Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 290 Under the Gloom
Twin Cities – Piltover Parliament Building.

Lee was sitting in Jess's office eating snacks, waiting for Jess and Mel. In the meantime, he glanced at the documents on Jess's desk.

Just like himself, Jayce is now pushing all the affairs of Zaun onto Hillcoe, and he is also pushing all the family, trade, and political matters onto Mel.

Therefore, Jess's desk was covered with experimental manuscripts, which recorded the research and inventions of Jess, Jinx, Viktor, Singed, and others during this period.

Singed attempted to combine the glimmer and the void, and in this regard, he discovered an element: the glimmer seemed to have a certain connection with void creatures.

It wasn't just because the Glimmer was a purple potion, but because the main components of the Glimmer were similar to some of the elements that Singed had extracted from Rek'Sai's body. After much thought, Singed concluded that the geology of Zaun's underground had altered the underground life forms of Zaun.

After all, the Glimmer was extracted from the bodies of those creatures, so Singed believed that if the Glimmer wanted to continue evolving, the next step would have to rely on Void creatures.

However, Singed was also worried about one thing – that the enhanced Glimmer, due to the addition of a large amount of Void creature components, would cause damage to the human body, making it somewhat like a weakened version of the Darkin.

Therefore, Singed was considering whether to conduct human experiments. To this end, he specifically gave his notes to Jess, hoping that Jess would communicate with Mel to select volunteers from the death row inmates of Stillwater Prison, in exchange for their consent in exchange for reduced crimes and certain compensation.

"This clearly violates the current rules of Twin Cities," Li Ke thought with a headache as he put Singid's report aside. It was no wonder that Jess would put the report at the bottom.

Li Ke could imagine how distressed Jess must have been when he saw the report.

That guy's obsession with cleanliness was even greater than Li Ke's. If Li Ke thought it was inhumane to use human bodies for experiments, then Jess would have an even greater problem.

"Forget it, let them worry about this. Why should I worry about it? I'm dealing with just as many problems as they are right now," Li Ke muttered to himself, then looked at another report.

This report was sent back by Jax two days before Rick departed for Freljord.

In the report, Jax noted two things—

The first thing Jax and his party did after arriving in Shurima was to accompany their guide, Taliyah, to her homeland. After demonstrating her abilities, Taliyah explained her current work and identity to her people. As a result, her people made a request to Taliyah, hoping that the tribe could receive help from the Twin Cities. Therefore, Taliyah hoped that the Twin Cities could accept her tribe, who had a strong expertise in making clothes and weaving silk.

The second thing is that Jax and his group discovered Xerath's trail. When they arrived in Faraday, Karma sensed powerful arcane energy, enough to destroy a nation or city-state. She immediately recognized that the other party was likely Xerath. They are now tracking Xerath. Jax believes that by following Xerath's trail, they can find Azir.

Below the report, Jess had signed his name, agreeing to the Twin Cities accepting Taliyah's tribe.

Yes, just like mentioned earlier, if the mastermind behind Zaun is Lee, then the mastermind behind Piltover is Jayce.

After all, Piltover is currently operating on Hextech, and as the creator of Hextech, Jayce's wealth is beyond measure. As long as Runeterra continues to use Hextech, Jayce's coffers will be overflowing with riches.

Therefore, Jess certainly has the right to sign his name in a pretentious manner.

The third report.
"Sarah?"

Li Ke looked at the third report. Sarah had written this report in two identities. In the first paragraph, Sarah wrote the report as the head of the Zaun Navy. In the report, Sarah explained in detail the current situation of Bilgewater, that she had subdued the pirates on the island, and that the negotiations with Illaoi were also going smoothly, successfully severing the connection between the Baju Islands and Bilgewater.

Therefore, Bilgewater officially became a vassal state of the Twin Cities, and Sarah arranged for a group of Zaunites to be stationed on the surrounding islands to help Bilgewater defend against sea monsters.

In the second paragraph, Sarah writes from the perspective of the Queen of Bilgewater, the Empress of the Sea.

In her report, she explained her deal with Illaoi and pointed out the crisis that Bilgewater would face in the future. This crisis required the help of the Twin Cities because Bilgewater alone, with Illaoi as a Baroness, could not truly drive away the Black Mist of the Soul Eater. It could only block it on the sea. Even so, a large number of Bilgewater people were still attacked by the Black Mist of the Soul Eater.

Therefore, Sarah hoped that the Twin Cities could establish a Hextech outpost on Bilgewater to use the Hextech magic barrier to defend against the Night of Souls. She knew that this would require a large number of Hextech gems and a lot of resources. Therefore, instead of shamelessly asking for permission as the Admiral of the Zaun Navy, she applied for the deal as the Sea Empress.

"Hmm, the Night of Soul Devouring," Li Ke thought as he looked at the report, contemplating the major events to come, and realized that it really wouldn't be long before it happened.

But the Soul Eater Night isn't that hard to deal with. Neither Mordekaiser nor Feuergo is at most a demigod. At most, they are among the best of the demigods, powerful demigods.

But here's the question: no matter how powerful Fryegwerk and Mordekaiser are, can they be as powerful as Lissandra?

That is of course impossible.

In terms of sheer prestige, Fryegor and Mordekaiser are inferior. After all, even if you combine their ages to five, they still can't match Lissandra's. Not to mention their motives. Mordekaiser is alright; at least he wanted to be a tyrant and returned to Runeterra for revenge. But what about Fryegor?
Foygo... well, aside from his immense strength, he has absolutely nothing to do with being cool or sophisticated.

Therefore, Li Ke didn't think the Night of the Soul Eater in Bilgewater was a big deal.

To put it bluntly, if you drag Thresh out and beat him up, Soul Eater will behave himself. Although Thresh didn't produce the black mist, he did contribute to its spread. Foygo is stupid but strong. Apart from loving Isurd, his spirit and will are not firm. Being fooled by Thresh is as easy as eating and drinking.

Thinking of this, Li Ke almost laughed.

Ha, I can't beat Thresh with Spirit Blossom, but surely I can beat Thresh with Runeterra?
Just then, the door to Jess's office was suddenly pushed open.

Jess, dressed in a white suit and pulling at his collar with one hand, strode in, clearly startled. He looked at Rick, then smiled and asked, "Have you been waiting long?"

"No, I was just waiting a little while." Li Ke smiled, reached for the report on the table, and shook it at Jess. "Besides, time flies when you've been looking at these."

Jayce walked to the desk, picked up a pastry from the table, and started chewing. Then he sat up on the desk, took a big gulp of water from the cup on the table. "I'm exhausted. Lenata plans to bring a large number of Noxian half-human clans into the Twin Cities. Mel and I were just negotiating with the Noxians for that." Looking at Rick, Jayce explained what he had been doing.

"How is it going?" Rick asked Jess.

“That’s how it is. Noxus definitely doesn’t want to annex the half-human clan to our side, but they can’t afford to break ties with us right now. Swain didn’t even show up; he sent an envoy, but that Noxian minister didn’t cause us any trouble.” Jayce thought for a moment and continued, “None of the conditions that guy proposed were unreasonable. If I were in Noxus’s shoes, I certainly wouldn’t want to give the half-human clan to someone else either.”

“The minotaurs are a powerful race. To this day, they may be the only half-human race left. The Vastaya don’t count. Although the Vastaya are also half-human and half-beast, their situation is special. To put it bluntly, they are hybrids born from magic. But the minotaurs are different; they cannot reproduce with humans,” Jess added.

The half-human race, a race that gradually disappeared from history after the rise of humanity, like the Yeti, faded from the stage of Runeterra.

Long ago, Runeterra was home to all sorts of creatures. But because humans were incredibly adaptable and had an extremely fast reproduction rate, when humans emerged from Freljord and became active on Runeterra, gradually becoming the masters of Runeterra, the living space of these ancient creatures and races was squeezed, and slowly, they became extinct on Runeterra.

In the war between the three sisters, Lissandra led humanity against Volibear's Ancient Path Alliance. The Ancient Path was home not only to demigods, but also to all sorts of strange creatures.

The reason why the Minotaur have survived to this day is that, as a herbivorous race, they have no requirements for their living environment. At the same time, they have incredibly strong fighting power. Furthermore, because of their naturally honest and simple nature, this race avoids humans unless absolutely necessary.

Every Tauren is a valiant warrior, a naturally powerful vanguard.

To put it simply, Demacia trains its Dauntless Vanguard by first selecting talented young soldiers of the right age from hundreds of thousands of residents. These soldiers then undergo a second selection process, experiencing various trials and tribulations before they can become Dauntless Vanguards.

Demacia has invested enormous resources and time in the Fearless Vanguard, but what about the Tauren Chieftain?

Once a person is born, as long as they grow up healthy, they can be given armor and a huge weapon, and become an enhanced class of fearless vanguards on the battlefield.

Therefore, Noxus was naturally unwilling to let such a powerful race leave its territory.

This race is easy to control. Give them a place to live and some food, and they will work for you. Who wouldn't like such a kind, strong, and honest race?

It's not surprising that Noxus would resist in this way. Although Noxus and the Twin Cities are currently partners, their interests are essentially the same.

"In short, things are all settled. The Tauren tribe will migrate from the Noxian plains to the mountains next to Piltover and become our neighbors," Jayce shrugged and continued.

"Just this one thing?"

"Not only that, of course there are many other things to take care of, otherwise why would Mel have called me?" Jess rolled his eyes, getting a little angry about it. Looking at Rick, he continued:

"You bastard, this is something you should be handling. You weren't there for the league's affairs, so I sent Hilco and Mel, but they had other things to deal with. I only went because I had no other choice, okay? Who do you think I went for? Did I want to go?"

"Haha, calm down." Li Ke chuckled and reached out to pick up a piece of pastry, handing it to Jess.

Jess took it, took a bite, and said irritably, "So how did your business go?"

"We're almost on track, and a major battle is about to break out," Li Ke said after thinking for a moment.

With a sigh, Li Ke continued, "Didn't a Freljord woman come to visit our school a while ago? That woman is Nunu's mother. Nunu has already obtained the power that Lissandra and I wanted. The next step is to see when he can control this power."

"So, are you going to bring Jax and the others back then? I've seen that report. Shurima must be in a lot of trouble right now, right?" Jayce said after thinking for a moment.

He leaned down, placing his large hands on the table, and continued, "I really don't know when we can finally get a real rest. You know, after seeing you get married, I also wanted to get married, but Mel and I did the math, and damn, we simply don't have the time to get married."

“Not to mention Mel is worried about her mother.” Jess said with some melancholy, “I don’t know where my mother-in-law is now. It’s like she’s vanished into thin air. Last time Mel asked Janna to help her find her mother, but Janna said she couldn’t sense her.”

Li Ke was also somewhat helpless. When he transmigrated, he had guessed that Anbesa would become a hero in the Rift, and that was indeed the case. As someone who had so many scenes in the main story of the Battle of Two Cities, she later became one of the 169 heroes in LOL, as revealed by the Brazilian guy.

But then Li Ke traveled through time, and what exactly Anbesa experienced in the future after the Battle of the Twin Cities remains a complete mystery!
“Don’t worry too much, Anbesa will be fine. Maybe she, like me, has unintentionally gone to another world,” Rick said to Jess after thinking for a moment.

“I don’t really care about her; she doesn’t seem like a good person,” Jess said. “I just feel like we’ve been too busy lately, everyone’s on edge, and this can’t go on.”

"Li Ke, when will all this finally end?"

Li Ke fell silent.

He desperately wanted to tell Jess that this was only the beginning, but looking at Jess's dark circles, Rick's words changed as they reached his lips:
"It'll be over soon, it won't be long before everything is over."

Under the gloom
Everything is just beginning.

But he will pierce through the gloom.

Whether you are a Voidling or a Protoss, a demigod or a demon.

Screw it all.

(End of this chapter)