Chapter 314: "Unknown Hero" Lester
At the same time, Yipu River Port.
General Lester didn't know that someone was already eyeing his head.
At this time, he deliberately dismissed all the outsiders including his adjutant, and was sitting alone in his command office, carefully opening a secret letter.
This "secret letter" is very special.
Because it was not a letter in the traditional sense at all, but a black crow flying rapidly from the distant ocean.
Lester placed the crow on the table and looked it in the eye.
The crow also looked at him carefully, as if confirming his identity and surroundings.
Finally, an evil red light flashed in the crow's eyes, and as its beak opened and closed, it uttered human words: "Lester."
"Teacher Swain, what do you want me to do?" Lester nodded respectfully.
"I am about to take over as the Governor of Piltover, and I am now on my way to the Twin Cities with my army." Crow said, "You should be aware of this, right?"
"Of course." Lester nodded: "I have also been following your news, teacher."
He knew that Swain had been sent to Piltover by the puppet emperor Darkwill, who was responsible for confronting the Wind Leader on the front line.
This is obviously a tactic of throwing stones to test the water and driving the tiger to devour the wolf between Wind Leader and Swain.
"Very good, it seems you also understand our situation."
Swain used "we" here because Lestat was his student and had already boarded his pirate ship.
If he fails in the Twin Cities this time, Leicester and a large number of new military officers thousands of miles away will also be in trouble.
"Darkwill wants to use us as cannon fodder to test the Leader. We certainly can't let him succeed."
“So no matter what, before that ‘big thing’ happens, we must maintain a peaceful relationship with the Wind Leader. Whether in the Twin Cities or in Ionia, the Wind Leader is not our primary enemy now.
"Do you understand, Lester?"
The big event that Swain was talking about was naturally the coup they were secretly planning.
This coup d'état concerns the lives and property of all of them as well as their future wealth and glory, and they must not allow any loss.
"I understand." Lester nodded heavily.
Although he disliked the Wind Leaders, both for their theories and their blatant interference in the Ionian War.
But he knew that in order to resist foreign aggression, he had to first stabilize the country.
If they don't kill the old aristocratic forces within the Black Rose empire first, the old aristocrats will kill them soon.
Once the coup plan was launched, it could not be stopped and there was no turning back for them.
Therefore, in order to concentrate on solving internal problems first, Leicester is willing to maintain peace with the leader temporarily.
"Recently, we have received orders from the Immortal Fortress , urging us to find the Leader who escaped from Yipu River Port half a month ago as soon as possible."
This is obviously also a tactic of the old aristocracy.
The old nobles wanted them to find the Leader and then start a local war with the Leader in Ionia.
Leicester naturally cannot let their opponents succeed.
"Teacher, don't worry. In fact, I have been covering for those leaders these days."
He had secretly sent out trusted scouts to confirm that the leader was not currently in the Yipu River basin.
Because the Wind Leaders took away tens of thousands of people. Moreover, due to their limited divine power, they stopped to rest several times during , leaving many traces.
As long as we track it as soon as possible, it will not be difficult to confirm the general direction of its escape.
So he knew that the Leader must have fled to another place on the island.
But Lester still pretended to believe that the leader was here:
"I have already sent people to secretly clean up the traces left by the Leader when he escaped."
"It just so happens that some of my men who are restless took the opportunity to kill innocent people and claim credit for their achievements. They lied about military intelligence and said that there are many Leaders' guerrillas operating near the Yipu River."
"I just reported this fake news to those fools in the headquarters. Haha..."
"Eighty percent of the new troops sent to Barue Province have been deployed here. It is expected that for at least the next month, their time will be wasted in the continuous mountainous areas in the upper and middle reaches of the Yipu River."
"If only those leaders were smarter and hid themselves, this war wouldn't have happened."
I'm afraid Riven and Fia don't know that they can hide safely in the Wuji Mountains with tens of thousands of people because there is an "unsung hero" like Lester standing behind them.
Now half of the empire is being manipulated by him, and Leicester is quite pleased with it.
However, after a moment of silence, Crow said in a dissatisfied voice: "Lester, your idea is correct. But it is not a wise move to allow your subordinates to kill innocent people and take credit for their achievements."
"You will only destroy the soul of an army - the discipline and morale of the army."
"I..." Lester was stunned.
Then he nodded respectfully: "Yes, Mr. Swain."
In fact, he really wanted to say... Teacher Swain, you have been laid off for more than a year.
I haven't been to the front line for a year and I'm a little out of touch with the military situation on the front line.
When Swain was commanding the troops on the front line, the Imperial army had already shown irreversible signs of corruption.
Later, Swain was defeated and left the front line. Without the strong supervision of this strategist leader, Noxus' front-line troops in Ionia became corrupt and degenerate at an alarming rate.
Not to mention the soldiers' discipline and morale...
Even Leicester himself was using connections to keep his official position and was frantically collecting empty salaries and making money.
"Ahem..." Of course it's not easy to say these words to the strict teacher Swain.
"Lester, you don't have to hide in front of me." Swain's voice penetrated the space and came coldly from the crow's mouth: "Do you think that I don't know what you are doing because I'm not on the front line?"
"In the past year or so since I was away, you have all become as greedy and shameless as those old nobles, haven't you?"
"I..." Lester felt a chill down his spine.
When he heard the voice that turned quietly cold, he recalled how terrifying his teacher was.
"I'm sorry..." Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead: "Teacher, I have failed your expectations. I..."
“Let’s forget about the past,” Swain said. “It’s my downfall that has left you without support. To keep your position, you have no choice but to do dirty things. I don’t blame you.”
"But since you are a soldier, you should at least have a bottom line."
"Noxians are not afraid of killing. But killing should be meaningful and controlled. Otherwise, the soldiers will become beasts and the army will become a mess."
"Yes!" Lester nodded respectfully.
"And..." Swain reminded him again: "Don't think that those little tricks you play can definitely fool those old nobles."
"I received news from the Immortal Fortress that the High Command has transferred a 'supervisor' from Navoli to you."
"His regiment's base is not far from Barue. Perhaps we can take a boat to Yipu River Port today."
"W-what?" Lester was suddenly a little panicked.
Those corrupt old nobles were indeed worried about letting a general sent by the new military officers take full charge of the command of the empire's military operations in the province of Barue.
How can this be called a military supervisor? He is clearly here to seize power.
Once the command power is taken away by the old aristocracy, he will no longer be able to cover for the leader.
Not to mention covering up...it was good enough that the little tricks he used before to cover up the leader were not exposed.
At that time, at worst, he might be immediately executed by the "military supervisor" for treason.
On the bright side, even if he could deceive the other party and make them believe that he was deceived by the soldiers who killed Liang and took credit for the crime, and that he accidentally handed over the wrong information...
Then it is possible that the other side could seize the opportunity to make use of the issue, remove him from his position as the leader of the chapter on the charge of "lax military discipline" and take away the army that he regards as the foundation of his life.
After all, the generals who came this time were from the old aristocracy.
They came here to cause trouble, and they will definitely try every means to target me after they arrive.
The more Lester thought about it, the more nervous he became.
Swain, who had told him the shocking news, comforted him instead: "Actually, there's no need for you to worry too much."
"It's just a brainless idiot who comes here. I believe you can handle it."
"Oh?" Lester was puzzled: "Who is it?"
“Darkwill’s loyal dog.” Swain said, “A fool with nothing to show for his loyalty—”
"Glorious executioner, Urgot."
(PS: Urgot is the current executioner. In the original game, his position will be replaced by Draven only after Swain's coup succeeds)
