. The two couldn't help but look at each other.
"Your Excellency Lester? You..."
"Let's go."
After putting Aatrox on his back, Lester looked back at the closed wooden door, but after all, he didn't open it again.
But before he had taken a few steps, a small white-faced owl flew out of the house and landed on Lester's shoulder. It looked pitifully aggrieved, but the bird's claws held it tightly.
Lester's shoulders refused to let go.
"Lord Leicester, do you want to take this white-faced owl with you?"
"Sir Babbitt, isn't it allowed to keep owls in Ixtal?"
"Of course, Ixtal has always respected nature."
"That's good."
Taking a deep breath and holding the cute bird on his shoulders, Lester stared into the white-faced owl's big eyes and asked seriously.
"If you choose to follow me, you will stay by my side for the rest of your life. I will never let go no matter what. Have you really made your decision?"
Under the confused gazes of Babbitt and Doyin'er, the cute bird actually nodded seriously, as if he really understood what Lester said.
Leicester sighed and turned his bundle in front of him, holding the cute bird and placing it in the bundle, revealing only a pair of big, pitiful eyes.
"One by one, I really can't do anything to you."
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Going all the way south, the group of three people passed through the thick tree wall and vines, and left the maze-like green barrier in the twists and turns of the green maze. When they arrived on the other side of the tree wall, their field of vision suddenly broadened.
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Lester looked into the distance. The majestic Ixoken was located on the other side of the sky. The four floating towers were as precise as clocks, rotating around the central tower at a constant speed. The central tower was the destination of his trip.
Yuen Tal is the ruling class of Ixtal, and Yuen Alai is the royal family in Yuentar. They live in the central tower and guard [Vidalian].
The village elders of Ixtal are Yuntar, who is directly appointed by Ixoken. There are at least a few hundred households and as many as a thousand households. They mainly focus on collection, planting, fishery and animal husbandry, and are centrally located.
Ixoken provides sufficient living materials and is a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy.
Most of these scattered villages are built on artificial rocks. In Babbitt's words, Ixtal is surrounded by mountains in the center. The rainforest and poisonous miasma are natural barriers that can isolate
There are all external dangers, but the jungle is not 100% safe for many Ixtal people. Jungle leopards and saber-toothed tigers can still kill people, so building the settlement on higher rocks can make the village safer.
The change of seasons is meaningless in Ixtal. The four seasons here are spring-like, and the climate is rainy and recurring. Many times, sunny days turn to clouds in an instant, and there is pouring rain. Therefore, the people at the bottom of Ixtal like to wear hats like hats.
Straw Hat, as for the residents living in Isuoken, the elemental energy in the central tower is enough to defeat the clouds and thunder and lightning in the sky. Isuoken can only rain when the royal family wants to see rain, and it can still rain when necessary.
Snow and fog.
It took about half a month for Lester to enjoy a lot of Ixtal customs and folk customs while walking leisurely. For the Ixtal people, there are two very important festivals a year.
It is May 15th [Elemental Day], and the other is [Yuen Day], which is similar to the National Day. The Elemental Day for understanding the elements has passed. At the end of the year, the Ixtal people began to prepare for the festival.
Supplies for Thanksgiving Day.
The young Ixtarites will undergo preliminary selection and be centrally managed in the temple library.
Young girls with elemental magic talents will be selected by the elders of Ixtal Village to further go to the Ixtal Tower for in-depth study. (Note: Every Yuntal elder is an Ixtal who has practiced elemental magic.
Mage, becoming Ixtari is a necessary condition for becoming Yuentar),
Teenagers and girls without elemental magic talents will learn basic professions under the arrangement of their families and elders, and become farmer Ariel, fisherman Ariel, warrior Ariel or lumberjack Ariel, until they grow up and work in this world with some kind of profession.
Marry a wife, have children, and live a lifetime in this rich land.
Youngsters who are practicing elemental magic in the tower can go to the central tower [Vidalian] to take the magic test on the recommendation of their teacher. There are two types of tests. One is to become [Ixtali Apprentice].
You only need to have a basic grasp of elemental magic and Yuanchu axioms to pass the basic examination of Ixtali Elemental Mage.
The other is to advance from the elemental mage of Ixtali to the ruling class [Yuntar]. This is also the only way to cross classes in the closed jungle country of Ixtali.
If you want to become a Yuntar, you must have a deep understanding of Yuanchu axioms and elemental magic, and become a master of a certain elemental magic system.
After passing a process similar to a political review, the trialist used the weaving tool [Vidalian] at the central tower to transcend himself in the chaotic axiom normal line under the witness of other Yuntar, and constructed something of his own creation.
It is the most stable elemental magic, and the Yuntal woven robe woven by Vidalian will become the symbol and pride of Yuntal throughout his life.
Each Yuntar is an outstanding philosopher and thinker, as well as a master of a certain line of elemental magic.
Yuntar will also be decentralized as the village elder, and he can continue to study the path of elemental magic and become the great mage Ixtali who masters multiple elemental paths and is respected by everyone.
The more he gets to know the country of Ixtal, the more Lester understands the concept of seclusion. Today, when rune magic is so popular, Ixtal doesn't have the slightest understanding of rune magic. Every day
Just working behind closed doors, struggling to explore the path of elemental magic that has almost reached its limit, just like the difference between a double master's degree and a doctorate, elemental magic has not made new progress for a long time.
But overall, Ixtal's resources are enough to support hundreds of thousands of people in Ixtal, and the people's happiness index is pretty good. As long as there is no external pressure, it will be difficult to break the balance of Ixtal.
In fact, this is indeed the case. The continent of Shurima has been ravaged by the Void, Darkin and Rune Wars several times. Countless wives have been separated and families have been destroyed. After the disaster, warlords and bandits have ravaged the continent. All Shurima people are living in turmoil and peace.
In the midst of chaos, and feeling uneasy all day long, Ixtar, who was isolated from his country, could have such a harmonious and happy living environment. I have to say that it was a wise decision to isolate himself in the dangerous Runeterra.
This also made Leicester understand that no matter what happens, he must learn to adapt to local conditions. Forcing future advanced concepts into this chaotic continent will only make everything worse.
It would be a bit foolish to expect a group of mortals with hammers and sickles to follow the naughty gods who can destroy the stars with their fists and preach some red truth.
In this world, the only thing that can suppress the extraordinary is the extraordinary.
Arriving at the north entrance of Isu Oken, Lester followed Doyin'er and Babbitt into the city smoothly. After staying for one night, he entered the inner city tower of Isu Oken through the normal way of entering the city the next day.
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The giant stone gate controlled by the power of the elements floats in the air, making way for the three of them. The inner city tower is divided into several areas according to different heights. The more noble the Yuentar is, the closer it is to the central tower.
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After spending one night in a hot spring hotel that resembled an ancient Roman aristocratic garden, Lester put on the robe of an Ixtal elemental apprentice after washing up.
Following Queen Savannah's will, Lester traveled smoothly and followed Doyle and Babbitt directly into the Isuoken Palace under the central tower.
After appeasing Loy, the palace guards took away Aatrox and the bag containing Loy, and Lester stepped on the long red carpet and arrived in front of the Queen.
Doyin'er and Babbitt were the first to kneel on the ground to pay homage to the Queen, but Leicester stood on the spot like a strong pine tree, neither humble nor arrogant, and gave a Noxian two-handed noble salute to the beautiful woman with a solemn face on the throne.
, had no intention of kneeling down to worship, which made Doyin'er and Babbitt's expressions change involuntarily. While winking at Leicester and signaling him to kneel down and salute, they quickly looked at the Queen, fearing that the Queen would be angry and turn on them.
Lester was not taught the necessary etiquette.
"Why don't you kneel down when you meet this king?"
The Queen's majestic voice echoed in the palace, and the guards instinctively slowed down their breathing.
"Your Majesty, in our country, except for slaves, there is no etiquette for kneeling. Please forgive me for my offense."
"This is Ixtal."
"In Noxus, there are only warriors who die in battle and no cowards who kneel. I came to Ixtal for magical exchanges. I hope the queen can understand this."
Lester raised his head, his eyes as deep as the abyss met the pressure deliberately exerted by the Queen. Savannah instinctively used the royal family's ability to see people clearly to see the man's true nature. It was only for a moment that Savannah turned it on.
Na seemed to have arrived at a battlefield littered with corpses. The once prosperous Ixoken had turned into a dead place.
Under the bloody setting sun, a throne of corpses composed of thousands of dead souls stood on the ruins of the ruins. A man like an emperor sat on it covered in blood, his eyes were indifferent, and he regarded all living things as stupid dogs.
As if he noticed himself in the sea of blood and corpses, the man on the throne began to look away. The indescribable majesty and fatal pressure made Savannah begin to tremble. The woman seemed to have returned to the time when she was still young, mastering
When the father of the entire country inspected the dungeon, he also looked at the death row criminals in the cell with this look.
This is the look in the eyes of a superior, the calmness and arrogance of an extraordinary person who has the power of life and death.
And the man on the throne of corpses was countless times more terrifying than the feeling his father made him feel.
Her heart began to beat violently, her chest felt tight, her vision blurred, and a sudden feeling of suffocation made Savannah unable to stand and look directly at the man on the throne. The noble queen turned into a little lamb and could only obey her instincts and kneel to the ground. He put his head on the ground and prostrated himself, as if this was the only way to continue his humble life.
Amid humiliation and uneasiness, she removed her ability to observe people, and the illusion in front of Savannah suddenly disappeared, returning to the real world.
The feeling of suffocation gradually subsided, and the Queen's stagnant thinking began to work again.
The vision that the man brought to her just now was still vivid in her mind. Savannah felt that her thighs suddenly became warmer, and her dry body began to become moist. The queen closed her legs, unnaturally avoiding the man. With an indifferent gaze, she took a sip of the juice from the maid's plate to relieve her tense body and pressure. The beautiful queen, who raised her swan neck, spoke softly.
"Since you are an honored visitor from Noxus, Lester, I allow you not to kneel."
Babbitt and Doyle, who were kneeling on the ground, finally breathed a sigh of relief. They did not expect that today's queen would be so magnanimous and willing to forgive Lester's crime of disrespect.
"Then thank you, Your Majesty the Queen."
For some reason, Savannah always felt that the man was looking at the hem of her skirt, as if he had seen her ugly appearance through the hem of her skirt. Coupled with the terrifying vision she just saw, this made Savannah, who was physically shy, They have lost their previous calmness and dignity, and they don’t even dare to look at each other, so how can they continue to talk?
Feeling on pins and needles, Savannah finally felt like escaping.
"Since you are an honored guest, I will take a good rest today and come back to the palace tomorrow for a detailed discussion."
After saying that, Savannah took the waitress and left the throne, leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Lester smiled faintly.
"My Queen, please walk slowly. Don't accidentally step on something and slip."
Staggering, Savannah quickened her pace and left the hall without looking back.
