Regarding Jax's request, Fiona didn't realize anything was wrong at first.
Although Jax has expressed his natural aversion to political stances very directly, in Fiona's view, Lux is different from other nobles and other politicians.
Therefore, if Jax learns about Forsbarrow's development, has good intentions towards Lux, and even plans to defect to her, this is a very normal thing.
Still, she asked Jax why he wanted to see Lux - just as a matter of routine.
However, what Fiona didn't expect was that Jax hesitated and seemed very embarrassed about this very simple question.
Well, something seems wrong.
He asked for help to meet Lacus, but why was he unwilling to say that he wanted to meet Lacus?
Even if Fiona and him are considered "martial arts friends", this is really too suspicious, right?
Could it be that he really has some thoughts that he shouldn't have?
The next moment, just as Fiona started to grasp the hilt of her sword, Jax took out a letter from his arms.
"Give it to Miss Lux, she should understand what I mean."
A letter?
Fiona looked at Jax and then at the letter, still a little hesitant.
Legend has it that words and symbols can also be the carrier of some kind of magic. Although Jax does not look like a mage, it is still a very dangerous thing to rashly hand such things to Lux.
Wait, what did he just say? Did he say "Lux"?
Why would Jax call Lux this nickname?
"Have you met before?"
"It's not really acquaintance, but there is still some relationship." Jax was still unclear, "You can tell her that she is an old friend from Icathia and wants to meet her."
Icacia?
Fiona remembered this place. Jax once said that he was from Icathia - when he spoke of Icathia, he used a special accent, so although he only mentioned it once,
Fiona was deeply impressed.
What does this have to do with Laxana?
Why did he call her Lux?
Fiona felt that she was confused at this time. She did not take the letter directly, but left Jax here to wait while she went to ask for Lux first.
"Fiona!" As if she had been diving for a long time and put her head out of the water to take a breath, Lux raised her head from a pile of documents, "What's the matter? Sit down, sit down and talk!"
It can be seen that Lux is also very reluctant to deal with these messy documents - but there is no way, because of the lack of manpower, many things need to be handled by her personally, especially the Archon.
After that, they occasionally had some conflicts with local residents, which required Lux to deal with them personally before they could be settled satisfactorily.
"Someone found me and wanted to visit you through me."
"Oh, did you find any good players?" Lux looked very interested, "You also want to be an escort in the Freljord trade?"
"No, it's not." Fiona shook her head immediately, "It was a request from a martial arts master. He said he was an old friend from Icacia."
At this time, Lux was stunned.
Icathia... She had heard Kalya talk about this place many times. It was the southeastern corner of the Shurima continent, where the Icathia War broke out, and where the disintegration of the Shurima Empire began.
Now, there is a person who says that he is from Icacia and is his old friend?
Lacus herself definitely doesn’t have this kind of friend. There is no doubt that this must be related to Kalya!
But the trouble is, Kalya is not here now - he was taken away by Sona to participate in today's activities on the Dharma Master's side!
In this case, should I first ask the person to wait and ask Sona to come back, or should I go and meet him directly?
"What's his name?" While thinking to herself, Lux asked, "Icathian?"
"His name is Jax." Fiona nodded, "He calls himself an Icathian."
Hearing the name, Lux's expression became a little subtle - Jax had never heard of it, but she had heard Ino mention the name Ajax to herself, and it was said by Kalyajan.
, the ultimate in combat skills.
Are Ajax and Jax the same person?
"Take him to the living room." Lux finally pursed her lips and made a decision, "Wait a moment, I will be there shortly."
……………………
According to Lux's request, Fiona brought Jax to the living room and said goodbye first.
Jax didn't care at all. After nodding, he calmly waited for Lux's arrival.
While waiting, he kept looking around.
Although it is a living room, in Jax's eyes, everything here is completely different from Shurima. There are no splendid decorations, no carefully designed lines, and no portraits to highlight his history. It is just a separate
, just an ordinary big room.
Jax likes this simple place.
The only thing that he couldn't accept was that he had been sitting here for a quarter of an hour without even a cup of tea - not even scented tea.
Then, just as he was thinking about whether to take out two boiled eggs to eat, the back door of the living room opened, and a young girl came in front of him.
"Sorry, I'm busy with business." She looked at herself with a smile, and then sat down opposite her naturally, "Mr. Ajax, I'm very sorry."
Jax instinctively wanted to nod to express understanding, but the nod was only half done and turned into a bow.
Although Jax had unparalleled control over his body during the battle, it looked quite strange even for him to suddenly stop mid-nod.
"My name is Jax." He tried to show respect, "Not Ajax."
But unfortunately, the traces of the performance of this sentence were too obvious, so that Lux had a smile on her face that said "I understand everything", and nodded while saying "Yes, yes, yes", which gave Jax a headache.
.
Sure enough, I am not suitable to come!
Although he felt helpless, Jax cleared his throat and forcibly changed the topic.
"This time I came from Icacia, mainly to bring some news to Miss Lux." He said in a businesslike tone, "It is mainly about the current achievements of Icacia and the difficulties it faces...
"
"What does this have to do with me?" Seeing Jax take out a pile of manuscripts that had been prepared from his arms, Lux interrupted him directly, "Mr. Ajax, this is our first meeting, right?
?”
"Call me Jax!" Jax gritted his teeth, "Let's stop beating around the bush, Miss Lux, let me show you my cards!"
This time it was Lux's turn to be stunned. She never expected that Jax would be so impatient. She just said a few words and he couldn't bear it anymore.
"I used to be Ajax, but now I have long lost my former glory, and this time I came here with only one main purpose!" Jax stood up, and an invisible momentum spread out.
Come on, Lax's hair almost stood up, "That's...fundraising!"
Fundraiser?!
How can anyone in this world raise funds so confidently?
And, what are you raising money for?
"You are Mr. Kalya's heir, right?" Jax ignored Lux's sluggishness and continued on his own, "Since you have inherited the power of Mr. Kalja as the regent prince, you will naturally have to bear this responsibility.
Obligation, the restoration of Icacia requires the support of a large amount of manpower and material resources——"
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Lux quickly interrupted him with a wave of her hand, "Mr. Ajax, if I remember correctly, you are from Icathia, and Mr. Icathia and Kalya were in Shuri.
The Mar Empire is a hostile relationship, right?"
"What happened?"
"What's wrong?" Lux snorted, "As the heir of Kalya, why should I donate to Icathia?"
"Okay, you admitted it." Contrary to Lux's expectations, Jax seemed to have received some kind of promise. He nodded with great satisfaction and sat back on the chair. "You admitted that you are Mr. Kalya's."
Just be the heir."
"???"
Lux was a little confused.
So, this guy who was called the weapons master by Karya was just digging a hole for himself?
Where is your warrior heart?
"In fact, as early as after the Icathian War, the Icathian remnants took the initiative to abolish the royal family and chose to join the kingdom and become part of the Shurima Empire." Jia seemed to be very satisfied with Lux's performance.
After sitting down, Kes explained slowly, "After the Shurima Empire collapsed because of an unscrupulous person, Icasia, as a joining kingdom, is now the de facto Shurima Empire..."
It can be seen that Jax spent a lot of time memorizing the manuscript, and he is very familiar with the timeline and title ownership.
According to him, after the Battle of Icathia, the surviving Icathia people formed the Icathia Autonomous Council that "can fully represent Icathia" and passed the committee's Resolution No. 1, abolishing the Icathia royal family -
-Although all the mage kings in Icathia were almost dead at that time, there was not much difference between them being abolished or not.
Then, because the Shurima Empire at that time had declared war on Icathia, it had not withdrawn its previous order for Ecathia to join, so the Icathia Autonomous Council passed Resolution No. 2 to join the Shurima Empire.
According to the invitation to join the Shurima Empire previously issued, Icathia has the status of a joining kingdom and partial territorial autonomy. The ruler needs to be demoted to the governor and swear allegiance to the Shurima Empire, and the Icathia Autonomous Council fully accepts it.
meet these requirements.
You see, it is very clear that Icacia does have the power and status to join the kingdom.
However, due to the expansion of the void rift and the voiding of the land, the Icathian Autonomous Council and the Shurima Empire were separated, making it difficult for the two sides to communicate.
It was not until later that the internal conflicts in the Shurima Empire could no longer be suppressed, and various factions left. Among them, the infrastructure construction faction represented by A Zhi, while working hard to maintain the infrastructure of the Shurima Empire, was also trying to restore A Zhi.
Ecology of Cassia.
"Ms. Zhi is a respectable person." Speaking of A Zhi, whom Karya mentioned, Jax showed great respect. "She hopes to mend the cracks in the Shurima Empire like repairing the earth, but unfortunately, I'm sorry.
Rima did not wait for that day."
"We regret the collapse of the Shurima Empire, but according to the laws of the empire, after the death of the royal family and the collapse of the empire, the affiliated kingdoms should bear this honor." Jax took out a piece of paper and continued to stick.
It read, "I believe that when Miss Lux was wandering in Shurima, she had seen many city-states that had stolen their power and reputation, but in fact, the one who is truly qualified to inherit the glory of Shurima is the Kingdom of Icathia."
After a long list of words, there is only one core content: Shurima orthodoxy is in Icathia!
"So, as Mr. Kalya's successor, should you contribute to the construction of the Shurima Empire?"
There was a lot of information, and Lux couldn't help but rub her temples.
Damn it, what is all this?
According to Kalya, the Icathians were unwilling to join the Shurima Empire, life and death, and the Shuriman people were not willing to accept Icathia as an equal. How come after a war, Icathia began to accept forgiveness?
Does Rima consider herself orthodox?
Good guy, now in the entire Shurima continent, is it possible to establish a political power and claim to be the orthodox Shurima Empire?
What is all this?
And, what did Jax just say, fundraiser?
Because he is the heir of Kalya, he came here to raise funds on behalf of the Shurima Empire?
Obviously these things sounded like that, but when combined together, it only made Lux feel angry and funny.
"Mr. Ajax." Controlling the twitching corners of her mouth, Lux said in a rather helpless tone, "The distance from Demacia to Icathia is more than tens of thousands of miles; and Forsbarrow doesn't have it either.
What extra manpower and property? Although I respect your actions in rebuilding Icathia and driving out the erosion of the void, there is really nothing I can do to help you with donations or anything like that."
"No, no, no!" Jax shook his head immediately after hearing this, "Not from Demacia, not from Forsbyro, but from Vazuan - I have a letter of proposal here about Vazuan
An initiative to open a special trade route with Icathia. I hope you can sign the initiative here..."
"???????"
Looking at the proposal in their hands, the people in Lux were stunned.
What does this have to do with Zu An?
You came to Forsbarrow and approached me with a rather outrageous connection, hoping to raise funds, but the donation was in the form of "establishing a duty-free trade route between Vazuan and the port of Kalon in Icathia"?!
