Lothar didn't answer, he looked down at something in his hand.

It was given to him by Clara, a heavy, thick book, which she said was an introductory tome of blood magic.

In addition to that, Clara gave him an address she said she would go there if Lothar decides to join the Crimson Society.

"Hey!" Katerina patted Lothar on the head. "What are you looking at! You are fascinated by what that woman gave you!"

Lothar put away the thick paper: "Did you see it?"

Katerina sneered: "Do you think I can't see you and that woman in the garden? I can't see it, you are quite a mess."

"It's a pity that I don't like the flowers I mess with." Rosa replied, "You go back tonight, I want to go to a place by myself, I will tell you what I promised you, and wait for me to come back."

Katerina "tsk" in dissatisfaction: "I see, I'll go back to take a bath first, and dance with you, it smells so bad."

Lothar got off the carriage halfway through. He walked through the various secret passages in the imperial capital and arrived at his destination in a twisted way.

Swain's old house was as dilapidated as ever from the outside, and Lothar went straight to the study he had been carrying.

Swain wasn't writing this time. He sat quietly in his chair, reading a book.

"What a surprise, your stuff is finished." Lothar sat opposite the old man.

"The things that should be written are naturally finished." Swain closed the book, "It's the first time to attend a noble dinner, are you happy?"

Lothar threw the thick paper that Clara gave him and threw it in front of Swain: "I'm not happy at all, but there are a lot of doubts... and concerns."

Swain picked up the thick-covered book and read it from the first page: "Tell me."

Lothar said solemnly: "Your plan to kill the emperor may not be realized."

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"I can really join the Crimson Society"

"Of course, my dear, you have noble blood flowing through you, the perfect object of blood magic."

"It was so sudden... I mean, it was a surprise, I never thought..."

"Don't be so excited, the blood temperature will rise, you have to learn to control your blood."

"Sorry...what do I need to do?"

"Learning, communicating, serving the interests of the secret society, and of course keeping secrets. And..."

"as well as"

"Serve as Lord Vladimir's dinner...occasionally..."

——Scarlet Secret Society joining ceremony dialogue

Chapter 167 Black Rose

Lothar's words did not arouse Swain's mood swings. He was like an ordinary old man resting in his spare time, silently flipping through the book, and his crimson left arm made of magic was particularly eye-catching.

"First question." Lothar straightened his body, "Is Draven yours?"

"right."

"Then why not let him help promote me and let me play the arena by myself"

"Draven is an arrogant person. If you want him to help you, you must at least let him recognize you. And if you live with Draven's resources and become famous, you will inevitably not be noticed by some people. The rhythm is quite suitable now." Swain turned a page.

"Second question, do you know a nobleman named Zasen? How is he?"

"If that noble man is jealous of you because of Elise, now that his family has been liquidated, he and his family should be completely helpless in a few months, either commit suicide or go to the old town to die."

"What reason did Elise use to get rid of Zazen's family?"

"There is no reason."

Lothar frowned: "Is Elise has such great power, does Noxian law allow her to abolish a noble family for no reason?"

Swain smiled lightly: "You have lived in Noxus for a while, and the nobles and commoners have been in contact with them. Who do you think is the ruler of Noxus?"

"Isn't that the emperor?"

"You think so, and so do most Noxians." Swain continued to read, "But it's not. Darkwill is just a puppet, and the people behind him are an organization."

Lothar was surprised to receive such an answer. He did not expect the water in Noxus to be much deeper than he thought.

"Black rose." I don't know if it was Lothar's illusion. He felt that when Swain said the word, the air in the room froze for a moment.

"Black Rose" Lothar muttered the word.

"A very ancient secret society that controls the emperors of the empire." Swain's tone was chilling, "This rose has been parasitic in Noxus, absorbing his power. The leader of the black rose is called Lady Pale. "

Lothar remembered what he saw tonight: "Is it a pale-skinned female mage?"

"How did you feel when you saw her tonight?"

"She asked me to see the emperor in a month's time." Lothar gritted her teeth and said: "She has changed into Ashe's appearance. She has checked everything about me, and you have been exposed."

Swain didn't panic at all: "No one knows the true face of the pale lady, because she can change anyone. She is the most powerful person in Noxus, and a mage who masters an ancient sorcery. Find out about you Identity is not difficult.”

Lothar stared at Swain, trying to find some flaws in his expression: "She asked me to meet the emperor, obviously seeing through our plan."

"No, she didn't."

"You are so confident"

"Of course, because the person behind you is me." Swain said this without any change in tone, as if he was saying it casually, but there was an irrefutable majesty.

"Anyway," Swain continued, "Ms. Pale asked you to meet Darkwill not because our plans were exposed, but because of you."

"I"

"Let's talk about this at the end, you should have other questions." Swain kept looking at the book in his hand, without looking up at Lothar.

"Huh..." Lothar sorted out his thoughts, "The third question, do you know the Scarlet Secret Society?"

"A secret society that studies blood magic, its members are basically hereditary old nobles, and its owner is the Vladimir I told you." Swain said, "Remember that I told you that he treated you to you. Are you interested?"

"Klaus from that arena was the one he sent to deal with me?"

"That's right, although that Klaus killed in the arena, he was still a normal person. Vladimir used blood magic to make him lose his mind."

"Why is this?" The question had been in Lothar's mind for a long time, "Elise is interested in me, Vladimir is also interested in me, now it seems that the pale lady and Darkwill are both interested in me Interested, what kind of exotic beast am I?"

"Well..." Swain pondered for a moment, "In a sense, you are indeed a rare beast, at least a very rare, or unique existence."

Lothar remembered the phoenix, the ice crystal wings covered the sky and the sun, and it could set off a blizzard with a single wave.

He touched his chest, and the ice blue wing tattoo felt cold: "Because of her"

"Elise's words are indeed because of her." Swain finally answered Lothar's question, "Elise's situation is very similar to yours, she also coexists with a powerful god, so she can live so long. "

"what god"

"You don't know, that's not the **** of the Freljord, it can be called the **** of spiders."

"Spider... Sure enough..." Lothar remembered the little spiders that jumped on Katarina's dress at the ball, "So what is Elise's purpose?"

"It's a bit complicated to explain, but in short, she wants to harm you and take away the power in your body. According to the current situation, she should continue to be with you for a few years. The fangs bite into your body."

"What about Vladimir? Why is he interested in me and let the people of the Crimson Secret Society approach me? Is there anything wrong with my blood?"

"Well..." Swain smiled mysteriously, "You don't need to know for the time being."

"Come again." Lothar was speechless, but Swain didn't say anything, and he had nothing to do.

"You just need to know now that Elise and Vladimir are both members of the Black Rose and have a close relationship with the Pale Lady." Swain finished reading the thick book and closed it: "You don't need to feel depressed. , I don't tell you too much because you don't know enough to know so much, it's not good for you. Like with Elise and the Black Rose, I'll tell you Fra when you're more experienced Kimmel's business."

Lothar narrowed his eyes, was Swain planning to tie himself to him in this way?

"Anyway, I have to see Darkwill in a month, what should I do?"

"Then why don't you find it? The target has sent the neck to you. You can't justify it if you don't cut it off."

Lothar was speechless, how could Swain always take a serious matter so lightly.

"It's easy for you to say, that's the emperor, is there no one around to protect me? How can I kill it?"

"Isn't there another month, we still have a lot of time to plan." Swain is optimistic.

Lothar really wanted to give Swain a flying knife. He was clearly the mastermind who wanted to kill the emperor, but his thug was more anxious than him.

"Darkwill wants to see you because Madam Pale told him about your immortality." Swain held his chin with one hand, "If nothing else, Darkwill will press you if he sees you. Why. Lady Pale wants to corner you at the hands of others, her usual trick."

"Isn't she strong? Why not do it yourself"

"She likes to play tricks and tricks, especially the enemy's cocooning. And you...because you are special, she is still observing whether you have the value of joining the black rose, and seeing Darkwill in this scene is a test, if you do not show Value, waiting for you is death."

Lothar was silent.

There's another month before everything he's done at Noxus will come to fruition.

Whether he can return to the Freljord, or just die in a foreign country, success or failure is a matter of success.

"Ashe..." Lothar clenched his fists.

"Oh, that's right." Swain pushed the thick-covered book in front of Lothar, "There is no problem with the blood magic recorded in this book. You can learn some if you want to. But practicing magic of different factions at the same time is very important. It's exhausting, and it's not necessarily successful, you can decide for yourself."

Lothar picked up the book and left the study without a word.

Swain sat alone in the study and closed his eyes gently: "Finally..."

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Pale lady, omniscient, omnipresent, omniscient.

——The Secret Words of the Black Rose

Chapter 168 The Emperor of Noxus

A month is neither long nor short.

Lothar's life is also very busy, practicing ice magic, practicing swordsmanship, dealing with the two women Elise and Katerina, and the duel in the arena.

With Draven's propaganda and momentum, his reputation in the imperial capital became more and more widespread, and many people knew about the powerful mage liquidator [Luo Sha].

His rumors also broke into the circle of nobles, and now the nobles of the entire imperial capital are talking about Lothar. Of course, the biggest reason is not how many duels Lothar has won, but Elise, the nobles are very curious why the patriarch of the dignified Zaafan family would like an Ionian who was born in the rough.

However, Lothar has only become a point of discussion for people after dinner. The military, nobles and civilians do not really regard him as an important figure.

But the handful of people at the top of Noxus were very concerned about Lothar.

Elise smiled and arranged for Lothar: "You have to meet your majesty today, don't be nervous. The reason your majesty summoned you is because of your outstanding performance in the arena, and you will be rewarded."

"Well." Lothar hugged Elise's waist and said, "I may be back very late today, you don't have to wait for me to come back for dinner."

"Yeah." Elise touched Lothar's face with a bit of disappointment, "Katerina also went back to her parents' house to visit relatives. I'm the only one staying at home today, so lonely."

Lothar smiled slightly, lowered her hands to her body, and rubbed Elise's two petals a few times: "When I come back, you won't be lonely anymore."

Elise lingered with Lothar for a long time, and then reluctantly sent him out of the house.

"It's a pity that today, no matter if I succeed or fail, I won't be back." Lothar kissed Elise goodbye and walked out of the door resolutely.

"Yeah." In the small garden outside the door, Lothar saw that there was actually a small flower on the branch.

"Kiss Chunhua is about to open." Lothar breathed out, his body temperature was too low to breathe out the white vapor visible to the naked eye.

He looked up and saw that it was snowing lightly today. Winter in Noxus was not over yet, but spring was not far away.

At the gate of the garden, a black steel carriage is waiting. This is the equipment of the military. Several soldiers are standing straight, waiting for Lothar, who will **** Lothar to the Immortal Fortress.

Lothar looked back and saw Elise standing by the window, smiling and waving at him, like a wife sending her husband away.

Lothar smiled back, then turned and strode toward the carriage.

The black steel carriage was escorted by four fully-armed horse-riding soldiers, and two lion-sized Yalong dogs, who protected Lothar very well.

But how does Lothar see it, how does it feel like this is more like an "escort".

The immortal fortress looks huge from a distance, and it makes people feel small when seen close up.

The iron-grey city wall was so oppressive that people could not breathe. Sergeants in crimson armor stand here, looking at everything in front of them indifferently.

Lothar got out of the carriage, and his soldiers "escorted" him around him and led him up.

From time to time, Lothar saw wolf statues cast in obsidian, and many sergeants also had wolf spirit casts on their armor.

Lothar walked for a long time before walking from the great square in front of the immortal fortress to the stairs.

The steps were long, and by the time Lothar reached the top of the steps, the soldiers who "escorted" him had already changed three batches halfway through.

In the center of the immortal fortress, the Emperor's audience hall, a metal gate is open to Lothar.