Chapter 244 Do you have to ask that?

Chapter 244 Do you have to ask that?

Time flies by like a flash, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

The festive atmosphere of the New Year has gradually been diluted as time goes by, and people's lives have become dull.

Recently, there have been more and more newspaper offices in the royal capital.

With the opening up of printing technology, more and more people are entering the market.

Although Wangcheng Daily has great influence, there are always things that cannot be covered. These are naturally divided up by the newspapers that entered the market first.

Wangcheng Daily ate a large piece of cake, and distributed the rest to other newspapers.

The development of the newspaper industry also means that the speed of information dissemination in Demacia has been greatly accelerated. Nowadays, except for some villages, even towns have the shadow of newspaper offices.

News that used to take many days to spread now only takes one day.

Bicycles have also been introduced in more and more versions. They are no longer the single model they were at the beginning. They are now divided into multiple functions. Some are more suitable for long distances, some are more stable on steep terrain, and some are more suitable for long-distance travel. More casual and reasonably priced.

People buy different types of bicycles based on different preferences, and eventually the same money flows into Lu Qi's pocket.

More and more families use electric lights, and electric lights seem to be replacing traditional coal lamps.

However, this is bound to take some time.

Because if you want this, you have to face new technical problems.

Generators that rely on batteries are actually quite expensive.

Therefore, a more practical steam engine is needed at this time. With a steam engine, a more effective self-excited direct generator can be made.

Can power more lights at the same time.

Only then will the use of electricity truly take a step forward.

But that day did not take long. The talents of the scientific research institute were working day and night to develop and improve the steam engine, and now it is flourishing.

I believe it won’t be long before steam engines officially enter people’s lives.

The changes that the steam engine can bring are the most intuitive.

Today, the streets of the royal capital are quite lively. People gathered on both sides of the streets independently and discussed happily.

At the city gate, Lu Qi waited here for a long time.

As time passed, a bunch of figures gradually appeared on the other side of the horizon.

The leader was a tall man riding a horse, wearing majestic armor, followed by a group of soldiers with good aura.

When Lu Qi saw this, he went up to him with a smile on his face: "Brother, welcome back."

"Second brother!"

After Jarvan IV saw Lu Qi, his face showed long-lost longing. He happily got off his horse and hugged Lu Qi.

After a month, he finally returned from the border.

Although he missed the belief of celebrating, in his opinion, the stability of the border is far more important than this.

Now, the Sorrow Gate area on the border has been completely stabilized, and the Sorrow Gate, which serves as a line of defense, has strengthened its defenses and troops.

If Noxus dares to come this time, they will only hurt as many as they come.

Besides, with such a big defeat just a while ago, Noxus probably won't be here anytime soon.

In fact, Jarvan IV didn't want to come back so early. After all, he had already missed the New Year.

But as the eldest prince, he naturally cannot stay in such a place outside the country for a long time.

When he came back this time, Lev, Galen, Xislia, and Shyvana from the border returned together.

After saying hello to the first three, Lucci looked at Shyvana.

Shyvana has not changed much from what she remembered, except that this is her first time in the royal capital, and she is facing such a big battle, so it can be seen that she is still a bit nervous.

"Welcome to the royal capital."

Lu Qi smiled at her and expressed his welcome: "Don't be nervous, enjoy the applause you deserve later."

"Yes." Shyvana nodded slightly and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

After some pleasantries, everyone got on their horses and entered the royal capital.

Like Lu Qi, the return of Jarvan IV was naturally welcomed by the people, with flowers and cheers and applause. Even after so long, this victory on the border always made people feel more excited.

This time, Lu Qi didn't shamelessly follow up and try again. He followed the team at a distance.

"Who is that purple-skinned woman?"

"have no idea."

"She can actually be tied with Galen!"

"I've never seen her before, and her eyes are so powerful."

"If you are in the second row, you must be a great hero who helped us defeat Noxus. Just applaud and that's it."

"that's right."

Shyvana's special nature naturally attracted countless eyes, focusing on her. No matter who it was, they were more or less curious.

A few people can feel the courage coming from her.

The feeling was just like the oppression I felt when I went to the military camp to visit the magic dragon skull.

But soon, curiosity was replaced by cheers and applause.

Jarvan IV rode first, and those following him were naturally those who had made great achievements on the border.

Galen, Lev, and Sisilia Shyvana are also on the list, and their positions are very high.

This naturally and silently demonstrated her merit.

And Shyvana, at this moment, completely felt the welcome of the people of the royal capital, and her heart gradually became more at ease.

Although she could see it, many people still felt doubtful and uneasy about her special skin.

She knew this was inevitable.

Just like when she first walked into the hill city.

Therefore, she believes even more that her actual actions will eventually change these people's views.

In the crowd, there were even people wearing masks staring closely at this area.

From her understanding, she learned that these people were in Demacia and were called demon seekers.

Both Lucci and Jarvan IV had mentioned to her that they would definitely be targeted by these demon hunters after returning.

But of course there is nothing the demon seekers can do about Shyvana.

Because she is not only a great contributor to the border, but also a confidant of the two princes. It can be said that she has royal protection, so she is naturally safe.

In this way, Jarvan IV entered the palace all the way.

After leaving the palace, Lu Qi quickly returned home, but he couldn't rest because he was about to go out again.

The city gate.

"It's time to say goodbye. I don't know when we will see each other again. Anyway, let's go on a safe journey."

With tears in his eyes, Lu Qi stood in front of Miss Sword Girl and said goodbye.

Fiona raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth curved into a half-smile: "So do you want me to leave, or do you not want me to leave?"

Faced with this kind of proposition, Lu Qi replied without thinking: "Of course I don't want you to leave."

He didn't give Fiona a chance to speak, and quickly added with a serious expression: "But I don't want to delay your dream."

Fiona continued to ask with interest: "In your opinion, which one is more important, me or my dream?"

"." Lu Qi was silent for a moment and said speechlessly: "Do you have to ask that?"

Seeing his expression, the curve of Fiona's mouth turned into a smile. She waved and got on her horse: "Let's go."

Lu Qi also waved and watched Fiona turn around on horseback without any nostalgia. With a wave of his riding whip, he galloped away into the distance.

She just leaves and does whatever she says. She is always such a resolute and resolute woman.

Looking at Miss Sword Girl's retreating figure, Lu Qi slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

Finally gone!

At this moment, he felt as if his daughter-in-law had returned to her parents' home, leaving her husband alone at home.

After resting in the royal capital for so long, Fiona is going back to Mithril City to prepare for the top spot on the sword rankings.

After finishing his work today, Lu Qi felt relaxed all over. He couldn't help but stretch and turned around slowly.

When I got home, it was already afternoon.

The two girls Lux and Kashina were still at the Illuminator Church, Katarina was sweeping the yard, and Poppy didn't know where to go to play.

Entering the living room, I saw Sona sitting there.

After seeing Lu Qi come in, the blue-haired girl immediately raised her head, her bright eyes flashing like water, looking at Lu Qi softly.

These days, she has fully experienced what it means to be elusive and out of reach.

In front of Miss Sword Girl, she always has a natural weakness.

Even though the other party has made it clear that he doesn't mind the two of them being together, Sona still can't help but run away in shame.

She even felt at some points that Fiona said that on purpose.

In short, after so many days, she could only look at each other from afar.

Now, Miss Sword Girl is finally gone!

"Your Highness!"

Soon, the girl's delighted voice entered Lu Qi's mind.

He could clearly hear that Sona's tone today was more excited and cheerful than usual.

He sat on the sofa, watching Sona's twinkling, watery eyes, and the girl's slightly red cheeks.

Suddenly he realized that it seemed like Fiona was gone and he couldn't rest.

So in order to prepare for tonight, Lu Qi got up silently, went outside the hospital, and began to practice more body-building techniques.

This thing is indeed effective. Fiona knows best how effective it is.

But the current problem is that Sword Girl is also practicing this thing.

Moreover, Lu Qi discovered that Sona was also practicing. Each of them was doing more rolls than the other. If Lu Qi wanted to become stronger, he could only do more rolls.

Lu Qi, who was practicing health-care techniques, also felt quite sad at this moment.

In the end, he was the one who got hurt.

This thing is obviously more beneficial to women.

Recently, there has been a craze for body-building techniques in the yard. Lux and the others have all joined in. After practicing for a while, everyone can find that this body-building technique is indeed good for the body.

As a result, performing the health-care technique like Lu Qi's routine every day became the current situation in the yard.

After finishing the health-building technique, a messenger figure in the distance gradually approached, and soon stopped at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Your Highness, I have your letter."

After hearing this, Lu Qi stepped forward and took the letter from the hand of the messenger.

It was obvious at a glance that it was not Panis's, and after learning the details, Panis expressed her forgiveness for Lu Qi's lack of reply.

The two of them often exchanged letters. Of course, she was not the only one who wrote letters to Guang Luqi. She also wrote to Lux and the others.

The logo on the envelope is very simple, and there are two small names written on the left side of the letter - Vayne.

Back in the living room, Lu Qi opened Vayne's letter and briefly read the contents.

Nearly a month has passed since the last time Lu Qi assigned Vayne to chase the demon Evelin, and Vayne also wrote a letter during this period.

This time it's the second letter.

The letter said that some time ago, the team tracked Evelin's traces. In this month, Evelin did not leave Demacia.

In order to avoid attracting attention, she only dared to attack some homeless people and homeless people in the wild or some unpopular people with criminal records.

These people often go missing for a long time without being noticed, so this becomes her main target on the run.

Even so, she had no time to hurt more people because of the close pursuit of Vayne's team.

And just a while ago, the team had a head-on conflict with her.

After a battle, Vayne noticed that Evelin's strength had not increased much, and it seemed that she was still affected by the injuries suffered a month ago.

However, Evelin's means of escape were very strong. After a battle, although the team suffered no casualties, they only injured Evelin, which was not serious. In the end, they could only watch her escape.

When I wrote this letter, Vayne was still on the road of pursuit.

She believed that as long as she clung to him like this, she would be able to truly kill this demon sooner or later.

Lucci believes she can do it.

After closing the letter, Lu Qi began to think slightly.

In fact, given Evelin's current situation, leaving Demacia might be a better solution.

But a month has passed, and she still hasn't left.

What is the reason for this?

After thinking for a while, he couldn't figure out the reason, so Lu Qi stopped thinking about it.

After all, he is not a devil, so how can he know what the devil is thinking.

She looked at her right hand, and now part of Evelin's power was in it.

Could it be for this?

The possibility is quite high.

However, with Vayne and the others chasing her all the way, Evelin might not be able to muster the energy to regain her power.

After putting away Vayne's letter, Lu Qi leaned on the sofa, relaxed, listened to Sona's music, felt the warm temperature of the fireplace, and took a nap.

Until Lux, Kashina and Poppy came back together, the crisp sounds mingled together, waking Lucci up from his nap.

Poppy turned out to be looking for Lux and the others.

When the three of them came back, they immediately gathered in front of the fireplace and began to warm up.

"It's still comfortable at home, but it feels like it's getting colder and colder outside recently."

Lux put her hand in front of the fireplace, the warmth dispelled the coldness on her body, and her pink face became rosy.

"Yes, I heard that the temperature is getting warmer in the south."

Kashina nodded, her little face also filled with comfort.

The two girls were chatting about the temperature.

It's almost mid-January, and the temperature in the Royal Capital has not changed much from a while ago because of its proximity to the north.

The south has begun to warm up.

The passage of time always makes people feel unreal.

Memories often like to stay in the last moment.

Unknowingly, winter seems to be passing soon.