Legends of Runeterra

"Are you attending the dinner today, General Anbesa? It's really rare~!"

With an elegant smile on her face, Leblanc looked at the female general who was wearing a special battle armor even when attending the dinner.

In Noxus, although the Midalda family is not as famous as the Reyes family, it is also a famous noble surname.

Although the previous head of the family, Minelik, passed away before the next head was confirmed, the Midarda family became much weaker as the major branches of the family competed for the position of head of the family.

But it didn't take long before Anbesa Midalda, the iron-blooded wolf mother who was once pregnant and still fighting on the battlefield, quickly reorganized the chaotic family and firmly grasped the position of head of the family with victory after victory.

Given the Wolf Mother's style, it would be rare to see her at this type of dinner party.

Therefore, at this moment, the nobles not far away seemed to be talking in low voices, but in fact they were paying attention to the situation here.

"Yes, Ms. Hilda, I wonder... could you..."

"Interesting, tell me about it."

As Hilda spoke, she reached out and tapped the table lightly.

"Om~!"

The dark red light curtain shielded this corner, and neither the sound nor the picture could be seen by the outside world.

Seeing the private chat barriers rising in every corner of the banquet hall that night, the surrounding nobles had a flash of regret in their eyes, and then they all withdrew their gazes and stopped doing futile things.

"Ms. Hilda, I hope that the Midalda family can become allies with the Reyes family!"

Hilda did not send Li En and Iris away. As Anbesa herself needed help from others, she would not be stupid enough to offend others. She stated her request directly in front of the three of them.

"Oh? Alliance?

But even though Medarda is very good, do you think Reyes is still needed in Noxus now?"

"Ms. Hilda, no one would complain about having too many allies, right?"

"If it's just called an 'alliance', but in reality it's just to absorb Reyes' power, then this kind of alliance is of no use to us..."

"of course not!"

Anbesa interrupted Hilda's words and bowed slightly.

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Hilda."

"Haha~! No problem. Tell me, what kind of cooperation does Midalda want?"

"From now on, the Midalda of Piltover will be governed by your will, 'Reyes'!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the three people sitting on the sofa changed slightly.

After the brutal battle for the position of patriarch, the reason why Midalda was able to recover so quickly was largely due to the Midalda lineage in Piltover.

The Midalda of Piltover don't care who their leader is, they just want the Midalda of Noxus to remain glorious and alive.

In this way, the pillar that enables them to sit firmly on the throne of the most powerful person in Piltover was firmly established.

And Medarda, who had just experienced a brutal internal struggle in Noxus, could not take care of this branch that was not in Noxus. What Anbesa wanted were the resources that could quickly stabilize the family.

As a result, the two parties hit it off, and a large amount of wealth and supplies were transported from Piltover to Midalda in Noxus.

From then on, these became the key factors for Anbesa to quickly complete the control and revival of the family.

One can imagine the wealth that the Midalda in Piltover possessed, as it was able to support a famous family to rise again.

Even if they had to supply Noxus first and then Midarda of Anbesa, and what was left was their own wealth, it was still coveted by countless nobles for a long time.

Now, Anbesa directly asked to hand over the vault to the Reyes family, which was equivalent to pulling out one of Midalda's "aorta" and giving it away. The shock it brought can be imagined.

Taking a deep breath, Hilda calmed herself down, the smile on her face slowly faded away, and she stared at the Noxian general with a serious expression.

"So...what's the price?"

“Kino Medarda, my eldest son.

He stood on the wrong side when the current President took office, and now the moment of reckoning has come to him!

I hope...”

Anbesa clenched her fists and her lips twitched slightly.

"I hope you can save him, Ms. Hilda!"

"Oh? Save Jino Medarda? And at this critical time when the Grand Commander is integrating the Noxian cyst nobles?"

Hilda looked at Anbesa, and a faint smile appeared on her elegant and noble face.

"I admit that the wealth of Piltover Medarda is indeed very attractive, but... the reason why the Reyes family can gain a foothold in Noxus today is that they are sober enough and do not covet things beyond their own capabilities."

"So, I'm sorry, General Anbesa, I don't think I will be able to form this alliance..."

"Ms. Hilda, before that, I would like you to take a look at this first!"

With a determined look on her face, Anbesa rubbed the bracelet on her other hand with her right hand while speaking.

"Shua~!"

A stack of documents was placed in front of Hilda, along with a palm-sized box.

"Is this your last bargaining chip?"

“Yes, it won’t disappoint you!”

"Haha~! Then I have to take a closer look~!"

Gently picking up the document on the table, Hilda began to read it carefully.

"Wow~!"

As Hilda flipped through the documents in her hands, the smile on her face slowly disappeared and her expression gradually became serious.

Without saying a word, Hilda put down the documents in her hand, picked up the box on the table and opened it carefully.

"Om~!"

Brilliant and pure blue light shone from the box, illuminating everyone's faces.

"Is this... 'Hextech'?"

Looking at the sophisticated and complex circuits in the box, the energy provided by a thumb-sized blue crystal runs smoothly and powerfully through it.

"Yes, this set is just the most basic demonstration equipment. The more powerful force is currently being secretly kept in the Midalda family in Piltover!"

"Interesting power, Li En, what do you think?"

"Indeed, but since Medarda of Piltover has this power, why should we listen to Medarda of Noxus?"

Li En, who was sitting next to Hilda, looked at Anbesa calmly with his dark eyes.

"General Anbesa, I also stayed in Piltover for a while and learned a little bit of their knowledge.

The documents just now, including this demonstration device, were not actually obtained from normal channels. "

Although these words were questions, Li En's tone revealed certainty.

However, Anbesa, whose secret was exposed in an instant, felt a faint joy quietly welling up in her heart.

"Finally... I took the bait!"