Chapter 227: Demacia in Ziben's Eyes

《Meredith's Soul Seduction Scroll》.

When Seraphine helped Lady Sindra get the Soul Separation Scroll, she was lucky enough to see the empty position.

The appearance of the four soul scrolls was slightly different, but because of her talent, she could clearly feel the soul in the magic book.

Although she couldn't hear anything from it.

But, each soul has its own unique smell.

And the soul in the magic book gave her the feeling that it was very much like her teacher.

Facing the curious eyes of his apprentice, Ryan nodded his chin and agreed with her idea:

"Ten years ago, I gave the Soul Seduction Scroll to Laxana."

That happened when he was traveling in Demacia.

At that time, Laxana was

younger than Seraphine now, with brilliant golden hair combed into two strands swaying on both sides of her cheeks, like a bright little flower blooming on the snow-covered grass in winter. At that time, she still lived in Mithril City and did not go to the Crown Guard family in Xiongdu.

At that time, Ryan's magic had not been exposed. The two stood on the Bear Rock Bridge, listening to the waves. There was blue water in front and behind. The ships entering the port had already put away their sails. The view on the bridge was very wide, and even the sounds of sailors busy on the deck could be seen.

As the sun set in the west, Ryan and Laxana had a pleasant exchange.

Without hesitation, among all the Demacians he talked to, Laxana was the kindest and most talented one.

Under her leadership, Demacia will be a glorious country.

And spending more than ten years planning the affairs of a country is not a long thing for Ryan.

It just so happened that he also needed time to grow up at that time.

But unfortunately, his magic was still exposed, and he was surrounded and expelled by the magic hunters.

After staying in the Secret Silver City for a while, he chose to leave.

And the magic book was found by Laxana by chance and brought with him half a year after he left, as he expected.

Unfortunately, he finally joined Noxus, and the previous plan turned into another direction.

"Ten years. So early, then she should be considered my senior sister." Seraphine whispered.

The most talented future of Demacia is the student of Noxian Council President Trifari.

With this development, she really looks forward to the day when Laxana and Demacia know the truth.

"She really called me teacher later than you." Ryan said with a smile.

"Then she is also my senior sister." Seraphine's voice was even lower, but surprisingly firm.

What magic talent is second, it is definitely a lie to children!

When she is 20 years old, I don't think I can be better than Laxana.

Also, why do Demacians think that her threat will be far greater than Laxana, and how can she be qualified to be called a "counter-country"?

Now, she just wants to grow up without worries, make the world as peaceful as possible, and sing a beautiful song.

Ryan seemed to know what Seraphine was thinking, and said with a serious tone:

"Seraphine, you are born with different talents, and your talent is unique among humans."

"I don't think I have such talent." Seraphine's cheeks flushed slightly under the teacher's praise.

She is not that ignorant child. Along the way, whether in the academy or elsewhere, she has met so many mages, and none of them is less talented than her.

Whether it is the two teachers or Laxana, their talents are among the best.

Even Annie, Riel, and even Silas who follows Laxana, she doesn't think she is stronger than them.

It's just that diligence and famous teachers have made her grow faster.

As for rune magic,

she has a sense of frustration when learning it. Her progress in this area is far less than Annie and others. She learns the theory quickly, but it is very complicated to perform.

"You are only 14 years old this year. When I was 14, I didn't even have my magic awakened."

Ryan shook his head slightly. He could tell at a glance how Seraphine was doing in her studies recently.

Seraphine has recently shifted her focus to teaching and the political affairs between Demacia and Norse. This is not a good sign.

"Are you worried about rune magic?"

"I have no talent for this." Seraphine held her head in distress.

She had promised her two teachers that the Demacia group would definitely break through the heroic level.

But all the way from Noxus, she not only did not break through, but she became more confused.

She can chat and laugh with the Yodel people, she can seduce Laxana with words to change her color, and she can deal with the eight officials of Demacia with a level attitude

But all these are not what she wants.

She never had to worry about her personal achievements.

Seraphone, look at this name, the apprentice of the Trifaree Council President Ryan Meredith, and the apprentice of the godlike mage Ms. Sindra.

These eye-popping suffixes alone destined her to have an extraordinary future.

But she really didn't think she was worthy of the titles brought by the two teachers, such as Ms. Laxana, who was like a child showing off under the protection of her parents.

Not to mention, she didn't even think she had talent in the magic path of the two teachers.

"Your talent is not here. Rune magic is the magic path that Sindra and I created together. This is our path." Ryan sat on the armchair by the window and enlightened her.

"But you and Ms. Sindra both believe that only by taking this path can you reach the end."

"It's not the only path." Ryan waved his hand, "but it is the only path that is firm for us. It may not be suitable for everyone. Xiao Sa, you are only one step away from the heroic level. Your problem lies in the influence of Sindra and me on you."

Seraphine was not suitable for his rune magic path, including Laxana.

The charm of rune magic is that knowledge can help strength grow, and seeking knowledge is the best teacher.

But not all people and mages are good at seeking knowledge, and not everyone has the supreme pursuit of strength.

Relying on the infinite thirst for knowledge and studying the mysteries of runes can bring strength.

But the greatest talent of Seraphine and Laxana lies in the heart that is different from others, and the charm that can influence others at all times.

Providing them with knowledge is just to make their subsequent path easier.

The path of magic has always been an aid to the two of them, not the path they really want to pursue.

"The influence of the teacher?" Seraphine looked thoughtful.

This trip to Demacia actually gave her a deeper understanding.

Starting from Piltover, she went to Noxus to study, and then visited Demacia as an envoy.

In just a few years, she seemed to have experienced countless things.

Whenever her footprints fell on a place, everyone's soul and voice rushed to her ears like a rising tide.

She could hear their inner cries and their longing wishes.

Kindness, guilt, enthusiasm, glory, arrogance, darkness.

It is these things that make up a collective called human beings.

Whether it was her singing that changed the world or admonishing others, it seemed too one-sided.

She seemed to have always lacked something she really wanted.

She seemed to have always wanted to find something.

This thing was not the knowledge given to her by the two teachers, nor was it her achievement when she taught students as a mentor, nor was it the pride she had when she was in Noxus.

Ryan saw Seraphine raise her head, her eyes gradually brightened, and knew that she was only one step away from the answer.

The reason why people above mortals are called "heroes" is not because they have stronger and more unmatched power.

Rather,

"Teacher, I may understand!" Seraphine took a deep breath.

Ryan looked at her gently: "Tell me about your feelings."

"I lack the most important thing, that is, I am confused these days when I came to Demacia."

"Teacher's expectations, the goals of the empire, and the education of the academy are all closely related to me. I have learned a lot from them, but I just played a participating role."

"Then what do you want?" Ryan nodded in approval and asked further.

Seraphine's face was filled with a bright smile, and she bowed slightly to Ryan:

"Teacher, my name is Seraphine! I want the world to hear my voice and tell everyone that I am Seraphine!"

The moment Seraphine finished speaking, she let out a long sigh, as if her whole soul relaxed.

It was as if some tightly bound shackles had quietly loosened.

Suddenly, she found her future path and realized clearly that.

Faith is the key to being a hero!

Just as it was a natural process, the sound in her ears became clearer, and she gradually heard more sounds that she had not heard before.

At the same time, her temperament quietly changed, and as long as people noticed her, they would listen to the voice she conveyed, and the voice would go straight into the other person's soul and tell the other person.

She is Seraphine.

With a smile in his eyes, Ryan stood up and walked to the window, overlooking the flowing crowd below, and murmured in a low voice:

"Seraphine. Move to the beat of your own music. In the near future, you and Laxana will become the brightest light in the shadows of Noxus and Demacia, dispelling the darkness in everyone's heart."

Demacia is just an appetizer on the road to Noxus' rise.

Their real enemy is coming soon.

Although it was just a small test, it would bring about a dramatic change to the entire Runeland.

In the room, the voices of the master and the apprentice talking and discussing rang out again, intermittently, until the sun rose to its highest point, and they walked out of the door together.

The environment in the corridor was not quiet. Two people stood opposite each other on the floor paved with white rocks. One of them wore the same white robe as Ryan, and a human-shaped silver-patterned badger was embroidered on his left shoulder.

That was Grinston O'Neills.

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

At this time, he was bending his tall back and performing a Demacia etiquette of respecting teachers, and the object was Ziben, who was not even half his age.

This scene looked quite strange to others.

But Ziben didn't seem to think there was a problem, and he was still talking about something.

When he sensed Ryan's sight, he stopped his desire to output, scratched the back of his head, looked over embarrassedly, and saluted.

"Your Majesty, good afternoon!"

"Your Majesty, you are out." Grinston also turned around, with an embarrassed look on his face.

He called him "Your Excellency" in front of outsiders and "Your Majesty" in private. This was the order from his grandfather.

Moreover, he now understood why His Majesty Ryan brought him here.

Ziben, a person who made him extremely impressed and even made him regard him as a teacher regardless of his age.

The question Ryan mentioned at the market just now was answered very easily by him.

People are always pursuing profits. Even if they are not big families and do not have very powerful forces, because they are in charge of people's livelihood, they can do a lot of crooked things.

The interests of Demacia people must be protected.

In Gladstone's view before, this sentence was to reduce the income of the nobles and keep the country, nobles and civilians in balance.

But after being enlightened by Teacher Ziben, he completely understood.

His Majesty Ryan did not have to ensure that the citizens of Demacia could get the due compensation, but to let them maintain their enthusiasm for a better life in the future.

But in this process, it is necessary to give them real benefits.

When Ziben said this just now, Gladstone showed disdain.

Without compensation, how can there be benefits? The people of Demacia can hardly afford vegetables. When the livestock they raise are almost sold out, the price of meat will usher in a wave of crazy growth.

It was Ziben's words that woke him up.

"What the people want is a hope, a hope, not just drinking and eating meat."

Then, Ziben used some examples and operations to gradually make him realize.

No matter how much the price of meat and vegetables rises, Demacia will not be unable to afford food.

Since food and clothing are not a problem, the conflict of interests can be transferred.

For example, farmers who grow vegetables and herdsmen who raise cattle and sheep also need money, so they raise the selling price.

As for what the Trifarian gold coins are used for, of course, they are used to build better and bigger houses, give their children a better education, buy more exquisite and practical mechanical vehicles, or other machinery from Noxus.

Then the question is, it costs money to do all these things, where do the people at the bottom of Demacia get so much money.

Gladstone humbly raised this question, and Ziben also gave an answer.

Borrowing!

The O'Neill family often provides aid to the Demacians, and they will pay it back quickly. This is a good tradition.

It can be improved to evolve into a situation where Demacians borrow a sum of money from O'Neill or Noxus Bank to buy and improve their lives, and finally repay it in installments.

This amount has a high interest rate, but the Demacians do not think there is anything wrong with it. Things that do not belong to them always need to be paid for borrowing.

The Demacians have noble character, and it is natural for them to repay debts.

As for how to promote pre-consumption, that is something that the nobles need to consider.

In the future, Demacians only need to pay an initial savings, and subsequent payments can be made through loans.

Of course, banks and nobles will evaluate the assets and income of Demacians to determine whether to borrow or how long to borrow, and will use the purchased items as collateral.

In Ziben's idea, the initial savings are the cost price of the purchase.

For example, building houses. Noxus has developed a lot of new building materials, Piltover is good at design, and the northeastern part of Noxus - the part across the narrow Moon Sea and bordering Ionia - has excellent wood and bonsai.

With multiple combinations, the cost will not be too high.

Of course, the nobles here are responsible for building houses in Demacia, and they can reduce costs and make profits from it.

Noxus will only charge part of the material benefits, and the bank will only charge interest. The price of building and selling houses depends on the nobles.

The nobles collect money, Noxus collects interest, and the Demacians spend money to improve their lives, and because of debt, they will work harder.

Everything is so perfect.

Gladstone felt that he could not find any faults in it.

As long as they can always benefit the Demacians and make consumer goods for them, they will have endless motivation to work hard.

The impact of Noxus's products on the Demacians is obvious.

Even if it was extremely unpalatable desert beef and mutton, most Demacians would want to try it if they were not penniless.

In their eyes, things from Noxus were not only rare, but also absolutely high-end.

Otherwise, why would they be sold so expensively?

Good things are not cheap, this is an eternal truth.

Gladstone said excitedly, learning from Ziben, and promised that the O'Neill family would definitely manage Demacia well.

While talking, Seraphine looked at her student strangely.

She never thought that a small magic department could produce a person like Ziben, who could fool people at such a young age.

There was a question, and she also learned it through Ziben's voice.

That is.

When the Demacians wake up. How do they vent their anger?

Or, what should they do when the reward for hard work is not enough to pay the loan?

The bank provides loans, and both parties are willing. The Demacians are embarrassed not to pay it back.

When buying goods and imported goods, the prices are clearly marked, and no one can be blamed.

So who is exploiting them? Who is deducting the compensation they deserve?

Ziben met Seraphine's eyes, spread his hands, and his face was full of innocence.

When the time comes, no matter whether the Crown Guard or Light Shield family is in power, they will start with the minor nobles, and what does it have to do with him and the empire.

When the time comes, a new group of nobles will be replaced, and other products will be packaged in a new and cute way, and it will be a new Demacia.

All of this is Demacia's internal affairs, and has nothing to do with the empire.

Noxus is rich and powerful, and the jobs it offers are definitely much better than those provided by local nobles.

And as an ally, providing a loan is a benevolent act, you can't not pay it back, the interest and repayment date are agreed upon, and the Demacians can't do anything to break the contract.

So in the final analysis, all of this is just Demacia's internal affairs.

The empire is always a symbol of justice!