Chapter 255 Swain’s decision

Levi's suggestion of the God-chosen Janna alliance made Swain fall into deep thought again.

The actual implementation of this plan may not be perfect, and there will be various problems. But it is definitely the closest system to a utopian ideal that humans can achieve now.

Swain believes that Runeterra will move towards a better future under the leadership of the Wind Leader.

But he still couldn't let go of Noxus.

He understands the theory of the leader and accepts that everyone is equal, but Noxians have always been more equal than others in his heart.

To gain more benefits for Noxus, the best way is of course to control the alliance's power center.

But the more Swain tries to secure special interests for Noxus, the farther away he becomes from the center of power of the Alliance.

Therefore, Swain is destined to be unable to obtain the ultimate power he wants, making Noxus an entity with a special status in the Janna Alliance in the future.

"I'm afraid people like me are not qualified to join the Central Council, right?" Swain laughed at himself helplessly.

"Of course." Levi pointed out directly and rudely: "With your understanding of Janna's thoughts, the most you can do is become the president of the Noxian Wind Leader Association."

"As for this treatment, I made an exception for you just for the sake of united front work."

"Those disciples and generals who have the same hegemonic ideas deeply rooted in their bones will not receive such good treatment. Even if they surrender in time, they must undergo strict belief screening according to the standards of the leader."

"Only those who have truly changed their minds and reshaped their beliefs can become future leaders of the Noxian Leaders Association."

Levi's words were straightforward enough, and Swain was also a smart man, so there was no way he could not understand them.

He can make an exception and become the future leader of the Noxian Leaders Association, but others cannot.

In the future, apart from himself, there will probably not be another die-hard nationalist who shares his mind among the top leaders of the Noxus Leaders Association.

And his colleagues and subordinates all disagreed with him. Even if Naswein stayed for a while, there was absolutely no way he could bring New Noxus back to the old track of the Noxus Empire.

"The new Noxus will become more powerful, but the hegemony of the old Noxian Empire will fall apart and never come back."

"So -" Levi asked: "General Swain, what is your choice?"

"Should we make Noxus great again, or make the Empire great again?"

Swain: "."

He thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "I am willing to cooperate with the leader, but..."

"Do you still have concerns?" Levi asked.

"I still have many followers." Swain said pointedly.

His preparations for the coup had already begun, and so many disciples and former officials had quietly gotten into the car, waiting for him to step on the accelerator.

Now, the car was about to start, but the driver suddenly jumped into another car.

So what should these passengers do?

In response, Levi replied: "I am willing to give your followers preferential treatment and give them the opportunity to surrender anyway. As long as they can change their minds in time, there will definitely be a place for them in New Noxus."

"But they may not be able to 'change their minds.'" Swain knew very well who his followers were.

They are both new military aristocrats who long for privileges, and they are also extreme Noxian patriots. That's why they dare to participate in the coup with their heads raised, and follow Teacher Swain to "raise troops to Luo to attack the national traitors."

People like them probably won't change.

Swain, who has no selfish desires, would find it difficult to get around this corner.

Not to mention his group of students whose eyes turned red when they saw the title and the land, and they were as hungry and dissatisfied as hungry wolves.

"If that's the case, then" Levi trailed off and stopped talking.

Because Swain is a smart man, he knows what the second half of this sentence will be.

Revolutionary revolution means revolutionizing the lives of others and revolutionizing one's own life. If Swain's followers would rather die than die, they should be swept into the garbage heap of history along with the old aristocracy.

Even though many of them are his friends, his students, and people who respect and love him.

Be it his past ideals or his comrades-in-arms, if Swain wants to become a leader, he must betray everything he has in the past.

"." Swain remained silent.

Finally he said: "Levi, I also want you to agree to one condition."

"Those military generals who follow me, as long as they are willing to lay down their arms and surrender in the future, they may be imprisoned or reformed through labor. No matter what, the leader must at least spare their lives."

"No problem." Li Wei agreed readily.

The leader's policy is not focused on physically destroying the enemy, but on the victory of faith. With Swain's united front value, his group of students are fully qualified to be sent to Stillwater Prison, not to "Stillwater University"

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"So, what's your decision?"

Swain quietly said with firm eyes: "I am willing to join the Leader and bring a real change to Noxus."

He agreed to Li Wei's invitation.

Then, without waiting for Li Wei's response, he changed positions at an astonishing speed and began to speak in a leader's tone:

"President Levi, now we have to face a problem first."

"And that's the real reason for my visit."

"You mean the black rose?" Levi could guess.

Swain, a "retired disabled veteran" who was a criminal who was demoted to a commoner by the emperor just a year ago, was actually promoted by the line of fire and came to Piltover with a group of cronies he single-handedly led.

Outsiders may not understand it.

But Levi knew that this was clearly a plan that Black Rose used on Wind Leader and Swain at the same time to ask for directions and kill with a borrowed knife.

Throwing stones to ask for directions is to test the true strength of the leader again. Killing with a borrowed knife is to use the hands of the leader to get rid of the hidden danger of Swain. As a result, no matter whether the leader wins or loses, Black Rose will make a sure profit.

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"Black Rose wants us to fight, right?" Levi asked.

"That's right." Swain said: "They have already given me an order through Darkwill, asking me to issue a serious warning to you regarding the 'Leader Invasion' that occurred in Ionia more than a month ago.

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"If you can't give a reasonable explanation for this matter, they may order me to go to war with Zaun."

"Are you trying to create an excuse for war?" Li Wei raised his eyebrows.

He asked with a smile: "I thought Noxus never needed a reason to kill."

"We need the Wind Leader." Swain said: "Now the soldiers of Noxus all know how powerful the goddess Janna is, and the generals also have their own ideas in their hearts."

Noxus is now fighting on four fronts, and no front is advancing smoothly.

After so many years of fighting, no benefits have been gained, and the net loss has been a loss of soldiers, a waste of people and money.

Under such circumstances, no matter how bellicose the imperial general is, he cannot be belligerent.

Everyone has long been classified as a potential peacemaker in this endless war.

At this time, the emperor had nothing to do, and started a war against the leader for no reason. Even if it was just a local war in the twin cities, the brothers would be unable to hold on.

"If there is no reasonable excuse to incite people's hearts and I, the former commander of the empire, comes forward to advocate peace, then the military's morale will naturally follow me."

"Not only did they not succeed in forcing me to die, but they also forced a mutiny that was responded to by hundreds of people. This is probably not the situation Black Rose wants to see."

Therefore, the excuse for war may seem illusory, but it actually has its own meaning.

Only by having a good reputation can the already exhausted military morale be cheered up.

The leader took the initiative to provoke, and even reached out to Ionia to directly interfere in the empire's pioneering war, "ambitiously wanting to benefit from the war between the empire and Ionia."

This excuse couldn't be more powerful.

"So you have to try your best to give a reasonable explanation so that I can mediate within the empire and buy time."

"What we lack most now is time." Swain originally planned to delay for a while, and when preparations for the coup were completed, he would directly return to the Immortal Fortress to launch a mutiny.

Before fighting against the outside world, you must first make peace with the inside. Once you have dealt with the black roses, you can come back to deal with the leader.

Now that he is on the side of the leader, this plan seems to be changing.

But in the final analysis, time for peaceful development is precious.

"So, what's going on over there in Ionia?" Swain looked at Levi thoughtfully.

In fact, he also wanted to know why Levi suddenly sent a team to Ionia to cause trouble.

Your Zu'an side has not been independent for a long time, and there are many wastes waiting for improvement. Are you in a hurry to export it overseas?

"This." Levi was helpless: "You may not believe it, but what happened in Ionia really has nothing to do with me."

Today's update. I originally thought that I couldn't adjust my schedule in the underworld, so I would just work at night and sleep during the day, just like the underworld. As a result, I had insomnia during the day and now I'm so sleepy that I can't bear it anymore.
Chapter completed!