With a wave of his hand, Swain dismissed his adjutant.
And just as the adjutant took the notebook and turned to leave the room, a sound like a crow appeared in his ears.
"Piltover, great, I like this place very much."
"Does this commercial city also have the secrets you covet?" Swain filtered his plan in his mind for the last time and replied, "Their Hex technology? Or something else?"
"It's a pity that I can't tell you." The voice pretended to be helpless. "You are unwilling to accept my power. There is a lack of the most basic trust between us."
"Trust is a very luxurious thing. You who have the power of secrets should know it better than anyone else, right?" A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Swain's lips, "Besides, I chose Piltover, no.
Have I already explained my sincerity?"
"Is your sincerity just to find a way to get yourself a Hextech arm?" The crow-like voice said disdainfully, "You have a gift from the devil but you are unwilling to accept it. Instead, you turn to those who buy caskets and return beads for magic.
Superficial use...I suddenly have some doubts about whether it was a mistake to choose you as a partner."
"A secret that only one person knows is the real secret." Swain was unmoved at all, "And the same is true for power. Only power that is mastered by one person is power."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, another dictator who wants to peek into other people's hearts." Crow's voice was a little more teasing, "But if you don't cooperate with me, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to truly see through the secrets of other people's hearts.
!”
"No need to seduce me anymore." Swain shook his head carelessly, "This is a cooperation. You are eager for the secrets hidden in Piltover. I need a new arm. We each get what we need.
.”
"But you can get more. A demon arm is always better than a mechanical hand made of unknown materials."
"Your seductive words are really poor." Swain said disdainfully, "It is far from the real greed demon!"
"Devil of Greed—Tam?" Crow's voice had obvious fluctuations for the first time, "Did you see him? When? Why didn't I know? This is really an interesting thing..."
"Are you interested in this secret?" A smile appeared on Swain's lips, "If you want to know, we can make a deal!"
"What do you want to know again?" Crow's voice was still hoarse, but this time it seemed a little more impatient, "Come on, trade, hahaha, I like this kind of trade!"
"What is the true face of that pale lady?"
"Well, I can tell you that even I can't confirm her true identity." The crow's voice quickly gave the answer, "So, when did you meet Tam?"
"You haven't given me the answer you want yet."
"Your secret is only worth so much."
"...Okay, it was in Bilgewater." Swain paused and finally said, "Just when I returned to the Immortal Fortress from Ionia."
"You went to Bilgewater?"
"Just passing by." Swain did not say more on this issue, but responded with the other party's words, "Your news is only worth this little."
"Hahahahahahaha, what a cunning guy, but I like it very much!"
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Why was there no Noxian navy to greet Tamara after she kidnapped the target as planned?
Because the Noxians were not prepared for it at all at that time - Darkwill was in a desperate condition and sought medical treatment indiscriminately, just handing out bad checks.
But why did Tamara see Draven after arriving at the predetermined location?
That's because her boss had already taken refuge with Swain at that time, and Draven was also sent here by Swain.
Or to be more precise, almost the entire southern region of Noxus, and most of the top war masons, have joined Swain's command.
So, why did these war masons, who should be directly subordinate to the commander-in-chief, quietly choose to betray and join Swain's command?
This involves the voice that just talked to Swain.
The owner of the hoarse and shrill voice that resembled the crow of a crow was a demon—it was none other than the identity that Tam had misunderstood when he met Kalya.
The secret devil, Lamer.
Although the deal between Larmer and Swain had just been reached not long ago, in fact, Swain's family had already been entangled with this hidden demon as early as when Swain was born.
In terms of birth, Swain is an out-and-out Noxian noble. His family made great efforts when Darkwill ascended to the position of commander. At that time, the Swain family was still a branch.
A big and prosperous family.
However, people's hearts are never satisfied.
After becoming a senatorial noble, the Swain family began to covet greater influence - when the noble status was not enough for their hands, they chose to form a secret association and conspire to overthrow Darkwill.
At that time, the young Swain discovered their conspiracy. Out of loyalty to the commander and love for the empire, he took the initiative to report it and even personally executed several of the leading conspirators.
And among the dead, Swain's parents were prominently listed.
In the eyes of many people, Swain is a guy who will do anything to climb up, but only Swain himself knows that the real reason behind such a "father is kind and son is filial" behavior is that the value of Noxus in his heart is higher than that of Noxus.
Family and family.
Later, Swain gained Darkwill's trust and rose through the ranks, becoming the strategist commander of Noxus and a rising star of the empire. It seemed that he had completely severed the ties with the decadent family.
However, for some unknown reason, Swain has always felt that there is an eye staring at him since then - although the Swain family's previous pursuit of demonic power was ultimately unsuccessful, it at least attracted Lamer's attention.
In the eyes of Lamer, who longs for privacy, Swain is a very interesting mortal. His words and deeds are involved in countless ancient secrets. Therefore, after the Swain family was destroyed, this demon was watching Swain.
Vin, waiting to trade with him.
However, Swain was not interested in the devil's deal.
It was not until after experiencing the disastrous defeat of Presidion that Swain learned from the pain and began to pursue his own personal power. When he was almost at the end of his rope, he finally chose to agree to Larmer's deal.
As a secret demon, Lamer knew a lot of information that ordinary people didn't know. With Lamer's help, Swain found the leader of the southern Noxus War Masons from among the crowd.
To Darkwill, these war masons are the most loyal people.
They are not cowardly like the nobles, nor are they eager for glory and killing like the soldiers. They would rather hide in the shadows, not seeking fame or fortune, but only to provide intelligence to Noxus and pave the way for the expansion of the empire.
However, Darkwill did not realize that for such loyal war masons, their allegiance was not to the Commander-in-Chief himself - they were very loyal, but not to the Commander-in-Chief, but to Noxus!
There are too many people in the War Masons with similar origins to Tamara. When they were born, they lived like cattle and horses. The future was dark. It was the conquest and expansion of Noxus that changed their lives and allowed them to
There was a glimmer of light in the darkness.
For these war masons who came from a bitter background, Noxus, which is fair and consistent to everyone above and below, is the one they swear allegiance to, and Darkwill on the throne... used to be their leader, but no longer.
!
Therefore, after figuring out the identities of these war mason leaders, Swain's rebellion was extremely smooth.
These war masons who are loyal to Noxus and Swain, who also considers Noxus, are truly like-minded people.
Most of the people who are willing to join the war masonry are strong-willed idealists. Although Swain seems to have nothing, these spy leaders are more willing to believe in Swain than Darkwill, who is still in power.
In this way, quietly, the war masonry organizations of Mud Town, Kumangla, Piltover and Kalduga were recruited by Swain to instigate rebellion. On the surface, they were still serving Darkwill, but in fact
Above, the information obtained by Swain is far more detailed than that obtained by the Immortal Fortress!
In return, Swain will send troops to Piltover to help Larmer explore a secret that it desires.
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Lamer, who was chattering endlessly, finally closed his mouth, and Swain breathed a sigh of relief.
The veterans under his command have almost been assembled. Five thousand people are a lot of troops, but it is very difficult to take down Piltover - even if Swain can now use the power of demons, even if Noxus is here
The city is ready to respond internally.
If there was more time, Swain could have done more infiltration, and even completely peeled off Piltover's defense bit by bit, and then completely conquered the city like he conquered Uzeris.
But unfortunately, time is not on Swain's side. The soldiers under his command are nothing more than a group of retired soldiers who were defeated in Ionia, and they all rely on bringing their own dry food for supplies.
With such a bad situation, Swain couldn't help but think of the Battle of Presidence - the same was true for the Noxian army at that time. In order to seek the final victory, he made a desperate move to boost morale, but in the end he failed miserably.
If another person faced such a situation, he would definitely hesitate.
Swain, however, would not.
He is not a mediocre person with random thoughts and troubles, and he will not be depressed because of one failure and never dare to give it a try again.
Even after experiencing Prexidian's shameful defeat, he could still remain calm, accurately calculate the overall situation during this amazing gamble, and then put down his chips.
After reviewing the plan again, Swain finally set his sights on Zaun.
On this map full of marks, there is only the area representing Zaun, and the notes are blank.
Swain, who coordinates the overall situation, hates this blank space.
