After capturing the fortress of Avarosa, not daring to be careless, Ezreal ordered the Ice Phoenix to block the road to the Ironthorn Mountains. The narrow path that connects the border between Freljord and Zaun, from which the Coalition came, but did not want any more troops to follow them. Under Ezreal's orders, the Ice Phoenix unleashed a massive blizzard that froze the entire passageway.

With no worries to spare, Ezreal focused on the development of the fortress of Alvarossa.

The fortress was built around a basin. The basin is at a high altitude and the summits are covered with snow. The hot winds blowing from the meandering river to the south melt the snow, and the melted water moistens the land of the basin and eventually becomes a tributary of the meandering river.

The basin is a natural granary, just as the Sichuan Basin is called the land of abundance, and this Valoran basin is a place rich in grain despite being located on the ice sheet. In addition to eating, grain is also used to make wine. After the capture of the fortress, the barrel Gulagas immediately released several jars of fine wine from the cellar to celebrate his victory.

There is a granary on the icefield where food is scarce, and it is destined to be coveted. Whenever the ice sheet enters its coldest period, food is at its most scarce. The tribes outside the basin will unite to attack the basin for the sake of food and survival. This has been the case with Freljord's wars for thousands of years.

The cold also energizes the magic of Avarosa the Ice Archer and Cyredar the Wrath of Winter, both of whom awaken in the coldest moments and repeat the war of reincarnation.

As for the Frost Guard to the north, its leader, the Frost Witch, is aware of the existence of the Ice Phoenix. With the ice phoenix here, the direction of the war is intervened. No matter how fierce the attack of the Winter Fury, the fortress of Alvarossa was never breached. So Lisandro pretended to take refuge in Alvarosa every time, so as to shine in the light of the victors.

To the south is the sphere of influence of the Isle of Shadows. That's right! Between the forces of Freljord and Demacia, the forces of the Isle of Shadows! The people of the Avarossa tribe call the forest to the south the Forest of Death, and the swamp the land of the bones of the dead, a cursed and taboo place. No one dared to go into the forest swamp, and the howl of the soul could be faintly heard in the wind blowing from the south. Hence the name Wailing Forest, Wailing Swamp.

There are two fortresses of Alvarossa, one to defend the ice fields to the north and one to defend the forests to the south. Ezreal was on the castle to the south, looking out at the misty forest, thinking for a moment.

"Dump all the aftermath work on me, what are you thinking about hiding here alone?"

It was Caterina, the vividness of her long red hair that detached Ezreal from her pale memories.

Ezreal: "The aftermath of the wounded, the recruitment of personnel, the repair of buildings, the issuance of law and order decrees... You've got it all right?"

Katerina: "I can't handle that. I asked Kyle to arrange it with his retainers, and she was good at it. ”

Ezreal stared at her, and he remembered another woman, a woman of the exact same appearance as Katarina. Katerina's younger sister, Cassiopeia, the two sisters seem to have separated the inheritance of General Durkkao's talents. One has a high military value, and the other has high political ability. If only Cassiopeia were here, she would have understood Ezreal's point.

Zhang Bang Anmin will gain great prestige and far-reaching influence. Ezreal thought twice about letting Caterina do the work. Unexpectedly, Caterina handed it over to Kyle, and with Kyle's political sense, he would definitely take the opportunity to promote the Angel Sect.

The ice field is a religious void, with only the legend of the Three Ice Sisters. The history of wars for hundreds of years is a civil war, and the original idea is that it is not conducive to reunification. Let religion intervene, dilute the original traditions, and prepare for unification.

Ezreal was thinking: let Sana make amends. Suana's sect of monks has a little bit of a base in the ice fields. The dervishes under the command of Lisandro had a little communication with the monks of Ionia.

After thinking about it, Ezreal realized that he had made a mistake. Because of Kyle's unauthorized actions, he had an unhappy feeling. But the Monk Sect was already at its peak in Ionia, and if it was allowed to occupy the ice fields, wouldn't it become a dominant one? So for the sake of reason, we still have to let Kyle intervene.

Putting aside preferences and making rational decisions, this is a kind of "truth-like" law.

Ezreal lamented that it is no wonder that emperors call themselves alone! Decisions should be made according to reason, and disobedient to preferences, even if they are their own. Over time, you will feel that you are in a state of "refinement".

Ezreal thought about it, Caterina is a hidden danger, a queen without the slightest sense of politics... The advantage is that there is no jealousy, and the disadvantage is that the political side is blind. But she also has a politically savvy sister! Ezreal suddenly realizes that the sister duo is a gem.

Katarina: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Ezreal let go of his worries a little and said, "We've broken away from Noxus and made our own place here. But your sister is still on the other side of the canyon, and I'm a little worried that Noxus will be bad for her. ”

Katerina: "You're not saying that the stronger we are, the less Noxus will dare to do anything to my sister. ”

Noxus certainly won't do anything to your sister, because he can't find her. Calculate the time, and it's time for Cassiopeia to become the embracer of the Demon Serpent. I guess at this moment, I'm hiding in a corner of Nurima, crying silently about turning into a snake demon.

There's nothing wrong with a basilisk, Ezreal is very fond of snakes.

Ezreal released a magic shield to protect the two of them, and there was a secret to tell.

Ezreal: "I let the Ice Phoenix seal the entrance. Freljord is now in a closed state. The forest in front of you is the power of the Shadow Isle. After unifying Freljord, we're going to take action on Shadow Isle, and that's the next step in our strategy. ”

Caterina patted Ezreal on the shoulder and said, "I'll help you too." I heard Kyle say that LeBlanc is trapped in the Isle of Shadows. The forests south of here are full of the forces of the Shadow Isles. She'll be fine. You can even be captured by Lady Luck, and fate will surely favor you. You don't have to worry too much. ”

An inexplicable warm current swelled in my heart.

Ezreal looked at the forest and said, "Thank you." Actually, I looked at this forest because I had other plans. At the end of the meandering river, on the alluvial plain at the mouth of the sea, there was a city-state. Caraton, a lost country. It was originally blessed with a pleasant climate, fertile land, developed agriculture, and an inexhaustible supply of fisheries. A wise king governed the city-state properly, allowing his subjects to live and work in peace and contentment under his edicts. Until one day, the queen, whom the king loved dearly, fell seriously ill. ”

"And then?"

Caterina asked about the rest of the story.

The queen was seriously ill and died, and the king could not accept this fact. When the story of the elixir of immortality spread on an island, the king sent two of his generals, Callista and Hekarim, to lead an army of land and sea to find the medicine. Calista saw through the illusion on the Isle of Shadows, and there was no elixir at all. However, Hekarim secretly told the king Gaomi and accused Calista of lying. Faced with the king's questioning, Calista was distraught. Hekarim took the opportunity to sneak up and kill Calista.

Of course, what is the Isle of Shadows? None of the Cupbearers, the Betrayers, or the Kings will end well. Morello the Destroyer turned them into immortal undead. Carraton became a realm of death, shrouded in dark magic all year round, never to see the light of day again.

(See the backstories of Calista, the spear of revenge, and Hekarim, the shadow of war.)

When Caterina heard this, she realized, "That island is the Isle of Shadows?

Ezreal nodded, "As long as the dark magic entrenched in the forest is dispelled, Carraton will become a prosperous city-state again." A city-state that truly rivals Demacia and Noxus. At the same time, it is also an important strategic port on the west coast of the Valoran continent. If the alliance has it, it can be regarded as the hegemony of Valoran!"

The post-war work proceeded in an orderly manner.

Kyle and Lux use light magic to heal the wounded while preaching the teachings of the Angel Cult. At Ezreal's behest, Kyle and Lux begin writing history.

Write history as a victor. First of all, I want to find a breakthrough, find a loophole, and find it from the past history of the three sisters of Hanbing. The breakthrough lies in the fact that Freljord's past history does not mention "how I came to be" or "how the world came to be". People are in the world every minute of their lives, and it is individuals who think about the world.

In the Angelic Doctrine, the God of Light is the true God, who created the world, and now he is in Freljord. The goodwill messenger of the god of light is a beautiful angel, so Kyle shows her white angel wings from time to time, the messenger of punishment is a fallen angel of darkness, Morgana uses the dark imprisonment to torment those who dare to question, and Ezreal spreads the sun and plays the role of the god of light.

The results were surprisingly good. Because the soldiers Gianna brought with them would be of the Light, they would be integrated into the descendants of Alvarosa, and the descriptions of angels would be found in the diary of the ancestors.

In fact, when Gianna came over, in order to avoid a conflict of beliefs, the knights never mentioned the Holy Light, and diluted the influence of the Holy Light's teachings. But faith is not something that can be easily erased. It is a kind of spiritual sustenance. Its mainstream can be changed, but you have to cut off this spiritual sustenance, but it is against the people's hearts.

Thousands of miles away from another world, many knights were lonely in their hearts, even after taking root here and settling down. Keeping a diary has become a sustenance of spiritual belonging. And today, these diaries have been turned out, and the angels have descended, so that their descendants are convinced of the existence of the Holy Light, the existence of the God of Light.

If you elevate yourself, you have to belittle the "original mainstream". Historically, the God of Light has been fatigued since its creation and has entered a long period of dormancy. The God of Light placed Freljord in the management of the Three Handmaidens, who continued to fight for dominance. That is, the three sisters are just three naughty little girls. The Ice Phoenix was sent by the God of Light to quell the war, but failed to fulfill its mission.

Ezreal took control of the Ice Phoenix and made it testify.

Spirit is one thing, and matter is the other.

Soon it will be spring, and Ezreal will improve agriculture. In the agriculture of the ice field, the land utilization rate is very low, and the wheat planted in the spring is looking to the sky... The production of food will reduce the fertility of the land. Within the basin, some land is barren with loss of fertility. Due to the constraints of food production, the population size of the Avarosa tribe did not grow significantly.

Ezreal practiced the time-sharing method of the land. A plot of land where wheat is planted first, potatoes are planted after harvesting, barley is planted when potatoes are ripe, and clover is planted at the end. Wheat and potatoes are eaten by humans, and barley and clover are eaten by livestock. The manure of the livestock is then compiled into organic manure and returned to the land. In such an efficient virtuous circle, the only concern is the rest of the land. In order to let the land rest, one out of every four plots of land is taken, and the resting piece of land is only planted with clover this year. The land will also be replenished, preferably fish bones, but that will be until the Coalition captures Caradon. Until then, Zyra can only spend some mana.

Jyora increased food production and carved out forests in the desertified land, making her a noble image of the goddess of the forest in the minds of the people of Avarossa.

Ice Phoenix, Kieran, and Ryze have magical means of transmitting messages over long distances. Ezreal used it to get information from the outside world. Ezreal is ready to farm for a year, waiting for the right time. After Svein launched an offensive against Ionia, Valoran's international situation was settled, and the next move was made.

If a big country suddenly appears in the northwest, it will inevitably touch the nerves of all forces, and it is difficult to say that the situation will not develop as expected. So Ezreal has enough strength to unify, and wait. Ezreal has plenty of patience to maximize the benefits.

Ezreal estimated that as soon as spring passed and labor was liberated from the spring rush, Noxus would provoke a rune war. In the same way, the alliance will have to wait until after spring. With two or three months to go, Ezreal decided to take action against the forces of the Shadow Isle to the south. Meandering rivers, Karaton shrouded in dark magic, ruled by the mighty heroes of the Shadow Isle and their summons. Ezreal believes that heroes against heroes, summon legions against summon legions.

When Ezreal set his sights to the south, there were those in the southern forests who set their sights on the Alliance.

A black-faced man in a windbreaker stares at the bulletin board. The peace decree issued by the Coalition in Alvarosa has worked well, and it is stable under management. The black-faced man thought for a moment, and his figure disappeared into the depths of the alleyway. He came to the southern fortress, and faced the wall, and he strode into it. The worrying collision with the wall did not happen, and his figure blurred through the wall like a ghost. He went into the forest and came to a rock. He felt the stones, looking for something to hide.

A mark on the stone lit up, and the mark was a triangular concentric circle, with two layers on the inside and outside. It's a communication signal, and it's also a teleportation array. When it lights up, it spins and ripples like a ripple of water, and billowing clouds of smoke emerge from the imprint. In the dimness, the white cloud of smoke wrapped in a cloud that was darker than the darkness. The black and white clouds turned into entities, the white one turned into a humanoid sheep-headed monster with a bow and arrow, and the black one turned into a wolf-headed demon spirit.

Forever hunting twin Qianjue. Its duty is to extradite the souls of the deceased to another world. It's a lot easier now, as the dark magic of the Shadow Isle envelops the forest. The souls of the dead are captured by the heroes of the Shadow Isle and used as servants. A big fist is reasonable, and Qianjue can't beat a Shadow Island hero, so there's nothing to be done...

Qian Jue asked the black-faced man, "Have you found out, what kind of force is occupying the Avarosa tribe, Lucian?"