Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 978 The Human World

The next day, an unremarkable cargo ship left the port of Twin Cities and headed north towards the Noxian coastline.

Li En, who had stayed in the Twin Cities for more than a month, returned to Noxus with Elise, Riven, Anbesa and others.

...

In the white, seemingly endless space, rolls of unfolded scrolls floated in the air.

Ancient Noxian script, ancient Shuriman script, ancient Ionian script...

A variety of distinct texts were drawn on the scroll in dark brown ink.

As the unfolded scroll fluttered up and down, the words were constantly changing.

Every minute and every second, countless pieces of information appear in this space in this form.

This place is called "Sastoran", which means "the world" in ancient Noxus, the predecessor of Noxus.

The pale witch used countless secret methods to build this structure, making it the gathering place and storage place for all the information of the "Black Rose", just to detect the Lord of the Underworld who has always coveted the world of the living at any time.

In the center, surrounded by countless scrolls of all sizes, stood a slender, pale figure.

As her fingertips gently waved.

"Wow~!"

Countless scrolls appeared before her eyes and then quickly disappeared.

“Da~da~da~!”

Deliberately graceful footsteps sounded behind Leblanc, and her waving fingertips paused for a moment.

"Good day, Pale Lady."

A thin man in a scarlet gown and with white hair slowly stopped three meters behind Leblanc.

"Good day? But it's already midnight outside."

"Yes ma'am, but for me, midnight is my day."

The man, with prominent cheekbones and a face somewhat similar to a certain long-deceased King of Destruction, had an elegant yet slightly bloody smile on his lips.

"Haha~! Tell me, Vladimir, why are you here instead of attending the Scarlet Order's dinner as usual?"

"Of course it's for you."

In response to Vladimir's words while saluting with his right hand on his chest, there was no change in the expression on Leblanc's face. Even her fingertips, which had originally stopped, began to wave gently again, and her deep eyes stared at the information appearing on each scroll.

"Sorry, ma'am."

Seeing this, Vladimir immediately bowed and apologized, putting away the attitude he had at the banquet.

"Go ahead."

"Yes, ma'am, I heard something was wrong at the Bone-Eroding Well, so I came to see you.

After all, according to our initial cooperation agreement..."

"Haha~! Very good, Vladimir, I'm happy that you still remember our initial cooperation agreement."

LeBlanc stopped her fingertips and turned to look at Vladimir, who was standing respectfully three meters away.

"I'm very pleased. It seems that you haven't been corrupted physically and mentally by the endless 'fun' of your long life."

"My apologies, ma'am. I have indeed been somewhat immersed in the Scarlet Order over the past hundred years, but I have never forgotten our common enemy, and that of all living beings in this land."

"Okay, I understand. Come with me."

"Yes, ma'am."

Vladimir bowed and waited for Leblanc to pass in front of him before following her and leaving the space.

...

Moving forward, Leblanc led Vladimir through numerous magic arrays and mechanisms, some visible and some hidden, until a figure appeared in Vladimir's eyes, which immediately made him look surprised.

"It's you! Lee En Reyes!"

"Hehe~! Good evening, ma'am, and Mr. Vladimir."

"Well, Li En, thank you for coming back."

“It’s all about a better future.”

"Yeah, that's right, come with me."

"Yes, ma'am."

Vladimir, who was standing behind, listened to the conversation between the two. Looking at Li En, who also came respectfully behind Leblanc, a trace of pity flashed in his scarlet eyes.

Others may not know, but as Vladimir, who can be considered the original collaborator, he still doesn't know how this witch, whose name "LeBlanc" may not even be her real name, can be the kind of person who exists "for a better future."

'Another guy who got fooled.'

Vladimir sighed silently in his heart and quietly followed the two people in front of him.

"Leen, how's the Hexgate going?"

"The progress is very smooth, and the prototype has met expectations."

"Well, very good. Next is the commander-in-chief. I hope you..."

"It has been carried out as planned. General Anbesa, who returned with me, has been summoned by the Commander-in-Chief."

"..."

Vladimir listened silently to the conversation between the two. Wearing a scarlet suit, he maintained an ancient and elegant demeanor.

Until the three of them stopped in front of a white door.

"This is... the Forbidden Magic Stone!?"

Li En was a little surprised, but not too surprised. After all, considering how long Leblanc had existed, it was not difficult to get some forbidden magic stones.

"That's right, Li En, it's the Demacia Forbidden Magic Stone.

This kind of stone is very special. On the surface, it seems to be very restraining to the mage because it can unreasonably and forcibly absorb the magic power in the mage's body.

But when it is filled to a certain level, this stone can become the best carrier of magic!

Even if you've been to Demacia before, you probably don't know this, right?"

"Yes, ma'am. I have tried to get my hands on this exotic material in Demacia, but I have not been able to find such a thing."

Li En smiled and admitted what Leblanc said.

It was just an insignificant test, just LeBlanc's instinctive style.

From the very beginning, LeBlanc was not the kind of person who wanted to dig out every secret. She did not have such a strong desire to control Li En, and was more of a person who just wanted to have fun.

And as Li En's strength grew stronger, she saw Li En's potential, and the more Li En showed that he cared about women like Hilda, the more she would feel at ease with Li En.

Leblanc didn't care what Li En did outside, just like how she treated Riel. The magic that controlled steel was indeed rare and seemed to have a restraining effect on Modkaiser, but apart from sending Riel to the Black Magic Academy for training, Leblanc didn't keep an eye on her all the time.

In the original timeline, without Evelyn's help, Riel, who was powerful enough to pull out underground mineral veins, still escaped from the academy.

As for the secret of the Forbidden Magic Stone, it's no surprise that Leblanc knows it.

After all, Galio had been active on the battlefields of Demacia and Noxus time and time again. As long as she was not blind or deaf, with Leblanc's means, how could she not investigate Galio's situation?

There is no point in knowing the secret of the Forbidden Stone. Leblanc has no interest in whether Noxus expands or not. She secretly controls this empire just to prevent Mordekaiser from resurrecting.

Everything in Noxus meant nothing to her.