Chapter 2261 Chatty Talia
Lin Jiu went to great lengths to brainwash Nasus, not because of his fighting ability, but because of his brain. Sivir grew up in the desert and later became a mercenary without formal training. After the establishment of the Empire of the Sun, she was unable to help Lin Jiu share the affairs. Lin Jiu wanted to be a hands-off boss and had no time to teach Sivir, so Nasus was needed at this time.
Compared to Nasus's martial arts, his brain is the most important. He is a well-known scholar in Shurima, who attaches great importance to the inheritance of knowledge and history. He specially built a library, but unfortunately it was destroyed.
Nasus's intelligence was revealed at a very young age. At that time, no one would have thought that he would be selected to become one of the Ascendants. He was a thirsty scholar and had memorized and judged the greatest works of Shurima history and philosophy before the age of ten.
After meeting the school age, Nasus entered the elite Sun Academy. He had the best teachers and a keen understanding of military strategy and war logistics, and eventually became the youngest general in history. Although he is also very capable as a soldier, his fighting talent lies not in charging into battle, but in strategizing.
It would be fine if he didn't meet him, but now the person who can make him feel at ease as a hands-off boss and can help him teach Sivir is right in front of him. How could Lin Jiu not pull Nasus to his side? It's easy to win over Nasus. You don't want the first emperor of the newly established empire of Shurima to have no talent as a ruler, right?
Just kidding, because of Nasus's experience, it's not difficult for Lin Jiu to PUA. At the last ascension ceremony, the sun disc was drained of power by Xerath's witchcraft. After it collapsed, all the remaining god warriors felt that their immortal hearts lacked the illumination of the sun disc.
The holy water flowing from the oasis in the city dried up, and Shurima fell into death and famine. In the following period of time, other ascenders tried to maintain this broken empire.
But Nasus didn't. Nasus, who had completely withdrawn from the world, always bore a heavy sense of guilt. He quietly wandered in the empty ruins, watching the desert gradually swallow up the traces of his homeland, mourning everything that had passed away. For hundreds of years, Nasus had completely forgotten his past life and meaning.
It was unlikely that Nasus would be loyal to Azir forever without any barriers. After all, when the sun disk sank from the sky, the empire built over hundreds of years was instantly destroyed. Everything was due to the ambition of one person and the wrong hatred of another person. In other words, Azir had a "contribution" to the fall of the Shurima Empire.
Lin Jiu, as the Son of the Sun, gave him a new meaning of life, and Nasus naturally joined them without resistance. As for the remaining Taliyah, Lin Jiu also fooled her... ahem, attracted her to join the team.
The temptation of becoming the "founding hero" of the new Shurima Empire is not something that everyone can resist, at least as a Shurima Taliyah, she can't resist it. And this does not conflict with her purpose of returning to Shurima.
Taliyah was born in the rocky Shurima Hills, bordering the sinister shadow of Icathia. In the eyes of many outsiders, Shurima is nothing more than a barren expanse of yellow sand, but her family raised her as a daughter of the desert, allowing her to truly appreciate the rich beauty of this land.
She has been active outside as a wandering mage. It was when she heard that the emperor who had died for countless epochs was reborn that she resolutely decided to return to her hometown to protect her people from being swallowed by the sandstorms of Shurima.
Although Taliyah is not strong enough now, she has great potential. The magic power she controls is the power of elements, and her affinity with the earth element is very high. Unfortunately, whether it is the trip to Noxus or her teacher Yasuo, they only help her to master this power initially, and Yasuo cannot help her to master it more deeply.
After Lin Jiu and his group left, the news of the appearance of the Son of the Sun spread rapidly from Vikola to the outside, which caused the number of Shurima people flocking to Narimaj to surge again. For Lin Jiu, this is all good news. Every Shurima who believes in the sun is an excellent warrior resource.
Even without the Sun Fire Emblem Totem, Lin Jiu relied on his Legion Flow buff skills and the title of the Lord of Jiuli to pull up a legion in a short time. It can also compete with the armies of other forces. And with the Sun Fire Emblem Totem, with the foundation of the sun belief, the formation speed of the Sun Legion will be much faster.
There are three more people in the team, a wounded soldier, a scholar, and a chatterbox. Taliyah is not only a hundred thousand whys, but also an out-and-out chatterbox. She is the one who talks the most along the way. But Taliyah's words are not all nonsense. Most of what she said is about Noxus.
Noxus can be said to be the biggest enemy after the establishment of the Empire of the Sun. Noxus, which hopes to expand by military means, absolutely does not want to see a unified regime appear on the land of Shurima, and will definitely try to stop it.
In Taliyah's tribe, shepherding and weaving are the mainstream, especially weaving. When children grow up to a certain age, they will dance to the symbol of the mother weaver: a full moon.
This dance is to celebrate the children's talents and also foreshadow their contributions to the tribe when they grow up. After the dance, each child will become an apprentice of a master, which is also the starting point of their personal practice.
Taliyah could not find anyone who could teach her how to control this surging elemental power. She knew that if she stayed in the tribe, she would be risking their lives. So, despite everyone's pain, Taliyah said goodbye to her parents and tribesmen and set out on a long journey alone.
As Taliyah traveled westward, she met a group of Noxians who brought up a tribe of mutual trust, and Taliyah, who was simple-minded and unsuspecting, to Noxus.
For the Taliyah in the desert, the crowded and complex political relations in the capital of Noxus undoubtedly made her feel suffocated. Taliyah was paraded through the magic groups of Noxus layer by layer.
Finally, she was taken out to sea by a Noxian officer and was abandoned on the deck without hesitation. After experiencing hardships, Taliyah met the mentor who controlled the wind element with a sword.
Because of her experience in Noxus, she knows this country well, so she shared her understanding and concerns about Noxus with Lin Jiu and others.
There is nothing to worry about in Noxus. Lin Jiu is curious about the current situation of Hextech in the Twin Cities and Victor's Glorious Church. In the cold weapon battlefield, the threat of Hextech is still quite large.
The magic crystals in the Shurima Desert are the main raw materials for the production of Hextech, and those nobles naturally cannot sit back and watch the rise of a unified empire. At that time, the Solar Empire will face pressure from all sides, and perhaps the former emperor of the Shurima Empire will become an obstacle. After all, Azir's character is extremely conceited, and he may not be able to accept the Solar Empire replacing the Shurima Empire like Nasus.
The problem is not big. For Lin Jiu, the main threats in Rune Continent are still demigods, Protoss, and the Dragon King who is not sure whether he has escaped.