LOL: Summoner of Goddess Jana

Chapter 478 Cassiopeia's Unwillingness
three months later.North Shore of Shurima, Uzeris.

Uzeris is a prosperous agricultural and commercial city-state on the northern shore of Shurima, and one of the most important colonial strongholds of the Noxus Empire in the southern continent.

And the general who led the army to defeat the Shurima native coalition forces and won this prosperous city-state for the Noxus Empire was none other than the well-known master assassin, General Du Kecao.

Du Kecao personally opened up this new colony, and for a long period of time, as the governor of the southern colony of Noxus, he led the army to stay in Uzeris.

So Uzeris is not only an overseas colony of the empire, but also to a certain extent, an overseas "fiefdom" of the Kekao family.

As the youngest daughter of General Du Cocao, Cassiopeia moved to Uzeris with her parents since she was a child.

Later, General Du Kecao was transferred back to the mainland of Valoran by the empire, but Miss Cassiopeia still settled here with her mother, living in the colonial governor's mansion in Uzeris.

For Cassiopeia, this is equivalent to half of her hometown.This city is like her private estate.

But now, everything has changed
"Go to hell, butchers of Noxus! Get out of Shurima! Go back to your homeland!"

Amid the angry roars of the Shurima, the red and black military flag of the Noxus Empire finally lowered slowly from the dome of the Governor's Palace.

Noxian soldiers attempted to collect the flag and take it with them to the ships returning home.

But the angry crowd had already swarmed up and snatched the flag away.They tore the military flag into pieces, and threw the pieces into the sky angrily, watching them float down like dead leaves, falling on the dusty ground, and falling on the filthy place of people. under the shoes.

"." Cassiopeia sat in the carriage and slowly drove out of the Governor's Mansion amidst the chaos.

She saw this scene.

The Noxian flag fell from here forever.Those lowly Shurima natives, filthy plantation slaves, these inferior weaklings who couldn't be more inferior, all straightened their waists proudly at this moment, and stood out proudly.

She looked back at the Governor's Mansion, her former home.

The white walls of the Governor's Mansion have been covered with dirty graffiti, filled with slogans cursing the Noxus colonists.

The expensive natural crystal glass has also been smashed into pieces by the stones thrown by the mob.

Lawns were trampled into mud, sculptures were pushed down and crushed.The portraits were also looted and burned into a cloud of fly ash.

The marble fountain she designed by herself was trampled into a pool of sewage by the natives.

The back garden where she usually sips tea and enjoys the flowers is also open at this time, and the slaves gathered here use it as a resting place to rest their feet and pee.

Cassiopeia couldn't bear to watch anymore.

The carriage slowly drove away from this mess.She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, trying to convince herself to say goodbye to the past.

But: "Get off! You bastard!"

An angry crowd surrounded her carriage.

That pair of dirty and rough hands came up firmly from all directions.

"Not a single thing here belongs to you Noxians, not even this wagon!"

"Get off! Give it back to us!"

Amidst the ugly cursing, someone already reached out to the car door.

Cassiopeia: "."

"Bastard!" The moment the car door opened, she finally couldn't help but clenched the dagger tightly around her waist.

She swore that if the slave's dirty hand touched her gold-embroidered skirt, she would kill the untouchables.

"Casiopeia, don't!" A hand firmly held her down.

"Katerina?!" Cassiopeia turned her head, looking resentfully at her own sister who had been away for many years.

"Let's get out of the car." Katerina said seriously.

"Why? This is my carriage!" Cassiopeia gritted her teeth in hatred.

But Katerina wasn't asking her.Because of the butterfly effect brought by the leader, Cassiopeia is still that ordinary human noble lady.

So Katerina just pulled her lightly, and easily pulled her out of the carriage.

In the next Shunpo, the two got rid of the angry siege of the Shurima people and appeared on the side of the road tens of meters away.

"Let me go!" Cassiopeia didn't thank her sister for helping her out.

She only looked at Katerina bitterly: "You coward! Traitor! Laughing dog of the leader!"

"Can't you see?" Cassiopeia pointed to the dirty and broken Noxus flag on the ground and said, "These damned Shurima are trampling on the empire's flag!"

"They are destroying our home!"

"Casiopeia." Katerina took a deep breath and sighed helplessly, "This is not our home."

"This is where the Shurima people used to be. Now they just stepped on a flag, smashed a few windows, robbed a carriage, cursed at you, and you're so angry."

"Then have you ever thought about how many people we killed and how many things we robbed here? Why are they not angry?"

"Shut up!" Cassiopeia couldn't stand her sister's "gossip".

"Oh..." Katerina stopped persuading her.

She knew that her sister could not accept this reality yet.

It is also Cassiopeia who was brought up as a traditional Noxus noble lady in the luxurious life of a master.

Her mission in life is to serve the interests of the family.And she has been working hard on it.

Later, she suddenly let her know that the pillar of the family, her father Duke Kao surrendered and rebelled.

The underground aristocratic association Black Rose that she and her mother were loyal to was also wiped out by Swain.

And her sister not only joined the leader, but also found a boyfriend from Demacia outside.

All of this is too difficult to accept.

And now, under the instruction of her father, General Du Cocao, Katerina took the initiative to hand over the ill-gotten wealth their family collected in the Shurima colony to the Leader Association, and led the leader and A Shuriman, who stole his own home.

"Casiopeia, I know you will hate me and my father."

"But..." Katerina didn't plan to talk about the leader.She knew that Cassiopeia would not listen now.

So, she simply said in the easiest way for Noxians to understand: "But you have to accept the reality."

"The reality is that Noxus has lost. Grand Commander Swain has officially announced the abandonment of the Shurima colony, and Uzeris no longer belongs to Noxus, nor does it belong to you."

"As you always say, the weak prey on the strong. Now, Shurima armed with Janna's mind (physics) is the strong."

"And you," Katerina said mercilessly, "you're just a weakling."

Cassiopeia could no longer speak.

In fact, she understands this truth.

She knew that now she could safely leave the house as an ordinary person, instead of being caught by the leader as a reactionary model like other villainous colonial manor owners, dragged to the square and shot dead.
It is all thanks to her father and sister who invested in venture capital early, and thanks to her father, the former governor of the colony, who made enough contributions to the peaceful liberation of the northern shore of Shurima.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't even have the opportunity to take the initiative to hand over her family property and actively cooperate with the transformation.

It would be nice to be alive, what more carriage do you need?

The truth is this truth, but.
"." Cassiopeia looked at the "occupied" Governor's Mansion, still unable to calm down for a long time.

She didn't just lose this mansion.

On the north shore of Shurima, the leader has implemented a policy of "relocation for poverty alleviation" similar to Mithral City.

Every day, a large number of desert tribesmen leave the desolate and barren desert under the call of the leader's policy, and come to the north shore of Shurima, where the water and grass are abundant, to settle down.

The food, water, places to live, and clothes these desert immigrants came here to eat were all "kindly provided" by the original Noxus colonists and plantation slave owners.

As the richest man of Uzeris, the Du Kecao family naturally made a huge contribution to it.

The family business that Cassiopeia worked hard in the past, the shops, commercial banks, warehouses, water lines, camel caravans, boat groups, plantations, etc., were all taken away by the leaders and distributed to those who were willing to give up. Rima's muddy legs.

Everything she had in the past was gone.

"Doesn't it feel good to be robbed of your family property?" At this time, her sister was talking about those ugly "rumors" again: "But don't forget, when we used to rob Shurima people, we used to use tricks It's a hundred times crueler than this."

Cassiopeia no longer refuted.

But he clenched his fists until his veins burst out.

Katerina noticed her movement, so she stopped persuading her.

She only said: "Casiopeia, father, he has settled in Zaun. Mother, she also promised to let go of everything in the past and go to Zaun to reunite with father."

"And I have already submitted an application to the organization, and I will be transferred to work in Demacia in the future."

"You don't have a home in Uzeris anymore. So, we all want you"

"Leave me alone!" Cassiopeia frowned in incomparable resistance: "I will not move to Zaun, let alone reunite with that traitor!"

"Then where are you going?" Katerina asked with concern: "Uzeroth doesn't belong to you anymore. Are you going back to Noxus?"

Although Swain did not liquidate the Kekao family who had surrendered to the leader for unknown reasons.Their family's privileges and property in the empire are still intact.

Regardless, Noxus is still an empire in name only.As the daughter of a traitor to the Empire, Cassiopeia is of course inconvenient to return to Noxus.

She can't go back.

Without going to Zaun and starting a new life in a new order led by the Leader, she would be a homeless orphan.

"." Cassiopeia gritted her teeth and said, "You don't have to worry about it!"

"Okay." Katerina took a deep breath.

She knew that her younger sister was not the kind of delicate young lady who couldn't take care of herself, but a well-trained aristocratic elite.

Let Cassiopeia stay alone in Uzeris, and she can take good care of herself.

What's more, the Guild of Leaders is still very face-saving, leaving a small amount of floating wealth for the Kekao family who voluntarily handed over their property.With this money, Cassiopeia would not starve to death anywhere.

Since she still hates her and her father so much, Zaun and the Leader, then...
"You just stay here alone, think about it for yourself. I have to go to the Demacia branch to report, so I won't accompany you any longer." Katerina left a helpless look, and turned around to leave .

Cassiopeia looked at her retreating figure coldly, without saying a word.

Finally, it was Katerina who stopped and turned to her and said, "Casiopeia, remember."

"What?" She frowned impatiently.

"No matter how much you hate us, don't do stupid things." Katerina said: "The leader has shown enough kindness to our family."

"The change has come. If you stand against the people beyond your capacity, you will only be ruthlessly crushed by the wheels of history."

"I..." Cassiopeia clenched her fist, but was unable to let go: "I see."

Seeing her unwilling but helpless expression, Katerina finally turned and left with confidence.

And Cassiopeia stood alone in this noisy street, looking at the governor's mansion that no longer belonged to her in the distance, feeling lost.

She stood in a daze for a long time, and finally she still carried her only family property, a small suitcase, and turned around and staggered towards the hotel like a lost dog.

And at this moment.
A person stopped her: "Lord Cassiopeia!"

"My lord?" Cassiopeia didn't expect that she could still hear such a title.

She turned her head and saw that the person who came was her acquaintance, a large manor owner from Noxus.

Hmm. The former owner of a large manor.

"It's you?" Cassiopeia was already unable to maintain the social etiquette of the noble lady.She sneered and asked, "You were not hanged?"

"Yes, I ran away before the leader came." The manor owner was not angry either.

He paused slightly, and said emphatically, "Someone saved me."

"Oh?" Cassiopeia was really aroused a little bit of curiosity: "Who would dare to save someone in the hands of the leader?"

"The leader is not invincible." The manor owner replied mysteriously: "We are not afraid of them."

"You?" Cassiopeia frowned: "Who are 'you'?"

The manor owner shook his head cautiously: "I have to go to our place before I can tell you."

"Now I can only tell you. We are all just like you, victims of the shameless occupation of the family property by the damn leader, eager to take back everything that was ours."

"That's a group of bereaved dogs?" Cassiopeia interrupted angrily.

She didn't want to continue playing charades anymore.So she simply asked: "Then what do you want from me? I am just as embarrassed as you are now, so what can I do to help you?"

"No, no, Mrs. Cassiopeia, you are not a lost dog." The manor owner said, "I know that you have been operating in Uzeris for a long time, and you have buried a lot of successors."

"You mean, those private soldiers I raised in the desert?" Cassiopeia smiled.

indeed.As a former member of Black Rose, a precocious schemer, she would have reservations even about her own father.

Except for the family business run by her on the surface.She has also cultivated her own secret force outside of Urzeris, a dead army who is absolutely loyal to her and does her dirty work for her.

but
"What's the use of that?" Cassiopeia instantly restrained her smile.

Private soldiers cost money to support.Her family's property has been confiscated, where can she get the money to continue to maintain the loyalty of these dead men?
Relying on her hidden small treasury alone, I am afraid that within a few months, this group of so-called dead men will ruthlessly abandon her as their master,

Of course, the most important things are:

"You don't even have your own army, and you still want me to do things for you." Cassiopeia felt that her IQ was insulted:
"Then where do you have the confidence to clamor to be an enemy of the leader?"

The leader is backed by a goddess.

With such strength, how dare you come out.

If she didn't really hate the leaders, she would have wanted to report these idiots to the leaders and strive for meritorious service.

"Go away!" She waved her hand angrily: "You want to die yourself, don't drag me into the water!"

"No, Lord Cassiopeia." The manor owner still looked serious: "We are also old acquaintances."

"Do you think I'm such a stupid person who can't control himself?"

"This..." Cassiopeia was taken aback.

She looked over seriously this time, looking at this ordinary Noxus nobleman who was weaker than herself.

Yeah how dare this guy?

"What cards do you have?" Cassiopeia asked straight to the point.

"We have the blessing of the Lord." I saw a flicker of enthusiasm in the eyes of the little nobleman: "The great Lord will eventually come to Runeterra, kill the false gods who have stolen this place, and regain our lost homeland!"

"Stop, stop," Cassiopeia interrupted again angrily.

She said helplessly: "Idiot, you don't believe in the Prophet Order from Monan, do you? The leader's newspapers have already been exposed, and this Prophet Order is simply a vest for the forces of the void!"

No matter how much she hated the leader, she would not seek refuge in the void.

And take back their homeland. It would be good if the void didn't annihilate them, even their bones. How could it help them take back their homeland?
"No, no, no." The manor owner quickly explained: "We are not a church of prophets. Our master is not empty."

"Our church, our Lord... comes from Noxus, from our homeland."

"Oh, I don't care who your master is." Cassiopeia sneered, "If He is really capable, he will deal with Janna himself!"

"That's exactly what He's going to do." The manor owner was not discouraged: "It's just that before He comes, we still need to do some preparations."

"It won't be long before the light of the Lord will shine on this land. The fog of immortality will cover the entire Runeterra, for us."

"Enough!" Cassiopeia didn't intend to listen anymore.

This is probably some unknown evil god secretly recruiting believers under the guise of helping to fight against the leaders.

Reason told her that this kind of evil god of unknown origin should be kept as far away as possible.

So she turned to leave.

"But are you really willing?" The manor owner stopped her with one sentence: "You are really willing to lose everything, willing to become a commoner from nobles, willing to let those lowly Shurima slaves become masters, see Do you have to put a smile on your face and call them 'comrade'?"

Cassiopeia's footsteps faltered.

Of course she was not reconciled.How could she be willing!
"This is your only chance, my lord." The manor owner said earnestly, "Go and take a look at our church."

He looked carefully at the leader soldiers patrolling not far away, and said, "Only when I get there can I explain everything to you with confidence."

Cassiopeia was silent for a while.

Finally, she asked, "How many people are there in your church?"

"I don't know too well. It is said that there are already tens of thousands of people."

"Tens of thousands?" Cassiopeia immediately questioned, "Tie up all the surviving nobles on the north shore of Shurima, probably there are not tens of thousands, right?"

"Because our base camp is in Noxus. The church in the Shurima colony is just a new branch we have established overseas."

"You have branches like this all over the world?"

"Yes. The fog of eternal life will cover the entire Runeterra. And this requires many people to pay for it."

Cassiopeia was in deep thought again.Then she asked, "Then where are you taking me?"

"It's not far, it's in the city of Uzeris." The manor owner said.

"Under the nose of the leader? Oh, you guys are really brave." Cassiopeia's eyes were a little more emotional.

Now the streets are full of leaders, giving people a sense of security.And although her skills were far inferior to Katerina, she wasn't weak either.

So, she took one last look at the Governor's Mansion where she used to live.

The blue bird flag of the leader has been raised on the Governor's Mansion.The slaves stood below, cheering excitedly.

Cassiopeia was silent for a moment, and finally nodded slowly: "Go, take me to meet your Lord."

(End of this chapter)