Noxian calendar, year 986, January 1st.
The newly appointed Emperor of Noxus, or rather, the Grand General of Noxus, after successfully seizing the throne of Noxus and dividing it into three parts, establishing the Council of Trifarix, and a proclamation called the "Trifarix Announcement" began to be posted in every town and village of Noxus.
In just five days, the Trifarix Announcement completely appeared in every corner of Noxus.
Upon learning of this, many capable individuals set off immediately, carrying their aspirations to the Immortal Bastion, eager to witness this event with their own eyes and intending to make a name for themselves in the Immortal Bastion.
"No matter the status, only the ability matters!"
This was personally ordered by the Grand General himself. Many talented individuals from the common people, as well as the oppressed half-blood races of Noxus, hesitated but also headed to the Immortal Bastion.
Many of these half-blood races were born warriors, with the nimbleness of the wolf tribe, the strength of the bear tribe, the endurance of the bull tribe, and the ferocity of the tiger tribe.
But they had been discriminated against due to their half-human status, and now, everything was about to change!
And as Noxus's upheaval shocked the countries large and small on the continent of Valoran, on the same day of the same month of the same year, Demacia in the west also threw out a bombshell!
This bombshell reverberated throughout the entire Runeterra.
It shook all the mage communities on Runeterra.
A message came from within the capital of Demacia, saying that King Jarvan III was about to issue the "Mage Edict", stating that as long as their names and abilities were recorded, and they were born in Demacia, mages could openly live in Demacia without persecution by the Mage Seekers.
Demacia would also stop discriminating against and persecuting mages!
And when this news leaked out, it was even more shocking than Swain's seizure of power in Noxus.
Demacia, a country that had banned magic for a thousand years, was now about to change its ancestral decrees for generations, allowing mages to integrate into Demacia?
How could this be possible? This must be a rumor, right?
However, the truth was indeed so.
Noxian calendar, year 986, January 12th -
The implementation of the Mage Edict began in the capital of Demacia. The first to register their names and abilities was a girl named Luxanna from the Crownguard family.
A total of thirteen mages from the Crownguard family were registered, and then the other nobles in the capital also registered their magic-possessing children.
At this point, the people of Demacia realized that there were so many mages among the nobles. Added together, there were nearly a thousand people!
King Jarvan III personally ordered, and Tianna Crownguard implemented it. She surrounded the Mage Seeker camp with her army, and then this woman personally dismissed her husband from the position of Mage Seeker commander.
Then, under the rapid implementation of King Jarvan III, the Mage Edict soon began to be implemented in the capital, and many children from commoner families also went to register.
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The people of Demacia will never forget this day, and the mages of Demacia, who have always concealed their identities, also swore allegiance to King Jarvan III.
Loyalty to the great Crownguard family!
Back to the tenth day of January -
King Jarvan III stood on the grand square himself, using Hextech magic amplification to broadcast his voice throughout the capital of Demacia.
"A thousand years ago, our ancestors fled here due to the great war. Here, our ancestors discovered the miraculous petricite. These stones have the ability to absorb magic, and are artifacts that can restrain mages. By using these miraculous stones, our ancestors resisted foreign attacks and built Demacia on this fertile land.
This is a country of justice, unity, glory, and holiness! I, Jarvan III, am deeply proud to be a member of Demacia!
But, my people, I was wrong! The fear of magic by the past kings led them onto the wrong path, that is, the ban on magic!
Because of this decree, over the years, we have hurt too many Demacians, countless innocent people.
Yes, they are indeed born with magic, but this is not what they want. They did not ask for this power. Magic is an innate gift, it's not a curse, it's a blessing!
They are mages, but they are also Demacians! They are someone's children, fathers, mothers, husbands, wives among you! They are friends, companions of yours, and at the same time, they are also my people!
The Crownguard once made a vow to be at the forefront, protecting all the people of Demacia. If one day the enemy comes to the capital, it will be I who will be standing at the city gate!
My father, my grandfather, they all died on the battlefield. The royal family of Demacia will never break this promise!
But just because they are mages, they have been treated unfairly!"
On that day, the king who was once gentle in people's hearts, now roared like an angry lion.
No king in generations has been able to publicly acknowledge his mistakes in front of the people of the capital like he did.
"Is it just because they possess magic, so they are no longer Demacians? I believe that all Demacians have justice, unity, and glory engraved in their hearts! And I believe that harming them is not a righteous thing to do.
Those who are still stubbornly resisting, trying to profit from it, have you forgotten the honor of being a Demacian?"
King Jarvan III took a deep breath. In this quiet grand square, in this grand square that can accommodate a hundred thousand people, he continued:
"This is a belated apology from the Crownguard family! From today onwards, Demacia will start from the capital and implement the Mage Edict in the surrounding towns and villages one by one, and no one can refuse!"
"All mages who register their names and abilities are part of Demacia and will be protected by the royal family! If I find anyone secretly arresting mages and using violence against then, I will personally exacute them!"
"Xin Zhao!"
"You Majesty!" Xin Zhao knelt in front of King Jarvan III, this man in his fifties, looked at his king with boiling blood.
"You will lead the Dauntless Vanguard to help the Illuminators spread the Mage Edict!"
"Yes!" Zhao Xin shouted loudly with his head down.
"Tianna!"
The Imperial Marshal appeared at King Jarvan III's side with his sword and immediately knelt on the ground.
She was puzzled. It was too fast. The king's actions were too fast!
Originally, it was expected to reveal the Mage Edict after the Twin Cities Games, which was the second half of this year. But probably because of what happened in Noxus, King Jarvan III suddenly accelerated his pace, and he didn't even tell the marshal!
With a few heavy blows, King Jarvan III took only two days to abolish the Demacian Mage Seekers that had been established for thousands of years!
But... for some reason, Tianna was filled with pride at this moment.
Perhaps it was because of the bright smile on Luxanna's face.
Perhaps it was because of the tears shed by the commoner mages standing in the sunlight.
King Jarvan III took a scroll from the respectful official behind him and handed it solemnly to Tianna: "The Dragon Riders are mobilized, they are all yours to command. Within three months, I want to see the signatures of all the nobles on this scroll! If they disagree with the Mage Edict, they are free to do so. Demacia will not force anyone to make a choice, but I will personally come to talk with them!"
"Yes!" Tianna took the golden scroll with both hands.
After the first applause rang out in the crowd, it was followed by countless applause.
For many years, too many common families have been broken.
It's always the commoners who are harmed, even if there are mages in the noble families, the Mage Seekers won't go after them!
The common people knew about this, but they were powerless!
Because mages are sinners!
They have sinners in their homes!
But... they are also their loved ones!
The people's grievances have long been soaring, but the nobles turned a blind eye. But today, the king saw it, and he personally wants to change it all!
Demacia will no longer ban magic, and mages will no longer be persecuted!
"Long live Demacia!"
"Long live Jarven III! Long live the King!"
"Long live the King!!!"
"Long live the King!!!"
The excited cheers pierced through the clouds, even the sliverwing raptors in the sky were frightened.
//// Gonna stop updating for a while, my second term exam is drawing closer so I won't have any time. Will upload more when I finish the exam.////
Just returned to Zaun that afternoon, Linwin was urged by Jayce to attend a meeting.
Listening to the anger in Jayce's tone, Linwin had no choice but to look at Kai'Sa and say, "Then, can we chat later tonight?"
"You go ahead and take care of important matters."
Kai'Sa was very understanding. Although Linwin had just returned, she had no objections to him leaving before even getting settled.
Looking around, it was mid-afternoon, and old Zoran was upstairs taking a nap. As for Vander, recently Kassadin had taken up the role of an Enforcer in Zaun.
Originally, Vander intended to directly promote Kassadin to the captain of Enforcers Third Squad, allowing Kassadin and Brian, to jointly lead the Third Squad, while the original captain of Squad Three was promoted.
However, Kassadin refused. He wanted to become the captain of the Enforcers with his own strength, rather than relying on Linwin's influence to become the captain.
Perhaps this was Kassadin's last stubbornness.
Looking around, there was no one else present. Powder was definitely not there; she hadn't received news of Linwin's return yet and was probably still tinkering with her weapons in the lab.
Taliyah was also nowhere to be seen; the little sparrow had been quite busy lately.
Therefore, on the ground floor of Zoran's shop, except for a few customers who came in to browse, there were no familiar faces around.
So...
"How about a kiss first?"
With his hand placed in front of his chin, Linwin pretended to cough lightly.
Kai'Sa blinked and bit her lip. "..."
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"The Mage Edict implemented by Demacia, in my opinion, King Jarvan III's move undoubtedly eradicated the lingering illness of Demacia for thousands of years. I thought the people of Demacia would only understand and regret when the mages revolted."
The meeting room in Piltover looked brighter than the one in Zaun and didn't need any lights turned on. Each person had a delicate cup in front of them, and not far away stood a scribe responsible for recording the proceedings of the meeting.
Silco was speaking at the moment: "Noxus, on the other hand, is reforming and growing stronger, which is similar to our situation in Zaun."
Silco deeply understood the situation in Demacia. After learning about the hatred between the people of Demacia and the mages, Silco clearly understood that treating one's own people and mages like this would eventually lead Demacia to its own downfall.
But as the illness grew deeper, it became harder to remove. He never expected...
Silco really didn't expect King Jarvan III to have such courage.
Lingering illness? He just cut it off directly.
Although the wound left behind was large and still bleeding, wounds always heal, don't they?
"Swain is a person we don't know much about. But from the wars he has commanded before, he is a person with extraordinary military talent and the ability to endure humiliation. He has a firm heart."
"That's true, Silco. Actually, you and Swain are quite similar. He treats Noxus the same way you treat Zaun, willing to sacrifice everything to change the country's current situation." Linwin added with a smile.
Not everyone attended this meeting, such as Mel, Councilor Medarda, and Vander.
Those who were present were the fat councilor, Camille, Linwin, Jayce, Silco, and two Zaun officials.
"No, not now."
Silco shook his head.
Linwin paused for a moment, then nodded, and said, "You're right."
People become weak when they have someone to care about.
The current Silco was different from before, and compared to a few years ago, the current Silco had become weaker.
But Silco's weakness was a good indication of a positive direction.
Because it meant that Zaun no longer needed people like Silco to do those inhumane and cruel things.
"I think what we should discuss now is how to manage these foreigners."
Camille interrupted Linwin's contemplation, her expression displeased. "Now that the people of Demacia and Noxus have arrived in the Twin Cities, as soon as these two major powers arrive, the smaller countries and city-states begin to fear them. Recently, their daily training has deteriorated."
"Especially Noxus's representative, Darius. He got into a conflict with Garen from Demacia in the cafeteria. If the Enforcers hadn't arrived, they would definitely have come to blows."
"Wait, Darius? Swain told me the person coming was Draven," Linwin immediately blinked and said.
Speaking of this, Jayce, who was beside him, couldn't help but slam the table.
"Linwin, you could have returned to Zaun on the 31st, but why did you wait until today?" Jayce's voice was filled with anger as he spoke.
Jayce had already learned from the Noxian delegation.
Linwin disappeared on the night of December 31st in Noxus, and then the continent experienced the event of Trifarix from Noxus and the Mage Edict from Demacia.
"I had something important to attend to."
"...?"
Silco fell silent for a moment and then asked, "Was it Ionia?"
"Yes, but it didn't work out."
"Sarah from Bilgewater replied to me. The Ionians are secluded and refuse to venture far, and they are currently cleaning up their devastated homeland. They won't participate in any games," Silco said.
"Mm."
Jayce immediately sat down.
Seeing Linwin looking over, he immediately looked elsewhere.
Well, if Linwin really had important matters to attend to.
With one person doing the work of two in the Twin Cities, everyone was exhausted. As a leader, Linwin couldn't slack off.
"How about dividing them to Zaun and Piltover separately? If they stay together every day, they will eventually come to blows. After all, they have to stay here for two or three months," said one of the Zaun officials, who wore glasses and had a gentle appearance.
"This will only create two factions, with smaller countries and tribes subconsciously following the people they want to follow, which is not appropriate," Silco shook his head. "If such a situation really arises, then smaller countries will subconsciously throw the game against larger countries out of fear during competitions, which goes against the original intention of establishing the Games."
"Exposing the Void is one aspect, but showing the world the strength of the Twin Cities is another," Silco added.
The weak will blindly follow the strong.
"I do have a good suggestion," Camille said, with a hint of a smile in her tone.
"Please go on."
"Weren't several buildings abandoned in the east? Those empty buildings is still useable." Camille leaned forward and looked at Linwin.
"What do you want me to do?" Linwin asked Camille, puzzled.
"Just tidy up one of those buildings and turn it into a residence for all the foreigners," Camille explained, rearranging her words. "My idea is to designate that area and change it into a place for athletes. If successful, it could serve as a template for future Twin Cities Games."
"Wow!"
What kind of brain does Camille have?
Isn't this the Olympic Village model?!
No, not the Olympic Village, it's the Twin Cities Village!
"Centralized management?" Silco nodded, smiling. "This method does seem feasible. They come to compete, we provide accommodation, venues, rewards, and even now we are teaching them the rules of the sports. I think with centralized management, they shouldn't have any grievances."
"But!" Silco paused and then continued, "Hatred remains a problem. Demacia and Noxus, Noxus and Nockmirch, even Demacia and the Winter's Claw of Freljord, no, Sejuani's tribe and the two major countries all have problems before. And now, the tribes of Avarosa have arrived too."
"Wanting these people to sit together quietly and peacefully is too difficult."
"So, we need someone to manage them," Camille said.
"Demacians and Noxians are monsters, how do you control them? Use Hextech weapons? If you really use Hextech weapons, It's just gonna end up with more problems," Jayce said halfway through, suddenly understanding Camille's meaning.
Silco also smiled.
The two Zaun officials chuckled as well.
The gaze of everyone slowly shifted, all focusing on Linwin.
"Me?"
"Yes, you," Camille said with a smile.
"..."
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