Runeterra is so big, I want to take her to see it all

"Ahri, you should have told me sooner."

Looking at the system's notification box, Li Ke took a deep breath, then looked up at the white Fox flying in front of him and said.

Ahri stuck out her tongue sheepishly in front of her, then turned to Li Ke and said, "I'm just so happy!"

"But don't be too afraid, Li Ke. Cassiopeia rarely leaves her territory. She usually stays in her cave, making some noises outside, and then waiting for other souls to come to her."

Besides, she's been having a bad time lately. She lost a mirror and a comb, which has weakened her considerably. Hmm, how come I never noticed she was so prone to losing things before? Anyway, your spying on her isn't enough to make her come looking for you, because she's busy and has been angry the whole time."

Ahri comforted Li Ke, telling him some things about Cassiopeia, and then she added, "Besides, I'm still here, aren't I?"

"I'll protect you, Li Ke. Don't be afraid, she can't beat me," Ahri said cheerfully, her voice rising.

"Thank you, Ahri." Li Ke smiled, but there was a hint of helplessness in his smile.

Ahri: I will protect you, Li Ke, but as for why you need my protection, hehe, don't ask!

"You're welcome~" Ahri said, then looked ahead.

Li Ke was also deep in thought.

Li Ke knew quite a bit about Cassiopeia, as Cassiopeia was a crucial number one player in the league.

She was born in Noxus, and her father was the head of the Du Caujo family. She also has an older sister named Katarina Du Caujo.

Unlike her sister, Cassiopeia did not inherit her father's martial prowess. However, in Noxus, force is not everything; strategy and political acumen are also powerful tools.

Therefore, Cassiopeia, who inherited her mother's political acumen, had a much easier childhood than her sister Katarina.

However, her situation wasn't any better than Katarina's. Of the stories Li Ke knew, although his memories were somewhat hazy, Li Ke remembered that Cassiopeia's mother seemed to be a member of a secret society from ancient times.

In other words, her mother must have been a member of the Black Rose organization, and Cassiopeia also joined the Black Rose under the guidance of her mother, Soreana Du Couteau.

Not long after coming of age, Noxus was in turmoil. Swain deposed Darkwill and took power, quickly seizing control of Noxus with swift and decisive measures. Because of Swain's reputation in the military and his iron-fisted style, the noble families, including the Du Kocao family, tacitly accepted the legitimacy of the coup.

Soreana Du Couteau was terrified, knowing that the Black Rose was the very source of Noxus's turmoil and chaos. Swain had killed many members of the Black Rose long ago, including Jericho and his wife, Swain's parents.

He was willing to erase even his own family for Noxus, so he would certainly spare no effort for members of the Black Rose like Soreana Du Couteau.

Therefore, Soreana Du Couteau feared Swain, and Cassiopeia was given a mission by her mother: to go to Shurima and find an artifact that could change everything and then influence the situation in Noxus.

Cassiopeia agreed to hire Sivir in Shurima, then betrayed and murdered her, triggering a series of major events including Xerath and Renekton escaping their seal, Azir's resurrection and perfect ascension, Sivir's resurrection, and her transformation into the Serpent's Embrace.

In other words, without Cassiopeia's unauthorized actions, many things in Shurima might not have happened. However, this is not necessarily true, because even without Cassiopeia, there are still East Cassiopeia and North Cassiopeia.

That's just how LeBlanc does things; she always manages to create some kind of mess.

This is Cassiopeia in the Material Realm —insidious, cunning, and beautiful. She has no compassion; others are merely tools to her, to be discarded once used.

But Cassiopeia in Soul Blossom is different.

It's important to understand that in the Soul Blossom series, while Kanmei and Akana are opposing factions, this doesn't mean that Akana is an evil faction. While they can be considered chaotic, Akana also maintains the stability of Soul Blossom.

The relationship between Kanmei and Akana lies in their different approaches and perspectives on the treatment of souls, yet both are recognized by the Soul Blossom Land. Therefore, the essence of the two factions is whether the soul has let go of its obsessions and whether it has achieved "liberation."

Bound by the past, captured by memories, trapped in darkness from which one cannot escape, one becomes the Akana.

What Ahri does is help these souls let go of their obsessions, seek New Life Community, and thus become the Kanmei.

Thresh? What he does is make these souls constantly see past scenes, trapping them in repetition, turning them into Akana. Okay, Thresh is indeed a top-tier villain.

As the Big Sister of the Akana faction, the splash art for Soul Blossom Medusa is stunningly beautiful, in no way inferior to Ahri's.

When Li Ke was playing visual novels, his first favorite character was Ahri, his second favorite was Riven, and his third favorite was Cassiopeia.

Because the snake woman in the mini-game looks absolutely gorgeous when she blushes!

Furthermore, it's clear from the dialogue and behavior in the game at the time that she truly had no connection whatsoever with the snake woman in the Material Realm.

Because she's not the kind of person who uses a "tool" and then discards it.

On the contrary, the snake woman in Soul Blossom is an extremely nostalgic Demigod.

As Li Ke mentioned earlier, the Deity in Soul Blossom have no connection to the heroes in the Material Realm, because they are hero skins from the main universe, and their stories take place independently on Runeterra.

The reason the snake woman became the Temptation Spirit of the Akana is because she was originally human. After losing a palace intrigue, she was banished to the deep mountains and died alone. This is probably why the snake woman is old-fashioned and asks the "player" to help her find something after they meet.

So, Cassiopeia should be able to communicate, right?

It shouldn't be like Thresh, who comes in with a contorted expression, chest exposed, shouting things like "Joyful," "Touching," and "I want these weird lines," right?

Li Ke was thinking, a light suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Ahri's voice also faded.

"When we arrived at Li Ke, the sheep and wolves were already there to greet us."

Ahri's cheerful voice rang out, and then Li Ke found himself standing on the calm surface of the lake.

Kindred appeared, Kindred lightly touched the water's surface with its hoof, gracefully appearing directly in front of Li Ke, while the Wolf Spirit cackled beside him, its eyes filled with joy as it looked at Li Ke.

The wolf howled, "Kid, you really came back!"

"Quick, did you bring the gift the sheep asked you to bring?"

Li Ke took out the book, a history book with about 500,000 words.

Upon seeing the book, the sheep's eyes lit up beneath its mask, and it nodded to Li Ke, saying, "Thank you."

The wolf charged forward, its wings swirling with smoke, and opened its Giant Mouth to devour Li Ke's arm. In a flash, it snatched the book from Li Ke's hand and flew to the sheep's side.

The sheep took the book with one hand and patted the wolf's head with the other.

The wolf enjoyed the sheep's little paws stroking him, but muttered to himself, "Kid, why do you smell like a snake?"

"He spied on Cassiopeia, and then she caught him," Ahri said seriously from the side.

Li Ke was taken aback and opened his mouth to explain.

No, what is spying?

Wasn't it because you didn't explain clearly, Ahri, that I was drawn to that "black ball" and looked over there?

Was it me who wanted to spy?!

What is Cassiopeia's divine name in Soul Blossom Land? It's the Temptation Spirit!

It's perfectly normal for Li Ke to be tempted, isn't it?

But before Li Ke could explain, the wolf howled excitedly, "What? You went to spy on that hot-tempered snake? My god, you've got guts! Kid, I'm really starting to like you more and more!"

"Tell me, how did you manage to spy on the snake? Last time, I was just passing through her territory with a sheep, and she got angry and told us to get lost."

"Hehe, if the sheep weren't so kind, I would have bitten her to death!" the Wolf Spirit said fiercely.

The sheep sighed, appeared beside the wolf, nodded apologetically to Li Ke, then patted the wolf's neck and said, "Wolf, stop talking nonsense. When the snake lost something, we went over at that time, and the fact that she didn't attack was already a sign of her suppressing her anger."

"I don't care! She can throw a tantrum, so why can't I? Sheep, you can't be like that, that's so hypocritical!" the wolf muttered, rolling his eyes.

Li Ke listened to these secrets, his curiosity about the Soul Blossom Land grew stronger.

Li Ke entered several times, but due to time constraints and Thresh's constant surveillance, he only explored the Soul Blossom in a small area, not daring to leave Ahri's protection rashly.

Therefore, there are far too many Deity in the Soul Blossom Land Li Ke has yet to encounter.

In the original Soul Blossom, there were Vayne, Yasuo, Yone, Teemo, Lillia, Riven, all of whom were champions that Li Ke had never seen before.

"Kid, you only brought things for the sheep and the Fox, what about mine?"

The wolf suddenly spoke to Li Ke.

Li Ke said speechlessly, "Aren't you and the sheep one?"

"Hehe, you passed." Wolf was taken aback at first, then laughed and nodded in agreement with Li Ke's words.

Yes, wolves and sheep are one!

Kindred had already opened the book and started reading.

[Kindred's affection for you +50]

Looking at the favorability indicator, Li Ke realized that Kindred's favorability still hadn't broken through 100. Counting the previous 20 points of favorability from Kindred, it was now 70 points, 30 points away from meeting.

In the friend stage, meeting someone generally means becoming friends; it's the stage where you'd greet each other and chat if you bumped into each other on the street.

Li Ke looked at Kindred and said, "Kindred, I have something I'd like to ask you for help with."

"Kid, you want us to do things for you?" Wolf tilted his head and looked at Li Ke.

"Is it not possible?" Li Ke hesitated for a moment.

Ultimately, it was Li Ke who owed Kindred. The sheep and the wolf spent ten years helping him repair his soul, allowing him to be resurrected and return to Zaun in time.

Li Ke didn't consider giving her this book as repayment. Even if Kindred liked it, Li Ke wouldn't feel that giving her a book was enough to repay Kindred for saving his life.

Ultimately, this book was just a small gift that Li Ke gave away.

"Alright, didn't I tell you? I'm liking you more and more." The wolf suddenly changed the subject, saying with a grin, and looked at the sheep, asking, "Sheep, you'll help him too, right?"

"Of course." Kindred raised her small hand, closed the book, and her beautiful, smooth hair rose without wind. She said in a clear, cool voice.

Ahri, standing to the side, yawned. She didn't like Stillwater Lake because there was nothing there.

On the boundless lake, there was no wind, no clouds, no animals, no trees, no flowers, no insects.

Honestly, I don't know why sheep would like to live in a place like this!

Ahri thought to herself, bored.

"Then, shall Ahri tell you the specifics, or shall you explore my memories?" Seeing that Kindred agreed, Li Ke felt much more relaxed and said.

"Searching memories? The sheep and I can't do that. Only the Fox and the lantern can do it," the wolf grumbled, seemingly a little annoyed that he couldn't do it.

He continued, frustrated, "Fox, come on, tell me and the sheep, what does this kid want us to do?"

Ahri stepped forward, raised her hand, and a cloud appeared. The wolf stepped forward, swallowed the cloud in one gulp, and closed its eyes.

His body, formed from clouds and mist, began to grow larger and expand, but with a "poof," it began to shrink again.

When the wolf opened its eyes again, it squinted and said, "Awakening lost souls. This should have been the Fox's job, but that soul was different; it was the soul of a living being that wasn't quite dead yet. Heh, this really isn't the Fox's responsibility."

"Sheep, this is our job," the wolf said, circling the Kindred.

With a book in one hand and a bow in the other, Kindred strode towards Li Ke, arriving right in front of Li Ke.

A pleasant scent wafted to Li Ke's nose. Looking down at the Kindred that only reached his chest, Li Ke felt a little nervous.

"Don't be nervous, Li Ke. I'm just marking you with my and the wolf's marks," the Kindred said softly, sensing Li Ke's nervousness.

She raised her hand, and the tip of her crystal longbow lightly touched Li Ke's forehead. The cool touch made Li Ke shudder.

[Kindred is sharing her insights with you.]

[Successfully completed]

[Gained the skill Kindred's Mark]

Kindred put away her longbow, and Li Ke also reached up to touch his forehead, but only the coolness of the crystal bow remained on his smooth forehead.

"Alright, Li Ke, now you can go back and resurrect Orianna. You take her soul, and leave the rest to me and the wolf." The Kindred took a step back and looked at Li Ke, then continued:

"I have placed the mark of me and the wolf on you. In this way, you have become a follower of me and the wolf, and have the right to decide the life and death of souls for us. Of course, you can only decide the souls of beings weaker than you. You must remember to stay away from souls stronger than you, otherwise you will be devoured, or even have your body taken away." The Kindred warned Li Ke seriously.

"Wait, Sheep, what you're saying is that Soul Blossom can now let souls from other places come in too?" Ahri suddenly jumped out. She had just been lying sprawled on the lake, intending to take a nap, but upon hearing Sheep's voice, she immediately rolled over and appeared between Li Ke and Kindred.

Kindred nodded. She wasn't sure if her actions were good or bad. Would giving such a powerful ability to Li Ke be a good thing?

However, after ten years and countless attempts by Kindred to repair Li Ke's soul, she ultimately chose to respond to Li Ke and believe in herself.

The voice deep within your soul never lies.

Moreover, she and the wolf also had something to Li Ke.

"Then why didn't you do this before!" Ahri cried out, the Little Fox standing upright with a displeased expression.

"Since you have this ability, why didn't you do it before? If you had done it sooner, there would have been more and more souls in Soul Blossom, and Thresh and I wouldn't have had to fight over them!"

Hearing Ahri's words, the sheep raised and lowered its little hooves, patting the water's surface as if in despair. Then, it said to Ahri, "But Fox, there's never been anyone who could travel between the Soul Blossom and the Material Realm before. My and the wolf's ability is completely useless. Are you suggesting I bestow this ability upon the souls here? But the wolf and I are already capable enough; we don't need anyone's help."

"Fox, Li Ke is special," Kindred said earnestly.

"Oh right." Ahri realized.

"The Fox is so stupid!" the wolf shouted from the side.

Upon hearing this, Ahri bristled and bared her teeth at the wolf.

Li Ke looked at the newly acquired skill, but it was more like another passive skill than a true skill.

Depend on!

I already have several passive skills!

Li Ke thought to himself speechlessly, he currently has Ahri's Charm and Elemental Mastery, and Kindred's Lamb's Respite and Kindred's Mark, but the problem is that all four of these skills are passive skills!

Seriously, can't I have an active skill?!

I, Li Ke, also want to be a mage! At the very least, I'd like a powerful, lethal skill, like something like Noxian Guillotine or Alpha Strike?

Li Ke thought to himself speechlessly, but then he gasped and looked at the new passive ability with excitement.

[Kindred's Mark (Red/ Mythic)]

[Effect: Become Death's representative. You have the power to decide the destination of souls. For each soul you decide to be assigned to, you will receive 0.01% of that soul's original Soul Strength as a reward.]

[Synopsis: "Sheep, say it again, what may we take with us?" "Everything, dear wolf." -- Whether the soul goes or stays is up to you.]

Li Ke: "."

Wow, this passive ability is way too powerful!

Li Ke looked at the new skill with excitement, his face involuntarily turning rosy.

What does this effect mean?

Yes. Li Ke possesses the power of a murder book, a murderous sword!

The more soul ownership he decides, the stronger he becomes. He used to think that only in the Soul Blossom could he find ways to increase his Soul Strength, but now he sees that he can do it in the Material Realm too!

However, after careful consideration, Li Ke quickly calmed down.

Soul Strength grows exponentially. With Li Ke's current Soul Strength of thirty-two points, no mortal in the Material Realm can compare to him. To put it bluntly, even if Li Ke killed a thousand people and decided the fate of their souls, would that really increase his Soul Strength by even one point?

No, it should be said, could it increase Li Ke's Soul Strength by 0.01?

I remember when I first joined Soul Blossom, my Soul Strength was two points. That is to say, the Soul Strength of an ordinary person is around 2 points, and to obtain their Soul Strength is 0.01.

Forget it, why think so much?

Anyway, it's a good thing overall.

Now we've solved Orianna's problem and can become stronger in the Material Realm. Besides, even a small amount of meat is still meat, isn't it?

Finally, sending the souls of familiar people to the Soul Blossom, allowing them to go Soul Blossom after death, is definitely a good thing.

"Alright, Li Ke, now you can go and save Orianna."

"However, just like in your case, after her soul was sent in, Wolf and I will need some time to heal it. Then, all you have to do is bring her body to Ionia and let her soul return to her body."

Kindred spoke up.

"How long will this take?" Li Ke asked.

The wolf said, "It won't be long. The flow of time in the Material Realm is different from that in the Soul Blossom. Your Soul Strength is very weak, but this human woman's Soul Strength is even weaker. Repairing her will only take the sheep and me about two or three years!"

"However, this is the last time, kid."

"By allowing your soul to return without permission, the sheep and I are risking our lives to help you," the wolf said viciously.

Li Ke nodded and gratefully thanked the wolf and the sheep.

The wolf said it would take two or three years, so the outside world would say it would take a few months.

This is indeed a short time, only a few months, during which Li Ke can accomplish a lot.

His first task, naturally, was to lead the Twin Cities against the Noxus warlords.

Camille reports that the Noxus Retas Family and Viscount Kirill, who controls two mines, are already preparing an army to launch a surprise attack on Piltover.

They wanted to seize Piltover before the king gave the order.

At that time, the airships equipped with Hextech Cannon will show the Noxians the power of the Twin Cities.

Then, is it to go to Ionia?

Hmm. Taking Jinx on a trip to Ionia?

With Orianna's soul fully restored, Li Ke will definitely take Orianna body to Ionia, and Singed will certainly follow. As for Jinx, if Li Ke doesn't let her come along, she'll tear the house down!

Therefore, Li Ke suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.

Ever since he arrived in Runeterra, Li Ke has never had a proper rest. His mind has always been on edge. He often smiles at others, and gentleness is the first impression he gives. But in reality, Li Ke sometimes can't bring himself to smile.

Li Ke was under a lot of pressure because he was always thinking about Zaun and the people around him.

If it weren't for Jinx and Isha's constant companionship, and if it weren't for the warm everyday life in that cozy little home, Li Ke would truly have become a different person.

Therefore, Li Ke has decided to go to Ionia this time!

Zaun will just dump it on Silco, and he won't care about anything else!

He took Jinx out to have some fun for a while!

Orianna is resurrected, so let Singed take her back. As for whether he and Jinx go back to Zaun or somewhere else, that depends on their mood!

Runeterra so vast; he wanted to take Jinx to see it all.