Galen was distraught after leaving the Castle of Dawn.
Not bothering to visit the Noxian embassy, he quickly returned to the military camp. After a brief tidying up, he mounted his horse and galloped towards the north in the direction of Forsbarrow.
The horse under the seat is galloping at full speed.
On the horseback, Galen rose and fell with the horse's pace while thinking about his next words when facing Lux.
Theoretically speaking, Lux is already the founder of the Laxana family, and Galen seems to be no longer able to show off his brother's style.
But if you look at it from another angle, why should he criticize Lux's behavior?
At least in Galen's eyes, Lux who could do such a thing was still his rebellious sister!
Therefore, Galen quickly organized the language, lowered his head and began to repeat it repeatedly and recite it.
He must scold Lux awake!
If he couldn't do it...then he might have to break his vow not to hit his sister!
Lacus, Lacus, what the hell are you doing?
At the same time, on the other side of Forsbarrow, Lux was ready to face her brother almost as soon as she sent the letter - without Kalya reminding her, she was already sure that this letter
After being sent to the capital and delivered to the hands of Jarvan IV, Garen will definitely come to find him.
Therefore, Lux is also doing psychological construction for herself.
In Lux's eyes, her brother Galen is a kind of naive good man. Although he is a noble, he is not really good at management and exploitation. Even though he became an officer of the Dauntless Vanguard and the famous Demacian Force,
He also ate and lived with the soldiers. Apart from some trivial black history, he was a perfect soldier.
The relationship between Lux and Galen has been very close since childhood. Even though Galen would sometimes get into trouble and blame Lux, sometimes he would dismantle Lux's new toy and not be able to put it back, and sometimes he would be in a good mood.
Spoilers for Lux, but Lux knows very well that these mainly come from Galen's immaturity.
Until Lux became possessed by demons, and until his uncle passed away, Galen quickly chose to join the army, and step by step he got to where he is today.
For Galen, loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are one and the same. Although he has never been able to memorize any "Etiquette" and often acts out of line, in Lux's eyes, he is actually a true model of nobility.
Therefore, Lux did not intend to persuade him to accept her ideals, because Galen was not a person that words could change at all.
The main content of Lux's psychological construction is how to show the results of her magic learning to her brother and win it perfectly.
That's right.
To put it bluntly, the main content of Lux's psychological construction is how to beat her brother.
Although Garen is the power of Demacia and has a great reputation in the capital, in Lux's eyes, it is not difficult to defeat him.
The difficult thing is that you have to decide how to defeat him.
And... how to wield the sword that cuts off one's past.
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Fosbairo is as prosperous as ever, with a subtle simplicity amidst the prosperity.
However, Galen, who was walking on the street, had no interest in observing any of this.
He just hurried to the City Lord's Mansion. Before he could tell his name, the door of the City Lord's Mansion opened to him.
Galen was not polite and walked directly up the steps.
A few minutes later, he knocked on Lux's office door.
"Come in."
In the office, Lux's tone was calm.
Pushing the door open, Galen saw Lux burying her head among the papers, signing a stack of thick documents one by one.
Unlike Galen, who was a ruthless signing machine when dealing with the Mithril City problem, Lux had to read the document carefully before writing each signature, and then picked up the pen to sign after confirming that it was correct, and then sealed it after signing.
Put your seal on it and then pick up the next one.
After seeing this scene, Galen almost instinctively lowered his hands and feet, fearing that he would disturb Lux.
Then, Galen reacted quickly.
The most important thing about my visit to Forsbarrow this time is that compared with this, some government affairs are simply meaningless.
Therefore, he strode forward and came to the opposite side of Lux, looking down at his sister.
"Lux." Galen said sincerely and heartbrokenly, "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm very fine." Lux finally signed her name and stamped her seal, then raised her head and looked at Galen, "Did His Majesty ask you to come?"
"I wanted to come." Galen shook his head, "Lux, what's wrong with you? Why did you write such a letter to His Majesty?"
"The letter made it very clear." Lux was very calm, as calm as an angry Kalya. "The Northern Walkers had quite a lot of psychological problems after the Battle of Nashrame. They believed that they had violated Demacia.
of justice.”
"But you know, your majesty is doing this for Demacia!" Galen did not dwell too much on whether Nasramei was an invasion. "Shurima trade needs a new stronghold!"
This is what Barrett said at the small meeting before the imperial court - although Galen does not understand economics, his memory is not bad, and he can use it now.
"My stupid brother." Lux couldn't help but shook her head, "Who did you hear those words?"
Galen blinked.
"Furthermore, you said that Demacia needs a new stronghold. Who can represent Demacia?"
"Of course it is Your Majesty!" Galen still knew this question, "His Majesty the Emperor's will is the direction of the empire."
"The Noxians said this." Lux couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, "But there are more than tens of millions of people in Demacia. When can Jarvan IV represent everyone?"
This was the first time that Lux addressed Jarvan IV by his first name in front of Galen, and there was no respect in her tone. It was completely different from the polite noble model that Galen knew in the past. This made Galen
His eyes widened and he looked at Lux with a bit of suspicion.
"There is no doubt that this is my true thought." Taking a deep breath, Lux finally stood up from behind the desk and looked directly at her brother, "The moment he calls himself the demon-stained man of Demacia,
, I am actually no longer a paragon of nobility that meets Demacia’s standards.”
Galen was stunned.
"In other words, it is precisely because of the dye that I saw a wider world and a place beyond the noble ball." Lux continued, "It also made me see clearly that in Demacia, the nobles themselves are not
Represents any glory."
Galen was stunned.
Lux's tone, smile and movements were all very familiar to him, but the content of what she said made Galen's already poor brain go completely blank.
What is Lux talking about?
When did she become like this?
Has she been disguising herself all these years?
Damn it, this must be the erosion caused by evil magic to her!
After a moment of confusion, Galen quickly found the "reason" of the matter.
"Lux, your mind has been infected by magic!"
"No, you are the one who was infected." Lux shook her head slightly, "You were infected by the honor of Demacia's nobility, you can't see the common people, you can't see the outside world - tell me, my dear brother, before you
In your eyes, are the interests of Demacia the interests of all Demacians or the interests of the Demacian Emperor?"
"..."
This is obviously a question that Galen has never thought about and will not think about.
As a loyal nobleman and the eldest son of Jarvan IV, Galen would never question any of Jarvan IV's decisions. For him, the royal family - or the current royal family - is the representative of the country.
"You must be wondering why I asked you this question." Lux looked at the confused Galen and continued, "In other words, in your opinion, there is no difference at all."
Galen subconsciously wanted to nod, but quickly reacted and frowned.
"It's like the Shurima trade. What you see is that Demacia benefits from it, but in fact, a large amount of gold coins flow in, the noble life becomes increasingly luxurious, the proportion of food taxes increases, and the local private army stops recruiting. The result is
Demacia's civilian life is getting worse every day."
"..."
This was obviously something Galen had never paid attention to. He instinctively believed that the glory of Demacia required the people to live a better life, but he was somewhat unable to accept that the royal family's profits led to the misfortune of the common people - His Majesty Jarvan IV was so wise and mighty.
, how can it be possible to make people’s lives difficult?
Seeing the hesitation and resistance on Galen's face, Lux finally sighed and swallowed all the subsequent words.
It makes no sense anymore.
Although she had long known that reasoning with Galen would not work, Lux couldn't help but feel a little frustrated seeing her brother's current expression.
Just like how she investigated some of the clerks and mages who had followed her all the way.
There are only a very small number of people who share the same ideals.
Thinking about this, Lacus finally made up her mind and gently pulled out her broken blade from the wall behind her.
"Come on." She looked directly into Galen's eyes, "Since you are unwilling to accept it, then fight with me."
"I will wake you up." Galen nodded slightly and took off the sword from his back, "I can't sit back and watch magic destroy you!"
As he spoke, he raised the big sword with both hands and slashed towards Lux.
At the same time, there was a bright light on the broken blade. Lux intercepted it with his horizontal sword. He touched the sword with his other hand, and the golden sword light surged. The sword edge missed Galen's chest dangerously.
The rune steel armor that can defend against magic was easily cut open. After learning the introduction to advanced elements, Lux has fully mastered the spell penetration technology. Even the thickened rune steel armor on Galen will not cause such damage to Lux.
Every bit of sluggishness.
Galen was frightened and angry. He roared and charged forward again, swinging his sword and sweeping across.
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For Lux now, Galen is no longer her opponent.
Even if he wields a deadly sword in his hand, Galen poses no threat at all.
Even the sword that had just cut through Galen's breastplate, Lux had reservations.
But in Galen's eyes, this is a very threatening sword, and it is also a sister who has fallen into madness, destroying the relationship with his brother and sister.
Where the brilliance was bright, what dissipated was the brother's sincere pride in his sister.
With the next strike, when Galen began to swing his sword across, Lux lowered his body, inserted the light blade into the ground, and blocked the sweep. The backlash made Galen's head buzz.
Where the sparks cracked, what was annihilated was the brother's silent concern for his sister.
Galen, who was a little anxious, simply raised the big sword, finally activating the power of judgment contained in the sword. But at the same time, Lux also raised the light blade, and the two giant swords appeared at the brother and sister almost at the same time.
On the tops of their heads, one was condensed by the magic power in the great sword, and the other was shaped by pure light.
Two great swords of judgment fell from the sky at the same time, but the one condensed by Galen disappeared like snow falling on spring after contacting Lux; the one shaped by Lux was like a cage and a rope.
Generally, knock him down completely and trap him tightly.
Where the big sword disappeared, what was cut off was the brother's full expectations for his sister.
In just three moves, the power of Demacia was completely defeated and completely defeated.
Rushing to Forsbarrow in a hurry, he not only failed to persuade his sister to return to the right path, but also directly caused the relationship between the brother and sister to completely break, and they could never go back to the past.
There is no greater sorrow than the death of one's heart.
At this moment, Galen's face was ashen and he lay motionless on the ground.
In front of him, Lux returned the sword to its sheath, and finally knelt down after shaking her head slightly.
"My stupid brother." At this moment, Lux seemed to have relieved all the heavy burdens in her heart, and a familiar smile appeared on her face again, "I am not that little girl anymore, and you are no match for me now.
ah!"
Galen just stared blankly at the familiar yet unfamiliar sister in front of him.
"Take a good look." Lux, who put away her sword, simply sat cross-legged without grace, "I've known for a long time that it's useless to reason with you, so just wait and see - after all, you have to give your sister a little trust.
Well!"
Galen grinned.
"Okay, you can stay in Forsbarrow from now on. This is also for your own good." Lux grabbed Galen's breastplate collar with one hand, picked him up, and then handed him over. Finally, he got the signal.
, the guard who entered the office said, "See you in the evening, I still have work to do now!"
Galen's mouth was covered and he could not speak. He could only make a whining sound, as if he wanted to say something.
"I will go to Mithral City to visit my father and mother in a few days." Lux returned to the table and seemed to understand what Galen meant without raising her head, "Don't worry, I won't do anything to them.
However, some relatives of the Crown Guard family may need to be sorted out."
Galen blinked. He was puzzled by the connection between himself and his sister. At the same time, he suddenly thought of some of the things that had happened in Mithril City before. Even though he was being carried up, he felt somewhat comforted in his heart.