Noxus was founded nearly a thousand years ago. Although there were darkin who occupied the eastern part of Valoran, most of them were influenced by the Void and forgot what happened.

In addition, the Imperial Library was destroyed along with the City of the Sun in the vast astral magic generated by the fall of the solar disk, and records about the void are even scarcer.

The only major threats Noxus has faced are the Rune Wars and Mordekaiser, so it's not surprising that they don't know much about the Void.

"Our world is not just made up of what we see before our eyes. Just as Runeterra has the material realm and the spiritual realm, the celestial realm also has corresponding dimensions."

In order to make it easier for Swain to understand, Li Lin did not mention the subspace and antimatter plane, but directly talked about the void plane.

"With the beginning of the heavens, the corresponding plane of nothingness was born, representing a certain unknowable nothingness beyond the realm.

“They have tried more than once to invade Runeterra, devour this vibrant world, and turn everything in it into nothingness, but they have all failed.

"But now, after thousands of years of slumber and patient waiting, the Void in the depths of Runeterra is stirring, and they are about to return."

Li Lin took a deep breath. "More than four months from now, in the former port city of southeastern Shurima, a void lifeform calling herself the Void Queen will break out of the ground and bring nothingness to this world."

"Are you serious?"

"Of course it's true."

Swain frowned, red light flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Li Lin without blinking, whose expression was equally solemn.

He didn't seem to be lying.

Then, Swain used Ramo's ability to discover the secrets of several other people, and his mood gradually became heavy.

Aside from the Iron Wraith Mordekaiser, destined to return to the realm of the living, Noxus...

No, the entire Runeland will face a world-threatening crisis ahead of time.

Swain never liked war; in his opinion, fighting was just about staying alive.

But he has never publicly expressed this view.

Because if the Noxian Empire does not fight and plunder the resources of other countries, it will fall apart and completely collapse and disintegrate.

This is inconsistent with the current national ideology of Noxus, and Swain, who has devoted everything to the empire, will not allow such a thing to happen.

Moreover, the Black Rose would use this opportunity to criticize him and incite the people and nobles to impeach him and remove him from office.

If those short-sighted people who have no ability to think for themselves and only care about their own interests really listen to the Pale Lady, Noxus will be finished.

Swain took a breath and felt a tightness in his chest.

He thought he had done his best to prepare in advance and help Noxus survive the future when the army of the dead returned to the world of the living from the Immortal Bastion.

Unexpectedly, there is now a crisis comparable to the return of the Iron Armored Wraith, or even more serious.

There was dead silence in the meeting hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Swain finally put aside all his chaotic thoughts and looked back at Li Lin. "What do you want to do?"

"First, according to legend, a Darkin, Rhaast, was once sealed in the coastal city-state of Noxus. I would like to ask you to allow my mechanical engineers to enter Noxus to search for the Darkin's living weapons.

"Azir has mastered the method of contacting the Darkin seal and reshaping his divine body. We are confident that we can deal with the Void Queen."

first?

Didn’t you just say you only had one request... Never mind.

Instead of worrying about this, it is better to worry about the problem of the rising ascending empire.

Feeling that Ramo had finally stabilized, Swain couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"I agree, and then what?"

Li Lin quickly gathered his thoughts and said, "There's also the matter of establishing humanity's last line of defense—the League of Legends, which is humanity's equivalent of the United Nations."

Noticing the confusion on Swain's face, he added, "Belvus is only a part of the Void. Its threat is nothing. The one who can truly endanger the entire Runeterra is the Master of the Void, whom I usually call the Void Watcher.

"When the Void Watchers descend upon Runeterra, time, space, and everything in the world will come to an end. We must gather all living forces to stop them."

It was just the Void Queen just now, but now the situation is getting more and more serious.

Swain's mouth twitched involuntarily.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "You want to form a league of heroes. I don't have any problem with that, but I urge you to think carefully."

Swain smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes with his right hand. "You know, Noxus invaded Ionia a few years ago. Although it wasn't my order, as an enemy, the people of your hometown won't care about it.

"Let's not talk about Shurima for now. Azir recently wanted to reclaim lost territory and retake the three northern ports. I can just return them to him. There's no need for a military engagement.

"But Demacia..."

Swain raised his chin and gave Li Lin a look.

Noxus and Demacia have been enemies for centuries, and the two nations hate each other far more than Ionia hates Noxus.

If we want these two countries to join hands, it is not enough to get the consent of the rulers alone. The people will definitely not agree.

This is a tricky question.

"Leave this matter to me, you don't have to worry." Li Lin said, "All I want is your attitude, Commander-in-Chief."

He glanced at Darius, who was sitting next to Swain, looking a little nonchalant.

Noticing Li Lin's gaze, he curled his lips and said, "Don't look at me. This matter is entirely arranged by the commander-in-chief."

Swain laughed and stood up. Li Lin and others followed him and stood up from their seats.

"Like I said, I don't mind, as long as you can solve Demacia's problems.

"Otherwise, if only Noxus joined the League of Legends without Demacia, that would naturally be what I had in mind."

Li Lin shook his head helplessly and didn't take his next words to heart.

"Since you agree to join, that's great. However, establishing the League of Legends is just an idea of ​​mine. If I want to make it happen, I need to consider many issues.

"It's too late now. Once we've dealt with the Belvis issue, I'll personally visit the Immortal Fortress and discuss this matter with you in detail."

Li Lin walked up to Swain and extended his right hand.

Amid the middle-aged man's hearty laughter, he also reached out his hand and shook hands with him.

"Then I'm looking forward to your visit."