Arcane: The Gods Want Me to Pick a Route

Chapter 287: Then It’s Your Turn to Take the Stage, Nilah!

Shurima.

From the port city of Bel'zhun to Shurima's Great Sai Desert, most of the people who took this road were merchants and adventurers.

But today, a five-person squad had set foot on this road. According to the people of Bel'zhun, every member of this squad had come from Zaun, that city-state which, some time ago, had built an enormous stretch of land across the Sea of Watchers. It was something that should never have been possible through human strength, but the fact was, that road had appeared upon the sea, linking Kumungu and connecting it to the primordial jungle of Ixtal.

The Twin Cities had already become famous across the world, so even Shurima, where news was relatively isolated, knew the names of Zaun and Piltover well. After all, Shurimans had gone out to sea for years. What, were desert folk not allowed to sail?

Because of this newly emerged land across the sea, Zaun had now become something of a "holy land" in the hearts of Shurimans, roughly speaking, a wonderful place where dreams could be fulfilled and one could rise through the ranks.

After saying goodbye to the merchant who sold skallashi and returning to Shurima once again, Taliyah was delighted deep down. At the same time, however, the nervousness of returning home also rose in her heart.

The closer she drew to her hometown, the more anxious Taliyah became. Back then, she had left her parents and gone far from home to control the power the Great Weaver had granted her, but now, Taliyah was not too sure whether this counted as having mastered that power.

In backward, isolated places, extraordinary divine power would always be treated as witchcraft. Great power would bring loss of control and destruction. Taliyah was the same.

Thinking of this, Taliyah's little face grew tense.

"Don't be nervous. I understand how you feel." Seeming to notice Taliyah's mood, Jax reached out a large hand and patted her shoulder.

Jax liked this little sparrow from Shurima from the bottom of his heart.

She was polite and adorable. Although she was timid, when it came to serious matters, she was a girl who never acted carelessly. Jax liked people like that. As for the fact that Taliyah was Shuriman, the people who had once been enemies of Icathia, Jax had already come to terms with that long ago.

Icathia had been destroyed for a thousand years. If a wandering ghost like him kept clinging to the past, he would have gone mad long ago. Now, Icathia no longer existed. Even though he still missed Icathia deep inside, Jax would not take the hatred between ancient Shurima and Icathia out on a little girl like Taliyah.

"I, I just don't know what I should say to my parents." Taliyah gave Jax an awkward smile and spoke with difficulty.

"Tell them the truth. There is no need to hide this sort of thing." A gentle voice sounded behind her. Taliyah turned around and saw Karma, who had dressed herself up in Shuriman desert-folk clothes.

With her darker complexion, once Karma put on Shuriman clothing, honestly, she looked more like a Shuriman than Taliyah and Kai'Sa did.

However, Karma's skin was very good, delicate and smooth, while Taliyah's skin carried the distinctive roughness of Shuriman desert folk.

That was caused by the climate and environment. In a place full of wind and sand, under harsh sunlight, it was very hard for ordinary people to have good skin. Kai'Sa was an exception. It was not only because she had fused with a Void carapace, but also because Kai'Sa had spent a very long time in the underground world.

"Hiding things only brings more accidents. A lie is a web. The more you weave it, the longer and larger it grows, and in the end, both you and the people you care about will be trapped in it and affected by it," Karma said calmly. She walked forward, looked at the blazing sun, and narrowed her eyes.

"Jax, just as you said, Azir has indeed returned."

Jax and Yi looked at Karma at the same time. The former was a little surprised. "You know Azir?"

Karma smiled faintly, shook the fan in her hand, and began walking as she said, "I have only lived for a few decades, but there are countless souls in my mind. Karma is an identity, a codename. I inherited this name, and with it, I inherited the memories and wisdom of sages. It is not unreasonable for me to know such things, is it?"

"That's true…" Jax nodded.

Of course, he did not have any special thoughts toward Karma. Respect? No, not really.

Although Karma was a spirit, and an extremely powerful one at that, whether Jax respected someone did not depend on how strong they were. It depended on that person's character.

"We're not exactly pressed for time, are we? Why don't we go take a look at Taliyah's hometown first?" Kai'Sa, acting as the second guide, said.

Kai'Sa had also come to Shurima with them. After all, she had nothing she could do in the Twin Cities right now. Singed no longer needed her either. At first, Kai'Sa had been able to provide Singed with some information and data related to the Void, such as the living environment, diet, and habits of Voidborn insects.

But after Singed understood all of that, Kai'Sa could no longer help him with "Void-related knowledge." After all, Kai'Sa was only an ordinary person. Her level of education… Mm, if compared to the people of Zaun and Piltover, then describing Kai'Sa's intelligence as lacking would not be wrong.

"Then let's go. The mission Logan gave us was to try making contact with Azir, communicate with him, and keep an eye on the movements of the Aspects and the Darkin. In other words, acting recklessly will not benefit us."

"Let's go. We'll take a look at Taliyah's hometown."

Very quickly, the group settled on their plan.

Taliyah's little face was red. She knew everyone was helping her.

So, Taliyah took a deep breath, exhaled, looked up at the blazing sun overhead, and nodded firmly. "I understand. Then let's go. I'll lead the way."

At the same time, in Bilgewater.

Snowy mountains stretched endlessly, and everywhere the eye could see was a vast expanse of white. Because it was daytime, the sunlight shining on the snow reflected a glare that was a little painful to the eyes.

"Awooo!"

A roar that was both goofy and imposing rang out across the snowfield. Immediately afterward, an enormous monster appeared, rolling a snowball even larger than itself. A silvery laugh rang out from the monster's head. It was a child's voice, filled with joy and excitement.

"Willump, faster! Make it even bigger!"

"Nunu and Willump's invincible Biggest Snowball Ever has appeared! This is going to be the biggest snowball in history!"

Wearing a hood, the short little boy sat on the yeti's head. One hand clutched the long fur on the yeti's head, while the other stretched forward. His rear hovered above the seat as he loudly gave directions.

"Roar!"

Willump let out a roar. His four large hands pressed against the snowball, giving off a faint blue light. The snowball grew larger and larger as it rolled straight toward the pack of frost wolves ahead.

The wolf pack that had originally been chasing Willump and Nunu scattered in terror in that instant. The pack leader even let out a howl, then became the first to flee the scene.

Rumble!

The gigantic snowball rolled forward, swallowing several slower frost wolves into the huge snowball. Nunu burst into laughter. Faced with such a scene, this little guy was not the least bit afraid.

"What mountain are we going to again?"

"Oh, right! Winged Mountain! Mom told me in my dream!"

After resolving the crisis created by the wolf pack, Nunu and Willump found a place to sit down. As soon as the little guy sat down, he said this to Willump.

Willump scratched his head with a huge claw, looked blankly at Nunu, and let out a cry.

"What? Winged Mountain is really far away? That's okay. As long as the two of us are together, there's nowhere we can't go!"

"When best friends are together, there's nothing they can't do!" Nunu immediately said.

After hearing this, Willump roared loudly, raised the two large hands on his upper body high into the air, and waved them around in agreement with Nunu's idea.

This was the sixth day of Nunu and Willump's adventure. During these days, they had already left the Frostguard Citadel's base far behind and were now heading toward Winged Mountain.

In his dream, Mom had told him that he had to go to Winged Mountain, that he had to find that… that what again?

Wait, what was it?

Oh no, he had forgotten!

But, mm, right, it was not important!

Because Mom had been entering Nunu's dreams every night recently. Although he could not hug Mom in his dreams, and he could not feel Mom's warmth or the gentle touch of her hand, just being able to hear Mom's voice, see Mom, and talk to her already made Nunu very happy.

And at least, from that, he could confirm one thing, his mother had not encountered any danger.

On the contrary, Mom was watching over him and helping him!

"Willump, we have to hurry!"

"Roar?" Willump made a sound, and there was a trace of unease and grievance in his roar.

"Don't worry, Willump. Mom will definitely like you. You're my best friend, so of course you can be my mom's child too!" Nunu immediately comforted Willump.

He could communicate with Willump. Although Nunu himself did not know how he did it, it really did make communication between Nunu and Willump much easier.

"Roar!" This time, Willump relaxed quite a bit, and his roar became much stronger.

Seeing that Willump had recovered, Nunu giggled and pounced at him, crashing headfirst into Willump's fluffy, soft, warm belly.

Willump hugged Nunu, and the big one and the little one rolled around together in the snow.

They had no idea that up in the sky, multiple pairs of eyes were watching everything unfold.

"Layka hasn't been worried about Nunu recently. She's catching up on sleep right now and said she wants to prepare herself to see Nunu tonight. I say, Lissandra, can't you just let Layka meet Nunu in his dreams too?"

Holding her whip-blade, Nilah looked at Lissandra beside her and asked.

Lissandra did not even acknowledge Nilah. She simply murmured to herself, "Should we speed things up a little, Logan? This has dragged on for quite a while."

"Has it?" Logan blinked.

It was not even the middle of the year 991 yet. In the original background, the timeline had already advanced to around 997 or 998, hadn't it? Even then, the Void had not come out yet, and Lissandra was still worrying over Nunu's matter, wasn't she?

Hiss… Wait, that was not right. Looking at it this way, the timeline really was messed up again!

Logan touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

As expected, the official background stories could only be used as a reference. If he really treated the official timeline as his cheat, then Logan would suffer badly for it!

"This house-playing game has already gone on for nearly half a month," Lissandra said coldly.

"Hey, can you two listen to me?" Nilah interrupted from the side.

Logan said, "But you've seen the results too, haven't you? Nunu successfully absorbed the Heart of the Blue, and even gained the ability to turn fantasy into reality. As long as he can control this ability properly, melting the True Ice will only take a single thought from Nunu.

"But you're right. It's time to speed things up. Then… let's do it now. It's time to let the mini-boss appear and create trouble for Nunu's adventure story. We have to accelerate his growth."

"What are you planning to do?" Lissandra asked Logan.

"I said, what is with you two? Can you pay attention to me or not?" Seeing that Logan and Lissandra were both ignoring her, Nilah was smiling, but there was some anger in her tone.

What was this supposed to mean?

So in the end, Layka was the only one who cared about her?

Oh, and that was also why Nilah had spoken up for Layka, hoping Lissandra could let Layka meet Nunu in his dreams too.

That gentle, motherly woman had given Nilah quite a bit of warmth. Although Nilah's perception of emotions other than joy and delight was very poor, that did not mean Nilah could not feel them at all.

It was just that emotions other than joy and delight would be eliminated and blocked by a certain power the moment they were born.

"Shut your mouth!" Lissandra snapped at Nilah in annoyance.

Did she want to deliberately torture Layka?

No. It was because with Dreamwalking, if Layka entered a sleeping state and entered a dream together with Lissandra, then with Layka's magic, she could easily lose herself inside the dream. Dreamwalking sounded simple, but in reality, it meant walking along the edge of Runeterra's laws and across the borders of all kinds of dangers.

In that world, one careless step could lead into the Void, the spirit realm, the celestial realm, or even other worlds.

Because of that, even if Lissandra's protection ensured Layka would not get lost in those worlds, falling unconscious would still cause great damage to her body.

So Layka had to remain awake while Dreamwalking.

But this kind of thing was clearly not something Lissandra needed to explain to Nilah!

Nilah froze, then shut her mouth while muttering curses under her breath. She was annoyed, but she knew better than to push it.

"Don't be like that. Nilah still has to appear later," Logan said from the side.

"It's my turn to appear?" Nilah immediately became happy. She pointed at her own face with a finger, her expression full of delight as she said, "What do you want me to do? Also, how far am I allowed to go?"

Logan thought for a moment, then said to Nilah, "Nunu and Willump will climb to the mountaintop later. You suddenly show up and create trouble for them. Don't let them get through it so easily and happily."

"But remember one thing." Logan's tone turned serious as he emphasized, "You are not allowed to get carried away. Your mission is to create trouble for them so they can grow and gain something from adversity, not to truly stop them. Understand?"

"I understand!" Nilah immediately promised.

During this period in the Freljord, she had almost died of boredom!

There were clearly many powerful presences here, making Nilah incredibly excited and eager to challenge those powerful beings. But the problem was, Lissandra was keeping her under control!

That meant she could not go looking for trouble with anyone. As for looking for trouble with Lissandra?

No. She was not stupid. She could not beat Lissandra.

"All right, stop acting cute. You're really becoming more and more like a comedy character…" Logan looked at Nilah and made a teasing remark.

Then, he said to Nilah,

"Then now, go, Nilah. It's your turn to take the stage!"

"Yes!"

Nilah's figure scattered and vanished into the sky.

Logan pursed his lips, finding it amusing.

Yes, Logan said nothing. He simply threw a Nilah capable of killing demigods at you.

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