Chapter 391: Commander Swain
With Darius's tacit consent and cooperation, the Hexgate roared and operated, safely delivering Piltover's 30,000 garrisons.
The 50,000 Ionian troops led by Leicester also reached a temporary cooperation agreement with the Wind Leader under Swain's arrangement.
This allowed them to escape from the Balue front and, using the Windlord's Hexgate, airdrop to the Immortal Bastion in one step.
that's all……
Swain encountered almost no obstacles and successfully assembled an army of 80,000 in the heart of the Noxian Empire.
However, his enemies, the elite garrison of the Immortal Fortress, had become demoralized and their morale was shaken due to the official exposure of the Black Rose conspiracy group and the complete collapse of the legitimacy of the Darkwell regime.
At this moment, almost no one is willing to stop the rebellion.
Finally, a few loyal officials of the empire arrived at the scene in time with their troops.
Then they opened their eyes and looked: "General Swain, Marshal Darius?"
"You... When did you become rebels?"
This kind of awkward silent stare occurred several times during Swain's march.
Then the imperial officers who came to suppress the rebellion collectively chose to surrender.
There is no way... Swain has served as the marshal of the western Demacia war zone and the eastern Ionia war zone; while Darius is the current marshal of the northern Freljord war zone.
The combined network of these two people encompasses most of the empire's military.
Now that they have joined hands to rebel, what is there to stop them?
So the capital garrison troops who rushed to stop the rebellion changed their flags and joined Swain's team.
Seeing that the regular army could no longer be relied upon, a few aristocratic families who were unwilling to sit and wait for death had no choice but to fight back with their family's private soldiers.
But how could these people, without the support of the army, be a match for Swain and Darius?
In a short while, Swain, with more and more soldiers along the way, shouted the slogan "Down with the Black Rose, Save Darkwill", and marched to the Immortal Fortress, which served as the emperor's palace.
The Noxian First Legion guarding the palace and the Rether Garrison loyal to Darkwill did not put up any resistance to Swain's "armed pilgrimage" this time.
The Immortal Citadel, which had not been conquered by anyone since the death of Mordekaiser, opened its doors to Swain without any hindrance.
"Teacher Swain!" Lester and other generals looked at Swain excitedly.
Ahead is Darkwill's palace.
The last step, just the last step left!
They were only this short step away from the highest power of the Noxian Empire.
"Come with me." However, Swain did not have the excitement and excitement of his subordinates.
He sighed softly, stepped onto the stairs first, and walked towards the palace that he was very familiar with.
This palace also appeared in the movie "Swain and the Black Rose".
It was here that he met Darkwell for the first time in his life, and was appreciated and promoted by this wise ruler, thus embarking on his subsequent soaring life path.
He had discussed state affairs with Darkwill here countless times and discussed how to change the future of Noxus.
But now, when he revisited the old place, he brought with him 80,000 troops to "serve the king".
"Your Majesty Darkwill." Finally, Swain led his men into the palace.
In that familiar banquet hall, he met Darkwill again.
And Darkwill...
He seemed to have given up completely.
Even though the rebels had already entered the palace, he did not flee nor organize a resistance. He just sat alone on the main seat in the banquet hall, looking up with a dull expression.
"Darkwill!" Draven picked up his weapon excitedly, ready to take the most noble head in the entire empire.
"Stop!" Darius stopped his brother's brainless behavior in time.
"Ahem." He coughed twice awkwardly, and reminded gloomily: "Don't forget, we are here to save His Majesty!"
Publicly killing the king is undoubtedly the most foolish choice.
They have come to the final step. The situation has been decided, so of course they have to do things decently.
Darius couldn't say these words out loud. After all, he had been a loyal subject until today.
He was embarrassed to say such outrageous words too clearly.
Fortunately, Darius was not the only knowledgeable person present.
"General Swain." Amystan, who was forced to join the group yesterday, seized the opportunity and showed his enthusiasm.
She was the first to point out: "His Majesty Darkwill's mind has been completely controlled by the black rose's magic."
A mentally ill person is certainly not qualified to be in charge of the empire. What he said is naturally meaningless.
"He must receive treatment as soon as possible."
Send for treatment first.
Darkwill is old now. If he continues to be treated, he might just die of natural causes.
"General Amistan is right!" Lester and others echoed.
Darius also stood by silently, allowing all this to happen.
As the protagonist, Swain was not in a hurry to decide Darkwill's fate.
He looked at Darkwill who was sitting alone on the throne, observing his confused and lifeless eyes.
“Your Majesty.” Swain asked in a complicated tone: “Are you… awake now?”
“I…” Darkwill, who had been in a daze for a long time, finally spoke.
But he actually acted like a crazy, incoherent person in front of everyone: "Swain, you're back?"
"Okay... you came just in time. I, I... I'm sober! I... I know what I'm doing! Come on, drink... drink!"
"This..." Everyone looked at each other.
Darkwill's crazy behavior obviously further confirmed the conspiracy rumors that he was controlled by the Black Rose.
The legitimacy of Swain's "raising an army to support the king" was also further consolidated.
However……
"Is he really crazy?" someone whispered tactlessly.
"What else?" Lester glared at the ignorant officer fiercely. "You have seen the mental state of His Majesty Darkwill with your own eyes. How could this be false?"
"..." There was a subtle pause.
Everyone reacted in time and sighed, "Those damned Black Rose conspirators, they actually brought disaster upon the great Majesty Darkwill!"
"General Swain. " As they spoke, everyone looked at Swain for instructions: "It seems that His Majesty Darkwill's condition can no longer be delayed..."
"..." Swain took one last look at Darkwill and finally sighed softly, "Well, let's do as Amistan said."
As they spoke, the soldiers rushed forward and forcibly took the already insane Darkwill away.
In order to prevent this mad emperor from suddenly waking up, doing , or saying something that would be detrimental to unity...
They also considerately tied his hands and feet with the magic-proof chains seized from Demacia and blocked his mouth with a cloth.
"Hmm, hmm..." Darkwill struggled and was pushed off the throne by everyone, leaving the political stage of Noxus forever.
Since the old emperor is seriously ill and cannot handle state affairs, the next step is naturally...
"Teacher Swain!" Lester was the first to jump out: "There is an old saying in Ionia that no matter whether it is a country or a family, there must be someone in charge every day."
"Now that His Majesty Darkwill is ill and unable to manage the affairs, you, teacher, must take responsibility for Noxus!"
"Yes!" Amystan was more direct.
She said: "The sunset is a natural law, but the same is true for the sunrise, no one can stop it."
"The emperor of Noxus was originally elected by the leaders of the chapter."
"And General Swain - now that His Majesty Darkwill is no longer able to take on the important task, you are the only one in the country who is qualified to take over the throne!"
"As the leader of an independent chapter, I am willing to nominate General Swain to be the next Emperor of Noxus!"
"I agree!" Lester echoed.
"I agree too." Darius also expressed his support.
Everyone present shouted excitedly: "Please invite General Swain to be the emperor!"
Swain just remained silent.
Then he said: "Don't try to persuade me, I don't intend to be the emperor."
"This..." Those who don't understand are still confused.
Those who understand have already spoken the lines.
Lester felt that he understood. This must be Mr. Swain's way of going through the whole process, so he humbly declined.
"Teacher Swain." So he hurriedly advised: "I know you have no intention of power, but now it is not you who want to be the emperor, but the empire needs you to save the tide... "
“No.” Swain interrupted him coldly: “Noxus no longer needs another emperor.”
"I plan to establish the Trifarix Council based on the system of Piltover and completely replace the original imperial system."
"This..." Lester and others were slightly stunned.
Swain wants to reform the system right from the start? Is this a step too big?
Then they thought for a moment:
Fine. Swain can do whatever he wants.
Anyway, Piltover's Merchant Council is nothing more than an aristocratic salon in a new skin.
As long as the political power is still in the hands of these military leaders, what difference does it make whether they are called "parliamentarians" or "nobles"?
So Swain's steps weren't actually that big.
This so-called "Trifarii Parliament" simply changed the empire's system from a monarchical dictatorship to an aristocratic republic.
In fact:
Under the objective circumstances where the emperor had been sidelined by the nobles for a long time, and even the emperor had to be decided by the joint election of the nobles, there was no real monarchical dictatorship in Noxus .
Thinking about it this way, Swain simply changed the secret aristocratic republic into an open aristocratic republic.
The only difference is that the group of nobles participating in the republic will be replaced.
They are the ones who are replaced, these loyal followers of the emperor!
"Teacher Swain, I support your decision!" Lester agreed excitedly.
"General Swain still has a long-term vision." Amystan also changed his tone: "I support General Swain in establishing the Trifarix Council and serving as the first commander of the future parliament of the empire!"
“…”
The emperor became the commander-in-chief, the title changed, but the necessary process of persuading the emperor to ascend the throne remained unchanged.
Swain was too lazy to watch everyone's performance, so he agreed directly.
"Great!" At the end of the process, Lester did not forget to say a few more words: "With you, Mr. Swain, leading us, Noxus will surely become great again!"
“Really…” Swain was not interested.
If he had stood here as a reformer before meeting the leader, he would have been full of confidence and excitement, looking forward to accomplishing something earth-shaking in this position.
But now, his understanding of the problem has become more profound.
"Can Noxus really become great again in our hands?"
Swain looked at Lester, Amistan, and the students and generals who followed him, and suddenly asked with a hint of emotion.
"Of course!" Lester and others immediately replied: "Once we completely eliminate those insects that are eating away at the Empire, Noxus will definitely get better."
“Hmm…” Swain nodded noncommittally.
Then he turned his head and looked out the window.
This window is the one he faced when he first met and talked with Darkwill in the movie "Swain and the Black Rose".
Inside the window is the magnificent palace banquet hall.
Outside the window is the dirty and messy cityscape full of slums.
The movie says that when he and Darkwell first met decades ago, they saw the slums outside this window.
But in fact, these plots are all artistic processing.
Whether it is Darkwill or the him back then, they are both typical Noxians who believe in the law of the jungle.
Just like Riven in the past and Darius now...
They may feel sympathetic towards the suffering of the poor, but they will never go out of their way to help these weak people.
However, the various reform policies implemented by Swain and Darkwill in order to consolidate the emperor's rule and eliminate the country's ills have indeed benefited many poor people while cracking down on the privileges of the nobility.
Therefore, based on the principle of judging by deeds rather than intentions, and in order to highlight Swain's upright image and enhance the dramatic conflict between heroes and antagonists, Levi added this "true past" to Swain in the movie.
In fact, Swain had never stood at such a high place to overlook the city view of the Immortal Fortress before.
This was the first time he had done this.
He saw the cityscape of the Immortal Bastion, and the slums that spread across the city like festering abscesses, but were always ignored by the Noxians as if they were air.
"Teacher Swain." Lester approached carefully: "What are you looking at?"
Swain did not answer, but instead asked his students and the generals who could be called reformists: "What do you think? What can you see from this window?"
"This..." Everyone followed his gaze and looked out the window in confusion.
"I saw Noxus, teacher!" Lester replied happily: "Every inch of the Noxian Empire is now under your feet!"
Swain: “…”
"What's wrong, General Swain?" Everyone became nervous.
“Nothing.” Swain replied calmly, “I just thought about the various difficulties we might face in the future.”
"Making Noxus great again may not be that easy."
"We still have a lot of things to do and a long way to go—" He paused, then said meaningfully: "Everyone, don't fall behind."
