Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 287 So, it's your turn to appear, Nera!
Shurima —

From the port city of Belgüen to the Great Desert of Shurima, those who travel this route are mostly merchants and adventurers.

But today, a five-person team embarked on this path. According to the people of Bergün, the team members came from Zaun, the city-state that recently built a vast landmass on the Sea of ​​Watchers—something no human could accomplish. Yet, the fact remains: the path appeared on the sea, connecting Kumangu and linking it to the primeval jungle of Ixtal.

The two cities were already famous throughout the world. Even Shurima, which was relatively isolated from the news, was well aware of the names of Zaun and Piltover. After all, people from Shurima often went out to sea. So, can't the Sand People go out to sea?

Therefore, because of the sudden emergence of land and sea, Zaun is now considered a "holy land" by the Shurima people, a good place to realize dreams and complete class advancement.

After bidding farewell to the merchants who sold Skarash and returning to Shurima, Taliyah felt a surge of joy, but at the same time, a sense of trepidation also arose in her heart.

The closer Taliyah gets to her hometown, the more apprehensive she becomes. She left her parents and hometown to control the power that Weaver Mother had given her, but now Taliyah is unsure whether she has truly mastered it.

In backward and isolated places, extraordinary divine power is always regarded as witchcraft. Powerful forces can lead to loss of control and destruction, and this was also the case with Taliya.

Thinking of this, Taliyah's little face became tense.

"Don't be nervous, I understand how you feel." As if sensing Taliyah's mood, Jax reached out and patted Taliyah's shoulder.

Jax had a deep affection for this little sparrow from Shurima.

Polite and lovely, although she's a bit timid, she's a girl who's never hesitant when it comes to important matters. Jax is fond of this kind of person. As for Taliyah being a Shuriman who has a grudge against Icathia, Jax has long since come to terms with that.

Icathia has been extinct for a thousand years. If he, a wandering ghost, were to cling to the past, he would have gone mad long ago. Now that Icathia no longer exists, even if he still cherishes Icathia deep in his heart, Jax will not take his hatred for ancient Shurima and Icathia out on this little girl, Taliyah.

"I... I just don't know how to tell my parents," Taliyah said with difficulty, forcing an awkward smile at Jax.

“To be honest, there’s no need to hide this.” A gentle voice sounded behind her. Taliyah turned around and saw Karma dressed in Sand People’s clothing, having made herself up.

With her darker complexion, Karma looked more like a Shurima than Talya and Kai'Sa when she wore the Shaman attire.

However, Karma's skin is very good, smooth and delicate, while Taliyah's skin has the "roughness" unique to Shurima Sand People.

This is caused by the weather and environment. In windy and sandy areas, or places with strong sunlight, it is difficult for ordinary people's skin to get better. Kai'Sa is an exception, not only because she fused with the Void Shell, but also because she spent a long time in the underground world.

“Concealing things will only bring more surprises. Lies are like a net; the more you weave them, the longer and bigger they become. In the end, you and the people you care about will be caught in it and affected,” Karma said calmly. She stepped forward, looked at the blazing sun, and squinted her eyes.

“Jax, just as you said, Azir has indeed returned.”

Jax and Yi both looked at Karma, the former somewhat surprised: "You know Azir?"

Karma smiled slightly, shook the fan in her hand, took a step forward, and said, "I have only lived for a few decades, but there are countless souls in my mind. Karma is an identity, a code name. I have inherited this name, inherited the memories and wisdom of the sages. I know that is not an exaggeration, is it?"

“That’s true.” Jax nodded.

He certainly didn't have any special feelings for Karma. Respect? Not really.

Although Karma is a god and extremely powerful, Jax respects a being not based on their strength, but on their character.

“We’re not in a rush, are we? How about we go visit Taliyah’s hometown first?” said Kasha, who was the second guide.

Kai'Sa also came to Shurima. After all, she couldn't do anything in Twin Cities right now, and Singed no longer needed her. At first, Kai'Sa could provide Singed with some information about the Void, such as the environment, diet, and daily routines of the Void Worms.

But after Singed learned all this, Kai'Sa's "knowledge about the Void" was no longer of any help to him. After all, Kai'Sa was just an ordinary person, and her level of education... well, if we compare her to the people of Zaun and Piltover, then it wouldn't be wrong to describe Kai'Sa's intelligence as intellectually disabled.

“Then let’s go. The mission Li Ke gave us is to try to contact Azir and communicate with him, and to keep an eye on the movements of the Protoss and Darkin. In other words, acting rashly will not bring us any benefits.”

"Let's go and visit Taliyah's hometown."

Soon, the group finalized their plan.

Taliyah's face was flushed; she knew everyone was trying to help her.

So, Taliyah took a deep breath, exhaled the stale air, looked at the blazing sun overhead, and nodded vigorously, saying, "I understand. Let's go then. I'll lead the way."

At the same time, in Bilgewater.

The snow-capped mountains stretched as far as the eye could see, a vast expanse of white. Because it was daytime, the sunlight reflecting off the snow was somewhat harsh on the eyes.

"Ouch!"

A simple yet domineering roar echoed across the snowfield, followed by the appearance of a gigantic monster rolling a snowball even larger than itself. A silvery laugh rang out from above the monster's head—a child's voice, filled with joy and excitement:
"Willump, hurry, push it harder!"

"Nunu and Willump's invincible snowball has appeared! This will be the biggest snowball in history!"

Wearing a hood, the short little boy sat on the snowman's head, pulling on the snowman's long hair with one hand and stretching the other hand forward, his bottom dangling as he sat up, giving loud commands.

"Roar!"

Willump let out a roar, and four large hands pressed down on the snowball, emitting a faint blue light. The snowball rolled larger and larger, and was pushed straight towards the group of Frostwolf in front of him.

The wolf pack that had been chasing Willump and Nunu scattered in fear at that moment, and the pack leader even roared before fleeing the scene first.

"Boom!"

The giant snowball rolled, melting several slow-moving frost wolves into it. Nunu burst into laughter; the little guy showed absolutely no fear in the face of such a scene.

"What mountain are we going to? What mountain again?"

"Oh right! Fengyi Mountain! My mother told me about it in my dream!"

After resolving the crisis caused by the wolf pack, Nunu and Willump found a place to sit down. As soon as the little guy sat down, he said to Willump.

Willump rubbed his head with his big paw, stared blankly at Nunu, and let out a cry.

"What? Windwing Mountain is far away? No problem, the two of us together, we can go anywhere!"

“When best friends are together, there’s nothing they can’t do!” Nunu immediately said.

Upon hearing this, Willump shouted, raising his two large hands high and gesturing in agreement with Nunu's idea.

This is the sixth day of Nunu and Willump's adventure. In these days, they have left Frostguard Fortress and are heading towards Windwing Mountain.

His mother told him in a dream that he had to go to Fengyi Mountain and find something... wait, what was it again?

Oh no, I forgot about it!
But, well, it doesn't really matter!

Because his mother has been appearing in Nunu's dreams every night recently, although he can't hug her in his dreams, nor feel her body temperature or feel her gentle touch, he's already very happy just to hear her voice, see her, and talk to her. And he can at least be certain of one thing from these dreams—that his mother is not in danger.

On the contrary, his mother is watching over him and helping him!

"Willump, we need to hurry!"

"Roar?" Willump roared, his voice tinged with apprehension and resentment.

“Don’t worry, Willump, Mom will definitely love you. You’re my best friend, so of course you can be my mom’s child too!” Nunu immediately reassured Willump.

He was able to communicate with Willump, although Nunu didn't know how he did it, but it did facilitate communication between Nunu and Willump.

"Roar!" Now, Willump felt much more at ease, and his roar was even more powerful.

Seeing that Willump had recovered, Nunu giggled and pounced on Willump, burying her head in Willump's furry, soft, and warm belly.

Willump hugged Nunu, and the two of them rolled around on the snow.

Unbeknownst to them, many eyes were watching all of this unfold from the air.

“Reca hasn’t been worried about Nunu lately. She’s catching up on sleep right now, saying she’s preparing to see Nunu tonight. Lissandra, can’t you let Reca see Nunu in her dreams too?”

Holding her whip-sword, Nera looked at Lissandra beside her and asked.

Lissandra ignored Nila and said to herself in a low voice, "Shouldn't we speed things up a bit, Rick? We've been dragging this out for a while."

"Long?" Li Ke blinked.

It's only the middle of 991 now. In the original lore, the timeline would have been 997 or 998 already. Back then, the Void hadn't even appeared yet, and Lissandra was already having a headache over Nunu.

Oops. Wait a minute, looking at it this way, the timeline is indeed messed up again!
Li Ke stroked his chin, deep in thought.

As expected, the official backstory can only be used as a reference. If you really treat the official timeline as a cheat code, then Li Ke will really suffer a great loss!

“We’ve been playing this pretend game for almost half a month now,” Lissandra said coolly.

“Hey, can you listen to me?” Nera interjected from the side.

Li Ke: "But didn't you see the effect? ​​Nunu successfully absorbed the Heart of Anivia and even gained the ability to make his fantasies come true. As long as he can control this ability, the melting of Zhenbing is just a matter of Nunu's will."

"But you're right, it's time to speed things up. So, let's do it now. It's time to bring out the little boss and create trouble for Nunu's adventure. We need to accelerate his growth."

"What are you planning to do?" Lissandra asked Li Ke.

"Hey, what do you two mean by this? Can't you even talk to me?" Seeing that Li Ke and Lissandra were ignoring her, Nera smiled, but her tone was a little angry.

what does it mean!

In the end, is Reka the only one who cares about her?

Oh, that's why Nera spoke up for Reika, hoping Lissandra could help Reika meet Nunu in her dream too.

That gentle, motherly woman brought Nera a lot of warmth. Although Nera had a poor perception of emotions other than happiness and joy, it didn't mean that Nera was completely unable to feel them.

However, any emotion other than joy or happiness that arises is immediately eliminated and blocked by a force.

"Shut your mouth!" Lissandra said to Nila in annoyance.

Was she deliberately trying to torture Reika?

No, it's because if Reika enters a dream while she's asleep and Lissandra is in a dream state, then with Reika's magic, she could easily get lost in the dream. Entering a dream sounds simple, but in reality, it's like walking on the edge of the laws of Runeterra, treading on the boundaries of all sorts of dangers.

In that world, one could easily find oneself in the void, the underworld, the heavens, or even other worlds.

Therefore, even with Lissandra's protection, Reika wouldn't get lost in those worlds, but falling into a deep sleep would still cause great damage to her body.

Therefore, Reka must remain awake to enter the dream.

But Lissandra obviously doesn't need to explain this to Nera!

Nera was taken aback, then shut her mouth while grumbling. She was annoyed, but it was all in her heart.

"Don't do that, Nera still needs to come out later," Rick said from the side.

"It's my turn?" Nera immediately perked up, pointing to her face with a delighted expression. "What do you want me to do? And what level of skill am I capable of?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Ke said to Nila, "Nunu and Willump will climb to the top of the mountain later. Just suddenly appear and cause them trouble. Don't let them get through it so easily."

“But there’s one thing to be careful about,” Li Ke said seriously, emphasizing, “You’re not allowed to get carried away. Your task is to create trouble for them, so they can grow and learn from the difficulties, not to actually stop them, understand?”

“I understand!” Nera immediately assured her.

She was so bored during her time in Freljord!

There were clearly many powerful auras here, which excited Nera immensely, making her want to challenge those powerful beings. However, the problem was that Lissandra was keeping her in check!

This prevents her from causing trouble for anyone else, let alone Lissandra.

No, she's not stupid; she can't beat Lissandra.
"Alright, stop using the app. You're really becoming more and more of a comedian," Li Ke said, looking at Nila.

Then he said to Nera:

"Now then, Nera, it's your turn to shine!"

"Yes!"

Nera's figure dissipated and disappeared into the sky.

Li Ke pursed his lips, finding it amusing.

Yes, Li Ke remained silent, but simply threw a Nera that could kill a demigod at you!

(End of this chapter)