Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 198 A Deal Winter Claw Can't Refuse
"Stop it all!"

Donna raised one hand and shouted loudly. This sudden shout also made the Winter Claw tribe surrounding Li Ke stop what they were doing.

But even so, this group of people stared at Li Ke like vicious wolves, with all kinds of weapons drawn, and the mounts under their crotch also made whining roars.

Li Ke turned a blind eye to this, holding Jinx's shoulders with one hand and holding the Juvask boar tightly with the other.

Donna first glanced at Vana who was making frightened sounds and kept chirping, then looked at Li Ke and said calmly: "No wonder you dared to come to Freljord alone. It seems that John was deceived by you. How could someone like you come to Freljord just for tourism?"

"Tell me, who are you?"

Donna got off the wild boar, walked on the snow and looked at Li Ke and said.

Seeing that Donna was actually planning to communicate with him, Li Ke loosened his hand and let go of the Juvask boar.

As soon as Li Ke raised his hand, the huge wild boar kicked its hooves hard, then hid behind Donna and buried its big head. It didn't dare to look at Li Ke again.

Li Ke, who often comes into contact with Ahri and Kindred, has long been tainted with the scent of Ahri and Kindred. For humans, this scent is difficult to capture, but for wild beasts like the Juvask boar, whose ancestors are gods, they can capture it. Especially when the wild boar named Wana smelled an irresistible scent when looking at Li Ke just now.

And that dangerous smell comes in many forms in the Freljord.

"Zuan people." Li Ke said to Donna.

"Zauans?" Donna sneered. She put her hands behind her back and touched her weapon. At the same time, she said, "Vana is suddenly angry. Most likely, she smelled a familiar and disgusting smell on you. The only people who can make Vana so angry are the Noxians who have hurt her before."

"You said you were from Zaun? But no matter how I look at you, you are a Noxian."

Li Ke was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the wild boar behind Donna.

In fact, if it weren’t for the conversation between Winter Claw and the caravan that changed Li Ke’s opinion of Winter Claw, and it was because Jinx rushed forward rashly and angered the wild boar that the wild boar attacked Jinx.

There is really nothing to talk about between Li Ke and the Winter's Claw. They just need to take action. It's not that Li Ke hates the Winter's Claw, but because Li Ke came to the Freljord to rescue Darius.

Now he and Swain are in a cooperative relationship, while Noxus and Winter's Claw are in a hostile relationship. In this case, Li Ke will naturally favor Swain.

But Li Ke is a reasonable man. The behavior between the Winter's Claw and the caravan was a matter of mutual consent. Judging from John's attitude, the Freljord caravans were indeed protected by the Winter's Claw.

Freljord is a chaotic place, with various tribes standing side by side. Except for the Avarosa tribe led by Ashe, the other tribes don't even talk about order. Fighting and seizing are the ways of communication between tribes.

To make an analogy, Li Ke thinks that if the Noxians are barbarians, then the Freljordians are primitive people.

In this most primitive and barbaric place in Runeland, Li Ke cannot use his own thinking to judge the behavior of the locals.

Another thing is that it was indeed Jinx's dazed rush forward to say hello that caused the wild boar riot. Not to mention that now it seems that Donna's previous rude behavior of asking Jinx to get out was actually to protect Jinx.

When Wana lost control, she wanted to subdue Wana at the first moment, but failed.

That is why Li Ke subdued the wild boar instead of killing it directly.

Li Ke has always been a relatively gentle person, otherwise he would not be able to tolerate Jinx.

He loves Jinx, likes Jinx, and pampers Jinx.

But it has to be said that Jinx’s temper is really not something that ordinary people can bear. Just as many viewers who have watched Twin Cities said, in the anime, they would like Jinx and feel sorry for her, but if they really meet someone like Jinx in the real world, even if Jinx is as beautiful as a fairy, everyone’s first thought is to run away.

Who would want to make a lifelong commitment with a mentally ill person?
But Li Ke was willing, so Li Ke remembered what he had said to Jinx before, and he himself felt it was very likely.

Jinx is the little madman of Zaun, and Li Ke is the big madman of Zaun.

And Li Ke has always known one thing, that is, his enemy is not the Noxians, nor the Freljordians, nor the Demacians.

From the beginning to the end, Li Ke has been preparing for the future. When he was weak before, he would not think like this. After all, if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. If the void really invades Runeterra one day, it will be Lissandra, Ornn, Azir, Ryze and other big guys who will solve this problem. And if Mordekaiser really returns, then LeBlanc and Swain will have a headache.

However, as his strength grew, more and more people needed protection, and Li Ke changed his mind.

He began to try to take on some responsibilities. From the day when the people of Zaun called him the Lord of Zaun, the future of countless people was on his shoulders. Therefore, Li Ke was secretly planning something big.

First it was Bilgewater, then Ionia, and now it’s Noxus. So why can’t we cooperate with Freljord in the future?

The first thing to do when an alliance is born and established is communication.

"I did come from Noxus, but I am not a Noxian." Li Ke looked at Donna and continued calmly and sincerely: "My name is Li Ke, I am from Zaun, and I came to Freljord to find someone."

"Looking for someone?" Donna looked at Li Ke and narrowed her eyes.

She withdrew her hand that was reaching for the weapon, looked at Li Ke, and looking into Li Ke's eyes. Donna found that she seemed willing to believe... This guy?

This was strange, but Donna had to admit that her hostility towards the other party did decrease a little, but she still asked cautiously: "Who are you looking for?"

"Darius, a Noxian." Li Ke said.

When Old John heard this from behind, he began to tremble with fear. He even regretted accepting Li Ke and Jinx at that time.

Saying you want to find Noxians in front of Winter's Claw?

Does this kid want to kill all of us?

As expected, after listening to Li Ke's words, Donna, who had just developed a good impression of Li Ke and reduced her hostility, began to sneer again.

Her pretty face was filled with anger. She stared at Li Ke and said in a deep voice, "You said in front of me that you were going to Freljord to find a Noxian? You don't know what happened between Noxus and us, right?"

"I know, but this does not conflict with what I want to do." Li Ke shook his head, then looked at Donna and said with a smile:
"I was ordered by the Noxian commander to come to Freljord to look for people. The war between Noxus and Winter's Claw is over. Noxus was defeated. You are the winner of this war, but leaving those captives behind will only harm you, won't it?"

"I don't think you have any extra food to give them, and they are unlikely to help you. They are always thinking about sabotage and escape. In this case, you might as well let them go."

"Ridiculous!" Donna scolded. She put one hand on her waist and pointed her other finger at Li Ke's face. She said loudly, "You are indeed very strong. The dozen of us may not be able to do anything to you, but what do you think of us, the Winter Claw?"

"You started the war. It's not up to you to decide when the war ends. It's up to our War Mother to decide!"

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet." Li Ke remembered the joy on the faces of the Winter Claw warriors when they took away the food, and continued with a smile: "As the defeated party, Noxus must pay a corresponding price to get its prisoners back. For this reason, I am willing to make a deal on behalf of Noxus and Winter Claw."

"Trade?" Donna frowned. "Yes, trade." Li Ke nodded, and he spread his hands and continued, "You are short of food, aren't you? And I happen to have a lot of food. Use the Noxians you captured to trade, one Noxian for..." Li Ke stretched out his hand and raised a finger towards Donna.

Seeing this, Donna's eyes immediately lit up, "One Noxian for ten kilograms of food?"

If this is true, then Donna has done a great job!
Just as Li Ke said, that group of Noxians could not withstand the cold of Freljord. After being captured by the Winter's Claw, they certainly did not treat them well. They gave them food that barely filled their stomachs, and then made them do hard labor to help the Winter's Claw set up camp in the severe winter.

The Winter Claw is a nomadic tribe, but every winter, they will choose to camp because there is not much food in winter and the old and weak in the tribe cannot withstand the severe cold and long journeys, so staying for the winter is a must.

And those Noxians deserve to die. They are simply useless. Not only are they afraid of the cold, they also don't work hard. The War Mother doesn't care about their life or death at all. Those who die of exhaustion are thrown into the frozen soil, and those who die of starvation are also thrown into the frozen soil. What, why don't they feed the mounts?

That's not possible. Mounts that have eaten humans cannot be kept because the beasts that have eaten humans will attack humans again. Therefore, keeping those guys in the tribe is indeed not of much benefit to the tribe.

But if it can be used to exchange for food
Each person has ten kilograms of food, and there are at least four hundred Noxian soldiers in the tribe, which means more than four thousand kilograms of food!
With the caravan's food, plus the more than 4,000 kilograms of food that can be exchanged, the Winter Claw will not have a hard time getting through this winter!
Thinking of this, Donna immediately prepared to speak and agreed to the deal on behalf of her mother.

Donna is not an ordinary warrior within the Winter's Claw, but was trained by Sejuani as a general. Therefore, she has the right to release the Noxian captives.

After all, Sejuani didn't think highly of those Noxians.

The Noxian general brought a group of people to Freljord to fight. In fact, the War Mother never showed up at all, and the one who defeated Noxus was just a branch of the Winter's Claw.

Yes, just one branch defeated Noxus.

But in the next moment, the black-haired young man in front of her shook his head with a smile, and then said, "It's one hundred kilograms."

"One Noxian can be exchanged for one hundred kilograms of food, and if you give me the man I'm looking for, you can exchange it for two thousand kilograms of food."

"More, more, how much?" Donna opened her mouth wide.

Beside her, the other Winter Claw warriors also widened their eyes and looked at Li Ke with disbelief on their faces.

"Are you serious? Are you kidding?" Donna walked in front of Li Ke in an instant.

She had stayed away from Li Ke before because this man was too strong. When she got close to him, she was caught by him. Given the strength he had used to subdue Wana before, Donna had no doubt that this man had the strength to tear her apart with his bare hands.

But now, after hearing what this man just said, Donna had forgotten about her own safety and walked directly in front of him.

"Can you really give us so much food?" There was a hint of hope, even desire, in Donna's tone.

Li Ke looked at the other person, and was stunned to see that the other person was looking at him with pleading eyes.

Then, he nodded and said, "Let me introduce myself again. My name is Li Ke, and I'm from Zaun. I also have another name."

Li Ke paused, smiled and said, "Lord of Zuan."

"Lord of Zaun?!" The voice came from Old John. He looked at Li Ke in surprise, his beard trembling and his face full of shock.

Donna looked at John. John noticed Donna's gaze and quickly bowed and said, "If what he said is true, and he is really the Lord of Zaun, then... he can really give Winter's Claw so much food."

As soon as John finished speaking, Li Ke's hand was grabbed by Donna.

She held Li Ke's hand tightly with both of her hands, her face full of joy.

"Hey!" Jinx was unhappy when she saw this.

He put his hands together and raised them, then chopped them down. Xiao Jin separated Donna's hands that were holding Li Ke, then stood beside Li Ke and looked at Donna with dissatisfaction.

"I'm sorry, I, I lost my composure." Donna took a deep breath and gave Li Ke a flattering smile. She no longer had her previous cold look and didn't look like a warrior at all.

Are you kidding? Can a warrior's self-esteem keep the people in the tribe well fed?

Can the soldiers’ self-esteem allow the elderly and children to safely spend the winter?

No!

For the people of Freljord, food is everything and the most important thing.

Now, a rich man from Outland is going to bring countless food to Winter's Claw, and all Winter's Claw needs to do is release those stupid and weak Noxians.
No, what’s the difference between this and giving it away for free?

Forget about the warrior's self-esteem. If Li Ke could really give Winter Claw so much food, Donna would even kneel down to him!

The girl, who was younger than Jinx, rubbed her hands and said shyly, "My name is Donna. I was originally from the Frostwolf clan, and now I'm a warrior of the Winter Claw."

"I, I will take you to see our War Mother right now. This matter is no longer something I can decide. You must go with me to the Winter Claw Tribe to meet our War Mother."

She said to Li Ke anxiously.

Li Ke looked at Donna's appearance and felt funny but also a little emotional.

The Freljordians are definitely the most powerful people in Runeterra.

This can be seen from the fact that Darius led the army to attack Freljord, but was defeated and didn't even get to see Sejuani, and that Sylas got help from Sejuani and led a group of Winter Claw warriors to invade Demacia, but ended up defeating Galio.

Freljord. Overrun with superhumans and monsters.

But these superheroes and monsters are troubled by one thing - that is, food.

They are extremely powerful, yet extremely poor.

A thousand kilograms of food was no big deal for Li Ke, because a trip out to sea by a Zaun fishing boat near Bilgewater would yield thousands or tens of thousands of kilograms of fish. When the Hex cannon was used to kill a sea beast, that would yield dozens of tons of fish.

But... this is a small matter for Zaun, but it is an extremely important matter for Winter's Claw.

Donna thinks sending out the Noxians is a trivial matter, but doesn’t Li Ke also think sending out food is a trivial matter?
And now he can go directly to see Sejuani, which is something Li Ke never expected.

Thinking of this, Li Ke couldn't help but sigh——

Technology has really changed our lives!
(End of this chapter)