Familiar warmth spread from her body. Surrounded by powerful arms, Syndra slowly opened her eyes. What she saw was not the strange world. She didn't know when she had been carried out by Lester.
I have entered the underground world and am currently in the camp tent in Odion Canyon.
Trying to recall her memory, Syndra could only remember a hazy crystal light and Lester's instructions to launch an attack, but could not remember anything after that.
"Teacher, how are you now? Why am I unconscious? I'm so useless..."
Hearing Syndra's voice, Lester paused, then slowly placed Syndra behind him on the simple support bed, and wiped Syndra's cheeks with a wet towel.
"Don't say that. If it weren't for you, we would still be in the underground world and unable to get out."
Smiling softly, Lester patted Syndra's little hand and comforted her.
"The reason why you are unconscious is because your consciousness is affected by the crystal will. She originally wanted to use you to threaten me. Fortunately, my purpose and the crystal will are the same. We don't need to be enemies to get what we need. It's just that
The way Crystal Trace operates should change."
Staring into Lester's eyes, Sindra relaxed a little.
For her, as long as she doesn't do bad things with good intentions, that's fine.
"Teacher, can you tell me what happened down there?"
Wanting to sit up from the support bed, Sindra was held down by Lester as soon as she moved her arms.
"What you need most now is to rest. Just lie down. I won't leave here tonight. Just relax."
"Okay, okay."
"I want to explain that this communication with the Crystal Will is not an easy task. Where is the best place to start..."
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The night passed quickly, and early the next morning, Lester personally made a pot of vegetarian soup for Syndra, the girl's favorite. After Syndra went to the ground, Lester told Clive and Lao
Ed made the final arrangements.
"I have told you before, and I will say it for the last time today. From now on, the Shell people are no longer our enemies. It is strictly forbidden to launch any attacks on the Shell people. Similarly, the Shell people will not launch attacks on us. Remember
Live this.
In addition, before the arrival of new support troops, your task is to guard the crystal mines in Odeon Canyon and not allow any forces to interfere in the affairs of Odeon Canyon. You can use force to expel them when necessary, do you understand?"
After repeated instructions, Lloyd and Cliff roughly understood what they should do and nodded in agreement.
Lester's expression softened a bit.
"After the stronghold is established, the shell people will bring us a steady stream of energy crystals. There is no need for the Philos family's mining team here.
Lloyd, I will personally negotiate the new contract with the head of the Maltz family. You are now mainly responsible for the security of Odion Canyon and assisting Korif and the support forces of the Emerald Territory to establish a stable stronghold."
"I understand, Lord Leicester."
Waving goodbye, Lester and Syndra headed north again, embarking on their homeward journey.
…
Lester, who returned to Lanxun Manor, immediately explained the situation in Odion Canyon to Malz, the head of the Philos family, especially the dangers of the Shell People and the Crystal Will.
After the negotiation, Lester established a new cooperative relationship with the Philos family on behalf of the Emerald Territory. The Emerald Territory completely controlled the mining and use rights of energy crystals in Odeon Canyon, and the Ferros family became the number one owner of energy crystals.
Collaborators have the right to research, copy and sell energy crystal derivatives produced by the Emerald Territory.
In general, the Feros family did not suffer a loss in the new treaty, and the loss of Odeon Canyon did not affect the development of the Feros crystal industry. On the contrary, it saved a large amount of mining team maintenance fees by letting go of Odeon Canyon.
In Maltz's decision-making, the Philos family will rely closely on the towering tree of the Emerald Territory, apply all their energy and financial resources to crystal development, and focus on research.
It is worth mentioning that this year, Vicki gave birth to a daughter, whom Malz named Camille. Yolanda also successfully became pregnant with Malz’s child, and gave birth to a boy the next year, named Si.
Tivan can be regarded as settling Malz’s worries.
Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like shuttles,
In the blink of an eye, Lester had lived in Piltover for fourteen years. Syndra, who had passed the adult ceremony, successfully completed all the courses arranged by Lester, and not only became a master of rune magic, arcane magic and
An all-round mage of elemental magic, he has also become an expert in energy crystal research second only to Lester.
Under Lester's arrangement, Syndra decided to go to Fidelite to further learn magic and research crystals, but before that, Syndra decided to return to her hometown to see her family.
After setting a date, Lester and Sindra returned to the province of Navoli by boat and returned to the village of Scarcias. After the disguise, Sindra did not reveal his identity, but quietly pretended to be a foreign traveler.
Observing her hometown, which had long since changed, Sindra was disappointed that her father and mother did not recognize her identity even when they were face to face.
Compared with more than ten years ago, mother Maggie and father Camille have aged a lot, but they are still in good health. Awad also married a woman from the same village, gave birth to a pair of lovely brothers and sisters, and built a new house.
, and have a happy family,
Ewad's new house is not far from his former residence, and the family can live happily together, with three generations living under one roof.
More than ten years have passed, and this family does not seem to have become deserted just because one person is missing.
After thinking about it, Syndra gave up showing up and only left a letter for her father Camille who often sighed, explaining all the things that happened in the temple on Philo Island and saying her final farewell.
Syndra, who had given up her thoughts, successfully embarked on her journey to Fidelity, while Lester returned to Piltover and found Maltz.
"According to the tradition of the Philos family, Camille or Stevan, who will be the head of the family and who will be the chief spy?"
Malz looked at Lester, and if he had to say who had known his two children best over the years, it was the man in front of him.
Even if Lester's noble status is not mentioned, as Camille and Stevan's tutor from childhood, Lester, who has watched Camille and Stevan grow up, has enough power to interfere with the Philos family.
Generational succession plan.
"Lord Leicester, according to the tradition of the Feros family, generally speaking, the eldest son or daughter becomes the head of the family. The chief spy will be selected from the outstanding young descendants other than those selected by the family head to assist the left family leader in controlling the family.
If nothing else happens, Camille, who is better than Stevan, will become the next generation head of the Philos family, and Stevan will become the chief secret agent, assisting Camille."
Maltz gave an answer without any surprises. After Lester's intervention, the situation of the Philos family is completely different from the original world background.
Except for Camille and Stevan, Maltz, who took into account the issue of family inheritance, did not have any other children, so naturally he could not talk about his early death. Stevan became the chief spy, and Camille
Becoming the head of the family can be said to be a sure thing.
In particular, Stevan, who was born to Yolanda, had no congenital diseases and was much stronger than her sister Camille. In this case, Stevan was naturally the best candidate to be the chief spy. How could the head of the family
It doesn't fall on Stevan's head either.
However, for Lester, this arrangement is not satisfactory, especially since Camille is even better than expected, becoming the head of the Philos family is an insult to a genius.
Frowning, Lester said something that made Malz ecstatic.
"Let Stevan be the head of the family, and the chief spy will find an outstanding junior from the sidelines to train. I will train Camille myself."
"Lord Leicester, are you telling the truth?"
Until now, Malz is still a little unbelievable. He knows what it means to be trained by Lester himself. The status of Syndra, Lester's student, in the empire alone is enough to understand the depth of this training.
Originally, he was worried that apart from Lester, the Feros family did not have a reliable backer in the Emerald Territory and the Noxus Empire. If Camille established a firm foothold in the Noxus Empire or the Emerald Territory,
With power in hand, he no longer has to worry about the Philos family becoming an outcast.
There is no doubt that this is a great opportunity. If Camille performs well, perhaps the Philos family can get out of Piltover and extend its influence to the Immortal Fortress.
Without any hesitation, Maltz responded enthusiastically.
"I understand, Lord Leicester, I will choose someone else to train as the chief spy, and I will leave Camille to you."
…
In Lanxun Manor, a secret gym belonging to the Philos family, a young girl in tights stood on the ground with her arms, her legs spread in a stable posture in the air.
Move, there is a playing card stuck in the gap between each toe.
After receiving the little master's signal, the servants waiting on the side threw the balloons in their hands to the girl who was standing upside down.
With her eyes focused, the young girl began to wave her feet. The playing cards between her fingers were like blades, cutting the falling balloons one after another with incomparable precision. The broken balloons made bursts of explosion sounds.
"Pah~pah~pah~"
After more than a dozen balloons were burst, the heroic girl shook her short black hair, slowly brought her legs together and touched her ankles, folded her waist from top to bottom, let her feet pass through her chest, and changed her posture.
The inverted posture is the sitting posture,
The moment she released her toes, the eight intact playing cards fell to the ground to form a straight. Looking closely, there were no signs of squeezing or folding on the corners of each playing card, which meant that the girl had no signs of squeezing or folding at all.
Let your feet touch the ground.
A set of movements was performed smoothly, and the girl's face was only slightly red, showing no signs of fatigue.
Taking the towel handed by the servant, the twelve-year-old girl wiped the fine sweat on her forehead. There was no pride in her aqua eyes, and she always maintained the calmness of an adult.
"Miss Camille is really getting better and better!"
"This is just an extremely ordinary training. It can't be said to be amazing, so why praise it."
Camille didn't care about the compliments from the servants, just like she never cared about her brother choosing to give up another path destined to be full of thorns and challenges.
People's paths are different, and their horizons will also change with experience.
These ordinary people simply don't understand what kind of shocking martial arts skills they are practicing, and they don't know how terrifying Lester himself is who teaches them martial arts skills. It's like her brother Stevan doesn't really understand her.
What kind of majestic existence is the teacher?
She discovered it, she knew it, so she would not hesitate to seize the opportunity that came to her at all costs and willingly pay everything for it.
In her opinion, only Lester's praise has enough weight, and only Lester is worthy of following and learning. In fact, she has been working hard to practice with this goal. All the sweat and pain are for
Facing this increasingly demanding predecessor, she longs for a grander journey, and these sacrifices are necessary.
Although this process was painful, she was very happy with it. As the saying goes, nothing can be made without polishing it, and every pain leads to a stronger transformation.
Standing up from the ground, Camille came to the brand new wooden dummy, picked up the Demacia rapier, and inspected it carefully.
The blade is like snow, the edge is like frost, and the stabbing sword is as breathtaking as a frost wolf. It is a top-grade murder weapon produced by a top blacksmith.
Camille adjusted her fighting stance and slowed down her breathing. She closed her eyes lightly. When she opened them again, her calm eyes had turned into sharp frost. The girl took a step forward, and the real sword in her hand was like an arrow.
It is usually stabbed into the wooden man's eye socket, easily punching through a hole only half a centimeter in size.
"If the sword is not drawn to kill the enemy, the weapon in hand will be meaningless."
Silently reciting the life experience taught by her predecessors, Camille glared hard and continued to turn her wrist, using her whole body weight to press on the rapier.
Under the sudden heavy pressure, the tip of the stabbing sword tore apart the solid wooden figure with difficulty, turning the wooden figure into a semi-waste product.
At the same time, the high-quality Demacia stabbing sword was broken. The slender sword body could not bear such a heavy load, and it was eventually broken in the small holes.
Holding the broken sword, Camille's tight little face finally showed a look of satisfaction.
"Dead enemies illustrate the value of weapons. Any hesitation in battle is disrespectful to yourself and the enemy. You have exerted your greatest value. Rest in peace."
Pushing down the wooden man with a broken head, Camille gently stroked the broken rapier, turned around and left with the hilt.
Several servants who were watching the young master looked at each other and shuddered.
She was obviously a pretty girl a few years ago...
The previous little master was not like this. Ever since a man named Lester became the little master's teacher under the arrangement of the family owner nine years ago, everything has changed. Stevan secretly called Lester the devil teacher.
Camille became an absolute admirer of Lester.
All in all, the little master seems to be getting more and more scary.
