Twin Cities: I am the man of many myths

Chapter 234 What if Aatrox could become my sword?
As night fell, a small object hung on Li Ke's leg. Isa, with her slightly curly, fluffy hair, was hugging Li Ke's leg. She was now tall enough that she could reach the kitchen counter without having to tiptoe.

Over the years, Isa’s diet has improved, and with the supplementation of nutrition, she has grown taller very quickly. After all, it is indeed the time when teenagers grow taller, but she still maintains her old habit of liking to be hugged by Li Ke.

But now that Li Ke is cooking, Isa obediently stays by his legs, holding seasonings and a kitchen knife in her hands. As soon as Li Ke reaches out, she skillfully hands him the things.

Jinx was sitting at the dining table in the living room, where Vi, Hilko, and Vander were also present.

This was a family dinner, and old man Vander stood out because he was wearing the combat suit that Victor had made for him.

He wore a black leather jacket with a Hextech gem engraved on the chest. Viktor used rune forging techniques obtained from Noxus to engrave protective runes on his chest, strength runes on his arms, and agility runes on his legs.

When Li Ke first saw the clothes, he was amused. How to put it, the clothes looked too philosophical!

Although it doesn't look good, wearing this outfit would definitely triple Vandel's combat power.

Technology changes lives, and that's not just a saying.

If Vi, wearing Hextech Gauntlets, can possess combat power comparable to that of a transcendent being, then one can only imagine what Vander, who already met the standards of a transcendent being and then donned the new combat suit, could achieve.
Soon, dinner was ready, and Li Ke and Isa came to the table. Hilko poured himself a glass of wine, while Wei had already picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

Li Ke's cooking skills have always been quite good, and they suit Wei's taste perfectly. Back when Li Ke was in Zu'an, she would often come to Li Ke's place for dinner after getting off work at the law enforcement bureau in the evening.

"The Freljord people have already made arrangements. They're staying in the western region. Tomorrow afternoon, Lenata will take Sejuani around Zaun and teach her what to do next."

"Well, what about Demacia? How did they react after receiving the news?" Rick nodded, and casually picked up the meat that Jinx had put in his bowl.

Isa also put food into Li Ke's bowl, smiling and revealing a set of pretty white teeth.

Good, because Rick made sure Isa brushed her teeth properly and didn't allow her to push her teeth with her tongue after they fell out, Isa didn't grow a pair of bunny front teeth like Jinx.

To reiterate, Xiao Jin is slightly overweight, and Li Ke has the absolute right to say about this. After all, he could feel it when he was kissing her and sticking out his tongue, although... that doesn't affect her cuteness and beauty.

Hilcok took a sip of his drink and replied, “It was unexpected. I thought Demacia would take this opportunity to cause trouble for us. But Jarvan III sent a letter saying that they would be sending a new ambassador abroad, and this time, they are sending a nobleman from Xiongdu to attend Noel’s trial in court.”

“If Demacia really made a mistake first, they will apologize to us. Jarvan III gives a pretty good impression,” Hilk said after thinking for a moment.

If it were him, he would absolutely not be able to make such a decision.

Because the words "fairness" and "justice" simply do not exist in Hilko's dictionary; everything he does prioritizes the interests of Zaun.

Therefore, he tolerated the Demacians, Noxus, and Ionia undermining Zaun's system during this period.

By sacrificing the interests of a small minority for the benefit of many, Hilk has always done this; in Zaun, he has always played the villain.

"I've also looked into it a little. That diplomatic ambassador named Noel was selected from a small border town to come to Xiongdu, right?"

"Ah."

“Then it’s not surprising that the Demacians would do something like this,” Rick said, picking up his glass and taking a sip of his drink.

He seemed somewhat happy.

Li Ke was indeed happy because this proved that Demacia could still be an ally, not an enemy.

Li Ke has always had a good impression of Demacia. After all, although the common people in Demacia lack room for upward mobility, the nobles, who receive more and eat more, are truly willing to step up when trouble comes.

Every nobleman in wartime will be at the forefront of the battle; this is the official setting Riot Games gave to Demacia.

Upon hearing this, Hilco glanced at Rick, took a sip of his drink, and then gave a disgruntled snort. He understood what Rick meant.

What Rick was really trying to say was that Jarvan III was definitely unaware of what Noelle had done. In fact, Hilcor had discovered this a long time ago. It seemed that Rick had some admiration for Jarvan III and Swain.
It's unclear why, but Hilko was somewhat unhappy about it.

No, if you, Li Ke, want to worship someone, shouldn't you worship me too?
I'm your father-in-law!
"Did Demacia say who they sent?"

"Have."

"Who is it?" Li Ke asked curiously.

"The head of the Laurent family will serve as the diplomatic ambassador for this trial. In addition, to ensure a fair and just trial and to maintain the alliance between the two countries, the prestigious Demacian family, the Crown Guard family, will also send its core members."

Upon hearing this, Li Ke raised an eyebrow and looked at Hilko, asking, "Who came from the Crown Guard family? Was it someone named Garen?"

Hilko was no longer surprised that Rick would occasionally utter unfamiliar names, and he replied, "Lux Crownguard."

"It seems to be a girl."

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Upon hearing the name Hilko mentioned, Rick's lips twitched slightly. He took a deep breath and said seriously, "Hilko, tell Jarvan III now, can they send someone else?"

Are you kidding me? Lux is coming to Zaun?

No, that girl is practically a force capable of destroying a nation!
As we all know, the protagonist of Demacia is not Garen, nor Jarvan IV, but Lux!

Lux, the witch who destroys nations, practically has a built-in strong female lead persona, okay? It would be a miracle if anyone who gets close to her ends up well!

"What happened to that girl?" Hilko asked curiously.

"Okay, forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything, that's fine." But then Li Ke suddenly changed his mind.

Because Li Ke remembered something: although Lux has the attribute of "destroying a country", she is kind-hearted, cute and lively by nature. As long as she is properly managed, there is no reason for Lux to cause trouble for Zaun.

After all, to cause trouble for Zaun now, at least a demigod pair would be needed; Lux can only summon Galio.

As for Silas and all that, well, I'm not bragging, but he could kill Silas with a single slap right now. Absorbing magic is useless against Li Ke, since Li Ke is all about physical strength.

Thinking it over, Rick said to Hillco, "Since these Hillcos have come from Demacia, send someone to inform Swain to send someone to Zaun as well, preferably with Katarina leading the team."

"What are you going to do again?"

"To resolve the conflict between Noxus and Demacia, what else can I do?" Rick replied, then continued:

"Since Sejuani is in Zaun now, let's resolve this once and for all to avoid future trouble. Unfortunately, Ionia is not yet unified, so even if I inform Karma, Karma cannot send anyone as a representative of Ionia."

"Okay, I understand. I'll send someone to inform Swain first thing tomorrow morning." Hilko didn't ask any more questions, nodded, and started eating.

"Hey, Rick, can you guys stop talking about this for now?" Vi muttered as she saw that Hilko and Rick had finally stopped.

After taking a sip of her drink, Wei continued, "When it's time to eat, just focus on eating. Why chat about random things?"

"It's really affecting my appetite," Wei muttered.

Li Ke glanced at the bones laid out in front of Wei's plate and rolled his eyes in annoyance. "You're eating so much even though it's affecting your appetite. How much could you eat if you had a good appetite?"

"Ignore her, Rick, she's a pig," Jinx grumbled from the side.

"You want to die, huh?!" Vi immediately bristled, raising her fist as if to punch Jinx. "Try hitting me then!" Jinx made a face at Vi, completely unafraid of her.

Hey, everyone here is her person!
Li Ke, her man.

Isa, her sister.

Vander, her father.

Hilko, her second father.

She's afraid of Wei?!
The meal lasted until late at night. Visyl, Kovander, and the other two left, Jinx took Isaac to take a shower, while Rick sat alone in the room.

Then, Li Ke, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, thought for a moment and looked at the animal skin bag that he had put in the corner.

The bag exuded a strong magical aura, and even with Li Ke's rudimentary magical skills, he could sense powerful ice magic emanating from it.

That was the seal Lissandra placed on Rick; it sealed Aatrox.

Reaching out, Li Ke lightly grasped the bag, which flew towards him. After thinking for a moment, Li Ke tore the bag open.

Given Aatrox's current state, he doesn't need the help of a demigod. Rick can suppress Aatrox on his own because he is now very close to being a demigod. In this state, Rick is not far from Aatrox.

Of course, this refers to Aatrox in his weakened state. If it were Aatrox after he had transformed into the Demon of Sword and slaughtered thousands of barbarians, Rick would certainly not be able to suppress him.

Aatrox at that time could easily defeat Kyle.
With that in mind, Li Ke released Lissandra from her seal.

The instant Li Ke opened the animal skin bag, far away in the abyss of the North, the white-haired woman in the Hall of Nine Venerables suddenly raised her head.

She moved her lips a few times, then shook her head and remained silent.

"Damn it! You filthy worm, you insolent beast!"

"I'll kill you, I'll kill everyone you cherish!"

A violent and chaotic sound echoed in his mind. Li Ke stuck out his little finger, picked at his ear, and pursed his lips.

At that moment, an enormous sword was placed on Li Ke's lap. The sword had spikes along its edge, curved upwards, and had a hollow center that emitted a crimson light. Within the crimson light, one could see flowing blood vessels, and where the blood vessels were dense, an extremely evil eye was formed.

The eye was glaring at Li Ke, cursing angrily, while a thick aura of blood emanated from the sword. Blood streaks climbed up Li Ke's arm and spread towards his chest and heart.

But the next moment, with a snort from Li Ke, the surging blood vessels dissipated, gathering only in the hand holding the sword.

"Give it to me, give me your body!"

Aatrox roared in despair, his sword trembling, but he was powerless to change the fact that he was being held by a human.

It's important to know that while Aatrox is stronger than Rhaast, both being Darkin weapons, the difference in their power isn't that significant after they become Darkin. And Rhaast is controlled by Kayn.

Kayn is a genius. As a child, he was sent to the Noxian battlefield as cannon fodder by the Noxians. However, he was later chosen by Zed, who was aiming to match Shen, who was also an extremely strong person below the level of a demigod.

Kayn's talent is so great that even Zed admires him, but how does he compare to Lee Sin?

Of course, there's no comparison. No matter how talented Kayn is, he can't compare to Rick. It's not that Rick is arrogant, but he truly has that ability now.

Now, after the system evolved, Lee's strength has surpassed that of Shen and Zed. Kayn has no hope of catching up to him unless he completely controls Rhaast.

Therefore, if Kayn can control Rhaast, then there's no reason why Rick can't control Aatrox.

This is why Rick brought Aatrox back with him.

Li Ke lacked a weapon. In the past, he used wind element to gather a wind sword, which was barely usable, since ordinary swords could not withstand Li Ke's magic.

However, during the battle with the bear-men, Li Ke discovered that the wind sword he had created using elemental convergence broke down several times, which made Li Ke realize that he really needed a good weapon now.

After much thought, there are only three types of weapons in Runeterra that can be used perfectly by the current Lee. The first type is a weapon crafted by Ornn, as anything made by Ornn is bound to be of high quality.

The second type is the Darkin, who, like Kayn, uses Rhaast, which greatly increases their power.

The third type is Protoss weapons, but Li Ke will not deal with Protoss. After all, Li Ke knows very well that Protoss are the future enemies of Runeterra. To obtain Protoss weapons, the first thing to do is to climb the Titans, gain the Protoss's approval, and let the Protoss's soul enter one's body. Ha, how could Li Ke do such a thing?

To allow celestial spirits to enter one's body and then possess one's soul?

Crazy? !

Therefore, Aatrox is the best choice at present.

And coincidentally, Aatrox is a Darkin in sword form. Just thinking about wielding Aatrox made Rick feel a surge of excitement.

If Aatrox can become my sword, then if Aatrox doesn't cause trouble, together we should have the combat power of a demigod, right?
Thinking of this, Li Ke spoke up:

"Shut your stinking mouth, then we can have a chat. Or do you want to be sacked up again and sent back to that dark, sunless environment?"

"How dare you! Do you know who I am?"

"." This conversation feels a bit strange.

Although he knew Aatrox was immature and arrogant, Rick still felt strangely uncomfortable when they actually talked.

Aatrox gave Rick the feeling of a haughty brat.

What little devil?
"Aatrox, are you sure you don't want to talk to me?"

Before Aatrox could speak, Li Ke sighed and picked up a bag from the side: "Then I can only put you in and seal you away. This is my territory. Once I seal you away, you can forget about ever getting out."

Li Ke threatened.

Then, Rick heard Aatrox's somewhat flustered voice.

"and many more!"

The greatsword trembled, and Aatrox's voice carried a hint of fear. He didn't want to return to the darkness, to a time when he couldn't even move, let alone cry.

Therefore, he chickened out.

The eye on the greatsword looked at Li Ke. That eye was extremely evil and full of majesty, but at this moment, there was a trace of panic and worry in its majesty.

"What do you want to talk about? Human, ha, do you want my power?"

You're overthinking it!

(End of this chapter)