Legends of Runeterra

Chapter 308: Investigating the Fire

"Eh? Li En, you got up quite late today. Did you not get enough rest last night?"

In the restaurant, Lux, who had just finished breakfast and was reading a book, raised her head and looked curiously at Li En who walked in.

"Ahem! Almost. I just checked some information last night, so I went to bed a little late."

"I see, come sit down and eat."

"Ok."

Li En nodded and sat down calmly, but he was sighing softly in his heart.

A devil is a devil, and it is hard to change one's nature. Li En experienced this firsthand this morning.

He clearly used up his magic power to condense the 'power of sparks' to heal Evelyn.

As a result, this guy started to demand more immediately after absorbing it.

Fortunately, Li En was more skilled and did not lose face.

After sending the powerless Evelyn back into the scroll to rest, Li En hurried over to have breakfast.

After taking a look at the fried eggs on the plate which were a little irregular compared to usual, Li En started eating as usual without saying a word.

Lux, who was holding a book at the side, quietly turned her eyes away and carefully observed Li En's reaction.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, I felt a little relieved.

"Lux."

"Ah~! Um, what's the matter?"

Lux smoothed her hair and forced herself to calm down.

"Uh, did I scare you?"

"No, Li En, just tell me what you want to say."

"Well, today I plan to complete Jarvan's commission and find out the culprit of the arson in the farmland outside the city.

Therefore, I won't have time to teach you in the morning. You should practice your control skills as usual."

"Okay, no problem. The most important thing is to find the culprit as soon as possible. Li En, you have to be more careful!"

Lux nodded, concern evident on her little face.

"Of course, don't worry."

As Li En spoke, he scooped all the remaining food on the plate into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it into his stomach.

"Without further delay, I'm off!"

"Well, be careful on the road!"

Lux smiled and waved her hand.

The food battle plan has achieved initial success!

...

Although it is said to be outside the city, it is actually a large-scale wheat farm about 30 kilometers away from Miyin City.

After receiving the documents with the official seal at the city hall, Li En rode a white horse for more than half an hour to the farm.

"Are you the farm manager?"

"Yes sir, my name is Donald Nichols."

The old man, with white hair and beard and only one left arm, but a tall and strong figure, saluted in return.

"My name is Li En. Have you read the document? Without further ado, take me to the scene."

"Thank you so much, Master Li En."

Donald saluted again and then jumped onto the horse nimbly.

"Master Li En, please follow me."

"Ta da~! Ta da~!"

After more than ten minutes, Donald slowly slowed down.

"Master Li En, the fire scene is just ahead."

Li En glanced around and saw a hint of fear on the faces of the people on the farm.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Walking along the road in the field, Li En felt a faint sense of burning before he saw the burning scene.

"Mr. Donald, it's been at least a week since you reported this 'fire' to the city hall. Hasn't it been put out yet?"

"Uh... Lord Li En, you may not believe it just by telling me, so please go to the scene and take a look."

At Donald's sincere request, Li En nodded and continued on.

When the farmers behind him took the initiative to separate the wheat, the fire scene was revealed in front of Li En.

There was a palpable feeling of burning heat, and the dark ground was covered with a thin layer of embers.

From time to time, wisps of white smoke rose from the burnt earth.

At the edge, there is an obvious fire-prevention ditch that was temporarily opened by humans.

“Lord Li En, this is the scene of the fire. We first discovered that the wheat field was on fire by chance at night.

But no matter what we did, the flames could not be extinguished. Fortunately, there were fire trenches dug outside, which prevented the flames from spreading further. "

"Is this so..."

Li En squatted down gently, and then, under the surprised gaze of the farm people, he ignored the burning sensation, reached his hand into the ground, closed his eyes and sensed it.

Heat, burning, destruction, an extremely subtle and pure dragon breath was heard.

It is not so much that the firebreaks dug on the farm took effect, but rather that this pure but weak dragon breath spread and then naturally dissipated.

After completing the investigation, Li En opened his eyes and withdrew his right hand that was stuck in the soil.

His right hand was clean and white, without a trace of dust on it.

Donald, who was standing by, saw this and his eyes lit up slightly.

However, before he could say anything, Li En spoke first.

"Mr. Donald, is there any information you're missing about this fire?"

"this..."

Under Li En's gaze, Donald dismissed the farmers around him and then looked at Li En.

"To be honest, Lord Li En, I was the first one to discover the fire.

Even though it was blurry that night, I still vaguely saw that figure, it seemed to be... a dragon!"

"dragon?"

"Yes!"

"Then why do you..."

"But sir, I have no evidence other than my memory of that night."

Facing Li En's gaze, Donald shook his head helplessly.

"okay, I get it."

"Yes, sir. If you don't mind, please come to the farm and rest for a while."

"Mr. Donald, leave this matter to me. Send someone to deliver a letter to the Mianwei family and the Wayne family later."

"Understood, Master Li En, thank you!"

Donald was so excited that he bowed respectfully to Li En.

After writing two simple letters, Li En handed the white horse to Donald and asked him to arrange someone to send it back.

Then he followed the breath, took a step forward, and disappeared from the sight of Donald and others in a few breaths.

Seeing this, Donald, a veteran who had retired due to injury and returned to his hometown, had even more confidence in Li En.

...

After leaving the crowd's sight, Li En showed a little speed and jumped directly into the sky.

Since entering the Legend, the 'power of the dragon' that Li En naturally developed has been enough for his own use.

Therefore, Li En tried his best not to summon the spirit of the dragon.

The main reason is that it is too easy for divine beings to discover each other.

However, Li En’s plan does not want to provoke these beings for the time being.

Especially in Demacia, where the divine existence is related to the 'Protoss'.

Red lightning flashed through the clouds.

Soon, Li En arrived at a steep cliff.

As you walk into the cave, the breath of a true dragon becomes clearer.

Looking around, Li En frowned slightly.

"It seems that he hasn't come back for a few days. Did he leave here?"

Without much hesitation, sensing the extremely faint breath, Li En quickly followed.