For Lux and Ino, war is not something too far away.
Whether it was in Demacia or Zaun, war often appeared around them.
However, from another perspective, Lux and Ino have never directly participated in a large-scale war - even the battle between Piltover and Swain was more similar in scale.
It was a small-scale special military operation.
Therefore, when they arrived outside the city of Uzeris and were at the end of the queue entering the city, and saw the entire city on full alert and prepared, an indescribable sense of depression and tension still arose in their hearts.
"Uzeris is also ready for war." Looking at the heavily armed soldiers at the city gate, Lux whispered, "They should have received the news from the sea, right?"
"It should be the sea." Kalya confirmed Lux's statement, "From Uzeris to Nashrame, the speed of delivering messages through the desert is very slow, but the sea transportation is very smooth. The speed of taking a boat is faster than marching in the desert.
Too many."
"But, why don't the Nashrami people use sea transport?" When talking about this topic, Lux said with a little doubt, "The consumption of marching in the desert can only be described as terrible, and the speed is very slow. If the soldiers of Nashramei sit on the
Once the ship sets off and arranges a landing and supply point relatively close to Uzeris, wouldn’t the logistical pressure be much less?”
"You have a good idea to rely on sea transportation to establish supply points and carry out logistical supplies." Seeing that Lux would take the initiative to consider logistical factors, Karya's tone was somewhat gratifying, "However, there is a very important point in doing so.
The premise is that Nasramei must be able to protect its own waterways at sea."
"Isn't the navy of Noxus almost finished?" Lux asked, blinking in surprise, "Their most powerful Sea of Watch fleet was completely wiped out in Talu Bay, and the Sea of Conquest was completely destroyed.
Although the fleet is called a fleet, its scale is really pitiful... I remember when I was in Demacia, my father once mentioned this fleet, saying that they were all small sampans."
"Who are the small sampans to compete with? If Noxus' Sea of Conquest fleet is a small sampan, then I'm afraid Nasramei's fleet can only be regarded as a canoe." Kalya laughed and said,
"The experience in Bilgewater seems to have caused you to have some misunderstandings about the Navy - in fact, the Navy is a technical branch that is no less than the Mage Corps!"
"Ah?" Lux's eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, "Not inferior to the mages?"
"Yes!" Kalya continued to explain, "The dirty Bilgewater pirates can all show their prowess in naval battles, not because naval battles are easy, but because these old sea dogs are the most adaptable to life at sea.
, maybe Nasramei has enough supplies to carry these soldiers and their supplies, but it is absolutely impossible to have a fleet sufficient to fight against the Noxian sampans."
"...This is really unbelievable." Not to mention Lux, even Ino was a little surprised, "Obviously Nasramei seems to have inherited many old objects from Shurima."
"But they failed to inherit the ship and the shipyard." Kalya smacked his lips, "Do you still remember the finish line of the Naschram Ramos tumbling competition?"
"You said the last platform to jump into the sea?" Ino recalled, "There is a pier that looks like a trident?"
"That's the dock of the Nasramei Shipyard. Such a small dock cannot build large warships at all." Kalya chuckled, "Lux, you have been to Bilgewater and the dock in Bilgewater.
How does the scale of Nasramei's shipyard compare?"
"The gap is astonishing." Lux recalled for a moment, and finally shook her head, "Okay, I roughly understand that Nasramei does not have the ability to defend its sea transportation lines."
"The waterway of the Valoran Strait is not very wide, and the hydrological conditions are very complicated." Kalya continued to explain, "Do you still remember when you took a boat from Kalamanda to Piltover? The boats you met along the way, were they?
Not big?"
Lux and Ino looked at each other, reminisced, and then nodded at the same time.
"For shipping in this kind of place, we don't need large-scale ships. Small-sized ships can already meet the requirements. Naturally, there is no need to build large ships." Kalya continued, "At least the Noxian Sea of Conquest Fleet
It will also compete with Demacia's navy, the two sides are not on the same level at all."
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In order to prevent spies or spies from entering the city to incite civil unrest, Uzeris conducts very strict checks on people entering the city.
The guards standing in the shadow of the city gate were fully armed, questioning and searching every team entering the city gate very carefully - not only would they repeatedly ask for the identity information of those entering the city, just like checking household registration, but they would also "
Ask them to say or do something special.
For example, if someone is asked "Do you believe in giant gods" and answers "not at all", they will ask the other person to speak blasphemy.
Anyway, if you don’t believe in giant gods, then it’s okay to curse a few times, right?
What, you don’t dare to scold?
Sorry, I'm reviewing it separately - I don't believe in giant gods at all, so why don't you dare to scold him?
And for those who were asked "Are they from Nashramei" and answered "not Nashramei, just passing by Nashramei", they would ask the other party to insult Saga.
Likewise, as long as there is a slight hesitation, it will be reviewed individually.
Although this somewhat clever review mechanism is not absolutely reliable, the effect is quite good. Many people in front of Lux and Ino were so anxious that they were eventually taken away by the guards - several of them
They are all spellcasters disguised as civilians.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, this way of solving the problem is likely to cause accidental injuries to civilians, but in the face of war, the Noxians have always been ruthless.
They will care whether a few businessmen will be accidentally injured, they will only care about whether Uzeris can withstand the offensive from Nasramei.
After a long wait, it was finally Lux and Ino's turn to enter the city.
As a result, the two people who were already prepared to deal with trouble actually passed the interrogation of these guards very easily - they were not asked to blaspheme or insult Saga, and even the camels with something obviously strange on their backs were dressed as statues
Sefiqadu was only glanced at briefly.
Entering the city so smoothly, even Lux and Ino were a little unable to react at the beginning.
"That's it?" Holding the camel, Lux held her sword again, "Just coming in?"
"Otherwise?" Kalya said with a smile, "Silly boy, you are not a Shurima, why would they bother you when they have nothing to do?"
Blinking their eyes, Lux and Ino suddenly understood!
Yes.
For these Noxian soldiers, what they need to guard against are spies and spies from Nasramai, preventing them from inquiring about information and preventing them from causing civil strife.
But Lux and Ino are obviously not Nashla beauties at first glance!
You must know that Nashrame is one of the most "conservative" Shurima city-states. Although as a commercial city, Nashrame has a good business environment, but doing business is business. If you want to settle in Nashrame, that is
Two different things.
The Nashram beauties were so full that they hired two guys who didn't look like they were Shuriman at first sight and came to Uzeris to be spies!
How could there be such a striking spy?
Thinking of this, Lux and Ino looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Because the war is approaching, accommodation and shopping in Uzeris have become very troublesome.
Although Uzeris's sea transportation is still stable and there is no risk of material shortages in a short period of time, Uzeris still limits the purchase of goods for the sake of urban order.
All the major markets in Uzeris are closed at this time. Only the internal markets of various urban areas and communities have a small amount of supplies that can barely sustain the lives of the residents there.
Although the Noxians are better at attacking, their level of defensive warfare is at least above average. They know the importance of stability in city defense. Even if the battle has not yet begun, the entire city has been included in the battle.
time control status.
Moreover, due to the previous riots by the Rakoul people, some areas where the Rakoul people live in the city of Uzeris have even been built with internal blockades. The entire city is now run into a fortress where order trumps all else. For Rakoul,
For outsiders like Si and Ino, it is possible to survive here without leaving home, but do you want to buy a lot of supplies before leaving?
Not allowed!
Fortunately, although Noxus has strict controls, Uzeris is not the main sphere of influence of Noxus in the traditional sense, and their control over the grassroots is not as strict and reliable as in Noxus itself.
After paying five gold hex, Lux and Ino finally learned about the Uzeris black market from the hotel owner.
"Rambaka is the most capable guy in our neighborhood." The other party carefully put Jin Hex into the secret compartment under the table, and said in a low voice, "He has a good relationship with the Noxians.
You can also talk to the Rakkor people, you can go to him and ask about the situation."
"So, how can we find Mr. Rambaka?"
"Mr. Ranbaka is a very decent man. He goes to the shop on the corner every afternoon to drink tea. Please treat him to a cup of mulberry tea with no sugar added and double honey. He will be very happy to make friends with you.
"
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According to the hotel owner's words, the two people quickly found Mr. Rambaka.
I have to say that the hotel owner's description is quite apt - Mr. Rambaka is indeed a quite decent guy. Although his hair is not much, it is meticulously groomed and combed from all directions to the middle, completely covering the top of his head.
On his body, you can see many different styles of things, but these different styles of things are very harmonious on his body, whether it is the Piltover monocle on the chest, the Kalamanda gemstone on the cuffs, or the
The edge of the robe represents the pattern of God's favor, and the robe has an obvious Noxian-style lining...
Obviously, Mr. Ranbaka has his own unique aesthetics and preferences for fashion, and his level is quite high. It is not an easy thing to wear all these seemingly nondescript things on his body, but it looks quite harmonious.
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"Did you see that?" After carefully sizing up this guy, Karya said with a rare hint of interest in his tone, "If a broker can do this, he is really professional."
"Is he considered a broker?" Lux followed the hotel owner's method and ordered a piece of mulberry tea for this respectable gentleman, and replied in her heart, "I always feel that he is more like an elder or something.
He is a well-respected character in the local area and has great hands and eyes."
"Then you are wrong!" Kalya obviously had completely different views from Lux. "Believe me, he is just a broker. His fancy decorations may look bluffing, but at most they show that he can communicate with people from various forces.
It's just an exchange between people. If you have connections but no power, you're just a broker."
"I'm afraid it would be difficult for a person without any power to have good relations with all kinds of forces, right?"
"A powerful person will not ride on so many boats." Kalya looked like someone who had come before, "Let's go and talk to him, and you will understand."
While Lacus and Kalya were communicating silently, the tea was brought to Mr. Rambaka by the waiter. After whispering in a low voice, Rambaka finally raised his head and smiled at Lax.
Lux subconsciously wanted to stand up and go to Rambaka's table, but at Kalya's request, she just nodded, responded with a faint smile, and then raised the tea cup in her hand.
"Take a small sip of tea." Kalya reminded, "Take up your perfect etiquette posture, straighten your neck and back, and hold the saucer with the ring finger and little finger of your left hand! Swallowing requires a smooth throat and no visible swallowing movements.
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"Ino, act like you were when you were a maid, be more restrained and indifferent!"
Listening to Kalya's familiar tone and content, Lux seemed to have returned to the time when she participated in various noble banquets in Demacia. She almost instinctively followed Kalya's requirements and made an extremely perfect noble manner.
Behind Lux, Ino's performance was also quite perfect - she was born as a noble maid, and although she had not done this action for a long time, her actions of straightening her back, relaxing her expression, and smiling politely were still extremely natural.
"Frown, Lux, frown, glance at the teacup from the corner of your eye, put the teacup back on the saucer, use the middle finger, ring finger and little finger of your left hand to push it smoothly to the left and forward, just three inches!" Kalya continued to direct, "
Then take a look at Ran Baka, squint your eyes slightly, and smile, not a too bright polite smile!"
Like a tool man, Lux perfectly carried out Kalya's request.
Seeing this scene, Ran Baka, who was so dignified and polite one second, became stiff the next second.
