Legends of Runeterra

"Let me tell you, our captain is going to be very rich now!"

"First Officer Raven, what do you mean?"

"Yes, yes, first mate, don't keep us in suspense!"

On the deck, Raven was holding a mop in one hand, surrounded by four or five young sailors. The sailors around him who were busy with other things also pricked up their ears and listened quietly.

"Ahem! Oh no, my throat suddenly feels itchy, ahem!"

"First mate, I have a bottle of black label rum from the Serpentine Islands. I'll bring it to you later!"

"Yes, I have a few bottles of ordinary ones, I'll bring them to you later!"

As the sailors reported their inventories, Raven smiled.

"Hey, okay! Let me tell you, the captain..."

Raven lowered his voice, and several sailors around him came over.

"First Officer Raven, what are you doing!?"

"Wow~!"

An angry voice sounded and the sailors quickly dispersed.

"Ahahaha~! Captain Sarah, you're here!"

Raven scratched his head and slowly turned around, with an uncontrollable look of guilt on his face.

"Hey~! Lord Li En, you are here too. Good day. May the Snake Mother bless you!"

"Haha~! Good morning, First Mate Raven."

"That's enough. Stop changing the subject, First Officer Raven. I asked you to clean the deck, but now you're gathering a bunch of people here to chat!"

"Captain, you misunderstood~!"

"Misunderstanding? Misunderstanding you..."

Sarah was about to curse, but when she thought of Li En beside her, she immediately stopped the subsequent "Beijing greetings".

"Haha~! Sarah, why not let First Mate Raven explain it."

"Okay, Master Li En!"

Sarah nodded without hesitation, then looked at Raven.

"Hi~! Lord Li En, Captain Sarah, I'm teaching these guys how to clean the deck!"

Raven quickly grasped the key to solving the dilemma and looked at Li En with a smile.

“I can’t say anything else, but as a sailor with decades of experience, I am good at all kinds of work on the ship.

Lord Li En, don't underestimate these guys because they are strong and powerful. But when it comes to mopping the deck, with my skills, ten of them can't beat me alone!

I wasn't just chatting with them just now, I was teaching them some skills!"

Raven spoke more and more fluently, and in the end he even straightened his chest with a look of confidence.

"Pah pah pah~!"

"Amazing! I didn't expect First Mate Raven to be so secretive."

"Hehe~! Master Li En, thank you for the compliment!"

“Since First Mate Raven is so willing, let’s demonstrate it to the newcomers.

Let everyone see how you can defeat ten people with just one person!"

Sarah's cold words froze the confident Raven.

"Uh... that... Captain Sarah... I'm not in a good mood today, so let's do it another day..."

"Stop talking nonsense, everyone, listen carefully, the deck will be under the command of First Mate Raven today!"

"Woohoo! The captain is great, and First Mate Raven is awesome!"

"First Officer Raven, we love your teeth~!"

A large group of sailors cheered, and the loudest among them were those who had just surrounded him.

"Come on, First Mate Raven."

"Yes, Master Li En!"

Raven forced a smile, picked up the mop, and started working hard on the deck.

Considering the size of the Siren, Raven couldn't think of anything else, at least until lunch.

...

Located on the southwest coast of Navoli Province, this is the landing point of Swain's fleet and his base camp.

The soldiers here belong to Swain's core group.

Fortunately, when attacking Presidium, Swain had drawn forces from various legions.

Although they failed this time, a certain number of troops were still retained.

Greeted by the officers, Swain brought Li En and strode to the command post.

"Lord Swain, this is an urgent message from the Grand Commander!"

"okay, I get it."

Facing the letter respectfully handed over by his personal guard, Swain simply nodded lightly, then sat down gently in the main seat.

Swain was too lazy to pay any attention to the orders of the puppet emperor who was soon to be buried in a grave.

After all, Darkwill is not equal to Noxus.

Swain's loyalty lies to the Empire, not to the skeleton on the throne.

Recovering his composure, Swain looked at the many officers sitting below him, a faint flash of scarlet in his pupils.

Swain frowned slightly and spoke in a low voice.

"Li En stays, everyone else gets out."

"Yes, Lord Swain!"

Many generals immediately stood up and left the meeting hall, leaving Li En alone sitting in his seat.

"Lord Swain..."

"Wait a minute, Li En."

Swain raised his hand to stop Li En from continuing.

Then, in front of Li En, strands of scarlet light gushed out from the broken left arm, and in the blink of an eye, it formed a hideous scarlet arm.

"Om~!"

The scarlet energy spread out in all directions and then quickly disappeared.

The subtle sound from the outside world disappeared immediately.

Li En looked at the scarlet arm with uncontrollable surprise in his eyes.

"Lord Swain, you are..."

"Haha~! Li En, as you can see, this is one of the gains I made in this war!"

"Harvest!?"

“Well, the failure of this war pushed me towards death, but in that death, I saw with my own eyes the lingering shadow hanging over the empire.

So, I crawled back from the brink of hell and... I got this power!"

As Swain spoke, he slowly walked up to Li En.

He opened his hideous scarlet left arm and let Li En watch.

"It is... a powerful and incredible force..."

"Haha~! Li En, compared to power, the truth is more important!"

Looking at the obsession that was hard to conceal on Li En's face, Swain smiled.

"Sir, can you really tell me the truth you are telling me?"

“Of course, otherwise, I wouldn’t have to leave you alone.

Now, look me in the eye, and I will show you through the fog and reveal the pest that infests the Empire!"

When Li En subconsciously met Swain's eyes flashing scarlet, his dark eyes were involuntarily lit up.

...

"Hoo~!"

Swain slowly withdrew the power of 'Ram', the scarlet light in Li En's pupils gradually disappeared, and his dark eyes gradually became smart.

Li En subconsciously raised his hand, and the same scarlet energy emerged from his hand.

"Lord Swain, you..."

"Haha~! Li En, you are one of the few people I can trust. I will share this truth and power with you. Are you willing to follow me and turn the empire upside down?"

"I, Li En Reyes, swear to serve the Empire until death!"

"Very good, go and rest first, Li En. When we return to the Empire, wait for my instructions."

"Yes, Lord Swain!"

...

Watching Li En leave, Swain's mouth curled up slightly.

What he showed Li En was only the part he wanted Li En to see.

This power, although seemingly shared, can actually make Li En subconsciously lean towards Swain.

As for why Swain did this - it was because he saw Hilda Reyes, one of the incarnations of the Pale Lady, unconditionally cultivating Li En.

"No matter what your intention is in training Li En, I will definitely win this time!"

...

Outside the tent, Li En smiled slightly.

'Well done, Ram!'

'Hey, of course, we are good friends! '