Chapter 185 The Black Rose Appears Again
Black Rose!

When the camera showed this pattern, the audience immediately knew the identities of these people!
They are members of the secret organization of Noxus, the Black Rose!

——"Fuck! How is Shurima related to the Black Rose?"

——"Could this Noxian expedition team be sent by the Black Rose?"

——"Oh my god! This organization is everywhere!"

Everyone immediately understood that it wasn’t that the film hadn’t ended.

The appearance of the black rose should be considered an easter egg in the movie!
In the previous plot, the person who could be connected with Noxus was Cassiopeia, the noble lady who backstabbed Sivir and almost killed her!

However, it was precisely because of her blow that the gears of fate began to turn, the Tomb of the Emperor was opened, and Renekton and Xerath finally saw the light of day.

And Azir also felt the blood of the descendants of Shurima and returned from the desert!

I'm afraid no one would have thought that Cassiopeia would be the key to unlocking Shurima's current situation, and no one would have thought that the Black Rose was actually behind this!
There are many countries in Runeterra today, but if you want to say which one is the most powerful country, it is undoubtedly Noxus!
The Noxian Empire is just like the former Shurima Empire, except that they do not have the ruling power of Shurima, but they have ambitions that are comparable to those of Shurima!
And the Black Rose is the most ambitious organization among them!

They attempted to manipulate the Emperor, but their plot was ultimately thwarted by Swain.

And this is the reason why Cassiopeia came to Shurima!
As the youngest daughter of General Duke, Cassiopeia enjoyed the privileges and development space of Noxian nobility from birth.

She began to demonstrate a keen mind and quick wit from a very early age.

While her older sister, Katarina, thrived under their father's tutelage, Cassiopeia followed in her mother, Soleana's footsteps.

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The audience looked at the two little girls in the picture who looked similar. At their age, they should have been living a carefree life, not to mention that they were the daughters of generals and real noble ladies.

But when they were born in Noxus, everything became different.

From the moment they were born, the shrewd General Du Coca began to pave the way for them. The eldest daughter, Catalina, was pushed onto the path of studying swords, relying not on reckless brute force but on deadly precision to become a weapon to kill the enemies of the empire.

The youngest daughter, Cassiopeia, took on another mission of the family and inherited her mother's political acumen.

As the hero who led Noxus' expansion into Shurima, General Duke finally sent people to pick up his family and settled them near the residence of the local governor of the port city of Uzeris.

Faced with a strange city and strange people, Cassiopeia has always stayed closely by her mother's side. Unlike Catalina, she learned a lot of politics, diplomacy, and clever tactics.

These were all things she had learned from her mother. However, as Cassiopeia grew older, she could not help but catch a glimpse of the unknown corners of Soleanna's heart, the corners outside the empire...

One day, without any warning, Soleana suddenly fainted in her family home - someone had poisoned her wooden comb, and she almost died.

Duke Khal, a master of the ways of the assassin, dismissed all the servants, leaving only his wife and two daughters in the empty house. Cassiopeia was still a child at the time, and she never left her mother's side. During the months that Soleana recovered, the bond between the two of them became stronger than ever.

When the general was called back to Noxus for the long-awaited invasion of Ionia, he took Katarina with him, but Cassiopeia remained in Uzeris.

Soleanna was visibly relaxed, and she confided in her daughter the secret that she belonged to a little-known secret society, which some called the "Black Rose."

They have led the empire for centuries, and they have finally managed to extend their influence to Shurima.

Now without the wary eye of her husband, Soleanna could get down to real work.

Soon, under her mother's guidance, Cassiopeia grew into an extremely beautiful, cunning, and intelligent young woman. The only thing she lacked was perhaps sympathy. In her eyes, everyone around her was a tool to achieve her goals and could be discarded after use.

Although she has just entered adulthood, she has already entered the Black Rose organization by hunting down those who tried to murder her mother.

Even Soleana was surprised by her speed and efficiency, and she never left any trace of her actions - including the middlemen.

Cassiopeia later entered the more secretive inner world of the Order and became involved in their greater plans for Shurima.

She took advantage of her family's strong financial resources and conducted many expeditions deep into the desert, looting many ancient ruins with the help of local mercenaries.

If that were the case, then Cassiopeia would be nothing more than a pawn used by the Black Rose to collect ancient relics of Shurima.

But what happened next changed everything, that was Noxus’ defeat in Ionia!
The Black Rose could have used this defeat to better control the Noxian emperor, but Jerichoswain, who returned from Ionia, overthrew the rule of Brown Darkwell and also dismantled the Black Rose's conspiracy.

Many noble families chose to recognize the legitimacy of this coup...including the Duke Cao family.

When the news from the capital reached Uzeris, Soleanna was furious, disgusted by her husband's betrayal, and worried that the lives of all the Black Rose members were in danger, she became extremely anxious.

It was not until then that she told her daughter the purpose of the Black Rose's search for ancient ruins in Shurima!

That is the key in the legend that determined Shurima's supreme hegemony in ancient times!
She told this to Cassiopeia, and believed that only by obtaining this treasure could they overthrow Swain's rule!
So Soleanna sent Cassiopeia to search for that almost divine power.

Cassiopeia vowed that she would bring back a weapon that could be used immediately to influence the coming secret war, and she would never return until she achieved her goal.

However, the audience knew that their plan had completely failed!

Cassiopeia hired Sivir's mercenary team and used the intelligence information that the Black Rose had collected over the years. After many twists and turns, she finally found the Tomb of the Shurima Emperor.

She was certain that the power she was looking for was there, and that she would soon be able to fulfill her vow.

The fulfillment of this vow will change her forever.

(End of this chapter)