Chapter 338: Must-Kill: Moral Kidnapping
A moment later, accompanied and introduced by Akali and Kennen, Master Yi finally met the current leader of the Order of the Balance as he wished:
The son of Master Ku Shuo, and once a close friend of Jie, the Twilight Eyes Shen.
Because the Noxians were approaching Xuannain Village, Shen was busy directing his disciples to strengthen the guard and defense of the mountain gate.
Although the Order of the Balance had no intention of interfering with the invasion, he still put on military uniform just in case.
He was wearing dark ninja armor, and his face was covered by a cold mask. He had two swords crossed on his back, a steel sword and a soul blade... He looked murderous.
Just looking at his appearance, if you don’t know him, you might think Shen is some ruthless and decisive character.
So Master Yi looked from afar and couldn't help but doubt the information Jie gave him:
Jie said Shen was a kind person with a warm nature.
But when he plays a cold-blooded killer or villain in a movie about Zaun, it doesn't look out of place at all...
"He should be a very sharp person." Yi asked tentatively.
“No way!” Akali muttered unceremoniously, “Twilight Eyes is supposed to be cold and decisive. But Shen is different—he is simply the most cowardly and indecisive guy in the world!”
"The Shadow Cult drove us here from Navoli, but he hesitated to let us go back for revenge. The Navoli Brotherhood robbed food and captured men everywhere, but he also hesitated to let us interfere. Now that Noxus is about to attack the mountain, he is still hesitant to do anything and won't let us leave the mountain..."
"Akali!" Kennen's face sank for the first time, and he scolded his beloved disciple who always leaned outward: "Don't comment on the decisions of the Twilight Eye. He sees farther than all of you. All the decisions he makes are to maintain the balance between all things."
"Hmph~" Akali was very unconvinced.
She understood the truth. She knew that the primary responsibility of the Eye of Twilight was to maintain balance, not to kill people for revenge or fight against foreign enemies.
But compared to Shen, who sticks to tradition and refuses to take action, she instinctively prefers Master Yi's proactive and methodological approach.
"Alas." Kenan sighed helplessly.
The vision described by the leader is very beautiful, and the plan proposed seems to be feasible.
But compared to the excitement and enthusiasm of the little girl Akali, Kennen's reaction was still very calm.
After all, he is an old man who is more than 9,000 years old.
Although Yodel is as pure and innocent as a child, as an elder who has lived longer than the goddess Janna, he certainly cannot be like Akali or a child who gets excited just by listening to a few words.
No matter how good the vision and plan are, they can only be fulfilled in the future.
Only a fool would risk everything and suffocate his dream without thinking just because of a few pages of exquisite PPT.
"Akali, calm down for a moment and don't talk too much."
Kennen silently broke free from Akali's tight grip on his hand, smoothed out his fur that had been messed up by the little girl, and then walked slowly to Shen with Master Yi in a serious manner:
"Shen, this is Master Yi from the Wind Leader Association and the Wuji Sword Sect..."
Kennen first helped Master Yi and explained to Shen his origins and some information about the Wind Leader, then he pulled the restless Akali aside, leaving them space for conversation.
"Master Yi, I want to know..." Shen is not a fool.
Although Master Yi said that the leader is here to seek cooperation, and long-term cooperation.
But Shen knew very well that the party who took the initiative to seek cooperation must be the one who was eager to ask for help.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to ask how the leader specifically wanted to cooperate in the "long term"; what he wanted to know first was how the leader specifically wanted to cooperate in the "short term".
To put it bluntly: "What exactly does the Leader want from us this time?"
"Support." Yi did not hide anything, but said straight to the point: "What we need most now is military support."
The Leader is now besieged on Balue Island by the imperial army, and the Wuji Village base will soon be exposed to the enemy.
A great war is about to break out, and what the leader needs most is as much combat support as possible.
But there is an art to speaking.
Shen is still unfamiliar with the Wind Leader. Telling him directly how difficult and dangerous the Wind Leader is now will only earn him sympathy, not help.
After all, the role of the Order of the Kinkou in Ionia has never been that of a superhero.
When the Noxians attacked them, they hid in the mountain gate and did not fight back. Why would they break the tradition and come out to fight just because the leader was in a difficult situation?
Therefore, Master Yi thought of the training he had received before the robbery, and took the trouble to introduce the whole story:
"It all started with the massacre that occurred in Yipuhe Port more than a month ago..."
Master Yi focused on how the Leader saved tens of thousands of people from that hell on earth;
He also described in detail how the Leader risked his own life and faced death bravely, killed the Imperial General Urgot in the midst of thousands of troops, and successfully rescued tens of thousands of villagers again.
Because he personally participated in this battle, Master Yi described the whole process in a vivid and fascinating way...
Akali, who had been suffocated in the mountains for the past two years, had her eyes lit up and was fascinated when she heard it. She admired the leader's heroic act of not fearing sacrifice and saving thousands of people.
The glorious image of the leader immediately stood out in the minds of the Balance Church members present.
Compared with the inaction of the Balance Sect over the past two years, the image of the leader seems even more majestic and desirable.
"Is this all true?" Akali couldn't help but ask longingly.
"Of course." Master Yi nodded solemnly: "As long as you go down the mountain and do some investigation, you will find that what I said is absolutely true."
The achievements of a leader are real and cannot be faked.
This is the first time since the invasion of the Noxian Empire that someone has been able to stop the massacre in Noxus and save so many lives from these executioners.
To Ionia, the Windleader is undoubtedly a hero.
Their heroic feat was almost as remarkable and significant as Irelia's historic strike at Presidium.
So, here comes the question:
Now that the great hero of Ionia is in trouble, as the spiritual leader of Ionia, will you, the Order of the Kinkou, help?
"This..." Shen was indeed confused.
"Of course I will help!" Akali, the little girl, immediately pressed the Join Game button for her leader: "The Leader has saved at least 100,000 lives in the Barue Province."
"It was they who stopped the Noxians' crazy killing, preventing Baruo from becoming overrun with evil spirits and causing everything to lose balance."
From this point of view, the leader's contribution to maintaining the balance is much greater than that of the Balance Sect, which just sits at the gate and does nothing.
"Now that they are in danger, are we just going to watch them die?"
This is Akali's idea.
This was also the instinctive thought in the minds of most of the Balance Church members present.
"Be careful." Only Kennen reminded in a deep voice: "Don't be distracted by other people's voices. You are the twilight eye observing equilibrium. You see farther than anyone else. We will always trust your judgment."
"Hmm..." Shen nodded.
But he... was still conflicted.
Because Akali was right about him. He was indeed a bit indecisive.
He wanted to do something practical like Zed, to save his suffering compatriots with his own abilities, but he was also deeply bound by the traditions of the Order of the Balance and the responsibilities of the Eye of Twilight.
This dilemma has been bothering Shen for the past few years.
The leader's request for help undoubtedly pushed the conflict in his heart to a peak.
"It seems that what Jie said is right..."
Noticing the hesitation that could not be concealed in Shen's eyes, Master Yi couldn't help but think again of Jie's evaluation of Shen.
Zed said that although Shen tried hard to emulate Twilight Eyes's coldness, he was actually a warm-hearted good person at heart.
He was born strong, but he would sympathize with all the weak, even if the other party was just a humble pariah who swept the floor and empty the toilet in the Order of the Balance.
It was because of Shen's sympathy and secret help that Jie was able to become Master Ku Shuo's disciple and thus change his destiny.
So, if we want to persuade such a good man to abandon the traditions and principles that his ancestors have adhered to for thousands of years and help with all his strength...
What is the best way?
Of course you have to be sincere.
Be targeted and attack his heart reflex area.
"Master Shen, perhaps you should take a look at this." Yi opened his bag and took out his trump card for this trip.
It was a novelty that had never been seen by the entire Order of the Kinkou, or rather, by most Ionians.
It is a pocket-sized cuboid with a square and exquisite wooden shell. There is also a protruding round transparent glass inlaid on the front of the shell. Its style does not look like an object from Ionia.
"What is this?" Shen was puzzled.
"Hex projector." Yi fiddled with this high-tech device with difficulty, which he himself was not very familiar with.
“Projector?” The followers of the Church of Balance were still confused.
Yi explained: "It's probably similar to the spell scrolls we have in Ionia, which can store and display images."
With this explanation, everyone will understand.
"Are you going to show us a video?" Shen asked.
"Yes," Yi replied, "I'm going to show you—"
"This is a war documentary shot by our leaders on site in Balue."
