Riding the crowd, Modrian walked casually through the city of Irwindale, listening to the noise of conversation that filled his ears, and feeling the atmosphere of prosperity.

Counting the time, but in just a few years, what was once a transit trading town has grown into the economic center of Valoran Territory.

Walking to the towering city walls, Modrian's eyes were full of traffic, Noxian soldiers maintaining order, and traders and wandering mercenaries lined up in long queues.

A touch of prosperity lingers at the gates of Irwindale.

After leaving the city walls, he continued to the north, and the crowd behind him gradually decreased, and he became a sharp-clad Tryfali legionnaire.

Taking the reins handed over by Zhao Xin, Modrian galloped towards the sunset sky.

The bitter cold wind blew and rolled up gusts of cold currents, encroaching on the mountains and jungles, and occasionally solidified frost could be seen through the tips of the branches and grass.

Just three or five miles away, Fort Dig came into view.

Modrian tugged at the reins and walked slowly along the cyan mountain road, seeing a hurried silence.

The Noxian soldiers stationed at Fort Dig are ready to march in front of Noxtola; The juvenile dragon lizard's huge body swayed, and the smell of fish permeated the mountains; The steel carriage moving forward made a slight shaking sound, and it was the freshly baked weapon armor of the [Forge of Noxus].

He and Svein, Darius, and the others had already reached a conclusion regarding the winter raiding war waged by the lizardmen.

Regardless of whether Firan agrees or not, Valoran cannot sit idly by and watch most of the Stoke Kingdom fall into the hands of the lizardmen, which is extremely inconsistent with the future development of the territory.

So now, the military forces in the territory have begun to be mobilized in advance.

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Fort Digwo, the main fort covered with greenery.

The sunset and black clouds gradually merge, mixed with the afterglow of the snow-colored peaks, and are reflected in the restaurant.

Modrian sat at the table, looking at Sophia, who was busy not far away, adding food to the table one after another.

A plate of bacon rolls, two glasses of milk, two servings of vegetarian dishes, two plates of crepes, and the indispensable pot of sake.

By the glow of the sun, the two ate dinner quietly, and the atmosphere was a little silent.

"Let's go out for a walk, it's not good to stay at home all the time." Modrian spoke softly, his eyes falling on Sophia's face, a few strands of blonde hair falling down his forehead.

"I go out a lot, maybe you're busy with territorial affairs... Didn't pay attention.... Hehe ^_^" Sophia drank the sake in her glass, looked at Modrian's concerned eyes, and laughed lowly.

"Even though I'm a mage, I haven't given up on physical exercise."

"Butler Crane will always supervise me."

"No way, that's it. There have been a lot of things in the territory lately, and I guess it will be better to wait until the Glorious Festival. Modrian explained, as if remembering something, and a smile spread across his lips.

"The territory will prepare for the glorious festival day, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of performances, well.... Let's go to Irwindale to watch it when the time comes. ”

Sophia listened carefully to the words, waited until Modrian finished speaking, and then said, "Well, okay." I've heard that Irwindale City has been popular lately a... The liquidator's performance, I haven't had time to watch it yet, and I'm a little curious. ”

"Talk to Crane, he'll arrange it." Modrian nodded slightly, seeing Sophia's sense of anticipation.

"You can call your friends together, it's crowded."

"Well, I'll get in touch then." Sophia replied in a low voice. "They had invited me before, but I was studying with Aeon at the time, so I refused."

Looking at Modrian, who was eating with her head down, she asked softly, "Is there anything going on in the territory again?" Do you need Uncle Benny? ”

Ever since Benny was subsumed into Valoran's territory, Modrian has been very kind to them.

Almost no military operations or missions were assigned to him and the forest mages behind him, instead allowing them to assist Sinjid in the study of magic and runes.

"No, you don't." Modrian subconsciously refused, and immediately reacted, looking at Sophia's flat expression.

"I'll arrange for Uncle Benny if there's a need."

Sophia is going to marry after all, and she can't stay in Valoran for the rest of her life.

Modrian has the heart to cultivate his own lineage strength for her, after all, she is her sister in this life, and she can't be bullied outside.

The atmosphere gradually eased, and the two talked happily, occasionally letting out a light laugh.

Until there was a faint sound of footsteps outside the restaurant, Modrian stopped talking slightly and looked out the window at the twilight.

"If there's anything, you can get busy first, and you don't have to spend time with me." Sophia gently tucked away her long curled blond hair and whispered.

"Just take the time to come over, I also have my own circle of friends."

"yes, I see." Modrian nodded, no one but him understood, then stood up and left the restaurant.

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The main castle chamber is brightly lit and decorated with colorful flowers and greenery.

When Modrian saw the Marquis Gardner, he was sitting quietly on a wooden chair with a heavy expression, and when he saw him coming, he stood up and saluted.

"I've seen Baron Modrian."

"See you outside, Marquis Gardner." Modrian nodded his head and signaled that there was no need to be polite. "Is there something urgent about seeing me in such a hurry?"

Looking at the calm Modrian, the Marquis of Gardiner looked in a trance, the aristocratic boy who had rashly broken into Limontanlu before had completely grown into a lord who could not see the depths of his eyes.

With a wry smile, Marquis Gardner spoke: "I won't detour much and get straight to the point." He stared into Modrian's eyes.

"The Dallor family is willing to become a vassal force of the Valoran Lord, no matter what the conditions."

The gods of the Gate of Sorrow**, the Dalle family is not as skeptical as other forces, and they know that they have a blood connection with Horace.

Godfall**, most of them are true.

This is absolutely earth-shattering news, it has been too long since a god has fallen in the main material plane.

Those great beings, like the stars of the heavenly realm, always look down on the world.

"Is the situation in the Stoke Kingdom already so rotten?" Modrian looked at the Marquis of Gardner and asked in a condensed voice.

Although it has been arranged for the Shadow Stream to enter Limontamlu to search for news, it is still inferior to these old nobles.

"Erosion? Or maybe even worse! ”

When the Marquis Gardner heard this, his expression was full of helplessness, and the chaos in Limontanlu, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he was deeply aware of it, but he was a little powerless.

"In the midst of the disappearance of the Violet Mage Tower and the royal family of Valant, Limontanlu is in a state of panic."

"Especially the Violet Guards Legion was almost wiped out on the front line, and even the old guy Dacama Arnold was so badly injured that he is still bedridden."

Modrian's brows furrowed, and he asked suspiciously, "Annihilation?" Didn't you say that you suffered some losses? ”

"That's just a reassuring statement." Marquis Gardner's tone was slightly low, and his expression was a little angry.

"I suspect that the Lizardman Temple of the Besilik Kingdom is behind the war, otherwise the Violet Guards Legion would not have been defeated."

"That's the ace army of the Stoke Kingdom, how could it be defeated in a head-to-head battle!"

Lizardman Temple?

Modrian's eyes were slightly condensed, and when he left the Barras Merchant Colony's residence, Firan had also reminded him to be careful of the lizardman temple behind the kingdom of Besilik.

As his thoughts flowed, he remembered the legendary battles that had taken place in Valoran's realm, slaughtering the legendary priests from the three lizardmen temples.

So it looks like this war will clash with the Lizardman Temple again!?