Although the city wall material of New Shurima City is not high-end, and the magic circuit drawn on it is relatively crude in Kalya's eyes, and the magic power flowing in it is not full, but at least the city wall itself is high enough and thick enough to prevent damage.
It can also be seen that it is a triple structure covered with bricks and cast with rammed earth.
A city wall with this kind of structure can be destroyed over a large area to look like this...
An extraordinary person did it, and it was most likely an Ascendant or a Darkin.
When Kalya looked at the damage to the city wall and thought about possible situations, Ino and Shyvana also realized what had happened here. They all looked at Kalya, waiting for the next instruction.
"Bring the flag of Vazuan." After thinking for a moment, Kalya made a safer choice, "First find out what happened here."
"good."
Ino nodded and quickly rummaged through the package. In order to move smoothly in Shurima City, Kalya specially prepared many flags and identity certificates for city-states and regions, including but not limited to Wazun.
An, Uzeris, Nasramei, Nerimajie, Ixtal, etc.
Different identities can give Karya different angles of entry, and there is always one that can adapt to specific situations.
Judging from the current tense situation in Shurima City, the traditional Shurima regional identity is likely to cause some excessive reactions, so Kalya simply entered the city as a Vazuan explorer.
No matter who was having a fight here, it had nothing to do with Vazuan, right?
In this way, the three of Kalya raised the flag of Vazuan and walked to the gate of Shurima City with great pride.
When the three Kalyas came to the city gate and asked for supplies, the soldiers on the city did not appear too nervous.
It seemed that the war in Shurima City had passed for some time. When the three of them came to the city wall, a small group of soldiers from the city reluctantly leaned on the edge of the city wall and asked about their identity and purpose.
"We are Vazuan!" Shyvana unfurled the Vazuan flag, "Vazuan explorers!"
"You said you are Wazuans, do you have any evidence?" The soldiers on the wall squinted as they looked at Shyvana unfurling the flag, "Is that true?"
"I have Explorers' Society credentials!"
Hearing this, Shyvana quickly took out a prepared false certificate from her arms - this thing was actually intended to be used to deceive Jarvan IV, but it was not used, so she simply brought it with her this time.
"Send it up and take a look!"
As he spoke, a small basket tied with a rope passed through the pulley and slowly hung down from the city.
Shyvana directly put the fake certificate into the basket, and then, just when she was about to signal the soldiers in the city to pull the basket up, Kalya took out a golden hex and sandwiched it into the fake certificate.
And motioned to Shyvana to put several Hex gadgets in the package into the basket.
The basket was pulled up to the top of the city.
"Will this work?" Shyvana was a little confused, "Wouldn't it be self-defeating?"
However, before Shyvana could finish her words, a large platform, even big enough to carry a camel, hung down from the city.
"Come up." The soldiers on the city urged, "You are lucky. There is no enemy today. I will make an exception and let you in. Hurry up!"
In this way, the three people successfully entered the city of Shurima as Vazuan explorers.
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"There was obviously a battle just now, but the guards are still so lax." After briefly chatting with the soldiers and successfully leaving the city, Shyvana finally couldn't help but said, "Let us in now.
?”
"In a sense, the identity of the Vazuan people can also represent neutral people." Kalya shook his head slightly, "And judging from the situation on the city wall just now, the previous battle... I'm afraid Shurima
The city suffered an unreasonable disaster."
"Unexpected disaster?"
"Because none of the garrison facilities in the city have been used." Kalya chuckled and said in a determined tone, "If someone really attacks the city, no matter how powerful the enemy is, I'm afraid the soldiers defending the city will not resist at all, right?"
"No wonder the city is under martial law outside, but the inside of the city looks very peaceful." Enoch realized something, "It seems that the two sides in the battle are not targeting Shurima City. The city is under martial law entirely to avoid additional casualties?"
"It's also a way to make extra money." Kalya added, "This city completely copied my design and did not let the river directly pass through the city. Those who usually graze and plant crops by the river now have to
I bought water through the city’s municipal administration.”
Hearing what Kalya said, Shvana and Ino's expressions were a bit subtle.
"By the way, who is the sand whisperer you just introduced yourself to?" After a pause, Shyvana continued to ask, "Obviously they said they wanted to see your face under the mask."
"An ancient profession." Kalya did not hide it. "A sand whisperer is a person who can talk to the sand sea and swim in the sand sea - you can understand it as a special guide who masters magic power."
"All sand whisperers have to wear masks?"
"Because the Sand Whisperers have to walk through the gravel, but not all Sand Whisperers' magic power is strong enough to completely protect themselves." Kalya shrugged, "So many Sand Whisperers have a lot of wear and tear scars on their bodies.
"
According to Kalya, Ino and Sivana thought about it for a while and soon felt a little nervous.
"During the empire, sand whisperers were very respected people." Kalya continued, "They were explorers of the sand sea. However, there should be very few sand whisperers now, and they have become scavengers——
It’s a sad story that pioneers became scavengers.”
"So what we saw in the black market in Uzeris before... was the Sand Whisperer?" Ino suddenly said, "I remember there are many people who are very generous and don't want to expose their faces!"
"Probably." Kalya nodded, "They sold a lot of antiques from the empire at that time, and they probably found them by diving deep into the gravel."
"..."
"..."
While talking, the three of them had already left the city wall area.
Then, Ino and Shyvana's eyes widened almost at the same time.
"What is that?" Ino's voice was full of disbelief, "That wall... is made of gold?"
"If I guess correctly, it should be gold-plated." Kalya shook his head, "The Wall of Thousand Gods, Shurima City also copied this."
"Is this the one you said?" Ino strode closer to the Wall of Thousand Gods, looking at the gilded wall carefully through the fence, "The wall with all the Ascended Ones carved on it? Let me look for it -
"
"The Ascended ones above are all in the form of Ascended ones." Kalya completely guessed what Ino was thinking, "The one at the top with my wings spread is me, the one without a face."
Following Kalya's hand, both Ino and Shyvana saw the sand sculpture with spread wings at the top of the Wall of Thousand Gods.
"Tch—" Ino couldn't help but prolong his tone, "It's so mysterious that you don't even show your face."
"Is it interesting to be regarded as a tourist attraction by many people?" Kalya snorted, "If you think so, I will personally carve a one-to-one statue for you when I return to Forsbarrow.
At the gate—"
"I was wrong." Ino admitted decisively, because she knew that Kalya could really do such a thing, "This is indeed not good, you are right!"
"Except for some extremely narcissistic guys, most ascended people will not choose to use their daily forms to make statues." Seeing that Ino did not continue to insist, Kalya seemed to smack his lips in disappointment, "Ascended people
The form represents glory, but the daily form for those who are not ascended is the most convenient."
"Then who is this guy showing his face?"
"Take a closer look."
"It seems...Aatrox?"
"That's right."
"What about this one?" Ino pointed to the other one, "He looks so abrupt!"
"This... hmm?"
When Kalya's eyes fell on the image pointed by Ino, he was surprised to find that he did not seem to recognize this ascended person.
What makes Kalya even more unbelievable is that this person... looks at least seventy-nine similar to himself!
Could it be that this is Azir?
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Kalya guessed correctly, he was Azir.
In the post-Shurima Empire era, he is known as the person "most likely to become the next Ascended King".
It seems that the regent elders of New Shurima City also knew that with their status, they could not inherit the most glorious Shurima Empire anyway, so they simply chose to inherit the post-Shurima Empire-that is, during the Icathia War
After the division, the Shurima Empire lost many areas to slavery.
Then, in order to show their legitimacy, they carved Azir on the replica of the Wall of the Thousand Gods - although they hired the best sculptors, it was a bit abrupt because it destroyed the overall design.
After realizing that this person might be Azir, Kalya carefully looked at the wall from top to bottom, and then he finally confirmed that there was only one more Azir on it, and no Xerath.
Considering the now widely circulated story in Shurima that Xerath was a traitor, it seems like Azir is making the same mistake again?
What Kalya didn't know was that Azir had not made the same mistake again, and that the dirty water on Xerath was poured by the Regent Elders.
The reason is also very simple. If the failure of Azir's ascension was caused by someone's small tricks, then as the successors of the post-empire, should the Regent Council continue to follow Azir's ideas, preside over the ascension ceremony, and liberate the slaves?
But do these regents and elders have this ability?
No.
Since you can't become Azir's true successor, and you still have to occupy the title of Azir's successor, and immediately gather your strength to deal with Azir's scattered heirs, the best way is not to give Azir
Will your abolitionist policy throw dirty water on Feisheng?
As a result, the story of "a despicable slave betrayed the great emperor and stole the power of ascension" came out and quickly spread.
Everyone's mouth speaks louder than gold.
Therefore, although Azir maintained most of his wisdom, in the end all destruction came from his "unrecognized people", so whether he abolished slavery or continued to ascend, he should be denied.
But what they didn't expect was that they completely underestimated Azir's significance to the empire - as the news spread, the post-Shurima Empire also fell apart.
When the regents and elders who thought they could inherit power completed the construction of New Shurima and wanted to order the princes, they found that no one paid attention to them at all. The city-state governors and port governors in various places were busy snatching away one by one.
The descendant of Azir, and then let his heir marry him to gain the claim to the Shurima Empire...
In his prime, Azir's middle path collapsed and he left behind a large number of descendants. Most of these children were raised throughout Shurima. According to Azir's plan, these children will become the defenders of the empire in the future.
Work with yourself to make Shurima great again.
But what he never dreamed of was that he would be finished before these children could grow up.
As a result, the powerful people in various places quickly took action. Taking advantage of the orphans and widowed mothers who had no one to rely on, they simply used these children as humanoid stamps.
The regents and elders thought that the city of Shurima could represent the Shurima Empire, but the city governors and port governors in various places chose to support and inherit the royal bloodline in a different way - you regents and elders are the branches of the royal family, and the emperor.
Your Majesty is beyond your reach, but I am your Majesty's son and daughter, and I am much more orthodox than you!
In this way, the post-Shurima Empire, which originally still had some centripetal forces in the core area, was completely divided.
Everyone says that they are the orthodox Shurima Empire.
It's just that they are neither Shurima nor an empire, nor can they be called orthodox.
The Regency Council of Elders, who spent a lot of effort to build the new Shurima City, became a pure joke. In the end, they could only rely on a good geographical location and extremely meager face to collect money and maintain their rule.
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Kalya didn't know much about this history.
But this did not prevent him from walking on the streets of New Shurima City, looking at everything around him, and he felt filled with a sense of disobedience.
Ino and Shyvana, on the other hand, were completely unaware of the antique style of this city. Instead, they thought it was "much like the Shurima described by Kalya."
After all... no matter what, the main body of this city has been standing for thousands of years. Although it has been repaired many times, its style has never changed. For those who have not seen with their own eyes the majestic Shurima during the Shurima Empire era.
For people in the city, this is already very similar.
Only Kalya, the chief designer of Shurima City, knows that although this city looks like Shurima City, in the final analysis, it is just a high-level cosplay.
There are no slaves with brands or tattoos on their faces in Shurima City, let alone scavengers openly peddling real and fake antiques.
The magic of Shurima City has truly penetrated into thousands of households, rather than just being superficially applied in the military field.
Walking on the streets of New Shurima City, Kalya felt for the first time that she seemed to be old.
