Chapter 830 [0818] New Student Irelia

Chapter 830 [0818] New Student Irelia

Heroic Hymn and Fertility Dance seem to be two completely different things.

The former is the encouragement and praise of the Demacians for the warriors, while the latter expresses the expectation and joy of a good harvest.

However, for Irelia, who is used to dancing the Fertility Dance as a war dance, what she expects in her dance posture, in addition to the traditional harvest, also includes peace and stability.

Only when the war is over can Ionia usher in true abundance!

Therefore, the dancers need to express the bowed wheat ears, which become the unyielding backbone; the action of waving the sickle can also harvest the lives of the invading enemies.

And this adapted dance is completely in line with the spirit of the Heroic Hymn.

The Heroic Hymn praises the bravery and fearlessness of the Demacian warriors, praising them for leaving their homes to defend Demacia, and praising them for their unity and fearlessness of sacrifice on the battlefield.

With the cooperation of Hua, Sona was almost a one-person group. She forcibly blended two completely different tunes together. With the blending of the styles, this Abundance Suite was also given a new meaning emotionally.

Driven by the sonorous beat, the Abundance Suite also became the warriors' nostalgia for the Abundance Ceremony of their hometown. The performers were no longer the musicians at the celebration, but the warriors who had left their homes. In the dead of night, they used simple instruments to imitate the music of the Abundance Ceremony of their hometown.

The suite became a solo. The hands that picked up the sword habitually beat the beat of the war drum. Under this subtle contradiction and harmony, the meaning of the music became rich and profound, just like the soldiers' soft confession.

Even if he picked up the sword, even if he was used to the drum beat, even if he was used to the sound of the iron horse.

But he still remembered everything in his hometown clearly.

He missed the celebration of abundance and the reunion of the Blossoming Spirit Festival, the low ears of wheat and the endless fields, the childhood sweethearts dancing silk dances at the celebrations, and the peaceful and quiet hometown thousands of miles away.

But he did not regret leaving his hometown thousands of miles away, picking up the sword, bathing in blood, and welcoming the end of his life.

Because without all these sacrifices, without all these separations, without all these self-changes, there would be no peaceful hometown.

Now he can play the Abundance Suite and dance the Abundance Dance, and everything is worth it!

Sona devoted herself to the performance. For her, the rhythm of the heroic hymn had long been engraved in her soul, and the clanging sound of the golden swords and iron horses was completely at her fingertips.

As for the Abundance Suite, although Sona is not particularly skilled, as a person who left her hometown at a young age to escape the war, her "unskillfulness" fits the feeling of "being far away from home and missing it".

Not only Sona, but also Irelia.

Although she likes to say "grandma said so", the carefree years in Shangzan have been quietly wiped out by time, becoming dim and long-lasting.

As Irelia dances to the music, her movements become bigger and more unrestrained, and the emotions contained in them become more and more abundant.

Finally, when Sona suddenly changed the status of the Heroic Hymn and the Fertility Suite, and the sound of the piano became completely high-pitched and powerful, like the sound of metal on the battlefield, Irelia could no longer suppress the throbbing in her heart. The Breaker Blade behind her was like a pair of unfolded wings, and flew out like a barrage of bullets, forming a huge blade loop in the music room, protecting both her and Sona.

At this moment, Irelia seemed to be back on the battlefield of Precision again, facing the thousands of Noxian troops, but still without the slightest hesitation.

Last time, the blood of the Noxians soaked her clothes.

And this time, there was also warm liquid sliding from the corners of her eyes.

It has been a long time since she left Ionia, but she still misses the land of birth.

With a learning mentality, Irelia has been suppressing her emotions.

But at this moment, she can no longer suppress it.

So, Irelia, who originally wanted to impress Sona with her sincerity, was eventually infected by Sona's music.

At the end of the song, when Sona pressed the vibrating strings with her ten fingers, the Blade of the Rule Breaker behind Irelia slowly closed, and finally formed the shape of the Zan family emblem.

It was just like the appearance on the gate of the Zan family manor in the dream.

After staring at this familiar yet unfamiliar emblem for a while, Irelia hurriedly left the music room without even having time to say goodbye formally.

Looking at Irelia's staggering back, Sona gently wiped her face, then reached out and patted the body of the piano.

She actually missed Ionia very much.

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The next day, Irelia found Sona again.

This time, her goal was no longer to poach people - she figured out a lot of things, gave up the most quick-success method, and turned to sincerely ask Sona how to change the current Ionia and how to make Ionia flourish like Demacia.

As for Irelia's question, Sona's answer was "It depends on the specific situation in Ionia."

"Specific... situation?"

"Yes, every place has its own characteristics and environment. There is no specific method that is a universal answer." Sona smiled and stroked the strings. "If you really want to get the answer you expect, maybe you shouldn't come to Demacia to find it, but go back to Ionia."

"Go back to Ionia?"

"Go see what Ionia needs, what Ionians need, and how to meet these needs." Sona recalled what she had learned and gained along the way, "Get along with different people, study different people's living habits, understand different people's desires and expectations, and truly understand what Ionia is."

Sona's answer made Irelia somewhat enlightened, but also somewhat unclear. Just when she was confused, Sona proposed a solution.

"Perhaps, you should talk to my teacher. I think he should be able to answer your doubts."

"Your teacher?" Irelia was a little surprised. "That must be a respected and generous elder, right?"

Sona pressed the strings and smiled without saying a word.

Respected is right.

But generous... Is Kalya really generous?

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Under Sona's recommendation, Kalya took time out of his busy schedule to urge Renekton to study and met with Irelia.

For this meeting, Irelia prepared many questions.

However, Kalya did not give an accurate answer to most of the questions, but used rhetorical questions to torture Irelia.

For example, when Irelia asked him how the First Land could usher in complete peace, Kalya asked her what complete peace was.

Irelia subconsciously gave the answer "no more war".

"But there is no war in Ionia now." Kalya's mask showed a bad smile, "But you still asked this question, does that mean that no more war does not mean ushering in complete peace?"

Irelia was speechless and reacted after a long time.

"The peace in Ionia is fragile now. The war has changed everything in the First Land. Some people have become radical because of this, while others hope to return to the past, but all these changes are not enough to enable Ionia to have the ability to cope with the next war."

"So, you also know that if you want to usher in peace, the premise is to be able to cope with the next war, right?"

Irelia blinked her eyes and suddenly felt that this was the case.

Through constant rhetorical questions and structures, Kalya guided Irelia to constantly look directly into her heart, allowing her to transform what she saw, learned, and felt along the way into the clearest text. It seemed that Kalya was answering Irelia's answers with rhetorical questions, but in fact, it was Kalya who was guiding Irelia and letting her answer her own questions.

This kind of guidance is very effective, but it is obviously not omnipotent. It can give Irelia a clear direction and goal, but when it comes to specific action measures, the answer is not something that can be obtained by just thinking and summarizing.

Then, when Irelia wanted to get a specific answer from Karya, Karya stopped all the questions and explained his usual methodology to her.

This is a field that Irelia has never touched before. Taking investigation as a premise, summarizing problems and conditions and proposing solutions, verifying options and experimenting, and then promoting them after success, it seems that most problems can be solved with this set of processes.

Compared with Irelia's past governance methods of treating headaches and foot pains, the method given by Karya is undoubtedly more rigorous, logical and feasible. When combined with Irelia's experience, it can also make him easily discover many of his pasts that were calculated and not rigorous when he reflects on himself.

At this moment, Irelia can be said to be enlightened. Many doubts that have lingered in her heart for a long time have clear and definite solutions. She looks at Karya with more respect.

"Of course, this is just the most superficial theory." Kalya's mask expression was indifferent. "In fact, everything is connected. Any change will bring about multi-faceted and multi-dimensional impacts. The specific degree needs to be observed and practiced before it can be summarized."

Irelia nodded.jpg.

"The methods applicable to Shurima may not be applicable to Ionia, and the methods that Demacians are willing to accept may not be accepted by Ionians. Forcing things cannot solve the problem. Only by starting from the facts can we really solve the problem-the First Earth is a magical land. As the gateway to the present world and the spirit world, the stability of the First Earth is also very important for the Rune Land."

Irelia blinked.

"If you are not in a hurry, then stay here, stay in Demacia, and observe for a while." Kalya continued, "Observe and think, and then record what you get. Some truths are useless for me to say, you can only truly understand them by your own experience."

Irelia continued to nod.

"Of course, thinking and practice must be combined. After two months, you can go to the North and do some temporary work. Starting from the facts, try to practice what you have thought about... Although the environment in the North is not similar to Ionia, believe me, this kind of practice will make you feel suddenly enlightened and integrated."

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As Kalya talked more and more, Irelia took the initiative to ask to become Kalya's student.

Kalya naturally had no reason to refuse Irelia's request. She had faith, quality, and persistence, but lacked means. It was very easy to teach such a student.

Moreover, what Kalya did not say was that Ionia, as the intersection of the real world and the spirit world of Runeterra, its stability was of great significance to Runeterra.

Once the spirit world was in trouble, the real world was likely to have problems as well. Now if Irelia could be used to influence Ionia and prevent Ionia from having problems, that would undoubtedly be what Kalya hoped to see.

In addition, although it was difficult for a student like Irelia who "changed her career halfway and learned from a teacher" to truly and completely inherit Kalya's ideals like Lux, Kalya believed that under his influence, Ionia would inevitably take a path that was completely different from the traditional one.

And he was looking forward to this.

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Irelia naturally knew nothing about Kalya's thoughts. After the meeting, she was very excited.

As long as Kalya did not reveal his bad taste, no one could deny that he was a respected and knowledgeable elder. Thanks to his selfless help, Irelia felt like she had an adventure in a novel.

From the next day, she began her official political observation career as a clerk intern, and began to understand the operation of the Xiongdu from the perspective of a grassroots clerk.

This observation angle undoubtedly made Irelia gain a lot.

Although the clerk governance system of New Demacia is not perfect, it is a world of difference compared to the current regional autonomy of Ionia.

In the past, Irelia could only observe from the grassroots, and many problems seemed to be in the fog.

But now that she observes politics as a clerk intern, she has a new perspective, and many problems that she could not fully understand in the past now have answers.

For example, before, Irelia would appreciate the Internal Affairs Supervision Department, but after she became an intern, she realized that the establishment of the Internal Affairs Supervision Department required a long list of prerequisites.

In this case, for Irelia, every day can be regarded as a day of harvest.

Of course, in addition to in-depth learning as a clerk, she also had a formal meeting with Lux as the lifelong leader of Ionia - the two sides reached a new consensus on the long-standing economic partnership between Demacia and Ionia, and agreed that in the new era, Demacia and Ionia should strengthen their ties and cooperate in many aspects to jointly maintain the peaceful and stable development of Runeland.

However, since Irelia, the leader, has no real power, the above consensus is ultimately just a consensus.

Irelia's small branch is over, and the focus is about to return to Freljord!