"Unlucky guy?"
Am I the unlucky one?
LeBlanc propped herself up, shaking her hands, which were bound by Janna's wind power, with all her might. Her face flushed, she looked at Swain with anger in her eyes and said in a pained voice, "You're saying I'm a jinx?"
"It wasn't me who said that," Swain said, shaking his head. He then pointed to Li Ke and said calmly, "It was Li Ke who said it."
LeBlanc immediately looked at Li Ke.
What are you looking at me for?
"Look at me, aren't you just as unlucky?" Li Ke said calmly in the face of LeBlanc's angry glare.
He looked at LeBlanc, who had knelt up, hands clasped in front of her, glaring at him. Li Ke smiled and continued, "Face reality, LeBlanc. You're just a slut. Do I really need to point out every single thing you've done?"
"Tell me what I did to deserve being called an unlucky guy?" LeBlanc snapped.
She was angry, genuinely angry.
If Li Ke said that she was inferior in skill and strength, then she would accept it. After all, it was the Zaun Deity and Swain who wielded demonic power who had captured her. Especially the Zaun Deity, who, at the height of his power, even Mordekaiser might not have been a match for her.
But, unlucky guy?
You can call me LeBlanc, trashy bum, but you can't call me unlucky!
Because of me.
LeBlanc bit her lip, her anger tinged with a hint of grievance.
Looking back, she was indeed quite unlucky. Of the various projects she designed, more than seven out of ten failed. And when others fail at something, the worst consequence is that they don't profit, or at most they waste time and effort. But what about LeBlanc?
Every time she failed, she inexplicably gained another enemy. Every scheme created an enemy, and honestly, LeBlanc has no idea how many enemies she has now.
Therefore, she certainly couldn't accept being called an unlucky person!
But LeBlanc thought it was impossible for Li Ke and Swain to know what she had done. Even if Swain controlled demonic power, it was impossible for him to know everything she had done.
After all, there is no truly omniscient and omnipotent being in this world!
LeBlanc firmly believed this.
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little more confident, looked up at Li Ke, and her emotions gradually calmed down.
"Let me speak?" Li Ke laughed, looking at LeBlanc with amusement.
Swain, standing to the side, also looked at Li Ke. Swain knew three things about LeBlanc's "bad luck".
The first thing is that she betrayed her Boss and framed him, resulting in the Boss becoming Iron Revenant. The second thing is her own affair; she tried to frame herself but failed, and instead, she made him discover her existence. The third thing is that Swain, while handling state affairs, discovered that a powerful reconnaissance team had gone to Ionia to capture Riven, a former national hero.
Besides these, there are other incidents, both big and small, such as LeBlanc planting a flag in the army and having her subordinates removed by Swain. However, since those incidents are related to the second one, they cannot be counted.
Besides that, what else did she do?
Swain also very curious.
Seeing Li Ke's dazed look, LeBlanc snorted, "Since you want me to say it, then I'll really say it. Don't regret it later."
"Hmph, why don't you name a few?" The enchantress straightened her back, her tone confident and righteous.
"You tried to control Sion in Darkwill's name, which resulted in Sion going out of control, Noxus's borders falling as a result, and Darkwill being branded as incompetent."
LeBlanc, who had been standing straight, paused, while Swain beside her, narrowed his eyes.
Swain was aware that Hand of Noxus Sion, had lost control and was unable to distinguish friend from foe, leading to the loss of the border. This incident was a turning point in Darkwill's Darkwill, as his control over his subordinates weakened afterward.
Because Sion's loss of control caused damage to the territory, everyone in Noxus thought it was Darkwill's doing, but now, after hearing what Li Ke said, it turns out it was LeBlanc?
No, why would she do that?
Isn't LeBlanc Noxians? Because of what she did, Noxus almost lost its borders to Demacia!
Ignoring what LeBlanc and Swain were thinking, Li Ke continued:
"In order to deal with the returning Mordekaiser and avoid being smashed into mincemeat by his hammer, you searched everywhere for a solution, and even started to create your own 'solution'. You opened a laboratory in the name of the Black Rose and found a girl with powerful magic."
That girl was exceptionally gifted; her magic allowed her to manipulate metal. Once she matured, she would have become your weapon against Mordekaiser. But what happened?
The result was that the girl, because of the inhuman treatment she received in the lab, turned against Black Rose, destroyed your lab, and escaped. Who knows where she is now."
LeBlanc's slender waist was no longer straight, and her expression towards Li Ke became strange. Her bare, fair feet, with curled toes that were tangled in the ribbon, caused her to change from a kneeling position to a sitting position. She then hid her feet behind her back, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Swain then looked at LeBlanc, his eyes filled with hostility, and said in a deep voice, "So the Black Mountain Mine riot was also because of you?"
Black Mountain Mine, a medium-sized mine in Noxus, has been producing iron ore and coal for Noxus and is one of the few mineral resources in Noxus.
Noxus is truly barren; otherwise, they wouldn't have been called "barbarians" thousands of years ago. Now, Noxus's largest mine is Delverhold.
That's Noxus's largest mine, a mining town, but Noxus conquered that place, which doesn't mean the Black Mountain Mine isn't important.
Some time ago, a riot broke out at the Black Mountain Mine. The cause of the riot was the appearance of a girl riding a steel warhorse. She seemed to be fleeing from someone's pursuit and passed by the Black Mountain Mine. It was because of her that the Black Mountain Mine collapsed.
LeBlanc remained silent, turning her head away from Swain.
Seeing this, Swain knew that what Li Ke said was true.
So, are you actually Noxians?
Swain was almost unable to resist asking the question.
If you're truly Noxians, why are all your actions harming Noxus?
Li Ke continued, first talking about Riven, then about Annie, and incidentally mentioning Elise as well.
"However, you can't say you failed with Elise. Although Elise became someone for Vilemaw, at least she still listened to you, cooperated with you, and helped you smuggle contraband from the Shadow Isles. Hmm, okay, that doesn't count."
"Now let's continue talking about your trip to Shurima."
LeBlanc, whose head was almost buried in her chest, raised her head and shrieked, "When did I go to Shurima?"
"You didn't send the second daughter of the Du Khaokao family?" Li Ke said subconsciously, then he paused, realizing that the timing wasn't right. They would have to wait a while before LeBlanc sent the snake woman to Shurima.
But Li Ke turned serious and said, "Anyway, you'll be sending people to Shurima in the future, LeBlanc. You're very envious of the Ascended's power. Did I say something wrong? Hmm, did I say something wrong?"
LeBlanc stared blankly at Li Ke: "."
Send someone to Shurima?
Yes, she was General Du Couteau's wife and a member of the Black Rose. She had indeed had such thoughts and had mentioned them to LeBlanc, wanting to present this gift to LeBlanc, to which LeBlanc agreed.
But shouldn't this be something only I know?
No, I haven't even done this yet! How do you know?
Swain glanced at Li Ke, then looked back at LeBlanc, thinking to himself—just as he thought, Li Ke had the ability to foresee the future in that world.
If Li Ke could be directly killed, that would be fine.
But Swain realized that even if he went all out, he couldn't do it. At most, he could only inflict pain on Li Ke, such as orchestrating the destruction of the Twin Cities and killing all of Rick's close associates. But to kill him?
Don't be ridiculous. He can enter another world at any time, and he also has Deity protection.
He was protected by Deity even more powerful than the God of Zaun, and therefore, Swain had made up his mind that Li Ke could only be treated as an "ally," and absolutely not as an enemy.
A powerful individual with a strong background and the ability to foresee the future.
Swain smile. Why wasn't Li Ke Noxians?
"Speak up, will you do it in the future?"
"I didn't."
"You're saying you haven't thought about it that way? Ha, you really haven't thought about it that way?"
LeBlanc fell silent, her body trembling with anger, but a hint of fear also appeared in her eyes as she looked at Li Ke.
She was intelligent, and like Swain, she wondered if Li Ke possessed precognitive abilities.
"I'd like to interject," Swain suddenly said.
Li Ke looked at him and saw Swain staring at LeBlanc, saying, "What I want to ask is, LeBlanc, are you really Noxians?"
"Nonsense!" LeBlanc shouted, looking at Swain with disdain. "Before your great-grandfather was even born, I was already dedicated to building this country. Who do you think Noxus is where it is today? Really your emperor?"
"By whom?" Swain sneered, his tone turning icy. "You mean Noxus is what it is today because of you, and I should thank you, is that it?"
LeBlanc tried to raise her hand and wave it, indicating to Swain she didn't need to.
But her hands were restrained, so she could only Nunu and give a sweet smile.
Swain said coldly, "Since you are also Noxians, why did you plot to harm Noxus?"
LeBlanc: "?"
"Bullshit! When did I ever plot anything?"
LeBlanc's words were interrupted as Swain suddenly erupted, standing up Swain a surge of demonic power. He glared menacingly at LeBlanc: "You caused the borders to fall, you caused the people to suffer, you caused the empire's economy to regress. Because of your plans over the years, Noxus has regressed by a full hundred years!"
"LeBlanc, you still dare to say you didn't plot against Noxus? Are you really not a spy sent by Demacia? The moment you start thinking, Noxus will suffer. You still dare to call yourself a Noxians?"
LeBlanc looked at Swain, her delicate body trembling, but not out of fear, but out of Swain LeBlanc.
I swear to God!
LeBlanc did all this for herself, but if Mordekaiser were to emerge, the entire Noxus would suffer. She was acting in her own self-interest, but wouldn't Noxus benefit from it? If Mordekaiser's situation were resolved, wouldn't the final outcome be positive?
If the result is good, does the process still matter?
Furthermore, what gives you the right Swain, a mere young man in his fifties, to talk to me like that?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration for me to be your great-great-great-great-grandmother. I contributed to the establishment of this country; I am your elder!
In the end, LeBlanc was also quite aggrieved!
Every plan she devised was well-intentioned, but the final result was worse. Was that her fault?
That really isn't her problem, is it?
There must be someone targeting her from the shadows!
LeBlanc gritted her teeth in anger, but now that she was a prisoner, she had no power to resist and could only stare at Swain.
It was Li Ke who stepped in and smoothed things over.
"Um, sit down, sit down, Swain."
Swain glanced at Li Ke, snorted at LeBlanc, then sat down and withdrew his demonic power.
"Swain, look, I've already caught LeBlanc for you. Now, it's Darius's turn. After we find Darius, will Noxus be able to give Zaun the forging technology for runesteel?" Li Ke said to Swain.
Hearing this, LeBlanc suddenly realized and looked at Li Ke: "No, I can give you runesteel too, I have some!"
"How long has he controlled Noxus? How long have I controlled Noxus? If you need something, can't you come to me? Can't you cooperate with me?" LeBlanc said to Li Ke with great dissatisfaction.
"Well, because I think the winner in the future will be him, not you," Li Ke said after thinking for a moment.
He looked at LeBlanc and said with a smile, "Who told you to be such a loser?"
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Swain's lips curled slightly as he straightened his arm, looking pleased.
Upon hearing Li Ke's words, Swain, given his precognitive abilities, knew that the future of Noxus was perfectly under his control.
LeBlanc, however, was displeased. "Do you really have precognitive abilities? Could you be mistaken? Why don't you look again?"
"Why is he the winner?"
Li Ke's political skills are very poor. In Silco's words, his political skills are only one level higher than Jinx's. He can understand what she says, but if you ask Li Ke to say something, Li Ke really can't say anything.
If Swain's political skills are 99, then Silco's are 90, Mel's are 88, the average for the members of Congress is around 80, Jinx's is in the single digits, and Li Ke's is at most a multiple of Jinx's.
But that doesn't mean Li Ke is stupid, because would you say Jinx is an idiot?
She doesn't understand politics, but whose brain is as sharp as hers?
Jinx is a certified super genius Singed Jayce, Viktor, Viktor, and Heimerdinger!
Therefore, Li Ke is also very smart; he naturally knows what kind of role he plays in the eyes of LeBlanc and Swain.
He is now a handsome, powerful, and refined man with a strong background and precognitive abilities!
Li Ke was happy to agree.
After all, he could use this to his advantage against LeBlanc and Swain.
Besides, given that he's from another era, it wouldn't be surprising if he had precognitive abilities or something, right?
Thinking of this, Li Ke looked at LeBlanc and said, "Even without my intervention, Swain still has the upper hand between you and Swain. You will be caught by Swain for something. Swain may not be able to really control you, but you will be hindered and will no longer be able to act arbitrarily against Noxus."
"You will join the Trifarix, no longer playing a behind-the-scenes role. Swain will also bring about new changes to Noxus will only become stronger under his leadership."
"So, LeBlanc, can you tell me, if you were me, what would you choose?"
"It means choosing to cooperate with people who have bright futures, are meritocratic, and are wise and upright."
Swain straightened his back, feeling even more favorably disposed towards Li Ke.
Possessing demonic power, he wouldn't actually fall for Li Ke's charm skills; at most, he'd just find Li Ke pleasing to the eye. But now, he genuinely likes Li Ke a little.
Li Ke was still talking.
But what she said made LeBlanc's face turn ashen.
"Or should one choose the treacherous, cunning, and suspicious loser?"
After hearing Li Ke's words, LeBlanc was so angry that her stomach hurt.
But at the same time, I started to doubt the meaning of life.
If Li Ke has precognitive abilities, then is the problem with him?
Am I really that bad?
No, why do I always feel that way?
Is everyone persecuting me?!
LeBlanc.
I feel so wronged!