"Snort!"
Lux had been cowering like a quail since being brought to the conference building, suddenly straightened her back, stood on tiptoe, and faced Katarina, who was taller than her, with an expression of heroic fearlessness as if she were going to her death.
Joke
These are Noxians!
In the country of Demacia, although the lower classes can live happily, they are deprived of the resources to climb the social ladder and have little room for upward mobility.
The aristocratic class was hereditary, and although occasionally a soldier could climb the ranks little by little, they were a minority, truly a minority.
However, the Demacia aristocracy, while possessing resources, did indeed take the lead and be at the forefront.
When war comes, you can always trust the noble class of Demacia. For the sake of honor and faith, they will protect the common people and have their own sense of responsibility.
Lux is the same. As the youngest princess of the Crownguard Family, she learned about related concepts and knowledge from a very young age. She knows what her identity represents and how she should act in public.
Therefore, even though she was still a little scared, Lux puffed out her chest and bravely confronted Katarina.
It gives you the feeling that a little rabbit is about to jump up and bite someone?
"You... are hostile towards me?" Who is Katarina? She's a genius nurtured by the Du Coca family. She's incredibly sensitive to these things, and besides, she can tell just by looking at her that Lux is unhappy with her.
Katarina then narrowed her eyes and looked at Lux, her aura unconsciously emanating from her.
If Lux is a white rabbit, then Katarina is a red Fox with one eye missing.
Lux froze for a moment, her pouting lips still pursed, but her eyes became even more watery, as if she was about to cry.
Just kidding, is there a problem with Fox eating a rabbit?
"I am a Demacia! I am not afraid of Noxians!" Lux shouted.
Katarina sneered, glanced at Li Ke, Li Ke stepped forward at the opportune moment, saying:
"Lux, as a diplomatic envoy sent by Demacia, didn't your elders tell you what you were here to do in Zaun?"
"No." Lux, having found a way out, immediately stepped down, avoiding eye contact with Katarina, and looked at Li Ke instead.
Li Ke wasn't surprised by this; Lux had snuck out. Besides, even if she hadn't snuck out, the core of the Demacia delegation was Fiora, not Lux.
She was sent out merely as a symbol of the "Crownguard" family, to demonstrate Demacia's seriousness about this diplomatic incident.
"You were sent here for two reasons. One is that the Demacia delegation stationed in the Twin Cities committed a crime recently, and you will be attending the court to witness Zaun's trial against them."
Li Ke paused, then looked at Katarina with a warning. "Noxus is the same. Although they didn't arrest Noxus this time, it doesn't mean Noxus hasn't done this before. I don't want this kind of thing to happen again."
Katarina treats Li Ke very well because she has a bad relationship with her father. She was born into the Du Kkao family, but in reality, she is now Swain's woman and is extremely loyal to Swain. As a sword, her attitude towards Li Ke is Swain's attitude.
"I understand," Katarina said earnestly.
Li Ke nodded, then looked back at Lux and continued, "The second thing is that, through the bridge built by the Twin Cities, Demacia and Noxus will negotiate to ease tensions and jointly govern the Valoran Continent Twin Cities."
Lux blinked her Big Eyes after hearing this. As a teenage girl, she was completely unaware of such matters and therefore looked a little dazed.
"Therefore, your current role is that of Demacia's diplomatic ambassador. Your attitude towards Katarina represents Demacia's attitude. If you don't want to cause trouble, my suggestion is that you sit down and have a proper talk."
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"I understand," Lux nodded.
Her main strengths are her quick admission of defeat and her strong ability to accept things!
Lux and Katarina both sat down, but it was clearly impossible to expect one to be timid and the other aloof in such an informal negotiation setting.
Li Ke didn't dwell on it; instead, he brought up another matter.
"Lux, what about you? You should seriously consider becoming a professor at the Twin Cities Magic Academy."
Upon hearing this, Katarina asked curiously, "She's a magic professor?"
Lux was still hesitant, but when Katarina asked, she immediately replied, "Is there a problem? Can't I take it?"
Lux reacted immediately, but Katarina didn't actually look down on Lux; she didn't mean it that way. She was simply surprised that Lux, as that person's sister, could use magic.
So she couldn't help but ask, "You're going to be a magic professor at Piltover University, so you know magic? Well, I'm curious, little sister, does your brother, who likes to spin his big sword around like a windmill, know that you know you have magic?"
Good question!
Lux was immediately rendered speechless by his question.
"Looks like you don't know." Seeing Labo's silent expression, Katarina revealed a charming smile.
That's interesting. If I see him on the battlefield next time, can I tease him about this?
You keep proclaiming yourself a heretic with magical powers, but what if your beloved sister also possessed magic? How would you view magic itself then?
Katarina found it amusing, so very amusing!
Katarina was laughing when Li Ke looked at her and said, "Katarina, Demacia sent Lux to be a professor at the Twin Cities Academy. Doesn't Noxus plan to send someone over? Look, Demacia has someone in Twin Cities, while Noxus doesn't. Over time, the relationship between Twin Cities and Demacia will definitely become better than that between Demacia and Noxus."
"This is definitely not what Swain wanted, right?"
Katarina narrowed her eyes. Unlike Lux, who was naive and innocent, she immediately understood what Li Ke meant after hearing Li Ke words.
Li Ke clearly wants me to stay in Twin Cities. However, Li Ke is also right. Noxus came first, so why should Demacia have a better relationship with Twin Cities?
Swain's sudden disappearance and subsequent return, Katarina could clearly sense his emphasis on Swain Twin Cities. Therefore, cultivating a good relationship with Twin Cities was indeed very important.
So, Katarina changed her sitting posture, resting her chin on her right hand, her red hair framing her face. She pouted her alluring red lips, gently blew on her hair, and looked at Li Ke with a smile, saying, "What position are you planning to give me at Piltover University?"
Li Ke looked at Katarina; talking to Big Sister was much more direct than talking to a little girl.
Lux used a combination of deception and coaxing, while with Katarina, all you needed to do was lay out the benefits.
"Reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, etc.—I'll get Dean Heimerdinger's approval to open a separate college for you at the university. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Katarina said with amusement, "Is this the kind of knowledge that schools in Twin Cities should teach? I know your schools very well."
"No normal school would go out of its way to invite an assassin and a magician to be teachers," Li Ke replied calmly.
What's this about normal or abnormal? Even if it were truly abnormal, it wouldn't be like what Katarina described. In this world where magic and martial arts are the dominant forces, the Twin Cities' technology tree has long been ridiculously advanced.
Aside from the Twin Cities, where in Runeterra can you find courses teaching finance, astronomy, history, mineralogy, mechanics, and alchemy?
Currently, there's no conflict between teaching magic and scouts as academic disciplines. After all, the number of permanent outsiders in the Twin Cities is increasing; do you really expect them to learn Hextech?
In the future, the people of the Twin Cities, Zaunite, Piltover will gradually fade from view, and in their place will emerge the Twin Cities.
The people of Twin Cities will include Noxus refugees, people from small countries, Ionia, and even some Vastaya, etc. There are quite a few Zaunite like Sett's mother; they can modify their bodies with a lot of mechanical parts, so how could they possibly dislike beast girls with animal ears and tails?
Therefore, Li Ke aims to make the new Twin Cities a true example of diverse development.
Katarina did not immediately agree, but instead said, "Please allow me to inform Swain that if he approves, I would be honored to take up my post in Twin Cities."
"Alright, I'll send someone to inform him later," Li Ke said immediately, seeing that Katarina didn't object.
Katarina was taken aback, then laughed. Swain valued Li Ke, Li Ke valued her, so she was quite happy that Li Ke valued her, which meant that she had value.
But it wouldn't be appropriate to express it directly, so Katarina changed the subject and asked with a smile, "Well then, on behalf of Mr. Swain, I have a question for you, Li Ke."
"Please speak."
"When are you planning to have your wedding?" Katarina asked, surprising everyone. She added, "Noxus has already prepared the gifts, and isn't there a reason for Demacia and Noxus to come and witness this event?"
This was certainly not Katarina's idea; it was Swain's. Swain lived in the castle, yet he knew everything that was going on. Swain knew about the relationship between Li Ke and Jinx, as well as the promises Li Ke had made.
Therefore, Swain genuinely believed that the Noxus and Demacia delegations, along with the Ionia representatives, were there to witness Li Ke's wedding.
As soon as Katarina said that, Jinx was sitting in a corner eating, immediately sat up straight.
Her legs, which had been awkwardly placed on the table, were now on the floor. Little Jin's back was ramrod straight. When she saw Silco, Vi, Vander looking over, she nodded vigorously, her little mouth slightly open, her eyes filled with joy.
"Indeed, Li Ke, you and Jinx have been traveling for quite a while now, haven't you? You've been to several cities, including Ionia and Freljord — Bilgewater, Ionia, Noxus, and Freljord. You've been away for over half a year. Your honeymoon has been long enough."
Silco stroked his chin and said somewhat seriously.
Li Ke and Jinx suddenly returned, just in time for the mess Demacia and Noxus had created. So focused on resolving the situation, Silco completely forgot about what Li Ke had said about getting married upon their return.
Now that Katarina has brought it up, Silco immediately started urging her to hurry.
Old Fan was the same, his ugly face showing a sigh. Vander said with a sigh, "A few years have passed in the blink of an eye. Li Ke, you and Jinx really should get married. If you keep delaying, she will go from a girl to a woman."
The topic was steered towards him, leaving Li Ke both amused and exasperated.
What do you mean by "if this drags on any longer, Jinx will go from a girl to a woman"?
Vander, you're really overthinking things. Don't even mention thirty; even if Jinx were forty, she'd still look the same. After all, that's how she's designed in the main universe.
Wait a minute, isn't the reason Jinx in the main universe can still look like a teenager even in her thirties or forties because of the Shimmer effect?
However, the current Jinx doesn't have Shimmer; she's not some kind of Shimmer Superman.
So, will she still be the rebellious lolita in her early thirties?
Li Ke was thinking curiously when he heard Wei's voice.
"What, are you planning to drag this out any longer?" Wei said angrily when she saw Li Ke staring blankly. "You've been sleeping with her for years, and although I don't know why you haven't had a child yet, if you're going to say you don't want to get married now, you're finished!"
Wei wasn't exaggerating. Although the truth was a little different from what Wei thought, the fact that they had slept together for several years was indeed true.
From the moment Li Ke met Jinx, they were in the same bed.
Silco and Vander looked at Li Ke, their brows furrowed and their expressions unfriendly. Wei's words had made the two fathers nervous, because if Li Ke really just wanted to play around, then the two doting fathers would really fight Li Ke.
Jinx was also watching Li Ke. She wasn't worried about what Vi had mentioned; instead, she was excited, Delia from ear to ear.
Seeing Jinx's expression, Li Ke chuckled, feeling a strange sense of excitement mixed with his amusement.
It's like a girl who's been longing to marry you, a girl who's waited for you for years. When you see her smile at you, it's really hard not to feel something.
"Good."
Li Ke made a judgment: he really should have given Jinx an identity a long time ago.
After all, everyone in Zaun knows that Jinx belongs to Li Ke, but they are all curious as to why Li Ke and Jinx haven't gotten married after all these years.
Although no rumors circulated under Silco and Vi's noses, some people were undoubtedly still wondering privately if Lord Li Ke was just playing around—after all, who would marry a madwoman?
With that in mind, Li Ke no longer hesitated.
He nodded gently, then said with a smile, "Since both Demacia and Noxus have sent representatives, Sejuani can represent Freljord, Akali can represent Ionia, Sarah can represent Bilgewater, with allies from Twin Cities present, let's take this opportunity to invite them all."
"Wei"
"Exist!"
"Get all the law enforcement officers in the Sump mobilized and tell all the Zaunite, I'm getting married."
"You should have done this a long time ago!" Wei replied with a grin.
Vander and Silco looked relieved, but when they looked at Jinx, black lines appeared on their foreheads again.
Damn, what's wrong with my little darling? Does she really want to get married that badly?
"Renata."
"Please speak, Lord City Lord." Renata, who had a rebellious streak and always wanted to be the city lord, bowed slightly. She clearly knew this was an important moment.
Li Ke's marriage is no ordinary wedding; he is the lord of Zaun, no, the lord of the Twin Cities. His marriage will be the most important event for both the upper and lower cities.
Renata naturally took it seriously, and having spent a lot of time with Silco, she often heard stories about Li Ke and Jinx from Silco. In fact, she was a Rick-Jinx supporter herself!
"Tell Mel to prepare to recall Sarah from the sea. Also, have someone inform Akali to take a team to Ionia and invite Irelia and Karma to my wedding."
"Okay," Renata said with a smile.
"Silco."
My father-in-law stepped forward, a slight smile on his face.
"The date? You decide. When it's open to the Twin Cities, anyone who wants to come can Twin Cities and be treated with the best."
Silco nodded, and as he stepped back, he nudged Vander with his arm.
"And what about me?" Seeing that Li Ke seemed to have nothing to say, Vander quickly stepped forward, grinning, and said, "Jinx getting married, don't I have anything to do?"
"Hmm," Li Ke looked at Vander with amusement and said, "The protective work is all yours, Dad."
"No problem!" Vander patted his chest confidently.
Finally, Li Ke looked at Jinx.
"Now, the most important thing is..."
Li Ke walked up to Jinx, sitting upright, involuntarily brought her legs together, ladylike turned to one side, and looked at Li Ke with a flushed face.
Then, Li Ke half-squatted in front of Jinx.
Getting married.
Between him and Jinx, they really did everything they could, except for the last one. They touched each other, and did everything else.
If Jinx weren't so lively in their daily interactions, they could easily be mistaken for an old married couple.
But when it actually came time to say those words, Li Ke realized he wasn't as calm as he thought he would be.
His heart began to race, and he even felt a slight sense of worry.
"Jinx, will you marry me?"
I know the answer, but why do I still feel worried when I ask it?
Li Ke didn't know.
But if you ask Wei, it's simply because she loved him too deeply!
Wasn't it the same between her and Caitlyn? It happened naturally, but there were also many things they were afraid of and worried about.
But Li Ke's slight worry immediately vanished.
Jinx pounced on him, knocking Li Ke to the ground.
He placed his hands on Li Ke's chest, looked down at Li Ke, and said loudly:
"Of course! I've been waiting for this day for ages!"
"If you don't marry me soon, I'll marry you!"
Silco:?