Battle of the Two Cities: Begins with the Mage - Chapter 457 1 trial

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Ionia, Port of Leon.

In the parliamentary hall, Swain, who was talking to the rest of the meeting, narrowed his eyes and stretched out his scarlet arm.

In everyone's curious eyes, a magical water bird penetrated the space and landed on Swain's arm.

Swain closed his eyes and seemed to be communicating something.

Behind him, Yone's eyes behind the scarlet mask stared at the water bird with suspicion.

He actually felt the threat of death on a bird constructed of magic power.

Even when the bird appeared, the demon within him felt fearful.

In the end, the bird slowly dissipated in Swain's hands, and he nodded slightly, with a little more thought in his eyes.

"Horon, tell me in detail about the current situation of the Vastaya people." Swain said sternly.

Huo Lun, the administrator of the Port of Laien, looked solemn, and said without thinking:

"Because of the internal strife of the Shadow Stream, the Vastayas have now established a firm foothold in Navoli and Baloo provinces, and can rival Ionia in terms of land and status."

"What about outside these two provinces?" Swain said calmly.

"This..."

Hollen hesitated for a moment, but still said:

“Because of the long distance between Kuilin and Zhiyun provinces, we have not yet contacted our compatriots there. In Shangzan province, which is separated by a mountain from Navoli, most of the vastaya people there gather in a tribe called Tubutai. middle."

"Tell me about this tribe."

"Tubutai is a super-large tribe, with a population of about one million. The tribe is not simply composed of Vastayas, but also many Ionians," said Hollen.

"As far as I know, the relationship between Tubutai and the official forces of Ionia is not good." Swain turned his cheek slightly.

He has heard about this tribe, and he has also heard some related things.

Horen nodded: "Ionia is divided into provinces, villages and towns are governed by elders, and all elders jointly manage the provinces. This is the official power of Ionia."

His voice paused, then continued:

"But Ionia seems to be in its own right, but there is still an organization above the senior executives' association."

"Equilibrium sect." Swain picked out the name.

"Yes, the Equilibrium Sect is like the leader of Ionia. Although it does not interfere much in the internal affairs of the provinces, they will also take action when there are affairs that deviate from the balance in the provinces." Hollen said seriously.

"Che, I didn't see any movement from them when Noxus came."

Seti sat down under Hollen with a look of contempt in his tone.

Swain did not reply, but glanced at Yone who was standing behind.

Yone's face was a little ugly, but he still sighed and said:

"When the Noxian Empire first invaded, the Equilibrium Cult issued a document of condemnation and announced that if Noxus continued to invade, it would pay the price."

"Then?"

Seti raised his eyebrows. As someone who has experienced that period of history, why didn't he know it happened.

"It was Meredith who received the document at the time." Swain said sternly, "He immediately issued an order to invade. I still remember what he said at the time..."

"If the Equilibrium Sect does take action, he is willing to bear all the losses caused by the war."

"I don't know where he got his confidence back then. With the Eastern Front Army I led, once the Equilibrium Sect attacked, we wouldn't even be able to defeat Laen Harbor."

"It turns out that they even lost half of Navoli and Baloo." Seti said dismissively.

He is now a die-hard supporter of the Empire, and in his opinion, Ionia is simply a piece of trash who dares not fight back.

"Yes, Meredith proved the cowardice of the Equilibrium sect. Or, according to the Equilibrium sect, as long as the balance between spirit and material is not broken, then they don't care about the rest." Swain said.

"No..." Yone recalled that experience, as a member of the rebels at that time, he looked ugly: "Many people in the Equilibrium sect want to resist, so many people are willing to quit the sect and betrayed together with Jie. Flow. Only the upper echelons of the Equilibrium Sect have been blocking the meaning of the people below."

Swain glanced at him: "Zed and Shadowstream did cause us a lot of trouble, but he can't sum up the power of Ionia, only some small troubles."

"Yeah..." Yone laughed self-deprecatingly.

If the Equilibrium hadn't been a tortoise, there wouldn't have been a Noxian invasion, and neither would his brother...

"Speaking of the Tubutai tribe, I remember that this is a tribe recognized by the Equilibrium Sect." Swain said.

"That's right." Hollen nodded, "The Balance Sect originated in the province of Shangzan, and later established a sect station in the mountains between Shangzan and Navoli. Shangzan has been the most important place for the Balance sect since ancient times. They Many of the members of the church are from the Tubuta tribe.”

"Although the tribe has the recognition of the Equilibrium Sect, they don't seem to think so themselves." Swain tapped the table, thinking about the information about the Tubutai tribe in his mind.

"Yes!" Hollen nodded, "Although the Balance Sect is willing to shelter there, because the Balance Sect has always been non-interfering, it doesn't have too much preference there."

"On the contrary, because of the stability constraints of the Equilibrium Sect, the development of the Kuzan province tends to be backward, especially the Tubuta tribe. Whether the tribes are Ionians or Vastayas, they all criticize the Equilibrium sect. ” said Hollen.

"That place is very suitable as a breakthrough...or rather, a test of the Equilibrium sect and those spirits of nature." Swain's eyes were thoughtful.

Seeing Swain's appearance, the rest of the audience sat up slightly.

Swain usually doesn't show this look, and when he makes a decision, even if it's not a war, something big will happen.

After a while, Swain slowly raised his head.

Seeing this, Seti was the first to say loudly:

"Commander, let me be the vanguard!"

"No, we won't necessarily have a war. I decided to visit the Tubutai tribe myself," Swain said.

"Why do you need your help in such a small place, I'm enough to go." Seti volunteered.

He knew that Swain was not the second or third person in the Empire. The mere Tubotai is not worth Swain visiting in person at all.

Besides, the tribes in Navoli province were his ambassadors.

"This time you and Yone follow me, and the rest continue to guard the port of Laen," Swain ordered.

"As ordered!"

After hearing Swain's official order, everyone's expressions turned solemn.

Seeing that he could follow, Seti happily responded directly.

If there is a fight, it means there is merit, and if you have merit, you can climb higher.

The furnishings in his mother's house are quite old, and this time they must be replaced with the best ones.

Most of the assembly hall retreated to prepare for Swain's departure.

For a time, the parliamentary hall was empty, leaving only Swain and Yone who had been standing behind him.

"The purpose of your mission this time is not so simple. UU read www.uukanshu.com" Yong En said with deep meaning.

"If they choose to retreat, then nothing will happen. If they choose to enter, then something will happen." Swain said sternly.

"The Equilibrium sect really retreats, and Ionia's heart is also scattered." Yone said with a deep meaning, "Even the tribes that admit their shelter are invaded by enemies who enter and leave at will, then they will lose their prestige."

"If it were me before I met Meredith, I might also choose to retire."

There is nostalgia in Swain's tone:

"Because the Balance Sect wants to maintain balance, its current strength is not enough to resist the Empire. If I were its controller, I would choose to avoid its edge first."

"A little loss of public opinion is far worse than the loss caused by the death battle. As long as the lost ground can be recovered later, everything can be easily returned."

"But Meredith taught me a lesson..."

"The supreme crown?" Yone asked with a frown.

Ryan Meredith, who had a bad reputation in Ionia, killed countless Ionians back then.

Swain nodded slightly and said with a chuckle:

"He told me... When you choose to back down because you are weak, then you will never have the day to fight."

"You shrink today because you are weak and afraid of death. Tomorrow, when you are strong, you will shrink because you are afraid of losing. When you are strong the day after tomorrow, you will shrink because you are afraid of death and loss."

"When you take a step back, you keep going back."

"What if they don't retire?" Yone asked rhetorically.

"Aren't you going back..."

Swain's eyes suddenly shot out a shocking light:

"Then I will give them a glorious war!"