"Some tribes had heard rumors drifting out from the heart of the desert—their emperor, Azir, had returned, and he would lead them into a new age of miracles."
Azir had been the last emperor of Shurima's final dynasty.
He had vanished after his failed Ascension.
Thousands of years had passed, yet he had suddenly resurfaced.
"Apparently, someone once saw an Ascended Warrior inside a pyramid."
"Noxus's army has appeared in Shurima."
"..."
After leaving the outpost, the hidden Ni Bai appeared.
She shook her head regretfully. "I verified the information you just gathered. Most of it is fake."
"That mountain range is merely a refraction of light."
"Azir really is dead. The rumor was spread by several tribes to prove the legitimacy of their bloodlines. The stars have not detected Azir's resurrection."
"As for living Ascended Warriors, they only exist in adventurers' stories. The Vastayan, on the other hand, are possible."
"The last one is true. Noxus's army really did reach this place."
It was clear that this Starguardian took matters of prophecy very seriously and had helped Chen Yi filter out quite a bit of information.
But...
Chen Yi stared at her in astonishment. "Who said it was fake?"
Ni Bai frowned. "I have no reason to lie to you."
Chen Yi said, "Did you say it was fake, or did I?"
Chen Yi's repeated provocations made Ni Bai lose some of her patience.
Just as she was about to flare up, she suddenly caught his meaning.
Some things could be true even when they were fake.
Or rather, fake things could be even more useful than real ones.
Who said this was fake?
As long as she said it was real, then it was real.
To be honest, Ni Bai felt that Chen Yi ought to be the