Chapter 371 Katrina's Idol
The taxi gradually slowed down, and the two people were getting closer to their destination.
Catalina, who was invited by Galen to watch a movie, then casually asked the least important question: "Mr. Galen, what movie are we going to watch this time?"
"I'm not sure either." Galen shook his head. "The newspaper didn't introduce the content and name of the movie. It only said that it was a new movie produced by President Levi and Miss Seraphine."
And that's enough. For the people of Zaun, the names of Levi and Seraphine are the best advertisements.
Keeping the title and content of the new movie completely confidential during promotion will actually arouse the curiosity of the people of Zaun and attract more attention and discussion.
"I see." Catalina responded nonchalantly.
This mysterious movie has indeed caused a lot of discussion in Zaun in recent days, but she is usually either busy studying Janna's theory or writing letters to seduce Garen. In her spare time, she is forced by LeBlanc to study her "love psychology" to deal with men, so she has no time to care about these entertainment news.
In short, for her, it doesn’t matter what movie she watches. What matters is the person who accompanies her to watch the movie... and her mission.
She had no interest in movies, which were a gimmick that was only meant to kill time.
As Katarina was thinking this, the taxi went around an intersection and stopped steadily in front of the Zaun Cinema.
Then, as soon as she and Galen got off the car, they looked up and saw a large and eye-catching banner hanging on the cinema building...
"Noxian flag?!" Garen and Katarina were both subconsciously surprised.
When did the flag of the Noxian Empire start to be hoisted in Zaun?
The answer is simple, because if they take a closer look, they will find that this is not an imperial flag at all, but:
"Movie poster?" Both of them looked strange.
On the huge poster with the Noxian Empire flag as the background, the name of the movie was clearly written:
Swain and the Black Rose.
The title of the movie is simple and straightforward, indicating the subject matter of the film as well as the two protagonists.
The two protagonists also appear directly on the left and right sides of the poster in eye-catching giant portraits:
On the left is Swain, standing in the sunlight, with gray hair and a resolute look;
On the right is Leblanc, who is hiding in the darkness with a seductive face and a sinister smile.
"LeBlanc?" Katarina felt awkward as she looked at the eye-catching character name on the poster.
Of course she knew who LeBlanc was.
Because in the past month, the Leader has been fully mobilizing his propaganda machine, spreading the conspiracy theory of "the existence of a shadow government in Noxus" to almost half of Runeterra.
The so-called top secrets of the Black Rose leadership were spread to everyone like street literature.
Now even the dormitory manager downstairs in her apartment building knows that Leblanc is an old goblin who is at least 1,000 years old, the founder of the Black Rose Organization, and the real master behind the Noxus Empire.
Because the leader told these stories in a very coherent manner, many people believed them.
But Katharina didn't believe it.
If she was told that there was an old aristocratic interest group in Noxus, she would still believe it; but if she was told that there was a "deep state" in Noxus, that this great empire had been a tool of the Black Rose from the very beginning, and that even the emperors of the empire were puppets of the Black Rose... then she would find it hard to accept.
In her eyes, the empire was still a giant even if it was terminally ill. How could she believe that this great country was born out of a witch's conspiracy from the very beginning?
So Katarina firmly believed that all this was just a story made up by the Leader, and was a propaganda weapon used by Levi to undermine the morale of Noxus.
And now this fierce publicity offensive apparently has new ammunition - movies.
"They actually used General Swain's name to make a movie that spreads third-rate conspiracy theories without permission..." Katarina frowned slightly.
Although spreading rumors to the enemy has always been the specialty of the Imperial War Masons.
But as a patriot, Catalina still felt uncomfortable with this despicable trick being used on her.
In particular, the Leader of the Wind filmed Swain into a movie without his consent, and made him the protagonist. He used the story of this imperial hero to spread bizarre conspiracy theories and in turn attacked Noxus.
This was unbearable for Catalina.
Who is Swain? He is a hero of the Empire, a model of nobility, a great general, a devout patriot, and a great man of Noxus.
Even though the Ciao family, as a faction of the old nobility of the empire , disagreed with Swain, Katarina, and even her father, General Du Ciao, still respected this meritorious strategist from the bottom of their hearts.
Swain is practically her idol.
Although she and Swain had never met, and although Swain had lost all his glory due to the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Presidium, Katarina still had not forgotten the numerous contributions this loyal and wise general had made to the empire over the years.
That’s the charm of Swain.
However, the leader used his name to fabricate and spread such low-level rumors.
Adaptation is not random writing, and parody is not nonsense. How could Catalina accept that the leader smeared her idol like this?
And she was thinking this...
"Swain!" Garen suddenly shouted in shock.
"Huh?" Catalina looked over in confusion.
She knew that Garen was a calm man and would not yell so loudly over a poster of Swain.
So, she followed Galen's gaze and looked to the side:
"General Swain?!" Katarina was almost so shocked that she shouted out the honorific and exposed her identity.
A high-end car with a Piltover license plate slowly stopped on the side of the road not far from her. The person in the car was none other than the former Imperial General and current Governor of Piltover, Swain.
"This..." Catalina first thought that this was an actor from the movie Leader.
But then, she saw more luxury cars driving from Piltover and slowly stopping in front of the Zaun Cinema.
A small group of guards dressed in the uniforms of imperial officers quickly got off the car. They quickly formed an airtight protective formation and surrounded Swain who had just opened the door and got off the car.
This pomp, this formation, this awe-inspiring and awe-inspiring aura that only elite super warriors can possess, there is no doubt... the person standing in front of them is Piltover Governor Swain himself.
"Hmm..." The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Because of Galen.
He was in a hurry to come back from the front for a date, and he was wearing a very eye-catching Demacia general's armor. He habitually carried the murderous Storm Sword with him.
A Demacia general, the famous Noxian general Swain, and a group of imperial soldiers stood together. This scene...
"Are they bandits from Debon?!" Galen quickly attracted a group of hostile looks.
Seeing his gorgeous rune steel armor that represented a high-ranking Demacia general, the guards all felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
“Alright.” Swain had a missing left arm and gray hair on his temples. He looked like an old man who was about to die.
He spoke slowly, without the sharpness of the former strategist commander: "Don't forget, this is Zaun."
"We are guests invited by Mr. Li Wei, and we should abide by the rules of the host's house."
"Yes..." The guards reluctantly put away their weapons, but their eyes remained alert.
But Swain narrowed his eyes and looked at Garen and Katarina beside her thoughtfully.
“Are you from the Crownguard?” Swain noticed the family crest on Garen’s armor.
"Yes." Galen swallowed nervously.
He didn't expect that he would meet this great man here. Swain was once the nightmare of Demacia generals and the villain in the minds of a generation of Demacia young people.
In Demacia, the name Swain could even stop children from crying at night.
So even though this wasn't a battlefield, Garen inexplicably felt a sense of tension as if he were on a battlefield. He didn't know what Swain would say next, whether he would use any tactics against him, or whether he would use him to find out something.
Then, Swain sighed: "I never thought that one day I would be able to have a face-to-face conversation with the members of the Crown Guard family in a peaceful manner. Perhaps, this is not a bad thing..."
A tone of being old-fashioned and a hero in his twilight years.
It was as if the great achievements of the empire and the grievances between the two countries had nothing to do with him at all.
The son of his arch-enemy was standing right in front of him, but he just greeted him calmly, and then... then he turned around and walked towards the cinema, like a retired old man walking his bird in a cage, with his pet crow on his shoulder.
"General Swain..." Katarina had mixed feelings.
She had heard rumors that after Swain experienced the disastrous defeat at Presidium and was demoted to a commoner by the emperor in anger, he tragically became a hopeless and devastated man.
But Catalina thought it was just an exaggerated rumor.
She thought Swain was just biding his time, recuperating, and waiting for the right time to make a comeback and continue to contribute . But now she realized that he had really become a retired old man who was just waiting to die.
What exactly happened here?
Why did Swain become like this?
Katarina looked at Swain's slightly hunched back and the movie poster, which showed the resolute and radiant protagonist Swain. An absurd thought suddenly popped up in her mind:
"Maybe..." Will there be an answer in this movie?
